1310 288 All jcrowley Evaluating my Mock Auction Draft? 3/7/09, 2:40pm (Last Edited: 3/7/09, 2:41pm) Fellow Geeks, I am a newbie to the whole "Auction style" draft (but I like to think that I'm a better than average player in snake drafts). Lol. Anyway, I sat through a MOCK Auction draft on ESPN this morning. Took only 2:15 to complete (I honestly thought it would take 4 hours!) Anyone care to "evaluate" my draft? Context: - 10 man draft - $260 - about 70% through, 3 Managers dropped out - so it might be hard to tell "value" for last several rounds #----------player----------$ 12 jimmy rollins $33 25 alfonso soriano $22 31 ichiro suzuki $24 36 jonathan papelbon $17 46 brian mccann $17 73 derek jeter $13 85 jacoby ellsbury $14 87 alexei ramirez $14 100 aaron hill $2 102 chris davis $11 103 geovany soto $13 105 torii hunter $13 110 mike aviles $7 112 joey votto $13 131 max scherzer $11 135 adrian beltre $9 148 justin upton $8 166 jason motte $1 170 nelson cruz $2 176 chien-ming wang $4 181 hiroki kuruda $3 186 jered weaver $1 196 manny parra $1 206 wandy rodriguez $1 214 brandon lyon $1 $5 left over... I think I did mostly OK. In my snake drafts, I tend to follow the LIMA/RIMA plan and I never "pay" for saves. My own take: * Speaking of never paying for Saves... I nominated Papelbon and bid on him with the sole intention of getting some sucker to buy him high. Of course, I ended up with him at $17. I *think* that's a bargain?!? * I think I got tons of value with Aaron Hill and Mike Aviles as my "IF backups." I like what I paid for my 6 SP. Ugh, except the Max Scherzer thing; again - I nominated him and tried to bid him up. I regret that one. I also regret the last pickup in Brandon Lyon. I didn't realize he was competing for the job. Serves me right for not being fully prepared. * my only flier here was jason motte. I probably should have spent that $1 + my extra $5 on a good SP. Sigh. * finally, I went a little crazy with picks 100-112. I found myself with WAY more money than anyone else and I just bullied my way to some mid-tier position players. I think I am more proud of the power grab, than my actual picks. Anyway... Any comments? Am I catching on? Or do I have a lot to learn? Anyone doing a live Auction in LA? I'll be the fish at the table, but as long as it's cheap - I'll do it! Lol. :) jc [jcrowley from los angeles/CA] Replies: 291 294 295