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Here is my Lockdown Dynasty team (Beached Whales). I was #12 of 20. I have never participated in a dynasty league before, I was just petrified with the KEEP FOREVER element and, of course, wanted the youngsters while also realizing it would be the more experienced players (read: old) to have any hope of competing. I wasn't as afraid of older players than some owners seemed to be, because after all, you have to have some players to drop each year. The only other fantasy baseball league I'm in is the long running RJ Pony league, which I have been with from the beginning. I have never won anything, and really have no business in this Lockdown Dynasty league playing against the big boys, but when Keith asked, I jumped at the chance. My son is the owner of another team in the league as well (Shake and Bake).
I have an unhealthy man-crush on Wander and felt certain at #12 he'd never make to me, but to my astonishment, he did! My crush on Ohtani is almost as great as Franco, and to my great surprise, he made it back to me on the turnaround. Having these two players on my team makes the whole game more enjoyable, so now I could relax and have fun! They were running a Special on Padres, buy two get one free, so I stocked up on toilet paper and Padres.
For what it's worth, here is the team I drafted:
C Yasmani Grandal
1B Joc Pederson
2B Dee Gordon
3B Evan Longoria
SS Freddy Galvis
MI Josh VanMeter
CI Howie Kendrick
OF Ryan Braun
OF Mike Yastrzemski
OF Franmil Reyes
OF David Paralta
OF Shogo Akiyama
UT Jarrod Dyson
UT Shohei Ohtani
P Jose Urquidy
P Jesus Luzardo
P Josh James
P Zach Plesac
P Kwang-Hyun Kim
P Michael Kopech
P Will Smith
P Aroldis Chapman
P Kirby Yates
Res Pedro Avila
Res Anthony Kay
Res Cal Quantrill
Res Sean Reid-Foley
Res Emilio Pagan
Res Mark Melancon
Res Michael King
Minors
1 Oneil Cruz, SS, PIT
2 Vidal Brujan, 2B, TBR
3 Wander Franco, SS, TBR
4 Logan Driscoll, C, TBR
5 Roany Contreras, P, NYY
6 Clarke Schmidt, P, NNY
7 Everson Pereira, OF, NYY
8 Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY
9 Logan Driscoll, C, TBR
10 Adam Kloffenstein, P, TOR
11 Rilelvin de Castro, SS, TOR
12 Victor Victor Mesa, OF, MIA
13 Blake Hunt, C, SDP
14 Jake Cronenworth, SS, SDP
15 Hudson Potts, 2B, SDP
16 Mason Thompson, P, SDP
17 Jorge Ona, OF, SDP
18 Eguy Rosario, 2B, SDP
19 Joshua Mears, OF, SDP
20 Chris Lincoln, P, SDP
21 Brayan Medina, P, SDP
22 Omar Cruz, P, SDP
23 Luis Gutierrez, P, SDP
24 Eurbiel Angeles, SB, SDP
25 Zayed Salinas, P/OF, SDP
Why so many relief pitchers? Well, midway through the draft I felt they were the "best available" and thought they'd be good for trading later. We're using both saves and holds, and I'm well stocked (and willing to trade). And why no bats on my bench? Having a few muli-positional players on my active roster, I figured it would be easy to FAAB my needs as they arise. You gotta remember 2/3rds through the draft of this size there aren't a lot of attractive candidates available. My strategy may come back to bite me, but we'll see. Since it appears we're really playing for baseball next year, Ohtani and Kopech should be fully healed. I know I am hurting for bats, but I am an active trader and will be reaching out to other owners very soon. I welcome any thoughts and/or suggestions on playing this team. I may not compete the first year or any year, but I'll try my best. The draft was a blast and was well handled and run by Keith, and should be a lot of fun here out.
I have an unhealthy man-crush on Wander and felt certain at #12 he'd never make to me, but to my astonishment, he did! My crush on Ohtani is almost as great as Franco, and to my great surprise, he made it back to me on the turnaround. Having these two players on my team makes the whole game more enjoyable, so now I could relax and have fun! They were running a Special on Padres, buy two get one free, so I stocked up on toilet paper and Padres.
For what it's worth, here is the team I drafted:
C Yasmani Grandal
1B Joc Pederson
2B Dee Gordon
3B Evan Longoria
SS Freddy Galvis
MI Josh VanMeter
CI Howie Kendrick
OF Ryan Braun
OF Mike Yastrzemski
OF Franmil Reyes
OF David Paralta
OF Shogo Akiyama
UT Jarrod Dyson
UT Shohei Ohtani
P Jose Urquidy
P Jesus Luzardo
P Josh James
P Zach Plesac
P Kwang-Hyun Kim
P Michael Kopech
P Will Smith
P Aroldis Chapman
P Kirby Yates
Res Pedro Avila
Res Anthony Kay
Res Cal Quantrill
Res Sean Reid-Foley
Res Emilio Pagan
Res Mark Melancon
Res Michael King
Minors
1 Oneil Cruz, SS, PIT
2 Vidal Brujan, 2B, TBR
3 Wander Franco, SS, TBR
4 Logan Driscoll, C, TBR
5 Roany Contreras, P, NYY
6 Clarke Schmidt, P, NNY
7 Everson Pereira, OF, NYY
8 Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY
9 Logan Driscoll, C, TBR
10 Adam Kloffenstein, P, TOR
11 Rilelvin de Castro, SS, TOR
12 Victor Victor Mesa, OF, MIA
13 Blake Hunt, C, SDP
14 Jake Cronenworth, SS, SDP
15 Hudson Potts, 2B, SDP
16 Mason Thompson, P, SDP
17 Jorge Ona, OF, SDP
18 Eguy Rosario, 2B, SDP
19 Joshua Mears, OF, SDP
20 Chris Lincoln, P, SDP
21 Brayan Medina, P, SDP
22 Omar Cruz, P, SDP
23 Luis Gutierrez, P, SDP
24 Eurbiel Angeles, SB, SDP
25 Zayed Salinas, P/OF, SDP
Why so many relief pitchers? Well, midway through the draft I felt they were the "best available" and thought they'd be good for trading later. We're using both saves and holds, and I'm well stocked (and willing to trade). And why no bats on my bench? Having a few muli-positional players on my active roster, I figured it would be easy to FAAB my needs as they arise. You gotta remember 2/3rds through the draft of this size there aren't a lot of attractive candidates available. My strategy may come back to bite me, but we'll see. Since it appears we're really playing for baseball next year, Ohtani and Kopech should be fully healed. I know I am hurting for bats, but I am an active trader and will be reaching out to other owners very soon. I welcome any thoughts and/or suggestions on playing this team. I may not compete the first year or any year, but I'll try my best. The draft was a blast and was well handled and run by Keith, and should be a lot of fun here out.
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