Who deserves Waiver Priority for in 2009?
If you are playing the Yahoo game in ‘09 – you’ve got to like the influx of young prospects they have added heading into the 2009 Fantasy Baseball season.
However, with so many Minor League Players already added to the game, there will likely be a lot less HOT waiver priority adds throughout the year.
Periodically, throughout the 2009 baseball campaign, we will look at some players who have still NOT been added to Yahoo Fantasy Baseball. None of these players are sure bets to make their MLB debuts this year, but if - and when they do, particularly if you play in a keeper league - we suggest you utilize waiver priority to try and land their services.
Rookie Cards - It’s been quite some time since we shuffled through a pack of baseball cards. Searching for our favorite player cards – especially scouring for valuable rookie cards. So, the nostalgic side of us thought we’d present these prospects to you throughout the year - accompanied with a pic of one of their baseball cards. It's a shame today’s card collectors will never experience the good ol’ days when you would forget that crappy cardboard pink stick of gum in your shorts. And of course, mom would inevitably choose to do laundry that day – passing them through the washing machine to create a lint covered ball of goo in your pocket for the remainder of the summer.
Gordon Beckham
Chicago White Sox (2B?/SS)
Georgia’s Top Dog has a bright future ahead of him.
In addition to being a very talented young ballplayer, “Bang it like Beckham” has the character that fans should fall in love with. The powerful middle infield prospect has done everything that could be asked of a player this spring. He’s been a doubles hitting machine, and has impressed White Sox General Manager, Kenny Williams - and Manager Ozzie Guillen to a point where they have some tough decisions to make.
With the human bean pole, Alexei Ramirez taking over duties at short this year, Beckham has been thrust into a competition with Chris Getz to play second base. It’s difficult to tell how serious the White Sox are about bringing Beckham North. Williams maintained the only way he'd join the club come Opening Day would be as a starter; rather than have him lose every day at bats, and inhibit his development in the Sox Minor League system. It wouldn’t come as a shock if Chicago sticks with their original plan – and begin the season with Chris Getz at second base – since he has faired quite well this spring as well, but ‘Gordo’ has proven his services could be a valuable commodity – should ‘Plan B’ become necessary in 2009.
If you havn’t watched this rather candid Youtube vid of Gordon Beckham – Check it out.
