Had my big fantasy baseball draft last night and I think I did pretty good with the No. 7 overall pick (out of 12 teams). The competition level is great in this league, so your drafting skills are definitely put to the test.
Here is my offense:
C: Brian McCann; 1B: Prince Fielder; 2B: Dan Uggla; 3B: Kevin Kouzmanoff; SS: Khalil Greene; OF: Ryan Braun; OF: Vernon Wells; OF: Carl Crawford; UTY: Brad Hawpe; BE: Adam LaRoach.
Obviously my shortstop and third baseman are weak, but the rest of the offense is pretty solid. If Kouzmanoff and Greene play up to their full potential, then I could win a lot of games with this group. But that is a big if. Braun fell in my lap at No. 7, so I was happy with that. I could have had Alex Rodriguez in the second round, but went with my ace pitcher instead.
Here is my pitching:
SP: CC Sabathia; SP: Daisuke Matsuzaka; RP: Brad Lidge; RP: Kerry Wood; P: Chien-Ming Wang; P: Edinson Volquez; P: Fausto Carmona; P: Chad Qualls; P: Jon Rauch; P: Jered Weaver.
I think this is a strong group as well, led by my second round pick, Sabathia. I got three quality closers and a big-time holds guy in Rauch. If Wang comes back and pitches well this season, I'll match this group against anyone's staff in the league. So, I'm happy with my team, but everyone is at this time of year.
I'm sure I'll have plenty of stories to tell during the season, which kicks off Sunday night. I play none other than Johnny Burnham in the opening week.
(AP photo, top, of CC Sabathia.)
5 comments:
Your team is bogus. You're going down, no question.
-- The Returning Champ
Everyone gets lucky once! But you're luck will run out in Week 1!
Keep dreamin'. You're done. Week 1 through 22. I'm guessing you'll be sitting home for the playoffs just like the Yankees!
I just just checked out your league and i think the 2 best are Greatest Of All Time and Murders Row. Brad your offense stinks and you better hope your pitching staff stays healthy.
Greatest of All Time has the worst team in the league!
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