Monday, April 2, 2012

The Draft: Part IV A New Hope


In an effort to get this out before the season is over the next rounds I am doing analysis for 2 at a time. Part I. Part II. Part III.

This year we played with 8, with even further expanded rosters. I was 3rd pick for 29 rounds of bliss. Our league is 5x5 Roto, but instead of the conventional AVG, we play OBP (I suggest you all do the same), and an innings cap of 1650. (1650 works out to about 6 SPs and 5 RPs for the season).

Out positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, LF, CF, RF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL.

Round 16

1. Jason Motte (StL - RP) Uggies vs Yu…

2. Brandon League (Sea - RP) Girls Don’t …

3. Erick Aybar (LAA - SS) Baghwan’s Ba…

4. Alex Avila (Det - C) Game Recogni…

5. Josh Beckett (Bos - SP) DrunkDrafter

6. Carl Crawford (Bos - LF) Shooting Blanks

7. Michael Pineda (NYY - SP) Clip Show

8. Mark Reynolds (Bal - 1B,3B)Storm VIII/S…

Round 17

1. Miguel Montero (Ari - C) Storm VIII/S…

2. Huston Street (SD - RP) Clip Show

3. Tommy Hanson (Atl - SP) Shooting Blanks

4. Ike Davis (NYM - 1B) DrunkDrafter

5. Rafael Betancourt (Col - RP) Game Recogni…

6. Yoenis Cespedes (Oak - CF) Baghwan’s Ba…

7. Joe Mauer (Min - C,1B) Girls Don’t …

8. Matt Garza (ChC - SP) Uggies vs Yu…

My Picks: Crawford, Hanson. I wanted Aybar and after he was taken I had to gamble on Crawford. He might miss a week or two to start, but he is worth the gamble there. I got my top SPs early (a lot went fast), but needed more and he had been just waiting for me.

Hero Pick: Crawford. He could be a bust, but I’m a believer. Even with the missed time, I think he is a close to a top 100 player.

Villain Pick: Avila/Montero. It’s the same pick. A catcher that won’t play their value. Mauer will beat them and was taken later.

Round 18

1. Ricky Romero (Tor - SP) Uggies vs Yu…

2. Rickie Weeks (Mil - 2B) Girls Don’t …

3. Kenley Jansen (LAD - RP) Baghwan’s Ba…

4. Carlos Pena (TB - 1B) Game Recogni…

5. Kyle Farnsworth (TB - RP) DrunkDrafter

6. J.J. Hardy (Bal - SS) Shooting Blanks

7. Chris Perez (Cle - RP) Clip Show

8. Jayson Werth (Was - CF,RF) Storm VIII/S…

Round 19

1. Brandon Beachy (Atl - SP) Storm VIII/S…

2. Cory Luebke (SD - SP,RP) Clip Show

3. Josh Willingham (Min - LF) Shooting Blanks

4. Corey Hart (Mil - RF) DrunkDrafter

5. Anibal Sanchez (Mia - SP) Game Recogni…

6. Mark Trumbo (LAA - 1B,RF) Baghwan’s Ba…

7. Ervin Santana (LAA - SP) Girls Don’t …

8. Javy Guerra (LAD - RP) Uggies vs Yu…

My Picks: Hardy. Willingham. Happy with both. Just potentially added 60 HRs to my team this late, excited. Willingham is also an OBP stud.

Hero Pick: Weeks. I love both my picks, but Weeks went way too late. I thought about him the previous round but already had my 2B and MI filled. He will be a value if he misses ¼ of the year.

Villain Pick: Jansen. The guy thought he was the closer, and might be eventually. He not a complete waste, but not as strong as the others.

Round 20

1. Chris Young (Ari - CF) Uggies vs Yu…

2. Cameron Maybin (SD - CF) Girls Don’t …

3. Brennan Boesch (Det - LF,RF) Baghwan’s Ba…

4. Grant Balfour (Oak - RP) Game Recogni…

5. Carlos Marmol (ChC - RP) DrunkDrafter

6. Matt Capps (Min - RP) Shooting Blanks

7. Jaime Garcia (StL - SP) Clip Show

8. Ryan Roberts (Ari - 2B,3B) Storm VIII/S…

Round 21

1. Neftali Feliz (Tex - RP) Storm VIII/S…

2. Lucas Duda (NYM - 1B,RF) Clip Show

3. Jason Heyward (Atl - RF) Shooting Blanks

4. Jordan Zimmermann (Was - SP) DrunkDrafter

5. Sean Marshall (Cin - RP) Game Recogni…

6. Alejandro De Aza (CWS - CF,RF) Baghwan’s Ba…

7. Frank Francisco (NYM - RP) Girls Don’t …

8. Brett Myers (Hou - SP) Uggies vs Yu…

My Picks: Capps. Heyward. Got a closer with the job outright. Great. Yes, it’s that Heyward. How the might have fallen. People become scared to take him, so I finally had to do it. Had to. Could end up being the pick of the draft, but honestly I’m still concerned.

Hero Pick: Maybin. Good for 40 bags and won’t hurt you too bad else where. It should be my Heyward pick though.

Villain Pick: De Aza. I’m not completely against him, but there are OFs that will be taken in later rounds I like more.

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