We only had one returning player from our Week 1 fantasy baseball MVP list. We would have had two, but can you believe that a one hit, complete game shutout, while taking a no hitter into the 8th inning, wasn’t good enough to make our MVP list at the starting pitcher position? Sorry Felix.
Once again, here’s the guys that shined in week 2 and a few players who are working their way towards household name status.
Catcher: Russell Martin (LAD) : Martin’s power numbers weren’t stud like in week 2, but any time you hit .381 with 5 RBI and 3 stolen bases as a catcher, you’ll be considered for this list. Greg Zaun (TOR) hit .257/.325/.486 with 7 RBI and even on his day off, hit a pinch hit home run late in a game.
1B: David Ortiz (BOS) : Papi drove in 10 while hitting 3 home runs and even scored 6 runs. Averages of .368/.429/.895 aren’t too shabby either. One of Papi’s old teammates, Kevin Millar (BAL), showed he learned a thing or two from Ortiz. Millar hit .455/.552/.864 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI.
2B: Aaron Hill (TOR) : Hill scored 8 times, hit 1 home run, and drove in 8 as he batted .500/.536/.808 in week 2. Richie Weeks (MIL) showed some extremely well rounded numbers. His averages were .389/.500/.944 and he scored 8 times, hit 2 home runs, drove in 4 and stole a base. Who says you can’t be good at everything?
3B: Alex Rodriguez (NYY) : ARod is scorching, white hot currently. In week 2 he hit .318/.448/.909 and had 2 home runs and 4 RBI. Maybe dumping Jeter for Mientkiewicz was the way to go. Chad Tracy (ARI) hit a homer and drove in 4 while averaging .350/.381/.700.
SS: Michael Young (TEX) : What does it take to knock Jose Reyes out of the top SS spot? .304/.385/.609 with 2 home runs, 7 RBI and a stolen base did it for Young. But the voting was close. Jhonny Peralta (CLE) hit .294/.381/.471 with a home run, 3 RBI and a stolen base.
OF: Alex Rios (TOR) : Rios had a monster week and is the 3rd Toronto Blue Jay on the week 2 list. He scored 6 times, drove in 7, hit 2 dingers and stole a base while hitting .379/.387/.655. Luis Gonzalez (LAD) had similar numbers to Rios hitting .333/.391/.762 with 3 homers, 6 RBI and a stolen base. Carlos Lee (HOU) had some great power numbers this week hitting 3 home runs with 7 RBI while maintaining a .350/.435/.850 average. With all the off field problems and struggles just to make it to the big leagues, Josh Hamilton (CIN) showed in week 2 why perseverance and determination are great things. He hit 2 home runs and 5 RBI in only 13 at bats, while going .364/.533/1.000.
SP: Now we get to find out who beat out “King Felix” and his near no hitter to earn starting pitcher fantasy MVP for week 2. Ironically, it’s a member of the Red Sox, the team Hernandez almost no hit. Curt Schilling (BOS) started twice and threw 15.o innings. He won both games while striking out 10 and had an ERA of 0.60 and a WHIP of 0.67. Erik Bedard (BAL) also went 2-0 in two starts with 14 strikeouts. A 2.77 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP, while nice, kept him from serious consideration against Schilling for the top spot.
RP: Todd Jones (DET): Jones had 4 saves in week 2 and posted a 0.00 ERA and a 0.60 WHIP. Quietly, Jose Valverde (ARI) recorded 3 saves and also had a 0.00 ERA. His WHIP was 1.67.
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