Imagine this was a real team

by Markakis and Wieters 4 Life on Mar 25, 2009 8:15 PM EDT

I would love to see what you would do with this team... (it was actually drafted in a 14 team fantasy draft) (starting roster is bolded)

C Brian McCann, Atl C
1B Mark Teixeira, NYY 1B
2B Robinson Cano, NYY 2B DTD
3B Mark Reynolds, Ari 3B
SS Stephen Drew, Ari SS
2B/SS Jhonny Peralta, Cle SS
1B/3B James Loney, LAD 1B
OF B.J. Upton, TB OF
OF Rick Ankiel, StL OF
OF Brian Giles, SD OF
OF J.D. Drew, Bos OF DTD
OF Nick Swisher, NYY 1B, OF
UTIL Freddy Sanchez, Pit 2B
Bench Jeff Clement, Sea C, DH
Bench Cody Ross, Fla OF
Bench Luke Scott, Bal OF, DH

P CC Sabathia, NYY SP
P Chad Billingsley, LAD SP
P Adam Wainwright, StL SP (Closer for my team)
P Matt Garza, TB SP
P John Danks, CWS SP
P Jeremy Guthrie, Bal SP (considering a move to bullpen and bringing Wainwright back to start
P Fernando Rooney, RP
P John Lannan, Was SP (RP for my team)
P Clay Buchholz, Bos SP (RP for my Team)

Do you agree with who I am starting? Do you think my pitching staff would be simply amazing?

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That outfield is disgusting.

And largely apathetic.

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 25, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions

You don't like your man BJ Upton?

Yeah, and I kinda focused more on Pitching… but I think the OF has potential if Ankiel produces like last yr, Drew stays healthy, and Swisher plays more like 2007…

by Markakis and Wieters 4 Life on Mar 25, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I was making a joke about how Drew/Upton get accused of not caring.

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 25, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions

oh...

by Markakis and Wieters 4 Life on Mar 25, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Because they don't!!!

I’d rather have gamers like Rowand and Erstad….

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.

by baetown415 on Mar 26, 2009 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Jesus...I had an eerily similar draft on Monday

Albeit, it was a 10-team league but:

C Brian McCann
1B Lance Berkman
2B Dan Uggla
3B Aubrey Huff
SS Jose Reyes
OF Carlos Beltran
OF B.J. Upton
OF Justin Upton
UT Elijah Dukes (OF)

BE Alex Gordon (3B)
BE Rickie Weeks (2B)
BE Matt Wieters ©
BE Jed Lowrie (SS/3B)
BE Nick Swisher (1B/OF)

SP1 Francisco Liriano
SP2 Chad Billingsley
SP3 Joba Chamberlain
SP4 Matt Cain
SP5 Ricky Nolasco
RP1 Joakim Soria
RP2 Chad Qualls

Matt Wieters fell to me in the 14th round. But I had the same thought, how much would I love an outfield consisting if Beltran stuck in between the Upton boys?

by JopeX37 on Mar 26, 2009 12:40 AM EDT reply actions

Suggestion

You all should play in bigger leagues. Or against smarter people?

These two teams look absolutely menacing.

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.

by baetown415 on Mar 26, 2009 1:26 AM EDT reply actions

In my defense,

I’ve never actually played fantasy baseball before; I’m just a real life baseball fanatic who happened to fall into a league with some acquaintances a day before the draft.

But yeah, next year I’ll prob. try to play with some smarter/more knowledgeable people. There really is no reason I should have gotten McCann and Wieters.

by JopeX37 on Mar 26, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I too played with some baseball-dumb friends.

10 team league, I picked 8th, roster:

C
McCann
Wieters

1B
Berkman
LaPorta

2B
Kendrick
Aviles

SS
Hardy

3B
Longoria

OF
Braun
Beltran
Granderson
J. Upton
N. Cruz
Swisher

P
Kazmir
Gallardo
Jimenez
Nolasco
Devine
Marmol

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 26, 2009 10:06 AM EDT reply actions

R.J.

Do your friends know you write for a site called “Beyond the Boxscore”? ;-)

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.

by baetown415 on Mar 26, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Yup, thankfully they think they know more.

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 26, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Since we're posting fantasy teams...

My 12-team mixed league last night with OBP/SLG/TB/Run/netSB and ERA/WHIP/K/K-9/IP:

C Martin
1B Votto
3B Gordon
CI Konerko
2B Stewart
SS Rollins
MI Furcal
OF Upton
OF Crawford
OF N Cruz
OF Dukes
UT Choo

P Liriano
P Chamberlain
P Vazquez
P Myers
P Greinke
P J Johnson
P Bedard
P Wandy

BN Kuo
BN R Perez
BN J Cruz
BN A Reyes

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Mar 26, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

You're liking Gordon aren't you Sky... and Cruz and Dukes dont make a great OF

And is Ian Stewart even satrting???

Really good pitcing thoouhg

by Markakis and Wieters 4 Life on Mar 26, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually, the Gordon pick was a mistake.

He was at the top of my queue and was picked when I ran out of time not knowing it was my pick. But yes, I like him.

Nelson Cruz and Elijah Dukes are going to be huge. Huge! Anyone for a sandwich and chips bet on them? I’m more worried about Choo. Pitching should be able to plug a hole or two.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Mar 26, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I can see what you are getting at w/ Dukes, but Cruz Hasn't really looked that great

Well, he could still be a good player

by Markakis and Wieters 4 Life on Mar 26, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I like

the Cruz/Dukes picks a lot too. I have Cruz too, somehow he wasn’t on the list I copied earlier. I think he has a real shot to be this years Carlos Pena/Jack Cust/Ryan Ludwick. Plus he’s hitting in Arlington in the middle of one of the top AL lineups, so there’s your R/RBI.

And sure he’s a head case, but so were Dick Allen and Albert Belle. Not saying he’s gonna be as good as those two, but still, there is a lot of talent there, and what do the Nats have to lose?

by JopeX37 on Mar 27, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Second base seems like the second most likely position to punt behind catcher.

Or is that just my inexperienced side showing?

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 26, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, it's the weakest position these days, right?

In real baseball terms, too.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Mar 26, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

good team, check mine out:

C-Mike Napoli
1b-Prince Fielder
2nd- Kelly Johnson
3rd-Ryan Zimmerman
SS-JJ Hardy
OF- Ryan Braun
OF-Torii Hunter
OF-Chris Young
Util-David Ortiz
My bench includes:
Alex Gordon, Nick Swisher, Orlando Cabrera, CoCo Crisp, Ramon Hernandez
My pitchers:
SP- Rich Harden
SP-Roy Oswalt
RP-Huston Street
RP-Frank Francisco
and my bullpen:
James Shields, John Lackey, and Chris Young

by brewersfan09 on Mar 26, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions

Good team except the OF and 2b is probly a little weak

by Markakis and Wieters 4 Life on Mar 26, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I still keep thinking KJ is going to surprise all the naysayers. In a fantasy league, I feel he has potential for insane value since in RL his only real knock is defense which he will never excel at despite improvement over the past couple of seasons.

By the way, I second the comments about people need to challenge themselves in these leagues instead of look for leagues with low amounts of teams or relatively low understanding of how the leagues work. Playing with friends is one thing, I completely understand that. Some people though purposely look for leagues they can dominate so they can say “look at my team” when really they have accomplished nothing. Even if you do win, it’s still just a fantasy baseball league. :D Seriously, challenge yourselves. :p

by jfish26101 on Mar 27, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions