Friday, June 11, 2010

All MLB Fantasy Draft - AL East

So in my latest attempt to waste time, I decided to pool all the MLB players and have a mock draft. I randomly ordered the teams and for each I drafted a C,1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF,DH/Bench Player, 5 SP's, and 1 Closer. There are a few young players missing, but for the most part it is a decent list. Most probably won't agree with all the lineups I put together, but here is the AL East. Assume each team has an equal bullpen and bench. I'll put up a poll to vote for your top 2 in each division until we crown a mock World Series Champ. (Note: When I did the draft I was thinking about the future for some teams, so the Pirates team would suck next season, but pick the best team however you choose..)

Red Sox
Coghlin
DeJesus
H. Ramirez
Dunn
Rasmus
A. Huff
Uribe
R. Martin
Teahen

Oswalt
C. Lewis
Blanton
D. Bush
G. Gonzalez
J. Soria

Rays
Span
Hudson
Braun
V. Martinez
Dye
N. Johnson
Desmond
Hermida
A. Gordon

Hamels
Zito
Matsuzaka
O. Perez
Monasterios
L. Nunez

Blue Jays
R. Sweeney
Zobrist
Tulowitzki
M. Ramirez
C. Davis
Tejada
B. Molina
Venable
Maybin

Gallardo
Niemann
Ohlendorf
Bedard
Gorzelanny
Marmol

Orioles
Pagan
Cano
Votto
T. Hunter
D. Ortiz
F. Lewis
Crede
Paulino
Aybar

Shields
Vazquez
Braden
Talbot
Snell
Aardsma

Yankees
Furcal
Roberts
Youkilis
Holliday
Thome
Hart
Encarnacion
I. Rodriguez
N. Morgan

Beckett
Porcello
Sheets
Harden
Maine
F. Rodriguez

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Where we stand after two months...

As of June 1st:

Correctly picked teams in the standings
Offord 11
Ryan 10
Josh 9

Awards
AL MVP M. Cabrera
NL MVP Pujols
AL CY Young D. Price
NL Cy Young Jimenez
AL ROY A. Jackson
NL ROY Heyward
AL WILD CARD Yankees
NL WILD CARD Cardinals

Some notes:

- Is Toronto the new Coors Field? How the hell is Jose Batista leading the AL in HRs??
- San Diego, Toronto, Oakland, continue to prove us wrong in our bottom dweller predictions
- Meanwhile, both Chicago's and the Orioles continue to blow
- Andre Ethier has missed something like 3 weeks and could still be considered NL MVP as of now. Quite an April he had.
- I swear that I seriously considered Jimenez for NL Cy Young in the preseason.
- The Sox and Yanks are gaining on the Rays. How long do you think Tampa can hold them off?
- I think if the Angels don't make the playoffs this season it will be a long time before they do again
- Placido Polanco and Jimmy Rollins mean more to the Phillies offense than anyone could have imagined.. and whay happened to Cole Hamels?
- Will the Reds be the top team in the NL Central for the next decade? They are certainly making a case for themselves. If not them or the Cards, who else could possibly compete in our division?
- When the Astros inevitably lose Oswalt they may have the worst pitching staff in MLB history
- Barry Zito continues to rock the comeback. Right now he is the ace of that staff...
- Lastly, take a look at most of the pitching league leaguers - Leake(21), Kershaw(22), Cahill(22), Garcia(23), Hanson(23), Hughes(23), Gallaro(24), D. Price(24), Cain(25), Lincecum(25), Buchholz(25),Romero(25), Jimenez(26), J. Johnson(26), Pelfery(26), Fister(26), Lester(26), Vargas(27), Verlander(27), Niemann(27). Combine that with the 3 perfect games and low HR output, and I'd say this will definitely be the decade of the pitcher. Look for someone to finish the season with or close to an ERA under 2.00 every season until 2020.
- I took way too much time looking up all their ages
- The Pirates are going to have a winning record in June. Just you wait...