Anyone take part in a mock draft on here?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

1-1) Albert Pujols

1-2) Jose Reyes

1-3) Johan Santana

1-4) Alfonso Soriano

1-5) Alex Rodriguez

1-6) Carlos Beltran

1-7) Ryan Howard

1-8) Miguel Cabrera

1-9) Carl Crawford

1-10) Chase Utley

1-11) Derrek Lee

1-12) Chris Carpenter

 

2-1) David Wright

2-2) Lance Berkman

2-3) Grady Sizemore

2-4) David Ortiz

2-5) Vladimir Guerrero

2-6) Manny Ramirez

2-7) Mark Teixeira

2-8) Travis Hafner

2-9) Derek Jeter

2-10) Carlos Lee

2-11) Matt Holliday

2-12) Carlos Zambrano

 

3-1) Jake Peavy

 

Two pitchers in a row, Vance? Wow!

 

Normally, not my way of doing things. But picking at the wrap around spot, I have to be wary of position runs and try to anticipate.

 

By grabbing two aces, I can now focus on offense and only worry about pitchers if a bargain presents itself.

[wolf stansson]

has this draft gotten anyone else totally wet for some baseball? god im dying

I've checked Yahoo everyday for when fantasy baseball starts for the last week.

 

21 days till spring training.

 

 

PS, can we turn this into a keeper league?

[rocket]

has this draft gotten anyone else totally wet for some baseball? god im dying

I've checked Yahoo everyday for when fantasy baseball starts for the last week.

 

21 days till spring training.

 

 

PS, can we turn this into a keeper league?

 

I SECOND THAT

[nilodnayr]

has this draft gotten anyone else totally wet for some baseball? god im dying

I've checked Yahoo everyday for when fantasy baseball starts for the last week.

 

21 days till spring training.

 

 

PS, can we turn this into a keeper league?

 

When does it start? I love tearing through their rankings.

 

I agree, we should turn this into a keeper league.

 

Did we ever decide on how many bench spots we would have?

 

Also, I know that we are "competing" against each other in the mock draft, but I would like people to make comments about their picks. Doesnt have to be now as they are making them, but maybe later in the rounds or after the draft, just to get insight as to what they were thinking.

[Mark_R]

has this draft gotten anyone else totally wet for some baseball? god im dying

I've checked Yahoo everyday for when fantasy baseball starts for the last week.

 

21 days till spring training.

 

 

PS, can we turn this into a keeper league?

 

When does it start? I love tearing through their rankings.

 

I agree, we should turn this into a keeper league.

 

Did we ever decide on how many bench spots we would have?

 

Also, I know that we are "competing" against each other in the mock draft, but I would like people to make comments about their picks. Doesnt have to be now as they are making them, but maybe later in the rounds or after the draft, just to get insight as to what they were thinking.

 

For me, it has all been about BPA as I feel I have drafted talent at spots lower than I would have pegged them. I feel very good about the team I have assembled thus far.

[nilodnayr]

Daily News

 

Jimmy Rollins has been using the gym he installed in the basement of his South Jersey home.

 

"This offseason I've managed not to put on the 10 pounds I like to put on," Rollins said.

 

A lighter, stronger Rollins might be a more effective Rollins in April, which typically is his second-worst month. Not coincidentally, the Phillies often struggle in April. A good April might make Rollins a .300 hitter for the first time.

 

Rollins, who has 204 steals in his six full seasons, also knows he will be asked to do even more with his legs with the addition of first-base coach Davey Lopes.

 

"I know I can definitely step my stolen-base game up," Rollins said. "I never really had anyone [like Lopes] to teach me."

 

To that end, Rollins hopes to minimize the recurring hamstring and thigh injuries that occasionally hinder his base-stealing ability. Always a devoted weightlifter, Rollins has been using his treadmill, his jump rope and his Swiss ball for those fancy situps. He also has been pushing away from the table, leaving those last few bites.

 

"I'm not eating absolutely everything on the plate," Rollins said. "Who knows? I might be able to dunk again."

 

Again? Rollins is 5-8.

 

Hmmm, didn't see that before I made Hanley my preference, but maybe Rollins will close the SB gap. And if he actually doesnt completely suck in the first half, he could have a really amazing year.

 

I made a huge mistake and drafted Jhonny Peralta in the 4th round last year and suffered, but knew Rollins was a second half player and managed to trade Peralta and spare parts for Rollins before the break. Unfortunately that works only once in a keeper league.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

My first pick was BPA. Since I went offense with my first pick, and because I have to pick in pairs with a long wait between picks, I wanted to nail down the top of my rotation with my next picks.

 

By grabbing two pitchers, I can now put that on the back-burner as I complete the rest of my team.

[rocket]

what does bpa mean?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

what does bpa mean?

 

best player available.

[rocket]

oh, i thought it was some new sabremetric stuff i've never heard of before

[nilodnayr]

 

For me, it has all been about BPA as I feel I have drafted talent at spots lower than I would have pegged them. I feel very good about the team I have assembled thus far.

 

I'm more of a category/position scarcity type of guy. For example, with my third pick I wanted a top tier ss because I think there is a sizeable drop off after the top 5. I was hoping Tejada would fall to me, but was fine with either Rollins or Hanley. I'm definitely worried about my lack of power so far as two of my three picks will probably hit about 20 HRs each. Tejada provides power at SS unlike anyone else and thats why he was the top choice of those three, in addition to the fact that I drafted Crawford, who will provide only average HR power for an OF. I try to go for balance so you can guess my next pick is either going to be position based or a power hitter.

 

In the league I've been playing in the last few years, in order to win you have to average about 2.5 place in each category so you cant punt any categories. I'm keeping Manny, Berkman, Holliday, Rollins, and Figgins, which I'm pysched about because I have 3 elite power 4 category players and two top SB guys to balance them. Plus the diversity of defensive positions allows me flexibility in the draft.

 

Other notes...I concentrate on drafting for BA...I know it sucks, but I hate getting burned by that category and its tough to trade for. I overdraft steals because its by far the single most valuable stat due to its scarcity and is a great trading chip.

[wolf stansson]

oh, i thought it was some new sabremetric stuff i've never heard of before

Me too. I was just about to research.

 

My two Marlins I took because even though they are already fantasy studs, I think there is a lot of upside to both.

 

Vlad I picked because he and Manny Ramirez were the two best available and I think he has the best chance to stay healthy of the two. I am concerned with a little age/injury accumulation decline.

[rocket]

i picked konerko, arod, and hafner because they're consistently awesome

 

i don't know what i'm gonna do later though. it took me forever to decide between konerko and like 30 other guys

[wolf stansson]

I get way too excited everytime I see a PM from either Mark or Ryan in my inbox.

i picked konerko, arod, and hafner because they're consistently awesome

 

i don't know what i'm gonna do later though. it took me forever to decide between konerko and like 30 other guys

I was really hoping Konerko would fall to my next pick.

Edited January 25, 2007 by wolf stansson

[Drew Doughty]

1-1) Albert Pujols

1-2) Jose Reyes

1-3) Johan Santana

1-4) Alfonso Soriano

1-5) Alex Rodriguez

1-6) Carlos Beltran

1-7) Ryan Howard

1-8) Miguel Cabrera

1-9) Carl Crawford

1-10) Chase Utley

1-11) Derrek Lee

1-12) Chris Carpenter

 

2-1) David Wright

2-2) Lance Berkman

2-3) Grady Sizemore

2-4) David Ortiz

2-5) Vladimir Guerrero

2-6) Manny Ramirez

2-7) Mark Teixeira

2-8) Travis Hafner

2-9) Derek Jeter

2-10) Carlos Lee

2-11) Matt Holliday

2-12) Carlos Zambrano

 

3-1) Jake Peavy

3-2) Aramis Ramirez

3-3) Justin Morneau

3-4) Joe Mauer

3-5) Paul Konerko

3-6) Miguel Tejada

3-7) Jason Bay

3-8) Hanley Ramirez

3-9) Jimmy Rollins

3-10) Roy Halladay

[nilodnayr]

I get way too excited everytime I see a PM from either Mark or Ryan in my inbox.

i picked konerko, arod, and hafner because they're consistently awesome

 

i don't know what i'm gonna do later though. it took me forever to decide between konerko and like 30 other guys

I was really hoping Konerko would fall to my next pick.

 

I thought konerko was a bit of a reach, but then I looked at the 1bmen behind him and saw a bunch of guys that would probably hurt you in BA.

 

Of the guys I was hoping would fall to me in the third round, Peavy, C. Lee, and Tejada were at the top of the list. I know, a dream, but sometimes a guy falls through the cracks a bit.

[baseball7897]

1-1) Albert Pujols

1-2) Jose Reyes

1-3) Johan Santana

1-4) Alfonso Soriano

1-5) Alex Rodriguez

1-6) Carlos Beltran

1-7) Ryan Howard

1-8) Miguel Cabrera

1-9) Carl Crawford

1-10) Chase Utley

1-11) Derrek Lee

1-12) Chris Carpenter

 

2-1) David Wright

2-2) Lance Berkman

2-3) Grady Sizemore

2-4) David Ortiz

2-5) Vladimir Guerrero

2-6) Manny Ramirez

2-7) Mark Teixeira

2-8) Travis Hafner

2-9) Derek Jeter

2-10) Carlos Lee

2-11) Matt Holliday

2-12) Carlos Zambrano

 

3-1) Jake Peavy

3-2) Aramis Ramirez

3-3) Justin Morneau

3-4) Joe Mauer

3-5) Paul Konerko

3-6) Miguel Tejada

3-7) Jason Bay

3-8) Hanley Ramirez

3-9) Jimmy Rollins

3-10) Roy Halladay

 

Damn. Roy was my next pick.

[nick23]

I really, really, really wanted Halladay.

[baseball7897]

I really, really, really wanted Halladay.

 

I thought I had a chance at getting him.

[nick23]

1-1) Albert Pujols

1-2) Jose Reyes

1-3) Johan Santana

1-4) Alfonso Soriano

1-5) Alex Rodriguez

1-6) Carlos Beltran

1-7) Ryan Howard

1-8) Miguel Cabrera

1-9) Carl Crawford

1-10) Chase Utley

1-11) Derrek Lee

1-12) Chris Carpenter

 

2-1) David Wright

2-2) Lance Berkman

2-3) Grady Sizemore

2-4) David Ortiz

2-5) Vladimir Guerrero

2-6) Manny Ramirez

2-7) Mark Teixeira

2-8) Travis Hafner

2-9) Derek Jeter

2-10) Carlos Lee

2-11) Matt Holliday

2-12) Carlos Zambrano

 

3-1) Jake Peavy

3-2) Aramis Ramirez

3-3) Justin Morneau

3-4) Joe Mauer

3-5) Paul Konerko

3-6) Miguel Tejada

3-7) Jason Bay

3-8) Hanley Ramirez

3-9) Jimmy Rollins

3-10) Roy Halladay

3-11) Brandon Webb

[baseball7897]

1-1) Albert Pujols

1-2) Jose Reyes

1-3) Johan Santana

1-4) Alfonso Soriano

1-5) Alex Rodriguez

1-6) Carlos Beltran

1-7) Ryan Howard

1-8) Miguel Cabrera

1-9) Carl Crawford

1-10) Chase Utley

1-11) Derrek Lee

1-12) Chris Carpenter

 

2-1) David Wright

2-2) Lance Berkman

2-3) Grady Sizemore

2-4) David Ortiz

2-5) Vladimir Guerrero

2-6) Manny Ramirez

2-7) Mark Teixeira

2-8) Travis Hafner

2-9) Derek Jeter

2-10) Carlos Lee

2-11) Matt Holliday

2-12) Carlos Zambrano

 

3-1) Jake Peavy

3-2) Aramis Ramirez

3-3) Justin Morneau

3-4) Joe Mauer

3-5) Paul Konerko

3-6) Miguel Tejada

3-7) Jason Bay

3-8) Hanley Ramirez

3-9) Jimmy Rollins

3-10) Roy Halladay

3-11) Brandon Webb

 

That was going to be my next pick also.

[baseball7897]

1-1) Albert Pujols

1-2) Jose Reyes

1-3) Johan Santana

1-4) Alfonso Soriano

1-5) Alex Rodriguez

1-6) Carlos Beltran

1-7) Ryan Howard

1-8) Miguel Cabrera

1-9) Carl Crawford

1-10) Chase Utley

1-11) Derrek Lee

1-12) Chris Carpenter

 

2-1) David Wright

2-2) Lance Berkman

2-3) Grady Sizemore

2-4) David Ortiz

2-5) Vladimir Guerrero

2-6) Manny Ramirez

2-7) Mark Teixeira

2-8) Travis Hafner

2-9) Derek Jeter

2-10) Carlos Lee

2-11) Matt Holliday

2-12) Carlos Zambrano

 

3-1) Jake Peavy

3-2) Aramis Ramirez

3-3) Justin Morneau

3-4) Joe Mauer

3-5) Paul Konerko

3-6) Miguel Tejada

3-7) Jason Bay

3-8) Hanley Ramirez

3-9) Jimmy Rollins

3-10) Roy Halladay

3-11) Brandon Webb

3-12) Dan Haren

 

4-1) Garrett Atkins

[nick23]

1-1) Albert Pujols

1-2) Jose Reyes

1-3) Johan Santana

1-4) Alfonso Soriano

1-5) Alex Rodriguez

1-6) Carlos Beltran

1-7) Ryan Howard

1-8) Miguel Cabrera

1-9) Carl Crawford

1-10) Chase Utley

1-11) Derrek Lee

1-12) Chris Carpenter

 

2-1) David Wright

2-2) Lance Berkman

2-3) Grady Sizemore

2-4) David Ortiz

2-5) Vladimir Guerrero

2-6) Manny Ramirez

2-7) Mark Teixeira

2-8) Travis Hafner

2-9) Derek Jeter

2-10) Carlos Lee

2-11) Matt Holliday

2-12) Carlos Zambrano

 

3-1) Jake Peavy

3-2) Aramis Ramirez

3-3) Justin Morneau

3-4) Joe Mauer

3-5) Paul Konerko

3-6) Miguel Tejada

3-7) Jason Bay

3-8) Hanley Ramirez

3-9) Jimmy Rollins

3-10) Roy Halladay

3-11) Brandon Webb

3-12) Dan Haren

 

4-1) Garrett Atkins

4-2) Ichiro

[Mark_R]

This draft is going very smoothly right now. Props to everyone for picking in a timely manner and helping us short term with our fantasy baseball fix.

[Drew Doughty]

well, you can be happy because Atkins was my next pick :x