Players I Will Not Draft This Year
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:26 am
WARiNING: This post will have a lot of junk. Junk, to me, is opinion. Junk is why I don't watch NFL pre-game shows.
I could give a rat's ass what Deion Sanders thinks about another football player. It's all junk.
And you may think that what I'm about to say is junk and don't give a rat's ass.
You had your warning....
There are several players we will not draft. And it's not always because we think they will under perform.
We won't draft some players because they screwed us the year before.
Last year, in a Main Event, I was tortured in my own mind. In the fifth round, the facilitator was staring at me, counting down from 15 seconds, 14, 13...
In my head was Mookie Betts and Devin Mesoraco. We now know that Betts was the pick. At the time though, Betts was a tough pick because of inexperience and a full BoSox outfield. Mesoraco, a powerful catcher. 9,8,7,6....
I'd already decided to perse my lips in an 'M' form to say Mesoraco or Mookie Betts at the count of one. The problem being that I really had no idea which name would come out of my mouth.
5,4,3,2,1..."Mesoraco."
And with that one name, my fourth place finish was cemented. Out of the money and left to wonder what could have been if I had just said, "Mookie".
I'm not the type that holds grudges though. I've already drafted Mesoraco in a league for next year. I figure that it wasn't his fault that I was stupid enough to say his name.
There are 'types' of players that I won't draft.
I won't draft 'headache' players.
These include Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez.
I don't know these players personally, but they perform on the field as if we should be thankful that we are lucky enough to see them on the field.
In the meanwhile, it seems they are happier not playing, in missing so much time.
Milton Bradley was the king of headache players. Even stating to the press after a game that he was in right field, thinking of how he was wishing the season was over. There's the type of player to avoid!
I also won't take Miguel Cabrera.
Yes, I think Miguel Cabrera is a wonderful player.
Yes, he is far from a headache.
Yes, his numbers are still wonderful.
The trouble with Cabrera is that from a power standpoint, he is not the player he once was. But, he is still being taken in the first round.
Some would say I am not selecting him because I feel he is 'overvalued'.
Ugh.
I'll post another rant about 'value' during a draft soon.
The truth is, my opinion is that Cabrera's power, once elite, will never be the same. Most disagree with me and that is why he is still being taken in the first round.
I won't draft Steve Strasburg.
This is all me. And what I think.
I look at Strasburg as a Nancy.
The guy melts like the wicked witch when the weather is hot.
He seems to wilt when giving up two straight hits, sometimes a homer.
Completely anecdotal.
Sometimes he pitches great games. And his numbers look great on paper, both in how hard he throws and his peripherals.
At the same time, I believe he plays on a team full of players whose numbers are better than their actual performance.
Strasburg, to me needs somebody to turn him into a bulldog.
But going from a Nancy to bulldog does not come overnight.
I won't draft Joey Votto.
You guys knew this was coming!
Votto drives folks who own him crazy. If not watching the games, Votto's a great pick.
You'll see a 3-1-1-1 box score and find that acceptable.
What is missing from the box score is that he had an 11-pitch walk with runners on first and third and one out.
And that his rbi came from a bases loaded walk with no outs.
Nobody leaves more rbi on his shoulder better than Joey Votto.
He's a great hitter.
He's an even better walker.
I may need a walker when turning 70 years of age, I don't need one on my fantasy team.
I won't draft Brandon Belt.
This is more Numerish than anecdotal.
I love watching Brandon Belt.
I love that he has a nickname that fits. If any player LOOKS like a baby giraffe, it is Brandon Belt.
The problem with Belt is the ball park he plays in.
It kicks his ass.
Here is some Numerish from an article read about Belt...
'San Francisco is officially the whole problem with Brandon Belt. Year after year he searches for a way to combat pitching in the NL West, and being a left handed hitter in AT&T Park. Belt had the 13th best hard hit rate in baseball, and a 291ft average distance. We have reached the point where every player who played over 130 games and had a better hard hit rate averaged 37 homers. Belt hit 18. The sooner he moves, the better.'
This writer gets it. Belt could be a 35 home run hitter. But not where he hits. He has averaged four homers a year in his home ball park.
David Wright disease.
Brandon Belt at AT&T is the opposite of being clausterphobic.
AT&T called and said Brandon Belt will not be dialing many long distance calls.
In five years, Belt has 63 homers. 43 on the road.
Still, Belt is taken in the first 10 rounds of most drafts.
As if his drafters think, "This, this will be the year."
It won't.
Unless traded.
What about you?
Do you have players you will not take?
How come?
Let us know....
I could give a rat's ass what Deion Sanders thinks about another football player. It's all junk.
And you may think that what I'm about to say is junk and don't give a rat's ass.
You had your warning....
There are several players we will not draft. And it's not always because we think they will under perform.
We won't draft some players because they screwed us the year before.
Last year, in a Main Event, I was tortured in my own mind. In the fifth round, the facilitator was staring at me, counting down from 15 seconds, 14, 13...
In my head was Mookie Betts and Devin Mesoraco. We now know that Betts was the pick. At the time though, Betts was a tough pick because of inexperience and a full BoSox outfield. Mesoraco, a powerful catcher. 9,8,7,6....
I'd already decided to perse my lips in an 'M' form to say Mesoraco or Mookie Betts at the count of one. The problem being that I really had no idea which name would come out of my mouth.
5,4,3,2,1..."Mesoraco."
And with that one name, my fourth place finish was cemented. Out of the money and left to wonder what could have been if I had just said, "Mookie".
I'm not the type that holds grudges though. I've already drafted Mesoraco in a league for next year. I figure that it wasn't his fault that I was stupid enough to say his name.
There are 'types' of players that I won't draft.
I won't draft 'headache' players.
These include Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez.
I don't know these players personally, but they perform on the field as if we should be thankful that we are lucky enough to see them on the field.
In the meanwhile, it seems they are happier not playing, in missing so much time.
Milton Bradley was the king of headache players. Even stating to the press after a game that he was in right field, thinking of how he was wishing the season was over. There's the type of player to avoid!
I also won't take Miguel Cabrera.
Yes, I think Miguel Cabrera is a wonderful player.
Yes, he is far from a headache.
Yes, his numbers are still wonderful.
The trouble with Cabrera is that from a power standpoint, he is not the player he once was. But, he is still being taken in the first round.
Some would say I am not selecting him because I feel he is 'overvalued'.
Ugh.
I'll post another rant about 'value' during a draft soon.
The truth is, my opinion is that Cabrera's power, once elite, will never be the same. Most disagree with me and that is why he is still being taken in the first round.
I won't draft Steve Strasburg.
This is all me. And what I think.
I look at Strasburg as a Nancy.
The guy melts like the wicked witch when the weather is hot.
He seems to wilt when giving up two straight hits, sometimes a homer.
Completely anecdotal.
Sometimes he pitches great games. And his numbers look great on paper, both in how hard he throws and his peripherals.
At the same time, I believe he plays on a team full of players whose numbers are better than their actual performance.
Strasburg, to me needs somebody to turn him into a bulldog.
But going from a Nancy to bulldog does not come overnight.
I won't draft Joey Votto.
You guys knew this was coming!
Votto drives folks who own him crazy. If not watching the games, Votto's a great pick.
You'll see a 3-1-1-1 box score and find that acceptable.
What is missing from the box score is that he had an 11-pitch walk with runners on first and third and one out.
And that his rbi came from a bases loaded walk with no outs.
Nobody leaves more rbi on his shoulder better than Joey Votto.
He's a great hitter.
He's an even better walker.
I may need a walker when turning 70 years of age, I don't need one on my fantasy team.
I won't draft Brandon Belt.
This is more Numerish than anecdotal.
I love watching Brandon Belt.
I love that he has a nickname that fits. If any player LOOKS like a baby giraffe, it is Brandon Belt.
The problem with Belt is the ball park he plays in.
It kicks his ass.
Here is some Numerish from an article read about Belt...
'San Francisco is officially the whole problem with Brandon Belt. Year after year he searches for a way to combat pitching in the NL West, and being a left handed hitter in AT&T Park. Belt had the 13th best hard hit rate in baseball, and a 291ft average distance. We have reached the point where every player who played over 130 games and had a better hard hit rate averaged 37 homers. Belt hit 18. The sooner he moves, the better.'
This writer gets it. Belt could be a 35 home run hitter. But not where he hits. He has averaged four homers a year in his home ball park.
David Wright disease.
Brandon Belt at AT&T is the opposite of being clausterphobic.
AT&T called and said Brandon Belt will not be dialing many long distance calls.
In five years, Belt has 63 homers. 43 on the road.
Still, Belt is taken in the first 10 rounds of most drafts.
As if his drafters think, "This, this will be the year."
It won't.
Unless traded.
What about you?
Do you have players you will not take?
How come?
Let us know....
). Certainly can steal 10 or 20. You just can't write this kid off so easily. Will not make past the top four picks this year and rightfully so.