The draft
was very interesting, high prices, different draft strategies (Jay right at
you) and the most used phrase….one more!
So here we
go with what I thought of everyone’s draft.
Home
runs 4 Jesus
Hitting: It has a good mix of power and
speed. Adam probably needs a little more power down the road to win, but enough
to finish in the top 4.
Over pay
was Heyward for 36. Good buy was Ruggiano at 8.
Sleeper was
Chris Johnson at 3.
Pitching: This is what I believe he did the
best at. Getting Maholm and Garcia both at 2 is an absolute steal. His starting
6 is legit, along with Corbin for the sixth. Two closers will help him stay in
the game.
Finish: 1st. Very complete
team. But Garcia does have to stay healthy and Adam has to grab some HR’s the
right time.
Dan’s
Duffers
Hitting: Old man Helton leading this team
in Age and DUI’s with Placido riding shot gun and they will eventually be
bailing out Gallardo to go to the Slumpbusters.
I do like
some of the hitters, but the Duffers need some POP, big time. This team does
have speed to burn. Over pay-Nobody (maybe Weeks, but his wrists are unbreakable
this year) Good buy was A-Gon. Sleeper was Yelich (Once they trade Stanton,
they will call this dude up)
Pitching: Duffers have Two aces, Two
mid-range (Miley and Lohse) and then Two decent low dollar flyers, not bad. I
do like this pitching staff and it will have to carry this team until some POP
is acquired. The relievers are very good. Romo is a stud, with Rosey being a
long shot on saves or spot starts.
Finish: 3rd.
Dave's
Pine Riders-
Champions Bitch!!!!!! High Steppin’
Hitting: A lot of Mets and to no one’s
surprise. I see most 10-15 Home run dudes on this team (Rizzo, Desmond, Wright
and maybe Buck are the exceptions).
Steals seem to be mid table maybe ranging to upper table. I do see
Average though and that could be the strength of this team.
Good buy
was Buck (can he keep it up?) Over pay was Walker. Sleeper was Castillo.
Pitching: Dude, 4 starting pitchers!!!!!
WTF? I don’t know where to start. Cain, Harvey and Cueto are very good for
starting a repeat, but then it stops there. Arroyo? Ok for a 5th or
6th, but your 4th. Maybe wheeler gets a call up, but in
June? Then your poor relievers, there were already question marks on Axford and
Motte coming into the draft and you got them anyway. Long story short; trade
some Hitters with Average to a team that needs it for some SP’s . You need to
try and repeat, you walked all the way to grocery store, buy the damn groceries
Dave!!! Good Buy was nobody. Over pay was in order Jansen at 12 (too high, the
starting closer of the dodgers went for 4), Axdaddy at 15 and Cain at 37 (great
pitcher no doubt, but at that price he needs to strike out at least 200, he never
has. Career high was 193 last year, he will settle back at 180 this year.
Sleeper was Wheeler (In a trade of course)
Finish: No back to back champion this
year-8th
Kelley's
FKAky
Hitting: Stars and Scrubs, FKAKY
style. Best Catchers on team so far.
Tulo, Kemp, Braun and Bruce are the top 4 off any team, hands down. Again this
team needs to have their low dollar dudes to rake to be successful …….Gattis!!.
The batting average on this team will be peaks and valleys. Holy smokes, Pedro
and the Uggles on the same team!!!! How many 0-4’s can a team take in a week?
Also Bruce is not going to win a batting title any time soon. FKAKY’s should do
a trade with the Pine Riders. Speed seems adequate, enough to compete. Good buy
was Gattis. Over pay was probably the Kempers, but we will wait to see if his
swing comes back. Sleeper buy again was Gattis.
Pitching: Wheeler for Detwiler at a draft
day trade was decent. Which pitcher will pan out the best this year, if not for
the future? Solid starting staff, but the whole pitching staff still has
question marks. Good buy Buzzsaw for 1. Over pay was Lincecum. Sleeper was
Detwiler.
Finish: 4th. Needs some average
to make a move upwards.
Matt's
Perpetual IR
Hitting: Awesome keepers probably could
have the MVP in Harper. But the hitters in the draft came up short. I do like
Dat Dude, Mccutchen and Prado. They are Good hitters with minimal to mid-range
pop. Gyorko has shown flashes in the minors with the big fly’s, but he needs to
prove it in the bigs before I believe.
A-Ram and Mccan are injured and at this point what do they have left when
they come back? There are pieces here, but can they come together?
Good buy
was Adams (he needs to find a place to play though) Over pay was Prado at 24, I
do like that guy, but 24? Sleeper was Heisey
Pitching: I do like Beckett at this price,
but do not like the drunkard in Gallardo at 35.
Latos is
good and Haren is bad. Miller is very good and Wood is not good at all. This
team will have great weeks at pitching and then very bad weeks, Up and Down and
all over the place. His 1 closer is Ok as long as he is not traded. Good buy
was Beckett. Over pay was Gallardo. Sleeper was Latos via trade (I like him and
think he could be a very good price for his results)
Finish: I hate to do
this to Matt; a 7th place finish is my Prediction. Now he has the talent to
move up and I believe he could, but will he?
Naga Pete's Chikin Scrips
Hitting: A small fail on this part, it started
with very good keepers and then ended with a draft that even my own daughter
Josie could do better at. Jesus, too many HR’s by older, trade bait and injury
prone players. No SB’s on this team. It seems that the hitters can survive, but
for this team to make any noise would have to trade to get something going.
Good buy
was Rosario. Over pay were Hill and Howard. Sleeper was nobody
Pitching: Nothing to write home about, Two
aces and then 6 interchangeable parts. No closers that are going to make an
impact. Pretty much drafted like the hitters, like….a child did it. Good
buy was Lee. Over pay was Niese. Sleeper was Fernandez
Finish: A solid 9th place
finish is in the cards. There is no doubt to me that this team will be dealing
by the all-star break.
Proj's
Poppers
Hitting: Solid Hitting to go with a different
roto strategy, I like it. I do see some low average dudes to mix with some
higher average guys. Ike Davis does need to come through though for the good of
this team. Good buy was Crawford (I feel a big year in the making) Over pay was
Either. Sleeper was Valdespin.
Pitching: What can I say, taking Dan’s
strategy and fine tuning it. Get the three best closers and mix it with some DL’d
starters. It is working now, but what happens when they come off the DL? Trade
them for hitting? Or drop them for minor leaguers that never see the light of
day? It will happen sooner than later. Maybe go with an all reliever strategy?
Good buy
was Beachy. Over pay was maybe Paplebon. Sleeper was Hudson.
Finish: 6th
Calvin's Slumpbusters
Hitting: I like the Hitting. It looks
solid. I don’t know if the Homeruns will stay at this rate, but solid none the
less. It has Sb’s and Average taken care of. There is no reason why this offense
cannot carry the weight.
Good buy
was Simmons. Over pay was Cuddyer (maybe trade bait?). Sleeper was Cabrera.
Pitching: Pitching is not as strong as in
years past and don’t get me wrong it does have its strengths, but also has some
weaknesses. Kennedy looks to regress and I love Minor, but he allowed 26 hr’s
last year in a pitchers park. I’m not sold on Teheran just yet.
Good buy was
Ryu. Over pay was Minor. Sleeper was Cole.
Finish: 2nd place and will
fight for the Championship.
Todd's
Heaters
Hitting: Too many injuries on draft day in
the starting lineup, the Heaters need bodies to compete in the beginning so
they don’t get too far behind. There are some low average dudes along with
quite a bit of speed. Home run power is below average and will need to get some
bats in the lineup. A Trade! Trade! Trade! is in the cards.
Good buy
was Segura. Over pay was Belt (can he take the next step?) Sleeper was Venable
(I have a soft spot for him)
Pitching: The pitching needs some help, Zimmerman
and Samardzija are solid. Some others were reached forand probably will fail
flat on their faces. Good buy was Nobody.
Over pay
was Halladay. Sleeper was Cashner.
Finish: 10th. Someone has to
finish last and it is always the nice guys.
Trevor's
Toques
Hitting: I love the hitters; you got Votto
and J-UP leading the way. How can you go wrong?
There is power,
speed to go along with average. This team will battle with any other team’s
offense in the league.
Good buy
was J-UP (My call as the MVP.) Over pay
was Utley (Injury in the future).
Sleeper was
Duda
Pitching: The pitching will be the downfall
of the Toques this year. It is ok, but again average pitching can’t win a
championship. Bailey is good, but as your ace? You need an upgrade and can do
it by trading some hitters. Closer (s) is ok, but Marmol is sooooo bad and Putz
is old, but steady. Good buy was Hudson.
Over pay was nobody. Sleeper was Wandy.
Finish: This
year will be a 5th place end to the season. Better pitching will bring
a top 4 finish.
