Which Rookie (or close enough) Can Make or Break Your Fantasy Team?

Although everyone preaches not to rely on rookies to propel your fantasy team, there is no denying that rookies can have a huge impact. In the last few seasons we've seen Ryan Braun, Evan Longoria, and Tim Lincecum come from the minor leagues and show first round talent. Which rookie are you counting on this season?

Top Third Basemen Ranked By wOBA

Name	OBP	SLG	BABIP	wOBA
Chipper Jones	0.47	0.574	0.388	0.446
Alex Rodriguez	0.392	0.573	0.332	0.413
David Wright	0.39	0.534	0.328	0.397
Aramis Ramirez	0.38	0.518	0.307	0.384
Russell Branyan	0.342	0.583	0.269	0.383
Evan Longoria	0.343	0.531	0.318	0.373
Troy Glaus	0.372	0.483	0.291	0.371
Christopher Davis	0.331	0.549	0.353	0.371
Ty Wigginton	0.35	0.526	0.296	0.37
Ronnie Belliard	0.372	0.473	0.326	0.369
Martin Prado	0.377	0.461	0.36	0.367
Pablo Sandoval	0.357	0.49	0.367	0.361
Hank Blalock	0.338	0.508	0.301	0.361
Carlos Guillen	0.376	0.436	0.321	0.359
Greg Dobbs	0.333	0.491	0.333	0.354
Edwin Encarnacion	0.34	0.466	0.267	0.351
Melvin Mora	0.342	0.483	0.293	0.35
Casey Blake	0.345	0.463	0.319	0.347
Ian Stewart	0.349	0.455	0.364	0.347
Ramon Vazquez	0.365	0.43	0.355	0.346
Jorge Cantu	0.327	0.481	0.297	0.346
Scott Rolen	0.349	0.431	0.294	0.345
Alex Gordon	0.351	0.432	0.314	0.344
Mike Lowell	0.338	0.461	0.287	0.344
Mark Reynolds	0.32	0.458	0.329	0.34
Garrett Atkins	0.328	0.452	0.314	0.337
Doug Mientkiewicz	0.374	0.379	0.302	0.337
Ryan Zimmerman	0.333	0.442	0.312	0.336
Adrian Beltre	0.327	0.457	0.279	0.336
Joe Crede	0.314	0.46	0.242	0.33
Omar Infante	0.338	0.416	0.333	0.327
Jed Lowrie	0.339	0.4	0.342	0.326
Rich Aurilia	0.332	0.413	0.308	0.324
Matt Tolbert	0.322	0.389	0.34	0.322
Willy Aybar	0.327	0.41	0.267	0.321
Jamey Carroll	0.355	0.346	0.338	0.319
Chone Figgins	0.367	0.318	0.333	0.319
Blake Dewitt	0.344	0.383	0.302	0.319
Brendan Harris	0.327	0.394	0.328	0.318
Brian Buscher	0.34	0.39	0.349	0.317
Kevin Kouzmanoff	0.299	0.433	0.301	0.316
Marco Scutaro	0.341	0.356	0.294	0.316
Jose Bautista	0.313	0.405	0.277	0.311
Craig Counsell	0.355	0.302	0.268	0.309
Wilson Betemit	0.289	0.429	0.346	0.308
Pedro Feliz	0.302	0.402	0.258	0.306
Alberto Gonzalez	0.318	0.366	0.291	0.301
Geoff Blum	0.287	0.418	0.249	0.3
Ruben Gotay	0.322	0.343	0.324	0.299
Clifton Pennington	0.339	0.293	0.296	0.299
Augie Ojeda	0.343	0.299	0.271	0.297
Jeffrey Larish	0.306	0.375	0.368	0.297
Brandon Inge	0.303	0.369	0.248	0.297
Bill Hall	0.293	0.396	0.287	0.297
Juan Uribe	0.296	0.386	0.289	0.296
Chris Gomez	0.322	0.333	0.322	0.293
Jose Castillo	0.292	0.376	0.292	0.292
Robb Quinlan	0.326	0.311	0.311	0.291
Jack Hannahan	0.305	0.342	0.291	0.289
Wes Helms	0.299	0.347	0.309	0.287
Kory Casto	0.297	0.313	0.264	0.277
German Duran	0.275	0.35	0.278	0.274
Eric Bruntlett	0.297	0.297	0.251	0.272
Pablo Ozuna	0.29	0.344	0.276	0.268
Donnie Murphy	0.274	0.301	0.258	0.262
Andy Marte	0.268	0.315	0.272	0.258
Mike Lamb	0.276	0.32	0.268	0.254
Brandon Wood	0.224	0.327	0.245	0.246
Andy LaRoche	0.252	0.256	0.177	0.236

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The 2008 season saw the rise of several young players. Which one is your favorite for fantasy baseball dominance?

Matt Kemp OF Los Angeles Dodgers
B.J. Upton OF Tampa Bay Rays
Tim Lincecum SP San Francisco Giants
Evan Longoria 3B Tampa Bay Rays
Joakim Soria RP Kansas City Royals
Joey Votto 1B Cincinnati Reds
Alexei Ramirez 2B/SS Chicago White Sox
Dustin Pedroia 2B Boston Red Sox
Cameron Maybin OF Florida Marlins
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