*** VD 15 Commentary Thread ***

[Controller Jacobs]

I didn't see Mcgriff until I was looking for combos for my rd 26 pick. Once I knew how many career runs I needed to get 4pts, I was locked in on Gwynn and Mcgriff. That's also why 1891 was necessary for Tiernan. 50 sbs for Mcgriff, 16 hrs for Gwynn

[Controller Jacobs]

Anybody else think O is really deep in this format? I think its all the Irish names in the early franchises

[Controller Jacobs]

In contrast, L looked really shallow. Maybe they were all in franchises I took early

[johnnya24]

Anybody else think O is really deep in this format? I think its all the Irish names in the early franchises

I kept a modern hitter specially for O ... Olerud, Ordonez, Paul O'Neil. Figured I'd get one. Noone picked Orvil Overall

[The Feral Slasher]

I kept a modern hitter specially for O ... Olerud, Ordonez, Paul O'Neil. Figured I'd get one. Noone picked Orvil Overall

i had overall saved for like the last 10 rounds. But his lack of counting stats along with his franchise made me pass. Format really led to some oddities. Had Hendrix to myself too, but couldn't take him either. And couldn't take Zambrano because I needed Z for catcher...who was a Mariner so I couldn't grab Felix, who..... I think you guys probably understand the feeling

[johnnya24]

In contrast, L looked really shallow. Maybe they were all in franchises I took early

The 2010's have added little to L, whereas letters like K are now in the second Tier with H IMO.

Kemp, Kauff, Kimbrel, Koosman still out there ... with a letter I used to like to get out of the way early. Kaline and Kiner went undrafted last time.

[johnnya24]

i had overall saved for like the last 10 rounds. But his lack of counting stats along with his franchise made me pass. Format really led to some oddities. Had Hendrix to myself too, but couldn't take him either. And couldn't take Zambrano because I needed Z for catcher...who was a Mariner so I couldn't grab Felix, who..... I think you guys probably understand the feeling

You probably had more problems than most with your early game. Fitting 2 QUIZY's in the late game can't have been fun.

I kept CIN specifically to give me E and N flexibility ... noticed CIN had Eastwick, Eller, Ellis, Easkey Nolan, Nuxhall ... not to mention Perez, Pinson and Paul O'Neil.

I have no clue about the Franchises I picked earlier. I just excluded them after I picked them.

[The Feral Slasher]

You probably had more problems than most with your early game. Fitting 2 QUIZY's in the late game can't have been fun.

I kept CIN specifically to give me E and N flexibility ... noticed CIN had Eastwick, Eller, Ellis, Easkey Nolan, Nuxhall ... not to mention Perez, Pinson and Paul O'Neil.

I have no clue about the Franchises I picked earlier. I just excluded them after I picked them.

Well I figured I could take Innis/Igarashi late and it wouldn't hurt me which turned out true Thought I could also take C Zambrano late. He actually fit well and no one took him. Somehow i couldn't make that work without trashing my hitting....mostly an error in not leaving another good franchise or two I think. Althought there were some oddities like LA where i had to take Jansen just to avoid wasting the franchise. Really "fun" format you gave us

[johnnya24]

Well I figured I could take Innis/Igarashi late and it wouldn't hurt me which turned out true Thought I could also take C Zambrano late. He actually fit well and no one took him. Somehow i couldn't make that work without trashing my hitting....mostly an error in not leaving another good franchise or two I think. Althought there were some oddities like LA where i had to take Jansen just to avoid wasting the franchise. Really "fun" format you gave us

I actually had more fun with this draft than any I can remember. Letters and decades were getting boring AF.

[DMT]

Also props to DMT. He looked like he could contend right up to the end ... got his pitching balance all wrong IMO, or else he'd have had a great chance ... everything else was looking in great shape. I remember thinking Charlie Sweeney was a completely unnecessary pick. That one pick probably cost you a legit chance of winning.

Thanks...yea I definitely screwed the pooch on the pitching balance. And I agree that franchises was fun albeit also very difficult.

[revo]

I remember seeing O and said, ok time to get Amos Otis before the big run.

Well, my final franchise pick was CHW (and I could’ve taken Bob James or Grant Jackson instead of Jenks) and hello, there is Magglio Ordonez going undrafted.

Magglio over Otis was an additional 4 pts. Doh.

[The Feral Slasher]

I actually had more fun with this draft than any I can remember. Letters and decades were getting boring AF.

yeah, it was fun, but parts of it really frustrating. I'd like to take a few weeks off, but I wouldn't mind doing franchises again since i wouldn't have to do much prep.

[The Feral Slasher]

I remember seeing O and said, ok time to get Amos Otis before the big run.

Well, my final franchise pick was CHW (and I could’ve taken Bob James or Grant Jackson instead of Jenks) and hello, there is Magglio Ordonez going undrafted.

Magglio over Otis was an additional 4 pts. Doh.

did you have a modern hitter left ? that is one thing i screwed up, not having a modern hitter slot combined with needing to draft from mostly modern franchises was really not a good idea

[johnnya24]

My other big dilemma was Kevin Brown, Charlie Hough or Tom Gordon. They were all close ... Gordon might have been the safer pick in hindsight.

[johnnya24]

Well I figured I could take Innis/Igarashi late and it wouldn't hurt me which turned out true Thought I could also take C Zambrano late. He actually fit well and no one took him. Somehow i couldn't make that work without trashing my hitting....mostly an error in not leaving another good franchise or two I think. Althought there were some oddities like LA where i had to take Jansen just to avoid wasting the franchise. Really "fun" format you gave us

I was really happy to have Zernial as a QUIZY lock and Zito as a semi-lock (CJ would have had to use his SFG and Zito wasn't a great fit). Need to try Zito and see if he was better.