Tom/Greg In Tout Draft Tonight At 8 pm ET On Sirius

[Tom Kessenich]

Greg and I are taking part in the annual Tout Online Mixed League draft tonight at 8 pm ET. The draft will be broadcast live on Sirius 210/XM87. You can also follow along with the google docs link below. Greg is picking 4th and I will pick 6th. Should be a lot of fun.

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[Tom Kessenich]

I will say now I am gonna bust the hell out of the ADP with my first-round pick. Locked and loaded.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg and I are taking part in the annual Tout Online Mixed League draft tonight at 8 pm ET. The draft will be broadcast live on Sirius 210/XM87. You can also follow along with the google docs link below. Greg is picking 4th and I will pick 8th. Should be a lot of fun.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0

Ahhh, you have the 6th pick. You can still get your favorite shortstop there.

[Tom Kessenich]

Oh yeah, sixth.

Now the ADP is really gonna get blown up when I announce who I'm selecting.

[ToddZ]

The participants....

1. Rudy Gamble (1st in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: Razzball
Years in Tout Wars:4 (2017 Mixed Draft Champion)
Twitter: @RudyGamble

2. Ray Murphy (3rd in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: BaseballHQ
Years in Tout Wars:7
Twitter: @RayHQ

3. Tim McCullough (9th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: Rotoexperts
Years in Tout Wars:7
Twitter: @Tim_Rotoexperts

4. Greg Ambrosius (10th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: NFBC
Years in Tout Wars:6
Twitter: @GregAmbrosius

5. Perry Van Hook (12th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: Mastersball
Years in Tout Wars:8

6. Tom Kessenich (14th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: NFBC
Years in Tout Wars:6
Twitter: @TomKessenich

7. Jeff Boggis (15th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: Fantasy Football Empire
Years in Tout Wars:3
Twitter: @JeffBoggis

8. Gene McCaffrey (8th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)

Affiliation: Wise Guy Baseball
Years in Tout Wars:12
Twitter: @WiseGuyGene

9. Michael Beller (9th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars H2H)

Affiliation: Sports Illustrated
Years in Tout Wars:3
Twitter: @MBeller

10. Adam Ronis (5th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: Scout Fantasy
Years in Tout Wars:5 (2015, 2016 Mixed Tout Wars Draft Champion)
Twitter: @MAdamRonis

11. Charlie Wiegert (7th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: CDM Sports
Years in Tout Wars:10
Twitter: @GFFantasySports

12. Scott White (2nd in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: CBS Fantasy Sports
Years in Tout Wars:2
Twitter: @CBSScottWhite

13. DJ Short (6th in Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: Rotoworld
Years in Tout Wars:2
Twitter: @djshort

14. Anthony Perri (8th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: Fantistics
Years in Tout Wars:6
Twitter: @Anthony_Perri

15. Corey Parson (4th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)

Affiliation: FNTSY
Years in Tout Wars:2
Twitter: @TheFantasyExec

[Yah Mule]

Max Scherzer fourth pitcher off the board.

[Yah Mule]

Greg gets Kenley @ 5/64. That's five spots lower than he's gone in any draft this year.

[Tom Kessenich]

My team:

C-Buster Posey
C-Brian McCann
1B-Ryan McMahon
2B-Brian Dozier
SS-Carlos Correa
3B-Rafael Devers
MI-Starlin Castro
CI-Mike Moustakas
OF-George Springer
OF-Chris Taylor
OF-Ronald Acuna
OF-Adam Duvall
OF-Chris Owings
UT-Ryon Healy

P-Chris Archer
P-Jose Quintana
P-Marcus Stroman
P-Gio Gonzalez
P-Drew Pomeranz
P-Arodys Vizcaino
P-Fernando Rodney
P-Andrew Miller
P-Dellin Betances

B-Hunter Pence
B-Jhoulys Chacin
B-Jarrod Dyson
B-Devon Travis
B-Kurt Suzuki
B-Ian Kennedy

[Greg Ambrosius]

That was a 15-team, 29-round draft in less than 3 hours. Pretty smooth. Here's my team:

C - Wilson Contreras
C - J.T. Realmuto
1B - Miguel Cabrera
2B - Paul DeJong
SS - Trea Turner
3B - Alex Bregman
CI - Eric Hosmer
MI - Ketel Marte
UT - Hanley Ramirez
OF - Eddie Rosario
OF - Gregory Polanco
OF - David Dahl
OF - Cole Calhoun
OF - Jose Martinez

P - Stephen Strasburg
P - Jose Berrios
P - Aaron Sanchez
P - Ervin Santana
P - Alex Cobb
P - Mike Leake
P - Alex Reyes
P - Kenley Jansen
P - Archie Bradley

Reserves:
Gerardo Parra (protection for Dahl)
Jason Vargas
Ivan Nova
Scott Schebler
A.J. Ramos
Matt Andriesse

Realmuto went 177th and Jansen went 64th. I couldn't let those two guys continue to fall past me. I took a lot of upside guys in David Dahl, Alex Reyes, Jose Martinez and Aaron Sanchez, although you could say those are all risky picks. Thoughts?

[ToddZ]

Great pace -- under three hours. Let's see Rex beat that!

Greg and Tom were on the turbo side of the draft. That half was drafting like someone called them and said hurry, the fridge just broke and the beer is getting warm.

[Baseball Furies]

My quickie review in analyzing this draft:

Greg is learning...slowly.
Tom should stick to football
Someone should have Corey Parson investigated as the conductor of that trainwreck
And at least half of the rest of this league should never be allowed to use the word "expert" in association with their names when it comes to these drafts.

[Tom Kessenich]

My team:

C-Buster Posey
C-Brian McCann
1B-Ryan McMahon
2B-Brian Dozier
SS-Carlos Correa
3B-Rafael Devers
MI-Starlin Castro
CI-Mike Moustakas
OF-George Springer
OF-Chris Taylor
OF-Ronald Acuna
OF-Adam Duvall
OF-Chris Owings
UT-Ryon Healy

P-Chris Archer
P-Jose Quintana
P-Marcus Stroman
P-Gio Gonzalez
P-Drew Pomeranz
P-Arodys Vizcaino
P-Fernando Rodney
P-Andrew Miller
P-Dellin Betances

B-Hunter Pence
B-Jhoulys Chacin
B-Jarrod Dyson
B-Devon Travis
B-Kurt Suzuki
B-Ian Kennedy

My thoughts on my team. The first post-draft projection has my team finishing 4th so that's not a bad thing to see. I wanted to load up on talented offense and I think I did that. Got some great values like Posey, who went two rounds later than his NFBC ADP and should be a good option in this format.

I went with a different approach with my pitching. I wasn't going after any of the big aces (although I thought I might get Bumgarner as he really fell) so I was going to get some solid options and then get guys like Andrew Miller, Betances or Devensky and try to keep strong ratios in place rather than feeling the need to have a certain number of SPs going. We'll see how that plays out. I wanted one of the top closers but that didn't happen so I got two lower-tiered options and will work the WW for the inevitable closers who will appear during the season.

All in all a fun draft and even with one round less than the NFBC to get a 15-team draft done in under 3 hours is fantastic. I loved the pace.

[Tom Kessenich]

Great pace -- under three hours. Let's see Rex beat that!

Greg and Tom were on the turbo side of the draft. That half was drafting like someone called them and said hurry, the fridge just broke and the beer is getting warm.

I just knew who I wanted. Had my queue loaded up and picked from the top. Easy. Peasy. When you're so long between picks there shouldn't be any real deliberation when it gets to you. All that work should be done targeting the players between your picks.

Assuming the players I wanted were the ones I should've wanted, of course.

[Yah Mule]

My team:

C-Buster Posey
C-Brian McCann
1B-Ryan McMahon
2B-Brian Dozier
SS-Carlos Correa
3B-Rafael Devers
MI-Starlin Castro
CI-Mike Moustakas
OF-George Springer
OF-Chris Taylor
OF-Ronald Acuna
OF-Adam Duvall
OF-Chris Owings
UT-Ryon Healy

P-Chris Archer
P-Jose Quintana
P-Marcus Stroman
P-Gio Gonzalez
P-Drew Pomeranz
P-Arodys Vizcaino
P-Fernando Rodney
P-Andrew Miller
P-Dellin Betances

B-Hunter Pence
B-Jhoulys Chacin
B-Jarrod Dyson
B-Devon Travis
B-Kurt Suzuki
B-Ian Kennedy

My thoughts on my team. The first post-draft projection has my team finishing 4th so that's not a bad thing to see. I wanted to load up on talented offense and I think I did that. Got some great values like Posey, who went two rounds later than his NFBC ADP and should be a good option in this format.

I went with a different approach with my pitching. I wasn't going after any of the big aces (although I thought I might get Bumgarner as he really fell) so I was going to get some solid options and then get guys like Andrew Miller, Betances or Devensky and try to keep strong ratios in place rather than feeling the need to have a certain number of SPs going. We'll see how that plays out. I wanted one of the top closers but that didn't happen so I got two lower-tiered options and will work the WW for the inevitable closers who will appear during the season.

All in all a fun draft and even with one round less than the NFBC to get a 15-team draft done in under 3 hours is fantastic. I loved the pace.

Glad to see you got Correa this time after Greg repelled your M'Baku Challenge for him in the GTD Auction.

[Tom Kessenich]

My team:

C-Buster Posey
C-Brian McCann
1B-Ryan McMahon
2B-Brian Dozier
SS-Carlos Correa
3B-Rafael Devers
MI-Starlin Castro
CI-Mike Moustakas
OF-George Springer
OF-Chris Taylor
OF-Ronald Acuna
OF-Adam Duvall
OF-Chris Owings
UT-Ryon Healy

P-Chris Archer
P-Jose Quintana
P-Marcus Stroman
P-Gio Gonzalez
P-Drew Pomeranz
P-Arodys Vizcaino
P-Fernando Rodney
P-Andrew Miller
P-Dellin Betances

B-Hunter Pence
B-Jhoulys Chacin
B-Jarrod Dyson
B-Devon Travis
B-Kurt Suzuki
B-Ian Kennedy

My thoughts on my team. The first post-draft projection has my team finishing 4th so that's not a bad thing to see. I wanted to load up on talented offense and I think I did that. Got some great values like Posey, who went two rounds later than his NFBC ADP and should be a good option in this format.

I went with a different approach with my pitching. I wasn't going after any of the big aces (although I thought I might get Bumgarner as he really fell) so I was going to get some solid options and then get guys like Andrew Miller, Betances or Devensky and try to keep strong ratios in place rather than feeling the need to have a certain number of SPs going. We'll see how that plays out. I wanted one of the top closers but that didn't happen so I got two lower-tiered options and will work the WW for the inevitable closers who will appear during the season.

All in all a fun draft and even with one round less than the NFBC to get a 15-team draft done in under 3 hours is fantastic. I loved the pace.

Glad to see you got Correa this time after Greg repelled your M'Baku Challenge for him in the GTD Auction.

I'm still pissed about that.

Wait, does that make me T'Challa? If so, it's all good.

[Yah Mule]

No, that makes you M'Baku. But he was a badass and so is Lindor, your consolation prize from that auction, so you can't complain too much.

[Tom Kessenich]

No, that makes you M'Baku. But he was a badass and so is Lindor, your consolation prize from that auction, so you can't complain too much.

I'm OK with M'Baku.

Rather be T'Challa.

Cuz ... well ... Black Panther ... and Nakia.

[Yah Mule]

No, that makes you M'Baku. But he was a badass and so is Lindor, your consolation prize from that auction, so you can't complain too much.

I'm OK with M'Baku.

Rather be T'Challa.

Cuz ... well ... Black Panther ... and Nakia.

I hear you.

Forget the juiced baseball. I want to see someone turn around an Aroldis Chapman fastball with a Vibranium bat.

[Tom Kessenich]

At least a 98.4% chance Shuri could crush a Chapman fastball just by looking at it.

Shuri's got mad skills.

[Edwards Kings]

"Black Panther" references, like the movie, lame. Saw it this weekend. I will never see that time back again. Most of the "solo" Marvel movies are pretty bad, though I do like the "team" themed ones. Oh, well.

Noticed Ohtani picked by one team as a pitcher and another as a DH. Interesting league treatment.

Three catchers picked in the first ten rounds (and two of them by Tom and Greg)...maybe a new low (reflective of 2018 in general) for catcher value.

Sorry Tom. Acuna starts the year in Gwinnett (but he will not be there for long).

Greg's "Balls of Stone" draft! Miggy (old and still in Detroit) and Hosmer (SD still the Grand Canyon) back to back!

Kinda like Gene's draft most.

[Yah Mule]

"Black Panther" references, like the movie, lame. Saw it this weekend. I will never see that time back again. Most of the "solo" Marvel movies are pretty bad, though I do like the "team" themed ones. Oh, well.

Noticed Ohtani picked by one team as a pitcher and another as a DH. Interesting league treatment.

Three catchers picked in the first ten rounds (and two of them by Tom and Greg)...maybe a new low (reflective of 2018 in general) for catcher value.

Sorry Tom. Acuna starts the year in Gwinnett (but he will not be there for long).

Greg's "Balls of Stone" draft! Miggy (old and still in Detroit) and Hosmer (SD still the Grand Canyon) back to back!

Kinda like Gene's draft most.

I knew the nerd taunts were coming.

Let me tell you something about this Acuna. He's never going to make it until he learns to wear his hat with the proper reverence for The Game.

[Tom Kessenich]

I know Acuna won't start the season in the majors. As long as he isn't in the minors as long as Moncada was last season I like my chances. It's a gamble, but one I'm willing to take.

Oh, and Black Panther was flippin awesome. As are all the Marvel films.

Yup.

[Edwards Kings]

I know Acuna won't start the season in the majors. As long as he isn't in the minors as long as Moncada was last season I like my chances. It's a gamble, but one I'm willing to take.

Oh, and Black Panther was flippin awesome. As are all the Marvel films.

Yup.

No, I personally do not think he will be in the minors very long. He will be up before May unless he gets hurt or otherwise shits the bed somehow. It will be a good pick for you, but I will miss seeing him live so easily at Gwinnett.

Again, I like the "team" Marvel, especially Guardians of the Galaxy. I wonder...for Guardians 3....



Drax...big, unnecessarily loud...a little slow but thinks he is smart...MtM!



Groot...wise but mono-syllabic in that ALWAYS says the same thing...can we change his catch phrase from "I am Groot" to "Take no walks!"....Dan Kenyon!



Rocket...Smaller...wirey...but dangerous...do not want to get on his bad side....can we add a little narcolepsy to the mix? Dan Semsel!



Hmmm...can we bring back Yondu? And can Glenn Lowy whistle?

[Yah Mule]

Unfortunately, the Braves only trip to Coors this season will happen before his call up.

[MadCow Sez]

I know Acuna won't start the season in the majors. As long as he isn't in the minors as long as Moncada was last season I like my chances. It's a gamble, but one I'm willing to take.

Oh, and Black Panther was flippin awesome. As are all the Marvel films.

Yup.

No, I personally do not think he will be in the minors very long. He will be up before May unless he gets hurt or otherwise shits the bed somehow. It will be a good pick for you, but I will miss seeing him live so easily at Gwinnett.

Again, I like the "team" Marvel, especially Guardians of the Galaxy. I wonder...for Guardians 3....



Drax...big, unnecessarily loud...a little slow but thinks he is smart...MtM!



Groot...wise but mono-syllabic in that ALWAYS says the same thing...can we change his catch phrase from "I am Groot" to "Take no walks!"....Dan Kenyon!



Rocket...Smaller...wirey...but dangerous...do not want to get on his bad side....can we add a little narcolepsy to the mix? Dan Semsel!



Hmmm...can we bring back Yondu? And can Glenn Lowy whistle?

Rocket, huh? I can live with that