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Cwik’s Auction Draft Results For My Team
It cost me $31, but I got Lester
My final draft, in fellow blogger Chris Cwiks’ league, took place last Thursday, and it was a marathon to put it lightly. The draft nearly lasted five hours with no breaks.
In a draft that long you can’t have some crazyness or some questionable bids.
Here were the top moments.
1.By accident, and later fixed by Cwik, an owner bidded $111 on Joey Votto. He probably meant to bid 11, but put in an extra 1, and for about 30 picks, he was stuck with Votto at 111, before being allowed to select him at 40 bucks.
2. Justin Upton going for $50, the same value as Pujols and 3 dollars more than Hanley Ramirez
3. Troy Tulowitzki was the 5th most expensive player at $42. Ahead of him were: Upton and Pujols for $50, Hanley for $47 and Braun for $44.
4. Rafael Soriano went for $7 and Alfonso Soriano went for $5
5. Jason Heyward was the 2nd player nominated in the auction and went for $11. He was the second most expensive player to never play a MLB game to Stephen Strasburg at $14
My strategy was built on one of two premises
Scenario 1: Get Hanley Ramirez
Scenario 2: Get Troy Tulowitzki
My First Fantasy Draft Recap…
I was disappointed I couldn't draft with these guys
After months of having the bitter taste of losing my CBS by a strikeout and several mock drafts, I did two league drafts yesterday. One league is with my friend Jim and we are in year 7 of that league. The other is just for fun with my roommates
I have spent most of my time prepping for fellow blogger Chris Cwik’s 12 team auction keeper league, which drafts this week. Let me say that preparing for an auction draft with smart owners is 100 times harder than preparing for a standard draft. Doing those mocks gave me a good sense of value, so I felt I didn’t need to practice any standard drafts.
That aside, here is a breakdown of Jim’s draft from my perspective…
Jim’s league is a 12 team H2H, standard categories adding hits on offense and walks allowed for pitching with 24 roster spots on Yahoo.
I had the 11th overall pick. When I saw this I thought about going the best 1b available then Tulo/Wright on the way back with my first two picks.
Well so much for that plan. I wrote the other day that Tulo could be 1st round fantasy pick. Well, not only did Tulo go in the 1st round, he went 7th overall!
1st Round (11)- Prince Fielder. I had Tex, Howard and Cabrera available to me, and I wanted one of those 1b. I like Prince’s HR, RBI and he will hit around .300.
2nd Round(14)- Justin Upton. I used nearly all 1:30 of the clock to make this pick. Wright, Kinsler, Howard and Cabrera were available. I realize the talent I passed on, but Upton is such an amazing talent with 5 tools that broke onto the scene last year. I think he will put up 1st round fantasy numbers this year. Also, I figured a good 3B and 2B will be available to me later on, so I took a risk by not drafting position scarcity.
Troy Tulowitzki: 1st round fantasy pick?
Tulo will be going early on draft day...is he worth taking then?
A bit ago, I wrote there are 3 real solid SS in this draft, Hanley Ramirez, Troy Tulowitzki and Jose Reyes. Despite what ESPN’s Fantasy Baseball writers are suggesting that there is a debate between Tulo and Jeter for the 2nd best fantasy SS, Tulo is 2nd best SS by a wide margin.
Over a week ago, Jose Reyes was diagnosed with a thyroid issue which will sideline him 2 to 8 weeks, which me weary of drafting Reyes. That leaves 2 SS, in my fantasy baseball world, that are worth pursuing heavily. Hanley’s value by Reyes’ injury is unshaken, but Tulo’s moves up.
Ok, SS is thin already, so is it worth overdrafting Tulo over Howard/Wright/Longoria/Kinsler, etc? I will take Hanley in any standard draft if he is available to me, as far as Tulo, I’m not too sure just yet.
Reasons To Take Tulo In First Round
-Tulo finished 13th in ESPN’s player rater last season, so if he repeats his numbers from last year, you will be getting around a 1st round value
-No other position drops off after the first two!
Is Spring Training Actually Starting Tomorrow?
Posted by Chris Cwik in Baseball, Fantasy on March 1, 2010
"Time to Nut Up or Shut Up"
Thank goodness, yes! Tomorrow, four MLB teams will see their first game action since early October. For many fans, Spring Training is the first opportunity to start forming opinions about their team. How will ____ fit it with the team? Is ____ going to experience a resurgence? How will ____ recover from last years injury? Is _____ finally ready to break out? Fans of every team ask these questions each year. Take me for example, I would answer the previous questions: Juan Pierre, Andruw Jones or Alex Rios, Jake Peavy, and Tyler Flowers. Each year, however, analysts advise against forming opinions based on Spring Training stats. In some ways, it makes a lot of sense. Players don’t always face the top competition in Spring Training. Often times, context is the key. That said, what can you actually take away from Spring Training?
2010 Fantasy Shortstop Rankings
Posted by Chris Cwik in Baseball, Fantasy on January 15, 2010
Another fantasy season, another season with little-to-no depth at the middle infield positions. While Hanley Ramirez, Derek Jeter, and Troy Tulowitzki look like solid choices, there are plenty of questionable choices. Jose Reyes is coming off an injury, Jimmy Rollins had a down year, and many people are questioning Ben Zobrist’s breakout. Depending on what you believe, some shortstop lists are going to be quite different. Without further ado…time for the shortstops.
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