[Lucky]

10. Chase Utley (2B - PHI)

I guess.

[DevSop]

Lucky already hates his draft. Awesome.

[Pun]

Damnit, Lucky. You went a way I wasn't expecting. That throws off my choice. Give me a bit.

[Pun]

11. Mark Teixeira (1B-NYY)

[Mikey]

Holy Gimmick, come on.

Feb 17, 2009 15:31:32 GMT -5 DevSop said:

Lucky already hates his draft. Awesome.

It SUCKS drafting in that 7-10 range. At least in the first few rounds; once you get several rounds in, it's all about the same.

[Lucky]

What Mike said. I've been here every year and I just hate this spot. I was hoping Rollins would fall, but no dice. Beltran would have stood out with CF/SB but no dice. Its a bunch of 1B and corner OF. You either settle with a reliable guy at a deep position or reach for a guy at a premium position. Either way I'm rarely happy at this stage.

In a couple of rounds I won't feel such a need to draft so-and-so based on average draft position. But in the 1st its not like I can look past Rollins to draft the next highest SS.

[Pun]

Yeah, but you took a guy who could be out until June. What are you doing until then?

[Sparty]

Pun took my pick.

[Lucky]

Feb 17, 2009 16:20:20 GMT -5 Pun said:

Yeah, but you took a guy who could be out until June. What are you doing until then?

Same thing I'd do if I took another injury risk. Draft backup later, hope he's healthy in time to make the pick worth it. Most of the reports I read seem positive on the guy. I don't expect him back on Opening Day but if I can get 4 1/2 or 5 months of him producing at 2B I'll take that over 6 months of a 1B. Of course if he DOES stay out for 2 or 2 1/2 months then I fucked up. But it won't be the first time.

But I had no desire to waste a 1st Rd pick on an unsigned 37 year old corner OFer or a 1B likely to see his stats go down. So like Mike said, its just a crummy draft position I'm never comfortable with.

[Sparty]

I almost went with A-Ram here so I could flip him to Pun in three months for his second rounder and seventh rounder in next year's draft plus his first born (who I'd then flip to Sop for future considerations), but I decided to go with this:

12. Roy Halladay (P - TOR)
13. Lance Berkman (1B - HOU)

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Doc was my first choice so let's go with my backup:

14. Jake Peavy (SP - SD)

[Lucky]

Another pick I don't like but 3B really fucking sucks past this guy. And Peavy and Doc were the other guys I was debating there so I guess I just gotta stick with this "draft premium positions" approach and see what it does for me.

15. Aramis Ramirez (3B - CHI)

[Attitude Adjuster]

16. Ichiro Susuki, Sea, OF

[National Champion Chris Cole]

No need to text me unless it is my turn tomorrow after 10. I'll be checking again in the morning and perhaps once more tonight. I will be away from the computer after the morning for much of the day since it is my wife's birthday. I'll leave a list if it is close to my turn which it is now and might be again since I have two picks.

[Mikey]

HEY VOLS!!!

[GoVols]

Sorry, had a work meeting with no access, thought Gramps might already have been in bed for the night when I left at 5.

17. Roy Oswalt, P, Hou

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Ugh. No pick tonight. So close. Hopefully Grover finds his way to pick late tonight and I'll pick between 7-8 AM tomorrow.

[Grover]

I'd really love to trade this pick either for a player and a pick or a pair of picks. PM me or hit me at SonicConfuser on AIM or Gmail. I'll give it a little time then I'll buckle and make a pick...

[DevSop]

Trade:

DevSop trades picks 27, 66 and Minor League 2nd round to Grover
Grover trades picks 18 and 100.

I'll be picking once confirmed.

[Grover]

No confusion this time!

I confirm. Devs on the clock.

[DevSop]

18. Carlos Lee, LF, Hou

[National Champion Chris Cole]

I'll take the chance. Somebody is going to sign him.

19. Manny Ramirez - OF

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Just got up... gimme a minute.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

I was going to take someone else until I realized I already have two at his position.

20. Prince Fielder (1B - MIL)

[GoVols]

I'm having some major issues with the ESPN crawl at the top of the screen. It's making this thread take like five minutes to load. I like the idea of it but it's killing me. Is there any objection to removing it for the time being?