We’re almost to the half way point of the season already, so let’s do a quick draft recap. I’m doing the AL, pressure Jon to do an NL one since he’s got nothing better to do in that league now (thanks for Kenley!). Full results here.
Round 1
Best Pick: Carlos Carrasco – Kingslayers
Worst Pick: Todd Frazier – Kingslayers
Jon had about the entire first round, and did pretty well for himself – he managed to get Jean Segura after not long, even though Mike actually took him #2 overall, and made a good call on guys like Danny Duffy and Justin Upton. Carrasco has been his most consistent player from the first round though, pitching excellent other than a few bad starts here and there. Todd Frazier on the other hand has been awful – he’s shown a little signs of life recently but he’s still only hitting .194 and missed a ton of time from various injuries.
Round 2
Best Pick: David Price? – Pez Sox
Worst Pick: Everyone else
What an ugly round. Chapman was perfectly fine, but got hurt. Quintana has been terrible. Diaz has been so-so, even losing his job briefly. Porcello has an ERA over 4. Lucroy has been a disaster. Felix terrible, and hurt. And Longo has been mediocre to good. So the best pick might be David Price, who never threw a pitch for the Pez Sox. He did manage to haul in Cody Allen for them though, and despite all the time missed, the Pez Sox won without him. He’s the best by default.
Round 3
Best Pick: Dallas Kuechel – Baseball Furies
Worst Pick: Kevin Gausman – Ham Sandwiches
I fucking hate being a homer.
Round 4
Best Pick: Jonathan Schoop – Ham Sandwiches
Worst Pick: Aaron Sanchez – Cold Notes
Nice. I traded the best pick for the worst pick!
Round 5
Best Pick: Alex Colome – Megalomaniacs
Worst Pick: Dustin Pedroia – Cosmos
Colome has been really solid this year, and his numbers are just a shade better than Cody Allen, picked a few spots ahead of him. Pedroia meanwhile hasn’t really produced much this year other than a good average.
Round 6
Best Pick: Lance McCullers – Kingslayers
Worst Pick: Sam Dyson – Megalomaniacs
Sam Dyson, oof. He may end up as the worst pick of the entire draft, being a complete disaster for the Megas.
Round 7
Best Pick: Miguel Sano – Cosmos
Worst Pick: Garrett Richards – Ham Sandwiches
Sano is putting up numbers like he was projected to last year, instead of being a shit sandwich. Richards meanwhile pitched in just one game all year before being shut down until August.
Round 8
Best Pick: Elvis Andrus – Pez Sox
Worst Pick: Greg Bird – Ham Sandwiches
Elvis Andrus is currently the #1 rated short stop on the year in fantasy, according to CBS. I don’t know how this happened.
Round 9
Best Pick: Delin Betances – Pez Sox
Worst Pick: Brad Miller – Kingslayers
Betances gets the nod over Brandon Kintzler here, as he’s got double the K’s and an ERA of .49 (!). On the worst side, I gave it to Brad Miller over Carlos Rodon, as at least Rodon hasn’t actually hurt my team, other than the roster spot.
Round 10
Best Pick: Michael Pineda – Kev Bombs
Worst Pick: Marcus Semien – Cold Notes
Round 11
Best Pick: Kendrys Morales – Megalomaniacs
Worst Pick: Drew Smyly – Cosmos
Round 12
Best Pick: Ryon Healy – Kev Bombs
Worst Pick: Rajai Davis – Cold Notes
Round 13
Best Pick: Matt Holliday – Megalomaniacs
Worst Pick: Jorge Soler – Pez Sox
Round 14
Best Pick: Ervin Santana – Megalomaniacs
Worst Pick: Colin McHugh – Pez Sox
No big deal, just the Megas taking a Cy Young contender in round 14. Move along, nothing to see here other than some Mega Magic.
Best Pick: Aaron Judge – Ham Sandwiches
Worst Pick: C.J. Cron – Cosmos
You may have heard rumors I was trying to trade Aaron Judge back in week 1 and 2, but believe nothing of the sort. I always knew he’d hit 50 plus bombs. Always.
Round 16
Best Pick: No one
Worst Pick: Everyone
Steven Wright, Joe Musgrove, Jharel Cotton, Andrew Triggs, Chris Tillman, Tyler Naquin, Alex Gordon, and Daniel Norris. Puke.
Round 17
Best Pick: Mike Moustakas – Baseball Furies
Worst Pick: Jurickson Profar – Cold Notes
Really close between E-Rod and Moustakas here, but with E-Rod now shelved for a month or more, I’ll give him the nod here.
Round 18
Best Pick: Matt Bush – Ham Sandwiches
Worst Pick: Brett Lawrie – Cosmos
Round 19
Best Pick: Alex Cobb – Cold Notes
Worst Pick: BJ Upton – Baseball Furies
Round 20 and on:
Notable picks were Kevin Pillar in round 22 to the Cold Notes, Joey Gallo also in round 22, to the Pez Sox, and Luis Severino in the final round, to the Cosmos.