MLB Contract Lge-MLBC/5

751542 · Post by **751542** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:51 am

give me lincecum at 7 and i am a happy guy!!!

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:20 am

Second round, pick 6, no one has touched A-Rod yet.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:25 am

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

Second round, pick 6, no one has touched A-Rod yet. ... and there he goes - Pujols and A-Rod on the same team

NorCalAtlFan · Post by **NorCalAtlFan** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:28 am

Nice!! That team has the best start I imagine. Newbie? or someone from KJ 1?

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:29 am

Originally posted by NorCalAtlFan:

Nice!! That team has the best start I imagine. Newbie? or someone from KJ 1? Mlbc-newbie.

Chupinka surprisingly passed on him.

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:54 am

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

quote:Originally posted by NorCalAtlFan:

Nice!! That team has the best start I imagine. Newbie? or someone from KJ 1? Mlbc-newbie.

Chupinka surprisingly passed on him. [/QUOTE]Fools!!!

What an awesome start!

Bobby J · Post by **Bobby J** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:38 pm

It was team #10 Andre, I think his message board name is Serenity Now, that is off to that wonderful start of Pujols and ARod

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:42 pm

Wow! We never had a shot at Albert at 10 or team 9 may have had the same start as team 10 in the 2nd draft!

Nice going Andre!

Bobby, who did you get with your early pick?

Raskol · Post by **Raskol** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:44 pm

Originally posted by Hard Heads:

Wow! We never had a shot at Albert at 10 or team 9 may have had the same start as team 10 in the 2nd draft!

Nice going Andre!

Bobby, who did you get with your early pick? I'll share. Out of the 8 hole:

R1-Miggy Cab

R2-Tex. Couldn't resist and somebody had to keep pace with Andre.

R3-Corey Hart. Sticker shock after the first two? Maybe but I wanted a 20-20 guy and Hart's alot cheaper than Beltran.

R4-Utley. Definitely couldn't resist.

R5-After an almost 2 hour rain delay of my own making, I felt the need to rock the house: CC Sab, crooked hat and all.

I won't begin to discuss some of the bizarre strategies being employed in this draft.

NorCalAtlFan · Post by **NorCalAtlFan** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:03 pm

Very solid. Great start. After doing version 1.0 of this format, I imagine the strategies are running the gamut from bizarre to crazy to genius to just plain insanity.

Raskol · Post by **Raskol** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:22 pm

Originally posted by NorCalAtlFan:

Very solid. Great start. After doing version 1.0 of this format, I imagine the strategies are running the gamut from bizarre to crazy to genius to just plain insanity. How about 3 SPs to start?

Likewhat17 · Post by **Likewhat17** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:24 pm

Being new to this format, Im not too sure one way or the other how I feel after day one.. here's how I stand..

Sizemore (23)

Brian Roberts (40)

Adrian Gonzalez (15)

Papelbon (32)

Ethier (2)

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:15 pm

Originally posted by Raskol:

quote:Originally posted by NorCalAtlFan:

Very solid. Great start. After doing version 1.0 of this format, I imagine the strategies are running the gamut from bizarre to crazy to genius to just plain insanity. How about 3 SPs to start?

[/QUOTE]Emory did you start Lincecum and follow it up with Johan and CC?

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:40 am

The Hogchilds (Hogchildren?) opened with:

Lincecum

Hamels

Liriano

Ichiro

and upon learning that Ichiro was not a pitcher (since he is Japanese they thought somehow he must be) they came back in the next four rounds with:

Broxton

Lester

Greinke

Taveras

Upon discovering that they drafted Taveras the OF and not Julian Tavarez the pitcher, they righted the ship and closed out the first ten rounds with

Kershaw

Fuentes.

CC's Desperados · Post by **CC's Desperados** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:25 am

Originally posted by bluenose:

The Hogchilds (Hogchildren?) opened with:

Lincecum

Hamels

Liriano

Ichiro

and upon learning that Ichiro was not a pitcher (since he is Japanese they thought somehow he must be) they came back in the next four rounds with:

Broxton

Lester

Greinke

Taveras

Upon discovering that they drafted Taveras the OF and not Julian Tavarez the pitcher, they righted the ship and closed out the first ten rounds with

Kershaw

Fuentes. Just another donater!

jblume33 · Post by **jblume33** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:53 am

Or the best strategy for manager of the year I have seen and when it is all said and done probably a first or second place finish knowing this team.

jblume33 · Post by **jblume33** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:53 am

Or the best strategy for manager of the year I have seen and when it is all said and done probably a first or second place finish knowing this team.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:02 am

Originally posted by CC's Desperados:

quote:Originally posted by bluenose:

The Hogchilds (Hogchildren?) opened with:

Lincecum

Hamels

Liriano

Ichiro

and upon learning that Ichiro was not a pitcher (since he is Japanese they thought somehow he must be) they came back in the next four rounds with:

Broxton

Lester

Greinke

Taveras

Upon discovering that they drafted Taveras the OF and not Julian Tavarez the pitcher, they righted the ship and closed out the first ten rounds with

Kershaw

Fuentes. Just another donater! [/QUOTE]some ripe fruit waiting to be plucked on the 31RR turn ! Sure to patch some holes.

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:25 am

Originally posted by Quahogs:

quote:Originally posted by CC's Desperados:

quote:Originally posted by bluenose:

The Hogchilds (Hogchildren?) opened with:

Lincecum

Hamels

Liriano

Ichiro

and upon learning that Ichiro was not a pitcher (since he is Japanese they thought somehow he must be) they came back in the next four rounds with:

Broxton

Lester

Greinke

Taveras

Upon discovering that they drafted Taveras the OF and not Julian Tavarez the pitcher, they righted the ship and closed out the first ten rounds with

Kershaw

Fuentes. Just another donater! [/QUOTE]some ripe fruit waiting to be plucked on the 31RR turn ! Sure to patch some holes. [/QUOTE]Just as I was analyzing Jack's draft, you go and one up him! (Mighty Men)

~Lance

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:08 pm

Another MLBC style league in the books. Another great group of players. Thanks everyone for playing.

Here are the draft stats/ average time on the clock per pick - great job by everyone, even faster than the first one!

David Shovein 4 min

Jupinka/Childs 5 min

KJ Duke 5 min

Andre Bourcier 6 min

Emory Upchurch 8 min

Greg Morgan 9 min

Terry Haney 10 min

Bobby Jurney 10 min

Shawn Young 10 min

Uganski/Wells 10 min

Cincotta/GLY 11 min

Jim Stanard 14 min

Blumenreich/Kaplan 20 min

Mike Rosenblum 29 min

Rick Thomas 31 min

In addition to the top 3, this league has a Mgr of the Year payout for the team that most outperforms their payroll. The team that beats their benchmark points (a formula based on payroll) wins MOY. Here are the benchmarks (minimum 40) for each team:

J Blume/ L Kaplan 159.0

Shawn Young 154.5

Emory Upchurch 130.5

Terry Haney 106.5

Greg Morgan 102.5

Andre Bourcier 100.0

Rick Thomas 91.0

Bobby Jurney 90.5

KJ Duke 52.0

Jim Stanard 47.5

Jupinka/ Childs 43.0

K Uganski/ S Wells 40.0

David Shovein 40.0

Mike Rosenblum 40.0

Tony Cincotta/ GLY 40.0

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Likewhat17 · Post by **Likewhat17** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:34 pm

was a very nice draft, thanks again KJ... as one of the new players in the draft, and with the 3rd lowest payroll at $280, here's how it turned out

1B Adrian Gonzalez

1B Ryan Garko

1B Travis Ishikawa

1B Kevin Millar

2B Brian Roberts

2B Emilio Bonifacio

3B Ryan Zimmerman

3B Dayan Viciedo

3B Bill Hall

SS Jason Bartlett

SS Yuniesky Betancourt

SS Bobby Crosby

C Jarrod Saltalamaccia

C John Baker

C Brian Schneider

C Henry Blanco

OF Grady Sizemore

OF Andre Ethier

OF Shin-Soo Choo

OF Adam Jones

OF Jeff Francoeur

OF Jeremy Hermida

OF Jack Cust

DH Kendry Morales

SP Justin Verlander

SP Matt Cain

SP Chris Young

SP David Price

SP Chris Carpenter

SP Clay Buchholz

SP Scott Olsen

SP Homer Bailey

SP Ben Sheets

SP Jeff Francis

SP Dontrelle Willis

SP Tim Redding

SP Kevin Millwood

SP James Simmons

SP Greg Smith

SP Luke Hochevar

SP Greg Reynolds

RP Jonathan Papelbon

RP Joey Devine

RP Jensen Lewis

RP Jon Rauch

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Raskol · Post by **Raskol** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:55 pm

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KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:03 pm

Dave, if the young talent comes thru you could make it interesting in the Mgr of the Yr category.

I had the highest payroll among the 7 small market teams. So I've got to outscore the lowest 4 payroll teams by at least 12 points to win the MOY. My strategy was to go after hitting categories with an eye on value players, and save budget with an all-RP strategy (first time I've tried this), to end up with a relatively low payroll. Wish I could've kept it a little lower - once I decided on my strategy the objective became stay close to Jupinka/Childs who employed a different category-punting strategy - but I wanted also to have a shot at sneaking into 3rd place money while competing for MOY. With the MLBC draft season coming to a close, here is how my team came out:

Ca- R Doumit, J Clement, C Ruiz, D Ross, R Castro

1b- P Fielder, Carlos Pena,

3b- C Davis, H Blalock, Andy LaRoche, G Dobbs

2b- J Baker, B DeWitt, K Frandsen, M Teahen, R Vazquez

Ss- Hanley Ramirez, A Gonzlez, J Donald, R Santiago

Of- Vlady, Hawpe, Milledge, Dukes, Bourne, M Bradley, Spilbourghs, D Fowler, C Patterson

Sp- CS Baek, J Campillo, T Hudson, S Hill, Z Duke

Rp- Marmol, Jenks, Lyon, Ziegler, Kuo, T Walker, R Perez, J Ceda, M Batista, Isringhausen, J Kinney

Can I overcome up to a 12-pt disadvantage vs the other small market teams, and do I have enough offense to make it work against the big 3 spenders? hmmmm ... I executed the plan, and I think there's a chance it could work, but I could just as easily have blown my chance at both sides of the payout by trying to walk the tightrope.

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bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:01 am

I finished with the second highest payroll. The goal going in was to try to be mid-market ($700 or so) but after three rounds it was clear the mid-market was serious kiss-your-sister territory. If Oxana Fyodorova was my sister I wouldn't really mind, but a quick check of the family tree revealed I have no sisters whatsoever.

Bourcier had opened with Pujols and A-Fraud, but MOTY looked even more crowded. I thought the gap at the top would be easier to make up and I could shoot at three places instead of just one. I held my breath and started buying, spending $1169. It was clear that I was going to have to punt something, so I figured that Saves were the most isolated category if my starting pitching could keep the ERA under 4. I punted saves to the reserve rounds, and figured I might be able to vulture enough saves to get 5 points by season's end.

C: Towles, Teagarden, Olivo

1B: Berkman, Delgado, Swisher (OF)

2B: Uggla, Scutaro (3B, will start season at SS?)

3B: Aramis, Chipper

SS: Reyes, Greene, Punto (2B)

OF: Crawford, Werth, Dye, Abreu, DeJesus, Drew, Melky

SP: Haren, Beckett, Burnett, Meche, Pettitte, Sonnanstine, Uehara, Wandy, Gio, Buerhle

RP: Putz, Rodney, CJ Wilson, Crain, Okajima, Madson, Accardo, Affeldt, Hawkins, Farnsworth, Mijares, Romero, Acosta, Julio, Pinto.

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