What Does Your KDS Look Like In January?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:26 am

I know we still have a week of January left, but already some folks are forming some strong opinions about their KDS preferences. I know that some people don't feel this is an important part of their off-season strategy, but it should be if you are planning a strategy for attacking the early rounds. By getting your preferred area of the draft, you should be able to get some of the key players you are targeting and then feel good as you enter the next 3/4's of your draft.

I'd be interested to hear what area of the draft looks good to you with less than two months of preparation to go. Do you like the front of the draft this year? The middle, the back-end?? Which area would you like to avoid?? Is there any particular draft spot you'd love to have and any that you'd hate to have??

Here's a recent Slow Draft KDS list from 15 owners who had varied opinions about their draft spots. Take a look:

9,8,7,6,5,4,2,1,3,10,11,12,13,14,15

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,15,14,13,12,11,10

3,2,1,4,5,6,7,15,14,8,9,12,10,13,11

7,8,6,9,5,10,4,11,3,12,2,13,1,14,15

9,10,11,12,1,13,14,15,6,7,8,2,3,4,5

6,7,8,9,10,3,4,5,11,12,13,14,15,1,2

1,2,3,4,11,12,13,5,6,7,8,9,10,14,15

7,6,8,4,5,3,2,1,9,14,15,10,11,12,13

6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,1,2,3,4,5

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

7,8,9,10,6,11,12,13,5,4,14,15,3,2,1

5,4,3,2,1,8,7,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

4,5,3,6,12,11,13,10,2,14,15,1,7,8,9

[ January 26, 2009, 09:29 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

SluggoJD · Post by **SluggoJD** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:16 pm

3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15, 2, 1, 5, 14, 12, 13, 6, 7, 8

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:25 pm

8, 6, 7, 5, 3, 0, 9

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:28 pm

Originally posted by King of Queens:

8, 6, 7, 5, 3, 0, 9 I got your number on the wall.....I got it...for a good time....lol

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:36 pm

Originally posted by Hard Heads:

quote:Originally posted by King of Queens:

8, 6, 7, 5, 3, 0, 9 I got your number on the wall.....I got it...for a good time....lol [/QUOTE]Hopefully I'm no worse than 5th name out of Tom's Magic Hat, er, sorting program. I certainly don't want that Pick #0!

Come to think of it, just about every year, that's exactly what my first round pick ends up as

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:41 pm

Originally posted by King of Queens:

8, 6, 7, 5, 3, 0, 9

quite possibly Tommy's equal.

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:18 am

I generally like to draft out of the middle, but looking at the early mocks (of limited value, but the best we have until spring training), I think I would really like a shot at what has become the "Big Five" (Hanley, Jose, Albert, David, and Alex). The talent available at the 2/3 turn and the 4/5 turn is still deep and fairly predictable. Subject to change as Clum or Chesty talk me off the ledge, but right now my KDS right now would be a straight 1-15.

Can I start out with one of the early slots and move to the middle?