One of the riskiest predictions I made in the preseason was calling for LaTroy Hawkins to earn $24. That’s working out. ESPN.com: MLB Boxscore: NY Yankees vs. Minnesota
One of the things I felt surest of was that Doug Mientkiewicz was not a major league hitter, all that Olympic gold notwithstanding. Yes, he put up great numbers last year in Salt Lake City, but that team’s stats are inflated. Which may be part of the reason the Twins have had some many high-flying prospects fail recently.
Minty is by all accounts an excellent fielder, but he’s showing so far that he can drive the ball, too. I’m not ready to say he’s ready to get past the first round of adjustments. I still don’t think he’s going to be able to do it.
But as a fantasy owner you have to be happier having your low-expectation guys doing well (thank you Jose Macias!) than having your high-expectation guys doing badly (even though you KNOW they’ll rebound).