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Hopefully, the new CBA makes this conversation moot.

Only 29 pitchers threw just 170 innings this past year. An average of only two such pitchers per 15 team league. Five years ago, that number was 64. Innings by starting pitchers are drying up. To boot, there have been more relievers than ever on MLB rosters. The trend is a can't miss. I believe chan...

I don't have a dog in this hunt, but like the discussion about a full season or not. And I hardly ever disagree with KJ, so there is a degree of fun for me. :lol: September baseball has gotten a bad rap from the past. Most of the past has been cured for us. Rosters are only expanded by two spots now...

Outlaw wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 08, 2021 5:23 pm

Hi Dan - if you have an opening in the 50 round premature ejaculation draft let me know please. TX Mike

Hey Mike- I'll be sending out invites for that one this coming week. I'll keep you in mind if there are drops. Thanks!

Here is the last installment of the PreMature League Draft.... ROUND ONE 1. Max Scherzer 2. Fernando Tatis Jr. 3. Trea Turner 4. Walker Buehler 5. Vladimir Guerrero 6. Shohei Ohtani 7. Juan Soto 8. Bo Bichette 9. Jose Ramirez 10. Mookie Betts 11. Corbin Burnes 12. Bryce Harper 13. Gerrit Cole 14. Ky...

ROUND ONE 1. Max Scherzer 2. Fernando Tatis Jr. 3. Trea Turner 4. Walker Buehler 5. Vladimir Guerrero 6. Shohei Ohtani 7. Juan Soto 8. Bo Bichette 9. Jose Ramirez 10. Mookie Betts 11. Corbin Burnes 12. Bryce Harper 13. Gerrit Cole 14. Kyle Tucker 15. Ronald Acuna Jr. ROUND 2 1. Ozzie Albies 2. Mike ...

Ultrarunner wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:07 am

I’ll be back for premature DC once it kicks off! Cants wait

You can count on it, Dan!

ROUND ONE 1. Max Scherzer 2. Fernando Tatis Jr. 3. Trea Turner 4. Walker Buehler 5. Vladimir Guerrero 6. Shohei Ohtani 7. Juan Soto 8. Bo Bichette 9. Jose Ramirez 10. Mookie Betts 11. Corbin Burnes 12. Bryce Harper 13. Gerrit Cole 14. Kyle Tucker 15. Ronald Acuna Jr. ROUND 2 1. Ozzie Albies 2. Mike ...

rkulaski wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:27 pm

Great work as always getting this premature draft running each year and then posting on the MBs.

Just glad I can be a part of it. It’s been a fun first 8 or so rounds.

Thanks Rich, always a pleasure!

To me, it is the ultimate risk/reward pick. That is what is SOOOO difficult about drafting at this time of year. Do we believe deGrom in that his arm is golden? Do we believe Alderson in that he has a small tear? Do we believe the Mets in that he needs to 'recover'. Intrigue everywhere with that pic...

ROUND ONE 1. Max Scherzer 2. Fernando Tatis Jr. 3. Trea Turner 4. Walker Buehler 5. Vladimir Guerrero 6. Shohei Ohtani 7. Juan Soto 8. Bo Bichette 9. Jose Ramirez 10. Mookie Betts 11. Corbin Burnes 12. Bryce Harper 13. Gerrit Cole 14. Kyle Tucker 15. Ronald Acuna Jr. ROUND 2 1. Ozzie Albies 2. Mike ...

ROUND ONE 1. Max Scherzer 2. Fernando Tatis Jr. 3. Trea Turner 4. Walker Buehler 5. Vladimir Guerrero 6. Shohei Ohtani 7. Juan Soto 8. Bo Bichette 9. Jose Ramirez 10. Mookie Betts 11. Corbin Burnes 12. Bryce Harper 13. Gerrit Cole 14. Kyle Tucker 15. Ronald Acuna Jr. ROUND 2 1. Ozzie Albies 2. Mike ...

Edwards Kings wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 03, 2021 5:55 pm

Nice Dan...very interesting...a 38 year old pitcher #1 and a stud with a bad wing #2. Myself, love some Vladdy...

You just never know, right Wayne?...

Yes, there is a draft going on... :D Here are the results of the first round.... ROUND ONE 1. Max Scherzer 2. Fernando Tatis Jr. 3. Trea Turner 4. Walker Buehler 5. Vladimir Guerrero 6. Shohei Ohtani 7. Juan Soto 8. Bo Bichette 9. Jose Ramirez 10. Mookie Betts 11. Corbin Burnes 12. Bryce Harper 13. ...

I have come to the point where I read 'rotoblurbs' as comedy. It is fascinating in how writers writing for Roto World or Roto Wire are not really writing to us as fantasy players. They would rather fall into the SABR approach over the ROTO approach. Which is ok in most cases, but the names of their ...

I've looked at my Standings in leagues three times this year. I know I am an anomaly in that regard. Standings during the year just hardly interest me. Back in the day, I would use it as a 'gauge' to see where I stand in each category and I will start doing that soon, but never feel the need to do i...

Thanks Steve. In general, the quality of writing has gone downhill for us fantasy players. Everybody is embracing the stupid slash like. The BB, a God. It makes me shake my head. The walk is more pitcher than hitter, yet in their eyes, it is 100% about the hitter. If I were to make an excuse for the...

I'm convinced our roto writers have sold us out. They want to be part of the 'smart crowd'. In fantasy baseball 'roto' is described as having extreme, maybe even an unhealthy following of certain baseball categories. When one of our hitters makes an out, we cuss. We don't care how he made the out. F...

We live in a time when everybody thinks they're more right than the next fella. I don't know what has caused this. Maybe it's the internet. Maybe it's politics. Maybe it is just the way we have evolved. I don't know. It's just the way our world revolves. I am in the midst of reading Jim Bouton. Not ...

Heard another 'smart guy' on MLB today. As he was yammering on about the OBP and great year that Juan Soto has had, it struck me about how divided analytics is from fantasy baseball. I doubt that Soto has justified his first round ranking in our drafts. At least, it doesn't seem like it. It also str...

This is what we're up against.... 'Salvador Perez went 1-for-1 with two walks on Monday in an extra-innings loss to the Yankees. Do you believe in miracles. That's the first time that Perez has walked twice since May 9, 2017. The not-so-patient slugger also singled in a three-reach game that puts hi...

While we're talking about slash lines.... The question is....Why are slash lines directed towards analytics? Why don't WE, THE FANTASY PLAYER, have a slash line? Even in RotoWorld and RotoWire updates, two sites that are SUPPOSED to be about fantasy baseball, they use the analytics slash line. If no...

Just adding here.... Walks are never questioned. Never. We have launch angles. We have MPH. We have distance for each ball. These Statcast results help us quantify each batters contact with a ball. A Walk? A Walk is a walk. It doesn't matter if it's intentional. It doesn't matter if the pitcher does...

Allow me a short rant (I may be lying) about those that write and speak 'professionally' about fantasy baseball. "SHUT THE HELL UP!" Thank you. Analytics have tainted these FANTASY 'professionals'. Want an example? Ok. Back in the day, a hitter had a slash line as well. It wasn't the .300/.400/.500 ...

I am hurt that you would have me batting last, Wayne. :D I'm in the minority. I like what the Nationals did. They stripped it to bare bones (bear bones?). Their team wasn't going anywhere. I feel a little sorry for the fans. They won't get to see Trea Turner for an extra year. But, they did get Ruiz...