Beckham feeling good entering spring : White Sox 2B Gordon Beckham struggled offensively last year, but entered the offseason ready to make the necessary adjustments to remedy his problems. While he didn't get into all things he's been working on, Beckham did tell MLB.com he's ready to go and prepared to hit the ball hard this year, as opposed to 'kind of feeling for it' like he did in 2011. "My swing feels great, but it is just on flips," Beckham said on Thursday. "It really feels different. I feel like I'm really getting behind the ball. It feels really solid the way the bat is coming through the zone, just allowing my bat to come through zone, as opposed to getting around some stuff and pulling off. That was the main reason as to why I was missing so many balls." (Updated 01/26/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Beckham, the eighth overall pick in the 2008 draft, hit 14 homers in 378 at-bats as a rookie in 2009, but injuries and confidence issues led to his struggles since then. Now he's confident and upbeat ab out his swing and the team as a whole. Beckham's upside is still enough to make him a sleeper in Fantasy, but after back-to-back miserable seasons, he'll likely last until the late rounds on Draft Day. (Updated 01/26/2012).
12/15/2011 09:31 Notebook: Rangers might grab Fielder with kick at the finish
They haven't even reached the starting gate, but don't count the Rangers out of the Prince Fielder Derby. In fact, oddsmaker Jon Heyman lists them as the morning-line favorite to add the free-agent slugger to their already potent lineup.
12/13/2011 11:23 Top 300 overall for 2012
Our Scott White lays out an initial Top 300 overall list for owners looking to get a jump on Draft Day next spring.
After his stellar debut in 2009, Gordon Beckham's 2010 was easy to dismiss as a sophomore slump. But now, nobody knows what to think. The 25-year-old took another step back in his third season, his .633 OPS ranking 141st among the 145 qualifying players, and it's even worse than it looks. After a stellar first two weeks of the season, Beckham hit only .222 with a .605 OPS over his final 141 games. So what was the problem? He says it was a lack of confidence -- he'd get down on himself if he fell into a slump, causing it to snowball -- and on the one hand, his pedigree would seem to support that explanation. He's not used to failure, so when he experiences it, he doesn't know how to respond. But on the other hand, how much harm could a poor mental approach really do -- and for how long? Seeing is believing, and all we've seen from Beckham over the last two years are numbers that suggest he doesn't deserve to start for the White Sox, much less your Fantasy team. At age 25, he's not a lost cause, and his upside is enough to make him a sleeper still. But you can wait until the late rounds to draft him this year. (Updated 1/11/12)
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