Overrated and Underrated Players

Overrated

• Derrek Lee- He is a good hitter, but why do people expect him to hit 40 HR again?? He has done it once and he probably won't do it again.
• Jermaine Dye- Amazing right? I actually have a White Sox player on here. He is much like Lee in only done it once. I still expect something like .300-35-110, but nothing like last season.
• Felix Hernandez- "King Felix" and his career ERA of 3.84. I think this guy is going to be really good like everyone else, but we shouldn't "crown" him so soon. This sport is too easy to "flame out" in.

Underrated

• Paul Konerko- This guy is really an amazing hitter and puts up solid power numbers year after year yet, just as consistent as he hits, gets left out of the Top 5 First Baseman Conversation.
• Jason Varitek- His value to his team is higher than any in baseball. In my opinion, he should win MVP year after year, easily. Here is an example: The Red Sox Sign Dice-K, Varitek goes out and learns Japanese(a very difficult language) just so he can comunicate.
• Tadihito Iguchi- Yup. Another White Sox. Suprise, Suprise. Guillen called Iguchi(in his rookie year) the MVP of the 2005 White Sox squad that won 99 games and a World Championship. Iguchi might never put up the monster numbers like those other guys, but he does the little things like bunting, taking pitches and defense that make a winner.

White Sox

I can't see how people keep placing the Chicago White Sox anywhere below 2nd in the AL Central. Really, its crazy not to have them first. They have undoubtably the Best 3-4-5-6 combination in the game along with 2 great, speedy runners leading off, then followed by AJ Pierzynski, a great hitting catcher, Juan Uribe, who packs some punch and a fine Second Baseman in Tadihito Iguchi. No, their starting pitching wasn't phenomonal last year, but wasn't horrible either. Buehrle had his worst year ever last year, but there is no reason to think he can't or wont jump back. Vazquez has shown signs of brilliance along with Ace Jose Contreras, if they could just settle down. And Jon Garland is a late-bloomer on the rise. Really, the only weakness from last year was the Bullpen, and GM Ken Williams answered that call in the offseason with Power Arms such as David Aardsma and Andrew Sisco. I think now, the 'pen could be a strength rather than weakness. That being said, I think the Sox have the Best team in Baseball right now. With no real weakness, as long as pitching can hold up, I see no reason why we won't see a repeat of 2005.