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Originally posted by bjoak: quote:BTW what was thinking on Sonnanstine, if you dont mind a question.This is a good question, particularly because if you want a frontline starter that will show up later in the year (from the same team, no less) why not pick up Hellickson there? [/QUOTE]Because Hellic...

My point remains... these 30 are just a place to start. I'd bet even money that neither Wandy nor Anderson end up to be my stud. I'd also bet even money that whoever DOES end up anchoring my rotation will do better than than the "legitimate" staff anchors on at least half of the other teams in my le...

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius: quote:Originally posted by RON@HQ: I've got a Round 26 pitcher who is his MLB team's #1 starter and had a 3.56 ERA on the road last year. He'll be just fine at the tail end of my rotation. Ron, I can't tell you how happy I am to hear that you had a blast in your ...

Originally posted by Gladiators: I would say for sure the staff is short....the 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th SPs taken on this team will all not be in their teams' rotation at the start of the season. :eek: Stuff like this doesn't bother me. The percentage play is that half of all starters are going to end...

I've got a Round 26 pitcher who is his MLB team's #1 starter and had a 3.56 ERA on the road last year. He'll be just fine at the tail end of my rotation.

Yes to all of the above.

We get, what, like $1000 FAAB to spend during the season? Given that half of all our rosters are going to end up on the DL at some point, I am quite comfortable going into 2010 with this group of 30 as a starting point. From what I can tell, no better or worse than anyone else's. Besides, I have ins...

Here's my team. Have at it. FWIW, all picks can be justified. I think. 1. Ryan Braun 2. Dustin Pedroia 3. Pablo Sandoval 4. Ben Zobrist 5. Bobby Abreu 6. Jason Bartlett 7. Wandy Rodriguez 8. Heath Bell 9. Geovany Soto 10. Brett Anderson 11. Chris Davis 12. Johnny Damon 13. Martin Prado 14. Aaron Har...

Originally posted by Walla Walla:

Ron, I agree to your offer. Next year in Las Vegas. AL auction would be best to setup a face to face. See ya there. What's with the ?? Is that like crossing your fingers behind your back?

Originally posted by Walla Walla: Meek! Meek! I'll show you Meek!!!! :eek: :eek: I'm glad Ron finally made the jump. He has always been about 5 years behind the curve. Now he can see whats going on since the ice age. Thats right Ron put the Big toe in the water first. Next year you can dive into the...

[ May 29, 2008, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: RON@HQ ]

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell: Thanks for answering as I read your answer I get the impression that you might have thought I was trying to make a point with the question. I was not I simply wanted your opinion. In that case, I don't think this is a question that anyone can answer. These are tw...

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell: I do have a simple question for Ron though- who do you think should be held in higher regard in industry circles a guy who constantly does well in the tout wars environment or a guy like Shawn Childs who has dominated the nfbc and won large amounts doing it. Gun ...

Ron, I didn’t say you tried to get lesser players. I said you got players you wanted. If there not up to par it’s not my fault. Than you state that I have to bow to you to even to consider to play in the NFBC? There are 390 players in the NFBC this year. You latch on to me as an excuse to avoid the ...

Originally posted by Walla Walla: Ron, Just wondering how many of these Tout War players have won in the NFBC? I’ve seen a few of the current and former Tout War players make statements in your behalf. I don’t see a NFBC winner among them. You pick any NFBC league and I’d bet at least half are bette...

Three points... 1. I am not just a writer at HQ, I am still running the site. Get your facts straight. 2. I had absolutely no involvement in Jed's selection. I was completely outside the process other than offering to post the casting call on my site. The fact that Jed is an HQ subscriber is solely ...

Okay, I think I'm spent. Hope that was helpful.



Thanks, and good luck!

Originally posted by Hitless: I haven't read the previous questions, so sorry if this is a repeat... Ron, Last year Jimmy Rollins fell to the 2nd rd in many NFBC drafts. (The eventual champion drafted Arod and Rollins last year in the first 2 rounds respectively). This year, Rollins appears to be a ...

Originally posted by sportsbettingman: On a general topic... I've always felt as though the east coast / east has "better" or "more knowledgeable" or a the very least "more rabid" fans of sports in general, and baseball for sure. In your "First Pitch Forums" do you seem to get higher turnouts and mo...

Originally posted by Top Dawg: quote:Originally posted by Top Dawg: Ron - Your dollar values for 5x5 seem to weight batting average and stolen bases somewhat higher than I would expect. For example, you have a higher dollar value on Matt Kemp at $28 than you do for Prince Fielder at $27. Same for Ch...

Originally posted by RedRum: Ron, regarding drafting 2 catchers... Do you have a specific formula that you stick to? Meaning do you target your first or second catcher in certain specific rounds? Thanks No. Catcher is a high-risk position. You can't find ANYONE draftable in the 1st 15 rounds who has...

what would your cats be in a 4x4? Not sure exactly, but I'd start with making sure there were the same number of counting cats and avg cats on the batting and pitching sides. Perhaps HR, SB, Avg and runs produced for batters and W, Sv, K and ERA for pitchers. That would be a start. Fewer moving part...

Originally posted by cleaver beavers: ron any chance marcus giles wins a starting job in col. and is a quality late round sleeper. I'd bet against. I hate to open a whole discussion on PEDs but he's one of those guys who has a fair amount of circumstantial evidence pointing to his few inflated-stat ...

Originally posted by sportsbettingman: Sorry for the activity, Ron... You last post re: consensus top picks NEVER BEING top picks brought my mind to how the top 10 in football ALWAYS seem to have a 50% turnover. I know baseball has much less contact...but is there a similar (to a lesser degree) tren...

Originally posted by Potter:

Radford or Va Tech? Yikes! I've been living in hillbilly country for 12 years but I'm still a northerner at heart. Neither.