Rough It Up

[onejayhawk]

only a little I hope. There is a thread on how this team was drafted, going back to the keeper declarations in January. There are four picks remaining, but I have already used the next pick of Carson Kelly. Since that's a 30 pick gap, Here is the unfinished team for your perusal.

16 team, H2H, 5x5 plus OBA and Holds

C Carson Kelly
1B Paul Goldschmidt
2B Adalberto Mondesi
3B Matt Chapman
SS Jean Segura
CI Matt Olson
MI Amed Rosario
OF Christian Yelich
OF Ronald Acuna
OF Victor Robles
OF Clint Frazier
Util Willie Calhoun

SP Robbie Ray
SP Jack Flaherty
SP Andrew Heaney
SP Justin Bieber
RP Corey Knebel
RP Matt Barnes
RP Joe Jimenez
P Yu Darvish
P Freddy Peralta
P Dereck Rodriguez

BN Shohei Ohtani (SP only)
BN Luis Robert
BN Wander Franco
BN Jo Adell
BN Royce Lewis
BN Teoscar Hernandez
BN Yandy Diaz
BN Wily Peralta

I am considering WW bait for one of the remaining picks, eg Lamet, Cotton, Walker, Salazar to name SP. I could fill the spot with a RP from WW. Also, some SP/RP are woth consideration, eg Derek Holland. Batwise, things look thin. Other than outright prospects like Brendan McKay we are already at WW pickings or very close to it. Top of the board seems to be Yandy Diaz and Raimel Tapia, both OBA assets.

In other words, there is still work to do but it's tidying up. What do you think of the team as it stands?

Update: I took Yandy Diaz for some reliable--and high on-base--stats. Next round a RP, hopefully Givens or Oh is left. Derek HOlland is SP/RP which is nice. Getting Brasier to go with Burnes is no longer possible.

Update: Added Joe Jimenez of the Tigers. I knew if I looked hard enough that there was a fantasy asset in Michigan.

Update: Dereck Rodriguez of the Giants. I'll probably take a RP in the last round. Jace Fry, Wily Peralta, and Ty Buttery are available

J

[cavebird]

Is this a league (I assume Yahoo from the Ohtani designation) where you can stash a DL guy all year? And I also assume a keeper league, since a lot of guys have no business on a re-draft roster. If so, you look fine. Depth of players actually for this year seems crucial. Calhoun is a total question mark as is Frazier, and outside of Teoscar, you have nothing on your bench that will help at all this year. You have the kids market cornered, but if you want to compete this year, you need more guys who will actually play. If this is a dynasty league and you are playing for the future, that is a totally different question. Your bullpen certainly needs help, that is one thing.

[joncarlos]

A great core with some holes and a shaky pitching staff. My kind of team. Definitely need another stable RP and some bench bats that will get ABs, even if they're blah.

[onejayhawk]

I was thinking of taking Brasier to get both Red Sox men. This is an area I can do from WW after the IR players get announced (does anyone use IL instead of IR?).

I agree with JC. This is a team that needs a couple of players to far exceed their draft/option position, but one that has a lot of dice to roll. Next year will hae some hard keeper decisions.

For example, here is the FG Depth Chart projection:

Games PA Hits HR Run RBI SB AVG OBA SLG OPS
1578 6623 1573 237 849 809 183 .264 .331 .450 .782

In this projection Acuna is #34 and Mondesi is #264. Based on their ADP, I have reason to hope for better.

In any event, in the vein of boring but productive, I am thinking Yandy Diaz. It's an OBA league and who else have the Rays got?

J

[onejayhawk]

Yusniel Diaz, OF, Bal

Y not?

Yandy Diaz 1B,3B TB

J

Because my Diaz is better than your Diaz.

Seriously, over 400 picks into the draft, these two came off back to back.

Gotta love it.

J

[cavebird]

(does anyone use IL instead of IR?).

Only football people use IR. Baseball people use DL. I understand and appreciate changing the official name, but it would have been nice to keep it as a "D" and anything but an "I" due to the football issue.

[onejayhawk]

I know IR is a football term, but I still find myself using it instead of IL. DL was so much easier. At least it's better than PUP.

Mychal Givens was gone so I drafted Joe Jimenez. I need one pitcher and one future stud to finish the draft. I would be OK with both a stud and a stud pitcher.

Update: Derek Holland which settled a question of which SF SP to take. I took Dereck Rodriguez with my next to last pick. Now close to 500 picks into the draft.

Does anyone have a winning last pick for Monday? I'd take Brendaen McKay except he's two different players. I may still take the 1B version.

J