Todd Zola & Will Carroll join Jeff Erickson on Fantasy Focus on XM

Todd & Jeff discuss recent & ongoing draft moves; scarce middle infielders now offer speed (eg Carl Crawford) as opposed to previous years where slugging was more prominent feature (eg Tejada & Arod). Jeff likes Zola's pick of Todd Helton, thinks injuries held him back last year. Both agree BJ Ryan just needs to prevent homeruns. Todd is with mastersball.com. Will Carroll from Baseball Prospectus discusses his recent remarks about Mark Prior, which caused the Cubs to be a little miffed. Will states he was just doing what he normally does, putting out results of all the information he gets. Re the Kip Wells injury, he's concerned about how Wells' health has been handled presently as well has going back a year or 2. Says he's now done for the year & done with the Pirates. Oliver Perez had greatest potential for this year but is now showing some problems. Will admits he didn't see the Brian Lawrence situation coming (along with the Nats & others); notes more thorough physical evaluations used in NFL (although Jeff notes the team is owned by MLB, so all bets were off). Will likes Joey Gathright & Dave Roberts as late drafts with speed. Jeff notes Aubrey Huff is to be moved to 3B, making room for Gathright in the outfield. Marlins' Mike Jacobs is one of Pecota's favorites. Jeff played one of Will's favorite Led Zeppelin tunes to introduce him--- I hadn't realized Jimmy Page was with the Yardbirds before starting Led Zeppelin.

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