dont like Lincecum pick at all, not among the top 5 pitchers for this format and i think pitchers have considerably less value in this than pos. players....so hed be like in the 20-30 range for me

2 of my top 4 still on the board, very surprised

paging Sarcastic Rat

woah, ellsbury, first facepalm?

Tim "The Freak" Lincecum











Not a top 5 pick in the dental draft. But arguably top 5 in HAIR and RELAXED drafts.

4-1 in 5 postseason starts with a 2.43 ERA and a .919 WHIP he ain't never scared.

With an economical motion that maximizes the output from his 5'11'' 165 LB frame while minimizing wear and tear on the arm, Lincecum figures to last longer than the average bear in the MLB. At only 27 Years old he has banked 2 CYs a RANG and put up admirable "traditional" stats over FIVE seasons

69-41
2.98 ERA
1028 IP
1127 SO
379 BB

But where he really shines are the "advanced" metrics.

3.20 career xFIP
2.96 career xFIP in high leverage situations

And for those who dismiss his #s as the product of the marine bay air, lol @ you otherwise fine sirs: he has negligible H/R xFIP splits.

Unlike Clayton, UNDRAFTED, and UNDRAFTED Tim has a PROVEN track record and is still only 27.

Team Miki

Tim Lincecum- RHP

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RE: Ellsbury

If he can repeat last year then it's a great pick but just found this about his FB/HR rate

Lincecum is 27 and has two consecutive seasons of <5 fWar...not top 20 imo

Ellsbury is whatever, dont love it, dont hate it, only one season of top performance, could be fluky

Had this guy #1 on my "board" (I didn't think too much about this pre-draft) so pretty pumped.





Troy Tulowitzki

Tulowitzki is 27 and has been worth around 6 WAR (fangraphs) per year when healthy. He plays good defense at shortstop, which is one of the most premium positions in the game. The only possible question mark is health, but it's a risk I'm willing to take to get a guy who can probably anchor the middle of my lineup and defense for the next decade.

In the last three years Tulo has hit .304/.376/.554 with 89 HRs while playing good defense. He is miles above any other shortstop in the draft imo. Very excited to land him at this spot.

Tulo is a great pick.

Pick incoming

Ellsbury pick is obviously very gambly. I personally don't like it since I expect a big power regression, but if he keeps like 15-20 HR power he's still a pretty valuable CF I guess.

great lincecum writeup but missing this imo

Tulo was one of my top 4, great pick

Pretty shocked Tulo lasted as long as he did. Lincecum obvious spew.