#4. BONES (Bones)
KEEPERS: George Springer and Ozzie Albies
Bones wanted to switch his keepers at the draft even BEFORE finding out Bryce Harper was on his roster from last year. So, it's safe to say that he was a little disappointed heading in to the draft.
With all but two pitching staffs left on the board, Bones decided on the Reds with the fourth pick in the draft. I'm not sure I would have gone with them at that point, but I do have to say that they were the highest rated pitching staff on my board at the time. I just would have passed at #4. Coming back and getting someone he could've kept in Anthony Rizzo in the late second, and then a sleeper MVP type candidate, Yoan Moncada in the early 3rd, made for a nice start for Bones.
Jonathan Villar, Marcell Ozuna, and Salvador Perez were all safe, good picks with his next three slots. Justin Turner seems like a great pick in the 9th, as he was always the scariest hitter in the Dodgers lineup when the Brewers played them in the 2018 NCLS.
INITIAL OPINION: Bones' lineup looks pretty good, but Lorenzo Cain may be a liability using an OF spot as much as it pains me to say that. But no glaring mistakes or sleeper picks. Classic Bones draft, and that's usually successful.
BIGGEST QUESTION: Is Cincinnati and Seattle enough for starting pitching?
B-
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#5. ICE MAKER REPAIRMEN (Phil)
KEEPERS: Francisco Lindor and Jose Abreu
Hats off to Phil for the best team name, as Bare did not make the draft in person waiting for someone to come on a Sunday ($$$$$$) to repair an ice maker. I wouldn't mention it, even if a less believable excuse, but I am 90% sure Bare has used the waiting for a repairman excuse to miss a fantasy draft already. So kudos to Phil on the creative team name. Some should really take note (see above).
Being "forced" to keep Jose Abreu may or may not work out for Phil, but I am a big fan in his first round pick at #5, Jose Ramirez. Take away the first 2-2.5 months of the 2019 season, and that dude is a keeper. For some reason I wasn't aware that Austin Meadows hit 33 HR last year, and is now entering his age 24 season, so I now like the 2nd round pick and coupled with Paul Goldschmidt in the mid 3rd, I think he did great filling his first five lineup spots, even with Abreu as a second keeper.
As much as I like the Brewers, I am not sure I would have taken Milwaukee SP with his next pick, and then with trading his 5th away, taking Ramon Laureano next kind of represented a bit of a lull for Phil in the earlyish rounds.
But some picks I love for Phil are Jeff McNeil in the 7th, Alex Verdugo (11), Victor Robles (12).
INITIAL OPINION: Pretty solid team.
BIGGEST QUESTION: Is Milwaukee and LA Angels enough for starting pitching (see the trend?)
B
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#6. BAEZ BEWARE (Nick)
KEEPERS: Javier Baez and Gary Sanchez
Right smack dab in the middle of the draft with tougher positions of C and SS already filled, Nick followed up the BPA (best player available) by taking LA Dodgers SP and Aaron Judge with his first two picks. You could argue that those will be the best two picks available at each slot. I'm a littl bit surprised that Judge lasted this long, but then again, I passed on him...twice. If healthy, Nick might have one of the steals of the draft. The Dodgers featuring Walker Buehler now with Clayton Kershaw just a side dish, are going to be one of the top teams in baseball, so you can't go wrong with them at SP.
I really like Nick's next two picks in Vladimir Guerrero Jr and Matt Chapman. Sure they are both 3B, but we have a DH spot to use, and these two guys were great value when picked. Not having a 5th, and then adding Kyle Schwarber (defense doesn't count in our league) put Nick on a very nice start with what he had to work with. I wasn't a big fan of Christian Walker in the 7th, think the consistently underrated Edwin Encarnacion instead....but all in all the core of Nick's team is tough to beat.
I really like 12th round pick Jo Adell and 13th rounder Miguel Cabrera. Two opposites as far as careers go, but solid picks in their own right. I love Luis Urias' potential, and the 15th round was a fine spot to go with the next Brewer stud ;).
INITIAL OPINION: Nick will be making the playoffs for the first time. I was not aware he never made it, and have not confirmed, but Nick said he has never made the playoffs. That surprises me.
BIGGEST QUESTION: When does baseball start? Playoffs are in sight.
B+
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