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2. CoCo and Shealy were late round picks from KC. What do you expect out of them?
"Coco might be able to get some sb's and hit for a decent average, basically a role player. Shealy was a joke."
Ransani (11th Overall Pick)
First Round Pick
Ian Kinsler
Lineup
C: Bengie Molina, 1B: Carlos Delgado, 2B: Ian Kinsler, 3B: Chipper Jones, SS: Jhonny Peralta, OF: Carlos Beltran, Torii Hunter, Johnny Damon, UTIL: Jorge Posada, BN: Khalil Greene, Mark Teahen, Travis Hafner, Jason Giambi, Adam Lind, Aaron Hill, DL: Troy Glaus
Pitching
SP: Roy Halladay, Edinson Volquez, RP: Jonathan Papelbon, Brian Fuentes, P: Justin Verlander, Ted Lilly, Gil Meche, Mark Buehrle, BN: Gavin Floyd, Scott Downs
Questions for the Manager
1. Kinsler and Peralta are your only two starters who aren't over 32. Who most concerns you with a potential drop off?
"The player that I think has the most potential for drop off is Carlos Delgado. I think this because of his age. However I'm banking on a couple more seasons from him. I grabbed him because I wanted some power in my lineup. I was going for Gonzalez of San Diego but he was taken already."
2. You took a lot of pitchers in the middle-late rounds who threw 200+ innings last year. Thats a strategy I haven't seen before. Is it something you tend to stick to or something new you're trying?
"It's actually a new strategy because I'm new to baseball pools.
"I like the idea of a pitcher who will eat up innings. I think it increases the chances for wins and strikeouts. We'll see how it works out."
East Coast Bombers [my team] (12th Overall Pick)
First Round Pick
Lance Berkman
Lineup
C: Pablo Sandoval, 1B: Lance Berkman, 2B: Dan Uggla, 3B: Aramis Ramirez, SS: Rafael Furcal, OF: B.J. Upton, Matt Kemp, Jermaine Dye, UTIL: Nelson Cruz, BN: Matt Wieters, Cameron Maybin, Skip Shumaker, Kendry Morales, Elvis Andrus
Pitching
SP: Francisco Liriano, Yovani Gallardo, RP: Kevin Gregg, Jason Motte, P: Clayton Kershaw, Grant Balfour, Chris Ray, J.P. Howell, BN: Chris Carpenter, Jordan Zimmermann, Sean Marshall
Looking back on my draft, I went in with a very unique strategy. I looked to get a lot of five-tool guys.
I did that with Berkman, Furcal, Upton, Kemp, Cruz, and Maybin. In other players I looked for them to be solid in at least three of the categories, mixing power and speed.
My pitchers were where I really went for a different look.
My most successful pitcher from last year happens to be the first closer I chose in Kevin Gregg. However, Liriano, Gallardo, Kershaw, and Carpenter all look to be top 20 pitchers going into the season, as long as they stay healthy.
Zimmermann could be a strong Rookie of the Year candidate, and Marshall has been a strikeout machine his entire professional career. With my closers I went with my hunch on Gregg before he was announced the closer and got him late in the draft. Motte also fell very late and looks to be a potential 30-save, 12-strikeout per-nine innings closer after moving from catcher just two years ago.
Predictions
1. East Coast Bombers—Usually I don't pick my own team to finish first, but in a league this jumbled at the top, I've got to make a play for myself.
2. WigglesPLayas—Deep pitching will carry the team, but the bats will hold them back from being first.
3. Dirtbags—This team is solid all the way through, and a similar finish should be expected.
Leave your predictions and any ideas of what you would like to see me blog about from our league.
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