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Subject: RIBC AAA Yahoo Draft Rationale Thread

Posted by: Khahan - [16341313] Fri, Mar 07, 2014, 20:40

As is tradition, we'll have the AAA managers posting their draft rationales here. While this is not required outside of the RIBC pro league, its encouraged in all formats.

We will not keep multiple threads to keep a strict pick by pick order. But please clearly post your pick the player, the team and position:

1.01 Mike Trout, LAA OF
I picked him because I wanna be like Mike!

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Fri, Mar 07, 2014, 20:48

1.04 Andrew McCutchen Pit OF

Your 2013 NL MVP, entering his prime age 27 season. 5 category contributor. .900 ops last season with a similar projection for this season. 30SB potential. Runs and rbi's well above league average. He can walk and chew gum at the same time. He knows Bo. "The Most Interesting Man in the World" found out about Dos Equis from him. Whats not to like about this guy? Perfect anchor for the team.

ksoze
ID: 11142319
Fri, Mar 07, 2014, 20:59

1.01 Mike Trout, LAA, OF
Not quite "what he said," but... strong five categories in the middle of a good lineup. Go figure.

loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Fri, Mar 07, 2014, 21:43

Draft pick
There really was no decision choosing the 2nd pick. I was very happy to be able to have the opportunity to choose between Trout and Cabrera, and also glad that I had the 2nd pick so that there was no decision to be made.

1.02 Miguel Cabrera, DET, 3B Who else?

RJ
ID: 110182013
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 09:55

1.05 Clayton Kershaw I struggled with pitching this year and wanted a bonafide ace this year. Plus I run a similar league to this but in head to head format- one of the guys was auto drafting until the 10th round. He ended up with top flight pitching for his first three or four picks- Kershaw, Stras, Darvish and ended up winning the thing.

RJ
ID: 110182013
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 10:01

^ *last year

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 12:24

1.10 Robinson Cano, 2B, SEA

After the top four draft slots, I saw many options. I took the 10th draft spot because I favored a MI and figured I could grab one of Cano, Tulo or HanRam. If not, then I would still be getting a very good player. I chose Cano because of consistency. His numbers will likely not be as great in Seattle, but he was the safer pick of the three MI mentioned in regards to health.

2.07 Jose Reyes, SS, TOR

Was hoping Wright would get back to me. After that, I opted to grab another MI. I really struggled last year with these positions. This is early for Reyes but it was part of my strategy coming in so I kept to it. I didn't exactly think my first 2 picks would be MI, but so be it. Reyes is one of my favorite players and it will be nice to root for him.

Tilt23
ID: 51131621
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 12:45

1.14 Jacoby Ellsbury OF NYY
If I couldnt be in the first 4 draft spots I chose #14 because I knew picks 5-14 were all pretty equal in my opinion and I would be happy with almost any of them. I also prefer to pick towards the ends. Ellsbury gives me elite speed while contributing in all categories. A good building block.

2.03 Yu Darvish, SP, Tex
I struggled with SP last year and felt like Darvish was the closest thing to Kershaw and a sure step above the next tier. When I chose spot 14 I had eyes on taking Darvish with this pick but I did tell myself after taking Ellsbury if Prince fell to me I would abandon my plan and take him. It wasnt meant to be and I stuck with the plan of taking Darvish in round 2. He should lead the world in K's, play on a good team so the fickle W's should come while posting elite ratios in his prime. A great anchor to my staff

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 19:53

Draft position: 13th or 15th were left. Went with the higher choice, simple as that!

1.13 Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL
Grew tired trying to finalize a 6man queue before bed, had so many combinations in mind and directions I wanted to go. Votto and Hanley were higher on my final queue, Davis and Cano were considered, but by the time I was alerted that it had been my turn, it was down to my 3 & 4: Tulo & Edwin. Tulo has carried me and killed me in the past, but I always come back for more, so hard to resist a slugging shortstop. (If Edwin can have a great season to spite me, that'd be great!) Deep down I'm glad it's not Hanley. His ceiling is so appealing but I never really liked him. Would've went Votto if I could though.

My fave 3 first round picks aside from mine: Trout, Cabrera, Votto.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 20:13

2.04 Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX
Only needed to finalize my top 5 by the time I got into it due to a couple quick picks after mine. Beltre, Darvish, Bautista, Choo, Wright with much consideration to Longoria and Mauer as well. Had a long way back to me to take into account. Didn't need the autopick, as I was still around, but I still went with the top name remaining. Right as I had convinced myself to bump Darvish to the top was kind of a sad moment, but I'll survive. None of my remaining options were perfect to me, but Beltre seems to be building a case for the Hall of Fame recently, and I become more sold on him with every quality year. Choo's speed and OBP had me super tempted, Wright and Longoria are awesome but I don't really like them. Seemed early still for Mauer. I like Bautista too much plus figured he might even slip. (Had Bautista and Tulo last year also, didn't wanna go all in again, lol) Beltre was the surest thing to me.

My fave second round picks aside from mine: Darvish, Bautista, Choo.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 20:31

3.13 Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN
Seemed like finalizing a top seven before bed would be smart, and while doing that I noticed a lot of my speed options were going earlier than I expected. Needed to bump some speed into my top seven, but Hamilton was the big standout to me and I bumped him to the top. Infield hits and steals, similar to a young (undrafted)!! The small sample last year looked good, I'm absolutely drooling over what a full year could turn into. Might backfire, third round is awful early for such an unknown, but I'm liking the chances for Billy to payoff.

Price, Bumgarner, JFernandez, Mauer, Stanton, Holliday, Upton, Carpenter, Zobrist all stood out more than Rios and Marte still. Especially considering I didn't know which of those guys I wanted, plus Hamilton felt like a big enough reach that I was certain I'd get him. Speed solved for the season? Perhaps baby steps are in order, but this feels like a nice start!

My fave third round picks aside from mine: Mauer, JFernandez, Stanton.

gurudan
ID: 12149229
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 20:44

1.12 Chris Davis, OF Balt
I have yet in my many years at ROTOGURU ever drawn a high draft pick,so I felt pretty good to find davis still available at #12. most drafts i'd seen, he was going at 6-8.the experts almost all see a big drop in his numbers, but I couldn;t pass. even at a 20% drop, you still have 40 HR'S 110 RBI'S.

2.05 DUSTIN PEDROIA 2ND BASE BOST
kipnis was my choice,and went a few picks earlier. I believe 2nd has the smallest player pools of the positions, so it was top priority.

3.12 JOSE Fernandez SP MIA
among the cream of the crop among starters, and usually, I might wait, but I wanted this guy. a lot of fantasy experts believe in waiting for pitchers, but I've had too many years trying to recover from some bums 3IP, 6 R, 3BB, 1 K outings. this jose is the real deal.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 20:59

4.04 Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF
The drafting pace really picked up this morning. Most of my previous queue survived and remained valid for the turnaround. Had Kimbrel, Chapman, Jansen, Ortiz to fill things out in case things went fast and my queue got pillaged. Thankfully it didn't. Bumgarner, Price, Holliday still there, with Billy Hamilton rostered last round. I've always liked Bumgarner, and he's still very young. Bold to say, but he's only a couple seasons behind Kershaw to me. Ready to really breakout. Really would've been happy with any two of the names I considered, but stoked that I got my top two this turn around.

My fave fourth round picks aside from mine: Price, Holliday, Upton.

Bean
ID: 5292191
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 21:23

1.09 Bryce Harper - He bulked up in the off-season, hope to get a little better Slugging.

2.08 Jean Segura - Maybe a reach compared to Yahoo Rankings, but MI is always thin in RIBC.

3.09 Joe Mauer - Still Catcher eligible despite moving to first this year. Will I get 600 ABs from a catcher with .880 OPS?

4.08 Matt Holliday - Couldn't believe he was still there.

gurudan
ID: 12149229
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 22:19

4.05 WIL MYERS OF TB
solid future great. hope he starts this year

5.12 ANIBAL SANCHEZ SP DET
my 2nd starter in 5 rds.one expert has him in tier one. Kershaw is his own tier, but 9 sp's are left in this tier. the longstanding rule I've followed is never take the 1st player in a tier, but always take the last. hence the last

6.05 PEDRO ALVAREZ 3RD BASE MY BUCCOS
awesome power. if he could bat .270 MVP

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 23:11

2.13 Freddie Freeman 1st Atl

Had my players mapped out and had Freeman targetted for my second round pick. Wanted an OF and a power hitting 1st baseman with my 1st 2 picks. He wont contribute much in steals but will have an .860+ OPS and should be good for almost 200 runs and rbis' combined.

3.04 Ian Desmond SS Was

Know how many 20/20 shortstops there were in the majors in 2012? 3. Ian Desmond, Hanley and {not been picked yet}. Know how many 20/20 SS there were in the majors last year? 1. Want to guess who? Come on..I know you wanna guess. Just 1 guess. 1 little guess. I've give you a hint even - I already mentioned his name. Another hint? Ok, his name rhymes with Dian Esmond. Add in an OPS approaching .780-.790 in 2013 and well over .800 in 2012. With MI and SS to fill its tough to pass on an early round pick who can do all that.

loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Mar 08, 2014, 23:21

2.15 Carlos Gomez, OF
He had a career year, albeit very early on in his career, in 2013 and will help my team in every offensive category. I attended Ron Shandler's First Pitch seminar in Saddle Brook, NJ today, and he felt Gomez will give top 10 numbers this year. I agree with his very astute analysis. It was fun being surrounded by 100 fantasy baseball enthusiasts and listening to the opinions of about 8 "experts."

3.02 Cliff Lee, P and 4.15 Kenley Janssen, RP
I have finished in the middle of the pack for the past 3 years and decided to change strategy this season. Realizing the increased weight of pitching, I decided to draft my anchor SP and RP early this season. I thought that Lee had a little edge over the other pitchers in his tier and felt the same about Janssen. This was a major change as I usually do not draft a RP until late in the draft.
Had I waited until after the First Pitch seminar, I would have drafted Baumgartner.

5.01 Hunter Pence, OF
Time to get back to hitting, and I liked Hunter Pence here. He is a good value at 5.01, and I think he will give my team 2nd or 3rd round numbers.

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 09:32

3.10 David Ortiz, 1B, BOS

He's shown no signs of slowing down so it's hard to pass up on his power numbers at this point in the draft. Yahoo has him eligible at 1B which is an added bonus. I was torn between him and Stanton.

4.07 Chris Sale, SP, CWS

I wanted an anchor for my staff. There were a few pitchers I liked in round 3 so I felt I could wait until here. I lost a few options but still got to choose from among Sale, Price, et al. I would have been happy with either and took Sale because the projections I've looked at have him with more K's.

5.10 Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC

After taking older players in the first three rounds, I decided to look for youth and upside. Rizzo fills in my CI spot offering lots of potential and provides a little insurance in case Big Papi finally gets hit by age.

Tilt23
ID: 51131621
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 12:01

3.14 Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA
He just fell into my lap. I had him much higher on my draft board and didnt think he would be there with this pick. I was targeting MI or 3B with this pick and didnt even think about stanton until it was my turn and he was there. Then I had the moment of panic where I thought everyone knew about an injury that I didnt so I looked around expecting to see that his leg had been amputated but alas nothing he seems to be whole. My fears were put to bed later when I saw he was going almost two rounds earlier in the other drafts. I stuck to my strategy of taking the best hitter and not worrying about position and grabbed stanton. He had a bad year last year with an OPS of .849, RBIs wont be elite but everything else should be great and if he gets traded?? watch out.

4.03 Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC
This was maybe a bit of a panic pick. Was certainly the most disappointed I have been so far. I was debating between Donaldson, Kinsler, Zobrist with my last pick before I took stanton. being close to the end I was trying to work out if there was anyway I could get 2/3 of those guys, then Stanton fell to me so i queued up my three and waited to hopefully take whatever one was left. It was not to be as the next three picks took them all off my board. I knew right then MI was going to be a struggle for me this year but it usually is cause I dont care about position scarcity as much as others esp not early. I looked at other 3B as well but no one deserved this early of a pick. So it was back to best hitter available and that was Hosmer. At 24 he really turned a corner last year and started raking. He has less power then traditional 1B but using Ratios instead of HR helps his value there. He contributes in all 5 categories and has potential to be better then the projections. I also considered Pujols here but decided I would go with upside over the aging name.

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 13:38

4.13 David Price, SP Tam
I had Eric Hosmer penciled in for this slot to solidify my % stats and secure CI before the pickings got too slim. On all my mock drafts he was going on average at pick 67 so it was no certainty he would get back to me. AAAAANNNNNDDDDD he didn't. Thanks a lot tilt. Way to be a team player and support your fellow managers. Taking picks right out of their queue when they aren't looking!. But with just 2 picks to go before me Albert Pujols was still there. In fact I had an email discussion with art about this pick. AAAANNNNNNDDDD RobJ steals Pujols from me. Felt it was a drop in tier after that to the next quality CI and I wasn't ready to go that far down my draft sheet. So I switched gears. Price as the potential for a top 50 ranking. ERA around 3.2 200+k's and a whip under 1.2. I like it at the 61st pick. Would have liked Hosmer or Pujols better.......

Bean
ID: 5292191
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 14:13

5.09 Greg Holland, RP, KC Five years of playing RIBC and I finally get it, I am never fast enough to get the newly announced closers mid-season. If I want closers I have to draft them early, have three minimum, and pray for them to succeed and not get hurt.....got to have good ones for that to work with any consistency. Is there some kind of service that alerts you guys, or are you watching every game and reacting? Cause I NEVER get those mid-season guys, no matter how fast I think I am.

6.08 Koji Uehara, RP, BOS See above

7.09 Aaron Hill, 2B, ARZ I normally like to go speed with my MIs, but the pickings are slim. This guy had .818 OPS last year and hit 36 Homers in 2009. Guess I'll grab some OF speed.

8.08 Shelby Miller, SP, STL Overdue for a SP, he'll anchor my staff. Decent K/9, ERA and WHIP...should get a few Ws from a potent STL offense.

ksoze
ID: 11142319
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 14:59

2.16 Carlos Santana, C, Cle Was torn here; I wanted a SP with one of my two back to backs here and was set on Strasburg, but wasn't sure about the hitter. Finally went with Santana, partially because he's likely to play 150+ games including 1B, DH and maybe 3B, and partially because those 150+ games should be worth an .850 OPS from the C spot.

3.01 Stephen Strasburg, SP, Wash Also considered Lee, Wainwright and King Felix; went with Strasburg because at 25 he's likely to improve on last year's K's and peripherals. The Nats should fare better this year too, possibly helping him more than double his W total from 2013.

4.16 Jason Heyward, OF, Atl & 5.01 Allen Craig, 1B, Stl In the end this was a two player at once play. Yes, I get two picks in a row each time I'm up, but in this case I decided these two were stronger together for my team than one or the other plus another pitcher. Both should be north of .850 in OPS again with decent run and RBI totals, and Heyward might even contribute 15 SB's. Hopefully this combination solidifies my offensive categories as the pool of "obvious" quality hitters dwindles.

Tilt23
ID: 51131621
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 19:06

5.14 Yoenis Cespedes, OF, Oak
My theory of position scarcity is a myth in the early rounds was put to the test again when Cespedes was available here. Just like Stanton he was higher on my draft board and the best hitter available. As long as his OBP doesnt kill me he will be well worth this draft spot. He gives me great power and the youth to hopefully beat his projections. I ended up with him in the AA league too so maybe I have him slotted too high? we will find out.

6.03 Trevor Rosenthal, RP, STL
I made this pick from my phone with a little less prep then was prob necessary. i looked at the round and assumed a run on RP and even SP was about to start the end of this round and all over the 7th. I was wrong by a round. I love rosenthal though. he is almost in the elite level of closer so im happy to have him but if i could redo this pick i would take billy butler or starlin castro here and wait on RP for another lap around.

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 20:27

5.04 Gio Gonzalez SP, Was

I had Gonzalez penciled in to be my first pitcher drafted. When I took Price in R4 I considered switching and grabbing a CI here, that being Allen Craig. I had considered him at pick 4 but passed due to injury concerns and the fact that I have him in the AA league. Most definitely would have taken him here but he didn't fall to me. So I stuck with my original game plan and took Gonzalez. His numbers didn't look at spectacular as people expected last year but (there's a huge but...and its not my wife's) that was due to 1 poor month in April. After May 1st he had 26 starts, 19 QS, a sub-3.00 era and a whip around 1.20. No reason not to expect 200+ K's, 3.20 or so ERa and 1.2 or so whip. Wins....who knows. 10-18?

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 20:34

btw, remind me not to leave post 24 up on my screen at home where my wife can read it. for some reason women just dont have a sense of humor about this kind of stuff....

RJ
ID: 3922821
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 21:01

2.12 Evan Longoria, 3b, TB Rays The last of the "elite" 3Bs left, which is a surprisingly thin position this year. He also played 160 games last year and has a good track record. I thought it was pretty low risk, also considered Freeman here.

3.05 Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA Mariners He has been remarkably consistent the last 5 or 6 years, posting elite pitching numbers. I now have a pair of aces at the top to plug and play and don't have to worry about starting pitching for awhile.

4.12 Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA I was a little surprised to see Albert still available here at 4.12. He is coming off the worst season of his career granted but he has a HOF track record. I'm not expecting the MVP numbers he's put up in the past but an .825+ OPS with 80 runs and ribbies will be a good enough value for the spot.

5.05 Aroldis Chapman, CL, CIN Reds Aroldis is one of the few closers that are safe picks and I knew that there was no way he was going to make it back to me. He's going to put up rock solid ratios, 30-35 saves and should even give me 100+ Ks. I'll take those numbers all day.

6.12 Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN Reds 2B is super thin on an almost yearly basis and I felt there was a pretty deep drop after Phillips. Plus he consistently plays 150+ games a year which is invaluable in a rotisserie league format. He should put up respectable numbers for his position.

loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Mar 09, 2014, 21:41

6.15 Alex Gordon, OF
I thought that Gordon was the best offensive player left and went with him.

7.02 Kyle Seager, 3B

Seager was not the best offensive player left, but he was close and could put him at CI.

Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Mon, Mar 10, 2014, 01:54

1.11 Hanley Ramirez, SS, LAD

The 11th pick was the highest one remaining in the draft draft, and I took it thinking I would draft one of Hanley, Cano or Tulo. Cano was drafted at 1.10, Tulo at 1.13.

With having to start 3 MI in a 16 team league, options get ugly if you wait. And there is a chance Hanley isn't even a positional scarcity pick, but a best remaining pick. He was the hottest hitter in the game for a good stretch last year and finished with an OPS north of 1.000 to go with 10 steals in 86 games. He has had some down stretches in the past so that is a risk, and also carries some injury risk (like Tulo), but the main difference for me between he and Tulo is the SB potential.

2.06 David Wright, 3B, NYM

I liked Wright as the best hitter available to go along with his 15-20 SB.

3.11 Matt Carpenter, 2B/3B, STL

Carpenter was a player who I semi-targeted before the draft, and was happy to see him come back to me with this pick. I was surprised to also see Stanton still around, but Carpenter actually had a higher OBP & SLG than him last season and is also able to fill a MI position.

4.06 Alex Rios, OF, TEX
5.11 Starling Marte, OF, PIT

It is tough to get SBs without killing SLG, thus making guys like these very valuable. Both Rios and Marte had 40+ SBs last season.

6.06 Jordan Zimmermann, SP, WAS
7.11 Matt Cain, SP, SF

Thought it was time to begin focusing on my pitching staff and liked Zimmermann and Cain as the best remaining at the times of their selections.

artofmonk
ID: 40825312
Mon, Mar 10, 2014, 11:29

Draft selection: I was happy to have the 3rd option and it was a no brainer for me.
1.03 Paul Goldschmidt, 1b, SF
It was either goldy or Mccutchen. I went with the 1b.

2.14 Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD
I wanted to get a nice OF with a good power speed combo. It might have been a little early, but I liked him. I was hoping that Longoria would fall a little more though. I also considered Bruce.

3.03 Jay Bruce, OF, Cincy
I considered him 5 picks earlier so it was easy. He could be a still at 35. I was surprised to see so many SP go, so early. Last year when I was in the RIBC league, it seemed like I was the only one taking SP.

4.14 Ryan Zimmerman, 3b, WAS
I was really hoping Pujols would continue to fall, what a steal. Yes risk is involved, but has a very high ceiling. I was happy to get zimmerman considered him earlier. I wanted to lock down my 3b.

5.03 Elvis Andrus, SS, Tex
Went and got a SS with some speed and should score plenty of runs. I just hope he can get on base. I believe just 6 teams had SS at the time and I thought there was a huge drop off after him.
I also like Rizzo and marte picks this round. I was hoping they would fall into the 6th rd.

6.14 Homer Bailey, SP, Cincy
Finally getting my 1st sp in the 6th rd. Trumbo was on my list and was kind of relieved that he was taken so I could draft a SP. I was deciding between Bailey and Cobb and thought Cobb would be there for me in the 7th rd, I was wrong.

7.03 Julio Teheran, SP, ATL
Was disappointed that cobb was not around. I had considered Minor and Hamilton as well. It was time to get my 2nd SP.

8.14 Brandon Moss, 1b, OF, OAK
I was hoping for Minor or Cole at this point or robertson. I rushed the pick a little bit and wish I could have taken a closer or another SP. Moore was on the top of list, so when he was the next pick, I had drafting remorse.

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Mon, Mar 10, 2014, 15:54

6.07 Desmond Jennings, OF, TB

I seem to have miscalculated the depth of the OF position this year. Usually, I am able to grab someone I feel comfortable with as OF 1 around this point in the draft but I feel much less secure about Jennings. That aside, I wanted a young player with potential and someone to contribute steals. The skills are there with Jennings and he is still so young that I am hopeful this becomes his rise to fantasy stardom. If not, I can settle for minor improvements from last year.

7.10 James Shields, SP, KC

Nothing noteworthy with this pick. Shields finds himself high among the SP rankings every year and he's become something of a boring pick and hence sometimes overlooked. But paired with Sale, I feel like my pitching stats are well are their way.

8.07 Shane Victorino, OF, BOS

Needed another OF with SB potential who will not kill the ratios. Victorino is old but is coming off a pretty good season. He bats in a potent lineup and the talk about him moving to his more dominant right handed side and dropping the switch hitting intrigued me. That green monster in left sure looks like a great target for righties. Keep flying, Hawaiian.

Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Mon, Mar 10, 2014, 17:15

6.13 Starlin Castro, SS ChiCubs

Cutch gives me 25-30SB, Desmond gives me 17-22 SB. Thats not going to cut it. Coming into this pick I felt there were not a lot of good hitter choices and the Pitchers were plentiful and about the same quality. In otherwords nobody jumped out at me as, "Ohhhhhhhhh, grab him, grab him!!!" I expect his % stats to rebound to acceptable levels and runs, sb should follow. Gives me my MI slot, as well. He's projecting out to a near .750 OPS with around 20 SB.

However, with that said, I'm willing to trade castro for an equal value 2nd baseman. Is there any rule against using your rationale to solicit a trade? Cause if there is, I'm still willing to trade, I'll just discuss it elsewhere. :)

artofmonk
ID: 40825312
Tue, Mar 11, 2014, 12:17

9.03 Addison Reed, RP, AZ
Closer run had started and I didn't want completely miss out. I liked Reed over some of the others, but not really a safe pick. who knows. Probably should have gone with Soriano or paps.

10.14 Fernando Rodney, RP, SEA
I was hoping I could get another closer here. I had some options, but I liked Rodney. Street and Parnell might have been better options.

11.03 Sonny Gray, SP, OAK
i wanted to grab my 3rd SP at this point of the draft. Thought about a 3rd closer. i like Gray, I had him ranked below 120 and I got him and 163.

It is really starting to be slim pickings at many positions.

Bean
ID: 5292191
Tue, Mar 11, 2014, 14:22

9.09 Cole Hamels, SP, Phi Picked him up with old info that said he would be back in April, now its May. Oh well.

10.08 Danny Salazar, SP, Cle Hope the hype is real. I am an Indians Fan.

11.09 LaTroy Hawkins, RP, Col Projected Closer, they are running thin and there is still alot of hitting talent left.

12.08 Tommy Hunter, RP, Bal Projected Closer, if they use him like they did Johnson, could be a great source of Saves. Closers running thin, still alot of hitting talent left.

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 00:08

9.10 Kris Medlen, SP, ATL

Blech. Ugh. Dadgummit.

10.07 Austin Jackson, OF, DET

He's young and could show modest improvement. Over the last few years he has been a runs machine but with news that he will hit lower in the line up that will come down. That's fine with me as he should still score enough runs to help and batting lower will provide more RBI opportunities. I like that he has SB upside, though I'd settle for a dozen or so.

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 00:16

Woo, got way behind on these. Trying to stay 3 picks back in my rationales and here we are in round 13 with me only posting round 7.

7.04 Pablo Sandoval 3rd SanF
Projection: 71 runs, 90 rbis, .346obp .467 slg. The problem with Pablo is his health. If he gets me a full season, I think he goes right past those numbers. If not, he'll still give me good ratios while healthy. He has the potential to unload one of these seasons, never actually having hit near his ceiling yet. I needed a 3rd baseman and he was the best of the rest by a mile.

8.13 Mike Minor SP Atl
After injuries in 2012 he came back strong in 2013 posting 181k's in 204 IP with a 3.21 era and 1.09 whip. Looking for similar numbers (ok, probably a higher whip, but still under 1.2) from 2014.

9.04 Dominic Brown OF Phi

Gotta show some love to D-brown here. He was my round 16 or 17 pick last year as my pocket keeper. My neighbors sister was his landlord when he was at Reading and they keep in touch. Every now and again I get the chance to grab tickets to Citizens bank at his seats. I tell ya what....sitting in seats reserved for players family is fun. They dont call baseball wives trophy wives for nothing. Not sure what is more fun to watch - the game or the people watching the game.
On top of that I really needed another OF. He'll give a handful of steals but most importantly should have an ops on the good side of .800. Philly doesn't look that good this year but I thik he has a legit shot at 80runs and 80 rbis.

10.13 Jim Henderson C-loser Mil
I dont like taking closers this early but in this league there isnt' much chance of getting one. At this point, though, we already have 20 closers off the board. I'm ok with Henderson here, though. He'll pile up S's and should get more than a K/inning. May not help the ratios much but wont hurt them. Was actually thinking of Kole Calhoun here but decided I needed to start in on the lone category I had a goose eggin.

RJ
ID: 492291122
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 00:24

7.05 Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA
He had a down year last year but the years prior to that, he had an OPS of .900+ each year. Yes he's getting older is somewhat of an injury risk, but you need to make a few of these kind of boom or bust picks to have a chance.

8.12 Coco Crisp, OF, OAK
I am super weak in SBs and hope that Crisp can give me 30+ this year to help me stay competitive. Crisp had a 20/20 year last year and while I don't expect that same pop this year, I think he's a decent value for the spot.

9.05 Rafael Soriano, CL, WAS
The closer run has started and I wanted at least one more reliable guy. I was torn between Rafael and Papelbon with this pick. He's been consistent the last few years notching 40+ saves. I hope it continues as I'd like to score at least 10 points in the "SV" category.

10.12 Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE
Basically I needed a shortstop and didn't want to wait any longer. He's batting leadoff for the Indians this season. As long as he can put up a .725 OPS and steal 8-10 bases, I'll be happy enough.

11.05 Jon Lester, SP, BOS
Lester is one of those guys that is perenially underrated. He is a lock to pitch 200 innings+ to help me fill my pitching stats. Not a bad third starter for my squad.

12.12 Brett Gardner, OF, NYY
I am still pretty weak in SBs and hope that I see the Gardner of 2010-11 and not 2012. Heck I'd take his 2013 numbers. I hope that he can get me at least 30 SBs.

13.05 Alfonso Soriano, OF, NYY
Alfonso really turned it around after he was traded to NYY last season, posting an .850 OPS. He's going to kill my OBP (hoping he can at least put up .300 :-/ ) but has good pop and if he can even get double digit SBs he should be decent for the draft spot.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 04:27

5.13 Wilin Rosario, C, COL

Previous queue was pillaged. Only wanted closer if it was one of my top 3 at this point. Didn't want another starter. Offense is the goal this time around. Needed a top 4/11 queue before bed for this round of picks.

Having a solid catcher is always nice, and I figured I might land Mauer at round 3 or maybe Molina a bit later, but with them gone Rosario stood out to me as the last big catcher. I realize he is borderline but I'm a huge Coors fan and catchers seemed to be going pretty early at this point, so I had him ranked at the top. Werth, Lawrie, Prado, Rosenthal, Gordon, Marte, Nathan, Perkins, Teheran, Cobb rounded out my queue before bed.

My fave fifth round picks aside from mine: Craig, Chapman, Werth

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 04:32

6.04 Brett Lawrie, 2B/3B, TOR

As a Canadian Blue Jays fan, how could I not have him ranked outrageously high? The talent is there, will the brain show up with it? Second base eligible with speed and power potential is worth the reach to me every time. Middle infield also depth also felt like it was thinning out fast.

My brain thinks I should have bumped Werth last time and likely would have had a shot at Rosario to land my top 2 this time around, but my heart & imagination say that the Lawrie backup plan will work out fantastically.

My fave picks from the sixth round aside from mine: Rosenthal, Gordon, Cobb.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 04:40

7.13 Michael Cuddyer 1B/OF, COL

Needed pitching, 1b, OF with this round of picks. This time my pick came up as I was setting my queue before bed. Deciding on a top 3/10 for my picks, and 2 names that weren't considered were picked, while I was debating between Cuddyer, Perkins or Grilli.

Considering semi-punting saves worked out fine for me last season, I did not hesitate to choose Cuddyer, especially since I'm a huge Coors fan and strongly believe he can put up another nice season. The 1b/of eligibility and Coors factor had him standing out from the rest of the offensive pack while I sorted the rest after my pick.

My fave seventh round picks aside from mine: Prado, Teheran, Nathan. Utley too.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 04:51

8.04, Michael Wacha, SP, STL

Top six queue before bed was all pitching after landing another bat with the last pick. There were still like ten closers I wouldn't mind, but I still figured I'd get one this time around. However there was a starter that stood out to me during the playoff run and playoffs, and I figured this was a chance to get a 5th round talent with Michael Wacha. The way he made the Dodgers look has stood out in my mind for months, and the way Boston hit him doesn't deter me from thinking extremely high of Wacha going forward. Boston crunched everyone in the playoffs, simple as that. This guy can be unhittable against most teams, I like that.

Wacha, Perkins, Grilli, Reed, Johnson, Balfour was the queue before bed. Landed my guy, really enhanced my odds of another year of semi-punting saves.

My fave eighth round picks aside from mine: Moss, Cole, Perkins.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 05:07

9.13 Victor Martinez, CI, DET

Queue nearly pillaged again. Dive into closers yet? Or more offense? Had time to settle a top 7/14 queue before I went to bed for this round of picks. I'd already been worrying about covering for Billy Hamilton's lack of power throughout the night though, so I decided to hedge my closers with some sluggers this time around.

My fave options were gone, but Johnson, Balfour, Henderson, Janssen seemed fair value. Seeing Moss picked made me bump Victor and Adams to the top of my queue ahead of those guys though. Cingrani, Profar, and more closers were also in the mix, but I really wanted the first basemen so I could use Cuddyer in the outfield and cover for Hamilton's lack of power.

Victor was back to his old self once he shook the rust from a year off. I'm pretty confident he can come close to his old elite pace, similar to the way David Ortiz keeps doing it.

My fave ninth round picks aside from mine: Reed, Johnson, Balfour.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 05:15

10.04, Matt Adams, 1B, STL

The power potential is just ridiculous with Adams. Well worth the gamble the way my team is shaking out. Need to risk it for power a bit here. He should get a lot more chances to get some hot streaks going this year, and that will likely come with some extended slumps, but I'm counting on Adams fitting in great among a solid lineup.

My fave tenth round picks aside from mine: Profar, Cingrani, Henderson.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 05:27

11.13, Jed Lowrie, MI, OAK

Another 7/14 man queue before bed again this night. Am I getting good at it, or is it wearing me down? Worst case, I'm hoping a little of both because all this flip flopping is definitely wearing me down!

I'm still thinking that beefing up my offense is smarter than taking a risk on the remaining closer options. Jed Lowrie was great Tulo insurance last year and I'd been eyeing him since I noticed he went super early in an AA league. This felt like great time for an MI and Tulo insurance this time around. A lot of my remaining queue is still undrafted currently (exactly 2 rounds later). Contemplated every closer situation to round out my queue, but Lowrie, Kendrick, Gardner and 3-4 guys I'm thinking about right now were the targets with this first pick.

My fave eleventh round picks aside from mine: Calhoun, Gray, Cashner.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 05:35

12.04, Howie Kendrick, MI, LAA

There's still six picks to go before I know if I should have re-sorted my queue in the morning, but I would have been happy with Howie last pick so this works out for me. I like his bat more than the other bats I'm considering for round 13, but an outfielder or an arm would have been a better fit for my team. Current 7/14 queue for next go around is OF/SP/RP heavy. Could go any way. Excited to wake up and see what I got!

My fave twelfth round picks aside from mine: Jones, Kuroda, Moustakas.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 06:00

So far:
Tulo- 13th (other 4 drafts avg: 14.5)
Beltre- 20th (14.8)
BHamilton- 45th (75.5)
Bumgarner- 52nd (56.0)
Rosario- 77th (118.0)
Lawrie- 84th (139.8)
Cuddyer- 109th (143.5)
Wacha- 116th (3 of 4)
Martinez- 141st (2 of 4)
Adams- 148th (119.3)
Lowrie- 173rd (3 of 4)
Kendrick- 180th (1 of 4)

Tulo, Beltre, Bumgarner pretty much pushes. BHamilton, Rosario, Lawrie, Cuddyer big reaches. Adams steal. Wacha and Lowrie will probably turn out steals, and Martinez, Kendrick hopefully pushes. C minus in discipline at best, uh oh. But I'm telling myself two Coors reaches makes it ok... pitching depth though: Incomplete, potential for D minus looms. This is far from perfect also, different positions for some guys league to league? Some managers trying out strategies in AA. Just helps keep me on track, and figured it's worth sharing some more thoughts in the rationale thread. If Lawrie isn't 2b in ESPN that comforts me a whole bunch too, anyone know?

Tilt23
ID: 51131621
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 17:14

7.14 Chase Utley, 2b, PHI
I knew MI was going to be an issue for me. Utley if he is healthy which is a big IF will produce like a normal Utley year. good OBP Runs RBI maybe even a steal or two. I know I will have to get another 2B though cause he will miss 30 games almost guaranteed.

8.03 Mashahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY
Looks like im a Japanase fan as my #1 is Yu and #2 is the second coming of Yu? I hope so. Felt like he was a steal here. obviously a risk reward pick but I feel he has potential to produce like a #1 and at this point min risk. I liked him better then the other SPs remaining. Just need to find a way to get Kuroda on my team and im set.

9.14 Casey Janssen, RP, TOR
A guy that i thought was slipping but wasnt looking to take my second RP this turn. I wanted Victor Martinez but was taken the pick before, then I was planning on taking Xander Bogaerts with my next pick after the turn and talked myself into taking Janssen first and Bogaerts would slide to me. Nope. Both players I wanted coming into this turn are taken right before and right after me. Curses.

10.03 Manny Machado, 3B, BAL
is he healthy and will he be back in middle of april? this is the big question. if yes then a steal here. if not....then a disaster. Will need to make sure i get another 3B to fill in for him. If i dont then Im really gambling. I did that last year at 3B taking Youklis and no back up. It killed me. history could be repeating itself.

gurudan
ID: 12149229
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 18:00

7.12 LEONYS MARTIN OF TEX

ONE OF BASEBALLS TOP PROSPECTS LAST YEAR AND KINDA DISAPPOINTED, BUT MUCHO SPEED, AND MAY LIVE UP TO THE HYPE

8.05 JASON GRILLI CL PITT

THE GRILLED CHEESE BROKE OUT LAST YEAR, AND I THINK HE'LL CONTINUE TO BE A TOP NOTCH CLOSER. THE POT WAS THINNING ALSO

9.12 DAN FARQUHAR RP SEAT

LITTLE BIT OF A REACH HERE, BUT WITH THE CLOSER POT BEING HIT HARD, I DECIDED TO TAKE A SHOT. IF HE STAYS IN A SETUP ROLE, HE'LL STILL OFFER GOOD K'S AND WHIP AND I'M GAMBLING THAT HE WILL CLOSE SOMETIME THIS YEAR. REMEMBER UEHARA LAST YEAR.

10.05 CURTIS GRANDERSON OF METS

WHAT'S BETTER THAN AN ANDERSON?

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 21:46

11.10 Bobby Parnell, RP, NYM

I do not value closers as much as other managers in this format. Two of the last three years that has meant I've left the draft with zero closers, committing myself to the closers in waiting and the waiver wire. I believe you can win the league with that approach. Yet here I am in round 11 drafting a closer instead of trying to recover from the injury to Medlen. My reasoning is as follows. I thought Parnell was a good value at this point in the draft. With Medlen out, Parnell gives me a chance in the saves category, especially if I can find more saves over the course of the season. Otherwise, Parnell can be a trade piece at some point. I likely won't know which option to explore until the season starts to play out, but either way, I decided to ignore the Medlen injury for the time being and see what SP value I could find later in the draft.

12.07 Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL

I suspected (wrongly it turned out) that the three managers picking after me who still needed 3B filled would clear out the 2 players I preferred at the position. Instead, only one of the managers picked a 3B before my round 13 pick. I choose Arenado over the other 3B I considered because of upside but I feel a little nervous about him. I suppose when you wait this long to fill a position questions are natural. Again, I stuck to a plan I had mapped out for my picks before Medlen's injury and avoided the temptation of trying to fix that problem. My only other serious consideration was MI. I had JJ Hardy, Dozier and Neil Walker as my preferred options. I was quite happy, then, when Hardy made it back to me for round 13.

Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 22:12

8.06 Brandon Belt, 1B, SF

My first CI. Belt came into his own last year and improved as the season went on. I was debating between him and Matt Adams (10.04) and went with Belt due to his OBP and he's more proven in the majors.

9.11 Grant Balfour, RP, TAM

You won't find me drafting Craig Kimbrel or Kenley Jansen this year as I like to wait until the last possible moment to get my saves. Going with who I thought was the best option available.

10.06 Jered Weaver, RP, LAA

I normally wouldn't draft my 3rd SP this early, but Weaver's reliability was too hard to pass up. I'm a little worried that 2/3 of my SP have a low K/rate (Jordan Zimmermann), but their ERA & WHIP will hopefully make up for it.

11.11 Huston Street, RP, SD

Only a handful of closers left so it's now or never to get my 2nd one.

12.06 Jhonny Peralta, SS, STL

I'm quite content to have him as my MI as very few at this point have a good chance of having an .800+ OPS.

Tilt23
ID: 51131621
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 22:39

11.14 Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL
Young star known mostly for defense has shown promise at the plate. Most projections have him getting a respectable OBP at least .325 and helping with runs while showing some pop. Its mainly playing time and projecting the young man to take the next step with this pick

12.03 Chris Carter, 1B, HOU
I was targeting him early in the draft to take around this spot. He fills my CI and gives me a boost in RBIs and SLG which helps offset some of my weaker picks coming up. He strikes out way to much and plays for Hou but what do you want in round 12.

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Wed, Mar 12, 2014, 23:02

11.04 Christian Yelich, OF Mia

I had Kole Calhoun planned for this slot. In fact it was looking like this and the 8-men out draft and the AA draft were going to have picks lined up about the same time and I was planning on taking Calhoun in all 3. But then Ksoze was VERY discourteous to me and took Calhoun. So I went with Christian Yelich. Dont think I'm upet really either. Yelich projects to an .800 ops with 18-20 sb. If he gets those projections he'll be much, much more valuable than the 164th draft slot I picked him in.

12.13 John Axford RP, Cle
Ok, so his whip could hurt. But his era should be ok and like my prior closer pick he should average more than a 1K/IP. I'm happy with 10th and 12th round closers if they put up respectable ratios, 30saves or so each and can get me 65-80k's a piece.

Tilt23
ID: 51131621
Thu, Mar 13, 2014, 21:20

13.14 Neil Walker, 2B, PIT
The pick I broke the draft with. I set a queue of three middle infielders with about 7 picks before I went to sleep. They all got taken and I actually timed out on a pick for the first time in my years playing RIBC. I tried to log on to my phone while I was heading to a surgery but no luck. So I just had to wait til I got back to my computer. By then my time was up and I was actually up to pick on my other turn. Neil Walker was not on my radar but I have had him in other leagues in other years and he is pretty consistent. He should get playing time and give me some pop from MI.

14.03 Neftali Feliz, RP, TEX
He is in what Ron Washington has called an open competition for the closer roll in Tex. I live in Dallas and follow the Rangers. If Feliz is healthy he will close. Washington is loyal to a fault and he has gone to war with Feliz in the past and I think he will trust him the most. His velocity was down early in spring but all signs recently point to it coming back up and his arm is healthy. If he does close all year, you are looking at 35+ saves with good K's playing on that team. A good wild card at this point.

Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 01:35

13.11 Jose Veras, RP, CHC

I had 2 closers to this point and was content with that, but I saw no one else I had to have and Veras was the last "sure" closer remaining (only Texas [Soria vs Feliz] and Houston [complete mess] had no RP drafted to this point).

14.06 Jason Castro, C, HOU

Castro had a nice little season last year with an .835 OPS and almost .900 OPS post ASB. He is slated to bat 3rd which should keep his RBI & Run totals strong. I viewed him as a cut above the other catcher options remaining due to his OBP and his entrenchment in the lineup.

15.11 Corey Hart, 1B, SEA

Even though Hart missed all of last season, he was one of the most talented hitters available. He has a career .824 OPS and will bat in the middle of the lineup. He will be the everyday RF so the dual eligibility will also be nice, assuming he remains healthy enough to achieve it.

16.06 Carlos Quentin, OF, SD

Quentin is the type of player I like to target in drafts. He may play half a season, but at least I know he will be productive when he does play. He had an .855 OPS last season and owns an .842 mark for his career. I figure him + a replacement player for when he misses time is better than many other available players who have a good chance of being replacement level themselves.

gurudan
ID: 12149229
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 12:47

11.12 ANDREW CASHNER SP SAN DIEGO

GREAT UPSIDE FOR ALL CATEGORIES. SEVERAL GURUS PREDICT A BREAKOUT YEAR FOR HIM IN A PITCHER'S PARK

12.05 DEE GORDON SS LAD

NOT MUCH BUT GREAT SPEED, BUT HIS SHIFT TO STARTING 2ND BASEMAN UPS HIS VALUE.

13.12 JOAKIM SORIA RP TEX

COULD STILL WIN THE CLOSER JOB

14.05 JOHNNY GOMES OF BOSTON

HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO PROVIDE GOOD OBP PLUS NEED SOME OUTFIELDERS

Bean
ID: 5292191
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 13:40

13.09 Jonathon Villar, SS, HOU Didn't see him as a reach when I took him, but maybe he was, given that Alexei Ramirez went 15.14. Anyway, he'll give me 40ish SBs.

14.08 Khris Davis, OF, MIL No I didn't think I had the Orioles firstbaseman, but.... 11 HRs in 136 ABs last year. Maybe its a fluke, but that's Ruthian power - He'll start this year.

15.09 Chris Johnson, 3B, ATL .815 OPS last year, 3Bs kinda thin now, steal for RND 15.

16.08 Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI Down year, last year and he still managed .784 OPS...oddly I still needed a 1B this late

17.09 James Loney, 1B, TB Consistent performer, .778 OPS last year which is about his career average.

Tilt23
ID: 51131621
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 15:08

15.14 Alexi Ramirez, SS, CWS
What is he still doing here? I wouldnt have freaked out about missing out on my MI in round 13 if I knew he would be here at 15. He is insurance for me if any of my mediocre MI get off to slow start. I know his OBP is a killer and he is getting older. He is what he is and that is that bad esp for MI.

16.03 Chris Tillman, SP, Bal
I knew I needed more SP here. Had Chris Archer as my #1 and then Tillman. He gives up too many HR but had a decent year. He will play for a good team and will start opening day. Ill take that and hope he can contribute.

Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 15:32

13.04 Anthony Rendon 2nd/3rd Was

I think I'm benefiting from 2013 over hype. Rendon was hyped up pretty big last year and failed to meet expectations. I believe a lot see him as a bust. I also think this is a guy who gets overlooked in this format because he's not going to hit a lot of homeruns. He hit 23 doubles last year though, which can go a long way in the slg%. He also drew 31 walks in 351 ab. In a full season that goes out to about6-65 walks which is probably good for an obp 80-90 points higher than his BA. All in all, if he approaches his relatively modest projections in HR, SB and BA but maintains his doubles and walks he is worth a much higher slot than the 196th pick in this league. He may warrant a top 100. He's not who I had in mind when I missed out on 2nd basemen in the first 7 rounds. But after I missed Kendrick he's who I wanted. And, tbh, he may be better than Kendrick in this format.

Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 16:53

17.11 Marlon Byrd, OF, PHI

Byrd had a resurgence last season and owned a .500+ SLG%. He may bat 4th this year for the Phillies. That'll do!

18.06 Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS

He's been solid throughout his career but Clay really took a step forward last year with his K/rate and produced a superb ERA & WHIP, albeit in an injury shortened season.

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 16:55

13.10 JJ Hardy, SS, BAL

As my 3rd MI, Hardy presents a good option in round 13. His R+RBI total should be good and he has potential to bounce back in SLG. No speed, which hurts, as this is nice place to get some contribution to steals. But what MI being picked at this point is perfect? I also wanted another SS in case Reyes's injury history acts up.

14.07 Zach Wheeler, SP, NYM

It's time to start making up ground for the loss of Medlen. Wheeler is full of potential. I read an interesting article about the poor quality of the Mets catchers last year and how that might have impacted Wheeler's location. That situation has changed, and with more experience, I am hoping Wheeler takes the next step. Plus, as a Mets fan, it gives me something else to root for.

15.10 Salvador Perez, C, KC

Catcher was fairly deep this year, so while I was tempted earlier in the draft to grab Lucroy or McCann, I held out. Getting Perez this late makes me feel like it was a good decision. There were a few catchers taken ahead of him that made me happy and by this point it was down to Perez and Ramos before I saw a drop off. With 3 managers needing catchers picking twice after this pick, I decided it was time. Sure enough, Ramos went two picks later. I would have been happy with either, but just didn't want to risk losing both.

16.07 Dan Haren, SP, LAD

Coming off a bad season, I suspect I could have waited on Haren. But I knew I needed some catching up to do on SP and decided to trust the positive projections I've been reading on him. I expected to take another SP with my next pick, so this was about adding bodies. Pitching for the Dodgers should give him plenty of chances at W's and a bounce back year is well within reason. I was also considering Lincecum and Garza.

RJ
ID: 122451416
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 17:45

14.12 Rex Brothers, RP, COL
I had originally decided to try for both Benoit and Brothers with my 14 and 15th round draft picks. Seeing Benoit off the board the pick before set off a bell to grab Brothers immediately. Latroy had an out of nowhere great season as closer for the Mets for the few months of the year. That said, he's like eighty and I can't see him finishing the year as closer, hence trying for the usurp with Brothers here.

15.05 Evan Gattis, C, ATL
One of the few catcher eligible players to crack 20 HRs last year. He showed real pop and he'll even play the occasional 1B and OF for some extra appearances. Decent value, but I probably could have waited even longer on a C.

16.12 Adam Dunn, 1B/OF, CWS
The power is still there at least. He'll be lucky to bat .200 but at least walks enough for an OBP of about .320. Couple that with 30+ jacks and a decent value at 1B/OF. Yes I'm somewhat worried about the semi logjam the Sox have at 1B but I think Dunn will still get enough to warrant the pick.

17.05 Kendrys Morales, 1B, FA
More of a speculative add, he's likely to start the season NA after turning down Seattle's qualifying offer but I was just hoping that he would resign with Seattle. If he can get signed and crack a .775+ OPS that would be great. Not one of my best picks, but the potential is there at least.

18.12 Ricky Nolasco, SP, MIN
I had Baez all queued up and ready but bam, two picks before me and he's gone (kind of the story of a lot of players in this draft!). Instead I opted to take my 4th starter. Nolasco has been durable and will get me at least 150 Ks over 180+ innings with decent ratios. Good enough for 18th round.

19.05 Emilio Bonifacio, 2B/3B/OF, CHC
I really like this pick. Bonifacio is a great sneaky source of steals and can play multiple positions. Seeing as I my MI spot was MIA, it was about time to try for one. Again, I had Uggla all queued and ready but it was not to be!

Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 17:50

14.13 Yan Gomes, C Cle
11HR in 293 at-bats last year and ba above .290. Should equate to solid ops this year in a full season. With Santana out of the C slot, he'll have a full-time gig there. This catcher can hit the ball.

Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 18:09

15.04 Adam Lind 1st Tor
He's an ribc hero in my eyes. Under-rated a lot in traditional. .288 BA but a .357 obp. He'll help there. Last season a near .500 Slg. While I dont think he'll repeat that a slg in the neighborhood of .450 would be welcome. Thats over an .800 ops in round 15!!. Add in hitting in a lineup with the likes of Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Brett Lawrie and Colby Rasmus...he should get ample rbi and run opps. He'll be toronto's main DH this year so won't have to worry about injuries from fielding.

16.13 Ben Revere OF, Phi
Trying to fill in last few spots on my roster. Revere can help in obp but he'll suck up my slg. However, no reason not to expect 30-40SB from him if he healthy all season. Going to need him to step it up as I don't have a lot of big speed sources. Kind of relying on him and McCutch with small contributions from everybody else adding up.

17.04 David Freese 3rd LAA
He was a big bust last year. I've got freeman, sandoval and Lind for the corners. If freese is like last year he gets dropped and I lost my round 17 pick. Oh no!! If he gets closer to his 2011 and 2012 numbers I'm in pretty darned good shape. Actually I've been hitting the gym pretty regularly so I am in pretty good shape anyway. But my roster will be in nice shape if freese bounces back.

18.13 (285 overall) Ubaldo Jimenez SP Cle
The pitchers I have so far are pretty good. I just dont have a lot of them. Jimenez should be a late source of abundant K's even if he's not the greatest for ratios

19.04 Dan Ugg!la 2nd Atl
See freese but even more of a reward factor. While freese seems more likely to bounce back he has a lower ceiling. Uggers could be the bust he was last year in which case no harm, no foul. Or you could look at his numbers 80/449 for a .179 BA BUT, he still had a .309 obp. He could very easily lose his starting job, but he's 7-22 this spring, has started hitting homers (given its against the phillies). Like Freese, he could be way more valuable than his spot is or just not get used. I'm actually kind of excited about this pick and the freese pick.

Tilt23
ID: 51131621
Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 16:13

17.14 Matt Dominguez, 3B, HOU
I needed another 3B to fill in for Machado until he returns. Dominquez is a starter and one of the last consistent options at 3B. Even if that is consistently average.

18.03 Dan Straily, SP, OAK
Still in need of SP that can last on my team all year. I will be behind in SP points again this year. Will need to be on the look out for options throughout the year and fade injuries. Dan will be in OAK rotation esp with the injuries they have right now. playing in that ballpark and his skill set make for a pretty high floor which is what i needed at this point.

Bean
ID: 5292191
Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 18:01

18.08 Jake Peavy, SP, BOS Late to the SP party, hoping he will return to former glory.

19.09 Bartolo Colon, SP, NYM Does he have another year like last year? If not, there's always waivers.

20.08 Raul Ibanez, OF, LAA .793 OPS, works for me in RND 20. If he gets injured, I think he is eligible for medicare.

21.09 Jarrod Saltalamachia, C, MIA .803 OPS last year, works for me in RND 21.

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 18:26

17.10 Corey Kluber, SP, CLE

Coupled with Haren last round, I have an old vet looking to rebound and a young pitcher needing to develop. Kluber put up decent numbers last year and if he shows moderate improvement in his second year as a full time starter then this pick should offer value.

18.07 Justin Ruggiano, OF, CHC

Apparently, I value Ruggiano much more than others. Looking at the other RIBC drafts, he is still available some 3 rounds after I took him. Oh well, I guess I should have waited. I was drawn to him by his power and speed combo. The guys over at Fangraphs think a 20/20 season is within reach. He is expected to bat in the middle of the lineup, which helps his counting stats. His biggest drawback is a low OBP, but in round 18 there are sure to be flaws.

19.10 Sergio Santos, RP, TOR

Janssen has a sore shoulder. Santos is the next closer in line. I only have one closer rostered. This could be a short term selection or a long term if Santos does well enough to make his ratios and K's helpful.

20.07 Ian Kennedy, SP, SD

I was all excited to draft Melky Cabrera. Once that disappeared, I decided there were enough of the remaining bats I liked about equally that I could wait until the next set of picks. Kennedy had his worst year last season, so I'm counting on a rebound. Pitching in SD helped him slightly, but I hope it becomes a bigger factor this year. He is a good source of K's.

Tilt23
ID: 51131621
Sun, Mar 16, 2014, 14:27

19.14 Josh Willingham, OF, MIN
He was a target of mine for last couple of rounds. I knew I needed another OF and someone who could produce runs and help in ratios. Willingham is a guy that I seem to target every year but usually wait too long on. This year I got him and Im hopeful he will be a steal here.

20.03 Adam Laroche, 1B, Wash
I am the only manager still in need of a catcher but at this point there are 3-4 guys I could live with and dont assume people will take them all as a second catcher. I was going to take Montero with my last pick because I knew esreal needed a C too but I just didnt love Montero enough over the other guys to pass on Willingham. Montero went before this pick and now I will wait on C at least another round if not longer now.

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Sun, Mar 16, 2014, 20:18

20.13 Andre Ethier OF LaD

I can only assume the '4th outfielder' tag has held him back. I drafted Ethier last year somewhere between rounds 11 and 14 if I remember right. He started slow, but steady, which is good. I had an abundance of OF for a while and finally dropped him. The next week he became viable with his stats. This year, it looks like he's starting out as a regular while Kemp continues to recover. And he can still draw a walk which helps OBP. Even if his HR's are down he should still have decent gap power for doubles. I doubt I'll get an .800+ OPS but I dont think he'll be too far under.

21.04 Taijun Walker SP, Sea

I still needed another SP. He has some hype around him and should be decent. May go to the side for streaming options some weeks, though.

22.13 Mike Carp OF/1st Bos
Carp will need to be managed. Should start him against right handed pitchers and will need to simply watch Boston's line up to know when he's in. But he gives flexibility at 1st/CI/OF and last season he had a .360+OBP and a .500+slg.
He's not a starter but a very serviceable utility player.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 04:17

13.13 Patrick Corbin, SP, ARI
The OF/SP/RP heavy queue before bed had Corbin, Veras, Venable leading the way. Tyson Ross briefly was considered as the top starter, but Corbin ended up seeming like the safer pick. Took less than a week for that theory to go up in flames. Feeling like it will turn out as a wasted pick but hoping for some positive news in the upcoming weeks.

My fave thirteenth round picks ~~aside from my own~~: Morneau, Rendon, Walker.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 04:23

14.04 Will Venable, OF, SD
Really wanted Feliz and in hindsight should have picked him over Corbin obviously. Without the luxury of time travel, I'm going to have to manage though. I had been eyeing Venable for a few rounds, and am glad to have him as a late second outfielder. For awhile last season, he was a monster. I'm hoping the Padres like what they saw him do with lots of at bats last year, and continue finding spots for the guy.

My fave fourteenth round picks aside from my own: Feliz, Castro, KDavis. Yan Gomes too.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 04:37

15.13 Josh Reddick, OF, OAK
Yet ANOTHER 7/14 man queue before bed on this night to get past my picks. Still need RP, and more OF/SP depth wouldn't be bad either. Pretty much feeling like a Groundhog Day type of draft to me.

Castro, YGomes, SPerez all make me wish I waited on catcher. Great picks. Khris Davis, Rasmus, Benoit and Brothers were other players that had been on my radar but didn't make it back to be considered again. Tyson Ross and Chris Archer somehow got overlooked for Josh Reddick. Still can't figure out my logic there. I mean he was fantastic two years ago and just couldn't catch a break last year, I definitely see how I was interested in Reddick at this point considering I still needed outfielders. Really wish I went for the arms instead, but I do believe that Josh Reddick is gonna be closer to 2012 than 2013 numbers this year.

My fave fifteenth round picks aside from my own: Rasmus, SPerez, TRoss.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 04:42

16.04, AJ Griffin, SP, OAK
I really liked the way Griffin was pitching when healthy last year. Big guy that could go deep into games, with great control and had even started getting some decent k's. Oakland is always a good place to look when filling out the staff anyway. Didn't realize I was picking yet another injury risk, but at least with Griffin it sounds like he might come back relatively soon. Literally digging myself a hole here, but just gonna keep drafting pitchers until I find a couple healthy ones!

My fave sixteenth round picks aside from my own: Span, Howard, Lincecum.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 04:50

17.13 Chad Qualls, RP, HOU
It came back to me before bed?!! Whoa! Good thing it's late enough that my previous 7/14 queue was still valid. Read a nice writeup on Qualls the evening before that made me think he can runaway with the Astros closer job. Knee injury led to changing his mechanics a little and he definitely fell apart for awhile, but apparently noticed something and really took off last year. Hopefully it's true, and hopefully he doesn't injure himself fist pumping this year! Last year I drafted Frieri late, with the fear of Madson returning and stealing the job seeming certain, so I'm not really worried about Crain's return. When chasing saves, it's all about the bird in hand! Perhaps I'll enter the saves race after all? If I don't have a closer at the end of April, I will likely trade all my save contenders, fyi...

My fave picks from seventeenth round aside from my own: AWood, BWilson, JJohnson.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 05:02

18.04 Cody Allen RP, CLE
Draft is just flying finally. 4th pick of the day for me. Still working at my old queue. Only relief pitching remaining on it, but some good setup men in the mix. A few closers will lose job to injury and a few to ineffectiveness in the first couple months, it's a given. Axford didn't even make it through one appearance at the start of last season, so Allen seems like a great place to start with the setup man run I'm about to go on. Big K relievers always have a shot at closing when the regular becomes hurt, and are a great way to fill the innings and keep the ratios in check when used effectively. Given time to reflect overnight, I may have bumped Kazmir and Straily, but another relief anchor seems more valuable to me than starting pitching depth at this time. (Hoping for a crystal ball at next year's draft...)

My fave eighteenth round picks aside from my own: Straily, Kazmir, Dickerson.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 05:13

19.13 Kevin Siegrist, RP, STL
No queue was necessary before bed the night before with such a long wait for me. Figured resetting in the morning after seeing some picks would be nice. More arms? maybe speed? or a backup catcher? Got too stuck on the relief train and lost track of Corey Dickerson. Really figure he'll bust out this year. Not that I need more Coors players...

Really wish Sergio Santos slipped back to me. I picture him closing this year for sure. Siegrist not so much, but I do picture him being a strikeout master again. He may not even step in if Rosenthal went down, but if he is as dominant as last year who knows, it might not even take an injury. I'm expecting worse numbers with more innings, but still great overall numbers. Vulture wins and the odd save would be gravy. Didn't really consider much else other than some pitching/catching depth that I'm still currently considering.

My fave nineteenth round picks aside from my own: Ackley, Santos, Willingham.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 05:21

20.04 Eric Young Jr, OF, NYM
If Billy Hamilton doesn't pay off, I could be seriously hooped in steals. Enter: Eric Young Jr. Perfect bench guy to serve as Hamilton insurance. Or in the unlikely scenario that both guys play, I could dominate steals. I've consciously tried to beef up my lineup to cover for Billy, but I don't think I could handle both. I do feel that there is a good chance of one (or a platoon) of them topping 50 steals for me though.

My fave twentieth round picks aside from my own: CMartinez, MPerez, Gennett.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 05:30

21.13 Tommy Milone, SP, OAK
Stalled out quite far from me again, and with the weekend clock pause kicking in, I didn't think it would be coming close to me the next morning. Started thinking backup catcher to round out my offense, but my pitching depth was still pretty weak, and there was some iffy news about AJ Griffin so I really beefed up my queue with starting pitching options. A lot of them are still available, but I figured Milone would fill Griffin's spot if he went down, so the smart bet was gunning for Milone. I also had Martin Perez ranked high just in case the manager that reminded me about him didn't end up choosing him, but it wasn't the case and I ended up with Milone this time around. He should be a good replacement, and if he manages to be needed for a long period of time, I like his chances to put up some stellar numbers.

My fave twentyfirst round picks aside from my own: Rutledge, Bradley, Gee.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 05:36

22.04 Matt Lindstrom, RP, CWS
Still had a few RP mixed in my queue from before, and really wasn't finding a lot of starting options that I liked, plus figured I can avoid or wait for backup catcher still. Lindstrom seems like he might get a shot at closing at some point. I could see the White Sox spot shaking up a couple times throughout the year, however I might even cut him before the time comes, as I'm prone to do in the past. Just hoping he can snake his way in there sometime in April before I lose faith in my bullpen. Really wish I could have seen the Corbin news or the Hutchison highlights before this pick came around. Really gonna be struggling for starting depth, even with 3 picks remaining.

My fave twentysecond round picks aside from my own: LCain, Joyce, Buxton

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 06:02

And back to the comfort zone of 7 picks away before my 2 picks. No need for a 7/14 man queue before bed, but still enough in there that I shouldn't delay things. Excited to see what I get!

Updated:
Tulo- 13th (other 4 drafts avg: 14.5) -push, t2nd
Beltre- 20th (14.8) -push, 5th
BHamilton- 45th (75.5) -big reach, 1st
Bumgarner- 52nd (56.0) -push, 2nd
Rosario- 77th (118.0) -big reach, 1st
Lawrie- 84th (139.8) -big reach, 1st
Cuddyer- 109th (143.5) -big reach, 1st
Wacha- 116th (107.3) -push, 4th
Martinez- 141st (178.8) -big reach, 1st
Adams- 148th (119.3) -steal, 4th
Lowrie- 173rd (127.8) -big steal, 5th
Kendrick- 180th (191.5) -slight reach, 2nd
Corbin- 205th (196.8) -push, 4th
Venable- 212th (185.0) -steal, 5th
Reddick- 237th (216.3) -slight steal, 4th
Griffin- 244th (3 of 4) -reach, 2nd
Qualls- 269th (3 of 4) -?, 4th
Allen- 276th (285.5) -push, 1st
Siegrist- 301st (1 of 4) -reach, 1st
Eyoung- 308th (3 of 4) -?, 4th
Milone- 333rd (1 of 4) -?, 1st
Lindstrom- 341st (2 of 4) -?, 2nd

Overall, still pretty weak on the discipline for me. Got a couple good bargains, but overall paid premium to get guys I like. Risky biz! Eight of my guys were the first picked of all drafts. I think Lawrie and Victor may have position issues with the ESPN drafts? And 2 of the names play in Coors. Overall, not terribly risky.... I'll keep telling myself!

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 22:41

21.10 Nick Markakis, OF, BAL

The idea that Markakis is still available here is telling of how much his stock has fallen over the last few years. He simply doesn't hit for enough power or steal enough bases to be the overall contributor he was once. But he still has good R/RBI totals at this stage in draft, derived from his expected playing time, and he offers some decent OBP. As a 5th OF and UTL player, that's useful.

22.07 Mitch Moreland, 1B, TEX

Expected to see the bulk of the DH at-bats, as well as fill in at 1B and OF. That's useful flexibility. There's some upside potential. If not, he offers decent pop and should be in line for RBI chances in a potent lineup.

23.10 Ryan Ludwick, OF, CIN

Pure power speculation. If he is healthy, he could provide some useful ratios and RBI as a part time player. Worth a gamble to see if he can revive his career.

24.07 Kelvin Herrera, RP, KC

I had him last year when it looked like he might take over for Holland. Then he stunk, I dropped him, and he got sent down to the minors. Upon his return, he was really good, but another manager reaped the rewards. This year, I just want the high K rate and the ratios. Maybe he sneaks in a few saves when Holland has been over used.

Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Tue, Mar 18, 2014, 00:14

19.11 BJ Upton, OF, ATL

Upton had a laughably poor season last year, but he is also someone who has shown a great power/speed combo in the past. He's my 5th OF so the risk is low.

20.06 Melky Cabrera, OF, TOR

Another player coming off a disappointing year but who has produced in the past. Melky had a tumor removed late last season which cost him his speed and in turn his SLG% as he had trouble legging out doubles. He'll hit 2nd in a nice top half of a lineup, so the opportunity is at least there for him.

I like the Omar Infante pick at 20.02. He was actually on my short list when I drafted Jhonny Peralta in the 12th round. He had a near .800 OPS last season and is batting 2nd.

21.11 Michael Morse, 1B/OF, SF

There really aren't any hitters I like a whole lot left, so I figure I'll draft one more who at least has proven himself in the past. The dual position eligibility is nice too.

22.06 Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT

Wandy has shown a good ERA and K totals in recent years but his WHIP left something to be desired. He was on his way to a career year last season before getting injured. Let's see if he can pick up where he left off.

23.11 Travis Wood, SP, CHC

Super solid last year with a 3.11 ERA 1.15 WHIP and a decent K total. I presume a repeat is at least possible.

24.06 Brett Anderson, SP, COL

I'm drawn to players who have shown extended flashes but have been riddled by injuries. At least there's no risk involved as there are no reaches this late. Anderson was terrible though last year when did pitch which was different for him. Nevertheless he's still young and has pitched well this Spring.

25.11 Juan Uribe, 3B, LAD

It's very hard to reach the GP limit with our short bench. I'll plug him into my lineup for the Australia games.

Bean
ID: 5292191
Tue, Mar 18, 2014, 01:09

22.08 Albert Callaspo, 2B/3B, Two position eligible and .703 OPS last year. Nice guy for the bench.

23.09 Nate McLouth, OF, WAS A little low on SBs with my starters. Hope to gain a few with this guy as an occaisional back up. Hope he gets enough playing time in WAS.

24.08 Charlie Blackmon, OF, COL .803 OPS last year in 246 ABs. He's projected to start this year. He'll be a nice replacement if DH or one of my OFs gets hurt or underperforms.

25.09 Tanner Roarke, WAS, SP Finished last season on fire. If he gets the 5th starter spot he may ignite again. If not, he'll be replaced with whoever is hot.

Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 11:14

Draft Recap Time!!!!!

For the draft recaps please discuss a bit about your strategy going in, how well you feel you executed it etc and dont be scared to give some honest, overall evaluations.

1. What was your strategy going into the draft
I had done multiple (6) mock drafts at various places and meticulously tracked the results. In some of those I took players I liked, in others I purposely avoided players I liked to see if I was over-reaching. After those 6 I mapped out an adp for the top 200. I then looked at the 4th spot and who I would have if our draft went the same way. It was ugly. I then used those adps to map out my choices ahead of time. If I had say pick 48 I would not allow myself to choose from anybody on my list above 48 for my pre-draft sheet.

2. How well did you execute your game plan?
Fairly well for a while. My first 3 targets were McCutchen, Freeman and Desmond who I nabbed. I had Eric Hosmer slated for my round 4 pick and that is where I started to diverge. Just felt Price was too good of a value. Gio Gonzalez was slated for my 5th who I got and I actually had a closer in for my 6th but felt going 3 pitchers that early wasnt something I wanted. So I grabbed Castro for some extra speed. Kind of lost my gameplan from there. I had to start reaching A LOT for some of my mid-late round picks. I had Kole Kalhoun slated for the 14th but decided to bump him up to my 11th round pick...he went 3 picks before me that round. I had Chase Headley slated for the teens....he went in the 8th. The AA league really threw me off with some extreme reaches for MI. Those guys were going way, way earlier than any draft site adps I've seen. AAA had some reaches but not to that extent. Overall I I think I stuck to my plan pretty well.

3. What were your favorite picks?
My favorite picks for my own team: R4 David Price. Andre Ethier in R20. Anthony Rendon in R13 (pick 196 overall). Honestly a lot of my late round picks, guys who are normally drafted as cannon fodder. I think I have multiple players from R17 on that will be rostered all/most of the year.
From other teams:
RJ - Pujols in R4. When Hosmer went I targetted him. Thought he'd drop and if he did I wouldn't have gotten Price. I think Pujols is ready to show he can still hit when healthy.
Rotten Amoebas - Will Middlebrooks R14 (217th overall). Think he'll far outperform his draft slot.
Tilt - Adam LaRoche in R20 (307th overall). Again, think he'll far outperform his draft slot. He wont be as good as 2012, but should be markedly better than 2013.
Those are some of the better steals of the draft.
For pitching, maybe Travis Wood in the 23rd round. But not really many pitching steals this year.

4. What were some of your least favorite picks/biggest reaches?
From all adps and every draft I've seen Chase Headley was a massive over-reach. But then again, he has the potential to actually fulfill those slot expectations. So it wasn't really that bad.
Santana in the 2nd, Mauer in the 3rd, Posey in the 3rd seemed early. I think the top tier catchers are simply drafted wayyyy too early for their actual returns.
Crack Babies - Aramis Ramirez in R6.

5. Which teams look the best?
Looking over the rosters I see a lot of well balanced teams. I see a lot of teams that have the potential to be very competitive down the stretch. I also see some teams that took some chances and need those chances to work out. So my 'best' teams are not necessarily ones I think WILL finish in top 3. I think they have the potential to finish top 3 without taking many risks:
Uptown Bombers, Khahans Killers, Ksoze, ArtofMonk
Those who have big potential (but could find themselves in trouble, too:
RJ - 1st 3 hitters are 2 w/ injury history and 1 past his prime. But if those 3 produce and are healthy RJ will be a team we have to contend with.
Filthy - Tulo is always hurt. Beltre is aging and nursing some injuries this pre season (but he's still Beltre), Hamilton is still unproven and Lawrie fought injuries last year...still dont know what he can really do. Thats some big questions on 4 of your first 6 picks. But if those questions are answered nicely Filthy will be a real pain for the rest of us.

What teams dont you like?
There's really only 2 that stand out. Crack Babies started off strong his first few picks but by round 6 or 7 his quality of players really tailed off. I think he'll be a spoiler team, doing well in some cats but not well overall.
Bean is the other one. Out of his first 12 picks, 4 of them a full third were closers. Of the 8 remaining, 3 were SP. So he has 7/12 first picks as pitchers. He simply wont have the hitting stats to compete with the many teams that are stacked in hitting. With that said, Bean isn't far off. A few good waiver pick ups or a trade or two.
I dont think there are really any teams that stand out as THE team to beat. And the teams I see the most weaknesses in I dont see as really weak teams. This was a very well balanced draft overall.

If you could do anything over, what would it be?

I thought Everth or Altuve would fall further than they did. I could use a bit more speed on my team. And maybe grabbing a SP like Chris Archer instead of Lind or Gomes in rounds 14/15. Overall I like my team and wouldn't change too much. Or maybe Alex Cobb instead of Starlin Castro and a little heavier emphasis on speed in the later rounds.

Bean
ID: 5292191
Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 11:57

<83> What Teams dont you like?

Ouch....from a 9 year analysis of points earned and my projection of where I expect to finish in each of ten categories:

PLC PTS CAT
12 5 R
9 8 RBI
10 7 SB
5 12 OBP
2 15 SLG
6 11 W
1 16 S
1 16 K
1 16 ERA
1 16 WHIP

2 122 TOTAL

122 PTS equates to 2nd place

Granted it's an experiment, but as I said earlier, I NEVER get the newly declared closers during the season...thus my strategy of drafting closers early and often. So as long as I stay healthy, my players produce near historic and my closers dont lose their gig, you think I got a shot?

Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 12:28

Its all relative. Like I said, I dont see your team as a weak team. I just dont think you'll be as competitive in the hitting stats as your projections indicate (or in K's).

you think I got a shot?

Actually already answered this one:
With that said, Bean isn't far off. A few good waiver pick ups or a trade or two

Uptown Bombers
ID: 332561418
Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 17:18

25.10 Luis Valbuena 3B CHC

Expected to start, some OPS potential. He is 2Band 3B eligible and I could use a backup to start the season just to help get the games played as high as possible.

Bean
ID: 5292191
Thu, Mar 20, 2014, 02:28

Just for your entertainment, I used the Yahoo projections as basis and used a "proprietary" fudge factor for non-full seasons. Here's how this simulation turned out for final results:

## W S K ERA WHIP R RBI SB OBP SLG - W S K ERA WHIP R RBI SB OBP SLG TOT
01 94 036 1243 3.36 1.20 978 936 154 0.347 0.453 14 03 07 13 10 14 12 09 12 11 105 dpr
02 93 092 1291 3.30 1.16 960 968 148 0.344 0.461 13 13 12 08 05 09 16 06 10 13 105 Tilt23
03 94 050 1227 3.47 1.24 930 900 156 0.350 0.452 15 05 04 15 15 07 07 10 16 10 104 Khahan
04 93 081 1304 3.17 1.21 961 938 152 0.346 0.452 12 12 13 04 11 10 13 07 11 09 102 ksoze
05 92 056 1179 3.34 1.21 979 944 158 0.339 0.456 11 07 03 11 12 15 14 11 05 12 101 ArtofMonk
06 89 079 1141 3.36 1.15 975 908 168 0.349 0.476 06 11 01 12 03 12 09 15 15 16 100 Da Bomb Squad
07 89 074 1266 3.41 1.22 984 890 187 0.339 0.431 04 09 10 14 14 16 03 16 07 02 095 s R
08 91 033 1178 3.48 1.33 917 925 164 0.339 0.469 09 02 02 16 16 02 10 12 06 15 090 RocketRichard
09 90 113 1232 3.28 1.14 927 899 154 0.349 0.462 08 16 05 06 02 06 06 08 14 14 085 Bean
10 87 093 1332 3.30 1.22 918 950 141 0.324 0.441 02 14 15 09 13 03 15 03 02 05 081 RJ
11 91 078 1305 2.99 1.17 925 902 167 0.338 0.436 10 10 14 01 06 05 08 14 04 03 075 Crack Babies
12 89 065 1354 3.16 1.18 932 931 147 0.327 0.439 05 08 16 03 07 08 11 05 03 04 070 gurudan
13 96 052 1251 3.28 1.16 920 896 145 0.343 0.449 16 06 08 07 04 04 05 04 09 06 069 Fisher Cats
14 87 048 1265 3.14 0.96 976 895 166 0.348 0.451 03 04 09 02 01 13 04 13 13 07 069 LAD63
15 89 025 1271 3.33 1.18 969 879 124 0.343 0.452 07 01 11 10 08 11 02 01 08 08 067 Uptown Bombers
16 85 095 1242 3.18 1.19 865 787 135 0.323 0.427 01 15 06 05 09 01 01 02 01 01 042 maspero

Its worth less than the paper its printed on, cause you cant re-use the paper now.

Bean
ID: 5292191
Thu, Mar 20, 2014, 02:37

Oops had ERA and WHIP wrong...this makes more sense.

## W S K ERA WHIP R RBI SB OBP SLG - W S K ERA WHIP R RBI SB OBP SLG TOT
03 01 93 092 1291 3.30 1.16 960 968 148 0.344 0.461 13 13 12 09 13 09 16 06 10 13 114 Tilt23
09 02 93 081 1304 3.17 1.21 961 938 152 0.346 0.452 12 12 13 13 06 10 13 07 11 09 106 ksoze
07 03 89 079 1141 3.36 1.15 975 908 168 0.349 0.476 06 11 01 05 14 12 09 15 15 16 104 Da Bomb Squad
01 04 90 113 1232 3.28 1.14 927 899 154 0.349 0.462 08 16 05 11 15 06 06 08 14 14 103 Bean
14 05 87 048 1265 3.14 0.96 976 895 166 0.348 0.451 03 04 09 15 16 13 04 13 13 07 097 LAD63
08 06 91 078 1305 2.99 1.17 925 902 167 0.338 0.436 10 10 14 16 11 05 08 14 04 03 095 Crack Babies
16 07 94 036 1243 3.36 1.20 978 936 154 0.347 0.453 14 03 07 04 07 14 12 09 12 11 093 dpr
04 08 92 056 1179 3.34 1.21 979 944 158 0.339 0.456 11 07 03 06 05 15 14 11 05 12 089 ArtofMonk
11 09 89 065 1354 3.16 1.18 932 931 147 0.327 0.439 05 08 16 14 10 08 11 05 03 04 084 gurudan
10 10 96 052 1251 3.28 1.16 920 896 145 0.343 0.449 16 06 08 10 12 04 05 04 09 06 080 Fisher Cats
02 11 94 050 1227 3.47 1.24 930 900 156 0.350 0.452 15 05 04 02 02 07 07 10 16 10 078 Khahan
13 12 89 074 1266 3.41 1.22 984 890 187 0.339 0.431 04 09 10 03 04 16 03 16 07 02 074 s R
15 13 87 093 1332 3.30 1.22 918 950 141 0.324 0.441 02 14 15 08 03 03 15 03 02 05 070 RJ
06 14 89 025 1271 3.33 1.18 969 879 124 0.343 0.452 07 01 11 07 09 11 02 01 08 08 065 Uptown Bombers
12 15 91 033 1178 3.48 1.33 917 925 164 0.339 0.469 09 02 02 01 01 02 10 12 06 15 060 RocketRichard
05 16 85 095 1242 3.18 1.19 865 787 135 0.323 0.427 01 15 06 12 08 01 01 02 01 01 048 maspero

Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Thu, Mar 20, 2014, 12:48

My pick by pick breakdown of players compared to the other leagues:

1.04 (4th) Andrew McCuthen:
Went as early as 3rd, as late as 4th. Pretty even value.

2.13 (29th) Freddie Freeman:
Went as early as 2.09, as late as 2.13, average 2.12. Pretty even value

3.04 (36th) Ian Desmond:
Went as late as 4.06, as early as 2.09. average 3.07. Pretty even value

4.13 (61st) David Price:
Late: 4.14 Early: 3.11 average: 4.06 value: even

5.04 (68th) Gio Gonzalez:
Late: 7.08 Early: 5.04 Average: 6.12 value: small reach

6.13 (93rd) Starlin Castro:
Late: 10.12 Early: 5.11 Ave: 7.15 value: large spread, I'll call this even.

7.04 (100th) Pablo Sandoval:
Late: 8.12 Early: 6.10 Ave: 7.05 value: even

8.13 (125th) Mike Minor:
Late: 11.09 early: 6.10 ave: 8.07 value: even

9.04 (132) Dominic Brown:
Late: 10.02 Early: 6.13 Ave: 8.10 value: even

10.13 (157) Jim Henderson:
Late: 11.01 early: 9.03 ave: 11.01 value: even

11.04 (164) Christian Yelich:
Late: 11.13 early: 7.08 ave: 9.10 value: slight gain

12.13 (189) John Axford:
Late: 12.13 early: 9.12 ave: 11.4 value: slight gain

13.04 (196) Anthony Rendon:
Late: 13.04 Early: 10.07 ave: 12.05 value: slight gain

14.13 (221) Yan Gomes:
Late: 19.11 early: 14.13 ave: 17.08 value: reach, over value

15.04 (228) Adam Lind:
Late: 15.04 early: 10.13 ave: 12.12 value: good gain

16.13 (253) Ben Revere:
Late: 16.13 early: 15.11 ave: 16.02 value: even

17.04 (260) David Freese:
Late: 17.16 Early: 14.11 Ave: 16.04 value: slight gain

18.13 (285) Ubaldo Jimenez:
Late: 20.10 early: 13.13 ave: 18.03 value: even

19.04 (292) Dan Uggla:
Late: 20.1 early: 14.07 ave: 19.08 value: even (only taken by 4 teams)

20.13 (317) Andre Ethier:
Late: 22.07 early: 14.10 ave: 18.14 value: gain

21.04 (324) Taijun Walker:
Late: 21.04 early: 16.05 ave: 18.16 value: gain

22.13 (349) Mike Carp:
only manager to draft him.

23.04 (356) Yonder Alonso:
Late: 23.04 early: 16.11 ave: 19.11 value: gain

24.13 (388) Jemile Weeks:
1 of 2 to draft. other was in r18. Already have a waiver claim for another player to drop him

All in all I may have had one of the most conservative drafts. I only had 2 picks that were reaches and I'm honestly comfortable with the value I expect to get. I didn't have any major steals but my late round drafting (R15 on) was pretty solid with an overall gain in value compared to when players went in the other leagues.

If rated the value of my draft with a 0 being every pick was an even value, -5 all picks were reaches and +5 all picks were steals I'd have to put my draft right around a +.8. I do feel my late round picks were pretty strong and great value. It definitely gives me good depth and a well rounded roster some others are lacking. But the front end was pretty predictable and spot on with generic mass expectations. Again this is just a comparison of how I value players compared to the other leagues.

Tilt23
ID: 5729510
Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 00:26

Ellsbury 1.14 avg 1.11 WNL (within normal limits)
Darvish 2.03 avg 2.03 WNL
Stanton 3.14 avg 2.13 ++ value, latest of all drafts
Hosmer 4.03 avg 4.03 WNL
Cespedes 5.14 avg 5.02 + value, latest of all drafts
Rosenthal 6.03 avg 6.03 WNL
Utley 7.14 avg 8.11 - value, earliest of all
Tanaka 8.03 avg 7.14 WNL
Janssen 9.14 avg 9.06 WNL, small spread but latest of all
Machado 10.03 avg 8.06 + value, large spread
Simmons 11.14 avg 9.13 + value
Carter 12.03 avg 12.05 WNL
Walker 13.14 avg 12.14 + value
Feliz 14.03 avg 11.12 + value, latest of all
A.Ramirez 15.14 avg 13.04 + value, latest of all
Tillman 16.03 avg 17.05 WNL
Dominguez 17.14 avg 19.08 - value
Straily 18.03 avg 19.03 WNL
Willingham 19.14 avg 17.13 ++ value, latest of all
LaRoche 20.03 avg 16.09 ++ value, latest of all
Gee 21.14 avg 20.06 WNL
Avila 22.03 avg 22.01 WNL
Morrow 23.14 avg 23.04 WNL
Niese 24.03 avg 25.11 - value, earliest and only one to draft
Ruiz 25.14 avg 25.07 WNL, taken in 3 drafts

Overall I liked my draft. My goal is to get value with every pick because we are all trying to predict the future and get lucky im just trying to give myself the best chance to get lucky. 7 of my 25 picks were the latest picks in any of the RIBC drafts. I feel like in a deep league like this everyone is going to be hurting somewhere so I try not weigh position scarcity too much and not pass up on extreme value for sake of position. I stuck to that plan. Consequently I have 2 good SP and little else and I am probably lacking in SB so I am going to have to get lucky or pick up a couple of guys there but those should be easier to find then RBIs and saves

I loved my stanton pick and felt like the middle of my draft went well as I got positive value in most of those picks. I was also able to steal Willingham and LaRoche late, two guys that will stick on my team and contribute. I autopiloted the very end and failed to add much there so that could come back to bite me.

I like my team. I liked my draft. I dont feel like im gambling heavy on anyone except Machado and Cespedes, I avoided all the boom or bust players like Billy Hamilton or Josh Hamilton etc. In the end though it doesnt mean anything cause projections are worthless once the season starts and injuries will hurt us all at some point so just need to adapt and overcome but I feel like I gave myself a good starting point.

BTW I liked Beans projections haha lets just use those and call off this long boring season.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 01:47

23.13 Jose Quintana, SP, CWS
Filling out the starting staff still. Streamed Quintana a few times successfully last season, and am fine to use him to start out this season.

My fave twentythird round picks aside from my own: Hutchison, Hale, Capps

24.04 Welington Castillo, C, CHC
Only real offensive spot I don't have covered is catcher, so a backup felt in order. Especially when my catcher is on the road. The Cubs seem high on Welington and I used him a little bit last season without being let down. I was spot on about Lucroy's breakout last year, too bad I dumped him after a slow April, I'll be giving Welington a longer look this year, hope it doesn't burn me. Expecting a big season, hot start would be nice.

My fave twentyfourth round picks aside from my own: Paxton, Peralta, Anderson

25.13 Erik Johnson, SP, CWS
Really going heavy on Chicago to fill out my roster. Another White Sox starter to round out my staff. Gonna need the depth early, and probably all season. Reports sound good enough for a 25th rounder. Potential ROY candidate though?

My fave twentyfifth round picks aside from my own: Bell, Mercer, Forsythe

filthy
ID: 4157202
Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 02:05

Updated:
Tulo- 13th (other 4 drafts avg: 14.5) -push, t2nd
Beltre- 20th (14.8) -push, 5th
BHamilton- 45th (75.5) -reach, 1st
Bumgarner- 52nd (56.0) -push, 2nd
Rosario- 77th (118.0) -reach, 1st
Lawrie- 84th (139.8) -reach, 1st
Cuddyer- 109th (143.5) -reach, 1st
Wacha- 116th (107.3) -push, 4th
Martinez- 141st (178.8) -reach, 1st
Adams- 148th (119.3) -steal, 4th
Lowrie- 173rd (127.8) -steal, 5th
Kendrick- 180th (191.5) -push, 2nd
Corbin- 205th (196.8) -push, 4th
Venable- 212th (185.0) -steal, 5th
Reddick- 237th (216.3) -steal, 4th
Griffin- 244th (282.8) -reach, 2nd
Qualls- 269th (3 of 4) -push, 4th
Allen- 276th (285.5) -push, 1st
Siegrist- 301st (3 of 4) -reach, 1st
Eyoung- 308th (258.0) -steal, 4th
Milone- 333rd (3 of 4) -reach, 1st
Lindstrom- 341st (3 of 4) -reach, 2nd
Quintana- 365th (2 of 4) -push, 2nd
WCastillo- 373rd (1 of 4) -reach, 2nd
EJohnson- 397th (3 of 4) -steal, 4th

Some of my math might be wrong, don't mind me. Trying to take myself out of the equation when checking my averages... Overall 8 of my picks were the first of all drafts. Hah! 7 were second. Aside from a couple injured pitchers and lack of bullpen, I'm liking my results though. Reading through rationales tells me that Lawrie and Victor would have been drafted much higher if they were eligible at the same positions in ESPN. Every single player I went first on, I would do it over again.

filthy
ID: 4157202
Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 03:53

1. What was your strategy going into the draft
When in doubt, draft offense. Don't forget steals. Remember how hard it is to replace infielders. Build a flexible offense. Either get the surefire tickets to the closer lottery, or get a bunch of cheap tickets. 6 starters, 1 closer and 3 setup men likely. 3 bats on the bench ideal.

2. How well did you execute your game plan?
First pitcher in the 4th, second in the 8th. Third in 13th. Got backups everywhere on offense. Pretty much missed the closer lottery. About 1/3 of a closer and 2.5 setup men out of 4 spots. Inefficient. Only got 2 bench bats. I plan to keep Griffin, so he kinda stole that extra bench spot and Corbin will be streamed or traded in for a closer lottery ticket shortly. This will shake up lots during April. If I don't have 2 relievers getting saves by May, I will likely punt and focus on starters. I was gambling more that my offensive guys would stay healthy, and ended up walking into some starting injuries while drafting. Still ended up with 5 starters but will need to fix any leaks quick if my 3 fillers at the end struggle early. And don't worry, I didn't forget steals! The reach of all reaches right here, I got him, Billy Hamilton, 45th overall!!! Eric Young's already looking like a dud of a backup, but I've got speed options throughout the lineup if Billy backfires on me. Hoping he pays off so I can use EYJr's spot on my pitching staff.

3. What were your favorite picks?
Own:
Bumgarner in the 4th- he is ready to take over.
Wacha in the 8th- if he survives the workload, it'll be a good workload.
VMart in the 9th- Took him a couple months, but he was back to his old ways.
Lowrie in the 11th- One of the better hitting shortstops last year finally has it all figured out?
Venable in the 15th- 5 category monster at times last year, I think his days of being an outfield stream are over
Allen in the 18th- This is why I don't value closers. Guys like this. Bet he gets saves this year. Axford is a rollercoaster and a half.

Other teams:
Strictly late picks, the early rounds are gems left and right.
Cashner in the 11th, really figured out the starting thing last year.
JCastro in the 14th, crushed it before injury last year, could be a beauty.
SPerez in the 15th, another sweet catcher steal, Perez struggled at times but seems on the right path.
CDickerson in the 18th, I love my Rockies, and I think Dickerson is gonna steal the show and be a regular in that lineup this year.
SSantos in the 19th, I have this vision where Santos is closing for the Jays and they're finally in a playoff race. Roy Halladay even comes back. Ya, I'm a dreamer. Santos might even be a better bet than Chad Allen to pick up saves from the setup spot this year.
LCain in the 22nd, this guy has talent but it doesn't all seem to click at the same time. If he figures it out this year, he could be a very nice late pick here.
Hutchison in the 23rd, still part of the same earlier dream... or at least a silver lining in a long, painful season? He'll get a good audition at least, the competition is not stiff. Go Hutch, and Go Jays!

4. What were some of your least favorite picks/biggest reaches?
Juan Segura is pretty early, but I can see it. Carlos Gomez too. They both were more than just speed for long periods last season though, so the payoff is huge. Both safer than my Billy Hamilton pick, yet also part of what led me to just go for it. I think Carlos Santana was early but not really in a bad way. Posey could backfire more considering the way he ended the year. Both with huge payoff potential again though. And again both safer than my own catcher reach, and part of why I went for the reach. Andrus, Everth and Altuve could all be frustrating, and seem to be picked high, but being able to plug your speed in at MI is worth it. All the early picks that I might not have done all have their merits here. First real pick that came from off my radar was Brad Miller in the 7th. I'm certain my Jed Lowrie pick 4 rounds later will be better, but maybe I've missed a memo somewhere. Medlen obviously was a dud pick, but I feel the pain there, I got nailed with my Corbin pick shortly after. Farquhar is a nice arm but I think Rodney will get the value in the M's pen and Farquhar could've waited. Not that I don't condone reaching! Already noted that I don't buy into Axford. Latroy Hawkins was another reliever I wanted to stay away from. Then later it just becomes coin flips all around really.

5. Which teams look the best?
This could be a good thing, but you should probably feel cursed if I choose you haha.... just kidding, kinda: From the earlier picks, Ksoze, fishercats, and artofmonk were picking players I liked. Hopefully trades and definitely free agency will shake this all up, but based on drafting guys I like most among their cores, those 3 would be my pick for top 3 contenders.

What teams dont you like?
Similar logic, this may just be your good luck charm: Teams that didn't land many of my favourite players among their core were uptown bombers, elfatador, dabomb. History with 2 of those managers says they will compete. The fact that we're AAA says the third will as well. My favourite players list is highly biased as well, so there is very little weight here. I haven't looked through the teams to see how it all shook out, but I am certain everything will change daily and we will have at least 7 teams fighting for it by the end. Hoping to be among that fight myself. Last time in AAA went horribly.

If you could do anything over, what would it be?
Letting catcher slip would be one thing in hindsight. TRoss instead of Corbin would have been nice. Pull the trigger on closer one of the many times that I didn't would have been wise. Overall, it's a work in progress, but that's just how I like it! Bullpen is the weak link. Offense and starting have some great anchors, but could have holes. Built to cover them though. 25 man roster with no DL and 4 bench spots is a tricky beast, but I've learned some tricks over the years. Again, hoping for a great battle this year. Thanks to Guru for running this whole tourney, and thanks to Khahan for the commish work. Bean gets huge props for his drafting speed. Thanks to all the drafters, even the nappy slowpokes! It was fun, and the season is gonna be a war!

filthy
ID: 4157202
Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 04:19

Called Cody Allen: Chad. Santos getting more saves than Chad Allen would not be that impressive. Not worth the complete edit, but it would bug me to not mention it haha. Did I say "don't mind me" yet? .... Go Jays! :)

artofmonk
ID: 40825312
Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 15:00

I apologize for not finishing the draft rationales. Two Vacations and a very busy week of work.
12.14 Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI
I figured he was great value this late in the draft and I needed an MI. I usually end up with a weak MI, so I rolled the dice with Rollins. I was considering Gardner, Kendrick and Cruz as well.

13.03 Avisail Garcia, OF, CWS
I don't remember my logic here. I wanted Garcia and maybe I took him a little early, but he is young with a nice upside.

14.14 Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN
I feel he is always underrated. He should put up fine numbers in CIN. They score plenty of runs. Was probably thinking of Davis, but i was surprised he was taken this early. I also liked brothers at this point of the draft.

15.03 AJ Burnett SP, PHI
Good value this late. my 4th sp might have been a little early here.

16.14 Peter Bourjos, OF, STL
Looking back now, this was by far my worst pick of the draft. I felt my team needed some speed and I have been fan of Bourjos and he is finally going to get some playing time. He is my 5th OF and most likely wanted Revere or Ross.

17.03 Tori Hunter, OF, DET
He is old, but in a power lineup. He will still hit 20 hr, High RBI and runs. Great value this late.

18.14 Matt Wieters, C, BAL
Finally address a need. I think I had waited long enough. I was one of the last teams to grab a C. I had Wieters ranked higher than a lot of other C. I still have a glaring hole at 2b. I guess I forgot about not having a weak MI.

19.03 Tim Hundson, SP, SFO
Old braves pitcher that has been fairl consistent, not a stud, but not a dud either.

20.14 Scooter Genett, 2b, MIL
I just kept on missing on 2b and I didn't ever want to reach on a 2b. I figure scooter is going to get some playing time, but I am punting 2b or Scooter can be avg.

21.03 Josh Rutledge, 2b, COL
Backup plan. I believed all the hype last year on the guy, so maybe he can be good. Ends up starting the season in the minors. he will get some playing time once TULO gets hurt again.

22.14 Wade Miley, SP, ARI
another sp with some upside and he is in the NL.

23.03 Cody Asche, 3b, PHI
Very surprised he was still on the board. He could be pretty solid and I think I got great value this late.

24.14 Nate Schierholtz, OF, Cubs
has some potential speed

25.03 Joe Smith, SP, LAA
I drafted him strictly for his name and my people. Maybe he can get some saves.

artofmonk
ID: 40825312
Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 15:26

1. What was your strategy going into the draft
3rd choice of draft slot. Third spot and I knew I was going to have Goldy. I knew I was going to pass on SP until later in the draft. I wanted to take the best player available.

2. How well did you execute your game plan?
I didn't take a SP until the 6th rd, but then took a total of 4 pitchers in rds 6-11. I had to get involved in the closer run. I didn't factor that into my strategy well enough. I was not happy with getting Puig in the 2nd rd. I was hoping for Longoria. Puig is a wildcard and he will determine how I finish in the league. I knew I was have a shot at a good OF in the 3rd rd and I got Bruce. I was hoping Pujols would continue to fall to me in the 4th, but i grabbed my 3b in Zimmerman.

3. What were your favorite picks?
For my team. Rollins the 190th pick. Fraizer 222pick, Wieters, 286. Cody Asche 355. I think he could be the best late pick in the draft.
Other Pujols. Mike Minor, eaton pick 209, alex wood 257,

4. What were some of your least favorite picks/biggest reaches?
Bourjos was my least favorite pick. I agree that C were taken way too early in this draft.

5. Which teams look the best?
tilt. The Shield I think all of the teams have holes of course mine

What teams dont you like?
Loki

I hope to be in the hunt, but my 2b and lack of SB is going to hurt me. Maybe I can trade one of my 3b for an upgrade I have zimmerman, reynolds, asche and frazier. Too bad that Garcia is lost for the season.

loki
ID: 56317215
Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 17:06

Re 96-I don't like loki's team either.

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 20:42

I already feel like I"m done even though I'm middle of the pack and points are swinging further than Austin Powers. I haven't come close to any of the FA closers this year. News breaks during the day while I'm at work. Can't check in. By the time I'm able to find out about all the potential replacements for the dethroned closer are gone.

More than a little disheartening. But its early in the season at least. Plenty of other categories.

Bean
ID: 5292191
Fri, Apr 11, 2014, 10:21

If all players were required to go through waivers, being able to get to the closers before the competition would be far less of an issue.

100

Khahan
ID: 59358119
Fri, Apr 11, 2014, 10:59

That's true bean. right now we are all on the same playing field from a rules perspective. Everybody has the same potential. But the reality is that some simply have an advantage by virtue of daily schedule. Its always been this way.

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artofmonk
ID: 40825312
Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 17:40

Loki- sorry to call your team out that I don't like it.
The rush to get the closer replacement is always hard. I have decent computer access most days and I still can't get a replacement closer. It seems to happen during the evening when i stay away from the the computer.

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filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Apr 16, 2014, 01:24

Am I being thick or didn't everyone already pass through waivers?

Many closers in waiting are already gone after the draft. Those guys don't even get the role sometimes. Cody Allen has at least been great so I haven't had to make any tough decisions.

Being willing to take a shot on an ugly arm that has the opportunity is sometimes the key. The Kevin Gregg scenario. I was kinda hoping this would happen with Chad Qualls. Astros, and moreso Qualls, have been killing me so far though.

Sometimes getting the closer in waiting blows up on us too, which makes things even more interesting. The Matt Lindstrom scenario. I'm hoping this isn't also the Edward Mujica scenario. Was I foolish to use my #3 waiver priority on him? Not the way my bullpen situation is shaking out. And meanwhile I'm probably cutting or missing out on gems everywhere else.

So many joys about speculating on bullpens in the RIBC leagues. Gotta love it.

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loki
ID: 56317215
Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 14:23

AoM, it is hard to like a team that is doing so poorly. I have been playing RIBC and RIFC since their inceptions and have never been in last place in any league, until now. Miguel Cabrera slashing at AVE/OBP/SLG, .227/.277/.364, with 1 HR, 1 R and 6 RBIs is a major, but not the only factor. In our deep league I will never find FAs to adequately help, so if my players do not turn around, it will be AA in 2015.

104

filthy
ID: 4157202
Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 01:16

Lucky for many of us, it's a marathon! lol @ Mujica. That blew up on me fast.

105

loki
ID: 56317215
Thu, Apr 24, 2014, 15:46

Even in a marathon, you can only spot the front runners so many miles.
I think that my team could set the record for under performers.

Original Yahoo Rank/Current Yahoo Rank:
Hitters:
Cabrera 2/431
Swisher 196/436
Wong 278/823
Jeter 252/851
Seager 140/800
Gomez 20/32
Pence 56/158
Fowler 211/376

Pitchers:
Lee 33/139
Jansen 48/101
Dickey 198/1325

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filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Jun 09, 2014, 01:17

I was right about Qualls but blew it by dropping him early. Right about Lindstrom and Santos but neither lasted very long. (Didn't have Santos, but liked the pick, just noting how wild bullpens can get.) Fingers crossed that Allen doesn't turn out the same, but the stars don't seem lined up for me in the relief department this year.

Easy to be right about a guy for a couple weeks in the closer game.

Will trade Allen in the right offer. He seems much more valuable to someone in the saves hunt. Or I could trade for a closer and join the hunt if anyone wants to go that route?

107

filthy
ID: 4157202
Thu, Jun 19, 2014, 01:34

Suddenly more willing to trade for relief than to trade it away. Also suddenly have offensive depth again. I could use SP depth to help my WHIP more than relief help but am content to stand pat too. (Just spreading the word to all the crickets in here anyway!)

re 97: How about now? The tortoise strategy seems to be working?!!

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loki
ID: 1959513
Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 09:52

Absolutely. I have gained 25 points since being in last place, but I was in such a deep hole, that getting to 2nd or 3rd place will be a major effort including some astute trades and a lot of luck. 1st is out of reach.

109

RJ
ID: 186401811
Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 12:40

Looking to acquire for an elite power hitter in exchange for ace pitcher.

110

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 11:10

Well after my first month I can't say I'm unhappy to only be in 4th. In fact I'm thrilled. Just wonder what my scores would look like if my team was this consistent all year instead of forgetting they were playing baseball in April and May.

And this is largely the team I drafted, too. McCutchen, Freeman, Price are all living up to their expectations. Desmond could use another 25 points or so in his OBP but is other wise fine. Rendon has been a huge draft-day steal. Castro and Revere have been about what I expected which is just fine.
And I have a few disappointments - Gio Gonzalez was supposed to be as good as price, Sandoval - we can forget all the theories about 'contract year.' And all my closers lost their jobs. Speaking of which Im in the market for a closer.

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filthy
ID: 4157202
Fri, Jul 25, 2014, 04:28

Teheran- 7th
Gray- 11th
Ross- 15th
Kazmir- 18th

Steals of the draft to me. All arms. Maybe arms just standing out to me because of my poor drafting choices.

Rereading my summary:
Wacha, Lowrie, Venable aren't such good picks for me in hindsight. Victor, Bumgarner & Allen haven't been as great as I expected but have shown flashes of dominance. A lot of the picks I liked from other teams were bad too. Shows how tough it is to find sleepers so early.

Lucky for me, I've fought my way up the ladder. Like 20 points last month. Waiting for the fall, but still fighting. Losing Tulo doesn't leave me a lot to fight with. Howie for Haren was a desperate trade at the time, and turned out terrible. Glad I cut Haren. Still finding gems on the wire at least. Need MI depth with not much to offer if anyone's in the trade market right now though.

Six teams at 100+ right now, gonna be a dogfight to the end I think! Good battle so far everyone.

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filthy
ID: 4157202
Fri, Jul 25, 2014, 04:56

Khahan, Shield & SR on fire all summer. Uptown on the rise. Lemke's lead (27.5) is in sight with the right binoculars. DRuss had life before the summer. LAD has slowly been rising. 14/15/16 all need major shakeups to compete. Just 32 points from 2nd-13th and only 25.5 from 2nd-11th though. Two long months of fighting to go! (apologies for saying dogfight earlier and again here, didn't even consider potential rudeness at the time)

1-3 promoted, and 4-8 stay in AAA? Is that right?

team- may1- jun1- jul1- jul23
3) khahan- 64- 69- 85.5- 101.5
6) tilt- 99.5- 115.5- 101.5- 100
15) bean- 80.5- 54- 53.5- 49
1) lemke- 132.5- 140.5- 139- 131
16) rotten- 68.5- 56- 35.5- 38
3) uptown- 83- 88- 84- 101.5
11) dabomb- 83.5- 95.5- 87- 78
10) crack- 110- 90.5- 81- 78.5
7) ksoze- 89.5- 109- 110- 96.5
9) fisher- 86.5- 92- 84- 80.5
14) fear- 84.5- 75- 71- 67.5
2) rocket- 77.5- 77- 102.5- 103.5
8) sr- 62.5- 60.5- 83.5- 89
12) lad- 45.5- 61.5- 76.5- 73
5) shield- 80- 76.5- 93.5- 100.5
13) druss- 112.5- 99.5- 72- 71.5

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Khahan
ID: 516182510
Fri, Jul 25, 2014, 11:18

Don't be modest filthy. You've climbed up to 2nd after being in the 70 point range for may and june. Right in the thick of things.

I don't know why but no matter who I draft I have a history in ribc leagues of starting slow, catching fire mid-summer and tailing off the final 2-3 weeks.

I pre-emptively picked up Feliz so that will help with saves, but I'm still looking. I'd prefer not to trade for a closer who is on the trading block though. I'd like somebody who's most likely going to be closing in Sept as well.

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filthy
ID: 4157202
Fri, Jul 25, 2014, 17:12

Hah I don't wanna test the baseball gods! They're already hitting me with enough injuries as is. Not that I'm alone, and not that it'll stop!

McGee, Casilla, Stroman, Hahn, Wong, Dickerson, De Aza, JD Martinez have been incredible finds throughout the season. But all free agents at some point for a reason right? As long as I find more if the bottom falls out on any of these guys, I'll be fine though. I got Allen Craig and RA Dickey next in line perhaps.

My constant in most leagues is to draft pretty badly, and have to make lots of moves to survive, but sometimes it happens early enough to turn into a real hunt for the top. Memories of last time in AAA mostly have me paranoid of collapse I guess. This time is already different in every way. One of those times where things actually seem to go as planned for long stretches. *knock on wood*

Anyway, if it didn't take me 2 months to get any saves, I might trade a closer, but saves has become a very key category for me now. Lots of time 'til trade deadline though!

116

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Fri, Jul 25, 2014, 18:28

Ahh, trade deadline - thou art a heartless bitch. I'll be in a cabin in the middle of the Adironacks with spotty reception on my phone at best. More than likely I wont know about any trades until August 2nd. Way too late to do anything about them.

I grabbed Feliz the other day and Papelbons likely successor should he be traded. I just dont know that saves are worth it for me. Despite being comfortable going into the season with what I thought were 2 solid closers (henderson and axford) I got a grand total of 9 saves. Even though Axford didn't close in 2013 he had 35, 46 and 24 saves in each of the previous years along with excellent k/9 ratios.

Henderson managed 28 saves last year with a 2.70 ERA, 1.13 whip and 75k's in 60 IP. Figured they'd be good for 50-60 saves between them plus whatever I could scavenge. Guess I was just off by about 40-50 saves. haha

117

loki
ID: 1959513
Fri, Jul 25, 2014, 21:13

Re 113:
I think for 2015:
1-3->RIBC
4-13->AAA
14-16->AA
Am I wrong?

118

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Jul 26, 2014, 01:00

Giving up hope is sometimes all it takes. haha. Something like that? My current rise coincidentally aligns with some hail mary thoughts and an even more aggressive strategy than usual.

I had meant our league's trade deadline, but MLB deadline is super exciting too. I'm dreading the cost, yet hoping the Jays can make a move on Cliff Lee.

Bigs= 2 AA, 6 AAA, 8 Returning
AAA= 8 Demoted, 20 Returning, 4 Promoted (4-13)/(2-3)
or
AAA= 8 Demoted, 10 Returning, 14 Promoted (4-8)/(2-8)

I may also be wrong, but I'd gun for top 8 to be safe!

119

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sun, Jul 27, 2014, 20:35

Uptown on the rise was a bit of an understatement!

120

Uptown Bombers
ID: 316592918
Tue, Jul 29, 2014, 19:59

My offense has shown some signs of life the last month. I'll need that to continue to give Lemke a scare. Hoping Ellsbury helps.

121

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 22:01

Goldschmidt hurt changes the outlook on things in a major way! Was just trying to figure out the other day if it was even possible for anyone to catch this top team (29 point lead).

This just got real though.

122

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 22:08

PS: Aug 2nd! Coming back to those trades had to blow your mind Khahan? I'm fearing the Red Sox just rebuilt on the fly. They'll certainly find pitchers by next year.

123

artofmonk
ID: 40825312
Fri, Aug 08, 2014, 10:36

I think it will be close if I can hold on. My IP have been very inflated all season and it will be close toward the end of the season. Goldy getting hurt does make it even more interesting.

124

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Sun, Aug 10, 2014, 19:17

Missed this. And I like those trade Filthy. Boston has some solid young pitching but they got some good offense. I'm settled in and accepting of rebuild mode and not expecting much out of them until 2017. 2 seasons to rebuild.

125

Uptown Bombers
ID: 316592918
Wed, Aug 13, 2014, 12:44

Surely someone is interested in Hector Rondon and his sporadic saves. Looking for an offensive upgrade in a possible 2 for 2 swap. Steals and/or rbi preferred.

126

filthy
ID: 4157202
Thu, Aug 14, 2014, 02:02

My team hit a wall once Tulo went down, and now it's officially rebuild on the fly time! Lawrie just clinched his spot on the blacklist for awhile with that one at bat return. No need to see if I can get value out of him, just needed to stop seeing him on my team. I just can't fill a roster lately, had to shake things up big time!

Four moves for now and an offer sent for Uptown. Hopefully exactly what he described. I tried to find a real good fit and I could really hate myself again, but I'm hoping it's seen as an acceptable win-win offer and that nobody else sends better!

All hands on deck trying to keep this ship afloat!

Such a fun league so far guys, some of the bigger trades I can recall ever seeing in an RIBC league. Last few weeks has seen 14th kinda creep back into hail mary range, but 12/13/14 are pretty much running on fumes here. The top spot is down to a 16 point lead but still 23.5 over 3rd, so it's more like 2nd gaining ground while the rest of the pack tightens. 25 points from 3-11th and 15.5 from 3rd-9th right now!! About six weeks to go, desperation time is in full effect. Haha, cheers gang.

127

filthy
ID: 4157202
Thu, Aug 14, 2014, 02:16

For last minute trade offers:

Bumgarner, Stroman, Allen, McGee, Casilla, Victor, Pollock are probably guys that I value higher than they'd be worth sending offers for.

All other players will be considered if the bait is fair and the fit is right. Some players are hardly ownable but go ahead and send offers for them too! Not exactly overflowing with time to look for offers sorry. Too busy making rambles and blowing up my team! And crying into my Lawrie jersey a bit...

128

filthy
ID: 4157202
Tue, Aug 26, 2014, 00:45

So much for Big Game James. Really killing me! If Dickey and Stroman aren't passable against the Red Sox here, I could really be deflated.

Bombers took the lead while I was daydreaming (crying into the Lawrie jersey still...) but only has a handful of innings left. This race is awesome. I'm still pretending I'm in this, looking like a 7 team race for the top here. I really need another hot streak in the worst way though. Fighting hard to keep the freefall in check though, quite a tough league we've got.

129

Khahan
ID: 16341313
Tue, Aug 26, 2014, 08:44

I dont want a hot streak so much as steady production the rest of the year. Looking at the standings by stats, the lack of saves for me this year is costing me first place.
Should have figured at some point Axeford would give way to Cody Allen but if Jim Henderson had just held onto his job and I had kept Britton early in the season when I was speculating...shoulda, coulda, woulda.

Still Feliz should be able to take a point in Saves from Uptown for me and I have an outside chance at catching Drussel in the category.

Just need my other stats to hold steady and slowly gain a point here, a point there.

130

filthy
ID: 4157202
Fri, Aug 29, 2014, 02:10

Optimism back. Seven team race is no joke. Dickey and Stroman both pulled through this time.

While waiting my secret weapon, AJ Pollock to return, I keep stumbling across some sweet finds. Soler! Petit! Bryant?! I even gave up on Yadi and added him again just in time for a Friday return?!!! Everything's coming up Milhouse!

131

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Aug 30, 2014, 00:59

21/50
14R-7RBI-4SB
.473/0.600

It's like they felt me believing in them again.

132

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Sat, Aug 30, 2014, 08:13

It's going to be an exciting final month.

133

filthy
ID: 4157202
Tue, Sep 02, 2014, 03:21

12.5 points from 1st to 7th??!!! Exciting for sure.

134

loki
ID: 257301520
Wed, Sep 03, 2014, 11:26

7.5 points from 9th-13th. Now this is real excitement!!

135

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Sep 06, 2014, 04:56

Not returning to RIBC or anyone finishing in the top half of a qualifying league received invites to AAA this year FYI... Stretch that race up to 8th?!!!

136

loki
ID: 257301520
Sat, Sep 06, 2014, 09:30

I had thought:
1-3: Invite to RIBC
4-13: Invite to RIBC AAA
14-16: Relegation to AA

137

Bean
ID: 5292191
Sat, Sep 06, 2014, 12:24

1-3: Invite to RIBC
4-8: Invite to RIBC AAA
9-16: Relegation to AA

Oftentimes someone who qualifies for RIBC and AAA does not return, and Guru offers their spot to the next highest placer.

138

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Sep 06, 2014, 21:18

I was curious and looked up the invite thread from this year to confirm, but yeah, things seem to shake up enough that it can be worth being next in line.

139

loki
ID: 257301520
Sat, Sep 06, 2014, 22:25

32 places in 2 AAAs made up as follows:
10 from AAA #1, places 4-13
10 from AAA #2, places 4-13
10 from RIBC, places 7-16
1 from AA #1
1 from AA #2, when there is an AA #2

140

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sun, Sep 07, 2014, 21:40

ooh I clearly misread things, and like this much better!

141

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sun, Sep 07, 2014, 21:45

5th in AA moved me up last year if any AA contenders are lurking! .... 11th in AAA once upon a time kept me in AAA. I should've known!

142

Bean
ID: 5292191
Mon, Sep 08, 2014, 22:28

I'm fairly certain that this is the formula for RIBC:
1-8 RIBC
1-3 AAA#1
1-3 AAA#2
1 AA#1
1 AA#2

This is it for the AAA:
9-16 RIBC
4-8 AAA#1
4-8 AAA#2
2-8 AA#1
2-8 AA#2

Leaving for AA:
9-16 AAA#1
9-16 AAA#2
9-16 AA#1
9-16 AA#2

If we get some no shows next year then Guru promotes the next highest player...dont really know order he chooses those in.

I learned all of this when doing the all time lists for each sport.

143

holt
ID: 38338181
Tue, Sep 09, 2014, 10:47

I was thinking only the top 6 from RIBC stay (or top 7 if Guru is in the top 6).

144

holt
ID: 38338181
Tue, Sep 09, 2014, 10:52

Pasting a post by Guru in the 2014 getting started thread (I have no idea how AAA is determined).

"As background, the RIBC invitations went to the top 6 in last year’s RIBC (excluding me), plus the top three teams in each of the two AAA leagues, plus the winner of each of two AA leagues, plus me. The 16th team was selected as the better finishing 4th place team from among the two AAA leagues. "

145

Bean
ID: 5292191
Tue, Sep 09, 2014, 20:49

<143> You may well be right holt, I had to reverse engineer it when I was doing the spreadsheets. Don't think Guru ever actually explained it to me, or if he did, i "misremembered" it

146

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Sep 10, 2014, 00:39

2011: 8th in RIBC certainly did get me sent down.

My 135 post was sourced from this year's invite thread, so with all this confusion, I'd probably not bet. If I had a gambling problem, I'd bet on top half being invited back to AAA though.

Mostly seems like it varies from year to year, depending how Guru does and how many 'repeat' teams are spread throughout AA. Perhaps better off trying to figure out the google algorithm?!

7th in freefall, 8th hasn't logged in this month... this battle for the top half still has some life.

147

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Sep 10, 2014, 01:02

I just love baseball races if you couldn't tell, real life and fantasy... meaningful-ish September baseball for the Jays has me on cloud nine this season.

And I don't wanna be that demanding owner, but I really need Dickey and Stroman to keep up the great work if I wanna keep climbing, and keep watching meaningful-ish games in September! It's mostly icing on the cake for me at this point, but seriously, who can resist cake icing?

Good luck to all, race for top 3 seems wide open to me. Go Jays.

148

filthy
ID: 4157202
Wed, Sep 10, 2014, 01:05

Sometimes people retire and throw a wrench into the plans. Like the winner of RIBC one time. Or did I imagine that?...

All for the night friends. Keep truckin!

149

filthy
ID: 4157202
Fri, Sep 19, 2014, 01:04

holy cow, 10 point jump into second for ksoze!

150

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Sep 20, 2014, 20:29

7.5 jump into second for uptown!! i keep getting leapfrogged!

151

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Sun, Sep 21, 2014, 10:50

One more week of this wild roller coaster!

152

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Mon, Sep 22, 2014, 18:51

I apologize for what looks like cycling through pitchers just to keep them on waivers. That was not my intention. I was only trying to line up a burst of pitching to use up my last few innings on a day that coincided with Jake Arrieta. When I first checked, Arrieta was scheduled for Tuesday, but now I see him as the starter for Wednesday. Hence, my moves. Again, sorry for that.

153

ksoze
ID: 11142319
Thu, Sep 25, 2014, 06:05

Bah. Gonna need another one of those 10 point days to get back in this thing.

154

filthy
ID: 4157202
Sat, Sep 27, 2014, 19:52

Uptown, I think we've all made similar gaffes! I've made plenty for sure. Thought I could fit another start in, and added Niese, but nobody had a short start and my relievers were getting work so I didn't end up starting Niese. Also added Chris Taylor as MI depth today and could've used him if I was on the ball, but instead I'm stuck with Wong not starting in my lineup! Might work out for me in the end, the way things have gone?!

This has been a great season, feels pretty safe to think that I'll stay top 3 and I'm hoping my team can hold on for the win this weekend. Thanks to everyone who is still tuned in for making this an awesomely entertaining 6-7 month battle. Glad to see my personal friend/fantasy nemesis Fisher Cats climb up to 7th, cheering for LAD63 to continue the slow climb in the final weekend battle for 8th! Good season everyone!

155

Uptown Bombers
ID: 81262014
Mon, Sep 29, 2014, 16:45

Congrats filthy! Well deserved win. It was a mad scramble until the end. I only wish my offense hadn't gotten cold in the last month.

156

filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Sep 29, 2014, 23:19

Thanks Uptown, I was scared to check yesterday! After agonizing all day Saturday. Can't get over the Midas touch I had this summer though. Feels good to see the last minute add helped after feeling paranoid about overthinking things.

And can't say enough how fun this year's league was. Thanks again gang. Probable coincidence? But 4 of the top 5 teams made huge trades here. From my angle it's definitely much easier to consider a trade when you have strengths to work with though.

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