I had my fourth draft this weekend and I thought I should post the results so you can see that I practice what I preach. This is a standard 5x5, 12-team, roto league. I had the seventh overall pick. Here's my team (along with which round I took them in):
Hitters
C - Empty - I waited one round too long on J.R. Towles and ended up staring at the likes of John Buck and Mike Napoli. I may try to swing a trade or I may end up grabbing someone like Napoli. The point is, I messed up here. Oh well. I'll figure something out.
1B - Travis Hafner (4th round) - I love me some Pronk. He'll get back on track.
2B - Ian Kinsler (6th round) - Who else would I take?
3B - Alex Gordon (13th round) - It speaks to the depth of the third base position that I was able to wait until the 13th round to grab a talent like Gordon.
SS - Jimmy Rollins (1st round) - I really wanted one of the Big Three shortstops and I was happy to see Rollins available with the seventh pick.
OF - Grady Sizemore (2nd round) - Chicks dig him. Plus, he's good at baseball.
OF - Corey Hart (5th round) - You know how I feel about this five-category stud.
OF - Jeff Francoeur (9th round) - I desperately needed some RBI and I really like this young guy.
Util - Andruw Jones (11th round) - I was still thinking RBI and I thought Jones was a great value at this point.
Bench - Edwin Encarnacion (16th round) - I wanted another good third baseman in case Gordon doesn't do what I think he'll do.
Bench - James Loney (17th round) - Insurance for Hafner's questionable health. Plus, my batting average is going to be an issue and Loney is someone who could help with that.
Bench - Jeremy Hermida (18th round) - I just couldn't pass up a likely 100-RBI guy at this point in the draft.
Bench - Justin Upton (19th round) - Shit, I have a lot of good hitters on my bench. I need to do some trading.
Bench - Michael Bourn (21st round) - Speed insurance.
Pitchers
SP - Erik Bedard (3rd round) - Love the high K rate.
SP - John Smoltz (7th round) - Strikeouts and wins.
SP - Tim Lincecum (8th round) - I wasn't crazy about this pick because he won't get many wins with that utterly shitty San Francisco offense. But I love the youth and the strikeouts.
SP - Rich Hill (10th round) - Big question: will I have a Rich Hill-less team this year?
SP - Chad Billingsley (12th round) - I wanted John Maine but settled for Billingsley.
SP - Dustin McGowan (15th round) - I'll probably sit him against the tougher AL opponents, but I like McGowan quite a bit.
RP - Joe Borowski (14th round) - Saves.
RP - George Sherrill (20th round) - Closers went early and often in this draft, so I was left picking from the scraps. But I was pleased to snag Sherrill this late.
Bottom Line
I think this is probably the weakest of my four teams so far. I have a very deep offense and could probably stand to trade some guys in order to upgrade. My batting average and RBI are concerns. My pitching staff has a nice mix of reliability and upside. Obviously, I'll need tobe quick on the waiver wire to snag any newly-appointed closers.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Evaluating My Team - Team #4
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I just finished another draft; 5x5 12 team roto league with 4 OF, CI, MI, 1 C, and 7 P (2SP, 2 RP, and 3 P) and 5 Benches. Here are my results. What are your suggestions to make this a better team.
1. (4) David Wright 3B
2. (21) Vladimir Guerrero OF
3. (28) Magglio Ordonez OF
4. (45) Cole Hamels SP
5. (52) Jonathan Papelbon RP
6. (69) Scott Kazmir SP
7. (76) Ryan Zimmerman 3B
8. (93) Edgar Renteria SS
9. (100) Daisuke Matsuzaka SP
10. (117) Matt Kemp OF
11. (124) James Loney 1B
12. (141) Kenji Johjima C
13. (148) Dustin Pedroia 2B
14. (165) Jeremy Bonderman SP
15. (172) Josh Willingham OF
16. (189) Brian Wilson RP
17. (196) Aaron Hill 2B
18. (213) Conor Jackson 1B
19. (220) Heath Bell RP
20. (237) Adam Jones OF
21. (244) Hideki Okajima RP
22. (261) Andrew Miller SP
23. (268) J.R. Towles C
24. (285) Felix Pie OF
Overall, it looks like a good team. The thing that stands out is that you're probably lacking in steals. I would look into offering someone like Josh Willingham for someone like Michael Bourn. If you can't get something done, though, don't worry about it - you should finish near the top in all other hitting categories.
Assuming Kazmir is ok - and it sounds like he is - your top four pitchers are very strong. Obviously, Miller is a big question mark, but certainly worth a gamble.
You did an excellent job of drafting upside at the end of the draft.
I see that Jerry Owens is in the waiver wire. Should I drop Pie for Owens or try to get Bourn first?
I like Pie. Hold onto him. In fact, he's one of the reasons why you shouldn't panic if you can't trade for someone like Bourn. Pie could steal 20-30 bases this year. Take a stab at Bourn and if it doesn't work, stick with what you've got.
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