Comments on: 2009 Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Top 10

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:45:36 +0000

I pick #5 in a 5X5 H2H where each category win counts as a point in the final standings. Meaning the goal isn’t just to win weeks, but to win as many categories over the course of the season as possible — win a week 6-4 and your rival wins 10-0, your rival is 4 games ahead of you in the standings. We use OBP instead of AVG, and we use SB-CS and SV-BS. So IMO steals and saves are LESS valuable in this circumstance since you can rely on luck quite often to win those categories.

Do you think I’m off base in thinking Ryan Howard is a great pick at #5? Over a Cabrera/Braun/Sizemore type?

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:43:35 +0000

@Falcon: I personally like to be able to take two guys back to back. Picks 12/13 are much better than 1 and 24, obviously, but I think better than 4 and 20 too. I also like to be able to take the first two starters of another tier or first two closers of lower teir, i.e., I like to start runs in a draft. It's about where you feel comfortable though so I don't think there's a right and wrong answer.

By: Falcon

Falcon — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:38:50 +0000

Arriving fashionably late to this thread, but am intrigued. Personally, I hate having back to back picks (IE spot 1 or 12). Am I off base here?

My reasoning is that from spot 8, I have good information about the other managers’ lineups. If I need a SS, and Peralta is available in the 8th round – I check the 9-12 managers lineups. If they all have SS’s, I snag Votto and wait for Peralta in the 9th round while feeding the dog some peanut butter.

This is just an example – in the mock I did that in, some dude drafted Daniel Murphy in the 6th to the chorus of ridicule.

Bottom Line: Does the ability to gather information give the outer-inner draft order spots (like that?) more value? I am talking spots 4,5,8,9 in a 12 team league.

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:17:11 +0000

I have the 5th pick in my draft. DAMN

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:22:32 +0000

@Josh: Thanks for the heads up! Fixed.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:16:57 +0000

Just nit-picking, but with dropping A-rod, MCAB now begins the tier of “I really hope I don’t have to pick 5th overall. This shizz gets dicey.”

By: Jimmy ray

Jimmy ray — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:29:28 +0000

As far as A-rod goes you have to ask yourself ” was that an off year or the start of his decline…was it punk” 5th would be the earliest I would take A-rod

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:43:04 +0000

@Jeff: The listed 210 is Ks. Though he may pitch less innings this year because of the bullpen additions.

By: Jeff1

Jeff1 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:38:38 +0000

Why do you think that Santana will pitch fewer innings this year? He hasn’t been bellow 210 since 2003 when he only pitched 158 innings.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:44:45 +0000

@Rob: I'd make that deal too except I wouldn't drop Hart for Pence. Don't you have a SP you can drop if you want to keep Pence?