Fantasy 40/40: Dynasty Draft – Day 5
Round 9
- 9.97 Richmond Night Crawlers – Buster Posey C SF
- 9.98 Moorpark Nago’s Rippas Brah – Stephen Strasburg SP WAS (There he went)
- 9.99 Scottsdale BOHICA – Francisco Liriano SP MIN
- 9.100 Anaheim Smog – Ricky Nolasco SP FLA
- 9.101 Mission Viejo Andy Likes To Pettite – Jonathan Papelbon CL BOS
- 9.102 Hanford Hye-Lites – Jason Heyward OF ATL
- 9.103 Scottsdale 40/40 Club – Pedro Alvarez 3B PIT
- 9.104 Las Vegas Phantom Aces – Jair Jurrjens SP ATL
- 9.105 San Diego The Smashing Blumpkins – Brian Roberts 2B BAL
- 9.106 Rogers Naturals – Alfonso Soriano OF CHC
- 9.107 St. Louis Rick Ankiel’s Wild Pitches – Brett Anderson SP OAK
- 9.108 Kingston We Be Buntin’ – Andrew Bailey CL OAK
INITIAL THOUGHTS & REACTIONS: OK. It happens to the best of us. There weren’t many prospects that I wanted to come away with. Heyward happened to be one of them. I took Bruce in the 8th round expecting Heyward to be there in the 9th at 103. HE WASN’T. I took Alvarez, maybe on emotion of losing Heyward. LESSON TO BE LEARNED. But – Alvarez was on that list plus he’s a higher rated player than some that have already gone. He’s projected to play 3B for years to come, ETA mid-2010. He has 40HR potential and should fit in the middle of that lineup sooner in 2010 than later, possibly May or June if Andy LaRoche can’t find his swing. Wow. I drafted 2 Pirates willingly. Weird.
40/40 CLUB after Round 9 – Utley 2B. Tulowitzki SS. Votto 1B. Markakis OF. McCutchen OF. Phillips 2B. Ian Stewart 3B. Jay Bruce OF. Pedro Alvarez 3B.
More prospects begin to get snagged – Strasburg (99), Heyward (102) and Alvarez (103). I wanted Heyward. I own him in my other keeper league and missed out on him by 1 pick. 1 pick. PHUCK! You know what I mean?
Oft-injured Alfonso Soriano goes at pick #106. You can grab him real late now – maybe better off passing; kind of like Chipper Jones. Both had nice careers; but, their time might be over. Grab a Franklin Gutierrez or a Hunter Pence instead a couple rounds later, both younger with more upside.
Two young Athletics go at the end of the round, Anderson and Bailey. I like Anderson long-term; I see Bailey losing saves to Devine and Ziegler - I’d be hesitant to take Bailey this early. Closers are a revolving door – especially under Billy in Oakland (Isringhausen, Kock, Taylor, Street, Duchscherer, Embree, Ziegler, Bailey).
Round 10
- 10.109 Kingston We Be Buntin’- Michael Bourn OF HOU
- 10.110 St. Louis Rick Ankiel’s Wild Pitches – Jered Weaver SP LAA
- 10.111 Rogers Naturals – Geovanny Soto C CHC
- 10.112 San Diego The Smashing Blumpkins – Francisco Rodriguez CL NYM
- 10.113 Las Vegas Phantom Aces – Carlos Beltran OF NYM
- 10.114 Scottsdale 40/40 Club – Derrek Lee 1B CHC
- 10.115 Hanford Hye-Lites – Lance Berkman 1B HOU
- 10.116 Mission Viejo Andy Likes To Pettite – Yunel Escobar SS ATL
- 10.117 Anaheim Smog – Kurt Suzuki C OAK
- 10.118 Scottsdale BOHICA – Joakim Soria CL KC
- 10.119 Moorpark Nago’s Rippas Brah – Brian Wilson CL SF
- 10.120 Richmond Night Crawlers – John Lackey SP BOS
INTIAL THOUGHTS & REACTIONS: I took Derrek Lee at pick #114. I felt like I took the best player available. In the points scoring system, I have him as a TOP 8 1B because of his .300AVG, many 2B and BB. The great thing about this league is that you set a depth chart at the beginning of the week – If your #1 guy sits, your #2 guy accumulates the stats for that day. If your #1 and #2 sit, your #3 plays and so on… I now have Votto and Lee at 1B. Depending on how they are playing, I can rotate Votto, Lee and Phillips into my 1B and DH spots.
40/40 CLUB after Round 10 – Utley 2B. Tulowitzki SS. Votto 1B. Markakis OF. McCutchen OF. Phillips 2B. Ian Stewart 3B. Jay Bruce OF. Pedro Alvarez 3B. Derrek Lee 1B.
A cheaper, “B” version of Jacoby Ellsbury goes in Michael Bourn with pick #109 to We Be Buntin’. Good value for 50 SB.
A small closer run occurs – It’s funny how “runs” of positions occur like TE’s in fantasy football drafts. Last round, you saw a prospect start one. This time around, 3 closers go.
I think Beltran, Lee and Berkman will all be starting for their respective fantasy teams by the end of the year.
