Mid Season Prospect Draft - Rankings

[Captain Furtah]

We are contracting a couple of teams in our Dynasty League and having a draft for their players. Here are some of the guys I'm considering;

Jake Arrieta 1.160m/2010+1.96m/2011/12/13 (73)
Jose Valverde 7.0m/2010+2011
Shane Victorino 10.5m/2010+8.5m/2011/12
Ian Kennedy 910k/2010/11/12
Trevor Cahill 400k/2011
Chris Carter(OAK) 4.4m/2010+5.4m/2011+6.4m/2012 (19)
Kris Medlen 1.0m/2010+2.4m/2011+3.0m/2012/13
Hank Conger 400k/2012 (40)
Alex White 400k/2012 (76)
Geovany Soto 5.510m/2010
Brandon Allen 1.0m/2010+2.4m/2011+3.0m/2012/13 (74)
Jason Castro 400k/2012 (53)
Jiovanni Mier 400k/2012
Jared Mitchell 400k/2012
Jordan Lyles 400k/2011 (58)
Manny Delcarmen 2.7m/2010+2.5m/2011/12/13
Austin Romine 500k/2010/11+1.5m/2012+2.5m/2013/14/15 (49)
Clay Hensley 1.0m/2010+2.0m/2011+3.5m/2012/13/14/15
Stephen Drew 15.0m/2010
Mike Aviles 2.0m/2010/11


I am not in it this year, but would like to compete next year. Please take into account Players, Salaries and Years and give me your TOP 10. thanks, WHIR

[Captain Furtah]

anybody?

[jimpage]

if you show your roster and league settings it would really help rank which players would have the most value to your specific team, especially with contracts and prospects involved...whats the salary cap?...how much room do you have under the cap?...if your team is loaded with power and no speed then victorino looks good...if you have bourn and gardner then nevermind...if you had asdrubal cabrera at SS then drew looks a little better, not so much if you have tulo...but i cant tell how bad his 15 mil contract is without knowing how you stand with the salary cap...drews contract is up this year, so do we just assume you are drafting soon and he would be immediately on your team for the rest of this year?...aviles at 2 mil is probably better than drews deal anyway...unless you have plenty of room under the cap and can afford 13 mil for a bit more production...maybe valverde if you need a closer, but only if thats a need...i think medlen is underrated, so if his contract reflects that id like him, especially if he stays in atlantas rotation...same goes for kennedy...i like medlen more than kennedy unless $ is really a factor...do you have a separate roster for prospects?...depending on rules for prospects i like lyles, white, and mitchell...castro is not going to be a fantasy-worthy catcher imo, but a good solid smart catcher, maybe hit .280 and 12 hrs in an avg year...basically every single thought depends on your roster and league settings, more info will make it easier for people to answer your question

ps...how the hell did chris carter end up with that contract?...all of a sudden drews contract looks ok

[Captain Furtah]

Here is my roser;

Washington Nationals 2010 40 Man Roster:

Starting Lineup (20 players, 10 hitters, 10 pitchers)

Batters Player Total Contract (yrs, $) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
C John Baker 3yrs, $9MM 3 3 3
C Chris Snyder 1 yr, $3.3MM 3.3
MI Luis Valbuena 5 yrs, $3.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75
MI Orlando Cabrera 2 yrs, $14MM 7 7
MI Reid Brignac pros $0.4 0.4 0.4
CI Edwin Encarnacion 3 yrs, $19.5MM 6 6.5 7
CI Adam LaRoche 2 yrs, $20MM 10 10
CI Alex Gordon 2 yrs, $8MM 3 5
CI Lance Berkman 1 yr, $14.5MM 14.5
OF Delmon Young 3 yrs, $19.2MM 5 7.1 7.1
OF Euginio Velez 3 yrs, $17.5MM 5.5 6.5 5.5
OF Felix Pie 3 yrs, $12.6MM 3 4.7 4.9
OF Tyler Colvin pros $0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
OF Austin Jackson 2 yrs, $5.8MM 2.9 2.9
OF Xavier Nady 1 yr, $5.5MM 5.5
OF Seth Smith 1 yr, $3.03MM 3.03

Pitchers
P Derek Holland 6 yrs, $39.6MM 3.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 9.1 9.1
P Rick Porcello 5 yrs, $43MM 6.2 6.2 8.6 11 11
P Kevin Jepsen 3 yrs, $9.3MM 3.3 3 3
P Jonathan Niese 3 yrs, $1.653MM 0.551 0.551 0.551
P Homer Bailey 2 yrs, $8MM 3 5
P Jason Hammell 2 yrs, $4MM 2 2
P Brad Ziegler 2 yrs, $3MM 1.5 1.5
P Jesse Litsch 2 yrs, $3MM 1.5 1.5
P David Huff 2 yrs, $.8MM 0.4 0.4
P Aaron Harang 1 yr, $12.5MM 12.5
P Jon Lester 1 yr, $5MM 5
P Brandon Lyon 1 yr, $4.6MM 4.6
P Doug Davis 1 yr, $2.1MM 2.1
P Kam Mickolio 2 yrs, 1.102MM .601 .501

P Junichi Tazawa 7 yrs, 9.24MM .5 .5 .75 1.25 2.0 2.0 2.24


Minors (Syracuse Chiefs)

Batters
MI Miguel Angel Sano 6 yrs, $14.1 MM 0.8 0.8 1.5 3 4 4
OF Jordan Danks 6 yrs, $13MM 0.5 2.3 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.3
C Willin Rosario 4 yrs, $5MM 1.25 2.5 2.5 3
MI Brandon Hicks 4 yrs, $13.5MM 2.5 2.5 3.5 5
MI Carlos Triunfel 4 yrs, $2MM 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
CI Dennis Raben 3 yrs, $2.4MM 0.8 0.8 0.8

Pitchers
P Alex Hinshaw 3 yrs, $9MM 1 3 5
P Blake Beaven 2 yrs, $2.2MM 1.1 1.1
P Travis Wood 2 yrs, $.8MM 0.4 0.4
P Sean Watson 1 yr, $.4MM 0.4


2010 Salary Cap $130,000,000
Current Salary $130,281,000
Cap Hits for Waived Plyrs (4 players) $2,605,000
Money from Braves ($3,000,000)
Money from Yankees ($3,000,000)
Cap Spent $126,886,000
Cap Remaining $3,114,000
Number of Players 40

Just took over the team this year, obviously I need some work but I've upgraded the team a lot IMO. I could use help everywhere and we are getting another $10MM to use for this draft, so I have ~$13MM, plus as you can see there are a couple other players I could drop (have to eat half their salary)...Thanks for the initial help, I think I'm down to...

Arrieta (I've seen a lot of mixed reactions on him)
Valverde (might take him to trade him as this is a 30 team dynasty and a lot of the top teams in the standings are lacking a closer)
Victorino (probably will take him if he is there, 3 picks away)
Kennedy (looked good so far)
Medlen (looked good, but what is his role)
Conger (I need offense and a very favorable contract)
Aviles (cheap offense, but not crazy about his power/speed potential)
Carter ( I really like him and I know his contract is really bad but I need offensive help for next year)