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[beisbol4ever94928]

So, I am a novice at dynasty leagues, so thought i would look for input. I am in the middle of a mini-draft as a new manager. The draft pool is limited to the players and their contracts frm the eight teams not returning.

League specifics: 16 teams (only 8 in the mini-draft) $165M salary cap. All positions and we do LF/CF/RF instead of generics. Scoring categories include triples, whip, ops, and holds and a few other randoms.

Here is my team so far, with contract info.

Round 1: Josh Hamilton (4 years/11m)
Round 2: Stephen Strasburg (5yrs/9m)
Round 3: Billy Butler (4yrs/6m)
Round 4: Brett Lawrie (5yrs/10m)
Round 5: Cliff Lee (4yrs/14m)
Round 6: Zack Greinke (4yrs/10m)
Round 7: David Freese (4yrs/5m)
Round 8: Tim Lincecum (4yrs/10m)
Round 9: Nelson Cruz (4yrs/10m)
Round 10: Jake Peavy (2yrs/2m)
Round 11: Starling Marte
Round 12: Zack Cozart
Round 13: In 25 picks


Players available by position:

Catchers:

Geovanny Soto (2yrs/3m)
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2yrs/2m)
Jesus Flores (2yrs/2m)
Jason Castro (2yrs/2m)
Jonathan Lucroy (2yrs/2m)
Ryan Doumit (1yr/800k)
Kurt Suzuki (1yr/800k)
Russell Martin (1yr/800k)
Ryan Lavarnaway (5yrs/600k)

First Basemen:

Paul Konerko 3yr/9m)
Nick Swisher (3yr/5m)
Justin Morneau (3yr/3m)
Lance Berkman (1yr/8m)
Todd Helton (2yr/2m)
Carlos Pena (1yr/3m)
Justin Smoak (1yr/800k)
Chris Parmelee (1yr/800k)
Brett Pill (5yr/600k)
Carlos Lee (1yr/3m)
Yonder Alonso (5yr/600k)

Second Base:

Kelly Johnson (2yr/3m)
Mike Aviles (2yr/2m)
Ryan Raburn (1yr/800k)
Robert Andino (1yr/800k)
Jordan Valdespin 5yr/600k)
Alexi Amarista (5yr/600k)

Third Base:

Juan Francisco (2yr/2m)
Jack Hannahan (1yr/800k)
Alberto Callaspo (1yr/800k)
Alex Liddi (1yr/800k)
Jed Lowrie (1yr/800k)
Jordan Pacheco (5yr/600k)

Shortstop:

Alexei Ramirez (4yr/5m)
Yunel Escobar (2yr/4m)
Tyler Pastornicky (5yr/600k)
Brian Dozier (5yr/600k)

Centerfield:

Chris Young (4yr/6m)
Peter Bourjos (3yr/5m)
Colby Rasmus (2yr/4m)
Ben Revere (2yr/2m)
Lorenzo Cain (2yr/2m)

Left field:

Seth Smith (4yr/4M)
Jason Kubel (3yr/3M)
Jose Tabata (2yr/3M)
Norichika Aoki (2yr/3M)
John Mayberry (2yr/2M)
Travis Snider (2yr/2M)
JD Martinez (2yr/2M)
Alex Castellanos (1yr/3M)n
Vernon Wells (1yr/3M)
Jon Jay (1yr/800K)
Gerardo Parra (1yr/800K)
Brian Bogusevic (1yr/800K)
Willy Bloomquist (1yr/800K)
David Murphy (1yr/800K)

Rightfield:

Jorge Soler (4yr/5m)
Jayson Werth (3yr/6m))
Dayan Viciedo (4yr/4m)
Lucas Duda (3yr/4m)
Ichiro Suzuki (1yr/8m)
Domonic Brown (2yr/2m)
Justin Ruggiano (1yr/1.4m)
Natie Schierholtz (1yr/800k)

Starting Pitchers:

Dan Straily (5yr/5M)
Ricky Romero (3yr/6M)
Juan Nicasio (4yr/4M)
Cory Luebke (3yr/5M)
Michael Pineda (3yr/5M)
Ubaldo Jimenez (2yr/5M(
Shaun Marcum (2yr/5M)
Scott Baker (3yr/3M)
James McDonald (3yr/3m)
Colby Lewis (2yr/3M)
Derek Holland (2yr/3M)
Neftali Feliz (2yr/3M)
Wade Davis (2yr/3M)
Wandy Rodriguez (2yr/3M)
Bud Norris (2yr/3M)
Vance Worley (2yr/2M)
Jeff Nieman (2yr/2M)
Edwin Jackson (2yr/2M)
Felix Doubront (2yr/2M)
Jonathan Sanchez (2yr/2M)
Mike Pelfrey (2yr/2M)
Roy Oswalt (2yr/2M)
Tommy Hunter (2yr/2M)
Mike Minor (2yr/2M)
John Danks (1yr/3M)
Kyle Lohse (1yr/1.4M)
Barry Zito (1yr/1.2M)
Tim Stauffer (1yr/1M)
Jake Westbrook (1yr/800K)
Hector Noesi (1yr/800K)
Blake Beavan (1yr/800K)
Alex Cobb (1yr/800K)
Randy Wolf (1yr/800K)
Hisashi Iwakuma (1yr/800K)
Jeff Karstens (1yr/800K)
Matt Harrison (1yr/800K)
Kyle Drabek (1yr/800K
Brian Matusz (1yr/800K)
Zach McAllister (5yr/600k)
Randall Delgado (6/500k)
Rubby de la Rosa (6/500ka0
Drew Hutchison (5yr/600k)

(Updated Available Draft Eligible Players 12/7/12 2:45PM PST)

[MaudDib]

First off let me say this is out of my expertise. When you start getting into deep leagues with different rules it gets hard to rank players. So it is pretty hard for me to judge what is a good salary or what is one that might stick around on the draft board longer than you would normally think.

So saying that my first thought is to grab another SP as thats has the most talent and a decent drop off after the next 4-5 guys. Hosmer is tempting because it seems like a cheap contract and 5 years. Both are great for a young guy that could be a top 20 player. Similar thing with Freese. The best talent still available seems to be McCann but I am not sure I would want to grab a catcher just yet unless this is a 2 catcher league.

[HOOTIE]

So, I am a novice at dynasty leagues, so thought i would look for input. I am in the middle of a mini-draft as a new manager. The draft pool is limited to the players and their contracts frm the eight teams not returning.

League specifics: 16 teams (only 8 in the mini-draft) $165M salary cap. All positions and we do LF/CF/RF instead of generics. Scoring categories include triples, whip, ops, and holds and a few other randoms.

Here is my team so far, with contract info.

Round 1: Josh Hamilton (4 years/11m)
Round 2: Stephen Strasburg (5yrs/9m)
Round 3: Billy Butler (4yrs/6m)
Round 4: Cliff Lee (4yrs/14m)
Round 5: Zack Greinke (4yrs/10m)

Players available by position:

Catchers:

Mike Napoli (5yrs/9m)
Brian McCann (3yrs/7m)
Geovanny Soto (2yrs/3m)
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2yrs/2m)
Jesus Flores (2yrs/2m)
Jason Castro (2yrs/2m)
Jonathan Lucroy (2yrs/2m)
Salvador Perez (2yr/2m)
Ryan Doumit (1yr/800k)
Kurt Suzuki (1yr/800k)
Russell Martin (1yr/800k)
Ryan Lavarnaway (5yrs/600k)

First Basemen:

Eric Hosmer (5yr/8m)
Paul Konerko 3yr/9m)
Nick Swisher (3yr/5m)
Adam Dunn (3yr/4m)
Justin Morneau (3yr/3m)
Lance Berkman (1yr/8m)
David Ortiz (1yr/6m)
Todd Helton (2yr/2m)
Carlos Pena (1yr/3m)
Justin Smoak (1yr/800k)
Chris Parmelee (1yr/800k)
Adam LaRoche (1yr/800k)
Brett Pill (5yr/600k)
Carlos Lee (1yr/3m)
Yonder Alonso (5yr/600k)

Second Base:

Howie Kendrick (2yr/7m)
Kelly Johnson (2yr/3m)
Mike Aviles (2yr/2m)
Aaron Hill (1yr/2m)
Ryan Raburn (1yr/800k)
Robert Andino (1yr/800k)
Jordan Valdespin 5yr/600k)
Alexi Amarista (5yr/600k)

Third Base:

Michael Young (3yr/8m)
David Freese (4yr/5m)
Alex Rodriguez (2yr/10m)
Juan Francisco (2yr/2m)
Jack Hannahan (1yr/800k)
Alberto Callaspo (1yr/800k)
Alex Liddi (1yr/800k)
Jed Lowrie (1yr/800k)
Jordan Pacheco (5yr/600k)

Shortstop:

Alexei Ramirez (4yr/5m)
Jimmy Rollins (2yr/7.5M)
Derek Jeter (2yr/7m)
Ian Desmond (3yr/4M)
Yunel Escobar (2yr/4m)
JJ Hardy (2yr/4m)
Alcides Escobar (2yr/2m)
Tyler Pastornicky (5yr/600k)
Brian Dozier (5yr/600k)
Zack Cozart (5yr/600k)

Centerfield:

Chris Young (4yr/6m)
Alejandro de Aza (4yr/5m)
Peter Bourjos (3yr/5m)
Shane Victorino (2yr/7.5m)
Colby Rasmus (2yr/4m)
Dexter Fowler (2yr/4m)
Alex Rios (2yr/4m)
Ben Revere (2yr/2m)
Lorenzo Cain (2yr/2m)
Starling Marte (5yr/600k)

Nelson Cruz (4yr/10M)
Brett Gardner (3yr/6M)
Seth Smith (4yr/4M)
Jason Kubel (3yr/3M)
Jose Tabata (2yr/3M)
Norichika Aoki (2yr/3M)
John Mayberry (2yr/2M)
Travis Snider (2yr/2M)
JD Martinez (2yr/2M)
Alex Castellanos (1yr/3M)n
Vernon Wells (1yr/3M)
Jon Jay (1yr/800K)
Gerardo Parra (1yr/800K)
Brian Bogusevic (1yr/800K)
Willy Bloomquist (1yr/800K)
David Murphy (1yr/800K)

Rightfield:

Jorge Soler (4yr/5m)
Andre Ethier (3yr/6m)
Jayson Werth (3yr/6m))
Michael Morse (2yr/8m))
Dayan Viciedo (4yr/4m)
Shin-Soo Choo (2yr/8m)
Lucas Duda (3yr/4m)
Ichiro Suzuki (1yr/8m)
Brennan Boesch (2yr/3m)
Domonic Brown (2yr/2m)
Josh Reddick (2yr/2m)
Justin Ruggiano (1yr/1.4m)
Natie Schierholtz (1yr/800k)

Starting Pitchers:

Roy Halladay (4yr/16m)
Tim Lincecum (4yr/10m)
Ian Kennedy (5yr/8m)
Dan Haren (4yr/9m)
CJ Wilson (5yr/7m)
Dan Straily (5yr/5M)
Ricky Romero (3yr/6M)
Juan Nicasio (4yr/4M)
Cory Luebke (3yr/5M)
Brandon Morrow (3yr/5M)
Michael Pineda (3yr/5M)
Josh Johnson (2yr/6M)
Brandon Beachy (2yr/6M)
Ubaldo Jimenez (2yr/5M(
Shaun Marcum (2yr/5M)
Scott Baker (3yr/3M)
James McDonald (3yr/3m)
Chris Carpenter (2yr/4M)
Colby Lewis (2yr/3M)
Derek Holland (2yr/3M)
Neftali Feliz (2yr/3M)
Wade Davis (2yr/3M)
Doug Fister (2yr/3M)
Trevor Cahill (2yr/3M)
Wandy Rodriguez (2yr/3M)
Bud Norris (2yr/3M)
Vance Worley (2yr/2M)
Jeff Nieman (2yr/2M)
Jake Peavy (2yr/2M)
Edwin Jackson (2yr/2M)
Felix Doubront (2yr/2M)
Jonathan Sanchez (2yr/2M)
Mike Pelfrey (2yr/2M)
Roy Oswalt (2yr/2M)
Tommy Hunter (2yr/2M)
Mike Minor (2yr/2M)
Ryan Vogelsong (2yr/2M)
John Danks (1yr/3M)
Kyle Lohse (1yr/1.4M)
Barry Zito (1yr/1.2M)
Tim Stauffer (1yr/1M)
Jake Westbrook (1yr/800K)
Hector Noesi (1yr/800K)
Blake Beavan (1yr/800K)
Alex Cobb (1yr/800K)
Randy Wolf (1yr/800K)
Hisashi Iwakuma (1yr/800K)
Jeff Karstens (1yr/800K)
Matt Harrison (1yr/800K)
Kyle Drabek (1yr/800K
Brian Matusz (1yr/800K)
Zach McAllister (5yr/600k)
Randall Delgado (6/500k)
Rubby de la Rosa (6/500ka0
Drew Hutchison (5yr/600k)

There is not a lot of power available. It's why i like Cruz a lot here.
Hosmer is the best deal imo.
SP has lots of options and value.

[Element]

I agree with Hootie on all points except for Cruz. That's too pricey & the contract is too long for an aging OF'er that can't stay healthy. Hosmer & Desmond are your best options. I like Peavy a lot too at that contact. Keep on top of Rubby de la Rosa as the draft carries on. That could be a HUGE steal.

[Kimbos Beard]

Is pitching somehow devalued in your league? It seems there is a lot of goo dpitching and you already have three studs. Maybe its just the randomness of the 8 teams leaving.

Either way, heres what jumped out at me.

Players available by position:

Catchers:


Salvador Perez (2yr/2m)
Ryan Doumit (1yr/800k)

First Basemen:

Eric Hosmer (5yr/8m)
Adam LaRoche (1yr/800k)

Third Base:

David Freese (4yr/5m)

Shortstop:

Ian Desmond (3yr/4M)
Zack Cozart (5yr/600k)

Centerfield:

Starling Marte (5yr/600k)

Rightfield

Jayson Werth (3yr/6m))
Michael Morse (2yr/8m))
Shin-Soo Choo (2yr/8m)
Josh Reddick (2yr/2m)

Starting Pitchers:

Cory Luebke (3yr/5M)
Brandon Morrow (3yr/5M)
Shaun Marcum (2yr/5M)
Chris Carpenter (2yr/4M)
Doug Fister (2yr/3M)
Edwin Jackson (2yr/2M)
Mike Minor (2yr/2M)
Ryan Vogelsong (2yr/2M)
Kyle Lohse (1yr/1.4M)

[beisbol4ever94928]

First off let me say this is out of my expertise. When you start getting into deep leagues with different rules it gets hard to rank players. So it is pretty hard for me to judge what is a good salary or what is one that might stick around on the draft board longer than you would normally think.

So saying that my first thought is to grab another SP as thats has the most talent and a decent drop off after the next 4-5 guys. Hosmer is tempting because it seems like a cheap contract and 5 years. Both are great for a young guy that could be a top 20 player. Similar thing with Freese. The best talent still available seems to be McCann but I am not sure I would want to grab a catcher just yet unless this is a 2 catcher league.

Totally understandable. Max salary is $20M per season, with a seven year max allowed. Minimum salary is 600k. Not sure if that helps at all.

I was leaning towards another SP as well. Hosmer is gone now (Just updated list in original post). No, it is just a one catcher league, and nobody else has drafted one yet.

My biggest question seems to be which SP. I like Brandon Morrow a lot. He is cheap and good contract, but coming off an injury is always a concern, plus I think he will be available in a few rounds.

I think I am leaning between Halladay and Lincecum. My next three picks are 10 away, 12 away, then 25 away. If neither of them are available (and I am hesitant on both as it is) I would likely take Morrow. After that, I think I would go after Nelson Cruz, or maybe I should solidify my rotation? Thoughts anybody? Thanks!

[Element]

I would go with Lincecum before I would touch Halladay at FOUR years on that salary. Maybe he bounces back and pays his owner off, but I wouldn't risk that. Lincecum's salary is more reasonable & he's younger.

Hopefully Desmond will be there for you after Lincecum. I still love Peavy on a cheap 2 yr deal too.

[MaudDib]

I would go with Lincecum before I would touch Halladay at FOUR years on that salary. Maybe he bounces back and pays his owner off, but I wouldn't risk that. Lincecum's salary is more reasonable & he's younger.

Hopefully Desmond will be there for you after Lincecum. I still love Peavy on a cheap 2 yr deal too.

I agree with this. I think I would take the risk with Lincecum getting himself back together than Halladay staying good for four years.

[Goatrider]

Nice start for sure. I will go against the grain a bit and pass on another pitcher, especially the high-priced question marks. I'd pick on offense and I think that leads you to Desmond. Speed/power at a premium position and controllable at a decent price.

[beisbol4ever94928]

Nice start for sure. I will go against the grain a bit and pass on another pitcher, especially the high-priced question marks. I'd pick on offense and I think that leads you to Desmond. Speed/power at a premium position and controllable at a decent price.

Unfortunately Desmond just got picked. I have updated my list accordingly. Also, I had accidently left off that I had Brett Lawrie at 3B as well.

So, if I go with pitching, is Lincecum the consensus pick here? Or Should I go with Morrow or Peavy?

Here is what the other teams drafting in this mini draft (8 of the 16 teams) have drafted so far.

1.Miggy (3B), Encarnacion (1B), Jones (CF), Wainwright (SP), Motte (RP)
2. Fielder (1B), Scherzer (SP), Altuve (2B), Goldschmidt (1B), Seager (3B)
3. Kemp (CF), Wright (3B), Ellsbury (CF), C. Santana (C), Phillips (2B), Haren (SP)
4. Bautista (RF), Beltre (3B), Jackson (CF), Sabathia (SP), Walker (2B), Hosmer (1B)
5. Craig (RF), Montero (C), Weaver (SP), Zobrist (2B), Machado (3B), Hill (2B)
6. Kershaw (SP), kinsler (2B), Andrus (SS), Bourn (CF), Teixeria (1B), Myers (OF)
7. My Team
8. Tulowitzki (SS), Hernandez (SP), Gonzalez (SS), Jennings (LF), Aramis Ramirez (3B), Pence (RF)

Total teams with a C: 2
Total teams with a 1B: 4 (one team has 2)
Total teams with a 2B: 5 (one team has 2)
Total teams with a SS: 1
Total teams with a 3B: 5