MLB Fantasy: Carlos Santana vs Miguel Montero

MLB Fantasy: Carlos Santana vs Miguel Montero – Who Would You Rather Have

Carlos Santana is being drafted 40-50 slots ahead of Miguel Montero this year, and if you go the Santana route, you’re paying for upside. A former top prospect, Santana has highly-regarded offensive potential and could be a major contributor to your team if he realizes that potential. However–they key word is if; Montero actually ranked ahead of Santana last season despite fewer at-bats, and if a repeat is in order, you will have paid a higher price to draft an inferior player.

Santana has the higher ceiling, but as I mentioned when I advocated against takingBuster Posey in the 2nd round, I think catcher is a very deep position this year. On Yahoo, guys like Aramis Ramirez and Shin-Soo Choo are being drafted after Santana; I would rather grab one of them at that stage in the draft, and get a guy like Montero later for my catcher slot.

Keith actually ranked Montero one slot ABOVE Santana in his Catcher rankings. Do you agree?

Average Draft Position

Carlos Santana
- Mock Draft Central – 50.6
- MDC Experts Drafts – 57.2
- Yahoo – 80.6
Miguel Montero
- Mock Draft Central - 61
- MDC Experts Drafts – 104.3
- Yahoo – 123.1

Carlos Santana (2010-2012) Batting Splits	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	1209	179	299	75	4	51	177	225	6	263	11	8	0.247	0.363	0.443	0.806
vs. Left	396	50	110	30	2	12	61	80	1	63	0	5	0.278	0.396	0.455	0.851
vs. Right	813	129	189	45	2	39	116	145	5	200	11	3	0.232	0.347	0.437	0.784
Home	589	82	149	37	3	23	74	115	1	124	6	4	0.253	0.372	0.443	0.815
Away	620	97	150	38	1	28	103	110	5	139	5	4	0.242	0.355	0.442	0.797
Pre All-Star	626	89	147	40	0	23	87	131	2	146	6	3	0.235	0.364	0.409	0.773
Post All-Star	583	90	152	35	4	28	90	94	4	117	5	5	0.261	0.363	0.479	0.842

Miguel Montero (2010-2012) Batting Splits	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	1276	166	357	81	5	42	217	149	22	298	1	2	0.28	0.363	0.45	0.813
vs. Left	355	37	81	22	0	9	60	28	11	93	0	0	0.228	0.303	0.366	0.669
vs. Right	921	129	276	59	5	33	157	121	11	205	1	2	0.3	0.385	0.482	0.867
Home	602	78	168	37	5	12	104	73	16	147	0	1	0.279	0.368	0.417	0.785
Away	674	88	189	44	0	30	113	76	6	151	1	1	0.28	0.358	0.479	0.837
Last 7 Days	38	2	5	1	0	0	2	3	1	11	0	0	0.132	0.214	0.158	0.372
Pre All-Star	618	83	175	39	1	20	103	74	9	140	1	1	0.283	0.366	0.447	0.813
Post All-Star	658	83	182	42	4	22	114	75	13	158	0	1	0.277	0.36	0.453	0.813