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[ReturnoftheMack]

I'm looking forward to that draft.

Are you Youk's Rage?

[Chris]

I'm looking forward to that draft.

I joined an actual auction league last night (as opposed to the mocks I've been doing)..

C - Russell Martin
1B - Miguel Cabrera
2B - Ian Kinsler
3B - Aramis Ramirez
SS - Hanley Ramirez
2B/SS - Orlando Hudson
1B/3B - James Loney
OF - Grady Sizemore
OF - Nate McLouth
OF - Corey Hart
OF - Carlos Gomez
OF - JD Drew
UT - Coco Crisp
BN - Eric Byrnes
BN - Chase Headley

SP - James Shields
SP - Dice-K
SP - Jered Weaver
SP - Chris Young
SP - Jair Jurrjens
RP - Matt Capps
RP - Mariano Rivera
BN - JJ Putz
BN - Jon Rauch
BN - Tony Pena

How'd I do?

[eyp]

Are you Youk's Rage?

Yes

[eyp]

I joined an actual auction league last night (as opposed to the mocks I've been doing)..

C - Russell Martin
1B - Miguel Cabrera
2B - Ian Kinsler
3B - Aramis Ramirez
SS - Hanley Ramirez
2B/SS - Orlando Hudson
1B/3B - James Loney
OF - Grady Sizemore
OF - Nate McLouth
OF - Corey Hart
OF - Carlos Gomez
OF - JD Drew
UT - Coco Crisp
BN - Eric Byrnes
BN - Chase Headley

SP - James Shields
SP - Dice-K
SP - Jered Weaver
SP - Chris Young
SP - Jair Jurrjens
RP - Matt Capps
RP - Mariano Rivera
BN - JJ Putz
BN - Jon Rauch
BN - Tony Pena

I like that team a lot except for the players in Bold

Here's my auction draft team from last night (also not a mock)

C- Brandon Inge
1B- James Loney
2B- Brandon Phillips
3B-David Wright
SS- Jimmy Rollins
1B/3B- Aubrey Huff
2B/SS- Felipe Lopez
OF- Grady Seizmore
OF- Carlos Beltran
OF- Adam Dunn
OF- Matt Kemp
OF- Nate McClouth
UTIL- Alex Gordon

BE- Pablo Sandoval
BE- Franklin Gutierrez
BE- Elijah Dukes

P- Adam Wainwright
P- Dice-K
P-Yovanni Gallardo
P- John Danks
P- Gavin Floyd
P- Fausto Carmona
P- Nick Blackburn
P- Jesse Litch
P- Jon Garland



I decided not to pay for any closers and see what I can pick up along the way.

[statnut]

No. This is the Yahoo league. The keeper league is the one with the auction draft on ESPN.com that Stat is running.

I'm psyched about that.

[eyp]

I'm psyched about that.

I have a question about that league. Will the lower place teams have some sort of advantage in the next draft like more money?

[statnut]

I have a question about that league. Will the lower place teams have some sort of advantage in the next draft like more money?

I think it depends on who they are keeping.

[rdrsfn82]

I'm psyched about that.

It should be fun.

One thing we did in a league I did with friends a few years ago was to have a penalty for keeping people. It was a basketball league with a 12 man roster and a $200 salary cap and what we did was have your keepers add $10 to their price in the next season. So if I drafted Dwayne Wade for $80 and wanted to keep him he'd cost $90, but if I wanted to keep Andres Biedrens the next year and I got him for $2 it would only cost $12. Plus you could only keep a guy for 3 years before having to drop him. It added a nice wrinkle to the keeper formula that didn't exist if you just keep the same price or for an unlimited number of years. You would be more likely to keep folks you got for a great deal than your top guys.

Maybe we could do a similar thing with like a $5 penalty or something since it's a larger roster and a similar budget.

[statnut]

It should be fun.

One thing we did in a league I did with friends a few years ago was to have a penalty for keeping people. It was a basketball league with a 12 man roster and a $200 salary cap and what we did was have your keepers add $10 to their price in the next season. So if I drafted Dwayne Wade for $80 and wanted to keep him he'd cost $90, but if I wanted to keep Andres Biedrens the next year and I got him for $2 it would only cost $12. Plus you could only keep a guy for 3 years before having to drop him. It added a nice wrinkle to the keeper formula that didn't exist if you just keep the same price or for an unlimited number of years. You would be more likely to keep folks you got for a great deal than your top guys.

Maybe we could do a similar thing with like a $5 penalty or something since it's a larger roster and a similar budget.

I'd rather do it like salary plus 10%. This way, you pay a bit more on the expensive players, but if you are smart enough to find a $2 bargain, you're rewarded for it.

[CountD]

You know what, fuck you. I withdrew because I'm not going to join a 20 team league where I am going to miss the most important rounds. The fact that you're being such a selfish prick about 30 minutes shows your true colors.

lol...all caught up.

[rdrsfn82]

I'd rather do it like salary plus 10%. This way, you pay a bit more on the expensive players, but if you are smart enough to find a $2 bargain, you're rewarded for it.

That's cool too. I just think adding to the price is a neat thing.

[statnut]

That's cool too. I just think adding to the price is a neat thing.

Its a good idea.

[Chris]

So, I just picked up Michael Cuddyer to replace Markakis in my OF.

Thoughts on Cuddyer this year?

Obviously, I'm hoping for a rebound from an injury-ridden 2008.. I think he could put up decent numbers for me (relatively, considering the spread-thin the OF pool is in this league) if he stays healthy