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Editor’s Note: www.waiversharks.com The Oakland A’s Fox Trot Jake is already eligible at First Base, Third Base and the Outfield. Add to the fact that word out of the Athletics camp says Crazy like A's Fox showed up this spring with no less than eight baseball gloves – including a first basemen’s glove, and yes – even a catcher’s mitt! He's not about to unseat the talented Kurt Suzuki as the A’s primary backstop – but saying this Fantasy Baseball Swiss army knife couldn’t add the coveted ‘C’ eligibility to his repertoire during 2010 would be short sighted to say the least!

2010 Baseball Sleepers - Jake FoxAfter a tremendous start in limited opportunity in the Windy City , this multi-tooled product of the University of Michigan slid down and lost some steam finishing the season with some ho-hum numbers.

However, if you were fortunate to have jumped on board early in the season, Fox provided some pop and didn’t dip below the .300 mark for good until August 23 in his somewhat limited Cubs use. However, Fox final line of .259-11-44 (along with the fact that he doesn’t walk much) many may wonder why we would even pay him any mind? Ah yes, making Jake Fox a true 2010 Fantasy Sleepers - unlike say Carlos Beltran...no offence Roto___.

Subscribe to WaiverSharks RSS Feed!Our optimistic side encourages all to take a deeper look at his 2009 season to understand that the raw power is in fact there. After popping 10 long balls in his first 160 AB’s, along with 39 of those 44 RBI’s, it’s more than clear that the final month and a half was nothing but forgettable for the 27-year old rookie.

With that being said a change of scenery may be just what the doctor ordered and a breakout type season could be on the cusp. www.waiversharks.com Fox could see close to regular at-bats, and may even be able to wrestle an everyday starting spot on what will more than likely be another edition of a lethargic Oakland offense.

We expect him to battle in spring training and make the roster more as a “toolsy” type bench player that will need to rise to the occasion when the opportunity permits itself. It’s hard to say a switch from Wrigley to the ol’ Oakland Coliseum will improve his power numbers; although, the extra space in the outfield may help his peripherals by allowing him to spread the ball around more. And so perhaps, finally - the former Chicago Cubs cast off will net some respect? Heck maybe a Jake Fox Bobblehead will even be in store in the near future?...Not so subtle hint to A's marketing and promotions department.

Add Jake Fox to a growing list of Beanies Babies who www.waiversharks.com is turning onto this pre-season or at the very least - add the A's Fox to your 2010 Fantasy Sleepers utility radar, and perhaps take a chance with one of your ever so fun final round (or two!) picks!

 
Thursday, March 4th, 2010

2010 Deep Sleepers: Wade Davis

By Adam Forsyth

Tampa Bay RaysWade Davis - Starting Pitcher

Impressive in his six start audition at the end of the 2009 season, this home grown talent and former 3rd round pick put the pressure on the struggling Andy Sonnanstine and will surely challenge to make the starting rotation in what should be a great spring training challenge as the Rays number five.

2010 Deep Sleepers - Wade DavisWade Davis brings a much better overall palate to the mound, offers greater control - and more effective full plate and corner use. While it’s no mystery that Sonnanstine struggled mightily last season (in what many believed would be a breakthrough season) Wade Davis seemed cool and confident on the mound in all but one of his starts.

The Rays seem to have tremendous success in grooming their own talent the last few seasons and should Davis be allowed to make the roster and show the expected growth, the coaches and management in Tampa deserve some accolades as they are in tough in a money-spending AL East where even Don Zimmer is seemingly a small fish in the big pond.

Davis has the stuff to be a K/IP pitcher while maintaining control (career minor league 2.83K/BB) and is a quality start heavyweight who typically toes the hill with his head on straight. Power, poise and a top end curve makes this yet another worthy Rays starter to keep on the tip of your tongue and the front of your mind on draft day.

By Adam Forsyth

Oakland AthleticsBrett Anderson – Starting Pitcher

Oakland is a team that is not scared to take a risk, especially with young, talented pitchers with tremendous upside. Now, by risk, I’m only suggesting that they definitely aren’t afraid to allow a 21-year old left-handed phenom take the hill and make 30 starts in his rookie season.

There is always concern in the follow-up season where a pitcher makes a big jump in IP (as Anderson had never thrown more than 120.1 innings in a season prior to 2009’s 175.1) however, don’t always assume the worst as many pitchers have had success after jumping in use.

Subscribe to WaiverSharks RSS Feed!We expect this former Arizona Diamondbackprospect to be one of those success stories. His stuff was dynamic more often than not, (with an exclamation point on his complete game 2-hit gem in July at Boston ) and he’s certainly got the goods to be a top of the rotation starter for a long time.

Although, I’m sure in typical Billy Beane, Oakland A’sfashion - he’ll be collecting most of that top of the rotation salary wearing the duds of another major league team!

With the addition and unknown status of Ben Sheets to the A’s rotation, expect Anderson to be heavily relied on to make another solid 30+ starts and pencil him in as a solid low end number three starting pitcher (or maybe even a SOLID number four, depending on the depth of your league) as his control is phenomenal and should allow him to continue his statistical rise.

 
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

2010 Sleeper: Logan Morrison

Editor’s Note: Some websites have already rolled out their entire 2010 Sleeper suggestions before Manny even had his first controversial comment of spring, or Johnny Damon took the Tigers for a cool 8 million! We are taking a bit more patient approach to our 2010 Sleeper picks than in 2009. But as we fast approach the first crack of Spring Training game bats we promise to kick things up!

Last week we recommended Fantasy Managers take a closer look at one American and one National League sophomore - Orioles Nolan Reimold, and the Padres Kyle Blanks. This week we point our 2010 Sleeper compass needle towards those miserly Florida Marlins, where if your name doesn’t start with ‘Hanley’ – you ain’t gettin’ paid!

 Florida MarlinsLogan Morrison – First Base

With Gaby Sanchez currently holding onto the pre-season title of starting first baseman for the Fish, it’s hard to understand if Logan Morrison fits into the 2010 plans of the Marlins. Here at WaiverSharks.com, we’re going to be a bit mo’ savvy in suggesting that the leash on Sanchez may be tighter than even he may understand.

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Rumor has it, ownership may be getting a little impatient with the lack of progress being shown by the 27-year old Sanchez and may be leaning towards a sooner as opposed to later approach in giving this 22-year old Kansas City the chance to take an everyday at-bat.

2010 Sleeper - Logan MorrisonA patient bat allows Morrison to be more subjected to the long term plans (well…as long as they can be in Florida anyhow) making him an attractive middle of the line-up type.

While the smooth swinging left-handed hitter was projected to have more pop - it hasn’t exactly translated to this point of his development. Although it can be safely stated that he has become a much better hitter while plying his trade within the Marlins system. This is clearly indicated by his .411 OBP last season, and continued upward trending BA.

The touch of speed (9 SB’s in 79 GP) helps, as this is a nice compliment and make up point to the power number hit that you would take and is not always a part of typical big-time first sackers.

We’re well aware that 2010 may not yield breakthrough type numbers, but expect 2010 Sleeper Logan Morrison to be in the mix at various points of the season.

Dynasty and keeper leaguers take notes and have him on your short list, as he may be a steal for someone looking for a balanced corner infield position over the course of 2010’s 162 game schedule.

By Scott Woodall

2010 Sleeper Keeper 0221101Ahhh yes – Chicks do dig the long ball…and some even like Padres camoas well.

But with fewer and fewer post roid era sluggers coming up these days, 2010 Fantasy Baseball owners are forced to dig a little deeper to find their round trippers.

2010-sleeper-keeper-0221102.jpgIn 2009 the San Diego Padreswere treated to a nice “jug” of coffee from young Kyle Blanks before his season was prematurely halted by a foot injury. The 10 dingers in 148 abs even included a most fun to watch inside the park home run!

According to Wikipedia - at 6'6", 285 lbs. Kyle Blanks was the largest player in Major League Baseball history to achieve this!

Heading into 2010 - hopefully Blanks trainers will work diligently with Blanks tootsies, so the man some refer to as “Gigantor” will be able to extrapolate a full baseball season into an impressive line of sophomore stats. Maybe we should send them the link to our article: "Note to Kyle Blanks Trainers: Fit “Gigantor” with Freeway FitFlops!"
2010 Sleeper Keeper 0221103With A-Gone still not gone from San Diego, Blanks is blocked from perhaps a more appropriate first baseman’s job. But the big man showed surprising athletism patrolling left field at PETCO last year.

Lots of trade rumors have swirled involving Adrian Gonzales, and the consensus is A-gone could be heading elsewhere by trade deadline. But whether Kyle Blanks is the Padres future first baseman, or not – his stick will eventually do much of his talking -regardless of the position he takes on the field.

Now that Frank Thomas has officially retired – it’s time Major League Baseball fans be made aware of the NEXT BIG HURT. The 6’6” Blanks actually showed up to camp this season a leaner 270 pounds. (And no, it’ not ‘cause the Oscar Gamble afro imitation is now a thing of the past)

2010 Sleeper Keeper 0221104Although PETCO Field can sometimes play a dubious part in slimming down a Friars player’s offensive numbers, if Blanks 2009 shortened rookie season was an early indication this mammoth of a man is plenty strong enough to tame the PETCO beast.

Kyle Blanks is still a baby however at only 23 years of age – so we should expect some batting average risks that could approach Adam Dunn like lows if the K’s pile up too much, or if the vast outfield of PETCO begins to wear him down.

Having said that, Adrian Gonzales does still remain in the Pads line-up (for now) so expect the behemoth baseball player’s RBI opportunities to be available on many nights. A-gone may even help prevent “Blanks the Tank” from shooting blanks if he can pass along his keen batters eye, and tremendous, yet still some how underrated skills to the copious Padre star of the future.

2010 Sleeper Keeper 0221105Keeper League owners need to cross their fingers a bit when talking such lofty comparisons as the Phillies Ryan Howard – but rest assured Kyle Blanks won’t be able to hide from the Fantasy Baseball limelight much longer – camo uniform, or not!

Editor's Note: Scott Solomon checks back in with a brief synopsis of why Fantasy Baseball Keeper League managers had better give serious consideration to yet another Orioles outfielder whose star appears on the rise.

2010 Sleeper Keeper 021810Baltimore's talented left fielder has been getting a ton of press this offseason after making a run at the (A.L.) American League Rookie of the Year honors with a mega chart topping .279/.365/.466! After hitting .394 with 1.228 OPS and 9 bombs in AAA, the Orioles brass was forced to bring up the kid to take the place of (at the time) the struggling Felix Pie.

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Reimold didn't disappoint, averaging more HR's per AB than the highly valued Matt Holiday. (1 per 23.86 vs. Holiday 's 1 every 24.2) Needless to say - Predictions for the 2010 Sleeper Keeper's sophomore season have been quite high! 

Bill James has him at a .292/.373/.524 and the Chone projects him slightly more conservatively at .273/.353/.474.

What about the ankle?

Nolan Reimold had season ending surgery in September to shave down some bone rubbing against his Achilles tendon. This was seen as more maintenance/preventative in nature and he's expected to be at 100% for Spring Training. If anything you should expect a jump in his SB totals. Always a welcome sight!

Didn't Felix Pie light it up the second half of the season?

2010 Sleeper Keeper 0218102Will Nolan Reimold lose AB's to the long time Chicago Cubs' prospect? Although Felix Pie managed to make huge strides the second half of the 2009 Fantasy Baseball Season - Baltimore Orioles Manager Dave Trembley has clearly stated on numerous occasions that Number #14 will remain the starting left fielder, and it's his job to find Pie At Bats.

Hey Fantasy Baseball Junkies! Are you looking for more sites dedicated to 2010 Fantasy Baseball advice?

The Waiver Wire has MLB Fantasy Baseball strategy, tips, and player profiles. Including their recent take on Baltimore Orioles potential ace in the making - Brian Matusz!

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Fantasy Baseball Suggestions, and Bobblehead News!

2010 Keepers 02141bAs Pitchers & Catchers get set to return to the ball diamond (She appears to be signaling for the heater?) So too does our own Fantasy baseball analyst Adam Forsyth with another year of Fantalytics! Breaking down 2010 Fantasy Baseballs tough calls, so you don’t have to!

Okay, now that the opening ceremonies are over - Adam launches WaiverSharks' 2010 Fantasy Baseball today with a classic National League West MLB Show Down that will have you pondering KERSHAW or CAIN all spring!

Meanwhile, later on this week, our main man from Maryland, Scott Soloman will examine why Keeper Leaguers need to take notes on the rising star of the Baltimore Orioles Nolan Reimold.

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And, finally - coming soon to a blog near you, the beloved big guy – boss man Scott Woodall admits why his ‘man crush’ for the San Diego Padres behemoth Kyle Blanks will have him touting this 2010 Fantasy Baseball Deeper Sleeper throughout the month of March!

On to Fantalytics – Season Two!

By Adam Forsyth

2010 Keepers 02142In this edition of FANTALYTICS we compare a sweet pair of feature arms whose fantasy star power will surely continue to rise in 2010. As mentioned - This West Coast battle features the classic story of lefty vs. righty as both are expected to be key cogs in what are becoming arguably two of baseballs’ best rotations.

With that being said, both teams are expected to be in the mix for the NL West divisional crown, in what should be a highly competitive bracket - with the possibility of even two of the NL West teams making the post-season.

Without further adieu, get your highlighters ready folks as it’s time to break off another exciting season of: FANTALYTICS!

 Click here to read the cases' for Kershaw VS Cain on WaiverSharks' Fantalytics Blog!

2010 Sleepers - CheerleadersAnd no, we won’t start any heinous rumors of Brett Wallacebeginning a CFL career with the Toronto Argonauts! Although, he may be wise to consider flirting with some of the Canadian Football leagues Cheerleaders! After all he’s going to need something to keep him warm after a move from sunny Oakland, California’ s Fahrenheit to the chilly Celsius of Toronto Ontario! Don’t fret too much Brett – the retractable roof at the Rogers Center will hasten that nasty T.O. wind chill once the 2010 MLB season begins.

Less than a week after we blogged the virtues of Brett Wallace being an Oakland A, the third base/DH prospect has become a Toronto Blue Jay. So much for Billy Beane kicking back and resting on his laurels!

The Blue Jays flipped Michael Taylor whom they received in the Blockbuster Roy Halladay/Cliff Lee deal. The Jays end up with not one, not two, but three former first round drafts picks once the dust finally settled.

2010 Sleepers - Brett Wallace

2010 Sleepers - Michael TaylorIt’s been a pretty wild Winter for trades and free agent signings – but thus far the Halladay deal, unless a Matt Holliday package can top it will be the biggest MLB swap of this offseason. Either way, spring training will see lots of new faces in Arizona , and Florida dugouts! How long before pitchers and catchers report!? I can’t wait!

By Scott Woodall

Find Oakland Raiders on eBay!Professional Sports hasn’t seen many dual sport athletes lately. But Jessica Alba in a bikini has got me thinking maybe good things come in two in Oakland .

So, I was wondering. Picking from the young crop of talented 2010 MLB prospects – who could feasibly play a second pro sport? Most notably NFL Football, in addition to MLB Baseball. Ala Deion Sanders or Bo Jackson. I don’t even want to think of anyone playing NBA Basketball and MLB Baseball. The thought of a lanky 80’s Danny Ainge in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform, or Michael Jordan catching air while striking out for the White Sox makes me shudder. I will spare you the photos I was going to post.

Bo JacksonWho could be the next Bo Jackson?

That outfielder in the Washington Nationals system, prospect Michael Burgess sprang to mind. But from pictures, I thought he was a bigger man. Although he looks built like a brick shite’ house - he is only listed at 5’11” and 195 pounds. So, he’s hardly tall enough to become a stellar wide receiver, and doesn’t have the bulk to be a lineman.

So let’s move on.

Chicago Cubs on eBayWhat about Jeff Samardzija? Hmmm…another WR possibility. But he seems way too content with his choice to become a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Whether Wrigley Fields future mound bear lands in the Cubbies rotation, or as a reliever is still anyone’s guess, but I think Notre Dame & football are in "The Sharks" rearview mirror. Sorry Jeff, despite your pretty convincing Bo Knows impersonation - you are not likely the next Bo Jackson either.

So who is?

Oakland As on eBayWell. Here’s a thought. What about the Oakland A’s Brett Wallace? He already is on the cusp of playing for the Oakland A’s – so why not follow in Bo Jackson’s foot steps & play for the very same Raiders Nike Bo played four seasons for?

Hmmm. Okay, wait. Before you send your angry letters. Keep in mind baseball is still months away & so we’re just having a little fun here.

He’s young, turning just 23 this year. He’s a pretty big guy by baseball player standards.

In fact, according to NFL.com the average player in the National Football league is 6’1 1/2" and 245 pounds. Ironically, our Sonoma, California hero stands in at exactly 6’1" 245 lbs! He’s obviously athletically gifted, despite some shortcomings defensively at the hot corner. He throws right, but he bats left handed, and was a Triple Crown winner not once, but twice while attending Arizona State University .

So, no doubt to some degree he has already figured out the art of hitting – and his keen eye projects well for the inevitable transition to the Major Leagues. But could he learn the rigors of a NFL playbook on top of a 162 game MLB schedule? Hmmm.

The 4 and 8 Raiders, who according to NFL Power Rankings are still not exactly Super Bowl contenders. And so maybe as the Raiders celebrate their 50th year as a franchise they need to think outside the box?

Despite hanging in tough for Bruce Gradkowski, and their recent victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers - is the notion of the Men in Black, who are not that chalked full of talent, utilizing a fullback with redwood sized thighs any given Sunday insane?

Hell, if I really wanted to poke a stick at the Oakland A’s franchise and/or Raiders Nation(Yikes! No Thanks!)

Raiders NationI could point out that it’s not as though Brett Wallace would get burned out by playing in too many MLB or NFL playoff games! But a statement like that would possibly be detrimental to my health.

But seriously, will the blue chip prospect & key player in the 2009 season trade deadline deal that sent Matt Holliday to the St. Louis Cardinals consider donning a NFL Raiders helmet anytime soon? That might be a tough bet to make. BetUS Sportsbook Long shots are fun, and certainly can warrant a ton of money if you gamble your predictions right, but here’s the cons to our argument for Brett Wallace in the NFL:

First of all. Wallace, to our knowledge outside of the tossing a football around in the back yard with his father Larry Wallace – has never played any organized football.

Secondly, I think Billy ‘Moneyball’ Beane is probably too smart not to covet his precious acquisition without having plenty of legal smeagol contract stipulations that would rule out such a dual sports balancing act.

Lord of the Rings on eBayThe only pro sports ring Brett Wallace will ever potentially wear is a World Series ring. Hey! Stop snickering, pompous Yankees fan! The A’s could be this years AL version of the 2009 San Francisco Giants. They are a raw but talented group, who I think could be a lot of fun to watch if Beane can try and maintain this nucleus for a little longer than the 15 minutes he’s allowed the last few ‘A’s teams’ to gel!

And finally, Wallace’s favorite movie is The Natural. So, if he plans to emulate Roy Hobbs, he’s probably more apt to be pounding baseballs towards light towers – rather than getting pounded on during the MLB off season.

With the A’s recent acquisition of former Chicago Cub Jake Fox, as well as the rising star of the Stockton Ports Chris Carter. (Not the former Minnesota Viking Chris Carter, and not the Red Sox Chris Carter. Man, there are too many darn Chris Carters!) the A’s seem bound & bent on finding ways to score runs and drumming up ways to create some much needed power and offence.

Wallace making the team right out of the gate next season may have got a little more difficult with the Jake Fox signing. But a solid Spring Training will make the likelihood of him putting on a Green and Gold jersey come April much closer to reality than wearing silver and black on his back while flirting with the Oakland Raiders Cheerleaders in between plays next Fall.

Oakland Raiders on eBay!One thing is for sure. The A’s proved last season they are not afraid to start youth when their 2009 Opening Day roster began, handing the ball off to Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson every 5th day right at the onset of the season.

I think they will continue this Baby A’s trend throughout 2010. So, if you are banking on a Deep round Fantasy Baseball Sleeper in 2010, don’t let the A’s Jake Fox signing scare you away from Wallace too much. The bat of Brett Wallace will indeed find ways into the A’s lineup in 2010, but Raiders Nationand Darren McFadden will just have to kick things up a notch, and find other things to cheer about!

By Scott Woodall

Kyle Blanks

Cool to see Kyle Blanks thigh fiving (Kudos to Matt & the lads over @ Sharapova’s Thigh!) the San Diego Padres bat boy…no wait...I think that’s actually 2009 teammate David Eckstein isn't it? Sorry Dave, but Blanks is 6’6”, and 285 pounds…so it doesn’t surprise us that he’d dwarf your oompa loompa sized frame in this photo.

Despite a Lerch laced pitching staff that boasts current Petco Park towers Chris Young (6’10”), Adam Russell (6’8”), Mat Latos (6’6”), Aaron Poreda (6’6”), Clayton Richard (6’5”), and Mike Adams (6’5”) - just to name a few – the 1st baseman turned outfielders’ overall size still makes the behemoth Blanks an imposing stature in the Pads clubhouse.

FitFlopsAs we prepare for yet another Phillies visit to the Fall Classic, and head into Blanks sophomore season - some questions still remain with big, bad  Blanks….BUT THIS IS GOOD WAIVERSHARKS! Even dressed in the Padres alternative camo uniform , it may be hard pressed for Kyle Blanks to hide from the inevitable revving of the hype machine engine at the onset of 2010.  

That may taint his Sleeper Draft Value (SDV - There's a newly invented baseball acronym for the stats whores!) once spring flowers bloom, and baseballs fly through the optimistic Peoria, Arizona air.  All together now, say "Peoria, Arizona air" five times fast Pads fans.

But (Insert Padres fan *sigh*...and a moment of silence for Jake the Snake Peavy) there’s still some chance that a ballplayer playing for a 75W-87L team, coupled with the fact that his first season only consisted of 148 at bats, might still be hovering under the sunny San Diego radar.

Kyle BlanksSure, the cat may be out of the bag in terms of the power…(You can't expect a truck that carries 285+ pounds not to knock some serious silly into a regulation cushioned cork baseball), but we think Blanks is in store for a lot more than just a dinger laden career filled with tape measure taters.

Despite the high K rate in 2009, Blanks could easily eclipse Adam Dunn’s .249 career average next season, even while playing in Petco – a Park not exactly beloved by hitters who make a living on hitting for power.

San Diego's friendly giant even exhibited surprising speed and agility - which helped allow the Padres brass to give his big man sized glove a shot at patrolling the vast Petco outfield for portions of 2009 – while A-gone conveniently stood pat in the 1st base spot he's clung rightful claim to during '09.

Blanks even provided the not exactly pulse racing Padres the most exciting play of 2009 when instead of clouting the usual mammoth moon shot over Petco’s walls, the giant righty chugged around all three bags, and then stormed home for an inside the park home run! According to Wikipedia - Blanks is the biggest known professional baseball player to perform this! The biggest guy prior to Blanks was Cecil’s little boy wonder - Prince Fielder.  Blanks  even capped the oxygen draining marathon of bases with a sweet head first slide!

We can’t deny that the man who dons a figure eight on his back every night is no speed skater, but the athleticism he has displayed early in his career is yet another reason to take note of a possible rising Fantasy Baseball Star.

SO, what’s not to like? Well, besides the fact that we wish he’d have kept the nice beginnings of an Oscar Gamble afro wig…hmmm.

Kyle Blanks

The strike outs could be a serious issue - 55 in 148 abs is simply unacceptable. But, we think his batters eye will become far more discerning as his experience grows, and he sees how many pitchers will want to avoid him launching their served up fastball rockets into other galaxies far far away. Another concern is the season ending Plantar Fasciitis bout he endured. Supposedly Blanks had some similar problems with sore tootsies back in college while playing for the Yavapai Roughriders, but never as bad as the debilitating injury plagued him during the final stages of his 2009 rookie MLB campaign.

But HOLD IT right there! STOP THE PRESSES! Cue a downloaded sound bite of a hastily scratched vinyl record! We are not claiming to be Dr. Scholls, but we think we may have discovered the freshly pedicured solution for our 2010 Fantasy Baseball SLEEPER KEEPERS frustrating feet!

FitFlopsWe are indeed hoping the aptly nicknamed “Gigantor” reads this article! (Why else would we lace it with so many Google Keywords you may have wondered?) Maybe Manager Bud Black will Stumble upon us while bored of watching the Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Yankees in this years World Series! (Who could have predicted that one eh?) Well, at the very least, we are crossing  our Fantasy Baseball fingers that ANY ONE of the San Diego Padres trainers such as Todd Hutcheson, Paul Navarro, Brian Prilaman, Jim Malone or even Spencer Dallin, Tony Petricca or Phillip Kerr (All names of gentlemen whom our cracked research staff tracked down from the Padres MLB website) are made aware of the AMAZING benefits of FITFLOPS!

Mens FitFlopsFitFlops are a product like NO other! They have even attracted the sexy size 9's of Assassination of a High School President (Cool Flick!) co-star Mischa Barton. In fact, Fitflops multitude of benefits have been praised & embraced the last couple years by several other high profile Hollywood pantyhoes - such as Pamela Anderson, Katie Holmes and Hilary Swank. That's some pretty hot pairs of gams guys!

Even Oprah has gone on the record as loving them. And love Oprah, or hate her - you have to admit the woman loves to shop...and so we should entrust that both she and her shopping army of assistants would do what they could to avoid turning her billion dollar hooves the Color Purple!

And no, we are not whole heartedly endorsing FitFlops just because we liked the sexy school girl outfit Mischa Barton's character Francesca Fachini wore during her seductive hommage to 'The Graduate'. *Gulp* Can you imagine had a girl ever muttered the words..."I'm so going to corrupt you" while in High School? I think the Bobby Funke in all of us wishes they heard that line at least once in our lives!

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We are NOT affiliated with Fitflops in any way, and want to reiterate, we were not paid a red cent, or a dime store nickel from the makers of FitFlops to give this glowing testimonial! THE PRODUCT SIMPLY WORKS FANTASTIC, AND HAVE HELPED SEVERAL PEOPLE WE KNOW WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO WHAT KYLE BLANKS WENT THROUGH IN 2009. 

We here at www.waiversharks.com want Kyle Blanks to become the next Frank Howard, or Frank Thomas. So if this blog is read by ANYONE close to him, PLEASE feel free to contact us so we can further explain the virtues of these sensational sandals! One person - who shall remain nameless at her request, even went so far as to say they SAVED HER LIFE after months of not being able to walk on her heel!

Now, although most of FitFlops product line is currently skewed towards women, they do have a couple of models for men – Claiming the sandals “Give you a workout while you walk".  A potential cure for Plantar Fasciitis is definitely another of the specially engineered sandals and boots miracle advantages!

As stated, the primary target market for FitFlops appears at this time to be more women than men, but there are currently two MENS FitFlops versions – and we would think more are in the works.

SO, we are willing to place high stakes bets that if any of Kyle Blanks ‘peeps’ can shoe horn the big mans boats into some man sized FitFlops sandals this off season & beyond – we could be witnessing an absolute breakout candidate for the 2010 baseball season!

Hell, maybe the fine folks at FitFlop will even design a specially formulated FitFlops cleat!? Okay, FitFlop spikes are not very likely – but, if the hype machine we mentioned earlier doesn’t put this 2010 Sleeper beyond reach in your respective Fantasy Baseball league - we feel Blanks is one draft board darling worth an Oscar Meyer wiener sized gamble!

Kyle Blanks

Just like Kevin Kouzmanoff  did last year (shown above getting a playful 'piggy back' ride ride form Big Blanks after Kyle clubbed a walk off home run) - we strongly suggest you are quick to jump on board the 2010 Kyle Blanks Sleeper Train! Especially if you spot him wearing a shiny new pair of Freeway Mens FitFlops during Spring Training!

After all, discovering the next big thing to come along in Major League Baseball is no small feet!

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