The annual draft for the Lincoln League was this past weekend and we all got together for one heck of a time in the club house of my apartment complex. It’s always a fun time to see everyone from college, do a little catching up, argue about past arguments, talk a little baseball, and this time we even played a little Guitar Hero (man that game is hard!)
So, here’s my draft results: We’re an NL-only keeper league with 9 teams. You can keep up to 6 players (I kept the max), 5×5 category scoring rotisserie style, 25 man rosters, 9 starting offensive spots, 7 starting pitching slots and a salary cap of 260…
This may go down in history as my best draft ever… it’s certainly the most balanced offensive, and pitching team I’ve ever assembled and on paper I’m slated to tie the league for first with John Mark… we’ll see how that turns out in the end and if I can maintain, or self-destruct. (I also have the best infield, by far… outfield is just above average.)
So, here’s this years team: Jesus’ Troopers
keepers are in italics
C – Russell Martin (LAD)
1B – Ryan Howard (PHI)
2B – Chase Utley (PHI)
3B – Ryan Zimmerman (WAS)
SS – Jose Reyes (NYM)
OF – Shane Victorino (PHI)
OF – Josh Willingham (FLA)
OF – Randy Winn (SF)
UTIL – Geoff Jenkins (PHI)
Bench – Ryan Freel (CIN)
Bench – Chad Tracy (ARI)
Bench – Dallas McPherson (FLA)
Bench – Andre Ethier (LAD)
SP – Roy Oswalt (HOU)
SP – John Maine (NYM)
RP – Rafael Soriano (ATL)
RP – Trevor Hoffman (SD)
P – Barry Zito (SF)
P – Oliver Perez (NYM)
P – Tom Gorzelanny (PIT)
Bench – Noah Lowry (SF)
Bench – Jeff Suppan (MIL)
Bench – Franklin Morales (COL)
Bench – Jason Marquis (CHC)
Bench – Carlos Villanueva (MIL)
My draft strategy was brilliant this year, I must say… and this team is extremely balanced. I did, however, break one of my top rules for this years draft—don’t bid on any Cincinnati Reds due to Dusty Baker as manager… especially the rookies! I picked up Ryan Freel for cheap, and hopefully he’ll make decent trade-bait towards the trading deadline to pick up a decent offensive or pitching weapon in a multi-player deal… but I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Here’s to imaginary (fantasy) baseball and another great year!
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I am proud you stayed away from Cubbies too! That had to be hard for you.
But man AAA Fantasy Baseball? Are you serious???
Brilliant except for that Zito pick?
You also drafted Jim Edmonds in the same moment of stupidity.
good call… i forgot about the edmonds pick. that’s who andre replaced!
i’m gonna say the zito pick is still a smart pick… i think he’ll surprise despite a dismal spring. and by dismal i mean bad.
Here is my analysis for my team.
http://acooksview.blogspot.com/2008/03/lincoln-fantasy-league.html
I’d never heard of the LIMA plan Steve… very interesting. I’m curious to see how that works out for your team… although Dan Haren will skew those results pretty mightily… so, i think you should trade him to me for one of my pitchers that I paid a paltry sum for.
Sound like a deal?