MLB Open Draft Part Deux
A few weeks back, we had our draft for the TCR MLB Open league. We had enough willing participants for a seconds league and their draft was Saturday. I wasn't in this league, but reader "big lowitzki" is and provided me with the draft results. A quick reminder of the rules first:
H2H weekly play
No trades
Set your lineups weekly
Point system (Single = 1, Double = 2, Triple = 3, Home Run = 4, Run = 1, RBI = 1, Walk = 1, Stolen Base = 2, Caught Stealing = -1 )
Draft entire Pitching Staff, not individual pitchers (basically Wins, K's, ERA and WHIP are counted)
That's the basics, so let's see how they drafted.
It's a twelve team league and here's the owners/teams that joined, by draft order (please correct me if I'm wrong on the usernames).
Hondurascubs - a reader from Honduras that goes by Salvador
Lawhide - same as his username and the guy who wrote this guest article
Out of Bubblegum - We'll call him Bill
Junkie Cosmonauts - We'll call him Dan
McRipper - goes by the same username
The Tarnished Reps - Real Neal
Ted Lilly Fan Club - TLFC or his super computer, we're not sure
Take it in da Pujols - "asecrest"
The Big Lowitzki - the commish who missed his own draft
Northbrook Cubs - We'll call him Bob
Terpopouli2 - goes by Terpopouli
Starfighters of aldamur - "Wedge2"
So let's see how they did (click on the image for a larger version).
Since Big Lowitzki missed the draft I don't have any comments to give you on the picks, except how in holy hell did Hanley Ramirez make it to the 12th pick? Those who were there are certainly welcome to justify their draft in the comments though.
Otherwise our seasons start this week and I'll give periodic updates on both leagues throughout the year.
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Re: MLB Open Draft Part Deux
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 10:38am Permalink
Our draft was part us, part Super Computer. You can probably guess where the Super Computer took over. Small hint - The horror of "owning" Juan Pierre has done serious damage to our sleep schedule... though Howie Kendrick in the later rounds was savvy move.
Re: MLB Open Draft Part Deux
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 10:44am Permalink
Big Lowitzki has the worst defensive team in history.
Re: MLB Open Draft Part Deux
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 11:17am Permalink
I hate picking 12th, but it was indeed nice that Hanley fell to me. What I don't love is how my outfield ended up. Good luck to all.
Off Topic
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 11:36am Permalink
ESPN's preview is up
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview08/team?team=chc
Re: Off Topic
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 12:06pm Permalink
From the preview:
There's one No. 1 and four No. 4s. After ace Carlos Zambrano, the rotation doesn't scare anyone.
Rich Hill and Ted Lilly are number 4s now? And apparently on the same level as Marquis and Dempster? Gee.
Re: Off Topic
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 12:14pm Permalink
Those 90-92 win predictions are nice...I think they're an 87 win team this year unless some moves are made.
Re: Off Topic
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 12:19pm Permalink
Scary that all three of their experts picked us to win 90+ games and win the central. But...
"• The 100-year drought ends this season. OK, that's not a fact. But a palm tree that flowers once a century recently bloomed in Madagascar."
I like the parallel.
Re: MLB Open Draft Part Deux
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 11:45am Permalink
My prediction holds for both leagues: The team that ended up Pat Burrell will win.
Trade possibility?
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 12:05pm Permalink
Rays looking for an outfielder
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/artic...
but they're offering Edwin Jackson or Jason Hammel which don't help us much...
OFF TOPIC: CHAOS IN THE CINCY REDS CAMP
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 12:17pm Permalink
Just a couple of days to go and the Reds can't make decide who to cut. There's still 34 players on the roster (plus 2 on the DL) mostly because of Dusty's inability to shed moldy old veterans like Kent Mercker, Mike Stanton and Paul Bako.
Keeping NRI Bako would mean carrying three catchers, but then who's counting?
It gets worse. In true vintage Dusty style he's given LON-N-N-G looks and SERIOUS playing time (as in all 28 ST games) to Andy Phillips and Jolbert Cabrera who, he describes, as having such great springs they both should make the team.
Great? Well, Phillips has hit .295 .308 (.253 .294 career) and Cabrera .306 .327 (.258 .305 career). With OBP like that, it's no wonder DB & Company are having a hard time cutting the roster down to 25.
Re: OFF TOPIC: CHAOS IN THE CINCY REDS CAMP
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 12:30pm Permalink
Glad it's someone else's problem. It will be nice seeing KPatt out there.
Re: Correction
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 2:05pm Permalink
Andy Phillips is hitting .277 .294 in ST.
Re: MLB Open Draft Part Deux
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 3:05pm Permalink
yea... missing my own draft. i suck.
and in turn got the "pleasure" of taking Prince Fielder over Hanley Ramirez.
Re: MLB Open Draft Part Deux
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 3:25pm Permalink
I also suck and missed my draft gaining the pleasure of taking Fat Elvis over Ryan Braun and Jose Reyes. Awesome!!!!!!!! But as previously posted I got Pat Burrell so therefore I win.
Re: MLB Open Draft Part Deux
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 3:32pm Permalink
Assuming "Fat Elvis" means Berkman and it was a snake-style draft, you didn't miss out on Braun or Reyes.
Re: MLB Open Draft Part Deux
on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 11:00pm Permalink
Somehow I didn't get any emails before the draft, so I didn't get to participate, but Supercomputer did a decent job picking for me for the most part. Thanks, Supercomputer!