First Pitch Arizona Speakers Draft

[Todd Zola]

The pace has slowed...

1.10 Trevor Story
2.21 Lucas Giolito
3.40 Anthony Rendon
4.51 Eloy Jimenez
5.70 Kyle Hendricks
6.81 Zack Wheeler
7.100 Will Smith (C)
8.111 Paul Goldschmidt
9.130 Tommy Edman
10.141 Christian Vazquez
11.160 Rhys Hoskins
12.171. Will Smith (P)
13.190 Adam Ottavino
14.201 Austin Hays
15.220 Sean Manaea
16.231 Justin Turner
17.250 Cesar Hernandez
18.261 Jon Berti
19.280 David Peralta
20.291 J.B. Wendelken
21.310 Mike Minor
22.321 Josh Lindblom
23.340 Corey Dickerson
24.351 Justin Upton
25.370 Trevor May
26.381 Franchy Cordero
27.400 Edward Olivares
28.411 Blake Treinen

[KnuckleBalls]

Fresh Princes or Will2Power would make good team names.

Or my favorite Smiths song: Bigmouth Strikes Again. Not a reference to you Todd!!!!! Only to the song.

[Todd Zola]

Or my favorite Smiths song: Bigmouth Strikes Again. Not a reference to you Todd!!!!! Only to the song.

My dentist always tells me I have a small mouth, which is in direct opposition to what my Mom used to say.

[chancellor]

JUp at 351...the mighty have fallen. Hopefully he'll give you a couple of his hot streaks that you can capitalize on.

[Todd Zola]

1.10 Trevor Story
2.21 Lucas Giolito
3.40 Anthony Rendon
4.51 Eloy Jimenez
5.70 Kyle Hendricks
6.81 Zack Wheeler
7.100 Will Smith (C)
8.111 Paul Goldschmidt
9.130 Tommy Edman
10.141 Christian Vazquez
11.160 Rhys Hoskins
12.171. Will Smith (P)
13.190 Adam Ottavino
14.201 Austin Hays
15.220 Sean Manaea
16.231 Justin Turner
17.250 Cesar Hernandez
18.261 Jon Berti
19.280 David Peralta
20.291 J.B. Wendelken
21.310 Mike Minor
22.321 Josh Lindblom
23.340 Corey Dickerson
24.351 Justin Upton
25.370 Trevor May
26.381 Franchy Cordero
27.400 Edward Olivares
28.411 Blake Treinen
29.430 Andrelton Simmons
30.441 Colin Moran
31.460 Jose Quintana
32.471 Austin Barnes
33.490 Clarke Schmidt
34.501 Kevin Plawecki
35.520 Jared Oliva
36.531 Danny Duffy
37.550 Rio Ruiz

[Ken]

Tell me about Ottavino at 190 - you think he's closing?

[Todd Zola]

Tell me about Ottavino at 190 - you think he's closing?

Not so much think he's closing as think he has a chance to close. I could have 10 saves -- or 100 -- from Ottavino, Will Smith and JB Wendelken.

I didn't draft a (perceived) safe closer by design, knowing I'd be hitting the high-K types hard. Trevor May and Blake Treinen are in the same boat. This isn't part of the overall, so semi-punting isn't detrimental.

re: Ottavino, Barnes racks up punch outs, but he also walks a ton and has served up homers the last two seasons so he's not a sure thing to keep the closer gig.