2K11 Free Agent League

[BuckyBuckner]

I signed up again. I gotta say it seems like the choices aren't as great as in the past. Here are the best options at each postion:

C - Doumit, Buck
1B - Moreland, LaPorta, Berkman, Freeman, GJones
2B - Nichioka, EYoung, Wigginton
SS - AEscobar, Hardy, Bartlett
3B - Freese, Gordon, CJohnson, Headley, Valencia
OF - Ibanez, Bourjos, Morgan, Gutierrez, Coghlan, Byrd, McLouth, Podsednik, Matsui, Gomes, Murphy
DH - Thome

SP - Cecil, Braden, Davis, Zambrano, TWood, EJackson, Bailey, Arroyo, Holland, Pavano, Hunter, Slowey
RP - Uehara, Downs, Capps, Fuentes, League, Rauch, Hensley, Farnsworth

Not exactly an inspiring group.

What do you folks think?

Anyone I'm missing that you think wasn't drafted?

Here are the draft results, take a guess which team is mine:

Round 1		
1	Albert Pujols (StL - 1B)	
2	Hanley Ramírez (Fla - SS)	
3	Miguel Cabrera (Det - 1B)	
4	Troy Tulowitzki (Col - SS)	
5	Evan Longoria (TB - 3B)	
6	Joey Votto (Cin - 1B)	
7	Roy Halladay (Phi - SP)	
8	Sam Fuld (TB - OF)	
9	Chase Utley (Phi - 2B)	
10	Carlos González (Col - OF)	
11	Ryan Braun (Mil - OF)	
12	Robinson Canó (NYY - 2B)	
Round 2		
1	Adrián González (Bos - 1B)	
2	David Wright (NYM - 3B)	
3	Joe Mauer (Min - C)	
4	Ryan Howard (Phi - 1B)	
5	Pedro Ciriaco (Pit - SS)	
6	Álex Rodríguez (NYY - 3B)	
7	Carl Crawford (Bos - OF)	
8	Mark Teixeira (NYY - 1B)	
9	Prince Fielder (Mil - 1B)	
10	Ryan Zimmerman (Was - 3B)	
11	Dustin Pedroia (Bos - 2B)	
12	Josh Hamilton (Tex - OF)	
Round 3		
1	Matt Kemp (LAD - OF)	
2	Félix Hernández (Sea - SP)	
3	José Reyes (NYM - SS)	
4	Kevin Youkilis (Bos - 1B)	
5	Tim Lincecum (SF - SP)	
6	Matt Holliday (StL - OF)	
7	Adam Wainwright (StL - SP)	
8	Josh Reddick (Bos - OF)	
9	Nelson Cruz (Tex - OF)	
10	Buster Posey (SF - C,1B)	
11	Shin-Soo Choo (Cle - OF)	
12	Ian Kinsler (Tex - 2B)	
Round 4		
1	Andrew McCutchen (Pit - OF)	
2	Justin Upton (Ari - OF)	
3	Dan Uggla (Atl - 2B)	
4	Josh Johnson (Fla - SP)	
5	Scott Cousins (Fla - OF)	
6	Cliff Lee (Phi - SP)	
7	José Bautista (Tor - 3B,OF)	
8	Clayton Kershaw (LAD - SP)	
9	Jimmy Rollins (Phi - SS)	
10	Jon Lester (Bos - SP)	
11	Zack Greinke (Mil - SP)	
12	Víctor Martínez (Det - C,1B)	
Round 5		
1	Adrián Béltre (Tex - 3B)	
2	Jason Heyward (Atl - OF)	
3	Brandon Phillips (Cin - 2B)	
4	Ubaldo Jiménez (Col - SP)	
5	Adam Dunn (CWS - 1B)	
6	Rickie Weeks (Mil - 2B)	
7	Brian McCann (Atl - C)	
8	Steven Hill (StL - C)	
9	Kendry Morales (LAA - 1B)	
10	Ichiro Suzuki (Sea - OF)	
11	Derek Jeter (NYY - SS)	
12	Andre Ethier (LAD - OF)	
Round 6		
1	Billy Butler (KC - 1B)	
2	CC Sabathia (NYY - SP)	
3	David Price (TB - SP)	
4	Justin Morneau (Min - 1B)	
5	Darren Ford (SF - OF)	
6	Tommy Hanson (Atl - SP)	
7	Hunter Pence (Hou - OF)	
8	Justin Verlander (Det - SP)	
9	Carlos Mármol (ChC - RP)	
10	Jay Bruce (Cin - OF)	
11	Alexei Ramírez (CWS - SS)	
12	Jayson Werth (Was - OF)	
Round 7		
1	Álex Ríos (CWS - OF)	
2	Cole Hamels (Phi - SP)	
3	Mariano Rivera (NYY - RP)	
4	Carlos Santana (Cle - C)	
5	Neftali Feliz (Tex - RP)	
6	Aramis Ramírez (ChC - 3B)	
7	Brian Wilson (SF - RP)	
8	Mike Trout (LAA - OF)	
9	Yovani Gallardo (Mil - SP)	
10	Shane Victorino (Phi - OF)	
11	Mat Latos (SD - SP)	
12	Joakim Soria (KC - RP)	
Round 8		
1	Michael Young (Tex - 3B)	
2	Drew Stubbs (Cin - OF)	
3	Francisco Liriano (Min - SP)	
4	Matt Cain (SF - SP)	
5	Anthony Rizzo (SD - 1B)	
6	Heath Bell (SD - RP)	
7	B.J. Upton (TB - OF)	
8	Jered Weaver (LAA - SP)	
9	Pedro Alvarez (Pit - 3B)	
10	Mike Stanton (Fla - OF)	
11	Jacoby Ellsbury (Bos - OF)	
12	Chris Young (Ari - OF)	
Round 9		
1	Dan Haren (LAA - SP)	
2	Chris Carpenter (StL - SP)	
3	Mark Reynolds (Bal - 3B)	
4	Martín Prado (Atl - 2B,3B)	
5	Stephen Drew (Ari - SS)	
6	Roy Oswalt (Phi - SP)	
7	Curtis Granderson (NYY - OF)	
8	Zack Cox (StL - 3B)	
9	Jonathan Papelbon (Bos - RP)	
10	Corey Hart (Mil - OF)	
11	Delmon Young (Min - OF)	
12	Elvis Andrus (Tex - SS)	
Round 10		
1	Colby Rasmus (StL - OF)	
2	Paul Konerko (CWS - 1B)	
3	Brian Roberts (Bal - 2B)	
4	Nick Markakis (Bal - OF)	
5	Matt Antonelli (Was - 2B)	
6	Kelly Johnson (Ari - 2B)	
7	Max Scherzer (Det - SP)	
8	Ben Zobrist (TB - 1B,2B,OF)	
9	J.J. Putz (Ari - RP)	
10	Casey McGehee (Mil - 3B)	
11	Rafael Furcal (LAD - SS)	
12	Shaun Marcum (Mil - SP)	
Round 11		
1	Ian Desmond (Was - SS)	
2	Pablo Sandoval (SF - 1B,3B)	
3	Matt Wieters (Bal - C)	
4	Brandon Morrow (Tor - SP)	
5	Chad Billingsley (LAD - SP)	
6	Clay Buchholz (Bos - SP)	
7	Grady Sizemore (Cle - OF)	
8	Todd Wellemeyer (ChC - SP)	
9	Torii Hunter (LAA - OF)	
10	Jonathan Broxton (LAD - RP)	
11	Howie Kendrick (LAA - 1B,2B)	
12	Brett Anderson (Oak - SP)	
Round 12		
1	Rafael Soriano (NYY - RP)	
2	Andrew Bailey (Oak - RP)	
3	Trevor Cahill (Oak - SP)	
4	Wandy Rodríguez (Hou - SP)	
5	Esmil Rogers (Col - SP,RP)	
6	Jason Bay (NYM - OF)	
7	Geovany Soto (ChC - C)	
8	Carlos Peña (ChC - 1B)	
9	Vladimir Guerrero (Tex - OF)	
10	Brett Gardner (NYY - OF)	
11	Carlos Quentin (CWS - OF)	
12	Chone Figgins (Sea - 2B)	
Round 13		
1	Francisco Rodríguez (NYM - RP)	
2	Mike Napoli (Tex - C,1B)	
3	Ted Lilly (LAD - SP)	
4	Michael Bourn (Hou - OF)	
5	Carlos Beltrán (NYM - OF)	
6	Huston Street (Col - RP)	
7	Josh Beckett (Bos - SP)	
8	Gil Meche (KC - SP,RP)	
9	José Valverde (Det - RP)	
10	Ian Stewart (Col - 3B)	
11	Francisco Cordero (Cin - RP)	
12	Miguel Montero (Ari - C)	
Round 14		
1	Matt Thornton (CWS - RP)	
2	Jonathan Sánchez (SF - SP)	
3	Starlin Castro (ChC - SS)	
4	Phil Hughes (NYY - SP)	
5	Brian Tallet (StL - SP,RP)	
6	Alfonso Soriano (ChC - OF)	
7	Brad Lidge (Phi - RP)	
8	Bobby Abreu (LAA - OF)	
9	Aubrey Huff (SF - 1B,OF)	
10	Chris Pérez (Cle - RP)	
11	Neil Walker (Pit - 2B,3B)	
12	Ryan Franklin (StL - RP)	
Round 15		
1	Drew Storen (Was - RP)	
2	Madison Bumgarner (SF - SP)	
3	David Aardsma (Sea - RP)	
4	Ricky Romero (Tor - SP)	
5	Vernon Wells (LAA - OF)	
6	Gio González (Oak - SP)	
7	Magglio Ordóñez (Det - OF)	
8	Andrew Miller (Bos - SP)	
9	Joe Nathan (Min - RP)	
10	John Axford (Mil - RP)	
11	Ryan Dempster (ChC - SP)	
12	John Danks (CWS - SP)	
Round 16		
1	Tim Hudson (Atl - SP)	
2	Javier Vázquez (Fla - SP,RP)	
3	Ricky Nolasco (Fla - SP)	
4	Miguel Tejada (SF - 3B,SS)	
5	Manny Parra (Mil - SP,RP)	
6	Johan Santana (NYM - SP)	
7	Hiroki Kuroda (LAD - SP)	
8	Jeremy Hellickson (TB - SP,RP)	
9	Brian Matusz (Bal - SP)	
10	Jaime García (StL - SP)	
11	Matt Garza (ChC - SP)	
12	Colby Lewis (Tex - SP)	
Round 17		
1	Daniel Hudson (Ari - SP)	
2	Fernando Rodney (LAA - RP)	
3	Ervin Santana (LAA - SP)	
4	Craig Kimbrel (Atl - RP)	
5	Jonny Venters (Atl - RP)	
6	Mike Aviles (KC - 2B,SS)	
7	Adam Lind (Tor - 1B,OF)	
8	Dontrelle Willis (Cin - SP)	
9	Jesus Montero (NYY - C)	
10	Brandon Lyon (Hou - RP)	
11	Joel Hanrahan (Pit - RP)	
12	Leo Núñez (Fla - RP)	
Round 18		
1	Daniel Bard (Bos - RP)	
2	Jorge Posada (NYY - C)	
3	C.J. Wilson (Tex - SP)	
4	Asdrubal Cabrera (Cle - SS)	
5	Oliver Pérez (NYM - SP,RP)	
6	Yunel Escobar (Tor - SS)	
7	Jhoulys Chacin (Col - SP,RP)	
8	Kurt Suzuki (Oak - C)	
9	Aroldis Chapman (Cin - RP)	
10	Luke Gregerson (SD - RP)	
11	Hong-Chih Kuo (LAD - RP)	
12	Evan Meek (Pit - RP)	
Round 19		
1	Gordon Beckham (CWS - 2B)	
2	Ángel Pagán (NYM - OF)	
3	Nick Swisher (NYY - OF)	
4	David Ortiz (Bos - Util)	
5	Aaron Hill (Tor - 2B)	
6	Adam Jones (Bal - OF)	
7	Manny Ramírez (TB - OF)	
8	Devin Mesoraco (Cin - C)	
9	Carlos Lee (Hou - 1B,OF)	
10	Juan Pierre (CWS - OF)	
11	Travis Snider (Tor - OF)	
12	Denard Span (Min - OF)	
Round 20		
1	Jose Tabata (Pit - OF)	
2	Rajai Davis (Tor - OF)	
3	Domonic Brown (Phi - OF)	
4	Jorge De La Rosa (Col - SP)	
5	Jose Iglesias (Bos - SS)	
6	John Lackey (Bos - SP)	
7	Andrés Torres (SF - OF)	
8	Logan Morrison (Fla - OF)	
9	Jason Kubel (Min - OF)	
10	Desmond Jennings (TB - OF)	
11	Derrek Lee (Bal - 1B)	
12	Adam LaRoche (Was - 1B)	
Round 21		
1	Coco Crisp (Oak - OF)	
2	Austin Jackson (Det - OF)	
3	Michael Cuddyer (Min - 1B,3B,OF)	
4	Sean Rodriguez (TB - 2B,OF)	
5	Brett Myers (Hou - SP)	
6	Luke Scott (Bal - 1B,OF)	
7	Plácido Polanco (Phi - 2B,3B)	
8	Eric Hosmer (KC - 1B)	
9	Justin Smoak (Sea - 1B)	
10	Ike Davis (NYM - 1B)	
11	Gavin Floyd (CWS - SP)	
12	Edinson Vólquez (Cin - SP)	
Round 22		
1	Ryan Raburn (Det - 2B,OF)	
2	James Loney (LAD - 1B)	
3	Scott Rolen (Cin - 3B)	
4	Frank Francisco (Tor - RP)	
5	Justin Ruggiano (TB - OF)	
6	J.A. Happ (Hou - SP)	
7	Jordan Zimmermann (Was - SP)	
8	Ian Kennedy (Ari - SP)	
9	James Shields (TB - SP)	
10	Omar Infante (Fla - 2B,3B,SS,OF)	
11	Johnny Cueto (Cin - SP)	
12	Dexter Fowler (Col - OF)	
Round 23		
1	Tyler Clippard (Was - RP)	
2	Kevin Gregg (Bal - RP)	
3	Scott Baker (Min - SP)	
4	Gaby Sánchez (Fla - 1B)	
5	David DeJesús (Oak - OF)	
6	Jason Frasor (Tor - RP)	
7	Chipper Jones (Atl - 3B)	
8	Héctor Giménez (LAD - C)	
9	Jake Peavy (CWS - SP)	
10	Chris Sale (CWS - RP)	
11	Juan Uribe (LAD - 2B,3B,SS)	
12	Tim Stauffer (SD - SP,RP)

[Teenwolf]

Hey Adam, do you typically have to deal with much attitude from others in the league?

When I did this last year, it made a lot of people angry and dismissive, saying "okay, so he thinks he's better than us? And he really thinks that any of us are going to trade with him? Just ignore the clown..."

Do you ever get that?

[BuckyBuckner]

No, never got any comments. Though I was never as active in the trade department as I meant to. But no one has ever said anything negative, if anything at all.

[Davros]

Anyone I'm missing that you think wasn't drafted?

I don't see J.P. Arencibia or Danny Espinosa on the draft list. Both might have value. Carlos Pena is in the same range as your listed 1B choices IMHO (which is not great). I don't think I am helping much. All in all, you are not doing much to convince me to give the free agency game a try again.

I actually had a league member pat me on the back for giving the scheme a try last year, though he kept wanting me to tell him what my strategy was (which I was not going to reveal during the season).

[BuckyBuckner]

I don't see J.P. Arencibia or Danny Espinosa on the draft list. Both might have value. Carlos Pena is in the same range as your listed 1B choices IMHO (which is not great). I don't think I am helping much. All in all, you are not doing much to convince me to give the free agency game a try again.

I actually had a league member pat me on the back for giving the scheme a try last year, though he kept wanting me to tell him what my strategy was (which I was not going to reveal during the season).

Carlos Pena was actually drafted. I'll look at those two, Arencibia is a good one, thanks.

All players are on waivers until Friday so I have some time to decide who I want and who I feel I need to put a waiver claim on.

[Davros]

Ah, I see I once again need to add a "ñ" key to my keyboard when searching for guys like Carlos Peña. I appreciate why Yahoo uses the accented names, but it makes player searches a pain sometimes.

[Teenwolf]

Edwin Encarnacion would make a nice power option at 3B, and he should get more AB's this year DHing full-time.

[DJBeasties]

I have homer blinders but I really think Jed Lowrie is going to end up being the full-time SS before april is over.

[BuckyBuckner]

So here is the team I picked up. I didn't make any waiver claims as I didn't think anyone out there was that much better than anyone else. But Arencibia was picked up. So I missed out on him. Here's what I got.

C John Buck(Fla - C)
1B Mitch Moreland(Tex - 1B)
2B Jed Lowrie(Bos - 2B,SS)
3B Edwin Encarnación(Tor - 3B)
SS Tsuyoshi Nishioka(Min - 2B,SS)
OF Marlon Byrd(ChC - OF)
OF Scott Podsednik(LAD - OF) NA
OF Jonny Gomes(Cin - OF)
Util Chase Headley(SD - 3B)
Util Eric Young(Col - 2B,OF)
BN Jim Thome(Min - Util)
BN Ty Wigginton(Col - 1B,2B,3B)
BN Nyjer Morgan(Was - OF)
DL Josh Willingham(Oak - OF) DL
Pos Pitchers
SP Carl Pavano(Min - SP)
SP Bronson Arroyo(Cin - SP)
RP Kyle Farnsworth(TB - RP)
RP Koji Uehara(Bal - RP)
P Clay Hensley(Fla - RP)
P Matt Capps(Min - RP)
P Carlos Zambrano(ChC - SP,RP)
P Edwin Jackson(CWS - SP)
BN Dallas Braden(Oak - SP)
BN R.A. Dickey(NYM - SP)


So far the best player that has been dropped from the other teams is Drew Storen and I'm gonna put a claim in for him.

[The Dane]

Bucky-

How is it that you set up your draft, exactly? In past years, I just drafted from the bottom up, which meant I had a entire roster of non-players that I repaired as the season went on. This year, I think I'm just going to start my draft at 253, which is the number that allows everyone else to fill their roster before I take a player. How do you do it?

[BuckyBuckner]

Bucky-

How is it that you set up your draft, exactly? In past years, I just drafted from the bottom up, which meant I had a entire roster of non-players that I repaired as the season went on. This year, I think I'm just going to start my draft at 253, which is the number that allows everyone else to fill their roster before I take a player. How do you do it?

You can take a look at the draft results in the first post, my first round pick was Sam Fuld. I took players that were at the very bottom of the ranking list (in the 1,000s). If you take guys from 253 you'll still get players you will want to keep. The point is to drop everyone you draft. The way you do it you get to skip the waiver process that all players go through.


This message was posted to the league message board with the subject LMAO: Holy shi!balls Soul of Bong, u gonna leave any players on the free agent list for us? Classic.

[The Dane]

You can take a look at the draft results in the first post, my first round pick was Sam Fuld. I took players that were at the very bottom of the ranking list (in the 1,000s). If you take guys from 253 you'll still get players you will want to keep. The point is to drop everyone you draft. The way you do it you get to skip the waiver process that all players go through.

Okay. That's the way I've always done it. I'll keep doing like that.

[swampdragon]

I will sign up to do this again today-
It has been fun in past years
Last year I did leave one league and start up in a new one. At least one owner kept vetoing every trade that anyone made so that didnt work.

and yes you do need to draft guys from the bottom up - the spirit of the draft is to get ONLY waiver guys

[swampdragon]

warning - just taking players from 1000 down doesnt work - you dont get enough SP and end up with real players - that I will cut today to keep in the spirit of things
make sure that specifically grab low low ranking pitchers too

[BuckyBuckner]

Bump.

Maybe someone could merge virgonomic's thread into this one.

Also, maybe this could be stickied so people can find it.