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Drafted out of the 6 hole this evening:



C Laird

C Montero

1B Fielder

2B Hudson

3B A Rod

SS B. Hall

CI A. Gordon

MI Bartlett

OF Figgins

OF V. Wells

OF C. Young

OF Quentin

OF Dejesus

UT Thorman



P Kazmir

P Schilling

P Harden

P Mussina

P Snell

P T. Jones

P S. Shields

P Linebrink

P Howry



RE Ethier

RE Church

RE Lester

RE Bray

RE Coffey

RE Rodney

RE Dan Johnson

Hi,

I like your first 4 picks - I assume Arod, Wells, Figgins, Fielder? Overall the offense seems slightly under average. The SPs have some upside if healthy and could be a strength. What happened with the relievers?



Having said this, I haven't drafted this year yet, so I may be posting allot worse



Spy

Thanks Spy. I really like the pitching alot. While I only have one closer I have Todd Jones' handcuff with tremendous setup guys(potential closers). Will all come down to my starter's health. Big risk, big upside.

I think your infield looks pretty good, the OFs for everyone this year seem worse than last year. Chris Young could be a stud, or he could be Hermidia. I would like your reliever allot more if you had Zumaya



Anyway, can't wait to draft my own team to compare

Props on the Bill Bray pick. Talk about flying under the radar. I think you have most of Cincinnati's saves cornered with him and Coffey.



I don't like the Harden pick--I'd feel more comfortable if so many of the maladies weren't usage-related (i.e. strains, sprains).



You say you have Todd Jones' handcuff, but I'd think that's Zumaya at this point, not Rodney (not just because he's less dominant but also because he's had health issues).



I like the remainder of the pitching staff talent-wise, but flying with three MRs and no SP in reserve would make me uncomfortable.



I think Laird is a very solid catcher who's slipping too far in drafts, but he still has to prove himself.



Hudson is a solid, proven option with some upside at 2B.



The offense isn't overly attractive to me in any category, mostly because of the performance (Wells, Figgins), health (DeJesus), or youth(most of the rest) risk the majority of the players carry. There is a lot of potential talent there, but I prefer the more proven sort, even if the ceiling is slightly lower. But like you said, big risk, big upside.



Caveat emptor here: you are my first post (I'll never forget you).



[ March 01, 2007, 02:34 AM: Message edited by: SplendidSplinter ]

Originally posted by fireballs:

Drafted out of the 6 hole this evening:



C Laird

C Montero

1B Fielder

2B Hudson

3B A Rod

SS B. Hall

CI A. Gordon

MI Bartlett

OF Figgins

OF V. Wells

OF C. Young

OF Quentin

OF Dejesus

UT Thorman



P Kazmir

P Schilling

P Harden

P Mussina

P Snell

P T. Jones

P S. Shields

P Linebrink

P Howry



RE Ethier

RE Church

RE Lester

RE Bray

RE Coffey

RE Rodney

RE Dan Johnson you have a lot of young guys on your team. if most of them "hit", i like your team a lot.



also, your starting pitching looks like the morning line leader for 15pts in K's. good job

Thanks GG. Definitely the potential for disaster when drafting too many young guys but love the upside of guys like Gordon, C. Young, Quentin and Thorman. K's should be a 15 but that of course depends on the health of my brittle pitchers.

Big kudos for how you used the last 6-7 rounds of that draft. Everyone on that roster could help-

Thanks Chest. If I could muster up 10-20 saves out of that group id be pretty happy.