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Subject: RIBC AAA Yahoo Draft Rationales R1-12
Posted by: Khahan
- [373143013] Tue, Mar 06, 2012, 10:55
We will be doing our draft rationales here and I do believe they are required at the AAA level. Please try to just post them as you make your pick. This keeps it very easy.
However, I will have a draft rationale placeholder thread posted to help.
Please use the following format:
round.pick player name Position Name
1.01 Rob Deer OF Mil
With his .220 career BA and record setting low BA of .179 in 440 AB in 1991 I wonder why we still call it the 'mendoza line.' but he justifies the #1 pick.
Please keep picks in order and set placeholders. For example if JeffG doesn't post his 1.01 rationale before coldwater, then coldwater should make a post for jeffg 1.01 and leave it blank, then make a post for his 1.02 rationale.
Please leave this thread for rationales only and any discussions should be held in our
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| 1 | JeffG
ID: 307392321
Tue, Mar 06, 2012, 23:23
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Pick 1. Choosing 7th, with 3-6 and 8-9 gone the choice to me was either 7 or 1 or something after 9. In past RIBC years I was in the 7 or so position and used that selection to pick a top tier player in a thin position (2010 catcher who won prior year mvp and batting title, 2011 Cano) but this year I think Tulo and Cano will not make it to 7 (Cano actually did), and the rest of the top round 1 selections were going to be OF or CI players. So may as well pick #1 and get the best from that group, at the cost of being on the turn in a large league where there will be 30 players taken between my pair of picks
1.01 Miguel Cabrera 1B/3B Det
Miggy is easily the top player in this format, although Pujols is very close behind. He's been among the top 5 in SLG and OBP and top 10 in RBI and R over the last few years. His consistency plus a lineup that gets better with the Fielder signing, means he is the most safe bet to be up there again. Earning 3B eligibility a week into the season gives me the added bonus of a little extra line up flexibility.
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| 2 | Khahan
ID: 373143013
Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 12:39
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We're almost thru round 3 and nobody else but JeffG is doing rationales so I suspect it won't be worth it to do placeholders.
Draft slot selection:
I came up late in the selection but had plenty of ok spots left. I didn't want to miss out entirely on that first tier of players (about 14 or so) but I also didn't want to be too far from a turn. So I looked ahead, figured out who my first 2 picks could reasonably be and took spot 14 to be closer to a turn.
1.14 Carlos Gonzalez OF Col
Yes, he's falling to me. Just one more to go and Prince Fielder is .....crap. Really? He's projected out to the be #14. Out of the first 14 ranked players on espn there was only 2 I didn't really want and CarGo falls to me. Good stats but there are SO many OF. I really wanted a good, hard hitting CI to start off and lay the foundation for my OPS stats. CarGo ws best available. Thats ok, I have 3 guys targeted for my next pick.
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| 3 | Khahan
ID: 373143013
Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 13:39
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2.03 Mark Teixeira 1st NYY
Ok, so I just missed my first round pick, but Kinsler or Han-Ram or Pedroia will drop back to me so I can have my 5-cat middle infielder to back up my first r...crap. Really? Screw you guys. Seriously? I can't say Im unhappy with Teix here. Aside from his BA he puts up great #'s and BA doesn't count for squat here. I get my power hitting CI this way at least. Well, there's always getting back on track in R3. I'm just off. Completely off and very uncomfortable with the draft progress so far.
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| 4 | loki
ID: 3161313
Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 17:02
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Yes rationales are not required, but I enjoy reading them so here is my contribution for at least the 1st 5-10 rounds if not longer:
Draft pick-Whenever the 1st draft pick has fallen to me I have always taken, if not pounced on it. However after much consideration I went with #9 to get a better player in round 2. I thought that Robinson Cano would be chosen no later than 5th, and I was debating between 8 and 9. Cano went in round 8. Had I thought he would still be available, I would have taken #8.
1.09-Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, BOS-Off of last years numbers Ellsbury was a great value at the 9th position. My 2 potential problems are that drafting based on the previous years numbers is frequently a mistake and Bobby Valentine. I watched Valentine as the Mets’ manager, and he can make some very strange decisions with his players.
2.08-Justin Verlander, P, DET-I had some issues which would not allow me to actively make a pick after the 1st round for an indefinite amount of time. Therefore without any research I made a general queue of 47 players taken from MDC’s ADP with a few minor tweaks. Verlander came up. I had Kershaw ahead of Verlander (one of my tweaks), but he was taken at 2.06.
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| 5 | JeffG
ID: 307392321
Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 18:27
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2.16 Felix Hernandez SP Sea
All of my hitting targets were gone so grabbing a top pitcher made more sense. King Felix has been a consistent lights-out pitcher over the last three years with a Cy Young under his belt. Over those three years he struck out 200 each season and had two seasons with ERAs in the 2's and a comparable WHIP. At 25 years old there is no reason to think that this consistency will end. Playing on a non contending team in a tough AL West where the two principal teams improved greatly could impact his win total, but he is still likely to hit double digits.
3.01 Jered Weaver SP
Was also considering Konerko here but really looked at Weaver when deciding on my 2.16 pick and saw him as a real coin-toss with my Felix pick. Decided to put hitting aside to grab a second starter to hopefully give my team a real possibility to finish high in the P categories. Jered is another pitcher who should kick butt in the ratios and finishes among the K leaders. On a solid team could hit the teens in wins.
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| 6 | loki
ID: 3161313
Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 21:29
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3.09-Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SFO-Same as 2.08.
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| 7 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Thu, Mar 08, 2012, 02:35
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Draft Spot:
1st overall selection and I went with third. Mostly wanted Bautista and might have been safe picking 5th or 6th, considering the fallback options, but 3rd spot seemed like a lock to land the player I like most. (Top 2 pretty consensus)
Picking sixth and getting one of Pujols, Cabrera, Bautista, Tulowitzki, Votto, Kemp was tempting, but I like Bautista enough that I almost considered playing it super safe and choosing first pick. Tulo and Pujols were the 2 that I would have felt most comfortable with as fallbacks. All signs pointed to picking third...
1.03 Jose Bautista, OF, TOR
Not drafting Bautista haunted me for most of last year. Traded for him but it was too late and too costly. Getting to choose draft position feels like redemption!
Some people still might not see Bautista as "for real" but I don't think anyone doubts the numbers he is putting up are very real.
Pitchers and opposing managers still can't adjust. Bautista will wait all series for a mistake. Usually there are a couple mistakes during a series. He doesn't miss when they come. Hard to adjust for that.
The extreme patience leads to all sorts of walks and he has some baserunning skills as well. Perfect skill set for this league.
Supporting cast is the best it's been since Bautista arrived in Toronto. MVP or bust this year.
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| 8 | Khahan
ID: 373143013
Thu, Mar 08, 2012, 09:07
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3.14 Alex Rodriguez 3rd NYY
I had been planning on Matt Holliday in the 3rd but he went late second. After looking over the board most of the players I wanted were OF and I already had an OF (which is why I didn't want CarGo in r1). None of the hitters looked appealing at the time. It was too early for a pitcher, but Grienke was available so I qued him up. Fine I'll take a pi....STOP. Just stop with picking my guy. Just don't do it anymore. Seriously this is getting annoying.
Then I hit a dilemma. I have a choice between A-rod, Berkman, Lawrie, Konerko, Utley. They all had questions marks. Mostly age, in Lawries case too young/unproven. I think A-rod is due to bounce back for a berkman-type resurrgence so I filled out the corner rather than doubling up OF. I hope this doesn't bite me in the ..you know I blame sR for taking my guys so efficiently.
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| 9 | Khahan
ID: 373143013
Thu, Mar 08, 2012, 10:23
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4.03 Chase Utley 2nd Phi
If you told me even 2 years ago that I would have Chase Utley, A-rod and Teixeira drafted by round 4 I'd wonder about the quality of the managers Im drafting with. This year I think the managers I'm drafting with need to worry about me.
Utley, like arod, has question marks around age and injuries. But when he performs, he performs. He's in a really good line up. Should help support my obp and contribute to slg as well as runs and maybe even double digit SB (not looking for more than 12-15 out of him). Get him in an open slot that is getting a little thin. First slot I got a position/player I was targetting.
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| 10 | MBT
ID: 101522712
Thu, Mar 08, 2012, 16:43
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Draft Spot:
Quite frankly I hate picking at either end of the draft in a league this big. Last year I took the 16 slot and felt like I was playing catch-up during the entire draft. Being in the middle area (6-10) keeps me out of the runs and allows me to guide my draft in a way that makes me more comfortable with the end result.
1.08 Robinson Cano, 2B, NYY
I've never owned Cano in any league so why not? MI is always thin and grabbing a MI with some power makes sense in this league. I'm not a Yankee fan, but I'm willing to put up with them when it works in my favor.
2.09 Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX
Another guy I've never owned (I see a pattern emerging here). If he can stay healthy then he should be good for close to 100 runs and 100 RBIs with the Rangers.
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| 11 | JeffG
Dude
ID: 01584348
Thu, Mar 08, 2012, 17:10
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4.16 Lance Berkman 1B OF StL
Here is a guy who is just 2 years away from being thrown on the fantasy (and major league) scrap heap back to a relevant fantasy force. Lance is a very good on-base guy and should provide decent run production. Now that Pujols is gone, the Cards will need him to anchor that lineup to defend their championship (did they really win it all last year?)
5.01 Michael Bourn OF Atl
Is it too soon to grab what some have defined as a mostly one dimensional fantasy player? I usually draft offense for power and production early and then scrape the free agent pool in-season for a couple of guys who can provide cheap steals who kill all my other numbers. But with everyone passing on Bourn, still on the board, I figured instead of having two lower level players good for 25 steals who do nothing else, may as well grab someone who should get 45+ steals and hopefully score a bunch of runs at the top of the Brave order and allow me to look at offensive players later on who do not necessarily have to be steals guys.
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| 12 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Thu, Mar 08, 2012, 23:26
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4.08-Mike Napoli-C, TEX-I was able to resume actively drafting, and there were still 13 players left in my queue. I was deciding between Napoli and 3 OFs, but liked the idea of a catcher who would actually contribute positively to my team.
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| 13 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Fri, Mar 09, 2012, 04:01
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2.14 Tim Lincecum, SP, SF
3.03 Cole Hamels, SP, PHI
Simply ranked enough guys to make it to pick 35 if I didn't make it home in time. Might have shifted out of Hamels and into Lawrie for the third rounder if I had been around for these. Two starting pitchers so early seems crazy but I've started off with three before, so this might be perfect for my tastes.
Lincecum and Hamels are both excellent and will let me forget about pitching until the closers start to get drafted. I hope to fill enough offense to enjoy the benefits of having two aces. (11 of 19 picks were starting pitchers in this stretch!)
My pick fell right in the middle of this top tier starting pitching run, with four gone before I picked one (would have went with all 4 of those guys over Lincecum, in that draft order too), 2 more going before I picked another one, and 3 more going shortly after that. Plus a few other very good ones just missing our top 11 run. Out of the seven in this eleven that I had a chance on, I like that I got the 2 NL guys.
Santana, Lawrie, Andrus and Hamilton were some bats in this range that saw consideration.
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| 14 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Fri, Mar 09, 2012, 04:24
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4.14 Desmond Jennings, OF, TB
5.03 Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE
Every pitcher being drafted is still great. Already 24 starters gone before my sixth rounder comes up. And 4 closers now too. But I couldn't even consider any of the 20 total pitchers drafted between my 3rd and 6th round picks. It's all about the bats for now. Speedy bats preferably.
Roughly 2 months and 20 steals for Jennings. Batting leadoff for the Rays. Sign me up. I always miss out on the speed runs and end up scraping for free agent duds with speed. Jennings looks like he might be able to bring all the tools. Bound to see some rough spells, but should be better than the usual free agent speedsters.
Cabrera is almost a five tool player! But he is almost a zero tool player too. Great at nothing, good at everything. Not a bad start for shortstop. Bright talent at a death hole position. Second base might be slimmer this year though, maybe Cuddyer or Kendrick would have been better for me in retrospect.
Every bat that went before Jennings would have been considered. Victorino might have been a smarter speed pick, but Jennings seems to have a much higher speed ceiling. Youth so early is a big risk though. Hoping it pays off.
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| 15 | Khahan
ID: 373143013
Fri, Mar 09, 2012, 09:05
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5.14 Jimmy Rollins, SS Phi
Ok, time to get my draft back on track and start filling in some of the holes. I wanted a middle infielder and I wanted some speed. While Rollins is getting up there in age, he fits both of these bills and honestly has the potential to put up numbers better than a late r5 selection (at least in a 16 team draft that uses ss, 2nd, and mi). 30sb, shouldn't be a big drag on obp and should contribute from the SS hole to slg. But keeping in the the developing theme of my team, some concerns about his age. I had rollins targetted and shortly after cuddyer was picked I told my wife, "rollins will go before he gets to me." Well right after that I re-evaluated and decided I wanted a pitcher and Lester looked good. 5 mins later lester is off the board so I'm back to my original pick. Not too concerned about it.
6.03 Chris Carpenter, SP StL
Time for a SP. There are a lot of them gone, but a lot left. The big first tier went quickly but this tier of pitchers is sooo deep. I have no problem with the Carp being my first pitcher. ERA between 3.00 and 3.30, whip below 1.20. 170+K's should all be expected if healthy. Starting to feel more comfortable about the way my team looks (aside from the age thing).
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| 16 | JeffG
Dude
ID: 01584348
Fri, Mar 09, 2012, 13:47
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6.16 Billy Butler 1B KC.
Also considered Beltran here (who made it back to me 31 picks later in 8.16) and Corey Hart (his current injury scared me off) and a few middle infielders (yech, I'll wait another round or two) but decided to keep pouring on my roster with power guys instead to help even out the lower ratios that my ealier Bourn (steals) pick will provide. Butler has a nice combination of on base (asking for .360 is reasonable) and RBI potential (shooting for high 90s and above) who also has a little slugging pop. I really like how my team is coming together through 6 rounds
7.01 John Axford RP Mil
Grabbing the last closer remaing from my 5 player tier 1/2 closers list. Even though the closer run craze is going to be less than it was in prior seasons, I just don't know what is going to be left for me if I wait another round. Since in-season I seem to be slower on the trigger off the free agent pool compared to other managers when news about teams changing bullpen roles comes accross, so I need to have at least one with relatively good job security who (even though Ax has a former stud closer setting him up in Milwaukee) and is a semi-lock for 35-45 saves. Ax is also tops among closers projections this season in K9 and the rations.
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| 17 | Khahan
ID: 54138190
Fri, Mar 09, 2012, 18:06
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7.14 Josh Johnson SP Mia
I hope JJ isn't M.I.A. ths year. I guess at this point I can say that for a lot of my players. I'm turning into the all-2009 team here. Coming off an injury last year he had a few short innings in mlb but they were impressive. Little reason to think he won't be considered Miami's ace this year as well and little reason to think he won't deliver his ace-like numbers. 3.25 era whip around 1.15 to 1.20 and k's in the 180 range. Good offense for run support. If he can put up those numbers 15-17 wins is within reason. Nice compliment to Carpenter.
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| 18 | Khahan
ID: 54138190
Fri, Mar 09, 2012, 19:24
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8.03 Andrew Bailey RP Bos
Time to start rounding out categories. No real closer run yet, but people have been pecking away at them. Round 8 in a 16 person draft, this is the 115th pick overall. I think a solid closer will outperform that pick. Bailey is on a very good Red Sox team and is an allstar closer. 35+ Saves with good ratios. This was a turning point pick. I had a whole slew of guys que'd up. I knew there was no way they'd all come back to me, but time to start looking at specific stats. I can't get everybody I want, but surely of the 9 guys I'm eyeballing, 1 will come back around to me in round 9.
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| 19 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Fri, Mar 09, 2012, 22:31
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5.09-Mike Cuddyer, 2B, COL-Yahoo has Cuddyer eligible at 2B as well as 1B and OF. Picking him in the 5th round is too early for the latter 2 positions, but I think a bargain for 2B. However he was not my 1st choice; 7 players that I had ranked ahead of him were taken earlier in the 5th round.
6.08-David Ortiz, DH, BOS-The only question mark is his age. At 36 he could lose it all of a sudden, but he has not shown any signs of deterioration. His ADP is high because of his age and lack of position, but I think he is a value pick at 6.08 and should help in every offensive category except SBs.
7.09-Cameron Maybin, OF,SDG-With this pick I wanted to pick a player with speed who could help in other offensive categories. Maybin met these requirements.
8.08-Josh Beckett, SP, BOS-I had not taken a pitcher since round 2, and while there were still a lot of tier 2 pitchers remaining, the ranks were thinning. Beckett had a great year last season despite the beer, and I liked him narrowly over a number of others.
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| 20 | dpr
ID: 34136118
Fri, Mar 09, 2012, 23:01
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Adrian Gonzalez 1.11 - Was expecting to get either Upton or Ellsbury here but wit both of them gone was able to get Gonzalez which I was happy about. Elite first baseman are more rare this year with a sizable gap after the top 6.
Clayton Kershaw 2.06- My number one pitcher at a good value. Always good to start a run too.
Hunter Pence 3.11 - Nothing very exciting about this pick but he should provide contributions in all categories.
Jay Bruce 4.06- At this point I am starting to realize that I am not doing a good job getting players at the scarce positions. Still this pick offers upside and good value.
CJ Wilson 5.11 - Looked at MI positions here but they all provided way less value then Wilson did so I forgo that plan another round.
6.06 - Tommy Hanson- Pitchers coming off injury always present risk but he has top tier talent. This sets me up to have a great pitching staff most likely.
7.11 - Mauer was second in my queue behind Hanson last round so getting him here was a nice surprise. It gives me help at some of the thin positions which i needed. This pick is full of upside and risk
8.06 Drew Stubbs - At this point I am coming t the realization the MI are going way to early for my liking and just picking the players for there value. Stubbs also offers steals which I need.
9.11 Ubaldo Jimenez - I was hoping that Kelly Johnson would be here to start my MI group but he went well before my turn. Instead I took a pitcher who I am high on to rebound. My pitching at this point should be great.
10.06 - Adam Lind - This covers my CI spot with a solid contributor. I am still lacking at 3b....and SS....and 2b....This is getting interesting, but I am happy with the quality of players that I have, just not the quality left to fill the holes.
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| 21 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 04:42
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7.15 Alex Avila, C, Det
8.02 Mat Latos, SP, Cin
Unfortunately, the following is only a summary of thoughts as it came to these selections… I entered this turn knowing I have left to fill a 1B, CI, SS, 2 OF, C, UTIL, RP, as well as more SP (I’ve taken 1 so far). Initially I look over all the hitters and see that Beltran stands out with his 2011 .910 OPS. But he is injury prone playing in 142 games last year, 64 in 2010 and 81 in 2009, plus I already have 2 OF on my roster. Injuries are tough to deal with in this deep league with a short bench. I see my options at 1B. Swisher emerges with an .822 OPS last year and .826 OPS career. That’s good, but is that all that much better than other similar options such as the 2011 .807 OPS (and likely improving) of Paul Goldschmidt, or the .820 (.830 career) of Carlos Pena? Several more close enough options are available so I decide to pass on this position. I look over to SS and view my potential there. Again, no one stands out. I’m looking okay on speed so far with my earlier selections of Pedroia, Granderson, Lawrie and Choo so I focus on just the best hitter. I do consider Jhonny Peralta (who I landed at 9.15) and his .834 2011 OPS and .758 career but again I would be satisfied with several other options here so I decide to pass on this position for now. When I look at C I see someone who sticks out. Alex Avila had a .895 OPS last year and the 2nd best 2011 among catchers (after Napoli). Better than VMart, Carlos Santana, Posey, McCann and Mauer. Plus, after Avila there are only a couple guys close to him remaining (including Montero and Wieters - both chosen before my 9th round pick) that after him would produce a significant dropoff so I decide to choose Avila with my 7.15 pick.
To choose my 8th round selection, I see that only 5 closers have been taken to this point which immediately eliminates me from this category. I look onto the situation in SP. It appears that SP is fairly deep this year but I do notice the end of a tier remaining as I decide on this pick. As this turn was approaching I was looking specifically at Latos, Josh Johnson and Matt Moore. Johnson has been awesome, but has a fairly significant injury history. Even though he has looked good so far this Spring, all it takes is one more sore shoulder after a start this year to ruin his value and with other very talented Ps available, I probably would have still gone with Latos even if Johnson hadn’t been taken with the pick right before me. Matt Moore has killed it his whole minor league career but he has his ? marks. There’s a possibility, no matter how small, that he may not even begin 2012 in the rotation. He’s also been battling an abdominal strain so far. I’m additionally not convinced of his WHIP as he put up a non ace-like 1.29 last year (albeit in just over 9 innings). But he may still have growing pains this year where he learns to locate the ball and will have to face the Yankees and Red Sox several times. That leads me to what I feel is the safest bet in Latos. Even after a rough start to 2011, he still finished with a 3.47 ERA 1.18 WHIP and 185 Ks. The Reds paid a hefty price in their trade to get him from the Padres so they obviously believe in him. Great American may be a tougher place to pitch in than PETCO but that will offset with the increased Ws he’ll get pitching for a better offense.
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| 22 | gurudan
ID: 141342419
Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 10:56
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with pick 7, i had hoped to land matt kemp, but after having him picked 6th, i took ryan braun. my research began after mig, albert, and joey bats were taken. of the 5 batting categories, kemp was top 5 in all five, while braun and fielder placed in three. i chose braun because of sb's.in rd.2, roy halladay was a panic pick since 2 of my 4 top pitchers were already gone.i've played in the past without a stopper, and it always led to doom. in rd 3 another top pitcher gave me confidence that i would have solid pitching no matter how the draft progressed. rd 4 was an auto pick that happened to have gordan on top. CI's became top priority now, so aramis seemed a top choice. next posey will hopefully get more than avg. AB's catching, which i make my top catching attribute. he needs to stay healthy. in rd. 7, tho still needing to fill CI position, i chose e aybar, as it appeared the SS pool was getting thin. then i loaded my q with CI and got 2 back to back while away. lucas duda is eligible at OF so that's good. now 2nd base became important,and kipnis was on top of my list, but lost a few picks ahead. dan murphy was my rd. 10, so now my starting lineup is almost intact
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| 23 | JeffG
ID: 307392321
Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 15:53
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8.16 Carlos Beltran OF StL
Came close to grabbing Beltran two rounds ago so maybe you guys know something I don't, or maybe I had him way overvalued, or maybe everyone is just expecting a few DL stints. Either way, glad to add another 4-tool fantasy producer to the lineup in terms of our format, and hope he can stay healthy for most of the season and that he still has another productive 500 AB season in him.
9.01 JJ Hardy SS Bal
No MI yet and I now have to try hard to not neglect filling the SS/2B positions, even though there are more productive players still around for other positions. Was looking at three players Peralta, Hardy and Alexei Ramirez and went with JJ based solely on him appearing higher in various published rankings
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| 24 | Khahan
ID: 54138190
Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 19:07
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9.14 Matt Joyce OF Tam
Matt Joyce should be on the positive side of an .800 ops. Maybe not by much but at pick #142 I don't really expect much above .800. I would have really loved to have had beltran come back to me here and he was my primary target. But at this point I had about 8 guys I was looking at, not really expecting any 1 in particular to come around. Happy with joyce. Nice % stats and double digit steals. Decent lineup around him to help w/ rbi production. Expect him to be in the 85-120 range for overall ranking so I think I'm getting pretty good value, too.
10.03 Max Scherzer, SP Det
Espn projects Scherzer out to 3.85 1.26 195k's and 13 Ws. This late in the game getting a sub 4.00 era w/ nearly 200k projected value leaves me a happy drafter. 3 SP for me now. All in the sub 4 era 175-200k range and all capable of 13-18W's. Not going to complain about my pitching at all. I see a few people who will definitely be above me. I see some people w/ only 1 sp at this point some with 2.
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| 25 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 21:36
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9.09-Emilio Bonifacio, SS, MIA-This was a mistake. I had meant to pick Edwin Encarnacion, but entered Bonifacio in error. It will be interesting to see how both of them do this season.
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| 26 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Mar 11, 2012, 09:48
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10.08-Raphael Betancourt, RP, COL-I generally do not pick a closer until near the end of the draft and then find myself scrambling for saves and trying to figure out who will be replacing whom. This season I decided to pick a closer while the good ones still remained. His ADP may be higher than the closers already chosen, but I like Betancourt better. I just need him to have an entire season like the 2nd half of 2011.
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| 27 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Mar 11, 2012, 20:00
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11.09-Gio Gonzalez, SP, WAS-The decision was between another closer, SP or a position player. The remaining pitchers were of better value than the hitters, I had taken a closer at 10.08, so I went with a SP. In retrospect I should have taken a quality closer as the run began after this, but I think I did well with Gonzalez. He had a breakout year in 2010 and improved in 2011. The move to the NL could move him up to a higher tier
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| 28 | JeffG
ID: 307392321
Sun, Mar 11, 2012, 22:16
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10.16 Brandon Beachy SP Atl
Was definitely thinking I needed a third SP on this turn and had 2 of my 4 pitcher queue Pineada and Luebke nabbed before my turn came up (Marcum would have been the pick here if he was not battling injury issues). I'm always wary of the picking guys off of real good rookie seasons in these drafts since they are usually overvalued, but Beachy's K rate of more than 1 an inning is hard to resist. I'll be happy with the high Ks and expect a little fall back from last season and hoping for 10 wins and an ERA around 3.50 and WHIP in the low 1.2's even though I've seen optimistic forecasts that say he'll do much better (all using that dreaded word 'upside').
11.01 Jason Motte RP StL
Was tempted to fill in more offense or getting the catcher out of the way, but decided to take a second closer (good thing because we had a run with 10 selected this round) I did not want to wait because I'm always wary of closers who may have a short leash so felt the need to grab my 2nd one now. I liked Madson but I am making an effort in the early rounds to stay off of players who may be fighting injury issues. Instead went safe (I hope) with Motte (over Soria) hoping that his great September and post season success will at least carry over to give him a few extra chips towards job security this season, also into the decision was his low ERA and WHIP he has had in his past seasons in the set up role and a pretty good strike out rate.
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| 29 | Khahan
ID: 54138190
Sun, Mar 11, 2012, 23:18
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11.14 Coco Crisp OF Oak
OPS should be in the .750 range. I think his sub .700 ops was an aberration last year, more based on some bad luck. And if Billy Beane is willing to resign him as a starting OF, I must not be alone. Gotta trust a real gm in this department. Add to that the fact that he tied for aL lead in stolen bases last year and has the potential for 40+ again this year and I'm pleasantly surprised he's here. At t his point I'm trying to decide if I should A) shore up saves, b) beef up SP c) fill in a hitter and d) which position
I feel like I have no right answers and any choice I make will cost me another player or two.
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| 30 | Khahan
ID: 54138190
Mon, Mar 12, 2012, 00:33
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12.03 Neil Walker, 2nd Pit
Fill in for the middle infield position. Utley at 2nd, rollins at SS, walker at MI. Its the all Pa team! This late any MI who can not hurt my % stats is valuable. Not much more to it than that. Slim pickings. The past few rounds I've watched better MI's go that I wanted and just went different directions.
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| 31 | JeffG
Dude
ID: 01584348
Mon, Mar 12, 2012, 15:03
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12.16 Shaun Markum SP Mil
He's fallen far enough. Marcum would not be the 44th SP taken or 192nd overall pick if it was not for a shoulder injury that will put him a few weeks behind this spring. He would have been probably drafted 3 rounds ago or maybe 5-10 SP earlier (maybe not). As of 3/11 he is still targeted to be on the opening day roster, but even if Milwaukee plays it safe and waits until mid-April, I like this as a 12th round pick. If it is longer, oh well. A solid NL pitcher with a mid-3 ERA and a WHIP around 1.2 he's the best SP on the board and will do real well as an SP4 for me.
13.01 Angel Pagan OF SF
A possible 30+ steal guy who is most likely the Giant leadoff hitter to start the season. Could be trouble with the OBP and SLG but looking for a little help in team R and SB.
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| 32 | Khahan
ID: 54138190
Mon, Mar 12, 2012, 22:07
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13.14 Javy Guerra RP, LaD
Last year I severely mis-judged my leagues closer run (which never actually occurred) and ended up with a plethora of closers ( Jefe, do you know what a plethora is? ). This year I decided to wait a bit after grabbing my first one. Came down here and looking at the turn, thought there was a good chance 1 of the 4 I wanted would make it back to me. But I was hoping to get 3 closers. So I grabbed Javy Guerra who seemed as likely as any of the 4 left in my que. The next 2 picks...2 out of the 3 remaining closers. The last one (balfour) went a little more than a round later. Well, 2 closers can do wonders in this league along with working the waiver wire.
14.03 Ervin Santana SP, Ana
What is he still doing on the board? With pick #211 I get a guy who should finish with an ERA around 3.50 to 3.80 a whip that won't help but won't kill me, 175k or so and with a potent offense around him 15W's. Not to mention the fact that he's got little pressure with heavyweights like Haren and Weaver ahead of him.
Here's a few lines from last year:
3.47 1.26 15W 182k
3.49 1.20 16W 169K
3.38 1.22 11W 178K
The first line is John Lester who went in round 5 at pick #74.
Line 2 is Daniel Hudson who went in round 7 at pick #: 102.
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| 33 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Tue, Mar 13, 2012, 03:53
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6.14 Jason Heyward, OF, ATL
7.03 Corey Hart, OF, MIL
Had to shift the focus back to big bats for this round of picks. Heyward was the name I was hoping to land, as he seems ready to bust out. Glad to get him, but my queue was pillaged in the meantime. Kendrick, Posey, ARamirez, Morse, Cuddyer, Upton, Rollins, Choo, Butler (random order) highlight some that I had hoped to slip. Closer run is starting to kick off. A lot of tempting starters starting to stand out. Still had to be offense for me though.
Even with the injury, Hart has the least question marks vs upside to me. Shouldn't miss much time, if any, and tends to fill the stat sheet when he is healthy. Mauer, Avila, Wieters, JWeeks, Ackley, DGordon all saw consideration. Hart or Mauer are my faves of the bunch to fill 4 of the categories, with Hart getting a slight edge in my mind for his speed and health questions. Might have shifted to Mauer if I was around for the pick though. Mauer's health questions are hardly worse than Hart's at this point, and Mauer does have the higher ceiling. Hart's better season last season ranked him higher in my queue, which put him on my roster. Hoping for a semi-quick and fully healthy recovery. Five tool potential awaits.
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| 34 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Tue, Mar 13, 2012, 04:06
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8.14 Carlos Pena, 1B, TB
9.03 Yunel Escobar, MI, TOR
Still not loving my offense. Gotta find a C, 1B, 2B most of all. All positions are getting very thin. Had to dig deep for Pena. He tends to rank low, but is good in this format. Hopefully very good batting cleanup in Tampa.
For the second pick I could join the closer run, start to look at starters again, dig really deep for a second baseman, go for Miguel Montero, maybe fill my OF, get a CI, MI, any direction seems to work at this point. Too many closers to pick from still, and not ready for another starter yet. Second base and CI are too thin now. Escobar, Peralta, both Montero's, Joyce, Cespedes stand out to me still. Missing out on Lawrie makes me really want Escobar instead of Peralta or a catcher. I'm really big on the top of the Jays order this year.
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| 35 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Tue, Mar 13, 2012, 04:15
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10.14 Huston Street, RP, SD
11.03 Gordon Beckham, 2B, CWS
Gotta get in the closer run this time around. Putz, Walden, Santos were the other names in my queue here. I was primed to go 2 closers in a row with my picks, as the run still wasn't totally on yet. But I checked in on time for my 10th rounder. Bumped Street ahead of Santos for the autopick, as I am hesitant to bank too heavily on the Jays, and closers in Petco tend to do better than Blue Jays closers.
For the second pick I had to throw a couple bats into the queue. Every position is officially thin now. JMontero, Soto, Beckham, Raburn all made the list due to my needs at C and 2B. The early reports on Beckham and Raburn sound great, and Beckham seems to have the better bet of an open job. Beckham moved ahead of the other closers in my queue, hoping at least one would make it back. None did of course. After Street went, 14 more closers went. I think I should have left Beckham behind the 5 or 6 closers I was initially considering.
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| 36 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Tue, Mar 13, 2012, 04:21
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12.14 Jesus Montero, C(Util), SEA
Catcher is the only hole left on offense, and I am comfortable leaving that to fill CI, OF, or pitching. The closer remains are ugly. Gio, Romero, Beachy would have been nice number 3 pitchers. I really like Brandon Morrow. Crisp and Bourjos were 2 good speed options taken away. Morales went. Morneau and Howard were considered. Montero could be elite, the deck is stacked against bats in Safeco, so he slipped past a few times, but he kept rising up my queue. Still not sure why I don't go for Morrow, or a third starter in general.
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| 37 | Matt G
ID: 511202821
Tue, Mar 13, 2012, 11:55
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Here are my rationales for picks 1-12 including my overall draft strategy.
I've played RIBC for probably 5-6 years now? I play in AA and I do well, usually start at the top of the league for the first half of the season and then fade as the season goes. I make it to AAA where the same thing happens, however I end up getting bumped to AA.
To avoid this I am looking for players who finished strong last year or guys who had a full season of success. I also looked back at past leagues and the stat lines that it took to win the leagues. I created a formula for what stats I should have in order to place in the top 3 at each stat category based on past performance of the players I'm drafting but really on the expected performance of the players I'm looking into this year. I use a number of different sites to get an average of what I should expect. Then I draft to those stats, if I'm weak in steals, I try to target steals while not discounting the other four categories. If I am even across the board then I look for a guy who is decent in all 5 categories. Same with pitching.
I chose the #10 pick because I don't like drafting last and I am not a big fan of sandwich picks.
1.10 Justin Upton OF - A rather deep position this year, I didn't think Kemp or Braun would fall, and I was hoping Ellsbury wouldn't either as I'm not sure last year wasn't a fluke (ie mauer 09). Upton is a true 5 tool player, will hit for SLG, OBP, and Steal a number of bases as well. I'm very happy with this pick.
2.07 Starlin Castro SS - A bit of a reach maybe, wanted Reyes or Kinsler. MI positions are weak in my opinion. To get an elite MI who won't hurt you in any category is a bonus for me. He'll score some runs and he'll steal some bases.
3.10 Brandon Phillips 2B - Another MI who won't hurt me at any category. Very much like Castro, but maybe a bit more power but less SB and OBP.
4.07 Madison Bumgarner SP - Didn't want to draft an SP here but there was a nice run on them and Bumgarner was the best available IMO. Any day now he could turn into a 200K 2.50ERA ace.
5.10 Jon Lester SP - I was delighted that he was still around, I think he is a bit underrated only because his ERA can jump into the 3.50 range. His K's and wins are solid, but wish his WHIP would come down a bit.
6.07 Ike Davis 1B - Last year 1b was a thin position in my opinion. This year it is a bit thicker. I think I got great value with davis here, he helps in all categories except SB which I can address later.
7.10 Nick Markakis OF - His health is a big question mark but I'm thinking he'll be ok. I live within the Baltimore Orioles market area so I see a ton on the O's. If he gets double digit steals and 20 hrs, this would be a big value.
8.07 Jeremy Hellickson SP - Was sorta surprised he was still here, his ERA and WHIP may be a bit askew but his other categories are a plus. Loved getting him here.
9.10 Joel Hanrahan RP - Best Closer available at that time and I could use some saves. If Pit improves from last year, he could save 40.
10.07 Chase Headley 3B - Waited too long to get a 3B. Runs on other positions forced my hand a bit and I had to select him here. Headley should be a decent bat. SD will have an improvement in offense this year, however I'm not looking for HRs I'm looking for doubles and triples from him. And some SBs
11.10 Kyle Farnsworth RP - He will be getting a lot of late inning leads from that TB staff. I have him penciled in for 32 saves, looking for 38-40 hopefully.
12.07 Geovany Soto C - I wanted Mauer like 4 rounds ago but wasn't able to pull it off, he went like the pick or two before me. Soto was best catcher available at this point and I saw a huge drop off after him.
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| 38 | holt
ID: 108501712
Tue, Mar 13, 2012, 13:13
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1.04 Tulowitzki, Troy SS COL
Had my choice of any position but #5, iirc. I figured any of the top 6 players would be ok, but #4 would give me a lot more choice than #6. Turns out I had my choice of Tulowitzki, Braun, and Kemp. I think Kemp had his career year in 2011 and will fall back a bit. He claims he's going for 50/50. Good luck with that. Braun should have another great year. Tulowitzki is a SS though. Every year it seems I get screwed out of the top MI's and I end up with crappy ones in rd 10 and later because I can't bring myself to draft any of the questionable ones in rds 4-9 or so. I figured I just wouldn't deal with that this season.
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| 39 | JeffG
Dude
ID: 01584348
Tue, Mar 13, 2012, 14:23
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14.16 Yadier Molina C Stl
Really? A fourth Cardinal on my team? I had expected Ryan Radburn to return to me and fill my 2B slot, but curses to gurudan who grabbed him a few picks earlier. I am now in the position where the 2B I am going to end up with is going to be most likely utterly fantasy worthless so no need to pick one here. Decided to fill my C slot now, even though there are probably a cluster of 5 interchangable options remaining at catcher. Molina kind of stood a little bit above the others to me.
15.01 Jason Kubel OF Az
Was thinking Balfour here to grab a third closer but decided I had two solid ones and other roster needs. Also looked at SS or 2B options and liked Steven Drew, but did not pick him because of his ankle injury. So instead, after grabbing a few hitters that were low ratio guys to fill positional or speed needs, I wanted to grab someone who would balance them out. Narrowed it down to Torii Hunter or Kubel and went with Kubel simply because he offered a little more in the RBI and SLG which is more of what my lineup needs.
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| 41 | gurudan
ID: 12211321
Tue, Mar 13, 2012, 22:01
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rd. 11 the closer pool begins to shrink, so i took walden as best available, same in rd. 15, so i took francisco. playing as a met should in crease his opportunities. grabbed kuroda as my 3rd starter in rd. 13. yahoo predicts a breakout for him this year. rd. 14 landed a MI that i needed and the fact that he qualifies at OF kills 2 birds with 1 stone. 15 lands seth smith, who as a starter in OAK should help OBP.
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| 42 | JeffG
Dude
ID: 01584348
Wed, Mar 14, 2012, 09:41
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16.16 Omar Infane 2B Mia
I need a 2B, 24 are off the board, I waited to long, so I'm hosed at this position for now. Nothing else to say.
17.01 Sergio Romo RP SF
A great K/IP and WHIP guy. Not expecting him to close.
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| 43 | JeffG
ID: 307392321
Thu, Mar 15, 2012, 01:02
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18.16 David DeJesus OF ChC
It is the 18th round, still do not have my final MI and I'm still going to wait because how much worse can it get 2 rounds from now? DeJesus has a nice OBP and he should contribute to the R and RBI (70/70)
19.01 Mark Buehrle SP Mia
His ratios have crept up but lets see what a move to the NL can do. No idea how the new Marlins ballpark will play out but certainly worth a 19th round flyer
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| 44 | Khahan
ID: 373143013
Thu, Mar 15, 2012, 10:29
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15.14 Ryan Howard, 1st Phi
I had been keeping an eye on kendrys morales and ryan howard since about R8. Morales went in 12. I couldn't watch howard sit out there anymore. Yes, he'll miss a few weeks. Yes he may miss 1/2 the season. There's a lot of uncertainty around him. But when he does come back, he'll produce. I'd expect an OPS in the .800 to .850 range. My biggest concern is now I have 3 players from the Phillies. Man I hope they stay healthy and productive all season. Anybody want to make a trade for one of my trio?
16.03 Carlos Quentin OF SDG
This is a bit of a risk (but I'm getting used to that). I think Quentin gets overlooked in fantasy because his BA just plain sucks. But the guy has power and BA doesn't mean a thing. He can draw walks as seen by his OPB being almost 90 points higher than his .254 BA. I do expect a slight dip in slg% due to the move to petco. I also expect a slight dip in obp due to a hanful of homeruns that will probably be reeled in at the wall.
But a small dip in overall ops from .839 is still a pretty good ops. Especially on a flier in round 16. Purely on production vs draft pick this may be one of the best picks of the draft. Getting an OF who puts up an ops around .800 at pick 243.
17.14 Wilson Ramos C Was
For all my whining early on I think i'm starting to like the way my team is rounding out. Ramos has a lot of potential. He has a ceiling that puts him in the top 10 catchers. He's on a good team (wait, did I just say the nationals were a good team?). More than likely he'll just be an average, run of the mill catcher. Of the few catchers left, I felt he was the best and (ok, the end of the third tier, but still) felt like there was a drop off after him.
18.03 Craig Allen 2nd/OF StL
Late rounds, the guy is injured to start the season but reports have him progressing well and he should be availble early. When he plays he can contribute at some stats and gives me flexible position eligibility. Its round 18.
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| 45 | JeffG
ID: 307392321
Thu, Mar 15, 2012, 22:29
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20.16 Cliff Pennington SS Oak
Finally filled my final MI spot. Hopefully the boppers I drafted earlier will dampen the negatives a very late MI pick has to offer. Hoping for 20 steals this season if he happens to last that long on the roster and nothing presents itself through trade or the free agent pool
21.01 Joel Peralta RP TB
Filling out the staff with a K and WHIP guy. Maybe in line for saves in Tampa if Farnsworth falters which may not be out of the realm of possibilities, since I remember him well from his Yankee days.
22.16 Ian Stewart 3B ChC
I had drafted Miguel Cabrera who does not yet have 3B eligibility but will a week into the season, and two players with 1B eligibility so have purposely neglected a third baseman during the draft. In Stewart, I have a player to fill that 3B spot for a week (where the Cubs play their first 7 games in Wrigley), and he can fill in on the bench for days off or go back into the available player pool soon after.
23.01 Scott Downs RP LAA
I had queued K-Rod and Salas the setup pitchers to my two closers as a handcuff, but both were taken before the pick came back to me, so picked up Downs to help round out my fantasy pitching lineup.
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| 46 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 07:39
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13.03 Brian Fuentes, RP, OAK
14.14 Francisco Liriano, SP, MIN
15.03 Grant Balfour, RP, OAK
9 bats and 3 arms after round 12 seems like good discipline to me. Offense always seems much harder to find, so I try to draft bats early in this format. With a solid foundation set for my offense, this stretch was the time for arms.
Really wanted Morrow, but had to hope he would last if I wanted a second closer. Seemed like Fuentes was the man in Oakland, which is a good place for closers traditionally. Fuentes became settled for round 13.
Tough to wait for round 14, as my queue took it's long awaited beating. Morrow didn't make it. Neither did Rasmus, Sale, Morneau, Raburn, or a couple others that had jumped up my queue. Needed a starter, and Liriano, Lilly and Wandy were the targets. Liriano had some good early showings, and has some big upside. Lilly was probably the smart pick here. But Liriano's the actual pick, why not go big.
The true temptation for round 14 was to go with Balfour, but I gambled that he would make it around again. It worked. (Depending if Liriano was a reach? looks worse already...) Fuentes was seeming less like a lock in Oakland, and I am very glad to have the handcuff. Wandy, Lilly, Feliz were all looking nice, and tough to let slip, but the Oakland situation was looking troublesome. I can officially compete in saves. Now really needing pitching, and feeling less confident about the offense after this stretch.
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| 47 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 07:49
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16.14 Ryan Doumit, C, MIN
17.03 John Mayberry, OF, PHI
Lilly, Wandy and Feliz went, definitely back to bats. Jesus Montero as catcher might blow up on me. Backup options are getting grim. Doumit stands out with a DH role easing the health concerns a little. Decent gamble to pair with Montero. Both might hit multi position eligibility at some point, with Doumit able to hold the fort while Montero waits to qualify.
For my other pick in the 17th, I needed to look at OF. The mid relief options starting to go made me have second thoughts, but I had to address OF in case Hart's injury lingers or Jennings flops. With Howard constantly sticking out like a sore thumb and finally off the board, it was hard to not consider Mayberry or Wigginton as well. A few turns had me checking the Philly situation out. The potential for Mayberry to do something good with the early playing time and end up keeping a full time job put him at the top of my wish list here.
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| 48 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 08:00
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18.14 Bryce Harper, OF, WAS
19.03 Chris Heisey, OF, CIN
I don't think Harper makes the team out of Spring. But I think he can come up for some second half contribution. Hope I can stay healthy enough to keep him during the wait. If he makes the roster out of Spring, even better. Big gamble, and probably stupid pick, but it's late enough.
Pitching, outfield reinforcements, or backup third base is the debate for round 19. Chapman, Volquez, Viciedo, Morel, Heisey stand out. All this offensive depth feels like covering question marks with more question marks. But had to go with the upside packaged with extra question marks. Heisey could stick in a good spot, with a good lineup and in a good park. OBP and playing time being the big questions.
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| 49 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 08:11
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20.14 Freddy Sanchez, 2B, SF
21.03 Mike Minor, SP, ATL
Thought I was done with bats, but looking at my team with no backup at 3rd at all has me thinking about an insurance clause. Also standing out is Gordon Beckham at second with no backup. I like Beckham and the White Sox offense to rebound with Ozzie gone. Still a huge red flag here, I've been wrong many times before. Sanchez is the only name that stands out in any way for me. Slated to start and maybe bat 2nd. Pencilled in for injury early and often though. Still really glad I got him this turn.
Pedro Alvarez survived my queue, but the recent Liriano start had me looking for an inconsistent strikeout starter. Minor sticks out. Might not make the rotation, but I can't see that happening. He's got what it takes to figure it out this year. Just needs the shot. Still young and might drive me nuts. Pitching got thin on me! I still need a couple arms too.
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| 50 | Khahan
ID: 373143013
Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 09:25
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19.14 Alexi Ogando SP Tex
I'm surprised he's still here. I know the Texas rotation is deep and he may end up in the bullpen. But here's his line fro last year:
3.51 era 1.14 whip 126k (169IP) 13 wins
He's got the offense for the W's again along with an ERA projected around 3.5 and whip around 1.2. Even if he ends up in the bullpen, Joe Nathan is no sure bet. He's 38 and less than a full year pitching since tommy john surgery. This seems like a pick that will contribute in one way or another the whole year thru.
20.03 Matt Gamel 3rd Mil
He may get a hot streak. Hopefully I can ride a few games from him before he probably gets dropped.
21.14 Eduardo Nunez 2nd 3rd SS NYY
He plays multiple IF positions. He should see somewhat regular playing time as Jeter and A-rod take turns at DH or days off.
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| 51 | MBT
ID: 101522712
Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 16:22
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Catching up a little...
3.08 CC Sabathia, SP (NYY)
The last of the true stud, workhorse SP on the board. As you can probably tell from the rest of my draft, I don’t usually like taking a SP this early, but Sabathia is too hard to pass up. He should be good for 18 wins, 200+ Ks and a 3.50-3.80 ERA at the worst. As long as he stays healthy this was a value pick.
4.09 Josh Hamilton, OF (TEX)
OF is one of the hardest positions to fill in any league. Sure, there are 15 really good OF in the field of players, but when each team has to roster 4 guys in the OF spots the pickings get slim quick. I thought that I needed to start my OF with Hamilton. He’s a big bat in a great roster and as long as he keeps his head screwed on straight I’m projecting 90-90 out of the guy.
5.08 Michael Morse, 1B (WAS)
The 1B I wanted all went early, even Hosmer was gone by this point. I screwed up last year and ended up with Billy Butler at 1B and I wasn’t going to repeat. Morse has always had good peripherals, he just never had the playing time to put up the stats. Now he’s got the playing time, he has OF eligibility which makes him more appealing and he’s looking at 85-90 RBI.
6.09 Drew Storen, RP (WAS)
What? No huge closer run yet? Storen proved himself to be a beast last season and I can’t see anyone taking away the role.
7.08 Ichiro Suzuki, OF (SEA)
OBP machine, that’s Ichiro Suzuki. His stats are diminishing and he’s on a crap team, but I can’t see him repeating last season. His career OBP is around .370 and he’s stolen over 40 bags in 4 of the last 6 seasons, including last season.
8.09 Jemile Weeks, 2B (OAK)
From Rotowire… “Power isn't a big part of Weeks' game at this stage of his career, but the two homers Thursday give him three in 31 at-bats this spring. He's hitting .419 with six extra-base hits, nine RBI and a pair of steals, and should see a heavy workload as the A's starter at second base and primary leadoff hitter this season.”
Nice!
9.08 Jose Valverde, RP (DET)
Seriously? He’s still sitting out there in the 9th round? Does nobody want closers this year?
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| 52 | JeffG
ID: 307392321
Sat, Mar 17, 2012, 00:57
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24.16 Aubry Huff OF/1B SF
Not a bad dart board pick for round 24. He's 35 but does have power.
25.01 Phil Hughes SP NYY
My only Yankee. Phil has certainly had highs and lows in his short career, He won 18 two years ago and could not buy a quality start last season. Fighting for the 5th spot in the rotation and now the battle gets tougher with the Yankees signing the previously retired, soon to be 40 year old *undrafted*. Phil also has had success out of the pen when in that role. Who knows what he'll be, but 25th rounders usually don't last on fantasy rosters that long
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| 53 | gurudan
ID: 12211321
Sat, Mar 17, 2012, 12:59
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rd.16 lands me casey kotchman who i had at RIBC last year, and was surprised at what i good contact hitter he was. would be a real steal if he produces increases in RBIs. eric thames is a young guy, who as a starter has some potential. i guess time will tell. ty wiggy at 18. will start til howards return, and eliglble at all positions. ed volquez in rd. 19. hope friendly PETCO earns him comeback of the year. nick punto in fenway. should be ok if healthy. he seemed to be my best option for a needed SS-MI. al callaspo dual eligibility helps my bench. next 2 picks i tried to get some good setup relievers. rd. 24 gets backup OFer and last a flyer at catcher. this kid had super numbers in SEPT. good luck to all and may time see who's rationales are right
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| 54 | Khahan
ID: 54138190
Sat, Mar 17, 2012, 17:15
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22.03 Rafael Soriano, RP NYY
Could scarf a few saves and should be decent k/9, whip/era
23.14 Matt Guerrier, RP LaD
Right now Javy Guerra is the closer, but it doesnt' seem a lock. Just a little back up
24.03 Cody Ross OF Bos
I like Boston. He starts for them.
25.14 Jim Thome Util Phi
To be completely honest when I realized he was still available I was shocked. He doesn't start full time anymore, but he'll be getting regular at-bats in the first month or two of the season and is easily capable of an .800+ OPS. Yes, its 4 phillies for me. Thome should have gone a few rounds ago.
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| 55 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Mar 17, 2012, 18:00
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12.08 Chris Perez, RP, CLE,-By this pick there were only a few true closers left on the board, and Perez was the one remaining who had the most job security at the beginning of the season.
13.09-Josh Willingham, OF, MIN-I still needed to fill in at 1B, CI, and MI and had Carlos Lee targeted for this pick. I had been lucky, and there were few times when my pick was taken out from under me. This time however MBT picked Carlos Lee at 13.08 and I went a different direction. There were no players I liked at 1B, CI, or MI so I decided to pick Willingham who would help in most hitting categories.
14.08-Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN-Had not yet picked a 1B, and as they say the pickens were slim, but there was Justin Morneau waiting for someone to chance that his post-concussion syndrome had fully resolved. He should do well unless he suffers another concussion which could be career-threatening.
15.09-Torii Hunter, OF, LAA-Some HRs, RBIs a few steals, and a player in his walk year—What could be bad?
16.08-Vinnie Pestano, RP, CLE-A handcuff for Chris Perez. He should close if Perez does not come back from his injury. Otherwise he will give K and ratio help.
17.09-Todd Helton, 1B, COL-I still needed another corner infielder, and even if Helton only plays 120 games, he should give me better numbers than any of the remaining CIs without hurting my ratios.
18.08-Gavin Floyd, SP, CWS-I wanted 3 more SPs and Floyd seemed to be the best one left on the board at this time.
19.09-Alcides Escobar, MI, KAN-I needed a MI, and Escobar is a decent hitter with good SB potential.
20.08-R.A. Dickey, SP, NYM-After 2 good seasons, I think that his knuckle ball is for real, but apparently no one else does as he was still available. In any event how could I pass on a player who successfully climbed and descended Mt. Kilimanjaro for charity?
21.09-Koji Uehara, RP, TEX-Chosen for help with ratios and Ks.
22.08-Juan Nicasio, SP, COL-He seems to have recovered from his injury from last season, and if so he is a good late round sleeper.
23.09-Jonathan Broxton, RP, KAN-He has looked good so far in spring training. If the elbow surgery was successful, he could be closing for KC, if they trade Soria, or for someone else by the trading deadline. Anyhow the late rounds are for sleepers.
24.08-Andy Pettite, SP, NYY-Speaking of sleepers...I heard the news about Pettite signing with the Yankees as my turn was coming up. If he can come back, he is a steal at round 24. If not, it is round 24.
25.09-Jimmy Paredes, CI, HOU-I needed a substitute CI to complete my draft.
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