Worst 25 Drops of the First Half

1.     Jason: OF Yasiel Puig, June 2 (217^th) – The only thing worse than drafting then dropping a guy who looks like a surefire keeper for many years is picking him up and letting him go the day before the Dodgers announce he’s getting called up. Could be an all-time blunder of epic proportions.

2.     Russ: OF Yasiel Puig, May 11 (217^th) – As I said in my review, its hard to keep a minor leaguer with no clear path to regular playing time. So few are actually productive. Some are though, like Mike Trout. Russ nearly caught a second Trout, but he released him. Pity.

3.     Adam:  SP Bartolo Colon, April 7 (47^th overall) – Particularly frustrating given my problems with starting pitching this year. Great numbers once again, only for Dagan.

4.     Dan: SP Jeff Locke, May 8 (59^th) – One of the year’s true surprises, the New Hampshire native has been plenty lucky, but still that 2.15 era and 1.13 whip would help any team. Chris lucked into this one.

5.     Brian:  RP Edward Mujica, April 14 (49^th) – It wasn’t long after this that Mujica became closer, and a damn good one.

6.     Brian: OF Colby Rasmus, April 19 (130^th) – Tough guy to own, believe me, but the key any streaky guy is to get the streak, then dump him. He stayed a FA until June 1 and now has 16 homers.

7.     Andrew:  SS JJ Hardy, April 29 (160^th) – See Rasmus, Colby and subtract five days from pickup

8.     Andrew: 2B/3B Jedd Gyorko, April 28 (344^th) – This would be much higher if he was injured for the past month. Had a great mid-May to late June and has the potential to be a keeper.

9.     Dave: 2B/3B Jedd Gyorko, May 13 (344^th) – Dave added and let him go too.  I picked him up six days later and he’s now a fixture.

10.  Andrew: SP Corey Kluber, May 6 (213^th) – Hard to blame Andrew based on Kluber’s previous lack of relevancy, pedigree, and secure rotation spot, but the returns since then have been quite good.

11.  Jason:  SP Miguel Gonzalez, June 2 (181^st) – Quietest 76/3.48/1.19/12 you’ve never noticed. Great back of the rotation guy… for Brian.

12.  Dave: OF Daniel Nava, May 7 (90^th) – Dave had him for two weeks but didn’t see his true value, which has been tremendous. Unfortunately, most of his early production went unused this season, but Lars certainly has found him useful.

13.  Adam:  2B Howie Kendrick, April 10 (88^th) – This would be much worse if I didn’t get him back in  a trade for a player that was ultimately dropped (Kyle Gibson), but Andrew certainly got some excellent numbers from this draft afterthought, who he picked up a week later.

14.  Andrew: RP Joaquin Benoit, April 25 (128^th) – The game of closer roulette is a perilous one and this guy could be a top closer in the second half… for Dagan.

15.  Brian: RP Joaquin Benoit, May 2 (128^th) – See above.

16.  Mike: OF Leonys Martin, April 20 (185^th) – Odd season for this guy since he hardly played to start the season. When he got on base, he didn’t run much. He’s running now though and Brandon has benefited.

17.  Dagan: 2B/3B/OF Kelly Johnson, April 23^rd (194^th) – Another guy you have to ride the streaks with. He got hot soon after this release, then got cold again. A warm streak will surely be soon, this time with 3B eligibility on Dan’s team.

18.  Dave: 2B Daniel Murphy, May 2 (114^th) – I don’t think he’s been quite as valuable as the Yahoo rank, but .302/52/6/39/10 from 2B is still pretty valuable.

19.  Dan: SP Chris Archer, June 26 (241^st) – Given the injuries and underperformance from TB pitchers, this could be a huge addition for Dave and a big loss for Dan.

20.  Brandon:  SP Dan Straily, June 24 (251^st) – Oddly held onto while he was in the minors and let go despite the demise of Brandon’s team. He could be fixture in the second half for Oakland and Andrew.

21.  Dave: OF Logan Morrison, June 21^st (961^st) – Another odd dump since Dave kept him in the DL spot for so long, then got rid of him shortly after his return. He’s played well since and has the pedigree to be a big help in an OBP league.

22.  Dagan: SP Dillon Gee, May 5 (753^rd) – Dagan is forgiven for dropping someone who had a 6.16 era at the time. He’s hit a few speed bumps since then, but has certainly been usable and has his era back down to 4.60 for Mike.

23.  Adam:  SP Ubaldo Jiminez, April 12 (772^nd) – Like Dagan, I didn’t see anything worth holding onto and given that he was my 23^rd rounder, I let him go. He’s still not great, but certainly a decent source of Ks and moderate performance for Jason.

24.  Adam:  SP Edwin Jackson, June 8^th (910^th) – Likewise, I got fed up with EJax and dropped him despite his OK underlying numbers. Predictably, Dagan grabbed him and he’s been halfway decent.

25.  Jason:  SS Alexei Ramirez, April 19^th (195^th) – There were a lot of SSs left out there after the draft and Alexei is one of them. His sub-.300 obp sucks, but 20 sbs is pretty useful.