Potential Game Breaker Rookies

2006 saw a lot of rookies play difference makers for fantasy teams; Hanley Ramirez, Jonathon Papelbon, Chris Ray among others. Some where down right game changing, Francisco Liriano and Jered Weaver made huge impacts and had they played full seasons, a lot of fates would have been quite different. 2007 sees a lot of promise as well. There will be plenty of rookie names what will be flirting with hype this spring training, but my 3 favorites right off the bat have got to be (in no particular order): Alex Gordon 3B, KC; Daisuke Matsuzaka SP, BOS and Troy Tulowitzki SS, COL.

Alex Gordon
(06 Minor League Stats - .325 AVG, 29 HR, 101 RBI, 111 R, 22 SB in 130 Games)
Hit .339 vs lefties and .320 vs righties; .321 at home and .328 on the road; .331 with no outs, .333 with 1 out and .306 with 2 outs; .298 with no one on but got it up to .350 with men on base. Hit .300 in every month except June (.247) And I personally feel he's just going to get better. You never know with rookies, but if he doesn't hit .290 with 28 bombs, I'm going to be disappointed. You can probably grab Gordon late, because I think a lot of people are sleeping on him.

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Love what I am seeing so far. The way he handles himself, the way he cares about doing well. And personally I love the track record of the elite pitchers from Japan with some nasty stuff. The wild card, is how he will adjust to America and the spotlight. It's possible that he might try too hard and over pitch. I would prefer if he was pitching in Kansas City, but pitching in Boston has its benefits (a winning lineup behind him). Daisuke IS GOING to strike out one an inning if not more. Go get him.

Troy Tulowitzki
(06 Minor League Stats - .291 AVG, 13 HR, 61 RBI, 75 R, 6 SB in 104 Games)
I don't really think Troys a superstar hitter, but I'd most definitely give a starting Colorado rookie a shot. If he can make the transition to even just an above average hitter, he can make some noise. Think Clint Barmes 2005 before he got hurt. Just cash in before there are any expectations of him, think Clint Barmes 2006.