bricap (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} bricap) wrote,@ 2007-03-22 21:17:00 |
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Another Season
Last season, I finished second in both leagues I played in. Hopefully I'll improve on that this year.
Anyway, we had a draft in one of my two leagues last night. The format is 5x5 roto, 13 teams drafting. I drafted 10th. Here is my lineup, in the order I drafted the players:
Greenie MonstersView All
Round Pick Player Position
1. (10) David Ortiz 1B
2. (17) Chris Carpenter SP
3. (36) Garrett Atkins 3B
4. (43) Michael Young SS
5. (62) Gary Sheffield 1B,OF
6. (69) Adam Dunn OF
7. (88) Josh Barfield 2B
8. (95) Chris Young SP
9. (114) Jonathan Papelbon RP
10. (121) Raúl Ibañez OF
11. (140) Scott Podsednik OF
12. (147) Jorge Posada C
13. (166) Anibal Sánchez SP
14. (173) Derek Lowe SP
15. (192) Freddy García SP
16. (199) Adam Wainwright RP
17. (218) Jeremy Sowers SP
18. (225) John Maine SP
19. (244) Dan Wheeler RP
20. (251) Bob Howry RP
21. (270) Clay Hensley SP,RP
22. (277) Pat Neshek RP
23. (296) José Guillén OF
Papelbon had not been selected as the closer when we did the draft. I caught a break on that one, as he was selected as the closer today. This way, he will instantly have value, whereas if he started, it might take some time to get used to doing that again. With 13 teams, it's not as easy to get what you want, also. I look back and think I could have done better with some of the picks. Drafting Podsednik was painful, but I really needed a speedster (I couldn't bring myself to punt the category completely), and he was the last one available. Garcia is a question mark as he left yesterday's game with pain in his biceps. I knew it when I drafted him, but I thought it wasn't going to be serious, that it was part of what March is all about. Another thing that was weird was that I lost my connection in the first round (the draft was online), and it automatically selected David Ortiz for me. Vlad was still available. Last year, I selected Vlad with the third pick in this same league. Things have changed somewhat since then, but I would have liked to think about it. But that's life, and I should not have tried to draft on my remote, which hiccups at the most inopportune times every so often. After that, I ran to the hardwired computer to draft Carpenter just in time.
Saturday is the auction draft. There is nothing quite like that in FBB. It's a much different game than the standard snake draft. I know that my team is going to be quite a bit different than the team I just drafted last night, for better or for worse. I'll try to post that roster this weekend before I go on vacation.
Last season, I finished second in both leagues I played in. Hopefully I'll improve on that this year.
Anyway, we had a draft in one of my two leagues last night. The format is 5x5 roto, 13 teams drafting. I drafted 10th. Here is my lineup, in the order I drafted the players:
Greenie MonstersView All
Round Pick Player Position
1. (10) David Ortiz 1B
2. (17) Chris Carpenter SP
3. (36) Garrett Atkins 3B
4. (43) Michael Young SS
5. (62) Gary Sheffield 1B,OF
6. (69) Adam Dunn OF
7. (88) Josh Barfield 2B
8. (95) Chris Young SP
9. (114) Jonathan Papelbon RP
10. (121) Raúl Ibañez OF
11. (140) Scott Podsednik OF
12. (147) Jorge Posada C
13. (166) Anibal Sánchez SP
14. (173) Derek Lowe SP
15. (192) Freddy García SP
16. (199) Adam Wainwright RP
17. (218) Jeremy Sowers SP
18. (225) John Maine SP
19. (244) Dan Wheeler RP
20. (251) Bob Howry RP
21. (270) Clay Hensley SP,RP
22. (277) Pat Neshek RP
23. (296) José Guillén OF
Papelbon had not been selected as the closer when we did the draft. I caught a break on that one, as he was selected as the closer today. This way, he will instantly have value, whereas if he started, it might take some time to get used to doing that again. With 13 teams, it's not as easy to get what you want, also. I look back and think I could have done better with some of the picks. Drafting Podsednik was painful, but I really needed a speedster (I couldn't bring myself to punt the category completely), and he was the last one available. Garcia is a question mark as he left yesterday's game with pain in his biceps. I knew it when I drafted him, but I thought it wasn't going to be serious, that it was part of what March is all about. Another thing that was weird was that I lost my connection in the first round (the draft was online), and it automatically selected David Ortiz for me. Vlad was still available. Last year, I selected Vlad with the third pick in this same league. Things have changed somewhat since then, but I would have liked to think about it. But that's life, and I should not have tried to draft on my remote, which hiccups at the most inopportune times every so often. After that, I ran to the hardwired computer to draft Carpenter just in time.
Saturday is the auction draft. There is nothing quite like that in FBB. It's a much different game than the standard snake draft. I know that my team is going to be quite a bit different than the team I just drafted last night, for better or for worse. I'll try to post that roster this weekend before I go on vacation.
