Good god, thats alot of Rays.
Aren't you concerned that Upton's power completely disappeared last season. He hit 9 homeruns in 500+ at bats. Of course you have to love his speed, but you could have gotten him in the 3rd or 4th round safely. Not sure if it matters in your league, but he strikes out way too often.
You look good with the closers, but Marmol will drive you nuts. He is absolutely filthy, but he never makes it look easy.
***My draft is tonight, so all this banter is getting me ready. Thanks guys
I completely disagree, especially when it comes to AP. if you start a football league 0-4 or 1-3, you are pretty much done. He's not going to do you a whole lot of good when you don't make the playoffs. Baseball is not as drastic because it is a LONG season, I still wouldnt take ARod in round 1, round 2...possibly, but more than likely I would wait until the third round for him right now. In fact, I do not even want him so I hope he goes right away
I agree to an extent with Barman...Upton has all the tools as long as he stays healthy plus he is young. At #2 however, it is still risky IMO........I must admit I am contemplating it, b/c I dont want Pujols there due to his lack of SB's. If you dont get the SB's guys ealry, you dont get them at all.
JAKE, you have far more experience in this than do I.
How often do the Preseason Top 3 actually finish in the Top 3 by seasons end?
Based on any respective ranking system of course.
Not going back to the "Upton" call per se, but rather examining the true value of taking a preseason Top3 and keeping them rather than immediately seeking to Trade Down.
Reason I ask is one personal experience two NBA seasons ago when I got the #1 in a Live Draft where I could not attend and the system gives me LeBron.
Now I traded him away within a couple weeks for approximately the preseason #10 and #25 (don't recall exactly).
By year end, his performance earned him the #9 overall ranking for our scoring system. So if I had kept him all year, I would have "lost value", right?
How often do the Preseason Top 3 actually finish in the Top 3 by seasons end?
Based on any respective ranking system of course.
Not going back to the "Upton" call per se, but rather examining the true value of taking a preseason Top3 and keeping them rather than immediately seeking to Trade Down.
Reason I ask is one personal experience two NBA seasons ago when I got the #1 in a Live Draft where I could not attend and the system gives me LeBron.
Now I traded him away within a couple weeks for approximately the preseason #10 and #25 (don't recall exactly).
By year end, his performance earned him the #9 overall ranking for our scoring system. So if I had kept him all year, I would have "lost value", right?
Last season (no lie) NFL in one of my two leagues, had the #3 and took Tom Brady, but then immediately during the live draft itself traded down for Brees and approximately the 35th pick (12 team league).
Now that's a dramatic example since Brady then got hurt and missed all year, but the point was that I just felt that unless he finished #3, or at least in top 5 to 6 at year end (he was #1 the year before eh?) I would be foolish to keep him all year.
Now that's a dramatic example since Brady then got hurt and missed all year, but the point was that I just felt that unless he finished #3, or at least in top 5 to 6 at year end (he was #1 the year before eh?) I would be foolish to keep him all year.
Well yeah, the overall analysis of my specific trade requires knowing where the preseason 10 and 25 finished.
But more in general, was interested to get feedback on my personal notion that getting any of the first three, maybe five slots in the draft merits an almost immediate shopping to trade down in hopes of nabbing a couple of lower players who themselves by seasons end have the chance to "gain value" - something which is very unlikely for a Top3
will check back on your ideas tomorrow
But more in general, was interested to get feedback on my personal notion that getting any of the first three, maybe five slots in the draft merits an almost immediate shopping to trade down in hopes of nabbing a couple of lower players who themselves by seasons end have the chance to "gain value" - something which is very unlikely for a Top3
will check back on your ideas tomorrow
