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This guy has to be the ultimate wild card. Potential up the ying yang.. but having elbow discomfort (still)



He lasted to round 4 in CHI-LG 4... and even after taking Pedro(2nd),Oswalt(3rd).. I rolled the dice on Prior as my 4th rounder.



Probably not the smartest move.. but I like to GAMBLE

Originally posted by JAR:

This guy has to be the ultimate wild card. Potential up the ying yang.. but having elbow discomfort (still)



He lasted to round 4 in CHI-LG 4... and even after taking Pedro(2nd),Oswalt(3rd).. I rolled the dice on Prior as my 4th rounder.



Probably not the smartest move.. but I like to GAMBLE I took him in round 5

good luck with that, I tried it last year and found it was impossible to make up ground on the offensive side and of course Prior and Halliday went down with injuries.



NY League #2 Prior went pick #14 of the 5th round

Originally posted by edelman24:

good luck with that, I tried it last year and found it was impossible to make up ground on the offensive side and of course Prior and Halliday went down with injuries.



NY League #2 Prior went pick #14 of the 5th round Heh, I have Prior and Halladay .. plus Bonds and Berkman. Think I have a chance to survive the first month?



Dave

Originally posted by Dyv:

Heh, I have Prior and Halladay .. plus Bonds and Berkman. Think I have a chance to survive the first month? What's the old adage about the tortoise and the hare?



I also took Prior in the 6th round. Like Dyv, I've got my fingers crossed.

Hey King



Was that auction long enough on Friday



Christ - felt like i spent 2 days in there i could imagine if i had to draft the next day



It was fun though everyone seemed cool

Originally posted by pancho11:

Hey King



Was that auction long enough on Friday



Christ - felt like i spent 2 days in there i could imagine if i had to draft the next day



It was fun though everyone seemed cool It was fun--just too long. I did the $5K mixed on Sunday as well, and it took about an hour to 1.5 hours less time to complete it. That was with major technical issues for the first half hour.



Good luck and see you on the message boards.

yeah it was fun and i thought with exception of a couple of the chicago teams who i thought were weak everyone seemed pretty even -- that kid on team 10 got some good deals in the middle ill give him credit for that -- im a lil worried about my avg but i feel confident otherwise

In NY #3 Mark Prior was drafted in the 4th round by team 13. Prior is an interesting draft risk, but so is Barry Bonds. He went in round 2 in my league, yet I saw a few of the other boards where he was going in rounds 4-6.

JAR,



The real question is, what bats did you pass up to take Pedro (2nd), Oswalt (3rd) and Prior (4th)? You paid a premium for tier-B pitchers, which rarely ever pans out.



It's an expensive lesson to learn, but one you won't forget. =)



CJ

i would hardly call pedro oswalt and prior tier b -- prior is an injury risk but if healthy he could be best in mlb -- i dunno if i woulda took all 3 seems excessive but they all are tremendous pitchers

Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Dyv:

Heh, I have Prior and Halladay .. plus Bonds and Berkman. Think I have a chance to survive the first month? What's the old adage about the tortoise and the hare?



I also took Prior in the 6th round. Like Dyv, I've got my fingers crossed. [/QUOTE]The funny thing is... I have my projected starting lineup without Bonds, Berkman and Prior scoring enough points to have put me around the top 30 overall last year.



"My uppercut is wicked, but my jab ain't half bad"



I think the trick here is that KNOWING Bonds and Berkman and Prior will miss some time meant instead of drafting backup closers in the mid rounds meant I had to get more beef in my lineup and pitching backup to cover. My lineup won't be floundering around with the 90th ranked OF starting for me... and to paraphrase... "That will make all the difference"



I think I can be in the top 25 in HR and RBI without Bonds or Berkman. (Let's not talk about batting average, though...)



Dyv

prior is done this year. the writing is on the wall. he was one of the players on my undraftable before round 20 list (along with griffey)

I think he went in the 4th or 5th in Vegas 9. I agree with Gekko. I knew I would not get him in round 8. I did not take anyone in the first 7 rounds that are injury prone. Too important that you top 7 stay healthy. Take chances later on. Took McPherson in the 15th round. He could be a top 10 3B if he can stay healthy

Originally posted by Bobby J:

Took McPherson in the 15th round. He could be a top 10 3B if he can stay healthy yes, mcpherson went late. i believe i f'd up twice in the draft. one was not taking him late. bastards!!!

Originally posted by Dyv:

The funny thing is... I have my projected starting lineup without Bonds, Berkman and Prior scoring enough points to have put me around the top 30 overall last year.unless you're the best/luckiest drafter ever or are using inflated stats, i find this hard to believe. who are your starters?

Gekko, I agree. Some experts in Chicago seem to put a premium on players that are on my "undraftable" list. JAR posted his team on another thread. Check it out.



My lesson? I'll be shopping on the Magnificent Mile next year! =)



CJ



Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:

prior is done this year. the writing is on the wall. he was one of the players on my undraftable before round 20 list (along with griffey)

Originally posted by Bobby J:

I think he went in the 4th or 5th in Vegas 9. I agree with Gekko. I knew I would not get him in round 8. I did not take anyone in the first 7 rounds that are injury prone. Too important that you top 7 stay healthy. Take chances later on. Took McPherson in the 15th round. He could be a top 10 3B if he can stay healthy Why the first 7 rounds as your magic number? I'm not playing for 3rd place in my league and warm fuzzies. I'm playing for $100k. Prior was long tossing already today - calculated risk, to be sure... but you've got plenty of guys people don't even bat an eye at going at 'regular' times who are fighting injuries right now:



Greg Aquino, Luke Hudson, CC Sabathia, Jeremy Affeldt, Brad Penny, Vincent Padilla, Joel Pineiro, etc. (and even more batters)



It's not that you disagree with whether or not to take him, that's fine... that attitude let me steal him late so I very much appreciate it



Dave



[ March 21, 2005, 04:00 PM: Message edited by: Dyv ]

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by Dyv:

The funny thing is... I have my projected starting lineup without Bonds, Berkman and Prior scoring enough points to have put me around the top 30 overall last year.unless you're the best/luckiest drafter ever or are using inflated stats, i find this hard to believe. who are your starters? [/QUOTE]Not sure if my stats are inflated - I'm using them purchased from an online service that I like. Same service that helped me win my league last year, so I trust them.



C: Miguel Olivo, Todd Greene

1b: Delgado

2b: Jimenez

3b: Lowell

SS: Carlos Guillen

OF: Abreu, Sheffield, Hidalgo, Luis Gonzalez, Ibanez

1/3: Casey Blake

2/S: Some scrub (left my draft sheets behind as I rushed out of town... holding this spot until Biggio gets 2b eligible anyway)

Util: Vinny Castilla



SP: Halladay, Garcia, J. Marquis, Orlando Hernandez, Dave Williams

RP: Guardado, Takatsu, Ayala, League



Bench: Bonds, Berkman, Wily Mo Pena, Biggio, Taveras, Mark Prior, Runelvys Hernandez