14 team NL points league

I plan on doing a write-up for my most recent draft and emailing it to the person who runs that league (http://www.cosfba.com/), so if you’re curious about that at all, I will keep you posted as to the plans for it. Sunday at 3 ET I am looking to fill up a keeper league (http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=176304) that I plan on maintaining so that it becomes a long-term league. 7 of 16 slots are filled, and though I don’t expect anyone reads this who doesn’t already read my twitter, in the event that you do, leave your e mail address and I’ll send the invite.

The first draft occurred a week ago, and it was a  14 team NL only total points league. I am not crazy about the format, and had I been paying attention I probably wouldn’t have enrolled in this league. I also think this ended up being my worst draft of this year so far. Without further ado, let’s get going. The second will get its own post, likely tomorrow.

Round: 1
(1) Bon Temps Hawks – Albert Pujols 1B
(2) Doylestown Destroyers – Roy Halladay SP
(3) The Team – Hanley Ramirez SS
(4) Carolina Cubs – Ryan Braun LF
(5) N.L.East SucksYeast – Troy Tulowitzki SS
(6) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Joey Votto 1B
(7) Team Skin – Carlos Gonzalez LF
(8) Deathhill Deathmoles – Ryan Zimmerman 3B
(9) Bay Area World Champs – David Wright 3B
(10) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Tim Lincecum SP
(11) PineTar Juicers – Matt Holliday LF
(12) Team Staconis – Ryan Howard 1B
(13) PIttsburgh Pirates – Cliff Lee SP
(14) Team Smith – Matt Kemp CF

Anyone who keeps up with me knows that I like me some Ryan Zimmerman, and in a points league categories don’t matter so just getting solid production will benefit me here. I thought Halladay at two was laughably early. Starting pitchers score more than hitters, but they also go a lot deeper.

Round: 2
(15) Team Smith – Prince Fielder 1B
(16) PIttsburgh Pirates – Justin Upton RF
(17) Team Staconis – Andrew McCutchen CF
(18) PineTar Juicers – Jose Reyes SS
(19) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Clayton Kershaw SP
(20) Bay Area World Champs – Dan Uggla 2B
(21) Deathhill Deathmoles – Jayson Werth RF
(22) Team Skin – Casey McGehee 3B
(23) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Jason Heyward RF
(24) N.L.East SucksYeast – Brian McCann C
(25) Carolina Cubs – Buster Posey C
(26) The Team – Chris Carpenter SP
(27) Doylestown Destroyers – Brandon Phillips 2B
(28) Bon Temps Hawks – Tommy Hanson SP

Round: 3
(29) Bon Temps Hawks – Chase Utley 2B
(30) Doylestown Destroyers – Jimmy Rollins SS
(31) The Team – Shane Victorino CF
(32) Carolina Cubs – Rickie Weeks 2B
(33) N.L.East SucksYeast – Hunter Pence RF
(34) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Ubaldo Jimenez SP
(35) Team Skin – Cole Hamels SP
(36) Deathhill Deathmoles – Jay Bruce RF
(37) Bay Area World Champs – Andre Ethier RF
(38) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Brian Wilson RP
(39) PineTar Juicers – Mat Latos SP
(40) Team Staconis – Zack Greinke SP
(41) PIttsburgh Pirates – Aramis Ramirez 3B
(42) Team Smith – Mike Stanton RF

Round: 4
(43) Team Smith – Josh Johnson SP
(44) PIttsburgh Pirates – Matt Cain SP
(45) Team Staconis – Roy Oswalt SP
(46) PineTar Juicers – Heath Bell RP
(47) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Chris Young CF
(48) Bay Area World Champs – Martin Prado 2B
(49) Deathhill Deathmoles – Stephen Drew SS
(50) Team Skin – Drew Stubbs CF
(51) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Yovani Gallardo SP
(52) N.L.East SucksYeast – Wandy Rodriguez SP
(53) Carolina Cubs – Ian Desmond SS
(54) The Team – Aubrey Huff 1B
(55) Doylestown Destroyers – Colby Rasmus CF
(56) Bon Temps Hawks – Corey Hart RF

Here, I began trying to fill my outfield as fielding 5 in a fairly deep format can be tricky. Werth and Bruce both look to be productive, and Stephen Drew is not bad at all given the format. I wouldn’t mind having him at SS in most instances given that it gets shallow quick. I will take him over Jimmy Rollins a round earlier.

Round: 5
(57) Bon Temps Hawks – Pablo Sandoval 3B
(58) Doylestown Destroyers – Carlos Marmol RP
(59) The Team – Tim Hudson SP
(60) Carolina Cubs – Francisco Rodriguez RP
(61) N.L.East SucksYeast – Ted Lilly SP
(62) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Michael Bourn CF
(63) Team Skin – Pedro Alvarez 3B
(64) Deathhill Deathmoles – Shaun Marcum SP
(65) Bay Area World Champs – Kelly Johnson 2B
(66) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Geovany Soto C
(67) PineTar Juicers – Chad Billingsley SP
(68) Team Staconis – Matt Garza SP
(69) PIttsburgh Pirates – Adam LaRoche 1B
(70) Team Smith – Jonathan Broxton RP

Round: 6
(71) Team Smith – Hiroki Kuroda SP
(72) PIttsburgh Pirates – Jonathan Sanchez SP
(73) Team Staconis – Chipper Jones 3B
(74) PineTar Juicers – Angel Pagan CF
(75) Jersey Crime Donkeys – J.J. Putz RP
(76) Bay Area World Champs – Rafael Furcal SS
(77) Deathhill Deathmoles – Miguel Montero C
(78) Team Skin – Jason Bay LF
(79) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Starlin Castro SS
(80) N.L.East SucksYeast – John Axford RP
(81) Carolina Cubs – Neil Walker 2B
(82) The Team – Ricky Nolasco SP
(83) Doylestown Destroyers – Gaby Sanchez 1B
(84) Bon Temps Hawks – Carlos Lee LF

Round: 7
(85) Bon Temps Hawks – Huston Street RP
(86) Doylestown Destroyers – Ian Stewart 3B
(87) The Team – Daniel Hudson SP
(88) Carolina Cubs – Carlos Beltran CF
(89) N.L.East SucksYeast – Brett Myers SP
(90) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Ryan Dempster SP
(91) Team Skin – Dexter Fowler CF
(92) Deathhill Deathmoles – Drew Storen RP
(93) Bay Area World Champs – Carlos Pena 1B
(94) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Jhoulys Chacin SP
(95) PineTar Juicers – Francisco Cordero RP
(96) Team Staconis – Freddie Freeman 1B
(97) PIttsburgh Pirates – Chase Headley 3B
(98) Team Smith – Johnny Cueto SP

Round: 8
(99) Team Smith – Ryan Franklin RP
(100) PIttsburgh Pirates – Madison Bumgarner SP
(101) Team Staconis – Craig Kimbrel RP
(102) PineTar Juicers – Lance Berkman 1B
(103) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Andres Torres CF
(104) Bay Area World Champs – Placido Polanco 3B
(105) Deathhill Deathmoles – Jordan Zimmermann SP
(106) Team Skin – Ike Davis 1B
(107) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Brad Lidge RP
(108) N.L.East SucksYeast – Raul Ibanez LF
(109) Carolina Cubs – Chris Coghlan LF
(110) The Team – Scott Rolen 3B
(111) Doylestown Destroyers – Jose Tabata LF
(112) Bon Temps Hawks – Jaime Garcia SP

I wanted to start grabbing some pitching at this point, but once you see my staff, you will likely agree that I waited too long. Not much else to say about that. I dig the Montero pick though. I am quite worried about Zimmerman as my #2 pitcher, I wanted Dempster where I got Storen, but he went two picks before I planned on taking him. It was frustrating to see it play out like that.

Round: 9
(113) Bon Temps Hawks – James Loney 1B
(114) Doylestown Destroyers – Bronson Arroyo SP
(115) The Team – Edinson Volquez SP
(116) Carolina Cubs – Brandon Lyon RP
(117) N.L.East SucksYeast – Leo Nunez RP
(118) He’s Got Under the Boat! – David Freese 3B
(119) Team Skin – Anibal Sanchez SP
(120) Deathhill Deathmoles – Travis Wood SP
(121) Bay Area World Champs – Ian Kennedy SP
(122) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Jose Lopez 3B
(123) PineTar Juicers – Jair Jurrjens SP
(124) Team Staconis – Tyler Colvin RF
(125) PIttsburgh Pirates – Garrett Jones 1B
(126) Team Smith – Hong-Chih Kuo RP

Round: 10
(127) Team Smith – Seth Smith LF
(128) PIttsburgh Pirates – Randy Wolf SP
(129) Team Staconis – Alfonso Soriano LF
(130) PineTar Juicers – Joel Hanrahan RP
(131) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Johan Santana SP
(132) Bay Area World Champs – Nate McLouth CF
(133) Deathhill Deathmoles – Ryan Theriot SS
(134) Team Skin – Ben Francisco LF
(135) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Logan Morrison LF
(136) N.L.East SucksYeast – Danny Espinosa 2B
(137) Carolina Cubs – James McDonald SP
(138) The Team – Cody Ross CF
(139) Doylestown Destroyers – Joe Blanton SP
(140) Bon Temps Hawks – Evan Meek RP

Round: 11
(141) Bon Temps Hawks – Cameron Maybin CF
(142) Doylestown Destroyers – Carlos Ruiz C
(143) The Team – Omar Infante 2B
(144) Carolina Cubs – Marlon Byrd CF
(145) N.L.East SucksYeast – Juan Uribe 2B
(146) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Ty Wigginton 3B
(147) Team Skin – Bill Hall 2B
(148) Deathhill Deathmoles – Nyjer Morgan CF
(149) Bay Area World Champs – Jon Garland SP
(150) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Ryan Madson RP
(151) PineTar Juicers – Jake Westbrook SP
(152) Team Staconis – Alex Gonzalez SS
(153) PIttsburgh Pirates – Jonny Gomes LF
(154) Team Smith – Jorge De La Rosa SP

Round: 12
(155) Team Smith – Javier Vazquez SP
(156) PIttsburgh Pirates – Jonny Venters RP
(157) Team Staconis – Freddy Sanchez 2B
(158) PineTar Juicers – Sergio Romo RP
(159) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Carlos Gomez CF
(160) Bay Area World Champs – Luke Gregerson RP
(161) Deathhill Deathmoles – Carlos Zambrano SP
(162) Team Skin – Miguel Tejada SS
(163) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Aroldis Chapman RP
(164) N.L.East SucksYeast – Roger Bernadina CF
(165) Carolina Cubs – Pat Burrell LF
(166) The Team – Domonic Brown RF
(167) Doylestown Destroyers – R.A. Dickey SP
(168) Bon Temps Hawks – Jason Bartlett SS

Round: 13
(169) Bon Temps Hawks – Matt Diaz LF
(170) Doylestown Destroyers – Jonathon Niese SP
(171) The Team – Casey Blake 3B
(172) Carolina Cubs – Will Venable RF
(173) N.L.East SucksYeast – Lyle Overbay 1B
(174) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Chris Iannetta C
(175) Team Skin – Chris Narveson RP
(176) Deathhill Deathmoles – Brett Wallace 1B
(177) Bay Area World Champs – Rafael Betancourt RP
(178) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Chris Johnson 3B
(179) PineTar Juicers – J.A. Happ SP
(180) Team Staconis – Ryan Doumit C
(181) PIttsburgh Pirates – Brad Hawpe RF
(182) Team Smith – Mike Adams RP

Round: 14
(183) Team Smith – Ryan Ludwick RF
(184) PIttsburgh Pirates – Scott Mathieson RP
(185) Team Staconis – Yadier Molina C
(186) PineTar Juicers – Jay Gibbons LF
(187) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Tim Stauffer RP
(188) Bay Area World Champs – Kyle McClellan RP
(189) Deathhill Deathmoles – Ryan Spilborghs LF
(190) Team Skin – Nick Hundley C
(191) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Xavier Nady RF
(192) N.L.East SucksYeast – Yuniesky Betancourt SS
(193) Carolina Cubs – Russell Branyan 1B
(194) The Team – Kosuke Fukudome RF
(195) Doylestown Destroyers – Chris Heisey CF
(196) Bon Temps Hawks – John Buck C

Round: 15
(197) Bon Temps Hawks – Skip Schumaker 2B
(198) Doylestown Destroyers – Michael Morse RF
(199) The Team – Clint Barmes 2B
(200) Carolina Cubs – Melvin Mora 3B
(201) N.L.East SucksYeast – Todd Helton 1B
(202) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Eric Young Jr. 2B
(203) Team Skin – Matt Dominguez 3B
(204) Deathhill Deathmoles – Randy Wells SP
(205) Bay Area World Champs – Aaron Harang SP
(206) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Brandon Allen LF
(207) PineTar Juicers – Juan Miranda DH
(208) Team Staconis – Bud Norris SP
(209) PIttsburgh Pirates – Jon Jay RF
(210) Team Smith – Rod Barajas C

I filled out the majority of my rotation here, if Zambrano can pitch like he did in the second half of last year, he jumps to being my #2 and my rotation looks a lot better. I think Randy Wells is going to have a good year, and am not at all dissatisfied with having him. I wish I had known Morgan was going to lose his job, but given how deep drafting the OF goes anyway, and my other two are likely part time players, I think the outfield will end up looking fairly weak as well.

Round: 16
(211) Team Smith – Kyle Blanks LF
(212) PIttsburgh Pirates – Takashi Saito RP
(213) Team Staconis – Armando Galarraga SP
(214) PineTar Juicers – Orlando Hudson 2B
(215) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Matt Guerrier RP
(216) Bay Area World Champs – Clay Hensley RP
(217) Deathhill Deathmoles – Tyler Clippard RP
(218) Team Skin – Derek Lowe SP
(219) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Clayton Richard SP
(220) N.L.East SucksYeast – Mark DeRosa LF
(221) Carolina Cubs – Eric Hinske LF
(222) The Team – Nick Masset RP
(223) Doylestown Destroyers – John Mayberry Jr. RF
(224) Bon Temps Hawks – Mike Pelfrey SP

Round: 17
(225) Bon Temps Hawks – Kameron Loe RP
(226) Doylestown Destroyers – Chris Dickerson CF
(227) The Team – Ivan Rodriguez C
(228) Carolina Cubs – Blake DeWitt 2B
(229) N.L.East SucksYeast – Barry Zito SP
(230) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Jason Hammel SP
(231) Team Skin – Carlos Monasterios RP
(232) Deathhill Deathmoles – Marcus Thames LF
(233) Bay Area World Champs – Ramon Hernandez C
(234) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Edgar Renteria SS
(235) PineTar Juicers – Ronny Cedeno SS
(236) Team Staconis – Kerry Wood RP
(237) PIttsburgh Pirates – Daniel Murphy 1B
(238) Team Smith – Aaron Rowand CF

Round: 18
(239) Team Smith – Jeff Keppinger 2B
(240) PIttsburgh Pirates – Wilton Lopez RP
(241) Team Staconis – Scott Olsen SP
(242) PineTar Juicers – Jeff Baker 2B
(243) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Kenley Jansen RP
(244) Bay Area World Champs – Nelson Figueroa SP
(245) Deathhill Deathmoles – Mike Fontenot 2B
(246) Team Skin – Jose Guillen RF
(247) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Livan Hernandez SP
(248) N.L.East SucksYeast – Homer Bailey SP
(249) Carolina Cubs – Vicente Padilla SP
(250) The Team – David Hernandez RP
(251) Doylestown Destroyers – Cory Luebke SP
(252) Bon Temps Hawks – Tom Gorzelanny SP

Round: 19
(253) Bon Temps Hawks – Jonathan Lucroy C
(254) Doylestown Destroyers – Zach Braddock RP
(255) The Team – Peter Moylan RP
(256) Carolina Cubs – Chris Capuano SP
(257) N.L.East SucksYeast – Ryan Hanigan C
(258) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Joe Saunders SP
(259) Team Skin – Matt Lindstrom RP
(260) Deathhill Deathmoles – Sean Marshall RP
(261) Bay Area World Champs – Logan Ondrusek RP
(262) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Chris Snyder C
(263) PineTar Juicers – Rick Ankiel CF
(264) Team Staconis – Craig Counsell SS
(265) PIttsburgh Pirates – Jamey Carroll 2B
(266) Team Smith – Mat Gamel 3B

Round: 20
(267) Team Smith – Jorge Cantu 3B
(268) PIttsburgh Pirates – Ross Ohlendorf SP
(269) Team Staconis – Willie Bloomquist RF
(270) PineTar Juicers – Brooks Conrad 3B
(271) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Chris Volstad SP
(272) Bay Area World Champs – Matt Belisle RP
(273) Deathhill Deathmoles – Troy Glaus 1B
(274) Team Skin – Brandon Beachy SP
(275) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Jerry Hairston Jr. SS
(276) N.L.East SucksYeast – Jason Motte RP
(277) Carolina Cubs – Pat Misch SP
(278) The Team – Emilio Bonifacio CF
(279) Doylestown Destroyers – Matt Reynolds RP
(280) Bon Temps Hawks – J.D. Martin SP

Round: 21
(281) Bon Temps Hawks – Scott Hairston LF
(282) Doylestown Destroyers – Edward Mujica RP
(283) The Team – Brian Sanches RP
(284) Carolina Cubs – Josh Thole C
(285) N.L.East SucksYeast – Luis Castillo 2B
(286) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Jordan Schafer CF
(287) Team Skin – Manny Acosta RP
(288) Deathhill Deathmoles – Jason Marquis SP
(289) Bay Area World Champs – Willie Harris LF
(290) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Mike Leake SP
(291) PineTar Juicers – Sean Burnett RP
(292) Team Staconis – Manny Parra SP
(293) PIttsburgh Pirates – Geoff Blum SS
(294) Team Smith – Jenrry Mejia RP

Round: 22
(295) Team Smith – Chris Resop RP
(296) PIttsburgh Pirates – Casey Coleman SP
(297) Team Staconis – Chris Denorfia CF
(298) PineTar Juicers – Bill Bray RP
(299) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Ross Gload 1B
(300) Bay Area World Champs – Santiago Casilla RP
(301) Deathhill Deathmoles – Wes Helms 3B
(302) Team Skin – Dan Runzler RP
(303) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Jason Michaels LF
(304) N.L.East SucksYeast – Fred Lewis LF
(305) Carolina Cubs – Mark Melancon RP
(306) The Team – Juan Francisco 3B
(307) Doylestown Destroyers – Chad Qualls RP
(308) Bon Temps Hawks – Mike Minor SP

Round: 23
(309) Bon Temps Hawks – Nate Schierholtz RF
(310) Doylestown Destroyers – Tyler Greene SS
(311) The Team – Antonio Bastardo RP
(312) Carolina Cubs – Doug Slaten RP
(313) N.L.East SucksYeast – Chris Young SP
(314) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Kevin Correia SP
(315) Team Skin – Joe Thatcher RP
(316) Deathhill Deathmoles – Travis Ishikawa 1B
(317) Bay Area World Champs – Allen Craig RF
(318) Jersey Crime Donkeys – John Bowker RF
(319) PineTar Juicers – Ronny Paulino C
(320) Team Staconis – Nick Evans LF
(321) PIttsburgh Pirates – Jesus Flores C
(322) Team Smith – Burke Badenhop RP

Round: 24
(323) Team Smith – Everth Cabrera SS
(324) PIttsburgh Pirates – Julio Teheran SP
(325) Team Staconis – Barry Enright SP
(326) PineTar Juicers – Xavier Paul LF
(327) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Paul Janish SS
(328) Bay Area World Champs – D.J. Carrasco RP
(329) Deathhill Deathmoles – Jonathan Herrera 2B
(330) Team Skin – Javier Lopez RP
(331) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Mike Dunn RP
(332) N.L.East SucksYeast – Mark Kotsay 1B
(333) Carolina Cubs – Jarrod Parker RP
(334) The Team – Wilson Valdez SS
(335) Doylestown Destroyers – Brandon Belt 1B
(336) Bon Temps Hawks – Jeremy Affeldt RP

Round: 25
(337) Bon Temps Hawks – Reed Johnson LF
(338) Doylestown Destroyers – Ramon Ramirez RP
(339) The Team – Jason Giambi 1B
(340) Carolina Cubs – Jerry Sands RF
(341) N.L.East SucksYeast – Kyle Lohse SP
(342) He’s Got Under the Boat! – Ernesto Frieri RP
(343) Team Skin – Brad Emaus 2B
(344) Deathhill Deathmoles – Paul Maholm SP
(345) Bay Area World Champs – Eric Patterson LF
(346) Jersey Crime Donkeys – Aaron Miles 2B
(347) PineTar Juicers – Dillon Gee SP
(348) Team Staconis – Jose Contreras RP
(349) PIttsburgh Pirates – Chris Valaika 2B
(350) Team Smith – Diory Hernandez SS

Here during the rest of the draft, I was just trying to patch the holes in my lineup and cobble enough people with playing time to get some points here. I think Marquis will be somewhat underrated, and I have always had a soft spot for Mike Fontenot. If he were an everyday player he would end up on most of my benches. Thames might generate some nice power numbers. I am not happy to be relying on Paul Malholm for any reason, even if it’s just rotation insurance. We shall see how it goes, but I think this team is going to finish in the bottom half of the league, if not worse. If you’re curious, the positional breakdown of the roster follows.

DEATHHILL DEATHMOLES
SLOT	PLAYER, TEAM POS	ACQ
C	Miguel Montero, Ari C	Draft
1B	Brett Wallace, Hou 1B	Draft
2B	Ryan Theriot, StL SS, 2B	Draft
3B	Ryan Zimmerman, Was 3B	Draft
SS	Stephen Drew, Ari SS	Draft
2B/SS	Mike Fontenot, SF 2B, 3B	Draft
1B/3B	Troy Glaus, Atl 1B	Draft
OF	Jayson Werth, Was OF	Draft
OF	Jay Bruce, Cin OF	Draft
OF	Nyjer Morgan, Was OF	Draft
OF	Ryan Spilborghs, Col OF	Draft
OF	Marcus Thames, LAD OF, DH	Draft
UTIL	Wes Helms, Fla 3B	Draft
P	Shaun Marcum, Mil SP  DTD	Draft
P	Drew Storen, Was RP	Draft
P	Jordan Zimmermann, Was SP	Draft
P	Travis Wood, Cin SP	Draft
P	Carlos Zambrano, ChC SP, RP	Draft
P	Randy Wells, ChC SP	Draft
P	Tyler Clippard, Was RP	Draft
P	Sean Marshall, ChC RP	Draft
P	Jason Marquis, Was SP	Draft
Bench	Travis Ishikawa, SF 1B	Draft
Bench	Jonathan Herrera, Col 2B	Draft
Bench	Paul Maholm, Pit SP	Draft
DL

I am not crazy about the offense and I kind of hate my pitching. My relievers shouldn’t hurt me, and I honestly didn’t care much about saves. I think most of the other teams have #2 starters that could be better than my #1, so I am definitely thinking it’s going to be grim here.

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