Last week, I participated in my first real draft. I believe drafting the day pitchers and catchers report is a sign that you’ve lost your marbles. So, when I heard this draft was for all the marbles, I figured those marbles will cancel each other out. Nothing better than a good marble canceling to get the blood flowing. And by blood flowing and marbles, I’m not talking Viagra or testicles, but you can continue to think that. This team has a yet-to-be-determined nickname. I’m thinking “Super Sizedmore.” Or “Did A Coked-Up Tom Sizemore Draft This Team?” Or “Two Sizemores Too Big.” Or I’ll just go to the fantasy baseball team name generator and let that think for me. This team is very shallow. Why ‘perts are drafting in such a shallow league? No idea, I gave up trying to figure out the answer to that question for Lent. The league is 12 team, no bench, 9 Ps, 5 OFs, MI, CI and one utility. Anyway, here’s my first 2010 fantasy baseball team, done auction-style:
C: Chris Iannetta — $5
C: Carlos Ruiz — $1
1B: Carlos Pena — $17
2B: Robinson Cano — $19
3B: Ian Stewart — $9
SS: Jose Reyes — $27
MI: Scott Sizemore — $1
CI: Chipper Jones — $3
OF: Justin Upton — $29
OF: Curtis Granderson — $25
OF: Grady Sizemore — $24
OF: Josh Hamilton — $15
OF: Jason Heyward — $2
UT: Russell Branyan — $1
P: Tim Lincecum — $29
P: Zack Greinke — $24
P: Chad Billingsley — $10
P: Neftali Feliz — $1
P: Joba Chamberlain — $1
P: Marc Rzepczynski — $1
P: Jose Valverde — $7
P: Kerry Wood — $6
P: Brandon Lyon — $3
My Outfield is Better Than Your Outfield
Um, yeah, it’s stacked. I count 120 homers and 70 steals and that’s not including Jason Heyward, who I’ll probably drop. ¿No queiro Heywardo? No, random Spanish italicized voice. It’s just the league’s so shallow that you really need production from everyone and there’s bound to be an unexciting Kubelish-type vet on waivers that would fit on my team better. I’m holding Heyward for now because his upside is tantalizing and he’d have some trade value if he starts the season well. Carlos Ruiz wasn’t as lucky. He was dropped right after the draft for Ramon Hernandez. Yes, in a two catcher league Ramon Hernandez was on waivers after the draft. If you want to know why I didn’t draft him to begin with, read the next sentence. I was down to $5 for 5 players so if I nominated players I really wanted, I would’ve lost them if someone bid $2. So I hoped some guys were just ignored. They were.
Three Starters For Starters
As mentioned before, this league is Ms. Teen South Carolina shallow. I almost wish I would’ve just took Lincecum and 8 scrubs in the staff so I would’ve had more money to spend on hitters. Yeah, didn’t do that. Instead, I have a top three staff with little to no effort given to the bottom half of my staff. If you think I didn’t need Greinke after getting Lincecum, you’re right, but I’m not letting someone else get him for $23. The Price Enforcer –> Getting kittens outta trees and making sure Chad Billingsley doesn’t go for nine bucks. You need to be more free form in an auction setting than a straight draft. Would I have ever drafted this team in a straight draft? No, it’s impossible. As for Rzepcynski, I like him, think he has some good upside appeal wrapped in an incredibly hard to spell name, but, alas, he didn’t stay on my team either. I needed a proven vet to counterbalance the rest of my staff. So I dropped The RZE for Mark Boring Buehrle. (Actually, Rudy joined me for the morning after waiver process. So Rudy dropped The RZE for Buehrle, but I agreed.)
One Sizemore Fits All
Scott Sizemore didn’t last very long on my team. I love me some Scott Sizemore, but this team needed a more trustworthy Runs/Average threat so Scott Sizemore got *pinkie to the mouth* downsized. To replace him, I grabbed Kelly Johnson. I also strongly like Kelly Johnson. Really don’t feel he’s getting the attention he deserves. Don’t think I’ve seen him on one single mock team done by a commenter. Don’t make me send The Random Spanish Italicized Voice, The RZE and The Price Enforcer after you.
We’re In First Place
For what it’s worth, the calculations have us in 1st place at 78 points. Oh, and I already dropped Branyan for David Ortiz, who was on waivers, who Rudy then dropped for Milledge, who fit better on our team. Told ya, it’s shallow.
