Cafe Challenge results (need analysis)

[Warpigs]

Here are the results of our roto-style Cafe Challenge league, pitting the best of the FBC vs. the best of the BBC. We'd love your analysis.

Mooktacular (Mookie4ever, bbc)
1. (1) Albert Pujols
2. (24) Bobby Abreu
3. (25) Aramis Ramírez
4. (48) Robinson Canó
5. (49) Brandon Webb
6. (72) John Lackey
7. (73) Huston Street
8. (96) Chris Young
9. (97) Chad Cordero
10. (120) Michael Cuddyer
11. (121) Édgar Rentería
12. (144) Todd Jones
13. (145) Willy Taveras
14. (168) Brad Hawpe
15. (169) Derek Lowe
16. (192) Chad Tracy
17. (193) Jorge Posada
18. (216) Moisés Alou
19. (217) Kerry Wood
20. (240) Jeremy Hermida

Pulpy Snowboys (Flux, fbc)
1. (2) Johan Santana
2. (23) Chris Carpenter
3. (26) Derek Jeter
4. (47) Chone Figgins
5. (50) Joe Nathan
6. (71) Scott Rolen
7. (74) Adam Dunn
8. (95) Magglio Ordóñez
9. (98) Delmon Young
10. (119) Eric Gagne
11. (122) Jason Isringhausen
12. (143) Nick Johnson
13. (146) Armando Benítez
14. (167) Shea Hillenbrand
15. (170) Freddy Sánchez
16. (191) José Contreras
17. (194) Kelvim Escobar
18. (215) Michael Barrett
19. (218) Aaron Rowand
20. (239) Mike Timlin

Devil Wrays (SwiperNoSwiping, fbc)
1. (3) José Reyes
2. (22) Carlos Lee
3. (27) Justin Morneau
4. (46) Víctor Martínez
5. (51) Troy Glaus
6. (70) Brian Roberts
7. (75) Dan Uggla
8. (94) Jeremy Bonderman
9. (99) Matt Cain
10. (118) Mike Cameron
11. (123) Raúl Ibañez
12. (142) Roger Clemens
13. (147) Bronson Arroyo
14. (166) Chris Capuano
15. (171) Eric Chávez
16. (190) Stephen Drew
17. (195) Ray Durham
18. (214) A.J. Pierzynski
19. (219) Pedro Martínez
20. (238) Curtis Granderson

VaderFin's Vengeance (VaderFin, fbc)
1. (4) Alfonso Soriano
2. (21) Ichiro Suzuki
3. (28) Roy Oswalt
4. (45) Rafael Furcal
5. (52) Daisuke Matsuzaka
6. (69) Jason Schmidt
7. (76) Prince Fielder
8. (93) Adam LaRoche
9. (100) Chris Ray
10. (117) Takashi Saito
11. (124) J.D. Drew
12. (141) Adrián Béltre
13. (148) Kenji Johjima
14. (165) Ian Kinsler
15. (172) Akinori Otsuka
16. (189) Barry Bonds
17. (196) Jorge Cantú
18. (213) Josh Willingham
19. (220) Kenny Rogers
20. (237) David Weathers

Amazinz (Amazinz, bbc)
1. (5) Álex Rodríguez
2. (20) Jason Bay
3. (29) Andruw Jones
4. (44) Michael Young
5. (53) Johnny Damon
6. (68) Brian McCann
7. (77) J.J. Putz
8. (92) Bobby Jenks
9. (101) Nick Swisher
10. (116) Jered Weaver
11. (125) Rich Harden
12. (140) Frank Thomas
13. (149) John Patterson
14. (164) Chien-Ming Wang
15. (173) Dave Bush
16. (188) Nomar Garciaparra
17. (197) Tim Hudson
18. (212) Marcus Giles
19. (221) Morgan Ensberg
20. (236) Brian Giles

The Rickerizers (Mercer Boy, fbc)
1. (6) Miguel Cabrera
2. (19) Matt Holliday
3. (30) Jimmy Rollins
4. (43) Francisco Rodríguez
5. (54) Carlos Delgado
6. (67) C.C. Sabathia
7. (78) Félix Hernández
8. (91) Álex Ríos
9. (102) Curt Schilling
10. (115) Jonathan Papelbon
11. (126) Brian Fuentes
12. (139) Brandon Phillips
13. (150) Coco Crisp
14. (163) Andy Pettitte
15. (174) Hank Blalock
16. (187) Ramón Hernández
17. (198) Ken Griffey Jr.
18. (211) Lyle Overbay
19. (222) Scott Linebrink
20. (235) Dan Wheeler

Pinch Hitters (kentx12, bbc)
1. (7) David Ortiz
2. (18) Grady Sizemore
3. (31) Vernon Wells
4. (42) Hideki Matsui
5. (55) John Smoltz
6. (66) Cole Hamels
7. (79) Julio Lugo
8. (90) Richie Sexson
9. (103) Felipe López
10. (114) Francisco Cordero
11. (127) Bob Wickman
12. (138) Joe Borowski
13. (151) Adam Wainwright
14. (162) Salomón Torres
15. (175) Jonathan Broxton
16. (186) Joe Crede
17. (199) Joel Piñeiro
18. (210) Ty Wigginton
19. (223) John Maine
20. (234) Johnny Estrada

davidmarver (davidmarver, bbc)
1. (8) Ryan Howard
2. (17) Manny Ramírez
3. (32) Miguel Tejada
4. (41) Carlos Zambrano
5. (56) B.J. Ryan
6. (65) Rocco Baldelli
7. (80) Jason Giambi
8. (89) Scott Kazmir
9. (104) Randy Johnson
10. (113) Howie Kendrick
11. (128) Erik Bedard
12. (137) Mike Mussina
13. (152) Alex Gordon
14. (161) Josh Beckett
15. (176) Scott Podsednik
16. (185) Ryan Freel
17. (200) Dave Roberts
18. (209) B.J. Upton
19. (224) Chuck James
20. (233) Paul Lo Duca


Paiges PicklePackers (Warpigs, fbc)
1. (9) Carlos Beltrán
2. (16) Mark Teixeira
3. (33) Garrett Atkins
4. (40) Roy Halladay
5. (57) Mariano Rivera
6. (64) Jim Thome
7. (81) Carlos Guillén
8. (88) Aaron Harang
9. (105) Josh Barfield
10. (112) Justin Verlander
11. (129) Barry Zito
12. (136) Mike Piazza
13. (153) Mike González
14. (160) Pat Burrell
15. (177) Javier Vázquez
16. (184) Chris B. Young
17. (201) Rafael Soriano
18. (208) Austin Kearns
19. (225) Kei Igawa
20. (232) Jhonny Peralta

Tavish (Tavish, bbc)
1. (10) Vladimir Guerrero
2. (15) Travis Hafner
3. (34) Joe Mauer
4. (39) Jermaine Dye
5. (58) Ryan Zimmerman
6. (63) Billy Wagner
7. (82) Bill Hall
8. (87) Corey Patterson
9. (106) Tom Gordon
10. (111) Dan Haren
11. (130) José Valverde
12. (135) Ervin Santana
13. (154) Rich Hill
14. (159) Tadahito Iguchi
15. (178) Ryan Dempster
16. (183) Bartolo Colón
17. (202) Chris Duffy
18. (207) Adrián González
19. (226) Chris Burke
20. (231) Mark Teahen

The Cuna (Canacuna, FBC)
1. (11) Chase Utley
2. (14) David Wright
3. (35) Jake Peavy
4. (38) Hanley Ramírez
5. (59) Gary Sheffield
6. (62) Juan Pierre
7. (83) Trevor Hoffman
8. (86) Todd Helton
9. (107) Dontrelle Willis
10. (110) Torii Hunter
11. (131) Joel Zumaya
12. (134) Scot Shields
13. (155) Jeff Kent
14. (158) Iván Rodríguez
15. (179) Aubrey Huff
16. (182) Mark Prior
17. (203) Melvin Mora
18. (206) Eric Byrnes
19. (227) Bobby Crosby
20. (230) Jason Varitek

Sluggin Fireballs (raiders_umpire, bbc)
1. (12) Lance Berkman
2. (13) Carl Crawford
3. (36) Paul Konerko
4. (37) Derrek Lee
5. (60) Ben Sheets
6. (61) Chipper Jones
7. (84) Rickie Weeks
8. (85) Brett Myers
9. (108) Brad Lidge
10. (109) Jeff Francoeur
11. (132) A.J. Burnett
12. (133) Octavio Dotel
13. (156) Scott Olsen
14. (157) Nick Markakis
15. (180) Russell Martin
16. (181) Edwin Encarnación
17. (204) Orlando Cabrera
18. (205) Seth McClung
19. (228) Taylor Tankersley
20. (229) Jeff Francis

[Pogotheostrich]

Not to be picky but if would be a lot easier to judge the teams if they were shown as the roster and not the order picked.

Mookie - You can't ever go wrong with Pujols. I do think he needs some more power. Pujols and A-Ram are the only ones on the team I'd expect 30+ HR from.

Flux - For going SP the first 2 rounds his offense isn't that bad. The Nick Johnson pick in the 12th was a bad idea. Barrett in the 18th was a good idea.

Swiper - SB should be a real strenght with Reyes and Roberts. BA is going to be weak with Glaus, Cameron, and Chavez.

Vaderfin - Power and RBI are going to be a real problem. Needs the Bonds of old to reappear. SP and SB are very solid.

Amazing - I really don't like the SP. The offense is really nice maybe a little light on the SB. You are going to need a lot of DL spots with this crew.

Mercer - Favorite team. I really like this team all-around. The offense is well-rounded and the SP/RP have a lot of upside.

Kent - The offense is good and you have closers coming out of your ears. Smoltz, Hamels, Wainwright rotation is high risk/reward.

Marver - Solid team. I especially like the picks later in the draft. You bucked SB but got 3 really big threats later on. Out of the 7 SP you should have a good rotation. A 2nd closer would be nice.

Warpigs - Plenty of power but low on the SB. Also needs a 2nd closer.

Tavish - Least favorite team. BA should be strong and you have 4 closers. The SP is very suspect and a case could be made that a lot of the offense played over their heads last year.

Cuna - The HR/RBI seems weak to me. And did you only draft 3 SP, Peavy, Willis and Prior? A 2nd closer would be nice.

Rump - 2nd favorite. There are a lot of risks here but I really like the team. The offense and SP could be powerhouses.

[Amazinz]

Well here's mine...

C B. McCann
1B N. Swisher
2B M. Giles
3B A. Rodriguez
SS M. Young
OF J. Bay
OF A. Jones
OF J. Damon
UT F. Thomas

B N. Garciaparra
B M. Ensberg
B K. Lofton

First move I made after waivers cleared was to drop B. Giles, my 20th pick, and grab K. Lofton. I am weak on SB, Lofton should help. The displacement of SB is very top-heavy in this league so I am "good enough" there for the moment. I may have to adjust during the year depending on trades and stuff.

SP Je. Weaver
SP R. Harden
SP J. Patterson
SP D. Bush
SP T. Hudson
SP C. Wang

CL J. Putz
CL B. Jenks

I realize this rotation won't blow anyone away but it's my type of rotation. All healthy and it gets me to the middle of the pack across the board, maybe higher, and I should have enough production elsewhere to patch it up via trade if need be.

[Flux]

Pulpy Snowboys

C Michael Barrett
1B Nick Johnson
2B Chone Figgins
3B Scott Rolen
SS Derek Jeter
OF Adam Dunn
OF Magglio Ordóñez
OF Delmon Young
Util Shea Hillenbrand

BN Freddy Sánchez
BN Aaron Rowand

SP Johan Santana
SP Chris Carpenter
SP José Contreras
SP Kelvim Escobar


CL Joe Nathan
CL Eric Gagne
CL Jason Isringhausen
CL Armando Benítez

RP Mike Timlin


I did miss the 1st 5 rounds of the draft b/c my money league draft ran late. I normally dont go SP/SP with my 1st 2 picks

[Tavish]

C - Joe Mauer
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
2B - Tadahito Iguchi
3B - Ryan Zimmerman
SS - Bill Hall
OF - Vladimir Guerrero
OF - Jermaine Dye
OF - Corey Patterson
Util - Travis Hafner

Bn - Chris Burke
Bn - Mark Teahen
Bn - Chris Duffy

P - Dan Haren
P - Ervin Santana
P - Rich Hill
P - Bartolo Colon
P - Billy Wagner
P - Tom Gordon
P - Jose Valverde
P - Ryan Dempster