The early draft studs get no love from these evaluations. They can't make the Best Picks of All Time list because there is so much expected in the first place but you'll see they get all the hate on the Worst Picks of All Time list. The reason these busts are on here is pretty simple, they are expected to earn tons of Player Rater points but fail to do so, usually because on injury.
Tulowitzki is a polarizing player in the Colorado region and all of the anti-Tulo people will point to his 2012 season as to why. Nobody questions Tulo's talent because it's off the charts, but he's never been able to stay on the field much, which buries his value to the Rockies and whoever drafted him in fantasy baseball that year. Rich has carried Tulo on his roster many seasons and undoubtedly regrets keeping him in 2012. Rich wasn't the only one burned by injuries in 2012 as you can see almost half of this list contains studs who broke down that season. For some of Lance's smart sleeper picks, you can see that they have been pretty much offset by the big busts above. Lance might be the only American willing to give A-Rod a second chance and A-Rod burned Laser twice. At least Lance can't draft him this year.
We shouldn't point and laugh at the owners above because most of these injuries surprised their owners and most of them helped derail a fantasy season. One takeaway from this list is that it points to the start of some major injury concerns for these players. For those that draft Verlander, Bautista, and Tulo in 2014, keep your fingers crossed that they don't end up on this list again.
Tulowitzki is a polarizing player in the Colorado region and all of the anti-Tulo people will point to his 2012 season as to why. Nobody questions Tulo's talent because it's off the charts, but he's never been able to stay on the field much, which buries his value to the Rockies and whoever drafted him in fantasy baseball that year. Rich has carried Tulo on his roster many seasons and undoubtedly regrets keeping him in 2012. Rich wasn't the only one burned by injuries in 2012 as you can see almost half of this list contains studs who broke down that season. For some of Lance's smart sleeper picks, you can see that they have been pretty much offset by the big busts above. Lance might be the only American willing to give A-Rod a second chance and A-Rod burned Laser twice. At least Lance can't draft him this year.
We shouldn't point and laugh at the owners above because most of these injuries surprised their owners and most of them helped derail a fantasy season. One takeaway from this list is that it points to the start of some major injury concerns for these players. For those that draft Verlander, Bautista, and Tulo in 2014, keep your fingers crossed that they don't end up on this list again.