All-Rookie, All-Injury and All-Fantasy Teams for 2012
FANTASY 411 SEASON RECAP CENTRAL
Hey everyone,
On the final 411 podcast of the 2012 fantasy season, Mike and Cory discussed in-depth our All-Rookie, All-Injury and All-Fantasy teams. Here are the rosters, and be sure to check out the podcast when it comes out later today.
And as always, feel free to post your opinions about these teams.
-Zach
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
C Wilin Rosario
1B Anthony Rizzo
2B Steve Lombardozzi
SS Zack Cozart
3B Todd Frazier
OF Mike Trout
OF Bryce Harper
OF Yoenis Cespedes
SP Yu Darvish
SP Wade Miley
RP Addison Reed
ALL-INJURY TEAM
C Wilson Ramos
1B Lance Berkman
2B Chase Utley
SS Troy Tulowitzki
3B Evan Longoria
OF Matt Kemp
OF Jacoby Ellsbury
OF Brett Gardner
SP Roy Halladay
SP Daniel Hudson
RP Mariano Rivera
ALL-FANTASY TEAM
C Buster Posey
1B Miguel Cabrera
2B Aaron Hill (a narrow but clear edge over Robinson Cano)
SS Jimmy Rollins (edges Ian Desmond and Jose Reyes)
3B Edwin Encarnacion (honorable mention to Chase Headley)
OF Mike Trout
OF Ryan Braun
OF Andrew McCutchen
SP R.A. Dickey
SP Justin Verlander (David Price the clear-cut #3)
RP Craig Kimbrel (honorable mentions to Aroldis Chapman and Fernando Rodney)
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Cano has a better AVG., OBP., more runs, more homers, and more RBIs. He’s ranked higher on ESPN’s Player Rater. How does Aaron Hill have a “clear edge” over him?
Also, Jose Bautista should be on the All-Injury team.
Tom,
I agree with you that it’s not a clear edge but the AVG, HR, RBI and R are close enough that the SB difference was the deciding factor. On 2012 value, Hill squeaks by Cano in our opinion. 2013 is a different story. Cano should obviously be taken before Hill.
Zach
I understand that the rookie outfield is a tough race, but was Norichika Aoki for the Brewers brought up? He is having a pretty good year.
John,
Yeah, Aoki really flew under the radar this year and is a sneaky NL-only pick for 2013. Let’s see how the Brewers set up their outfield though, just to make sure that he’ll be getting everyday AB’s.
Zach
What about Matt Harvey for the rookie team? Not a full season, but…
Josh,
Harvey is certainly HM worthy but with only two SP spots, we had to give priority to guys who pitched full seasons.
Zach