WIS 2012: Back to the Future II - Draft and Season Thread (1 Viewer)

[Arsenal of Doom]

I feel so happy to have 2B, SS, C, and 4 of 5 SP spots filled already. Pickins getting slim dere.

I still see plenty of decent options at C and SP. Agree with you on middle infield and I'm not excited about what's left for my LF.

Plenty of talent available

 

[Kraft...]

I feel so happy to have 2B, SS, C, and 4 of 5 SP spots filled already. Pickins getting slim dere.

I still see plenty of decent options at C and SP. Agree with you on middle infield and I'm not excited about what's left for my LF.

Plenty of talent available

 

[Doug B]

10.14 - Jair Jurrjens, SP, ATL

What is the story of this dude's name? EDIT: never mind, he's Curaçaoan. Didn't know.

 

[Eephus]

pick coming in a few minutes

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

pick coming in a few minutes

:grandslambreakfast:

 

[Eephus]

10.15 Kenley Jansen, RP

 

[cheese]

Gotta be kidding me, early morning snipe after we wait on you.... hang on....

 

[cheese]

Lets pretend September didn't happen.

Jonny Venters RP

 

[Sammy3469]

SP Josh Collmenter, ARZ

 

[boubucarow]

Johathon Niese, SP, Mets

 

[boubucarow]

Johathon Niese, SP, Mets

Or Jonathon Niese maybe.

 

[jfranco77]

Niese was on the short list. Let's go all in on defense here.

Omar Infante, 2B MIA

 

[the moops]

SP Josh Collmenter, ARZ

almost took him

 

[Tremendous Upside]

10 . 20 [ 236 ] TremUpside. . . Brett Myers, SP Houston

 

[scoobus]

10.21 Jake Peavy

 

[larry_boy_44]

Nyjer Morgan

Sure he only plays 1/2 time... But thats cuz he's useless otherwise...

 

[RnR]

10.23 - Jason Kubel (OF)

 

[Sammy3469]

Nyjer MorganSure he only plays 1/2 time... But thats cuz he's useless otherwise...

lolly

 

[Brady Marino]

Slight snipe on Kubel, but it's all good.

10.24- Carlos Lee, fatass

11.01- Yonder Alonso, 1B

 

[RnR]

11.02 - Carlos Quentin (OF)

 

[larry_boy_44]

Lorenzo Cain

 

[Sammy3469]

11.02 - Carlos Quentin (OF)

Good thing he doesn't have a big outfild to roam

 

[RnR]

11.02 - Carlos Quentin (OF)

Good thing he doesn't have a big outfild to roam

He may end up being my CF.

 

[Eephus]

11.02 - Carlos Quentin (OF)

Good thing he doesn't have a big outfild to roam

Only good karma for our OF3 in Cake

 

[scoobus]

Try to get that OBP over .300

11.04 Alcides Escobar

 

[Tremendous Upside]

11 . 5 [ 245 ] TremUpside. . . JP Arencibia, C Toronto

 

[jfranco77]

11.06 Erik Bedard, SP PIT

debating using my next pick on Dr. James Andrews

 

[Brady Marino]

Lineup:

1. 2B Jamile Weeks

2. SS Assdribble Cabrera

3. 3B Miguel Cabrera

4. RF Matt Joyce

5. 1B/LF Carlos Lee

6. C Miguel Montero

7. 1B/LF Yonder Alonso

8. Really bad CF

9. P

Rotation:

1. Tommy Hanson

2. Brandon Beachy

3. Justin Masterson

4. Vance Worley

Liking my team so far, actually.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Lineup:1. 2B Jamile Weeks2. SS Assdribble Cabrera3. 3B Miguel Cabrera4. RF Matt Joyce5. 1B/LF Carlos Lee6. C Miguel Montero7. 1B/LF Yonder Alonso 8. Really bad CF9. PRotation:1. Tommy Hanson2. Brandon Beachy3. Justin Masterson4. Vance WorleyLiking my team so far, actually.

Don't let RNR catch you saying that.Lineup looks pretty solid.

 

[Sammy3469]

Lineup:1. 2B Jamile Weeks2. SS Assdribble Cabrera3. 3B Miguel Cabrera4. RF Matt Joyce5. 1B/LF Carlos Lee6. C Miguel Montero7. 1B/LF Yonder Alonso 8. Really bad CF9. PRotation:1. Tommy Hanson2. Brandon Beachy3. Justin Masterson4. Vance WorleyLiking my team so far, actually.

Don't let RNR catch you saying that.Lineup looks pretty solid.

Good thing they don't have to catch the ball

 

[jfranco77]

Not sure I like my team:

CF Austin Jackson

RF mystery man

LF Matt Kemp

3B Pablo Sandoval

1B Mike Morse

C Yadier Molina

SS Alexei Ramirez

2B Omar Infante

Sp1 Stephen Strasburg

Sp2 Ervin Santana

Sp3 Mark Buehrle

Sp4 Erik Bedard

 

[boubucarow]

Gordon Beckham, 2B, White Sox

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

Not sure I like my team:CF Austin JacksonRF mystery manLF Matt Kemp3B Pablo Sandoval1B Mike MorseC Yadier MolinaSS Alexei Ramirez2B Omar InfanteSp1 Stephen StrasburgSp2 Ervin SantanaSp3 Mark BuehrleSp4 Erik Bedard

The pitching is a little iffy, but the lineup is solid.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Not sure I like my team:CF Austin JacksonRF mystery manLF Matt Kemp3B Pablo Sandoval1B Mike MorseC Yadier MolinaSS Alexei Ramirez2B Omar InfanteSp1 Stephen StrasburgSp2 Ervin SantanaSp3 Mark BuehrleSp4 Erik Bedard

Looks pretty solid, other than some uncertainty around how many innings you'll get from Strasburg and Bedard. Your 3-4-5 hitters look really strong if you can get anyone on base in front of them.

 

[Sammy3469]

SS Rafael Furcal

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

Not sure I like my team:CF Austin JacksonRF mystery manLF Matt Kemp3B Pablo Sandoval1B Mike MorseC Yadier MolinaSS Alexei Ramirez2B Omar InfanteSp1 Stephen StrasburgSp2 Ervin SantanaSp3 Mark BuehrleSp4 Erik Bedard

Pretty sure its better than mine:3B Ryan Roberts2B Daniel MurphyRF Andre EthierLF Nick Swisher1B Adam DunnCA Carlos RuizCrappy CFCrappy SSSP1 Cole HamelsSP2 Matt CainSP3 Shawn MarcumSP4 Jordan Zimmerman

 

[jfranco77]

Lineup:1. 2B Jamile Weeks2. SS Assdribble Cabrera3. 3B Miguel Cabrera4. RF Matt Joyce5. 1B/LF Carlos Lee6. C Miguel Montero7. 1B/LF Yonder Alonso 8. Really bad CF9. PRotation:1. Tommy Hanson2. Brandon Beachy3. Justin Masterson4. Vance WorleyLiking my team so far, actually.

If Weeks and Hanson are healthy, that's a very good start. Hanson really worries me - you never want to hear about a guy changing his delivery to avoid getting hurt, as it almost always leads to working new muscles and then straining those new muscles. But I like your 2-3-4 starters a lot and you have strength at SS/C. Of course it all hinges on Miggy being a usable 3b.

 

[jfranco77]

Pretty sure its better than mine:3B Ryan Roberts2B Daniel MurphyRF Andre EthierLF Nick Swisher1B Adam DunnCA Carlos RuizCrappy CFCrappy SSSP1 Cole HamelsSP2 Matt CainSP3 Shawn MarcumSP4 Jordan Zimmerman

I love your rotation. Your lineup is not good, but at least they draw walks.

 

[cheese]

Really intent on not getting destroyed in 1 run games this year...

11.9 Ryan Madson CL

 

[cheese]

Since the rest of you are doing it...

2b Kendrick

3b Youkilis

1b Teixera

RF? Werth

C Soto

LF uh oh

CF? Crisp

SS yikes

SP1 Roy Halladay

SP2 Josh Johnson (1st 7 games, no clue after that)

SP3 Ricky Nolasco

SU J.Venters

CL R.Madson

 

[Eephus]

11.10 Justin Smoak 1B

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

Pretty sure its better than mine:3B Ryan Roberts2B Daniel MurphyRF Andre EthierLF Nick Swisher1B Adam DunnCA Carlos RuizCrappy CFCrappy SSSP1 Cole HamelsSP2 Matt CainSP3 Shawn MarcumSP4 Jordan Zimmerman

I love your rotation. Your lineup is not good, but at least they draw walks.

I think Ethier and Swisher should be solid. Murphy is a wild-card. He has good offensive skills if he can stay healthy. Ruiz has has a .400 and .371 OBP the last 2 years. The key is whether or not Dunn bounces back. If he does, I should be okay. Everyone else is solid enough to manufacture enough runs to stay competitive with my rotation.

 

[jfranco77]

Since the rest of you are doing it...2b Kendrick3b Youkilis1b TeixeraRF? WerthC SotoLF uh ohCF? CrispSS yikesSP1 Roy HalladaySP2 Josh Johnson (1st 7 games, no clue after that)SP3 Ricky NolascoSU J.VentersCL R.Madson

I love that bullpen tandem. I would never do it - I'd rather fill my rotation and lineup first and hope for the best with relievers - so it's hard for me to say that I love your team until you fill them out some more. I guess Teix was your 2nd rounder? Coco should be a better CF than Werth (assuming he plays regularly). I like Soto and Kendrick but Youk has trouble staying healthy at 3B and JJ has trouble keeping his arm intact.

 

[Brady Marino]

If Weeks and Hanson are healthy, that's a very good start. Hanson really worries me - you never want to hear about a guy changing his delivery to avoid getting hurt, as it almost always leads to working new muscles and then straining those new muscles. But I like your 2-3-4 starters a lot and you have strength at SS/C. Of course it all hinges on Miggy being a usable 3b.

Lee and Alonso can probably platoon in LF if Miggy has to play 1B, but I'm hoping Miggy is at least not completely worthless at 3B.

 

[cheese]

Pretty sure its better than mine:3B Ryan Roberts2B Daniel MurphyRF Andre EthierLF Nick Swisher1B Adam DunnCA Carlos RuizCrappy CFCrappy SSSP1 Cole HamelsSP2 Matt CainSP3 Shawn MarcumSP4 Jordan Zimmerman

I love your rotation. Your lineup is not good, but at least they draw walks.

Shouldn't be any surprise considering his 1st 4 picks were on the rotation. Pretty extreme strategy. About walks. I had a similar offense last year (not intentionally) that had a ridiculously low BA across the board, but walked more than most. The problem I had is the sim is terrible about advancing runners on outs. I probably didn't have 10 times all year that a guy scored from 3rd on a groundout or flyout and my team wasn't even slow. Actually, I couldn't get guys to advance to ANY bag on groundouts. I think you have to plan on hitting in your runners and using more SLG than OBP, just in my sample size of my 162 games last year.

 

[jfranco77]

If Weeks and Hanson are healthy, that's a very good start. Hanson really worries me - you never want to hear about a guy changing his delivery to avoid getting hurt, as it almost always leads to working new muscles and then straining those new muscles. But I like your 2-3-4 starters a lot and you have strength at SS/C. Of course it all hinges on Miggy being a usable 3b.

Lee and Alonso can probably platoon in LF if Miggy has to play 1B, but I'm hoping Miggy is at least not completely worthless at 3B.

Last year I drafted Bautista at 3B without really having a backup plan. It was a really agonizing wait until the Jays finally played him there over the summer.

 

[scoobus]

Since the rest of you are doing it...2b Kendrick3b Youkilis1b TeixeraRF? WerthC SotoLF uh ohCF? CrispSS yikesSP1 Roy HalladaySP2 Josh Johnson (1st 7 games, no clue after that)SP3 Ricky NolascoSU J.VentersCL R.Madson

Was my favorite team after 5 rounds when I looked at every team. Haven't really gone through team-by-team again but I'm assuming this would still be one of my favorites, although I do agree with JFranco on the RP thing.

 

[Kraft...]

1.11 rodg12 - OTC Clock up @ XX:46

11.12 Moops

11.13 NorthernVoice

11.14 ChemX

11.15 Kraft

11.16 HoosFirst

11.17 OsoDiablo

11.18 Bogart

11.19 Arsenal

11.20 SpartansRules

11.21 DougB

11.22 DocDeGreco

11.23 TRE

11.24 SoCalBroncoFan

 

[Doug B]

Sure, why not:

1 De Aza, Alejandro OF

2 Prado, Martin 3B

3 Gonzalez, Adrian 1B

4 Avila, Alex C

5 Duda, Lucas OF

6 Francoeur, Jeff OF

7 Aybar, Erick SS

SP1 Price, David SP

SP2 Pineda, Michael SP

CL Papelbon, Jonathan RP

...

A lot of fluidity here, of course. Aybar could hit earlier in the order if he has a return to his 2009 numbers, but that might have been an aberration. Prado should again qualify at 3B, as Chipper Jones should skip a sufficent number of starts. That's not in stone either -- Prado could just as well end up in my OF.

 

[rodg12]

11.11 - Ivan Nova, SP, NYY