Re: 2020 DobberBaseball League
Now that I have a bit of time, lets take a look at how my draft went through my eyes. I was drafting 9th out of 10 teams so I basically had B2B picks, only I had one guy picking two in front of my 2nd pick. Most times it wasnt an issue but there was a couple times I got sniped on a guy I wanted from Jx3H, who was picking 10th overall. I had a pre-ranked list that I did my best to stick to and tried not to reach out of position need, especially early on.
1st round - Francisco Lindor. I had Lindor ranked 6th overall in my early draft rankings so I was happy to get him 9th overall. Wasnt really looking to get a SS this early on, but IMO, he was the top ranked SS to own.
2nd round - Alex Bregman. Here's one of the times I got sniped. I really wanted Juan Soto and he went in one of the B2B picks in front of me. i didnt want to go infield/infield with my first two picks, but thats how my list rolled. I actually had Jose Ramirez ranked next, but I didnt want to go with B2B Cleveland Indians with my first two picks so the next guy on the list was Bregman.
3rd round - Pete Alonso. Once again, next on my list was another infielder. I dont know if I had Alonso ranked higher than others, but he was next. He was in my top 20 so this was a great spot for me to get him. I was hoping to get at least one of the high end SP's with this pick, but a lot of them went really early (my opinion) compared to batters and from what I could see from my list, the next SP was quite far down my rankings so I stuck with my list.
4th round - Aaron Judge. Well, it wasn't another infielder at this point. Seriously though, I would say I like Judge more than others and there was no way he was getting back to me again in another 20 picks. His injury could be the reason he came to me here for all I know. Either way, I'll take him to help me win a few weeks and I'll have to adjust for the weeks we all know he'll get hurt.
5th round Luis Castillo. Finally on the board with my first SP and was quite happy to get Castillo here. I had him in my top 50 so to get him at the end of the 5th round was solid value in my eyes. To me, I just got a top 10 pitcher and didn't have to reach for him early on.
6th round Lucas Giolito. See Castillo for a similar writeup. I had Castillo and Giolito one after the other in my rankings. When I read this about Giolito, I was happy to get him at this point.
Giolito has the 2nd lowest contact made on pitches in the zone. Only one better is Cole.
I'll take that.
7th round Jonathan Villar. The guy I really wanted in this round was JT Realmuto but we went a few picks before I could get him. I wont lie, I am not sure how to feel about this pick. First off, I hate drafting 2B this early as it normally is one of the deeper positions to draft. Secondly, he's coming off a career year and now in Miami, where he will surely see a decline in those numbers. The only thing that made me feel a little better is reading that the Marlins are looking at using Villar in CF. I also could really use some speed guys for stolen bases, and Villar certainly fits the bill there. Hopefully he gets OF designation early on and I have a nice multi-position player I can move around my lineup when needed.
8th round Gary Sanchez. I will be 100% honest and say this was my first real reach. I didnt have Sanchez next on my list, but after missing out on Realmuto last round, I was determined to grab one of the few quality hitting catchers. It wasn't a big reach but I strayed off my list. I think I had Sanchez something like 6 or 7 spots down my list at this point, so it wasn't too far off. He sucks for batting average but man he hits some bombs. Arguably the 2nd best Catcher to own.
9th round Ramon Laureano. I feel I got a bit of a sleeper in Laureano at this point. Not sure how many had him on their radar but I had him ranked higher than A LOT of other OFs who went before Laureano. I was really happy to snag him with this pick.
10th round Roberto Osuna. Relief pitchers were hard to guage as far as where to rank them when I was doing up a list. That being said, I did have Osuna as my 3rd best RP on my list, behind Hader and Yates. I started ranking them all after 90th overall so I wasnt too far off as far as where they started going.
11th round Eduardo Rodriguez. I dont think Boston is going to be as bad as many think and with Chris Sale's injury info, I bumped Rodriguez up my list a bit. Finding a SP who should get me 200+K's and 200+IP at this point, and is currently this teams top arm was too good to turn down.
12th round Andrew Benintendi. Benintendi really fell in this years draft because he had a crap year last year. His average dropped and his strikeouts went crazy. That being said, he's still young and I am hoping for a bounceback. If all goes well, I'll get 15-20HRs 75-90RBIs and somewhere close to 20SB from him.
13th round Oscar Mercado. Another guy I've read nothing but good things about heading into this season. Tons of speed so SBs should be plentiful, and the chance to find some pop in his bat. Everywhere I have read about this guy says "sleeper". I actually had him in my top 100 but kept passing on him for a couple rounds, hoping no one else was paying any attention to him. Looks like it paid off. I wasnt willing to wait any longer. Another guy I'm hoping for a 20-20 season from.
14th round Raisel Iglesias When I saw his name come up on my list next, I really wasnt too excited because I am not sure how much I trust him. Going 3-12 last year as a reliever doesnt instill confidence, but he did have 34saves last year too. I am hoping Cincy is an improved team and Iggy doesn't keep giving away wins.
15th round Scott Kingery. Really happy to get Kingery here, especially having to wait 20 picks since my last pick. It was at this point in the draft I really started focusing less on following a list and more on filling holes. Kingery fills A LOT of holes considering all the positions he is listed for. If Villar does get OF eligibility like I expect, Kingery is a nice addition to the 2B spot for me. Another solid candidate for a 20-20 season. I really wanted Biggio in this round, but Kingery will work too.
16th round Brandon Workman. I dont know if Workman is the closer in Boston or not, but worse case scenario, he's the setup guy so Im getting either saves or holds here. I really needed to start focusing on my pitfching going forward as I had a lot of holes to fill there.
17th round Marcus Stroman I reached a bit here only because I like Stroman and I think the Mets are going to be a good team this year. That and most of the other SPs I saw available weren't really considered much better or worse. I missed out on the other Blue Jays who I felt were even worth drafting, so this was a close 2nd there.
18th round JD Davis Another multiposition guy who offers a backup option for 3B and OF. He's also another guy I am reading about thats labeled as a possible sleeper for this year. Meh, at this point, I'll gamble on anyone. LOL!
19th round Jake Odorizzi I have been passing on Odorizzi for a few rounds now, and clearly so has everyone else. At this point in the draft, I couldnt pass anymore and I still needed SP options. Odorizzi was the best I could find at this point.
20th round Ryan McMahon Chaulk up another multi-position guy with good pop in his bat. He's versatile and that's desirable at this point for me.
21st round Joc Pederson To be honest, I had Pederson ranked a lot higher than this but injury concerns kept me away from him. It got to the point where I couldnt look past him anymore. Ya, he's a 0.250 hitter but he still had 36 HRs last year. Getting someone with that type of pop this late in the draft is something I just couldnt pass up anymore. Even if he gets half that amount this year(which I think he'll get more than half), he's still a bargain at this point.
22nd round Mark Melancon Not really a big Melancon fan, but he's still the expected closer on a very good Braves team. If he loses that spot, I'll drop him for holds.
23rd round Aaron Civale I wont lie and say I know much about him. I googled "sleeper picks" and his name kept popping up and at this point, everyone seemed to be reaching for home run picks. Evertying I read about him sounds promising so hopefully this is the best sleeper pick I made from all the other sleeper picks I made earlier on LOL!
24th round Austin Hays Another "sleeper pick" from the lists I had in front of me. It was down to Hays or Grisham and seeing as Grisham went right before my pick, it made this one easy. Another guy with 20-20 potential on a crappy team, so the opportunities will be there for him.
25th round Christian Vazquez As I type this, I am just starting to realize how many damn BoSox I drafted. Geez. I really dont like the idea of owning a backup catcher, but knowing Sanchez and his injury past, I didnt think it was a bad idea at this point.
My final roster:
C: Gary Sanchez
1B: Pete Alonso
2B: Jonathan Villar
SS: Franciso Lindor
3B: Alex Bregman
OF: Aaron Judge, Ramon Laureano, Oscar Mercado, Andrew Benintendi, JD Davis
UTL: Scott Kingery, Ryan McMahon
BN: Joc Pederson, Austin Hays, Christian Vazquez
SP:Lucas Giolito, Luis Castillo
RP: Roberto Osuna, Raisel Iglesias
P: Eduardo Rodriguez, Brandon Workman, Marcus Stroman, Mark Melancon
Bn: Jake Odorizzi, Aaron Civale
I took some flyers on some kids and some sleepers so god knows how well this team will perform. I dont own big name SP so I am hoping the guys I drafted will perform to their expectations. I've got lots of power and speed but the pitching will make or break my season. Thats my take on my roster.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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