Just Got Done With My Annual Fantasy Draft...

element1286 · 03-08-09, 11:34 PM

Your starting pitchers are looking pretty damn good.

VegasDave · 03-08-09, 11:38 PM

Originally posted by element1286

Your starting pitchers are looking pretty damn good.

I don't name my team the Las Vegas Aces every year for nothing, haha

Immortality · 03-08-09, 11:48 PM

Make sure you trade Haren at the all-star break before he has his yearly 2nd half meltdown.

Willie Bee · 03-09-09, 07:38 AM

Jesus? How many 1st- and 2nd-round picks did you get Dave?

waiverwire · 03-09-09, 08:32 AM

Too much starting pitching. I would think you could have done better with relievers in the late rounds than you did. You're going to be weak in SB and AVG I think. Big risk with Santana's health. His reduced K/9 last year was warning sign #1. Preseason issues this year are warning sign #2. But if he stays healthy, Citi Field could make up for some reduction in K/9.

SamsNCharge99 · 03-09-09, 08:37 AM

Your Pitching is ridiculously good. But, Batters are ehh. Your are easily ranked 1st in league in pitching and my guess probably 7,8,9, or 10 in batting. So, overall you're just in the middle.

I would trade a pitcher or 2 for some solid batters.

Right now, your team is probably 3-6 for best team. Get some solid batters and you move up.

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by waiverwire

Too much starting pitching. I would think you could have done better with relievers in the late rounds than you did. You're going to be weak in SB and AVG I think. Big risk with Santana's health. His reduced K/9 last year was warning sign #1. Preseason issues this year are warning sign #2. But if he stays healthy, Citi Field could make up for some reduction in K/9.

I always concede stolen bases as a general rule... don't like wasting roster spots on guys that don't get HRs and RBIs in a head to head league. SB guys outside of the elite ones usually don't hit all that well, either. I would have loved to have taken some better relief pitching late, but the guys in my league were going crazy scooping all the closers off the board early in the draft. I'm not a big fan of drafting closers early, as injuries and struggles often lead to plenty of closer changes over the course of the year, meaning I can grab the set-up guys off of waivers.

Originally posted by SamsNCharge99

Your Pitching is ridiculously good. But, Batters are ehh. Your are easily ranked 1st in league in pitching and my guess probably 7,8,9, or 10 in batting. So, overall you're just in the middle.

I would trade a pitcher or 2 for some solid batters.

Right now, your team is probably 3-6 for best team. Get some solid batters and you move up.

9th or 10th in batting?? Obviously I drafted my team pitching-first, but every single guy in my starting line-up hit 20 HRs last year other than Doumit, who would have easily if not for being injured.

Only two guys in my starting line up hit lower than .275 last year; Uggla (who certainly will again, but 30 bombs at 2B is worth it) and Ortiz (first time under .287 over the last 6 years, likely to bounce back).

I'm not saying I have the best offense in the league or that it can't use some work, but just about every guy on this list is a minimum 80 / 20 / 80 / .275, which should at the very least put me in the 4th - 7th range.

And remember, of course, I make tons of moves on the waiver wire. Someone will undoubtedly get hot and come out of nowhere that I will eventually upgrade to.

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by Willie Bee

Jesus? How many 1st- and 2nd-round picks did you get Dave?

Here is how it went down...

1. (10) Johan Santana SP
2. (11) Mark Teixeira 1B
3. (30) Brandon Webb SP
4. (31) David Ortiz Util
5. (50) Garrett Atkins 1B,3B
6. (51) Dan Haren SP
7. (70) Dan Uggla 2B
8. (71) Roy Oswalt SP
9. (90) Ryan Doumit C
10. (91) Bobby Jenks RP
11. (110) Bobby Abreu OF
12. (111) Adam Wainwright SP
13. (130) Joba Chamberlain SP,RP
14. (131) Vernon Wells OF
15. (150) Jhonny Peralta SS
16. (151) Brad Hawpe OF
17. (170) Chris Pérez RP
18. (171) Dan Wheeler RP
19. (190) Mike Pelfrey SP
20. (191) Andre Ethier OF
21. (210) Joe Saunders SP
22. (211) Jorge Posada C
23. (230) Pat Burrell OF

League has standard 10 categories:
R / HR / RBI / SB / AVG
W / SV / Ks / ERA / WHIP

Kingctb27 · 03-09-09, 11:57 AM

The fantasy baseball expert is here.

Here are the picks I like

Joba
Perez

Way too many SPs for my liking. I've made a living in fantasy baseball drafting all hitters and a top closer in the first 7-8 rounds in my drafts. Not only are hitters harder to find on your WW, but they are usually more consistent than pitchers. Look at a guy like Bedard last year that was taken in the 4th round, Carpenter two years ago, etc. Think about it this way, is there really that much of a differnce in a guy like Gallardo than in B Webb? Wins are an arbitrary category, guys with 2.5 ERA's end up with less wins than guys with 4.5's. (See Johan Santana and AJ Burnett last season)... basically you rely on to many unknowns in predicting wins.. That is one of the cats that Webb excells in, yes, but a guy taken in round 14 like Gallardo can get just as many. The ratio's will be close enough and a guy like Gallardo or Grienke might even K more than Webb.

A Carlos Lee + Gallardo is a much better combo than something like Webb + James Loney.

Btw, if Pablo Sandoval wasn't drafted make sure you pick him up. Same goes with Justin Upton

pavyracer · 03-09-09, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by VegasDave

10 Team Mixed League, Head To Head...

C - Ryan Doumit
1B - Mark Teixeira
2B - Dan Uggla
3B - Garrett Atkins
SS - Jhonny Peralta
OF - Bobby Abreu
OF - Vernon Wells
OF - Brad Hawpe
Util - David Ortiz
Util - Andre Ethier
BN - Jorge Posada
BN - Pat Burrell

SP - Johan Santana
SP - Brandon Webb
SP - Dan Haren
SP - Roy Oswalt
SP - Adam Wainwright
SP - Joba Chamberlain
SP - Joe Saunders
SP - Mike Pelfrey

RP - Bobby Jenks
RP - Chris Pérez
RP - Dan Wheeler

Obviously my RP needs work, but a decent draft overall.

No Braves players.

sallysnax8 · 03-09-09, 12:01 PM

i've never done a live draft before but mine's coming......should i go pitcher or hitter 1st pick??

Kingctb27 · 03-09-09, 12:08 PM

Originally posted by sallysnax8

i've never done a live draft before but mine's coming......should i go pitcher or hitter 1st pick??

Hitter

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 12:19 PM

Originally posted by Kingctb27

The fantasy baseball expert is here.

Here are the picks I like

Joba
Perez

Way too many SPs for my liking. I've made a living in fantasy baseball drafting all hitters and a top closer in the first 7-8 rounds in my drafts. Not only are hitters harder to find on your WW, but they are usually more consistent than pitchers. Look at a guy like Bedard last year that was taken in the 4th round, Carpenter two years ago, etc. Think about it this way, is there really that much of a differnce in a guy like Gallardo than in B Webb? Wins are an arbitrary category, guys with 2.5 ERA's end up with less wins than guys with 4.5's. (See Johan Santana and AJ Burnett last season)... basically you rely on to many unknowns in predicting wins.. That is one of the cats that Webb excells in, yes, but a guy taken in round 14 like Gallardo can get just as many. The ratio's will be close enough and a guy like Gallardo or Grienke might even K more than Webb.

A Carlos Lee + Gallardo is a much better combo than something like Webb + James Loney.

Btw, if Pablo Sandoval wasn't drafted make sure you pick him up. Same goes with Justin Upton

I've made a living drafting pitchers and have had great success as well. I don't think there is any wrong way to do it; if you are active on the waiver wire and keep up to date on everything, you should have success no matter what your draft strategy.

Sandoval was taken way too early (as was Chris Davis)... hype surrounding these guys sent their draft spot value down the tube. Upton was snagged right before I could grab him in my last 2pack of picks.

fiveteamer · 03-09-09, 12:19 PM

I thought Bobby Abreu retired.

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by sallysnax8

i've never done a live draft before but mine's coming......should i go pitcher or hitter 1st pick??

Definitely want to go hitter with the 1st pick (and I LOVE pitching)

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 12:21 PM

Originally posted by fiveteamer

I thought Bobby Abreu retired.

Unreal

fiveteamer · 03-09-09, 12:22 PM

Anyways, Vernon Wells is due for a big year. I expect at least 35 homers from him.

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by fiveteamer

Anyways, Vernon Wells is due for a big year. I expect at least 35 homers from him.

Hope you are right... if he stays on the field, he's always a threat.

sallysnax8 · 03-09-09, 12:40 PM

^ isnt he already out w/ a bad hammy?

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by sallysnax8

^ isnt he already out w/ a bad hammy?

Rotowire:

Mar 8 Wells (hamstring) has been able to do some light running but remains about a week away from returning, the Toronto Star reports.Recommendation: "There's no reason to rush things. I'll get plenty of at-bats the rest of the spring," Wells said. He'll have plenty of time to get ready for the season barring any additional setbacks.

sallysnax8 · 03-09-09, 12:56 PM

nice

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 12:57 PM

Probably wouldn't have been on the board at 131 with a clean bill of health

waiverwire · 03-09-09, 01:49 PM

Originally posted by sallysnax8

i've never done a live draft before but mine's coming......should i go pitcher or hitter 1st pick??

Most years - hitter. This year - DEFINITELY hitter, with Santana coming back to the pack (lower K/9 last year, health concerns). There simply isn't a dominant starting pitcher going into the season. Santana and one or two others will go in the 2nd or early 3rd round of most drafts...but you can get someone roughly equal to them in the 4th round, so why reach for a pitcher early?

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 01:56 PM

Last time I got the 10/11 I went 2 hitters... but I'm just too much of a sucker for pitching, had to get Santana again this year.

pavyracer · 03-09-09, 02:03 PM

How can someone pass up on C. Jones, McCann, Francoeur, Anderson, Kotchman, Y. Escobar, G. Blanco, K. Johnson, D. Lowe, J. Vasquez, M. Gonzalez, R. Soriano, P. Moylan, Kawakami, Glavine, Jurrjens?

This is 500 runs, 200 stolen bases, 400 RBI's, 150 HR, 500K, 75 win, 40 SV rotation!

Wow!

Kingctb27 · 03-09-09, 06:30 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

How can someone pass up on C. Jones, McCann, Francoeur, Anderson, Kotchman, Y. Escobar, G. Blanco, K. Johnson, D. Lowe, J. Vasquez, M. Gonzalez, R. Soriano, P. Moylan, Kawakami, Glavine, Jurrjens?

This is 500 runs, 200 stolen bases, 400 RBI's, 150 HR, 500K, 75 win, 40 SV rotation!

Wow!

Son you would be lucky to get 75 steals out of that group.

Dante799 · 03-09-09, 07:11 PM

C Kurt Suzuki
, Oak C
1B Travis Ishikawa
, SF 1B
2B Akinori Iwamura, TB 2B
SS Chin-lung Hu, LAD 2B, SS
2B/SS Kazuo Matsui, Hou 2B
OF Ichiro Suzuki
, Sea OF
OF Hideki Matsui
, NYY OF, DH
OF Kosuke Fukudome
, ChC OF
OF Shin-Soo Choo
, Cle OF DTD
OF So Taguchi, ChC
UTI LKenji Johjima
, Sea C
Bench Kila Ka'aihue
, KC DH

P Daisuke Matsuzaka
, Bos SP

P Chien-Ming Wang
, NYY SP

P Takashi Saito
, Bos RP

P Hideki Okajima, Bos RP

P Masa Kobayashi
, Cle RP

P Hong-Chih Kuo
, LAD SP, RP

check mines out Dave..

Vince Carter · 03-09-09, 07:16 PM

Originally posted by SamsNCharge99

Your Pitching is ridiculously good. But, Batters are ehh. Your are easily ranked 1st in league in pitching and my guess probably 7,8,9, or 10 in batting. So, overall you're just in the middle.

I would trade a pitcher or 2 for some solid batters.

Right now, your team is probably 3-6 for best team. Get some solid batters and you move up.

you must be clueless

hit batters are solid

VegasDave · 03-09-09, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by Dante799

C Kurt Suzuki
, Oak C
1B Travis Ishikawa
, SF 1B
2B Akinori Iwamura, TB 2B
SS Chin-lung Hu, LAD 2B, SS
2B/SS Kazuo Matsui, Hou 2B
OF Ichiro Suzuki
, Sea OF
OF Hideki Matsui
, NYY OF, DH
OF Kosuke Fukudome
, ChC OF
OF Shin-Soo Choo
, Cle OF DTD
OF So Taguchi, ChC
UTI LKenji Johjima
, Sea C
Bench Kila Ka'aihue
, KC DH

P Daisuke Matsuzaka
, Bos SP

P Chien-Ming Wang
, NYY SP

P Takashi Saito
, Bos RP

P Hideki Okajima, Bos RP

P Masa Kobayashi
, Cle RP

P Hong-Chih Kuo
, LAD SP, RP

check mines out Dave..

Hai! Sugoi-desune!

whatisit · 03-10-09, 07:35 PM

Since there's a fantasy thread, didn't feel like making a new one...our 12 team Head-to-head league needs 1 more person...couple kids dropped and we dont have any capable replacements...we need 1 more experienced player who has atleast a little experience playing and is willing to stay active and involved in the league all year...PM me if interested for more details

Karate · 03-10-09, 11:38 PM

how was did Burrell go so late in the draft?
he is going to have a huge year bring in all those fast tampa players that all ways seem to score and get on base, he is going to be an RBI machine

waiverwire · 03-11-09, 06:05 AM

Originally posted by Karate

how was did Burrell go so late in the draft?
he is going to have a huge year bring in all those fast tampa players that all ways seem to score and get on base, he is going to be an RBI machine

He won't be benefiting from a great home run park anymore. Big minus.

The AL has generally had tougher competition than the NL in recent years. Small minus.

He's past 30 years old. Small minus.

Add it all up...don't expect him to put up the same numbers he did last year.

Fiasco · 03-11-09, 06:10 AM

Originally posted by pavyracer

How can someone pass up on C. Jones, McCann, Francoeur, Anderson, Kotchman, Y. Escobar, G. Blanco, K. Johnson, D. Lowe, J. Vasquez, M. Gonzalez, R. Soriano, P. Moylan, Kawakami, Glavine, Jurrjens?

This is 500 runs, 200 stolen bases, 400 RBI's, 150 HR, 500K, 75 win, 40 SV rotation!

Wow!

VegasDave · 03-11-09, 08:23 AM

Originally posted by waiverwire

He won't be benefiting from a great home run park anymore. Big minus.

The AL has generally had tougher competition than the NL in recent years. Small minus.

He's past 30 years old. Small minus.

Add it all up...don't expect him to put up the same numbers he did last year.

Agreed.

I don't expect him to be in my line-up long; I'm hoping he comes out firing so I can trade him for a closer