My 16 team league will start declaring keepers and options around the 25th, ie three weeks. This coincides with Yahoo beginning its season. It's a H2H league with OBA and Holds.
My tentative roster looks like this:
C - Carson Kelly StL (26)
1B - Paul Goldschmidt Ari (K)
2B - Raul Adalberto Mondesi KC (w)
3B - Matt Chapman (8)
SS - Amed Rosario NYM (w)
CI - Matt Olson Oak (5)
MI -
OF - Ronald Acuna Atl (K)
OF - Christian Yelich Mil (K)
OF - Víctor Robles Was (18)
Util -
SP - Robbie Ray Ari (6)
SP - Jack Flaherty StL (18)
SP - Andrew Heaney (trade)
SP - Shane Bieber Cle (w)
RP -
RP -
RP -
P -
P -
BN - Scott Kingery or Teoscar Hernandez (12)
BN - Brendan Rodgers Col - SS (13)
BN - Luis Robert CWS - OF (24)
BN - Shohei Ohtani - SP (21)
The numbers indicate option rounds, thus
Round 1*: Paul Goldschmidt
Round 2*: Christian Yelich
Round 3*: Ronald Acuna
Round 4:
Round 5: Matt Olson
Round 6: Robbie Ray
Round 7:
Round 8: Matt Chapman
Round 9:
Round 10`: Scott Kingery or Teoscar Hernandez
Round 11`: Adalberto Mondesi
Round 12`: Amed Rosario
Round 13`: Brendan Rodgers
Round 14`: Shane Bieber
Round 15`: Ryan o'Hearn (trade for Andrew Heaney)
Round 16`:
Round 17`: Victor Robles
Round 18: Jack Flaherty
Round 19:
Round 20:
Round 21: Shohei Ohtani (SP)
Round 22:
Round 23:
Round 24: Luis Robert
Round 25:
Round 26: Carson Kelly
Note on round #10. I am using an available player to push back the round of Mondesi, Rosario and Bieber. This makes Mondesi and Rosario a round cheaper in 2020 and gives a whole extra year of control on Bieber.
Figure the actual draft will start before the end of the month. What would your basic strategy be? The round #4 pick will be top 100-110. But rounds #7 and #9 are more like 160-ish and 200-ish due to the large number of players held on options, eg I am holding Jack Flaherty in round #17.
SP tends to be premium in the draft while RP is somewhat discounted. I can get a useful player with the round #4 pick. #9, not so much unless it's a RP or a C. Goldschmidt is on the trade block. I have nibbles involving a SP ace and an elite OF. I have atrade in place for Andrew Heaney.
How would you approach the draft? The first round looks unusually grim. I have #6 or #7.
Craig Kimbrel
Aroldis Chapman
Edwin Encarnacion
Carlos Martinez
Dee Gordon
Sean Doolittle
Nelson Cruz
Raisel Iglesias
Wade Davis
Rougned Odor (maybe)
J
My tentative roster looks like this:
C - Carson Kelly StL (26)
1B - Paul Goldschmidt Ari (K)
2B - Raul Adalberto Mondesi KC (w)
3B - Matt Chapman (8)
SS - Amed Rosario NYM (w)
CI - Matt Olson Oak (5)
MI -
OF - Ronald Acuna Atl (K)
OF - Christian Yelich Mil (K)
OF - Víctor Robles Was (18)
Util -
SP - Robbie Ray Ari (6)
SP - Jack Flaherty StL (18)
SP - Andrew Heaney (trade)
SP - Shane Bieber Cle (w)
RP -
RP -
RP -
P -
P -
BN - Scott Kingery or Teoscar Hernandez (12)
BN - Brendan Rodgers Col - SS (13)
BN - Luis Robert CWS - OF (24)
BN - Shohei Ohtani - SP (21)
The numbers indicate option rounds, thus
Round 1*: Paul Goldschmidt
Round 2*: Christian Yelich
Round 3*: Ronald Acuna
Round 4:
Round 5: Matt Olson
Round 6: Robbie Ray
Round 7:
Round 8: Matt Chapman
Round 9:
Round 10`: Scott Kingery or Teoscar Hernandez
Round 11`: Adalberto Mondesi
Round 12`: Amed Rosario
Round 13`: Brendan Rodgers
Round 14`: Shane Bieber
Round 15`: Ryan o'Hearn (trade for Andrew Heaney)
Round 16`:
Round 17`: Victor Robles
Round 18: Jack Flaherty
Round 19:
Round 20:
Round 21: Shohei Ohtani (SP)
Round 22:
Round 23:
Round 24: Luis Robert
Round 25:
Round 26: Carson Kelly
Note on round #10. I am using an available player to push back the round of Mondesi, Rosario and Bieber. This makes Mondesi and Rosario a round cheaper in 2020 and gives a whole extra year of control on Bieber.
Figure the actual draft will start before the end of the month. What would your basic strategy be? The round #4 pick will be top 100-110. But rounds #7 and #9 are more like 160-ish and 200-ish due to the large number of players held on options, eg I am holding Jack Flaherty in round #17.
SP tends to be premium in the draft while RP is somewhat discounted. I can get a useful player with the round #4 pick. #9, not so much unless it's a RP or a C. Goldschmidt is on the trade block. I have nibbles involving a SP ace and an elite OF. I have atrade in place for Andrew Heaney.
How would you approach the draft? The first round looks unusually grim. I have #6 or #7.
Craig Kimbrel
Aroldis Chapman
Edwin Encarnacion
Carlos Martinez
Dee Gordon
Sean Doolittle
Nelson Cruz
Raisel Iglesias
Wade Davis
Rougned Odor (maybe)
J
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