You’re right, I’ve probably been talking about it too much. The fact that you have a lovely mother. Also, I’m been going on ad nauseam with the fact that we need more commissioners. Because we need stuff commissioned folks. But there’s a reason for this, and that’s because I love our RCLs. I’ve waxed poetic about this before, but I love Razzball. I love Grey. I love Sky. Tehol? Not so much. But you get the point. I believe in the Razzball product, and by default, that means I love you, the community. And, of course, your mothers. We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel here, but obviously we always try to provide an entertaining vehicle for fantasy analysis. But more importantly, and here it comes again (that’s what she never says), we also prioritize community moreso than any other fantasy sports site out there. We want to engage with you, the readers on everything. And that goes to the RCLs…it gives everyone a chance to play with everyone else. Contributors, readers, hobo’s, you name it. And that’s why I love our RCLs, and that’s why you should love being a commissioner. Note to self: Sales and marketing may be a worthy pursuit. However, we just didn’t come here to talk about creating a commission full of commissioners to commish commishenable (totally a word) leagues. (Instructions on how to create a league are below the jump.) No, we also came here to take a look at the new set of RCL drafts that have taken place, where profuse praise will be given. Haha, not really. There’s bound to be a Tehol team there…
Before we start taking a look at the some of the leagues that have already drafted, I’d like to thank VinWins for providing the data that you’ll be looking at.
Here’s a look at how many starting pitchers were drafted by each round, with the total at the end.
| League | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beddict’s butth*le pleasures | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Upton my grill | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Slamming Sammys | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Skunk Beard | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| The Lords of Sarcasm | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| The Filthy Spawn of Beddict | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| The Domkey is a Unicorn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| The Underground | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| League (Cont’d) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beddict’s butth*le pleasures | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 90 |
| Upton my grill | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 84 |
| Slamming Sammys | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 85 |
| Skunk Beard | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 84 |
| The Lords of Sarcasm | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 92 |
| The Filthy Spawn of Beddict | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 86 |
| The Domkey is a Unicorn | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 84 |
| The Underground | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 88 |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 81 |
Based on my expertise of having basic math skills (I really don’t) and have semi-average vision, it appears that most are being drafted in the fourth to seventh rounds…
The next table shows which players were paired with Mike Trout (if you’re lucky to have won the Mike Trout lottery), the first catcher selected, the first pitcher selected, and the first reliever selected.
| League | Link | Paired with Trout | 1st C | (Pick) | 1st SP | (Pick) | 1st RP | (Pick) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beddict’s butth*le pleasures | Draft | Sale, Donaldson | Posey | 42 | Kershaw | 6 | Chapman | 51 |
| Upton my grill | Draft | Harper, Desmond | Posey | 42 | Kershaw | 7 | Chapman | 61 |
| Slamming Sammys | Draft | Sale, Bumgarner | Posey | 37 | Kershaw | 11 | Chapman | 58 |
| Skunk Beard | Draft | Posey, Felix H | Posey | 24 | Kershaw | 10 | Chapman | 53 |
| The Lords of Sarcasm | Draft | Arenado, Pujols | Posey | 41 | Kershaw | 7 | Chapman | 50 |
| The Filthy Spawn of Beddict | Draft | Brantley, Desmond | Posey | 23 | Kershaw | 5 | Chapman | 42 |
| The Domkey is a Unicorn | Draft | Hanley, Strasburg | Posey | 43 | Kershaw | 5 | Kimbrel | 48 |
| The Underground | Draft | Freeman, Scherzer | Posey | 26 | Kershaw | 6 | Chapman | 37 |
| Saskatchewan | Draft | J-Upton, Beltre | Posey | 38 | Kershaw | 6 | Chapman | 63 |
And last but not least, the first RCL trade happened. Clown Question traded Craig Kimbrel to Stick it in my Tehol for Huston Street and Francisco Rodriguez (Clown Question dropped Coco Crisp) in The Filthy Spawn of Beddict RCL. Right, it’s a block the socks off type of trade, but just the fact that it happened is exciting. Or maybe I just need to get outside a bit more.
TO JOIN A LEAGUE
Click the LINK in the ‘League Link’ column (see below grid) and enter the PASSWORD at ESPN. Emails are there for some leagues, but you shouldn’t need to email anyone. You can join as many leagues as you like.
TO START A LEAGUE
Please create a league in ESPN based on the league rules reference above. Step by step: Hit Create. Then Create ESPN Custom (middle option), Name League, Change to 12 Teams, Restriction Type: None, Open to All Users, Access: change to Private, create Password, leave as Roto and Snake, Make Draft Date and Time, Create. From Default settings all you have to do is change to TWO DL SLOTS and 180 Starts by pitchers. So, you go to ROSTERS and Click “Edit Roster Settings.” There, change to 2 DL Slots and 180 Starts (the counter will change to 20.0 per slot). Then SUBMIT Roster Settings. Finally, Create Your League! (Important Note: Make sure league is viewable to public but requiring a password to avoid non-Razzballers joining.) When that’s finished, click here. You will be permissioned shortly so you can add your league info to the Google Doc (the below grid cannot be edited from this page). On that Google Doc, you will need to enter your name, league link, password and please UPDATE the number of openings as your league fills up. That’s it. Oh, and don’t use your bank account password. You can start as many leagues as you like.
