ALTERNATIVE: CDM Diamond Challenge Discussion, part 2

See part 1 of this discussion here.

Josh: Expensive outfielders is where the value is this year.  The juiciest bargains are actually at the high end, Braun being one of them. As Gene mentioned in yesterday's column, to own so many top outfielders means that something else must be sacrificed. In my case, that sacrifice is going to start out being Robinson Canó, who is fairly, but not awesomely, priced at 1510.  However, here is an argument for investing in Braun instead of Cano (BaseballHQ.com projections as of March 3, 2012):

Name      Salary    AB     R     H    HR   RBI   SB    AVG   BPV
=======   ======   ====   ===   ===   ==   ===   ==   ====   ===
Cano        1510    635   103   196   27   111    6   .308    95
Viciedo     ...

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