Go:1. (6) Miguel Cabrera 1B,3B2. (19) Prince Fielder 1B3. (30) Jason Bay OF4. (43) Cole Hamels SP5. (54) Jonathan Papelbon RP6. (67) Joe Nathan RP7. (78) Carlos Delgado 1B8. (91) Daisuke Matsuzaka SP9. (102) J.J. Hardy SS10. (115) Vernon Wells OF11. (126) Lastings Milledge OF12. (139) Chris Iannetta C13. (150) Chris Young SP14. (163) Ben Sheets SP15. (174) Max Scherzer SP,RP16. (187) José López 1B,2B17. (198) Alex Gordon 3B18. (211) Kazuo Matsui 2B19. (222) Adam Lind OF20. (235) Paul Konerko 1B21. (246) Coco Crisp OFchecked out from the draft at about 10, had to leave. too much RP, not enough HRs. I just needed a start. I'm thinking middle of the pack.
2/19/2009 12:58:50 AM
I thought Sheets was possibly out for the year, no?Was Cabrera the best you could do at 6?
2/19/2009 1:00:33 AM
Sheets is out for the first half, I might as well just DL him and pick some young kid out of spring training.And yeah, I'm ok with Miggy at 3B at #6. Would have loved Utley, of course.And I actually think I'll probably fnish in the bottom 25 percentile. I was just missing a lot of picks and getting pissed off.[Edited on February 19, 2009 at 1:04 AM. Reason : .]
2/19/2009 1:03:20 AM
Your OF kind of sucks...And if Lopez and Matsui are all you have for 2nd...I'd trade some pitchers and 1B for a better outfielder
2/20/2009 12:15:42 AM
you have a 21 man team w/ 7 pitchers...doesn't look like a typical league, so giving some dynamics of your league would help when evaluating it (on first glance, you have 3 players who are only eligible at 1b & have a big problem if you'll be counting on milledge & crisp to put up numbers for you in the outfield)
2/20/2009 12:25:08 AM
thanks for the inputit's a standard yahoo public head to head leagueI hate the 1B position. but I am a sucker.I think I will try to dump one of my "good" 1Bs for a SP. there is a DH, after all, so I can spend it.what type of SP will delgado garner?
2/20/2009 1:00:36 AM
questionable 1st round pick
2/20/2009 1:02:08 AM
37hr127rbi85 runs- 10 gameshot cornerhow do you figure?edit: I'm still somewhat new to this, I want to get an IF in the first pick and pretty much jumped at this pick.[Edited on February 20, 2009 at 1:16 AM. Reason : .]
2/20/2009 1:09:43 AM
would you mind posting the top 10 picks in your league's draft?and whats your scoring?AVG, HR, RBI, SB, RERA, WHIP, W, S, K?[Edited on February 20, 2009 at 1:19 AM. Reason : .]
2/20/2009 1:18:35 AM
I mean it's a 5x5Round 11. Hanley Ramírez 2. Álex Rodríguez 3. David Wright 4. Albert Pujols 5. José Reyes 6. Miguel Cabrera 7. Ryan Braun 8. Grady Sizemore 9. Josh Hamilton 10. Matt Holliday 11. Ian Kinsler 12. Jimmy Rollins [Edited on February 20, 2009 at 1:25 AM. Reason : .]
2/20/2009 1:22:29 AM
ok so my stats are probably close...maybe sub one of the batting categories for OBP or something but who were the top 10 players picked?i havent drafted in any leagues this year but cabrera jumped out at me at #6 so im basically wondering who went 1-5 and who was still there when you picked[Edited on February 20, 2009 at 1:25 AM. Reason : .]
2/20/2009 1:25:00 AM
I took Cabrera on an assumption he'll have a better year than last year if that's what you are meaningand 2008 was a bad year for him[Edited on February 20, 2009 at 1:32 AM. Reason : .]
2/20/2009 1:31:13 AM
off the top of my head i'd put A-Rod, Hanley, Reyes, Pujols, and David Wright ahead of Miggy, so I'm just wondering how the top 10 did
2/20/2009 1:35:19 AM
Josh Hamilton was available for the 6th pick...You really missed out there.
2/20/2009 6:30:50 PM
i mightve taken grady...good HR/SB threat...but cabrera wasnt a horrible pick
2/20/2009 6:34:36 PM
who cares who you take in the 1st round? everybody should have a solid player in that round...you win or lose your league with your draft choices in the back half of the draft (unless you can make some great moves on the waiver wire)
2/20/2009 6:50:09 PM
this thread is kind of about caring who you take where
2/20/2009 6:51:39 PM
i understand that, but it's not like any available player is notably better than miggy...i can understand questioning his pick had pujols or wright slipped to him, but they didn'tyou guys aren't questioning his reasoning for taking konerko & crisp as opposed to young guys with upside or for him taking 2 relievers with his first 6 picks or for him taking delgado in the 7th round when he already had 2 guys eligible at 1b (not to even mention how i don't see delgado repeating his post-allstar break numbers from last season)not meaning to sound like an ass, but it seems you're trying to nit-pick when there are much more glaring issues[Edited on February 20, 2009 at 6:56 PM. Reason : sorry to make it sound like i'm ripping your team crede]
2/20/2009 6:54:54 PM
honestly i hadnt looked at much else of his roster last night when i was posting in this thread, and when i logged off, he hadnt yet posted the top 10 picksi'd worry his 18th round selection might fissure his anus again like he did last year
2/20/2009 6:56:11 PM
I do regret taking two relievers, I always fall for that shitas for the 3 1Bs that doesn't really factor I took miggy for 3B, leaving 2, and that there's a utility slot, so really it was just1 1B1 3B1 DHlate picks: konerko/crisp I had to leave the draft and didn't have time to pre-rank everyone
2/20/2009 7:09:41 PM
I might've even considered jumping for Kinsler but looks like you could get Utley or Philips in the 2nd]
2/20/2009 8:42:34 PM
I hate JJ Hardy, he has like a great month and is pretty useless the rest of the year. If he starts off hot, I'd try to trade him to somebody stupid.
2/20/2009 10:25:02 PM
I think Chris Young was a good pickfor as low as you got him, but were there really no better outfielders than Lastings Milledge left by that point?
2/21/2009 2:01:26 AM
I missed my draft tonight but I think I did pretty well.Lineup is set weekly, not daily. 9 starting fielders + 1 pitching staff (instead of individual pitchers):C: Joe Mauer1b: Kevin Youkilis2b: Rickie Weeks3b: Chris DavisSS: Miguel TejadaOF: Brad Hawpe, Xavier Nady, Carlos BeltranUtil: Jayson WorthPitch: NY MetsBench: Paul Konerko, Joey Votto, Alexi Casilla, Chase Headley, Taylor TeagardenI also had the Royals pitching staff on the bench, but since I would never start them over the Mets, I dropped them and picked up Daniel Murphy because I have a good feeling about him excelling this year (and the Mets just announced him as the everyday left fielder).I'm thinking I should bench Chris Davis, play Youkilis at 3b, and play Votto or Konerko at 1b. Any thoughts?
2/23/2009 11:42:35 PM
Davis has big potential I think especially in that Texas lineup and with his power. I like him.
2/23/2009 11:47:18 PM
I don't know much about what the Rangers are doing this year. Is Teargarden starting? The Red Sox are rumored to want a trade for him if Veritek doesn't work out. He and Davis both might have good trade value mid-season but right now I'd rather have Konerko or Votto in. I just don't know which one.I have another draft starting in less than 5 minutes...my position is 4th, A-Rod in the rankings.Is he going to perform under the extra pressure this year? Or should I skip him and go down to Cabrera? Jose Reyes? (Reyes batting 3rd for the Mets...after Beltran and before Wright? should be an amazing seasonf or him)[Edited on February 23, 2009 at 11:58 PM. Reason : -]
2/23/2009 11:53:45 PM
I joined a yahoo league just to draft to get a feel for where guys are going, but I slept through it, so it autodrafted this shitpile:C: Victor Martinez1B: Garret Atkins2B: Howie Kendrick3B: Alex RodriguezSS: JJ HardyOF: Carlos BeltranOF: Carlos QuentinOF: Curtis GrandersonUtil: Shane VictorinoBN: Carlos GuillenBN: Adam LindBN: Delmon YoungBN: Orlando HudsonBN: Adam LaRocheSP: Yovani GallardoSP: Edinson VolquezRP: Francisco CorderoRP: Joel HanrahanP: Chris YoungP: Matt GarzaP: John DanksI already dropped LaRoche for Edgar Renteria since Hardy will suck for 5/6 of the year, and dropped Lind for Chris Carpenter since I don't have any other pitchers. Trading Quentin for Cole Hamels strictly because I don't like Quentin, so I hope he was a fluke last year. Overall hitters are ok, pitching is pretty crappy/
2/23/2009 11:59:38 PM
My second team turned out a lot better:C: Russel Martin1b: Jim Thome2b: Dustin Pedroia3b: Adrian BeltreSS: Jose ReyesOF: Alfonso SorianoOF: Brad HawpeOF: Nate McLouthUtil: Chris YoungP: MetsBench: Dodgers pitching, Daniel Murphy, Luis Castillo, Chone Figgins, Jeff Francoeur, Conor Jackson
2/24/2009 1:35:49 AM
12 Team Head to Head League, I had the 2nd pick.Scoring Categories: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, K, TB, AVG, OPS, OFA, W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP, WIN%, SV%, QS, BSVI basically punted on saves, save %, etc...C Joe Mauer1B Albert Pujols2B Robinson Cano3B Evan LongoriaSS Rafael FurcalIF Chipper JonesOF Manny RamirezOF Adam DunnOF Jermaine DyeUTL Hunter PenceBN OF Pat Burrell BN 1B/3B Pablo SandovalBN OF Jeff FrancoeurBN 2B Jose LopezBN OF Garrett AndersonBN C Jason VaritekSP Daisuke MatsuzakaSP Zach GreinkeSP Adam WainwrightSP Scott BakerRP Peter MoylanRP Rafel SorianoRP Chris RayP Paul MaholmP Andy SonnanstineP Jon GarlandBN SP Tim WakefieldBN SP/RP Justin MastersonBN RP Matt ThorntonBN SP Tommy Hanson
2/25/2009 8:56:52 AM
8 team league, head 2 head, all the standard yahoo scoring, i had the 3rd pickC ryan doumit1B mark teixeira2B brian roberts3B david wrightSS michael youngOF carlos leeOF ichiro suzukiOF magglio ordonezutil dan ugglautil pat burrellBN jhonny peraltaBN xavier nadyBN felipe lopezSP tim lincecumSP roy halladaySP roy oswaltRP jose valverdeRP francisco corderoP daisuke matsuzakaP derek loweP erik bedardBN fausto carmonaBN chris carpenterthoughts? on paper i think i'm loaded, with the only deficiency being at RP, but i had planned to sacrifice saves. i snagged carpenter in the 2nd to last round because everyone forgot about him
3/24/2009 12:34:10 PM
This thread is relevant to my interests :12 Team, Head-to-head, 6x6Keeper player = first round pick1. (4) Jimmy Rollins SS 2. (21) Tim Lincecum SP 3. (28) Álex Rodríguez 3B 4. (45) Alexei Ramírez 2B,SS,OF 5. (52) Víctor Martínez C,1B 6. (69) Joey Votto 1B 7. (76) Magglio Ordóñez OF 8. (93) Lastings Milledge OF 9. (100) A.J. Burnett SP 10. (117) Mark DeRosa 2B,3B,OF 11. (124) Johnny Cueto SP 12. (141) Brian Wilson RP 13. (148) Justin Upton OF 14. (165) Ted Lilly SP 15. (172) George Sherrill RP 16. (189) Paul Konerko 1B 17. (196) Gary Sheffield OF 18. (213) Mike Lowell 3B 19. (220) Fausto Carmona SP 20. (237) A.J. Pierzynski C 21. (244) John Smoltz SP 22. (261) David Murphy OF 23. (268) Jerry Hairston Jr. 2B,SS,OF
3/24/2009 4:46:23 PM
who were your top 3 picks, hanley, reyes, pujols?
3/24/2009 4:52:05 PM
Rollins at 4 is pretty highI like the three Tree mentioned, plus Wright, Grady, Braun, Chase, and Cabrera more than Rollinsbut thats me
3/24/2009 4:59:22 PM
You might have jumped on Victor Martinez early.Who's to say he will actually be any better this year?
3/24/2009 5:01:56 PM
he's hit a few deep balls in spring training and cactus/grapefruit games, so you'd think he'd hit more than the 2 HRs or whatever he hit last year after finally recovering from injury, but thats still kind of high for a catcher, even martin or mccann[Edited on March 24, 2009 at 5:04 PM. Reason : .]
3/24/2009 5:03:46 PM
if anyone would like to join a league with random people from different colleges...we need 5 more teams...or we can have 5 more teams...or however you want to say it...group id: 79050password: blenderits on yahoo...draft is thurs night at 8pm[Edited on March 24, 2009 at 7:28 PM. Reason : yea][Edited on March 24, 2009 at 7:34 PM. Reason : draft changed]
3/24/2009 7:28:35 PM
12 Team League... Stat Cats - R, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, W, CG, SV, BB, K, ERA, WHIP1. (7) Ryan Braun OF2. (18) Chase Utley 2B3. (31) Brandon Webb SP4. (42) Curtis Granderson OF5. (55) Chris Davis 3B6. (66) Hunter Pence OF7. (79) Derek Jeter SS8. (90) Carlos Peña 1B9. (103) Scott Kazmir SP10. (114) Ricky Nolasco SP11. (127) Zack Greinke SP12. (138) Lastings Milledge Util13. (151) B.J. Ryan RP14. (162) Erik Bedard SP15. (175) Ramón Hernández C16. (186) Fausto Carmona SP17. (199) Matt Lindstrom RP18. (210) José Guillén Util19. (223) Ian Stewart Bench20. (234) Édgar Rentería Bench21. (247) Jeff Francoeur Bench[Edited on March 24, 2009 at 7:59 PM. Reason : ][Edited on March 24, 2009 at 7:59 PM. Reason : ]
3/24/2009 7:58:41 PM
slave, in regards to rollins that high, we became a keeper league this year. he was my best player from last year, so he became my #1 pick since he was my assigned keeper. all of those other guys, including the ones tree mentioned, were also keepers. i had the 4th pick because we set it up in order of finish last year, i was fourth, to give the two new teams to the league first pick in the second round, snaking.i know i went a little early on v, but i'm a big fan of multiposition players and he screwed me last year, so i figure he owes me this year!thanks for the feedback!
3/24/2009 8:40:50 PM
here's my order, since no one wants to comment on my lineup1. (4) David Wright2. (13) Mark Teixeira3. (20) Tim Lincecum4. (29) Carlos Lee5. (36) Ichiro Suzuki6. (45) Brian Roberts7. (52) Dan Uggla8. (61) Roy Halladay9. (68) Magglio Ordóñez10. (77) Michael Young11. (84) Ryan Doumit12. (93) Roy Oswalt13. (100) José Valverde14. (109) Daisuke Matsuzaka15. (116) Francisco Cordero16. (125) Derek Lowe17. (132) Pat Burrell18. (141) Erik Bedard19. (148) Jhonny Peralta20. (157) Xavier Nady21. (164) Fausto Carmona22. (173) Chris Carpenter23. (180) Felipe López
3/24/2009 8:55:30 PM
alright, 12 team league, 5x5 kinda, 9th overall..1. (9) Josh Hamilton - OF2. (16) Alfonso Soriano - OF3. (33) Jason Bay - OF4. (40) Aramis Ramírez - 3B5. (57) Stephen Drew - SS6. (64) Roy Halladay - SP7. (81) Josh Beckett - SP8. (88) Ervin Santana - P9. (105) Joey Votto - 1B10. (112) Robinson Canó - 2B11. (129) Jayson Werth - Util12. (136) David Price - P13. (153) Matt Capps - RP14. (160) Mike Napoli - C15. (177) Heath Bell - RP16. (184) Willy Taveras - BN17. (201) Scott Baker - P18. (208) Mark Reynolds - BN19. (225) John Maine - BN20. (232) Troy Percival - BN21. (249) Felipe López - BNDrew was autoselected because my internet fucked up. I think one other player was too but I was going to take him anyways. Lopez was my last pick just for his eligibility at all positions. It's a little weird because my friends are kinda idiots and draft randomly, but I think I'm ok.
3/25/2009 11:39:47 PM
^I like the gambles on Cano, Price, and John Maine. The Mets have a bullpen finally and he might be healthy. He could surprise and win 17 games this year. I took Price in both my leagues. I think a lot of him even though he might start in the minors. Also I like Capps, he's a solid closer if healthy.
3/26/2009 12:15:47 AM
Price should be very good sometime, I didn't know til afterwards that he had been moved down. Oh well, whenever he's there he'll be good for me.
3/26/2009 1:41:02 AM
So I've never played before, so tell me where I need help if you can. I drafted tonight and gotC Mauer, Joe MIN C Molina, Bengie SF 1B Youkilis, Kevin BOS 2B Weeks, Rickie MIL 3B Longoria, Evan TB SS Jeter, Derek NYY 2B Polanco, Placido DET 1B Pena, Carlos TB CF Cameron, Mike MIL LF Damon, Johnny NYY RF Francoeur, Jeff ATL CF Sizemore, Grady CLE CF Victorino, Shane PHI DH Thome, Jim CHW Active Pitchers MLB SP Burnett, A.J. NYY SP Cueto, Johnny CIN SP Dempster, Ryan CHC SP Garland, Jon ARI SP Jimenez, Ubaldo COL SP Jurrjens, Jair ATL SP Lee, Cliff CLE RP Papelbon, Jonathan BOS RP Ziegler, Brad OAK BenchC Laird, Gerald DET 1B LaRoche, Adam A. PIT RF Drew, J.D. BOS Reserve Pitchers Cook, Aaron SP COL Marshall, Sean SP CHC Penny, Brad SP BOS ScoringBA HR R RBI SB ERA K S W WHIP
3/26/2009 1:55:19 AM
are all of those starters? C (2), 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, LF, CF, RF, OF (2), Util, SP (7), RP (2) ??I'd say OF might need a little help, but I'd probably start Drew over Francoeur/Cameron until we know what Francoeur might do this year. RP definitely could use another one, although most leagues don't have any clear closers left, and we don't even know if Ziegler is going to close. Assuming that's a 12 team league it's probably ok, you don't have much speed either.
3/26/2009 7:44:02 AM
CredeCabrera is exactly who you should have picked in that position. Sizemore would have also been an excellent pick but OF is stacked this year. 3rd base is a much thinner position. The quality of player really drops after about the 5th 3rd baseman taken. I'm not saying to draft somebody solely based on position although it's very important to keep that in mind. Also, picking 2 top RP early in the draft isn't a smart move. Picking someone like Chad Qualls, Heath Bell, Jason Motte or Frank Francisco in the late rounds probably would have been better. There is always good relievers to be found in free agency sometime during the year. Top relievers only really help in one category, saves. Top RP usually also have a great ERA, WHIP and K/9 but don't pitch enough innings to put a big dent in those categories. If I was you, I would try to trade one of your RPs for a speedy outfielder with a high AVG. You'll get plenty of HRs from delgado, Bay, Fielder and Cabrera so you should probably concentrate on SBs. Your first 4 picks were great (assuming this draft occured before Hamels arm troubles) even though Bay, Fielder and Cabrera put up similar stats. Picking Jose Lopez and Coco Crisp that late in the draft was also a great move. BTW: That dude who picked Holliday in the 1st round is retarded.[Edited on March 26, 2009 at 8:09 AM. Reason : pick up Motte if he is stil available on FA]
3/26/2009 8:06:25 AM
My first time playing this season. Here's my team. I had the fifth pick.1. (5) José Reyes SS2. (12) Mark Teixeira 1B3. (21) Tim Lincecum SP4. (28) Carlos Quentin OF5. (37) Cole Hamels SP6. (44) Kevin Youkilis 1B,3B7. (53) Joe Mauer C8. (60) Alexei Ramírez 2B,SS,OF9. (69) Mariano Rivera RP10. (76) Magglio Ordóñez OF11. (85) Corey Hart OF12. (92) Rich Harden SP13. (101) Ryan Ludwick OF14. (108) Hunter Pence OF15. (117) Francisco Cordero RP16. (124) Justin Verlander SP17. (133) Robinson Canó 2B18. (140) Ted Lilly SP19. (149) Carlos Delgado 1B20. (156) George Sherrill RP21. (165) Mike Napoli C22. (172) Clayton Kershaw SPScoring is like this:R, H, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OPS, W, L, CG, SV, K, ERA, WHIPRoster positions:C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL[Edited on March 26, 2009 at 10:32 AM. Reason : roster]
3/26/2009 10:32:07 AM
pretty solid teamhere's the team I drafted earlier, I had the 10th (and last) pick in the draft. I should also point out that some dumbass manager drafted a pitcher in every round for the first 14 rounds. 14 fucking rounds, so pitching was getting slimRound Pick Player Position1. (10) Josh Hamilton CF,RF2. (11) Jimmy Rollins SS3. (30) Brandon Phillips 2B4. (31) Brandon Webb SP5. (50) Carlos Lee LF6. (51) Francisco Rodríguez RP7. (70) Cliff Lee SP8. (71) Víctor Martínez C,1B9. (90) Ervin Santana SP10. (91) Carlos Peña 1B11. (110) Derrek Lee 1B12. (111) Jonathan Broxton RP13. (130) Zack Greinke SP14. (131) Matt Wieters C15. (150) Adrián Béltre 3B16. (151) Xavier Nady LF,RF17. (170) Rick Ankiel LF,CF18. (171) Chris Carpenter SP19. (190) Carlos Gómez CF20. (191) George Sherrill RP21. (210) Billy Butler 1B22. (211) Travis Hafner Util23. (230) Fausto Carmona SP24. (231) Yunel Escobar SS25. (250) J.J. Putz RP26. (251) Michael Bourn CF27. (270) Fernando Rodney RP28. (271) Kelvim Escobar SP29. (290) Franklin Gutiérrez LF,CF,RF30. (291) Mike Lowell 3B[Edited on March 26, 2009 at 2:32 PM. Reason : as]
3/26/2009 2:31:28 PM
You're too biased towards your Indians for one.
3/26/2009 2:35:18 PM
BAMFs1. (7) Ryan Braun2. (14) B.J. Upton3. (27) Brandon Phillips4. (34) Matt Kemp5. (47) Jake Peavy6. (54) Alexei Ramírez7. (67) Chris Davis8. (74) Francisco Rodríguez9. (87) Chone Figgins10. (94) Ryan Doumit11. (107) Rich Harden12. (114) Jonathan Broxton13. (127) Joey Votto14. (134) Ben Sheets15. (147) Justin Upton16. (154) Max Scherzer17. (167) Miguel Tejada18. (174) Justin Duchscherer19. (187) Mike Napoli20. (194) Adam Jones21. (207) Jair Jurrjens22. (214) Joey Devine
3/26/2009 2:42:53 PM
My only league drafts today at 2:30... still not sure where I am in the order but I hope I'm in the Top 5 so I can snag Jose or Wright...
3/26/2009 4:00:36 PM