OK I'm up again...who wants to help?! THANKS!

[NittanyLions1]

This one seems a bit easier as I think I should take an OF...question is which OF do I take? Can't believe some of these guys are left but for anyone who hasnt helped me before, there has been a huge pitching run going on the whole draft basically...only recently have many owners been filling their position spots. Meanwhile I have focused on hitting but am starting to build a staff also. My plan is to go OF here (#150), then a P at my next pick (#159), then probably the best 3B at (#178), and mostly pitching from there on out as my hitting should be unmatchable by then! What does everyone think?? Which OF do I go with here...thinking Hart or Hawpe right? Or do I go for one of the P or 3B left now? I put the points of the OFs in the past below the list of players...most of the 3Bs have been projected for 330-360 in points but Gorden, Encarnacion, and maybe Kouz seem to have more upside from those projections. THANKS

....its a 14 team head-to-head POINTS league (scoring is below the player list)

MY TEAM SO FAR
C - Martin
1B - Cabrera
2B - Kinsler
SS - HRamirez
3B -
OF - Hamilton
OF - Kemp
OF -
OF -
DH - AGonzalez
U -
U -
P (start 14) - Gallardo, Kershaw, Fuentes

Best players left
OF (I go here right?) - Hart, Ethier, Hawpe, CJackson, CBYoung, Damon, DYoung, JUpton, Damon, Milledge, Wells, DeJesus, etc.

3B (5 teams need a 3B yet) - Gordon, Encarnacion, Kouz, Mora, Crede, Beltre, Guillen, Reynolds, Lowell, Figgens, Glaus, Mora, Blalock

P (we start 14!) - BJ Ryan, FCordero, Devine, MGonzalez, Bell, Capps, Hoffman, Meche, Maine, Bedard, Parra, Slowey, Carpenter, JO Sanchez, Marshall, WRodriquez, ASanchez, Cueto, Guthrie, Arroyo, etc.

I think I want one of these first 3 I listed...
1) Hart (441 in 505AB, 424 in 612AB, 411 in 596AB) ...have we seen his best or does he have more upside?

2) Hawpe (431 in 516AB, 350 in 488AB, 380 in 517AB) ...better against lefties last year and more prominant spot in lineup this year = more at bats?

3) Ethier (310 in 447AB, 427 in 525AB, 405 in 548AB) ...I already have Kemp and Martin, too many Dodgers? We start 12 hitters

4) Jackson (325 in 415AB, 433 in 540AB, 428 in 578AB) ....Does he get full time ABs with Tracy back?

6) CB Young (381 in 569AB, 381 in 625AB, 378 in 593AB)


Scoring for Batting Categories
1B - Singles 1 point
2B - Doubles 2 points
3B - Triples 3 points
BB - Walks (Batters) 1 point
CI - Catcher Interference 1 point
CS - Caught Stealing -1 point
CYC - Hitting for the Cycle 10 points
GSHR - Grand Slam Home Runs 1 point
HP - Hit by Pitch 1 point
HR - Home Runs 4 points
IB - Intentional Walks .5 points
KO - Strikeouts (Batter) -1 point
R - Runs 1 point
RBI - Runs Batted In 1 point
SB - Stolen Bases 2 points
SF - Sacrifice Flies 1 point
SH - Sacrifice Hits 1 point

Scoring for Pitching Categories
B - Balks -1 point
BS - Blown Saves -5 points
CG - Complete Games 10 points
ER - Earned Runs -1 point
HB - Hit Batsmen -1 point
HD - Holds 8 points
INN - Innings 1 point
K - Strikeouts (Pitcher) 1 point
L - Losses -5 points
NH - No-Hitters 15 points
PKO - Pick Offs 2 points
QS - Quality Starts 5 points
S - Saves 10 points
SO - Shutouts 10 points
W - Wins 10 points

[Tenacious D-Store]

At first I was concerned about your speed, but then I saw it was a points league. Hart's BA won't hurt so much in this format. I'd go with him. I wouldn't be concerned about having too many players on one team. I was very close to saying Ethier. In a roto league I may have.

[The Artful Dodger]

I'd take Hart, no question.

[smoovethug]

Hart easily, then see if you can land Bedard on the way back.

[HOOTIE]

Hart, then Bedard

[NittanyLions1]

Yeah, I was thinking Hawpe could outproduce Hart this year but we shouldnt do could much in this game huh...Hart should be solid...anyway, so I just put my sunglasses on! ...its nighttime here in Miami.

Now if I can build a staff that isnt anything but TERRIBLE I should be sittin pretty this year! I usually like more ideas but I was thinking this one is a no brainer...Hart at #150 when he is averaging #105...I'll take it !

So I need a pitcher in a few picks though! Bedard just got picked after me!! Who should I take out of those above...hoping for Maine, Slowey, or Parra I think in that order....and only because I feel the others could be there the next round and/or I can get one of the closers who have about the same potential point output later in the draft (we can only start 7 per day so you cant just carry all relievers!). What do you guys think? THANKS AGAIN!

[HOOTIE]

Hawpe won't out produce Hart and his 20 sb.

I'm not a Maine fan. I would take Slowey, Parra, Wandy, Cueto over him. I know you don't want a lot of closers, but Capps just needs chances to join the elite.

[NittanyLions1]

Hawpe won't out produce Hart and his 20 sb.

I'm not a Maine fan. I would take Slowey, Parra, Wandy, Cueto over him. I know you don't want a lot of closers, but Capps just needs chances to join the elite.

Yeah, I decided against Maine. Just picked up Kevin Slowey. I think he could be in for a great season. Hoping Parra is there on the way back! Capps usually falls farther than he should in this league and he is actually one of those closers that I will be targeting near the end of the draft! Thanks again!

[NittanyLions1]

Hawpe won't out produce Hart and his 20 sb.

I'm not a Maine fan. I would take Slowey, Parra, Wandy, Cueto over him. I know you don't want a lot of closers, but Capps just needs chances to join the elite.

Yeah, I decided against Maine. Just picked up Kevin Slowey. I think he could be in for a great season. Hoping Parra is there on the way back...but I doubt it. Capps usually falls farther than he should in this league and he is actually one of those closers that I will be targeting near the end of the draft! Thanks again!