GBBR(Good Buds Bragging Rights ) League

[cirills]

Aw jeez Jeeper, let me have some fun every now and then without your feathers getting ruffled, will ya'.

It was all tounge-in-cheek pal! That's what the :P :P :P 's are for! :P

:? :cry:

[ROBERTVOZZA]

At a glance:
Needs/Available/Choice:

1.Kings - ( Starting Pitching ) Halladay or Smoltz. Duke is attractive, but already has Willis. Hernandez is pricey and gives up more HRs. Smoltz might be the best fit for the best price(And a *). but my guess is HALLADAY.

2. Phanatics - (2B, 3B, SS, maybe CF, SP) maybe Duke for Chacin or Kazmir, but then he'd have to wait to take his chances on a SS or 2B. At Pick #2 you have to take the best available. In a LH oriented hittes Park I'd take ROBERTS. (Other possibilities) Ellis, Furcal, Rollins.

3. Elders - (2B/3B) Gotta' be either Roberts or Ellis. Chavez is a possibility in a lH power only park anda need there. The pickins at 3B are pretty slim and not worthy of a #3 pick. This one is a tough call because of Stoney's needs. Chavez is definitely available. I'd be surprised if Stoney doesn't take Roberts - So its a tossup between ELLIS - (High OB vs lefties, great glove) or CHAVEZ - L Power, great D and Available. Other possibility is dumping KRod for Rivera and using him bOTH ways while keeping him from all the RH Park Players. Sounds like a better 1st round pick to me. RIVERA

4. Prep - (1B, LF, RF) Helton, Lee, Taxiera, Berkman - lots of possibilities for 1B and maybe the 2nd round. Hardly any OF's of note - certainly not 1st round calibre - except 1 CRAWFORD - My guess for his Park and availability.

5. Voices - (SS, LF, Setup) - Not many holes except 1 big one. SS's don't last when 4-5 players need them and there are only 2 1st round types with a middle pick. FURCAL or ROLLINS(Whichever one has the highest possibility for HRs.)

6. Wolverines - (SS/1B) - In a pitchers park I think you might take a chance on a SS who can field in a later round at a RH Park and a player as good as LEE still available at #6. LEE (Esp. with so many RH or power parks on the road.)

7. Snow Leopards - (2B/Closer) To have a a Park like M Maid with all your SP's in place, and most positions filled except for 2B with Pujols, Murton and Vlad on your team - with the only possibility of anyone else taking him befor you except Lee - I think you have to take the chance on RIVERA and hope Lee takes Ellis or Roberts. I'd call Lee and ask him flat out and lock up the best closer for any park.

8. CHA CHA's - (1B, 3b RF, DH - Esp a RHH) There are no RF's or 3B worth a 1st round pick. I got all my pitchers except Walker. But could trade down for DUKE and extra cap, but for who. I don't have a Big LH HR hitter tho. So if I were Robert, I'd either take the best RHH available as DH (Not much to choose from with Lee Gone.) So I would advise Robert to take TEXIERA - No injuries, Big LH Power Bat vs Righties and a Big RH Bat vs Lefties with flawless fielding. I wish I liked him better tho.

9. KNEECAP - (So many needs for this team and Park I don't know where to start.) He's got pitching and middle IF, but not much of anything else for this Park) Best or Highest hitting RHH at a key position he needs filled.

with Derek Lee taken, who do you take? MELVIN MORA? Maybe.

10. Shrinks - (1B, Closer, OF) Another tough one to decide. Maybe the Best player or Pitcher available. SMOLTZ or HERNANDEZ? And wait to see who is dropped to fill other positions. Or BEST AVAILABLE OF - Slim pickins tho.

11. Panters - ( Closer/CF) With all that hitting and specialty Pitching, RIVERA is the best pick for Kev...But I wouldn't expect him to be available this low. How about a solid CF - like HUNTER(Even with the injury roll.)

12. Gamblers - (2B/LSP) He's got Rogers and Washburn, but Duke might look nice in his rotation. But what if Robert takes him. (He could always look for Pettitte in the 1st Waiver minute tho if he does take him.) OR he could Gamble and intuit the SS that will still be available. aka the one Edge doesn't take. FURCAL or ROLLINS. But I'd take DUKE(Or maybe F. HERNANDEZ) - Mostly due to the fact that there are others that need SS's.

There you have it...Lets see what everyone thinks. :wink:

[Jeepdriver]

You're way off on my assessment...at least what I'm going to be looking to do. :wink:

[ROBERTVOZZA]

The more difficult it becomes to speculate. Who would you take if you had the very 1st pick?

[ROBERTVOZZA]

Even in my Park. With all the RH Parks and the need for BOTH a big RHH and a 1B, He covers the most ground IMO.

[Jeepdriver]

[quote:63e0ea7a49]Who would you take if you had the very 1st pick? [/quote:63e0ea7a49]

That's difficult. It's all speculation (obviously) since I don't have first pick, but I might take your aforementioned Duke, which would require me to downgrade at one of my offensive positions.

Did you make a mistake saying I needed a 2B. Cause I'm perfectly happy with my 2B, and SS too for that matter. :)

[ROBERTVOZZA]

I have never taken a look at. I need to check again. As I said, it wasn't an indepth analysis, I just did it while looking at the overall roster page of all the teams. Some of the new features have made me lazy.

[ROBERTVOZZA]

Wow! Nice card. I did notice Giles at 2B tho. I actually like Lugo as a DH and SS backup.

[Stoney18]

Nice analysis Rob. Maybe that's why I'm not winning very much because I'm thinking something totally different that what your suggesting.

I guess you're going to think I'm wrong taking Overbay with the #2 waiver. :wink:


I would include 1B & RP in your list of needs though. Who knows which direction I'm going to go.

I will be missing the mini-frenzy with all you fine gentlemen so please leave me a little of the pickings when I get home tomorrow.

[KEVINEHLE]

Nice recap Rob. However, I am going to throw a curveball at everyone. I am planning to have the RightField walls brought in about 100 feet at Minute Maid and trade all my hitters for lefties in the mini-frenzy! :shock:

Try and combat that!!!

Kev