Draft Strategy : Picking Catchers Early

Tony Cincotta · Post by **Tony Cincotta** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:21 am

If you picked catchers early would you still do it ?

Russell Martin

Victor Martinez

Jorge Posada

Are you feeling it's early they will come around ?

751542 · Post by **751542** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:56 am

personally, i stay away from drafting catchers early(and so does shandler)...too injury prone and can get same production 10-15 rounds later....ala molina...pierzynski....towles...doumit...RT

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:11 am

I'm not a big proponant of taking catchers early either. I did it this year because of the gap between the top tier and the rest and where I picked in the draft.

If Rick thinks that those catchers will stack up to Martinez by the end of the year, I wish him all the luck in the world.

751542 · Post by **751542** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:14 am

thanks for the good luck... my strategy has seemed to work in the past...thanks again!!!

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:21 am

It does remind me of some of my favorite stats from last year. Molina had 19 home runs last year, was on base over 160 times and yet had 38 runs scored. Amazingly, not once did he score from second base on a single last year.

Joe Sambito · Post by **Joe Sambito** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:29 am

Rick, What about your Ultimate Team? Victor in the 2nd round, I think that is taking a catcher early...

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:33 am

Originally posted by Joe Sambito:

Rick, What about your Ultimate Team? Victor in the 2nd round, I think that is taking a catcher early...

AHA!!!!!!!!!!

headhunters · Post by **headhunters** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:05 am

on his team he is a 1st basemen

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:42 am

Originally posted by headhunters:

on his team he is a 1st basemen Well yeah, of course, if he is going to get Martinez numbers from his 15th-20th round catchers as well.

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:57 am

I hate horrible catchers and I am sarting to hate good catchers too and I have one of each this year (well, the jury is out on Laird, but he was drafted in a horrible catcher's place). I might designate the 10th and 11th round for catchers in 2009, guys who won't sink me and who I won't be relying on for a ton of production either.

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:35 am

Originally posted by bjoak:

I might designate the 10th and 11th round for catchers in 2009, guys who won't sink me and who I won't be relying on for a ton of production either. That hasn't worked so well for Orlando #1 this year. There were four catchers picked from rounds 10-12. Johjima round 10(mine) BA .080, Pudge 11 .148, Soto 11 .261, and Salty 12 minors.

Yuck!

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:43 am

Yep, catchers are like tight ends in football. In general, you're happy with any positive stats.

Less than Dave · Post by **Less than Dave** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:06 am

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

quote:Originally posted by headhunters:

on his team he is a 1st basemen Well yeah, of course, if he is going to get Martinez numbers from his 15th-20th round catchers as well. [/QUOTE]ROFL!!! hahahahaha

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:31 pm

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

Yep, catchers are like tight ends in football. In general, you're happy with any positive stats. When are you joing up for the NFFC!!!

That would be awesome, Dan!

~Lance