BoaB Billy Butler Division - Draft Rounds 6-?

he has about a season and a half of MLB time, right?

I’m pretty sure, though, you’ve taken someone I was at least considering every round, though.

He took a pretty big step last year.

think he’ll be worth 2.5-3 wins?

i agree

I decided to throw my money around, and the cheapies go immediately thereafter…hmmm

I’m very interested to see how Scherzer does this year. He talked about Max as if he wasn’t really established as a ML starter yet, even though he posted a 3.88 xFIP in 170 innings and a 3.2 WAR last season. Clearly there were some legitimate concerns about him, so I’m curious to see how that one plays out, especially because I like Scherzer.

if his power and defensive metrics return to previous levels. 2009 was rough for him, and he still posted a 3.4 WAR though, so the floor probably isn’t too low on Wright.

If Wright has as solid a season as the projections have him at, he’ll be worth it for this draft.

but his xFIP and SIERA marks beg some questions. Then again, the guy has posted WARs of 3.5, 4.0, 3.7 and 3.6 in the past four seasons, so he’s probably a pretty good bet.

So where I thought I was under budget, I’m actually over. So. . . I guess that changes my strategy for a couple rounds.

By chiefjamesp.

(sorry, i had to do it)

…how many innings guys like Hughes and Buchholz get. Though, they might be more valuable with LESS innings,

I just hope he proves to be durable.

i can’t believe you got that going on, a family, a real job, and you still got an article on heatmaps done…impressive workload! i am far too lazy for all of that, i think ;-)

until I did that quick BtB piece on the next crop of CFs yesterday. He seems like a decent bet for a 2.5-3.5 WAR season.

…Jeff said to skip over the weekend. At 4:24 would Jeff’s turn be up or Satchel’s?

because he’s cheaper, but I’m alright with Danks here.

I’m wondering how many radars he was actually on. I wanted to go ahead and get back under budget, though, and didn’t want to risk missing out on him.

Plus, I needed a Ranger.

I forgot Wood was SS eligible

So I guess Lewis was now officially a reach.

but after spending on Youk and Danks it seemed like no-brainer

who could put up 4+ WAR in the Bourn/Morgan form if he can get some luck on his BABIP and his UZR. Good pick.

Thanks for letting us pick without the holdups.

You should get +1 WAR for the season for that.

Thought he would drop a lot more

staplemaniac’s turn ended at 1-ish

victor06’s turn ends at 3-ish

So if staplemaniac, victor06 or chiefjamesp wanna get to pickin’ soon that’d be a good thing!

glad you got your pick in there!

First time I’ve regretted on passing on someone this draft.

to be clear

shockingly.

:p

If he really took a step forward, as his final dozen starts from last year indicated, then he could end up being a great pick here and a major difference maker in that division.

Figured he wouldn’t be getting back on. No way would he last.

I considered him instead of Bailey

I felt better about Wade’s odds of staying in the rotation all year though.

in what’s a fairly crowded outfield.

Wasn’t on my board, but I kind of think now he should have been.

I was thinking about him, decided to go with Davis but I like Romero a lot.

THAT WAS MY PICK

battling Bruce, Stubbs, Dickerson, Gomes, Heisey and Nix won’t exactly make for a clear path to playing time. Although he’s a guy who definitely deserves a solid shot somewhere.

Considering how godawful Poreda was in Triple-A after being dealt to San Diego. Although the groundball and strikeout rates indicate that he could end up being one helluva pitcher in Petco.

I just keep hoping that Weeks will have that monster breakout season. Lopez is a good pick though, for sure.

I’ve seen guys that could go either way get picked, like Feliz, Joba and Poreda, but Bailey is 100% a relief pitcher at this point.

be a man

before opting for Weeks.

Already taken Sky.

Since that would be my 5th outfielder taken.

I apologize, but he’s one of my favorite players.

than the Greinke division?

I’m paying ~$20.5M on 3 catchers

I find that interesting.