Message #7 by Rob Reed @ March 14, 2010, 09:44pm never see the day LOL - me neither, Tyler!

Message #6 by Tyler @ March 13, 2010, 08:30pm Comments I never thought I would see the day when Rob would caution us on Hank Blalock.

Message #5 by Rob Reed @ March 13, 2010, 03:25pm can't recommend as I can't see him getting enough ABs to get warm... and to be much of an impact player... he is backup to Carlos Pena, backup to Evan Longoria, and backup to Pat Burrell (DH)... It would take an injury to one of those three for my eyebrows to perk up... for now, I wait for that possibility before I put him on any of my rosters.

Message #4 by Rob Reed @ December 15, 2009, 09:52pm waiting game... I am reserving final judgment on him until he gets signed by a team... He only JUST turned 29. Still plenty of years ahead of him... and his career has been hampered by injury. He suffered from bad luck in the hitting department in 2009, his walk year... and I sure this frustrated him to no end... again, going into 2010, his value is low. His upside, however, is pretty huge. He SHOULD have hit .270ish last year with average an BABIP. Given a full season if playing time in a decent hitting ballpark, and he is a lock for 30 HRs. The end game gamble is very much worth it on Hank no matter where he goes, as far as I am concerned.

Message #3 by Rob Reed @ February 27, 2009, 07:36am I am reiterating... my position on Blalock. And, now, Baseball HQ is on the record in their Friday newsletter that I received this morning... given a full season, or near full season, Blalock can be one of the best in the business. And, you can still get him late. I'm so hyped on him, that I am considering keeping him for $7 in my auction money league. However, I'm leaning to "no," because I think he'll be there for the taking in the end game for $2 again.

Message #2 by Rob Reed @ 3/18/08, 3:23pm Ranked higher than Miguel Cabrera?!?!?!?! As most of the users and readers here know, I use the rankings found here for my discussion and analysis on my baseballgeeks.com podcast. And, interestingly enough, based on a prorated version of Hank Blalock's stats, PlayerTrack is more fond of Blalock than Cabrera? Does this mean that Blalock should be drafted ahead of Cabrera? Of course not! Does this mean that given a full season and full health that Blalock could give Cabrera a run for his fantasy money? I say absolutely. FYI, I got Blalock for $2 in an auction draft in the endgame. I got him in the 14th round of a serpentine. I expect 28+ HRs this year, .280+ BA, 90 R, and 100 RBI.

Message #1 by Dr. Rub @ 3/17/07, 12:28pm Enigma He's fallen off the map in the second half of the season seeminly every year & has shown little, if any, improvement. A rebound seems possible, especially hitting in Arlington, but don't bet your life on it.

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PLAYERtrack player stats & ranks
        for Hank Blalock

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2010 63 16 3 0 1 7 8 .254 .319 1 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 15 .319 76% .349 0.668 No ranking because did not play 20+ games at any position 1B-1, 3B-2, OF-2, DH-14

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2009 462 108 21 4 25 66 62 .234 .275 2 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 108 .252 76% .459 0.734 2009 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 177 2009 (1B) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 33 2009 (DH) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 13

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2008 258 74 19 1 12 38 37 .287 .336 1 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 40 .301 84% .508 0.844 2008 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 87 2008 (1B) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 18 2008 (3B) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 16

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2007 208 61 16 3 10 33 32 .293 .358 4 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 38 .319 81% .543 0.901 2007 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 73 2007 (3B) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 10

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2006 591 157 26 3 16 89 76 .266 .325 1 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 98 .296 83% .401 0.726 2006 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 195 2006 (3B) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 34 2006 (DH) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 15

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2005 647 170 34 0 25 92 80 .263 .318 1 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 132 .296 79% .431 0.749 2005 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 175 2005 (3B) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 21

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2004 624 172 38 3 32 110 107 .276 .355 2 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 149 .316 76% .500 0.855 2004 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 75 2004 (3B) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 14