Self Analysis--my goal into this draft was to fill out the entire offensive lineup first--and that didn't happen. If I didn't get first I was rooting for the back hoping to either get Utley/Howard, Cabrera/Howard or one of those guys/Fielder. (in other words--come's slot) Stuck pick at #4 obviously not taking Pujols. Bedard was a I didn't like any of the offensive players here pick (would've taken the same guy that I did later). Same with the Krod pick. (although I wish that guy was so on the cubs) beltran was a stuck pick as well. That spot really sucked. (I see Howard/Sizemore two picks in front and am thinking--could Size possibly fall? please please please... you teasers
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Carlos Guillen was a target pick so I could either put him at SS or MI. Basically I'm playing a 1B at MI which is a pretty nice advantage. Tigers were also target picks seeing as I think they've got the best offense I've ever seen (even if Mags only hits .300 the RBI/R numbers have to be 100/100 easy. Then I reached on some pitchers late thinking their K rates were better than they were (I almost picked Buchholz before Wang--doh) Orlando Hudson was a waste pick. Carpenter [censored] owes me (I thought I was going to stash him on the DL draft Marcum next then add a Maybin type--oops lol. [DL's don't start till season starts
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Thought I stole Pena, was really going to take McCann or Soto at catcher very late but Posada (who I believe was #1 in runs and RBI for C's last year) in round 10 (b/c he plays DH a lot) was a move I thought I had to pull.
Overall it's a D+ draft; too many reaches, one boneheaded pick, but I'm okay with the squad now. (until that top 3 pick gets injured game 1 of the year again...)
Other squads
come same first two I would've done--I think even victor at 3rd round's a reach I thought beckett at four was too risky (see injury history) [then again I took bedard lol...] Pence was too early, Tejada's declining and he's in Houston's bad offense. Everything else is fine... A- (what an A? are you kidding?) well done overall.
wiff Pujols at 7 isn't THAT bad guys. Helton at 6, Pedroia at 7 was insanity. Lowell at 9. (how'd ngamer let Daisuke fall to 12 anyway?) other picks seem fine to me though except his staff would concern me as being pretty damn old
D+
packattack
catcher at 3, ortiz over fielder and howard--I can't justify that. lol at autopick taking Pierre at 9 looooooooooooool Josh Hamilton was a guy I thought I was going to select but I filled up on OF too fast.
C
boss a big F- for leaving because (and he did say this) he didn't have enough free time to play both fantasy golf and fantasy baseball. Yeah, wtf. Fantasy golf everybody's not even changing for rounds boss--heck in fantasy baseball I didn't even bother to note actual pitcher K rates. The draft even got moved just for him.
youse's autopick draft
ugh at Granderson/Rios/Hafner. Granderson can't really hit for AVG, hits a ton of solo HR's, and doesn't really get SB's... I don't get why he's a third despite loving the tigers O. (we don't have a triples category or that actually would've not been bad) [and bad RBI's]
although at autopick you're pretty much stuck with Andruw Jones lol.
Draft's a C for an autopick draft.
PDO's autopick draft
well he's going to win SB. Might as well just hand him those points. Too bad there's like no power and no RBI's to go with it.
B for an autopicker. The picks as a whole aren't bad.
Ngamer's pathetic draft I mean what can I say about this pile of crap? BJ upton at 3 is a major stretch. so is a closer with one great year at 5. I laughed at Markakis at 6. Verlander's probably a reach at 7
You can't rely on two guys to hit ALL of your HR's and ALL of your RBI's can you and win a league like this? Lidge lolz.
Okay the whole pathetic/crap stuff is a joke but this draft is just a .... C-
QB
okay I have to admit QB's a stud, taking about everyone I wanted to take at some point. Just Fantastic. (and I mean [****] you by that) but... offensively it seemed to me he was reaching a little with some of the early picks. Swisher at 12 is a bit optimistic. A few other picks I thought were wastes but they were at the end so nothing lost really.
A-
time for shep
shep doesn't care about baseball yet he actually knows stuff. I mean I had a brit and flash and an autopicker going between my picks. I should've gotten to be able to just clean up the place but NOOOOOOOO.
Still don't get the Brandon Phillips love but okay... With the lead in SV, and solid in many cats--this guy could easily contend for a title. Unthinkable predraft. (AVG seems bad and sheets is usually out by May but...)
A draft! Points for being a brit come through with the best draft grade that wheat will ever give out.
flash in the pan
Mccann at 4, Lackey at 6 (when exactly did this turn into autopicks?) Greene at 8, Hill at 9 made everyone bust out in laughter. A lot of the other picks are guys coming off bad years but not really drafted low. (escobar was a good pick--salty at 15 was terrible) the back end was all autopick and that showed. First three solid though.
I'm just giving the D- here and be done with it.
So in order of grade
shep
come
QB
PDO
pack
youse
ngamer
wheat
wiff
flash
ugh 8th for myself--I'll bet anyone (and everyone) I will finish higher than that though!
