Comments on: Top Hundred Overall for 2008

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:58:04 +0000

@mike: Yeah, you gotta do that trade. Nice move.

By: mike

mike — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:56:03 +0000

Hafner, Gagne for Vlad Guerrero…… gotta do it if your getting Vlad… no?

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By: Get Figgy With It

Get Figgy With It — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:10:29 +0000

It’s:

C
1B
2B
SS
3B
OF
OF
OF
UTIL

SP
SP
SP
SP
RP
RP
RP

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:12:10 +0000

What are the positions in your league? Is it 3 OF or 5? How many pitchers?

By: Get Figgy With It

Get Figgy With It — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:24:01 +0000

So I just drafted my 5×5 H2H league and was looking for some feedback…any holes in my roster (besides C) or any stat categories you think I might struggle in. Thanks

1. (3) Jose Reyes SS
2. (22) BJ Upton OF/2B
3. (27) Carlos Lee OF
4. (46) Garrett Atkins 1B/3B
5. (51) Papelbon RP
6. (70) Corey Hart OF
7. (75) Adrian Gonzalez 1B
8. (94) Fausto Carmona SP
9. (99) Francisco Liriano SP
10. (118) Jeff Francoeur OF
11. (123) Rich Hill SP
12. (142) Chad Billingsley SP
13. (147) John Maine SP
14. (166) Joe Borowski RP
15. (171) BJ Ryan RP
16. (190) Kerry Wood RP
17. (195) Michael Cuddyer OF
18. (214) Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B
19. (219) Adam Jones OF
20. (238) Heath Bell RP
21. (243) JR Towles C
22. (262) Brandon Lyon RP

Get Figgy With It’s last blog post..Game 1: Red Sox 6, Oakland 5

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By: Roto Professor » Razzball’s Top 100 List

Roto Professor » Razzball’s Top 100 List — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:15:35 +0000

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By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:59:46 +0000

Perfect. It is time for me to start doing some of the work! Many thanks.

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:19:01 +0000

Download this “2008 Fantasy Razzball Player Rater” Excel spreadsheet from this post:

http://razzball.com/2008-fantasy-razzball-player-rater/

This has everyone’s position. Find the guys towards the bottom of the list (I say bottom because this list is to try and find the worst players). Now look for players whose position is Swing/Long Relief.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:41:46 +0000

Thanks, Grey. Just had another look myself and can’t see where those projections are coming from. I’m happy, though, to stick with what I have. Do you know of any starters who are likely to start the year in the pen as MRs?

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:28:53 +0000

Holds is pretty unpredictable. I looked at Sports Fanatics hold list. Maybe I missed it, but where are these projections coming from?

Anyway, I’d hold (pun intended) onto the guys you have. Rodney looks like he’s going to open the season on the DL and with the unpredictable nature of holds, you got what you got and you can always jump on a hot middle man in April. Keep an eye on Perez though, I used him to great effect last year.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:13:28 +0000

Rodney is available – you think I should grab him instead of, say, Shields (although Sport Fanatics project him to be one of the top three “holds-getters”)? I think I should keep Bell now that I’ve reached for him. He’s also a closer-in-waiting and on a team that has traditionally produced MRs that get plenty of holds.

Peter Moylan, Henry Owens and Rafael Perez are also there…

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:28:06 +0000

Steve — Yeah, and their track record. Bell came out of nowhere with that season last year.

By: Razzball Mailbag - Valuing Adam Dunn

Razzball Mailbag - Valuing Adam Dunn — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:17:39 +0000

[...] Can’t say that I’m familiar w/ Baseball HQ’s Player Rater (have the book and access to online projections) but I’m looking in the book and Dunn is drafted 62nd overall in their 15 team mixed league snake draft and tied for about 52nd place overall in projected dollar value at $24. Our Point Shares project him at #40. Blogmate Grey ranks Dunn at #33 in his top 100. [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:28:11 +0000

Grey – just out of interest, what is your thinking in a preference for Rodney, Fuentes or Betancourt? Is it that they are the most likely MRs to turn into closers?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:07:16 +0000

Grey, Rudy – thanks for the input. I’ve really only latched on to the blog-style Fantasy sites (partic those that stress stats/sabermetrics over hype!) this year and have been really impressed by the way you guys dispense opinions and advice with intelligence and humour. Leaves other ‘bigger’ sites for dead.

Yeah – Bell was a bit of a reach. The three you all mentioned were all there and no one else was really grabbing MRs! In fact Betancourt was next on the hit list but got taken just before me (so did Joba) and Andruw in the 13th seemed to good to turn down.

I guess I felt that I had the bulk of my offence nailed by then and I was pretty confident that the guys I wanted late (Milledge, Jones + my 2B and SS) would be there for me so I didn’t feel so bad going a little MR-crazy. A great holds guy always materialises (that’s how I got Bell last year) so I will be watching for one of those.

I’ll need some SPs at some stage no doubt, but I’ll just grab as I need. Thanks again for the comments!

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:39:03 +0000

Carl — Take a starter if you feel you have to.

Hudson and Durham are just okay. Durham’s playing well in spring training, but I think the Giants have to start thinking about the future soon, right? Hudson’s not really strong in any category except runs. So why not take Castillo then? If I were you, I’d take a flier on Yunel, Iguchi, Matsui (who’s injured already but they say it’s not serious) or even Felipe Lopez (they’re talking about Guzman. I can’t see that lasting.) These are all late fliers if you can get them.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:33:20 +0000

hey steve -
nice team. i’ve read patrick’s H2H posts and he’s got some great insights. i think you got some great value w/ a lot of picks. of note: markakis, posada, kelly johnson, bourn, and wigginton.

i do think starting pitching should be de-emphasized in H2H but I still think you should have a few in your back pocket for when it makes sense in match-ups.

aside from wins and K’s, i think your team proves to be a tough match-up. maybe you’re a bit weak on AVG but that’s a bit of a crapshoot anyway.

good luck!
rudy

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:25:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing your team.

First, for H2H, heffin’ hey, your team is solid. Great offensive balance all the way down to 16th round. After that, you got guys with great offensive upside late (Milledge/Jones). It sounds like you know this already, but I think you reached on Bell, unless there were others grabbing MRs. I probably would have went Betancourt, Fuentes or Rodney instead, unless they were gone. Shields has a good track record, obviously last year wasn’t stellar and Sosa and Correia are kinda throwaway picks. Wouldn’t be surprised if you drop them by April 15th for better waiver pickups. But, yeah, overall well played.

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:21:43 +0000

Grey what about 2nd base…should I just go after a 3rd tier guy like Hudson or Durham in the later rounds? Looking at everyone’s keepers which were due today I could really get screwed if I don’t take a SP with 1 of my first picks now that I think about it. Once guys like Webb, Harang, Zambrano, Young and Haren are gone, there won’t be much to pick at in terms of strikeouts and Wins. Do you agree?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:36:16 +0000

OK here it is. Couple of things – as I said it is 12-team H2H that is 5 x 5 plus OBP and Holds. And I’m using Patrick from Fantasy Babesball Generals strategy of using NO starting pitching (unless I have to). Which (kind of) explains why I drafted Bell and Broxton so high. Also – BJ Upton got drafted right in front of me in round 3 (where I was hoping A-Ram would be available) so took Rios and reached slightly for Atkins. I also wanted Tejada in the 7th but he went about 3 picks before mine. Think Renteria in the 15th is good value though. The last two picks are to fill my SP slots with MRs- no other reason! Although it did mean I couldn’t grab Billy Butler…

1. (11) Ryan Howard 1B
2. (14) Carl Crawford LF
3. (35) Álex Ríos CF,RF
4. (38) Garrett Atkins 1B,3B
5. (59) Nick Markakis RF
6. (62) Takashi Saito RP
7. (83) Brad Hawpe RF
8. (86) Mariano Rivera RP
9. (107) Jorge Posada C
10. (110) Huston Street RP
11. (131) Heath Bell RP
12. (134) Jonathan Broxton RP
13. (155) Andruw Jones CF
14. (158) Jason Isringhausen RP
15. (179) Édgar Rentería SS
16. (182) Kelly Johnson 2B
17. (203) Scot Shields RP
18. (206) Lastings Milledge LF,CF,RF
19. (227) Pat Neshek RP
20. (230) Ty Wigginton 1B,2B,3B
21. (251) Adam Jones LF
22. (254) Michael Bourn LF,CF
23. (275) Jorge Sosa SP,RP
24. (278) Kevin Correia SP,RP

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:16:13 +0000

Steve — Awesome, that sounds like a really solid five. Post the rest of your team if you want. Let’s see it.

Jay — You cocky bastard.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:41:35 +0000

Great post. I managed to get Howard, Crawford, Rios and Markakis and Atkins from your top 40 in my 12-team H2H draft – so be more than happy if they match your projections…

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:10:16 +0000

I don't agree with a bunch of these, but hey, we all got our own opinions. I actually just did my live draft in fantasy baseball last week. I don' t think my team is too bad! But then again, I won last year's league, so I'm not too worried. Jay DatMoney.com Jay's last blog post..If You Didn’t have Entrecard, Your Blog Would Have No Visitors

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:34:44 +0000

Gotcha. Then Tejada and Furcal are the two right choices. Uggla may hit 31 homers, but he’s liable to hit .250, as well. I prefer Tejada at 25 home runs and .290 anyway. Let me know how it goes.

By: Carl

Carl — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:27:54 +0000

I didn’t mention Santana because he will be the first overall pick seeing as he came over to the NL in the offseason and this will be the first time he will be acquired by anyone so he’s moot.

As for middle infielders with a lick of talent, Furcal and Tejada are the best ones available I believe. You can imagine all the ones that are protected (Reyes, Rollins, Hanley, Phillips, Utley, Tulo, Hardy, Johnson). Only notables left are Furcal, Tejada, Weeks, Uggla, Greene, Kent, Drew, Hudson. Should I grab Uggla with with one of my first two picks seeing how much more thin 2B is compared to SS? Can he repeat the 31 bombs with out Miguel? Thanks Grey.