I had my fifth 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 once again had the seventh overall pick. Here's my team (along with which round I took them in):
Hitters
C - J.R. Towles (16th round) - I might have been able to wait a little longer on Towles, but I didn't want to miss out on him like I did in my last draft. He's hitting well in Spring Training so far. I'm optimistic.
1B - Adrian Gonzalez (7th round) - I love me some Adrian Gonzalez. He's one of the few first basemen with considerable upside.
2B - B.J. Upton (2nd round) - I decided at the beginning that I was going to take Upton, even if I had to do it early. So I took him. Early.
3B - Miguel Cabrera (1st round) - OK, normally I would have taken Jimmy Rollins with this pick, but I already have him on one team and I wanted to mix it up. (I enjoy diversification.)
SS - Derek Jeter (4th round) - I hate Jeter, but I wasn't willing to accept the dropoff in shortstop after him.
OF - Corey Hart (5th round) - I'm running out of clever things to say about Hart. He's becoming a fifth round tradition for me.
OF - Chris Young (6th round) - Power and speed.
OF - Jeremy Hermida (14th round) - I love this guy. Can't get enough Hermida.
Util - Ryan Zimmerman (9th round) - I just couldn't pass on Zimmerman in the ninth round. I figured I could try to trade either him or Cabrera if I decided that two third basemen was too much.
Bench - Justin Upton (17th round) - Upside.
Bench - Ryan Garko (18th round) - HR and RBI potential.
Bench - Michael Bourn (20th round) - I'm a little weak in steals, so Bourn could help with that.
Pitchers
SP - Erik Bedard (3rd round) - I love the strikeouts.
SP - Daisuke Matsuzaka (8th round) - There were certain guys who I decided I was going to get in this draft, even if it meant taking them on the early side. Daisuke (along with B.J. Upton) falls into that category.
SP - Rich Hill (10th round) - The love affair continues.
SP - John Maine (11th round) - Rich Hill lite.
SP - Dustin McGowan (13th round) - Not bad for my #5 starter.
SP - Oliver Perez (15th round) - Really not bad for my #6 starter.
SP - Matt Garza (19th round) - Upside.
SP - Jon Lester (21st round) - He's no Buchholz, but he ain't bad.
RP - Rafael Soriano (12th round) - He'll stike 'em out and rack up saves.
Bottom Line
My rotation is dreamy. Lots of K's, plenty of wins, and even some upside as everyone is young. Obviously, I'm short on closers. I'm really not worried, though. I'll be very quick on the waiver wire. My lineup is strong, although possibly lacking in steals. I'm trying to package Bedard (since my rotation is so deep) with someone else to get a first- or second-round hitter. (Sizemore, Hanley, and Rollins are among my targets.)
UPDATE: I have a deal in place to trade Bedard and Jeter for Hanley Ramirez. I love it!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Evaluating My Team - Team #5
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