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Subject: RIBC AAA 2013 PCL #11-15 RATIONALES
Posted by: judy
- Dude [7771722] Wed, Mar 20, 2013, 15:03
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| 1 | Nerfherders
ID: 161121811
Thu, Mar 21, 2013, 13:47
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It's time for position hunting! After the first ten picks, this is the point of the draft where I like to hunt down positions and fill out my squad. Generally most of the best pitching value comes from this part of the draft as well.
11.14 Dustin Ackley, 2B SEA I'm not particularly happy with this pick and felt I kind of reached with it, but I saw the upside in Ackley after only about a year and half of ML experience, and perhaps new faces and new fences will help all the SEA hitters this year.
12.03 Josh Rutledge, MI, COL I felt I reached on this pick as well until youngroman noted he was going to take Rutledge at 12.04. So perhaps I was right on target. An unproven hitter with lots of upside, in the thin air he should have solid numbers. I was happy to get MI taken care of this early in the draft, and with the strong hitters taken in the first part of the draft, I could afford to reach a bit for some MI at this point.
13.14 Shaun Marcum, SP, NYM Alot of good pitchers went off in 12-13 rounds so it wasn't quite the selection of was hoping for. Marcum is one of the most underrated pitchers in both fantasy and real baseball. Solid numbers across the board and decent strikeouts. We'll see if he can stay healthy this season.
14.03 Carlos Marmol, RP, CHI I hated it, but I had to do it. The human heart-attack inducer was still there, and still had the closing job for the Cubs. Despite trade rumors and everything else. If he gets me even 10 saves I'll be okay with this pick.
15.14 Brian McCann, C, ATL I didn't have much time to research this pick. I was generally thinking OF but then noted to myself that I usually take a catcher in this part of the draft. McCann has only fallen this far because of his injury, but he's only supposed to miss the first 2-3 weeks of the season, and if healed, he's going to easily out-perform this draft slot, even if it's only for 120 games. The downside is that I'll have to get a second C as part of my bench, which is generally undesirable.
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| 2 | youngroman
ID: 3913664
Thu, Mar 21, 2013, 14:12
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11.13 Todd Frazier, 1B/3B, CIN
after my debacle at closer I did not want to miss out on an infielder. they are getting short quick. Todd Frazier was already on my radar for my last pick but I thought that I can wait and get him here. at least that worked out.
Frazier has a good pop which should help my SLG but not really my OBP. counting stats should be ok for a middle round pick. a few SBs are welcomed.
12.04 Andre Ethier, OF, LAD
In the past I picked too many outfielders too early and a lot of draftable ones were still left at the end of the draft which I did not want to draft as my 7th or 8th outfielder. this year I try to pick one every few rounds and put the focus on other positions.
At this point it was time to get my 3rd outfielder. Ethier fits the bill. he has good OBP and SLG and the counting stats are good enough at this point. only the missing SB are a concern. not especially for Ethier but for the success of my team. looks like this could be a goal for my next few picks.
13.13 Matt Harrison, SP, TEX
I wanted another starting pitcher with a sub 3.80 ERA. looking at projections there are not many starters left that can do that. the last 2 years his ERA was way lower than that with 3.39 and 3.29. he does not necessarily need to provide this kind of numbers, i am fine if he only gets 3.70 too. what is good about him is that he plays for the Rangers which should give him a solid run support in the quest for as many wins as possible.
14.04 Kyuji Fujikawa, RP, CHC
after missing out on a 2nd closer until now I looked at which team has still some saves to provide. The Cubs are one of these teams. they have 2 players that compete for the job. one is Marmol who is currently the #1 but his stats, especially WHIP are not closer worthy. there are rumors about a trade every once in a while, so his job is a) not very safe and b) he may not be with the team come June. The player in the waiting is Fujikawa who made the jump to MLB this season. he has a similar K-rate than Marmol, but with way better control aka WHIP.
I did not even think about Marmol because he has too many question marks and is not worth much when not closing. Fujikawa on the other side is worth it as a setup man because of his Ks and ERA/WHIP. and of course there is hope that he gets the occasional save until Marmol implodes and loses the job to Fujikawa.
15.13 Jean Segura, SS, MIL
I believed it was time to finally fill a 2nd MI slot. the decision was between him and Jed Lowrie. in the end I went with Segura because of the stolen bases and not with Lowrie who should have better power numbers aka SLG.
Segura is young and the unquestioned starter for now. I hope he proves what many expect out of him and that he will still be the starter in September.
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| 3 | judy
Dude
ID: 7771722
Thu, Mar 21, 2013, 14:46
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11.07 CJ WILSON SP LAA
I had wanted Josh Johnson, but Valk nabbed him with the pick right before me! CJ is pretty close in value to Sanchez (my 10.10 pick), not a star but above decent. He is our #40 SP pick. He also plays for a good team and will be the #2 behind Weaver. I expect him to win more games, (~14), with about 180 K and, again a medium WHIP and ERA (mid 3’s and 1.3 low).
With Lee and Morrow, I now have 4 nice SP. More to come later...
12.10 ANDRELTON SIMMONS SS STL
Here I was looking for a MI and I did not like what I saw… I feel that the MI slot (as well as 2B and SS) is not deep at all this year. I wanted A Escobar, but Maspero took him at 11.12. He also plays for a decent team, but he is young. Simmons will bat leadoff and hopefully score a lot of runs (70?), with decent steals (20?) and RBI. The extra AB could make him a star in counting stats!
13.07 RYAN MADSON RP LAA
A homer pick, but also a second RP. Had no idea where he might go, but suspect this is way too high. He should be available in June sometime to add a few saves to Pap’s total. As I stated above, a mid stat finish for SV would make me happy. I hate the SV category -- too specific. I wish we did Holds as well to honor the middle relievers...
14.10 WIL MYERS OF TAM
I do like the young ‘uns. I read several times that he might be the rookie of the year for 2013. There is some concern that he will start in the minors, but his call up is imminent and I can wait for it. Hopefully, sooner rather than later for me. I will need his BA, HR and RBI to help my team. Again, I probably over reached, but whatever. I seem to do that a ton in RIBC, which is probably why I never do well...
15.07 JONATHAN LUCROY C MIL
It was getting to be time for a catcher as I felt I could wait on more SP and did not like the remaining OF. Five us did not have one at the start of this round. mjd took Rosario, my first choice, and Nerf took McCann after me. Lucroy had a good year last year, even considering his mid season injury. I suppose I could have waited even longer esp since I have other position needs, but I like the guy for this spot. A decent Catcher line of a dozen HR, 60 RBI, 50 R and a .290 or so BA will be just fine. Should be better than most of the remaining OF...
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| 4 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Thu, Mar 21, 2013, 19:55
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11.03 Doug Fister, SP, DET Really need to work on my SP’s having ignored them in the last 3 rounds where I took RPs. Still plenty of talent available, but where to turn? Fister is somewhat overlooked in the Tiger’s rotation. A decent K/9, his BB/9 is excellent (<2) and his groundball rate has hovered around 50%. Only the porous Detroit D is keeping him from ascending to the next tier of SPs.
12.14 Kyle Seager, 3B, SEA My original plan was to use him at 2B, where he’s eligible in Yahoo, but not ESPN. Keep forgetting to check that. No worries, I like him regardless. And now with Hanley’s injury, I could use another 3B/CI. With the moving in of the fences in Seattle and an improved lineup, I think he might be a tad overlooked as a power source. Also gives me a hedge on Freese’s back/my butt pain.
13.03 A. J. Burnett, SP, PIT Certainly don’t expect a repeat last year’s numbers, but the venue change, both league and city seems to agree with him.
14.14 Willin Rosario, C, COL I’ve kind of hit a dead spot in the draft here. Really don’t think much of the hitters I have ranked here. Still need MI help. All of the top tier elites are long gone and there will be adequate numbers of .700ish OPS guys available in later rounds. I have a long list of SPs available for my next pick in 5 turns, so I’d really like a hitter here who will have a daily impact on my lineup. I usually treat catchers like kickers in football, saving them for the last pick or so, but the young backstop from Colorado really showed some power last year, so here’s a chance to significantly help my power numbers without totally killing my OBP. I really like Salvador Perez at catcher overall this season and have him on a couple other teams, but I need to mix things up a little and was not willing to pay the price to draft Perez as early in this format.
15.03 Wade Miley, SP, AZ Really expected to make this pick before going to bed, but had enough similar ranked arms here to leave a 6 man queue before hitting the hay. Miley was second in my queue after Mike Minor. Minor was picked 2 spots after Rosario and 3 spots before Miley. Minor projects a higher K/9, but Miley projects better percentages and more wins. Among others considered were Trevor Cahill, Dempster, and Vogelsong.
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| 5 | TD
Leader
ID: 036331011
Fri, Mar 22, 2013, 18:44
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11.09 Alejandro De Aza OF, CWS
Instead of picking a 3rd SP with one of the next couple of picks, I decided on a different strategy this season and continue to pick hitters. De Aza has some speed, 26 SB last season, has a good OBP and doesn't hurt me too much in power numbers.
12.08 Marco Scutaro 2B, SF
Filling a position need with this pick. I was afraid too wait much longer for 2B because the talent is thin at this position. Scutaro won't get many SB, but I expect his other numbers to be average for a MI.
13.09 Pedro Alverez 3B, PIT
Alverez was much improved in 2012 after a disappointing 2011 with high expectations. Only 26 years old, he has the potential to improve even more this season.
14.08 Edwin Jackson SP, CHC
Decided to get my 3rd SP with this pick. I think I made the right decision on waiting because the pitchers available in rounds 11-13 don't appear to be that much better than those available with this pick. Jackson is a durable veteran SP who will get average WHIP and ERA and who has a good K rate.
15.09 Brandon Moss OF, OAK
Moss was promoted to the majors in the middle of last season and showed some power. 1B eligibility is a plus.
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| 6 | Seattle Zen
ID: 3310162612
Fri, Mar 22, 2013, 20:31
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I had my heart set on Marco Scutaro. I figure he will have a nice OPS with runs and RBI, just no steals and this team does not need steals from its shortstop. On to plan F for short. We may all look back at this draft and say, “how in the hell did Nelson Cruz drop to 191?” or robo may simply curse Nelson’s family and join the long list of us who will never draft him again. I wanted to take a chance on Jayson Werth but not Carl Crawford.
12.16.192 Dexter Fowler This dude does not hit homers. He had 15 in his first three full seasons, 13 last year. More surprisingly, he does not steal bases, even though by some metrics he is one of the fastest players in the majors. In a standard 5X5 he is blah. But in our league, holy cow, this guy is a walk-taking, line drive roping machine. His OBP was .389 and his SLG was .474 that was helped by 11 triples. He had his best season in the majors in BABIP with a Williamsian .390 and most people think that’s due to correct itself, but that was much like he did in the minors. 27% of his hits are line drives, that’s impressive. Looking at his Coors Field splits, this kid is a beast at home. Maybe this year he improves his road performance and breaks out with a .900 OPS. He is underappreciated in our OBP/SLG league.
13.01.193 Homer Bailey. .I like the Reds this year to win the NL pennant and Homer will win three games this post season. Here’s to hopping that his late season performance was his coming out party and this season he is going to dominate.
Not many players I was interested in came off in between these picks. I was going to take a chance on Josh Beckett, this generation’s Bret Saberhagen. Three times he has had outstanding seasons on the heels of a stinker. Does he have a fourth one up his sleeve? I think W. Rosario at 222 is a freakin’ steal.
14.16 .224 Mike Minor. I don’t know this guy, to be honest. He was born when I was back at home for Christmas as a freshman in college. I wasn’t there, I figured that out looking at his birthdate. They say he is good, had a great finish to 2012. I don’t know “they”, either. I love guys with the ability to keep their WHIP low by not giving up walks or hits. Welcome to the team.
15.01.225 Nick Markakis. How is this guy still available? He was taken 75 picks earlier in two other RIBC and Guru himself took him 174 in RIBC. Like Fowler, his home runs and steals totals are meager, but he is a proven 800+ OPS guy who had six straight healthy season before last. The Orioles have a decent offense and I imagine nice RBI and Run totals.
I still need a short stop and had a wishlist topped by Jean Segura. I figure I could wait until round 16, I certainly did not anticipate a short stop run this round. I’m now down to plan Z at short.
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| 7 | mmikulka
ID: 512421618
Sun, Mar 24, 2013, 03:05
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11.06 Dan Uggla – 2B, ATL
It wasn’t very long ago that Uggla was expected to be a top tier player. He has been pretty bad for ¾ of the last two years, but he probably still has some power, and he managed to have an OBP of .348 last year despite batting .220, so at a thin position like 2B, he’ll do.
12.11 Salvador Perez - C, KC
My predraft idea was to wait a really long time on a catcher because of the extreme depth this year. Perez being available this late caused me to take one a few rounds earlier than I’d planned. He has had an OPS over .800 so far through the 450ish at bats in his MLB career: hopefully he’ll continue near that pace now that he’s playing all season.
13.06 Brandon Belt - 1B, SF
I really needed to take a 1B. Swisher unfortunately went a bit earlier, but I am very glad to have Belt, especially at this point in the draft. He has a solid OBP, some amount of power potential, and had 12 SB last year in less than 500 at bats. Hopefully all of the Brett Pill nonsense is over for good. This is the pick where I began to think that starting SP/SP/SP might actually work out well.
14.11 Chris Carter – 1B, HOU
All he does is hit home runs. I suppose he also strikes out and walks. Now he has a full time job in left field with the Disastros, and so with that great power comes dual eligibility. He might not be able to maintain last year’s .514 SLG, but he had just slugged >.500 for five consecutive years in the minors, so he’ll probably come pretty close.
15.06 Corey Hart - OF, MIL
Over the last three years, Corey Hart has averaged 87 R/83 RB/6 SB/.343/.514. He also is going to miss at least the first 5 weeks, which is why he was available at pick #230. I felt taking him was worth the risk of having an awful 4th OF for the first part of the season.
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| 8 | jseth33
ID: 20218249
Mon, Mar 25, 2013, 09:31
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11.11 Hiroki Kuroda, SP, NYY Was going to take Gyorko, but he was chosen the pick before. Had my eye on Kuroda who is certainly getting up there in years and the Yankees appear to be assembling an old folks home all-star team, but I am counting on one more decent year.
12.06 Alexi Ogando, SP, TEX Remains to be seen if he will remain in the rotation for the entire season, but high strikeout rates and should provide some good numbers across the board.
13.11 Bruce Rondon, RP, DET Young gun who will throw strikes or hit the guy on deck. Could be the closer, could be in double A. Probably should have gone in another direction.
14.06 Jurickson Profar, 2B, TEX Probably heading to the minors at first, but hoping Texas figures out a place for him as the season progresses.
15.11 David Murphy, OF, TEX I have too many Rangers' players...David is finally getting the chance to start...let's hope it was worth the wait.
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| 9 | Andy
ID: 8102711
Mon, Mar 25, 2013, 12:20
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11.02(162) Danny Espinosa SS, WAS
Again, I was happy to see Espinosa still on the board at this point. My other 2 drafts saw him picked at 127 and 153. With both my SS and MI positions still open, he was the “smart” pick for me. Hopefully, my pitching staff can survive this recent run of hitters.
12.15(191) Nelson Cruz OF, TEX
I've always had a thing for Cruz. Not sure why. But I felt at 191 he was a good value. I would've preferred Pence, but I knew my pick of Espinosa would cost me the next couple OF on my list. I've been planning on adding some SP depth soon, but I figured I could wait til 13.02, since I didnt see Zen taking two SP with his turn.
13.02(194) Lance Lynn SP, STL
Time for my SP3. I was afraid to wait any longer since I knew there would be several more coming off the board before 14.15. I had Lynn pretty even with Mike Minor and Jarrod Parker.
14.15(223) Alexei Ramirez SS, CWS
My queue took a beating over the last 28 picks. Would've loved for Alvarez, Eaton, Myers, or Rosario to make it to this pick. Really wanted to get Ramirez and Minor with this turn.
15.02(226) Matt Garza SP, CHC
Of course, Zen had Minor on AutoPick, so I knew immediately my plan was no good. I was left deciding between Garza and Miley, and I really have no idea what made me pick one over the other. Garza makes a decent SP4, though I know I'm going to have to be active in finding good matchups and hot pitchers on the FA list.
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| 10 | GO
ID: 120252515
Mon, Mar 25, 2013, 15:15
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11.16 176 Montero, Jesus C SEA
Wanted a catcher with some pop and upside. Plus they are moving the fences in so we'll see what happens there. I figure he gets a few extra AB's this year with some DH starts too which I like from a catcher.
12.01 177 Jeter, Derek SS NYY
Thought he'd be good for runs, OBP... and he may be but the ankle is already hurting. As a Sox fan I win either way if he's hurt or producing for my squad. Maybe I jinxed a disastrous Yankee 2013.
13.16 208 Cobb, Alex SP TAM
This team is getting a little AL East centric which I don't love but Cobb's got a full time gig and produced when given a chance. I saw half a dozen hitters I'd be comfortable with still but he really stuck out from the rest of the available pitchers.
14.01 209 Eaton, Adam OF ARI
Good sleeper for OF speed but hurt already. Lets hope its a minor thing. Think this was one of my better sleeper picks.
15.16 240 Machado, Manny 3B BAL
AL East again... well I get all the BAL games on local TV now so that's a good thing. He's obviously a young guy with upside but I'm not expecting a ton at the #240 pick. Hopefully he just has a solid year building on last year and gives me a competent 3B to trot out there each day.
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| 11 | Aman
ID: 24111108
Mon, Mar 25, 2013, 15:52
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11.08 #168 Hunter Pence SF OF- Had Pence in a long term keeper league and just let him go this year. I wasn’t real high on him but felt for this stage of the draft, he represented value. His stat line of 84 runs, 96 rbi’s and 8 steals (ESPN) were attractive but we all know that ESPN is generous in their projections, right?
12.9 #185 JJ Hardy Balt SS - First time in this draft I took back-to-back position players. My strategy had been to alternate rounds from pitchers to position players. I needed MI help and felt Hardy was going to help me in all but the steals category. At this point in the draft, I was thinking that steals were going to be a low category. I had not yet decided whether I was going to punt on that one.
13.08 #200 Jeremy Hellickson TB P – Best of what was available. I like that he’s a Ray but isn’t probably going to help much in the ERA or WHIP categories. Will have to make that up somewhere else.
14.09 #217 Torii Hunter Det OF – He’s still playing? Gosh if he is then maybe Jermaine Dye still has a shot at playing. Seriously, with hitters like Cabrera, Fielder and Martinez scheduled to hit after him, he should score a decent amount. Detroit’s loaded so anyone with a decent amount of playing time should rake up the stats.
15.08 #232 Vinnie Pestano Cle RP – Chris Perez is questionable for the start of the season, Pestano is the handcuff so he’ll hopefully get a few saves before Perez comes back. Good whip and ERA will help neutralize my starters bloated numbers.
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| 12 | Valkyrie
Dude
ID: 47042413
Mon, Mar 25, 2013, 18:36
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11.04 Josh Johnson- SP Toronto
Another risk- former ace of staff changing to tougher league and coming off injury. I also needed OF and thought about Pence, or Cruz
12.13 Jason Werth- OF Wash
Clearly a bargain if his wrist is healthy. Is scheduled to lead off for powerhouse Wash lineup.I needed an OFer badly here so I reached.
13.04 Mourneau- Minn 1B
Took my corner here. Again he will produce if he can remain marginally healthy
Would have taken Markakis if I had known he was avalailable but I mixed him up with Moustaka the KC 3B .
14.13 Tim Hudson- SP Atlanta
Another age and injury risk and won’t K many anymore but has potential to win games with decent Whip
15.04 Alphoso Soriano- OF- Chi N
A lot of power and RBI potential this late in the draft and at 37 he is still younger than I am.
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| 13 | maspero
ID: 56210205
Tue, Mar 26, 2013, 09:16
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11.12 Alcides Escobar, SS, KC
See Kendrick, Howard … with a little bit more emphasis on steals.
12.05 Carl Crawford, OF, LAD
Upside, upside, upside. 181th what was a first rounder two years ago ? I buy this lottery ticket … By the way I was thinking about him before I selected my 2b/ss combo.
13.12 Marco Estrada, SP, MIL
If he will come close to his numbers (elite k/9 and whip) from last year he would be a steal, otherwise he could be a solid middle of rotation guy.
14.05 Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK
See Estrada, Marco minus k/9 and plus prospect pedigree to back up the good 2012 numbers.
15.12 Frank Francisco, RP, NYM
Clinging to a single RP (Balfour), I went for what many consider the Mets closer (maybe the last available closer). A bit wild, I concede, but why the Mets would acquire somebody better than him in a rebuilding year? And maybe not too good to be dealt at the deadline …
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| 14 | twilson
ID: 221142214
Fri, Apr 19, 2013, 18:54
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11.15 Norichika Aoki, OF, MIL
12.02 Jon Niese, SP, NYM
After considering Todd Frazier on the previous turn, I saw him almost make it all the way back around. I don’t know that I would’ve been happy taking him, but at a position where value picks don’t seem to exist, settling for being satisfied would’ve been plenty.
With Frazier and the pitchers I had liked last time around plus Kuroda off the board, I identified a number of players I would be happy to own. OF was still well-stocked with Fowler, Ethier, Aoki, and Eaton. Josh Rutledge offered good upside in the thin Denver air along with dual 2B/SS eligibility, and Brandon Belt stuck out a bit from the rest of the 1B crowd.
Also, I felt I was pushing my luck not having drafted a starter since Verlander in the 1st, so I wanted to take at least one at this pairing. Estrada was at the top of my pitching board, but after looking at ADP and the results of the Rotoguru drafts that were ahead of us, it seemed very likely that he would still be available the next time around. I don’t really remember who else I considered, but I decided I liked Niese best of the guys who would be off the board before my next picks.
Given GO’s early pitcher emphasis, I felt comfortable waiting until my 12th rounder to take Niese. Hitting had better available value than pitching, so I ruled out the SP/SP double. Rutledge’s relatively weak OBP projection pushed me away from him, and Belt just didn’t compare with the OF talent. I often struggle to draft enough SBs in RIBC, so my attention focused on Aoki and Eaton. I went for the guy with a year of proven performance in the majors under his belt and grabbed Aoki.
13.15 Matt Carpenter, 1B/3B/OF/(2B), STL
14.02 Michael Cuddyer, 1B/OF, COL
This pair of picks was easily my most difficult of the entire draft. First, I was very surprised and disappointed when maspero took Estrada. Well, that’s what RIBC will do to you sometimes. It didn’t really change my plans, but it did make me even more uncomfortable with my prospective SP staff. Looking into alternatives, I managed to sell myself pretty hard on the breakout potential of Jarrod Parker. Mike Minor was also considered.
On the batting side of the ledger, Nick Markakis, Wilin Rosario, and Michael Cuddyer were falling much farther than they should have been. My gaping hole at 3B from Headley’s injury was still wide open, and the only name of interest I could find was Matt Carpenter. His rate stat projections were very good, but his playing time was much more vulnerable than the other names on the list, which pushed him far down my cheatsheets. Any of these four guys joining my team was a delightful thought, and I only had room for two.
With Furcal out for the year, I came to the opinion that my sheets were significantly underprojecting Carpenter’s value. As a result, he qualified for the discussion; once that was true, my need at 3B trumped all else. I wasn’t happy making this pick, as I felt I was forced into it, especially with so much other value on the board.
Around the turn, I very nearly took Parker. I even had him queued up on Draftime. However, I just decided that this pick represented the last real chance to get a solid, reliable offensive batter, which I just couldn’t say about starting pitching. Rosario was tempting, but a second catcher felt like too much of a luxury after my early pick of Santana. Cuddyer beat out Markakis due to his 1B/OF dual eligibility and Markakis’ minor neck ailment.
15.15 Mike Fiers, SP, MIL
16.02 Jaime Garcia, SP, STL
After passing on Parker in the 14th, I knew I needed to start accumulating bodies at SP. My primary downfall last year in RIBC was a clear lack of quality starting pitching, and while I maintain belief in my ability to find good value late in the draft and also throughout the season, I had been hoping to create a little bit more of a margin for error. Well, that didn’t happen, but it wasn’t going to stop me from trying.
I looked at Teheran, Vogelsong, McCarthy, Fiers, Ryu, Garcia, and Cahill. Teheran’s fantastic spring and top prospect pedigree made me optimistic about his 2013 outlook. Vogelsong was the veteran with a solid, but limited, track record. McCarthy has the skills, but lacks health and was coming back from a scary injury last year. Fiers was the unheralded prospect with the excellent 2012 performance, though the results tailed off significantly at the end of the season. Ryu was the unknown from Korea that the Dodgers had invested in significantly. Garcia has the best past performance record of the bunch, but was rehabbing a shoulder injury that had originally been thought to need surgery. Cahill has been a somewhat different pitcher each year of his young career, and last year showed some growth. Was it going to continue?
I also looked at the remaining 2B/SS, as my MI slot remained open. I would’ve taken Segura had he lasted two more picks, but with him gone, I saw a large enough tier remaining that waiting until the next pair of picks was viable. Ultimately, I went with the two players I felt best embodied the combination of upside and past performance.
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