Arena The First Baseball Draft Game

Round 15 is going to likely suck for a lot of you...

 

jim palmer, sp, 1975

@Point Given

 

I almost went Orioles instead of Seattle a couple rounds ago. That '91 season for Ripken is pretty phenomenal.

Amazing.

 

yeah, i was torn between ripken and wagner actually too. the choice really came down to i just personally never liked ripken very much (and i detest a-rod) so wagner it was.

 

Filling out my RF position...

1) Hack Wilson (OF [CF], Chicago Cubs, 1930)
2) Carl Yastrzemski (OF [LF], Boston Red Sox, 1967)
3) A-Rod (3B, New York Yankees, 2007)
4) Rogers Hornsby (2B, St. Louis Cardinals, 1924)
5) Armando Benitez (RP, New York Mets, 1999)
6) Roger Clemens (SP, Toronto Blue Jays, 1997)
7) Sandy Koufax (SP, Los Angeles Dodgers, 1965) [via cubman987]
8) Arky Vaughan (SS, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1935) [via AmazingB]
9) Joey Votto (1B, Cincinnati Reds, 2017)
10) Buster Posey (C/1B, San Francisco Giants, 2012)
11) Felix Hernandez (SP, Seattle Mariners, 2014)
12) Nolan Ryan (SP, Texas Rangers, 1989)
13) John Smoltz (RP, Atlanta Braves, 2003)
14) Frank Robinson (OF [RF], Baltimore Orioles, 1966)

@DarthTunick

 

tunick must be at denny's.

 

1962 vintage.




Los Angeles Palms

1. SP, Ferguson Jenkins ('71)
2. SP, Babe Ruth ('16)
3. RF, Roger Maris ('61)
4. 3B, David Wright ('07)
5. LF, Stan Musial ('48)
6. OF, Joe Carter ('93)
7. SP, Orel Hershiser ('88)
8. CF, Andrew McCutchen ('12)
9. C, Johnny Bench ('70)
10. 2B, Jeff Kent ('00)
11. OF, Ichiro ('01)
12. C, Pudge Rodriquez ('99)
13. SP, Greg Maddux ('95)
14. RP, Hoyt Wilhem ('62)




@AmazingB

 

Two more players until I can screw everyone...

Apologies to everyone who isn't Tunick or Amazing...

 

Via PM ...

@AmazingB select SP Mike Mussina (1992)
and @dp4m makes the 15th round ... the Arizona Diamondbacks, and selects SP Randy Johnson (2001)

So @RX_Sith on the clock to finish out Baltimore and @DarthTunick on the clock to select from Arizona.

 

Round 1 - Chicago Cubs

1. cubman987 - Ernie Banks (1958)
2. RX_Sith - Ryne Sandberg (1990)
3. PG - Sammy Sosa (2001)
4. tom - Rogers Hornsby (1929)
5. Tunes - Ferguson Jenkins (1971)
6. dp4m - Hack Wilson (1930)
7. heels1785 - Mordecai "Three Fingers" Brown (1909)
8. AmazingB - Ron Santo (1964)

Round 2 - Boston Red Sox

1. AmazingB - Pedro Martinez (1999)
2. heels1785 - Ted Williams (1941)
3. dp4m- Carl Yastrzemski (1967)
4. Tunes - George Herman "Babe" Ruth (1916)
5. tom - Cy Young (1901)
6. PG - Roger Clemens (1990)
7. RX_Sith - Manny Ramirez (2004)
8. @cubman987 - Carton Fisk (1977)

Round 3 - New York Yankees

1. @RX_Sith - Babe Ruth (1921)
2. PG - Lou Gehrig (1927)
3. tom - Mickey Mantle (1956)
4. cubman987 - Joe DiMaggio (1937)
5. AmazingB - Yogi Berra (1950)
6. Tunes - Roger Maris (1961)
7. dp4m - Alex Rodriguez (2007)
8. heels1785 - Mariano Rivera (2004)

Round 4 - St. Louis Cardinals

1. heels1785 - Bob Gibson (1968)
2. dp4m - Rogers Hornsby (1024)
3. Tunes - Stan Musial (1948)
4. AmazingB - Albert Pujols (2009)
5. cubman987 - Dizzy Dean (1934)
6. tom - Mark McGwire (1998)
7. PG - Bruce Sutter (1984)
8. RX_Sith - Chris Carpenter (2005)

Round 5 - Come On and Meet the Mets

1. PG - Doc Gooden (1985)
2. tom - Tom Seaver (1971) - Traded to PointyG
3. cubman987 - Darryl Strawberry (1987)
4. RX_Sith - Gary Carter (1985)
5. heels1785 - Mike Piazza (2000)
6. AmazingB - Carlos Beltran (2006)
7. Tunes - David Wright (2007)
8. dp4m - Armando Benitez (1999)

Round 6 - Toronto Blue Jays

1. dp4m - Roger Clemens, possibly 2007, maybe 1997
2. Tunes - Joe Carter (1993)
3. AmazingB - Roy Halladay (2003)
4. heels1785 - Josh Donaldson (2015)
5. RX_Sith - Jose Bautista (2011)
6. cubman987 - Carlos Delgado (2000)
7. tom - Mark Eichorn (1986)
8. PG - Roberto Alomar (1993)

Round 7 Dodgers (Brooklyn and Los Angeles)

1. tom - Orel Hershiser (1988) - Traded to Tunes
2. cubman987 - Sandy Koufax (1965) - Traded to DeePee
3. RX_Sith - Jackie Robinson (1949) (@RX_Sith ... he's officially at 2B here)
4. PG - Eric "Lord of Darkness" Gagne (2003)
5. cubbie (from deepee) - Clayton Kershaw (2014)
6. @heels1785 - Dazzy Vance (1924)
7. AmazingB - Zach Greinke (2015)
8. tom (from Tunes) - Mike Piazza (1997)

Round 8 - Pittsburgh Pirates

1. tom (from Tunes) - Honus Wagner (1908)
2. dp4m (from AmazingB) - Arky Vaughan (1935)
3. heels1785 - Barry Bonds (1990)
4. AmazingB (from dp4m) - Roberto Clemente (1967)
5. PG - Paul Waner (1927)
6. RX_Sith - Willie Stargell (1973)
7. cubman987 - Ralph Kiner (1949)
8. Tunes (from tom) - Andrew McCutchen (2012)

Round 9 - That other franchise in Ohio

1. Tunes - Johnny Bench (1970)
2. AmazingB - Joe Morgan (1975)
3. RX_Sith - Barry Larkin (1996)
4. dp4m - Joey Votto (2017)
5. cubman987 - Frank Robinson (1962)
6. heels1785 - Pete Rose (1973)
7. PG - George Foster (1977)
8. tom - Tony Perez (1970)

Round 10 - Giants (San Francisco and New York)

1. tom - Willie Mays (1965)
2. tom (from PG) - Barry Bonds (2001)
3. heels1785 - Christy Matthewson (1908)
4. cubbie - Juan Merichal (1969)
5. dp4m - Buster Posey (2012)
6. RX_Sith - Willie McCovey (1969)
7. AmazingB - Carl Hubbell (1933)
8. Tunes - Jeff Kent (2000)

Round 11 - Seattle Mariners

1. AmazingB - Alex Rodriguez (2000)
2. AmazingB - Ken Griffey, Jr (1997)
3. tom (from dp4m via Cubbie) - Randy Johnson (1995)
4. Tunes - Ichiro (2001)
5. tom - Edgar Martinez (1995)
6. dp4m (from cubbie) - Felix Hernandez (2014)
7. heels1785 - Brett Boone (2001)
8. PG - Robinson Cano (2016)

Round 12 - Texas Rangers / Washington Senators

1. PG - Alex Rodriguez (2001)
2. heels1785 - Josh Hamilton (2010)
3. cubman987 - Adrian Beltre (2012)
4. tom - Jim Kern (1979)
5. Tunes - Ivan Rodriguez (1999)
6. @dp4m - Nolan Ryan (1989)
7. RX_Sith - Fergie Jenkins (1974)
8. AmazingB - Jeff Zimmerman (2001)

Round 13 - Braves (Atlanta, Milwaukee, Boston - including the Beaneaters)

1. RX_Sith - Henry Aaron (1959)
2. RX_Sith (from dp4m via AmazingB) - Warren Spahn (1953)
3. Tunes - Greg Maddux (1995)
4. dp4m (from AmazingB) - John Smotlz (2003)
5. PG - Chipper Jones (2001)
6. tom - Eddie Matthews (1953)
7. cubman987 - Tom Glavine (1998)
8. heels1785 - Phil Neikro (1978)

Round 14 - Baltimore Orioles (and St. Louis Browns) (and the original Milwaukee Brewers)

1. heels1785 - Cal Ripken, Jr. (1991)
2. cubman987 - Roberto Alomar (1996)
3. tom - Jim Palmer (1975)
4. PG - George Sisler (1922)
5. dp4m (from AmazingB) - Frank Robinson (1966)
6. Tunes - Hoyt Wilhelm (1962)
7. Amazing B (from dp4m) - Mike Mussina (1992)
8. RX_Sith - On The Clock

Round 15 - Arizona Diamondbacks. That's right. In a game that has players dating back to 1885, this round you can only pick from players since 1998. Thanks, @dp4m. Just remember, the best players taken here all beat your team in heartbreaking fashion to win the World Series.

1. dp4m - Randy Johnson (2001)
2. Tunes - On the Clock
3. AmazingB
4. RX_Sith
5. heels1785
6. PG
7. tom
8. cubman987

Round 16

1. cubman987
2. cubman987 (from tom)
3. PG
4. heels1785
5. RX_Sith
6. AmazingB
7. Tunes
8. dp4m

Round 17

1. heels1785
2. tom
3. PG
4. RX_Sith
5. cubbie (from dp4m)
6. Tunes
7. dp4m (from cubman987)
8. AmazingB

Round 18

1. AmazingB
2. cubman987
3. Tunes
4. dp4m
5. RX_Sith
6. PG
7. tom
8. heels1785

Round 19

1. tom
2. PG
3. RX_Sith
4. heels1785
5. AmazingB
6. dp4m
7. Tunes
8. cubman987

Round 20

1. cubman987
2. Tunes
3. dp4m
4. AmazingB
5. heels1785
6. RX_Sith
7. PG
8. tom

Round 21

1. PG
2. RX_Sith
3. heels1785
4. tom
5. cubman987
6. AmazingB
7. dp4m
8. Tunes

Round 22

1. tom (from Tunes)
2. AmazingB (from dp4m)
3. dp4m (from AmazingB)
4. cubman987
5. Tunes (from tom)
6. heels1785
7. RX_Sith
8. PG

Round 23

1. RX_Sith
2. heels1785
3. tom
4. PG
5. Tunes
6. cubman987
7. AmazingB
8. dp4m

Round 24

1. dp4m
2. AmazingB
3. cubman987
4. Tunes
5. PG
6. tom
7. heels1785
8. RX_Sith

 

And, if my Spreadsheet is correct, here's the list of "must pick" positions left for each team:

Cubbie - Relief Pitcher, Utility Position Player (x3), Utility Pitcher, Any Player (x7)
Rx - 3B, Starting Pitcher, Relief Pitcher, Utility Position Player, Utility Pitcher, Any Player (x7)
Pointy G - Catcher, Starting Pitcher, Utility Position Player (x2), Any Player (x7)
tom - Starting Pitcher, Utility Position Player (x2), Any Player (x7)
Tunes - 1B, Shortstop, Utility Position Player (x2), Utility Pitcher, Any Player (x7)
deepee - Utility Position Player (x4), Any Player (x6)
heelsy - 1B, Utility Position Player (x3), Any Player (x7)
Amazeballs - Utility Position Player (x4), Any Player (x7)

 

Brooks Robinson, 3B, Baltimore Orioles (1964)

 

i'm at the bottom of the round too and then no pick next round so this is a low point in the draft for me. but it's still better than being in a position where i feel obligated to pick curt schilling.

 

That's why I picked 'em -- I wanted everyone to share in my pain!

 

Byung-Hyun Kim, 2002




Los Angeles Palms

1. SP, Ferguson Jenkins ('71)
2. SP, Babe Ruth ('16)
3. RF, Roger Maris ('61)
4. 3B, David Wright ('07)
5. LF, Stan Musial ('48)
6. OF, Joe Carter ('93)
7. SP, Orel Hershiser ('88)
8. CF, Andrew McCutchen ('12)
9. C, Johnny Bench ('70)
10. 2B, Jeff Kent ('00)
11. OF, Ichiro ('01)
12. C, Pudge Rodriquez ('99)
13. SP, Greg Maddux ('95)
14. RP, Hoyt Wilhem ('62)
15. RP, Byung-Hyun Kim ('02)





@AmazingB

 

wow, i was really wrong thinking he might drop to me.

 

When you spend all day in meetings and only two picks get made in your absence

 

Should mandatorily make night shift folks PM you picks in advance!

 

on the plus side, i now know everything about every diamondbacks roster ever. i'm not sure that's the plus side.

 

Glad I'm not at the bottom of this round like the Rangers round.

Curt Schilling, 2002.

@RX_Sith

Amazing.