2009 Fantasy Baseball Player Stock Watch

Tampa Bay Rays general manager Andrew Friedman has built a winning ball club with a principle that he used in his previous career on Wall Street. The principle is simple: buy low, sell high. Although often times this is easier said than done, Friedman was able to successfully buy low on players like Carlos Pena and Matt Garza. Thus far it also looks like he sold high on Delmon Young, who has failed to reach the potential expected of a number one overall pick. The same principle should be considered when managing your fantasy team. Here are some "stock tips" for some key players: Buy: Stephen Drew, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks After some big hype, Drew hadn't shown much promise for the D-Backs in his first two seasons. However, last season Drew showed why he was the D-Backs former first round pick. In almost the same amount of games, Drew improved his numbers in batting average (+53 pts), HR's (+9), and total bases (+106). While his numbers were solid last year, he has the potential to improve even ... (link)