Fantasy Draft Chatter Thread

[OzzyKP]

Early tomorrow morning I"ll be flying to San Francisco for a conference. So my access will be limited. I'll do my best to login and make picks, but you might have to BAPAY me occassionally.

[OzzyKP]

Ok, time for some super-exciting draft stats!!

So far in the draft 11 players were drafted by the same people who drafted them last year. It seems some people are rather fond of their former players.

Guy, Sloww, Stuie, and EmpFab each took a player they had last year. Berz & Fist each took two players they've drafted before, and Imran, the most sentimental of us all, has three players from last year (Longoria, Markakis, and Matt Garza)

22 players drafted so far this year were not drafted at all last year. Two of whom were taken in the top 50 picks. Berz taking Ben Zobrist with the 37th pick, and EmpFab taking Aaron Hill with #48.

36 players were drafted lower this year than they were last year.
68 players were drafted higher this year than last year.
2 players were drafted at exactly the same spot (Pujols & ARod)

So far at least, the player with the biggest fall from grace is Lance Berkman, who was taken 21st overall last year and taken 109th this year by EPW.

The biggest climb is Adam Lind who was taken with the 239th pick last year and this year taken by Imran with the 51st pick.

Other players who climbed over 100 spots are:
Clayton Kershaw, Troy Tulowitzki, Pablo Sandoval, Jayson Werth, Tommy Hanson, Robinson Cano, Ryan Zimmerman, Chris Carpenter, Justin Verlander, Shin-Soo Choo, Justin Upton, Ubaldo Jimenez, Mark Reynolds

[Fistandantilus]

Cool stats

[Imran Siddiqui]

OzzyKP is the best fantasy stat hound EVAR

[OzzyKP]

Aww shucks.

Since y'all are so nice, I went in and did the comparison between draft order and ESPN's ranking, like last year. This isn't ADP, it is their ranking based on the player's stats (not all categories we use of course). I forget if this is the same thing I used last year.

But, for whatever it is worth, here are our team rankings so far (negative numbers are best):


1. Ozzy -134
2. Imran 13
3. EmpFab 71
4. EPW 90
5. Vlad 136
6. Fist 139
7. Sloww 172
8. Guy 188
9. Stuie 298
10. Berz 309

(I swear I didn't do it just to try to make myself look good...)



(doesn't hurt though)

ESPN	Actual							Diff
								
36	57	Berz	Joey	Votto		CIN	1B	-21
37	44	Berz	Jayson	Werth		PHI	OF	-7
18	24	Berz	Jacoby	Ellsbury	BOS	OF	-6
3	4	Berz	Alex	Rodriguez	NYY	3B	-1
110	104	Berz	Huston	Street		COL	RP	6
26	17	Berz	Zack	Greinke		KC	SP	9
73	64	Berz	Josh	Johnson		FLA	SP	9
100	77	Berz	Matt	Wieters		BAL	C	23
66	37	Berz	Ben	Zobrist		TB	UT	29
127	97	Berz	Julio	Borbon		TEX	OF	30
158	124	Berz	Billy	Wagner		ATL	RP	34
157	117	Berz	Rich	Harden		TEX	SP	40
248	84	Berz	Neftali	Feliz		TEX	RP	164
78	108	EmpFab	Torii	Hunter		LAA	OF	-30
48	73	EmpFab	B.J.	Upton		TB	OF	-25
42	53	EmpFab	Jon	Lester		BOS	SP	-11
23	33	EmpFab	Ichiro	Suzuki		SEA	OF	-10
61	68	EmpFab	Jonathan	Broxton	LAD	RP	-7
6	8	EmpFab	Matt	Kemp		LAD	OF	-2
89	88	EmpFab	Michael	Young		TEX	3B	1
15	13	EmpFab	Ryan	Howard		PHI	1B	2
30	28	EmpFab	Dan	Haren		ARI	SP	2
75	48	EmpFab	Aaron	Hill		TOR	2B	27
146	113	EmpFab	Jared	Weaver		LAA	SP	33
137	93	EmpFab	Jair	Jurrjens	ATL	SP	44
175	128	EmpFab	David	Aardsma		SEA	RP	47
77	109	EPW	Lance	Berkman		HOU	1B	-32
39	52	EPW	Brandon	Phillips	CIN	2B	-13
64	72	EPW	Yovani	Gallardo	MIL	SP	-8
7	9	EPW	Prince	Fielder		MIL	1B	-2
27	29	EPW	Grady	Sizemore	CLE	OF	-2
12	12	EPW	David	Wright		NYM	3B	0
92	92	EPW	Francisco	Rodriguez	NYM	RP	0
54	49	EPW	Curtis	Granderson	NYY	OF	5
50	32	EPW	Victor	Martinez	BOS	C/1B	18
87	69	EPW	Manny	Ramirez		LAD	OF	18
115	89	EPW	Clayton	Kershaw		LAD	SP	26
192	112	EPW	Ted	Lilly		CHC	SP	80
65	76	Fistand	Nelson	Cruz		TEX	OF	-11
46	56	Fistand	Brian	McCann		ATL	C	-10
9	16	Fistand	Miguel	Cabrera		DET	1B	-7
112	116	Fistand	Jason	Bartlett	TB	SS	-4
4	5	Fistand	Ryan	Braun		MIL	OF	-1
45	45	Fistand	Adam	Wainwright	STL	SP	0
44	36	Fistand	Mark	Reynolds	ARI	3B/1B	8
41	25	Fistand	Jose	Reyes		NYM	SS	16
102	85	Fistand	Heath	Bell		SD	RP	17
133	105	Fistand	Chad	Billingsley	LAD	SP	28
96	65	Fistand	Cole	Hamels		PHI	SP	31
129	96	Fistand	Asdrubal	Cabrera	CLE	2B,SS	33
164	125	Fistand	Rafael	Soriano		TB	RP	39
17	27	Guy	Justin	Upton		ARI	OF	-10
68	67	Guy	Shin-Soo	Choo	CLE	OF	1
128	127	Guy	Michael	Cuddyer		MIN	1B/OF	1
13	7	Guy	Roy	Halladay	PHI	SP	6
20	14	Guy	Troy	Tulowitzki	COL	SS	6
81	74	Guy	Derrek	Lee		CHC	1B	7
62	54	Guy	Mariano	Rivera		NYY	RP	8
101	87	Guy	Wandy	Rodriguez	HOU	SP	14
49	34	Guy	Justin	Verlander	DET	SP	15
70	47	Guy	Javier	Vazquez		NYY	SP	23
118	94	Guy	Michael	Bourn		HOU	OF	24
138	114	Guy	Dan	Uggla		FLA	2B	24
176	107	Guy	Jorge	Posada		NYY	C	69
29	50	Imran	Adrian	Gonzalez	SD	1B	-21
69	90	Imran	Shane	Victorino	PHI	OF	-21
91	111	Imran	Hunter	Pence		HOU	OF	-20
56	70	Imran	Nick	Markakis	BAL	OF	-14
40	51	Imran	Adam	Lind		TOR	OF	-11
31	30	Imran	Robinson	Cano	NYY	2B	1
14	10	Imran	Evan	Longoria	TB	3B	4
16	11	Imran	Joe	Mauer		MIN	C	5
79	71	Imran	Tommy	Hanson		ATL	SP	8
135	110	Imran	Matt	Garza		TB	SP	25
59	31	Imran	Chris	Carpenter	STL	SP	28
120	91	Imran	Scott	Baker		MIN	SP	29
72	120	Ozzy	Billy	Butler		KC	1B	-48
53	100	Ozzy	Aramis	Ramirez		CHC	3B	-47
103	121	Ozzy	Jay	Bruce		CIN	OF	-18
28	41	Ozzy	Jimmy	Rollins		PHI	SS	-13
8	20	Ozzy	Carl	Crawford	TB	OF	-12
32	40	Ozzy	Dustin	Pedroia		BOS	2B	-8
95	101	Ozzy	Andrew	Bailey		OAK	RP	-6
19	21	Ozzy	Felix	Hernandez	SEA	SP	-2
58	60	Ozzy	Andre	Ethier		LAD	OF	-2
1	1	Ozzy	Albert	Pujols		STL	1B	0
83	80	Ozzy	Joakim	Soria		KC	RP	3
85	81	Ozzy	Ricky	Nolasco		FLA	SP	4
76	61	Ozzy	Josh	Beckett		BOS	SP	15
52	102	Sloww	Carlos	Lee		HOU	OF	-50
35	42	Sloww	Brian	Roberts		BAL	2B	-7
57	62	Sloww	Kendry	Morales		LAA	1B	-5
117	119	Sloww	Jose	Valverde	DET	RP	-2
21	19	Sloww	Matt	Holliday		STL	OF	2
10	2	Sloww	Tim	Lincecum	SF	SP	8
47	39	Sloww	Cliff	Lee		SEA	SP	8
94	82	Sloww	Ubaldo	Jimenez		COL	SP	12
38	22	Sloww	Kevin	Youkillis	BOS	3B/1B	16
116	99	Sloww	Denard	Span		MIN	OF	17
153	122	Sloww	James	Shields		TB	SP	31
97	59	Sloww	Elvis	Andruis		TEX	SS	38
183	79	Sloww	Carlos	Marmol		MIN	RP	104
109	126	Stuie	Francisco	Cordero	CIN	RP	-17
84	95	Stuie	Andrew	McCutchen	PIT	OF	-11
11	15	Stuie	Mark	Teixeira	NYY	1B	-4
43	46	Stuie	Jason	Bay		NYM	OF	-3
5	6	Stuie	Chase	Utley		PHI	2B	-1
25	26	Stuie	Derek	Jeter		NYY	SS	-1
34	35	Stuie	Ryan	Zimmerman	WAS	3B	-1
67	66	Stuie	Chone	Figgins		SEA	3B	1
60	55	Stuie	Bobby	Abreu		LAA	OF	5
119	106	Stuie	Brian	Wilson		SF	RP	13
90	75	Stuie	Matt	Cain		SF	SP	15
177	115	Stuie	J.A.	Happ		PHI	SP	62
326	86	Stuie	Randy	Wolf		MIL	SP	240
51	103	Vlad	Justin	Morneau		MIN	1B	-52
33	38	Vlad	Pablo	Sandoval	SF	3B/1B	-5
2	3	Vlad	Hanley	Ramirez		FL	SS	-1
22	23	Vlad	Ian	Kinsler		TEX	2B	-1
98	98	Vlad	Carlos	Pena		TB	1B	0
24	18	Vlad	CC	Sabathia	NYY	SP	6
86	78	Vlad	Jonathan	Papelbon	BOS	RP	8
126	118	Vlad	Juan	Pierre		CHW	OF	8
55	43	Vlad	Johan	Santana		NYM	SP	12
71	58	Vlad	Adam	Dunn		WAS	1B/OF	13
106	63	Vlad	Jake	Peavy		CWS	SP	43
132	83	Vlad	Brad	Hawpe		COL	OF	49
179	123	Vlad	Ryan	Doumit		PIT	C	56

[Berzerker]

uh oh, Stuie's on my heels

[OzzyKP]

He'd be doing much better if it weren't for Randy Wolf. ESPN doesn't think too highly of him apparently.

[EPW]

I have even cooler stats but I'm not sharing.

[Berzerker]

can you share your pick with us?

[The Emperor Fabulous]

can you share your pick with us?

Eh?

[Berzerker]

asking epw to post his pick

[Stuie]

He'd be doing much better if it weren't for Randy Wolf. ESPN doesn't think too highly of him apparently.

Their mistake, not mine.

Edit: I PM'd EPW - Victorino is already taken and he needs to pick again.

[OzzyKP]

Would be good for Berz to update the rosters on Yahoo.

[Stuie]

Would be good for Berz to update the rosters on Yahoo.

He has since Victorino was picked the first time.

[OzzyKP]

I wasn't defending EPW or in any way commenting on that. Just noticed that an update would be nice.