Comments on: Jay Bruce, 2010 Fantasy Sleeper

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:17:33 +0000

This is the 3rd year I am hanging on to this guy and I think I will be rewarded. I expect him to easily hit the 30 homer mark with a .270 avg and double digit steals.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:44:00 +0000

@sean: In my RCL defense, the team that won our league drafted 8 players who finished in the top 35 in ESPN’s player rater:

7 Cabrera (10)
31 Halladay (15)
55 Haren (12)
79 Abreu (31)
90 Jeter (10)
193 Mauer (17)
247 Bartlett (34)
282 Bourn (32)

I think he auto-drafted, PS. He also added Kendry Morales, Ian Stewart, Andrew Bailer, Edwin Jackson, Carlos Gonzales, and Joel Pineiro off of waivers.

Dude just had a sick, sick year.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:28:54 +0000

@Simply Fred: No problems at all here. In the RCL when I saw that it was going to be a competition to see who could draft the most like Grey's gameplan, I decided to go contrarian. Much like picking an NCAA pool, I figured the only way I could be outside the middle of the pack (high or low) was to do something the others wouldn't. I wasn't going to waste my time trying to out-razz Razzballers, so I zagged.

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:24:46 +0000

@Grey: That's what I needed to know. @sean: My apologies to Sean and you. I have spent countless hours trying to put together a plan that I thought mirrored your thinking (including waiting until at least the 7th before drafting a SP). Then when shot down, I got defensive--a real character flaw of mine.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:15:37 +0000

@Simply Fred: I'd probably pass on Rollins and take Desmond, Andrus, Everth, etc much later on.

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:11:03 +0000

@Grey: I am cooled down. Wanting to work out the nuance. "A-gonz at 22 isn't terrible" doesn't sound like a resounding, hey Rollins was bad. It was/is a tough call. The position scarcity got the balance in the close call. Would you say take A. Gonz there knowing that the next available SS would be Bartlett in the 6th or some schmohawk later. I am really struggling with these.

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:07:11 +0000

@Grey: I wasn't being critical of Sean drafting Peavy and Liriano (I had them on my teams). It was just that he criticized my picking SP 7, 8, and 9 "before some might even select their first SP." Seemed a bit hypocritical to me. Heck, I can give him credit for learning from experience. I am thinking it is more the Webb pick rather than drafting an SP in the seventh. BTW: There are 3 pitchers who finished in the top ten in three of the last four years: Sabathia, Santana, and Webb. I ain't gonna get the first two in the seventh. I will monitor Webb's health in the spring. Maybe if enough others feel the same, Webb drops to ADP 10. I appreciate the discussion (but was a little put off by what I perceived to be a holier-than-thou don't-pick-SP-in-early-rounds, when he had). @sean: I know you were trying to be helpful. It's all good.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:50:11 +0000

@Simply Fred: Think it's unfair to fault someone for drafting Peavy and Liriano last year. A-Gonz at 22 isn't terrible.

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:46:15 +0000

@Grey: I appreciate the feedback, especially not knowing a good balance of speed/power. Will consider Jones good, seek Bruce rather than Davis, and stay with McGehee. Not sure how to improve power at the corners. With Utley the 3rd pick, by the time it got back to 2nd round number 22, none of the next seemed stellar. Who would you recommend rather than Rollins amongst: Sandoval, Zimmerman, Youklis, V.Martinez, Hill, J-Up, A. Gonzalez?

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:29:58 +0000

@sean: Is this the same Sean that drafted Peavy in the 4th and Liriano in the 7th and finished 6th your RCL league last year?

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:15:54 +0000

@Simply Fred: I agree with Sean’s assessment. Specifically, that seems fine for Jones, would’ve preferred Bruce on your team — you already have plenty of speed and McGehee’s fine… As Sean pointed out, not sure about your pitching. Webb as the first pitcher doesn’t seem like a good move.

By: sean

sean — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:54:29 +0000

@Simply Fred: Going back-to-back MI gives you an advantage in terms of position scarcity, but you are in a monster deficit for power, especially on the corners. You don't have a sure bet for 30 HRs on that entire roster. Also, your picks in rounds 6-10 are all forgettable. Can't ever agree with picking a less-than-elite catcher in that stretch if you really felt obligated to draft a catcher. You spent a key mid-round pick on Webb, who may be done for life. Question marks abound for Peavy. Going Webb, Peavy, Kershaw in consecutive rounds is a ton of risk heaped on your roster before some might even select their first SP.

By: big o

big o — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:06:24 +0000

@AL KOHOLIC: opposable thumbs enable him to hang from tree branches .

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:42:04 +0000

@Grey:
Thoughts on this 12-team 5X5 18-rnd mock please:

1.3Utley(2B)
2.22Rollins(SS)
Could have had Greinke here
Rollins/Peavy better than Greinke/Bartlett?
3.27Sizemore(OF)
4.46Granderson(OF)
5.51Votto(1B),
or Morales?
6.70Ibanez(OF)
7.75Webb(SP)
8.94Peavy(SP)
9.99Kershaw(SP)
10.118Montero(C)
11.123*BJ-Upton(OF)
(*BJ ain’t gonna drop this far in RCL)
12.142G.Jones(CI)
know you aren’t high on him, but this far enough drop?
13.147R.Davis(OF)
or Bruce?
Need speed or power to balance this team?
14.166Street(RP)
15.171Hoffman(RP)
16.190J.Sanchez(SP)
17.195Fox(3B)
18.214McGehee(2B)
or Kendrick?
Which gets preference?

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:15:01 +0000

@AL KOHOLIC: roob fined you $10,i think he`s kidding though

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:14:16 +0000

@BigFatHippo: woa,gotta look that one up

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:10:41 +0000

@AL KOHOLIC: I would never drop a beer. I’m the only Hippo with opposable thumbs after all……………….

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:54:54 +0000

@BigFatHippo: yeah,you wont drop your beer as often either

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:43:51 +0000

@AL KOHOLIC: @Grey: @Steve: Ha, yeah, six fingers comes in handy sometimes!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:40:14 +0000

@Grey: I don't think that's the Jersey Shore in the background.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:31:34 +0000

@Steve: Wish I had six fingers now.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:27:43 +0000

@Grey: Story? There was a story?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1157160/1/index.htm

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:22:55 +0000

@BigFatHippo: yeah he was good,but he had 6 fingers on his pitching hand

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:10:14 +0000

@GopherDay: Actually I do like Colby this year, forgot about him, but he's obviously not a top guy. @BigFatHippo: That's one of the best stories ever.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:06:54 +0000

Oops, this guy? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119283/index.htm

By: GopherDay

GopherDay — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:05:47 +0000

@Grey: No Colby jack cheese for grey?

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:05:06 +0000

@Grey: What, guys named Skip or Yadi don’t get your pulse racing?

Man, the rich get richer, Sawx-Lackey, Phils-Halladay…….what’s next Yanks-http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119283/index.htm?

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:49:27 +0000

@BigFatHippo: I'm done with any hitters on the Cards not named Albert or Holliday.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:47:34 +0000

@Grey: In case David Freeze was gonna be one of your sleepers he was arrested for DWI over the weekend. Don't bet on him for 2010.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:43:26 +0000

@Steve: I was floored when I heard 8 years. Most teams don't like to do that long a contract anymore. Now if we can just give Albert that billion dollar lifetime deal he'll be playing well into his eighties.