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| Posted by: GO
- [541392319] Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 21:43
The Dirty Dozen League Constitution
Entry Fee = $20 (Due by Opening Day)
7 keepers
Keeper Deadline outlined below or they will be picked for you.
Any trade or keeper change after that will not be accepted.
Next Day Transactions - Daily/Tomorrow
Waivers - Continual Rolling List
Payouts = 240 pot
1st Place 160
2nd Place 50
3rd Place 20
Kafenatid 10
Trade Review
Commish review, will push through in about 24 hours unless anyone raises any questions. Generally the next morning unless a trade was accepted the evening before.
Categories & Positions
Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util (new)
SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL, DL
Batters Stat Categories: Runs (R), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Batting Average (AVG)
Pitchers Stat Categories: Wins (W), Saves (SV), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP)
Trade Deadline
Last available date offered by Yahoo (usually about a month before season ends) |
| | | 2 | GO
ID: 541392319
Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 21:49
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Keeper Deadline
By noon on Thursday 3/19 - Post keeper right in this thread and and please also check them off on Yahoo
Draft will start (without a clock) later on Thursday once I get keepers entered
Clock will get turned on Monday 8 AM (6 hours)
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| | | 3 | GO
ID: 541392319
Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 21:52
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2015 Draft Trades
PD acquires Astade 7 for his 11 (Bautista, Zobrist)
Hoboken 17+Rajai for dpr 14
Hoboken 16+DeGromm for Barilko 9
Hoboken 15+Duffy for Holt 10
Khahan gets Barilkos round 3, barilko gets Khahans round 10 (davis/lester trade)
DPR acquires Hamels and Barilkos 12 for my 5.
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| | | 4 | GO
ID: 541392319
Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 21:57
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Keepers and Picks Only in this thread until the draft is underway
GO Keepers
David Price
Buster Posey
Prince Fielder
Bryce Harper
Carlos Gonzalez
Xander Bogaerts
Nolan Arenado
Available - Verlander, Javier Baez, Victor Martinez, Arenado, Matt Cain, Betances, Pedroia
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| | | 5 | PeteN.
ID: 8550318
Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 22:38
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Pete's Keeps
Freddie Freeman
Brian Dozier
Ian Desmond
Kris Bryant
Ryan Braun
Max Scherzer
Gerrit Cole
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| | | 6 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 07:16
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Khahan's Keepers
Albert Pujols
Billy Hamilton
Dee Gordon
Christian Yelich
Kole Calhoun
Jordan Zimmerman
Alex Cobb
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| | | 7 | barilko6
ID: 57230176
Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 07:45
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Barilko's Keepers
Troy Tulowitzki
Hanley Ramirez
George Springer
Todd Frazier
David Ortiz
Jon Lester
Craig Kimbrel
Adam Wainwright, JD Martinez Tulo and Hanley are for sale still. Wainwright and Martinez can be had for a 6th rounder. Tulo or Hanley for an upgrade at another spot.
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| | | 8 | dpr
ID: 32551711
Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 12:55
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Andrew McCutchen
Miguel Cabrera
Carlos Gomez
Edwin Encarnacion
Felix Hernandez
Anthony Rendon
Cole Hamels
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| | | 9 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 13:14
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Hoboken Zephyr's keepers:
Paul Goldschmidt
Anthony Rizzo
Yasiel Puig
Jacoby Ellsbury
Joc Pederson
Chris Sales
Zack Greinke
Players with great futures available for draft picks:
Byron Buxton
Corey Seager
Julio Urias
Noah Syndergaard
Dylan Bundy
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| | | 10 | Tree
ID: 161036918
Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 21:21
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Potential keepers
Mike Trout
Jose Abreau
Adrian Beltre
Aroldis Chapman
Matt Harvey
Yoenis Cespedes
Jason Heyward
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| | | 11 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 00:30
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Keepers
Adam Jones
Josh Donaldson
Corey Dickerson
Jose Reyes
Joey Votto
David Wright
Masahiro Tanaka
Available
Hisashi Iwakuma
James Shields
Devin Mesoraco
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| | | 12 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 08:38
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Khahan's Keepers Updated
Albert Pujols
Billy Hamilton
Dee Gordon
Christian Yelich
Kole Calhoun
Chris Davis
Jordan Zimmerman
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| | | 13 | Perm Dude
ID: 431013412
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 19:58
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Trade announcement:
Barilko trades Adam Wainwright and his last round pick to Perm Dude for his 6th round pick.
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| | | 14 | Barilko6
ID: 582351110
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 20:25
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Confirmed.
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| | | 15 | astade
ID: 102441820
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 21:44
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astade's keepers
jose bautista
jose altuve
michael brantley
kyle seager
madison bumgarner
corey kluber
kenley jansen
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| | | 16 | Perm Dude
ID: 431013412
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 21:54
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Assuming the trade is approved:
Perm Dude keepers
Ian Kinsler
Alexei Ramirez
Melky Cabrera
Jeff Samardzija
Jay Bruce
Gio Gonzalez
Adam Wainwright
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| | | 17 | Tree
ID: 161036918
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 22:43
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trade announcement...
Tree trades Jason Heyward to WG for Julio Teheren.
new keepers for Tree:
Mike Trout
Jose Abreau
Adrian Beltre
Aroldis Chapman
Matt Harvey
Yoenis Cespedes
Julio Teheren
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| | | 18 | WG
ID: 539431423
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 22:46
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Confirmed
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| | | 19 | WG
ID: 539431423
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 22:48
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WG's Keepers
Giancarlo Stanton
Robinson Cano
Justin Upton
Carlos Santana
Jason Heyward
Stephen Strasburg
Jose Fernandez
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| | | 20 | holt
ID: 222581821
Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 22:58
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Clayton Kershaw
Johnny Cueto
Adrian Gonzalez
Starling Marte
Nelson Cruz
Jorge Soler
Mookie Betts
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| | | 21 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 01:12
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Post 0: I believe last place pays for draftime?
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| | | 22 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 01:52
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Trade
Astade trades Matt Kemp + 13th round pick to Da Bomb for his 17th round pick.
Da Bomb Updated Keepers
Adam Jones
Josh Donaldson
Corey Dickerson
Jose Reyes
Joey Votto
Matt Kemp
Masahiro Tanaka
Available
David Wright
Hisashi Iwakuma
James Shields
Devin Mesoraco
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| | | 23 | Astade
ID: 4114492
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 02:21
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Da bomb,
I think you made a mistake:
Astade trades Kemp + 17th rd pick for Da Bomb's 13th rd pick
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| | | 24 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 09:20
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Indeed!
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| | | 25 | GO
ID: 541392319
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 10:46
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Final
2015 Draft Trades
PD acquires Astade 7 for his 11 (Bautista, Zobrist)
Hoboken 17+Rajai for dpr 14
Hoboken 16+DeGromm for Barilko 9
Hoboken 15+Duffy for Holt 10
Khahan gets Barilkos round 3, barilko gets Khahans round 10 (davis/lester trade)
DPR acquires Hamels and Barilkos 12 for my 5.
Barilko trades Adam Wainwright and his last round pick to Perm Dude for his 6th round pick
Astade trades Kemp + 17th rd pick for Da Bomb's 13th rd pick
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| | | 26 | GO
ID: 541392319
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 10:47
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well unless last minute deals...
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| | | 27 | GO
ID: 541392319
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 12:44
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1. Good point Da Bomb on payouts. I let PD know.
2. Please go into Yahoo homepage League/Rosters to confirm your keepers look right. Thanks to the 3 of you who checked them off! If you traded for someone I have manually added them but it won't yet be reflected here til we "Begin Season"
3. Working on Kafenatid now -- should be up and running this afternoon so be prepared to make a pick today.
Updated Treasury
Payouts = 240 pot
1st Place 170
2nd Place 50
3rd Place 20
Kafenatid paid by previous years last place
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| | | 28 | GO
ID: 541392319
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 13:23
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Draft has started.... no clock til Monday at 9 AM. 6 Hours after that with overnight pause.
Before making your first pick please make sure all your keepers are correct and that your draft pick trades look correct. Making your first pick indicates that you confirm they are correct.
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| | | 29 | Khahan
ID: 34255168
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 13:23
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Mine are good, GO. I'll be happy to input players as we go again like I have the past few years. And can you send out an email with payment info again? I swear one of these years I'll actually save the info!
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| | | 30 | barilko6
ID: 422291912
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 13:29
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My keepers look a little weak. Is there any way you can change that?
This is the start of my first fantasy baseball draft of the year. (I have 3 teams in total)
That makes this one of the best days of the year.
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| | | 31 | GO
ID: 541392319
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 13:29
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Thanks Khahan, I added you on Draftime and Yahoo so let me know if that all works.
Replied off my email with treasury info for all. I keep moving the last few years, so probably needs updating anyway. Hopefully in this place for a few years now.
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| | | 32 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 21:10
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Gotta say I'm surprised at some of the names available in the draft this year.
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| | | 33 | dpr
ID: 38258209
Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 11:00
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I think it seemed pretty standard. There are normally a few players top 60 players left over due to imbalanced keeper lists and young players with potential being kept. The impact may even have been limited this year with the laste trades.
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| | | 34 | dpr
ID: 38258209
Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 15:07
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These things always start so slow. Hoping to get as much prior to next weekend as I wont have much availability and will be slowing things down.
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| | | 35 | Dpr
ID: 19215218
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 09:15
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Was that pick a mistake?
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| | | 36 | Tree
ID: 161036918
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 10:20
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i have the same thought. my gut feeling is that one of the early picks was a mistake.
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| | | 37 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 10:28
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Yeah, the player I think we are all thinking of was *very* high on my list. High enough that he was one of my honest considerations. But I figured while I want to win and just about anything goes, taking advantage of a mis-click or clerical error just didn't feel right.
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| | | 38 | holt
ID: 12262110
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 11:26
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It's definitely a mistake. I'd just fix it for him and move on.
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| | | 39 | PeteN.
ID: 8550318
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 11:33
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It's obvious Greg Holland was the pick and not Derek Holland. Fix it and move on.
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| | | 40 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 12:23
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Yes that was a mistake, and thank you all for picking it up and letting me change it. Flu season is not over in NJ, and I was rushing to get to the office.
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| | | 41 | dpr
ID: 9812921
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 13:23
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Whats your projections for Moncados ETA and impact? Surprised to see him go so early
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| | | 42 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 13:30
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yoan is going to start in AAA I believe. And with pedroia at first and the OF they have overstocked and Mookie Betts able to play 2nd if pedroia gets hurt I'd be surprised to see him this year before September call ups.
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| | | 43 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 14:48
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I've read Moncada will be sent to Low-A, so perhaps even a 2017 debut.
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| | | 44 | Barilko6
ID: 582351110
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 14:56
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Looking to add another upcoming pick
Willing to trade a 3rd and 4th next year for a 3rd/4th and 7th this year. Offer is good as long as the player I want is still available.
And then two late round picks to even things out.
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| | | 45 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 17:27
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I thought that the league was going to allow me to correct my mistake with my 1st draft pick. PermDude just picked Holland, so I need this clarified before I go further.
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| | | 46 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 18:31
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Ok, its all fixed and waiting on PD. Just a note he had an auto pick there. Probably holland was just left in his queue. I'll shoot Fred an email and let him know to check in and make his round 3 pick.
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| | | 47 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 18:33
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Thanks. Sorry for the mix up.
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| | | 48 | GO
ID: 432341310
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 20:29
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Thanks for updating. I have been traveling.
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| | | 49 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 21:17
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Your pick, btw GO
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| | | 50 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Mon, Mar 23, 2015, 17:43
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sorry all, I'll be picking soon. Not liking this pick. I feel the best players available are a bit redundant on my team right now but that the players that fill gaps in that I need just aren't quite up to par for this pick. Willing to entertain offers.
Or I may make a snap decision in the next few minutes and just pick somebody.
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| | | 51 | astade
ID: 402321919
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 02:26
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GO, I sent you an email.
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| | | 52 | Astade
ID: 268501915
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 10:27
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Looking to trade 6.08. Shoot me an email if interested.
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| | | 53 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 11:19
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Astade and I traded picks
I get 6.08 and 15.08.
He gets 7.12 and 12.12
I am assuming either GO or Khahan has to push this through of DT but when they do I pick Joaquin Benoit. Thanks.
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| | | 54 | barilko6
ID: 422291912
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 11:39
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I am willing to trade 6.10 when it comes up in two more picks. Looking to move down a little if someone has a target in mind.
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| | | 55 | astade
ID: 402321919
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 12:02
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trade confirmed.
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| | | 56 | astade
ID: 402321919
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 13:02
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can anyone help?
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| | | 57 | Khahan
ID: 562272413
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 14:27
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working on pushing thru trade in draftime now. sorry was out on errands. back at work so I can do fantasy stuff now. hah
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| | | 58 | astade
ID: 402321919
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 14:34
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thanks khahan.
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| | | 59 | Khahan
ID: 562272413
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 14:36
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I pushed the trade thru and there was only 24 mns left on the clock. so what I did was set the clock back to a 3 hour time. That is the approximate time left when the trade was made. Once this pick is done I'll the clock back to the full 6 hours.
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| | | 60 | Khahan
ID: 562272413
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 14:37
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and if GO feels it shouldn't have been changed or should be the full 6 hours for this pick, feel free to override and adjust.
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| | | 61 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 14:37
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I made the pick so should be okay to switch back now. Thanks.
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| | | 62 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 14:41
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Hopefully after the break people are ready to go and we have a can have a nice run to catch some up.
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| | | 63 | GO
ID: 541392319
Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 18:33
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Thanks Khahan.
1. My new job pretty much blocks the entire internet. So GO is about to disappear until he finds a new one.
2. Never sit around for waiting on us if you don't hear for hours -- just post your pick and have the other guy take him and we'll sort it out later.
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| | | 64 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 01:10
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Sorry for the delay on 12.02. I neglected to turn Auto Pick on for the queue I had left.
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| | | 66 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 09:49
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Houston - we have a problem. Zach Greinke is showing up as the 15.02 pick before I do anything. I think we're goign to have to take him off the roster and add him back onto Loki's roster after the fact. I've been at it for 25 mins and can't fix it.
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| | | 67 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 09:53
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Same with Chris Sale for Loki. I think it has to do with the way yahoo sets up their input data and the fact that Loki traded ahead and finished his draft early. Its pulling keepers into his slot because the rest are all filled. We'll just fix it later.
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| | | 68 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 10:00
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actually I think its fixed now. I moved sale and greinke into round 17 which is the first of the keeper rounds.
Hopefully next year for keeper settings Yahoo sets it so when we enter keepers they come out of the draft sheet altogether. A 24 man roster with 7 keepers should simply be a 17 round draft. Not a 24 round draft with the last 7 rounds pre-filled.
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| | | 69 | GO
ID: 541392319
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 11:53
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Gotta remember to set the waiver order reverse of draft at some point. I hope to get to it tonight, but my access during the week is now seriously limited.
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| | | 70 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 14:05
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I have Arod in all 3 of my leagues. Sweet.
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| | | 71 | Astade
ID: 4114492
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 14:34
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Homer
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| | | 72 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 14:43
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I'm projecting around 30.
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| | | 73 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 14:46
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Is that the total from arod thru all 3 teams?
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| | | 74 | barilko6
ID: 48232915
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 16:03
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Or games he plays this year for the Yankees?
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| | | 75 | Barilko6
ID: 372372917
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 18:37
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Very surprised at how far some of the veterans dropped. Mauer, Wieters, Rosario, Cain, Verlander, even ARod and Lawrie. I know they have some major flaws but still surprising to see them go in round 21-22-23.
Will be interesting to see if any of them turn out to be a steal or just late round fodder.
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| | | 77 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 21:06
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GO-11.02 Mike Cuddyer is listed for Astade instead of Hoboken.
Thanks.
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| | | 78 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 21:19
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Fixed
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| | | 79 | barilko6
ID: 48232915
Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 09:54
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Awards for Fastest Drafters:
Russell (still one more pick to make, might slip down yet!)
Barilko6
Astade
Da Bomb
Nice work gents!
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| | | 80 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 10:05
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I am around so should hold onto the title. Nice to get this wrapped up and move onto the season.
Now lets see if there is a correlation between drafting speed and end of year results.
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| | | 81 | Khahan
ID: 34255168
Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 10:29
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Now lets see if there is a correlation between drafting speed and end of year results.
I think you'll find yourself finishing between 1st and 12th.
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| | | 82 | barilko6
ID: 48232915
Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 10:42
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First prediction thrown out by Khahan!
DPR won't finish 1st or last!
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| | | 83 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 18:11
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Draft is complete and all entries are in except for Hector Olivera drafted by dpr. He's not in yahoo's database therefore he's not eligible to be drafted. Sorry this wasn't caught earlier, but its also his last round pick.
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| | | 84 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 09:35
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Enforcing a rule you think you remember but hasnt been mentioned for ten years? Anyways post 97 of this thread; http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl?board=base&thread=19994&last=1299514457
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| | | 85 | Khahan
ID: 34255168
Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 09:53
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Final decision is GO's. I'm just informing, not enforcing.
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| | | 86 | barilko6
ID: 48232915
Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 10:56
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I have 4 points of discussion that I find to be important:
1. Post 97 sure does seem to allow Oliveras.
2. DPR sure did seem to do a lot of research to discover post 97...kudos.
3. Post 97 makes a reference to Barilko's magic rabbit, which is definitely cool.
4. I have no choice but to add this decision making time to DPR's official draft clock, which now moves me up to Fastest Drafter.
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| | | 87 | dpr
ID: 82183117
Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 18:18
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So when will waivers be and we can make moves?
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| | | 88 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 19:57
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Setting it up now to be active. And post 97 in that thread...that was the year I was off, of course. Wasn't aware of the rule change, otherwise I wouldn't have said anything.
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| | | 89 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 20:00
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I also set waiver priority to be opposite the draft order.
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| | | 90 | GO
ID: 541392319
Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 20:28
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Thanks Khahan for handling all this. Based on that ruling I think its pretty clear he can picked and just have a placeholder so thanks for dpr's research.
One of these I will try and make a master constitution. But this work situation with everything blocked is gonna kill me for a while.
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| | | 91 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 10:33
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Barilko, one thing I did notice going back through the threads was the time you used to put into your season projections and draft recap. Without that completed I will have to increase your draft clock and regain my title
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| | | 92 | barilko6
ID: 9328110
Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 11:28
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haha...yeah I remember doing those recaps. I enjoyed doing them but found they usually garnered only 2 or 3 comments, so I didn't think it was worth the energy.
My predictions this year:
1. Barilko
2. It doesn't matter who finishes 2nd. Nobody cares. (Unless I actually finish 2nd, then its kind of a big deal)
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| | | 93 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 12:35
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If you recap, I will comment.
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| | | 94 | GO
ID: 432341310
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 12:38
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I will have plenty to say cause I have never once finished at the top of anybody's projections.
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| | | 95 | Khahan
ID: 34255168
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 13:33
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I'll probably do a recap this evening. Haven't had a chance to really look over all the rosters yet.
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| | | 96 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 13:37
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Ill try to throw something together too.
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| | | 97 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 16:15
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Some qualitative some quantitative
Using last years standings:
DPR: Best manager, best players, best draft. But really pretty confident I should have a high ranking finish again this year. Coming off a title I return a very strong keeper list (6 players who would go in the first 2 rounds, although Rendon injury causes him to slip) set me up well. I had to scramble a but mid-draft to get some closers but think I came out alright here. Favorite picks: Cobb and Correia. Least Favorite: Lucroy (Catchers went late).
Holt: Starting from the keeper list I would see a bit of regression from last years finish as there is only one consensus player from the first 3 rounds. Lot of potential with Soler and Betts, however. Love to see those players on teams trying to reach the top but undecided on teams that are already there. Looking over the draft not much stands out to excite me (for someone picking in front of me I am not sure ever stole my guy) but HOLT has proven himself to be a top finisher so certainly wouldnt count him out.
Barilko: I like the first few picks as safe bets and a bounceback from Trumbo but looks like there was a lot of risk taken for upside after that. Favorite picks: Gordon and Buxton. Least Favorite: Perkins, Kennedy
WG: WG definitely likes the talented prospects and when they break out like Stanton last year it can mean big things for his team. Upton or Heyward moving further towards elite would be big for this team. Despite that, many of his early picks were older players where he is hoping for a bounceback. Favorite picks: Britton, Clippard, Rodon. Least Favorite: Rollins.
Astade: Astade started with one of the best keeper lists in my opinion and could be ready to break into the top tier. Altulve, Kluber and Brantley represent some of the biggest breakouts of last season (he also drafted Bautista), there ability to repeat there performances will be key. Two of his early pciks could have oppurtunity issues (betances and Castillo) but also have great upsiude. If he duplicates that level of drafting, we all could be in trouble. Favorite picks: McCann, Morse. Least Favorite: Betances
Tree: Lots of power amongst his keepers as well as some solid pitchers. Not sure on gonig 2b, 2b to start but I guess both offer some upside. This team as been competing for a couple years now, lets see if can climb to the top. I like the Darvish pick. A rebuilding squad should have picked him up rounds earlier. Favorite picks: Polanco, Darvish. Least Favorite: Wong.
DaBomb: This was a team that a few years ago looked to be stacked with studs, but with age and a few early declines now lacks the top tier talent and youth to make it to the top (something I need to be careful of). Still the team has talent and contributed to my issues finding closers. Favorite picks: Gray and LaRoche. Least Favorite: harrison.
GO: Another team that began a slide seems to be set to continue. Bouncebacks and healthy seasons by Fielder, Cargo and Harper could prove me wrong however. Still, I consider, Moncada a complete waste of a pick and see a lotta risks with other drafts as well. That can be a good strategy to find a diamond or two and improve the keeper list for next year but not sure it will lead to a bouncceback.
Favorite picks: Eaton, Duffy. Least Favorite: Moncada
PeteN: Not predicting a move to the top but I like this team as one well positioned to move up over time. Some nice young talents (bryant obviously) as well as solid established players. Longoria represnets a great get a keeper level player with potential for more. I am not sure if he likes set up men for ratios o or is gambling they get elite closer jobs and cant be flipped for the future. Favorite picks: Longoria, Adams. Least Favorite: Davis
Khahan: I like Davis for a bounceback but am not seeing much elite talent here, however there are some young players who could make that jump. I like the early picks as they are slanted towards young who have gotten there feet wet and could easily become keepers next year. Favorite picks: Richards and Russell. Least Favorite: K-Rod
Loki: Looking at the keeper list I would have thought this was a podium team. Obviously Goldschmidts return helps this team but there is certainly a lot of talent. 6/7 represent very strong keepers and Pederson represents a great prospect (not sure I like the gamble in the keeper list however). Early picks are mostly safe but should round out this team for a huge move up the standings. Favorite picks: Carter and Molina. Least Favorite: Kendrick
Perm Dude: A lot of safe picks of older players. As a team rebuilding, I am not sure that is the direction I would look to go. The safety of the picks could mean moving out of the cellar but I dont see the upside to move out of the last few spots for awhile.
Now for the quantitative. I tracked the draft in a consensus estimate calculator I found online and then only included what I considered to be the teams starting lineups. 10 hitters and around 1200 innings as most seemed around there despite the cap. I then made all counting stats other than saves rate categories to account for differences in ABs/IP given my assumptions. (formatting to follow in seperate post)
Final Guesses:
Winner: DPR
Loki
Astade
Holt
WG
DaBomb
Tree
Barilko
GO
PeteN
Khahan
PD
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| | | 98 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 16:15
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TEAM AVG R HR RBI SB ERA W SV K WHIP TOTAL
DPR 12 12 10 11 10 9 6 3 4 7 84
HOLT 5 1 5 5 5 12 12 6 7 11 69
Barilko 4 10 12 12 2 1 1 10 8 1 61
Blue Hen 1 7 11 10 3 10 5 11 9 8 75
Astade 9 2 4 4 8 11 11 5 10 12 76
Tree 8 9 7 9 11 2 2 4 5 2 59
Da Bomb 11 11 8 6 6 6 4 12 1 10 75
GO 10 3 3 2 4 4 3 7 3 5 44
Peter N 2 5 9 8 7 3 9 2 12 3 60
Khahan 3 4 1 1 12 7 7 8 2 9 54
Loki 7 6 6 7 9 8 10 9 11 6 79
Perm Dudes 6 8 2 3 1 5 8 1 6 4 44
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| | | 99 | Barilko
ID: 16342215
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 16:42
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Very nice write up!
My strategy this year was to punt starting pitching to a certain extent, go with sleepers and then play the wire.
Doing that meant stocking up on strong hitters which I feel good about.
Had no plans to grab Buxton but felt he was just falling way too far to pass on.
I'll send out some thoughts this weekend or on Monday.
Happy Easter all!
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| | | 100 | Barilko
ID: 16342215
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 17:13
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Very nice write up!
My strategy this year was to punt starting pitching to a certain extent, go with sleepers and then play the wire.
Doing that meant stocking up on strong hitters which I feel good about.
Had no plans to grab Buxton but felt he was just falling way too far to pass on.
I'll send out some thoughts this weekend or on Monday.
Happy Easter all!
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| | | 101 | astade
ID: 402321919
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 18:14
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well done, dpr.
just a side note - I traded for Bautista last year.
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| | | 102 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 18:29
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Perm Dude - definitely improved his team. While I dont think he'll be competing this year he certainly will improve upon his last place finish last year (i'm thinking 8th or 9th). He's got a few players that would have been better to have been drafted on a contending team. They dont have much keeper value and while they can contribute I just dont think its enough. I think he needs to turn over some of his keepers as well, getting aggressive with the young players. He has a few keeper worthy to build around though.
Loki: I'm not really sure how he finished as low as he did last year. He's got a good set of keepers as a foundation to build from. Like PD, he didn't take many chances on young players in the draft. I see loki in the top half of the league though not necessarily competing for the money. He's got a good power base in rizzo/goldschmidt and carter can hit HR. But sandoval is not really a HR hitter, kendrick doens't hit hr. There are teams that can keep pace with his top 3 power hitters and have other contributors. Same with his speed. Ellsbury, cain, escobar for SB and not much else. Small contributions here and there.
Khahan: 3 names that worry me: billy hamilton, dee gordon, chris davis. If the 3 of them can't take a step forward in contact from last season they may not be worth the keeper spots. But if they can (and 2 have a good chance of improving on last year while 1 should still hit sufficiently to get on and steal) then I'm middle of the pack and would consider myself the dark horse to compete for the $$$. I have a lot of risk on my team though. Pujols, davis and machado can each approach or exceed 30 HR. d'arnaud, garcia, walker and calhoun can all be in that 20-25 hr range. Gordon and hamilton give me SB but I'll get double digit contributions from yelich, calhoun, zobrist. Lots of risk on my team from young developing players and aging veterans but next seasons keeper list *should* be very difficult to whittle down.
Pete N: A mix of old and new. I think he finds himself in the bottom half again in 2015 but he's got some interesting choices to make next year. I think a team that probably wont be contending can do better than a closer in round 2. But he does have some picks that will make nice potential keepers next year. Solid list for this year, too.
GO: Harper has never lived up to potential but who wouldn't keep him? Cargo is always injured, fielder is a big fat and a question mark, bogaerts has yet to prove he's a major league player. I think GO finishes right about the same spot in 2015 but he has some risk that could pay off big time in bogaerts, tomas, giles, eaton, fielder. And some nice young building blocks like harper, posey and arenado. Maybe not this year, but next year I think GO is competitive.
Da Bomb: I wasn't sure what I thought of da bomb at first but the more I look at his roster the more I like it. I think he jumps with me into the top half of the standings this year. I dont know how many years kemp and reyes have as keepers, but jones, donaldson and dickerson certainly should have long shelf life. He didn't pick up any new hitters except maybe blackmon and harrison that have keeper potential. But I dont know if either of them are better than who he has now.
Tree: Trout should have targeted speed, speed and more speed in the draft. With trout, abreu, cespedes and beltre he has the power in his keepers to take first in rbi's and hr. With teheran and harvey as pitchers he is better SP shape than many. He went half heartedly at speed with kipnis and andrus giving him 2 guys that can steal 25-30 but not much else. Still he'll be in the upper half and had a strong draft with some strong future keeper picks, swiping Francisco lindor from me.
Astade: astade is one I think unfortunately will fall to the bottom half of the standings this year. He's got Altuve and Bautista for powre and speed. He's got REALLY solid pitching. But he doesn't really have any hitters that can put a whole category on their back and carry him. He's almost 'too' well rounded in a weird way.
WG: Here's another team that I think falls out of the top half of the standings. Fernandez on the shelf most of the season, Upton in a park that is not designed for his hitting (ie power drop). He's a lot like Astade - a lot of good players. A solid anchor in the likes of Stanton. But I just dont see him with the raw numbers from the rest of his team to stay competitive. Also not sure what he's doing with his keepers. Nobody in his draft jumps out as keeper upgrades for him. Again, nice players - nobody is going to complain at this point about having Alex Wood and Tyson ross as your #3 and 4 starters. But would they make his keeper list next year over who he has? Same with his hitters.
Barilko: I think Barilko goes right back where he was this year. Top half and competing for the money. Strong keepers, well rounded stat contributions. His pitching is very strong and has some picks who could crack his keeper list next year. His RP is top notch. His power is strong. The only thing that may hold him back is speed. Span - his best base stealer - is injured at the moment.
Holt and Dale I'm going to lump together: Both teams will not just be in the top half but seriously competing for the money. Strong teams. Well rounded. Strong drafts for both. either with a keeper list that is ready for this year and beyond but both with a player or two drafted who could actually improve their lists.
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ID: 222581821
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 21:18
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Interesting write-ups guys. Might try one myself this weekend if I get some spare time to look everyone's team over. Pretty sure most of your teams suck though.
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| | | 104 | Barilko
ID: 16342215
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 22:23
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Nice! If you guys keep this up, other managers will be knocking down the door to join this league.
I'm definitely going to post something Monday to honor the season opener for the Jays now.
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Donor
ID: 487112814
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 22:37
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Good stuff dpr & Khahan! Khahan projecting me to jump into the top half of the standings after an off 2014 by finishing 7th might be the least bold prediction ever though.
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| | | 106 | GO
ID: 541392319
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 22:48
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They can knock all they want, but nobody wants to leave! its the hottest league going! once we convinced BH to leave we were all good.
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| | | 107 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 23:01
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105 - true its not a real reach. But for you to step into the top half somebody else has to fall out. As I look over my writings again I realize that Im putting in for 3 teams to possibly make the top half that didn't last year but only 2 of them fall out of the top half.
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| | | 108 | Astade
ID: 4114492
Fri, Apr 03, 2015, 04:02
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Khahan, thanks for the write up. Can you post your projected rankings?
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| | | 109 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Fri, Apr 03, 2015, 07:09
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I dont really have projected rankings. I just kind of eyeball each team and write them up based on what I see.
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| | | 110 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Fri, Apr 03, 2015, 23:10
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Dirty Dozen 2015 Team evaluations
The past 4 seasons I have finished 9th, 9th, 9th and 10th, so take my evaluations with a grain of salt. Please, nobody take offense.
In reverse order from DD 2014:
PermDude-I think that PD is building from a weak set of keepers, and in most areas did not improve substantially in the draft. Aside from Wainwright, I do not see much pitching, and unfortunately the hitting does not stand out. His team is also weak in SBs and SVs, and I see another finish towards the bottom of our league.
Loki-For the 1st time in years I actually like my team. My hitting is strong anchored by Goldschmidt, Puig, Rizzo and Ellsbury as is my pitching led by Sale and Greinke. Archie Bradley and Joc Pederson are wild cards, but if they perform, they will enhance what I hope is a strong team. Last year I was hurt by injuries and underperformances, and if those can be avoided, I expect a strong season.
Khahan-I think that Khahan’s team can go either way. If his young players such as deGrom, Hamilton, Gordon, Yelich and d’Arnaud perform well, and if Pujols bounces back, I think he will do well. Otherwise it will be a long season.
PeterN.-Max Scherzer at the top of the rotation will do well, and the hitting led by Braun, Desmond, Longoria and Bryant should enable Pete to improve to the middle of the pack. I expect Bryant to have a monster year and battle Pederson for NL ROY. Bryant could have a Mike Trout type of season, and if so Pete could finish near the top.
GO-I think that GO will have a bounce back season. It will take Prince Fielder about 2 more months to regain all his strength, and then he will be back to his old ways. Bryce Harper will have an injury-free season and finally reach his potential. I like his SPs and RPs, and I think that Verlander will have a near Verlander-like season.
DaBomb-I like DaBomb’s hitting, pitching and closers. Kemp, Votto and ARod will all perform surprisingly well, and I see DaBomb near the top of the league.
Tree-Tree’s hitting is very strong, and I like the drafting of Pedro Alvarez. He is going to hit a lot of HRs, and I think that he will hit for a higher average this year. A team with Trout and Abreu will always be a contender, and if his pitching performs well, Tree could be our race winner.
Astade-Astade has a very strong team, well balanced in hitting and pitching. I particularly like Bumgardner and Kluber, and I think that if Pineda stays healthy, he will be among the leaders in pitching. Brantley, Altuve and Bautista are all good hitters. I think that Astade will be near the top of the standings.
WG-Good core of hitters and pitchers, but after these there is a drop-off. I see a middle of the pack finish.
Barilko-Good hitting, SPs and closers. I think barilko’s season will depend on the health of his older players. If they stay healthy, he will have a good season, if not, then a 2nd division finish.
Holt-Having Kershaw is like having Trout; it sets his team up for the entire season. Along with pitchers Cueto and Melancon and hitters Cruz, Betts, Marte and Gonzalez, Holt is in for another strong season.
Dpr-Looking at dpr’s keepers, I wonder how it was possible to accumulate such a strong group. These along with a very good draft, makes dpr one of the top teams and will be fighting Tree for the top spot.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL AND A HAPPY EASTER AND PASSOVER!!!!
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| | | 111 | Astade
ID: 4114492
Sat, Apr 04, 2015, 19:22
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Nice write up Loki.
Why do you think Alvarez will hit for a higher avg this year? All projections I've seen have him at 240 or below
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| | | 112 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Apr 05, 2015, 12:55
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Thanks.
I became aware of Alvarez when he played high school ball in NYC and liked him enough to pick him up as a keeper in 2010. I always thought that he had the potential to hit for a higher average, and even though it is just spring training, he did bat .325. I drafted him in RIBC AAA this season.
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| | | 113 | barilko6
ID: 423879
Tue, Apr 07, 2015, 10:09
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A day late...but here are my draft thoughts:
Great One: First quick impression: a couple of wasted roster spots on The Cubans. (Although the roster size in this league means that it’s not as much as a detriment). Not too much depth at pitching, especially with the injuries, but Starting Pitching is the easiest thing to grab off the wire. Weak at closer as well. Bats are the strength of this team, especially if Prince, Cargo, Posey and Harper can put up full seasons that match their skill. Not as big of a fan of Xander as most, but he grabbed Revere as he sat first in my queue!
Astade: Lots of bats here too. From Hose A (Altuve) to Hose B (Bautista), and then sprinkle in Seager, Ozuna, Brantley and Castro. And then some nice sleepers in Rios and Moss. Some guys won’t post similar stats to last year though, like Turner and Morneau. And Altuve? Good starting pitching with Kluber, Bumgarner, Pineda, but then it drops off fast. (Not a fan of Anibal or Ryu). A collection of ragtag closers until Jansen gets back, this team, like GO, will need to work the wire hard for saves.
WG: First impression....WG needs some Avg. guys to pop up out of somewhere! I like the buy low on guys like Rollins and Zimmerman. I’ve never been a big Heyward fan, I don’t see his draft value matching his fantasy value, both historically and for the future. Stanton is a monster, and now has some good bats around him, which helps. I feel Cano will have a better season than last year. I like the Strasburg, Ross, Wood trio at SP, and there’s some saves here, but mostly on the DL. Fernandez coming back will help, but I don’t see him helping this year at all. Rodon will be money, but not this year either. A middle of the pack team here.
Da Bomb: First impression...A-Rod! That being said, this team is very strongly tied to injury risks. From Hamilton to Votto, to Werth to Wieters to Reyes to Kemp to Tanaka to Iwakuma. I think a good percentage of those guys end up spending a good chunk on the DL this year. Otherwise, stocking up on Colorado OFs is always a good move, at least when at home. Donaldson is one of my favorites. Adam Jones is great outside of OBP leagues. If Kemp can find his way back, and half the hitters mentioned stay healthy for 145+ games, then the hitting is there. Punting catcher is never a strategy I would employ though. Pitching is weak, but as mentioned before it’s the easiest spot to stream, and DaBomb works the wire better than most. Same with Saves. A good team all around, but totally tied to health.
Loki: Some great hitting keepers with Goldschmidt, Ellsbury, Puig, Rizzo and a flyer on Joc. I like Cain, Alcides, Sandoval, Kendrick and Martin as solid core guys too. Cuddyer won’t repeat his Rockie stats. Carter will hammer the avg., but there is enough help here to overcome that I think. Starting pitching is weak, especially with Sale out. Loki went with a lot of prospects at SP, guys like Noah, Urias, Bradley. Not sure if this is a rebuilding team or someone who wants to go for it. It looks 50-50 to me, with a lot of veterans mixed with a lot of rebuilding pieces. There are definite moves I would make here depending on what Loki chooses to do.
Holt: First impression....Why is Adrian Gonzalez always severely underrated in fantasy? Lots of guys I was targeting here in drafts, including Belt, Soler, Crawford, JD Martinez, Melancon, and Cueto. Starting pitching looks solid, but there’s no depth. Kershaw, Cueto, Arrieta is a great 1-2-3. Not as high on McHugh, but Wacha could be good. I don’t see Cruz matching last year’s stats in Safeco, but overall there is a good mix of categories on the offense.
Russell: Strong, strong keepers. I think Miggy was underrated in most drafts this year, often dropping to 7th or lower. Edwin, Miggy, Gomez, McCutchen, Rendon, Felix, and Hamels. The best set of keepers of any team. And then adding guys like Pence, Wright, Lucroy and Carrasco really helped. Added in some hot sleepers in Paxton, Hahn, Cobb, and CMartinez. Lots of great moves here, and a definite contender for the top. Age will be a concern for this team a one point, and there aren’t many saves to be found on the roster right now. Some younger talent includes Semien, Souza and Correa...if they can live up to the hype. Maybin moving to Atlanta helps a lot. I love Everth as a late round flyer.
Tree: When you throw Abreu, Trout and Beltre together you’ve got a solid core. Gattis, Kipnis, Polanco, and Andrus are nice rounding out pieces. Not sold on Alvarez, Cespedes, and Myers. Lots of young guys here too, which doesn’t fit with what I see as a contending team. Lindor is one of those guys who will be much more valuable on the field than in fantasy, Gallo is a year or two away, and Alcantara is a wild card. Hosmer is a buy low. Some nice pieces on the pitching staff, including Harvey, Teheran, and Fister. But wins with this current squad will be hard to come by, but waiver adds will ensure. Tough news with Salazar and Gausman. The Jays homer in me likes Aaron Sanchez, but he’s not the best they have...but was a nice late round get. Chapman is the top closer, bar none. Cecil helps get some more saves too.
Khahan: There are a couple of cross your fingers keepers here. Can Pujols get back to the premier stud he once was? (I think he increases his stats across the board this year.) Can Chris Davis rebound. (I say No), Can Dee Gordon rebound from a bad second half (Somewhat...but not great), Can Billy Hamilton get on base? (He will improve). Can Yelich break out with all his talent? I like the addition of guys like Machado and d’Arnaud, but can they stay healthy? Walker is always underrated in fantasy. Avisail is a solid sleeper and Zobrist is a nice guy to plug and play. Lots of prospects on this team, which I actually think is the right strategy for a rebuild. I don’t like the SP here. deGrom will recede I think. Tillman is ok, but not as a fantasy ace. Richards too. Lots of saves here, which can be valuable trade pieces later in the season. Allen is the real deal.
PermDudes: First impressions: a lot of veterans on this team. Older guys. Kinsler, VMart, Holliday, Melky, Bruce, Gardner (who was scooped just ahead of me...boo), Choo, Byrd, Napoli, and Daniel Murphy (another guy scooped just ahead of me). No real young guys to rebuild around here. And no real “exciting” pieces either. Some good pitching though, if Yordano and Wainwright can stay healthy. Samar, Dickey, Burnett, Gio and Latos are always underrated. Some saves here, but not many. Cishek should be a trade chip later in the season. Would look to trade some of these veterans to a contender for some youth later in the season.
PeterN: Owns the Spring Training MVP with Zunino! Can he improve upon a putrid .199 avg? Some nice younger pieces in Jace Peterson, Leonys Martin, Desmond, Freeman, and Dozier. But the batting average for this team! A healthy return by Braun would help a lot. Mesoraco is also nice if he can repeat. Kris Bryant is obviously the star of this offense though....when he gets back to the big leagues that is. Some nice pieces on the pitching staff....Cole, Scherzer, and Bauer should help. Shelby needs to figure things out. Rosenthal is a great option for saves, but the rest of the RP is filled with next-in-line guys. Cain and Weaver don’t help much in my eyes.
Barilko: My favorite team! WOW! Sadly I always, always seem to fall in love with my drafts and then start trading immediately. A complete oxymoron. Went with an all-hitting strategy this year, as I felt there were a lot of pitching bargains to be had late. I honestly don’t see a lot of holes on my offense right now, other than needing some help with SBs and Avg. Otherwise I like how things slot out so far. Not a lot of depth on offense though, but a lot of interchangeable pieces, which helps. Like a rebound season from Pedroia, thought Gordon dropped way too far, and hope for healthy seasons from Hanley and Tulo. Span being out hurts, but hopefully he comes back quick. Buxton wasn’t on my list of guys to get, but he dropped way too far for me to let slide. Tried to target some high ceiling SP, and thought it went well. There were some guys I missed out on, others that I went too early on, but am happy with how things went. I don’t have a true ace, but have a couple guys who could break out. I figure to be among the contenders!
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| | | 114 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Tue, Apr 07, 2015, 11:08
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Saves was my weakness coming out of the draft and then I get hit with the first 2 casaulties of the season. Not happy.
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Donor
ID: 487112814
Wed, Apr 08, 2015, 00:36
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Great writeups, guys. I have 6 closers (and only 5 slots) now if someone wants one!
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Donor
ID: 487112814
Wed, Apr 08, 2015, 02:22
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Nevermind- I lack the patience. Enjoy the gift, waiver wire.
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| | | 117 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Thu, Apr 09, 2015, 09:52
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Familia was only on waivers for one day?
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| | | 118 | Barilko
ID: 16342215
Thu, Apr 09, 2015, 11:53
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Maybe because I'm Canadian Yahoo thought I needed some help.
Who says you can't get good guys off waivers!!!
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| | | 119 | fugazi
ID: 327471223
Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 19:03
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Yeah I guess I forgot that our waivers ran so fast.
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| | | 120 | fugazi
ID: 327471223
Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 19:04
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Damn it - this is Holt - posting from my bro's computer.
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| | | 121 | Dpr
ID: 19215218
Sat, Apr 11, 2015, 18:01
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Well most clear 2 days later but since he was dropped at 2 it was just 1. And I really need closers!
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| | | 122 | Barilko
ID: 16342215
Sat, Apr 11, 2015, 21:53
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Meija getting suspended sure helps!!
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| | | 123 | holt
ID: 12262110
Sun, Apr 12, 2015, 15:53
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Just noticed both the Cubs and Rockies are batting their pitchers 8th today. LaRussa must be pretty amused by this.
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| | | 124 | dpr
ID: 322192410
Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 09:50
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I was excited yesterday afternoon with how hot my team was; at one point up 16 points, but then Bucholz threw it all away. Ugh
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| | | 125 | barilko6
ID: 59317139
Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 10:18
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Still looking to deal a 2b: Pedroia, LeMaheiu or Travis and a SS: Hanley or Tulo
Need a C, Steals, or OF
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| | | 126 | GO
ID: 541392319
Sat, Apr 18, 2015, 18:30
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I need to move hitting for pitching. SP or CP.
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| | | 127 | dpr
ID: 82183117
Mon, Apr 20, 2015, 22:13
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So I now have 5 of my first 7 picks on the DL (granted I drafted 2) with the others being Carrasco who was injured and pretty much missed a start and Benoit who might as well have gotten injured. Also have 2 keepers on the DL.
Definitely isnt starting out as my year despite having maybe the two best break out players so far
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SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 08:19
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I liked your team from the beginning, but injuries can knock you right out of contention. That happened to me last year.
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| | | 129 | dpr
ID: 8326208
Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 08:50
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I am still holding middle of the pack so I am hoping that once I get healthy (none of the injuries are season ending, and all could be back 2-4 weeks) I can move up. Injuries and losing my closers definitely puts a hamper on a title defense but still think can contend for a podium finish, especially once some of my keepers get going.
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SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Wed, Apr 22, 2015, 18:46
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I like your pick up of Corey Seager. I watch the Dodger prospects more closely than any others. I think he will be a star, but will not contribute until at least 2016, and I am going for the podium this season. I drafted 3 prospects, but except for Urias, I drafted 2 that I thought would contribute this year. I considered Seager, but opted for Urias instead.
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| | | 131 | dpr
ID: 8326208
Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 11:28
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I picked him up on some good news about potential playing time this year. It seems they are moving him around a but so he should be next man up at both SS/3b so he has a few ways to make the bigs. Think my focus is a bit all over the place the right now as I am playing without a bench but I do expect my team to make a big move up the standings this next month.
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| | | 132 | dpr
ID: 8326208
Wed, May 06, 2015, 10:16
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So my team sucks. Pretty shocking to be as out of it as I am at this point. Still could field an all-star hitting lineup in a month but in too big a hole and too many real issues with the pitching staff.
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| | | 133 | Khahan
ID: 14444615
Wed, May 06, 2015, 16:44
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Players get off to slow starts sometimes in April then in May and June they more than make up for it. Do you really think McCutchen and Edwin are going to end the season batting around the Mendoza line?
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| | | 134 | dpr
ID: 8326208
Thu, May 07, 2015, 09:00
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No but I think my team is in a huge hole because of those two and at one point having 5 top 100 hitters on the DL.
If my team hits .280 the rest of the way which was best in the league last year I end up at .272, assuming we are 1/6 through the season, which was good for 5th so the deficit is significant. The other hitting categories look better at least for top 3 finishes. I actually wouldn't be surprised if my team had the best hitting ROS at least starting from a few weeks from now but that may not be enough.
Pitching I have similar problems and those appear more systematic where I don't have DLed guys about to return or 1st rounders ready to bounce back.
My team will move up in the standings, and I would have a hard time making a move right now to totally give up on the season, but this first month has left a team that should be competing for the title looking at likely mid-tier finish.
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SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Fri, May 08, 2015, 08:47
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There are 5 months remaining in the season, but for the 1st time since I joined Dirty Dozen in 2009, I am in 1st place.
There is a long time to go, but I will enjoy it while I can.
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| | | 136 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, May 17, 2015, 18:12
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I enjoyed my week in 1st place, but with Yasiel Puig out for so long it was only a matter of time until I fell out of the lead.
I need to vent about the Mattingly and the Dodger medical team.
Puig injured his hamstring on 4/24, aggravated it on 4/26, reinjured during rehabbing on 5/8 and did not have an MRI until 5/11. Puig should have had a diagnostic MRI at the time of injury and then serial MRIs to gauge the healing of the muscle and to guide his rehab. It is not as if a team with a $250,000,000 payroll has to worry about getting preauthorization from Puig's insurance company, like the rest of us. Had they used what should be standard of care with a professional athlete, he would be back much sooner than what is in the cards for him now. I am not surprised about Mattingly because he has shown his incompetence as a manager before, but the Dodgers' orthopedist should have know better.
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| | | 137 | Khahan
ID: 44422219
Thu, May 21, 2015, 10:22
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Looking for saves? I've got some pretty good resources.
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| | | 138 | Khahan
ID: 394422115
Thu, May 21, 2015, 16:42
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Cody Allen - struggled early in the season but calming down. 5 for his last 5 save opps. over the past 2 weeks 2.45 era with 10k's in 7.1 innings
Koji Uehara - top 75 player. 10 saves overall. 15k's in 13 innings
Francisco Rodriguez - 8 saves on the season 17k's in 15 innings, 1.20 ERA .73 whip. He's still K-Rod
AJ Ramos - Took over the closer role from an imploded Steve Cisek. .90 ERA .75 whip 26K's in 20 innings.
I'm still looking for a viable, keeper-worthy 1st baseman. Have Pujols and Chris Davis. Both are hitting solid power but their BA is just not what I'm looking for. I also have plenty of young high-ceiling outfielders (Avisail Garcia, Cole Kalhoun, Billy Hamilton, Christian Yelich) and young ace-type pitchers (Jacob DeGrom who just 1 hit the Cardinals, Jordan Zimmerman 2.37 ERa over the past 2 weeks, Garrett Richards and Jose Quintana). All moving pieces for big deals.
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| | | 139 | PeteN.
ID: 8550318
Sat, May 23, 2015, 08:39
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For the first time since I joined the league, I'm in first! I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.
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| | | 140 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, May 23, 2015, 22:53
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Kiss of death Pete. I kept 1st for all of one week after a similar post.
On another note, I am really glad that I accepted Jam Block's trade offer before tonight's game.
From RotoWire:
Moustakas left Saturday's game with a left clavicle contusion, Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star reports.
ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The injury occurred when a groundball at third base caught Moustakas near the collarbone area. Christian Colon came into the game and would be in line to start at the hot corner if Moustakas is forced to miss additional time.
If it is a fracture, Moustakas will be out at least 8 weeks. Hoping for just a bad contusion.
:-(
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| | | 141 | Tree
ID: 161036918
Sun, May 24, 2015, 15:36
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i always worry about these things when i make a deal.
the worse case scenario happened a couple years ago for me.
on 8/13/13, i traded Stanton/Byrd/Strasburg/Cole/Lackey for Heyward/Mauer/E. Cabrera/Chapman/Betancourt in an effort to chase some categories and rise up the standings.
8 days later, Heyward was beaned in the face, and hasn't been the same since. he wasn't even a keeper for me this season.
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| | | 142 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Mon, May 25, 2015, 20:53
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Looks like Moustakas got away with a bone bruise.
He will help with my hitting until Puig and Ellsbury return, and Zimmerman will shore up my pitching, so I hope my team is back on track.
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| | | 143 | Khahan
ID: 36645158
Wed, Jul 15, 2015, 14:48
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Well time for the mid-season review. And its not pretty. I'll start with the ugly:
Underperformance was the name of my first half. I was not predicting/expecting Kalhoun, Yelich and Garcia to be top 50 players but somewhere in the 75-90 range seemed reasonable for each of them with the most potential in Yelich. Out of those 3 the highest ranked one is Kalhoun at 137. Injuries and a slow start have really delraied yelich's contributions overall and Avisail was just given his pink slip.
Aside from that Neil Walker has had 2 good weeks overall. Billy Hamilton is hitting .30 to .40 points below what I expected his average to be. Even Chris Davis who I didn't expect much more than HR from is hitting below his predicated average (would have thought he'd be in the .245 to .255 range..he's not). Travis D'arnaud has been hurt most of the season. My pitching overall isn't much better.
Pitching isn't as bad as it looks in the standings despite more than disappointing first halves from the recently departed Jordan Zimmerman and the underperforming Garrett Richards. I'm 77 IP under cap. Give me those innings and reasonable amount of Ws and K's and I probably add 8-10 points in the overall standings (wins are very tightly packed if you guys haven't noticed). Those points are enough to vault me into 7th, just 2 points out from 5th. I can/will make those innings up.
The good - My rounds 1 and 2 picks (Machado and DeGrom) are doing exactly what I want from rounds 1 and 2 picks. Currently ranked 8th and 15th respectively, they are both young and talented enough to maintain those numbers for years to come. They can easily displace Jordan Zimmerman and Cole Kalhoun on my keeper list.
Pujols started a bit slower than I'd like but put up a pretty historic run towards the end of the first half here. Despite his overall low numbers Yelich is starting to play like I expected. Over the past 30 days he's the 87th overall ranked player batting .345.
Chris Davis is also batting about .247 over that same time period.
2nd half outlook - digging out from the hole I was in is, well, impossible. I expected some underperforming. But the sheer number of players who underperformed and the lengths they went to in their floundering incompetence was just too much. However using the last 30 days as a barometer I like what I should do in the 2nd half. I'd like to see Davis put up another 15 HR and keep his BA around .245. Pujols can hit another 15-20HR and hit around .260 and I'll be happy. If Yelich can maintain his 30 day pace that would be good.
Outlook for 2016 - should have good keepers. right now the list looks like: pujols, machado, degrom, yelich, billy Hamilton, dee Gordon, Addison russel/kyle schwarber/Javier baez.
I wouldn't mind that last slot for russel/schwarber/baez to be claimed by another solid pitcher.
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| | | 144 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Wed, Jul 15, 2015, 19:35
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You wanted to trade Jordan Zimmermann for a keeper worthy 1st baseman (traded for Jon Singleton) and he's not in your keeper consideration?
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| | | 145 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Wed, Jul 15, 2015, 21:03
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I got a round 2 and singleton is there but his call up has been more disappointment. Even last year when he redefined the mendoza line he was cranking home runs. This year nothing so far. Not saying he's out the question if he turns it around, but considering how he's (not) hitting, would you keep him if we had to declare today?
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| | | 146 | dpr
ID: 9658169
Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 10:58
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My season has been discouraging so far and full of underperformance across the board. I went from the top contender to a
I had 6 keepers who were in the top 18 ADP going into the draft and none have matched that. Rendon was two weeks away from returning for 2 months and then went back to the DL the last month. Gomez/EE have been hobbled by small injuries keeping them far from their potential but hopefully should be able to turn it around (gomez already is). McCutchen and Felix have been good enough to not hurt me but not to carry a team. Miggy was performing as expected prior to needing to miss 6 weeks.
The draft went terribly as I took some unnecessary risk and I lost 2 stable closers prior to their first appearance. Out of my first 14 picks only 2 have contributed in a positive way. Ouch.
Luckily the future looks bright. I still have those 6 elite talents who while a couple may have taken a step back all still should provide elite production. On top of that I have added 3 of the best rookies in the game in Correa/seager/sano as well as CMart while retaining Hamels and a now healthy Pence. Each of these players could be top 50 going into next year giving me 12 options to pick only 7 from. Hopefully I can swing some interesting deals to either contenders this year, or people looking to augment a keeper list either now or in the off season
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| | | 147 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 19:24
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143: Ah I missed the pick. Makes sense. No I would not keep Singleton, and it's a good thing you are not pigeonholing him into a keeper slot.
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| | | 148 | GO
ID: 444591621
Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 23:51
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Ready to rebuild... looking to move Prince and/or Franco for a young 1B or SP.
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| | | 149 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sun, Jul 19, 2015, 12:47
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I have 6 players batting against Sale, Scherzer or King Felix, and I am going to try something I have never done before. I am benching all of them.
Goldschmidt is against Bumgarner, but he will play.
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| | | 150 | Perm Dude
ID: 431013412
Sun, Jul 19, 2015, 18:49
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Looks like you ended up with a little bit of a mixed bag. At least you ended up with 5/10 for the guys you kept active.
Greinke, though--what a monster season.
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| | | 151 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Mon, Jul 20, 2015, 23:59
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This Schwarber kid is pretty good. And Cole Kalhoun I think was upset I didn't name him to my potential 2016 keepers and decided to put me in place since the All-star break.
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| | | 152 | Khahan
ID: 286272210
Wed, Jul 22, 2015, 11:27
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That Kyle Schwarber kid is pretty good. . .
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| | | 153 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Mon, Jul 27, 2015, 20:57
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Dabomb-I heard about the trade driving home from work. I beat you to Scribner, but you got Mujica before I could get to him. Abad probably will not do anything.
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| | | 154 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Mon, Jul 27, 2015, 21:10
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Also, I was at the game when Familia blew the save. It is possible that Clippard will be closing for the Mets.
Mattingly again showed himself to be an exceptionally poor manager in that game. He made a double switch taking out Puig with one of the strongest arms in the game. In extra innings you need his defense even if Puig was not hitting well that day. Granderson then proceeded to stretch a single to right into a double, and then scored the winning run. He never would have run on Puig (no one does anymore), and if he had, he would have been thrown out.
I am still burning about when Mattingly pinch ran for Gonzalez in the playoffs. He not only took a top hitter out in a close game, but he did not let the pinch runner, Dee Gordon, steal.
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| | | 155 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Mon, Jul 27, 2015, 21:32
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Mujica was my first choice, but I don't see a clear option and they might just do a committee.
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| | | 156 | GO
ID: 444591621
Mon, Jul 27, 2015, 23:17
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Suppose I should have picked up both guys when I was hours ahead of Da Bomb for once.
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| | | 157 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Tue, Aug 04, 2015, 19:53
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Hey guys, its running low on time to make deals - a few weeks at best. I honestly think the way my team is hitting I can climb in the standings (at the AS break for example I was 15 HR behind the next 2 people ahead of me, I'm now 6 and 7 behind respectively, BA is rising, rbis are piling up, but I had such a horrendous first 2 months that its big holes to dig out of).
Anyway I have a lot of great assets available to contending teams:
1. Chris Davis - he's climbed to be the 50th ranked overall player to date in the season. Over the last 30 days (a good chunk of time) he has been the 18th ranked and the past 2 weeks the 3rd. He's heating up and showing no signs of slowing down.
2. Kole Calhoun - over the past 30 days he's only batted .337 with 6hr, 17rbi and 16 runs scored good for 18th during that time period. I had a lot of inquiries about him last year. More willing to move him this year as I dont want to keep 3 OF's again
3. Neil Walker - power at 2nd base is starting to come thru. Since the end of June he's been about what people expect: .270 BA with 7 HR
4. Dee Gordon - he's only batting .329 and second in SB with 34 at a very shallow position.
on the pitching side:
5. Hector Santiago - Here's his line on the season: 123.1 IP 7W 115 K's 2.70 1.18 on a loaded Angels line up. He's pitching well, could be a potential keeper next year and getting run support now that the Angels are actually playing baseball
6. Andrew Heaney - see Santiago: 45.2 IP 5W 34 K's
1.97 0.90 His K/9 could use some work but that ERA and whip. This is a highly touted prospect that was bounced around in some major deals over the last off season. Now we're seeing why.
7. Aaron Nola - in 3 games he has 2 wins, 15k's, 3.38 ERA .96 whip. He's got some good defense in the infield and is the prize of the Phillies farm system finally in the majors (at least for pitchers).
8. 4 closers wasting away on a low ranked team. I'd rather get something for them for next year than vapid stats that dont amount to me climbing the ranks this year: Koji Uehara, Fransisco Rodriguez, AJ Ramos and Cody Allen.
I'm looking for draft slot upgrades or bonafide keepers (am willing to move any player for bonafide keepers next year). What I'm NOT looking for is players with 'great potential to build around in the future years,' which a few have offered. They've been good, fair, balanced offers. But I have more players than I can keep that fall into that category. Adding more doesn't do much for me.
Right there is a list of 11 players who can impact your standings THIS season and depending on the depth of your team most of them are worth at least considering as keepers next season.
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| | | 158 | GO
ID: 444591621
Tue, Aug 04, 2015, 22:50
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Anyone looking for a longterm 3B I'm looking to move Franco for a SP.
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| | | 159 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 01:06
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Of course the day I post 157 my team takes a crap and I got 4/31.
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| | | 160 | dpr
ID: 9658169
Thu, Aug 06, 2015, 17:15
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I am trying to be a seller too. My main goal is to upgrade my keeper list but I am beginning to open to selling my players for picks as well.
Currently Hamels, Sano, Teixeira, Pence, Carrasco, CMartinez, and CSeager are outside my keeper list and could be had for the right price. All of these players could also turn into keepers for most teams. Ideally I would pair them with an existing keeper (like EE,Felix, Rendon, Gomez, McCutchen, Miggy...aka not Correia) for a even better player (short list).
I also have closers Zeigler, Osuna, and Giles and hitters like Lucroy and LeMahieu who could be had cheap as their value goes to nil after the trade deadline.
Seems we should be able to work something out. Especially for one of the top teams wanting to make a difference this year, or for a rebuilding team looking to get a head start on next season.
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| | | 161 | Khahan
ID: 271179
Fri, Aug 07, 2015, 10:11
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I have a bold prediction for this year. I'm currently in 10th place with 50.5 points. I predict I'll finishin 6th place. Currently the 6th place person has 64 points.
So that's a gain of 16 points between now and the end of the season.
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| | | 162 | Khahan
ID: 34255168
Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 18:04
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How about that Schwarber kid? 2 more taters today.
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| | | 163 | Khahan
ID: 2982829
Wed, Sep 02, 2015, 10:28
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Boy did my team hit a brick wall about 2 1/2 weeks ago.
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| | | 164 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Sep 05, 2015, 13:15
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I am holding on trying to make it into 3rd place. My chances to finish any higher went by the wayside when Yasiel Puig missed most of the season and then was hampered by his injuries when playing, Jacoby Ellsbury missed a month and then did not run when he returned (lost many points in SBs between Ellsbury and Puig), Joc Pedersen's unbelievably bad 2nd half (makes me wonder if he was another hitter hurt by the ASG home run derby) and Mike Moustakas not hitting after I gave up Noah Syndergaard for him.
Looking ahead to next year, but I gave up my 2nd round pick for Jordan Zimmerman who has not performed as I had expected.
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| | | 165 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Sat, Sep 05, 2015, 14:32
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Looking ahead to next year, but I gave up my 2nd round pick for Jordan Zimmerman who has not performed as I had expected.
If its any consolation, Singleton is going back into the draft pool.
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| | | 166 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Tue, Sep 08, 2015, 21:59
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Re: 72-74
Da Bomb: 1
Khahan + Barilko: 0
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| | | 167 | barilko6
ID: 108581112
Fri, Sep 11, 2015, 13:58
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DaBomb....You aren't giving me credit where credit is due. I clearly said he would have more than 30 games played this year. He has 128.
Barilko: 1
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| | | 168 | Khahan
ID: 558112414
Thu, Sep 24, 2015, 15:12
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Looking at the offseason and building towards 2016, I have the following players who are at least worthy of keeper consideration to varying levels:
Kyle Schwarber, Travis D'arnaud, Albert Pujols, Manny Machado, Chris Davis, Dee Gordon, Christian Yelich, Billy Hamilton, Kole Calhoun, Addison Russell, Javier Baez, Brandon Crawford, Jacob Degrom, Andrew Heaney, Aaron Nola
Can't even keep half of them and some are admittedly bubble keepers. But quite a few are great for building around. If you are rebuilding for next year (or 2017), replacing injuried or underperforming vets or just feel you need to revamp, rechange your roster - take a look at what I have and send an email. Nobody at this point is untouchable. Package deals, draft picks, player swaps. If its an improvement for me I'll take it.
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| | | 169 | Tree
ID: 161036918
Sun, Sep 27, 2015, 12:54
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I'm in a similar situation with (mostly) young keepers.
Abreu, Odor, Lindor, Polanco, Cespedes, Trout, CarGo (ok, seriously, how is he only 29??? and with a career high 39 homers so far?!!), Gallo, Kipnis, Harvey, Chapman, Stroman, Syndergaard, and, Yu.
pretty much most are untouchable, but i can't imagine moving Trout (i was made a very, very, very reasonable offer for him this season, and i almost took it, but i just couldn't quite pull the trigger). .
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| | | 170 | dpr
ID: 9658169
Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 17:05
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The rookie class this year is going to have a big impact on keeper lists for next year. I will be looking to be a seller as well feel I have potential 10 players who are top 84 keepers.
I have 3 SS alone who will likely be drafted top 50 next year (I know Sano will be losing the eligibility). On top of that I have rookies like Conforto and Osuna who I wouldn't expect to be keepers but are better than several of the names just pitched.
That's on top of my stars in McCutchen, Cabrera, EE, Rendon and potentially fading first rounders from this year in Felix and Gomez (how much does someone fall after a year to forget?)
Pence, Teixeira and LeMahieu all performed top 60 when healthy this year as well. Pitchers like Carrasco, Hamels, and Martinez also look like they should be in keeper conversations.
Going to be tough choices, but hopefully through some trades you guys will be able to help me out.
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| | | 171 | GO
ID: 39727167
Sun, Oct 04, 2015, 23:02
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Congrats to HOLT... joining an very exclusive club.
Dirty Dozen Titles over 12 Dirty Dozen seasons since 2004
Da Bomb - 3 1st place, 5 second
Holt - 3 1st Place, 5 second
GO - 3 1st Place, 2 second, 4 third
Astade - 1 1st Place
dpr - 1 1st Place, 1 third
Tree - 1 1st Place
How about this stat --
In the history of this league - 12 seasons - nobody has ever finished 2nd other than myself, Da Bomb or Holt.
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| | | 172 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Sun, Oct 04, 2015, 23:42
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Congrats Holt.
And Perm Dude secures his 6th last place finish =)
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| | | 173 | holt
ID: 294132120
Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 00:56
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Thanks guys. It was a pretty tight race most of the way. Lots of fun. Congrats to Dabomb and, I'm not exactly sure who finished 3rd. Tree?
I think I have 3 3rd place finishes too. A couple may have been ties for 3rd.
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| | | 174 | Tree
ID: 161036918
Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 08:35
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wait! don't i have a third place now to add to the above list!?!? :D
congrats on the dominating win Holt.
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| | | 175 | Khahan
ID: 4993259
Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 11:09
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Congratulations again to Holt for another great season and Da Bomb Squad and Tree for another top 3 performance. This has been a good year for Tree who took top honors in the 8 Men Out Keeper League, too!
Some interesting (at least to me) notes on stats accumulated thru the season:
Highest run total: Tree with 904
Lowest Run total: blue guy 669
differential: 235
HR: Tree 251 PD: 161 differential: 90
RBI: Holt: 876 Team Canada: 676 differential: 200
SB: Khahan: 181 blue Guy: 70 differential: 111
Saves: Team Canada: 148 Tree: 38 differential: 110
K's: Holt: 1364 blue Guy: 1095 differential: 269
That's some big numbers in those differences.
Tree and I are the only teams with 3 30+ home run players. I'm the only team with 2 50+ sb players (lots of good those 2 stats did me!!).
Hoboken Zephyrs, Tree and Da Bomb are the only teams with multiple 100 rbi players.
Tree Khahan and Hoboken are the only teams with multiple 100 run players.
Holt is the only team with 3 pitchers with 200K's or more (and the only one with 300 k's).
Only 13 pitchers in the majors had 15+ wins. Holt (3) and Team Canada (3) had just about half of them between their 2 rosters.
The Major League leader in saves (mark melancon) ended the season the waiver wire.
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| | | 176 | PeteN.
ID: 8550318
Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 19:53
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Congrats holt!
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| | | 177 | holt
ID: 294132120
Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 20:45
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Thanks Pete.
Interesting stuff Khahan. I was looking at my team log and noticed that David Peralta hit .415 for me in something like 126 at bats, ala Hurricane Hazle (if anyone knows who that is).
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| | | 178 | GO
ID: 39727167
Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 21:38
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Before I talk rolling over next years entry with the winners... interest in upping the entry a few bucks? Simple majority wins.
Honestly I'll go as high as we get majority for, but at least hoping we go up a few dollars.
Vote
A - 20 (current)
B - 25
C - 30
D - 50
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| | | 179 | astade
ID: 59941620
Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 21:42
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A - leave it as is
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| | | 180 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 21:50
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D
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| | | 181 | holt
ID: 294132120
Wed, Oct 07, 2015, 01:50
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I guess I'd vote D but I'm OK with any of those.
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| | | 182 | Khahan
ID: 1491378
Wed, Oct 07, 2015, 09:13
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I'm fine with any but D. I have another league or two with fees and they start to add up. This has always been nice because its relatively low.
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| | | 183 | Loki
ID: 31918711
Wed, Oct 07, 2015, 12:18
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Greetings from Ireland.
I play because I enjoy the game and the competition, and do not care about the size of the pot. I will play with any of the choices, but my vote is for A, €20. Sorry, I mean $20.
:-)
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| | | 184 | astade
ID: 59941620
Wed, Oct 07, 2015, 17:39
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RE 175:
Khahan, you know that I lead the league in K's right? 1420....
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| | | 185 | PeteN.
ID: 8550318
Wed, Oct 07, 2015, 19:14
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It's not about the money for me. I'll abstain from the vote.
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| | | 186 | Khahan
ID: 54152322
Wed, Oct 07, 2015, 19:23
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184 - ahh, missed that one. Differential of 325.
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| | | 187 | Tree
ID: 161036918
Wed, Oct 07, 2015, 23:12
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A or B.
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| | | 188 | dpr
ID: 9658169
Thu, Oct 08, 2015, 10:11
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I would be in favor of increasing the fee. Hopefully would increase the interest in the league.
Rankings only mean so much but it looks like Cockcroft has 11 of my players in his top 84 keeper rankings. Should make for interesting decisions. Still, liked my list better last year when I probably had 6 top 24 guys and that didn't come close to paying off.
http://espn.go.com/fantasy/baseball/story/_/id/13777781/top-250-fantasy-baseball-keeper-rankings-2015-beyond
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| | | 189 | Khahan
ID: 50928814
Thu, Oct 08, 2015, 15:28
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I've got 9 in the top 100 and 3 more (pujols/Calhoun/Crawford) in the next 20. I'm surprised to see Javier Baez so far down the list (144). And on the pitchers I'm not surprised Heaney and Nola aren't quite top 100 but I'm a bit surprised to find them so close to the top 200.
Still, 7 keepers thru 12 teams, if I kept based on Cockrofts list I'd have 8 keepers fall within that first 84 and the 7 highest would be:
machado, degrom, Gordon, schwarber, yelich, davis, Russell.
Interesting to see.
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| | | 190 | GO
ID: 39727167
Sun, Oct 11, 2015, 14:05
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A - 2
B -
C -
D - 2
Any but D
A or B
Abstain
Increase somewhat
Ok, based on those responses my recommendation is we meet in the middle... lets go up 10 bucks and make it 30? any major objections? Going to settle up (including rollovers to pay next year) with our winners tomorrow so I want to come to a decision today.
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| | | 192 | GO
ID: 39727167
Wed, Oct 14, 2015, 23:46
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Ok - no dissenting opinions... moving up to to 30 bucks starting in 2016.
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| | | 193 | Khahan
ID: 111291610
Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 11:29
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When we started the Dirty Dozen I believe it was a 3 keeper league and we added 1 each year to get to 7. But nothing really ever said we had to stop there - that was just the original goal. Do we want to consider increasing the keeper count for 2017?
I'd like to propose we move to 8 keepers in 2017 and 9 keepers in 2018. But will gladly listen to other suggestions for other numbers.
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| | | 194 | Da Bomb
Donor
ID: 487112814
Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 17:33
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I believe we started with 6 keepers.
I like the current 7 keeper number.
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| | | 195 | barilko6
ID: 571140239
Wed, Dec 23, 2015, 10:40
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Hey guys...
Sad to say, but I am going to be retiring from The Dirty Dozen. I've had a lot of fun here, and will be leaving behind a good core for a new owner.
My greatest memory will always be completing 6 trades in 1 day!
Good luck fellas!
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| | | 196 | GO
ID: 1311391312
Wed, Dec 23, 2015, 22:59
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I'm pretty comfortable with 7 keepers, I think it helps the rebuilding squads to put some decent talent back into the draft each year.
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| | | 197 | Astade
ID: 36112245
Thu, Dec 24, 2015, 06:02
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Jack, at least give us an excuse!
I like the 7 keepers and would like to see it stay there
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| | | 198 | Barilko6
ID: 311112266
Sat, Dec 26, 2015, 07:12
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Re:197
I really like this league, very competitive which makes it more fun for sure. But since I've joined a couple leagues with FAAB and another with salaries, I've started to lose interest in the idea of first one to the keyboard gets the next greatest thing.
Haha. Example...Everyone makes fun of me for overdrafting closers or keeping closes in this league, saying I'm crazy and then pointing out how many saves they got off the waiver wire, but I knew with my job/home life I would never be the guy to hit first on the wire, so my overcompensation would be to draft what I couldn't pick up.
This is for sure a great group, wish there was more banter and chat, but the competition was top notch. I've traded superstars for what turned into garbage and garbage that turned into other garbage! Trading was always a highlight for me, I had a couple guys here that I was able to chat with on a semi regular basis which was fun too.
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| | | 199 | loki
ID: 1915319
Mon, Feb 01, 2016, 10:53
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I am also sorry that Jack will be leaving, but is it time to put out feelers for a replacement?
Also, is there any interest in changing to FAAB?
This is the only league that I play in besides RIBC, and I am looking forward to the season.
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| | | 200 | barilko6
ID: 51153115
Mon, Feb 01, 2016, 16:56
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Thanks Loki. I'll miss playing this league, and will continue to check in for sure.
Now if this league adopted some sort of FAAB, I would be ecstatic. I think most leagues lean this way now, and I would be interested in looking at a league that offered that. (my other league does, but would love to have one more salary type league to play in.)
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| | | 201 | khahan
ID: 361828
Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 09:08
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I have less than 0 interest to moving to FAAB. It is not something 'most leagues lean' towards. Its an optional way to play and an option I have no desire to be a part of.
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| | | 202 | barilko6
ID: 2614326
Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 09:25
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re: 201
haha...don't worry man, I am not pushing for a change, which is the reason I've stepped down from this league rather than request a change.
But awarding guys for being able to get to their keyboards fastest isn't the best! That's why pretty much every football league nowadays runs a waiver system, which wasn't how things first were. (Times change!)
This is probably a good way to show my thoughts, from an ESPN article from 2012:
When I first started playing fantasy baseball, you were lucky to hear about an injury that occurred in a game played on the West Coast the same week it took place. In today's day and age, you can be at the North Pole and get near-immediate notification on your cell phone that Ryan Dempster stubbed his toe, along with super slo-mo video of the incident, mere moments after it happened. The game has changed.
Perhaps that's why I don't understand why people remain content to play in leagues where having a fast Internet connection trumps having actual baseball knowledge. Yet, for many fantasy leagues, the waiver wire is still run as a first-come, first-served, all-you-can-eat buffet. The alternative, where a team that makes a free-agent claim moves to the back of the line in the waiver wire pecking order, doesn't seem quite right to me either. Why should an owner's season-long inactivity suddenly be rewarded by giving him first dibs on a hot September call-up? There's got to be a better way!
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| | | 203 | GO
ID: 2111117
Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 13:21
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FAAB is interesting but I think is best in football. But certainly can vote. I would say 2/3 majority for such a major change.
Anyone got someone to join?
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| | | 204 | khahan
ID: 361828
Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 13:57
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I have a few people I can ask - not 100% certain any will be interested. But I wasn't sure if we wanted to open it up to gurupies first. Traditionally a simple post seeking new manager gets a few interested candidates from the boards here.
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| | | 205 | wiggs
ID: 491040722
Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 23:54
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I heard you might be looking for a replacement for this league. Is it still available? if so I wouldnt mind coming back now that things in my personal life have settled down a little. Please let me know.
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| | | 206 | GO
ID: 2111117
Wed, Feb 03, 2016, 11:36
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Reminder going to $30 this year
Has everyone chimed in minus Barilko? Wiggs certainly a great option especially since he knows the league, just want to make sure we don't have multiple teams to fill before anyone awarded a squad.
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| | | 207 | WG
ID: 552431321
Wed, Feb 03, 2016, 14:46
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Hey everyone, sorry for the late word but I am probably not going to return this year either. I love fantasy baseball as much as anyone but am both having difficulty devoting the time for it and losing interest in the daily grind. I was a bit of an absentee owner last year and I think it would be more fair to allow someone who has both the time and passion to take my spot this year. Good luck to you all, and I hope a replacement can be found for me in short order.
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| | | 208 | Loki
ID: 31118315
Wed, Feb 03, 2016, 16:18
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I agree that Wiggs would be a good addition to the league.
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| | | 209 | Khahan
ID: 23155315
Wed, Feb 03, 2016, 17:12
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Happy to have Wiggs rejoin. I think every single league I've been in on these boards since day 1 has had either him or tree in it. Quite often both.
WG - sorry to see you go. Been a long time in leagues with you as well. Before you go I think you should trade me Altuve for my last round pick. ;)
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| | | 210 | GO
ID: 2111117
Thu, Feb 04, 2016, 10:06
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Pete and dpr please confirm and get on Yahoo
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| | | 211 | dpr
ID: 51115411
Thu, Feb 04, 2016, 12:15
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I joined the league. Is that all you meant by confirm?
Barilko; Sorry to see you go. I agree I would like to see more activity in the league and always appreciated your eagerness in that respect.
I think we should halt offseason trading until we have decided on new managers (not that any is imminent necessarily). New managers are often the most willing to get deals completed and I would want to afford them the chance to get in on any extra keepers who may be available from some teams. (btw count me on the list looking to trade some extra players)
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| | | 212 | PeteN.
ID: 8550318
Thu, Feb 04, 2016, 13:49
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I'm in and also joined on yahoo.
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