tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post6235954577174026960..comments2008-03-03T20:45:23.983-06:00Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-28482929756413304622008-03-03T20:45:00.000-06:002008-03-03T20:45:00.000-06:00

Congrats Rany! I don't know much about Strato but maybe you could give us a quick roll by roll or summary of the win?

Kealee's Daddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05655459782735828495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-23021796028545456812008-03-03T17:00:00.000-06:002008-03-03T17:00:00.000-06:00

Congrats on your Strat tourney win... Now back to the countdown!

AJ (NJ)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-69977914525795194652008-03-03T15:48:00.000-06:002008-03-03T15:48:00.000-06:00

"While I agree that the draft is the best way a small market team can make its way up, the process still favors teams with more cash by allowing kids out of high school (or college) to demand ridiculous sums of cash based solely on potential."The difference in the amount of money the Tigers paid Porcello and the Royals paid Moustakas is about the amount of money Brett Tomko will make.If I were

Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717407406969414614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-71075293523441718282008-03-02T16:48:00.000-06:002008-03-02T16:48:00.000-06:00

Be sure to read http://undyingroyalty.blogspot.com/It's not my blog, but it is a very interesting read.Also, about the seven million dollar complaint: when you look at it that way, yeah, you can consider it a gamble. But the way I choose to look at it is that for the first six years of the player's career, he's going to make a lot less than what he's worth. Even if you combine the paychecks

Antoniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-17008665232983575312008-03-02T10:32:00.000-06:002008-03-02T10:32:00.000-06:00

I have to agree with Carl that it sure looks like it was a big mistake to take Hochevar over Lincecum or Longoria. Heck, I think a Meche-Lincecum-Grienke-Bannister rotation could compete this year.

Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-56216238592734625382008-03-01T08:42:00.000-06:002008-03-01T08:42:00.000-06:00

I've seen Aaron Crow pitch several times, he's a darn good pitcher but if the R's pick Crow after passing on Lincecum two years ago I'm going to go crazy. Crow is a smallish righty with good but not great stuff. I can't see anyone projecting him to be a true ace. I do think that very few people call Dayton Moore out for that Hochevar draft pick. First, there was a perception that he did not make

Carl Willinghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193475899140889510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-90735088366113198772008-02-29T18:48:00.000-06:002008-02-29T18:48:00.000-06:00

Or better yet, tie the draft order to spending efficiency! Rank teams according to the ratio of wins to expenditure. That way nobody will cut their payroll just to get high draft picks.

Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-43014789715676238712008-02-29T18:45:00.000-06:002008-02-29T18:45:00.000-06:00

Rany,I have a suggestion, and I wonder what you think of it. I think the draft order should be set by payroll, rather than by record. This would punish overspending, rather than success, so that small market teams that start winning won't have the spigot cut off so quickly. Large market teams would also be at least somewhat incentivized to keep spending down. The current system benefits teams

Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-20199682756534378552008-02-29T16:08:00.000-06:002008-02-29T16:08:00.000-06:00

While I agree that the draft is the best way a small market team can make its way up, the process still favors teams with more cash by allowing kids out of high school (or college) to demand ridiculous sums of cash based solely on potential. It would have been nice to draft Porcello in the last draft, but the Royals, no matter how much the purse strings have loosened, can't afford to take $7

Nathan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02004309923748443590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-58683571273983125442008-02-29T13:02:00.000-06:002008-02-29T13:02:00.000-06:00

Any thoughts on who the Royals should pick? I lean towards Aaron Crow, but I can see a good argument for Smoak, Alvarez, Matusz, Beckham or Melville.

Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717407406969414614noreply@blogger.com