Welcome back to the 2015 Last Word on Fantasy Baseball Guide. Over the next several months we will be releasing player profiles, projections, position rankings, and a number of other articles that will help you dominate your fantasy league this season. Whether you play rotisserie or head-to-head; whether you have a standard draft, a snake or an auction league, and whether its keeper league or a one-year deal; we have all the fantasy information you need.
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Fantasy Profile: Joe Mauer, 1B, Minnesota Twins
When the Twins signed Joe Mauer to a contract of $23 million per year for eight years, I think they expected more than he has produced. As a local boy made good, the pressure to sign Mauer before the evil Yankees grabbed him was immense. After an MVP year in 2009, with 28 HR, 96 RBI’s and a batting average of .365, a WAR of 7.8 (and all of that as a Catcher), Mauer received 27 of 28 first-place votes in the MVP selection process. Last year, Mauer had 4 HR, 55, RBI’s and an average of .277 (and that as a first baseman). During the 2014 season, Mauer’s statistics declined from 2013 as his batting average declined by 50 points, slugging percentage dropped by 105 points and on-base percentage declined by 43 points. While Mauer is a candidate for a rebound, the lack of power and a pedestrian Twins lineup should relegate Mauer to a late-round fantasy selection by a team who was able to find power at places other than 1B.
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PA | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2011 | MIN | 1B | 82 | 333 | 296 | 38 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 32 | 38 | 0.287 | 0.360 | 0.368 | 0.728 |
| 2012 | MIN | 1B | 147 | 640 | 545 | 81 | 10 | 85 | 8 | 90 | 88 | 0.319 | 0.416 | 0.446 | 0.862 |
| 2013 | MIN | 1B | 113 | 508 | 445 | 62 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 61 | 89 | 0.324 | 0.404 | 0.476 | 0.880 |
| 2014 | MIN | 1B | 120 | 518 | 455 | 60 | 4 | 55 | 3 | 60 | 96 | 0.277 | 0.361 | 0.371 | 0.732 |
| 2015 Projection | MIN | 1B | 530 | 461 | 65 | 8 | 63 | 4 | 66 | 93 | 0.304 | 0.391 | 0.427 | 0.818 |
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**All stats courtesy of Fangraphs
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SEPTEMBER 16: Joe Mauer #7 of the Minnesota Twins makes a play to get out J.D. Martinez #28 of the Detroit Tigers at first base during the game on September 16, 2014 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Tigers 4-3. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
