Showing posts with label draft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label draft. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

2010 Draft Date Set

We're drafting April 10th at ProWorks.

Get you keepers in here: http://beaverrotoleague.wetpaint.com/page/2010+Keepers

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Dustin's Draft Analysis, Part 4

The final installment of Dustin's Draft analysis. Add some comments and let us know how you think everyone else did!


Toques
This team looks to be above average. Three good starters and three closers are not a bad way to start. The out field has some pop and rbi machines but the rest of the hitting squad is lacking. I mean I like Lee but his years of domination are over. Good old Racky Wacky Weeks. This dude still has not learned how to hit major league pitching.

Bad- There is too many holes in the hitting lineup. Fukudome will slow down and wear down throughout the season. Last year Fukudome’s average went down every month from the start of a red hot opening day.

Ugly- Barry Zito, enough said.

Good- Getting Werth as a keeper for a dollar seems to be a pretty good deal if he can stay healthy. Marmol for nine was a good deal if he can regain the closer role.

Final Prediction- 10th


Juicers
First of all I want to say Vic did well for his first draft. He took a lot of heat from some real asshole owners (I won’t say the names but you know who you are) during the draft and stuck with his plan. I do like this team.

Bad- This isn’t really the worst but I think Gallardo went for a little too much. It could have been the part of the draft where players’ salaries were inflated. Or Gallardo was wanted by a majority of the owners. Anyway , a good young pitcher at a high price.

Ugly- Your pitchers walk a lot of guys and are not huge K pitchers. More walks mean higher whip and worse era. Now I like Maholm, but pirate’s pitchers will not get wins.

Now Vic has two pirates, not a good mix.

Good- There is a lot of good pickups for the future. I love Stewart and Rasmus.

Howard will bang out HR’s and having the number one catcher in our league is not bad either.

Final Prediction- 8th. If I was a betting man I would say it is more likely the juicers will finish in the top 6. The only downside is his pitching for the latter of the season.



Now that Dusty is done, what do you think?

Friday, April 17, 2009

Dustin's Draft Analysis, Part 3

Poppers

This team your are looking at right now is odds on favorites to win the whole thing. I like the hitting and the pitching is solid when healthy. I think the only thing that holds this team back; injuries. Also there is a couple of dudes in particular (Ludwick and Delgado for his age) that had career seasons last year, but can they do it again?

Bad - Matsui is a 100 game a year guy. I know he isn’t really that important, but he is a guy Jay needs to steal bases. Bad back equals no steals.

Ugly - This might be a reach, Huston Street closing for the Rockies. Velocity is down, Corpas behind you and the crappy ballpark. I think that equals not a good chance to succeed in your profession.

Good - Getting Rowand and Molina for 2 dollars a piece is very good. I know Molina will have a breakout year and Rowand is just a smoking deal.

Projected finish - 1st, but there are three other teams that are going to challenge you hard.

Cross your fingers and hope no one else gets injured.


Heaters

This is a very interesting team. How can you predict how this team will play out? The Heaters could finish in the top four or the bottom four just as easy. Can the hitting on this team help the Pitching win categories?

Bad - The heaters have a lot of low dollar hitters. I have heard of a nine dollar pitching staff but not a low hitting lineup. Granted there is a couple of hitting standouts on this team. But can they overcome hitters that are rebounding from poor seasons and are rookies?

Ugly - Honestly, I can’t find a really ugly draft pick. I would say LaRoche, because that guy has burned me more than ever. But for fourteen dollars you can’t expect the world.

Good - The best pitching on the planet, bar none. Two good closers and a bunch of top tier starters. I also like Fowler for one dollar. Fowler is my type of player.

Projected Finish - 6th. This is a very, very conservative 6th pick. This team could surprise and finish in the top four with a trade down the line for more hitting.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Dustin's Draft Analysis, Part 2

Azzuri - I believe this team to be well rounded. The hitting is solid; The Azzuri won’t lead the league in any hitting stat but will contend every week in each. I believe they have enough to get them into the playoff’s and possibly deep into the postseason. I’m weary of the semi old/injury plagued pitchers pitching in HR ballparks. They have a shot, but remember the Azzuri have never won a playoff series. They fold underneath the pressure.

Bad- Gonzales, Mike that is. I don’t think an erratic closer can give the Azzuri many category wins in saves, especially when the braves have Soriano backing Gonzales up. One false move by Mike and he is outta here.G-unit.

Ugly
- I don’t know if drafting three pitchers who like to give up the long ball in homeru ballparks; Harang, Oswalt and Myers. And then you add an injury waiting to happen in carpenter. It might not look good.

Good- Like I said before the hitting is very solid. If the pitchers pitch like they are supposed to this team will challenge for the title. Getting Hanson for 2 dollars might end up as a great steal. But again I don’t have much faith in young pitchers.

Projected Finish
- I would like to say 2nd, but anywhere in the top 4 would be more like it.


Fkaky’s- Dude, a back to back to back championship is not out of the question for the cup holders of last year. This team has one or two holes on offense that need to be sewn up before a serious title run is made late in the season. The pitching has a few good starters, but the saves situation needs some attention badly.

Bad
- I know this is really nit picking, buy I would have to say Gamel and Monroe starting on your hitting team when both of those guys don’t even play. That is already giving the opposition two guys ahead of you (even if the two dudes are bad).I know your hitting is stacked in some areas, but you too many steals. Trade some to get a couple every day all around players.

Ugly- No closers!!! You do have one, but he is ancient and injured. It is like sending my brothers little kids out there to shut the door on the opposition.

Good- Here there is a few stand outs. Bonifacio for two is already getting votes for the steal of the draft. Three good pitchers and a flyer on Zimmerman, I hope he can make a contribution this season.

Projected finish- I would say 4th, but a top 3 finish could be in the cards or even a third championship.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Dustin's Draft Analysis, Part 1

Okay, sorry for being a little late on this analysis of the draft. Let us get to the story. As usual I will give the good, the bad and the ugly to each team and I will give a prediction on how their season will pan out. I will be sending these in three installments.

Average Joes - This team seems balanced on pitching and on offense with the standouts being Headley and Bruce. Ethier will have a breakout season.
Bad- Chris young the hitter, this dude has to learn to hit for average and for 20 bucks I think his average will hurt more than his speed and power will help you.
Ugly- I would throw Arroyo off a train right now, ditch him. He has so many problems.
Good- It seems everybody is in the same price range, so I don’t have a real standout. But you had good young keepers and I think Dickerson will prove his worth if baker gives him PT. Projected finish 5th.

Barca Beaners - Jim has the best hitter in the league hands down. But will that be enough to win the title, I don’t know. You will get definite pop from Pujols, Wright and Ibanez, but where else?
Ross? Or Hall? Not this year. Pitching would be a stronger point if Hamels elbow wasn’t so tender.
Bad- Hamels, if his elbow cannot hold up.
Ugly- Cueto, flash in the pan or young promising stud?
Good- There is three guys I really like; Fontenot for 7, he is ready for a good year in a stacked lineup. Lewis, I really wanted him. He is a 15-20 hr dude with wheels in an improving lineup. Ibanez is who will have a monster year, no doubt. Projected finish it is hard to say. Maybe the Beaners will end up as high as fourth or as low as 8th or 9th. 7th is my suggestion.

Slumpbusters - The hitting for this team will carry it through the season and deep into the playoffs.
And at this time I’m writing this Calvin has two-three starters from the OF on his bench. That tells you his OF is deep. His pitching is not as good as it may seem. Lincecum and Billinsley are studs, no which way about it. Then the rest of the staff has to pick up the slack. I’m not sold on Kershaw just yet, give him time and he might be good. Sanchez and Perez are lefties with mental or past injury problems, no thanks. Wellemeyer is the wildcard, He could help the two go to guys or he could just lie down. Franklin could be a great pickup if C.Perez doesn’t get healthy.
Bad- Perez, I know he was only 8 dollars, but he is in mental distress right now.
Ugly- It has to be Milton Bradley; Mix a head case with an injury past and it adds up to a troubling season on a great team.
He could prove me wrong though.
Good- Calvin has three great keepers in Russell, Cantu and Lincecum, but I really like Billingsley for 25. This dude will battle for the CY if he keeps his walks under control. Projected finish 3rd.

Duffers - Where to start. Dan went with the reliever approach instead of being starter heavy. I don’t think there is any middle ground here. Either the Duffer’s rock with the pitching or his starters blow up and ruin his precious era, whip, and k-bb. His hitting will carry him through the season much like the Slumpbuster’s. But I don’t think the duffer’s can go as deep into the playoffs without better starters. The Duffer’s have two young hitters in Pence and Kemp that I really think will thrive. These two will provide some spark to this team.
Bad- Volquez, You ask really? I saw him pitch in WBC and he didn’t look good. I brushed it off thinking he was just rusty. Now I think this guy was over pitched last year, No doubt Dusty Baker is managing. Just ask Prior how he is doing of late.
Ugly- The three left handed pitchers’s on the staff. Johnson might rebound but I doubt it, He is old and old. Olsen is young enough to turn it around but his whip and k-bb is atrocious. I like Parra in about two years when he has developed as a pitcher in a hitter’s ballpark.
Good- It is the hitting. I think two or thee guys will have career years; Encarnacion, K . Johnson and Tulo. Projected finish 9th.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

2009 Season

OK, the draft date is tentatively set for April 5th, 2009

Here's the Draft Info: 2009 Draft Central

Here's the keeper list:

2009 Keeper List

Friday, April 25, 2008

Draft Poll Results

Who had the best overall draft roster?

44% Jason

22% Kelley

0% Matt

0% Jim

0% Calvin

0% Dustin

0% Dan

22% Todd

0% Trevor

11% Andy

Total Votes: 9

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Dustin's Draft Analysis - The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Reposted from CBS Message Board:


Andy-(UGLY) Giles at $15. But at the time he needed OF's and there was none left. (BAD) There really wasn't anyone, but if I had too chose it would be cordero(Keeper) at $20. (GOOD) Towles $4. I really didn't like catchers in this years draft, but this for four is a steal and future keeper. Honorable mention Rasmus $7.

Calvin- (Ugly) Willingham at $21. I don't know what was going on,but calvin must love this guy or think he'll a breakout year.(BAD) Only Lyons at $8. He'll probably lose his closer role and be moved to 7th inning duty. (Good) Zambrano at $20. Other top flight starters with k potential(that were young in age) were going for more. This guy on this team will have a breakout year.

Kelley- (Ugly) Gagne at $11. Future set up guy with bust all over him. (Bad) Gallrado at $19. I know he is a future stud, but he is injured and you could of kept him at $10.That is my only complaint.
(Good) Wright $40. Now kelley has the two best third baseman in the national league.I don't think hitting will be a problem this year for kelley. Honorable mention Peavy at $27.Ring up another cy young for him.

Dan- (Ugly) Dan's pitching staff. Dude he'll win hitting, but he should draft nine guys in the minors and start them.At least you would win e.r.a and whip. (Bad) Kemp at $20. With all the hype around this guy and the year he's going to have, just too rotate with pierre and either. Now I might be wrong and the dodgers our showcasing pierre for a trade. I don't think so though. Old torre loves veterans like old dusty.(good) reynolds at $11. This is good hitter 3 bagger in a hitter's ballpark. Honorable mention bourne and or the kouz(damn I should of kept him for 9)

Todd- (Ugly) Todd did a good job and I really can't find an ugly, But if I had to..let's go with jimenez for $10. Any rockies pitcher for more than five dollars is asking for trouble.(Bad) Wagner for $21. Old,Old and Old. I know you needed a closer and he is on the mets, but look at him...he is sooooo old.(Good) Your OF(not including pierre,but including kearns) You have power and some speed.I love milledge. Just a good combination. At first I over looked your hitting, but know I Know you will do well in those catergories.

Matt- (Ugly) PJM for $9. I Know he was a keeper, but this dude is a walking DL. I think him and wagner should open a vet's office and start putting down old dogs. Maybe the cockfighting has his mind on thoer things. (Bad) Francouer at $26. Paid just a little too much for a 20 homer guy batting sixth. (Good) Jackson at $10. Off the dr.pepper and into fantasy heaven, This guy is a stud and will get 25 homers and 90 RBI. Hinorable mention Bruce at $6 future kepper.

Trev- (Ugly) I have two players for him. One his his famous keeper..Lidge $13. This guy should look up wagner and PJM at the office, I'm sure they have an opening for a choke artist. the dogs have to go down some way. Zito at $3. It's only three dollars he
says. Dude what A waste of $126 million. Stash this guy untill sept. call ups. Onlt then would I have let him see the light of day. (Bad)
Bay at $20. Injury prone and on a bad team. That simple.
(Good) Zimmerman at $24. This guy will put up david wright numbers in the new ballpark. A pure stud in a revamped line up with nick johnson protecting him, there is no limit for this 23 year old.

Jason- (Ugly) Now if I had to give an anal(kaz matsui)ysis of his team it would be too many $1 players.If these players don't produce than I would say only a top four finish for jason. Has six very good plyers and three down right nasty SP's It takes more than that too win. (Bad) Matsui at $6. It's only six, butt being out coorado will make his hitting worse which he won't get on base as often to steal the 20-30 bases jason desires. (Good) Votto for $10. If only dusty baker would like rookies.

Jim- (ugly) Church for $18. I do like this guy at $7-8, but not at milledge,hall and fukudome money.I know it was at that point in the draft, but $18. (Bad) Upton for $20. Agian,this guy is a fantasy sleeper stud. We just haven't seen him enough and the league hasn't adjusted to him just yet.Hopefully he goes off for jim so he would not have to keep chuerch at $18 next year.Honorable mention Andy La roche. (Good) I love ankiel,but this is about nick johnson at $14. This might sound like I love the Nat's, but I just think johnson and zimmerman will put up very good numbers this year.

Dustin- (Ugly) Wood for $9. This guy is waiting for his application at the vet's office to be approved.it was denied since you at least need to show up at least twice to work in a three year span.(Bad) Two guys come too mind..Wilson At $5 and Winn At $8. I wanted winn for the 15-15 season, but I forgot who he played for that he is 33 years old. Wilson is a dude waiting to be traded and on a bad team.
(Good) I beleive my pitching staff will be very good. Two closers in waiting for a total of $4 dollars. 4 proven winning pitchers and a maybe the fantasy rookie of the year in cueto.Honorable mention Corey patterson for $2,dusty loves this guy from the cub days.(this dude will get 15-20 homers and steal 25-30 bases this year for 2 dollars)

Sunday, April 06, 2008

2008 Draft List

I put the draft list here:

Draft List Page

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Draft Analysis

It's a week after the draft and now we can sit back and look at the winners and losers in the draft. Of course most of this means nothing because anyone could get hurt, traded, or do better/worse than expected.

I have two sets of pre-season projections: ESPN and RotoTimes. I don't have projected $ values, but just looking at the projected stats will give us an idea of where teams are at (hitting heavy, pitching heavy, balanced, neither, etc).

Just a quick look at the standings using projected stats and assuming no changes, FA pickups, or any other risk gets us a general ranking of this:
        PLACE   STDDEV
Todd 1.25 0.50
Matt 2.00 0.82
Calvin 3.00 0.82
Jason 4.00 0.82
Dustin 5.75 1.26
Andy 6.75 1.71
Kelley 6.75 2.36
Dan 7.25 0.96
Brian 8.75 0.96
Jim 9.50 0.58
The surprise of the draft is clearly Todd who was consistently 1 or 2. Matt, Calvin, and Jason are a pretty solid 2, 3, 4. Then it gets crazy. Kelley is the most schitzo ranging from 5th to 10th. Basically, the middle is a toss up. The only thing fairly solid is that Brian and Jim are trailing the pack. I think Jim probably could have called that since he didn't pick up a 6th player until the 90th pick (53rd after keepers) and that pick was Mike Jacobs. Of course, these places are based off of category rankings. Anything could happen in a keeper league with playoffs.

It was an interesting draft. The keepers guaranteed that. Despite the extra money many teams had, there wasn't really much draft inflation. People weren't throwing their money around quite like I thought they would. Calvin probably had the most money to play with yet he waited a long time to spend money after his first 4-5 guys drafted.

The overall money split was 64% hitting to 36% pitching. That includes keepers. Thirteen players were over $30 including two over $40. There were 30 players that cost $1.


The Teams:

Todd's Heaters

Todd's draft can be summed up as Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, and guys Dan wanted. He's really hoping that "sophomore slump" thing doesn't exist because he has more than a few candidates. He also seems to like drafting players from his favorite team, the 1996 Mariners. Ken Griffey, Vizquel, and Moyer really skew the average age up a bit.

Balanced. Todd has a pretty balanced team. Generally decent at pitching and hitting. He's going to win SBs almost every week and probably get some serious runs because of that. His pitching is solid except that Chris Carpenter is hurt early.

Best Non-Keeper Value: Dan Wheeler, $6 (future Astros closer?)
The "what were you thinking?!?": Kerry Wood, $1. (injury waiting to happen)
Biggest risk: Ken Griffey Jr., $12
Breakout candidate: Anthony Reyes, $10

Matt's Utility Men

Matt wanted to spend money this season and he did. He had to wait 50 picks from the time he bought Jeremy Hermidia for $9 to start drafting his last 5 $1 players. I think he was napping between bringing up guys.

Balanced. His keepers really helped his pitching staff be in the top tier. Drafting Hoffman and Cordero will give him no worries on the closer front. The only question mark is Pedro who will undoubtable help Matt in the playoffs a ton. He's definitely more vulnerable in the first half of the season. His hitting will be fine if Reyes repeats his peformance of last season and Derrick Lee is good again. There's some big question marks on offense, but the anchors of Utley, Fielder, Lee, and Reyes should keep him consistent from week-to-week.

Best Non-Keeper Value: Pedro Martinez, $9 (depending on when he comes back)
The "what were you thinking?!?": Jeremy Hermidia, $9 (leaving him with $5 for 5 players 2/3 through the draft)
Biggest risk: Pedro Martinez, $9
Breakout candidate: John Maine, $10


Calvin's Slumpbusters

Calvin came in with the most money available with two keepers at $1 and a $2 keeper. He was throwing his money around early buying Bay, Delgado, Gordon, Lopez, and Oswalt. But I think he took on more risk than necessary. John Patterson, Ryan Dempster, Jim Edmonds, and a few others all have high probablilities of bombing/getting hurt. And they didn't come cheap either. So Calvin was left getting 5 for $5 at the end despite having so much money after keepers.

Balanced. Calvin is going to struggle with batting average and SBs against the top speed teams, but otherwise his hitting is solid. Especially of all of his keepers who were breakout guys last year continue what they did last season (which isn't a guarantee). Pitching wise Calvin will be solid if his pitchers do whats projected of them. After Oswalt there's not a lot of proven history. Patterson gets hurt and Wainwright, Chuck James, and Scott Olsen are either first time starters or are in the sophomore slump watch status. IPs will be and issue, but everything else should be good enough to win in any given week.

Best Non-Keeper Value: Ryan Dempster, $9 (assuming he closes all year)
The "what were you thinking?!?": John Patterson, $17 (great, but lots of injury risk)
Biggest risk: John Patterson & Jim Edmonds, $13
Breakout candidate: Adam Wainwright, $11


Prothero's Poppers

I had kept more "stars" than anyone else, thus had the least money at the start of the draft. This meant I wasn't in on any +$30 guys. Overall I think I drafted some good value and took on an acceptable amount of risk. My team is considerable younger than in years past. I did draft a few sentimental picks from the championship team from last year (Chipper, Nomar) to hang with my keepers.

Slightly Pitching-Oreiented. Other than the lack of saves which will keep me trolling the FA market all year, my pitching should win me plenty of games. Especially assuming Randy Johnson plays all year and is better than last season. This team was built on winning the averages (AVE, OPS, ERA, WHIP) and hoping the other stats fall into place. SBs will be a struggle, but the Poppers should compete in most hitting categories.

Best Non-Keeper Value: Josh Willingham, $16
The "what were you thinking?!?": Randy Johnson, $15 (too much for the risk)
Biggest risk: Randy Johnson
Breakout candidate: Kelly Johnson, $8


Dustin's Azzuri

Between Dusty doing Dan impressions and yelling at Jim, this draft was seriously entertaining. It appears Dusty's strategy for this draft was to draft as many potential keepers as possible. Should make for an interesting season if they all pan out or break out. My guess is a few will flame out and end up pissing Dusty off. He will need to spend his FA$ this season to plug holes as the season goes on. Dusty needs a team blog so we can continue the fun from the draft!

Pitching-Oriented. Dusty's pitching is simply more solid than his hitting. With the cheap keeper saves and the solid if not brilliant starters he should do well in pitching. Of course much of that depends on his ace, Ben Sheets, staying healthy. He will struggle to find SBs and all those young guys will kill his AVE and OPS. But he has a lot of guys that would be fun to have. And if Chris Young breaks out then Dusty may have his new favorite player (he looks and plays like Eric Davis).

Best Non-Keeper Value: Aaron Harang, $22 (Those K-BB make him valuable)
The "what were you thinking?!?": Kazuo Matsui, $7 (a little spendy for this never been)
Biggest risk: Ben Sheets
Breakout candidate: Pick 'em. Andre Either? Kouzmanoff? Chris Young?


Andy's Full Flanull

I think Andy is physically unable to draft power. The self proclaimed "Best Team Ever" isn't going to win a team HR derby competition. Andy ended up having a bunch of cash at the end of the draft, which of course isn't a good thing. If Andy drafted Luis Gonzalez he could have renamed his team to the "Has beens". Luis would fit right in with Helton, Shawn Green, Preston Wilson, Scott Hatteburg, and Paul LoDuca!

Pitching-Oriented. By keeping three starters he had a good base. Andy will need to win by taking the pitching categories (except saves) and hoping to take runs, AVE, and SBs on the hitting side. Andy may never win the HR, RBI, or OPS category all season. Andy should have picked up another closer and tried to get that last pitching category because his ERA and WHIP won't win every week.

Best Non-Keeper Value: Ryan Freel, $15 (SBs)
The "what were you thinking?!?": Shawn Green, $12 (he's no longer good)
Biggest risk: Todd Helton, $21 (another guy declining steadily)
Breakout candidate: Khalil Greene, $11


Kelley's FKaky

Kelley was on the fast track to spending $10 for 10 players at the end of the draft, but Dusty bailed him out by trading him some valuable cash with Weathers for Kouzmanoff. He was a big early spender nabbing Soriano ($40), Beltran ($39), and Peavy($27) for a pretty penny. He may have drafted enough talent to overcome his crazy keeper strategy. It's like he was throwing darts at a dartboard picking those guys :).

Hitting-Oriented. He's got some big names on the offense. Kelley could vastly improve himself with a few key FA pickups. Too many part-timers and guys not playing much doom his RBI, Runs and even HRs a little. But if he picks up some guys that play he'll be a force on offense. He should rarely lose the OPS category. On the pitching side, he's good enough to win most categories except maybe IP and Saves. If he didn't get Weathers in that trade he would not have had double digits in saves. Of course, even with Weathers he may not.

Best Non-Keeper Value: Dave Weathers, $6 (If he's the closer all year)
The "what were you thinking?!?": Ricky Weeks, $21 (i know...he's a keeper)
Biggest risk: Barry Bonds, $22 (just cause of his knee)
Breakout candidate: Chris Iannetta, $13


Dan's Pickle Weasels

Dan missing the draft - $0.
Dustin drafting for Dan - $0.
Many beers and shots of tequila - $10.
Listening to Dustin be "Dan" - Priceless

Hitting-Oriented. Dan probably has the best hitting team in the league. But his pitching is possibly the worst in the league. Of course, in head-to-head, that just may work. If Dan can get lucky on a few rookie pitchers in the FA market or make a key trade, he could be a force to be reckoned with.

Best Non-Keeper Value: Geoff Jenkins, $7 (off to a hot start...)
The "what were you thinking?!?": Jorge Julio, $17 (already lost his job)
Biggest risk: Armando Benitez, $7
Breakout candidate: Troy Tulowitzki, $12



Brian's Box Chowers

Brian stayed more sober this draft. Time will tell if it helped. It's definitely not as fun to yell "Sauza!", but it is fun to say. His draft strategy appears to be to load up on pitching that he can trade during the season.

Pitching-Oriented. If Lidge would have kept his job, he would have won saves every week. He still has 2 closers and another 2 guys who will get a few saves thoughout the season. Plus, he has a great ace in Smoltz and a solid 2-4 with Willis, Lowry, and Suppan. Unfortunately, the Box Chowers hitting resembles the Golden State Warriors of the late 80's. It's Berkman, Lee, and Andruw...and a bunch of guys who aren't going to help you win in the playoffs. If you've got hitting, expect a trade offer by June.

Best Non-Keeper Value: Noah Lowry, $8
The "what were you thinking?!?": Brad Lidge, $13
Biggest risk: Jason Isringhausen, $16
Breakout candidate: Shane Victorino, $7


Jim's Beaners

Former Champions Jim's Beaners are still trying to regain the magic of 2005. Jim looked a little shell shocked as he waited a loooong time to start drafting. Most of the studs were gone by then, but at least he has David Wright to keep him afloat. It will be interesting to see how the strategy to keep three RPs (1 closer) works out.

Hitting-Oriented. He is hitting oriented, but it appears his AVE and OPS could be bad. But he'll be good at everything else. Pitching will be an adventure. He's hoping Jason Schmidt is lights out for the Dodgers or else...

Best Non-Keeper Value: Aaron Rowand, $8
The "what were you thinking?!?": Oliver Perez, $9 (did you see his whip last season?)
Biggest risk: Cliff Floyd, $8
Breakout candidate: Cole Hamels, $19



Good luck for the season everyone!

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

2006 Financial Results

Here's how the money shakes out this season and what to bring to the draft.


Winners:

--minus the 2007 entry fee (except Mike)--

1st: Jason - $228
2nd: Calvin - $73
3rd: Mike - $83
4th: Andy - $6


Non-winners (owes):

--2007 Entry Fee Added in--

5th: Matt - ($60)
6th: Jim - ($66)
7th: Dustin - ($66)
8th: Dan - ($50)
9th: Kelley - ($90)
10th: Todd - ($50)
11th: Brian - ($57)


So that's what to bring to the draft or PayPal me.

Monday, March 05, 2007

Draft weekend set - April 7th

Keepers are due March 16th.

I'll have a list of the cash balance around that time as well.

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Draft list for keepers

Draft list for keepers here:


Draft List