and you can grab cory hart about 3 rds later than alex rios. anyone agree with this? i was designing my potential draft sheet for my money league and i had rios slated as my 3rd rd pick, but then i realized, this season, i dont think im gonna touch outfielders in the first 5 rounds, as there are many guys who can be had cheaper, who may produce like a top 5 rounder.
10-Team 8x8 h2h
C VMart 1B MCab 2B Stewart 3B Zimmerman SS Ramirez OF Manny,BJUpton,Braun Ut Rios Ut Pierre BN Quentin,Snider,Berkman,Bruce
SP Kershaw,Gallardo,Hanson,Liriano,Holland,JGarcia,Romero RP KRod,Marmol,Feliz,Wagner,Dotel DL BAnderson
In theory Yes, this is true. I like to have a core of 2 solid outfielders and then have one from the up and comings to fill in the other slot. Last year I had Berkman, Hart, A. Jones and Chris Young and it worked out perfectly. I think if you wait you will be playing catch up the rest of the year. IMO
C- Hundley, Iannetta 1b- Wallace 2b- Barney/Barmes 3b- J. Lopez CO- G. Sanchez SS- Tulo MI- Castro OF- Bay, Hart, Pagan, Smith, Francisco, Ankiel U- C. Ross(DL), Cantu P- Carpent, Billings, Volquez, Marcum, Norris, J. Vazquez, Westbrook, Wolf, E Rogers
Yea I have to agree that waiting on outfielders isnt the way to go this season. There are some larger than usual drops there if you wait that long where positions like SS and 2nd still have more useful guys for power or speed in the lower tiers than there usually is. Scramlibng for the next hot outfielder every month is no fun if you ask me.
da bears wrote:Yea I have to agree that waiting on outfielders isnt the way to go this season. There are some larger than usual drops there if you wait that long where positions like SS and 2nd still have more useful guys for power or speed in the lower tiers than there usually is. Scramlibng for the next hot outfielder every month is no fun if you ask me.
After trying many, many different combinations in mocks so far, I've got to very strongly agree here.
At the end of round 4, if I haven't locked up 1B, 3B, and at least one OF (if not two), I can already tell that I'm going to be in for a hurting during the draft. Whether it's taking a MI, one of the top C, or taking a P, any of those picks during the top 4 seem to really mess me up bad.
If I can't get at least one OF in the top four rounds (and hopefully two before 6-7), I'm usually reaching badly for the Hamiltons, Victorinos, Harts, etc... without getting those up-side second-tier guys your OF starts to look real bad real quick.
Focus: Yes, Rios is going too high for my tastes, but I'd gladly take him late in the fourth. He's definitely not out of the top-50 overall. Where he's going (middle of the third), I'd rather have Magglio or Dunn there. Players like Francoeur or Hart are definitely within striking distance if Rios has a down-turn this year (especially in the SB department), and I'll gladly take them in the 6-7 round range (maybe slightly higher on Hart).
i wanted to dig this thread up to show, so far atleast, my strategy has worked. i avoided rios, even though i did like him, and targeted hart instead 3 rds later. i didnt draft outfielders in the first 5 rounds, and im doing quite well. not really trying to be bragadocious, but just showing the neysayers that so far, my strategy of avoiding early round outfielders, such as rios in the first 5 rounds has worked!
10-Team 8x8 h2h
C VMart 1B MCab 2B Stewart 3B Zimmerman SS Ramirez OF Manny,BJUpton,Braun Ut Rios Ut Pierre BN Quentin,Snider,Berkman,Bruce
SP Kershaw,Gallardo,Hanson,Liriano,Holland,JGarcia,Romero RP KRod,Marmol,Feliz,Wagner,Dotel DL BAnderson
NYMetsIn2k4 wrote:i wanted to dig this thread up to show, so far atleast, my strategy has worked. i avoided rios, even though i did like him, and targeted hart instead 3 rds later. i didnt draft outfielders in the first 5 rounds, and im doing quite well. not really trying to be bragadocious, but just showing the neysayers that so far, my strategy of avoiding early round outfielders, such as rios in the first 5 rounds has worked!
How on earth did Hart last past 5 rounds? 8 team league?
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NYMetsIn2k4 wrote:i wanted to dig this thread up to show, so far atleast, my strategy has worked. i avoided rios, even though i did like him, and targeted hart instead 3 rds later. i didnt draft outfielders in the first 5 rounds, and im doing quite well. not really trying to be bragadocious, but just showing the neysayers that so far, my strategy of avoiding early round outfielders, such as rios in the first 5 rounds has worked!
Most any strategy can work if you pick the right players. I drafted 3 outfielders in the first 5 rounds and I find myself in first place. Berkman (3), Markakis (4), Hart (5) and McLouth (22). I tend not to draft outfielders in the middle rounds, I'd rather focus on pitching and position players in those rounds. I don't usually like a lot of the outfield value in rounds 12-20 since you can probably find a replacement off the wire rather easily unless you are in a deeper league.
by jake_twothousandfive » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:10 pm
Yoda wrote:
NYMetsIn2k4 wrote:i wanted to dig this thread up to show, so far atleast, my strategy has worked. i avoided rios, even though i did like him, and targeted hart instead 3 rds later. i didnt draft outfielders in the first 5 rounds, and im doing quite well. not really trying to be bragadocious, but just showing the neysayers that so far, my strategy of avoiding early round outfielders, such as rios in the first 5 rounds has worked!
How on earth did Hart last past 5 rounds? 8 team league?
He made it to Round 11 (88th overall) in my 8 team league. For him to go in the top 5 rounds in an 8 teamer he'd have to be taken as a top 40 player. He's a top 20 outfielder which should put his ADP between 70-80...even in normal sized leagues (10 or 12 teams) that's still not a top 5 pick.
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by NYMetsIn2k4 » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:27 pm 
