Keepers and strategy

[Gregg]

I elected not to keep either Collin McHugh or Jo Adell, which gives me two picks in rounds heavily consumed by options. One reason is this team:

Round 1*: Mike Trout
Round 2*: Clayton Kershaw
Round 3*: Anthony Rizzo
Round 4: George Springer
Round 5:
Round 6:
Round 7:
Round 8: Jonathan Villar
Round 9:
Round 10`: Cody Bellinger
Round 11`: Jake Bauers (w#206)
Round 12`:
Round 13`:
Round 14`:
Round 15`:
Round 16`: Jose Berrios
Round 17`: Jake Lamb
Round 18:
Round 19:
Round 20:
Round 21: Willy Adames
Round 22: Forrest Whitley

Trout has been bad luck for him. He won before he acquired Trout, but not since. None-the-less that looks like a potent core and he has lots of picks.

J

If Kershaw stays healthy that is a great team. If he doesn't that is a very good team.

[onejayhawk]

He and I have traded a bunch but I don't see anything obvious to offer.

J

[cavebird]

Yeah, not convinced Adell is worth a 12th rounder next year even though I like him. The Braves tried hard to block Riley both of the last 2 seasons so I'm just not sure. I guess given your structure he IS more likely to be worth a 12th rounder next year than Adell even if I like him less down the road.

Braves didn't block Riley last year; he wasn't anywhere near ready. This year, yes. From how I read the rumors, they are shopping him everywhere, too, so your main point may be right. The K-rate is a danger sign.

[onejayhawk]

The deal for Heaney has been called traderape.

J

[onejayhawk]

We set a record for most players retained. Pickings were going to be slim, which led to even more options being exercised. Because of an unprecedented number of players kept, I have pick #4, not #7, then pick #13.

Here is the top 25 available players, by ADP. Of the top 200, only 43 remain.

Segura Jean SS
Chapman Aroldis RP
Cruz Nelson Util
Price David SP
Doolittle Sean RP
Iglesias Raisel RP
Gordon Dee 2B/SS/OF
Perez Salvador C
Davis Wade RP
Martinez Carlos SP/RP
Yates Kirby RP
Dozier Brian 2B
Cano Robinson 1B/2B
Odor Rougned 2B
Contreras Willson C
Giles Ken RP
Inciarte Ender OF
Tanaka Masahiro SP
Molina Yadier C
McCutchen Andrew OF
Desmond Ian 1B/OF
Knebel Corey RP
Hamels Cole SP
Darvish Yu SP
Eovaldi Nathan SP

Segura will almost certainly go first. Then, it could go a lot of directions. Unless Segura somehow slips through, I will offer my first pick to see what I can get.

J

[onejayhawk]

Inexplicably Jean Segura was not kept, then not drafted in front of me. I acquired the top player in the whole draft pool. The picks in front of me were Salvador Perez, Price and Hosmer.

Eight picks and I am up again, then a very long wait. Does anyone have suggestions who to target?

J

[madducks]

Assuming that Martinez and Tanaka get taken, i would take a chance on Darvish having a bounceback year. If he pitches a lot, he will definitely get you K's. What kind of ratios he will give you is the big question mark. But, i think if he is fully recovered, he will have decent ratios too. Hamels or Eovaldi if Darvish is gone.

[onejayhawk]

Darvish and Odor were my knee jerk candidates. Yu is #29 on Paul Sporer's list of 120 SP, on a tier above Tanaka, Eovaldi and Hamels. Of the three I lean to Tanaka.

Odor is now gone. Martinez is gone. Chapman is gone. Cruz is gone. McCutchen gone (when did he turn into just another guy?)

Cano might be worth a one year play. He covers both CI and MI, will bat in the better part of the lineup and I don't need speed.

J

[Sour Masher]

I'd lean Tanaka too. And whoever got cutch did well. I think he will have a good hear.

[joncarlos]

Inexplicably Jean Segura was not kept, then not drafted in front of me. I acquired the top player in the whole draft pool. The picks in front of me were Salvador Perez, Price and Hosmer.

Eight picks and I am up again, then a very long wait. Does anyone have suggestions who to target?

J

That's awesome. I am still way out on Darvish. I like Cano. I also like Tanaka.

[onejayhawk]

That's awesome. I am still way out on Darvish. I like Cano. I also like Tanaka.

Tanaka and Cano were gone, so I defaulted to Darvish. If either he or Robbie Ray steps up, I have the ace I need. I won't have the best team on papaer. To win some lottery ticket has to pay off.

Now we wait til round 14, which is not as long as you might think (53 picks), but still a while. By then we will be deep in the 200s and starting to hit the stupid-early prospecting. It will be a good place for veteran depth and RP. To bad chancellor's playing time thread won't be out yet.

Is it just me or is the early season start cramping everyone's style?

J

[onejayhawk]

The draft has wound through the redraft mode and is entering the two-year phase. Players can be retained in 2020 as a 6th round or lower pick, so a good time to get aging veterans that still produce. This part is very brief because of the large number of options executed in these rounds. Rounds 10-13 have a total of only 11 actual picks, seven of them by two teams.

I updated the roster in OP and put a list of potential picks in the second post. Let me hear your thoughts.

Update: They blew through the end of round #9, #10, and #11, in under an hour. Now less than 10 picks to go, but the next three picks have not shown today.

Hampson just went in round 12. He will likely be a keeper in round 8 next year. The last place team is up. No telling when he shows.

J

[cavebird]

I like LeMahieu, Renfroe, and Grichuk in that group, assuming closers are very less valuable given the rules.

[Ken]

I like LeMahieu, Renfroe, and Grichuk in that group, assuming closers are very less valuable given the rules.

Grichuk is my easy pick of those 3.

LeMahieu away from Coors isn't good, and Renfroe might start in the minors. Grichuk look great in the 2nd half.

[onejayhawk]

I like LeMahieu, Renfroe, and Grichuk in that group, assuming closers are very less valuable given the rules.

With the holds, closers values are watered down, but this is a good place to take. I was thinking of Knebel at this point. Miller as well but I doubt he gets the IP to get the Ks up.

Grichuk is my easy pick of those 3. LeMahieu away from Coors isn't good, and Renfroe might start in the minors. Grichuk look great in the 2nd half.

Gru makes sense since I own Teo Hernandez. One of them will always play, health permitting.

That said, I have a lot of OF. What about Brendan McKay? Too soon?

J