I am going to make do with the 85 Brewers and play a lot of guys out of position....

Posted by ejstockman on 2/28/2025 11:53:00 AM (view original):
I am going to make do with the 85 Brewers and play a lot of guys out of position....

I went back and forth between 1983 and 1985. Sutton vs Fingers. My bullpen is going to suck. Why did Fingers have to be hurt in 1983?

I believe that I can make this pick now because only pedrocerrano is ahead of me and he already has his Padres team.

Last round my 2016 Cubs team consisted of a couple of Jake Arrietas, a good bullpen, and a bunch of righthanded hitters who couldn't get on base. They were, by far, the worst of my seven teams in the round. So I'm not going to make that mistake again!

Instead, in this league, I'm taking a team that consists of...a couple of Jake Arrietas...a good bullpen...and...a bunch of righthanded hitters...who...can't get on base...

What could possibly go wrong?

2021 Padres

Posted by schwarze on 2/28/2025 12:31:00 PM (view original):

Posted by ejstockman on 2/28/2025 11:53:00 AM (view original):
I am going to make do with the 85 Brewers and play a lot of guys out of position....

I went back and forth between 1983 and 1985. Sutton vs Fingers. My bullpen is going to suck. Why did Fingers have to be hurt in 1983?

You basically made the choice for me!

Posted by barracuda3 on 2/28/2025 12:48:00 PM (view original):
I believe that I can make this pick now because only pedrocerrano is ahead of me and he already has his Padres team.

Last round my 2016 Cubs team consisted of a couple of Jake Arrietas, a good bullpen, and a bunch of righthanded hitters who couldn't get on base. They were, by far, the worst of my seven teams in the round. So I'm not going to make that mistake again!

Instead, in this league, I'm taking a team that consists of...a couple of Jake Arrietas...a good bullpen...and...a bunch of righthanded hitters...who...can't get on base...

What could possibly go wrong?

2021 Padres

I debated a long time about the 82/84 Brewers or the 2021 Padres with my #4 pick.

In fact, I had the 2021 Padres ahead of the 2022 Padres in my mind - which only goes to show you how off I am - Footballmm11 is the undisputed god of this tournament.

Posted by ronthegenius on 2/28/2025 1:14:00 PM (view original):

Posted by barracuda3 on 2/28/2025 12:48:00 PM (view original):
I believe that I can make this pick now because only pedrocerrano is ahead of me and he already has his Padres team.

Last round my 2016 Cubs team consisted of a couple of Jake Arrietas, a good bullpen, and a bunch of righthanded hitters who couldn't get on base. They were, by far, the worst of my seven teams in the round. So I'm not going to make that mistake again!

Instead, in this league, I'm taking a team that consists of...a couple of Jake Arrietas...a good bullpen...and...a bunch of righthanded hitters...who...can't get on base...

What could possibly go wrong?

2021 Padres

I debated a long time about the 82/84 Brewers or the 2021 Padres with my #4 pick.

In fact, I had the 2021 Padres ahead of the 2022 Padres in my mind - which only goes to show you how off I am - Footballmm11 is the undisputed god of this tournament.

Steal of the draft.

I had the 2021 Padres ranked very high and was getting annoyed as they kept slipping. I wish you had taken them Ron, so I would've gotten 1982 or 1984 Brewers.

And as I stated when I picked the 2008 Padres with the #1 overall pick, this is the Division of Death. Can all 4 teams win 90+ games, like the Pirates NL East from round 2?

I'll make my Brewers pick later tonight

Since pedrocerrano has to pick a Brewers team I will pick the 2006 SD Padres.

Posted by kstober on 2/28/2025 6:26:00 PM (view original):
Since pedrocerrano has to pick a Brewers team I will pick the 2006 SD Padres.

Had them queued up. That’s a great offense with enough pitching to sustain it.

Posted by ronthegenius on 2/28/2025 1:14:00 PM (view original):

Posted by barracuda3 on 2/28/2025 12:48:00 PM (view original):
I believe that I can make this pick now because only pedrocerrano is ahead of me and he already has his Padres team.

Last round my 2016 Cubs team consisted of a couple of Jake Arrietas, a good bullpen, and a bunch of righthanded hitters who couldn't get on base. They were, by far, the worst of my seven teams in the round. So I'm not going to make that mistake again!

Instead, in this league, I'm taking a team that consists of...a couple of Jake Arrietas...a good bullpen...and...a bunch of righthanded hitters...who...can't get on base...

What could possibly go wrong?

2021 Padres

I debated a long time about the 82/84 Brewers or the 2021 Padres with my #4 pick.

In fact, I had the 2021 Padres ahead of the 2022 Padres in my mind - which only goes to show you how off I am - Footballmm11 is the undisputed god of this tournament.

Appreciate the kind words but I'm no expert! Despite being 1 year apart, actually a lot of differences between 2021 and 2022 with more pitching for '21 and more offense for '22.

2021 unique:
Hitters: Tatis Jr., Pham
Pitchers: Arrieta, Melancon, Strahm, a couple other relievers

2022 unique:
Hitters: Soto, Cano, Rooker
Pitchers: Hader, Suarez, a couple other relievers

So really it's Soto, Cano and Hader versus Arrieta, Tatis and Melancon. While Arrieta is awesome, the offensive gap is huge while the pitching gap is mitigated since 2022 still gets Darvish and Snell. Will be interesting to see how it plays out since we'll be in the same division!

I will be officiating basketball from 9:30 am through about 3:30 pm today. I will update page 1 when I return.

Posted by footballmm11 on 3/1/2025 12:48:00 AM (view original):

So really it's Soto, Cano and Hader versus Arrieta, Tatis and Melancon. While Arrieta is awesome, the offensive gap is huge while the pitching gap is mitigated since 2022 still gets Darvish and Snell. Will be interesting to see how it plays out since we'll be in the same division!

Posted by schwarze on 3/1/2025 8:15:00 AM (view original):
Posted by footballmm11 on 3/1/2025 12:48:00 AM (view original):

So really it's Soto, Cano and Hader versus Arrieta, Tatis and Melancon. While Arrieta is awesome, the offensive gap is huge while the pitching gap is mitigated since 2022 still gets Darvish and Snell. Will be interesting to see how it plays out since we'll be in the same division!

I agree the offense is upgraded on the 2022 roster, but 2021 also has Darvish and Snell. So shouldn't the comparison be between Arrieta and the 300-400 innings of somebody else?