It's a slow draft coming

[onejayhawk]

Unexpectedly, I am up late on Friday. I have two picks out of five. For the first one I went with the top man of RHD's board,

Me: Dylan Crews OF Was.

Jose Alvarado, RP, PHI
Parker Meadows OF DET
Kutter Crawford, SP, RP, BOS

Me Paul Skenes PIT SP

Jordon Westburg, 2B, 3B, BAL
Brendan Rodgers, 2B, COL
Griffin Canning SP LAA

Now 7th up. Nimmo is not on the board. I missed posting his pick. From Crews, Langford, and PCA I hope to cover two OF slots but I still need a nice warm blanket.

Daulton Varsho OF TOR
Louie Varland, SP/RP, MIN
Starling Marte NYM - OF
Nelson Velázquez OF KC
Aroldis Chapman RP PIT
Josh Bell 1B MIA
.

[onejayhawk]

I decided to go with the highest ADP OF remaining, Henry Davis - PIT.

Another 20 picks before my next one.

[The Feral Slasher]

Unexpectedly, I am up late on Friday. I have two picks out of five. For the first one I went with the top man of RHD's board,

Me: Dylan Crews OF Was.

Jose Alvarado, RP, PHI
Parker Meadows OF DET
Kutter Crawford, SP, RP, BOS

Me Paul Skenes PIT SP

Jordon Westburg, 2B, 3B, BAL
Brendan Rodgers, 2B, COL
Griffin Canning SP LAA

Now 7th up. Nimmo is not on the board. I missed posting his pick. From Crews, Langford, and PCA I hope to cover two OF slots but I still need a nice warm blanket.

Daulton Varsho OF TOR
Louie Varland, SP/RP, MIN
Starling Marte NYM - OF
Nelson Velázquez OF KC
Aroldis Chapman RP PIT
Josh Bell 1B MIA
.

Gripping live draft action, keep it coming

[madducks]

Gripping live draft action, keep it coming

It's like somebody went to their local Walmart and ripped out the pages with the top prospects from every copy of Lindy's lol..

[onejayhawk]

It's like somebody went to their local Walmart and ripped out the pages with the top prospects from every copy of Lindy's lol..

Some of these guys have been doing it for more than a decade and never came close.

The contenders are cut from a different cloth.

In any event, here are the picks after Josh Bell (that manager has picked him for years).

Me: Henry Davis OF PIT

Kyle Manzardo, 1B, CLE
Reid Detmers SP LAA
Mason Miller SP LAD
Matt Strahm SP/RP PHI
Yuki Matsui P SD
Ceddanne Rafaela SS/OF BOS
Zach Neto SS LAA
Orion Kerkering, RP, PHI
Robert Suarez RP SD
Max Meyer SP Mia
DJ LeMahieu INF NYY
Edward Cabrera SP Mia
Shawn Armstrong, P, TB
Will Benson OF CIN
Jon Berti 2B/3B/SS/OF MIA
Reese Olson, SP, DET
Max Kepler, OF, MIN
Chris Paddack RP MIN


For CI Ty France is the best ADP but I can get someone like Wilmer Flores for several more rounds. At some point, I might think about Kiriloff or Marsh but not yet.

Has Whit Merrifield any interest? He still qualifies at 2B.

Two of my current objects of interest are Bryan Woo and James Wood. Ironic, no? Oops. Woo was kept.

[onejayhawk]

I have not posted one of these for a while. Picks in italics.

C Logan O'Hoppe LAA - C (207)
1B Rhys Hoskin 1B - MIL (5)
2B Andrés Giménez CLE - 2B,SS (9)
3B Gunnar Henderson BAL - 3B,SS (10)
SS Moncada, Yoan CWS 3B (25)
CI Elly De La Cruz CIN - 3B,SS (13)
MI Masyn Winn STL - SS (25)
OF Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL - OF (4)
OF Luis Robert Jr. CWS - OF (4)
OF Wyatt Langford TEX - OF (26)
OF Brandon Marsh OF PHI (27)
Util Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC - OF (18)

SP Gerrit Cole NYY - SP (4)
SP Dylan Cease CWS - SP (14)
SP Gavin Williams CLE - SP (235)
SP Brandon Pfaadt ARI - SP (20)
RP Jhoan Duran MIN - RP (7)
RP Robert Stephenson, RP LAA (8)
RP DL Hall MIL - RP (19)
P Ryan Pepiot TB - SP/RP (6)
P Jackson Jobe DET SP (28)


BN Jackson Merrill SD - SS (23)
BN Dylan Crews WSH - CF (15)
BN Paul Skenes PIT - SP (16)
BN Coby Mayo BAL - 1B (21)
BN Chase DeLauter CLE - OF (22)
BN Henry Davis PIT - OF (17)
BN Roki Sasaki Japan SP (29)
BN J.J. Wetherholt 2B College (30)

[onejayhawk]

I went with the best arm available DL Hall, recently acquired by Milwaukee.

After this pick, I skip another round to keep Brandon Pfaadt.

Me: DL Hall MIL - RP

Alex Verdugo, OF, NYY
Brett Baty, 3B, NYM
Tyler Wells, SP, BAL
Joel Payamps RP MIL
Ryan Noda 1B OAK
Luis Severino SP NYM
Nolan Schanuel 1B LAA
Whit Merrifield 2B OF PHI
Pederson, Joc OF AZ
James Wood, OF, WAS
Jason Adam, RP, TB
Alex Kirilloff, 1B/OF MIN
Mackenzie Gore SP WSH
Wilmer Flores, 1B,3B, SFG
Lance Lynn StL SP

We use a four-round increment to advance the option cost. That means every fourth round represents another year of keeper value. This is round # 20 The next jump is in round #21, where my next pick lives.

Tough run. Baty, Noda, Schanuel, Wood, and Adam were all on the radar. I think it's time to pull the trigger on Coby Mayo.

Griffin Jax RP MIN
Ranger Suarez SP PHI
Patrick Wisdom 1B,3B CHC
Hurston Waldrep SP ATL

Me Coby Mayo 1B BAL

Kyle Finnegan RP WAS
Austin Hays OF BAL
Dean Kremer SP BAL
Andrew Nardi RP MIA
Heston Kjerstad OF BAL
Dylan Floro RP WAS
Brandon Woodruff SP
Charlie Blackmon OF COL
Maurcio Duban 2B,SS Hou
Ty France 1B SEA
Taylor, Chris 3B,SS,OF LAD
Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher) P LAD

Chase DeLauter OF CLE


I did not intend to start a run on Orioles with the previous pick. Wow.

Now I sit out a round for Jackson Merrill. Back in about 20 picks.

[onejayhawk]

I have six picks remaining in the last seven rounds.

The roster is almost unplayable as it stands but rebuilds are like that. If lightning strikes I could even make a run at it. It's happened twice before. Shit will happen and pieces will fail meaning the WW will be important this season.

Davis Schneider, 2B, TOR
Hunter Harvey, RP, WAS
Garrett Whitlock, SP,RP BOS
Tyler Rogers RP SF
Geraldo Perdomo 2B,3B,SS ARZ
Logan Allen, SP, CLE
Kirk, Alejandro C TOR
Cade Horton SP CHC
Hector Neris RP CHC
Curtis Mead, 3B, TBR
Wilyer Abreu OF BOS
Yennier Cano, RP, BAL
James McArthur RP KC
Austin Wells, C, NYY
David Robertson RP TEX
Luisangel Acuña 2B/SS NYM
Elehuris Montero 1B, 3B COL

Me Mick Abel PHI SP

Joey Meneses, 1B, WAS
Jake Cronenworth, 1B/2B, SD
Adael Amador 2b SS COL
Sean Manaea NYM - SP,RP
Joe Boyle SP OAK

[The Feral Slasher]

More like it is a slow draft going, amirite?

[onejayhawk]

More like it is a slow draft going, amirite?

It might be a go draft slowing. It's hard to rell.

Nick Martinez, CIN
Jhony Brito, P, SD
Jason Foley DET - RP
Jeffrey Springs SP TB
Andrew Painter SP PHL
Chase Silseth, SP/RP, LAA
Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,OF DET

Me Yoan Moncada CWS 3B

Garrett Mitchell, OF, MIL
Tyler Black 2B, 3B Mil
Orlando Arcia, SS, ATL
Johan Rojas OF PHI
Bryan De La Cruz OF MIA
Ethan Salas C SD
Sandy Alcantara SP MIA
Chris Martin, RP, BOS
Reynaldo Lopez, ATL, RP
Roman Anthony OF BOS
Hunter Goodman 1B/OF

I have my final sit-out round coming up (for Wyatt Langford) then the last four picks.

[onejayhawk]

The draft moves into its final stage. From round 27 on, there are no options possible so everyone picks.

Samuel Basallo, C, BAL
Clayton Kershaw
Elias Diaz, C, COL
Mark Leiter CHC - RP
Blake Dunn OF CIN
Brusdar Graterol RP LAD
Andrew Benintendi, OF, CWS
Sawyer Gipson-Long SP DET
Erick Fedde SP CHW
Dustin May, SP, LAD

Me: Brandon Marsh OF PHI

Miles Mikolas SP STL
Zack Littell, SP, TB
Dane Dunning SP TEX
Victor Scott II OF STL
Trevor Rogers MIA - SP
Spencer Jones, OF, NYY
Anthony Rendon
Ryan O'Hearn, 1B/OF, BAL
Hunter Renfroe KC - 1B,OF
Andrew Heaney SP TEX
Clarke Schmidt SP NYY
Graham Ashcraft, SP, CIN
Winker, Jesse OF WSH
AJ Smith-Shawver SP ATL
Ryan Jeffers, C, MIN

Me: Jackson Jobe DET SP

Alek Thomas, OF, ARZ
Randy Vasquez, SP/RP, SD
Tanner Houck BOS SP,RP
Liover Peguero 2B/SS PIT
Frankie Montas, SP, CIN
Walker Jenkins, OF, MIN
Michael Conforto
J.D. Davis, 1B/3B, SF
Tommy Troy AZ - SS
Ben Rice C NYY
Caleb Ferguson SP/RP NYY
Steven Matz, SP/RP, STL
Adam Duvall OF BOS
Harry Ford C SEA
Drew Rasmussen, SP, TB

Me: Roki Sasaki Japan SP

Miguel Vargas, 2B, LAD
Cole Irvin, SP/RP, BAL
Jose Urquidy HOU SP
Thomas Saggese 2B/3B STL
Trevor Megill RP MIL

This closes round # 29. One more and we are done.

[onejayhawk]

The final round begins with the last-place team's pick.

Drew Thorpe SP SD
Matt Shaw SS CHC
Seranthony Domínguez, RP PHI
Brooks Lee MIN - SS
Orelvis Martinez SS TOR
Ezequiel Duran SS 3B OF TX
Jordan Wicks, SP, CHC
Jack Flaherty SP DET
Joe Jiménez RP ATL
Gregory Santos, RP, SEA

Me: J.J. Wetherholt 2B College

Jared Triolo, 1B, 2B, 3B, PIT
Jose Siri, OF, TB
Max Clark OF DET
Brady Singer SP KCR
Brock Stewart, RP, MIN

On the last round of the draft we have a manager who was out of contact for over 48 hours, then the next 10 picks went off in 8 hours.

[onejayhawk]

Here is the final roster in a full rebuild year. What do you think?

C Logan O'Hoppe LAA - C (207)
1B Rhys Hoskin 1B - MIL (5)
2B Andrés Giménez CLE - 2B,SS (9)
3B Gunnar Henderson BAL - 3B,SS (10)
SS Moncada, Yoan CWS 3B (25)
CI Elly De La Cruz CIN - 3B,SS (13)
MI Masyn Winn STL - SS (25)
OF Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL - OF (4)
OF Luis Robert Jr. CWS - OF (4)
OF Wyatt Langford TEX - OF (26)
OF Brandon Marsh OF PHI (27)
Util Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC - OF (18)

SP Gerrit Cole NYY - SP (4)
SP Dylan Cease CWS - SP (14)
SP Gavin Williams CLE - SP (235)
SP Brandon Pfaadt ARI - SP (20)
RP Jhoan Duran MIN - RP (7)
RP Robert Stephenson, RP LAA (8)
RP DL Hall MIL - RP (19)
P Ryan Pepiot TB - SP/RP (6)
P Jackson Jobe DET SP (28)


BN Jackson Merrill SD - SS (23)
BN Dylan Crews WSH - CF (15)
BN Paul Skenes PIT - SP (16)
BN Coby Mayo BAL - 1B (21)
BN Chase DeLauter CLE - OF (22)
BN Henry Davis PIT - OF (17)
BN Roki Sasaki Japan - SP (29)
BN J.J. Wetherholt College - 2B (30)

The numbers are draft rounds, real or imputed.

[harmon]

I don't see why you can't compete with this team, especially if a couple of the young guys come through.

[onejayhawk]

I don't see why you can't compete with this team, especially if a couple of the young guys come through.

It would have to be more than a couple, but my fingers are crossed. I have had teams gel a year early before.

WW in the first month could be crucial. I landed Cedrick Mullins' breakout season because I needed an injury replacement.