[USML Announce] Drafy Day Observations......

[Jeffrey Winick]

I'm going to go in the other direction and point out the "steals of the 
draft".

Bombers - Jake Peavy at $11 - Mark will tell you that I predicted he'd 
be out there at that price.  This has huge upside.
Klein Nine - David Ortiz at $1 and David DeJesus at $8.  Sure they're 
old, but they're as steady as the tide.
Nukes - Scott Podsednik at $1, Joe Mauer at $22 and John Danks at $21.  
Podsednik for $1 is the very definition of a "steal".  How did Mauer go 
for only $22?  He wasn't even the most expensive catcher.  And Danks at 
$21 could be the equal of any of Sabathia, Verlander or Lester for a 
$10-$12 discount.
Mighty Red Hots - Alex Gordon at $5.  The guy has flashed signs of 
things to come.
Riptorns - Maicer Izturis at $7 - should get the playing time, now all 
he has to do is stay healthy.
Calamari - Brian Roberts at $13 - every year we let this guy go for a 
song and every year he performs.
Angry Young Men - JD Drew at $7 and Matt Capps at $6 - Drew is old and 
injury prone but he puts up $10-$15 of value year in/year out.  With 
Nathan getting cuffed around yesterday and no announcement that he'll 
break camp with the team, Capps looks like an inspired pick.
Brats - Miguel Cabrera at $39 and Grady Sizemore at $19.  Cabrera is 
back with his team and should stay out of trouble.  He's the best 
offensive player in the NL by far.  Sizemore has the most upside of 
anyone in the league this year and $19 gives lots of room to capture it.

No real steals identified on the Hoosiers or Berliners.




-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
Sent: Mon, Mar 14, 2011 9:53 am
Subject: [USML Announce] Drafy Day Observations......


Puzzlers: Scott Baker-$20....Mark Reynolds-$18.....Red Hots filling
ute with Yorvit....Nukes.....A. Escobar-$22.....David
Ortiz-$1.....Berliners getting away with buying both Verlander and
Lester (granted, they ended up with Teahan and Encarnacion, but
still.....).....

First report of post-draft injury: was it Duchscherer (MRH-$1) and his
hip? Didn't he get that replaced yet?
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