Anti-Fantasy League Draft and Discussion Thread

[BoSox21]

all you have to do is look at the table in the first post that Kilo is updating if you just wanna see just picks...

[YanksHater213]

I'm not worried about seeing who has and hasn't picked, I just think it'll be much cleaner + efficient, especially if Kilo isn't on for a while and has to scroll through a bunch of discussion to find 2 picks.

[ORS]

He's the best pitcher in baseball' date=' has been for about five years, and is a good bet to be such for the next three or four.[/quote']

Agree with the first half, disagree with the second, which is why I don't pick him. It's rare that a pitcher is the best in the game for a period of longer than 5-6 years, and Johan is approaching the end of that typical window. Your choice, Lincecum, or another up-and-coming pitcher would have been mine for the next five years.

[TheKilo]

I agree that Lincecum is the better choice to be the best pitcher over the next five years but I think Santana can be dominant for at leat the next three and probably the next four.

[ORS]

Very good, yes, dominant, not so sure. Not sure enough for the 7th pick.

[BoSox21]

the fact that he's never had significant health issues and his move to the NL increases his chances of maintaining his dominance over another five years though

[Keeper]

I also would have picked Lincecum over Santana. The only problem I have with Lincecum is I think he throws harder than his body can handle. There aren't too many guys like Pedro out there. For Lincecum's sake, I hope he has a rubber arm - or fills out a little.

 

That said, I expect Santana will still be Santana for another 2-3 years. After that, he may start to wear down.

[TheKilo]

msubulldogs are now on the clock.

[castigs850]

i hope ORS shits all over me because i hated pedroia when he was a september call-up

[Cocos Disciples]

I'd like to play if there was room.

 

God forbid someone actually watches the game instead of track everything with pitch f/x or gamecast, or whatever.

 

For all you guys that actually played baseball behind tee-ball and your experience with the game is more than Xbox, watch Posada and Molina behind the plate, and take a look at how different they are behind the plate.

 

Ughhhhhh.

 

How are watching games and analyzing the game mutually exclusive? I play baseball, I watch baseball and I read BP, FanGraphs, etc. Analyzing it doesn't take away from my watching experience, it adds to it.

 

^^Not a bad idea' date=' maybe the mods can split[/quote']

 

If you confirm you want this, I'll do it.

 

i hope ORS shits all over me

 

orly?

[castigs850]

oooo yeaaaaaa

[castigs850]

im all over this thread. im all about it. dont doubt me

 

LETS GO MSU! ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

[TheKilo]

Yeah, can you split the picks and pin that thread?

[BSN07]

Can I trade up?LOL

[Cocos Disciples]

All picks are now to be made in the stickied thread.

[TheKilo]

Shouldn't my table be the first post in the other thread?

[BoSox21]

goddamnit, I was hoping Sizemore would fall to me

[TheKilo]

ORS is on the clock

[TheKilo]

Baring Badgers on the clock.

[Dojji]

I picked James Shields -- inning burning, durable, just entering his prime, excellent command, an up and comer with a shot at really being great and a very good chance of at least being solidly effective in the American League East -- no small feat itself.

 

If I really was building a team, Shields is the kind of guy I'd want pitching for it. He gets his work done, doesn't get himself in trouble very often, and saves the bullpen, all very important considerations when you're looking for an ace.

 

There are probably other higher-upside picks such as Lincecum but Shields is about the lowest-risk pick out there for a pitcher, and if you're picking a pitcher, managing risk is important.

[BoSox21]

whatever helps you sleep at night

[castigs850]

I WANT TO PICK

[BSN07]

I took OF Ryan Braun.

 

Quickest ever to 100 career RBI(Pujols being #2).... Nuff said

 

 

Straight cash homie

[BSN07]

I picked James Shields -- inning burning, durable, just entering his prime, excellent command, an up and comer with a shot at really being great and a very good chance of at least being solidly effective in the American League East -- no small feat itself.

 

If I really was building a team, Shields is the kind of guy I'd want pitching for it. He gets his work done, doesn't get himself in trouble very often, and saves the bullpen, all very important considerations when you're looking for an ace.

 

There are probably other higher-upside picks such as Lincecum but Shields is about the lowest-risk pick out there for a pitcher, and if you're picking a pitcher, managing risk is important.

 

Fine with your reasoning, but you could have gotten Shields much later IMO.

[castigs850]

it was between pedroia and sizemore for my pick, i went with position scarcity and the redsox

 

THATS A GOOD POST!

[BoSox21]

I took OF Ryan Braun.

 

Quickest ever to 100 career RBI(Pujols being #2).... Nuff said

 

 

Straight cash homie

 

Doesn't get on base enough for my liking

[BSN07]

Doesn't get on base enough for my liking

 

He will get better with more experience, He's only been in the league a year and a half.

[Dojji]

Fine with your reasoning' date=' but you could have gotten Shields much later IMO.[/quote']

 

Perhaps so but Shields suits my preferred kind of baseball with his good command and fundamentals, and I wanted to make sure and get a guy like that to anchor the rotation. Was gonna go for Halladay but I took a good look at Shields and figured he was slot-appropriate and probably a better risk in year 5.

 

I tend to do my best damage in the later rounds anyway.

[BSN07]

Halladay is in his prime, but he's heading out of it. Shields is just entering it. So I see your general reasoning.

[Dojji]

Besides, I've posted here long enough that you guys have an idea how I roll. Did you REALLY think I was going to go for the spotlight-hogs, big-K pitchers and franchise thunderbats?