Post by SultansOfSquat (Man) on Apr 4, 2010 1:38:06 GMT -5
Here is the transcript of the "live" draft YIM conference for everyone's reference:
mandnwong: NP
frankbullsfan2000: cool i'm in
mandnwong: basically, we're using this chatroom to do the live draft
frankbullsfan2000: ok
mandnwong: well, how it'll work is. during the live draft, when it's your turn, u'll just do the player add yourself in yahoo and then post here to say who u took
frankbullsfan2000: ok will do sounds easy enough
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah that sounds easy
mandnwong: i'll give each team owner 3 minutes (w/ some leeway) to make his choiice before moving on
mandnwong: i'm going to add all the existing picks in yahoo before we begin
mandnwong: and then, i'll unlock the teams for the draft
buffalobillsrul2002: that's good
buffalobillsrul2002: it'd be confusing with al the extra guys...
mandnwong: we have the Birds now
daveyjohnsonxxx: Hello
mandnwong: i'm going to add all the picked players in yahoo now before we begin
mandnwong: i had actually wanted to do more picks for the slow draft
mandnwong: but didn't have time to do that much since i was out of town -- and the laptop died
frankbullsfan2000: thats not good
mandnwong: i'm home now. so should be fine. was a pain trying to do that stuff on a Blackberry
buffalobillsrul2002: im sure
buffalobillsrul2002: you had the first bunch of picks to make too
mandnwong: yeah... anyway, if u guys want to go get a beer, coffee, popcorn, etc and come back in a few minutes while i add the players, go ahead
daveyjohnsonxxx: I was thinking that the slow draft was an excellent simulation of the situation where each team had a different manager spread across many different time zones all around the world.
mandnwong: ok... let's get this thing started. we're picking up from the start of round #10
buffalobillsrul2002: alrighty
daveyjohnsonxxx: Teams with no managers get the next 4 picks (or 12 of the next 14 picks).
mandnwong: 10.1 for maybe next year - marco scutaro
mandnwong: had a hard time figuring out where to go w/ these vacant teams at this point in the draft
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah it's tough when you draft for them all haha
daveyjohnsonxxx: At some point, you can probably just go with Yahoo ranking. Many of the obvious picks have already been made.
mandnwong: the tough part is balancing between contend now (especially w/ so many 1-year guys w/ little chance for keepability) and the future
buffalobillsrul2002: ya
mandnwong: but i'll probably focus more on now than later after this round
mandnwong: 10.2 - chavez ravine - miguel tejada -- this team is more ready to compete now and could use the SS
mandnwong: 10.3 - senor smoke - maicer izturis
mandnwong: middle of nowhere
buffalobillsrul2002: maicer's an interesting pick
buffalobillsrul2002: scoscia loves him- will he play over Aybar/Kendrick though?
mandnwong: yeah... maybe he'll play enough to be a solid SS
mandnwong: 10.4 - gas can turtles - vlad guerrero -- definitely contend now, and i thnk vladdy should do fine for a bounce-back this year
mandnwong: 10.5 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: gas can turtles will need to have vladdy moved into OF though once vladdy's eligible
frankbullsfan2000: 10.5 frank's shasta's will take david ortiz funny enough the second player i dumped that i have drafted back.
mandnwong: i'm assuming that move for gas can turtles
mandnwong: hehheh... happens
mandnwong: round #11
daveyjohnsonxxx: Vlad is never going to play OF.
mandnwong: i thought they were going to let him play a couple times a week
mandnwong: should i change that pick then?
buffalobillsrul2002: that's the word... right now
mandnwong: there's no point taking vladdy for gas can if vladdy won't gain eligibility
mandnwong: he already has pujols and mcab tying up IF and UTIL
mandnwong: if you're fine w/ it, i can give gas can turtles johny damon instead
daveyjohnsonxxx: no need to worry that much about it. Vlad should put up good offense numbers if healthy.
mandnwong: it's just that the team already has either pujols or mcab at UTIL
daveyjohnsonxxx: At this point, it does not matter that much. If a manager picks them up, he can pursue a trade. Let's move on.
daveyjohnsonxxx: Looks like franks shasta's picked David Ortiz.
mandnwong: 11.1 - maybe next year - benji molina
goobers1995: hey guys
buffalobillsrul2002: dont worry
buffalobillsrul2002: you havent missed anything
goobers1995: thanks! i'm a late rounder anyway, hahaha!!!
mandnwong: 11.2 - chavez ravine - kelly shoppach
mandnwong: 11.3 - senor smoke - carlos ruiz
mandnwong: 11.4 - gas can turtles - orlando cabrera
mandnwong: 11.5 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: 11.5 - frank's shasta's
frankbullsfan2000: 11.5 frank's shastas will take adrian beltre
buffalobillsrul2002: nice pick
buffalobillsrul2002: i really wanted him...
frankbullsfan2000: thanks hated him as a mariner but am sure he will be alot better now lol.
mandnwong: maybe
mandnwong: 12.1 - maybe next year - justin duchs
mandnwong: looks like i goofed on chavez ravine's last pick of tejada -- for some reason, i didn't notice i took ian desmond for that team
mandnwong: oh well
mandnwong: 12.2 - chavez ravine - billy wagner
daveyjohnsonxxx: Desmond probably won't be much good this year and Tejada will not be eligible for SS next year.
mandnwong: true
mandnwong: 12.3 - senor smoke - leo nunez
mandnwong: gordon beckham's playing 2B, no?
daveyjohnsonxxx: yes
mandnwong: 12.4 - gas can turtles - jarrod salty -- would've gone w/ kendrick, but since beckham will be MI quickly enough
mandnwong: 12.5 - center for ants (for the first time)
buffalobillsrul2002: 12.5- Howie Kendrick
mandnwong: hehheh
buffalobillsrul2002: I'm scared to take him, but I feel like I have to-plus I need an MI anyways
mandnwong: 12.6 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: yeah, kendrick might be iffy, but if u need an MI, he's probably as good as any on the board
buffalobillsrul2002: that's why I took him
buffalobillsrul2002: I could take a 3B, but 3B looks downright ugly at this point
mandnwong: he should be better going forward one would think, but those angels young bats don't seem to pan out as well as their young arms
frankbullsfan2000: 12.6 frank's shata's will take mike gonzalez
daveyjohnsonxxx: The Angels do not appear to like developing their top SS/2B prospects.
mandnwong: sciosia loves D too much i guess
mandnwong: and proven veterans for the D
mandnwong: although he loves mathis too much anyway for his D
mandnwong: round #13
buffalobillsrul2002: he also loves Maicer Izturis way too much
mandnwong: hehheh
mandnwong: 13.1 - maybe next year - ben sheets -- will he really make a solid comeback?
mandnwong: could use the innings w/ this team
mandnwong: 13.2 - chavez ravine - jonathan sanchez
mandnwong: 13.3 - senor smoke - ervin santana
mandnwong: 13.4 - gas can turtles - rich harden
mandnwong: 13.5 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: thanks
buffalobillsrul2002: my internet's sucking right now, i'll make my pick in a minute
mandnwong: np... seems like people get dropped now and then
buffalobillsrul2002: literally
mandnwong: YIM is not perfect for sure
buffalobillsrul2002: Nolan Reimold
buffalobillsrul2002: is my pick
mandnwong: he's pretty nice
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
mandnwong: 13.6 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: btw, u guys know how the positions work, correct?
buffalobillsrul2002: what do you mean?
mandnwong: like IF, MI and the different OF spots
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
mandnwong: any infielder (other than C) can play IF
mandnwong: same w/ the "OF" spot
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
mandnwong: though u need dedicated RF for RF and CF for CF
buffalobillsrul2002: Reimold's my 5th OF
mandnwong: ah
buffalobillsrul2002: I made a dumb move in keeping Jones, Davis, etc.
frankbullsfan2000: frank's shastas will take scott seizemore 2b det
mandnwong: which jones? chipper?
buffalobillsrul2002: Garrett
mandnwong: ah... isn't it duo eligible, which is helpful?
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
mandnwong: round #14
buffalobillsrul2002: but I don't need either
mandnwong: seizemore seems to be a popular pick for dynasty-type leagues
frankbullsfan2000: yeah thats why i chose him thought that he could at the very least be a backup to pedoria at that position
mandnwong: 14.1 - maybe next year - raffy soriano
buffalobillsrul2002: he's already taken no?
mandnwong: nope
mandnwong: not that i'm aware
buffalobillsrul2002: you're right
mandnwong: 14.2 - chavez ravine - frank francisco
goobers1995: hey guys, what did i miss??? my computer froze, had to reboot...
frankbullsfan2000: not much 14th round and fransisco and soriano just went off the board .
mandnwong: 14.3 - senor smoke - paul maholm
goobers1995: cool, thanks!
mandnwong: 14.4 - gas can turtles - clayton richard
mandnwong: 14.5 - center for ants
mandnwong: still there, ants/brad?
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
buffalobillsrul2002: just a sec
buffalobillsrul2002: George Sherrill
mandnwong: 14.6 - frank's shasta's
frankbullsfan2000: 14.6 franks shasta's will take joel pinero
mandnwong: round #15
mandnwong: 15.1 - maybe next year - scott downs
mandnwong: 15.2 - chavez ravine - darren o'day
mandnwong: sorry, guys. i temporarily lost my dsl connection
buffalobillsrul2002: this has been sort of a disaster haha
buffalobillsrul2002: are we even half done?
mandnwong: unfortunately not
mandnwong: though we were moving more quickly recently
buffalobillsrul2002: that's true
buffalobillsrul2002: we need to get more of the draft in the slow draft in the future
buffalobillsrul2002: i'd suggest pushing the first deadline a week up
mandnwong: 15.3 - senor smoke - jason frasor
mandnwong: 15.4 - aussie stealers (for first time) - he's not here though, so will need to pick for him as well
mandnwong: needs a 3B
mandnwong: or MI
mandnwong: he can have edwin encarnacion
goobers1995: how about DeRosa?
mandnwong: derosa will probably lose 3B eligibility after this year
goobers1995: true...
goobers1995: he's the starting LF'er
goobers1995: you are correct
mandnwong: 15.5 - gas can turtles - johnny damon (since vladdy probably won't be OF eligible)
mandnwong: 15.6 - center for ants
goobers1995: hey commish, Big Wood is online, can you send him an invite to join us?
buffalobillsrul2002: let's take a small risk here
buffalobillsrul2002: Shaun Marcum
mandnwong: nice risk
mandnwong: big wood? doesn't he only have 1 pick?
mandnwong: he'd be waiting around forever to make that one pick
goobers1995: maybe, but he's online and i told him i'd tell you
goobers1995: i only have 2 picks, lol
mandnwong: 15.7 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: haha... true that
mandnwong: i don't have any, but i'm stuck here making picks anyway
hermrulez: sorry fellas
buffalobillsrul2002: you really should've let others pick for some of those teams
buffalobillsrul2002: just to ease the burden on you
mandnwong: i would've, except everyone else has picks in the draft
mandnwong: last year, i didn't pick for the missing owners -- the birds made a bunch and someone else might've also
frankbullsfan2000: 15.7 frank's shastas will take keshin kawakami atl
mandnwong: well, i think i did make picks for one or two owners who gave me proxy lists, IIRC
goobers1995: yeah, i did last year but i think i made some pretty bad picks, most of them got dropped after the real owners logged in... hahaha
mandnwong: haha
hermrulez: haha so where we at in the draft
mandnwong: 15.8 - The Birds (for the first time)
mandnwong: starting to get more teams in the draft now
hermrulez: oh cool
hermrulez: do i have any picks? lol
mandnwong: although big wood still doesn't have a pick for 4 more rounds
daveyjohnsonxxx: 15.8 THe Birds - Orlando Hudson
mandnwong: u have 1 pick in the last round
hermrulez: wow lol
hermrulez: i forgot to drop a few guys lol
mandnwong: for some reason, i thought o hudson was still owned guess he's fallen way low in yahoo's ranking
mandnwong: hehheh
mandnwong: i didn't bother dropping any
mandnwong: round #16
hermrulez: yea i have a couple
mandnwong: 16.1 - maybe next year - takashi saito
goobers1995: i should have dropped more but i seem to be having separation anxiety... lol
hermrulez: lol
buffalobillsrul2002: i agree
mandnwong: if u drop some, u probably want to try to drop as many as possible
hermrulez: yea
daveyjohnsonxxx: Yeah, the last few rounds are slim pickings.
hermrulez: yup
mandnwong: 16.2 - chavez ravine - octavio dotel
mandnwong: i dropped a ton last year
mandnwong: went all out pretty much
mandnwong: oh wait... 16.2 shoulda been frothy walruses
mandnwong:
mandnwong: alright, frothy walruses could have brandon lyon then. lyon is actually ranked slightly higher than dotel anyway -- kinda a wash between them
mandnwong: since Holds = Saves here
mandnwong: 16.4 - senor smoke - hong-chi kuo
mandnwong: 16.5 - aussie stealers - latroy hawkins
mandnwong: 16.6 - guru's island bp (for first time)
mandnwong: anyone see him around?
mandnwong: don't see him, so i'll just pick
mandnwong: 16.6 - guru's island bp - nick masset -- needs RPs
mandnwong: 16.7 - gas can turtles - todd coffey
mandnwong: 16.8 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: i know
buffalobillsrul2002: this pick might not be pretty
buffalobillsrul2002: or quick
mandnwong: hehheh... could be interesting, instead of pretty, no?
buffalobillsrul2002: Colby Lewis
mandnwong: 16.9 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: fyi, after i'm done filling the starting lineups for the MIA owners, i will probably look at filling their benches w/ either short term veterans for current weaknesses or promising youngsters for future weaknesses (or at all) w/ priority depending on the competitiveness of the existing starting lineup
frankbullsfan2000: 16.9 frank's shasta's will take jaun rivera of laa
mandnwong: 16.10 - the birds
hermrulez: yeah?
daveyjohnsonxxx: 16.10 The Birds - Mike Stanton OF Fla
buffalobillsrul2002: that's a nice pick
buffalobillsrul2002: I really like him
daveyjohnsonxxx: Probably won't play until at least 2011.
mandnwong: btw, regarding starting lineups, i am assuming that both strasburg and chapman will show up in MLB by late May or so -- and will just slot them into the starting lineups w/ 6 SPs (using the P slot) instead of 5 SPs.
mandnwong: yeah, i almost took stanton for one of the vacant teams during the slow draft
mandnwong: round #17
mandnwong: 17.1 - maybe next year - assuming the pitching lineup should yield over 1450 IPs, i'll go back to working on this team's other weaknesses and/or future - carlos santana
mandnwong: 17.2 - frothy walruses - raffy betancourt
goobers1995: we can draft players not listed on yahoo???
mandnwong: nope
mandnwong: 17.3 - chavez ravine - tyler flowers
goobers1995: carlos santana is not listed and he was drafted in 17.1
hermrulez: yes he is
goobers1995: he is??? i don't see him
hermrulez: i had just added him to my watch list before the pick
goobers1995: carlos santana???
goobers1995: he's not coming up for me
hermrulez: go to c
mandnwong: 17.4 - senor smoke - pedro feliciano
frankbullsfan2000: catcher for the indians comes up when you search the last name.
goobers1995: okay, i see him on the transactions list... i couldn't find him earlier, maybe i hit the wrong key... my bad
goobers1995: thanks guys
mandnwong: 17.5 - aussie's - jon rauch
hermrulez: if you type in the name sometimes you gotta hit enter not look thru the pre recoreded options
goobers1995: thanks, but i guess i wouldn't have gotten him anyway, lol
hermrulez: lol
mandnwong: 17.6 - guru's - trever miller
mandnwong: 17.7 - gas can turtles - jason bulger
mandnwong: 17.8 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: Jonathon Niese
buffalobillsrul2002: by the way, if anyone's interested, Rajai Davis is on the block
buffalobillsrul2002: trade block
mandnwong: 17.9 - frank's
frankbullsfan2000: 17.9 frank's shasta's will take casey blake lad
mandnwong: 17.10 - the birds
daveyjohnsonxxx: 17.10 THe Birds - J D Drew
mandnwong: round #18 -- boston whiskeyjacks will join this round
mandnwong: 18.1 - boston whiskeyjacks - since i don't see him around, i'll just pick for him - john maine (a bit iffy, but this team could use another arm)
mandnwong: 18.2 - maybe next year - jed lowrie
mandnwong: 18.3 - frothy walruses - ronald belisario -- i'm assuming he should join the dodgers soon enough
mandnwong: 18.4 - chavez ravine - sean rodriguez
mandnwong: assuming s-rod will have MI/OF eligibility soon enough
mandnwong: 18.5 - senor smoke - adam laroche
buffalobillsrul2002: good pick
mandnwong: 18.6 - aussie's - luke gregerson
mandnwong: 18.7 - guru's - fernando rodney
mandnwong: 18.8 - gas can turtles - felipe lopez -- seems to have overlooked that this team still needed an MI
mandnwong: 18.9 - center for ants
mandnwong: oh wait... gas can has beckham for MI (soon) oh well
mandnwong: doesn't hurt to have an extra, solid MI
frankbullsfan2000: where were we in the 17 round
mandnwong: we're at 18.9 now
mandnwong: 2 more rounds after this one
frankbullsfan2000: ok was a round behind forgot about that one.
mandnwong: ants?
buffalobillsrul2002: sorry
buffalobillsrul2002: Dallas Braden
mandnwong: 18.10 - frank's
frankbullsfan2000: 18.10 franks shasta's will take jake arrieta sp bal
mandnwong: 18.11 - Birds
daveyjohnsonxxx: 18.11 The Birds - Brian Bruney
mandnwong: round #19 - highlanders will be joining this round
goobers1995: man, i've been waiting four hours for this!!! LOL
mandnwong: 19.1 - boston whiskeyjacks - darren oliver -- he's ancient now, but still seems very effective (and probably complements this team's young bullpen arms just fine)
mandnwong: lol... no doubt
mandnwong: 19.2 - maybe next year - mike cameron -- considering the somewhat iffy CF/RF here, could probably use cameron's bat to compete
mandnwong: 19.3 - frothy walruses - nick blackburn
mandnwong: 19.4 - chavez ravine - ryan ludwick
mandnwong: 19.5 - senor smoke - ramon troncoso
mandnwong: 19.6 - aussie's - mat gamel
mandnwong: 19.7 - highlanders (for the first time)
goobers1995: 19.7 David Freese - StL
mandnwong: aaah... forgot about him. otherwise, might've taken him, instead of gamel, for aussies
goobers1995: i knew he flew under the radar... LOL
buffalobillsrul2002: he did
buffalobillsrul2002: a lot of hitters have
goobers1995: i was a little worried there would be no prospects left by the 19th round...
mandnwong: there are still plenty of prospects left
mandnwong: just not all are MLB-ready though
goobers1995: well, i meant mlb ready
mandnwong: 19.8 - guru's - sean white
goobers1995: the snow boarder??? LOL
mandnwong: haha
mandnwong: 19.9 - gas can turtles - david robertson
mandnwong: 19.10 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: Placido Polanco
mandnwong: 19.11 - frank's
frankbullsfan2000: 19.11 franks shasta's ryan theriot ss cubs
mandnwong: 19.12 - the brids
mandnwong: i mean "the birds"
daveyjohnsonxxx: 19.12 - The Birds - Dustin Ackley
mandnwong: round #20 -- final round w/ Naps + Big Wood joining to finish up
mandnwong: very nice prospect pick
mandnwong: though he's a loooong way off for this league
mandnwong: well, i suppose he can always pull one of those big jumps all the way to AAA by sept
daveyjohnsonxxx: No sure things in 19th round - just hope to get lucky.
buffalobillsrul2002: who's up?
goobers1995: boston whiskeyjacks
goobers1995: i think
mandnwong: 20.1 - boston whiskeyjacks - michael taylor -- this team shoulda dropped more/some guys and is really not ready to compete just yet, so taylor might be helpful by the time it's ready
mandnwong: taylor might end up in RF, IIRC, which would help
mandnwong: 20.2 - maybe next year - ian kennedy -- maybe this young arm will finally blossom w/ the league switch
buffalobillsrul2002: high-upside guy
goobers1995: nice pick, i was eyeing him, he had a great spring
buffalobillsrul2002: I dunno about you guys, but honestly, I feel like I sorta ran out of roster spots
buffalobillsrul2002: I'd be willing to put 2-3 more guys on my roster but don't have room
mandnwong: 20.3 - frothy walruses - hector rondon -- i'm actually surprised yahoo has him ranked so high, but i guess he's as worthwhile a young gun to take as any at this point
mandnwong: and the walruses looks very suspect in SPs
goobers1995: i have 3 open spots due to players on the DL but those spots are only temporary
mandnwong: yeah, pick a DL guy
goobers1995: no, i have 3 guys who are starting the season on the DL...
goobers1995: already on my roster
goobers1995: lol
buffalobillsrul2002: if we have open spots because of DL guys, we can add as soon as the draft's over, correct?
mandnwong: 20.4 - chavez ravine - josh outman -- a TJ DL pick
goobers1995: that would be really nice... but commish said there is a 24 hour waiting period... please confirm
mandnwong: yep, we need to wait 24-hour for missing owners to possibly amend picks
mandnwong: that's the process we follow
goobers1995: hmmm... maybe they'll show up next year if you change the rules... LOL!!! JUST KIDDING!!!
mandnwong: haha
mandnwong: 20.5 - senor smoke - eric bedard -- DL pick
buffalobillsrul2002: wow
buffalobillsrul2002: he fell
buffalobillsrul2002: i actually completely forgot about him
buffalobillsrul2002: though he's on a 1-year deal, right? and he's not supposed to be back till June, so he's really not worth too much
goobers1995: me too... but i'm all out of dl spots anyway... lol
mandnwong: well, it's the last round, and he makes a decent DL stash guy -- we have 3 DL slots
buffalobillsrul2002: true
goobers1995: i have 3 guys starting on the DL...
mandnwong: 20.6 - aussie's - domonic brown -- this team doesn't seem quite ready to contend and could probably use some fresh blood in RF before long, so...
mandnwong: 20.7 - Naps, who's been monitoring things from outside the chatroom
rtcrules: 20.7 Delmon Young
mandnwong: nice gamble for the final round
mandnwong: 20.8 - highlanders
goobers1995: 20.8 Nyjer Morgan
buffalobillsrul2002: good pick
mandnwong: nice to have an extra CF
goobers1995: thanks!
mandnwong: 20.9 - guru's - jordan zimmerman -- another TJ DL pick since cory seems to like youngsters anyway
mandnwong: 20.10 - gas can turtles - jeff clement -- to complement salty (at least for this year)
mandnwong: 20.11 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: I need an RP, and i need a DL guy:), so I'll take Mike Wuertz
goobers1995: nice
mandnwong: nice DL choice
mandnwong: u'll probably know quickly enough whether he'll help this year (or ever again)
buffalobillsrul2002: yi[
buffalobillsrul2002: yep
mandnwong: 2.12 - frank's
mandnwong: 20.12 - frank's
mandnwong: coming down the stretch... almost home
frankbullsfan2000: 20.12 frank's shasta's will take mark derosa 3b of
mandnwong: 20.13 - The Birds
daveyjohnsonxxx: 20.13 - The Birds - Kyle Drabek
mandnwong: niiice
goobers1995: very nice
mandnwong: maybe he'll help out some later this year
mandnwong: 20.14 (final pick) - Big Wood (2009 champ) - Kevin Gregg -- the RP he asked for before leaving for the night
mandnwong: and that wraps it up!
goobers1995: thanks commish!!!
mandnwong: i'll lock up yahoo add/drops again for the next 24 hours to allow makeup picks for missing owners
mandnwong: will also post up the transcript for this YIM conference as usual
goobers1995: have a great night guys!
daveyjohnsonxxx: Good Job. Don't forget to put your Yankees and Red Sox in the starting lineup for tomorrow.
mandnwong: have a good night.... and a great season ahead
mandnwong: true that!
goobers1995: thanks davey! i have to get my yankees in!!!
mandnwong: ARod!!!! and for a full season perhaps (finally??)
goobers1995: Hahaha!!! Jeter, Teixeira, Posada, CC, and Mo for me tomorrow!!! LOL
goobers1995: good luck everyone!!!
mandnwong: NP
frankbullsfan2000: cool i'm in
mandnwong: basically, we're using this chatroom to do the live draft
frankbullsfan2000: ok
mandnwong: well, how it'll work is. during the live draft, when it's your turn, u'll just do the player add yourself in yahoo and then post here to say who u took
frankbullsfan2000: ok will do sounds easy enough
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah that sounds easy
mandnwong: i'll give each team owner 3 minutes (w/ some leeway) to make his choiice before moving on
mandnwong: i'm going to add all the existing picks in yahoo before we begin
mandnwong: and then, i'll unlock the teams for the draft
buffalobillsrul2002: that's good
buffalobillsrul2002: it'd be confusing with al the extra guys...
mandnwong: we have the Birds now
daveyjohnsonxxx: Hello
mandnwong: i'm going to add all the picked players in yahoo now before we begin
mandnwong: i had actually wanted to do more picks for the slow draft
mandnwong: but didn't have time to do that much since i was out of town -- and the laptop died
frankbullsfan2000: thats not good
mandnwong: i'm home now. so should be fine. was a pain trying to do that stuff on a Blackberry
buffalobillsrul2002: im sure
buffalobillsrul2002: you had the first bunch of picks to make too
mandnwong: yeah... anyway, if u guys want to go get a beer, coffee, popcorn, etc and come back in a few minutes while i add the players, go ahead
daveyjohnsonxxx: I was thinking that the slow draft was an excellent simulation of the situation where each team had a different manager spread across many different time zones all around the world.
mandnwong: ok... let's get this thing started. we're picking up from the start of round #10
buffalobillsrul2002: alrighty
daveyjohnsonxxx: Teams with no managers get the next 4 picks (or 12 of the next 14 picks).
mandnwong: 10.1 for maybe next year - marco scutaro
mandnwong: had a hard time figuring out where to go w/ these vacant teams at this point in the draft
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah it's tough when you draft for them all haha
daveyjohnsonxxx: At some point, you can probably just go with Yahoo ranking. Many of the obvious picks have already been made.
mandnwong: the tough part is balancing between contend now (especially w/ so many 1-year guys w/ little chance for keepability) and the future
buffalobillsrul2002: ya
mandnwong: but i'll probably focus more on now than later after this round
mandnwong: 10.2 - chavez ravine - miguel tejada -- this team is more ready to compete now and could use the SS
mandnwong: 10.3 - senor smoke - maicer izturis
mandnwong: middle of nowhere
buffalobillsrul2002: maicer's an interesting pick
buffalobillsrul2002: scoscia loves him- will he play over Aybar/Kendrick though?
mandnwong: yeah... maybe he'll play enough to be a solid SS
mandnwong: 10.4 - gas can turtles - vlad guerrero -- definitely contend now, and i thnk vladdy should do fine for a bounce-back this year
mandnwong: 10.5 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: gas can turtles will need to have vladdy moved into OF though once vladdy's eligible
frankbullsfan2000: 10.5 frank's shasta's will take david ortiz funny enough the second player i dumped that i have drafted back.
mandnwong: i'm assuming that move for gas can turtles
mandnwong: hehheh... happens
mandnwong: round #11
daveyjohnsonxxx: Vlad is never going to play OF.
mandnwong: i thought they were going to let him play a couple times a week
mandnwong: should i change that pick then?
buffalobillsrul2002: that's the word... right now
mandnwong: there's no point taking vladdy for gas can if vladdy won't gain eligibility
mandnwong: he already has pujols and mcab tying up IF and UTIL
mandnwong: if you're fine w/ it, i can give gas can turtles johny damon instead
daveyjohnsonxxx: no need to worry that much about it. Vlad should put up good offense numbers if healthy.
mandnwong: it's just that the team already has either pujols or mcab at UTIL
daveyjohnsonxxx: At this point, it does not matter that much. If a manager picks them up, he can pursue a trade. Let's move on.
daveyjohnsonxxx: Looks like franks shasta's picked David Ortiz.
mandnwong: 11.1 - maybe next year - benji molina
goobers1995: hey guys
buffalobillsrul2002: dont worry
buffalobillsrul2002: you havent missed anything
goobers1995: thanks! i'm a late rounder anyway, hahaha!!!
mandnwong: 11.2 - chavez ravine - kelly shoppach
mandnwong: 11.3 - senor smoke - carlos ruiz
mandnwong: 11.4 - gas can turtles - orlando cabrera
mandnwong: 11.5 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: 11.5 - frank's shasta's
frankbullsfan2000: 11.5 frank's shastas will take adrian beltre
buffalobillsrul2002: nice pick
buffalobillsrul2002: i really wanted him...
frankbullsfan2000: thanks hated him as a mariner but am sure he will be alot better now lol.
mandnwong: maybe
mandnwong: 12.1 - maybe next year - justin duchs
mandnwong: looks like i goofed on chavez ravine's last pick of tejada -- for some reason, i didn't notice i took ian desmond for that team
mandnwong: oh well
mandnwong: 12.2 - chavez ravine - billy wagner
daveyjohnsonxxx: Desmond probably won't be much good this year and Tejada will not be eligible for SS next year.
mandnwong: true
mandnwong: 12.3 - senor smoke - leo nunez
mandnwong: gordon beckham's playing 2B, no?
daveyjohnsonxxx: yes
mandnwong: 12.4 - gas can turtles - jarrod salty -- would've gone w/ kendrick, but since beckham will be MI quickly enough
mandnwong: 12.5 - center for ants (for the first time)
buffalobillsrul2002: 12.5- Howie Kendrick
mandnwong: hehheh
buffalobillsrul2002: I'm scared to take him, but I feel like I have to-plus I need an MI anyways
mandnwong: 12.6 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: yeah, kendrick might be iffy, but if u need an MI, he's probably as good as any on the board
buffalobillsrul2002: that's why I took him
buffalobillsrul2002: I could take a 3B, but 3B looks downright ugly at this point
mandnwong: he should be better going forward one would think, but those angels young bats don't seem to pan out as well as their young arms
frankbullsfan2000: 12.6 frank's shata's will take mike gonzalez
daveyjohnsonxxx: The Angels do not appear to like developing their top SS/2B prospects.
mandnwong: sciosia loves D too much i guess
mandnwong: and proven veterans for the D
mandnwong: although he loves mathis too much anyway for his D
mandnwong: round #13
buffalobillsrul2002: he also loves Maicer Izturis way too much
mandnwong: hehheh
mandnwong: 13.1 - maybe next year - ben sheets -- will he really make a solid comeback?
mandnwong: could use the innings w/ this team
mandnwong: 13.2 - chavez ravine - jonathan sanchez
mandnwong: 13.3 - senor smoke - ervin santana
mandnwong: 13.4 - gas can turtles - rich harden
mandnwong: 13.5 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: thanks
buffalobillsrul2002: my internet's sucking right now, i'll make my pick in a minute
mandnwong: np... seems like people get dropped now and then
buffalobillsrul2002: literally
mandnwong: YIM is not perfect for sure
buffalobillsrul2002: Nolan Reimold
buffalobillsrul2002: is my pick
mandnwong: he's pretty nice
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
mandnwong: 13.6 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: btw, u guys know how the positions work, correct?
buffalobillsrul2002: what do you mean?
mandnwong: like IF, MI and the different OF spots
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
mandnwong: any infielder (other than C) can play IF
mandnwong: same w/ the "OF" spot
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
mandnwong: though u need dedicated RF for RF and CF for CF
buffalobillsrul2002: Reimold's my 5th OF
mandnwong: ah
buffalobillsrul2002: I made a dumb move in keeping Jones, Davis, etc.
frankbullsfan2000: frank's shastas will take scott seizemore 2b det
mandnwong: which jones? chipper?
buffalobillsrul2002: Garrett
mandnwong: ah... isn't it duo eligible, which is helpful?
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
mandnwong: round #14
buffalobillsrul2002: but I don't need either
mandnwong: seizemore seems to be a popular pick for dynasty-type leagues
frankbullsfan2000: yeah thats why i chose him thought that he could at the very least be a backup to pedoria at that position
mandnwong: 14.1 - maybe next year - raffy soriano
buffalobillsrul2002: he's already taken no?
mandnwong: nope
mandnwong: not that i'm aware
buffalobillsrul2002: you're right
mandnwong: 14.2 - chavez ravine - frank francisco
goobers1995: hey guys, what did i miss??? my computer froze, had to reboot...
frankbullsfan2000: not much 14th round and fransisco and soriano just went off the board .
mandnwong: 14.3 - senor smoke - paul maholm
goobers1995: cool, thanks!
mandnwong: 14.4 - gas can turtles - clayton richard
mandnwong: 14.5 - center for ants
mandnwong: still there, ants/brad?
buffalobillsrul2002: yeah
buffalobillsrul2002: just a sec
buffalobillsrul2002: George Sherrill
mandnwong: 14.6 - frank's shasta's
frankbullsfan2000: 14.6 franks shasta's will take joel pinero
mandnwong: round #15
mandnwong: 15.1 - maybe next year - scott downs
mandnwong: 15.2 - chavez ravine - darren o'day
mandnwong: sorry, guys. i temporarily lost my dsl connection
buffalobillsrul2002: this has been sort of a disaster haha
buffalobillsrul2002: are we even half done?
mandnwong: unfortunately not
mandnwong: though we were moving more quickly recently
buffalobillsrul2002: that's true
buffalobillsrul2002: we need to get more of the draft in the slow draft in the future
buffalobillsrul2002: i'd suggest pushing the first deadline a week up
mandnwong: 15.3 - senor smoke - jason frasor
mandnwong: 15.4 - aussie stealers (for first time) - he's not here though, so will need to pick for him as well
mandnwong: needs a 3B
mandnwong: or MI
mandnwong: he can have edwin encarnacion
goobers1995: how about DeRosa?
mandnwong: derosa will probably lose 3B eligibility after this year
goobers1995: true...
goobers1995: he's the starting LF'er
goobers1995: you are correct
mandnwong: 15.5 - gas can turtles - johnny damon (since vladdy probably won't be OF eligible)
mandnwong: 15.6 - center for ants
goobers1995: hey commish, Big Wood is online, can you send him an invite to join us?
buffalobillsrul2002: let's take a small risk here
buffalobillsrul2002: Shaun Marcum
mandnwong: nice risk
mandnwong: big wood? doesn't he only have 1 pick?
mandnwong: he'd be waiting around forever to make that one pick
goobers1995: maybe, but he's online and i told him i'd tell you
goobers1995: i only have 2 picks, lol
mandnwong: 15.7 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: haha... true that
mandnwong: i don't have any, but i'm stuck here making picks anyway
hermrulez: sorry fellas
buffalobillsrul2002: you really should've let others pick for some of those teams
buffalobillsrul2002: just to ease the burden on you
mandnwong: i would've, except everyone else has picks in the draft
mandnwong: last year, i didn't pick for the missing owners -- the birds made a bunch and someone else might've also
frankbullsfan2000: 15.7 frank's shastas will take keshin kawakami atl
mandnwong: well, i think i did make picks for one or two owners who gave me proxy lists, IIRC
goobers1995: yeah, i did last year but i think i made some pretty bad picks, most of them got dropped after the real owners logged in... hahaha
mandnwong: haha
hermrulez: haha so where we at in the draft
mandnwong: 15.8 - The Birds (for the first time)
mandnwong: starting to get more teams in the draft now
hermrulez: oh cool
hermrulez: do i have any picks? lol
mandnwong: although big wood still doesn't have a pick for 4 more rounds
daveyjohnsonxxx: 15.8 THe Birds - Orlando Hudson
mandnwong: u have 1 pick in the last round
hermrulez: wow lol
hermrulez: i forgot to drop a few guys lol
mandnwong: for some reason, i thought o hudson was still owned
guess he's fallen way low in yahoo's rankingmandnwong: hehheh
mandnwong: i didn't bother dropping any
mandnwong: round #16
hermrulez: yea i have a couple
mandnwong: 16.1 - maybe next year - takashi saito
goobers1995: i should have dropped more but i seem to be having separation anxiety... lol
hermrulez: lol
buffalobillsrul2002: i agree
mandnwong: if u drop some, u probably want to try to drop as many as possible
hermrulez: yea
daveyjohnsonxxx: Yeah, the last few rounds are slim pickings.
hermrulez: yup
mandnwong: 16.2 - chavez ravine - octavio dotel
mandnwong: i dropped a ton last year
mandnwong: went all out pretty much
mandnwong: oh wait... 16.2 shoulda been frothy walruses
mandnwong:
mandnwong: alright, frothy walruses could have brandon lyon then. lyon is actually ranked slightly higher than dotel anyway -- kinda a wash between them
mandnwong: since Holds = Saves here
mandnwong: 16.4 - senor smoke - hong-chi kuo
mandnwong: 16.5 - aussie stealers - latroy hawkins
mandnwong: 16.6 - guru's island bp (for first time)
mandnwong: anyone see him around?
mandnwong: don't see him, so i'll just pick
mandnwong: 16.6 - guru's island bp - nick masset -- needs RPs
mandnwong: 16.7 - gas can turtles - todd coffey
mandnwong: 16.8 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: i know
buffalobillsrul2002: this pick might not be pretty
buffalobillsrul2002: or quick
mandnwong: hehheh... could be interesting, instead of pretty, no?
buffalobillsrul2002: Colby Lewis
mandnwong: 16.9 - frank's shasta's
mandnwong: fyi, after i'm done filling the starting lineups for the MIA owners, i will probably look at filling their benches w/ either short term veterans for current weaknesses or promising youngsters for future weaknesses (or at all) w/ priority depending on the competitiveness of the existing starting lineup
frankbullsfan2000: 16.9 frank's shasta's will take jaun rivera of laa
mandnwong: 16.10 - the birds
hermrulez: yeah?
daveyjohnsonxxx: 16.10 The Birds - Mike Stanton OF Fla
buffalobillsrul2002: that's a nice pick
buffalobillsrul2002: I really like him
daveyjohnsonxxx: Probably won't play until at least 2011.
mandnwong: btw, regarding starting lineups, i am assuming that both strasburg and chapman will show up in MLB by late May or so -- and will just slot them into the starting lineups w/ 6 SPs (using the P slot) instead of 5 SPs.
mandnwong: yeah, i almost took stanton for one of the vacant teams during the slow draft
mandnwong: round #17
mandnwong: 17.1 - maybe next year - assuming the pitching lineup should yield over 1450 IPs, i'll go back to working on this team's other weaknesses and/or future - carlos santana
mandnwong: 17.2 - frothy walruses - raffy betancourt
goobers1995: we can draft players not listed on yahoo???
mandnwong: nope
mandnwong: 17.3 - chavez ravine - tyler flowers
goobers1995: carlos santana is not listed and he was drafted in 17.1
hermrulez: yes he is
goobers1995: he is??? i don't see him
hermrulez: i had just added him to my watch list before the pick
goobers1995: carlos santana???
goobers1995: he's not coming up for me
hermrulez: go to c
mandnwong: 17.4 - senor smoke - pedro feliciano
frankbullsfan2000: catcher for the indians comes up when you search the last name.
goobers1995: okay, i see him on the transactions list... i couldn't find him earlier, maybe i hit the wrong key... my bad
goobers1995: thanks guys
mandnwong: 17.5 - aussie's - jon rauch
hermrulez: if you type in the name sometimes you gotta hit enter not look thru the pre recoreded options
goobers1995: thanks, but i guess i wouldn't have gotten him anyway, lol
hermrulez: lol
mandnwong: 17.6 - guru's - trever miller
mandnwong: 17.7 - gas can turtles - jason bulger
mandnwong: 17.8 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: Jonathon Niese
buffalobillsrul2002: by the way, if anyone's interested, Rajai Davis is on the block
buffalobillsrul2002: trade block
mandnwong: 17.9 - frank's
frankbullsfan2000: 17.9 frank's shasta's will take casey blake lad
mandnwong: 17.10 - the birds
daveyjohnsonxxx: 17.10 THe Birds - J D Drew
mandnwong: round #18 -- boston whiskeyjacks will join this round
mandnwong: 18.1 - boston whiskeyjacks - since i don't see him around, i'll just pick for him - john maine (a bit iffy, but this team could use another arm)
mandnwong: 18.2 - maybe next year - jed lowrie
mandnwong: 18.3 - frothy walruses - ronald belisario -- i'm assuming he should join the dodgers soon enough
mandnwong: 18.4 - chavez ravine - sean rodriguez
mandnwong: assuming s-rod will have MI/OF eligibility soon enough
mandnwong: 18.5 - senor smoke - adam laroche
buffalobillsrul2002: good pick
mandnwong: 18.6 - aussie's - luke gregerson
mandnwong: 18.7 - guru's - fernando rodney
mandnwong: 18.8 - gas can turtles - felipe lopez -- seems to have overlooked that this team still needed an MI
mandnwong: 18.9 - center for ants
mandnwong: oh wait... gas can has beckham for MI (soon)
oh wellmandnwong: doesn't hurt to have an extra, solid MI
frankbullsfan2000: where were we in the 17 round
mandnwong: we're at 18.9 now
mandnwong: 2 more rounds after this one
frankbullsfan2000: ok was a round behind forgot about that one.
mandnwong: ants?
buffalobillsrul2002: sorry
buffalobillsrul2002: Dallas Braden
mandnwong: 18.10 - frank's
frankbullsfan2000: 18.10 franks shasta's will take jake arrieta sp bal
mandnwong: 18.11 - Birds
daveyjohnsonxxx: 18.11 The Birds - Brian Bruney
mandnwong: round #19 - highlanders will be joining this round
goobers1995: man, i've been waiting four hours for this!!! LOL
mandnwong: 19.1 - boston whiskeyjacks - darren oliver -- he's ancient now, but still seems very effective (and probably complements this team's young bullpen arms just fine)
mandnwong: lol... no doubt
mandnwong: 19.2 - maybe next year - mike cameron -- considering the somewhat iffy CF/RF here, could probably use cameron's bat to compete
mandnwong: 19.3 - frothy walruses - nick blackburn
mandnwong: 19.4 - chavez ravine - ryan ludwick
mandnwong: 19.5 - senor smoke - ramon troncoso
mandnwong: 19.6 - aussie's - mat gamel
mandnwong: 19.7 - highlanders (for the first time)
goobers1995: 19.7 David Freese - StL
mandnwong: aaah... forgot about him. otherwise, might've taken him, instead of gamel, for aussies
goobers1995: i knew he flew under the radar... LOL
buffalobillsrul2002: he did
buffalobillsrul2002: a lot of hitters have
goobers1995: i was a little worried there would be no prospects left by the 19th round...
mandnwong: there are still plenty of prospects left
mandnwong: just not all are MLB-ready though
goobers1995: well, i meant mlb ready
mandnwong: 19.8 - guru's - sean white
goobers1995: the snow boarder??? LOL
mandnwong: haha
mandnwong: 19.9 - gas can turtles - david robertson
mandnwong: 19.10 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: Placido Polanco
mandnwong: 19.11 - frank's
frankbullsfan2000: 19.11 franks shasta's ryan theriot ss cubs
mandnwong: 19.12 - the brids
mandnwong: i mean "the birds"
daveyjohnsonxxx: 19.12 - The Birds - Dustin Ackley
mandnwong: round #20 -- final round w/ Naps + Big Wood joining to finish up
mandnwong: very nice prospect pick
mandnwong: though he's a loooong way off for this league
mandnwong: well, i suppose he can always pull one of those big jumps all the way to AAA by sept
daveyjohnsonxxx: No sure things in 19th round - just hope to get lucky.
buffalobillsrul2002: who's up?
goobers1995: boston whiskeyjacks
goobers1995: i think
mandnwong: 20.1 - boston whiskeyjacks - michael taylor -- this team shoulda dropped more/some guys and is really not ready to compete just yet, so taylor might be helpful by the time it's ready
mandnwong: taylor might end up in RF, IIRC, which would help
mandnwong: 20.2 - maybe next year - ian kennedy -- maybe this young arm will finally blossom w/ the league switch
buffalobillsrul2002: high-upside guy
goobers1995: nice pick, i was eyeing him, he had a great spring
buffalobillsrul2002: I dunno about you guys, but honestly, I feel like I sorta ran out of roster spots
buffalobillsrul2002: I'd be willing to put 2-3 more guys on my roster but don't have room
mandnwong: 20.3 - frothy walruses - hector rondon -- i'm actually surprised yahoo has him ranked so high, but i guess he's as worthwhile a young gun to take as any at this point
mandnwong: and the walruses looks very suspect in SPs
goobers1995: i have 3 open spots due to players on the DL but those spots are only temporary
mandnwong: yeah, pick a DL guy
goobers1995: no, i have 3 guys who are starting the season on the DL...
goobers1995: already on my roster
goobers1995: lol
buffalobillsrul2002: if we have open spots because of DL guys, we can add as soon as the draft's over, correct?
mandnwong: 20.4 - chavez ravine - josh outman -- a TJ DL pick
goobers1995: that would be really nice... but commish said there is a 24 hour waiting period... please confirm
mandnwong: yep, we need to wait 24-hour for missing owners to possibly amend picks
mandnwong: that's the process we follow
goobers1995: hmmm... maybe they'll show up next year if you change the rules... LOL!!! JUST KIDDING!!!
mandnwong: haha
mandnwong: 20.5 - senor smoke - eric bedard -- DL pick
buffalobillsrul2002: wow
buffalobillsrul2002: he fell
buffalobillsrul2002: i actually completely forgot about him
buffalobillsrul2002: though he's on a 1-year deal, right? and he's not supposed to be back till June, so he's really not worth too much
goobers1995: me too... but i'm all out of dl spots anyway... lol
mandnwong: well, it's the last round, and he makes a decent DL stash guy -- we have 3 DL slots
buffalobillsrul2002: true
goobers1995: i have 3 guys starting on the DL...
mandnwong: 20.6 - aussie's - domonic brown -- this team doesn't seem quite ready to contend and could probably use some fresh blood in RF before long, so...
mandnwong: 20.7 - Naps, who's been monitoring things from outside the chatroom
rtcrules: 20.7 Delmon Young
mandnwong: nice gamble for the final round
mandnwong: 20.8 - highlanders
goobers1995: 20.8 Nyjer Morgan
buffalobillsrul2002: good pick
mandnwong: nice to have an extra CF
goobers1995: thanks!
mandnwong: 20.9 - guru's - jordan zimmerman -- another TJ DL pick since cory seems to like youngsters anyway
mandnwong: 20.10 - gas can turtles - jeff clement -- to complement salty (at least for this year)
mandnwong: 20.11 - center for ants
buffalobillsrul2002: I need an RP, and i need a DL guy:), so I'll take Mike Wuertz
goobers1995: nice
mandnwong: nice DL choice
mandnwong: u'll probably know quickly enough whether he'll help this year (or ever again
)buffalobillsrul2002: yi[
buffalobillsrul2002: yep
mandnwong: 2.12 - frank's
mandnwong: 20.12 - frank's
mandnwong: coming down the stretch... almost home
frankbullsfan2000: 20.12 frank's shasta's will take mark derosa 3b of
mandnwong: 20.13 - The Birds
daveyjohnsonxxx: 20.13 - The Birds - Kyle Drabek
mandnwong: niiice
goobers1995: very nice
mandnwong: maybe he'll help out some later this year
mandnwong: 20.14 (final pick) - Big Wood (2009 champ) - Kevin Gregg -- the RP he asked for before leaving for the night
mandnwong: and that wraps it up!
goobers1995: thanks commish!!!
mandnwong: i'll lock up yahoo add/drops again for the next 24 hours to allow makeup picks for missing owners
mandnwong: will also post up the transcript for this YIM conference as usual
goobers1995: have a great night guys!
daveyjohnsonxxx: Good Job. Don't forget to put your Yankees and Red Sox in the starting lineup for tomorrow.
mandnwong: have a good night.... and a great season ahead
mandnwong: true that!
goobers1995: thanks davey! i have to get my yankees in!!!
mandnwong: ARod!!!! and for a full season perhaps (finally??)
goobers1995: Hahaha!!! Jeter, Teixeira, Posada, CC, and Mo for me tomorrow!!! LOL
goobers1995: good luck everyone!!!