2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft Day Must Have: Tampa Bay Rays’ Desmond Jennings
Desmond Jennings (Credits below)
Desmond Jennings is one of my MUST have players this year as we enter the 2012 draft season. Jennings has all the makings of a five category star for years to come. The best part is that he isn't a house hold name yet as we're seeing him being taken in this year's drafts around the 85th spot and the 20-25th OF off the boards. I will take him in the eighth round in 10 team leagues any day.
It took awhile for him to be called up last year after a nasty wrist injury slowed him down. Once he was called he managed a .333 BA with eight HR's and 14 steals in just five weeks of play. A late season 3 for 40 slump caused his BA to drop to .259 for the year although he did end with 10 HR's and 20 steals in just 63 games. Projecting a year worth of Desmond gives you a 28 HR, 49 SB, 70 RBI, 120 run player with an expected increase in batting to about .275. The only possible hangup on Jennings is that he has not had a big track record of power numbers in the minors averaging about 12.4 a year.
Jennings projects to lead off and play left field for manager Joe Maddon and will be there for years to come.
It took awhile for him to be called up last year after a nasty wrist injury slowed him down. Once he was called he managed a .333 BA with eight HR's and 14 steals in just five weeks of play. A late season 3 for 40 slump caused his BA to drop to .259 for the year although he did end with 10 HR's and 20 steals in just 63 games. Projecting a year worth of Desmond gives you a 28 HR, 49 SB, 70 RBI, 120 run player with an expected increase in batting to about .275. The only possible hangup on Jennings is that he has not had a big track record of power numbers in the minors averaging about 12.4 a year.
Jennings projects to lead off and play left field for manager Joe Maddon and will be there for years to come.
(October 2, 2011 – Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America)
Written by John Marino exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com
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