DIVISIONAL OUTLOOK: AL Central—Raburn's hot start
Feb 27 2013
Ryan Raburn's (2B/OF, CLE) three home runs in his first two spring training games won't hurt his chances of making the team as a super-utility player. His miserable year in 2012 (.171/.224/.277 with four HRs) was partially driven by a 23% h% and a hr/f% of 2%. From 2009-2011 he hit 49 HRs for Detroit while qualifying at 2B/OF, but also at 3B/1B/DH in some leagues. If his power returns, his positional versatility could be of value for a fantasy team. The question is where would he accumulate ABs with the Indians? DH is crowded with Nick Swisher (1B/OF, CLE), Mark Reynolds (1B, CLE), Carlos Santana (C/DH/1B, CLE), and Mike Aviles (SS, CLE) all competing for ABs. Raburn could get some starts at 2B, especially if Jason...
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