Matt Kemp is moving up in the world.

by meercatjohn on Jan 5, 2010 4:53 PM PST in News

Not only is Matt Kemp now hob nobbing with Rihanna but his star is firmly lit on the fantasy baseball landscape. SBNation Fantasy Expert Ray Guilfoyle who runs the www.faketeams.com website participated in his first mock draft back on Dec 16 for the 2010 season, and none other then our own Matt Kemp was the eighth player taken in the draft . Given this was a mixed league draft it was even more impressive. As more mock drafts are completed it would appear that Matt Kemp is now considered first round material.

This is noteworthy only because you'd have to harken back to the days of Mike Piazza to find a home grown Dodger who was deemed 1st round material. Fantasy players are finding the rare combination of power/speed/batting average a tasty tidbit as they attempt to out fox their rivals.

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Mike Shanahan to the Redskins, per Denver Post.

by Eric Stephen on Jan 5, 2010 4:59 PM PST reply actions

Mike and Kyle Shanahan + Sam Bradford in 2010?

by silverwidow on Jan 5, 2010 5:00 PM PST up reply actions

I supposed his Oakland years give him the requisite experience with annoyingly meddlesome owners. Over/under on how long the Shanahan/Snyder honeymoon lasts? Eight games?

The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.

by David Young on Jan 5, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions

Steve Physioc will do Wednesday’s USC-Stanford basketball game on the radio then Pete Arbogast will finish the season in place of Rory Markas who passed away January 4. Physioc worked with Markas until the end of last season on Angels’ broadcasts.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/01/rory-markas-usc-basketball.html

by Tripon on Jan 5, 2010 6:12 PM PST reply actions

I remember back in Gagne’s heyday he would go pretty high in some drafts, too. Not sure if he ever went 1st round, but I know I saw him go in the 2nd round a few times.

by Jesse S. on Jan 5, 2010 8:57 PM PST reply actions

Lincecum goes pretty high in his heyday (the present), draft or no draft.

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by David Young on Jan 5, 2010 9:29 PM PST up reply actions

Great write up, Phil. Next season will undoubtedly be the year that the Bison makes the rest of the nation take notice that we have something special with Matt Kemp.

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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jan 6, 2010 12:06 AM PST reply actions

Thanks for the mention

A few of us at Fake Teams held a Fake Teams only mock, and I seleected Kemp second….guess the Dodger Blue in me influenced the pick a bit, but I really think he will continue to grow as a hitter. I saw enormous improvement in his approach at the plate last year compared to 2008.

raygu
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www.sbnation.com

by Ray Guilfoyle on Jan 6, 2010 7:41 AM PST reply actions

Love yor site

did you use to be RayG? How long has your site been on SBNation? Are you doing a NFBC team?

by meercatjohn on Jan 6, 2010 8:52 AM PST up reply actions

Damn

This is what’s considered front page material for the Dodgers these days. Ugh!

"If you don't take out his battery, he's going to keep going all day."

by S Jay Bruin on Jan 6, 2010 8:41 AM PST reply actions

Would a front page announcement declaring that the Dodgers signed Joel Pineiro make you happy?

by Michael White on Jan 6, 2010 8:45 AM PST up reply actions

Other possible headlines we don't want to see

1. Dodgers trade Martin after exchanging arbitration figures.
2. Canseco publishes photo of David Ortiz injecting Manny Ramirez in buttocks
3. Furcal re-injures back while trying to touch his nose during sobriety check
4. Matt Kemp beat up by Chris Brown hoodlums
5. …………

by meercatjohn on Jan 6, 2010 8:56 AM PST up reply actions

Nah, I think something along the lines of:

the Dodgers have new owners who will actually try to win a pennant this year. That would probably make me happy. Maybe I’m just bored too.

"If you don't take out his battery, he's going to keep going all day."

by S Jay Bruin on Jan 6, 2010 6:39 PM PST up reply actions

It is January

not much happens in any January. We work with what we have.

by meercatjohn on Jan 6, 2010 8:50 AM PST up reply actions

I am sure conversation will pick up around 11

by delias man on Jan 6, 2010 9:21 AM PST up reply actions

Tony Jackson voted for Lee Smith. Why?

by delias man on Jan 6, 2010 9:25 AM PST up reply actions

Link

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/hof10/news/story?id=4795616

by delias man on Jan 6, 2010 9:27 AM PST up reply actions

More importantly, he didn’t vote for Tim Raines. Why not?

I’d like to see Smith get enough votes to stay on the ballot (what’s the max, 20 years?) for a number of years. We have no idea what 478 career saves really means from a historic perspective yet. I tend to think it’s a little premature to make a permanent decision on many/most closers.

The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.

by David Young on Jan 6, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions

You get up to 15 years on the ballot, assuming you can stay at 5% or above.

by Eric Stephen on Jan 6, 2010 1:35 PM PST up reply actions

Fake Teams

I’ve been writing for Fake Teams for about a year and a half. I used to write under Raygu, but the higher ups changed it to my full name as I will be heading the fantasy baseball coverage for SB Nation starting very soon.
Thanks for the kind words. No, I don’t participate in NFBC leagues. I do participate in auction and straight draft leagues though.

raygu
www.faketeams.com
www.sbnation.com

by Ray Guilfoyle on Jan 6, 2010 9:46 AM PST reply actions

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2012 Dodgers Payroll

Italics denote estimates
Pos	No	Player	2012 Salary
C	17	Ellis	$500,000	team control
1B	7	Loney	$6,375,000
2B	14	Ellis	$2,500,000
3B	5	Uribe	$8,000,000
SS	9	Gordon	$485,000	team control
LF	21	Rivera	$4,000,000
CF	27	Kemp	$10,000,000
RF	16	Ethier	$10,950,000

IF/OF	6	Hairston	$2,250,000
OF	10	Gwynn	$850,000
2B/3B	3	Kennedy	$800,000
C	18	Treanor	$850,000
IF	12	Sellers	$485,000	team control

SP	22	Kershaw	$6,000,000
SP	58	Billingsley	$9,000,000
SP	29	Lilly	$12,000,000
SP	35	Capuano	$3,000,000
SP	44	Harang	$3,000,000

CL	54	Guerra	$485,000	team control
RHP	74	Jansen	$500,000	team control
RHP	55	Guerrier	$4,750,000
RHP	60	Coffey	$1,000,000
RHP	66	MacDougal	$650,000
LHP	57	Elbert	$485,000	team control
RHP	36	Hawksworth	$500,000	team control

TJ	41	De La Rosa	$485,000	team control

		Manny	$8,087,432	deferred
		Andruw	$3,375,000	deferred
		Pierre	$3,050,000	deferred
		Furcal	$3,000,000	deferred
		Kuroda	$2,000,000	deferred
		Garland	$1,500,000	option buyout
		Blake	$1,250,000	option buyout

Totals			$112,162,432
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Players on 40-man roster used as roster fillers until moves are made. Current 40-man roster count: 40 (not including Belisario)

2012 Non-Roster Invitees

No	Player	Age*
63	Jose Ascanio rhp	27
61	Alberto Castillo lhp	36
56	Matt Chico lhp	29
33	John Grabow lhp	33
59	Angel Guzman rhp	30
47	Wil Ledezma lhp	31
72	Shane Lindsay rhp	27
62	Fernando Nieve rhp	29
73	Scott Rice lhp	30
70	Will Savage rhp	27
71	Ryan Tucker rhp	25
28	Jamey Wright rhp	37

30	Josh Bard c	34
82	Griff Erickson c	24
81	Matt Wallachc	26
67	Jeff Baisley 3b/1b	29
65	Luis Cruz ss/2b	28
37	Josh Fields 3b	29
64	Lance Zawadzki if	27
56	Cory Sullivan of	32

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