This is where I will be posting stats related to the Round 2 draft.

This draft consisted of two rounds, one round to draft a hitting group and one round to draft a pitching group. How often was a hitting group drafted first vs a pitching group. Not surprisingly to most, pitching was drafted more frequently than hitting in the first round (56% vs 44%).
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League	.....	Hitters	.	Pitchers
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League 1 AL		3		9
League 1 NL		5		7
League 2 AL		4		8
League 2 NL		4		8
League 3 AL		4		8
League 3 NL		8		4
League 4 AL		8		4
League 4 NL		4		8
League 5 AL		8		4
League 5 NL		5		7
League 6 AL		6		6
League 6 NL		3		9
League 7 AL		7		5
League 7 NL		4		8
League 8 AL		8		4
League 8 NL		3		9
-----------------		-----------		-----------
Total		84		108

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In case you were wondering if the person picking 12th skewed these numbers, it turns out that the first combo listed by the person picking 12th was a pitching team 9 times (compared to 7 times for a hitting group) - the same 56% as the overall percentage.
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It is interesting to note that there was a notable difference between American League and National League. 63% pitching in NL. 50% pitching in AL.

League	....	Hitters	.	Pitchers
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American		48		48
National		36		60

And here is a grid that shows how often hitters vs pitchers were taken in the first round, by draft position. Three of the five #1 overall hitter picks was made by yours truly.
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Draft Pick	.	Hitters	.	Pitchers
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1		5		11
2		7		9
3		6		10
4		8		8
5		6		10
6		5		11
7		8		8
8		11		5
9		4		12
10		12		4
11		5		11
12		7		9
-----------------		-----------		-----------
Total		84		108

Here is a list that shows how many teams each person has, and how often they selected a hitting combo vs a pitching combo in the first round. It's clear that some of us had a specific mindset regardless of draft position.
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Name		Teams		Hitters		Pitchers
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schwarze		20		14		6
DarthDurron		15		2		13
thejuice6		12		5		7
Chisock		11		5		6
kstober		10		2		8
3dayrotation		8		2		6
pmars2001		8		5		3
calhoop		7		1		6
Jtpsops		7		4		3
mllama54		7		0		7
nocomm999		7		2		5
glowguy		6		5		2
redcped		6		0		6
SteveIzzy		6		4		2
toysboys		6		3		3
je3rd		5		2		3
pedrocerrano		5		3		2
farleyfustle		4		3		1
joerat1		4		1		3
markeking		4		3		1
SAKABAKBRG		4		3		1
razorclams		3		3		0
ronthegenius		3		2		1
rswift30		3		2		1
crazyamos		2		2		0
jrig21		2		1		1
specsman		2		2		0
thebubbaq		2		0		2
winterhawk		2		0		2
ybjsports		2		0		2
darny10		1		1		0
ff09		1		0		1
firesalt		1		0		1
hoopsrus		1		1		0
parking31		1		0		1
sigblend		1		0		1
tridentric		1		0		0
urband		1		0		1
wallypipp		1		1		0

Once rosters become available, I will post some data on the free agent selection. How often will the free agent come from the round 1 selection, pitcher vs hitter free agents, etc.

Interesting that I went hitting more often when I had a pitching mindset. I pretty much only went hitting though if a stud pitching FA was available.

Personally, i thought if I had a high draft pick, I would choose hitting first. It's because of the free agent pitcher. It's very easy to add a great pitcher to a bad pitching staff. Much harder to insert a great hitter to a lineup when you don't know if you'll have another player playing the same position.

Who was the stud pitching FA on that 1927 AL hitting group?

(I know you said "pretty much")

It will be interesting to see how the FA distribution turns out.

Posted by schwarze on 9/26/2021 1:40:00 PM (view original):
Who was the stud pitching FA on that 1927 AL hitting group?

(I know you said "pretty much")

It will be interesting to see how the FA distribution turns out.

Ted Lyons. Maybe not a typical stud but very good relative to most pitchers of that era. 326 IP of 160 ERC+

Posted by toysboys on 9/26/2021 1:40:00 PM (view original):
Personally, i thought if I had a high draft pick, I would choose hitting first. It's because of the free agent pitcher. It's very easy to add a great pitcher to a bad pitching staff. Much harder to insert a great hitter to a lineup when you don't know if you'll have another player playing the same position.

I also went with this thought process (which is apparent when you look at my H vs P split). But in addition to getting a great free agent starting pitcher, you also control what your defense looks like.

In one of the few leagues where I selected a pitching group early, I grabbed the 1918 Bos/Was pitching staff (AL Lg 7). Picking 3rd overall, I was still able to get a great Ruth season (1926), but the defense on this team is absolutely terrible. So bad in fact, I am playing FA '18 Cobb at 3B. His defense (D/D) isn't that much worse than my other option, Tony Lazzeri (C-/D). My shortstop is D+/C+ and my second baseman is C/B-. (Of course, I'd still make the same chioice, due to the unique nature of this mixed liveball / deadball league).

Posted by Jtpsops on 9/26/2021 1:46:00 PM (view original):

Posted by schwarze on 9/26/2021 1:40:00 PM (view original):
Who was the stud pitching FA on that 1927 AL hitting group?

(I know you said "pretty much")

It will be interesting to see how the FA distribution turns out.

Ted Lyons. Maybe not a typical stud but very good relative to most pitchers of that era. 326 IP of 160 ERC+

Ahh, yes - when compared to the non deadball pitchers in this league, he would be considered a stud.

I didn't try to figure out my FA until the second pick (except taking the 2002 pitching staff in order to add Bonds). I drafted so early in R1 (mostly 1st) so I couldn't really predict it. Also, with only 6 teams and the ability to pick where 5 of them went, I could choose leagues that worked the best for my approach of trying to ensure getting a very good pitching staff every time. We'll see if it works. A couple of these lineups are pretty uninspiring.

I did end up using one FA pitcher despite not really needing him. There just wasn't a useful FA hitter from 1909, so I piled '10 Walter Johnson onto an already very deep pitching staff.

Before I post any stats on the free agents, here is a lists of all the teams, with their free agents...

LEAGUE #1
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Owner	…	Overall	…	Hitting	…	Pitching	…	H-Yr	…	P-Yr	…	Free Agent	…	Pos	…	FA Salary
GLOWGUY		1		1		12		2020		2010		Dinelson Lamet		SP		8,640,546
PMARS2001		3		11		2		2019		2020		Jacob deGrom		SP		7,665,194
KSTOBER		6		9		4		2017		2009		Max Scherzer		SP		8,101,147
SAKABAKBRG		10		5		8		2018		2012		Jacob deGrom		SP		9,223,818
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DARTHDURRON		2		12		1		2013		2016		Clayton Kershaw		SP		10,879,700
PEDROCERRANO		4		10		3		2010		2011		Troy Tulowitzki		SS		8,010,766
SCHWARZE		5		2		11		2016		2015		Clayton Kershaw		SP		7,766,928
MLLAMA54		7		8		5		2015		2017		Jake Arrieta		SP		12,022,044
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SCHWARZE		8		3		10		2007		2008		Jake Peavy		SP		8,635,902
THEJUICE6		9		4		9		2009		2019		Christian Yelich		OF		7,080,905
CHISOCK		12		6		7		2006		2014		Andrew McCutchen		OF		6,631,830
SIGBLEND		11		7		6		2008		2013		Johan Santana		SP		6,693,240
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		Overall		Hitting		Pitching		H-Yr		P-Yr		Free Agent		Pos		FA Salary
CHISOCK		7		7		6		2017		2012		Luis Severino		SP		6,290,058
JTPSOPS		1		12		1		2019		2019		Marcus Semien		SS		8,137,338
3DAYROTATION		12		4		9		2018		2006		Joe Mauer		C		8,483,960
TOYSBOYS		8		6		7		2020		2013		Lucas Giolito		SP		6,747,103
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RAZORCLAMS		11		3		10		2011		2016		Justin Verlander		SP		10,025,297
CALHOOP		5		9		4		2010		2017		Felix Hernandez		SP		8,221,901
JE3RD		6		8		5		2016		2018		Salvador Perez		C		3,903,315
JOERAT1		2		11		2		2013		2020		Mike Trout		OF		8,041,603
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NOCOMM999		4		10		3		2008		2014		Roy Halladay		SP		7,565,578
FARLEYFUSTLE		10		2		11		2007		2015		Mike Trout		OF		9,706,406
DARTHDURRON		9		5		8		2006		2010		Roy Halladay		SP		6,088,429
SCHWARZE		3		1		12		2009		2009		Zack Greinke		SP		8,171,383

LEAGUE #2
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Owner	…	Overall	…	Hitting	…	Pitching	…	H-Yr	…	P-Yr	…	Free Agent	…	Pos	…	FA Salary
STEVEIZZY		1		12		1		2005		2001		Barry Bonds		OF		17,601,504
TOYSBOYS		10		7		6		2001		2003		Barry Bonds		OF		11,347,263
DARNY10		4		2		11		2004		1995		Randy Johnson		SP		12,067,602
SCHWARZE		2		1		12		2003		1993		Jason Schmidt		SP		8,643,694
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SCHWARZE		8		9		4		1998		1996		Kevin Brown		SP		9,675,157
3DAYROTATION		12		5		8		1997		2005		Pedro Martinez		SP		11,323,746
REDCPED		3		11		2		1999		2002		Barry Bonds		OF		15,795,171
JRIG21		9		8		5		2000		1992		Kevin Brown		SP		8,555,374
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NOCOMM999		5		10		3		1994		1997		Mike Piazza		C		10,726,378
SAKABAKBRG		6		3		10		1993		1999		Chipper Jones		3B		8,086,557
DARTHDURRON		11		6		7		1995		1994		Barry Bonds		OF		7,496,521
CHISOCK		7		4		9		1996		1998		Kevin Brown		SP		9,903,221
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		Overall		Hitting		Pitching		H-Yr		P-Yr		Free Agent		Pos		FA Salary
MARKEKING		1		12		1		2005		2001		Roberto Alomar		2B		7,103,908
KSTOBER		2		11		2		2002		2003		Roy Halladay		SP		7,193,301
DARTHDURRON		4		10		3		2003		2002		Roy Halladay		SP		7,480,725
JE3RD		8		3		10		2004		1991		Johan Santana		SP		9,546,606
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PMARS2001		10		4		9		2000		2000		Mike Mussina		SP		6,405,134
URBAND		11		6		7		1998		1998		Roger Clemens		SP		9,168,793
PARKING31		9		7		6		1999		1997		Keith Foulke		RP		4,785,193
SCHWARZE		6		2		11		1995		2005		Randy Johnson		SP		10,096,630
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CALHOOP		5		9		4		1993		1999		Kevin Appier		SP		8,687,176
THEJUICE6		12		5		8		1996		1995		Mariano Rivera		RP		5,699,712
SCHWARZE		3		1		12		1994		1992		David Cone		SP		8,231,370
MLLAMA54		7		8		5		1997		2004		Randy Johnson		SP		7,883,949