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Jackstraw · Post by **Jackstraw** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:34 pm

Well, Dyv, that almost makes you a rookie I won't feel so alone when I blurt out $260 for A-Rod! Thanks for the inspiration guys... I need to get all of the tips from Greg before I make my final decision

BB of the Leaderboard · Post by **BB of the Leaderboard** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:04 pm

Originally posted by Jackstraw:

Well, Dyv, that almost makes you a rookie I won't feel so alone when I blurt out $260 for A-Rod! Thanks for the inspiration guys... I need to get all of the tips from Greg before I make my final decision

Don't say, "A-Rod $260" unless you want to hear the other 11 owners saying in unison "Illegal bid! Illegal bid! His top allowable bid is only $238!!"

Scarface · Post by **Scarface** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:25 pm

Hey everyone!! did Greg say he was going to pick the last leagues tonight?

Dyv · Post by **Dyv** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:25 pm

Originally posted by Scarface:

Hey everyone!! did Greg say he was going to pick the last leagues tonight? Yep, we'll know by midnight

Dave

Scarface · Post by **Scarface** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:35 pm

Thanks Im going to be able to sleep now

Bama · Post by **Bama** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:38 pm

Rookie #3, how about #4 Jackstraw

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:56 pm

Midnight...Pacific Standard Time.

nnoy · Post by **nnoy** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:27 am

nnoy, I'm interested to hear who your big 4 are? Seefer,

Big-4: A-rod, Vlad, Soriano, Pujols. I’d say the top three picks will come from this group of four in all 13 leagues. Unless there is a major Helton or Bonds fan out there.

[ March 17, 2004, 09:28 AM: Message edited by: nnoy ]

Dyv · Post by **Dyv** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:09 am

Originally posted by nnoy:

nnoy, I'm interested to hear who your big 4 are? Seefer,

Big-4: A-rod, Vlad, Soriano, Pujols. I’d say the top three picks will come from this group of four in all 13 leagues. Unless there is a major Helton or Bonds fan out there. Hey Nnoy, you may know this and if so, forgive me... but you can quote someone automatically by clicking on the "" symbols at the top of a message you want to reply to - no need to retype someone else's message so we know who you're replying to!

Dave

nnoy · Post by **nnoy** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:14 am

Originally posted by Dyv:

quote:Originally posted by nnoy:

nnoy, I'm interested to hear who your big 4 are? Seefer,

Big-4: A-rod, Vlad, Soriano, Pujols. I’d say the top three picks will come from this group of four in all 13 leagues. Unless there is a major Helton or Bonds fan out there. Hey Nnoy, you may know this and if so, forgive me... but you can quote someone automatically by clicking on the "" symbols at the top of a message you want to reply to - no need to retype someone else's message so we know who you're replying to!

Dave [/QUOTE]Thanks Dave. I actually did not see that feature, although I am smart enough to use “CTL C” “CTL V”.

Top Dawg · Post by **Top Dawg** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:22 am

Originally posted by nnoy:

nnoy, I'm interested to hear who your big 4 are? Seefer,

Big-4: A-rod, Vlad, Soriano, Pujols. I’d say the top three picks will come from this group of four in all 13 leagues. Unless there is a major Helton or Bonds fan out there. NNOY - I think you need to throw Beltran into the mix and call it a Big 5. All the Big 5 have issues this year though, so somebody has got to be thinking of someone we still have not mentioned.

A-Rod is a Yankee and new Yankees don't always succeed in year one. Pujols is a stud, but only in 4 categories. Soriano can easily hit only 260 and may score many fewer runs than he did in NY. Vlad's back is still an issue, as is moving to a new league. Beltran is fast but hits under 30 HR.

Pete

nnoy · Post by **nnoy** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:58 am

You’d be surprised how many “experts” leave Beltran on the board until the 10th pick. I’ve seen numerous drafts with him going after Prior, Bonds, Helton, Nomar, and Manny. I agree that statistically he will help your team as much, or more than the guys ahead of him. However, the impact of one player is determined by the rest of the guys on your team. So, if you plan on having Juan Pierre or Carl Crawford on your team it’s best to take Bonds or Manny with the first pick. Wining SB’s by 50 still only gets you 15 roto-points, and the 15-20 HR difference between Beltran and those guys could cost you 5-6 roto-points in the power categories.

The same rationale is why I intend to go A-rod over Soriano with the #1 pick in Chicago #2. I know there will SB guys left in both rounds 3-4 and 5-6, at the end of the day A-rod will better position my team to finish near the top in the power stats, because I intend to sacrifice in another area to assure I get enough SB’s.

seefer · Post by **seefer** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:36 am

The guys who won the WCOFB last year had A-Rod on their squad. But they also managed to get Prior in the 3rd.