FSTA Industry Draft In Las Vegas On Thursday

[KJ Duke]

3.6 Dee Gordon: Here's where I went wrong. Jacoby Ellsbury fell to me and I had my eyes on him the whole way. He would have been a perfect fit with the power and speed combination, but I targeted speed after the Stanton pick and didn't think Ellsbury would be there and took Gordon. I wish I had this one back, that's for sure. I know I didn't want to start with two Outfielders, but I let the Coronas talk me into this one.

6.8 Sonny Gray: I was thrilled to get him as my second SP. There was a run on Closers in this round, but in a 13-team league I never even considered one of the closers. I'm happy with Gray as my SP2.

Overall looks solid, Greg ... Dee vs Ellsbury looks more like a toss-up than a screw-up to me, but I think you'd be better off with a premium closer or hitter where you took Gray.

[Edwards Kings]

On Gordon, I get it, but at what point (35+, 40+, 45+ steals and 90+, 95+, 100+ runs) do you say "damn, I am glad I screwed up in reverse?

[Edwards Kings]

So how may AB do you think Victorino will steal from Betts? Or is Victorino out of Boston by the end of spring training?

[Greg Ambrosius]

So how may AB do you think Victorino will steal from Betts? Or is Victorino out of Boston by the end of spring training?

There's no doubt that Victorino and Allen Craig are in the mix for ABs and if Betts struggles this spring the temptation will be to go with the seasoned veteran. That's the risk of drafting in January and taking Betts as high as I did. But are the Red Sox really worried about Victorino's at-bats if they want to win this year? No, they will go with the best player and I think Betts has a chance to be special. I could be wrong, but it feels that way. Craig can get his ABs at 1B and a little at DH, so Victorino becomes the 4th outfielder. But we'll see if I'm right.

[Captain Hook]

Greg I don't think Gordon was the problem - or even Betts although that is a LOT of koolaid - the real problem was that with Gordon, Betts, and Castillo already on board you picked Segura who not only has to rebound tremendously but even if he does will largely be only a plus in SB which at that point you didn't need (at least in quantity).

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg I don't think Gordon was the problem - or even Betts although that is a LOT of koolaid - the real problem was that with Gordon, Betts, and Castillo already on board you picked Segura who not only has to rebound tremendously but even if he does will largely be only a plus in SB which at that point you didn't need (at least in quantity).

Agreed. Again, it is a trading league, so if I have too many SBs I can always trade them. But my choices here were Segura, Aybar, Bogaerts, Rollins or Hardy. I thought about waiting for more power here on Rollins or Hardy, but none of these options were perfect. But the power here probably would have fit my lineup better as you said. We'll see and again I'm hoping for a surplus on speed and Runs to trade later because there are several teams that don't have much in speed right now.

[Edwards Kings]

FSTA Industry Draft
#7 MastersBall - Anthony Rizzo 1B, CHC
#7 MastersBall - Josh Donaldson 3B, TOR
#7 MastersBall - George Springer RF, HOU
#7 MastersBall - Yoenis Cespedes LF, DET
#7 MastersBall - Evan Gattis C, HOU
#7 MastersBall - Kole Calhoun RF, LAA
#7 MastersBall - Kolten Wong 2B, STL
#7 MastersBall - Mark Melancon RP, PIT
#7 MastersBall - Andrew Cashner SP, SD
#7 MastersBall - Leonys Martin CF, TEX
#7 MastersBall - Yordano Ventura SP, KC
#7 MastersBall - Anibal Sanchez SP, DET
#7 MastersBall - Drew Smyly RP, TB
#7 MastersBall - Erick Aybar SS, LAA
#7 MastersBall - John Jaso C, TB
#7 MastersBall - Danny Duffy SP, KC
#7 MastersBall - Brad Boxberger RP, TB
#7 MastersBall - Dalton Pompey CF, TOR
#7 MastersBall - Michael Morse 1B, MIA
#7 MastersBall - Jake Peavy SP, SF
#7 MastersBall - Scott Kazmir SP, OAK
#7 MastersBall - Angel Pagan CF, SF
#7 MastersBall - Chris Tillman SP, BAL
#7 MastersBall - Andrew Heaney SP, LAA
#7 MastersBall - Marcus Semien SS, OAK
#7 MastersBall - Mike Napoli 1B, BOS
#7 MastersBall - Kevin Quackenbush RP, SD
#7 MastersBall - Joe Panik 2B, SF
#7 MastersBall - Garrett Jones 1B, NYY

Rizzo, Donaldson, Springer, Cespedes, Gattis, Calhoun...Damn Todd...power much?

Hope your pitchers get you the K's you want.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Todd will be on the STATS Fantasy Advantage tonight at 11 pm ET to talk about his draft. Should be a fun conversation.