$250 TEAM Satellite Draft

[KJ Duke]

Really surprised about one team left and one of the last few picks.
A wonderful exercise.

Thanks again Dan for spawning the idea, it's been fun. This looks like an annual for me going forward.

[KJ Duke]

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[KJ Duke]

George is up, waiting to hear back from him. Scott and Jay can pick too, no one in front of you can take what you need.

No one in front of me can take NL Pitching, so my final pick will be the MIL Brewers. I was sweating that one last round given the other 3 options! ... ARI, COL, PHL ... good luck with those staffs.

[ctmbaseball]

The world is good again

[Navel Lint]

George is up, waiting to hear back from him.

No one in front of me can take NL Pitching, so my final pick will be the MIL Brewers. I was sweating that one last round given the other 3 options! ... ARI, COL, PHL ... good luck with those staffs.

This draft has not gone like I thought it would.

[fozzie]

I'll take the Twins hitters.

[KJ Duke]

George, Mike, Jay and Jason can all pick now.

[Bronx Yankees]

Yuck - You would think with the third pick of the round, there'd be more left than just the A's and the Rays to choose from in terms of AL bats. I'll take the A's bats.

Mike

[KJ Duke]

Yuck - You would think with the third pick of the round, there'd be more left than just the A's and the Rays to choose from in terms of AL bats. I'll take the A's bats.

Mike

George, Jay and Jason can all pick now.

Perry gets TB Bats by default.

[Roy's Outlaws]

KJ , just give me who ever is left for NL pitching. Hope I only need to use 3-4 of them this season. Though for another rnew kind of league for next year. Call it the 30 for 30 league, you can only have 1 player from each major league team on your roster at a time. I think it would be a crazy league,but fun to try.

[jaybvl]

Phillies hitters

Thanks,

Jay

[KJ Duke]

Phillies hitters

Thanks,

Jay

Hayden and Gill can pick now.

Warner gets the Braves Bats by default.

[KJ Duke]

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[GoCrazyFolks]

I will take the Royals pitching

[TOXIC ASSETS]

Ouch!
Wanted Phillies -- missed it by one pick!


Arizona pitching

[KJ Duke]

Ouch!
Wanted Phillies -- missed it by one pick!

Arizona pitching

Which means Roy "wins" the Rockies pitching by default. All that's left are AL Pitchers.

[Captain Hook]

and I will take Tampa Bay Rays hitters at 4.08

[KJ Duke]

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[Captain Hook]

and this may be premature but this league is FUN and my teams are locked so first look at lineup and staff

C - Rivera & Jaso (Salty when he learns to hit)
1B - Morse
3B - Longoria
CI - Loney
2B - D. Gordon
SS - Asdrubal Cabrera (or N. Franklin)
MI - Prado
OF - Stanton
OF - Yelich
OF - Ozuna
OF - Sousa
OF - D. Jennings
UT - Kermaier

SP - King Feliz
SP - Iwakuma
SP - Paxton
SP - H. Alvarez
SP - J. Cosart
SP - Haren or Koehler
SP - Happ or T. Walker
CL - Cishek
CL - Rodney

[Bronx Yankees]

That's funny, Perry. I was just figuring out what my team looked like. Here's what I'm thinking so far.

C - J. Lucroy
C - J. Phegley (S. Vogt once eligible)
1B - A. Lind
2B - B. Lawrie
3B - A. Ramirez
SS - J. Segura
OF - C. Gomez
OF - R. Braun
OF - K. Davis
OF - J. Reddick
OF - C. Crisp
CI - B. Butler
MI - B. Zobrist
UT - S. Gennett/M. Semien/I. Davis

SP - C. Kluber
SP - M. Bumgarner
SP - C. Carrasco
SP - D. Salazar
SP - M. Cain
SP - J. Peavy
SP - T. Hudson/T. Lincecum/Y. Petit/T. Bauer/G. Floyd
RP - C. Allen
RP - S. Casilla/S. Romo

Generally liked my first few picks given my draft spot, but was disappointed in getting stuck with the A's bats at 4.3. Also kicking myself for my KDS which was premised, incorrectly, on the Rockies bats going in the first two picks. Interesting and fun draft.

Mike

[KJ Duke]

Really surprised about one team left and one of the last few picks.
A wonderful exercise.

Dough, a retrospective from you would be interesting reading ...

Best and Worst picks?
In hindsight, what would your KDS look like?
Any other doughbservations ...

Anyone else is welcome to jump on the above too, and you won't be giving up any sleeper tips in "team commentary" mode.

[DOUGHBOYS]

Really surprised about one team left and one of the last few picks.
A wonderful exercise.

Dough, a retrospective from you would be interesting reading ...

Best and Worst picks?
In hindsight, what would your KDS look like?
Any other doughbservations ...

Anyone else is welcome to jump on the above too, and you won't be giving up any sleeper tips in "team commentary" mode.

From a personal perspective, I would have hoped for a middle of the round KDS.
The 15-1 after the first round is a severe penalty for getting a top pick. At the same time, for the bottom, a 'for sure' pick won't be there. So the middle would have been very comfortable for me.
There was no one pick that surprised me more than Roy's pick of Yankee pitching in the third round. I know he is a Yankee fan and that may have been a determining factor. In drafting that Yankees pitching, Roy was saddled with Rockies pitching, which to me is death by Coors for any team.

I was surprised that KC pitching lasted as long as it did. They have a chance to throw starters five or six innings, then let a good looking bullpen take over in keeping peripherals down.
Their ball park also helps them from getting in high scoring games.
Also liked what Eric did with his hitting. Combining the Rockies and Royals is great for avg and the power that the Royals lack can be made up by the Rockies when they are at home.
If having to bet on who wins first or second, I would probably put a party sized bag of Doritos on Eric's and Rick's teams.
But, this is a new format and I'm just another voice. It should be fun to follow.
Great draft and great idea, Kevin.

[Bronx Yankees]

In thinking about this league and how I should set my KDS, I jumped to the conclusion that the Rockies hitters and the National pitchers were the top two choices. I really thought they separated from all of the other choices.

I think the advantage of playing half of your games in Coors Field is huge for hitters. I took a quick look at last year's stats in preparation for this league. The Rockies hit 186 homers last year with Tulo missing half of the year and very little contribution from Cargo. The next highest NL team was the Cubs with 157 homers. The Rockies hit .276 as a team. The Dodgers were the only other team over .260 (they hit .265 and now are weaker offensively). The Rockies scored 755 runs last year. Only three other NL teams scored more than 670 runs and the Dodgers were the only other NL team over 700 runs (718). Thus, in terms of advantages over the rest of the field, I thought the Rockies hitters were the best choice. They were my #1 choice at least.

In terms of pitching, the Nats' pitchers also are in a class by themselves. Hell, if you go 7 starters/2 relievers, you got 5/7 of your starters with Scherzer, Strasburg, Zimmermann, Fister and Gonzalez. With Storen, you now have 6/9 of your starting pitching staff and should be able to find two decent starters and the closer from any AL team and have a great staff. Also, by picking the Nats' pitchers early, you eliminated any chance of getting stuck with the Rockies or Diamondbacks pitchers, which I viewed as two of the three worst outcomes (the other being the Braves hitters).

Thus, in setting my KDS, I went 1, 2, and then started aiming toward the backend of the snake, to get a higher pick in Rounds 2-4. I got 13 (and then 3, 3, 3 in Rounds 2-4). When the Rockies' bats fell to Eric at 1.6, I was kicking myself big time for a shitty KDS.

Once I got to pick, I was pretty happy to get the Brewers' hitters in Round 1. I had them as the third best NL bats behind the Rockies and the Pirates. I also was happy with the Indians' pitchers in Round 2. Having gotten a strong NL hitting team, I decided to go pitching in Rounds 2 and 3 to try to get a decent staff, with the hope and expectation that there would be a decent AL hitting team left for me at 4.3. I liked the Mariners (who were taken) as the best AL pitchers, and after that I had the Indians, Rays and Angels grouped together. I was a little worried about the Rays winning games, although I think they have some upside starters and liked the idea of having McGee and Boxberger as relievers for most of the season. Ultimately, I went with the clear ace in Kluber, high upside arms in Carrasco and Salazar, and a solid closer in Allen. In Round 3, I went NL pitching. I did not want to leave NL pitching until Round 4 because I was afraid there might be a run on NL pitching in an effort to avoid getting stuck with the Rockies and D'Backs (or even the Phillies, who do have Hamels, Lee, Papelbon and Giles, but could lose Hamels and/or Papelbon at any point during the preseason or season). I was fairly happy with the SF Giants pitchers given what was left. While MadBum is the only sure thing in the starting rotation, there is talent among Cain, Peavy, Petit, Hudson, Lincecum, etc., and hopefully one or two will be a consistent, strong SP. I also think Bruce B. does a great job managing his pitchers, the home field is very favorable, and Casilla or Romo should be OK as my second closer.

Thus, after three rounds I really liked my team. Then you guys went ahead and screwed-up all my plans by taking any decent AL hitting team before my pick at 4.3. I thought maybe the Royals or Twins bats would fall to me and, while neither is a great hitting team, they have a few useful pieces that would have gone well with the Brewers bats. But, nooooooo. With 13 picks left in the draft, the only AL teams left for hitting were the A's and the Rays, my two lowest-rated AL hitting teams. I went with the A's but am concerned about the lack of power on that team. Thought about the Rays to get Longoria, but a healthy Reddick and Crisp (no sure thing there!) would fill out my OF nicely, and I think the A's have some useful MI options (Zobrist, Lawrie, Semien) that also give me a lot of positional flexibility.

Anyway, I'm moderately comfortable - but not thrilled - with my team. It would be interesting to hear how others in this league saw things and what their strategies were going into the draft. Given the unique strategy, and the fact that this should be a very easy league to manage during the year, I would do this one again.

Also, it will be fun for a change to win every FAAB bid I make for only $1.

Mike

[Roy's Outlaws]

well here what it looks like so

c Tyler Flowers
c Tuffy Gosewisch - hopfully not for long ( Pete O'Brien soon I hope)
1b Jose Abreu
2b Aaron Hill - Micah Johnson
ss Alexi Ramirez
3b Yasmany Tomas - Conor Gillaspie
Mid Chris Owings - Nick Ahmed
Cor Paul Goldschmidt
OF Adam Eaton
OF Milky Cabrera
OF Avial Garcia
OF Mark Trumbo
OF A.J. Pollock - Ender Inciarte
Util Adam La Roche


P Masahiro Tanaka
p Michael Pineda
p CC Sabathia
p Nathan Eovaldi
p Jorge De La Rosa
p Tyler Matzek - Chris Capuano
P Dellin Betances
P Andrew Miller
p Colorado Rockies closer


Hitting is very solid, Pitching is going to need health and some weekly maneuvering.

[KJ Duke]

Lint ▬ the final "pick" is yours, BOS or HOU pitching. Modica is the lucky winner of who you leave him.