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Subject: RIBC AAA Yahoo 2015 rationales
Posted by: Khahan
- [54152322] Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 18:46
Please rationales here. Include a rationale for the draft slot selection and try to use the following format:
Round, pick # player name, position, team
You can do (b)1.04 Paul Goldschmidt 1st Ari(/b) as an example but use >< instead of )(.
We wont be keeping to a strict order like the bigs. But there are a few rules:
Try to stay at least 2 rounds behind (so when you make your round 3 pick you can post your round 1 rationale).
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| 1 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 19:34
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Draft slot selection slot 4
I was eyeing Paul Goldschmidt as my preferred round 1 pick. So my goal was to go as low as possible with a reasonable chance of still getting him. I considered 5 or even 6 because after Trout/cutch it becomes so unpredictable. I went with #4 to hedge a bit away from the turn and figured if Goldy is snatched at 3 I can always grab Abreu
1.04 Paul Goldschmidt 1st Ari
He had a .900+ OPS last season and with a full season should put up double digit steals. Getting double digit steals from the 1st base slot is a nice bonus. Good solid pick for this league with a good start to high ops players and the added SB potential.
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| 2 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 21:08
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7th was highest slot available. Looking for that unexpected player who produces top 3 numbers for the season.
Antony Rendon, 2B, 3B, WASH Love this kid, but I may have just ruined his season by picking him as my 1st rounder. As I have the last few seasons. Sure enough he's been nursing a knee injury the last week. Hopefully, this isn't a sign of whats to come. Could lead off for a month and boost those SB numbers.
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| 3 | beebop
ID: 39040261
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 04:03
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9th was the highest available. I normally prefer to pick near the turn, but 15/16 were not available.
1.09 Clayton Kershaw I did not expect him to fall this far. I could not pass up this opportunity to get such great numbers for pitching.
2.08 Bryce Harper I draft him every year now. Though I was hoping Puig or Rizzo might have dropped to me. Long shot, but I was hoping. He has the upside of 20-20 as a conservative projection.
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| 4 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:11
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Draft spot-By the time I could pick, 12 and 14 were the only choices that remained. I chose 12 to have a better chance of a higher ranked player falling to me.
1.12 Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, Tor-I hoped that Kershaw, a very long shot, or at least Bautista would fall to me here. Almost, but no cigar; Kershaw went at 1.09 and Bautista at 1.11. Encarnacion and Rizzo were the best source of HRs with decent ratios remaining, and I thought that Encarnacion would give me better overall stats.
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| 5 | C1-NRB
ID: 442341812
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 13:39
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8th slot. I really wanted to be in the middle this year and was hoping 7,8, or 9 would be available. When 7 slipped off the board with 2 picks ahead of me I got a little nervous, but it worked out.
1.08 Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL Coming off an injury shortened '14 season but projected to be +.900 OPS this season. There was higher "counting stats" on the board, but high ratios at a thin position is what sold me. FWIW, last year I took Prince Fielder at 1.12, lost him for most of the season, and still salvaged enough to get promoted to AAA.
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| 6 | Meatwads
ID: 332341110
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 14:11
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Draft slot selection slot 2
I decided to take the highest pick available to me when my turn came up. I believe the elite players in baseball are on a different level than everyone else. There was also the added bonus (slim as it may be) of McKitrick selecting someone besides Trout.
1.02 Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA
This pick may have surprised some managers in the league. I wanted Stanton over everyone besides Trout and I have no regrets. A .395 OBP, .555 SLG%, 89 runs, 105 RBI and 13 SB last year. And those numbers could have been better without the freak face beaning. He is a monster who is only 25 years old and still getting better.
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| 7 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 15:08
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2.05 Ian Desmond, SS, Was-I was still concentrating on power, and Desmond had some speed to go along with it. I thought about Ellsbury, but Desmond gave me more power, and I thought that I would be able to get speed later on in the draft. After Desmond there was a sharp drop off at the SS position, and if Tulo has his usual injury shortened season, Desmond could finish the season as the top fantasy SS.
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| 8 | Nerfherders
ID: 161121811
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 16:06
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Draft Selection - #7
I had just finished examining AAA finishes versus draft position, and realized only one win came from the 7th through 10th draft slot, while 2 came from the 16th slot. So heck, why not? I picked on the end last year and it worked okay. I used to hate picking on the ends but now I kind of like it because I can ignore the draft, have no expectations for any particular player, and just go in and pick who I think are the two best players available.
1.16 Yasiel Puig, OF LAD
I was hoping Rizzo would make it this far down, but he didn't, so I was a bit perplexed and stared at alot of players for awhile before picking Puig. He is a good all-around player with still some upside, playing on a good team.
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| 9 | Nerfherders
ID: 161121811
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 16:10
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2.01 Hanley Ramirez, SS BOS
This was a tough choice. I liked Altuve here as well, but felt he was a little too one-dimensional this early in the draft. I would rather have the more all-around player. I understand that Hanley will be playing OF this year but still qualifies at SS so it's all good. He's the #2 SS but could end up being #1 if he stays healthy and Tulo does not.
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| 10 | Tilt23
ID: 412151815
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 16:16
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Nothing to say about draft slot, took 11 as it was the highest left and 15 and 16 were taken.
1.11 Jose Bautista, OF, TOR
Was hoping Kershaw would continue to fall but didn’t expect it. Bautista was the highest on my board and glad I got to take him here. Don’t want to speculate too much in the first round, want proven production and Bautista is it. If I can dodge significant injuries in a 35 year old, I am good. Didn’t give much thought to anyone else here except maybe a fleeting thought to Puig but again I valued consistency here not upside.
2.06 Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL
Staying with theory of best hitter available and this was it. Doesn’t have monster power but keeps his slugging up to respectable levels and will give me 90+ R and 80+ RBI. Young guy with no injury concerns but a proven track record. Fairly safe pick here, was tempted to gamble on someone like Harper or Braun or even the aging Beltre to keep up his production and maybe out produce freemans counting stats but just felt better about playing it safe and getting a solid floor with some upside and hope that he breaks out in a big way.
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| 11 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 22:20
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2.010 Michael Brantley, OF, CLE
A year after his breakout, this 20/20 guy has a great shot at 25/25. A 91% contact rate, hits lefty's better than righty's, and 90+ each in runs and RBI's. Looks like a 5 tool player with the 26th pick in this draft. I'm sold.
Also considered were Ellsbury and Braun.
Looks like many in this league are waiting on pitching. Sounds good to me.
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| 13 | C1-NRB
ID: 36241814
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 23:14
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2.09 Ian Kinsler, 2B, DET Another round, middle infielder. Time to move on. An old Kinsler can still get double digit steals. Hopefully he gets a bump in OBP With age comes patience. Is that too much to ask? Somebody has to score for Cabrera, et al, right?
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| 14 | Artofmonk
ID: 33250122
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 23:42
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Draft slot. I took lucky 13 or for the old lucky 13 league. I was really thinking about how late could I get rendon and still get an early 2nd rd pick. I guess I should have taken 7th. I am also a big fan of rendon and was disappointed that he was gone at 13.
1.13 Adam jones of- I almost went with rizzo, but thought how deep 1b really is and went with jones.
2.04 Josh Donaldson - I am hoping the tor lineup will help him. It might have been a little early to take him, but I doubt he would have been around 3.13 for me. I almost took Ian Desmond here.
3.13 Corey kluber- I was all over the map for this pick. Do I take another of, 3b, grab a 1b or get a sp. I wanted kluber or Strasberg here and would have taken the other one in the 4th rd if available.
4.05 Albert pujols- 1b were. Flying off the board. Some teams already had 2. I looked at a couple other 1b, but I hope pujols can put up better numbers than last year. I am still a fan, but realize he is getting old.
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| 15 | Meatwads
ID: 332341110
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 23:44
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2.15 Chris Sale, SP, CHW
I generally don't like using early picks in these leagues on pitching but I wasn't thrilled with the offensive options at this particular pick. In my eyes, Sale is the third best starter in baseball, behind Kershaw and Felix. A 2.17 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 208 K's in 174 innings last season. Doesn't get much better than that. Also throw in the fact that nobody considers him a regression candidate like some other pitchers with gaudy numbers last season.
3.02 Dee Gordon, 2B, MIA
I thought it was too early to take a closer and selecting another starter was not an option. After looking at other offensive options, I decided to gamble on the elite speed from a premium position. Gordon led the league in SB last year with 64, which is more than double what some other players who finished inside the top 10 in baseball put up. Catch me if you can, like the Gingerbread man.
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| 16 | Khahan
ID: 432151913
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 14:16
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2.13 Buster Posey C SanF
I had my draft strategy all planned out. I was going to get a high ops first basemen with my first pick and go with one of several MI with my second - Rendon was likely gone before getting to me but based on a number of mock drafts I did I figured 1 of hanley, tulo or desmond should get back to me. And they all fell early. I wanted another infielder. I'm not a fan of pitchers in the first 3 or 4 rounds and there are just so many OF this year. I've always scoffed at the idea of a catcher this early but looking at the numbers. He had an .800+ OPS and 150+ runs/rbis and should get similar steady production.
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| 17 | C1-NRB
ID: 462401912
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 16:14
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3.08 Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS Another infield up-the-middle pick. High strikeouts, low WHIP and ERA. Might learn a little from off-season acquisition veteran (not drafted, [like we don't know who that is]).
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| 18 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 17:11
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3.12 Adrian Gonzalez, CI, LAD-My concentration was still on power stats. In the LA line up Gonzalez should have plenty of RBI opportunities, his usual 25-30 HRs along with decent hitting ratios. The fact that he is a Dodger did not factor into my decision, but I do like to have some on my fantasy teams.
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| 19 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 17:45
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3.07 Joey Votto, 1B, CIN Nice value pick. I had to look twice when I saw Votto still on the board this late in an OBP league. Went 1.14, 2.06, and 2.06 in the other 3 drafts. I know Votto had a bad year last season, but he's been a first round selection in this format for years now and I think that there's plenty left in the tank. I'm looking for a big bounce back.
With Rendon, Brantley, and Votto in the fold, I might venture into some pitching next go round.
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| 20 | Nerfherders
ID: 161121811
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 18:49
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3.16 Johnny Cueto, SP CIN
I wanted a SP here and Cueto was the man. Definitely one the top 10 SP in the majors.
4.01 David Ortiz, 1B BOS
I usually go for players that have a little bit of upside, but Ortiz just keeps chugging along and still gets it done. He was clearly the best pure hitter available, despite his age. On top of that, in Yahoo he's eligible at 1B so that makes him much more valuable than he would be on ESPN.
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| 21 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 21:48
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4.09 Chris Carter, DH, Hou-Carter was the best true power hitter on the board. I picked him way ahead of his ADP, but he should help me with HRs, RBIs and SLG.
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| 22 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 22:46
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3.04 Starling Marte OF Pit
The middle infielders went VERY quick as I said. This threw off my whole draft strategy as I like to fill in the positions but stats are important too. I wanted somebody who could get me SB. I looked briefly at Billy Hamilton but discarded him as his slg and obp are SOOO low. Dee Gordon was also gone so the real SB burners are out. That left me looking for somebody who can do 30+ sb without killing my %. Last season Marte had a .346 obp and .453 slg for an .800+ ops. Plus 30+ SB potential.
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| 23 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 22:55
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4.10 Jon Lester SP, CHN Original plan called for me to pick the first closer, hopefully inciting a run. When I was beaten to the punch on Kimbrel and Chapman, thus allowing both Grenke and Lester to fall through, I zagged and grabbed the remaining Lester. Should get a bump in Ks and percentages by switching to the NL. My next pick is only 13 picks away and I should be able to grab a top 10 closer.
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| 24 | Meatwads
ID: 332341110
Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 02:48
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4.15 Greg Holland, RP, KC
You could make a compelling argument Holland is the best closer in baseball. Once Chapman and Kimbrel went, I was pretty sure Holland wouldn't make it to me but I'm happy I was wrong. Ideally I could've drafted a hitter here, but these leagues are notorious for early closer runs and I didn't want to get left out. I had my sights set on grabbing one of the elite closers going into the draft so mission accomplished.
5.02 Todd Frazier, 1B/3B, CIN
I considered grabbing a second closer here and took a hard look at Betances. I talked myself out of it because I thought I could pick up saves later and I needed to start focusing on some hitting. More specifically the infield. Frazier had a huge year last season with 29 HR, 20 steals as well as 80 or more runs and RBI. There is always a chance of regression with a player like him but he's in his prime and plays in a great hitters park. Considering I didn't have a 1B or 3B option on my roster, his dual eligibility was a nice fit for my team.
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| 26 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 08:18
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4.13 Jordan Zimmerman SP Wash
2 of the last 4 years he had an ERA under 3.00. the other 2 years it was 3.18 and 3.25. 2 years in a row his whip has been under 1.10. K total the past 3 years 186, 192, 185. Consistent steady way above average results for my first pitcher. Add in a power packed line up to score a ton of runs behind him and he should be good for 18-20 wins. And he might not be even the 2nd best pitcher on his team. But he should be the best on my team and I'm glad to have him. I think he' s a smidge under rated, tbh.
It was a close toss up between him and Cole Hamels. I had not planned on a pitcher until my round 5 pick but honestly I felt Zimmerman was a notch above any hitter out there.
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| 27 | C1-NRB
ID: 21223209
Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 10:23
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4.09 Zack Greinke, SP, LAD Yeah, I went there. Like Strasberg in the previous round, I'm expecting high strikeouts and low ERA and WHIP. If these two picks work out (is it bad to "if" in the 4th round?) it could go a very long way toward a successful 2015 campaign. If not, it will be a season of much scrambling through the free agent bin on both sides of the ball. Wait; wrong sport. Free agent bin on the mound and in the batter's box.
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| 28 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 10:29
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5.07 Cody Allen, RP, CLE 5 closers off the board. Time to get one. Allen was next on my list. He had 24 last year, taking over the full time gig. I think he's good for 40 this year. Most importantly, his job is pretty safe.
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| 29 | Artofmonk
ID: 33250122
Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 11:18
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5.13 Brian dozier- I was hoping for Kipnis to fall a little, but dozier could be 20/20 guy again. Good value for late 5th rd.
6.04 Yoenis cespedes- another player I really liked this late in the draft. Indeed another OF.
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| 30 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 10:13
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5.12 Adam Wainwright, SP, St. L-I could not hold off any longer on drafting a starting pitcher. Wainwright had elbow surgery at the end of 2014, but it was only to trim cartilage and suffered an abdominal strain at the beginning of spring training. Because of these factors I was able to draft him at a discount to his ADP of 56.
6.09 Ben Zobrist, 2B, Oak-I really was not sure where I wanted to go with this pick. I did not think it was necessary to pick another SP just yet, and it was too early to pick a RP. Zobrist gave reasonable numbers at a tough position to fill.
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| 31 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 13:16
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6.10 Drew Storen, RP, WASH The 1st real decision to make comes here. The plan was to take a second closer, as the run is due to begin. Sure enough, 6 of the next 13 picks were closers. I almost took Mookie Betts, the top value pick on my sheet. But then I'd be stuck with a lesser ranked closer. I queued up my next round of position players, figuring someone would last with the predicted closer run. Fortunately, my top ranked position player after Betts made it to me at 7.07.
Storen is eveything you could ask for in a closer: experienced, on a top team and job security. He did have surgery on his non-throwing hand 2 weeks ago, and appears to be well on track in his recovery. At this point, there's little reason to doubt his availability to close games for the Nationals by Opening Day
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| 32 | C1-NRB
ID: 36241814
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 17:56
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5.08 Jonathan LuCroy, C, MIL Solid up the middle, that's what I always say. Well, not really; it just worked out that way. LuCroy is the last highly rated Catcher who also qualifies at another position, 1B. With combined projected ratios over .800 and expected run production in the 170 range, this wasn't a position I was willing to take my chances with later in the draft or on the WW.
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| 33 | Boozer
ID: 151036422
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 20:03
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Draft slot 6.
[b]1.06 Jose Abreau 1b CWS[/b]
I picked him up last season in the later rounds and got attached. Solid power, rarely has health issues, having a great spring.
[b]2.11 jacoby Ellsbury OF NYY[/b]
Not very happy with pick, but I wasnt really impressed with options.(beltre, braun i considered) I really wanted Max Scherzer here but he was gone. If Ellsbury stays healthy i'll be happy but he's already having issues and may not be ready for opening day, remorse is setting in.
[b]3.06 Madison Bumgarner SP SFG[/b]
besides having the coolest name in baseball, I wanted an elite starter early, felix and max were gone, Bumgarner is young (25), steady numbers, pitches for a good team, should stay healthy, great command and poise. i could have gone for strasburg, more strikeouts and maybe a better upside, but i cant stand the knats.
[b]4.11 Billy Hamilton OF Cin[/b]
guy intrigues me, definitely picked him early but since i alraedy had Ellsbury i decided to get sb done with. if he learns how to get on base he could steal 100. definitely a risk but i like him, and i wanted him this season.
[b]5.06 Chris Davis 3B balt[/b]
3B eligibility was the big factor here, and i needed to start picking up some power since i grabbed 2 speedy outfielders. his slump last year was a concern, but jezus, he is an enourmous human, was widely drafted in the first round last year. hoping for a solid season out of him
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| 34 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 20:18
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5.04 Cole Hamels SP Phi
So I took my 1st SP last round, just about 8 picks prior. Time for another hitter to help solidify that. I had briefly considered Todd Frazier but decided Zimmerman just stood a bit above him in my rankings and I could grab Frazier in a few picks. And then 2 picks before I go again Frazier goes. So I'm back to a pitcher just sitting well above any hitter I see at that point. Hamels run support will be pathetic. His W total will be low. But his K's, ERA and whip will justify his spot and if he gets traded to a contender he could really pour on the wins later in the season. I'm way off my game plan here having 2 SP in 5 rounds, but Hamels and Zimmerman both are projected to finish ranked around 40 and I'm getting them at 61 and 67. Pretty good value if they do what they are supposed to do.
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| 35 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 20:52
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6.13 Trevor Rosenthal RP StL
Looking back over my prior ribc leagues in 2011 by round 6 I had 1 SP, in 2012 (2 leagues) I had 1 SP in each league by round 6. In 2013 I had 1 SP. Last year I had 2 SP by round 6 and in the AA filler I had 1. If I check leagues before 2011 in the slow drafts here I'm sure I'll find something similar. And yet here I am in round 6 drafting not only my 1st RP but my 3rd overall pitcher. Never before. But the quality of closers, the # of k's you get from them and the sudden drop off once the high k/9 guys are gone forced my hand. I think too many closers went wayyyyyy too early. But I'm not going to gimp myself because of that. So a pitcher it is. And a closer at that. Rosenthal will get lots of K's, plenty of K opportunities and good era/whip.
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| 36 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 21:27
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7.07 Charlie Blackmon OF, COL A free swinger who has a few holes in his swing, Blackmon certainly takes advantage of Coors Field. The lure of power and speed helped me overlook any flaws he may have as the 103rd pick.
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| 37 | C1-NRB
ID: 36241814
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 23:35
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6.09 Jayson Werth, OF , WAS Time to start getting an outfield. Werth is a solid, productive OF. He's not very flashy at the plate and his counting stats aren't super, but he his projected OPS of .819 in the sixth round made him hard to resist.
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| 38 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 11:39
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7.12 Hector Rondon, RP, CHC-I missed the closer run, but Rondon seemed like a decent option for my 1st closer.
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| 39 | Tilt23
ID: 530131219
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 12:22
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3.11 Justin Upton, OF, SD
He has a proven track record, knocked in 100 runs last year, moves into an improved lineup, regardless of a poor finish and not living up to the hype as a superstar still put up an .830+ OPS last year. He is just 27 entering his prime. Felt like this was good value here and he was slipping just because the expectations have been so high last couple years. Happy to have him, but would of taken Carlos Santana to play 3B for me but was taken right before me, oh well. I also like Dickerson but just so unproven at that level and could be in line for a sophomore slump. I couldn’t bear that in the third round but could be a steal too.
4.06 Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN
OK I will do it. I will take the first closer. Shoot me. I wasn’t even planning on doing it. I agonized over it. I knew I wasnt taking a SP here, there were still great ones to take but SP this early HAS to produce for you and cant get hurt. SP’s get hurt, I have a pretty good track record of finding some in later rounds. On the flip side, I know myself and I have a horrible record of finding saves in the middle of the year. This league is too good and too deep. The number of elite closers is dropping every year. This will almost single handedly keep me in the hunt with saves. The clincher was when I looked at my overall rankings he was ranked #55, this pick was 54 so not a crazy reach and I felt the elite closers would not make it back to me based on my draft board.
5.11 Matt Carpenter, 3B, STL
I took a closer last round and Carpenter was on my radar for that pick so I guess it worked out so far. The last few years in RIBC I have left the draft with giant giant holes at 3B. I struggled all year at that position. I made a conscious effort to get a 3B even if I had to stretch a little bit. Carpenter will be steady, lots of runs good RBI good ratios. If I wasn’t stretching a little for a 3B then I would of taken Dozier who I think is great value in this league in the late 5th round at 2B. Starting to wonder who my MI will be this year and at some point someone will have to steal bases on my team. This is where we all start to think about the potential holes in our rosters, cant win the league but you can lose the league in the next few rounds.
6.06 Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS
I don’t have a MI yet. I knew taking a closer early I would be behind the curve on MI. With Zobrist and Dozier gone this pick made itself. Pedroia is old and lost more then a step but still plays in powerful offense so should be good for some counting stats.
7.11 Glen Perkins, RP, MIN
When I took the first closer I made a strategic decision to make sure RP was a strength and not a weakness, to make that happen I had to follow up with a solid second closer. Perkins is a great #2.
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| 40 | Nerfherders
ID: 2211442615
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 14:48
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5.16 Kris Bryant, 3B CHC
He will be out for the first two weeks of the year, but I could not pass up the chance to have an elite hitter in the 5th round. The strat paid off for me last year with Jose Abreu, and I am confident it will pay off for me here. The bonus is he is a 3B, which is a fairly weak position.
6.01 Steve Cishek, RP MIA
The closer run started early in this draft and I had to get on board or lose out. Cishek is solidly in that 2nd tier of closers who does his job and little to worry about as far as losing his job (of course I thought the same of my closers last year and they both lost their job).
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| 41 | Nerfherders
ID: 2211442615
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 14:55
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7.16 Gregory Polanco, OF PIT
I like Polanco's combination of speed and power in the minors, even though it didn't show up in the majors last year. Even so, he has TONS of upside and I am hoping this pick pays off. Looking at other drafts, I might have been able to get him later, but I had to go with the best all/around + speed guy available.
8.01 Addison Reed, RP ARI
Typically the closer run goes from mid seventh to mid ninth, but in this draft it was a round and half earlier, so I was a bit shocked to have to get my second closer this early. Reed is okay - he seemed to have trouble keeping the ball in the park last year. He also has a bit of a injury problem this spring. This is a risky pick, but all closers have risk - in the last few years managers have shown the propensity for knocking out closers with just a week of bad play.
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| 42 | Artofmonk
ID: 33250122
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 20:01
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7.13 Pablo Sandoval -draft time glitch that I will live with. He was not at the top of my list and I didn't have my auto on. I think I would have taken Wong.
8.04 Tyson Ross-NL pitchers park good k's. I thought I could wait on Danny Santana for next rd, but a ss run happened.
9.13 hunter pence-141 pick of the draft. He was a top 40 puck before he got hit. I hope he gets back sooner rather later. Could be a steal this late.
10.4 Alex Cobb another sp that I like. My sp3, but no closers and I missed the run bigtime.
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| 43 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 20:23
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8.05 Alex Wood, SP, Atl-Continuing to play catch-up with starting pitching. Wood had excellent ratios and K/IP of 8.8 with the only downside being playing for Atlanta
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| 44 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 20:49
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8.10 James Shields SP, SD Was all set to draft a MI here, probably Castro or Wong, but Shields falling this far made it an easy decision. Great bargain here, as he went 6.03, 6.09, and 7.08 in the other drafts.
A move to the NL and Petco should benefit this fly ball pitcher. This could be the steal of the draft.
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| 45 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 21:13
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7.04 Alexei Ramirez SS ChiS
There is a big drop off in talent after the first few SS. I think Ramirez is best of the rest and then after and maybe 2 others there is a HUGE drop off. I needed some SB and he should be good for 20 of them. He wont help the % stats in the least, but 20 sb and 140 runs/rbis is not out of the question in an improved White Sox line up. Even my last pick I was eyeing MI and had considered Mookie Betts. But the overload of talent in Boston and the potential for shaky playing time scared me off. I was going to maybe take him here but was not given the opportunity as he went just 2 picks after my last one.
I will say that I think this league has way over-valued both MI and closers. For the stats I expect to get this is a reach but the risk of not taking him is getting the next tier down and really scraping. This pick and my last pick I feel were reactionary picks, forced by over-reaching in those areas. Alexei was the 100th overall pick but I have have doubts he'll crack the top 100 players.
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| 46 | C1-NRB
ID: 36241814
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 21:48
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7.08 Koji Uehara, RP, BOS Did I miss the closer run? Maybe, but I got a good deal with Koji here. A WHIP of less than 1 and a Boston team expected to be better this year. Even mediocre teams get saves, though. And like I said, an extra low WHIP doesn't hurt my feelings any.
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| 47 | Meatwads
ID: 192462221
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 22:48
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6.15 Mookie Betts, 2B/OF, BOS
The most hyped young player this season outside of Kris Bryant, I was very surprised to see him around at this point. Especially when considering how many people were pulling the trigger on middle infielders. The multi-position is nice, the lead off spot in Boston is nice and let's face it, Mookie is nice. I am not one who believes his playing time will be compromised. I believe he is one of Boston's best players right now and he has crushed at every level, including the majors last season. Obviously there's always risk taking a player without a full season under his belt. Considering where I've seen him go in drafts this spring, he fell to me and I was happy to catch his little body.
7.02 Fernando Rodney, RP, SEA
Made a move for my second closer here. Anytime a guy leads the majors in saves the previous year, I'd say sounds good. I know his WHIP is bad but I watch a lot of Mariners games, and I believe he's in for another high saves total, which is why I draft closers in the first place. Add in the the improvement on paper of Seattle as a team, and I'm as sold as someone can be on Rodney. For what it's worth, I was planning to take Huston Street instead but he got snatched up the pick before me.
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| 48 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 00:00
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8.13 Daniel Murphy 2nd/3rd NYM
.332 obp 403 slg. 13 sb. 2nd and 3rd base eligible where I'm short on both. Neil Walker was my target for this spot but he didn't quit fall far enough. Story of my draft. But I'll take double digit steals to supplement Ramirez and Marte from a guy who actually wont kill my % stats.
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| 49 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 10:07
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9.07 Kolton Wong, 2B, StL Looking for a MI for this pick, preferably a SS. Apparently so were 5 of the 7 managers drafting just before me, as we had a 9th round SS run. Rather than dredge up the next tier, I decide to grab Wong. A little surprised to see him still available. Went 6.13, 7.10, and 2.16 by a Cards fan (I presume) in the other drafts. Sounds like another good deal to me.
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| 50 | Tilt23
ID: 530131219
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 13:00
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8.06 Sonny Gray, SP, OAK
Needed a SP. It was Gray or Shields with a passing thought to Tanaka but too much injury risk. As I have said before SPs get hurt, now it doesn’t sting as much if you lose one but I have a lot of pressure to hit on a lot of mine if I want to contend in that category. Gray is young and pitches in a good ballpark for a traditionally good team. Ratios should be good and Wins are tough to predict.
9.11 Brett Gardner, OF, NYY
OK there went some SS. I still need one and didn’t expect that little run but ok switch gears. I need SB not really an OF here but someone has to steal bases and since im going to end up with bottom of the barrel SS and MI then someone to not kill my SLG would be nice. Gardner should do that here.
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| 51 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 13:27
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9.12 Mashiro Tanaka, SP, NYY-Drafting Tanaka this early is obviously a major risk, but thus far he has pitched without pain. I am hoping that his UCL was normal on his MRIs; if not, a mistake in the 9th round will not make or break my season.
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| 52 | C1-NRB
ID: 382482312
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 13:50
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8.09 Justin Morneau, 1B, COL Another everyday player with +.800 OPS still available in the eighth round? I'd buy that for a dollar!
Seriously, was last year a fluke? Or has Morneau turned it around in Colorado? I needed a 1B and was surprised to find him on the board. He went in the seventh round on the turn (7.16) in RIBC and at 8.08 (one spot ahead) in the other AAA league. We won't know if this is "about right" for him until later in the season. If it is, fine; but I can't shake the thought that he's being undervalued by all three leagues.
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| 53 | Nerfherders
ID: 161121811
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 16:14
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9.16 Michael Wacha, SP STL
Alot of good SP's went in round 9, including Gio just a few picks before. Wacha was the best of the rest, assuming he's healthy and plays all season. Another guy with alot of upside.
10.01 Evan Gattis, C HOU
I actually couldn't believe Gattis was still here. The guy is obviously much better in a HR league, where his raw power makes up for his low OBP, but even in this league I have him as the #2 C in all of baseball, way behind Posey and just ahead of Lucroy. With his ability to catch and play OF, and also be the DH on days off, he's going to get the full alotment of AB's as well.
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| 54 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 19:00
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10.05 Ryan Zimmerman, OF, Was-It was the tenth round in the draft and I had not drafted an OF. There were many midlevel outfielders to choose from, and I liked Zimmerman’s power without sacrificing much in OBP.
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| 55 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 20:47
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9.04 Gerritt Cole SP Pitt
This is the pick I regret. Not that I think its a bad pick. Getting Gerritt Cole, an ace on the Pirates staff where he should wrack up wins, K's and maintain decent era/whip is quite nice in round 9 at pick 139 overall. He *should* far outperform that pick value like my other 2 pitchers and is a great #3. Still, a # of players who went in the next round would fit my roster better - any closer, howie kendrick, kolten wong even chase utley I feel now would have been a better fit on my roster than my 3rd SP.
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| 56 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 21:28
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10.10 Brandon Moss, OF/1B, CLE Seemingly another bargain, at least gauged by his 7.10, 7.13, and 7.14 positions in the other drafts. Coming off a knee injury and off season hip surgery, he's healthy right now. Prior to getting hurt last season around the ASB, he hit 21 HRs and posted a .878 OPS. He should also benefit by moving to a home ball park more favorable to hitters.
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| 57 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 23:12
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11.07 Erick Aybar, SS, LAA A non fun, unsexy, boring, but necessary pick. If I can get his usual numbers, I'll take it.
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| 58 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 07:52
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11.12 Russell Martin, C, Tor-I usually wait too long to draft a catcher and end up with one that pulls down the rest of my team. I had regrets as soon as I pushed the Draft Player button, but maybe he will be a surprise. Wasted pick.
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| 59 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 09:33
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12.05. Mike Cuddyer, OF, NYM-I had been following Cuddyer since the beginning of spring training through the NY media. My queue for this round did not include Cuddyer, but on the way home from work I heard that he had just hit his 5th homerun. This is only spring training, but that convinced me to draft him. If he stays healthy, he will be a good draft pick.
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| 60 | artofmonk
ID: 56248249
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 10:50
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11.13 Wil Myers-Of- /Upside pick. I hope he can stay healthy and hit the ball. Good value here in the 11th rd. I was hoping Revere would slide to me.
12.04 Jean Segura /-maybe a little bit of reach, but I needed a SS and some SB. Once again drafted on upside. We will see.
13.13 Javier Baez / I got focused on MI and thought he was worth it at this point. I didn't think Eaton or Tomas could go this early. they were on my radar. Not bad picks, just thought I would have a shot at them later.
14.04 Ian Kennedy-NL, pitcher park. SP3.5 Should produce good K's.
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| 61 | C1-NRB
ID: 272472410
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 11:48
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9.08 Khris Davis, OF, MIL I don't think I can expect much success with only one OF to this point in the draft, so it was time to start sifting through those available. Khris jumped out for a couple of reasons- This will be his second full year in the majors, he had a solid August last season (the last month he was an everyday player), and his SLG (.468) is among the highest still out there. I may be sacrificing OBP, but I'm hoping for something higher than his projected .311 which ranks with lower tier.
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| 62 | C1-NRB
ID: 272472410
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 12:21
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10.09 Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY Every time I considered a 3B there seemed to be another position that looked better or filled a more pressing need. After a year off, will A-Roid perform? I hope sure so. It was either him or Aramis Ramirez and Ramirez announced that this is his last season. I don't expect a swan-song from him, but A-Roid has something to prove. I think he'll serve me well.
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| 63 | Nerfherders
ID: 161121811
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 13:03
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11.16 Mike Napoli, 1B BOS
This is the point of the draft where I evaluate what I have and what I need going forward, in either stats or positions. The available pitching seemed strong, and I didn't like many of the available closers, so I went hitting in this set of picks. I felt like I needed a bit of a boost in OBP, so I took Napoli, who at this point in his career is more of an OBP guy with less power. Still, assuming he can stay on the field, he will be one of the better 1B in this league.
12.01 Marcus Semien, 2B OAK
I had put off 2B long enough, and needed something of value at that position. Semien had a kind of rough first year in the majors, but a new team and a second year to see major league pitching should help the young middle infielder. The bonus is he will also qualify at 3B and SS, and will be invaluable at filling in around the lineup.
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| 64 | C1-NRB
ID: 272472410
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 15:27
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11.08 Melky Cabrera, OF, CHW Back to the outfield; let's see... what's left out there... hang on... What's this? Projected .789 OPS ? Potential run production >140? I'll take that in the 11th round, especially since it went at 9.07 (RIBC), 10.07 (AAA ESPN), and 10.10 (AA)
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| 65 | C1-NRB
ID: 272472410
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 17:23
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12.09 Joe Nathan, RP, DET Another closer, since two seems to be a standard number of them to have. Nathan won't do me any favors in any category other than Saves, but it seems like you gotta have 'em, even at the expense of ratios.
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| 66 | Nerfherders
ID: 2211442615
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 20:44
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(Wow, two sets of picks in one day?)
13.16 Jenrry Mejia, RP NYM
Literally the last closer remaining that currently has the job, I had to bite the bullet and take him. He's not a great pitcher by any means, but if he gets me 15 saves I will consider this pick a win.
14.01 Anibal Sanchez, SP DET
I had my queue set for Sanchez and then Pineda, who went the very next pick, so I knew I was spot on. Sanchez is solid and just needs to take the ball every turn.
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| 67 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 21:24
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13.12 Andrew Miller, RP, NYY- Even though he seems to be leaning towards Dillin Betances, Joe Girardi has not officially named his closer. If Betances begins the season as the Yankee closer and falters, Miller will close. If Miller remains in the set-up role, his Ks and ratios make him a good pick.
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| 68 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 21:32
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10.13 Adam LaRoche 1st ChiS
Last year Todd Frazier who went at pick 66 had an .825 ops with >160 runs/rbis. Mark Trumbo who went at 96 had a .708 ops. Freddie Freeman at spot 22 had .847 ops with >170 runs/rbis. Albert Pujols drafted at 52 had a .790 ops. Adrian Gonzalez (44th) .817 ops. And here is Adam LaRoche moving to a better hitters park being drafted 157th overall putting up an .817 OPS with >160 runs/rbis. That is value out of the corner slot. He's actually projecting for a slightly higher OPS with similar run/rbi production this year. Gives me a great leg up in the % stats to offset speedsters like Alexei Ramirez when I'm getting round 4 production from my round 10 pick.
11.04 Rusney Castillo OF Bos
The guy keeps hitting and hitting this spring now that he's back. This pick worries me a bit since Boston's outfield is too crowded. Will he get regular playing time or will I have to check line ups every day? He's projected for an ops between .790 and .800 with near 20 steals. As a Red Sox fan who passed on Mookie Betts earlier I'm rooting for both of these guys to do great (just a bit better from Castillo is all). I'll be happy with regular playing time, a .780+ ops and 15 sb.
12.13 Chad Qualls, RP Hou
The last *cough*reliable*cough* closer on the boards. The rest out there are either closers in waiting, starting the season on the DL or have the job early until the guy on the dl comes back. I took a closer early to not miss the run and then ignored the category until I was scraping the bottom. I was hoping for brett cecil, latroy hawkins, joe nathan or santiago castilla to fall here. They all went after my last pick and before this one. He as a decent ERA/Whip and wont help in the k/9 ratios though. How'd I type this with a straight face, anyway? I still think this league went nutzo on closers. Last year I got my 2nd closer in round 12 and there were plenty who went after. The year before I picked up closers like Perkins in round 10 and a second in round 11 and there were still a handful that went in the teens. In 2012 I got them in round 7 and 13 and other closers went after that. This year in round 12 I'm picking up basically the last full time closer out there. Oh, in 2011 I got a closer in round 17 and used my 23 and 24 picks to grab 2 guys that formed a cbc.
13.04 Lorenzo Cain OF Kan
I need another outfielder and I need some more SB. Cain should be good for 25 sb and could top the 30 sb mark. He can hit .300 which means a few walks keeps his OBP up. His lack of power..well see Adam Laroche, Paul Goldschmidt, Buster Posey, Starling Marte, Daniel Murphy for a .slg boost. Still if I can get 25 sb and 130 runs/rbis I'll be happy with this pick.
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| 69 | Meatwads
ID: 72582421
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 23:05
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8.15 Josh Harrison, 2B/3B/OF, PIT
This pick was made for several reasons. I thought based on last season's production he was a bargain at this point. I also love his multi-position eligibility, which is especially nice because he can cover MI or CI. I also like that he is projected to hit leadoff for a pretty good offense. As with my pick of Todd Frazier earlier, there is a chance of regression since last year was a career year. I like the way he plays and even if he doesn't have the same caliber season as last year, he should still have solid value to my team.
9.02 Danny Santana, SS/OF, MIN
Another multi-position player who adds flexibility to my roster. I also viewed him as the best SS remaining on the board, which I needed still. As with a few of my other picks, he is coming off a year which surprised many people so there is risk involved. I liked his percentages last season as well as his speed upside. Hitting leadoff was also another consideration for me valuing him. I've also seen him go higher in other drafts so I felt like I didn't reach for him.
10.15 Lucas Duda, 1B, NYM
My run of hitters coming off career years continues with his selection. I needed more power on my roster since the majority of my selections to this point have tilted towards speed and Duda fits the bill. Not too often you can find guys in their prime, with 30 HR pop and infield eligibility, available this deep in the draft. I've also heard rumors the Mets have already moved their fences in so I don't expect him to fall off, if at all. I'm happy with this pick and I think he is a very nice fit for my roster.
11.02 A.J. Pollock, OF, ARI
This was my first pure outfielder selected since I took Stanton in round 1. He was on pace to have a breakout season last year before getting injured. I don't think the injury was something to be concerned about going forward. He plays in a hitters park, he's a leadoff hitter and he's in his prime. I've also seen him listed on many sleeper lists entering the season and obviously my selection of him says I agree. It's becoming apparent to me that I am obsessed with leadoff hitters. I didn't know this about myself. I feel weird.
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| 70 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 23:59
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14.13 Casey McGehee 3rd SanF
I forgot I dont have a 3rd baseman yet. Ouch. Well, he will help my obp. He can wrack up the hits. Did you know he was 3rd in singles last year behind altuve and ben revere. Yeah, I got #3!!!! Kind of like my Chad qualls pick - I cant really believe I'm typing a rationale to make this pick. Hard to justify but who is left?
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| 71 | Tilt23
ID: 412151815
Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 10:26
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10.06 Shin Soo Choo, OF,
Traditionally a high OBP guy that can either provide a handful of steals with high runs or high RBI if down in the lineup. All of this depends on if he is healthy. That is a big if. He had a hurt triceps earlier in the year which could mean bigger damage, but an MRI revealed no problems and he is cleared to resume throwing. If healthy this is a value pick good bounce back candidate if he is hurt it is a wasted pick and will be dropped.
11.11 Mike Fiers, SP, MIL
SP with upside to repeat something of what he did last year. 1 K/9 and good ERA would be nice. Scary part is he doesn’t have the “stuff” to hold those numbers so will have to track him early to make sure he doesn’t implode.
12.06 Lance Lynn, SP, STL
Another pitcher here again. This is my 3rd SP and I think a good one. I sense a run on SP coming and since my #2 SP is on the weaker side I wanted to get an innings eater someone I shouldn’t have to worry about to be on my staff. I am always one pick away from the SS I want…it was Segura coming into this pice and peralta for my next one and both taken so guess ill just have to reach for a spare when the time comes.
13.11 Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL
Was a little surprised to see him here. Had him in my queue last time. I still need a CI and back up 3B. he should still hit this year even if its his last. I look for normal production. RBIs mostly.
14.06 Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, TAM
And here is my reach for my spare SS. If I get a full season with him on my team and not being dropped that is victory.
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| 72 | C1-NRB
ID: 552542510
Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 11:54
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13.08 Joe Mauer, 1B, MIN Hoping he can get back some OBP that's been slipped over 40 pts last season. If his SLG comes back even a little (down over 100 pts from career) that will be a nice bonus.
14.09 Justin Verlander, SP, DET The reporst say he lost some bite on his curveball last season so he wasn't missing bats the way he did in his Cy Young/MVP season. Supposedly he's recovered it this spring. I'm hoping strikeouts will get a bump causing a slight drop in WHIP and ERA.
15.08 Chase Headley, CI, NYY He came on after being traded to New York last season. I expect his OBP to be above .350 this year (slightly ahead of career .347) and his SLG is projected to be above his career.
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| 73 | Nerfherders
ID: 161121811
Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 18:45
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15.16 Dexter Fowler, OF CHC
I like a player like Fowler alot in these deep leagues, because while he doesn't do anything exceptionally well, he is not bad at anything - call him an Alex Gordon Lite. Great OBP, especially in this era, good runs, some steals, double digit HR's, mid .700's OPS. His only problem is staying on the field. One of these years Fowler is going to start 150+ games and he will no longer be a secret.
16.01 Adam Lind, 1B, MIL
I was thinking 4th OF here, but went with who I thought was best available in Adam Lind. Last year he really changed his approach at the plate and upped his OBP while sacrificing his power. That shouldn't hurt him much in this league. He can't hit lefties so he's very much a platoon player, but the left side of a platoon should have enough AB's to be okay.
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| 74 | Artofmonk
ID: 33250122
Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 20:02
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15.13 oswaldo arcia of min-should provide some decent power. Not a bad of5. Was hoping for archer and was gong to take Cain, but thought I get him on the way back.
16.04 denard span of was- should produce good runs and still sb, I hope. I wish I could have gotten Cain. Ohio the injury isn't too bad. OF6 maybe I have too many.
17.13 tanner Roark sp was. Sp5 NL good team
18.04 John lackey sp stl sp6 another NL team.
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| 75 | C1-NRB
ID: 36241814
Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 22:49
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16.09 Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD Felt like I needed another SP. Ryu is coming off an injury that has shied some managers away, but all seems well in Spring Training. I like his strikeout potential and expect double digit wins. But who doesn't from the Dodgers staff this year?
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| 76 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 00:58
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14.05- Steven Souza, Jr., OF, TB-Souza had a great AAA season in 2014. This does not mean it will carry over to the majors, but he was as good as any player left on the board. At least the potential is there.
15.12 Jon Gray, SP, Col-Gray is a very speculative pick. He is having a very good spring and looks like he will make the Rockies as their 5th starter. There is not much left in the SP pool, so this is another pick with “potential.”
16.05 Angel Pagan, OF, SFO-Pagan looked like a good choice for my 4th outfielder. He is an injury risk, but when he is healthy, he has a decent OBA and can add some SBs. I will have to watch his playing time carefully and draft another OF to platoon with him.
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| 77 | Meatwads
ID: 19232265
Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 07:04
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12.15 Jake McGee, RP, TB
I already have 2 closers on my roster so this selection is to ensure I am one of the top teams in saves this year, at least in theory. He obviously wouldn't be available at this stage if he was fully healthy so I'll be happy to have him once he joins the squad 3-5 weeks into the season. If for some reason he ends up having a lost season, I don't think selecting him at this point will cripple my team.
13.02 Phil Hughes, SP, MIN
I figured it was time to start catching up with the rest of the league in starters and I was pleasantly surprised to see Hughes available still. He surpassed 200 innings for the first time, and had an absurd 186 strikeouts with only 16 walks. I believe leaving New York was the best thing for his career. I don't know if I can expect those numbers again but that is an ace.
14.15 Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW
Consistent hitters you can count on are becoming hard to find, so I decided to gamble on upside with this selection. Another outfielder who seems to have some sleeper appeal and plays his home games in a hitter friendly park with an improved offense around him. He's still quite young and missed most of last season but I believe he has a bright future ahead of him. I hope to see the beginning of that this season.
15.02 Matt Shoemaker, SP, LAA
Sticking with the trend of taking a stab on someone coming off a career year. He was quite good last season once he joined the rotation full time. I like his park, his age and the Angels offense isn't terrible either. I know wins are not something you can easily predict but he managed 16 last season in only 136 innings. There is plenty of risk with this pick because his minor league numbers suggest he isn't as good as he showed last season but I'm gambling he is a late bloomer instead of a one-year wonder.
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| 78 | Khahan
ID: 34255168
Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 10:38
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15.05 Ken Giles rp phi
The guy had an unbelievable k/9 last season. Era/whip were great and should be so this year. And if paplebon gets hurt or when he gets traded Giles is the closer. This is a low risk, high upside pick. My expectations are contributions in 3 stats - era, whip, and K's. He'll get those with little doubt. The high upside is adding saves potentially.
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| 79 | C1-NRB
ID: 35252610
Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 11:05
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17.08 Jed Lowrie, SS, HOU A back-up shortstop just in case. Tulo ain't no Ripken, after all. He'll play everyday and with a OWAR= 2.3 from his previous year in Houston he's worth a midround flyer as a just-in-case, not-if-but-when insurance policy.
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| 80 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 13:33
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17.12 Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pit-He will hurt my OBA, but I was surprised that all of his HRs were still on the board. He will sit against a lot of lefties, so he is another player that I will have to platoon.
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| 81 | Tilt23
ID: 412151815
Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 16:25
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15.11 Chris Archer, SP, TAM
Young SP should be entering his prime. Good stuff. Should provide a relative safe floor with some upside.
16.06 Scooter Gennett, 2B, MIL
Had my eye on him for a while. Kills righties. Will need to platoon him with someone else at my MI so will have to keep that in mind and draft/manage my roster accordingly. Good value if I use him right.
17.11 Dalton Pompey, OF, TOR
This could be the steal of my draft. Always fun to draft high upside young kids who are looking to start. Oh and I needed speed. He will struggle sure but at this point in the draft this is pure upside. Loved this pick.
18.06 Luis Valbuena, 2B/3B, HOU
Here is someone who can platoon at my MI spot maybe even take it over if gets the playing time.
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| 82 | Nerfherders
ID: 161121811
Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 16:48
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17.16 Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI
It was a struggle to find an MI that I felt comfortable with, and Hill seemed like the least undesirable of a bunch of undesirables. He does have the track record, and after studying his game logs of last year most of his struggles came after he got hit on the hand with a pitch, so I am hoping a healthy-handed Aaron Hill will once again be the Hill of old.
18.01 Sergio Romo, RP SF
I was actually a bit surprised Romo was still here. He lost his job after a couple bad weeks last year, and then of course pitched fine after that. It is still up in the air as to who ends up being closer of the Giants, especially after Romo signed to return as a free agent. I am betting on all of my teams that he gets his job back.
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| 83 | Artofmonk
ID: 33250122
Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 18:15
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19.13 Miguel montero c- i need to address thus position at some point. I was targeting cj cron. I thought I could wait great pick.
20.02 bYron buxton of min- took a flyer. I didn't think I could have waited much longer. He could be a monster. Being compared to trout in a lot circles.
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| 84 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 21:18
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16.13 Jedd Gyorko 2nd SDP
.301 obp, .444 slg 23 hr, 26 doubles, 62 runs, 63 rbis. That was gyorko's line just 2 years ago. Last year of course was something different but he only played in 111 games and was injured for some of those. Here's hoping he has some stuff figured out and can be a nice surprise this year in a much improved Padres line up. If he can get his OBP to the .320 area and keep his slugging in the .440 range I dont see why 75 runs and rbis isn't attainable. Of course if last year was more of a sign to come this could be a real homer pick.
17.04 Carl Crawford OF LAD
With the jettison of matt kemp I think crawford sees some steadier play time. Even just last season he had a .339 obp, .429 slg and 23 sb. Why not expect those rather reasonable numbers again?
ESPN projects him to a .329 obp, .416 slg and 22 sb thru 430 AB. I'll take that from my round 17 pick. I also really needed another OF and considered Curtis Granderson here.
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| 85 | C1-NRB
ID: 33292710
Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 11:09
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18.09 Marlon Byrd, OF, CIN Byrd will hit in the middle of the Reds lineup, so he should get plenty of RBI opportunities. He's developed a veteran's approach at the plate trying to hit to all fields (situational hitting) that I hope translates into both RBI and OBP. He also still brings mid .400 SLG
19.08 CJ Cron, DH/1B, LAA Youth is finally served. Cron is the youngest player on my roster so far, and looking back, this could be a very bad thing. In fact, I may have the oldest and most veteran team on all of RIBC. Oops.
I expect good things from Cron in his second year (first full year) in the league. His OBP may slip a little, SLG will be high .400
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| 86 | Nerfherders
ID: 2211442615
Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 13:42
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19.16 Nori Aoki, OF SF
Aoki brings OBP and steals to the team, which I made a conscience effort to get late in this draft, because I have been burned multiple times on the 40 SB guys, and been left scrambling. So Now I have a bunch of guys in the 20 range so if one fails, I dont lose all my steals.
20.01 Drew Pomeranz, SP OAK
My offense is now complete, so time to take care of the rest of the pitching staff. I hope I didnt wait too long. I took a chance on a couple young guys hoping they break through, the first of which is Pomeranz, who pitched well in limited duty last year for Oakland, and certainly has the K capability my staff has been lacking.
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| 87 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 15:14
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18.05 Desmond Jennings, OF, TB-Some speed and some power. I will use him when Angel Pagan sits.
19.12 Jon Niese, SP, NYM,-Niese is a good middle of the rotation starter who will be the 5th SP on my team.
20.05 Bobby Parnell, RP, NYM-I do not think that Jose Mejia will be the Mets closer for very long, and once Parnell builds up his arm strength, he should be ready to take over. I just hope that I am not jinxing my team by having 3 Mets on it.
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| 88 | C1-NRB
ID: 36241814
Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 20:27
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20.09 Casey Janssen, RP, WAS Digging for closers-in-waiting and WHIP-saving short relievers. Janssen fits the bill nicely.
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| 89 | C1-NRB
ID: 36241814
Sat, Mar 28, 2015, 00:36
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21.08 Darren O'Day, RP, BAL O'Day isn't a closer-in-waiting for Baltimore, but he's a good situational pitcher that meets my low WHIP/low ERA criteria of a 21st round pick.
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| 90 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Mar 28, 2015, 11:43
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21.12 Trevor Ploufe, 3B, Min-I needed a third baseman to platoon with Alvarez if he is benched against lefties.
22.05 Emilio Bonifacio, 2B, CWS-I still needed a middle infielder, and even though Bonifacio probably will not get 500 ABs, he will help with SBs.
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| 91 | Nerfherders
ID: 2211442615
Sat, Mar 28, 2015, 13:11
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21.16 Trevor Bauer, SP CLE
The second pitcher with upside and great K potential. I am hoping this is the year Bauer puts it all together. Now that my SP is put together it seems like a deficiency, so I'm thinking I might get another.
22.01 Danny Farquhar, RP SEA
Just a good RP with a shot at closing if Rodney finally implodes.
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| 92 | C1-NRB
ID: 36241814
Sat, Mar 28, 2015, 14:59
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22.09 Nick Martinez, P, TEX So I watched my first pre-season game of the year the other night. Nick Martinez pitched six scoreless innings for Texas and only walked one. His ERA in spring training is 0.84 Works for me in the 22 round.
23.08 Johnny Giavotella, 2B, LAA As old as my team is across all positions, it's a good idea to get some backup. Giavotella is the likely starter for the Angels that could have a significant upside and makes for a good bench player.
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| 93 | Boozer
ID: 151036422
Sat, Mar 28, 2015, 19:28
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>6.11 Zach Britton<
the closers were starting to go off the board. Im all Baltimore since the days of Brooks Robinson and the 4 20game winners , i can divulge that now that we're in the 24th round. He was an obvious pick, 6 or 7 closers gone already, 27 yrs old, 37s last season, no preseason issues, orioles shoukd win games, and his backup looks like crap early.
>7.06 Jay Bruce, OF Cin<
with an early committ to speed I had to get focused on run production and power. i tend to draft for upside, im hoping for a return to 30homers 100 rbis. ok spring.
>8.11 Nelson Cruz, OF Sea<
wasnt crazy about drafting a 4th outfielder with the 8th pick, but wasnt going nto pass on him still being available. stayyed with the push for power and grabbed last years AL HR leader. Killing in spring
>9.06 starlin Castro SS Cubs<
had to start looking at the middle inf, had none. everything i read put him in the top 5 SS's, solid OBP and SLG%. shouldnt hurt me
>10.11 Neftali Feliz RP Tx<
figured i'd grab a second tier closer and be done with it. they were disappearing. looked great at the end of last season
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| 94 | Nerfherders
ID: 2211442615
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 21:30
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23.16 Jake Peavy, SP SF
With the volatility of my last two SP's I figured I needed another that was solid to start games early in the year. Peavy is that guy - the question is which Peavy will I get? The one that generally sucked in Boston, or the one that was lights out in San Francisco?
24.01 Jose Peraza, 2B ATL
A lottery ticket that if everything goes right I can hang on to until he gets called up. Basically this guy is the next Jose Altuve. If I have any injuries early on I will probably have to drop him.
25.16 Carlos Quentin, OF SD
Mr. Irrelevant is Carlos Quentin, who is currently healthy (shocker!), but has no place to play. He is much better offensively than Alonso, so could potentially take over at 1B. Or he could get traded to a team needing OF help. Either way, this all assumes he can stay on the field, which is the biggest of all if's.
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| 95 | C1-NRB
ID: 36241814
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 23:54
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24.09 Joe Panik, 2B, SF Back-to-back 2B in the late rounds. Maybe I get lucky with one of them. Or both. That'd be okay, too.
25.08 Kelvin Herrera, RP, KC One more WHIP-saving RP. Always a safe 25th round pick.
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| 97 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 13:33
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23.12 Archie Bradley, SP, Ari-I have bought into the hype, and am speculating that he will be up in MLB by the ASG.
24.05 C.J. Wilson, SP, LAA-Completing my SPs.
25.12 Derek Norris, C, SDG-Second catcher to give some counting stats when Russell Martin is not playing.
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| 98 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 21:44
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18.13 Shelby Miller SP Atl
He's a good pitcher, quite surprised he's still here. Has defensive wiz in Andrelton Simmons at SS to help. In a decent pitchers park. I'm expecting 170+ K's, 12 wins and an era around 3.50 whip may leave a bit to be desired but its a round 18 pick, Can't be perfect.
19.04 Travis D'arnaud C NYM
I've regretted my buster posey pick. I think d'arnaud will do pretty decent this year. This pick gives me the ability to trade posey and keep a decent pitcher in place *coughtakingfferscough* Mets are a better team. He has a good line up around him to help with runs/rbi's and last season in the second half he slugged .474 and had an ops around .795.
20.13 Rick Porcello SP Bos
He has always had talent and expectations. Injuries meant he never lived up to them. He may end up being the first starting pitcher I drafted that I drop for a rotation. Or he could potentially be kept all year long. Low risk high reward pick. I expect #'s similar to shelby miller tbh. Perhaps better.
21.04 Michael Saunders OF Tor
If he hadn't been hurt I think saunders would have gone back in the 10-13 round range. He could be back by mid-april. That news broke shortly before my pick making a round 21 flier well worth the risk. Dang near anybody else I picked would likely be FA fodder too. But he, like a few other guys I drafted, has much higher upside the potential to be actual contributors all season long.
22.13 Edward Mujica RP Bos
Koji has been battling some arm problems. Even if he nets me 4 or 5 saves before Koji comes back this was well worth it. And if Koji is out for an extended period...Mujica closed quite nicely for Boston last season. Another low risk, high reward pick
23.04 Juan Lagares OF NYM
He's been battling with Curtis Granderson for lead off for the Mets. He can steal 20 bases in a season. if he doesn't get the leadoff he's likely the first player dropped. Like so many other recent picks, because of his late round and low expectations I dont consider this a high risk. I'm expecting to drop him. But the potential rewards if he maintains lead off...aren't all that high. He may still get dropped. He projects around a .660 OPS.
24.13 Kevin Jepsen RP Tam
He's not even in line for closing duties while the closer or the back up closer are out. But last year he had 75k's in 65 innings a 2.63 era and 1.05 whip. Not bad totals. I'll cling to him for a while. And drop for the first real closer I can snatch off the waiver wire.
Cody Asche 3rd Phi
Yeah, no clue what I was thinking with this pick. I have no explanation. No rationale and much like Ryan Howard across the diamond from this pick...no defense.
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| 99 | beebop
ID: 39040261
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 22:43
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I really got side tracked after the first few rounds. I was losing track of who was still available. I was investigating a mad fraud case at work. Fun times.
3.09 N. Arenado Looks to be one of the better 3B in the league this year. Half the games at Coors. I have had fairly weak 3B in most leagues in recent times. I didn't want that trend to continue.
4.08 C. Kimbrel I figured I needed at least 1 elite closer. Never owned Kimbrel, perfect opportunity. Should also get excellent K numbers from a closer, very valuable.
5.09 J. Heyward I am very high on Heyward. Very happy to have drafted him here. I am expecting a step forward this year and have targeted him in multiple leagues.
6.08 J. Teheran Fastball not as fast as others, but those overall numbers are great. Still young so could expect some growth here.
7.09 B. Belt Injuries in the past haven't helped. With a full season I am hoping to get 80-90 RBI with very good power numbers.
8.08 N. Walker Decent 2B and I didn't want to get too weak at this position. I really wanted Kolten Wong though.
9.09 Y. Ventrua It was time for another SP. I prefer NL over AL, but Ventura should still post very good K totals.
10.08 JD. Martinez At this point, there just weren't many names I was liking. Martinez was left on my short list. He could go either way with his performance this year. I am obviously hoping for some solid power numbers.
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