First round pitching

[DaSh 1s]

actually my opinion on Halladay would be to move him down, the dude has had a TON of CG's only cause he pitches in the AL, its a different ballgame in the NL, yes the lineups are weaker, but he will be pinch hit for in the 7th on occasion, and definately the 8th and 9th in the NL, where he can just trot back out there in the AL

Why would they pinch hit for Halladay if he is 7IP 0-1 ER?

What would be more beneficial, Halladay for two more innings or Ross Gload/Dobbs pinch hitting...

Let me think about that..

[AquaMan2342]

actually my opinion on Halladay would be to move him down, the dude has had a TON of CG's only cause he pitches in the AL, its a different ballgame in the NL, yes the lineups are weaker, but he will be pinch hit for in the 7th on occasion, and definately the 8th and 9th in the NL, where he can just trot back out there in the AL

Why would they pinch hit for Halladay if he is 7IP 0-1 ER?

What would be more beneficial, Halladay for two more innings or Ross Gload/Dobbs pinch hitting...

Let me think about that..

Not only that but having a horse like Halladay gives you the opportunity to rest your bullpen a lot more. I think that's more important than pinch hitting him in most situations.

[Art Vandelay]

In a standard league there is no reason to ever take a pitcher or C in the 1st round imo.

Generally I'd agree with this, but you have to make an exception for Mike-Piazza-in-His-Prime-Type catchers. But yeah, only a moron would draft a pitcher in the first round, and I can't even imagine the kind of idiot that would take pitchers in the first two rounds.

[AquaMan2342]

I can't even imagine the kind of idiot that would take pitchers in the first two rounds.

This one

[kaiser]

only a moron would draft a pitcher in the first round, and I can't even imagine the kind of idiot that would take pitchers in the first two rounds.

That's a little over the top. Taking Lincecum in the second, or Halladay late in the second, isn't completely nuts. I wouldn't do it with either one, but I can understand the justifications for it.

Wait a second, in rereading your post, I think you are saying don't take SP with both your #1 and #2 picks? Yes, that's 100% correct. You WOULD have to be nuts to do that.

[RAmst23]

I could see drafting Pedro or RJ when they were at their peaks, but I'm not touching a pitcher until the 2nd round. I would need a pitcher to be so much more dominant than the rest of the field to even consider drafting him top 12.