Category Drains

Consider this the flipside of my last post. These are players who in the top-15 at each position (as determined by aggregate VUM) who represent the biggest drain on an individual statistic for a 5x5 roto league. I'm not saying don't roster them, just be aware of how they might affect your season stats.

First Base

Runs- Carlos Lee. HomeRuns- Carlos Lee. RBI- Carlos Lee/Kendrys Morales/Carlos Pena. Steals- Justin Morneau/Adrian Gonzales/Adam Dunn. Average- Carlos Pena.

Second Base

Runs- Juan Uribe. Home Runs- Brian Roberts. RBI- Brian Roberts. Steals- Martin Prado/Kelly Johnson/Juan Uribe. Average- Rickie Weeks.

Third Base

Runs- Pablo Sandoval. Home Runs- Michael Young/Chase Headly. RBI- Pablo Sandoval/Chase Headly. Steals- Casey McGehee. Average- Mark Reynolds.

Shortstop

Runs- Ian Desmond. Home Runs- Elvis Andrus. RBI- Elvis Andrus. Steals- JJ Hardy. Average- JJ Hardy/Jimmy Rollins.

Catcher

Runs- Yadier Molina. Home Runs- Yadier Molina. RBI- John Jaso. Steals- Matt Wieters/Miguel Montero/Geovany Soto/JP Arencibia. Average- JP Arencibia

Outfield

Runs- Mike Stanton. Home Runs- Juan Pierre/Brett Gardner/Michael Bourn. RBI- Michael Bourn. Steals- Nick Swisher/Andre Ethier/Mike Stanton. Average- BJ Upton

Since most leagues start 40-50 outfielders, the list of outfielders is drawn from the top-40 rather than the top 15.

These are all players who, relative to their position, can be expected to be a drain in the given category. Some of these are obvious, and some of these are trivial (are you really expecting to get steals when you draft Adam Dunn?). But, when you draft one of these players, you have to keep the statistic listed in mind as something that needs to be addressed later if it hasn't been already.

I'll update this later today with the exact numbers.