Main Event Draft - How'd I do?

[Likewhat17]

Everyone should walk away from the draft table loving the team that they've assembled, but does the rest of the competition view your squad as a threat? I'm always interested in hearing other opinions, so fire away!

C - Joe Mauer (4.15)
C - Yasmani Grandal (24.15)
1B - Adrian Gonzalez (5.01)
2B - Chase Utley (12.15)
SS - Ben Zobrist (11.01)
3B - Nick Castellanos (once he qualifies) (17.01)
MI - Chris Owings (19.01)
CI - Brandon Belt (8.15)
OF - Mike Trout (1.01)
OF - Alfonso Soriano (9.01)
OF - B.J. Upton (14.15)
OF - Christian Yelich (15.01)
OF - Angel Pagan (18.15)
UTIL - Victor Martinez (10.15)

SP - Adam Wainwright (2.15)
SP - Jose Fernandez (3.01)
SP - R.A. Dickey (13.01)
SP - Tyson Ross (16.15)
SP - John Lackey (20.15)
SP - Jenrry Mejia (23.01)
SP - Erik Johnson (26.15)
RP - David Robertson (6.15)
RP - Joe Nathan (7.01)

Bench - Justin Ruggiano (22.15)
Bench - Derek Jeter (21.01)
Bench - Marcus Semien (25.01)
Bench - Mitch Moreland (27.01)
Bench - Brian Wilson (28.15)
Bench - Jackie Bradley Jr. (29.01)
Bench - Bronson Arroyo (30.01)

[76erfan]

offense should be good enough.....Semien plays 3b till castellanos qualifies?

your SP is great at top but I question your rotation depth after that. getting Robertson and Nathan is nice. And I like your 1B/CI combo of A-Gone and Belt

here is my team...I didn't attach the rounds...but here is the roster.

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C AJ Ellis
C Mike Zunino
1B Allen Craig
2B Dustin Pedroia
SS Ian Desmond
3B Josh Donaldson
OF Mike Trout
OF Yoenis Cespedes
OF Austin Jackson
OF Marlon Byrd
OF Nick Castellanos
CI Ryan Howard
MI Howie Kendrick
U Michael Saunders

P Zack Greinke
P Hyung Jin Ryu
P CJ Wilson
P Alex Wood
P Ubaldo Jimenez
P Jake Peavy
P Jorge De La Rosa
P Rex Brothers
P Addison Reed

b Josmil Pinto
b Garrett Jones
b Emilio Bonafacio
b Yuni Escobar
b Eric Stults
b Brian Wilson
b Carlos Martinez

[Likewhat17]

Yeah, Semien is covering 3B for the time being.

I know the rotation has some issues at the back-end, I feel that's one of my strengths is being able to find starters in-season though, and I'm pretty high on both Dickey and Tyson Ross.


Your team looks very solid overall. I like the Desmond/Pedroia combo at the 2/3 turn. I have you a touch light on speed overall, but Bonifacio on the bench helps to correct that. Pitching I have as a slight WHIP risk, but lot of potential there. Best of luck!

[Deadheadz]

I, too, like the combo of Pedroia and Desmond on the 2/3 turn. It was a plan I shared for my own ME to go along with Miggy but Pedroia got snaked before the end of round 2.

Good job.

[76erfan]

truth be told...I was hoping for freeman or longoria or bautista or someone like that to fall to 30/31 but they didn't...that plan was late developing

[mlbbug]

Hey Andy. How did you get Trout? I thought that you always like the turn pick at 15? Guess you changed your strategy for the Main Event snake draft.Had a great day at the auction last Sunday sitting next to you. Didn't play Main Event this year. I really do prefer the auction format as I hate watching players go off the board and can't do anything about it.You can't get guys like McCutchen,Harper and Choo in a snake draft but you can in the auction format. Look forward to seeing you at next year's auction in New York.Btw, I think your team is pretty solid. Really like Michael Saunders as he could breakout this year and may go 20/20 for you.Good luck with your Main Event team and hope I can see a picture of you holding that big check next year.
Rich McCormick-Astoria,NY

[76erfan]

hey Rich...I like the ends...1 or 15 will do. I had a blast with you last Sunday in NYC. Look fwd to it every year. Thanks for the feedback on my team. I like it on paper but we will see how healthy it stays. That's the key.

Love auctions too.........my favorite draft type for sure. Stay well and keep in touch during season.

Andy

[mlbbug]

Will do Andy. Getting Kendrick for your MI slot is good value. He doesn't get the respect he deserves. Gives you BA near .300 and double digit HR/SB too. Once Castellanos gets 3B eligibilty you can move him to CI if Howard falls apart or gets hurt and slot Jones or Bonifacio in OF depending on your team needs for stats.Just finished a 12 team online NFBC and slammed the offense with a pretty decent pitching staff. I have listed the roster for your thoughts and feedback when you can.Btw, NFBC is trying to sell out 1 more 12 team league Sunday at 3 P.M. Any interest in jumping in for one last team?It would be great to compete against you in 2 leagues this year.

C Avila
C Lucroy
1B Hosmer
2B Hill
SS Alexei Ramirez
3B Aramis Ramirez
OF Harper
OF Gomez
OF Choo
OF Justin Upton
OF B.J.Upton
CI Belt
MI Kendrick
UT Utley

P Sale
P Ryu
P Estrada
P Alex Wood
P Haren
P Kluber
P Quintana
P Nathan
P Robertson

Bn Minor
Bn Crain
Bn Saunders
Bn Miley
Bn Morrison
Bn Niese
Bn O'Day

[mattjb]

As we're sharing here is my debut in the main event. Quite positive about this team.

C: J Castro / D Navarro
1B: B Belt
2B: M Prado
3B: W Middlebrooks
SS: I Desmond
OF: M Trout / J Heyward / N Cruz / P Bourjos / AJ Pollock
CI: Y Alonso
MI: H Kendrick
Utility: C Owings
Bench: L Morrison / J Mercer / N Schierholtz

SP: A Wainwright / A Cobb / G Cole / C Archer / S Kazmir / E Ramirez / H Alvarez / Wei-Yin Chen / J Turner
RP: G Holland / H Street / P Strop / W Harris

[76erfan]

Will do Andy. Getting Kendrick for your MI slot is good value. He doesn't get the respect he deserves. Gives you BA near .300 and double digit HR/SB too. Once Castellanos gets 3B eligibilty you can move him to CI if Howard falls apart or gets hurt and slot Jones or Bonifacio in OF depending on your team needs for stats.Just finished a 12 team online NFBC and slammed the offense with a pretty decent pitching staff. I have listed the roster for your thoughts and feedback when you can.Btw, NFBC is trying to sell out 1 more 12 team league Sunday at 3 P.M. Any interest in jumping in for one last team?It would be great to compete against you in 2 leagues this year.

C Avila
C Lucroy
1B Hosmer
2B Hill
SS Alexei Ramirez
3B Aramis Ramirez
OF Harper
OF Gomez
OF Choo
OF Justin Upton
OF B.J.Upton
CI Belt
MI Kendrick
UT Utley

P Sale
P Ryu
P Estrada
P Alex Wood
P Haren
P Kluber
P Quintana
P Nathan
P Robertson

Bn Minor
Bn Crain
Bn Saunders
Bn Miley
Bn Morrison
Bn Niese
Bn O'Day

like this OLC team a lot. well done!

[76erfan]

As we're sharing here is my debut in the main event. Quite positive about this team.

C: J Castro / D Navarro
1B: B Belt
2B: M Prado
3B: W Middlebrooks
SS: I Desmond
OF: M Trout / J Heyward / N Cruz / P Bourjos / AJ Pollock
CI: Y Alonso
MI: H Kendrick
Utility: C Owings
Bench: L Morrison / J Mercer / N Schierholtz

SP: A Wainwright / A Cobb / G Cole / C Archer / S Kazmir / E Ramirez / H Alvarez / Wei-Yin Chen / J Turner
RP: G Holland / H Street / P Strop / W Harris

Hi Matt. I like your squad but think you may be a tad short on power. Love the outfield.......and your top 4 SP and of course two solid closers is $$$. Good luck this year!

[mattjb]

As we're sharing here is my debut in the main event. Quite positive about this team.

C: J Castro / D Navarro
1B: B Belt
2B: M Prado
3B: W Middlebrooks
SS: I Desmond
OF: M Trout / J Heyward / N Cruz / P Bourjos / AJ Pollock
CI: Y Alonso
MI: H Kendrick
Utility: C Owings
Bench: L Morrison / J Mercer / N Schierholtz

SP: A Wainwright / A Cobb / G Cole / C Archer / S Kazmir / E Ramirez / H Alvarez / Wei-Yin Chen / J Turner
RP: G Holland / H Street / P Strop / W Harris

Hi Matt. I like your squad but think you may be a tad short on power. Love the outfield.......and your top 4 SP and of course two solid closers is $$$. Good luck this year!

Thanks buddy. My target was 250-260 HRs and I hit that on my projections. There's a lot of 'teens' power on the squad but I think enough for the top 20%

[WSpencer]

All pretty solid teams. Thoughts on this team?

Catchers - Wellington Castillo, AJ Ellis - punted catchers
1B - Moss
2B - Lemahieu
SS - Alexei Ramirez
3B - Longo
OF - Craig, Trout, Eaton, J. Hamilton, Rios
MI - Cozart
CI - Aramis Ramirez
Util - Nava

SPs - Buchholz, Gio, Hutchison, Miley, Pineda, Robbie Ross, Wacha, T. Wood
RPs - Jim Johnson, Brothers

Bench - Benoit, Baez, Buxton, Olt, Gregory Polanco, Gallardo

Hurting in the catchers dept but they won't hurt us. Decent averages. Will need to have some luck to get some saves from benoit but then again street gets injured every season.