Who are you counting on this year?

whipsaw · Post by **whipsaw** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:52 pm

What players do you find yourself owning across many/most of your teams, who you are relying on for a big year? My major targets that appear on multiple teams include:

Rajai Davis

Scott Baker

Cliff Lee

Jered Weaver

K-Rod

James Shields

Joel Hanrahan

Torii Hunter

Adam Jones

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:28 am

Originally posted by whipsaw:

What players do you find yourself owning across many/most of your teams, who you are relying on for a big year? My major targets that appear on multiple teams include:

Rajai Davis

Scott Baker

Cliff Lee

Jered Weaver

K-Rod

James Shields

Joel Hanrahan

Torii Hunter

Adam Jones I kicked the Baker habit this year whipsaw. I shook a lot and cried for Dan Kenyon in the middle of the night. Same thing with Rollins and Travis Snider. Although I am Jonesing for some Snider this morning as we speak.

whipsaw · Post by **whipsaw** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:07 am

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:

quote:Originally posted by whipsaw:

What players do you find yourself owning across many/most of your teams, who you are relying on for a big year? My major targets that appear on multiple teams include:

Rajai Davis

Scott Baker

Cliff Lee

Jered Weaver

K-Rod

James Shields

Joel Hanrahan

Torii Hunter

Adam Jones I kicked the Baker habit this year whipsaw. I shook a lot and cried for Dan Kenyon in the middle of the night. Same thing with Rollins and Travis Snider. Although I am Jonesing for some Snider this morning as we speak. [/QUOTE]Congrats! I've been trying to kick the habit for a couple of years now and it just hasn't worked. I still keep taking him late. Sigh. I did cut way back on Snider this year, and I'm completely off the Rollins sauce.

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:13 am

Mike Aviles

Jered Weaver

Koji Uehara

Brandon Morrow

Angel Pagan

Adam LaRoche

pancho11 · Post by **pancho11** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:50 am

brett anderson

justin morneau

bj upton

edwin jackson

TexasHeat · Post by **TexasHeat** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:00 am

Why are you guys sweating Jared Weaver? Dude is $

The Mighty Men · Post by **The Mighty Men** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:22 am

Mike Stanton

Gio Gonzalez

Shaun Marcum

Neil Walker

Jose Tabata

MGBMARTY · Post by **MGBMARTY** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:30 am

Rajah Davis

Jordan 165Innings max Zimmerman

KK

Manny

Somethings old borrowed and blue

Marty

Ronald Esq · Post by **Ronald Esq** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:49 am

Have teams in the Main, Auction and Live DP, these are the players on multiple rosters...

3x =

Edwin Encarnacion

David Murphy

2x =

Justin Upton (A,D)

Starlin Castro (M,D)

Manny Ramirez (A,D)

Dexter Fowler (M,D)

Jarrod Saltalamacchia (A,D)

Max Scherzer (M,A)

Shaun Marcum (A,D)

Kyle Drabek (M,A)

Huston Street (M,A)

Jose Valverde (A,D)

Return of the Aces · Post by **Return of the Aces** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:11 am

Yovani Gallardo

Mike Stanton

Starlin Castro

Nick Markakis

Head 2 Head · Post by **Head 2 Head** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:17 pm

Hanley - Auction/Main

Torri Hunter - Auction/Main

Dan Hudson - triple play (Auction, Main and DP)

Buchholz - Main/DP

Huff - Auction/Main

G Sanchez - Auction/Main

Ibanez - Triple (I think most are selling him short, he wasn't even drafted in one of the drafts making up the ADP)

Berkman - Main/DP

Coghlan -Main/DP

Pineda - Auction/DP

Westbrook - Main/DP

Beachy - Auction/DP

Slowey - Main/DP

and I really wanted Pineda and Beachy in the Main.

Sebadiah23 · Post by **Sebadiah23** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:12 pm

Originally posted by Hells Satans:

Mike Aviles

Jered Weaver

Koji Uehara

Brandon Morrow

Angel Pagan

Adam LaRoche Quite a few people were in the class of being "my guys" until they jumped quite a bit in spring training, like Starlin Castro, Rajai Davis, but the two guys that stayed the whole way were Mike Aviles and Kyle McClellan. It took me having a partner in one league to not draft Aviles in 11 straight leagues, 5 of them NFBC. Nothing like spreading the risk.

I finally felt tonight that it was okay to post my main event draft boards on my "blog", especially since SJup (I can give him a nickname I suppose, he's in the HOF) was in my league in AC week 1 and that would have been especially tacky. I've been getting more in photography and was partly just going for some cool shots to help me keep my teams straight.

-Craig

rockitsauce · Post by **rockitsauce** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:00 pm

interesting thread. I have 4 satellites, the KJ Duke Salary Lge & a 10 man home league. I had too many guys on at least 2 teams so to be considered a full fledged member of the rockitsauce family you had to appear on 3 or more teams.

Only 2 guys and I'd never have believed either of them would be on any of my teams (let alone 3!)

Manny & Ichiro. Manny seems rejuvenated to me, batting cleanup behind Longoria is $, and considering I got him b/w rd's 12-14 he could be a real steal. Ichiro always seems to get drafted in the 3rd or 4th rd by some guy that thinks he's gonna hit .350 again....turns out this yr I was that guy. At least I waited until the middle of the 5th and even the 6th to get the Samurai

some others I'm certainly pulling for are Freddie Freeman, Chipper, Carlos Lee, and Venable I guess I was all in even before the hypeup by you know who

Pitchers I'm counting on are the Desert Duo - Kennedy & Hudson, Myers, & Gallardo.

EDIT: How could I forget the Captain of the rockitsauce franchise, Omar Infante?! Got him 4x (19th - 20th rds). He doesn't hit alot of hr's or steal alot of bases, but he should score a bunch of runs, provide a nice boost in AVE and his mutli pos eligibilty is priceless

[ April 01, 2011, 11:46 AM: Message edited by: rockitsauce ]

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:44 am

Axford.

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:54 am

I agree that this is a very interesting thread. I usually don't bother checking how often I have a specific player across various teams, but this thread peaked my interest and I performed the exercise last night.

I probably have a few more teams than most, so I'll just list the players I have on 5 or more teams and whether they were targets and why or just coincidence.

Grady Sizemore (9) - A 1st rounder just two years ago, I was grabbing him in the late teen rounds whenever he was available there. What's the downside of grabbing his upside where he was going in drafts? I think the potential upside far outweighs the downside when taken in slightly better than a replacement level round.

Peter Bourjos (8) - He was usually available long after most of the accomplished Judy's were taken and provided potential power upside along with the speed I was usually looking for around the times he was drafted. If he can keep his BA above water, he should be a nice asset.

Aaron Harang (8) - Not in love with him, but as a 6th or 7th starter, I've seen far worse do well when moving to Petco. His main trouble area, giving up flyballs, should be somewhat mitigated by his new home.

Carlos Carrasco (8) - I like to target young, high upside pitching late in drafts. Crappy team, limited experience, but serious potential.

Homer Bailey (7) - Fits the high upside pitching focus for the late rounds I mentioned earlier. He was one of my favorites going into draft season this year. His injury just made it a little easier to draft him a little later.

Michael Pineda (7) - See upside pitchers comment for Carrasco & Bailey. Seemed to be able to pick him up at will prior to the 2nd weekend Mains where he started flying up the draft boards.

Alexi Casilla (7) - Cheap, cheap MI speed with a full-time job now, limited challenges for AB's, and an availability way late in drafts.

Jordan Zimmerman (6) - There was a pocket of pitchers available in the early teen rounds that have limited experience, but did show some success last year that I love this year. I wanted at least one each draft as a #3 or 4 starter. I just ended up with Zimmerman the most.

Kevin Youkilis (6) - Power, average, plays in a great park and offense, 3B eligibility in two weeks. I saw him as a great building block whenever available in the mid to late 2nd round.

Adam Jones (6) - Great young skills, eventually should take the step up. Is this the year? A bit post-hype and I like finding those type of players for my OF. Hopefully he can provide what Rasmus did for my teams last year in similar draft rounds.

Vlad Guerrero (5) - I wish I got him in more drafts. I thought he was one of the best values when drafted at his ADP, let alone if he slipped at all.

Carlos Beltran (5) - See Grady Sizemore comments.

Victor Martinez (5) - A top catcher in the 3rd or 4th rounds was a target for most of my drafts. I just ended up with Victor more than the others.

Paul Konerko (5) - Power hitting 1B that plays in a great park and great offense. I grabbed him in several 6th rounds whenever I needed a 1B or at times to give me an edge at CI.

KRod (5) - Need closers, just a coincidence he's the one I have the most. Maybe it's because he's a Met.

Luke Hochevar (5) - Grabbed him as my last pick in a few drafts, honestly more than I thought.

There are many other players that I have on multiple teams, but won't list. I didn't want this to be a 20-page post.

[ April 01, 2011, 08:41 AM: Message edited by: Glenneration X ]

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:56 am

Originally posted by Sebadiah23:

quote:Originally posted by Hells Satans:

Mike Aviles

Jered Weaver

Koji Uehara

Brandon Morrow

Angel Pagan

Adam LaRoche Quite a few people were in the class of being "my guys" until they jumped quite a bit in spring training, like Starlin Castro, Rajai Davis, but the two guys that stayed the whole way were Mike Aviles and Kyle McClellan. It took me having a partner in one league to not draft Aviles in 11 straight leagues, 5 of them NFBC. Nothing like spreading the risk.

I finally felt tonight that it was okay to post my main event draft boards on my "blog", especially since SJup (I can give him a nickname I suppose, he's in the HOF) was in my league in AC week 1 and that would have been especially tacky. I've been getting more in photography and was partly just going for some cool shots to help me keep my teams straight.

-Craig [/QUOTE]I have Aviles in 9 of 11 leagues. Good start yesterday.

rockitsauce · Post by **rockitsauce** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:38 am

Originally posted by rockitsauce:

Manny & Ichiro. Manny seems rejuvenated to me, batting cleanup behind Longoria is $, and considering I got him b/w rd's 12-14 he could be a real steal.

[/QB]the death of the Manny dream. the stages that one goes thru upon hearing the news.

:rolleyes:

shock/disbelief - confusion, wtf? - anger, that SOB cost me a 12th rd pk! - sadness, this really sucks, just not my year - acceptance, meh, what shouldv'e I expected? My own fault for taking him. - embarrassed, I can't believe I was dumb enough to trust his old ass! - Happiness, thats ok, hopefully Ben Francisco keeps it up!

Less than Dave · Post by **Less than Dave** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:51 pm

Guys I have on 3+ teams...

Brandon Belt

Domonic Brown

Cameron Maybin

JD Drew (he was just always there...)

Erik Bedard

Derek Holland

CC Sabathia

Wandy Rodriguez

Madison Bumgarner

K-Rod

Wish I was able to get Kemp, Tabata, Kennedy, Wood, Hellickson on more than 2 teams... wasn't able to get Carlos Santana, Drew Stubbs, Nelson Cruz, or Neil Walker on any teams

[ April 09, 2011, 07:52 PM: Message edited by: Less than Dave ]

jim.s · Post by **jim.s** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:23 pm

Originally posted by whipsaw:

What players do you find yourself owning across many/most of your teams, who you are relying on for a big year? My major targets that appear on multiple teams include:

Rajai Davis

Scott Baker

Cliff Lee

Jered Weaver

K-Rod

James Shields

Joel Hanrahan

Torii Hunter

Adam Jones We were thinking the same way. I had almost all these guys (except Jones) as great values for ADP.

My teams are heavy on:

R. Davis

VMart or McCann

Bay (before his injury)

A. Soriano

Utley (at about $10 or 13th round)

have the following on most teams:

Casilla

M.Izturis or J.Lowrie

Joyce

after 1st week FA have Hafner on all but one team

rockitsauce · Post by **rockitsauce** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:32 am

holy crap, it seems just about every thread other than the current All time draft & Lindy related stuff has been spammed.

well, this particular thread is an interesting one to be brought back to life. Looking back now, the guy who began this thread (whipsaw) sure did a good job w/ his pitching anyway.

Scott Baker - suprisingly solid, K's up, performed much better than most expected.

Cliff Lee - Ace (til playoffs

)

Jered Weaver - Ace

K-Rod - Fine, until trade.

James Shields - Ace

Joel Hanrahan - probably best closer (for where he was drafted in most lge's)

some other "stuff"

boy, alot of us were wrong about Aviles (KC sure didn't think much of him) ....Rajai, I think we can all agree was a disappointment. One of Glenn's guys stands out as GREAT value - Pineda.

Anyone else have any thoughts before the spammers take this one back ?