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[mjb03003]

Current squad:

C - Matt Weiters
1B - Billy Butler
2B - Josh Rutledge
3B - David Wright
SS - Elvis Andrus
OF - Mike Trout
OF - Justin Upton
OF - Josh Reddick
OF - Angel Pagan
OF - Alfonso Soriano
MI - Andrelton Simmons
CI - Mark Teixeira
Util - Salvador Perez

P - Madison Bumgarner
P - Mat Latos
P - Matt Moore
P - Anibal Sanchez
P - Lance Lynn
P - Wade Miley
P - Rafael Soriano
P - Ernesto Frieri
P- Brandon League

BENCH - Kyuji Fujikawa
BENCH - Chris Archer
BENCH - Gordon Beckham


I like this team. I think it's pretty balanced. There should be enough average guys to offset some of the BA drains, and enough power/speed spread out through the lineup to be competitive there as well. From a pitching standpoint I'm very content with my staff. It's not the best in the league, but I never really set out to have the best pitching staff on draft day. I'll take my chances with the waiver wire and trades throughout the year and I think in the end I'll be solid across the board. I think I got pretty good values on two young pitchers, Lance Lynn and Wade Miley, at the back end of my rotation.

[jb_power]

Slatykamora, on 01 February 2013 - 04:42 PM, said:

https://docs.google....RJdm9SMWc#gid=0

and we are up to day on the draft picks at least.

Thanks!

[jb_power]

Final Roster for the Cowbell / jb_power team:

C -  Alex Avila (25.9.297)
1B - Ike Davis (10.4.112)
2B - Jason Kipnis (6.4.64)
3B - Brett Lawrie (7.9.81)
SS - Hanley Ramirez (2.4.16)
OF - Carlos Gonzalez (1.9.9)
OF - Jacoby Ellsbury (4.4.40)
OF - B.J. Upton (5.9.57)
OF - Alejandro DeAza (16.4.184)
OF - Starling Marte (20.4.232)
MI - Starlin Castro (3.9.33)
CI - Ryan Howard (12.4.136)
Util - Pedro Alvarez (18.4.208)

P - Chris Sale (8.4.88)
P - Dan Haren (9.9.105)
P - Jarrod Parker (14.4.160)
P - C.J. Wilson (15.9.177)
P - Jeremy Hellickson (17.9.201)
P - Josh Beckett (22.4.256)

RP - Jason Motte (11.9.129)
RP - Fernando Rodney (13.9.153)
RP - Carlos Marmol (21.9.249)

BN - Todd Frazier (19.9.225)
BN - Jose Valverde (23.9.273)
BN - Trevor Bauer (24.4.280)

[mjb03003]

Brandon Belt was a great pick.

[dzemens]

C Jonathan Lucroy (12.143)
1B Adam Laroche (11.122)
2B Brandon Phillips (5.50)
3B Adrian Beltre (2.23)
SS Jose Reyes (3.26)
OF Ryan Braun (1.2)
OF Alex Gordon (7.74)
OF Hunter Pence (9.98)
OF Cameron Maybin (10.119)
OF Nick Markakis (14.167)
MI Jean Segura (19.218)
CI Aramis Ramirez (4.47)
UTL Cody Ross (20.239)

P R.A. Dickey (6.71)
P Jordan Zimmerman (8.95)
P Ian Kennedy (13.146)
P Homer Bailey (15.170)
P AJ Burnett (16.191)
P Steve Cishek (17.194)
P Ryan Cook (18.215)
P Glen Perkins (21.242)
P David Robertson (25.291)

BN Justin Maxwell (24.287)
BN Matt Harrison (22.263)
BN Carlos Quentin (23.266)

[dsw283]

Final Roster

C - Brian McCann
1B - Prince Fielder
2B -Neil Walker
3B - Kevin Youkillis
SS - Alexei Ramirez
OF - Jay Bruce
OF - Adam Jones
OF - S.S. Choo
OF -Carlos Beltran
OF -Shane Victorino
MI - Danny Espinosa
CI - Justin Morneau
Util - Michael Morse

P - Clayton Kershaw
P - Cliff Lee
P - Yovani Gallardo
P - Jon Lester
P - Ryan Dempster
P - Marco Estrada
P - Grant Balfour
P - Rafael Betancourt
P - Craig Kimbrel

BN - Chris B Young
BN - Clay Bucholz
BN - Shaun Marcum

[brockpapersizer]

Final Roster
C Rosario
1b Hosmer
2b Altuve
SS Asdrubal
3b Miggy
MI Plouffe
CI Machado
OF Heyward
OF Cespedes
OF Bourn
OF Aoki
OF Eaton
Util Berkman
P Felix
P Weaver
P Samardjza
P Morrow
P Romo
P Axford
P Hudson
P Lohse
P Hammel
Bench Delmon Young
Bench Ruggiano
Bench Beachy  (place him on IR and pick up Ted Lilly or Dan Straily)

[Thespis721]

C - M. Montero
1B - Encarnacion
2B - Ackley
3B - Prado
SS - E. Aybar
OF - Kemp
OF - Holliday
OF - Melky Cabrera
OF - Willingham
OF - Swisher
MI - Hardy
CI - Trumbo
Util - David Murphy

P - Greinke
P - Medlen
P - Vogelsong
P - Neise
P - Capuano
P - Pineda

P - Joe Nathan
P - Bruce Rondon
P - Drew Storen

BN - Colvin
BN - James McDonald
BN - Michael Pineda

[Slatykamora]

C - Victor Martinez
1B - Albert Pujols
2B - Dan Uggla
3B -  Chase Headley
SS - Ben Zobrist
OF - Josh Hamilton
OF - Austin Jackson
OF - Jason Kubal
OF - Lorenzo Cain
OF - Garret Jones
MI - Evereth Cabrera
CI -  Allen Craig
Util - Nolan Reimold

P - David Price
P - Max Scherzer
P - Doug Fister
P - Matt Harvey
P -  Felix Dobrout
P - Kenley Jansen
P - David Hernandez
P - Jose Veras
P- Jason Grilli

BN- Matt Carpenter
BN- Kyle Seager
BN- Jurickson Profar

I kick all yer arses (not really)

Edited by Slatykamora, 01 February 2013 - 06:17 PM.

[Slatykamora]

Some players Drafted in MDI that did not make the cut in MDII (which was actually a few rounds longer)

15th- Leonys Martin
16th- Edwin Jackson
18th- Andrew Cashner
19th- Vance Worley
20th- Chris Tilman
21st- Jedd Gyorko
21st- Oscar Tavarez
21st- A. Rod
21st Hisashi Iwakuma
22nd- Rickey Romero
22nd Stephen Drew
22nd- Jonny Venters
22nd- Scott Baker
22nd- Chad Billingsley
22nd- AJP

Some others left on FA I thought may have interest (or not)
Coery Luebke (dl stash)
Bud Norris
Darin Mastroinni (21 SBs in 163 ABs last year)
Chris Johnson

I'm sure there were others, mostly pitchers

[phizzics]

I don't hate this team. Obviously I went light on RP's and I'll have to address that early in the season or I'll fall out of contention in saves very quickly. nbafan started with some good choices in the first few rounds. He chose some pitchers that I wouldn't necessarily have taken over some of the options available, but they're not bad. Halladay scares me, but if he bounces back at all he's going to be good to own.

Strengths will be HR's and RBI. My SP's are solid and will put me in the upper tier in ERA and WHIP, and might do well in W's but that's always hard to predict.

Weaknesses might be runs and SB's, although that will depend on whether some of my late rounders pay off, and of course the aforementioned saves.


C – Jesus Montero
1B – Paul Konerko
2B – Howie Kendrick
3B – Ryan Zimmerman
SS – Jed Lowrie
OF – Jose Bautista
OF – Giancarlo Stanton
OF – Dayan Viciedo
OF – Ben Revere
OF – Ryan Ludwick
MI – Emilio Bonifacio
CI – David Freese
Util – Zack Cozart

P – CC Sabathia
P- R Halladay
P – Jonny Cueto
P – Aroldis Chapman
P – Jake Peavy
P – Brett Anderson
P – JJ Putz
P – Sergio Santos
P – Vinnie Pestano

BN – Eric Young Jr.
BN – Travis Hafner
BN – Andy Pettitte

[Zumayaaaa]

C Y. Molina
1b Votto
2b Hill
SS A. Escobar
3b Longoria
MI Scutaro
CI K. Morales
OF Harper
OF Rios
OF Gomez
OF M. Cuddyer
OF Fowler
Util Joyce

P Hamels
P Wainwright
P Minor
P Garza
P Ogando
P Milone
P G. Holland
P Papelbon
P Janssen

BN Hart IR
BN Cobb
BN Belt

My offence looks average to solid. Gomez my only real average drain on paper and Escobar/Scutaro my only real power drains. I drafted quite a few guys I normally wouldn't but with my rankings not finished it was a little more difficult process than I am used to.

On the pitching side of things I love Hamels/Wainright as a core. I think Garza can be an effective #3, and I'll have to hit on a couple of: Minor, Ogando, Milone, Cobb. If not I'm sure a few SP will come along and I'll end up dropping most of them. My RPs are as rock solid as they come so no worries there.

[jb_power]

jb_power, on 01 February 2013 - 05:17 PM, said:

Final Roster for the Cowbell / jb_power team:

C -  Alex Avila (25.9.297)
1B - Ike Davis (10.4.112)
2B - Jason Kipnis (6.4.64)
3B - Brett Lawrie (7.9.81)
SS - Hanley Ramirez (2.4.16)
OF - Carlos Gonzalez (1.9.9)
OF - Jacoby Ellsbury (4.4.40)
OF - B.J. Upton (5.9.57)
OF - Alejandro DeAza (16.4.184)
OF - Starling Marte (20.4.232)
MI - Starlin Castro (3.9.33)
CI - Ryan Howard (12.4.136)
Util - Pedro Alvarez (18.4.208)

P - Chris Sale (8.4.88)
P - Dan Haren (9.9.105)
P - Jarrod Parker (14.4.160)
P - C.J. Wilson (15.9.177)
P - Jeremy Hellickson (17.9.201)
P - Josh Beckett (22.4.256)

RP - Jason Motte (11.9.129)
RP - Fernando Rodney (13.9.153)
RP - Carlos Marmol (21.9.249)

BN - Todd Frazier (19.9.225)
BN - Jose Valverde (23.9.273)
BN - Trevor Bauer (24.4.280)

This team should do well offensively as there are plenty of 20/20 possibilities in Cargo, Hanley, Ellsbury, B.J. Upton, Kipnis and Lawrie (Castro is a longshot due to HRs but possible).

I took Bill James optimistic projections for the 13 starting hitters and they averaged out to:
Bavg = .279
HRs = 21
Runs = 86
RBI = 78
SBs = 19

Maybe a little lite in RBI.

Cowbell made the first 7 selections and did a good job of acquiring young power/speed (20/20) hitters.  He also locked up the 3 MI positions by the 6th round (Hanley, Castro and Kipnis).

I finished out the draft for him starting in Round 8.  Cowbell's foundation was very strong in SBs, MI and OF but had zero pitching so I set out to intially add pitching followed by power (Ike Davis and Ryan Howard) and pretty much ignore OF and SBs until much later.

I still fell this team is a bit short on SPs (the #1, 2 of Sale and Haren scares me!) but is loaded at RP (Motte, Rodney, Marmol & Valverde) and would be looking to trade 1 or more closers to strengthen the rotation.  May also look to deal Hanley or Castro to a SS needy team for a #1 SP.

Overall I feel this team would be contending and has a good chance of finishing in the money.

[brockpapersizer]

jb_power, on 02 February 2013 - 11:22 AM, said:

jb_power, on 01 February 2013 - 05:17 PM, said:

Final Roster for the Cowbell / jb_power team:

C -  Alex Avila (25.9.297)
1B - Ike Davis (10.4.112)
2B - Jason Kipnis (6.4.64)
3B - Brett Lawrie (7.9.81)
SS - Hanley Ramirez (2.4.16)
OF - Carlos Gonzalez (1.9.9)
OF - Jacoby Ellsbury (4.4.40)
OF - B.J. Upton (5.9.57)
OF - Alejandro DeAza (16.4.184)
OF - Starling Marte (20.4.232)
MI - Starlin Castro (3.9.33)
CI - Ryan Howard (12.4.136)
Util - Pedro Alvarez (18.4.208)

P - Chris Sale (8.4.88)
P - Dan Haren (9.9.105)
P - Jarrod Parker (14.4.160)
P - C.J. Wilson (15.9.177)
P - Jeremy Hellickson (17.9.201)
P - Josh Beckett (22.4.256)

RP - Jason Motte (11.9.129)
RP - Fernando Rodney (13.9.153)
RP - Carlos Marmol (21.9.249)

BN - Todd Frazier (19.9.225)
BN - Jose Valverde (23.9.273)
BN - Trevor Bauer (24.4.280)

This team should do well offensively as there are plenty of 20/20 possibilities in Cargo, Hanley, Ellsbury, B.J. Upton, Kipnis and Lawrie (Castro is a longshot due to HRs but possible).

I took Bill James optimistic projections for the 13 starting hitters and they averaged out to:
Bavg = .279
HRs = 21
Runs = 86
RBI = 78
SBs = 19

Maybe a little lite in RBI.

Cowbell made the first 7 selections and did a good job of acquiring young power/speed (20/20) hitters.  He also locked up the 3 MI positions by the 6th round (Hanley, Castro and Kipnis).

I finished out the draft for him starting in Round 8.  Cowbell's foundation was very strong in SBs, MI and OF but had zero pitching so I set out to intially add pitching followed by power (Ike Davis and Ryan Howard) and pretty much ignore OF and SBs until much later.

I still fell this team is a bit short on SPs (the #1, 2 of Sale and Haren scares me!) but is loaded at RP (Motte, Rodney, Marmol & Valverde) and would be looking to trade 1 or more closers to strengthen the rotation.  May also look to deal Hanley or Castro to a SS needy team for a #1 SP.

Overall I feel this team would be contending and has a good chance of finishing in the money.

Don't have great front line pitching but I was looking at all the guys you got on the back end... I think they are al great values where you got them (Hellickson, Wilson, and Beckett)

[Slatykamora]

jb_power, on 02 February 2013 - 11:22 AM, said:

jb_power, on 01 February 2013 - 05:17 PM, said:

Final Roster for the Cowbell / jb_power team:

C -  Alex Avila (25.9.297)
1B - Ike Davis (10.4.112)
2B - Jason Kipnis (6.4.64)
3B - Brett Lawrie (7.9.81)
SS - Hanley Ramirez (2.4.16)
OF - Carlos Gonzalez (1.9.9)
OF - Jacoby Ellsbury (4.4.40)
OF - B.J. Upton (5.9.57)
OF - Alejandro DeAza (16.4.184)
OF - Starling Marte (20.4.232)
MI - Starlin Castro (3.9.33)
CI - Ryan Howard (12.4.136)
Util - Pedro Alvarez (18.4.208)

P - Chris Sale (8.4.88)
P - Dan Haren (9.9.105)
P - Jarrod Parker (14.4.160)
P - C.J. Wilson (15.9.177)
P - Jeremy Hellickson (17.9.201)
P - Josh Beckett (22.4.256)

RP - Jason Motte (11.9.129)
RP - Fernando Rodney (13.9.153)
RP - Carlos Marmol (21.9.249)

BN - Todd Frazier (19.9.225)
BN - Jose Valverde (23.9.273)
BN - Trevor Bauer (24.4.280)

This team should do well offensively as there are plenty of 20/20 possibilities in Cargo, Hanley, Ellsbury, B.J. Upton, Kipnis and Lawrie (Castro is a longshot due to HRs but possible).

I took Bill James optimistic projections for the 13 starting hitters and they averaged out to:
Bavg = .279
HRs = 21
Runs = 86
RBI = 78
SBs = 19

Maybe a little lite in RBI.

Cowbell made the first 7 selections and did a good job of acquiring young power/speed (20/20) hitters.  He also locked up the 3 MI positions by the 6th round (Hanley, Castro and Kipnis).

I finished out the draft for him starting in Round 8.  Cowbell's foundation was very strong in SBs, MI and OF but had zero pitching so I set out to intially add pitching followed by power (Ike Davis and Ryan Howard) and pretty much ignore OF and SBs until much later.

I still fell this team is a bit short on SPs (the #1, 2 of Sale and Haren scares me!) but is loaded at RP (Motte, Rodney, Marmol & Valverde) and would be looking to trade 1 or more closers to strengthen the rotation.  May also look to deal Hanley or Castro to a SS needy team for a #1 SP.

Overall I feel this team would be contending and has a good chance of finishing in the money.

Did the same thing for my team with the James projections.

Runs=80
HR=21
RBI=80
SB=11
BA=.277

So you best me 3 Cats...Tied in 1 and barely beat you in RBI..  SB's are way down..but that's how I usually build my team's..but this one was not as strong...

[PRoSPx]

Can we get a mock draft III going?

[Patrick Bateman]

PRoSPx, on 04 February 2013 - 06:37 PM, said:

Can we get a mock draft III going?

Go for it.....You are welcome to get one going.  I think we can fish out the list of folks that wanted to participate when you kick it off....

[PRoSPx]

Patrick Bateman, on 04 February 2013 - 07:43 PM, said:

PRoSPx, on 04 February 2013 - 06:37 PM, said:

Can we get a mock draft III going?

Go for it.....You are welcome to get one going.  I think we can fish out the list of folks that wanted to participate when you kick it off....

Okay sounds good to me.  Ill just start a thread I suppose.