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Tulowitzki Trade
Is Michael
Cuddyer the first part of a larger trade between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies? The Rockies
just obtained a first round pick.
Cuddyer the first part of a larger trade between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies? The Rockies
just obtained a first round pick.
Sunday, September 09, 2012
The 1st Season Maker
CJ Spiller is going to be a 1st back for the teams that got him in the late rounds.
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Saturday, September 08, 2012
Last Draft Tonight
No way I am taking a QB or TE with my first two picks if I am selecting at the end of the round.
I could see taking Cam Newton in the second round if he falls. For that to happen would need to have already drafted one of the elite RBs.
That means I have a top 5 pick.
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I could see taking Cam Newton in the second round if he falls. For that to happen would need to have already drafted one of the elite RBs.
That means I have a top 5 pick.
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Thursday, September 06, 2012
Let Me Repeat
Using your first two picks on a QB and TE leaves your RB and WR looking ugly and your team heavily dependent on getting lucky.
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Monday, September 03, 2012
Draft Regrets
I really wish I had gone old school and drafted RBs and WRs with my first four or five picks. The depth at those positions does not match that at the QB and TE ones
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Sunday, September 02, 2012
Fantasy Football 2012
Does this still work?
Don't draft QB and TE with first two picks! Your RB and WE will be pathetic.
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Don't draft QB and TE with first two picks! Your RB and WE will be pathetic.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
ESPN: Fantasy Focus Baseball
Check out this podcast on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=275218346
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=275218346
All prospects with Keith Law and none of the regular morning show shtick
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Fantasy Baseball Team Name Generator
2012 Fantasy Baseball Team Name Generator
The fantasy team name contest at Fake Teams was always one of the best non-analytic features. Looks like a few years away has seen Razzball get into the act.
Cheeky Tanks
The fantasy team name contest at Fake Teams was always one of the best non-analytic features. Looks like a few years away has seen Razzball get into the act.
Cheeky Tanks
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Whither Ryan Braun?
From a top 2 or 3 pick to where following a 50 game PED suspension? In standard mixed leagues, I am taking him as early as the turn of the 2nd 3rd round.
The choices at that point are "meh" and leagues are not won in the first two months of the season. To add a top 5 talent to your team on Memorial Day excites me even now.
I will guess this will be conventional fantasy wisdom by the start of Spring Training.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Evan Longoria
Fantasy Pros 911 podcast last night went over 3B the hosts would avoid in the draft. This isn't players they won't draft but players who they won't draft at current levels.
Evan Longoria was mentioned, and I have to agree. The difference between him and Adrian Beltre is too little. If Longoria hits less than 270, it isn't even close.
Around the 9th to 13th picks, I prefer any number of players there. I may take an ace even despite a general rule to pass on SP until the later rounds.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Guess Who?
One of the toughest tasks in fantasy baseball is properly valuing players who have recently broken out after years of non-production versus name brand stars. Can you tell me who is a first round pick?
Player A: .308 AVG, 29 HR, 103 RBI, 8 SB 1B-eligible only
Player B: .303 AVG, 31HR, 95 RBI, 2 SB 1B- and OF-eligible.
And this comparison in a 2012 draft that rates 1B as somewhat scare albeit enormously top-heavy.
Player A: .308 AVG, 29 HR, 103 RBI, 8 SB 1B-eligible only
Player B: .303 AVG, 31HR, 95 RBI, 2 SB 1B- and OF-eligible.
And this comparison in a 2012 draft that rates 1B as somewhat scare albeit enormously top-heavy.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Mock Draft: Taking Miguel Cabrera 1st Overall
The Detroit Tigers' signing of 1B Prince Fielder has led to a temporary euphoria surrounding the expected fantasy value for 1B Miguel Cabrera in 2012. ESPN's Eric Karabell leads the chorus of commentary that Cabrera is now the top ranked player going into 2012 fantasy drafts. To test that assertion, I joined a 14-team 5x5 mixed league draft at Mock Draft Central and chose the #1 draft slot.
My immediate concern was who I would select at the turn of the 2nd and 3rd round, the 28th and 29th picks overall. Given Cabrera's expected 3B eligibility, my initial strategy was to hope one of the elite power producing 1B would be available. This would allow me to shift Cabrera to 3B in season and to start two elite 1B without cloging the Corner position.
Before the first round was over, I knew this was unlikely to come to fruition. Four of the first seven picks were firstbasemen, and a 5th -Prince Fielder - was selected at the end of the 1st round. (FWIW, all the 1B selections were made by mock drafters present at the draft.)
With Mark Teixeira going 24th, I immediately rued having the first pick as the elite outfielders, middle infielders and starting pitchers were all gone by the end of the 2nd round (28th overall selection.) This left me searching amongst all the positions for any stand out values.
There were none from my perspective, and I took OF Andrew McCutcheon and 3B Adrian Beltre. And did not like it.
The rest of the draft was a repeat of the same lack of obvious value, and I shifted to selecting players I believed will out perform current ADPs but may not last another 27 selections. This is a method I use typically in the 8th or 9th round of previous year's drafts.
At the 5th/6th round turn I grabbed C Matt Weiters and SP Stephen Strasburg. Then at 7th/8th, I took Jimmy Rollins and Lance Berkman.
In no way am I happy with my team so far. At the 9th/10th turn, I added Yu Darviush and Ryan Madsen. Then I grabbed Dustin Ackley and Jesus Montero with the hope that Montero will gain catcher-eligibility and be shifted into my second C slot. (FWIW, Ackely was the top player on the board per MDC and there were several teams on AI draft status.)
At this point in the draft (142 selections), the rest is a hodge podge of risk control i.e. production of Gaby Sanchez versus 500 ABs of Brandon Belt and high volatility i.e. Aroldis Chapman lasting as a SP. So I won't go too far into who I selected as this part of a mixed team roster is meant to be churned once the season begins.
Overall, I am unsatisfied with the #1 pick and selecting Miguel Cabrera in a deep mixed league format. Whether I can execute the two elite 1B in a 12-team draft is the next question to be answered. (Stop the BABIP regression on Mark Teixeira and maybe it will!)
My immediate concern was who I would select at the turn of the 2nd and 3rd round, the 28th and 29th picks overall. Given Cabrera's expected 3B eligibility, my initial strategy was to hope one of the elite power producing 1B would be available. This would allow me to shift Cabrera to 3B in season and to start two elite 1B without cloging the Corner position.
Before the first round was over, I knew this was unlikely to come to fruition. Four of the first seven picks were firstbasemen, and a 5th -Prince Fielder - was selected at the end of the 1st round. (FWIW, all the 1B selections were made by mock drafters present at the draft.)
With Mark Teixeira going 24th, I immediately rued having the first pick as the elite outfielders, middle infielders and starting pitchers were all gone by the end of the 2nd round (28th overall selection.) This left me searching amongst all the positions for any stand out values.
There were none from my perspective, and I took OF Andrew McCutcheon and 3B Adrian Beltre. And did not like it.
The rest of the draft was a repeat of the same lack of obvious value, and I shifted to selecting players I believed will out perform current ADPs but may not last another 27 selections. This is a method I use typically in the 8th or 9th round of previous year's drafts.
At the 5th/6th round turn I grabbed C Matt Weiters and SP Stephen Strasburg. Then at 7th/8th, I took Jimmy Rollins and Lance Berkman.
In no way am I happy with my team so far. At the 9th/10th turn, I added Yu Darviush and Ryan Madsen. Then I grabbed Dustin Ackley and Jesus Montero with the hope that Montero will gain catcher-eligibility and be shifted into my second C slot. (FWIW, Ackely was the top player on the board per MDC and there were several teams on AI draft status.)
At this point in the draft (142 selections), the rest is a hodge podge of risk control i.e. production of Gaby Sanchez versus 500 ABs of Brandon Belt and high volatility i.e. Aroldis Chapman lasting as a SP. So I won't go too far into who I selected as this part of a mixed team roster is meant to be churned once the season begins.
Overall, I am unsatisfied with the #1 pick and selecting Miguel Cabrera in a deep mixed league format. Whether I can execute the two elite 1B in a 12-team draft is the next question to be answered. (Stop the BABIP regression on Mark Teixeira and maybe it will!)
Stale Podcasts
Don't you hate when you have a few podcasts lined up and the conversation is stale due to late breaking news?
This has been the case following Prince Fielder to Detroit news. Who cares about VMart injury discussions now?
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Rookies to Watch
Ryan Lavarnway in Boston. Unlike Jesus Montero, Lavarnway gets no hype as he is nomatively blocked by Saltalamacchia.
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