*** VD 15 Commentary Thread ***

[cavebird]

Burks is huge value this late...one extra franchise or WC would make a huge difference for a team

Well, crapola, this is why I couldn't figure out revo's WC. My pick my be a while; I sort of gave up looking for different options after trying everything when I did projections and nothing amounted to anything. Now it will amount to even less since Burks was my pick. I have absolutely no clue who to take at this point.

[Bene Futuis]

And I assume you are multiplying your era, whip deltas by (ip for the pitcher)/(average ip for the group). Easiest way to get average ip for the group is to find a similar draft, get the median ip for by, career, divide it by # of pitchers

That's almost assuredly where I go wrong --- honestly, I don't really know how to do this. But this is how I end up with guys like Bryan Harvey sitting near the top of my pitching list.

[johnnya24]

Well, crapola, this is why I couldn't figure out revo's WC. My pick my be a while; I sort of gave up looking for different options after trying everything when I did projections and nothing amounted to anything. Now it will amount to even less since Burks was my pick. I have absolutely no clue who to take at this point.

I had at least 3 people being interested in Burks and 2 (Revo and CB) taking him. Much like Jackie Robinson, I was surprised someone didn't take him earlier.

[The Feral Slasher]

I had at least 3 people being interested in Burks and 2 (Revo and CB) taking him. Much like Jackie Robinson, I was surprised someone didn't take him earlier.

Jackie Robinson was surprised that no one took Burks before Revo did ?

[johnnya24]

Jackie Robinson was surprised that no one took Burks before Revo did ?

J-Rob (as he likes to be called) has strong opinions about replacement value.

[Bene Futuis]

I had at least 3 people being interested in Burks and 2 (Revo and CB) taking him. Much like Jackie Robinson, I was surprised someone didn't take him earlier.

I was doomed right at the outset for not realizing the bizarre modern hitter rules we'd adopted for this thing and picking Eric Young so early.

[johnnya24]

I was doomed right at the outset for not realizing the bizarre modern hitter rules we'd adopted for this thing and picking Eric Young so early.

We needed 5 MH's IMO.

That said, Young was still a good pick with the QUIZY premium.

[The Feral Slasher]

We needed 5 MH's IMO.

That said, Young was still a good pick with the QUIZY premium.

I disagree.








This format was way too easy, need something to make it more challenging

[The Feral Slasher]

I was doomed right at the outset for not realizing the bizarre modern hitter rules we'd adopted for this thing and picking Eric Young so early.

I think I made a mistake letting all the good catchers go. Figured I would have a decent option, but sadly no. either that or saving my Z to pick a catcher and poor franchise was absolute genius. I'm not sure which

[cavebird]

I had at least 3 people being interested in Burks and 2 (Revo and CB) taking him. Much like Jackie Robinson, I was surprised someone didn't take him earlier.

As I quickly redo projections, I must be completely missing something for revo; he's gone way down with taking Burks---although maybe this is because my previous projections had him with Robinson. Or Jim Johnson, lol. It would be funny if losing out on Jim Johnson was crucial in this draft.

[Bene Futuis]

Ugh, thank god this draft is finally over!

[heyelander]

I really wanted to draft Smoltz... one of the two big regrets from messing up my PIT/CIN pick. I would have taken a PIT Hitter instead of Long, and Smoltz.

[The Feral Slasher]

Ugh, thank god this draft is finally over!

you are taunting us ! Pick ! End the misery

[Bene Futuis]

you are taunting us ! Pick ! End the misery

Lol I made that snippy comment and then my brain told me that I had actually picked. OK, hopefully Ellis Burks is still available....

[Bene Futuis]

I get an error on Johnny's line on the rounds sheet.