Greg - Post the first few rounds of the DC drafts

[BK METS]

Hey Greg,

As you do every year, can you post the first few rounds of the DC drafts? I am in one and would love to compare as there must be a lot of variance between the drafts without an ADP.

Would be great.. thanks!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Yes, I'll post some early round results shortly and once we have 5+ leagues through the first 6 rounds then I'll do those as well. I need to make sure we have enough results so that nobody knows exactly which league those results are from.

I'm moving a little slow today because it was a fun day at Lambeau Field!!! But I'll be up-to-speed soon enough!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's start out today with the First Round of our first 5 NFBC Draft Champions Leagues. Enjoy:

NFBC $150 Draft Champions League
First Round
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Albert Pujols 1B
1 7 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 8 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 9 Joey Votto 1B
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Josh Hamilton CF
1 12 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 13 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 14 Hanley Ramirez 3B
1 15 Justin Verlander SP

NFBC $150 Draft Champions League
First Round
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Joey Votto 1B
1 7 Justin Verlander SP
1 8 Albert Pujols 1B
1 9 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 10 Matt Kemp CF
1 11 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 12 Buster Posey C
1 13 Josh Hamilton CF
1 14 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 15 Prince Fielder 1B

NFBC $150 Draft Champions League
First Round
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Justin Verlander SP
1 8 Prince Fielder 1B
1 9 Joey Votto 1B
1 10 Albert Pujols 1B
1 11 Josh Hamilton CF
1 12 Buster Posey C
1 13 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 14 Hanley Ramirez 3B
1 15 Stephen Strasburg SP

NFBC $150 Draft Champions League
First Round
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Justin Verlander SP
1 8 Prince Fielder 1B
1 9 Joey Votto 1B
1 10 Albert Pujols 1B
1 11 Josh Hamilton CF
1 12 Buster Posey C
1 13 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 14 Hanley Ramirez 3B
1 15 Stephen Strasburg SP

NFBC $150 Draft Champions League
First Round
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Joey Votto 1B
1 8 Albert Pujols 1B
1 9 Buster Posey C
1 10 Justin Verlander SP
1 11 Prince Fielder 1B
1 12 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 13 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 14 Josh Hamilton CF
1 15 Evan Longoria 3B

NFBC $150 Draft Champions League
First Round
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 3 Ryan Braun LF
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Robinson Cano 2B
1 6 Josh Hamilton CF
1 7 Albert Pujols 1B
1 8 Matt Kemp CF
1 9 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 10 Joey Votto 1B
1 11 Buster Posey C
1 12 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 13 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 14 Prince Fielder 1B
1 15 Jose Bautista RF

[Greg Ambrosius]

Some interesting facts from these First Rounds with no ADPs to go from:

** Miguel Cabrera went 1st overall 3 times; Mike Trout went 1st twice. The top 3 are definitely established with those 2 guys plus Ryan Braun.

** Robinson Cano went 4th four times and 5th once. Andrew McCutchen went 4th the only other time. Matt Kemp went 5th, 5th, 5th, 8th, 10th. McCutchen went 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 6th.

** 20 different players went in the first round. Only going once were: Clayton Kershaw (11th), Evan Longoria (15th), Giancarlo Stanton (9th), Jose Bautista (15th), Troy Tulowitzki (13th).

** 2 starting pitchers went in the first round in 4 of 5 drafts (Strasburg and Verlander). Three SPs went in the first round in one league (with Kershaw). A catcher (Posey) and 2 SPs went in 3 of 5 leagues.

[BK METS]

Only me... Its barely December, through 10 rounds, and I already have a guy on the DL (AROD). This is not a good sign.

[sephrath]

Greg,

Will the NFBC ADPs be available this year, I don't see any link to them yet?

Thanks


Josh

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg,

Will the NFBC ADPs be available this year, I don't see any link to them yet?

Thanks


Josh

Yes, they will appear once we have 5 finished drafts. They will update automatically once any draft is finished after that. You don't see any ADPs now because we don't have any completed drafts. These first drafts should be completed in 2 weeks or so. Enjoy.

[sephrath]

Yes, they will appear once we have 5 finished drafts. They will update automatically once any draft is finished after that. You don't see any ADPs now because we don't have any completed drafts. These first drafts should be completed in 2 weeks or so. Enjoy.

Thanks

[Edwards Kings]

From the six early drafts where Greg has posted the top six rounds, here is the "consensus" (what a funny word for high stakes fantasy baseball!) top 25:

LN FN P AVG
1 Cabrera Miguel 3B 1.5
2 Braun Ryan OF 1.8
3 Trout Mike OF 2.7
4 Cano Robinson 2B 4.3
5 McCutchen Andrew OF 5.5
6 Kemp Matt OF 6.5
7 Pujols Albert 1B 7.8
8 Votto Joey 1B 8.3
9 Gonzalez Carlos OF 11.3
10 Fielder Prince 1B 12.0
11 Hamilton Josh OF 13.8
12 Strasburg Stephen SP 14.3
13 Posey Buster C 14.5
14 Verlander Justin SP 14.5
15 Kershaw Clayton SP 14.7
16 Ramirez Hanley SS 15.5
17 Stanton Giancarlo OF 16.3
18 Tulowitzki Troy SS 16.8
19 Longoria Evan 3B 17.8
20 Beltre Adrian 3B 19.5
21 Bautista Jose OF 21.7
22 Wright David 3B 22.7
23 Upton Justin OF 24.5
24 Kinsler Ian 2B 25.3
25 Reyes Jose SS 25.7

[BK METS]

Thanks for those numbers. Very interesting. Tulo and Longoria still getting a lot of love, despite the injuries. Strasburg #12 along with Verlander and Kershaw in the top 15. This will probably be the first year in a long time that will not have a shortstop in the top 15 ADP.