How did I draft?

by Echo4Alpha on Feb 27, 2026 6:07 PM EST

Here is my roster after drafting in a 10 team pts league on ESPN.COM earlier today...I'd appreciate any comments you guys have.

C	Brian McCann, Atl C	Draft
1B	Paul Konerko, CWS 1B, DH	Draft
2B	Brandon Phillips, Cin 2B	Draft
3B	Jose Bautista, Tor 3B, OF	Draft
SS	J.J. Hardy, Bal SS	Draft
2B/SS	Ryan Roberts, Ari 2B, 3B	Draft
1B/3B	Carlos Lee, Hou 1B, OF	Draft
OF	Curtis Granderson, NYY OF	Draft
OF	Jayson Werth, Wsh OF	Draft
OF	Andre Ethier, LAD OF DTD	Draft
OF	Logan Morrison, Mia OF DTD	Draft
OF	Colby Rasmus, Tor OF	Draft
UTIL	Maicer Izturis, LAA 2B, 3B	Draft
P	CC Sabathia, NYY SP	Draft
P	Brian Wilson, SF RP DTD	Draft
P	Mariano Rivera, NYY RP DTD	Draft
P	Hiroki Kuroda, NYY SP	Draft
P	Doug Fister, Det SP	Draft
P	Huston Street, SD RP	Draft
P	R.A. Dickey, NYM SP	Draft
P	Jonny Venters, Atl RP	Draft
P	Tyler Clippard, Wsh RP	Draft
Bench	Justin Morneau, Min 1B DTD	Draft
Bench	Russell Martin, NYY C	Draft
Bench	Rafael Furcal, StL SS	Draft
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You chose....poorly

Braves will be fine. I'm not worried.

by Bronn on Sep 18, 2025 4:26 PM EDT

by Bronn on Feb 27, 2026 6:25 PM EST reply actions

these are not the players you are looking for.

"No. Lonely people mixing with one another? Breeding? Creating an even lonelier generation? You're not even allowing natural selection do its work. Pssh. You're like the guy who invented the seat belt."

Dwight Schrute

by Swo12bv on Feb 27, 2026 6:30 PM EST up reply actions

The cup had Jesus’s name carved on it.

by The Big Yak on Feb 27, 2026 8:41 PM EST up reply actions

i think you did good...

might try to find a better alternative to Carlos Lee, but otherwise solid.

"If it's F'd up then it's F'd up" --- Gregg Marshall

by jwrocks on Feb 27, 2026 8:30 PM EST reply actions

The team screams "regression"

by JoelGuzman'sScout on Feb 28, 2026 12:04 AM EST up reply actions

Didn't see it was a 10-team league...

thought it was a standard 12-team league…In that case, he might be in trouble in the OF, depending upon bounce-back seasons from Werth and Ethier. Could also upgrade his utility internally but slotting Russell Martin there.

Pitching is also shallow, but that can be fixed easier than adding a game changing bat like Bautista.

"If it's F'd up then it's F'd up" --- Gregg Marshall

by jwrocks on Feb 28, 2026 10:39 AM EST up reply actions

ESPN is 10 teams standard

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by ChopMaster on Jul 7, 2025 10:24 PM CDT (joined Jul 19, 2025)

Twitter: @biggentleben

by biggentleben on Feb 28, 2026 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

Good to know...never did an ESPN league.

"If it's F'd up then it's F'd up" --- Gregg Marshall

by jwrocks on Feb 29, 2026 10:14 AM EST up reply actions

for a 10 team league

this team is rather meh

there are some good core guys so with wise waiver pickups, you might still have a chance

by LEastCoastBears on Feb 27, 2026 11:52 PM EST reply actions

You’ve got 2, maybe 3 top tier players at their positions. In just a 10-team league, you should have done better than that.

Also, are you a Yankees fan?

My dad taught me how to make meat for sloppy joes and my mom let me turn over hot dogs on the grill.

by ChopMaster on Jun 25, 2025 7:25 PM CDT

by justincredubil02 on Feb 28, 2026 2:19 AM EST reply actions

btw…not a Yankees fan by anymeans, Braves all day…but I try to avoid picking too many players from my favorite team because I think it jinx’s them…

by Echo4Alpha on Feb 28, 2026 10:54 AM EST up reply actions

Jinx the Yanks

I like it! Wait, unless that means it helps the Red Sox, in which case, I don’t approve…

My dad taught me how to make meat for sloppy joes and my mom let me turn over hot dogs on the grill.

by ChopMaster on Jun 25, 2025 7:25 PM CDT

by justincredubil02 on Feb 28, 2026 1:18 PM EST up reply actions

You are 5th or 6th at best.Lacking strong pitching,and rbi as well as homers.Id never draft more than 2 closers myself,because theres always a diamond or 2 on free agency

by fatazfoot on Feb 28, 2026 5:27 AM EST reply actions

theres always a diamond or 2 on free agency

you’ve been reading razzball too long. it’s not just saves, it’s WHIP that’ll dig too big a hole for you to climb out of.

by JoelGuzman'sScout on Feb 28, 2026 1:56 PM EST up reply actions

Your pitching is…… bad……

by Quilvio Veras on Feb 28, 2026 8:32 AM EST reply actions

This was not your best effort

Well, at least I hope not.

I just don’t get who your third round pick was…

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by ChopMaster on Jul 7, 2025 10:24 PM CDT (joined Jul 19, 2025)

Twitter: @biggentleben

by biggentleben on Feb 28, 2026 10:34 AM EST reply actions

I'll say...

it was either Granderson or Sabathia. He probably went Bautista, Granderson, Sabathia…

"If it's F'd up then it's F'd up" --- Gregg Marshall

by jwrocks on Feb 28, 2026 10:40 AM EST up reply actions

yes, that actually was the order of my first 3 picks...

was thinking at the time thatpitching would go later than it did. alot of guys jumped to pitching in the 4th round and I had the
6th pick.

by Echo4Alpha on Feb 28, 2026 10:52 AM EST up reply actions

That’s very poor then, with the depth of pitching. Granderson won’t be on a single one of my teams, but I figured Bautista, Granderson was 1-2. There’s not another player on your team I’d take in the top 5 rounds, though.

I’ve done a number of mock snake drafts, but I much prefer auction, so I haven’t done a snake yet. I may just do that simply to see how the chips fall. If rankings have other teams drafting like this, I could be in very good shape!

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by ChopMaster on Jul 7, 2025 10:24 PM CDT (joined Jul 19, 2025)

Twitter: @biggentleben

by biggentleben on Feb 28, 2026 10:59 AM EST up reply actions

thanks...

by Echo4Alpha on Feb 28, 2026 11:17 AM EST up reply actions

Do you do your mock drafts...

on mockdraftcentral? somewhere else? I’m looking to do a few snake drafts before the season.

"If it's F'd up then it's F'd up" --- Gregg Marshall

by jwrocks on Feb 29, 2026 10:16 AM EST up reply actions

All my mocks I do on ESPN. I do football ones on other sites, but for baseball, I stick to ESPN.

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by ChopMaster on Jul 7, 2025 10:24 PM CDT (joined Jul 19, 2025)

Twitter: @biggentleben

by biggentleben on Feb 29, 2026 10:35 AM EST up reply actions

I will...

be sure to post my progress with this squad throughout the season…

by Echo4Alpha on Feb 28, 2026 11:33 AM EST reply actions

How DID you draft?

If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02

by king of games on Feb 28, 2026 2:29 PM EST reply actions

Alol

My dad taught me how to make meat for sloppy joes and my mom let me turn over hot dogs on the grill.

by ChopMaster on Jun 25, 2025 7:25 PM CDT

by justincredubil02 on Feb 28, 2026 2:51 PM EST up reply actions

Saw your pitching, and thought ’Pitching staff must be loaded. scrolled down. WTF is this?"

Shark in the water.

by AvoidTheDolphin on Feb 28, 2026 5:34 PM EST reply actions

roster

I like the McCann,Phillips,Bautista,Sabathia,and Rivera picks,and maybe the Konerko pick if it was a late value pick.JoelGuzmans scout ,maybe your up for a fantasy challenge?

by fatazfoot on Feb 29, 2026 6:21 AM EST reply actions