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WIS XV: Alphabet Soup with a side of Salary- Draft & Season Thread (1 Viewer)
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Brady Marino
Footballguy
CONTROVERSY
Bogart
Footballguy
Sammy3469
Footballguy
better?
Brady Marino
Footballguy
If we did, all the good Z's, QI's, Y's, and other difficult would be off the board in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounds. I think we all learned our lessons when it comes to the difficult letters.
jfranco77
Footballguy
thanks
jfranco77
Footballguy
Really? I think I have more regrets about not taking top-end talent sooner. Sure, my Z guy has 42 HRs, but he's still on my bench.
Bogart
Footballguy
I think the actual letter choosing strategy has some bugs to work out. I saved some of the better letters until the end, and they felt a bit wasted.
Arsenal of Doom
Footballguy
fixed the Isbell issue so good to go...
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Brady Marino
Footballguy
True, but there was some very solid talent available in the late rounds (Jeff Bagwell and Zach Wheat come to mind). Some of the good letters left were filled to fill voids/roles on our rosters and yeah, probably were wasted (I wanted someone better than Luebke for my late L, that's for damn sure).Me personally, I might have not gone Campy and Foxx for my first two picks and might have gone obscure letter. But that's just me I guess.
Doug B
Footballguy
I'd actually like to do another one of these alphabet drafts fairly soon -- I don't think we've played out the concept. Maybe tweak a few things to lend interest (post-WWII only, different price points, etc.).Wouldn't mind seeing U & Z combined, and then having a second wild card
Doug B
Footballguy
Foxx was very muich worth an early first-rounder, despite being an OF. He was probably the best overall bat available, and F wasn't all that deep.Me personally, I might have not gone Campy and Foxx for my first two picks and might have gone obscure letter. But that's just me I guess.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Yeah, and he's been a beast in early sims. Despite being a 1B, can't deny that he can crush a lot.Foxx was very muich worth an early first-rounder, despite being an OF. He was probably the best overall bat available, and F wasn't all that deep.Me personally, I might have not gone Campy and Foxx for my first two picks and might have gone obscure letter. But that's just me I guess.
Kraft...
Footballguy
no wonder he beat me up in Live last night, CHEATER!
the moops
Footballguy
I think when you make your first round pick you have to also pick which letter or letters you will use in the wildcard round would be rad.I'd actually like to do another one of these alphabet drafts fairly soon -- I don't think we've played out the concept. Maybe tweak a few things to lend interest (post-WWII only, different price points, etc.).Wouldn't mind seeing U & Z combined, and then having a second wild card
Doug B
Footballguy
SoCalBroncoFan
Footballguy
I say next one we do the letters again but we switch it to first name....I'd actually like to do another one of these alphabet drafts fairly soon -- I don't think we've played out the concept. Maybe tweak a few things to lend interest (post-WWII only, different price points, etc.).Wouldn't mind seeing U & Z combined, and then having a second wild card
Eephus
Footballguy
One variation I thought of was to use actual first names instead of letters. You'd need a Steve, a Bob, a ####, etc. for a full roster.I say next one we do the letters again but we switch it to first name....I'd actually like to do another one of these alphabet drafts fairly soon -- I don't think we've played out the concept. Maybe tweak a few things to lend interest (post-WWII only, different price points, etc.).Wouldn't mind seeing U & Z combined, and then having a second wild card
Bogart
Footballguy
"I have to take him here, he's the best **** available plus fills a position of need."One variation I thought of was to use actual first names instead of letters. You'd need a Steve, a Bob, a ####, etc. for a full roster.I say next one we do the letters again but we switch it to first name....I'd actually like to do another one of these alphabet drafts fairly soon -- I don't think we've played out the concept. Maybe tweak a few things to lend interest (post-WWII only, different price points, etc.).Wouldn't mind seeing U & Z combined, and then having a second wild card
I'm willing to run the franchise one if we want to that one anytime soon.
RnR
Footballguy
I may be alone in this, but I think the dynasty league idea might actually kill what we have going here. We have our own sort of "dynasty" situation here with the continuation of these leagues with familiar faces and fresh ideas. I'd hate to see it crash because we got into a dynasty league that fractured the core of the group.
jfranco77
Footballguy
Before I did much research I put together what I thought would be the best 10-15 players. Here it is:
Initial Top 15 or so
Utley
Leonard
Yount
Verlander
Foxx
~~
Ted Williams
Pujols OF year
Koufax
Tiant
L Walker, Ruth, Bonds
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Votto
Alexander
Napoli/Javy Lopez
Verlander is a tough pick because he's a legit #1 but you have to pick a -HR park and build your team around him. So I'd pick him early in round 1 before I was locked into a stadium, but if I picked a park like Bennett and he was still available, he'd drop way down my board. Same with Tiant to a lesser extent.
Votto is a tough call, he's a starter but not really a top-10 guy. If you're only planning to go 20-22 letters deep you can probably pass on him, but if you want a 5-man rotation and some platoons then he's worth a 1st rounder.
Having done the draft I don't know if I'd change much other than Votto, I do think Ruth should be higher and maybe Bonds and Walker could slide a bit. I do still think Utley and Yount are worth high picks, and given Piazza's bat I'd probably put him into the top 10. I just wasn't sure how much base-stealing would be drafted, and it turns out there wasn't a lot.
Initial Top 15 or so
Utley
Leonard
Yount
Verlander
Foxx
~~
Ted Williams
Pujols OF year
Koufax
Tiant
L Walker, Ruth, Bonds
~~
Votto
Alexander
Napoli/Javy Lopez
Verlander is a tough pick because he's a legit #1 but you have to pick a -HR park and build your team around him. So I'd pick him early in round 1 before I was locked into a stadium, but if I picked a park like Bennett and he was still available, he'd drop way down my board. Same with Tiant to a lesser extent.
Votto is a tough call, he's a starter but not really a top-10 guy. If you're only planning to go 20-22 letters deep you can probably pass on him, but if you want a 5-man rotation and some platoons then he's worth a 1st rounder.
Having done the draft I don't know if I'd change much other than Votto, I do think Ruth should be higher and maybe Bonds and Walker could slide a bit. I do still think Utley and Yount are worth high picks, and given Piazza's bat I'd probably put him into the top 10. I just wasn't sure how much base-stealing would be drafted, and it turns out there wasn't a lot.
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Doug B
Footballguy
Someone mentioned doing a WIS-based dynasty league?
Arsenal of Doom
Footballguy
It was kicked around for the Back to the Future format
Doug B
Footballguy
Still like this idea a lot, too.
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Eephus
Footballguy
If we were going to do a progressive, it would probably be best to run it separately with a smaller group of core owners. Hate to pimp my unborn baby but this actually might be a good fit for the WWII years: a four-year progressive with higher than usual player movement.
Eephus
Footballguy
1.01 pick was made last year on Feb 24.
RnR
Footballguy
Less than 48 hrs until Pfiester stars his 40 HR campaign!
RnR
Footballguy
the moops
Footballguy
1.02. not Hanley ramirez
Brady Marino
Footballguy
You're even MORE not alone, GB.Yes to BTTF (which I'd like to do this time around), no to dynasty. Don't think the long-term interest would be there.I am NOT alone.
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Derp derpLess than 48 hrs until Pfiester stars his 40 HR campaign!
Bogart
Footballguy
I thought it was draft now for the 2012 season.
Eephus
Footballguy
The draft was the best part of my 2011 season.
SoCalBroncoFan
Footballguy
Same here...You're even MORE not alone, GB.Yes to BTTF (which I'd like to do this time around), no to dynasty. Don't think the long-term interest would be there.
jfranco77
Footballguy
New draft. I'd also be in favor of keeping it single-season.*Checks 2011 roster... maybe we shouldn't have a new draft
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Arsenal of Doom
Footballguy
I'm also good with that...New draft. I'd also be in favor of keeping it single-season.*Checks 2011 roster... maybe we shouldn't have a new draft
Arsenal of Doom
Footballguy
No, if anything dynasty related happened it would have to involve redrafting for dynasty purposes. I would do both a redraft and dynasty format, but if we only do one I'd also rather it be a redraft format.
jfranco77
Footballguy
I think tonight, maybe around 1am. But I'm not 100% sure.
larry_boy_44
Footballguy
schedule's up...
