Sunday Night Draft Champions Express Thread

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, this is going to be the thread for NFBC members to talk about our Sunday Night Special at 6 pm ET. This is for non-participants and we'll use this to discuss picks as they are happening and create an ongoing dialogue. We think it will be fun to watch the Google Doc here and to debate the picks here as well. It's FREE viewing for 50 rounds and we'll do this every Sunday night.

Again, this is for non-participants to discuss the picks, discuss the formation of the teams, strategies and more. The owners are kind enough to allow for this viewing and they might even appreciate some feedback on their picks and teams. This should be fun, entertaining and informative. Here's the link for Sunday night:

Google Doc link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... ring#gid=0

One of the participants is politely adding the picks during each round. Unfortunately, we don't have a real-time draft board that we can provide for public viewing. Our draft boards are not viewable for the public, but it is something that we are working on for the future. For now, let's use the Google Doc above.

Thanks all. Let's set a record attendance for tomorrow's draft and have some good fun with solid feedback on the picks. See ya on Sunday night at 6 pm ET. Can't wait!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, 30 minutes until we kick off our first Sunday Night NFBC Draft Champions Express Special. Public viewing is allowed and feedback on picks is welcome. I'll lead some of the conversation and ask for feedback, but chime in whenever you'd like on this thread. Should be fun.

The link to the Google Doc is above. Call it up and follow along. We'll update 2 or 3 times per round. Enjoy. See ya in a bit.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Everybody is in the draft room on time and we're ready to go. Enjoy all.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Trout, followed by Goldschmidt at 2. Miggy falls to 3. McCutchen at 4, Kershaw at 5 and Hanley at 6.

Thoughts on Goldy ahead of Miggy???

[BEF]

Goldschmidt at #2 before Miggy. Nothing like starting off the draft with a little controversy. I do believe that if you're concerned about Miggy recovering from his late season physical ailments that this pick does make sense.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Adam Jones 7, followed by 8. Jason Kipnis, 9. Carlos Gonzalez, 10. Jacoby Ellsbury, 11. Chris Davis, 12. Yu Darvish, 13. Troy Tulowitzki, 14. Robinson Cano, 15. Adrian Beltre

Wow, what do you think of Kipnis at 8?

What do you think of Darvish at 12??

[BEF]

Kipnis at #8 overall. Looking forward to that owner's defense of this pick.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Edwin Encarnacion at 16. He's been this week's riser, I think. I've seen him going 12-13 a lot this week. End of first round a lot.

Bryce Harper at 17
Ryan Braun at 18
Prince Fielder at 19
David Wright at 20
Jean Segura at 21
Joey Votto, nice bargain at 22

Thoughts on Encarnacion, Harper and Braun??

[Greg Ambrosius]

2.8 Carlos Gomez - he's been a solid 2nd round pick in NFBC leagues
2.9 Freddie Freeman
2.10 Evan Longoria
2.11 Yasiel Puig
2.12 Shin Soo-Choo

Puig at 26. He's been going 20-22 recently.

[Greg Ambrosius]

2.13 Jay Bruce
2.14 Justin Upton
2.15 Alex Rios, constantly in the Top 30. He's another fast riser this week

3.1 Dustin Pedroia
3.2 Jose Bautista
3.3 Adam Wainwright
3.4 Jose Fernandez
3.5 Jose Reyes
3.6 Giancarlo Stanton
3.7 Ian Desmond
3.8 Felix Hernandez

Nice third round here. Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

3.9 Starling Marte
3.10 Max Scherzer
3.11 Buster Posey
3.12 Albert Pujols
3.13 Billy Hamilton
3.14 Stephen Strasburg
3.15 Hunter Pence

Well, there you go!!! Billy Hamilton at 43 overall. That could be a new high for him. What's your thoughts on that reach??

[Roger Dorn]

2.13 Jay Bruce
2.14 Justin Upton
2.15 Alex Rios, constantly in the Top 30. He's another fast riser this week

3.1 Dustin Pedroia
3.2 Jose Bautista
3.3 Adam Wainwright
3.4 Jose Fernandez
3.5 Jose Reyes
3.6 Giancarlo Stanton
3.7 Ian Desmond
3.8 Felix Hernandez

Nice third round here. Thoughts?

Billy reach

[Greg Ambrosius]

3 rounds in 15 minutes. That's the way to keep this on a 4-hour pace. Nice job guys.

[Roger Dorn]

Dead going all out 1b

[Roger Dorn]

Team 14 looks nice so far

[Bronx Yankees]

Edwin Encarnacion at 16. He's been this week's riser, I think. I've seen him going 12-13 a lot this week. End of first round a lot.

Bryce Harper at 17
Ryan Braun at 18
Prince Fielder at 19
David Wright at 20
Jean Segura at 21
Joey Votto, nice bargain at 22

Thoughts on Encarnacion, Harper and Braun??

For Team #15, I like the Encarnacion & Beltre start.

[ALL-IN JD]

Might have been a reach but I wasnt getting him at pick 73

[Roger Dorn]

Might have been a reach but I wasnt getting him at pick 73

Likely not

[Roger Dorn]

Might have been a reach but I wasnt getting him at pick 73

Nice start

[Greg Ambrosius]

4.1 Chris Sale
4.2 Eric Hosmer, moving up on NFBC boards this week
4.3 Matt Holiday
4.4 Allen Craig
4.5 Cliff Lee
4.6 Justin Verlander
4.7 Craig Kimbrel
4.8 Elvis Andrus
4.9 David Price
4.10 Aroldis Chapman
4.11. Adrian Gonzalez
4.12 Ryan Zimmerman
4.13 Carlos Santana
4.14 Madison Bumgarner
4.15 Matt Kemp

Lightening round there. 5 minutes. Kemp at 60th overall? Could be value there. Thoughts?

[Roger Dorn]

Gekko on tilt with Zimmerman...

[ALL-IN JD]

Arent many players that you can draft that can almost give you 15 points in a category by themselves.

[Greg Ambrosius]

5.1 Mark Trumbo, rising this week
5.2 - Josh Donaldson
5.3 - Trevor Rosenthal
5.4 - Brian McCann
5.5 - Joe Mauer
5.6 - Wil Myers, on the rise this week
5.7 - Ian Kinsler
5.8 - Kenley Jansen
5.9 - Zack Greinke
5.10 - Yoenis Cespedes
5.11 - Matt Carpenter
5.12 - Josh Hamilton
5.13 - Wilin Rosario
5.14 - Yadier Molina
5.15 - Greg Holland

Three closers that round. Thoughts?

[Captain Hook]

Kipnis at 1.08 was insanity but he was rewarded by getting CarGo2 at 2.08 who had first round numbers last year

[Captain Hook]

I think Darvish in the first round was silly at best a second rounder and should be third round in a DC