Brandon Phillips or Brian Roberts

[RICHARDMILTER]

I have used Brandon Phillips in two different leagues. Both times at Kauffman. I love his defense,speed,and power. However is OBP is low in both leagues. .298 in a season and a half. Does anyone have an opinion on who is a better 2B for the money between; Phillips and Roberts, for a singles park? Thanks you in advance for any opinions.

[RICHARDMILTER]

I forgot to mention Brandon Phillips has stolen 40 bases, in 47 tries. This in about one full season, plus 70 games(in another league). His homer numbers are a little down but that is to be expected in Kauffman.

[durantjerry]

I would not use Phillips in Kauffman. I have had him hit 40+ HR's in a hitting park, but as you pointed out, his HR #'s will be down in Kauffman. This lowers the value that you get for him relative to his salary. I think there are other 2b where you would get better overall value in Kauffman without getting a big dropoff defensively. It is a deep position. You have Castillo, Polanco, Roberts and probably two or three others more suited for that park. I guess it would depend on what you need in your lineup or the amount of $$ you want to spend.

[RICHARDMILTER]

Thanks I prefer Roberts over Polanco for his stolen bases and lower salary. I think you are correct in saying Phillips does not fit Kauffman. Any other opinions??
Thanks,
Richard Milter
aka Lee Scoresby

[Play By The Rules]

So far for me, Roberts has vastly underperformed, especially in OBP.

You might take a look at a Ojeda/Carroll platoon.

[RICHARDMILTER]

In one league I just traded Phillips and Shane Victorino for Alex Rios and Kaz Matsui. Do you think this was a good trade for me? My stadium is Kauffman.

[Rant]

[quote:fb4fbee409="rmilter"]In one league I just traded Phillips and Shane Victorino for Alex Rios and Kaz Matsui. Do you think this was a good trade for me? My stadium is Kauffman.[/quote:fb4fbee409]

The injury roll for KazMat is a pretty risky proposition, but he makes a good #2 hitter versus righties. It really depends on what you need. You got worse on defense, but neither are a liability, and upped your hitting (vs. r some sig. gain in tbs, small gains hits and ob, vs. l it's pretty much a wash).

[RICHARDMILTER]

I know about Kaz Matsui's high injury chance. If he gets hurt for 15 or 20 games I can dump him and Mark Teahan for Castillo! I like his base stealing. Besides Phillips homer numbers were going to be WAY DOWN in Kauffman! Thanks for the tips!!!!!

[RICHARDMILTER]

Matsui stole three bases in his first game for me! Now I probably jinxed him!