Draft Ends at 9:00pm Monday...
As per draft rule #14, the draft will officially end at 9:00pm on Monday night. If you have any Skipped or Passed picks remaining you have until 9:00pm Monday to use them. If you do not have any Skipped or Passed picks please do not add any players even after the last draft pick has been made. Starting at 9:00pm Monday the free agent player pool will be open for anyone to make adds/drops at your leisure for the rest of the season.
Let's play ball!
The draft is officially over. All teams are now able to add free agents at your leisure.
Thanks for a great draft guys! Everything went smoothly and quickly. We only had a couple of skipped picks. I think the use of text messages really sped up the pace of the draft this year. I hope everyone got some good players they are happy with and will make their team better. The deep crop of prospects in the player pool was awesome.
The first official MLB game this year is March 22nd, so be sure to have your starting lineups finalized by then.
Final 2014 Draft Results:
1.1 RedEye ----- Byron Buxton
1.2 HebronCougar --- Masahiro Tanaka
1.3 Joseph --- Jose Abreu
1.4 HayPay --- Addison Russell
1.5 Crosley68 --- Javier Baez
1.6 Edd Roush --- Carlos Correa
1.7 thatcoolguy_22 -- Kris Bryant
1.8 Captain Hook --- Archie Bradley
1.9 Tornon --- Gregory Polanco
1.10 Atomic Dumpling -- Robert Stephenson
1.11 reds1869 -- Jonathan Gray
1.12 mbgrayson -- Tommy Hunter
2.1 RedEye -- Noah Syndergaard
2.2 HebronCougar -- Maikel Franco
2.3 Joseph --- Nate Jones
2.4 HayPay ---- Alex Guerrero
2.5 Crosley68 --- Jonathan Villar
2.6 Edd Roush --- Jorge Alfaro
2.7 thatcoolguy_22 -- Kolten Wong
2.8 Captain Hook --- Joakim Soria
2.9 Tornon ------ Lucas Giolito
2.10 Atomic Dumpling --- Mark Appel
2.11 reds1869 ----- Phillip Ervin
2.12 mbgrayson --- Stephen Drew
3.1 RedEye ----- Clint Frazier
3.2 HebronCougar --- Marcus Stroman
3.3 Joseph ------ Jesse Biddle
3.4 HayPay ---- David Freese
3.5 Crosley68 --- James Paxton
3.6 Edd Roush --- Khris Davis
3.7 thatcoolguy_22 --- Eddie Butler
3.8 Captain Hook ---- Dee Gordon
3.9 Tornon ------ Chris Owings
3.10 Atomic Dumpling --- LaTroy Hawkins
3.11 reds1869 ----- Garin Cecchini
3.12 mbgrayson --- Johan Santana
4.1 RedEye ----- Scott Kazmir
4.2 HebronCougar --- Joc Pederson
4.3 Joseph ----- Mike Leake
4.4 HayPay ---- Kelly Johnson
4.5 Crosley68 --- Kevin Seigrist
4.6 Edd Roush --- David Dahl
4.7 thatcoolguy_22 --- Delino Deshields
4.8 Captain Hook ---- Pass
4.9 Tornon ---- Albert Almora
4.10 Atomic Dumpling --- Corey Kluber
4.11 reds1869 --- Rougned Odor
4.12 mbgrayson ---- Raul Mondesi
5.1 RedEye ---- Brett Anderson
5.2 HebronCougar --- Pass
5.3 Joseph --- Pass
5.4 HayPay --- Pass
5.5 Crosley68 --- Russell Martin
5.6 Edd Roush --- Arismendy Alcantara
5.7 thatcoolguy_22 --- Andrew Heaney
5.8 Captain Hook ---- Pass
5.9 Tornon --- Alejandro De Aza
5.10 Atomic Dumpling --- Corey Seager
5.11 reds1869 --- Anthony Ranaudo
5.12 mbgrayson --- Julio Urias
6.1 RedEye --- Rick Porcello
6.2 HebronCougar --- Pass
6.3 Joseph --- Pass
6.4 HayPay --- Pass
6.5 Crosley68 --- Pass
6.6 Edd Roush --- Matt Wisler
6.7 thatcoolguy_22 --- Ian Kennedy
6.8 Captain Hook ---- Pass
6.9 Tornon --- Sergio Santos
6.10 Atomic Dumpling --- Chad Qualls
6.11 reds1869 --- Mike Olt
6.12 mbgrayson --- Aaron Sanchez
7.1 RedEye --- Didi Gregorius
7.2 HebronCougar --- Pass
7.3 Joseph --- Pass
7.4 HayPay --- Pass
7.5 Crosley68 --- Pass
7.6 Edd Roush --- Wade Miley
7.7 thatcoolguy_22 --- Pass
7.8 Captain Hook ---- Pass
7.9 Tornon --- Dominic Smith
7.10 Atomic Dumpling --- Kyle Crick
7.11 reds1869 --- Michael Choice
712 mbgrayson --- Pass
8.1 RedEye --- J.P. Crawford
8.2 HebronCougar --- Pass
8.3 Joseph --- Pass
8.4 HayPay --- Pass
8.5 Crosley68 --- Pass
8.6 Edd Roush --- Jose Quintana
8.7 thatcoolguy_22 --- Pass
8.8 Captain Hook ---- Pass
8.9 Tornon --- Josmil Pinto
8.10 Atomic Dumpling --- Pass
8.11 reds1869 --- Pass
8.12 mbgrayson --- Pass
Minor draft rule changes to take effect next year:
1. The draft timer will be 8 hours instead of 10 hours.
2. If your draft turn arises when you already have an unused Skipped or Passed pick from a previous round your turn will automatically be Passed to keep the draft moving. Any Skipped or Passed picks can be used at any time.
Edd Roush (03-18-2014)
In a couple of years Roush is going to look like a genius for getting Dahl in the 4th.
Yeah, I was targeting him in the other league. Just missed out.Originally Posted by thatcoolguy_22
Barry On Baseball Also blogging at Banished to the Pen.
Don't too far out in front of us Crosley68. We don't want anyone trouncing us like mbgrayson did last year.
Not that I'm near ready for the season to be over, but after the last couple seasons I'd be thrilled with a 4th place finish [current rank]. A fun league so far again this year.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
You are kicking butt so far Joseph. I hope you continue to do well, but not well enough to beat me.
I finally climbed out of the cellar. My team is off to an absolutely brutal start all around.
I've got about 68 guys on the DL.
Joseph (07-06-2014)
I've got about that many myself lately.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
It does seem like there have been more injuries than usual this year. At one point a month or so ago I had 8 players on the DL.
Congratulations to AtomicDumpling! You only beat me by two runs but I'm sure that's just how you planned it. I'd also like to thank you for putting this all together. Never thought I'd have fun playing in a fantasy league with no money on the line but as it turns out, this is one of my favorite leagues. Thanks to everyone else for playing!
AtomicDumpling (12-03-2014)
I was looking back at prior seasons and I came across this doozy of a trade from August of 2012. The trade was between me and Bumstead, whose team is now owned by Hebroncougar. I received Dan Haren and Matt Harrison. I gave up Matt Harvey and Anthony Rendon. Ugh. Kill me now. Rendon and Harvey were still minor leaguers back then, but that doesn't take any of the sting away. Brutally bad judgement on my part.
Here is the updated record book after our 5th season of dynasty league action...
League of Reds Nation Record Book -- Single Season Records
Four of the eleven records were broken or tied in 2014:Code:Category Total Team Season Runs 1026 Atomic Dumpling 2011 Home Runs 282 Atomic Dumpling 2010 RBIs 1058 Atomic Dumpling 2012 Stolen Bases 232 HumnHilghtFreel 2010 Batting Average .287 Captain Hook 2013 Wins 100 Captain Hook 2014 Saves 177 Atomic Dumpling 2010 Strikeouts 1417 mbgrayson 2014 ERA 2.83 Captain Hook 2014 WHIP 1.08 Captain Hook 2014 Total Points 111.5 mbgrayson 2013
- Captain Hook became the first team to break the century mark in Wins. His 100 wins broke Vada Pinson Fan's record of 96 wins in 2010.
- Mbgrayson set a new record with 1417 Strikeouts, breaking the old mark of 1400 set by Atomic Dumpling last year.
- Captain Hook's 2.83 ERA was much better than the previous record, which was the 3.08 ERA posted by Iowa Red in 2011.
- Captain Hook also set a new record with a 1.08 WHIP. The old record of 1.12 was set in 2011 by Bumstead and matched by reds1869 in 2013.
Additional observations:
- All of those new records were on the pitching side of the ledger, reflecting the phenomenon of lower scoring that we see in real baseball.
- Three of the new records were set by Captain Hook, so we can safely say that his pitching staff was the best ever in the League of Reds Nation. Well done Captain!
- Atomic Dumpling's 2.94 ERA this year broke the old record but was not as good as Captain Hook's 2.83.
- Nobody even came close to breaking any of the hitting records this year
- This was the first year that none of the hitting records were broken.
Which records are the most and least likely to fall next year? In my opinion the Home Run record is the least likely to be broken. It is a tough call for the most likely to be broken. I would say it is going to be a pitching record, probably ERA is my guess. What do you guys think?
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