A Very Darrelly Dynasty League

[Boxcar]

To Laika:

Waiver 4

Waiver 16

Anderson Espinoza

 

To me:

Waiver 3

Waiver 83

 

Such a weight off my chest

[P2F]

Would there be any interest in moving the prospect draft to July 2nd or later, so that J2 players can be included?

[Laika]

Would there be any interest in moving the prospect draft to July 2nd or later, so that J2 players can be included?

 

I suppose we could. If we set it to July 8th or whatever it would eliminate the issue of drafting players who don't end up signing, which would probably be the bigger benefit IMO since there is really no problem with J2 players just going as part of our next June draft as they currently do.

[TheHurl]

I like when the Rule 4 is. We are already very stat scouting heavy...I like that the Rule 4 comes with zero professional experience for a large number of players. Not going to stomp my feet and whine if it moves but I do like it.

[Boxcar]

I think the possibility of drafting guys who may not sign is stupid and I've always thought that. I agree with Laika in that moving the date forward for the J2 signing period more importantly fixes that issue.

[tafkasg]

I like when the Rule 4 is. We are already very stat scouting heavy...I like that the Rule 4 comes with zero professional experience for a large number of players.

 

This.

 

Personally I also like the risk of a prospect not signing but if it's suddenly an issue I'd sooner mirror MLB's system than move the date.

[Laika]

I like when the Rule 4 is. We are already very stat scouting heavy...I like that the Rule 4 comes with zero professional experience for a large number of players. Not going to stomp my feet and whine if it moves but I do like it.

 

Moving it one month wouldn't really change this.

 

There's also no issue with where it is so maybe we just don't mess around.

[Boxcar]

Moving it one month wouldn't really change this.

 

There's also no issue with where it is so maybe we just don't mess around.

 

Yeah, true. Being stuck with a guy who doesn't sign is very enjoyable and I wouldn't want to change that.

[The Cats Ass]

Yeah, true. Being stuck with a guy who doesn't sign is very enjoyable and I wouldn't want to change that.

 

You can always drop him.

[P2F]

What if we added a comp pick round to the following draft between the first and second rounds for those players that don't sign? Obviously, the unsigned prospect would have to be dropped in that case.

[The Cats Ass]

What if we added a comp pick round to the following draft between the first and second rounds for those players that don't sign? Obviously, the unsigned prospect would have to be dropped in that case.

 

If you did this wouldn't there be a comp pick round after each round?

[P2F]

If you did this wouldn't there be a comp pick round after each round?

 

No, I meant to say that only first round picks would be protected. I'd be open to protecting second round picks as well, though.

 

Protection beyond that would be overkill.

[Spanky99]

No, I meant to say that only first round picks would be protected. I'd be open to protecting second round picks as well, though.

 

Protection beyond that would be overkill.

 

Sounds like an easy fix to me, good suggestion.

[Laika]

What if we added a comp pick round to the following draft between the first and second rounds for those players that don't sign? Obviously, the unsigned prospect would have to be dropped in that case.

 

I'd rather just move the draft a month than go to comp pick trouble.

 

WHO OPENED THIS TINY CAN OF WORMS ANYWAY

 

OR CAN OF TINY WORMS

[Boxcar]

Or we could just move the draft up a couple of weeks...

 

Is that not easier? It's not like you can glean any information from the tiny samples, if they even play. Plus, to Hurl's point about stat scouting, doesn't this reward the people keeping an eye on the young Latinos in the international market? Unlike the couple of weeks that you'd get from highschool/college draftees, you currently get a full year from the international boys.

[Boxcar]

I'd rather just move the draft a month than go to comp pick trouble.

 

WHO OPENED THIS TINY CAN OF WORMS ANYWAY

 

OR CAN OF TINY WORMS

 

I believe it was Michael

[P2F]

i'd rather just move the draft a month than go to comp pick trouble.

 

Who opened this tiny can of worms anyway

 

or can of tiny worms

 

TINNY CAN OF TINNY WORMS

 

cf

[z3r0s]

I'd vote either keep it as is or move the draft. Comp picks would be tedious

[Boxcar]

Queen B, a proposition for you:

 

All of my 2020 MiLB picks for yours

All of my 2020 waiver picks for yours

[The Cats Ass]

Queen B, a proposition for you:

 

All of my 2020 MiLB picks for yours

All of my 2020 waiver picks for yours

 

I thought we were gonna swap 1st rounders? Or are you dicktucking...

 

edit: Nevermind, you never actually accepted the proposal, just the $50 bet I think.

[Dr. Dinger]

Queen B, a proposition for you:

 

All of my 2020 MiLB picks for yours

All of my 2020 waiver picks for yours

 

f*** yes, I love it.

[Boxcar]

I thought we were gonna swap 1st rounders? Or are you dicktucking...

 

edit: Nevermind, you never actually accepted the proposal, just the $50 bet I think.

 

Yeah, I'm dicktucking by betting you 50 bucks.

 

I think BTS has a better team than you do so it would be better for me to swap picks with you but you kind of just inserted yourself as an additional rival. My true archnemesis is BTS

[BTS]

Queen B, a proposition for you:

 

All of my 2020 MiLB picks for yours

All of my 2020 waiver picks for yours

 

I accept.

[Dr. Dinger]

I accept.

 

Dinger's Baseball Prospectus Quality Positional Breakdown of this Wager

 

[TABLE=width: 404]

[TR]

[TD]Pos[/TD]

[TD]BTS[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]Boxy[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]C[/TD]

[TD]Ramos/Astudillo[/TD]

[TD]>[/TD]

[TD]Francisco Cervelli[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]1B[/TD]

[TD]Joey Votto[/TD]

[TD]>[/TD]

[TD]Matt Olson[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]2B[/TD]

[TD]Cesar Hernandez[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Ben Zobrist[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]3B[/TD]

[TD]Mike Moustakas[/TD]

[TD]<[/TD]

[TD]Josh Donaldson[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SS[/TD]

[TD]Chris Taylor[/TD]

[TD]<<[/TD]

[TD]Alex Bregman[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]CF[/TD]

[TD]Ronald Acuna[/TD]

[TD]>>[/TD]

[TD]Randal Grichuk[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]OF[/TD]

[TD]Juan Soto[/TD]

[TD]>>[/TD]

[TD]Yasiel Puig[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]OF[/TD]

[TD]Michael Brantley[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Jesse Winker[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]DH[/TD]

[TD]Ji-Man Choi[/TD]

[TD]Fail[/TD]

[TD]No Keeper[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP1[/TD]

[TD]Jacob deGrom[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Chris Sale[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP2[/TD]

[TD]Mike Clevinger[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Miles Mikolas[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP3[/TD]

[TD]JA Happ[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Kyle Hendricks[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP4[/TD]

[TD]Jake Arrieta[/TD]

[TD]<[/TD]

[TD]Mike Folty[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP5[/TD]

[TD]Trevor Cahill[/TD]

[TD]<[/TD]

[TD]Ross Stripling[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]BP[/TD]

[TD]Britton, Pressly, Minter, etc[/TD]

[TD]>[/TD]

[TD]Kela, Devenski, dogshit[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

 

Verdict: Slight advantage BTS, odds at 55/45. That said, BTS will rely heavily on Acuna and Soto to carry the offence, so if they regress a bit, and Votto's power doesn't come back, the offence might crap out hard. Similar concerns abound for Boxy, whose offence will rely on Bregman continuing to hit like an MVP, as well as a resurgent and healthy Donaldson. Both teams have good high end aces as well as SP depth, but both lack elite relief pitching. Both teams receive failing grades at DH (UTIL) but will have the flexibility to acquire a vetrin bat to plug in there and/or rotate through waiver wire fliers.

Edited February 20, 2019 by Dr. Dinger

[Laika]

Hernandez is > Zobrist.

Brantley is > Winker.

Hendricks is > Happ.

 

Stripling is in the pen I think so that should be a wash. Wash the bullpens too for unpredictability. Folty should only be one level greater than Arrieta.

[Dr. Dinger]

Brantley is > Winker.

 

Prepare for war.

[Boxcar]

Matt Barnes is probably going to close for the Sox and gets an insane number of ks. How the f*** is he not elite.

[Boxcar]

Prepare for war.

 

It's bait. He also knows it's wrong

[Boxcar]

Also:

 

-Yasiel Puig is going to be a monster this year hitting at the top of a good lineup in a tiny park.

-Jesse Winker fixed his shoulder and should up his power to go with that .400 OBP

- all my relievers are quite good

- Paddack is going to contribute this season, maybe even out of spring.

- DH will be addressed soon

- I'm expecting Matty Olson to improve this season

 

Dinger is dumn

[BTS]

Dinger's Baseball Prospectus Quality Positional Breakdown of this Wager

 

[TABLE=width: 404]

[TR]

[TD]Pos[/TD]

[TD]BTS[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]Boxy[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]C[/TD]

[TD]Ramos/Astudillo[/TD]

[TD]>[/TD]

[TD]Francisco Cervelli[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]1B[/TD]

[TD]Joey Votto[/TD]

[TD]>[/TD]

[TD]Matt Olson[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]2B[/TD]

[TD]Cesar Hernandez[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Ben Zobrist[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]3B[/TD]

[TD]Mike Moustakas[/TD]

[TD]<[/TD]

[TD]Josh Donaldson[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SS[/TD]

[TD]Chris Taylor[/TD]

[TD]<<[/TD]

[TD]Alex Bregman[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]CF[/TD]

[TD]Ronald Acuna[/TD]

[TD]>>[/TD]

[TD]Randal Grichuk[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]OF[/TD]

[TD]Juan Soto[/TD]

[TD]>>[/TD]

[TD]Yasiel Puig[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]OF[/TD]

[TD]Michael Brantley[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Jesse Winker[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]DH[/TD]

[TD]Ji-Man Choi[/TD]

[TD]Fail[/TD]

[TD]No Keeper[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP1[/TD]

[TD]Jacob deGrom[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Chris Sale[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP2[/TD]

[TD]Mike Clevinger[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Miles Mikolas[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP3[/TD]

[TD]JA Happ[/TD]

[TD]=[/TD]

[TD]Kyle Hendricks[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP4[/TD]

[TD]Jake Arrieta[/TD]

[TD]<[/TD]

[TD]Mike Folty[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SP5[/TD]

[TD]Trevor Cahill[/TD]

[TD]<[/TD]

[TD]Ross Stripling[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]BP[/TD]

[TD]Britton, Pressly, Minter, etc[/TD]

[TD]>[/TD]

[TD]Kela, Devenski, dogshit[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

 

Verdict: Slight advantage BTS, odds at 55/45. That said, BTS will rely heavily on Acuna and Soto to carry the offence, so if they regress a bit, and Votto's power doesn't come back, the offence might crap out hard. Similar concerns abound for Boxy, whose offence will rely on Bregman continuing to hit like an MVP, as well as a resurgent and healthy Donaldson. Both teams have good high end aces as well as SP depth, but both lack elite relief pitching. Both teams receive failing grades at DH (UTIL) but will have the flexibility to acquire a vetrin bat to plug in there and/or rotate through waiver wire fliers.

 

Fair take. I'm crossing my fingers that McHugh gives me a good season in his return to the rotation though.