Now that the playoffs have started, pickups are locked. So, I have a decent feel going into our next draft. The numbers are the effective round the player is taken, ie the cost of claiming the option.
C Logan O'Hoppe LAA - C (8)
1B
2B Xavier Edwards MIA - 2B,SS (w)
SS Gunnar Henderson BAL - 3B,SS (6)
3B Elly De La Cruz CIN - 3B,SS (9)
MI
CI Coby Mayo BAL - 3B (17)
OF Wyatt Langford TEX - OF (22)
OF Brandon Marsh PHI - OF (23)
OF Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL - OF (K)
OF Luis Robert Jr. CWS - OF (K)
Util Dylan Crews WSH - OF (11)
SP Dylan Cease SD - SP (9)
SP Gavin Williams CLE - SP (7)
SP Gerrit Cole NYY - SP (K)
SP Paul Skenes PIT - SP (12)
RP Andrés Muñoz SEA - RP (16)
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P Spencer Schwellenbach ATL - SP (w)
P Ryne Nelson AZ - SP (w)
BN Freddy Peralta MIL - SP (5)
BN Chase DeLauter CLE - OF (18)
BN Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN - 1B (w)
BN Deyvison De Los Santos AZ - 1B,3B (w)
BN Jackson Jobe DET - SP (24)
BN Roki Sasaki Japan - SP (25)
BN JJ Wetherholt Coll - IF (26)
The bad news is that options on Elly de la Cruz, Gunnar Henderson, Gavin Williams, Freddy Peralta (if I keep him), and Logan O'Hoppe will run out. Some hard choices are due in 2025. Andres Giminez will not be back, so a 2B is the top priority. I am hoping Christian Encarnacion-Strand is good to go at 1B, or that will be another scramble.
This was my reload/restock year. I have a ton of prospect talent. My best pitcher misses half the season. My best player missed 3/4 and is still out. Yet, I made the playoffs. Go figure.
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The season started with a pop as Garrett Cole went down for a long stretch and the SP generally cratered. Ronald Acuna followed him to the 60-day IL. Fortunately, Gunnar Henderson, Elly de la Cruz, and Wyatt Langford carried the offense while I scrambled for pitching, resulting in Spencer Schwellenbach and Ryne Nelson.
With Dylan Cease improving and the emergence of Paul Skenes, pitching stabilized just as the hitting turned south. I went through four WW 1B and was very lucky, snagging Xavier Edwards as a MI fill-in before he went ballistic. XE was the difference between making the playoffs and settling for a middle pick. Since I did not expect to be in the hunt with Acuna out, it's all good.
I made a few deadline trades, acquiring Anthony Munoz and Freddy Peralta, both with an eye to 2025. Other than that it has been all duct tape and prayer. Despite losing the last match-up to a worse team, I backed into the final playoff spot. We will see what happens.
Here is the current starting lineup:
C Logan O'Hoppe LAA - C
1B Nolan Schanuel LAA - 1B
2B Andrés Giménez CLE - 2B
3B Gunnar Henderson BAL - 3B,SS
SS Elly De La Cruz CIN - 3B,SS
CI Coby Mayo BAL - 3B
MI Jacob Wilson OAK - SS
OF Wyatt Langford TEX - OF
OF Luis Robert Jr. CWS - OF
OF Brandon Marsh PHI - OF
OF Trevor Larnach MIN - OF
Util Dylan Crews WSH - OF
SP Dylan Cease SD - SP
SP Paul Skenes PIT - SP
SP Gerrit Cole NYY - SP
SP Freddy Peralta MIL - SP
RP Jhoan Duran MIN - RP
RP Andrés Muñoz SEA - RP
RP Jeff Hoffman PHI - RP
P Ryne Nelson AZ - SP
P Porter Hodge CHC - SP,RP
P Gavin Williams CLE - SP
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You have a shot. And if not, you have some great pieces to deal to accelerate your rebuild. Solid position to be in.
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Originally posted by harmon View PostI don't see why you can't compete with this team, especially if a couple of the young guys come through.
WW in the first month could be crucial. I landed Cedrick Mullins' breakout season because I needed an injury replacement.
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I don't see why you can't compete with this team, especially if a couple of the young guys come through.
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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.
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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.Last edited by onejayhawk; 03-01-2024, 08:02 AM.
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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.
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Originally posted by The Feral Slasher View PostMore like it is a slow draft going, amirite?
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.
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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 OAKLast edited by onejayhawk; 02-22-2024, 10:27 PM.
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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.Last edited by onejayhawk; 02-20-2024, 11:33 PM.
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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)
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Originally posted by madducks View PostIt's like somebody went to their local Walmart and ripped out the pages with the top prospects from every copy of Lindy's lol..
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.
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