#10. HORSECOCK WILLIAMS (NATE)
For all of you non team name changers, one viewing of Curb Your Enthusiasm and I had this year's team name.
But obviously, this is me grading my own team. I will try to be as honest as possible. If John Crary were still in the league, I would have typed up a whole bunch of horseshit and gave me an A+, to watch him just flip out. But that's not what I am doing here. I will be as honest as possible. And obviously, this all means jack squat.
Christian Yelich is the best keeper you can have. There. I'm a Brewer fan. Fight me. I hate Manny Machado. Hate him. But I have yet to have a better option if I am playing a smart game, especially at SS eligible. I think I am just below Bare and Tim as far as keepers go. I might have reached with Keston Hiura, but I more than made up for it with Matt Olson and Eugenio Suarez in the LATE 3rd ROUND (!!!!!!). I get him every year, but this year he would have been kept had he not had an injury. I'm ecstatic with my Hiura pick by the way. I did good as far as my first five hitters go. Better than good.
I also am content with my pitching. Atlanta is one of the top contenders in baseball and me getting their staff in the 4th was a stellar move if I don't say so myself. I took Rhys Hoskins based on value with my next pick, but wasn't thrilled. I usually mine some diamonds in the later rounds, but this year I am not so sure. Fortunately in my opinion, I had my best keeper/early round draft in years.
INITIAL OPINION: Could use another SP. Weak at C. Potentially weak at OF. But overall depth is pretty good everywhere else.
BIGGEST QUESTION: Are the Braves for real? And will their pitching pay off?
B+
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#11. DOCTOR PHIL (SCOTT)
Scott has had success right from the start of his Can O' Corn career, and came up just short last year for a title. He starts off with Freddie Freeman and J.D. Martinez, two very solid producers. At the end of the first round though, Nick Castellanos was added inexplicably. Tampa Bay SP around the turn was fine. But Nick Castellanos in the first? I don't get it. Did I mention that I dwell on reaches? Sorry, this was a big reach.
Eloy Jimenez was a good pick at the end of the 3rd if he advances as his projections say. I like Whit Merrifield as a player, but I think he's overrated in both real and fantasy baseball. He's 31 and never hit 20 HRs in a season. You can't argue with D.J. LeMahieu and NY Yankees RP with the next two picks. Will Smith is another guy I wanted to draft, just not sure where to, like Luis Robert and Gavin Lux, so all these guys went earlier than I expected. Not saying that is good or bad, just saying.
Scott really did well in the middle rounds, and might have saved his draft. Names like Gregorius, Gurriel Jr., Aquino, Anderson, Cano, DeJong. All solid picks.
INITIAL OPINION: Nick Castellanos in 1st round? Why?
BIGGEST QUETIONS: Why was Nick Castellanos taken in the first round?
C+
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#12. RAINBOW FART HOLE (BILL)
Let's give it up to Bill. He has won back to back championships including the legendary playoff sweep in 2018. It's an extraordinary run for Bill. Hats off. But this is a new year and starting off with Alex Bregman and Fernando Tatis was a bit surprising. Yes, he traded Kris Bryant for an extra 5th round pick (actually his own back), but Bill is really gambling on Tatis. If he is right, we might as well just quit and call Bill Fantasy Baseball Rain Man. I think he's reaching, but I could very well be wrong. He had an outstanding first half last year.
Noah Syndergaard is out for the year, but I was still saying hmmmmm about the Mets Sp in the first round as it was. I like Yordan Alvarez a lot. Nelson Cruz is a bit like Edwin Encarnacion, overlooked every year on his way to 35-40 HR. Cubs SP with the first pick in the 4th really made you look at the Mets in the first round though. I mean, a first round pick for SP, you shouldn't have to augment so early, right? I don't want to hear about not having enough starting pitching. It may be true, but not to the point of spending 2 of your first 4 picks AND coming back in the 8th for your THIRD staff! Overkill.
Coming back with Max Muncy and Franmil Reyes might define Bill's success, though. Muncy especially was the highest player available on my board when Bill took him.
INITIAL OPINION: Way too much spending resources on starting pitching...and that was before Noah Syndergaard went down. Matt Olson/Aaron Judge with Cubs and DBacks starting pitching instead? Bill's team still looks like he has a solid lineup.
BIGGEST QUESTION: Can Bill 3-peat?
B-
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