Message #3 by Rob Reed @ December 31, 2009, 03:10pm trade to cubbies makes him very attractive He moves from the bandbox to another hitter's park. This is a great news for his fantasy value. 20 HRs, 10 SBs, 85 RBI, 85 R, .300 AVG are all reasonable possibilities. I would say that this is a player on the verge of surge. NL-only no brainer... mixed league #4 or #5 OF, who should provide plenty of value.

Message #2 by Rob Reed @ December 8, 2009, 04:26pm Power uptick... I pegged him as a sleeper last year, and he didn't disappoint. The average was a bit low, but worse... the Rangers have pegged Julio Borbon as their CF and they have yet to re-sign Marlon. By all appearances, Marlon will be heading to a new club... and, for now, because he leaves the bandbox, he suddenly becomes less attractive as a sleeper. Still, if he can land with a team and get a starting gig, he could post similar numbers to his 2008, which would be solid and cheap #5 OF stats.

Message #1 by Rob Reed @ December 10, 2008, 12:25am BABIP went down, but avg stayed consistent He turns 32 next year. If he remains with the Rangers and gets some consistent playing time, I think he is a solid sleeper pick to help in the AVG and R categories as a cheap, fifth OF who can also get you some cheap SBs. He lost some 38 points on his BABIP from 2007 to 2008, and yet he only had a drop in AVG from .307 to .298. Looks like a consistent .300 hitter now who, with a little extra luck, could surprise us with a .315+ AVG. Looks like as he hit the 30 year old mark, he mastered plate discipline. He now looks like a solid 5th OF with limited pop for the position, but who will get you balanced stats for a lot of value.

x=year; y=% of available fantasy points per year x 1000

PLAYERtrack player stats & ranks
        for Marlon Byrd

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2013 532 155 35 5 24 88 75 .291 .330 2 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 144 .360 72% .511 0.841 2013 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 43 2013 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 13

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2012 143 30 2 0 1 9 10 .210 .236 0 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 31 .261 78% .245 0.481 2012 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 453 2012 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 182

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2011 446 123 22 2 9 35 51 .276 .314 3 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 78 .318 82% .395 0.709 2011 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 260 2011 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 126

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2010 580 170 39 2 12 66 84 .293 .329 5 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 98 .336 83% .429 0.758 2010 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 100 2010 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 52

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2009 547 155 43 2 20 89 66 .283 .323 8 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 98 .315 82% .479 0.802 2009 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 95 2009 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 47

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2008 403 120 28 4 10 53 70 .298 .370 7 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 62 .332 84% .462 0.832 2008 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 71 2008 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 39

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2007 414 127 17 8 10 70 60 .307 .352 5 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 88 .370 78% .459 0.811 2007 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 71 2007 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 35

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2006 197 44 8 1 5 18 28 .223 .317 3 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 47 .269 76% .350 0.667 2006 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 326 2006 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 143

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2005 229 61 15 2 2 26 20 .266 .323 5 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 50 .333 78% .376 0.699 2005 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 270 2005 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 118

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2004 346 79 13 2 5 33 48 .228 .274 2 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 68 .271 80% .321 0.595 2004 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 318 2004 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 149