The Fantasy Baseball Guide

Everybody looks so healthy around the Thanksgiving holidays. Maybe it's the tryptophane, or the pinot noir. In any case, a $6 bid price doesn't look so good for Preston Wilson, who is coming back from knee surgery and hasn't really looked like a major league player since early in 2006. But unlike Alex Escobar (see yesterday's correction), who has managed to eke out about 400 plate appearances during his lengthy career, Wilson was a bona fide star for a little while, and earned $12 and a World Series ring two years ago.

Don't count on him, but he's not necessarily done. Instead of $6 he should have been listed as a sleeper.

Labels: corrections, Guide 2008, sleepers

In my interview with Jeff Erickson, on page 12, I point out that Mike Lombardo had won Tout Wars NL two of the previous three years by buying the best starters, spending there because others weren't. Then I note that while this is clearly a successful strategy for Mike, he finished (and this is where I get into trouble) last the other year using the same strategy.

Actually, he got off to a miserable start, was in last for much of the first half of the season, but then played brilliantly the rest of the year and finished eighth.

It would have been better if I checked the fact before printing it. Sorry Mike.

Labels: corrections