AL Discussion Thread

[Minstrel]

Feel free to use this thread to discuss the on-going AL draft. Just try to avoid name-dropping players who have yet to be selected, thanks.

[Westlake]

Cesar Izturiz. Oops!

[Minstrel]

Cesar Izturiz. Oops!

Okay, Cesar Izturis is no longer eligible.

Way to go, Evan. You weakened our talent pool!

[tearforamariner]

Okay, Cesar Izturis is no longer eligible.

Way to go, Evan. You weakened our talent pool!

He's still eligible in the NL draft, right?

[Wade8813]

Wait, we can make players no longer eligible? I should go through and list all the 2nd basemen, since I already took one...

Okay, let's try this: I'll propose a time and day with a decently long window. If most people can hit it, great. If not, we'll try to close the window to the point that most/all people can be there.

This Sunday (2/11) from 3 PM EST until 9 PM EST. That's noon until 6 PM on the west coast.

I can make it here then. I'll have to leave a few minutes early (our church has an evening service). But I'll be available basically the whole time, so don't change the window on my account.

[Erik Bedard]

I can tell you right now that I can probably only do 7-9, maybe 6-9.

[Williamsburg2599]

Okay, let's try this: I'll propose a time and day with a decently long window. If most people can hit it, great. If not, we'll try to close the window to the point that most/all people can be there.

This Sunday (2/11) from 3 PM EST until 9 PM EST. That's noon until 6 PM on the west coast.

Let me check my schedule...(*stares blankly at empty calendar*) Yup, seems good to me.

[-Kyle-]

I'm surprised a ton of pitchers were taken in the 2nd round.

[Erik Bedard]

There seems to be one more great one left. Hopefully, he'll last to me.

[-Kyle-]

I can do the lightning rounds.

[Wade8813]

There seems to be one more great one left. Hopefully, he'll last to me.

Wha...?!??!??

There may not be enough great SP for all the teams to have 4-5 greats, but I KNOW there's more than one more left...

[Minstrel]

There seems to be one more great one left. Hopefully, he'll last to me.

You have a pretty high standard for greatness if you only see one left. I see at least two arguable top-five guys remaining.

[yanks0714]

I can go for the Sunday afternoon/evening suggestion. I'll just ignore my wife....waitaminit, I do that anyway.....

Pitchers, pitchers....I need a stud pitcher....just couldn't pass up Mickey and Hank, my boyhood heroes.

[Minstrel]

I can go for the Sunday afternoon/evening suggestion. I'll just ignore my wife....waitaminit, I do that anyway.....

Pitchers, pitchers....I need a stud pitcher....just couldn't pass up Mickey and Hank, my boyhood heroes.

I took a pitcher but wept over the position players that I also wanted to take at that spot. These early picks are hell for second-guessing one's self.

[yanks0714]

I took a pitcher but wept over the position players that I also wanted to take at that spot. These early picks are hell for second-guessing one's self.

You don't know how close you came to not getting Lefty....very close....when I saw Alexander wasn't there anymore....I was just about to select Grove and switched to Aaron quickly so I wouldn't have time to change my mind.
You're right....the early picks are the toughest.

[Wade8813]

Unless you make a mistake. Then a late pick might be the toughest, as you scramble to find a player to fill a hole in your team, and realize everyone you know who fits the bill is already taken...

[Minstrel]

You don't know how close you came to not getting Lefty....very close....when I saw Alexander wasn't there anymore....I was just about to select Grove and switched to Aaron quickly so I wouldn't have time to change my mind.
You're right....the early picks are the toughest.

Ha, I switched from another position player to Grove. And then after I posted, I wanted to change again, but felt that was too obsessive so I left the computer to get some work done.

[Erik Bedard]

No, by all means, go ahead and change your pick.

Damn it.

[Minstrel]

Damn, Wee Willie managed to ace me out of two guys I was interested in for the next pick.

[Erik Bedard]

Are we going to do a lightning round?

[Minstrel]

Are we going to do a lightning round?

Informally, we're going to try. We'll call it an "encouraged-to-be-faster round"...a six hour window (12 PM PST to 6 PM PST) tomorrow in which it would be nice if you checked in as frequently as possible to see if you're up.

If you can't be around for all or parts of it, try PMing picks to someone to draft for you. Mention ahead of time who's authorized to pick on your behalf.

[Huntington Avenue]

I jumped at Ott after considering some middle infielders. He had the second- highest career OPS of anyone remaining (I think), and the other guy would have forced Pujols off of first base.
His '35 season was higher than '34 in WARP1, but only by .1. The WARP3s were equal. '34 had higher BA, OBP, and SLG.

Crude methods of decision, sure, but I'm know at least 2/3 of the 4/5 2B and SS I was looking at will still be around when I'm up again.

[ChrisLDuncan]

Wow Ronnie5 looks to be unstoppable...he has some greats on his team. Also I've been seeing a lot of good picks by everyone here. I think I'll get my ass kicked.

[Wade8813]

Wow Ronnie5 looks to be unstoppable...he has some greats on his team. Also I've been seeing a lot of good picks by everyone here. I think I'll get my ass kicked.

I disagree with some of that. No one looks like they're pulling ahead of the group. And you certainly have great picks. I'd be glad to have anyone from your team on mine.

I think things will start shaping up more a few rounds from now, when at least a couple people will realize that they have holes on their team, and scramble to fill them.

[Erik Bedard]

Ouch. The "lightning round" got a grand total of two picks in.