#4 Team In Orlando 3

Andy Tu La Daddy · Post by **Andy Tu La Daddy** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:17 pm

Hey Guys,

I would love to hear your thoughts on my draft. I welcome both positive and negative thoughts. You can't hurt my feelings, I promise:

#4 Slot:

Pitchers - Haren, K-Rod, C Zambrano, B Wagner, P Martinez, T Lilly, Oliver Perez, C Bucholz, I Kennedy

C - G Laird, Y Torrealba

1b - D Barton (R Sexson as backup)

2b - B Roberts (J Nix and E Velez as back up)

SS - J Bartlett

MI - BJ Upton

3B - D Wright

OF - J Hamilton, J Hermida, R Ankiel, B Giles, M Byrd (C Floyd, S Pearce, W Balentien, J Anderson as backup)

DH - F Thomas

billywaz · Post by **billywaz** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:49 pm

Andy,

I think your first 3 picks were LIGHTS OUT! Wright, Upton, and Roberts is an unreal start.

Your pitching staff looks REALLY nice, but you are lacking A LOT of power, which of course will hurt runs and RBI's.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:51 pm

i agree with billy.

Haren, K-Rod, C Zambrano, B Wagner, P Martinez, T Lilly, Oliver Perez, C Bucholz. let me quess, 8 of your first 14 picks were pitchers. that ain't gonna get it done in the NFBC. offense is too weak.

Quack · Post by **Quack** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:00 pm

Andy, as I mentioned at the draft, your pitching is unreal. Made me certainly address it earlier than planned. Also it was a pleasure, although there was too much of a gap with teams 2/3 in Vegas

Sebadiah23 · Post by **Sebadiah23** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:14 pm

I actually like this team a lot. Speculative power but its there.

Sebadiah23 · Post by **Sebadiah23** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:18 pm

Assuming Sexson is the CI

Andy Tu La Daddy · Post by **Andy Tu La Daddy** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:21 pm

Quack, It was great to meet you too. Best of luck this year!!!

Billy and Gekko, Thank you for your honest comments.

The offense if definitely the question mark but frankly, it's tough to be in a 15 team league of strong competitors without having some weaknesses.

I will need some luck with the following:

Richie Sexson, contract year ... return to 260 with 40 homeruns?

Daric Barton .... can he live up to the hype without the pressure of having to win now?

Gerald Laird .... Texas has said that he will be the starting catcher, can he hit like he did in 06?

Frank Thomas - 35 homeruns please?

Josh Hamilton, Jeremy Hermida, Rick Ankiel ... 90 homeruns combined please?

Scott Rolen, there is probably no hope at all, I HATE THIS PICK!!!

David Wright, BJ UPTON, Brian Roberts ... just be yourselves.

Steven Pearce - Bucs, please trade Nady!!!!

Wladamir Balentien - Why go with Wilkerson?

Cliff Floyd - No longer has to play the field, just 35 years old, can he hit 290 with 20 homers?

Time will tell.

Andy Tu La Daddy · Post by **Andy Tu La Daddy** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:22 pm

I forgot to mention in my original post that Rolen is my CI

Spyhunter · Post by **Spyhunter** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:03 pm

Nice job with upton, he didn't fall nearly so far in NY 4. We too had the 4th pick and would have loved him

Nice work

spy

MGBMARTY · Post by **MGBMARTY** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:07 am

Hey Andy

Nice meeting you in Orlando. Think team is solid only lacking in HRS and RBIs Could not believe some of the picks and rounds from your league. Maybe it is not what you know but what the others drafting with you think they know.

Marty

Andy Tu La Daddy · Post by **Andy Tu La Daddy** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:31 am

Thanks Marty,

It was great to meet you too!

Best of luck this year!

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:33 am

Andy where is Jose Reyes and your man crush on him. Glad to see you got Haren where you wanted him. Gordon's comment about you not have what it takes to get it done with that team cracks me up. Anyone with your track record deserves the benefit of that doubt.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:38 am

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:

Andy where is Jose Reyes and your man crush on him. Glad to see you got Haren where you wanted him. Gordon's comment about you not have what it takes to get it done with that team cracks me up. Anyone with your track record deserves the benefit of that doubt. chest - i try to evaluate the team, not the owner. the offense does not look good to me. maybe he can make it up via faab, but right now i don't like it. sorry for evaling the team

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:40 am

Originally posted by Andy Tu La Daddy:

Scott Rolen, there is probably no hope at all, I HATE THIS PICK!!!

not sure what round you got rolen in, but if it was at a discount, good job. great guy to have a bounce-back year. no managerial issues and you gotta love the new ballpark. plus he'll be hitting in the middle of the lineup

Andy Tu La Daddy · Post by **Andy Tu La Daddy** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:08 am

Hey Chest,

Reyes went before my pick but I was happy to get Wright.

I respect Gekkos opinion. I firmly believe in picking the best player available if you have a poisitioning open for them after the third round (I took offense with picks 1, 2 and 3).

I would rather have a stellar pitcher than an average shortstop (example) Average Shortstops will be available for FAAB.

Time will tell!

Chest have you posted your team?