FANTASY DRAFT

[benparillo102]

I'm going to draft a team and I want to know who you guys feel is the best team to do it with. I'd like a good looking ballpark and sweet uniforms and I'm torn between a few teams. Right now I thinks it's down to PIT, STL, SD, COL, SEA, and PHI. Who would you choose?

[DracoAres]

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STL but thats because i'm a little biased as they are my favorite team lol

EDIT: remember that COL plays in a very thin air stadium which means its way easier to hit homeruns or have them hit against you. I try to avoid that team at all costs but i'm going to use a new approach to selecting a team this year for my fantasy draft franchise. going to use the play now option and hit random while the controller is in the middle to randomize both teams. Add up their divisional finish and then move the controller to the home team and hit random that many times so the away team gets randomized, whoever it selects at the end of randomize process is who i will be. saw a guy on YouTube do this for his Chicago White Sox fantasy draft and thought it was a good idea because i may or may not be playing as my favorite team this year

[Cubs1984Nostaglia]

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Phillies. They have great park, uniforms, and cash.

[livinitup921]

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I dont know bout uniforms but STL def has a nice ballpark. Be careful with the fantasy draft though. I noticed that almost all the computer controlled teams carry 15 pitchers and only 10 position players and that extra position player is always a backup catcher. You may want to do 30 team control if you want to do a fantasy draft.

[fuuuma]

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I like the Cubs, Reds and Giants stadiums.

[HuskerPower3]

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STL but thats because i'm a little biased as they are my favorite team lol

EDIT: remember that COL plays in a very thin air stadium which means its way easier to hit homeruns or have them hit against you. I try to avoid that team at all costs but i'm going to use a new approach to selecting a team this year for my fantasy draft franchise. going to use the play now option and hit random while the controller is in the middle to randomize both teams. Add up their divisional finish and then move the controller to the home team and hit random that many times so the away team gets randomized, whoever it selects at the end of randomize process is who i will be. saw a guy on YouTube do this for his Chicago White Sox fantasy draft and thought it was a good idea because i may or may not be playing as my favorite team this year

Seems like an awful lot to go through when you could just hit random once or twice, but to each their own. Lol

Also since this thread revolves around the Fantasy Draft, I was thinking we could use this to post results as well.


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[DracoAres]

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Seems like an awful lot to go through when you could just hit random once or twice, but to each their own. Lol

Also since this thread revolves around the Fantasy Draft, I was thinking we could use this to post results as well.


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it sounds like a lot to go through and complicated but its actually really simple. I'll dig up the video on YouTube and post it so it shows what i tried to put into words lol. As for posting results, I'm down for that. I'll be doing a fantasy draft as soon as the OSFM rosters drop although its getting harder and harder waiting for em. Not trying to rush them just ready to get my franchise going lol

[tessl]

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I'm going to draft a team and I want to know who you guys feel is the best team to do it with. I'd like a good looking ballpark and sweet uniforms and I'm torn between a few teams. Right now I thinks it's down to PIT, STL, SD, COL, SEA, and PHI. Who would you choose?

Are you playing just for fun or do you intend to have a long term franchise?

If you intend a long term franchise then I would recommend determining what your philosophy will be and picking a ballpark accordingly. I prefer a pitcher's park so I can build a team with speed and have a big home advantage and I prefer the National League.

For fun my first choice would be Colorado. They would be my last choice for a long term franchise.

[sdf4977]

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STL but thats because i'm a little biased as they are my favorite team lol

EDIT: remember that COL plays in a very thin air stadium which means its way easier to hit homeruns or have them hit against you. I try to avoid that team at all costs but i'm going to use a new approach to selecting a team this year for my fantasy draft franchise. going to use the play now option and hit random while the controller is in the middle to randomize both teams. Add up their divisional finish and then move the controller to the home team and hit random that many times so the away team gets randomized, whoever it selects at the end of randomize process is who i will be. saw a guy on YouTube do this for his Chicago White Sox fantasy draft and thought it was a good idea because i may or may not be playing as my favorite team this year

I like this idea and think I will do the same thing as I was just looking for a team to use for a long term fantasy franchise

[sdf4977]

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So I did it that way and came up with me using the Minnesota Twins. I got lucky and got the 1st pick in the draft and here is the team I came up with

Lineup

LF Brantley
2B Gyorko
CF Trout
DH Howard
1B Abreu
RF Myers
3B Lawrie
C Mesoraco
SS Hechavarria

Bench
C McKenry
2B Schumaker
SS Dietrich
LF Van Slyke
CF Campana

Starting Pitchers
Wacha
Cole
Walker
Gausman
Alvarez

Bullpen
Feliz CP
Ondrusek
Ziegler
Thatcher
Doolittle
Storen
Arrieta

[BeatArmy]

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Be careful to those who are just fiddling around with the franchise until OSFM comes out. I drafted one just to play and set the dynamic difficulty with and now I think I'm in love with my team and not sure I want to start anew with OSFM.

Lineup: Blackmon, Marte, Votto, Encarnacion, Craig, Pierzynski, C. Johnson (3B), Ellis (2B), Crawford (SS).
Bench: Keppinger, Watson (Stock young C), LeMahieu, Gutierrez.
PItching: Latos, Cole, Miley, Lackey, Delgado/Correia (Latos injured).
Bully: Betancourt, Delabar, Venters, Casilla, Gregg, Morales (LHP), Schlosser.

Killing it at 20-8 with now Vet+ hitting, AS+ pitching. D kinda sucks but I *rake*.

[sdf4977]

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Be careful to those who are just fiddling around with the franchise until OSFM comes out. I drafted one just to play and set the dynamic difficulty with and now I think I'm in love with my team and not sure I want to start anew with OSFM.

Lineup: Blackmon, Marte, Votto, Encarnacion, Craig, Pierzynski, C. Johnson (3B), Ellis (2B), Crawford (SS).
Bench: Keppinger, Watson (Stock young C), LeMahieu, Gutierrez.
PItching: Latos, Cole, Miley, Lackey, Delgado/Correia (Latos injured).
Bully: Betancourt, Delabar, Venters, Casilla, Gregg, Morales (LHP), Schlosser.

Killing it at 20-8 with now Vet+ hitting, AS+ pitching. D kinda sucks but I *rake*.

Love your team, I debated between Trout and Votto as my first pick

[DracoAres]

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So I did it that way and came up with me using the Minnesota Twins. I got lucky and got the 1st pick in the draft and here is the team I came up with

Lineup

LF Brantley
2B Gyorko
CF Trout
DH Howard
1B Abreu
RF Myers
3B Lawrie
C Mesoraco
SS Hechavarria

Bench
C McKenry
2B Schumaker
SS Dietrich
LF Van Slyke
CF Campana

Starting Pitchers
Wacha
Cole
Walker
Gausman
Alvarez

Bullpen
Feliz CP
Ondrusek
Ziegler
Thatcher
Doolittle
Storen
Arrieta

Looks like a pretty good team, I'm hoping to be around the 10th selection when i start my Dynasty/Franchise because i'd like to get the 1B from Arizona (can't remember how to spell his name lol) as my first pick and see what i can build around him as far as a team goes. If i play my cards right and draft the right ppl, I may even be able to trade for Puig as my RF and have two monster players (in my opinion) to build the team around.

EDIT: Gyorko can double as a third baseman, actually his natural position from my understanding. So you could, if you wanted, make a move for a decent/better natural second baseman and use Lawrie in a trade. I like Lawrie personally and probably wouldn't make that move but it is an option to be aware of if he doesn't produce like you want/need

[sdf4977]

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Looks like a pretty good team, I'm hoping to be around the 10th selection when i start my Dynasty/Franchise because i'd like to get the 1B from Arizona (can't remember how to spell his name lol) as my first pick and see what i can build around him as far as a team goes. If i play my cards right and draft the right ppl, I may even be able to trade for Puig as my RF and have two monster players (in my opinion) to build the team around.

EDIT: Gyorko can double as a third baseman, actually his natural position from my understanding. So you could, if you wanted, make a move for a decent/better natural second baseman and use Lawrie in a trade. I like Lawrie personally and probably wouldn't make that move but it is an option to be aware of if he doesn't produce like you want/need

Ya I like the team although wish I would have gotten Yelich to play in left but I like Brantley too. I cant get rid of Lawrie I love him one of my fav players of this gen.

And Ya Goldschimdt is a beast at 1B he would have also been a good first pick. I just love Votto. He has won me two Fantasy League.

[DracoAres]

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Ya I like the team although wish I would have gotten Yelich to play in left but I like Brantley too. I cant get rid of Lawrie I love him one of my fav players of this gen.

And Ya Goldschimdt is a beast at 1B he would have also been a good first pick. I just love Votto. He has won me two Fantasy League.

I love Votto also, only reason i want Goldshimdt is because of his age at 1B and my goal is for a young team that can/will hold its own in a division. I'm not wanting a ton of rookies but rather a lot of players under 32 that have some service time still left and can produce for me before stats start deminishing. Puig and Goldshimdt would be perfect for that style of team because i can then build around those two with a mix of veterans and young guys.