For those who didn’t partake in our Garden of Halos’ fantasy draft on Wednesday night [read: most of you], you missed out on two hours of joking, mocking, and the occasional “good pick, dude.” That said, Al and I thought we’d rate each others’ teams, using the universal system of… Likes and Dislikes.
Scoring Categories: Runs, Hits, Homers, RBI, Stolen Bases, Innings Pitched, Wins, Saves, Earned Runs, Strikeouts.
No Tengo Pineiro
C – Brian McCann (Atl)
1B – Kendry Morales (LAA)
2B – Dan Uggla (Fla)
3B – David Wright (NYM)
SS – Ben Zobrist (TB)
OF – Matt Kemp (LAD)
OF – Adam Lind (Tor)
OF – Jason Kubel (Min)
UTIL – Ryan Ludwick (StL)
UTIL – Mark DeRosa (SF)
BN – Orlando Cabrera (Cin)
BN – Jack Cust (Oak)
SP- Jake Peavy (CWS)
SP – Josh Beckett (Bos)
RP – Brian Fuentes (LAA)
RP- Brad Lidge (Phi)
P- Jered Weaver (LAA)
P- Jair Jurrjens (Atl)
P- John Lackey (Bos)
P- Mark Buehrle (CWS)
BN – Rich Harden (Tex)
BN – Ervin Santana (LAA)
BN – Aroldis Chapman (Cin)
Likes:
- In a league where SS and 2B won’t be big power generators, Al managed to snag Uggla, Zobrist, and their 30-ish HR totals.
- One point is awarded for every inning pitched, and he’s got four guys who threw over 200 last year. And the fact that he’s only got two relievers will help that total.
- Most catchers won’t help you very much in fantasy, but he’s got McCann, which gives him an upper hand against teams that don’t have Mauer and Vic Martinez. If only Napoli could catch and throw!
- Honorable Mention: Awesome useage of a current Halo in his name.
Dislikes:
- Saves = 5 points. And even though his throng of starters might help him win innings pitched, the saves category will be much harder to come by with two heart-attack-wielding closers.
- He clearly lacking in the stud department. He’s got some nice guys, but no one that really jumps out at you, numbers-wise.
- He’s got four Halos, plus OC. Which means I’ll be rooting for five of his guys throughout the year. [Insert smiley face here.]
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Kamikaze Witchcraft?
C – Jorge Pasada (NYY)
1B – Ryan Howard (Phi)
2B(3B) – Jose Lopez (Sea)
3B – Pablo Sandoval (SF)
SS – Clint Barmes (Col)
OF – Ichiro Siziki (Sea)
OF – Shane Victorino (Phi)
OF – Michael Bourn (Hou)
UTIL – Carlos Pena (TB)
UTIL – Nyjer Morgan (Was)
BN – Nick Swisher (NYY)
BN – Russell Branyan (Cle)
SP – Roy Halladay (Phi)
SP – Adam Wainwright (StL)
RP – Andrew Bailey (Oak)
RP – David Aardsma (Sea)
P – Jorge De La Rosa (Col)
P – Scott Feldman (Tex)
P – Joe Saunders (LAA)
P – Bronson Arroyo (Cin)
BN – Aaron Harang (Cin)
BN – J.A. Happ (Phi)
BN – Ryan Franklin (StL)
Likes:
- He’s got options at the corners. He took Howard first and from there picked up Sandoval and maybe without knowing it, Jose Lopez is to start the year at 3rd, (after 10 games he is eligible). Almost 100 homers between the 3 last year.
- Pitching, J took a chance and went after Halladay and Wainwright early, if all goes well he will dominate the strike outs and wins.
- Speed, J picked up 3 of the top base stealers in his OF. If injuries don’t slow him down, he will dominate the steals.
Dislikes:
- The speed in the outfield leaves his will little to no power in his OF. Something that could prove to be fatal in the down the stretch.
- He has two Cincinnati Reds pitchers on his staff…. enough said.
- Ichiro… He’s getting older and with the addition of Figgins, how much will he be running this year?
Now that we’ve shared our peace [and then some], we’d love to hear your thoughts on everything.
Tune into our podcast tonight to hear the full fantasy run-down!
