Friday, May 4, 2007

K-Mad, Smiff strike gold or kill anudder career?

Round 1
Team #5 Mike Smith / Kevin McClure - #601 Wladimir Balentien OF Sea

Rotoworld sez:

Wladimir Balentien, OF, SEA - ***DEEP SLEEPER OF THE WEEK*** - Each week, there's always a couple of super-hardcore dudes emailing me saying Waiver Wired just doesn't go deep enough for their league. These are the guys with the NL-only 70 man rosters, where Pablo Menchaca has been rostered since he had a twelve strikeout game on the streets of Mexico when he was 9. Gotta respect that level of intensity.

Anyway, hopefully Wladdy is unowned in some leagues. He's got a cannon arm as the right fielder for the Triple A Tacoma Raniers. Balentien has huge raw power and is hitting a mere .367/.438/.643 with 7 home runs so far. Jose Guillen has disappointed, and he has incentives in his contract based on plate appearances. (Though I may have spoken too soon – Guillen just posted a 3 for 4 evening on Thursday). Still, the Mariners have never been shy about promoting youngsters, so we could see Balentien patrolling right by June. AL: $1, Mixed: No.

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