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Subject: RIBC AAA ESPN 2016 RATIONALES
Posted by: Judy
- [35493114] Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 18:45
On your first entry, tell us why to chose the slot you did.
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| 1 | Judy
ID: 35493114
Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 20:45
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I took the #8/9 slot because I hate being at the ends. Simple.
1.08. Kris Bryant 3B cubbies
I wanted a banger 3B after Trout, Goldschmidt and Harper were gone. Donaldson and Arenado were also gone so it was between Kris and Manny. I've been a Cubs fan forever -- after the Phillies, that is -- so I picked Kris. The cubbies lineup is loaded so I am expecting top 5 stats from him this season: 95 R, 112 BI, 11 SB, OBP .361; SLG .513
2.09. Francisco Lindor. SS CLE
Most of the big hitters I wanted were gone by now, so I decided to pick the least deep position -- SS/MI. I actually wanted Dee Gordon here after his monster season, but he went at 1.16! Lindor will give me some SB (23), plus 85 R; 71 BI, OBP. 342; SLG .430.
He was the #2 ranked SS and I wanted to fill that position (and MI) sooner rather than later.
3.08. Pedro Alvarez 1B Balt
I jumped the gun on this one. He was the #8 1B taken, but I did not like the ones who were left. PGH shipped him off to Balt because of his lousy defense, so he will mostly DH but he still has 1B eligibility for this season. Short porch and power work for me. 67 R, 84 BI, 3 SB, OBP .315; SLG .501. I think he is scheduled to bat 4th.
My overall plan was to grab batters and the heck with pitchers...hmm
4.09. Younis Cespedes OF NYM
Didn't see any INF with power stats left so looked at the OF. Usually do not drafts Mets, but he has the stats I need. Hopefully there are no slumps in his season. Looking for 88 R, 101 BI, 7 SB, OBP .314; SLG .489. He was my #8 ranked OF but he lasted until 18 OF in our draft so I consider this a steal.
5.08. Maikel Franco 3B PHL
I know -- another 3B? But look at his stats and he is raking it this spring. The counting stats won't be great due to the crappy Phillies team, but the kid is for real. He was going great guns last year until a pitch broke his wrist. I am looking at 84 R, 91 BI, 2 SB, OBP .323; SLG .473. He was the #6 ranked 3B and the 6th taken in our draft, so now I have both #4 and 6!
6.09. DJ Mahieu 2B COL
Was looking specifically for a 2B and frankly had never heard of this guy, but his record was a good one. Wanted Odor (6.03) or Rendon (5.07) but they were both gone so I had to go down my list and found this guy. He was our #8 2B taken, although ranked only 17 in my cheat sheet. I may have jumped a bit here, but I did like his steal potential since I didn't get Dee. I am looking for 67 R, 53 BI, 17 SB, OBP .330; SLG .379; not great but not bad either.
So now my infield is complete with a nice OF and 2x CI.
I guess it is time for some pitchers since 24 have been taken already..
7.08. Jake Odorizzi SP TAM
As I said time for some pitching. I was looking here just for strikeouts. Jake is a good K pitcher! I like a WHIP in the teens too. So here is the line I see: 14 W, 195 K, 3.42 and 1.18. Not all sites agree with this assessment. Too bad. Time will tell...
8.09Jonathan Papelbon RP WASH
I hate this guy. What a jerk! But his job is defined and I missed the closer run (13 were gone already) since I left a Q and was out all day...would have preferred not to draft him, but did not trust that the others left would remain as closers. Since that is all he does, except be selfish and arrogant, I am pretty sure he will remain a closer unless he gets injured. I'll take 39 SV, 59 K, 3.25 ERA (could you stop giving up the HR please?) and 1.10. I hate the closer position...
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| 2 | mmikulka
ID: 531172617
Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 21:10
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Draft slot: 11
My choices were 11-14. I didn’t have any clear preference of players after the turn, so I figured that I would give myself the most options for that first pick.
1.11 Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU
I started to have some hope that Kershaw would slip to me, but unfortunately he was taken the pick before. Of my options, I liked Altuve best: one of my weaknesses has always been to wait too long to draft SB, and I was determined to avoid that this year. There are very few players who put up a lot of steals and are also helpful in other categories: and even fewer who are middle infielders. Altuve has 4 consecutive years of 33+ SB, a career OPS over .750, and is 25 years old and healthy.
2.06 Joey Votto, 1B, CIN
This league uses OBP rather than AVG, and I don’t think there is a bigger beneficiary than Votto. He has a career walk rate of 15.9% and is coming off 4 consecutive years where it has been above 17%. His career OBP is .423, and no other active player reaches .400. His team will likely be terrible, so he might not put up a ton of counting stats, but at least he plays in a hitter’s park. Another interesting tidbit is Votto’s steal total jumping to 11 last year. This seems not only sustainable to me, but possibly well lower than his upside, because half of these steals were directly attributable to Billy Hamilton being on 3rd base, and Votto went the majority of the year without exploiting that.
3.11 Troy Tulowitzki, SS, TOR
This is for all the seasons I wanted him in the 1st round and couldn’t get him. It’s obviously a bit of a risk, but shortstop is painfully shallow this year, and this was my last chance to get a good one. I may have preferred Seager, and I considered Bogaerts. I was also looking at Todd Frazier here, who I considered the last high-quality 3B remaining. Eventually, I went with the upside, the nostalgia, and the position scarcity. I’m certainly nervous about the injury history and last year’s dropoff in results, but what convinced me to take Tulo was how incredibly bitter and angry he was all of the 2nd half of last season (and there were still some remnants of that during early spring training) about being sent away by the Rockies: it gives me reason to chalk up most of his difficulties to lack of focus. I can see a situation where he is extra motivated this year, and the ballpark and offense he is in make his upside very high.
4.06 Kyle Schwarber, C/OF, CHC
I was not expecting to take a catcher before the 15th round, but I didn’t love many of the other options at this point, and I was surprised to see Schwarber still available. He has a ton of power, a high walk rate (both of those skills are backed up by his minor league stats), he’s on a team with a great offense, and he will likely get more plate appearances than most catchers.
5.11 David Ortiz, UTIL, BOS
Big Papi has been consistently fantastic. He has 12 consecutive years with a walk rate over 11%, and 14 consecutive years with an ISO over .220. He has been very healthy for somebody his age (likely thanks to DHing), and has cracked 600 PA in 6 of the last 7 years. During those 6 full years, his lowest RBI total was 96. Some people may be bothered by his lack of 1B eligibility, but in a league with a small bench like this, the UTIL designation doesn’t really bother me, as there is rarely room to shift players around from day to day.
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| 3 | mmikulka
ID: 531172617
Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 23:09
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6.06 Cody Allen, RP, CLE
Every year I mention that I love closers and think they’re heavily undervalued. Like SB (but even moreso), there are such a small number of players who have a near monopoly on a full 10% of our points while also helping in 4 other categories. Cody Allen was one of the few “elite” closers remaining, and he was toward the very top of my list from the beginning, with far more uncertainty around the standard top 2 of Chapman/Kimbrel this year. I gave a brief look to David Robertson, but decided I like Allen slightly better and that there was a bit of a chance Robertson would make it back around to me.
7.11 Johnny Cueto, SP, SF
I do like to wait on starting pitching quite a bit, but the pace at which SPs were getting drafted had picked up quite a bit, and Cueto stood out to me. Sure, there is a bit of risk, as his second half of last year was mediocre, but he had an excellent World Series start (unfortunately for my Mets), and he’s moving back to the NL, moving to a great pitcher’s park, and will be caught by Buster Posey. Even with his “disappointing” year, his line was 3.44/1.13.
8.06 Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN
I have been salivating about the prospect of owning Billy Hamilton in Rotoguru ever since he got called up. He knows what to do in a trench. He’s ingenuitive and fluent in French. I mean, drafting him requires a certain strategy for the rest of the draft, but as long as Hamilton is out there on the field, he will be a top 25 player in this format, and has a strong potential to be #1 overall. The last 2 years, he cost much more and was much more of a risk, but now he seems to have proven that he will get playing time no matter how terribly he hits, and his ADP has inexplicably dropped like a rock.
Last year, his OPS was .563, the lowest of any starter in the MLB since 2013. He got injured and missed 48 games, he batted 9th half the year, he hit only 28 RBI, and according to my rating system, he was still the 12th best OF in our format.
Can’t believe that? Think about where you would rank the following OF:
596 PA: .345/.417 83 R / 60 RBI / 24 SB
That’s (2015 Billy Hamilton + 2015 Shin-Soo Choo + 2015 Curtis Granderson) / 3
Last year, Hamilton’s BABIP was .264. I know he doesn’t hit the ball hard or on the ground nearly enough, but he’s the fastest player in the league, so that’s a ridiculously low BABIP for him. His career level is .290, and Steamer projects .294.
And if he gets on base a bit more…
Over his career, Hamilton has averaged 0.41 steals every time he finishes an at bat on base. The 2nd best rate from a starter during the past 3 years is Dee Gordon, who has averaged .27 steals. There is nobody else over .20, which basically means than Hamilton steals with twice the frequency of every player in the league except Dee Gordon. There are only 7 players who average at least 0.15 steals per time on base.
And the crazy part? That rate could improve. Last year, Hamilton stole 57/65 attempts: his 88% success rate was 7th best in the league (Gordon’s was 74%), so Hamilton can actually be more aggressive if he wants.
9.11 Byung Ho Park, 1B, MIN
Drafting Hamilton meant that my offensive strategy needed to include plenty of OBP/SLG/R/RBI elsewhere. Votto/Schwarber/Ortiz was a strong start, but since I was destined for a bottom-tier 3B at this point, I needed to lock up 1B. Park is a risk on a few fronts. How will his stats translate? Will he immediately have full playing time and a spot towards the middle of the batting order? Park’s spring training seems to be a good sign for both of those elements. Steamer projects a solid walk rate and massive power (.231 ISO). It’s expected that he will strike out a lot, but that’s not the end of the world for a high-power high-walk-rate DH/1B. He doesn’t have a great stadium or a great team around him, but at this point, my main other options at 1B were Teixeira and (Adam Lind + somebody to platoon him with). I do really like the Lind platoon strategy, but going to Seattle is a risk, and these small benches aren’t the greatest format for effective platooning.
10.06 Glen Perkins, RP, MIN
Saves. I like them. I actually ended up with fewer opening-day closers than my standard goal of 3+ this year, but there’s no way I was going to be content with 1. Perkins is not far removed from being a top tier closer, and his walk rate remained very low last year. His K rate did drop to its lowest level (still 8.53/9, though), but he was mostly victimized by a sky-high 1.42 homer rate. His ground ball rate has been dropping significantly, but he has a good home park for that, and much of the homer spike seems likely to have been bad luck.
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| 4 | mmikulka
ID: 531172617
Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 23:15
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11.11 Matt Holliday, OF, STL
I had my eye on Holliday for a few rounds now, and even though his AA draft location was lower than this, I was very grateful and relieved that he dropped to me (and not just because it was the 11th round and my only outfielder to this point was Billy Hamilton). His power dropped quite a bit last year, but he injured his hamstring, rushed his return, and re-injured it. His ISO was .176 in the 2nd half and he has had a full offseason to heal, so I expect a rebound. Even with lower power, there would be some room for error, as he has 8 consecutive years of a walk rate over 10% and an OBP of at least .370.
12.06 Neil Walker, 2B, NYM
Walker has been a long-time favorite for me as an undervalued mid-tier middle infielder. For a MI, he has slightly above average walk rates, slightly above average power, slightly above average R/RBI, and below average SB. That fit the profile of my post-Hamilton team perfectly. I worry about the move to Citi Field a little bit, but in the 12th round, he’s about as good as I could hope for.
13.11 Gio Gonzalez, SP, WAS
Cueto was my only SP through 12 rounds, so it was time for another. For whatever reason, everybody seems to hate Gio Gonzalez this year. I now own him in all 3 of my leagues, though I didn’t particularly target him in any. He has a high K rate, a decent walk rate, and his FIP the last 4 years has ranged from 2.82 to 3.41. His ERA has been worse than this FIP and xFIP the past 2 years, but the rest of his career doesn’t match that, so I’m attributing at least some of that to bad luck. He plays in a good ballpark in the NL in a lousy offensive division, and he is on a team that (at least in theory) has the players to win a lot of games.
14.06 Alex Gordon, OF, KC
I was surprised by how far Gordon fell. It’s easy to forget about a moderately old player coming off an injury-shortened season, but his underlying stats were as good as ever. The only thing he lost were SB, which I don't need. He fits my core values of consistency, high walk rate, and (decent) power.
15.11 Khris Davis, OF, OAK
Similar thinking here as with Gordon and Holliday, basically: walk rate (decent/good), power (massive), and consistency (2-1/2 solid seasons). The downside is his move from Milwaukee to Oakland. His ISO is 10th best in the MLB, though, so the park shouldn’t hurt too much. It’s nice to get a healthy 28 year old player with his history at this point, and it supports my thinking that the easiest positions to find later in the draft tend to be OF and SP.
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| 5 | mmikulka
ID: 531172617
Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 23:29
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16.06 Kenta Maeda, SP, LAD
I still only had 2 SP, and it was the most glaring hole in my roster at this point. I considered taking one of the players locked in a “closer battle”, but couldn’t justify it when my SP situation was so weak. It’s never really safe to take somebody with no MLB experience, but it’s the 16th round, and no potentially great pitchers here are going to have a high level of stability. Maeda seems at least as stable as anybody else remaining, given his fantastic control and location. Steamer projects a decent K rate too (7.74).
17.11 Pablo Sandoval, 3B, BOS
3B dried up several rounds ago, and after lazily watching several “meh” options get drafted, I had to decide whether or not I believe in a Jake Lamb breakout. I sort of do, but with a bit too much skepticism, and I figured that if I wanted to take Sandoval, this was the time. I’m not sure anybody really “wants” to take Sandoval, but out of everybody left, it seemed like he has by far the best chance of having a quality season. Yeah, his 2015 was astoundingly bad, but I banked on an Adam Dunn bounceback after that horrible season a few years ago and it worked out great, so hey – why not try it again!
Yeah, Sandoval’s ISO has been below .160 for 3 years now, so I shouldn’t count on that returning (though Steamer is projecting .161), but he was still decent in 2013-14, with middling R/RBI totals and an OPS in the general vicinity of .750. If he’s not terrible, he should actually benefit a bit from his home park like people were expecting for last year. If he’s terrible again, the Red Sox will lose patience quickly, and really, my other 3B options at this point aren’t going to be much better than what will be available through free agency.
18.06 Andrew Cashner, SP, SD
Still needed to fill out my SP staff. Nobody is excited about Cashner this year, but a lot of his lousy 2015 appears to have been bad luck. His walk rate went up a little, but is still fine at 3.22. His FIP and xFIP were in the 3.80s last year, and he seems to have been victimized by a .330 BABIP and .93 HR/9 (rough for San Diego). Cashner is still in his 20s, and he still plays half of his games in Petco, so I’m considering him one of the likelier rebound candidates.
19.11 Ben Paulsen, 1B/OF, COL
pick #299 / dual eligibility / Coors Field / .808 career OPS / playing time competition is Mark Reynolds
Paulsen supposedly will have the large side of a platoon at 1B with Mark Reynolds. He has plenty of power, though his career walk rate is 6%. Some of his success has been driven by a .358 career BABIP, but he’s playing half his games at Coors, and his minor league BABIPs were fairly high, so I don’t expect him to regress too much. The dual eligibility will help me quite a bit, as he can back up both 1B and OF. He will probably start over one of my normal starters most home games.
20.06 Sergio Romo, RP, SF
All the presumed closers were gone, so it was time to start taking setup men behind shaky relievers. This seemed like one of the best situations, as Romo has plenty of experience closing for SF, while Casilla is almost 36 and has been very shaky at times. Hunter Strickland worries me a little bit, but I think they would have to go to Romo first, and I believe he still has the ability to maintain that job. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy that shiny WHIP and K rate.
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| 6 | mmikulka
ID: 531172617
Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 23:36
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21.11 Kevin Jepsen, RP, MIN
Since I’m right in that area where a few saves could make a significant difference, I wanted to take a few more relievers. Jepsen is no more than a handcuff to Perkins: he filled in admirably when Perkins struggled in the 2nd half of 2015. His skills are mediocre for a reliever, but they’ll still help my overall pitching lines, and it’s better to be safe than sorry.
22.06 Drew Pomeranz, SP/RP, SD
Pomeranz will most likely begin the season as a starter, though it hasn’t been determined yet. If he’s a reliever, though, he has a legitimate shot at becoming the closer at some point. Either way, he seems to have finally broken out to some degree over the last 2 years. Moving to Oakland from Colorado will help that. Moving to San Diego certainly shouldn’t hurt. Steamer’s current projection is 91 IP of 3.14/1.19 with a 9.70 K/9, 5 wins, and 2 saves. That would be fine, though I’d also be fine trading away some ERA/WHIP/Ks for more innings and wins, and I’d be fine trading away some of those innings for extra saves and ratio improvements. I expect to be reasonably happy with whatever form of Pomeranz I get.
23.11 Shawn Kelley, RP, WAS
I like this situation even better than Romo’s. The fact that Jonathan Papelbon is even somehow still on the team (never mind closing), is a minor miracle (Nats fans might call it something different). If he has any more major missteps off the field (likely) or on the field (likely), he could be gone from that closer role quickly. At the very least, I’d expect Papelbon to be traded by the deadline. Kelley has had the “Closer in Waiting” tag applied for a little while (though he has moved between teams a few times), and he is coming off 3 consecutive years of strikeout rates over 11 K/9 and declining walk rates.
24.06 Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, NYM
He plays shortstop. He might not be terrible. That’s about all he has going for him.
25.11 Adam Conley, SP, MIA
He logged 58 IP as a starter last year, and had 8.5 K/9 with decent ERA/WHIP. He plays in the NL in a bad offensive division, and his schedule the first few weeks was the most favorable out of everybody I was considering.
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| 7 | JeffG
ID: 511362722
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 02:42
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Second slot - had the third choice and to me there is a clear trio in the overall top tier of the first round, so was guaranteed one of them. When gramazons took 3 followed by sr taking 1, I had to jump to 2. I used to dislike the ends in a 16 team draft, but have been at the turn or the spot next to it a few times and can deal with it now.
1.02 Bryce Harper OF Was
Pre draft gave Goldy a serious look but after Trout, Bryce is the clear 2nd (although Harper was selected first in RIBC). There is no doubt that Harper is a fantasy stud in our OPS format and most public projections have him at the top in both categories. Add to that the expectation of close to or over triple digits in both R and RBI and you have a tremendous anchor for any fantasy hitting lineup.
2.15 Chris Sale SP CWS
Wow. Sale makes it back to me at pick 31 with only two SP off the board. As I was waiting for this pick, considered waiting for an SP to round three a few picks away with Sale, Arrietta, and MadBum all still available but when my two targets Cano and Sano were pilfered from my queue I decided that Sale was a better choice over those pitchers and my remaining hitters queued up. Love Sale and his nasty K/IP for a starter and on of about a half dozen starters who should hit a sub 3 ERA and sub 1.1 WHIP. The aforementioned starters will be playing on better teams than the ChiSox which may cost me a few wins but everything else again gives me a great fantasy player to anchor my pitching staff. Wow, a top-2 hitter and top-3 hitter to start my fantasy roster in a league with 16 managers! What a great start, I am loving life right now.
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| 8 | JeffG
ID: 511362722
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 03:11
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3.02 JD Martinez OF Det
Almost took Arrietta at 34 and double up on stud sp. but plenty of quality sp2 to choose from. My Cano Sano Carpenter hitter queue did not make it to 34. Since I'm not likely to take any MI guys soon so these ratio guys should help instead of loading up on pitchers. Came down to Martinez or Upton. They have similar stats and expectations but went with SLG over OBP.
4.15 Chris Archer SP Tam
I am shocked how this draft is progressing on the SP front. Everyone is holding off. I planned to as well pre draft but there comes a time to read and react to the flow of the draft and not your own game plan. If you guys and gals are going to leave value on the table, I'll call an audible. Archer is another SP with a better than 1 K/IP who should keep his WHIP in the one-point-teens. Four picks in and my ratios are going to be solid.
5.02 Brian Dozier 2B Min
Was not expecting to go MI this early but the field drops after this. What he lacks in OBP he'll make up with counting stats from the heart of the Minnesota lineup. Five players so far and all safe picks unlikely to have bad years. I'm very happy so far. Probably reach for a closer next but also desperately need steals.
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| 9 | JeffG
ID: 511362722
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 03:51
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6.15 Ken Giles RP Hou
7.02 David Robertson RP CWS
Here we are in the midst of our closer run. In a 16 team rotisserie league with saves, all I want the do is stay In the middle to top of the pack since I'll never be first on the free agent trigger. Getting this out of the way with two solid guys who should score 35+ saves each who are stable in the job security department. If so took one and waited 30 picks for another, in addition to dropping a tier, I now deal with guys who could get hurt or lose their closer role.
8.15 Justin Turner 3B LAD
9.02 Mark Teixeira 1B NYY
Corner infield options are starting to drop off and these are vital for picks for productivity. Was looking at a steals option with Ben Revere here too, and will be sorry to see him go as he went in the 6th round already in AA and the 7th of AAA Yahoo. (RIBC was behind us at this point but he later went in the 9th). I felt keeping the ratios strong and the likely CI drop off coming it would've more important overall to get solid ratio and production guys. Turner should yield 70+ R and RBI and has a great OBP, and Teix as well who also should help in those three plus SLG. This year I am making a conscious effort to avoid DL risks but Teix breaks that rule. Before he went down last season he was having a year that would have put him in MVP consideration. Mark is playing in his contact year so worth the risk.
10.15 Ben Revere OF Was
See my last rationale. I almost took him 30 picks ago which still would have been way below is ADP in the composite RIBC drafts. Yes he has putrid ratios but that is why I went ratio heavy early. Ben is an elite base stealer and back in a small ball league could approach 40 steals, I punted steals not on purpose last season and it cost me. Not again. Him at the top of the Nat lineup should also give me some decent run opportunities.
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| 10 | Kevin
ID: 44121269
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 11:22
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I chose the 15 spot because I like drafting near the turn. The scary part was that I thought there was a drop off after the first 14 players. I think it worked out well because I don't recall having a pick sniped right before me the entire draft until the 25th round (M. Saunders)
1.15 - Miguel Cabrera - Not a tough choice to take Cabrera. He was one of my top 14 players so the fact that someone fell made this pick easy
2.02 - AJ Pollock - Not a player I loved, but there aren't many 30 steal players around who can contribute in 3 other categories. Hoping he can stay healthy because my team needs the steals
3.15 - Xander Bogaerts - If his power develops this could be massive. Currently projected to bat 3rd or 4th in a very strong lineup leads me to believe he could hit 100+ RBIs if healthy
4.02 - Stephen Strasburg - I was between Strasburg & Greinke. I like Starsburg's ballpark and division better. I also am a sucker for upside. I dont think there is any way Greinke can replicate last year's numbers, while Strasburg's upside is nearly infinite in a contract year
5.15 - Felix Hernandez - I don't like going so pitching heavy early, but I just didn't like the value of hitting at this point. I fully believe that you can't win your draft in the first 5 rounds, but you can easily lose it. Felix was just a safe early pick and will allow me to hold off drafting more pitchers for a while
6.02 - Jeurys Familia - Would have loved to wait 1 more round on closers but the run had begun and I wouldn't be picking again for another 30 picks
7.15 - Jacoby Ellsbury - I had actually considered Ellsbury about 30 picks ago. Very glad to see him still available here. 40 steal upside if given good health. I know that "IF" is gigantic though.
8.02 - Ben Zobrist - Another guy who should be safe but unexciting. He'll play often in a good spot of a powerful lineup. Another one of those safe early picks that will allow me to get more aggressive in the later rounds
9.15 - Sean Doolittle - Felt like I needed to get my second closer. Doolittle is a little scary with the injuries but when healthy he was elite.
10.02 - David Wright - Here is one of those risky picks. 3B got very very thin and nobody looks to be exciting. Wright can produce, he just needs to stay healthy. If healthy this could be one of those picks that leads me to a big season
11.15 - Mark Trumbo - Do I like trumbo? Not really. But he fits. Not only does my team need the slugging and RBI from a guy projected to bat 4th in a powerhouse lineup, but he also has 1B/OF eligibility which can be really important with such shallow benches and a lot of players still to draft. This could allow me to pounce on a good value 1B or OF later on
12.02 - Devin Mesoraco - Was shocked at how little urgency there was with catchers this year. I considered Russell Martin for safety, but I've made enough safe picks. Mesoraco has the potential to be a top 3 catcher and is already mashing in spring training. I find it hard to believe he wont bat 4th behind Votto and in front of Bruce.
13.15 - Brett Lawrie - I'm not a huge fan of Lawrie, but he fit. My hope was to get Josh Harrison here as my team could use a middle infielder who can also fill in for David Wright when he inevitably gets hurt. Hoping Lawrie can continue to develop in this hitters park and hopefully bat early in a powerful lineup. At the very least he is 2b/3b eligible which will have value in itself
14.02 - Josh Reddick - At this point I'm trying to find guys with decent ratios hitting in good spots in the order. Reddick fits both of those bills and could steal 10 bases too.
15.15 - John Lackey - I nearly took Lackey 30 spots early. Not because I like him, but because he was the best pitcher available. Now he is EASILY the best pitcher available. I don't think his upside his high, but I think his floor is solid.
16.02 - Victor Martinez - I considered him multiple rounds ago but didn't pull the trigger because I prefer to have positional flexibility in this league. At this point though I couldn't turn down the potential elite production. Victor is one year removed from a monster year. Hoping he can stay healthy and get back on track in this stacked lineup.
17.15 - Clay Bucholz - I think when he pitches he will be very good. My main concern is how many innings I will get from him. The offense in that division is also concerning, but that has always been the case and he has put up good numbers before.
18.02 - Anthony DeSclafani - The numbers show that in the 2nd half he was an unlucky pitcher who should have put up strong numbers. He is young and developing and I'm hoping this is a breakout season for him.
19.15 - Jose Reyes - Now it's time to start swinging for the fences. If Reyes weren't dealing with off the field issues, he would probably have been a top 75 pick. Getting him here at pick 303 could be season-winning move as he looks to redeem himself in colorado. Or he'll get suspended for the season. Well worth the risk in the 19th round
20.02 - Nori Aoki - Not a sexy pick, but Aoki has put up a .350 OBP for 3 straight years. If he can have a healthy season at the top of the Seattle lineup, I'd expect the same OBP along with 20 steals and 100 runs. Very solid production for a 4th OF.
21.15 - Mike Napoli - At this point I couldn't count more than 1 player projected to bat in a high RBI lineup spot who has power. That player is Mike Napoli. Another guy who is one year removed from some big seasons, and last year was only bad because of a couple bad months. With a couple multi-position eligible players on the roster I'll be able to shuffle players around to improve matchups as well.
22.02 - Rick Porcello - I don't love him pitching @ Boston in the AL East. But you aren't going to love many pitchers at this point. Hoping he can regain some of his previous form and be functional. If not, I have no problems cutting him for whoever looks better
23.15 - Joe Smith - Hard to find useful players at this point in the draft. On a per inning basis though a strong RP can put up elite production. On top of that, they can stumble into some saves or have the closer in front of them get hurt. Speaking of a closer that might get hurt, Huston Street is the only guy preventing Joe Smith from being the Angels closer.
24.02 - Nate Jones - Going with the same strategy as Joe Smith. I think Nate Jones is a better pitcher than Joe Smith, but I think Smith is far more likely to end up the closer due to injury than Nate Jones. Jones at the least can get me 10 Ks/9 IP with potential for elite ratios and maybe a save or two if Robertson gets hurt or stumbles
25.15 - Jackie Bradley Jr - I thought I would be able to get Michael Saunders but he was the first person to get sniped from me this entire draft. That's pretty good by me. Jackie Bradley could just as easily put up a big year if he can continue whatever he was doing at the end of last season.
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| 11 | JeffG
ID: 511362722
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 12:56
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11.02 Jordan Zimmerman SP Det
Did not expect to get my third starter by pick 11 but feel my offense is in good shape. Coin toss with Tanaka. Very similar lines. Zimm is less of a K guy and I am a k/IP addict. Both prone for hr ball and tanaka has better pen for win preservation. Health risk the deciding factor.
12.15 Josh Harrison 2B Pit
Maybe a bit of a reach but I always get killed at MI in these leagues by filling it out late. Josh won't hurt me as much as the later infielders will if I wait, good for double digit steals. Looking who was picked already and who is left made me feel like I was getting value here
13.02 Curtis Granderson OF NYM
Another best of the rest pick for me, should help in the counting numbers, decent OBP and provide a handful of steals.
14.15 Ryan Zimmerman 1B Was
Maybe waited too long for 1B Teixeira insurance. If Teix goes down there is my hole in my lineup because grabbing Greg Bird as the Yankees promote him to fill this slot won't cut it. Zimm will provide SLG and production and should add more offense as my regular CI.
15.02 Scott Kazmir SP LAD
Was contemplating ARod for a few picks now. Got greedy and thought I could wait (was wrong, he went to putts later this round). Kaz as my SP4 solidifies my staff. In past seasons I've been late with getting the backend of my rotation and end up playing free agent carousel. Nothing exceptional with the ratios, decent K rate and should accumulate wins, but much better than waiting.
Leaving for a West Coast vacation. Rest of draft may be long queues set the night before but thankfully this draft is moving at a deliberate pace where I'll find time to vet my queues when they get shorter. A faster pace by the other managers would work against me.
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| 12 | JeffG
ID: 511362722
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 13:13
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16.15 Steven Souza Jr OF Tam
Low on the ratios but maybe reach 20 in the SB column. Balance with my high ratio few steal guys.
17.02 Eduardo Escobar SS Min
Still no SS and the best on my board of the rest. Reyes still available and I really like Jose and would have taken him here is Escobar went but he's snakebite me too many times with DL times to be burnt again. Trying to make a solid effort to stay away from DL risks. Eduardo is nothing special in our format, but should servicebly fill in SS slot.
18.15 Matt Weiters C Bal
Was planning on getting my catcher later since these late guys are interchangeable. Had mapped my game plan with Grandal in Rd 20-22, but heard he is dealing with some injury issues and may not be opening day ready, and did not want to have to start off with a backup and one less active slot so altered game plan and grabbed Weiters here. Ugh on his OBP but considered him best of rest.
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| 13 | JeffG
ID: 511362722
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 14:38
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19.02 Brandon Moss 1B/OF STL
Many MR going off the board and I usually take a few around this time. However now feel that there are so many WHIP K vulture wins occasional save closer-in-waiting guys left standing that the value here over later replacements is negligible and they all have a degree of risk. Like Moss in the position flexibility department as he can back up MI and OF, should produce for a 19th rounder without too much ratio damage.
20.15 Chris Carter 1B Mil
Ok, a bug has been my ear for about 4 rounds now. 'Why aren't you looking at Carter?' If he is going to fall to pick 319, another 1B was not in my plan, but have to do it. in AA, Seattle Zen took him here, in AAA-Yahoo he went in Rd 19 but in RIBC, blue hen took Carter in round 12. Whose right? Carter has pop and should produce. His SLG for such a late rounder is so appealing, but his OBP is worrisome.
21.02 Koji Uehara RP Bis
22.15 Keone Kala RP Tex
23.02 Jake Petricka RP CWS
Have a queue of 7 SP but as long as several remain I'll wait. So while I am took a trio of MR for my next three selections. Uehara and Kala are K/IP folks that I tend to like who should see tons of 8th inning action on winning teams. Good WHIP expectations too. With Petricka, just a handcuff of DRob, one of my closers.
24.15 Miguel Montero C CHC
Never had two C on my roster post draft in RIBC but did not know who else to take. Still have 5 of my 7 SP queue from Rd 21 available
25.02 RA Dickey SP Tor
Nothing to see here. No one bit on two guys I've been looking at 5 rounds Dickey or Hughes. Start with RA whose knuckleball is active early in the year. Will be looking closely at the hot free agent starters for better options.
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| 14 | Jaydog
ID: 30236207
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 17:13
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1.02: Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC
Had decided that I'd just take the best player on the board and was really happy that Rizzo was there for me. I had him ranked as the 7th best player overall, so to get him at 12 seems like great value. 5 category production, and young enough to expect as good, if not better statistics than 2015.
2.05: Chris Davis, OF, BAL
I feel like I'm always scrounging for power, so locking up arguably one of the best power hitters in the game seemed like it made sense here. The ability to play him at either 1B or OF only helped sway me towards him. As long as he doesn't throw up another 2014 stinker, Rizzo and Davis should set me up really nicely in the power categories.
3.12: Jacob deGrom, SP, NYM
Always like taking a bonafied ace to begin my staff with, and seeing the options start to dry up I decided to jump on deGrom. Should provide elite ERA/WHIP to go along with 200+ K's. Also like the fact that he'll get to feast on the Philly, Florida, and Atlanta offenses in the division. My only reservation on the pick was that I'm a die hard Mets fan, and I worry that having deGrom on my team has jinxed him to a sub par season, or even worse an injury... only time will tell.
4.05: Lorenzo Cain, OF, KC
Starting my offense with Rizzo and Davis, I felt I had a good head start in the power categories, so wanted to lock up someone good for 20+ steals who hits at the top of the order for elite R potential. Cain definitely fits the bill.
5.12: Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE
Seeing the options I like in the middle infield, I panicked a bit and went for Kipnis. I was debating between Rendon and Kipnis, but when Rendon went off the board at 5.07 my pick was made for me. His production has been all over the place in past years, but if he can get be around 100 runs scored, with a 350+ OBP and 20+ steals, he'll fit my team needs well.
6.05: Zach Britton, RP, BAL
I was considering punting saves, but having a lack of other players on the board that I liked, figured I'd jump on one of the elite closers here. I expected the run to hit a bit earlier, so was suprised to see Britton available in the 6th round. He has decent job security, and was dominant last year, expecting the same again.
7.12: Adam Wainwright, SP, STL
This pick was more out of a lack of other players that interested me than anything else. Expecting it to be either feast of famine. Wainwright stays healthy, he offers 4-5th round value. If he gets hurt, he's likely a bust. If healthy, pairing him with deGrom at the top of my rotation looks pretty nice.
8.05: Shin-Soo Choo, OF, TEX
The steals are gone from his game, but if he can continue his torrid second half from last year, he has potential to be a 4 category producer in the 8th round. Will also help me to buoy up my OBP, which is nice to have given some of the offensive (in two ways) starters I'll likely be taking later in the draft.
9.12: Houston Street, RP, LAA
For all of the injuries that derailed Street's career early on, he's been remarkably healthy and consistent the past three years, posting 33, 41, and 40 saves respectively. Given the lack of competition for the Angels, if his health streak continues, no reason to expect any different.
10.05: Jung Ho Kang, SS, PIT
His injury status suppressed his value into the 10th round, but I figured 120-130 games out of Kang (plus whatever replacement level player I use in April) far exceeded any other MI option on the board. His dual eligibility also helped to sway me. If he comes back healthy, should set me up nicely at a fairly thin position.
11.12: Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY
If you could guarantee a full season out of Tanaka, he'd likely offer 5th/6th round value, so getting him in the 11th seemed like a good play. My team is starting to get very dependent on health risk players (Wainwright, Street, Kang, and Tanaka)... feeling like a very boom or bust season, which I'm fine with. I've been in AAA for so long, need to take some risks to try and move up.
12.05: Russell Martin, C, TOR
There were two catchers I liked on the board, Martin and Mesoraco. Had I known that the next tier of catcher would still be available in rounds 20+ I'd have likely waited, but decided to jump on Martin here. Should be s safe play, providing above average contribution across 3 categories. Not bad for a 12th round catcher.
13.12: Lance McCullers, SP, HOU
Made this pick before I realized that McCullers may start the season on the DL. Ughh... three of my four starters now have significant injury concerns, but at least only McCullers is currently injured. Hopefully he's back and contributing at a high level before one of deGrom, Waignwright, and Tanaka end up on the DL.
14.05: Gerardo Parra, OF, COL
Parra is one of the guys that I set my sights on at the beginning of the draft and decided the time was right to jump on him. Decent power/speed combo, and now playing half of his games in Coors field.
15.12: Trevor Story, SS, COL
Given that my starting SS is going to start the year on the DL, I had a glaring hole in my MI. I'd heard a lot about Story, and decided to continue my risky draft by selecting him. Immense power, who started as an elite prospect, then hit some growing pains, but has had a few good seasons in a row in the minors, and should have the starting job in Colorado locked up (thanks Reyes). His power/speed combo should help make up for his likely low OBP given the strikeouts he's surely to rack up. Back to back Colorado Rockies... not a bad strategy.
16.05: Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN
Still needing a starting 3B, Plouffe was the last option in the middle tier of 3B's I was looking at. He'll struggle in OBP, but I'm hoping Choo's high OBP should balance him out.
Should help me in the counting and power stats.
17.12: Haven't drafted a pitcher in a while, and wanted to grab one before it thinned out any more. Joe Ross had a fantastic rookie year, and should have a spot in the Nats rotation locked up. He doesn't have electric stuff, but has been very effective. Was between him and Buchholz, and used the fact that Ross gets to feast on ATL/FLA/PHI in the division versus Buchholz having to face TB/NYY/BAL.
18.05: Jorge Soler, OF, CHC
Wish I could have a do over on this one. Was suprised to see Soler on the board and jumped on him before doing much research on it. Immense potential, and has been productive at times, but is likely the 4th outfielder on CHC, so playing time may be limited. Not what I wanted as someone I'll likely need to start. I'll see how it plays out, as he's an injury away from playing every day, which would make this pick a steal.
19.12: Ian Kennedy, SP, KAN
Looking at all of the injury risks in my pitching staff, I decided to jump on another, healthy option. Kennedy has thrown 30+ starts, 6 years in a row, and typically provides decent ratios with a high number of strikeouts. Now on KC, should be in line for a decent number of wins too. Probably the safest pitcher on my staff, not sure that's a good thing from your 6th starter...
20.05: Luke Gregerson, RP, HOU
This pick was more out of a lack of other options. Not seeing any offensive player I loved, I decided I'd get the most value from someone with a chance to close, who I can pitch every day and won't hurt me on ratio's, or k/9. Gregerson fits the bill. Giles is the clear cut closer, but as a young and unproven option, on a team that is built to win they will likely have him on a short leash. I could envision a scenario where the Astros turn to Gregerson... we will see.
21.12: Jed Lowrie, 3B, OAK
Lowrie fits perfectly on my team, as a player who has put up very good numbers, when healthy, but has been hurt very frequently. He's at least healthy to start the season and will likely bat towards the top of the order making him a nice value this late in the draft. Should also get his 2B availability early in the season.
22.05: Wilmer Flores, SS, NYM
I was still looking for a MI to start while Kang is injured, and before Lowrie gets his MI eligibility. Figure I'll need about two weeks of production. Given Asdrubal Cabrerra's health, I figured Wilmer would have the starting SS job for the first few weeks, and should give me some nice power potential. Also think he'll give David Wright plenty of days off at 3rd, giving him some nice positional flexibility. It's now looking like Cabrerra may start the year with the team, making this pick a bit of a bust... oh well.
23.12: Joe Mauer, 1B, MIN
Didn't really fit a team need, but was suprised to see Mauer still available. Power has all but gone, but he should still offer above average OBP, and hitting near the middle of an improved MIN offense, should give him decent counting stats. Not sure if and where I'll play him, but he was too good to pass up here.
24.05: Ervin Santana, SP, MIN
Wanted Joe Smith here, to handcuff Houston Street, and in retrospect should have taken him last round instead of Mauer. Stupid... Went with Ervin due to the injury risks I have on my staff. Ervin had a very strong finish to last year, and should have the PED stuff behind him to focus on starting the year right with the Twins this season. Figure he's healthy, and has been very good in the past... something that fits well with my team.
25.12: Austin Jackson, OF, CWS
I was trying to juggle two different drafts on Easter Sunday and got the two of them mixed up. I wanted Michael Saunders here, who had just gotten taken in my other draft, and thought it was this one. I reverted to Austin Jackson even though Saunders and JBJ were still available, both whom I preferred. Oh well. Jackson gets a fresh start in Chicago, playing in a good hitters park, against divisional opponents who do not have elite pitching. If he can find some of his speed again and work his way towards the top of the lineup, he could offer some good value here... if not, will have no problem releasing him.
Overall draft thoughts. In general I really like my team, but there are WAY more injury risks (Wainwright, McCullers, Tanaka, Kang, Street, and Lowrie) than I like to draft. Coupled with needing production from a few young players (Story and Ross), this season feels like it's going to be boom or bust. My team will either avoid injury, and be in really good shape, or I'll lose 3 starting pitchers early on and be in trouble. Only time will tell!
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| 15 | youngroman
ID: 57047243
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 17:14
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draft slot 13
at the time I was up there was only 1 slot remaining: lucky #13. thanks for whoever rolled the dice.
1.13 Andrew McCutchen, PIT, OF
I do not know why he was still available this late. the combination of speed and power is not that common so it was an easy choice for me. did not need to consider someone else.
2.04 Jose Bautista, TOR, OF
would have loved to get an infielder here that has similar potential than Bautista, but they all went with the last few picks. I have no problem in picking consecutive outfielders. this means that I picked them because of their stats and not because of their position scarcity.
3.13 Corey Kluber, CLE, SP
after getting 2 power guys on offense I wanted to counter with 2 pitching aces. I considered many pitchers as worthy to be one of these 2. In the end I chose Kluber first because of all of his strikeouts. There are other good starting pitchers available but none of them is projected to strike out more.
4.04 Zack Greinke, ARI, SP
after getting a K-guy a few picks earlier I took the pitcher that is projected the lowest ERA/WHIP out of the remaining players. Kluber and Greinke should be worth for nearly 450 innings with as many K's a 3.15 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP.
5.13 Adrian Beltre, TEX, 3B
with a good core of pitching it was time to pick hitters until the closers are flying off the board. since I already had 2 outfielders, when in doubt I will will prefer an infielder over an outfielder.
turned out that the best available players are all infielders. excellent. Beltre will provide me with above average stats in 4 out of 5 categories and further solidify my power lineup.
6.04 Albert Pujols, LAA, 1B
the run for closers started at 6.01 with Kimbel and Familia being picked. I will probably never invest in a top 5 closer. the save output of a closer can't be predicted. the top closers simply have the advantage of job security and most likely a high K-rate. they are as likely prone to injuries as lesser closers. because of that I ignored a closer here and decided to get two of them with a pretty secure job later. I am fine with the 21st and 22nd best closers.
I hoped that Odor makes it to me but that hope fell short by 1 pick. he would have been a great choice for my team. so I took a former #1 pick. there must be something wrong when a former #1 pick gets taken at 6.04. in Pujols case the problem is his age, but not the injury history. he only missed 8 games in the last 2 seasons. Pujols is still good for 80 runs, 90 RBI and a SLG of .480.
7.13 Hunter Pence, SFO, OF
there are still enough closers out there so I can pass and look deeper into this situation at 8.04.
since all my hitters until now are not really good on the basepaths I kept searching in the hope to find a player that I don't need to reach for to get the job done. Ellsbury was looked at but did not qualify. I did not find one, so I searched for someone that can fill an MI slot. no one showed up. In the end I opted for Pence. he had some injury struggles last year, but I hope is fully past them and provides me with 160+ games as he did in 2012 to 2014.
8.04 Lucas Duda, NYM, 1B
another closer (Rondon) went. I still see enough options I would be ok with as my 2 closers. so I take the gamble and wait one more round (or 24 picks).
MI are still a no-show. I want to get them for the right price and don't want to overpay. i can be patient and hope that I still get some that play regularly and are worth holding.
I looked at the base stealers but thought that their value is not right. Billy Hamilton kills your percentages, Revere/Burns are ok as long as they steal the bases but I don't see me taking one of them earlier than 11.13.
my pitching is still excellent compared to other teams to I can take one more hitter. potential candidates were Duda and some others like Longoria. Out of all these players Duda had by far the best percentages.
9.13 Francisco Rodriguez, DET, RP
I gambled long enough, but it needs to come to an end. its closer time. closers available (incl. job security) at this point are:
K-Rod
Doolittle
Perkins
Casilla
Ziegler
Cishek
Hoover
Rodney
all others have their issues or are still battling. I better take one now and probably a 2nd one after the turn.
I wonder why K-Rod fell that far. he still strikes out more than a batter per inning and has a sub-3.00 ERA. good enough for me. especially since there is no real competition for the job.
10.04 Logan Forsythe, TAM, 1B/2B
since I was bound to take a closer with my last pick I did not even look at available options at MI. 2 competed for the job: Forsythe and Pedroia. I owned Forsythe last year and he was phenomenal for a waiver wire pickup. If he can come close to that he should have picked much earlier than 10.04. of course there is the possibility that he will fall back to stats prior to 2015 which are not that great.
11.13 Justin Verlander, DET, SP
the 3 managers until I am up again have 2, 2 and 1 closer. so at most I hope that 1 closer will get picked until I am again. there are still 3 available from the list in 9.13 so I can wait.
I am satisfied with my hitters until now. I still need a SS but since no valuable player is out there I better get a pitcher to join Kluber and Greinke. Verlander was on top of my list. I researched him a bit and he instantly became my favorite for this pick. I did not even look into the guys listed below him.
12.04 Steve Cishek, SEA, RP
as expected, 1 closer was picked. but it was none of the 3 I am targeting (Betances). since it is not expected that any of my 3 survives I need to take the one I am most confortable with now. don't ask me why, but for me it is Steve Cishek.
13.13 Billy Burns, OAK, OF
another 24 picks went and I am still in need of SS and speed. of the 3 players I mentioned a few rounds earlier there is still one that is available: Billy Burns. comparing his stats to Ben Revere, who went 3 rounds earlier and is not guaranteed full playing time, I see that they are not far off. Revere has slightly better percentages. no problem for me because I invested heavily into that until now.
14.04 Julio Teheran, ATL, SP
I don't like picking backups when there are still open starting spots. In my case they are C, SS and SP/RP. catcher is a position I usually take in the last round, so it can wait. SS is still no-one valuable in sight. So I looked into starting pitching again.
getting 175 K's out of 200 innings pitched with a 3.6 ERA is pretty good for this late in the draft. Teheran was the pitcher with the highest projected number of strikeouts and his ERA/WHIP won't kill me.
15.13 Jean Segura, ARI, SS
I thought about Segura for a few rounds now and he kept hitting and hitting in spring training. I feared that someone else will take him earlier, but it looks like everyone saw the same gamble that I am taking now. will he carry his spring training game into the regular season or do we see the Jean Segura of 2014 or 2015.
16.04 Mike Fiers, HOU, SP
until now my pitchers should be good for around 1000 innings, so I need at least one more starting pitcher and a few setup man to get to a virtual 1350 innings that everyone is targeting. on the other side I am still missing C, MI and Util. all hitters have their issues, namely
- "bad" stats
- too young and starting in AAA
- still fighting for a regular role or part of a platoon
- already injured
I better go for the safe pick and get a starting pitcher. Fiers nearly matches the strikeout numbers of Teheran, but in fewer innings. This may come at the price of slightly higher ERA/WHIP than Teheran. In the end they are pretty similar in value and the pitcher that is more durable will be the better contributor to my team.
17.13 Ryan Madson, OAK, RP
some of the better setup man already went off the board. with available hitters all pretty much equal (see my evaluation in 16.04), I better take one of the setup man that I hope will be closing sooner than later.
Sean Doolittle is already battling injuries in spring training. he may start the season as the closer, but if he pitches as much as he did last year (13.2 innings), he won't be closing in early May. It will be Ryan Madsons job.
18.04 Eugenio Suarez, CIN, SS
my search criteria for a middle infielder:
SELECT * FROM players WHERE pos in ("2B","SS") AND obp > .300 AND slg > .400 AND inj = false AND depth = 1
in other words a healthy starting MI with acceptable percentages.
the number of results: 1.
thats the reason why Suarez is now on my team.
19.13 Kevin Quackenbush, SDG, RP
Fernando Rodney is 39, he had a hamstring injury going into spring training. if this happens during the season, Kevin Quackenbush will be the beneficiary.
20.04 Tyler Goeddel, PHI, 3B
with all the injuries on the Phillies it looks like Goeddel will start at the beginning of the season. How well he will perform will decide on how long he stays with my team.
21.13 Javier Baez, CHC, 2B
I still needed a backup MI. Baez might not start, but he came close to my criteria in 18.04. If he is really used in a utility role during the regular season he may gain additional position eligibilities until he hopefully gets named the regular starter somewhere.
22.04 Derek Norris, SDG, C
I usually take my catchers in the last round because most of them are too equal. Norris is a bit special because he will play more games than all catchers not named Posey or Schwarber. the reason is that he often plays first base on his off days. more playing time bumps up his value by a few rounds.
23.13 Franklin Gutierrez, SEA, OF
he is battling for playing time. even with limited playing time he should produce good power output thanks to his excellent per game stats. he had 10 HR's in only 152 AB last season and 4 HR in 10 games this spring.
24.04 Chris Hatcher, LAD, RP
another pick of a setup man where there is hope that the closer is out sooner than later.
25.13 Michael Saunders, TOR, OF
since my queue got unexpectedly depleted (Yonder Alonso, Michael Taylor) in the last round I needed to research a 2nd time and came up with Michael Saunders. one of the last remaining starters that should not kill my percentages.
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| 16 | MattG
ID: 11301710
Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 20:10
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I chose the slot I did as it was one of 3 terrible slots left. I wanted to be close to the turn to be able to target 2 positions at once.
1.14 Mookie Betts OF Bos I love Mookie and I think he will just build on last years season. Should hit 300 with 20 HR and 20 SBs and 100 Runs.
2.03 Jose Abreu 1b CHW While Betts is a 5 CAT player, Abreu is here just for HR and RBI.
3.14 Gerrit Cole SP Pit I wanted a Stud SP and Debating going for one in the second round but felt anyone not named Kershaw or Arrieta was't worth it at that point. Cole is a nice Consolation.
4.03 Carlos Carrasco SP Cle Last year I lost because my pitching suffered down the stretch so I was dedicated to building a strong pitching staff and I liked Carrasco here.
5.14 Adam Jones OF Bal Jones just seems to produce, this gives me another guy who can hit 20+ Hrs.
6.03 Rougned Odor 2B Tex A 2B who could hit 20 HR and steal 10+ SBs? sure sounds good.
7.14 Hector Rondon RP CHC Hated taking a closer here but saves are a category and I cant't ignore them.
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