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| Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Fri, Jul 17, 2009, 20:03
Today, I'm participating in a another "Blogger Invitational" contest at Draftbug, with a total of 12 teams entered. Here is my lineup, along with my thoughts on each slot. I put this together yesterday before leaving on vacation, so I hope that nothing changed today to make any of these picks seem stupid.
Pitcher: In a head-to-head, I'd probably take Carpenter($259) vs. Arizona or Lincecum ($378) at Pitt.. But in a large field, I want to differentiate at pitcher, and expect that those two will be the popular favorites - and they are also both a bit pricey for a $1200 cap. King Felix ($229) vs. Cleveland is my choice. Cleveland still has a decent hitting team (they just can't pitch), but Felix has been very solid of late, and good pitching stops good hitting. It's probably irrelevant - but Felix has pitched better on the road than at home this year. So it's not as though he relies on home cooking.
1B: With a 1200 salary cap, Pujols ($324) crowds out some other hitters - although I could force it if I wanted. Fielder ($252) is 9-29 career vs. Arroyo(3 HRs), and comes off a HR-Derby win. Again, I think I'll try the road less traveled - although I realize other teams may also find Pujols to be too rich. And he could certainly singlehandedly burn me for this.
2B: Going cheap with Barmes ($60), in spite of being away from Coors and in pitcher-friendly Petco. He's 4-6 lifetime vs. Geer, with a double and triple.
3B: Inge ($92) - Valueprice, hot bat (HR Derby notwithstanding), 4-9 career vs. Burnett with a HR. May regret taking anyone against Burnett while he's pitching so well, however.
SS: Orlando Cabrera ($120) - 6-12 vs. Saunders, 4 multi-hit games leading up to the ASB. Hopefully, the break doesn't slow him doown.
C: Yadier Molina - All Star catcher at price of only $72. Considered cheaper options, but can't be sure they'll be in the lineup. Yadier should play.
OF1: Dunn ($204) - Lefty vs. righty matchup, 7 career HRs vs. Zambrano. Might have been better served to go cheaper here, and then take Pujols. We'll see.
OF2: Willingham ($102) - 5-7 vs. Zambrano with 2 extra base hits. Hasn't gone hitless since June.
OF3: Colby Rasmus ($45) - hitting well lately. Value pick. |
| | | 1 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Jul 17, 2009, 22:50
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King Felix worked out nicely. Unfortunately, Fielder, Dunn, and Willingham are hurting. I probably should have taken Pujols instead of Fielder, and a cheaper outfielder than Dunn. I considered that, but decided to go with my first instincts, rather than making a switch and then having Fielder and Dunn go off.
Inge also turned out to be a bust.
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| | | 2 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sat, Jul 18, 2009, 12:36
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I finished 6th out of 12. My pitcher was fine - Felix was the second highest scoring pitcher, behind only Oswalt - who nobody took. But my outfielders and corner infielders killed me, and I ended up 19 pts out of first.
Here is the winning roster (Ryan - lesterslegends.com):
OF Adam Jones BAL 1 1B, 1 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 K 9pts
OF Aaron Rowand SFG 1 K -1pts
OF Franklin Gutierrez SEA 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI 6pts
1B Albert Pujols STL 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K 12pts
2B Ben Zobrist TAM 2 1B, 1 R, 1 BB 4pts
3B Pablo Sandoval SFG 2 1B 2pts
SS Jason Bartlett TAM 1 BB, 1 K 0pts
C Joe Mauer MIN 1 1B, 1 R 2pts
SP Felix Hernandez SEA 1 W, 8 IP, 5 H, 8 K, 2 ER, 1 BB
Here were the 12 pitcher selections:
Felix 2
Buchholz 2
Ubaldo Jimenez 2
Lincecum 2
Zambrano
Burnett
Billingsley
Haren (?)
Interesting that no one took Carpenter.
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| | | 3 | beastiemiked
ID: 35621411
Sat, Jul 18, 2009, 14:25
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What kind of weird scoring method was it that put Felix ahead of Carpenter?
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| | | 4 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sat, Jul 18, 2009, 16:59
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IP tends to be the most important component, and runs are the same cost as a hit allowed.
W = 10 pt
L = -3 pt
SV = 7 pt
IP = 3 pt
H = -1 pt
K = 1 pt
ER = -1 pt
BB = -1 pt
Oswalt scored 37, Felix 34, Carpenter 33, Ubaldo 31
Draft Bug points scored for July 17
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