My first public draft
I was sitting around this afternoon, bored as usual, and I decided to go ahead with my winner's league draft. I ended up with the 7th pick, and it really chanced my perspective on things. That sounds wierd, but this team is unlike any team I normally draft, mostly because I never have the 7th pick. players in the first few rounds were available that I don't usually even have to consider, and players I normally jump all over were gone by the round I normally take them. When my pick came, I was faced with the decision between David Wright and David Ortiz. Ortiz puts up better numbers, but Wright plays a much weaker position. Ultimately I chose Wright because I felt I could pick up another 1st baseman easier than I could another third baseman. Boy was I wrong . . .
C Joe Mauer (6)
1B Chad Tracy (9)will be 3b eligible
2B Rickie Weeks (7)
3B Wright (1)
SS Bill Hall (15)
OF Miguel Cabrera (2) 3B eligible
OF Jim Edmonds (11)
OF Brian Giles (12)
Util Travis Hafner (3)
Bn: JD Drew, Austin Kearns, Connor Jackson, Orlando Cabrera (BJ upton eventually)
SP Ben Sheets (4)
SP Felix Hernandez (5)
RP Francisco Cordero (8)
RP Bobby Jenks (13)
P Zach Duke (14)
P Francisco Liriano (16)
P Chris Reitsma (17)
BN Justin Verlander
Clearly, I dropped the ball as far as 1b/3b is concerned. At the end of the 6th/beginning of the 7th Helton, Sexon, Howard, and Dunn all fell, leaving me to choose between Chad Tracy and Jason Giambi. Meanwhile I could have had Troy Glaus in like the 12th round, along with the two other guys I did draft with 3B eligibility. Thoughts anybody?
Labels: Fantasy Baseball
posted by Brew City Bub @ 3:40 PM
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You did a good job getting outfielders and DH that could hit, and with Tracy and Cabrera you have a lot of depth at multiple positions if someone gets hurt. Getting one of either Hall or Upton to be a full-time starter will be huge for you, as each will steal some bases and hit for a bit of power from the SS position. 1B could be better, but Tracy is a solid player and Hafner could get eligability at some point this year. All in all, this looks a lot like a team I would draft. You can't be perfect at every position.
The result here shows why I target a 1B or two early in every draft. I'd rather have to settle for Chad Tracy at third base than at first base. I'm sure you'll find a way to turn Cabrera into a top-notch starting pitcher and slugging 1B.
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