Karen: Matt LaPorta has been on Dr. Roto's radar screen ever since he was a hitting machine down at the University of Florida. His getting traded to the Indians from the Brewers was supposed to give him the opportunity to get the AB's that he needs to become a star. But the Indians delayed those plans by their recent signing of Russell Branyan. For right now, LaPorta needs to get healthy and work on his defense and most importantly...WAIT for his opportunity. It will come soon and when it does he will pay off big time. So for now, Dr. Roto is going to pencil LaPorta in for 400 AB With 400 AB, he should hit: .270-20-58-52-1. If he can ever see 600 AB add another 10HR and 20 RBI to that projection.

Question #2: Where does Everth Cabrera stand in the food chain of short stops this year? - Maurice, University of California

Maurice: Dr. Roto would put E. Cabrera higher up than most in the SS food chain. Cabrera possesses tremendous speed and has a real chance to steal 50 bases this year while scoring 90 runs. The big flaw is in his power game--as he has no power to speak of. Be careful with Cabrera--if your team has enough power to support him then he is worth picking up as your SS; if you lack power already, he is not going to help you, and in fact, may hurt you.

Question #3: I've been following you for a while and I don't recall you mentioning anything about Matt Wieters. Maybe it's because no one has asked about hm. Someone has offered Jorge Posada for him (about the same $). Should I keep Wieters? - Evan, Brigham Young University