Baseball Redraft League Draft and Discussion Thread

[italstallianion]

Did Ytrb fall in the toilet or something?

[Divinity]

Says his Last Activity: Today 02:54 PM

[yankees228]

I'm betting yrtb will be back on in a matter of moments.

[yrtb]

Yeah, I actually did fall into a toilet...I'd rather not enclose the details

 

I'm absolutely stunned he's available, but here goes for the best rotation of all time...

 

Chris Carpenter, SP

14.5M

[italstallianion]

Exman wanted Andrew Mccutchen CF

 

Btw, Dipre is about willing to dragon punch Will and Ytrb for taking his pitching choices.

[Will617]

Exman wanted Andrew Mccutchen CF

 

Btw, Dipre is about willing to dragon punch Will and Ytrb for taking his pitching choices.

 

There are still a few options on the table. I heard that A.J. Burnett guy is pretty good.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Wow I thought Carpenter was taken already or I would have taken him over CJ Wilson

[yrtb]

I seriously considered Carpenter in the 2nd, but decided not to go after him due to his large salary

 

But I couldn't pass that up in the 5th

[yrtb]

There are still a few options on the table. I heard that A.J. Burnett guy is pretty good.

 

Screw you, he was going to be my next pick

[yankees228]

Yeah, I actually did fall into a toilet...I'd rather not enclose the details

 

I'm absolutely stunned he's available, but here goes for the best rotation of all time...

 

Chris Carpenter, SP

14.5M

 

Was really hoping he'd make it back to me, although I had my doubts. Nice pick. Your starting rotation is awesome.

[italstallianion]

Dipre is up and followed by RSFFL.

[yrtb]

Was really hoping he'd make it back to me' date=' although I had my doubts. Nice pick. Your starting rotation is awesome.[/quote']

 

So is yours...I can't believe you got CC as your #3

[yankees228]

So is yours...I can't believe you got CC as your #3

 

Thanks. I think that's a product of me putting a lot of focus on pitching on the early rounds, but yeah, I have to be pleased with how my rotation looks so far.

[italstallianion]

So is yours...I can't believe you got CC as your #3

 

 

A few things. First, even though CC Sabathia was technically drafted 3rd, doesn't mean that he will be Y228's 3rd starter. Technically he will make that decision in his club house.

 

That said, I'm actually surprised from the other side, as in I'm surprised that Sabathia was drafted that early. Don't get me wrong, he's a top pitcher, but considering that his salary is around 1/5th of the entire team, I figured that most teams would hold off on that kind of financial stranglehold until later. That said, you 2 have very good rotations, even with the salary crunches.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I have kind of a out-of-the-box approach to this draft. Hopefully it will work, I've never tried it before.

[italstallianion]

Everyone has their own strategy. While we can just the picks on a pick by pick basis, we can't really judge the teams themselves until the final puzzle pieces are put together.

[yrtb]

That said' date=' you 2 have very good rotations, even with the salary crunches.[/quote']

 

That's why I took Gallardo and Cahill before Carp...the two combine for less than a million, so I still have more than 2/3 of my salary left

[yankees228]

A few things. First, even though CC Sabathia was technically drafted 3rd, doesn't mean that he will be Y228's 3rd starter. Technically he will make that decision in his club house.

 

That said, I'm actually surprised from the other side, as in I'm surprised that Sabathia was drafted that early. Don't get me wrong, he's a top pitcher, but considering that his salary is around 1/5th of the entire team, I figured that most teams would hold off on that kind of financial stranglehold until later. That said, you 2 have very good rotations, even with the salary crunches.

 

Yup, that's a fair critique.

 

The way I look at it, I need to spend my money at some point, and the people who simply go for the great value picks all the time face the possibility of not fully utilizing their cap space. At the time I chose Sabathia, by almost any standard, he was the best pitcher available, and I theorized that he would not make it back to me (which was confirmed by Divinity).

 

The real proof will come in the later rounds, when the possibility exists that I might have to pass up on better players due to salary cap constrictions. But I have no way of knowing if that's going to be the case, and I just felt it was worth it to go for the best available player.

[italstallianion]

Dipre wants Chad Billingsley SP 3.85m

[italstallianion]

Yup, that's a fair critique.

 

The way I look at it, I need to spend my money at some point, and the people who simply go for the great value picks all the time face the possibility of not fully utilizing their cap space. At the time I chose Sabathia, by almost any standard, he was the best pitcher available, and I theorized that he would not make it back to me (which was confirmed by Divinity).

 

The real proof will come in the later rounds, when the possibility exists that I might have to pass up on better players due to salary cap constrictions. But I have no way of knowing if that's going to be the case, and I just felt it was worth it to go for the best available player.

 

 

I'd be afraid to see what would happen to Divinity's payroll if he had taken CC Sabathia.

[italstallianion]

RSFFL is now on the clock. I don't think that he's online at the moment, but I doubt that it'll take that long for him to make his pick.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Making my pick just don't want to f*** up again one sec please.

[Dipre]

I picked Billingsley as an upside pitching pick. I think he's better right now than many pitchers taken before him and comparable to Kershaw albeit with less strikeouts but better control. He's also cheap and gives me a potentially dominant 1-2.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I gotta go home from work in about 5 minutes, but I'll jump back on as soon as I get back if RSFFL hasn't picked before I leave.

[italstallianion]

You can send someone your pick Forsyth, because RSFFL should have his pick in soon.

[Keeper]

Billingsley is a fine #2. Color me surprised EXman didn't pick another pitcher. If Ervin Santana is your #1, you're going to need a lot of depth.

[italstallianion]

Did Ytrb fall in the toilet or something?

 

And I hope that RSFFL didn't drop his iphone into the toilet.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Alright I'm back but I see that RSFFL is still looking.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Italian - I'm about to send you my pick with a back up. That ok with you?

[italstallianion]

Italian - I'm about to send you my pick with a back up. That ok with you?

 

Always is, sounds good to me.