Fernando Vina

Vina was the biggest disappointment of Detroit's many offseason acquisitions last year. He hit just .229 in 29 games before missing the rest of the season with a hamstring and left knee injury. He chose to rehab his knee injury over surgery, and a setback this winter means he'll now miss spring training and possibly the entire season.

If he's healthy--a significant "if"--he'll play, given the Tigers' commitment to him. Because of that, Vina has to be taken seriously in AL-only leagues. If nothing else, he'll have the green light; Alan Trammell runs his guys like they're the labor in a Chinese sweatshop.

Vina went from a valuable .303/.357/.418 second baseman in 2001 to a nearly worthless .270/.333/.338 player last season. His walks actually went up from 32 to 44, and his very low strikeout total remained nearly the same -- 36 in 622 at-bats, but having an across-the-board dive in production in a year where your plate discipline improves can't be a good sign. Vina's 17 steals gave fantasy owners something to smile about, but he almost unbelievably scored just 75 runs in 621 leadoff at-bats. At age 34, we don't see a lot of room for improvement in his core stats, and if anything, we expect him to run less.