[USML Announce] USML - Impact Players from 2008 Rotation Draft

Richard E. Robbins RERobbins at iTinker.net
Wed Oct 1 07:26:36 EDT 2008


Ellsbury -- 50 SB, 98 R, .279 BA, 9 HR, 47 RBI -- $2
Lester -- 16 Wins, 152 K (3.21 and 1.27 ERA/WHIP) -- $1

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From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf
Of Doug Shabelman
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 7:17 AM
To: announce at usml.net
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] USML - Impact Players from 2008 Rotation Draft



Very interesting stats from those guys. What about biggest bargain players?
Nominations?

I want to add Gavin "Big Game" Floyd (1), 20-game winner Mike Mussina (3)
and Mike Aviles (5).

Go you White Sox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doug

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Sent: Tue Sep 30 23:58:44 2008
Subject: [USML Announce] USML - Impact Players from 2008 Rotation Draft

Gang:



            With the 2008 season in the books, I went back to look at some
data that has always interested at least me.  We always joke about the
rotation draft picks being "outcome determinative," but I have always
wondered how much real production comes from those draft picks.  With that
in mind, and in the interest of generating some discussion, I present my
list below of eight rotation draft picks that provided significant impact in
2008.  Note that I have not included players that brought significant return
in trade but provided little or no production in 2008.  Those players are
clearly valuable, but I was focused on actual production.  The number
following the player is his slot number in the draft, not my own ranking.



Jason Giambi #1.  He put up 32 HRs, yet no one bought him.  Not your typical
number 1 rotation pick (usually its someone ineligible for the auction), but
an excellent buy.



Jesse Litsch #10.  Try these numbers:  3.58/1.23 over 176 innings.  Rick,
you are the master.



Cliff Lee #19.  The AL Cy Young was purchased in the rotation draft !!!
When has that ever happened ?  Nice work, Buddha.



Eric Hinske #50.  It seems like he slips through every year, but Rich found
a player who put up 20-60 and 10 SBs to boot.



Joey Devine #58.  A Brats pick, and check the numbers: .58 ERA and .83 WHIP,
over 45 IP.



Chris Davis #61.  A Red Hots pick.  Numbers over 300 ABs were 17-55-.285.



Nick Blackburn #86.  A K-9 pick.  What would these numbers have gone for in
the draft 187 IP, 4.14 and 1.37.  Not Cy Young numbers, but in the 8th round
of the rotation draft, that is a pretty good find.



Justin Masterson #93.  I may be biased here; Doug drafted him and I traded
for him rather than Joel Zumaya.  His production: 90 IP, 70Ks, 31.6 and
1.22.  This guy was drafted in the 9th round!



  -- Mark B.









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