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Subject: RIBC AAA yahoo draft rationales
Posted by: Khahan
- [4029168] Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 09:09
As we come up on round 4 its time to start doing draft rationales. For AAA these are not required but strongly suggested. If you are invited into the RIBC league they will be required.
Just post them as you feel. Traditionally in AAA we keep 1 thread and they are posted in clumps instead of 1 post per pick like RIBC.
Please use the format:
Round.pick player name position team
1.06 Miguel Cabrera 1st Det
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| 1 | Khahan
ID: 51120619
Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 21:38
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1.06 Miguel Cabrera 1st Det
Everybody talks about Miggy's decline happening and him getting older. Yes, his HR are down in the 20's. But this isn't a Hr league. Last year with his high batting average and plentiful walks he had a .440 obp and a slg % of .534. If there's a decline of 1 year I still expect an OPS >.900. Add in that line up and 100 rbi's should be a walk in the park. Get it? Walking. In a park.
Honestly as soon as I picked him thinking, "good, corner infield power hitter out of the way," I realized I left josh donaldson out there.
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| 2 | Graydog
ID: 4511271214
Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 23:39
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1.10 Jose Bautista OF TOR
For the first time ever in a first round I didn't take who I thought was the best available player (Rizzo). I felt it was more prudent to go with a non first baseman and hope one of Abreu, Encarnacion, Votto, Davis or Rizzo fell to my round two position. I generally target power hitters early in RIBC - espcially those with high OBP as it is a stat very hard to find later. Jose fits this plan.
2.07 Joey Votto 1B Cin
My 1st round plan came to fruition as Votto was available. I had Votto ahead of Davis, Abreu and Encarnacion so very happy to land him here. His potential OBP value is incredible in this format.
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| 3 | Khahan
ID: 51120619
Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 18:22
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2.11 George Springer, OF Hou
Was really hoping Dee Gordon would fall to me here but it was a bit of a long shot. When he went I narrowed my choice down to Spriner or Marte. I figured one of them would fall me. I saw Boozer go with Scherzer and knew I was getting 1 of my 2 OF choices. I decided I wanted Springer, hit reload..and there was Marte taken leaving me with Springer. Projections have him around .352 OBP, .456 slg and 25 sb. Im also guessing 160 combined runs/rbi's. Very nice to solidify my % stats and give me a decent amount of SB, too.
I didn't really consider anybody else here.
3.06 Matt Harvey SP NYM
I really wasn't sure what to do here. I dont like pitchers this early. But none of the hitters struck me as paying off for this round except for a small handful of OF or 1st. Didn't want to double up yet. A hanful of pitchers stood out and Harvey was one of the best. I also figured this tier of pitchers was about to hit a run and I'd rather start the run than end it. I could have gone with Kluber, JoFer, DeGrom or Keuchel and been happy. 200+ K's, great whip/era.
4.11 Jason Kipnis 2nd, Cle
I remember last year I got screwed on MI because a number of managers REALLY reached for them and I saw signs that was happening here, too. He's ranked in the low 60's adp at most sites and I'm taking him with pick 59 so its not really a reach. Add in a .370 obp last season (projected in the .340's this year) and a .420 projected slugging, potential 20 steals, 90 runs. Only 7 HR's last year...but 43 doubles. That props up the .slg% quite nicely. I'm guessing he's undervalued by a most, but it only takes 1 other manager between now and my round 2 pick and he's gone.
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| 4 | C1-NRB
ID: 352381723
Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 01:07
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1.01 Mike Trout, OF, LAA
Some debate that Bryce Harper should be first overall, but Trout is still my guy. His Steals my be down a little, but not enough for me to pass him up.
2.16 Matt Carpenter, 2B, StL
Okay, so a bit of a stretch here, but I didn't want a top performing MI/CI to get away. Projected to be in Top 10 in R on numerous sites, he doesn't give up too much in OBP to upper-mid OF, of which there are plenty.
3.01 Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF
High K's, low ERA, low WHIP projections. Only Kershaw had beeter overall numbers on my board.
4.16 Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL
A nice compliment to Trout across the board. Didn't necessarily want a second OF, but couldn't pass up high SLG.
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| 5 | daleforthehall
ID: 451282212
Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 15:23
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1.07 Carlos Correa, ss, hou
i was hoping for manny and Correa was ranked a little later, but I wanted to top ss.
2.10 Starling Marte, OF, Pit
All around good numbers, but I went with SB and runs out of the game. Very happy to get him at pick 26.
3.07 Gregory Polanco, OF PIT
Contributes in all areas, should be another guy that should go 20/20. Maybe I could have waited another round or two, but I wanted him. Frazier and Harvey were on my list of hoping they drop a little more.
4.10 Noah Syndergaard, SP, NYM
I needed a SP, I was very disappointed that I didn't get Cole, strasberg. Hopefully Noah will put up good numbers and similar to the others.
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| 6 | gurudan
ID: 3743521
Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 18:22
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PICK 1.04 MANNY MACHADO 3RD BALT
The fact that he's eligible at ss was the selling point. I considered Donaldson and Kershaw, but was sold on his no.1 SS rating at Yahoo. He also qualifies as the no.2 3b
PICK 2.13 ROBBY CANO 2ND
Solidifys my infield with #3 rated 2b. These two middle men give me great power where it's typically hard to find.
PICK 3.04 COREY SEAGER SS LAD
Top prospect with great upside. allows Machado to move to third and and fills another infield spot. we'll see if he lives up to the hype.
PICK 4.13 CHRIS ARCHER SP TB
This would have happened in rd.3, but I decided to wait one round since the the SS pool is smaller than starting pitching.
PICK 5.04 ADRIAN GONZALEZ 1B LAD
Infield is complete with an RBI machine. He may be ageing some, but later if needed, I can help any weakness he may be possessing with a solid CI
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| 7 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 00:15
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Draft pick #16 -I thought that Trout, Goldschmidt, Harper and Kershaw would be the first four players drafted, and I did not think that there was a substantial difference between hitters that would be available at 16. As it turned out I could have drafted Kershaw as the 5th pick.
1.16 Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC
2.01 A.J. Pollock, OF, AZ
Rizzo and Pollock were the 2 best hitters remaining. Rizzo has been improving every year, and should help in every category. Pollock is a little bit of a gamble because he is injured, but his MRI was negative, so it hopefully will not be a problem.
3.16 Jacob deGrom SP, NYM
4.01 Corey Kluber, SP, CLE
With rounds 3 and 4 I wanted to anchor my pitching staff. There were at least half a dozen SPs who I felt were relatively equal, and I decided to go with these two.
5.16 Matt Kemp, OF, SD
Kemp had a great 2nd half in 2015 before a season ending injury. He looked like the Kemp of old albeit without the SBs, and I hope he can do it again in 2016.
6.01 Wade Davis, RP, KC
Early to take a closer, but could not pass on one of the top ones.
7.16 Starlin Castro, SS, NYY
I probably will regret this one. I was watching the sports on the 11:00 news, and the local sportscaster was showing Castro and his great Spring Training, and was convinced to draft him.
8.01 Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY
If he can remain injury free, a big if, Tanaka has the potential to put up very good numbers.
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| 8 | C1-NRB
ID: 44212013
Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 14:02
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5.01 Carlos Carrasco, SP, CLE
Looking to add to my K total here, Carrasco had the highest projected K on my sheet at the time, with a tolerable ERA and sub 1.10 WHIP
6.16 Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY
Looking for his 30+ SB without a significant drain on SLG
7.01 Jon Lester, SP, CHC
Still chasing K, Lester's ERA might be better than Carrasco's. I was surprised to still see him here,
8.16 Jonathan LuCroy, C, MIL
LuCroy's .350 OBP and .43x SLG puts him first of the second level C-eligible guys on my sheet. I don't want to give up too much at that position since I'm still thin at MI at this point.
9.01 Byung Ho Park, 1B, MIN
An unknown MLB commodity, if he even gets close to his projected .37x/.5xx ratios and 82/85 run production, I'll be very happy.
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| 9 | Khahan
ID: 51120619
Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 14:13
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5.06 Eric Hosmer CI, KC
Now I'm somewhat even more regretting grabbing Miggy in R1 over thinking it thru and getting Donaldson. Not that I am upset with having Miggy in this format. But Hosmer makes a) great trade bait or b) great CI slot. His low HR totals for a 1st baseman are irrelevant as he puts up a slg over .400 and has a very solid OBP. Tack on run/rbi total north of 160 and I think he's a player slightly undervalued in this format
6.11 Kolten Wong MI StL
Well, I have 2 1st basemen and 2 2nd basemen already. But we have those CI and MI slots to fill and honestly I thought Wong was one of the best choices out there. His OBP is projected at .324 which is right around middle of the road for a team average so while he doesn't help me there, he doesn't hurt me (last 2 seasons an overall team obp of .324-.328 gets you anywhere from 4-8 points. So if he's near the bottom of my obp% I'm doing pretty good). But more importantly he keeps his slg over .400 and contributes 20+ SB. Add in 73 projected runs and he's a 3.5 cat contributor. Rbi's are only projected at 63 but that would have been 12th highest rbi total among 2nd basemen last year so he's not really hurting me there, either.
7.06 Ian Desmond SS Tex
Time for a gamble. I'm gambling that he bounces back from last year's disaster. Hoping being in a loaded texas lineup and not having the rigors of SS duty wear at him will help. His OBP will suck the life out of me, but his slg should be great and contribute 15-20sb and 130 + runs/rbi's combined. I'm now done worrying about MI and think there is likely a big drop off that I avoided.
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| 10 | Khahan
ID: 51120619
Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 17:05
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8.11 Garrett Richards SP, LAA
In 2014 before blowing out his knee, Richards was one of the best pitchers in fantasy baseball. He's better than his stats last year indicated but I'm not expecting a top 25 yahoo finish like he was on track for in 2014 before his knee injury. Projections have him at a 1.23 whip and 3.32 ERA with 194 k's. I expect those K's to be there and am projecting him a smidge closer to 3.00 era and a whip just sound of 1.20 though not by much. Great compliment to Harvey for my pitching staff.
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| 11 | Uptown Bombers
ID: 38261518
Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 22:21
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Sorry for the delay on these.
1.12 Nolan Arenado, 3B, Col
After the first 4 offensive players, there were a lot of good options, so I choose to pick 12 and improve my even round picks. I like picking 4/5 spots from the ends, to try and strategize based on other manager needs compared to mine. I’ve found this comes in handy in the middle and late rounds.
As for the pick, it was between Rizzo and Arenado. I had Rizzo rated higher, but 1B is so deep, that I feel confidently about getting value there later in the draft. The difference between Arenado and Rizzo is slight enough to me that filling 3B made more sense. I’m not counting on 130 RBI again, but I wouldn’t mind being surprised.
2.05 Mookie Betts, OF, Bos
One of the reasons I got demoted from RIBC last year was a reliance on too many older players. I made a decision this year to go after younger players with more upside. Betts is certainly one of those players. Betts is a five category player who could easily outperform his projected stats. I’ll settle for the consensus projections, but I’m hoping that this time next year, we are talking about Betts as a 1st round pick.
3.12 Xander Bogaerts, SS, Bos
SS seems especially weak this year, so I was happy to fill that position with another player who will contribute in all categories. He is also another young player capable of exceeding expectations. The most common read phrase on him is that at some point, he will find his power, though likely not this year. But batting third in the Red Sox lineup should still provide plenty chances for him to start finding that power swing, hopefully by the second half.
4.05 Lorenzo Cain, OF, KC
My first older player but Cain has been a pretty reliable player the last few years. Last season was likely his career year, but even scaling back his numbers, I’m happy to have his 20-25 steals and strong contributions in the other categories.
5.12 Freddie Freeman, 1B, Atl
This is the longest I’ve ever gone in these drafts without drafting a starter, but I couldn’t really decide on one out of several I had closely ranked to justify the pick. I also felt strongly that Freeman was a great value here. I get that his counting stats will suffer from the anemic Atlanta offense, but his ratios are so strong that even if he gets average numbers (80/80) in the other categories, this pick felt like a no-brainer. It was with this pick that I felt my whole draft strategy start to shift. More on that next rationale.
6.05 Jeurys Familia, RP, NYM
My first pitcher and it’s a closer: I’m not sure what the world has come to. This is usually not my plan at all. In fact for a few of the last few years, I have either passed on closers entirely or waited until round 10/11 for the last few remaining. But having passed on all the top tier starters, I decided to take a top tier closer. I have faith in Familia keeping the job and prospering. I’ll need to do well in drafting my starters, but once I thought about what I might do if I drafted a closer this early, I was intrigued to see how it would play out. If I hadn’t drafter a closer, I would have taken Lester.
7.12 Marcus Stroman, SP, Tor
Stroman fits the profile of what I was looking for as I start to build my starting staff. He is young with plenty of upside, and showed some signs last year that he is ready for a breakout campaign. When you wait this long for a starter, you have to hope you draft an Ace who no one is counting on being an Ace, and everything I read on Stroman pointed to him being that kind of player.
8.05 Christian Yelich, OF, Mia
Yelich presents another example of the player that I have made an effort to target in this draft: young, on the upswing, solid contributor in all the categories. I felt at this stage in the draft he presented a great value. There are lots of great OF’s so it feels like a shaky idea to fill OF#3 this early, but Yelich felt too good to pass up.
9.12 Francisco Liriano, SP, Pit
My first SP was a pick with the hopes of finding someone who would be a breakout candidate. It made sense to pair him up with Liriano, someone who at this stage of his career delivers rather consistent numbers. Liriano gives me loads of K’s with reasonable ratios.
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| 12 | Khahan
ID: 51120619
Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 19:08
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9.06 Santiago Casillo RP SanF
I had a handful of closers queued up and he was near the top of my list. Good saves totals, solid k's. Wont kill whip/era. Happy with him as a closer at round 9. Good value.
10.11 Hector Rondon Carlos Rodon RP ChiC SP ChiSox
Time for closer #2, a little unusual for me but they were dropping like flies and not many left. I queued up a few and THOUGHT I was putting hector Rondon in here not even realizing he was gone a the round before I queued this up. I have nothing to add. I hate this pick. I dont want Rondon. I dont want a SP here. If I didn't get a Closer I'd want a 3rd baseman like Jung Ho Kang or an OF. This will have repercussions later.
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| 13 | daleforthehall
ID: 451282212
Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 15:06
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5.07 albert pujols, 1B, LAA
I needed a 1B and i thought their was a drop off. He should still get HR, RBI and runs, his avg will continue to drop a little. He just needs to stay healthy
6.10 adrian beltre, 3B, TEX
I was really hoping for Franco to fall a little more to me or Salazar. Old but still should produce
7.07 Tyson Ross, SP, SDP
I love Ross and typically draft him in most of my leagues. Maybe I should taken a closer or Stroman
8.10 Shawn Tolleson, RP TEX
Got my closer
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| 14 | gurudan
ID: 3743521
Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 15:22
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PICK 6.13 TREVOR ROSENTHAL RP STL
Best closer still avaiable
PICK 7.04 BEN REVERE OF WASH
SPEEDSTER leading off in front of Bryce Harper-- DO THE MATH
PICK 8.13 JOSE QUINTANA SP CSOX
Solid starter who usually pitches deep in games. improved team should allow more wins
PICK 9.04 ADAM EATON OF CSOX
Another leadoff run scorer and base stealer.
PICK 10.13 SHELBY MILLER SP ARIZ
The fact that he now should get run support, hopefully will make everyone forget the 2015 dismal record.
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| 15 | Uptown Bombers
ID: 38261518
Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 23:27
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10.05 Daniel Murphy, 2B, Was
I usually like to target MI early in these drafts, so I am a little behind my normal schedule this year. With only one MI on board, I needed to address it sooner than later. Murphy helps in 4 categories. Only a handful of steals from Murphy, but with my 3 OF’s being good sources of steals, I’d rather bank on Murph’s other strengths. There seems to some argument that Murphy might come closer to 10 steals this year, which would be an added bonus.
11.12 Ketel Marte, SS, Sea
I need another SP with this set of picks, but there are a few I like and I suspect one of them will survive until round 12. That means back to offense. Lots of similar OF’s in my book, and I don’t want to fill OF #4 if there are lots of options. I looked carefully at C, but felt it was not necessary yet. Looked at RP, but the available options felt like reaches. CI also had multiple options, so I decided against that. That leaves MI and a look at the draft grid tells me that the managers picking after me are likely to target those positions. So if there is anyone that stands out to me, I’m going to take him. Enter Marte, whose potential for 25-30 steals, lots of runs and respectable OBP stood out.
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| 16 | daleforthehall
ID: 451282212
Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 10:58
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9.07 Huston Street, RP LAA
picked up my second closer with back to back picks
10.10 Jonathan Schoop, 2B, BAL
I needed a 2B, should provide a decent bat, but I was hoping for Darvish, Andrus or Deshields to fall a little farther.
11.07 Patrick Corbin, SP, AZ
I wanted my 3rd SP at this point, maybe I should have gotten a 3rd OF. If he can stay healthy he should do well. I was hoping for Pineda.
12.10 Brett Lawire, 2B, 3B CWS
I almost took him in the 10th and was happy to see he was still around. I really like his 2b, 3b, position eligibility.
13.07 Joe Ross, SP, WAS
another SP that should be ready to breakout, but another NL, SP.
14.10 Ender Inciarte, OF, ATL
I think the best OF still out there, I was regretting not getting another OF earlier. Maybe I should have consider Pillar.
15.07 Wellington Castillo, C, AZ
I am a fan. I have seen a lot of rankings with him as a top 5 C. I was not too excited by a C, but I knew I needed to take one at some point.
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| 17 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 20:37
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RIBC AAA YAHOO 2016 RATIONALES
Draft pick #16 -I thought that Trout, Goldschmidt, Harper and Kershaw would be the first four players drafted, and I did not think that there was a substantial difference between hitters that would be available at 16. As it turned out I could have drafted Kershaw as the 5th pick.
1.16 Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC
2.01 A.J. Pollock, OF, AZ
Rizzo and Pollock were the 2 best hitters remaining. Rizzo has been improving every year, and should help in every category. Pollock is a little bit of a gamble because he is injured, but his MRI was negative, so it hopefully will not be a problem.
3.16 Jacob deGrom SP, NYM
4.01 Corey Kluber, SP, CLE
With rounds 3 and 4 I wanted to anchor my pitching staff. There were at least half a dozen SPs who I felt were relatively equal, and I decided to go with these two.
5.16 Matt Kemp, OF, SD
Kemp had a great 2nd half in 2015 before a season ending injury. He looked like the Kemp of old albeit without the SBs, and I hope he can do it again in 2016.
6.01 Wade Davis, RP, KC
Early to take a closer, but could not pass on one of the top ones.
7.16 Starlin Castro, SS, NYY
I probably will regret this one. I was watching the sports on the 11:00 news, and the local sportscaster was showing Castro and his great Spring Training, and was convinced to draft him.
8.01 Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY
If he can remain injury free, a big if, Tanaka has the potential to put up very good numbers.
9.16 Russell Martin, C, TOR
Martin is older, but he can still produce. After Martin, I thought that there was large drop-off with catchers, so I drafted him at 9.16.
10.01 Mark Texeira, 1B, NYY
I wanted to improve my power stats and Teixera will be able to do that even if he only plays the 130 games that he is projected to play.
My team was deficient in power categories, and even if Teixera only plays 130 games he will give decent numbers for a 10th round pick.
11.16 Kenta Maeda, SP, LAD
Sleeper from Japan having a very good spring training. Not many good pitchers left at this point in the draft, so I thought that he was worth a gamble.
12.01 Brett Gardner, OF, NYY
Still has good speed with some power and decent ratios. After drafing him, I realized that I have too many injury prone older NYYs on my team. :-(
13.16 Jonathan Villar, 2B, 3B, Mil
I drafted him for speed. At the time I drafted Villar he was having a really good spring training and was projected to bat lead off. He has subsequently cooled off, and now may bat 8th. Another ☹
14.01 Joe Panik, 2B, SF
Decent BA, some power, and best among the remaining 2Bs.
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| 18 | C1-NRB
ID: 44212013
Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 23:21
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10.16 Jung Ho-Kang, 3B, PIT
Was having a strong second half before getting injured. I hope for a return to that type of form when he gets hea;thy. That being said, I probably got him two rounds too early.
11.01 Trevor Story, SS, COL
I needed a SS and Story will have the job in Colorado for the indefinite future.
12.16 J.J. Hoover, RP, CIN
13.01 Arodys Vizcaino, RP, ATL
Closing time! Last call for closers! That's what it felt like, anyway. Even marginal teams' closers get saves, so I grabbed two of them.
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| 19 | Khahan
ID: 51120619
Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 23:39
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C1 - kang wouldn't have made it back to you. In fact if I had been paying attention he wouldn't have even fallen to you.
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| 20 | Boozer
ID: 561361823
Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 23:47
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1.08 Josh Donaldson Tor 3B
Best available, was also looking at Arenado, went with who I thought would be the safer pick but perhaps less of an upside.
2.09 Max Scherzer P Wash
was delighted to get Max here, wouldnt have gone with a pitcher here unless he or Kershaw were avalable
3.08 Ryan Braun OF Milw
Risky at my 3rd pick, but some pretty beefy numbers with the 20+ SB's. Injury and age risk but he's not exactly a grampa at 32. was also looking at Nelson Cruz.
4.09 Adam Jones OF Balt
Maybe another stretch with the 4th pick. But I expect solid power #'s again, 25 homers 100 rbi's. Was also looking at Carlos Gomez. Solid lineup around Jones, still the star of the show in Balt.
5.08 Zach Britton RP Balt
Went ahead and got the closer done, he's been as solid as any. and I'm already starting to reveal my Orioles ties anyway. I like getting hometown info. Hopefully Balt can win games so Britton is relevant
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| 21 | Boozer
ID: 561361823
Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 00:39
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5.08 Sonny Gray SP Oak
he was actually my 5th pick and reliever Britton as sixth. Wanted another top tier pitcher before I moved on, He's probobly borderline top tier but I'l love another sub 3.00 era. The top starters were disappearing.
6.09 Britton
7.08 Billy Hamilton OF he's like a rookie phenom pitcher, so hard to resist. He's a nightmare OBP anchor, but he could steal 80 bases.
and I'd been drafting power till now.
8.08 Addison Russell SS Cubs
needed to get moving on middle inf. 2B/SS eligability was a big factor, let alone that he's 22 and one of the games best young propects. Pretty excited about his upside. was also looking at Elvis, but got him later anyway.
9.09 Justin Verlander SP Det
Grabbed a 3rd solid starter and then can take some fliers at SP. Hopefully solid anyway, we'll see what he has left
10.08 Elvis Andrus SS Tx
Padding the sb's and the MI
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| 22 | Khahan
ID: 51120619
Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 08:39
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11.06 Curtis Granderson OF NYM
Round 11. Here's a player who last year put up an .800 OPS with double digit steals. He's projecting to an OPS right around .790 this year again with double digit steals. I think he's overlooked because his BA is so bad. Which is exactly the kind of mid-late round value I look for in ribc. He has a career .257 BA but a career .341 OBP.
12.11 Steve Cishek RP Sea
Remember what I said about pick 10 coming back to bite me? Well here we go. My queue would have been Calhoun, Harrison and Perez. But we were running short on stable closers and 1 closer just doesn't get it done in this league. I felt I had to get that 2nd closer locked down. None of my queue made it back to me.
13.06 Alex Gordon OF Kan
I was pleasantly surprised to find Gordon here. He's another one like Granderson. Much more solid in this format than in standard so therefore a bit undervalued I think. He projects to a .262 BA with just under 20 HR. Most people want more from their OF. But in this format he projects out to .353 OBP and .417 Slg thanks to lots of walks and doubles. When I saw my last OF in my queue go followed by the only C I felt like grabbing and one of the last 3rd baseman of this tier, I got worried until I found Gordon. Then I sweated him coming back to me.
14.11 Danny Valencia 3rd/OF Oak
Still need a 3rd baseman. His HR totals are low, his OBP isn't supposed to be anything special (projecting lower than last seasons .340+). But his slg% is projecting to push .500 (he was over that last year). Add in almost 80 rbi's and I just got a 2-cat contributor in round 14. yeah me!!!
15.06 Jason Grilli RP Atl
3rd closer time. It seems more and more likely he'll be back sooner rather than later. He's progressing well in his rehab and should have the closer job when he returns. He should average more than a k/9. If he gets the closer job he should put up stats similar to closers taken 6 and 7 rounds ago. But he could end up in a committee situation, too.
16.11 Travis Shaw 1st/3rd Bos
Shaw has been impressive. This is not about projections. All projections are for a part time player and fall short of what i'd like to see him do. This is about gut. He's actually fought into a position battle with Sandoval for starting duties at 3rd. Regardless his bat has been good enough that I think he'll get regular at-bats spelling Sandoval and Ramirez when Bos just can't stomach their D and/or bats in the line up. Plus I only have 3 OF he potentially lets me move Valencia there.
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| 23 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 20:55
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15.16 Roberto Osuna, RP, TOR
Osuna may still be named the closer in Toronto , and if not he will help with ratios and Ks.
16.01 Carlos Beltran, OF, NYY
My draft has gravitated to yet another older NYY. He was the best choice at 16.01 to help fill my deficiency in power. Unintentionally my team now rosters 5 NYYs. Mixing NYYs with LAD63 …ugh.
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| 24 | Uptown Bombers
ID: 38261518
Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 21:11
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12.05 Jeff Samardzija, SP, SFO
This guy burned me last year. He better not burn me again. Hoping a return to the NL will restore his ratios. He should be a valuable source of K’s. I’m buying a bounce-back season.
13.12 Michael Conforto, OF, NYM
Another player who fits my goal of focusing more on younger players than last year. Conforto showed great promise last year. I watched him play a number of games in AA and it was pretty obvious that he was a natural hitter. I feel pretty strong that he will hit and in a more potent Mets lineup, he should contribute in the counting stats as well. At this stage in the draft, his upside has me excited.
14.05 Yordano Ventura, SP, KC
After missing out on the top tier SP’s, I’m still trying aiming to fill my staff with guys who are ready to make the next step forward. Ventura’s run at the end of the season is just the kind of progress I’m hoping for. Hopefully, he has put the nonsense behind him and pitches a full season with the focus he showed late last year. Pitching for a good team with a strong bullpen should help with W’s.
15.12 Wil Myers, 1B/OF, SD
I was considering Myers in round 13 before I settled on Conforto, so I cannot convince myself to pass on him here. We all know the deal with this guy and last year I drafted him earlier than this. He started off being useful and solid pick but then went down with injury, I kept him too long, he never offered any valuable help again, and now I’m in AAA. Ok, that last part wasn’t all his fault, but you get the point. For the same reasons as last year, I’m taking him again. He offers across the board productivity and upside if he can just stay on the field. His position versatility is an added bonus. Come on Wil Myers, make this the year you don’t disappoint all the fantasy managers who put their faith in you.
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| 25 | C1-NRB
ID: 44212013
Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 00:41
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14.16 Lance McCullers, SP, HOU
Ratios will be below league average. I had McCullers as a "Best Available" in my head at the time. This pick and my next were made without my spreadsheet handy.
15.01 Derek Holland, SP, TEX
Holland was starting to put it together two years ago, then he tripped over his dog in the off-season when he initially came back last season. I think he gets back on track this year. My prediction for AL Comeback Player of the Year.
And it's worth repeating, this pick was made from memory; if I had my sheet I probably would have gone a different direction here. Likely Gausman, Asdrubal Cabrera, or Grilli.
16.16 Trevor Plouffe, 2B, MIN
Needed another 2B for flexibility in the infield. Kang will likely start the season on the DL, so I may use Carpenter at 3B. Therefore I needed someone to fill in at 2B. I really expected to pick up LeMahieu later than he went in the tenth. When he was gone I went with Kang, Story, and wait-and-see. Plouffe won't drag me down too much (I hope), but that doesn't mean he won't be the first off my roster at waiver wire time.
17.01 Josh Reddick, OF, OAK
I was surprised to see him still available. I'm looking for decent-to-high run-producing counts with minimal points off the ratios from him.
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| 26 | gurudan
ID: 3743521
Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 12:01
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PICK 11.04 GERARDO PARRA OF COL
My OF3 has great upside. He hits for good average and batting(I would assume) at the top of the order in Coors should add up to some good fantasy points.
PICK 12.13 SAL PEREZ C KC
I've always put value,no matter the stats, in catchers that play everyday.
PICK 13.04 JEREMY JEFFRESS RP MIL
Desperation pick. running out of closers.
PICK 14.13 BIG GAME JAMES SHIELDS SP SD
Can't believe he's still available.
PICK 15.04 JAVIER BAEZ UTILITY CCUBS
Great positional pick. Qualifys at SS, 2ND, AND 3RD. The guides I read say the CUBS will find a starting spot for him.
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| 27 | ksoze
Leader
ID: 04619323
Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 16:24
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1.15 - Andrew McCutchen, OF, Pit
Five tool candidate, hopefully he'll steal closer to 20 than 10 bases this year with an OPS around .900.
2.02 - Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, Tor
Another likely .900+ OPS with 200 runs/rbi combined, was crossing my fingers (but not holding my breath) that Rizzo would make it back to me here.
3.15 - Prince Fielder, 1B, Tex
Left a queue with two players on it, JD Martinez was the other. Fielder's power isn't what it once was but he should be good for a mid-.800 OPS and 180 runs/rbi if he can make it two straight healthy seasons.
4.02 - Jose Fernandez, SP, Mia
Was hoping not to take a SP here, then Loki took two on the turn and I began to imagine who my #1 starter might be if I waited another 29 picks for one and didn't like what I saw. I'm betting he'll have a healthy season and be one of the top SP's in baseball; if so, he's a steal here.
5.15 - Hanley Ramirez, OF, Bos
Full disclosure here... I was sitting 7 rows up from the Red Sox dugout at their spring training game with the Twins when I made this pick, so I had firsthand witness to the karma he's building for the upcoming season. Each time he came in from first base (the position he should be eligible at soon after the season starts) he picked out a different child to give the game ball to. That karma is going to help Hanley return to the days of an OPS well over .850 and have his first healthy season in quite awhile.
6.02 - Cole Hamels, SP, Tex
I queued up three players before going to bed that night, Wade Davis was first and Adam Wainwright was third; I got my second pick. I'd have taken Davis here as I think he has the potential to be the best closer in baseball but didn't want to pull the trigger on any other closers this early. Short of him, I wanted another SP as again I was worried about who'd be left as my #2 nearly 30 picks later. He's got a shot at 17 - 18 wins with Texas and should be good for 200+ K's,though his ERA/WHIP are unlikely to be good as when he was in the NL.
7.15 - Hector Rondon, RP, Cubs
As Khahan said when he thought he drafted this Rondon a few rounds later, closers have been dropping like flies and the best are off the board, so I had a few queued up for this pick when I went to bed, Rondon was my first choice. Hector should get a ton of save chances with the Cubs along with a K an inning and his ERA/WHIP should be very worthwhile.
8.02 - Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Bos
Obviously I'm falling behind on MI since I don't have any yet, so I queued a few up for this pick, Pedroia was first on my list based mainly on his likely +.350 OBP and the possibility that he says he may run more this year... I'm painfully light on SB's so far.
9.15 - Ben Zobrist, 2B, Cubs
More MI help here... have always liked having Ben in fantasy baseball due to the multitude of positions he's eligible for... though this year it's only two. Can't hurt to have another MI with a likely .350 OBP and should have a ton of scoring opportunities in that Cubs lineup.
10.02 - Jake Odorizzi, SP, Rays
Really thought Verlander or Liriano might make it to the end of the 9th round, in which case I'd have taken one of them here. He's got a good shot at 200 innings with nearly a K per, should get a decent amount of wins with the Rays, and if his ERA/WHIP are similar to last year I might be glad to miss out on the other two.
11.15 - Jake McGee, RP, Col
Jake appeared to be the only full time, confirmed closer left; in a league as competitive as RIBC I can't count on being the fastest to the waiver wire during the season when a new one takes over. So... I put him first in my queue to ensure that I (hopefully) don't end up towards the bottom of the saves category as would happen with just a single closer.
12. 02 - Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC
At this point I have more than enough IF who will be eligible to play the right side of the diamond, however no one for the left. If the step forward Moustakas took last year wasn't a fluke there's outstanding value in this pick as it'll be worth an OPS over .800 and 150 runs/rbi. At his age he should be in the middle of the best seasons of his career.
13.15 - Brad Miller, SS, Rays
This pick closes off my IF and Miller is eligible at 2B and OF also. As long as his apparent throwing problems during spring training don't go full on Steve Sax during the season, he'll be a full time player and his OPS can hopefully approach .800. He's expected to bat second for the Rays so he ought to score a few runs to go along with a decent amount of power from the MI positions.
14.02 - John Lackey, SP, Cubs
Queued up three SP's when I left for work in the morning, got my first choice. As my 4th SP he could be good for quite a few wins with that Cubs lineup, and though I seriously doubt his ERA will be sub-3.00 at Wrigley, it shouldn't hurt me, nor should his +/- 175 K's.
15.15 - Domingo Santana, OF, Mil
Still need two OF and the UTIL positions filled so I started planning for this pick as soon as my last was done. Santana may be a stretch here, especially since he's only my third of four OF spots, but I'm thinking that the power he showed in 49 games last year will translate into a mid .400 SLG, if he can get on base as often as he did last year... or more... he'll be worthwhile.
16.02 - Devin Mesoraco, C, Reds
He's going to be healthy this year, right? Jeez... I seem to have made a lot of picks that are dependent on better health this year then in year's past. The potential upside here is huge; in 2014 his OPS was just short of .900.
17.15 - Jason Hammel, SP, Cubs
Like Lackey, Hammel has a good shot at some wins with the Cubs lineup to go along with 170 K's and, as my 5th starter, shouldn't be a detriment to my ERA/WHIP.
18.02 - Denard Span, OF, SFO
My last starting OF and I'm still light on SB's, plus his OPS has approached .800 each of the last two seasons.
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| 28 | Graydog
ID: 4511271214
Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 19:46
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3.10 Kyle Schwarber, C, CHC
I'm buying the hype! This a little earlier than I like to gamble on a young guy but felt he was the prudent choice over pitching. I still had Keuchel, Grienke, Strasburg, Kluber, Cole and Degrom left from a group of starters that I wanted to get at least one.
4.07 Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS
Strasburg was last left from my pitcher queue. He reached a new level of dominance towards the end of last year. IF that continues I should have a top 5 SP, if not health permitting I have a solid top tier pitcher.
5.10 Rougned Odor, 2nd, TEX
Targeting MI here, I would have taken Tulo if he had survived but happy to get Odor as I had him above fellow 2 baggers taken since my last pick (Rendon, Kipnis). On his return from the minors in June Odor posted an ISO of .235. I expect a similar repeat of that number for 2016 with the stats that will come along with it.
6.07 Maikel Franco, 3rd, PHI
I'm buying on the young guy with power and advanced plate discipline to improve on his rookie year. The Phillies poor lineup with hurt his counting stats but will guarantee him a spot in the heart of the order.
7.10 Carlos Martinez, SP, STL
Broke out last year and has the stuff to back it up. A closer look at last year's stats shows that his numbers would have been even better save for two back to back shellings early in the year and his last two starts before being shut down. I see huge upside here.
8.07 Shin-Soo Choo, OF, TEX
Not targeting OF here but surprised Choo is still on the board. I had Choo above all batters taken between my last pick and this spot. His OBP value should be huge and his counting stats should be great batting 2nd for Texas ahead of Fielder and Beltre.
9.10 Glen Perkins, RP, MIN
Late to the closer party I took who I thought was the most reliable guy left.
10.07 Delino DeShields, OF, TEX
Not sure exactly what I am getting here but speed options had thinned. SBs are a category I regularly finish RIBC with my lowest score in. Hoping that DeShields scores enough runs and steals enough bases to make up for his other categories. With his speed, eye, contact ability and batting spot hopefully he pays off with top 100 value.
11.10 Eugenio Suarez, SS, CIN
Could be a reach but I hated most SS options after him until way later. There is power potential but also poor plate disipline - at least the Reds will run him out there everyday.
12.07 Victor Martinez, 1st, DET
One bad injury riddled year and Martinez falls from a top 50 pick to pick 183. Yes I know hes 37 and has two bum knees! Hes worth the gamble here and CI is fairly easy to find some insurance later.
13.10 Wei-Yin Chen, SP, MIA
A fairly boring predictable Vet as far as pitchers go. Career era of 3.72 and Whip of 1.25 will likely improve with a move from the AL east to Florida.
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| 29 | Graydog
ID: 4511271214
Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 20:11
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14.07 Carter Capps, RP, MIA
Was the best reliever in baseball over his 30 innings last year - no really, he was! I'm buying that the new skip ahead delivery will be as dominant this year as last and hopefully for twice as many innings. I likely could have waiting but my general rule in RIBC is after pick 200 if I want a guy just take him.
15.10 Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, NYM
A safe boring vet to fill my MI spot. As a bonus he is an SS which gives me more flexibility if Suarez flops.
16.07 Andrew Bailey, RP, PHI
Looking like the leader for saves in Philly, maybe he will get more than 20 opportunities...
17.10 Aaron Sanchez, SP, TOR
Only reason he is still here is the speculation around him making the rotation. I'm buying that he does and there is obvious upside but also a very uncertain floor. If he goes to the pen, hes still valuable.
18.07 Michael Saunders, OF, TOR
Health, Health, Health. If healthy Saunders has a chance to explode with the jays. The lineup, the park, nobody to really take at bats from him in left field all point to success, as long as there is health, health, health.
19.10 Luke Gregerson, RP, HOU
No closer announced in Houston yet...
20.07 Chris Colabello, OF, TOR
Monster year last and another member of the Jays offence for me. I had recently bumped him up a few rankings as I wanted a back up CI with positional flexibility and Encarnacion looks like he might start the year on the DL.
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| 31 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 23:28
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17.16 Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAD
I was glad that Kendrick was still available this late in the draft. A little power, a few SBs and a good BA.
18.01 Nathan Eovaldi, SP, NYY
Oh no, another NYY, but I could not pass on his 100 mph fastball. I have had Eovaldi before, been burnt before, but at some point he will harness that fastball.
Perhaps we can get Norm Sherry to coach him if he is still around.
OK, WHO RECOGNIZES THIS REFERENCE?
19. 16 Odubel Herrera, OF, PHI
I needed a hitter to fill my UT roster spot, and Herrera seemed like the best one still on the board.
20.01 Zack Wheeler, SP, NYM
I had targeted Louis Giolito for this pick, but Khahan beat me to him. Giolito will be brought up before Wheeler who probably will not be with the Mets until July. Before TJ surgery, Wheeler was rated ahead of Matt Harvey, and I think that he will help significantly in the 2nd half of the season.
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| 32 | Uptown Bombers
ID: 38261518
Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 18:51
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16.05 Stephen Vogt, C, OAK
Can’t complain here, as catcher is such a diluted position that all you can do is hope to get someone who doesn’t hurt you (unless you pick the top guys early in the draft, and I’m usually not willing to do that). Catcher has been on my radar for a few rounds, and I preferred Vogt to a few of the other guys drafted before him. The question was when to pull the trigger. I had singled out Mesoraco, Vogt and Grandal as the next tier, so when Mesoraco went I felt it was time.I think I was right, as a mini-catcher run developed before and after this pick. The news on Grandal’s injury scared me, so Vogt emerged as my choice.
17.12 Alex Colome, RP, TB
In line for some save chances to start the season. Who knows what happens with those chances or Boxberger’s injury. At this stage in the draft, picks are hit or miss, so if I get nothing from Colome but an inflated ERA, he’s easily cut before doing too much damage. But if he nets a few saves and decent numbers while Boxberger is out, then this will be a useful pick. And what if Boxberger is out longer than expected and Colome shines? A guy can dream.
18.05 Justin Bour, 1B, MIA
Bour fills out my starting lineup. I’ll have to play matchups with him as he struggles with LHP, but he offers decent power at this stage of the draft and a boost in RBI, which my teams needs most on offense. Based on other drafts, he is a good value pick. He was taken at 12.16 in the RIBC draft.
19.12 Kevin Quackenbush, RP, SD
Taking a shot that Rodney falters in the closer role and Quackenbush steps in to fill the role. It’s a reasonable gamble at this stage with little investment.
20.05 Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS
Oft injured, but he pitched well last year when healthy. I’m assuming that he will miss time. The intention is just to bank the healthy innings.
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| 33 | daleforthehall
ID: 451282212
Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 12:22
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16.10 Kyle Hendricks, SP CHC
My 4th SP and probably a mistake. I probably could have waited. I was hoping for Moreland because I need a back 1b with Pujols and I just missed Bruce. Getting Bruce in the 16th rd would have been nice.
17.07 Steve Souza, OF TAM
I needed some depth in the OF. He will be a boom or bust player. I should have considered Jamie Garcia with my last pick.
18.10 Marcell Ozuna, OF MIA
He had a down year last year, but if he can rebound to his 2014 number he will be a steal. Upside pick
19.07 Chris Carter, 1B, MIL
Finally addressed my backup 1B. Considered Cron here, but
took the risk with carter
20.10 Pablo Sandoval, 3B, BOS
upside pick or complete bust. Hopefully he can lose some lbs.
21.07 Aaron Hicks, OF NYY
maybe I have too many OF now, another potential upside. If he can get playing time he will put up some numbers.
22.10 Jose Reyes, SS, CO
took a flyer, what can I say. Maybe his suspension won't be that long.
23.07 Joe Smith, RP, LAA
For my people. I call him Joesph.
24.10 James Paxton, SP, SEA
did not live up to expectations last year, maybe he can do better.
25.05 Jesse Winker, OF, CIN
another OF, too many, but rookie that may surprise some people.
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| 34 | Uptown Bombers
ID: 38261518
Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 21:27
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21.12 Cory Spangenberg, 2B/3B, SD
Looking for some position versatility and a little SB insurance. Spangenberg fits the bill. With this pick, I have at least two eligible players at every position except C, which should help me get a head start on games played to start the season. If Spangenberg does what he did last year, I’ll plug him in as needed all year.
22.05 Corey Knebel, RP, MIL
Woke up in the morning, saw my pick was up, read the latest headlines, saw that Wil Smith tore a knee ligament, researched who might now have a role in closing for the Brewers, drafted the one who seemed most likely to help Jeffress.
23.12 Brandon Moss, OF/1B, STL
At this stage, just looking for depth. Moss appears slated to share playing time but can still hit without doing too much damage to the ratios. His dual position eligibility should prove useful. I was looking for an OF and someone who provides power. Moss fit the description.
24.05 Jumbo Diaz, RP, CIN
One more try at a potential closer in waiting. Plus, his nickname is Jumbo.
25.12 Socrates Brito, OF, ARI
Pollock headed to DL, Brito playing well in spring and forcing himself into the lineup. Plus, his name is Socrates.
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| 35 | gurudan
ID: 3743521
Thu, Mar 31, 2016, 19:13
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PICK 16.13 JAY BRUCE OF CIN
Need outfielder. the OBP AND K'S are a problem, but the power is there.
PICK 17.04 CESAR HERNANDEZ SS PHIL
Another multi positional player.
PICK 18.13 ANDREW CASHNER SP SD
Filling the staff.
PICK 19.04 HECTOR OLIVERA 3B ATL
Usually stay away from rookies, but he will be eligible in OF soon. Everything i've read say he's a must own.
PICK 20.13 DEREK NORRIS C/1B SD
I wanted a catcher or a 1B and got both.
These last picks just fill in the gaps
21.04 JIMMY NELSON SP MIL
22.13 BRANDON MAURER RP SD
23.04 BLAKE SWIHART C BOS
24.13 SHAWN KELLEY RP WASH
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