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[joncarlos]

I love me some Darvish but I think your #5 is probably Moose or Cruz. Depends if you think Hampson will be a worthwhile starter at 2B or not.

[chancellor]

I’d take them in the order listed - Darvish, Cruz, Abreu. Only the would I jump to Moose.

[onejayhawk]

I love me some Darvish but I think your #5 is probably Moose or Cruz. Depends if you think Hampson will be a worthwhile starter at 2B or not.

Why not Abreu, since he's 1B, CI eligible? Cruz is Util only.

Hampson is at least a Band-Aid. Moustakas has 2B eligibility, but he won't last to my second pick and I don't think he's worth the first. I made an offer for the #2 pick. Both of mine for #2 and about #25. I'm hoping for Villar, but I'd take Strasburg if I had to.

I'm getting nibbles for the #12 pick, but nothing solid yet.

J

[Ken]

I haven't played H2H in a long, long time, but isn't it pretty SP heavy?

[onejayhawk]

I traded the rights to Goldschmidt, Darvish, Abreu, etc. for Josh Hader and draft consideration.

I am now 7th up, with the 11th overall pick.

FWIW Villar went 1st.

J

[chancellor]

So you got Hader and moved down six places?

[onejayhawk]

So you got Hader and moved down six places?

No. I traded Hader for the 5th pick. I also had the 11th, which I still have. In addition to 2020, Hader is a cheap keeper in 2021.

I was hoping to have a chance at Villar (1st overall), since Hampson is my only 2B. After Moose, the next available 2B are Dee Gordon and Rougned Odor. Oh well.

J

[mjl]

woof. Note that Gordon isn't even a starter this year, at least as they've planned. Shed Long might be interesting though.

[chancellor]

woof. Note that Gordon isn't even a starter this year, at least as they've planned. Shed Long might be interesting though.

I have a hard time believing the Mariners will really not start Gordon somewhere. I'm just hoping he doesn't bump Mallex Smith to the bench.

[mjl]

I have a hard time believing the Mariners will really not start Gordon somewhere. I'm just hoping he doesn't bump Mallex Smith to the bench.

https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/mining-the-news-2-12-20/

Dee Gordon will get little playing time for the Mariners. He’s undraftable at this point.

The problem is they never found a partner, and now they’ve got to find a way to utilize him this spring that keeps him engaged and upbeat. He’ll still get some reps at second base, he’ll even play some shortstop (he’s played 173 games there in the big leagues) and get a look in the outfield, where he opened the 2018 season as the starting center fielder when Robinson Canó was still here.

“There will still be some opportunity to Dee,” Dipoto said recently.

Seattle manager Scott Servais will have to be creative in how and when he deploys Gordon, who still could be potentially moved, as injuries with teams always come up in spring. “As far as having a plan laid out, I think we have to be open,” Servais said.

[onejayhawk]

woof. Note that Gordon isn't even a starter this year, at least as they've planned. Shed Long might be interesting though.

That's actually typical of all the positions. There are two or three reliable players, then it's the JoaTMoN, the unproven or the disproven for the rest of the way. SS is Elvis, Segura, then Jon Berti and Nico Goodrum.

Best depth is at RP, but, it's beginning to look like I can get a decent SP when I come up. Here is an updated list.
I am 5th up.

Update: We had an off list pick of Justin Turner, the last middling or better 3B. I am now guaranteed a decent pitcher.

59 Darvish, Yu SP ChC
105 Kluber, Corey SP Tex
108 Puig, Yasiel OF Cle
109 Carrasco, Carlos SP,RP Cle
114 Diaz, Edwin RP NYM
115 Jansen, Kenley RP LAD
121 Contreras, Willson C ChC
127 Andrus, Elvis SS Tex
133 Hendricks, Kyle SP ChC
134 Santana, Carlos 1B Cle

[onejayhawk]

The first third of the draft is over and I have no picks in the middle rounds (used them on keepers). When I come up next, we will be in the 300s. So far I have

• Traded Yu Darvish and Kevin Newmann for Josh Hader, Hector Neris and 2021 draft consideration.
• Drafted Carlos Carrasco
• Drafted Keone Kela

According to Yahoo, there are eight players of the top 200 left, headed by Wilson Ramos.

I updated the OP with the current roster, trades and picks in italics.

J

[Ken]

Wait, a head to head league with holds and you already have 3 closers in the first third of the draft? I feel like that's the wrong strategy. Isn't the best strategy in H2H punting saves? Especially in a league with holds?

Obviously I could be wrong, but those would have been my guesses without more information on this league.

[onejayhawk]

Wait, a head to head league with holds and you already have 3 closers in the first third of the draft? I feel like that's the wrong strategy. Isn't the best strategy in H2H punting saves? Especially in a league with holds?

Obviously I could be wrong, but those would have been my guesses without more information on this league.

It's complicated. Short version, the first third is almost exclusively rentals, ie one year deals. The last third is 90% prospects and just started. In the league, 238 of 480 players kept. The middle third is 3/4 exercised options. See OP for the roster to date.

All but eight of the top 200 were gone at this point and probably half the 200-300 player kept. In any event, no position players of note were available and holds are easier to acquire than saves. I plan to do that in the late stages and from WW.

I did another trade. My problem child, Adalberto Mondesi plus a pick around 325 for Alex Kirilloff and Brandon Lowe. Both Kirilloff and Lowe come with three years of options. Mondesi was out of options.

J

[mjl]

I think at some point I have to accept that your league format doesn't make sense to people outside the league. You seem smart and you have a bunch of good players and very very few of the decisions you've made make sense to me, so I assume that's my problem.