I’ve set up a web-based system to help you stick to Grey’s Pitcher Pairings while drafting. I would appreciate it greatly if as many of you as possible could jump on and test it out (at least one run through). Just want to make sure I don’t have any dead links, bugs, or mistakes in logic. Thank you in advance for any feedback you can offer. Here is the link:

http://www.kevinkwalter.com/_fbb/pitcher_pairings_1.html

C-Wieters, LuCroy, Mesoraco
1B- Morneau
2B Kendrick , Jemile Weeks
SS Andrus , Y. Escobar
3B Reynolds
OF A.Gordan, McCutchen, Hamilton and Kemp

SP- Kershaw
Waino
Hellickson
Garza
Luebke
D.Duffy
Lyles
RP- The Beard, Marmol, Venters, J.Benoit and Farnsworth

I lost 1B eligibility for Alex Gordan, which leaves me with morneau at first. Blech. I just got offered Brett Lawrie for Matt Wieters. Is this a move i can make? Move Reynolds to first and have Lawrie for my 3B of the future? Are LuCroy and Mesoraco going to be decent enough to get me by? Also got offered Rizzo and Kuroda for Alex Gordon. He would be my extra OF and i’d get a good future 1B. What do you think? I love Wieters but it’s gonna be hard to get an elite 3B otherwise. Thanks!

just started to DVR it based on your rec – thanks!

What the hell does all of that mean? I know IMHO and FWIW; I literally don’t know what you’re talking about.

“The righty who jogged to the mound looked more like an accountant than a star pitcher – he was Henry’s height, pale-haired and sunken-chinned, with slouched and flimsy shoulders. ‘Name’s Dougal,’ Arsch told Henry. ‘Pitched a two-hitter against West Texas the other day. He is filthy.’

Henry nodded. The ability to throw a fastball was an alchemical thing, a superhero’s secret power. You could never quite tell who possessed it.”

Why protect 2 pitchers when you only need 5 starters? I’d keep all 5 hitters and Greinke.

@sandles: Ha, nice eye! Yeah, I couldn’t find 5 more. They’re bad.

a) Tulo, Upton, Wright, Braun, Greinke, Haren
b) Tulo, Upton, Wright, Hosmer, Greinke, Haren
c)
d)Tulo, Upton, Wright, Hosmer, Braun, Greinke
e)Tulo, Upton, Wright, Greinke, Haren, Cain

@yankees2012: Welcome back from where? Strasburg, Jennings…

@Mark: Agreed

I understand the temptation with Santana, but I don’t think his upside is superior to Stauffer’s mean-level projection at this point, so that’s why I ultimately decided against recommending him. Santana’s K% was in decline already, and the injury he had is pretty severe/unusual (and this is coming from a Mets fan). I would almost definitely keep Stauffer over Santana. I don’t see an upside difference, at least in the short term, and Santana has much more bust potential.

I’m also not a huge fan of Hart at that price, he’s one of the guys I think everyone else tends to overvalue. If you’re going to keep your stars, he’s someone to drop. Let someone else spend that money on him.

I actually might look to package Hart or Holliday with a SS. I’m pretty mixed on Hanley–I see the arguments for a bounceback, but his spiked GB% worries me enough so that a $31 price is probably the absolute ceiling of what I’d willing to pay. If someone values him at ~$40 I would look to deal him and keep Gordon, maybe package Hanley with Hart. If its like you say and the elite talents are so overvalued, then that’s a market inefficiency to be exploited, not a reason to fall in with the crowd.

I also agree with Grey about Holliday. He’s not worth a keep at $31. I might look to deal him for a better keeper too. If someone’s willing to value him that highly, let them pay that cost and spend your money elsewhere. It also can’t be stated enough just how shallow 1B has gotten in the NL. If you can get a cheapish Ike Davis, Brandon Belt, or Lucas Duda as a second piece in a deal, I’d be all over it. The guy with Votto has such an advantage in NL-Only this year, finding a passable 1B is going to be vital for anyone looking to compete in HR and RBI.

2 Keeper League – who out of Strasbourg, Kennedy, Hudson, Beachy, Jennings, Morse? All would be 11th and 12th round keepers (our max. rounds). I am leaning towards Strasbourg and Jennings. What say you?

Thanks much Grey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lycqHaZsmBY

@thekingadrock: I don’t like playing with CGs. Makes top starters way too valuable.

@birrrdy!: I could see keeping Hanley, don’t understand Holliday. Bernadina is supposed to start. Stand pat on that trade.

@Hans: I’d take McCutchen.