Royals, Gordon come to terms: The Royals and OF Alex Gordon agreed to a one-year, $4.775 million deal on Thursday, avoiding arbitration. Gordon had a breakout season for the Royals last year, hitting .303 with 23 homers, 17 steals and an .879 OPS. (Updated 02/09/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Gordon was considered a flop prior to last year, having failed to deliver on all of his promise when he first entered the league in 2007. But after working with hitting coach Kevin Seitzer to rebuild his swing last offseason, he took off. Given his pedigree, you should feel pretty confident that the breakout is legit. He's a bargain on Draft Day if the skeptics in your league allow you to select him as a low-end No. 2 Fantasy OF. (Updated 02/09/2012).
02/10/2012 13:27 2012 Draft Prep: 12-team, mixed H2H draft
Which picks stood out in our initial 12-team Head-to-Head mock draft for 2012? Check out the results and read what Scott White has to say about some of the more interesting selections.
02/02/2012 12:21 2012 Draft Prep: Our 12-team, mixed Rotisserie draft
It's time for owners to start looking ahead to Draft Day. We get you off and running with our 12-team Rotisserie mock draft. Check out the results!
Every year, a player considered gone and buried rises from the dead to rank among the Fantasy elite. Last year, that player was Alex Gordon. A top prospect from the time the Royals drafted him second overall in 2005, he was one of the more notable busts in recent memory, beginning with an underwhelming 2007 rookie season and only getting worse from there. He looked like he might be in danger of dropping out of professional baseball completely in 2010, when he spent more time in the minors than the majors as a 26-year-old. Recognizing that his career was passing him by, Gordon put in extra work with hitting coach Kevin Seitzer last offseason, rebuilding his swing from top to bottom. By spring training, the difference was obvious, and it continued even into the regular season. A May slump caused some Fantasy owners to jump ship on him, but by hitting .314 with 20 homers, 13 steals and a .917 OPS over his final 440 at-bats, Gordon established himself once and for all as the elite player he should have always been. Enough skepticism remains after the way he burned Fantasy owners early in his career that he might drop outside the top 15 outfielders on Draft Day, but given his top-10 potential, he's only a bargain at that price. (Updated 1/9/12)
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