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Subject: AAA-Yahoo Rationales Rounds 1-5
Posted by: Toral
- [9541311] Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 07:52
This thread is for AAA-Yahoo draft rationales from rounds 1-5.
With your first rationale, you can discuss why you picked the draft slot you did.
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| 1 | Toral
ID: 9541311
Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 07:56
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0.06 6th Slot
My aim was to get Bryce Harper. 5th, 6th, and 7th slots were open. The first two would be Trout and Betts. Ramirez and Arenado were the most likely choices at 3 and 4. Other possibilities included Turner, Scherzer, Judge, Martinez, Yelich.... But how high would others rate Harper in an OBP league. I decided to take the risk that he would fall to 6th. If I get sniped I will be furious at myself.
1.06 Bryce Harper, OF, Phi (RIBC 1.04, Other AAA 1.10) Harper helped me get to RIBC 2 years ago; now I need him to do it again. In an OBP league, in a hitter's park, and in the middle of what should be a potent offence, I have no doubt what he is draftworthy here. He was picked 4th in a leading industry-expert OBP draft. Also Considered: Nobody.
2.11 Corey Kluber, SP, Cle (RIBC 2.02, Other AAA 1.14) Waking up, grateful for the end of the long immersion in the slough of despond waiting for a pick was over, I was nevertheless rattled by the experience and picked too quickly here. My hope had always been that an “ace” would be available here. Joyful at seeing Kluber available, I totally missed that Justin Verlander (2.16) was available too. Consulting my materials afterwards, I consoled myself by noting that player raters I respect are about even on which one should be picked first. Looking for an after-the-fact rationalization, I came up with one: Verlander's 81% strand rate was unsustainable, and that and his second half decline suggest regression.
Actually if I had thought things over thoroughly, I should have picked a bat here and grabbed Carlos Carrasco (3.10) in the next round. Also Considered: Garret Cole (2.16)
3.06 Rhys Hoskins, 1B/OF, Phi (RIBC 2.15. Other AAA 3.03) My first inclination was to pick an MI here. I spent a lot of time comparing the likes of Carlos Correa (3.12), Daniel Murphy (4.03) and Ozzie Albies (3.11). Eventually I decided that I wasn't enamoured enough of any of them to spend a third round pick and decided to look for a big bat instead. My search narrowed down to Bellinger (3.05), Hoskins, and Rizzo (3.07). In that order I queued them, and in that order they went, in 3 picks.
Hoskins, like Bellinger has dual 1B/Of eligibility. I'll stack him with Bryce Harper and there is a natural division of labour. Harper will get on base, and Hoskins will drive him in.
4.11 Gleyber Torres, 2B/SS, NYY (RIBC 5.02, Other AAA 4.01) Now I resume my search for an MI, with my 3 original targets gone. I considered Corey Seager (5.05), but I've had bad results with players whom, the manager claims, will definitely ready for Opening Day, but aren't healthy enough to play in agame yet. (Postscript: after I drafted, word came out that Seager was expected to play 3 innings in a minor league game the next day .) Traumatic Memories remain of the year Anthony Rendon was suffering from nagging injuries but 'sure to be ready for Opening Day'. He eventually was able to play....in 80 games that year, and was a disappointment when he did appear.
Torres offers a little bit of this and a little bit of that. His OBP/SLG line would be .355/.465, or well northward of that since he's 22 and could well develop. He's not fast, but could steal 10 bases; not powerful, exactly, but could get 30 homers. He should approach 75 runs and 90 RBI. His dual eligibility gives me flexibility in choosing my other 2 MI. Also Considered: Jean Segura (5.04).
5.06 Edwin Diaz, RP, NYM (RIBC 4.08, Other AAA 3.15) Getting Diaz wasn't part of the original plan, but it's round 5 and if the top-ranked closer is available I'll take him. Last year I picked two closers in close succession; I picked the right two in Diaz and Vazquez, and they were the highlight of my team. That was just luck, of course.
I'm leery of Diaz. It's not just that he's not going to approach 57 saves again, but counting on him to have 2 5-star seasons in a row is questionable, considering the way closers are felled on the battlefield. But he is the consensus #1 closer. I considered picking picking Kenley Jansen (6.01) instead, but that would have been too weird, and Wheatfarmer fans would have raised an uproar. Also Considered: Jonathan Villar (6.10).
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| 2 | Khahan
ID: 80441414
Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 11:31
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4th slot
In years past with the 4 pick I went down the bottom and picked right at the turn because after 1 or 2 players the next 15 or so were all pretty similar. This year however I felt there was a more definitive order. I was figuring Arenado, JoRam or Turner would be there (not likely on arenado, but if somebody liked JoRam enough, there he was, falling to the 4 slot).
1.01 JD Martinez OF Bos
Here I am with the 4 slot and 2 of the 3 I had targetted are still on the board. But then I remember this is slg and obp, no hr and BA. Turner is great, but he is not elite in ops. JoRam had me a bit worried after his second half last year. And sitting there was JD Martinez with his projected .954 ops 100runs and 116rbi's. No other player left projected to an OPS has high as JD and he is projected to more rbi's than any other hitter I would consider and similar # of runs. Checked on Harper, Acuna and Judge here.
2.13 Whit Merrifield, 2nd/ss KC
I was really hoping Benintendi would fall here. He went then I moved to Kris Bryant who JR took the pick before me. So I looked at who was left. Marrifield is looking at 30+SB and about 140 runs/rbi's. His ops isn't quite what I look for this early, but he gives me a valuable MI slot and 2nd isn't all that deep for this format. After Baez, Altuve and JoRam no 2nd projects to an .800 ops with double digit steals. Merrifield comes closest (1 guy actually projects to 12SB and .790 ops, but I'm looking for more than just 12 sb here)
3.04 Aaron No... Blake Sn..FINE Starling Marte, OF Pit
Sigh, All set to take Nola here then he and my back up plan go at 3.02 and 3.03. Good time to get ahead on hitting stats I guess. I look at a number of players and none of them jump out at me, though I consider both Hoskins and Rizzo. Still not sure I shouldn't have taken one of them. However, Marte projects out to around an .840 ops, 25 or so sb and 180 runs/rbi's. 2 OF out of 3 choices, but a solid start on steals without killing my ratios which can be hard to do in these leagues.
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| 3 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 12:14
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0.16 16th slot
intended to be drafting nearer the 1st pick of draft, but the turn around draft slot provides needed time in my non fantasy life. Ongoing issues make these rationales brief.
1.16 Jacob DeGroom, SP, NYM (RIBC 1.10)
Sturdy choice providing great K and great WHIP and good ERA. Lack of W keep him out of best SP conversation.
2.01 Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Stl (RIBC 1.14)
Provodes top 10 Slug, OB% and RBI with over 100 R. And he is durable. A true fantasy stud.
3.16 Walker Bueler, SP, LAD (RIBC 3.14)
What history that exists points to great numbers except for Wins. Show me.
4.01 Lorenzo Cain, OF, Mil (RIBC 4.13)
Cain should not go this high, but I was seeking Steals with some Slug/OB% production. R total should be near top 5 sitting atop the powerful Mil batting order. I've made worse picks.
5.16 Kenley Jansen, RP, LAD (RIBC 4.11)
I hate this pick. Off season heart surgery creates huge performance question.(my wife's was during spring training and she will miss the season). This was my opportunity to grab a decent RP and memory thinks he has been down this road before. Every pick has it's downside, but this has more exposure than I prefer this near the top of the draft.
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| 4 | Nerfherders
ID: 33543714
Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 16:24
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5th Slot
With a later pick I was surprised to see 5th available, and I usually go for the earliest pick I can in RIBC. I didn't really have a specific target in mind.
1.05 Jose Ramirez, 2B CLE
I was surprised he fell to me, honestly. He's probably the best all around player in this format outside of Trout, and at a premium position. This was a no-brainer pick.
2.12 Kris Bryant, 3B CHC
I was thinking best all around player here with some upside, at a position not OF/1B. Yes, Bryant had a down year last year, but that was injury related. I'm looking for him to bounce back and be like he was in 2017 and the first 2 months of 2018 before injuries started getting to him.
3.05 Cody Bellinger, 1B/OF LAD
I almost took Bellinger in the 2nd, but decided Bryant was the slightly better player with more OBP skill. I look for Bellinger to bounce back from a sophomore slump and hit with more authority than he did last year. He also has some sneaky SB potential in his arsenal, which is a plus. I like his 1B/OF flexibility for later in the draft.
4.12 Luis Severino, SP NYY
When picking in the early part of the odd numbered rounds, the 3/4 turn seems to be the biggest dropoff in talent. I've had some success waiting until the 4th for my first SP, but I came to this pick in the middle of a busy evening and had to throw a queue together of what I thought might be around SP-wise. Severino was among that group that was available early 4th when I made my queue, and didn't think much of it at the time, but I should have. Unbeknownst to me, the day before he had shoulder issues and will probably not be ready for the start of the season. If he misses a couple weeks, no big deal, but I should've known something was up when he was still available in the 4th. At this point it's a risky value play. I doubt he would've made it out of the 5th round, however.
5.05 Corey Seager, SS LAD
The theme of my team so far is "coming back from poor or injury-riddled 2018 campaigns." I'm potentially getting value from these picks, but at the same time taking on some risk. I keep reminding myself that in June of last year, Each of my first 5 picks were either on the DL or way under-performing, and I still finished 3rd. This included Seager, who I took last year in the late 2nd round. Getting someone of his potential, and at SS, is a huge bonus in the 5th round, despite the risk.
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| 5 | maspero
ID: 12401116
Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 17:30
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0.01 1st slot
Undecided between the 1st slot (best / most stable player especially in an OBP league / back to back picks at the turn easier to control from six time zones away) and a middle order slot (seeing not much difference between no.3 and no.8/9) for a better controlling of runs, namely closers – that eventually came back to bite me … Impossible to resist the best player in the end.
1.01 Mike Trout OF
(See above)
2.16 Gerrit Cole SP
Wanting an ace SP to come back much later to a SP bunch not lacking depth. Hoping for Verlander, gone two picks ahead. Finger crossed Cole follow suit his 2018 campaign.
3.01 Charlie Blackmon OF
Undecided between a second ace (Snell / Nola / Bauer) to REALLY come back VERY much later to a SP bunch not lacking depth) and another bat. Going for Blackmon and his big contract that will have him stay in Denver for the time being, finally renouncing the CF position for a much less demanding LF spot. Take it easy as a defender, it does not count for fantasy!!!!
4.16 Vladimir Guerrero Jr 3B
Getting some theoretical value from Vlad (going around the 45th position as average) thanks to an injury that does not eat on a total number of at-bats already limited by the same old service time machination. Hoping he hits the ground running.
5.01 Gary Sanchez C
After picking Sanchez as a second round last year I doubled down on him looking at the barren panorama of backstops. Will he be the feeble hitter of 2018 or the fantastic slugger of 2017 ? Let’s say 80% of the latter and I’ll be satisfied.
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| 6 | Uptown Bombers
ID: 38261518
Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 17:34
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Draft slot selection: I choose the 8th pick in the draft because after the top 2 players, I saw a lot of comparable value and didn’t have a particular target in mind. Truthfully, I didn’t see much difference between pick 8 and pick 12 or 14 but I decided to stay in the middle of the draft since I have always picked in the top or bottom third of these RIBC drafts. It was a small way to shake things up and see how it might affect my decisions.
1.08 Trea Turner, SS, WAS
It’s hard to pass on the major power numbers in this first round. Since the draft selection process, I had started to hope that Bryce Harper would last to 8. Once my pick approached, I had a 3 man queue with one pick ahead of me: Yelich (balance) Stanton (power) and Turner (speed). The projections I keep looking at tell me to take Stanton (just like last year). But RIBC consensus appears to be that Stanton is not worth the pick. My rankings have them close and nabbing a SS and steals this early is always a good idea in these leagues so Turner it is. But man, if Stanton does this year, what I drafted him for last year, I will be bumming.
2.09 Andrew Benintendi, OF BOS
After drafting Turner, I planned on pairing him with a power bat. But the more I thought about it, I found myself shifting gears. Ultimately, I chose Benintendi over Rizzo and Bryant. Benintendi compliments Turner and builds on his strengths. He’s a young player that I consider safe on R/STL and OPB. He should give me close to last year’s stats. Yet, he has power breakout potential to exceed last years RBI and SLG.
3.08 Matt Carpenter, 2B, STL
Holy smokes, Rizzo almost made it back to me! I left a 3 man queue for this pick: Rizzo, Carpenter, Hoskins. Carpenter is my consolation prize. Copied from Fangraphs: “If Carpenter has 2B eligibility in your OBP league, this probably makes him a top-30 pick.” Well, then at pick 40, it’s a no-brainer. His eligibility at 1B and 3B will offer flexibility. I’m expecting regression from last year, but this takes care of 2 MI positions for me without sacrificing much stat wise. Still need to draft a true power source! Also passed on a few SP I liked.
4.09 Patrick Corbin, SP, WAS
At this point, I contemplated on pseudo-punting SP but chickened out. Paxton or Corbin? I’m a little scared of Paxton in Yankee Stadium. My spreadsheet has them very close. Read a blurb that sold me on Corbin and went with him. Hoping for mid 3s ERA, 1.2-1.25 WHIP, 185-200 K.
5.08 Blake Treinen, RP, OAK
I knew I wanted a closer with either this pick or the next. Once Diaz was picked, I decided to go ahead in this round. I don’t expect Treinen to repeat last year, but he should still be a top closer. I was a little scared of the health risks with Jansen and Chapman but would have been content with either of those as well.
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| 8 | ksoze
ID: 11837915
Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 21:57
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2nd slot
Does anyone ever not take the first slot with the first slot choice? If so I’d have taken 1. Didn’t happen so I took 2.
1.02 Mookie Betts, OF, BOS
Does anyone ever not take Trout with the first pick of the draft? Not this year in our league. Mookie it is.
2.15 Xander Bogaerts, SS, BOS
I like picking near one end of a draft so I can plan two picks at once. In this case I went for a hitter in round two and a starter in three. In our Puget Sound AL only league I started the draft with a pair of Red Sox. And... Bogaerts here. Repeat after me, I am NOT a Saux fan. Xander, however, had an OPS just shy of .900 last year and should hit 4th in the Saux lineup. He might reach double digits in steals again. Go Saux offense except when facing the Rays.
3.02 Aaron Nola, SP, Phil
Had Verlander and Kluber queued up before him but Nola is by no means a disappointment here. Nola made ridiculous strides in 2018; if his peripherals are anywhere near where they were last year, combined with 200+ K’s and hopefully wins in line with the improved Phillie offense, he may very well be better than his “7th starter drafted” title he earned when I took him here. As a Rays fan I wanted to put Snell higher on my list but I know better than to over estimate a hometown favorite. While he’s been great with my kids during spring training (one autograph each time they ask plus some conversation) I hesitate to hope that he can recreate his 2018 so he was the last of my possibilities here... every SP in my queue would have had to be taken for me to get him here.
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| 9 | C1-NRB
ID: 55213215
Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 01:30
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Position 11- I emailed Toral (thanks commish!) because I figured in having iffy wiffy (wifi) when my turn came up. I told him I wanted best available and 11th was it.
1.11 Aaron Judge, OF, NYY RIBC & ESPN AAA 1.12
I was looking for a huge bat in the first round and Judge’s is the hugest. I considered an INF like Altuve, Goldschmidt, or Freeman, but Judge’s OBP leads the 1B and is second only to Trout.
2.06 Trevor Story, SS, COL RIBC 2.07 ESPN AAA 2.11
20 +/- Steals and +.500 SLG? Yeah I’ll take that. I had Machado and Kris Bryant queued up here but went with the SB threat.
3.11 Ozzie Albies, 2B, ATL RIBC 3.13 ESPN AAA 5.08
Locked down my starting MI, but at what price? I like the handful of SB Albies provides and the decent SLG. He does sacrifice in OBP, though not as much overall in regards to Run Production (RuPro): R+RBI I was thinking about Lorenzo Cain and Springer here as well as 1B Abreu.
4.06 Jose Abreu, 1B, CHW RIBC 7.12 ESPN AAA 5.14
Oh, look. Abreu still here. Of course, he is. I took him a round before any other league. Looking at SLG here and RuPro, seemed like a good idea at the time. Gallo was a possibility, but his OBP is such an anchor (in a bad way.)
5.11 Nelson Cruz, UTL, MIN RIBC 6.07 ESPN AAA 6.11
I’m starting to see a pattern here and I don’t think I like it. Am I over-valuing guys, like, way too much? Again, I’m chasing SLG and RuPro but at what cost? Others I considered were Conforto and J Aguilar.
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| 10 | Khahan
ID: 80441414
Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 12:47
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4.13 Jose Berrios SP Min
The best of the elite SP had already gone so I decided to go with a guy who I think is due to break out and beat projections. He should be in the 190-210K range. I expect his era to be in the 3.25 to 3.30 range and whip around 1.19 to 1.22. From talking to his owners and trying to acquire him and discussions elsewhere these seem like reasonable numbers for him. Then his projections tell a different story with an era approaching 3.90 and a whip in the 1.30 range. Ballyhoo on them. Seems like steamer and zips often do a craptacular job with pitcher projections.
5.04 Jean Segura SS, Phi
Time to fill in more of the MI, get some more SB. rotochamp consolidated projections puts him at 84 runs, 22 SB, .335 obp and .421 slg. He wont help by obp, but he shouldn't really hurt it much. Slg should be in a reasonable range and add in 20+ SB. Great compliment to Whit Merrifield for the MI slots.
6.13 Felipe Vazquez RP Pit
Great k/9 ratio and should compile a lot of saves. One of the few closers going into the season who I consider safe and stable. And his ratios are pretty sweet. This is tied for the earliest I've ever taken a closer in ribc.
7.04 Max Muncy 1st, 2nd, 3rd LaD
Looking over my draft charts I'm short on the infield power players. 1st, 3rd and CI are still barren. Muncy gives me flexibility in the future and really fills in the ratio that have taken a bit of a hit while focusing on speed players. While a lot of sites look at his BA and rank him accordingly I think he's more valuable here. He projects to a .360 obp and .486 slg with 150 rbis/runs. Positional flexibility is an added bonus and lets me look at 3rd or 1st basemen. and if I fill in with enough quality bats at 1st, 3rd and CI he is also an MI filler.
8.13 Charlie Morton, SP Tam
Pickings weren't exactly slim here, but the hitters just weren't as appealing. So I grabbed another SP which my team needed anyway. I also considered Miles Mikolas here along with Cabrera and Encarnacion for hitters. I thought either of those 1st basemen would fall to me next pick on the turn. So i went with pitching and felt Morton offered the most upside this year over Mikolas.
9.04 Stephen Piscotty OF Oak
This should be no surprise to anybody in any other league with me. I traded for Piscotty in G20. I almost sent a nasty-gram to wiggs for drafting him in Dirty Dozen. Been hyping this guy all year. Got him with pick 132. My guess is he's a top 50 player in 2019. Screw the 'experts' and their 'predictive models' Forget his so-called 'underlying predictors.' I've got my gut feeling!!!!!!!!!!!!
10.13 Tyler Glasnow SP Tam
Chalk him up to another, 'the experts dont know squat' pick. If you look at his splits last year from when he was a relief pitcher vs a starter there are some stark contracts. His walk rate went from 5.5BB/9 down to 3.3BB/9. Still not phenomenal but he worked with his new pitching coaches and made mechanical changes when he became a starter. In this case I feel I can safely say the predictive stats people look at are inherently wrong for Glasnow as they encompass his full season last year. But going forward, he is a different pitcher mechanically. He could be this year's Snell (or just end up being this years Glasnow).
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| 11 | Graydog
ID: 202281520
Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 00:25
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15th pick selection went with 13 not 14...
1.13 Giancarlo Stanton,
A healthy Stanton should provide 200+ Rib/runs and has career averages near 350 for obp and 550 for slug, sign me up. Considered Freeman and Goldschmidt
2.04 Joey Votto
Only Votto can have an OBP of .417 and it be considered an off year. Everything I can find says last years power outage was influenced by a lot of bad luck. Generally when a player says in March that they have a found the problem with their swing, I ignore it, but with Votto, I'll listen. A return to career averages makes him a bargin at pick 20.
3.13 Eugenio Suarez
Everyone I had targeted fell in the few slots before I drafted, Correa, Hoskins, Rizzo, Carpenter. I am hoping this is a relatively safe pick with some upside.
4.04 Adalberto Mondesi
Having Votto enabled me to target Mondesi who is a major OBP risk. Steals seem like such a premium these days that I went for it. Not many guys will steal 30+ and have a slug around 450. Maybe Mondesi will be one of them.
5.13 Michael Conforto
I looked at last year as a likely floor and figured I'd be okay with that. Of course at 26 and farther away from shoulder surgery i'm optimistic he can make some gains.
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| 12 | dan girard
ID: 5972117
Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 13:32
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Since I was a replacement pick,I figure I'm playing with house money.
1.15 Freddy Freeman 1B ATL
Would have taken him if I were picking 7TH. He got off to a slow start last year, but is among the leaders in OPS
2.02 Juan Soto OF Wash
Tremendous upside, just hope he's not a late bloomer
3.15 Noah Syndergard SP Mets
I'm not a big proponent of grabbing early pitching,but thought I'll try a new strategy.I'm sure he's still available because of injury concerns.
4.02 Trevor Bauer SP Clev
Another power pitcher
5.15 Jesus Aguilar 1B Mil
My second 1B but a great source of power if 2018 wasn't a fluke
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| 13 | Electroman
ID: 312292715
Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 14:39
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Slot Selection:10
Basically, from where I was picking, I was hoping to be near the middle of the pack. #10 was close enough.
1.10 Alex Bregman, 3B/SS Hou
At 24, he is becoming one of the best players on his team, and in the league. He will only get better. He walks a lot and gets a lot of extra base hits. He is on the rise. I briefly considered DeGrom at this slot, even though he is a stud, the lack of run support he got last year scared me off. Bregman seems to be 100% off his surgery as well. Happy with this selection.
2.07 Francisco Lindor, SS Clev
Power, speed and scores runs. A lot of the categories are covered with this player. Not much more to say. Knew that DeGrom wasn’t going to be there at this pick, so was really hoping for Lindor.
3.10 Carlos Carrasco, P Clev
Knew going into this pick that I was going SP. I noticed that some of the names that would be off the board already in other years were still there, but there is a reason for that. Carrasco has been an ace for the Indians. If the can do what he has the last couple of years, I would be very happy with this pick.
4.07 Jack Flaherty, P StL
He tore it up as a rookie. This spring he has continued. I honestly don’t know much about him. But I am willing to learn about him as the year goes on. I know I will get the K’s with him. Was looking at Severino here, but saw that he had inflammation in his rotator cuff. Scared me off, otherwise he was my pick.
5.10 Eddie Rosario, OF Minn
Too early on this guy? Not sure. But he has been consistent the last two years. If I can expect that same production, I will be happy. Thought about closer here, but going pitcher 3 times in a row?
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| 14 | filthy
ID: 45320290
Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 00:28
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3rd selection, anything available from 3-16.
Chose 3rd pick.
Figured on choosing between Arenado/Ramirez by the time we draft was likely.
Tempted to go lower and improve the second pick, but not tempted enough apparently.
1.03 Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL
And by the time I was up to select, I was wishing I went with a lower selection. Arenado over Ramirez because I feel stronger about the Rockies lineup this season. Kinda wanted to take a shot on Acuna, but Arenado feels like a more safe anchor pick.
2.14 Justin Verlander, SP, HOU
A lot of queue juggling as names get selected between picks. Not in exact order, but any names that are leading my list are getting drafted as we go. Ultimately narrowed down to MI and SP standing out for my final queue as it approached. Lindor, Baez, Merrifield all picked. Bryant was considered, also picked. Choice made for me! Kinda wish I had Cole ranked ahead of Verlander but Kluber, Nola, Snell were also in the mix as I was juggling. Would've been happy with any of these names. Any two for that matter. Verlander to anchor the staff feels good.
3.03 Blake Snell, SP, TB
And Snell to go with Verlander feels even better. Feeling content to go with all offense for the upcoming picks, barring a value at closer standing out. Carpenter and Correa were among the queue I had left to get through these 2 picks. Would have been happy with either of them. Was prepared that I'd end up with 2 aces from this queue, and had a strategy in mind that I am quite excited to try.
4.14 Mitch Haniger, OF, SEA
Really hoped Realmuto would make it back. Still had Carrasco, Buehler, Syndergaard among my last queue, but they didn't slip either. Haniger really blossomed last year, and feels like there is still room for more. Not a super exciting pick but I feel like he will end up with another solid year.
5.03 Scooter Gennett, 2B, CIN
Managed to get caught up on my queue and pick this one for myself. Initially thought I would've wanted to pick someone else for the Haniger pick, but nothing else stood out then, and nothing else stood out for this pick either. Justin Turner stood out, or start the closer run stood out, but both options have let me down in the past. Scooter Gennett has not let me down whatsoever in the last couple years. Really stand out numbers for remaining MI and a strong Reds lineup looks just as strong if not better this year.
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| 15 | filthy
ID: 45320290
Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 00:41
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Comparing vs other leagues always clever. Started reaching early this year, uh-oh!
1.03 Arenado: RIBC (1.06); AAA (1.05); AA (1.04).
2.14 Verlander: RIBC (1.15); AAA (2.13); AA (2.10).
3.03 Snell: RIBC (3.03); AAA (2.16); AA (2.15).
4.14 Haniger: RIBC (5.11); AAA (6.12); AA (5.15).
5.03 Gennett: RIBC (8.03); AAA (8.09); AA (6.12).
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