Comments on: Ervin’s Elbow Isn’t Magic

By: sean

sean — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:43:25 +0000

oh, ps, zimmerman = gentile

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:08:26 +0000

@rhymenoceros: And I wouldn’t say my team LACKS speed…

Kinsler had 26 last year.. Should be good for around 25 again this year. Braun and Markakis are capable of 10-15 each, and Crawford is in great shape and claims to be 100% so I expect 45+ from him.

So my team has a fair amount of speed.

But I have 3 seperate offers on the table right now where I’d be getting, BJ Upton, Kemp, or Sizemore for Markakis and some pitching.

So if I replaced Markakis with either of those 3 guys, it’d increase my SB totals.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:53:16 +0000

@rhymenoceros: Well I took Nathan and Soria after I had every offensive position other than Catcher drafted. And both of them are top-tier closers, so why would I pass on that? There aren't any aces around in the middle of the draft, just a bunch of guys like Felix, Ervin, Burnett, etc.. So I'd rather take 2 great closers and then draft guys like Cain, Nolasco, and Chris Young later.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:14:15 +0000

@rhymenoceros: I agree with Sean that Sanchez can throw a close to a K-per-inning. I think he's lucky to get to 120 IP this year let alone 150 IP. It'll be interesting to see how the two year removed from reliever theory works this year with four contestants: Dempster, Myers, Sanchez, and Wellemeyer. I wouldn't draft any of these guys period.

By: rhymenoceros

rhymenoceros — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:37:53 +0000

@Ashley: The only problem I have with your team is lack of speed. I know you have Crawford, but he’s a guy I always worry about. Other than that, it looks like you made some good trades. I like Cueto better than Weaver because he’s in the NL and has better K potential. However, his wins, ERA, and WHIP might suffer because of ballpark.

I do find it funny that you don’t draft SP until round 12 but you’re okay investing early picks on saves (i.e. Nathan and Soria). What is your reasoning there?

By: sean

sean — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:36:34 +0000

@hiphopopotamus: JOS struck out 157 in 158 innings in 29 starts last year. I don’t see him throwing many more innings than that this year, but he does have the arm for one K/IP

By: rhymenoceros

rhymenoceros — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:26:59 +0000

I’m glad someone is speaking up about Ervin. I’ve never really liked him, even with his improved numbers from last year. The article about Risky Pitchers has been a key piece to my draft strategy. My question right now is what is an accurate K projection for Jonathan Sanchez? I’ve seen numbers from the 160’s to the low 200’s. Which is the more believable number?

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:12:03 +0000

@Billy: sweet. @Eric W: Ervin was on the list for breaking pitches where Lester is on for increased workload from previous year. I consider the breaking pitches to be a bigger risk (that's why I HATE Nolasco this year - sorry Ashley...at Round 13, you are getting a discount vs. projections). I don't expect a full season out of Lester - maybe a month on the DL with a 'tired arm' or something like that...

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:10:07 +0000

@IowaCubs: I wouldn't cut him yet, I would try and back him up if I could.

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:08:41 +0000

Is it too soon to cut Devine in favor of Zeigler? Devine could be injured.