Cam Maybin

[redsfannorth]

I am getting close to putting in my keeper list for our auction league, and I have a decision to make about Maybin. If I keep him he is at $23(our league is $1000 cap, 18 off and 12 pit). If I throw him back will I get him for cheaper? Even if I get him for about the same, I think it would be worth it cause we can sign guys for 3 years after their draft year. Would anyone pay more than that for him in an auction? My other OF with this years contracts - Holliday 110, Bruce 23, Pence 16 and J Upton 20. In other words, is Maybin worth the same as Bruce? I don\'t think so but prove me wrong...Thanks

[imported_shallowfrozenwater]

well, you may not like my answer because it\'d involve tracking keeps across the league, projected dollar values, inflation rates and all sorts of crap that i can\'t really get into in a quick answer post. it\'s a good thing it is not necessary here though, there\'s no way that Cam Maybin is worth the same as Jay Bruce. no ... way. when i saw the other keep numbers i thought that you should definitely get Maybin back for cheaper in the action. that\'d be what i do.

[lanky522]

He\'s not worth the same as Upton either. I expect Maybin to struggle for one and possibly two years before becoming a useful. Find someone in your league that gets a little too excited about prospects and see if you can deal him.

[lanky522]

Running Maybin\'s 2008 AA numbers through an MLB equivalency calculator gives him a .215/.289/.353 line.

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/mlecalc.html

[J Status]

Pretty cool little tool there isn\'t it. Yeah, seeing the way he has streaked at the major league level a couple times already in his short stay, I\'d expect significantly better than that.

Regardless, I\'d throw him back and go fishing again.

[lanky522]

He\'s got a lot of talent and he may do a bit better than his MLB equivalent but guy who strike out in 32% of their AB\'s at AA are not ready for the majors. He would do well with another year in the minors.