[USML Announce] Hanrahan is not The Man

Jeffrey Winick jhwinick at aol.com
Tue Mar 19 17:22:00 EDT 2013


If there's one guy that stands in the way of Mr. B's return to fantasy relevance it is Joel Hanrahan.  When the 10 fantasy baseball writers were asked to name their projected bust for closer in 2013 (both NL and AL), 5 out of 10 named Mr. Hanrahan.  Here's what one of them had to say:


Joel Hanrahan, RP, Red Sox: Hanrahan's 76 saves over the past two seasons are the fifth-most in baseball, but that doesn't mean the former Pirate is a safe fantasy option for this season. Despite 36 saves and a 2.72 ERA in 2012, Hanrahan's walk rate ballooned to 5.3 (including 6.3 BB/9 after the All-Star break), and his 45.1 fly ball percentage was a career high. That's a dangerous combination for a guy being drafted as a top-10 closer. And it could really be detrimental in Fenway Park, which ranked in the top 10 in home runs last year, according to ESPN Park Factors (PNC Park, by comparison, ranked 27th). While Andrew Bailey might not be the picture of health, he does give the Red Sox a viable alternative in the ninth inning should Hanrahan's control issues undo him this season. -- Mike Sheets


Note the name of the guy that he identifies as Plan B.  


By the way, there were also 2 votes for Fernando Rodney (Red Hots) and one for Jim Johnson (Brats).  The last two votes were for NL Closer John Axford.


The only other categories where there was nearly similar consensus on an impending bust were shortstop, where Derek Jeter (AYM) pulled in 4 votes and Elvis Andrus (Red Hots) pulled in 3 and catcher, where Mike Napoli (Calamari) garnered 40% of the vote.  (Teixeira (Nukes) was also on 30% of the lists, but we all knew he was toast).


The full chart is below.





Busts







C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP


MB
Buster Posey
Mark Teixeira
Chase Utley
Chase Headley
Derek Jeter
Josh Hamilton
James Shields
John Axford

THC
Mike Napoli
Paul Konerko
Danny Espinosa
Aramis Ramirez
Derek Jeter
Bryce Harper
CC Sabathia
Joel Hanrahan

SC
Victor Martinez
Mark Teixeira
Jason Kipnis
Chase Headley
Elvis Andrus
Josh Hamilton
Zack Greinke
Joel Hanrahan

BG
Mike Napoli
Mark Teixeira
Aaron Hill
Pablo Sandoval
Elvis Andrus
Torii Hunter
Mat Latos
John Axford

DH
Buster Posey
Anthony Rizzo
Aaron Hill
Will Middlebrks
Alcides Escobar
Bryce Harper
Gio Gonzalez
Fernando Rodney

EK
Wilin Rosario
Mark Trumbo
Danny Espinosa
Todd
Frazier
Derek Jeter
Carl Crawford
Wade Miley
Joel Hanrahan

AJM
Victor Martinez
Allen Craig
Ben Zobrist
Aramis Ramirez
Jimmy Rollins
Jose Bautista
Jered Weaver
Fernando Rodney

JQ
Mike Napoli
Edwin Encarn.
Jason Kipnis
Chase Headley
Elvis Andrus
Carlos Gomez
CC Sabathia
Joel Hanrahan

MS
Mike Napoli
Albert Pujols
Dan Uggla
Chase Headley
Derek Jeter
Melky Cabrera
Josh Johnson
Joel Hanrahan

TZ
Wilin Rosario
Joey
Votto
Robinson Cano
Will Middlebrks
Ian Desmond
Andrew McCutch.
Stephen Strasburg
Jim Johnson





Jeff


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