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BP NL LABR Team

Here is the team Clay Davenport drafted in the NL LABR.  The commentary included is Clay's.  I don't really agree with spending that much on two catchers since the injury/getting banged up risk is high.  Corners are awesome, MI are horrible.  OF has a lot of break out potential, but could flop.  Hoffman at 13 is a steal.

$22.00 C Russell Martin
$24.00 C Brian McCann

Because one stud catcher isn’t enough. I had my prices, they weren’t close to being reached, and I got them.

$27.00 1B Joey Votto
$44.00 3B David Wright
$14.00 CM Kevin Kouzmanoff

The corners are what Jason was looking at when he called this a BP team, because those are all BP kind of guys.

$1.00 2B David Newhan
$1.00 SS Ramon Vazquez
$1.00 MI Brendan Ryan

These guys aren’t. The downside of spending $46 at catcher. But I did win LABR two years ago with a $4 infield, so I can live with it.

$17.00 OF Justin Upton
$11.00 OF Cameron Maybin
$6.00 OF Josh Willingham
$3.00 OF Nate Schierholtz
$1.00 OF Gregor Blanco
$8.00 DH Colby Rasmus

That’s a group I really like, but not without risks.

$30.00 P Johan Santana
$13.00 P Trevor Hoffman
$5.00 P Cla Meredith
$8.00 P Rafael Soriano
$7.00 P Joe Blanton
$4.00 P Tony Pena
$9.00 P Oliver Perez
$2.00 P Andrew Miller
$1.00 P Daniel Cabrera
$1.00 P Dennys Reyes

A lot depends on Santana’s elbow. I wasn’t shooting for Hoffman, or any closer; I just couldn’t believe the bidding stopped there. Here’s hoping he’s got another year left in the arm. I’ve always liked Blanton, I had to go for Cla even if I have to ask “y?”, and everybody else has at least some potential. Soriano was an overpay, one I was cussing myself over as soon as I’d made it.

Reserves
Steven Shell
Cha-Seung Baek
Brandon Backe
Nick Evans
Everth Cabrera
Eric Bruntlett

I don’t have great excitement here, except maybe for Baek, who really should have been bought during the draft; I had him at $4, and got him with the seventh pick or so in the draft.

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Other than the $3 middle infield

I like his squad. after getting McCann, I would’ve just tossed a couple bucks at Jesus flores and tossed some of the remaining $21 at the middle infield.

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Mar 13, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Love the 2C's

I love spending the money on the two catchers only because it’s a 13 team NL only. That’s 26 catchers on rosters everyday and he’s got McCann and Martin. Think of the advantage he has over everyone else in those spots. He gives some of that advantage back in MI but, I’m still a fan of this strategy in a league this deep.

by RJK on Mar 13, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

2 C's

and DDD has Molina and Iannetta….some teams must have a Brad Ausmus or JR Towles on their roster then. But probably a better infield.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Mar 15, 2009 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like it

As someone who had Santana last season along with Joe Blanton and OIliver Perez, I can state positively that this team will struggle in the ratios as Blanton and Ollie will negate Santana. And this doesn’t include Daniel Cabrera.

I think he has chips to deal from Catcher and Corners, though.

by faketeams on Mar 14, 2009 8:28 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Perez

is he being retained in UBA?? Throwing Blanton back?

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Mar 15, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perez

My guess is Perez is retained at $10. That is the going rate for obvious closer-in-waiting.

Right now, I expect to take the $5 draft hit on Blanton. If you want him, I’ll send Ross Detwiler to you for the help.

by faketeams on Mar 15, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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