[USML Announce] 2012 Draft Day Self-Analysis: Riptorns

[Andy Klein]

I'll try, too ...

DRAFT DAY STRATEGY

*Dog Blocker as much as possible in retaliation for the 2010 Wieters Trade.
*After dealing Sabathiato to Winick, spend less money on my entire pitching
staff than CC's salary.
*Get outfielders who are likely to play every day.
*Limit myself to two cups of coffee so as not to spend half the draft in
pain because I had to take a piss.

WHAT WENT RIGHT

*Succeeded in annoying Blocker and bidding up enough of his guys to ensure
that the Bombers won't compete in 2012.
*Sabathia's salary $34.  Klein Nine pitching staff $32.  Check.
*Got every day outfielders.
*Limited coffee intake to two cups.

WHAT WENT WRONG

*In bidding up Blocker, I got stuck with some bums myself.  (Seth Smith at
$12?)
*Used the biggest coffee mug in Winick's office, so two cups of coffee felt
like five.
*Ended up buying Carl Crawford when I had no intention of doing so.
Crawford was a "Winick Pick," and the magazine said to bid with confidence
up to $30.  I was blithely moving things along, and then everyone else just
stopped.

-Andy


On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Great to see everyone. Dennis, welcome my friend to the show that never
> ends. Jim B, congrats and all the best to your wife and you. And to
> everybody else, it was great to see everyone looking so moderately healthy.
>
> Now, let me propose something. This proposal certainly is not intended to
> displace Jeffrey's typically self-serving analysis of the draft, but I ask
> each team to consider posting its *own* critical and objective analysis
> of its draft day performance.
>
> I will begin:
>
> DRAFT DAY STRATEGY:
>    * Avoid drafting Shoppach and Cervelli again.
>    * Corner the market on SB by getting one more impact SB guy.
>    * Draft decent SP for under $20.
>    * Draft one reasonably priced thumper.
>    * Pick up enough sleepers and keepers via auction and rotation draft to
> shop to Winick when his team crashes and burns in June.
>
> WHAT WENT RIGHT
>    * Arrived too late to gorge on doughnuts.
>    * Personally escorted to draft by always affable Mark Kerber.
>    * Elvis at 27, nice SPs from 7 to 17.
>    * Restocked the Prospect Parade (Segura-1, yes!!).
>
> WHAT WENT WRONG
>    * Arrived too late to gorge on doughnuts.
>    * Personally escorted to draft by always affable Mark Kerber.
>    * Lind-21, Smoak-12, no thumpers and Andrus surrounded by the likes of
> Getz and Brignac.
>
>
> OK--who's next??
>
>
>
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