Baseball Redraft League Draft and Discussion Thread

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

You're trying to come up with guys to select off the top of your head?

 

Is that bad? I kind of did that too.

[yankees228]

Is that bad? I kind of did that too.

 

One second, I'll send you the same PM I sent Flynn.

[a700hitter]

You're not that bad with baseball dude. We're in a league with some tough people. It's going to be hard trying to keep up with them. Your team is better then mines atm. You'll be fine.

Because there are 16 knowledgeable people and the draft will extend for several days, each of us is bound to make regrettable picks.

[yankees228]

Because there are 16 knowledgeable people and the draft will extend for several days' date=' each of us is bound to make regrettable picks.[/quote']

 

Not to mention one or two somewhat poor picks are not going to ruin your draft. Everyone got a handful of good players in the first five rounds. There are twenty rounds to go, and plenty of time to make up for any mistakes.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Anyone on here that I can send my picks to for today?

[yrtb]

In a little while, I'm going to post what I think were the top 10 steals of the draft thus far and the top 10 reaches thus far, unless anyone has any objections

[yankees228]

In a little while' date=' I'm going to post what I think were the top 10 steals of the draft thus far and the top 10 reaches thus far, unless anyone has any objections[/quote']

 

Looking forward to it. Should spark some good discussion.

[a700hitter]

In a little while' date=' I'm going to post what I think were the top 10 steals of the draft thus far and the top 10 reaches thus far, unless anyone has any objections[/quote']no objection

[Keeper]

Santana is good pick. Like some already said, coming off the knee surgery could be dicey. But he's worth the risk, IMO.

[Jasonbay44]

I think this is a bit of a risky pick but I'm going for it.

 

Tim Hudson, SP 9M

[italstallianion]

I'm not going anywhere. I'm almost always online (except for when I'm sleeping) but I rarely go anywhere, so I'm always a safe bet to send picks to. I think it's still Jbay's turn though.

 

As for your comment Flynnatic, don't worry about it. While I'll admit that I take these redrafts too seriously, it's a learning process. I've learned a lot from the redrafts about players that are on teams that I don't follow (like anyone in the NFC West for example) so it's a learning experience. Keep in mind that Suns didn't know the difference between a 3-4 and a 4-3 defence before (and during) the NFL redraft, and we all make mistakes.

 

Some of the "bad" picks only appear "bad" due to how early they were drafted (vs. who else was available) or how much they cost. But even then, the salary crunch is only harmful if it prevents you from getting good players later on. So by the time this redraft ends, I bet that every owner will have made a few bad draft choices, whether we overpay for someone, overdraft someone, or draft someone that we think is a sleeper pick and they end up horrible, we all make mistakes. I wouldn't worry about it, especially not 5-6 rounds into this thing.

[italstallianion]

Yankees228 is now up.

[yankees228]

Andres Torres, OF (0.426 M)

[italstallianion]

Keeper is now up.

[Keeper]

Mark Teixeira - 1B ($20 Million)

 

Really wanted another SP this round, but simply couldn't pass him up. I'm surprised he was still available, truthfully.

[a700hitter]

Andres Torres' date=' OF (0.426 M)[/b']

Nice pick. He was on my short list.

[italstallianion]

Jacoby Ellsbury is now up.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Daric Barton, $410,000

 

Slide him in at DH. 9th in baseball in OBP, tied for the major league lead in walks per plate apperanace, has a walk per strikeout ratio above 1. Not bad at this stage of the draft. Should be a great fit into a lineup with a few big bats in it already. This might be a small reach but I really wanted to make sure I had this guy. He's also dirt cheap, which helps after the Holliday and Konerko picks.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I think I'll probably be around. Anyone have WB's picks?

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

I guess I'll be around too to make my pick.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I forgot all about the player that I'm going to pick this round (if he doesn't get taken in the next 2 picks)

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

When this draft is all said and done (a ways off), maybe we can plug the lineups in here for the lulz.

 

http://lineupsimulator.com/

[a700hitter]

When this draft is all said and done (a ways off), maybe we can plug the lineups in here for the lulz.

 

http://lineupsimulator.com/

Looks pretty cool. Have you used this before?

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

I forgot all about the player that I'm going to pick this round (if he doesn't get taken in the next 2 picks)

 

I sure hope it's not the guy I want. Althought it is a bit of a risk and is going to cost me some $$$.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I can already tell you it's not.

[Will617]

This wait is killing me. I got so many picks that I want to make, dammit.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Looks pretty cool. Have you used this before?

Nope. Unfortunately it uses 2008 stats, but we could enter everything in the slow way if we so chose.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

This wait is killing me. I got so many picks that I want to make' date=' dammit.[/quote']

Me too. I thought about bribing ital to see if he could give me every pick of the next round.

[SoxFanForsyth]

If we do that top 10 steals/top 10 reaches thing. I guarantee you Hellickson is the number 1 reach.

[Will617]

Yeah, this is about the time of the draft when all the picks that I'm targetting and could reasonably hope to fall to me don't.