Warning: You're about to get roughly 1,000 words detailing another person's fantasy draft. If that sort of thing doesn't appeal to you, then I completely understand. Live Drafts are usually incredibly boring, especially after the first five rounds, which is why I have chosen to go another direction in this column.
If you want, you can exit out right now. I don’t know who you are so I can assure you there will be no hard feelings. If you do want me to know who are, leave a comment below; tell me what an idiot I am, or better yet, how I am not an idiot, although I fully expect none of that.
To be totally honest with you, I like reading this kind of stuff because then I can laugh about how stupid some of these guys are. “He took a closer in the fourth round! Come on!” Wait…I did that last year didn’t I, yup, K-Rod worked out real great didn’t he…mental note, don’t draft any closer until at least the tenth round this year...phew it’s a good thing I read this, sometimes I forget that reading pointless things can come in handy…
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And now for the good stuff.
I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how our auction draft compared to CBS’s Average rankings for mixed league auction format.
In order to keep things simple I have listed the three highest paid players (and compare to the average auction) and the three players who were obtained under the average value.
Note: + is “paid over” and – is “paid under”.
EAST SIDE DIVISION
Chico's Bail Bonds
Top Three Players
C.C. Sabathia - $29 (+0)
Justin Verlander - $28 (+3)
Mariano Rivera - $22 (+1)
Top Three Values
Torii Hunter – $1 (-11)
Raul Ibanez - $3 (-7)
Russell Martin - $3 (-7)
Redleg’s
Top Three Players
Albert Pujols -$45 (+0)
B.J. Upton - $24 (+1)
Jacoby Ellsbury - $19 (-17)
Top Three Values
Jacoby Ellsbury - $19 (-17)
Jimmy Rollins - $18 (-14)
Alex Rios - $2 (-4)
Screaming Eagle’s
Top Three Players
Matt Holliday – $37 (+1)
Prince Fielder - $36 (-4)
Ian Kinsler - $26 (-11)
Top Three Values
Ian Kinsler - $26 (-11)
Adrian Beltre - $1 (-6)
Prince Fielder - $36 (-4)
Thrill 22
Top Three Players
Hanley Ramirez - $46 (+2)
Ryan Howard - $40 (+2)
Chase Utley - $39 (-1)
Top Three Values
Roy Oswalt - $3 (-9)
Carlos Lee - $4 (-8)
David Ortiz - $1 (-5)
Top Three Players
Miguel Cabrera - $42 (+3)
Roy Halladay - $32 (+2)
Justin Upton - $26 (+2)
Top Three Values
Brian Roberts - $9 (-11)
Jorge Posada - $5 (-7)
Juan Pierre - $1 (-5)
Yellow Hammers
Top Three Players
Ryan Braun - $42 (+0)
Victor Martinez - $31 (-3)
Kevin Youkilis - $30 (-1)
Top Three Values
Jonathan Papelbon - $14 (-9)
Grady Sizemore - $24 (-6)
Victor Martinez - $31 (-3)
WEST SIDE DIVISION
Chmielewski –
Top Three Players
Evan Longoria - $42 (+5)
Mark Teixeira - $39 (-1)
Ben Zobrist - $25 (+10)
Top Three Values
Shane Victorino - $1 (-12)
Robinson Cano - $16 (-10)
Brandon Phillips - $4 (-8)
Marshall
Top Three Players
Alex Rodriguez - $43 (+0)
Joe Mauer - $42 (+1)
Matt Kemp - $39 (-1)
Top Three Values
Johnny Damon - $1 (-5)
Jose Lopez - $1 (-5)
James Loney - $1 (-3)
Rabble Rabble
Top Three Players
Carl Crawford - $38 (+0)
Derek Jeter - $35 (-2)
Mark Reynolds - $33 (-2)
Top Three Values
Curtis Granderson - $26 (-3)
Manny Ramirez – $23 (-2)
Derek Jeter - $35 (-2)
Sizemore Matters
Top Three Players
Jon Lester - $25 (+5)
Ryan Zimmerman - $23 (-4)
Tommy Hanson - $20 (+4)
Top Three Values
Dustin Pedroia - $19 (-15)
Alfonso Soriano - $1 (-11)
Matt Wieters - $6 (-8)
Thompson
Top Three Players
Zack Greinke - $29 (+0)
Johan Santana - $25 (+2)
Adam Lind - $23 (+1)
Top Three Values
Lance Berkman - $3 (-13)
Ichiro Suzuki - $9 (-11)
Jason Bartlett - $7 (-8)
Tyranical T-Baggers
Top Three Players
Troy Tulowitzki - $36 (+1)
Felix Hernandez - $31 (+2)
Dan Haren - $26 (+2)
Top Three Values
Michael Bourn - $1 (-11)
Nelson Cruz - $6 (-6)
Aramis Ramirez -$6 (-6)
Keep following our team during the season. Thanks for reading someone else’s draft recap.
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