Miguel Dilone, a well-known cookie, went undrafted ??

Yeah...some others I thought could go were Sax and Werber...apparently didn't get down far enough on the blacklist to take those guys.

I'm not overly surprised on any omissions. Once the main full-season guys went, it made more sense to look for top notch partial/platoon seasons than some of those mid-tier full season guys.

Although I was surprised that Zobrist was available to me in Round 23, due to his versatility.

Posted by Jtpsops on 11/8/2018 4:45:00 PM (view original):
I'm not overly surprised on any omissions. Once the main full-season guys went, it made more sense to look for top notch partial/platoon seasons than some of those mid-tier full season guys.

Although I was surprised that Zobrist was available to me in Round 23, due to his versatility.

Ditto for me with Marwin Gonzalez in R23. Useful guy to get at that spot, I think.

Posted by grayfoxx on 11/8/2018 3:40:00 PM (view original):
Miguel Dilone, a well-known cookie, went undrafted ??

Dilone was only a cookie because he was underpriced. In a league with no cap, he actually wouldn't stand out (regardless of price)

Number of times sniped during draft:

14 - redcped
11 - nocomm999
10 - frank_drebin , zephyr1949
9 - moses_k , jtpsops , skinndogg , Nebhusker
8 - ledfoot , dlchow , vilefileman
7 - mllama54 , DoctorKz , rmarsh915
6 - chisock
5 - ybjsports , cicero
4 - shysters3 , grayfoxx , kelly1 , ozomatli , calhoop
3 - schwarze , northof49

I didn't realize I was so good at picking everyone else's favorite players! Glad I made that part of my team name now, so it can be a badge of honor, lol

I wonder if there will be a correlation between times sniped and league wins

Posted by ozomatli on 11/8/2018 6:19:00 PM (view original):
I wonder if there will be a correlation between times sniped and league wins

Well, if we say that all picks are equally wise and better than their alternatives, then the owners with the fewest snipes should have picked the strongest teams.

I don't think we can make that assumption. Having few snipes is just as likely to be because you are picking bad players that no one else valued in the same round, as it is that you are picking savvy choices that are JUST outside the range others are picking but still good. It's actually somewhat complex to think about from a mathematical perspective.

Posted by ozomatli on 11/8/2018 6:39:00 PM (view original):
I don't think we can make that assumption. Having few snipes is just as likely to be because you are picking bad players that no one else valued in the same round, as it is that you are picking savvy choices that are JUST outside the range others are picking but still good. It's actually somewhat complex to think about from a mathematical perspective.

Well, there are some really good owners in the groups with the fewest snipes, so I was just giving you credit for making wise choices. I realize it's not an accurate assumption in all cases, though. And certainly some owners would even do better with the exact same team just by managing it better.

Pedro got through Round 1.1 and only one owner took Maddux. That right there is a black mark on 23 owners :P

Posted by Jtpsops on 11/8/2018 11:06:00 PM (view original):
Pedro got through Round 1.1 and only one owner took Maddux. That right there is a black mark on 23 owners :P

I disagree. I would not pick Maddux or Pedro in the first two rounds.

But everyone has their own opinion.

I was being facetious. But I’d argue picking those guys early is smart. Maybe you get them, and if not, you make sure you don’t have to face them.