2016 NFBC Early Draft Results

[Greg Ambrosius]

The drafting season has begun in the NFBC and every year we like to share a few of those results with our NFBC community. In fairness to those paying for these leagues, we keep complete results private and only those owners who have signed up for 2016 NFBC events have access to the Average Draft Position lists this off-season. Those ADPs will be on your team pages once we have five completed drafts.

Still, we want to whet your appetites for the drafts, so we will show the first 6 rounds of most NFBC drafts that are held this off-season. This should give you an idea of the early rounds and help you in your draft preparation. Let The Games Begin everyone and good luck during the 2016 season.

Here's a look at one of our first Draft Champions Leagues:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Bryce Harper RF
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Carlos Correa SS
1 5 Nolan Arenado 3B
1 6 Manny Machado 3B
1 7 Josh Donaldson 3B
1 8 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 9 Kris Bryant 3B
1 10 Anthony Rizzo 1B
1 11 Jose Altuve 2B
1 12 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 13 Max Scherzer SP
1 14 Dee Gordon 2B
1 15 Andrew McCutchen CF

Round 2:
2 1 Miguel Cabrera 1B
2 2 Jose Bautista RF
2 3 A.J. Pollock CF
2 4 Jose Abreu 1B
2 5 Mookie Betts CF
2 6 Kyle Schwarber LF
2 7 Chris Sale SP
2 8 Starling Marte LF
2 9 Jake Arrieta SP
2 10 George Springer RF
2 11 Zack Greinke SP
2 12 Buster Posey C
2 13 Chris Davis 1B
2 14 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 15 Madison Bumgarner SP

Round 3:
3 1 Charlie Blackmon CF
3 2 Joey Votto 1B
3 3 Dallas Keuchel SP
3 4 Gerrit Cole SP
3 5 Lorenzo Cain CF
3 6 Troy Tulowitzki SS
3 7 David Price SP
3 8 Jacob deGrom SP
3 9 Jose Fernandez SP
3 10 Matt Harvey SP
3 11 Noah Syndergaard SP
3 12 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 13 Corey Kluber SP
3 14 J.D. Martinez RF
3 15 Miguel Sano 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Justin Upton LF
4 2 Chris Archer SP
4 3 Carlos Carrasco SP
4 4 Nelson Cruz RF
4 5 Aroldis Chapman MR
4 6 Anthony Rendon 2B
4 7 Felix Hernandez SP
4 8 Yoenis Cespedes LF
4 9 Francisco Lindor SS
4 10 Jon Lester SP
4 11 Sonny Gray SP
4 12 Carlos Gonzalez RF
4 13 Ryan Braun RF
4 14 Cole Hamels SP
4 15 Robinson Cano 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 2 Carlos Gomez CF
5 3 Todd Frazier 3B
5 4 Wade Davis MR
5 5 Matt Carpenter 3B
5 6 Brian Dozier 2B
5 7 Xander Bogaerts SS
5 8 Adam Jones CF
5 9 Corey Seager SS
5 10 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 11 Albert Pujols 1B
5 12 Prince Fielder 1B
5 13 Corey Dickerson LF
5 14 Kyle Seager 3B
5 15 Freddie Freeman 1B

Round 6:
6 1 Gregory Polanco RF
6 2 Kenley Jansen MR
6 3 Andrew Miller MR
6 4 Eric Hosmer 1B
6 5 Danny Salazar SP
6 6 Jason Heyward RF
6 7 Adam Wainwright SP
6 8 Ian Kinsler 2B
6 9 Jeurys Familia MR
6 10 Garrett Richards SP
6 11 Billy Hamilton CF
6 12 Adrian Beltre 3B
6 13 Michael Brantley LF
6 14 Zach Britton MR
6 15 Johnny Cueto SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's another Draft Champions League result:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Josh Donaldson 3B
1 3 Bryce Harper RF
1 4 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 5 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 6 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 7 Manny Machado 3B
1 8 Nolan Arenado 3B
1 9 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 10 Carlos Correa SS
1 11 Anthony Rizzo 1B
1 12 Kris Bryant 3B
1 13 Jose Altuve 2B
1 14 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 15 Edwin Encarnacion 1B

Round 2:
2 1 Dee Gordon 2B
2 2 Buster Posey C
2 3 Chris Davis 1B
2 4 Mookie Betts CF
2 5 A.J. Pollock CF
2 6 George Springer RF
2 7 Starling Marte LF
2 8 Jake Arrieta SP
2 9 Jose Bautista RF
2 10 Joey Votto 1B
2 11 Ryan Braun RF
2 12 Yoenis Cespedes LF
2 13 Max Scherzer SP
2 14 Jose Abreu 1B
2 15 Chris Sale SP

Round 3:
3 1 Madison Bumgarner SP
3 2 Zack Greinke SP
3 3 Nelson Cruz RF
3 4 David Price SP
3 5 Robinson Cano 2B
3 6 Jose Fernandez SP
3 7 Gerrit Cole SP
3 8 Charlie Blackmon CF
3 9 Dallas Keuchel SP
3 10 Kyle Schwarber LF
3 11 Justin Upton LF
3 12 J.D. Martinez RF
3 13 Michael Brantley LF
3 14 Jacob deGrom SP
3 15 Matt Harvey SP

Round 4:
4 1 Corey Kluber SP
4 2 Carlos Gomez CF
4 3 Ian Kinsler 2B
4 4 Carlos Gonzalez RF
4 5 Todd Frazier 3B
4 6 Stephen Strasburg SP
4 7 Troy Tulowitzki SS
4 8 Corey Seager SS
4 9 Francisco Lindor SS
4 10 Miguel Sano 3B
4 11 Ben Revere LF
4 12 Lorenzo Cain CF
4 13 Brian Dozier 2B
4 14 Felix Hernandez SP
4 15 Adam Jones CF

Round 5:
5 1 Xander Bogaerts SS
5 2 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 3 Chris Archer SP
5 4 Noah Syndergaard SP
5 5 Kyle Seager 3B
5 6 Billy Hamilton CF
5 7 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 8 Carlos Carrasco SP
5 9 Eric Hosmer 1B
5 10 Anthony Rendon 2B
5 11 Sonny Gray SP
5 12 Jon Lester SP
5 13 Matt Kemp RF
5 14 Matt Carpenter 3B
5 15 Jason Kipnis 2B

Round 6:
6 1 Wade Davis MR
6 2 Prince Fielder 1B
6 3 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 4 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
6 5 Corey Dickerson LF
6 6 Danny Salazar SP
6 7 Craig Kimbrel MR
6 8 Khris Davis LF
6 9 Salvador Perez C
6 10 Jason Heyward RF
6 11 Cole Hamels SP
6 12 Kenley Jansen MR
6 13 Andrew Miller MR
6 14 Ian Desmond SS
6 15 Adrian Beltre 3B

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more to chew on:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 2 Josh Donaldson 3B
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Bryce Harper RF
1 5 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 6 Carlos Correa SS
1 7 Nolan Arenado 3B
1 8 Manny Machado 3B
1 9 Kris Bryant 3B
1 10 Anthony Rizzo 1B
1 11 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
1 12 Max Scherzer SP
1 13 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 14 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 15 Dee Gordon 2B

Round 2:
2 1 Jake Arrieta SP
2 2 Jose Altuve 2B
2 3 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 4 Zack Greinke SP
2 5 A.J. Pollock CF
2 6 Mookie Betts CF
2 7 Chris Davis 1B
2 8 Buster Posey C
2 9 Jose Bautista RF
2 10 Starling Marte LF
2 11 George Springer RF
2 12 Matt Harvey SP
2 13 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 14 Madison Bumgarner SP
2 15 Jose Abreu 1B

Round 3:
3 1 Chris Sale SP
3 2 Charlie Blackmon CF
3 3 Joey Votto 1B
3 4 David Price SP
3 5 Jose Fernandez SP
3 6 Ryan Braun RF
3 7 Kyle Schwarber LF
3 8 J.D. Martinez RF
3 9 Jacob deGrom SP
3 10 Yoenis Cespedes LF
3 11 Gerrit Cole SP
3 12 Aroldis Chapman MR
3 13 Corey Kluber SP
3 14 Felix Hernandez SP
3 15 Todd Frazier 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Dallas Keuchel SP
4 2 Nelson Cruz RF
4 3 Carlos Carrasco SP
4 4 Noah Syndergaard SP
4 5 Troy Tulowitzki SS
4 6 Francisco Lindor SS
4 7 Wade Davis MR
4 8 Justin Upton LF
4 9 Chris Archer SP
4 10 Jon Lester SP
4 11 Matt Carpenter 3B
4 12 Robinson Cano 2B
4 13 Corey Seager SS
4 14 Carlos Gonzalez RF
4 15 Billy Hamilton CF

Round 5:
5 1 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 2 Tyson Ross SP
5 3 Sonny Gray SP
5 4 Carlos Gomez CF
5 5 Lorenzo Cain CF
5 6 Anthony Rendon 2B
5 7 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 8 Brian Dozier 2B
5 9 Xander Bogaerts SS
5 10 Adam Jones CF
5 11 Corey Dickerson LF
5 12 Kyle Seager 3B
5 13 Miguel Sano 3B
5 14 Cole Hamels SP
5 15 Adrian Gonzalez 1B

Round 6:
6 1 Matt Kemp RF
6 2 Adam Wainwright SP
6 3 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 4 Johnny Cueto SP
6 5 Kole Calhoun RF
6 6 Jason Heyward RF
6 7 Andrew Miller MR
6 8 Kenley Jansen MR
6 9 Danny Salazar SP
6 10 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 11 Eric Hosmer 1B
6 12 Yasiel Puig RF
6 13 Khris Davis LF
6 14 Lance McCullers SP
6 15 Trevor Rosenthal MR

Thoughts?

[Rainiers]

What a paradigm shift at third base in just two short years.

Preceding the 2014 drafts, there were only six third basemen with ADPs in the top six rounds, and none in the first round.

Five of those top third basemen of 2014 are missing from the drafts above: Longoria, Wright, Rameriz, Headley and Lawrie. Beltre is hanging on by a thread.

Turning now to 2016. Four third basemen are being taken in the first round. New young guns...Bryant, Donaldson, Machado, Arenado. Eight new faces in the top six rounds, nine if you include Rendon.

Fresh talent. Much better players that will, given their ages, mostly continue to improve over the next few years. Third base seems to have gone from weak link to a position of strength in a relatively short period of time.

[Greg Ambrosius]

The new $217 million man - David Price - just went 34th, 34th and 37th in these three NFBC drafts. He was the 7th, 9th and 9th SP taken.

[Potter]

Greg,

When you post on this thread without adding more draft data, it's deflating. Like waiting on that all important phone call, phone rings, and it's Sears with a fantastic limited time offer for some vinyl siding.

Just saying.

[BK METS]

Greg,

When you post on this thread without adding more draft data, it's deflating. Like waiting on that all important phone call, phone rings, and it's Sears with a fantastic limited time offer for some vinyl siding.

Just saying.

Not sure if this comment is serious but what really do you want Greg to do, post the entire drafts? Its December 2nd. I am in one of these drafts and I don't want our entire draft posted. 6 rounds is enough to give everyone a taste of who is going where. But beyond that, its unnecessary and honestly unfair to those who are working hard with research to draft a team. 6 rounds is perfect.

[Potter]

I saw Greg added a message on this thread. Thought it was the 4th draft. It wasn't. The end.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg,

When you post on this thread without adding more draft data, it's deflating. Like waiting on that all important phone call, phone rings, and it's Sears with a fantastic limited time offer for some vinyl siding.

Just saying.

It's not Christmas yet, so you can't open your presents until then!! Draft results will be coming more regularly once they start filling every day. That day isn't too far away. Stay patient, Emmett, stay patient!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here you go Emmett!! Results from our fourth DC:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Bryce Harper RF
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 5 Josh Donaldson 3B
1 6 Max Scherzer SP
1 7 Nolan Arenado 3B
1 8 Carlos Correa SS
1 9 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 10 Kris Bryant 3B
1 11 Manny Machado 3B
1 12 Anthony Rizzo 1B
1 13 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
1 14 Jose Altuve 2B
1 15 A.J. Pollock CF

Round 2:
2 1 Mookie Betts CF
2 2 Jake Arrieta SP
2 3 Miguel Cabrera 1B
2 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 5 Chris Sale SP
2 6 George Springer RF
2 7 Dee Gordon 2B
2 8 Buster Posey C
2 9 Starling Marte LF
2 10 Chris Davis 1B
2 11 Madison Bumgarner SP
2 12 Jose Abreu 1B
2 13 Charlie Blackmon CF
2 14 Zack Greinke SP
2 15 Joey Votto 1B

Round 3:
3 1 Jose Bautista RF
3 2 J.D. Martinez RF
3 3 Jose Fernandez SP
3 4 Ryan Braun RF
3 5 Corey Kluber SP
3 6 David Price SP
3 7 Gerrit Cole SP
3 8 Yoenis Cespedes LF
3 9 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 10 Troy Tulowitzki SS
3 11 Carlos Gomez CF
3 12 Aroldis Chapman MR
3 13 Matt Harvey SP
3 14 Nelson Cruz RF
3 15 Todd Frazier 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Jacob deGrom SP
4 2 Chris Archer SP
4 3 Kyle Schwarber LF
4 4 Noah Syndergaard SP
4 5 Justin Upton LF
4 6 Billy Hamilton CF
4 7 Dallas Keuchel SP
4 8 Robinson Cano 2B
4 9 Lorenzo Cain CF
4 10 Carlos Gonzalez RF
4 11 Corey Seager SS
4 12 Felix Hernandez SP
4 13 Xander Bogaerts SS
4 14 Francisco Lindor SS
4 15 Sonny Gray SP

Round 5:
5 1 Cole Hamels SP
5 2 Carlos Carrasco SP
5 3 Adam Jones CF
5 4 Brian Dozier 2B
5 5 Corey Dickerson LF
5 6 Matt Kemp RF
5 7 Miguel Sano 3B
5 8 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 9 Wade Davis MR
5 10 Jon Lester SP
5 11 Kenley Jansen MR
5 12 Anthony Rendon 2B
5 13 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
5 14 Prince Fielder 1B
5 15 Adam Wainwright SP

Round 6:
6 1 Danny Salazar SP
6 2 Jason Heyward RF
6 3 Craig Kimbrel MR
6 4 Carlos Martinez SP
6 5 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 6 Albert Pujols 1B
6 7 Yasiel Puig RF
6 8 Ben Revere LF
6 9 Michael Wacha SP
6 10 Gregory Polanco RF
6 11 Eric Hosmer 1B
6 12 Matt Carpenter 3B
6 13 Jason Kipnis 2B
6 14 Andrew Miller MR
6 15 Johnny Cueto SP

Thoughts?

[Yah Mule]

There has never been a better time to draft 15th.

[vandyguy82]

Is Polanco really a 6th rounder this year? I took him in the 8th last year and felt like I wasted a pick. He finished 99th overall

Yes SB are down league wide and he gets you 25 of those, but his lack of hr and rbi killed my otherwise solid DC team

[DOUGHBOYS]

Is Polanco really a 6th rounder this year? I took him in the 8th last year and felt like I wasted a pick. He finished 99th overall

Yes SB are down league wide and he gets you 25 of those, but his lack of hr and rbi killed my otherwise solid DC team

The Snake


On her way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake
His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
"Oh well," she cried, "I'll take you in and I'll take care of you"
"Take me in oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman, " sighed the snake

She wrapped him up all cozy in a curvature of silk
And then laid him by the fireside with some honey and some milk
Now she hurried home from work that night as soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd taking in had been revived
"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman, " sighed the snake

Now she clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful," she cried
"But if I hadn't brought you in by now you might have died"
Now she stroked his pretty skin and then she kissed and held him tight
But instead of saying thanks, that snake gave her a vicious bite
"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman, " sighed the snake

"I saved you," cried that woman
"And you've bit me even, why?
You know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to die"
"Oh shut up, silly woman," said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in
"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman, " sighed the snake

[Baseball Furies]

There has never been a better time to draft 15th.

Apparently so in a couple of these leagues! Jeez...

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's a nice pace in our latest NFBC Draft Champions League. Enjoy the results:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Bryce Harper RF
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 5 Josh Donaldson 3B
1 6 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 7 Max Scherzer SP
1 8 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 9 Zack Greinke SP
1 10 Carlos Correa SS
1 11 Kris Bryant 3B
1 12 Jose Altuve 2B
1 13 Nolan Arenado 3B
1 14 Anthony Rizzo 1B
1 15 Jake Arrieta SP

Round 2:
2 1 Jose Fernandez SP
2 2 Manny Machado 3B
2 3 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 4 Dee Gordon 2B
2 5 A.J. Pollock CF
2 6 Mookie Betts CF
2 7 Buster Posey C
2 8 Chris Sale SP
2 9 Ryan Braun RF
2 10 Jacob deGrom SP
2 11 Jose Abreu 1B
2 12 George Springer RF
2 13 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 14 Madison Bumgarner SP
2 15 Starling Marte LF

Round 3:
3 1 Chris Davis 1B
3 2 Corey Kluber SP
3 3 Jose Bautista RF
3 4 Joey Votto 1B
3 5 Gerrit Cole SP
3 6 Charlie Blackmon CF
3 7 Kyle Schwarber LF
3 8 Todd Frazier 3B
3 9 Aroldis Chapman MR
3 10 Matt Harvey SP
3 11 Francisco Lindor SS
3 12 Yoenis Cespedes LF
3 13 David Price SP
3 14 Chris Archer SP
3 15 Stephen Strasburg SP

Round 4:
4 1 Dallas Keuchel SP
4 2 Nelson Cruz RF
4 3 J.D. Martinez RF
4 4 Justin Upton LF
4 5 Corey Seager SS
4 6 Noah Syndergaard SP
4 7 Felix Hernandez SP
4 8 Carlos Gomez CF
4 9 Carlos Carrasco SP
4 10 Lorenzo Cain CF
4 11 Adam Jones CF
4 12 Robinson Cano 2B
4 13 Kyle Seager 3B
4 14 Carlos Gonzalez RF
4 15 Wade Davis MR

Round 5:
5 1 Anthony Rendon 2B
5 2 Miguel Sano 3B
5 3 Troy Tulowitzki SS
5 4 Michael Brantley LF
5 5 Prince Fielder 1B
5 6 Mark Melancon MR
5 7 Eric Hosmer 1B
5 8 Billy Hamilton CF
5 9 Sonny Gray SP
5 10 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 11 Xander Bogaerts SS
5 12 Jon Lester SP
5 13 Freddie Freeman 1B
5 14 Yu Darvish SP
5 15 Kenley Jansen MR

Round 6:
6 1 Craig Kimbrel MR
6 2 Brian Dozier 2B
6 3 Corey Dickerson LF
6 4 Andrew Miller MR
6 5 Albert Pujols 1B
6 6 Jason Heyward RF
6 7 David Ortiz DH
6 8 Yasiel Puig RF
6 9 Matt Carpenter 3B
6 10 Adam Wainwright SP
6 11 Cole Hamels SP
6 12 Trevor Rosenthal MR
6 13 Jason Kipnis 2B
6 14 Danny Salazar SP
6 15 Johnny Cueto SP

Thoughts?

[Bronx Yankees]

Wow, that's a pitching heavy draft. Interesting to see four SPs go in the first round - can't recall seeing that before, at least in recent years. The heavy emphasis on pitching also knocked some pretty good hitters down into the second round. I'm liking the variability from draft to draft. Also, as noted above, I think some of the edge in drafting really high in the first round may be less this year compared to others.

Mike

[Yah Mule]

1/15 Jake Arrieta
2/1 Jose Fernandez
3/15 Stephen Strasburg
4/1 Dallas Keuchel
5/15 Kenley Jansen
6/1 Craig Kimbrel

This owner has picked six of the 30 pitchers who have come off the board in this draft so far. I know people have won leagues with this approach, but it would seem like the margin of error is much thinner in the DC format.

[Yah Mule]

Wow, that's a pitching heavy draft. Interesting to see four SPs go in the first round - can't recall seeing that before, at least in recent years. The heavy emphasis on pitching also knocked some pretty good hitters down into the second round. I'm liking the variability from draft to draft. Also, as noted above, I think some of the edge in drafting really high in the first round may be less this year compared to others.

Mike

The guys who got to start out Arenado/McCutchen and Rizzo/Machado probably haven't stopped smiling.

[Dak]

1/15 Jake Arrieta
2/1 Jose Fernandez
3/15 Stephen Strasburg
4/1 Dallas Keuchel
5/15 Kenley Jansen
6/1 Craig Kimbrel

This owner has picked six of the 30 pitchers who have come off the board in this draft so far. I know people have won leagues with this approach, but it would seem like the margin of error is much thinner in the DC format.

Some kinda moron....................

[Bronx Yankees]

Wow, that's a pitching heavy draft. Interesting to see four SPs go in the first round - can't recall seeing that before, at least in recent years. The heavy emphasis on pitching also knocked some pretty good hitters down into the second round. I'm liking the variability from draft to draft. Also, as noted above, I think some of the edge in drafting really high in the first round may be less this year compared to others.

Mike

The guys who got to start out Arenado/McCutchen and Rizzo/Machado probably haven't stopped smiling.

Totally agree. McCutchen or Machado in the second round? Sign me up!

Mike

[Yah Mule]

1/15 Jake Arrieta
2/1 Jose Fernandez
3/15 Stephen Strasburg
4/1 Dallas Keuchel
5/15 Kenley Jansen
6/1 Craig Kimbrel

This owner has picked six of the 30 pitchers who have come off the board in this draft so far. I know people have won leagues with this approach, but it would seem like the margin of error is much thinner in the DC format.

Some kinda moron....................

Well, the season has yet to play out. I don't think calling someone names over their draft strategy really advances the conversation. I realize a lot of people here get very thin skinned if you question "their" players, but I was merely pointing out an atypical (and sometimes successful) draft approach.

I do think it will be pretty challenging to begin building a balanced offense with more than 60 hitters off the board and no FAAB. And that's assuming he didn't decide to grab more arms first.

[Dak]

1/15 Jake Arrieta
2/1 Jose Fernandez
3/15 Stephen Strasburg
4/1 Dallas Keuchel
5/15 Kenley Jansen
6/1 Craig Kimbrel

This owner has picked six of the 30 pitchers who have come off the board in this draft so far. I know people have won leagues with this approach, but it would seem like the margin of error is much thinner in the DC format.

Some kinda moron....................

Well, the season has yet to play out. I don't think calling someone names over their draft strategy really advances the conversation. I realize a lot of people here get very thin skinned if you question "their" players, but I was merely pointing out an atypical (and sometimes successful) draft approach.

In other words.............he's a moron! No need to "sugar coat".

I do think it will be pretty challenging to begin building a balanced offense with more than 60 hitters off the board and no FAAB. And that's assuming he didn't decide to grab more arms first.

[carl_laslo]

Wow, that's a pitching heavy draft. Interesting to see four SPs go in the first round - can't recall seeing that before, at least in recent years. The heavy emphasis on pitching also knocked some pretty good hitters down into the second round. I'm liking the variability from draft to draft. Also, as noted above, I think some of the edge in drafting really high in the first round may be less this year compared to others.

Mike

The guys who got to start out Arenado/McCutchen and Rizzo/Machado probably haven't stopped smiling.

The 13 slot was actually our 12th choice in KDS. Needless to say, if we knew we'd get those two, it would be our first selection.

[Yah Mule]

Wow, that's a pitching heavy draft. Interesting to see four SPs go in the first round - can't recall seeing that before, at least in recent years. The heavy emphasis on pitching also knocked some pretty good hitters down into the second round. I'm liking the variability from draft to draft. Also, as noted above, I think some of the edge in drafting really high in the first round may be less this year compared to others.

Mike

The guys who got to start out Arenado/McCutchen and Rizzo/Machado probably haven't stopped smiling.

The 13 slot was actually our 12th choice in KDS. Needless to say, if we knew we'd get those two, it would be our first selection.

I like what you guys did in rounds 3-6, too.

[carl_laslo]

The guys who got to start out Arenado/McCutchen and Rizzo/Machado probably haven't stopped smiling.[/quote]


The 13 slot was actually our 12th choice in KDS. Needless to say, if we knew we'd get those two, it would be our first selection.[/quote]

I like what you guys did in rounds 3-6, too.[/quote]

Thanks. We do too. Give us a few more rounds, I'm sure we'll mess it up.