Cold Hard Look 3-Gekko
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:36 am
Gekko is in my league. Unlike his virtual persona, he is a nice, easy going guy...fun to talk fantasy baseball with. At the draft it was clear that he had drafted a pretty solid team.
Looking at his past achievements and this year's results, with two teams in top 20, it is clear that G is going to be a force wherever he plays. His was the second team I looked at to examine where I went off target.
Gekko already did a post draft breakdown of his team, I think I remember reading it in April. Nevertheless here is my interpretation:
He drafted from 9 hole and
1 Tulo
2 Halladay
3 McAnn
4. McCutch
5 Ethier
Of the first 5, only McCutch was taken aslightly above slot. It is clear that G has a clear idea of who he wants and what he has to pay to get them. After 5 rds, he has an ace, a SS, a C...so two scarce positions filled. Tulo, Im sure he projected to have Braun like numbers, and McAnn, he was sacrificing some #s for a position.
Interestingly, Tulo , McUtch and Ethier have only given 50-75 cents on the dollar, but G is still successful.
6 Car Gonzls
7 Carpenter
8 Uggla
9 Borbon
10 Weeks
Borbon has been a bust, but other four have all returned 1-3 round value. This is where the power of G's draft was. Obviously he loved CGo, as documented in his postings and slotted him up one rd approximately. Uggla and Weeks are top 3 2nd basemen...easily outperforming higher picks like Phillips, Zobrist, Hill, Roberts
11 Vlad
12
Denpster
13 Nunez
14 Konerko
15 Frasor
Once again, G hit hard here, only missing on Frasor. Vlad has put up monster numbers, Konerko has got 3rd rd numbers, Nunez has been a solid closer and Dempster a solid starter. Really he is hitting on 80% of his picks at this juncture
16 Nick Johnson
17 J Willghm
18 Masterson
19 Rauch
20 Blanton
WHether it was better information, better foresight or just luck, G hit on a top closer at 19 (at least until trade deadline). He also hit on a solid 4th with Willingham
Picks 21-30 yielded:
Crisp (who was dropped early)
Pudge (also dropped and then reacquired)
Padilla
Hellickson
Zito
Uribe
Gio Gonz
Niese and Fredd Gonz
Many of these guys were dropped. SOme wer reaquired. But how many teams got more out of their 21-30 picks? Hellick, Gio, Padilla, Uribe are all starting in his lineup.
With respect to add-drops, G made two major moves, money wise. He got Holland for 271 and then dropped him two weeks later and Chris Snyder for 161 in week 2. He has spent a lot of time trying to fill the second c spot and now that Rauch is gone, the second reliever spot.
Other then the 2 big money pick ups, G spends in small increments and often stays ahead of the pack to get players before they get too expensive.
His big adds wer And Torres in week 6, Padilla re-acq, Pennington K Kendrick as he was getting hot. Other then that the adds have been unremarkable. He added and dropped Bautista, which would have probably left him in 1st place had he not dropped him in week 3.
Both Q and G had limited 3-4 player success in FA draft. Both are quick witht he trigger finger and get a bit antsy with add-drops. G had enormous success throughout the draft...the result of knowing the player pool inside-out. He found great bargains right through to Gio Gonz in round 28. With respect to add-drops, G is ahead of the pack usually. This does not always translate into success, but just having that ability is valuable.
Top to bottom this has to be one of the best drafts. Step one for me next year, will be to get a better grasp on the player pool. Being able to fill in 6-15 with studs like Konerko, Vlad, Uggla, Car Go, allows you to fill in positional scarcities. Being able to rely upon getting contributors from 15-30 also gives significant freedom.
As a side note, other then Tulo and Nick Johnson, G has had enormous health. Nick you really couldnt expect to stay healthy and he has had some luck with perennially injured guys like Vlad and Weeks.
Looking at his past achievements and this year's results, with two teams in top 20, it is clear that G is going to be a force wherever he plays. His was the second team I looked at to examine where I went off target.
Gekko already did a post draft breakdown of his team, I think I remember reading it in April. Nevertheless here is my interpretation:
He drafted from 9 hole and
1 Tulo
2 Halladay
3 McAnn
4. McCutch
5 Ethier
Of the first 5, only McCutch was taken aslightly above slot. It is clear that G has a clear idea of who he wants and what he has to pay to get them. After 5 rds, he has an ace, a SS, a C...so two scarce positions filled. Tulo, Im sure he projected to have Braun like numbers, and McAnn, he was sacrificing some #s for a position.
Interestingly, Tulo , McUtch and Ethier have only given 50-75 cents on the dollar, but G is still successful.
6 Car Gonzls
7 Carpenter
8 Uggla
9 Borbon
10 Weeks
Borbon has been a bust, but other four have all returned 1-3 round value. This is where the power of G's draft was. Obviously he loved CGo, as documented in his postings and slotted him up one rd approximately. Uggla and Weeks are top 3 2nd basemen...easily outperforming higher picks like Phillips, Zobrist, Hill, Roberts
11 Vlad
12
Denpster
13 Nunez
14 Konerko
15 Frasor
Once again, G hit hard here, only missing on Frasor. Vlad has put up monster numbers, Konerko has got 3rd rd numbers, Nunez has been a solid closer and Dempster a solid starter. Really he is hitting on 80% of his picks at this juncture
16 Nick Johnson
17 J Willghm
18 Masterson
19 Rauch
20 Blanton
WHether it was better information, better foresight or just luck, G hit on a top closer at 19 (at least until trade deadline). He also hit on a solid 4th with Willingham
Picks 21-30 yielded:
Crisp (who was dropped early)
Pudge (also dropped and then reacquired)
Padilla
Hellickson
Zito
Uribe
Gio Gonz
Niese and Fredd Gonz
Many of these guys were dropped. SOme wer reaquired. But how many teams got more out of their 21-30 picks? Hellick, Gio, Padilla, Uribe are all starting in his lineup.
With respect to add-drops, G made two major moves, money wise. He got Holland for 271 and then dropped him two weeks later and Chris Snyder for 161 in week 2. He has spent a lot of time trying to fill the second c spot and now that Rauch is gone, the second reliever spot.
Other then the 2 big money pick ups, G spends in small increments and often stays ahead of the pack to get players before they get too expensive.
His big adds wer And Torres in week 6, Padilla re-acq, Pennington K Kendrick as he was getting hot. Other then that the adds have been unremarkable. He added and dropped Bautista, which would have probably left him in 1st place had he not dropped him in week 3.
Both Q and G had limited 3-4 player success in FA draft. Both are quick witht he trigger finger and get a bit antsy with add-drops. G had enormous success throughout the draft...the result of knowing the player pool inside-out. He found great bargains right through to Gio Gonz in round 28. With respect to add-drops, G is ahead of the pack usually. This does not always translate into success, but just having that ability is valuable.
Top to bottom this has to be one of the best drafts. Step one for me next year, will be to get a better grasp on the player pool. Being able to fill in 6-15 with studs like Konerko, Vlad, Uggla, Car Go, allows you to fill in positional scarcities. Being able to rely upon getting contributors from 15-30 also gives significant freedom.
As a side note, other then Tulo and Nick Johnson, G has had enormous health. Nick you really couldnt expect to stay healthy and he has had some luck with perennially injured guys like Vlad and Weeks.
too funny.