With the All-Star Game a little more than two weeks away, Roto Files is looking at the best-of-the-best and the worst-of-the-worst from the first half of the fantasy season in a two-part series. This week: the National League's winners and losers.
With the Midsummer Classic right around the corner, it's time to hand out awards to the players helping or hurting your fantasy teams during the season's first half.
Unfortunately, you won't be able to see all of the rehearsed song and dance routines (one of which was a moving interpretational dance performed by Mr. Met, the Philly Phanatic and Bernie Brewer), and a skit performed by Bobcat Goldthwait and David Hasselhoff about how much St. Louis misses Albert Pujols.
Also, due to the fact we forgot to order them, players will not receive trophies this year. But, they will get a nifty, unframed certificate (OK, fine, it's just a piece of paper with a stick figure drawn on it). So, without further ado, here are the NL winners — and losers (stats don't include Friday night's games):
MVP: On paper, Carlos Gonzalez looks like the front-runner for the MVP award for the first half of the season (.297, 21 HR, 58 RBIs, 14 SB). Only problem is this: Paul Goldschmidt! Gonzalez was the ninth overall selection in drafts this season(an 11.2 average draft position, according to fantasypros.com, which averages draft positions from ESPN, Yahoo, CBS and MockDraftCentral.com). Goldschmidt, however, had an ADP of 50.5. Big things were expected of him, but he was never going to be a first-round pick. Based on that, and the fact Goldschmidt has a higher batting average, more RBIs, two fewer homers and the same number of hits, we believe the third-year player is the first half MVP.
LVP: After receiving a five-year, $72.5 million contract from Atlanta, B.J. Upton (52.1 ADP) has provided the Braves and fantasy owners with a .174 batting average, eight homers and 17 RBIs. If he were a pitcher, his 84 strikeouts would be helpful. He's a bust!
TOP PITCHER: Though Adam Wainwright, Jordan Zimmermann, Lance Lynn and Cliff Lee all have more wins, no one has captivated the baseball world like Matt Harvey. Despite the fact the Mets score runs at a snail's pace and their lack of offense has cost the ace several wins, Roto Files believes Harvey's stats are unmatched. He had the NL's lowest ERA (2.05) and WHIP (0.88) heading into last night's game, and also led the league in strikeouts (121). A true ace, both in the real and fantasy world.
SON OF A PITCH! With an average draft position of 34.6 (the sixth pitcher taken overall — 36 spots higher than Harvey), the Phillies' Cole Hamels (2-11) has been disastrous. He's a bona fide ace and he has one more win and two more losses than Shaun Marcum (1-9). Owners must keep their fingers crossed he can turn it around.
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