What to do with A-Rod?

While looking at the ESPN average draft selections, it’s become apparent that the A-Rod slide has begun.  After having surgery on Monday, his average draft position has fallen from 2nd or 3rd overall to 29.9.  It will almost certainly fall to somewhere within the 3rd round (or below) before the drop ends.

How long you let him slide may go a long way in determining the final standings in your league.  While the risk is certainly real, this feels a little too much like the great Pujols elbow scare of 2008.  The fantasy draft for my main league fell right at the height of the speculation about Pujols missing most of the season…and because of this, he fell to about the 25th pick overall.

Needless to say, that turned out to be possibly the best 3rd round value in the history of fantasy baseball.

At least we know in this case that A-Rod will be missing some weeks. But as long as you can identify a late-round backup that will produce at a reasonable level for the first few weeks, I’ve got to think that letting him slide past the 3rd round will help deliver a steal for someone else.

Tags: a-rod, alex rodriguez, average draft value, draft, fantasy baseball, great pujols elbow scare of 2008

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