One draft so far...

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

This is a new keeper league, 12 teams, standard H2H (BA, HR, RBI, SB, R, W, K, ERA, WHIP, SV). I wasn't too happy with my initial first part of the draft. I made a move to secure A-Rod at the #2 spot since the owner there really doesn't like him and didn't want to draft him (it cost me one spot in the second round and three spots in the 11th, so no big deal).

Alex Rodriguez (2)
Victor Martinez (23)
Magglio Ordonez (27)
Josh Beckett (46)
Eric Bedard (51)
Dan Uggla (70)
Eric Byrnes (75)
Vernon Wells (94)
Miguel Tejada (99)
Nick Swisher (118)
Trevor Hoffman (125)
Tim Hudson (142)
Jeff Francis (147)
Todd Jones (166)
Jim Thome (171)
Ted Lilly (190)
Pat Burrell (195)

I know I went kind of high with Victor Martinez, but his C/1B eligibility made me feel okay with going there so soon. I'm looking to target a solid backup C in the next two rounds (18 - 214, 19 - 219) so I could possibly keep Martinez as my 1B and leave Swisher on the bench. There was a run on closers and one owner stocked up, but I don't put too much stock into having closers anyway.

I need some more solidity at the infield positions. I had tried to target Carlos Guillen (before I had to go with Swisher since my backup of Brett Myers was taken the pick before mine) and Jarrod Saltalamacchia (which forced me to go with Jones) to help out with that, but they were swiped in the few picks before I was set.

Any thoughts on positions I should be targeting in the next few picks? There are a couple of sleeper starters still on the board that I might go with if they're not snatched up in the next ~20 picks.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Draft so far, BTW... (My team is Tom Emanski's...)



Draft Results
Round 1
Pick Team Player Elapsed Time Pts
1 I Drink Your Milkshake David Wright (3B NYM) 21 sec
2 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Alex Rodriguez (3B NYY) 46 sec
3 Chumpatizers Ryan J. Braun (3B MIL) 19 sec
4 Chili Macs Hanley Ramirez (SS FLA) 41 sec
5 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Miguel Cabrera (3B DET) 12 sec
6 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Ryan Howard (1B PHI) 19 sec
7 Team Zissou Prince Fielder (1B MIL) 32 sec
8 The Flying Unicorns Jose B. Reyes (SS NYM) 1 min 14 sec
9 Strech Suba Experience Matt Holliday (OF COL) 35 sec
10 Where's Danny Albert Pujols (1B STL) 1 min 34 sec
11 I'm Bill James, bitch! Johan Santana (SP NYM) 1 min 24 sec
12 Billy Mitchell's a winner B.J. Upton (OF TB) 25 sec
Round 2
13 Billy Mitchell's a winner Grady Sizemore (OF CLE) 1 sec
14 I'm Bill James, bitch! Chase Utley (2B PHI) 1 min 12 sec
15 Where's Danny Brandon Phillips (2B CIN) 1 min 5 sec
16 Strech Suba Experience Jimmy Rollins (SS PHI) 1 min 16 sec
17 The Flying Unicorns David Ortiz (DH BOS) 8 sec
18 Team Zissou Jake Peavy (SP SD) 27 sec
19 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Carl Crawford (OF TB) 43 sec
20 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Mark Teixeira (1B ATL) 26 sec
21 Chili Macs Vladimir Guerrero (OF ANA) 48 sec
22 Chumpatizers Lance Berkman (1B HOU) 43 sec
23 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Victor Martinez (C CLE) 12 sec
24 I Drink Your Milkshake Alfonso Soriano (OF CHC) 1 min 45 sec
Round 3
25 I Drink Your Milkshake Carlos Beltran (OF NYM) 42 sec
26 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Troy Tulowitzki (SS COL) 10 sec
27 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Magglio Ordonez (OF DET) 9 sec
28 Chili Macs Robinson Cano (2B NYY) 1 min 30 sec
29 Chumpatizers Adam Dunn (OF CIN) 6 sec
30 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Carlos N. Lee (OF HOU) 29 sec
31 Team Zissou Brandon Webb (SP ARI) 50 sec
32 The Flying Unicorns Manny Ramirez (OF BOS) 1 min 17 sec
33 Strech Suba Experience Evan Longoria (3B TB) 41 sec
34 Where's Danny Alex Rios (OF TOR) 1 min 38 sec
35 I'm Bill James, bitch! Ichiro Suzuki (OF SEA) 42 sec
36 Billy Mitchell's a winner Nick Markakis (OF BAL) 21 sec
Round 4
37 Billy Mitchell's a winner Justin Morneau (1B MIN) 2 sec
38 I'm Bill James, bitch! Josh Hamilton (OF TEX) 10 sec
39 Where's Danny Justin Verlander (SP DET) 1 min 13 sec
40 Strech Suba Experience Hunter Pence (OF HOU) 46 sec
41 The Flying Unicorns Russell Martin (C LA) 2 min 6 sec
42 Team Zissou Curtis Granderson (OF DET) 15 sec
43 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Aramis Ramirez (3B CHC) 25 sec
44 Chumpatizers Derek Jeter (SS NYY) 2 min 48 sec
45 Chili Macs C.C. Sabathia (SP CLE) 1 min 13 sec
46 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Josh Beckett (SP BOS) 25 sec
47 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Cameron Maybin (OF FLA) 28 sec
48 I Drink Your Milkshake Corey C. Hart (OF MIL) 1 min 28 sec
Round 5
49 I Drink Your Milkshake Derrek Lee (1B CHC) 17 sec
50 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Cole Hamels (SP PHI) 13 sec
51 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Erik Bedard (SP SEA) 1 min 28 sec
52 Chili Macs Garrett Atkins (3B COL) 1 min 49 sec
53 Chumpatizers Ryan Zimmerman (3B WAS) 4 sec
54 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Brian Roberts (2B BAL) 8 sec
55 Team Zissou Dan Haren (SP ARI) 48 sec
56 The Flying Unicorns Roy Oswalt (SP HOU) 9 sec
57 Strech Suba Experience Jonathan Papelbon (RP BOS) 1 min 8 sec
58 Where's Danny Francisco Rodriguez (RP ANA) 53 sec
59 I'm Bill James, bitch! Clay Buchholz (SP BOS) 6 sec
60 Billy Mitchell's a winner Travis Hafner (DH CLE) 43 sec
Round 6
61 Billy Mitchell's a winner Alex Gordon (3B KC) 3 sec
62 I'm Bill James, bitch! Chris B. Young (OF ARI) 48 sec
63 Where's Danny Bobby Jenks (RP CHW) 2 min 25 sec
64 Strech Suba Experience John Lackey (SP ANA) 29 sec
65 The Flying Unicorns Carlos Pena (1B TB) 22 sec
66 Team Zissou Roy Halladay (SP TOR) 55 sec
67 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips J.J. Putz (RP SEA) 8 sec
68 Chumpatizers Ian Kinsler (2B TEX) 9 sec
69 Chili Macs Adrian Gonzalez (1B SD) 1 min 1 sec
70 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Dan Uggla (2B FLA) 2 min 38 sec
71 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Rickie Weeks (2B MIL) 11 sec
72 I Drink Your Milkshake Scott Kazmir (SP TB) 1 min 10 sec
Round 7
73 I Drink Your Milkshake Kelly Johnson (2B ATL) 25 sec
74 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Delmon Young (OF MIN) 12 sec
75 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Eric Byrnes (OF ARI) 2 min 22 sec
76 Chili Macs Torii Hunter (OF ANA) 1 min 3 sec
77 Chumpatizers Felix Hernandez (SP SEA) 21 sec
78 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Joe Nathan (RP MIN) 10 sec
79 Team Zissou Carlos Zambrano (SP CHC) 1 min 10 sec
80 The Flying Unicorns Chone Figgins (3B ANA) 9 sec
81 Strech Suba Experience Aaron Harang (SP CIN) 1 min 30 sec
82 Where's Danny Brian McCann (C ATL) 1 min 1 sec
83 I'm Bill James, bitch! Joe Mauer (C MIN) 17 sec
84 Billy Mitchell's a winner Yovani Gallardo (SP MIL) 1 min 1 sec
Round 8
85 Billy Mitchell's a winner Daisuke Matsuzaka (SP BOS) 14 sec
86 I'm Bill James, bitch! Paul Konerko (1B CHW) 60 sec
87 Where's Danny Yunel Escobar (SS ATL) 59 sec
88 Strech Suba Experience Chris R. Young (SP SD) 43 sec
89 The Flying Unicorns Francisco Liriano (SP MIN) 8 sec
90 Team Zissou Jeff Francoeur (OF ATL) 57 sec
91 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Michael Young (SS TEX) 8 sec
92 Chumpatizers Justin Upton (OF ARI) 5 sec
93 Chili Macs Jose Valverde (RP HOU) 38 sec
94 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Vernon Wells (OF TOR) 9 sec
95 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Jay Bruce (OF CIN) 7 sec
96 I Drink Your Milkshake John Smoltz (SP ATL) 44 sec
Round 9
97 I Drink Your Milkshake Takashi Saito (RP LA) 32 sec
98 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Mariano Rivera (RP NYY) 9 sec
99 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Miguel Tejada (SS HOU) 49 sec
100 Chili Macs Fausto Carmona (SP CLE) 30 sec
101 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Billy Wagner (RP NYM) 6 sec
102 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Shane Victorino (OF PHI) 41 sec
103 Team Zissou Ben Sheets (SP MIL) 32 sec
104 The Flying Unicorns Huston Street (RP OAK) 50 sec
105 Strech Suba Experience Bobby Abreu (OF NYY) 1 min 42 sec
106 Where's Danny Juan Pierre (OF LA) 1 min 5 sec
107 I'm Bill James, bitch! Chipper Jones (3B ATL) 11 sec
108 Billy Mitchell's a winner Matt Cain (SP SF) 26 sec
Round 10
109 Billy Mitchell's a winner Jorge Posada (C NYY) 49 sec
110 I'm Bill James, bitch! Jacoby Ellsbury (OF BOS) 52 sec
111 Where's Danny Tim Lincecum (SP SF) 1 min 9 sec
112 Strech Suba Experience James Loney (1B LA) 9 sec
113 The Flying Unicorns Hideki Matsui (OF NYY) 1 min 33 sec
114 Team Zissou Carlos Guillen (1B DET) 10 sec
115 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Francisco Cordero (RP CIN) 1 min 33 sec
116 Chumpatizers Brett Myers (SP PHI) 42 sec
117 Chili Macs Brad Penny (SP LA) 31 sec
118 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Nick Swisher (OF CHW) 24 sec
119 Chumpatizers Chad Billingsley (SP LA) 48 sec
120 I Drink Your Milkshake Rafael Soriano (RP ATL) 41 sec
Round 11
121 I Drink Your Milkshake Stephen Drew (SS ARI) 44 sec
122 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. John Maine (SP NYM) 9 sec
123 Chumpatizers Manny Corpas (RP COL) 1 min 19 sec
124 Chili Macs Jered Weaver (SP ANA) 1 min 38 sec
125 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Trevor Hoffman (RP SD) 45 sec
126 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Chad Cordero (RP WAS) 23 sec
127 Team Zissou Howie Kendrick (2B ANA) 21 sec
128 The Flying Unicorns Jason Bay (OF PIT) 26 sec
129 Strech Suba Experience Matt Capps (RP PIT) 14 sec
130 Where's Danny Mark Reynolds (3B ARI) 1 min 23 sec
131 I'm Bill James, bitch! Joba Chamberlain (RP NYY) 24 sec
132 Billy Mitchell's a winner Jason Isringhausen (RP STL) 20 sec
Round 12
133 Billy Mitchell's a winner Phil Hughes (SP NYY) 3 sec
134 I'm Bill James, bitch! Edgar Renteria (SS DET) 12 sec
135 Where's Danny Dontrelle Willis (SP DET) 1 min 22 sec
136 Strech Suba Experience Javier Vazquez (SP CHW) 51 sec
137 The Flying Unicorns Mike Lowell (3B BOS) 59 sec
138 Team Zissou Andruw Jones (OF LA) 12 sec
139 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Jeremy Hermida (OF FLA) 33 sec
140 Chumpatizers Billy Butler (DH KC) 6 sec
141 Chili Macs Brad Hawpe (OF COL) 41 sec
142 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Tim Hudson (SP ATL) 12 sec
143 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Matt Kemp (OF LA) 6 sec
144 I Drink Your Milkshake A.J. Burnett (SP TOR) 55 sec
Round 13
145 I Drink Your Milkshake Adam Jones (OF BAL) 32 sec
146 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Kenji Johjima (C SEA) 8 sec
147 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Jeff Francis (SP COL) 21 sec
148 Chili Macs Chien-Ming Wang (SP NYY) 1 min 29 sec
149 Chumpatizers Jeremy Bonderman (SP DET) 33 sec
150 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Bengie Molina (C SF) 15 sec
151 Team Zissou Adrian Beltre (3B SEA) 1 min 39 sec
152 The Flying Unicorns Joe Borowski (RP CLE) 2 min 25 sec
153 Strech Suba Experience Placido Polanco (2B DET) 20 sec
154 Where's Danny Jon Lester (SP BOS) 1 min 33 sec
155 I'm Bill James, bitch! Dustin McGowan (SP TOR) 16 sec
156 Billy Mitchell's a winner Kosuke Fukudome (OF CHC) 17 sec
Round 14
157 Billy Mitchell's a winner Joakim Soria (RP KC) 16 sec
158 I'm Bill James, bitch! Brad Lidge (RP PHI) 37 sec
159 Where's Danny Michael Bourn (OF HOU) 1 min 20 sec
160 Strech Suba Experience James Shields (SP TB) 10 sec
161 The Flying Unicorns Rafael Furcal (SS LA) 1 min 33 sec
162 Team Zissou Jarrod Saltalamacchia (C TEX) 5 sec
163 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Gary Sheffield (DH DET) 18 sec
164 Chumpatizers Ian Snell (SP PIT) 19 sec
165 Chili Macs Ivan Rodriguez (C DET) 25 sec
166 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Todd Jones (RP DET) 11 sec
167 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Clayton Kershaw (SP LA) 6 sec
168 I Drink Your Milkshake Colby Rasmus (OF STL) 2 min 9 sec
Round 15
169 I Drink Your Milkshake Geovany Soto (C CHC) 2 hrs 57 min 16 sec
170 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Adam Wainwright (SP STL) 29 sec
171 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Jim Thome (DH CHW) 28 min 3 sec
172 Chili Macs Todd Helton (1B COL) 5 min 0 sec
173 Chumpatizers Rich Hill (SP CHC) 52 sec
174 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Orlando Cabrera (SS CHW) 2 min 47 sec
175 Team Zissou B.J. Ryan (RP TOR) 1 min 19 sec
176 The Flying Unicorns Troy Percival (RP TB) 5 min 3 sec
177 Strech Suba Experience Joey Votto (1B CIN) 2 min 56 sec
178 Where's Danny Josh Willingham (OF FLA) 1 min 21 sec
179 I'm Bill James, bitch! Brandon Lyon (RP ARI) 10 min 48 sec
180 Billy Mitchell's a winner Rick Ankiel (OF STL) 30 min 25 sec
Round 16
181 Billy Mitchell's a winner J.J. Hardy (SS MIL) 1 min 44 sec
182 I'm Bill James, bitch! Kerry Wood (RP CHC) 1 min 45 sec
183 Where's Danny Joe Blanton (SP OAK) 1 min 17 sec
184 Strech Suba Experience Pedro Martinez (SP NYM) 1 min 10 sec
185 The Flying Unicorns Oliver Perez (SP NYM) 6 min 22 sec
186 Team Zissou Eric Gagne (RP MIL) 11 sec
187 Little Dog's Rawhide Chips Rich Harden (SP OAK) 58 sec
188 Chumpatizers C.J. Wilson (RP TEX) 24 min 53 sec
189 Chili Macs Jeremy Accardo (RP TOR) 20 min 8 sec
190 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Ted Lilly (SP CHC) 1 hrs 26 min 50 sec
191 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Jermaine Dye (OF CHW) 59 sec
192 I Drink Your Milkshake Brian Wilson (RP SF) 13 hrs 53 min 50 sec
Round 17
193 I Drink Your Milkshake Andy Pettitte (SP NYY) 8 min 40 sec
194 Why. Don't. I. Own. This. Matt Garza (SP TB) 32 min 14 sec
195 Tom Emanski's Pissed Off Second Place Team Pat Burrell (OF PHI) 39 min 5 sec

[T Park]

:lmao @ TE second place team

Blaze thats an awesome fantastic name

[T Park]

Pujols falls to 10th?

Wow I hope that happens in my league.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Pujols falls to 10th?

Wow I hope that happens in my league.

The guy that selected right before is a huge Astros fan, which means he wouldn't touch Pujols with a 10-foot pole unless he could beat him.

And the name comes from last season's name in the other keeper league (which the bulk of us left because of an asshole commissioner). My name there was Tom Emanski's Back-to-Back-to-Back AAU National Champions, but I lost in the championship game, so now the BlueCaps are pissed.

[T Park]

:lmao I mean even if you won, thats just a great name overall.

Yeah, letting team alliances get in the way of drafting players is silly. I drafted Cubs Astros anything. You can't let your favorite teams get in the way of drafting.

That said I drafted Scott Rolen in the 4th round, that was an epic fail.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I've got to drop two of these players.

Ramon Hernandez
Victor Martinez
Nick Swisher
Orlando Hudson
Dan Uggla
Alex Rodriguez
Miguel Tejada
Ken Griffey
Chin-lung Hu (getting him in my minors stash until it's certain he makes the 25-man, but would probably have to drop to make the limit by March 30)
Pat Burrell
Magglio Ordonez
Eric Byrnes
Vernon Wells
Jim Thome
Tim Hudson
Daniel Cabrera
Jeff Francis
Shawn Marcum
Will Inman (already have him in my minors stash)
Ted Lilly
Mike Hampton
Kelvim Escobar
Barry Zito
Josh Beckett
Eric Bedard
Todd Jones
Trevor Hoffman

[T Park]

Wow, got some tough decsions to make on the one guy.

Of course Im still having a hard time translating good player in real life, to good player in fantasy.