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| - | For the last three years now I said this in the opening of the preview: | + | For the last four years now I said this in the opening of the preview: |
| “Onto the preview. This is the most wide open draft and the most wide open MLB has been in all our years. No consensus anywhere, could be 100% wrong with my views below and I would not be shocked if the team I pick to finish 12th wins the whole thing; it is going to be a fun year of baseball.” | “Onto the preview. This is the most wide open draft and the most wide open MLB has been in all our years. No consensus anywhere, could be 100% wrong with my views below and I would not be shocked if the team I pick to finish 12th wins the whole thing; it is going to be a fun year of baseball.” | ||
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| - | Below be my predictions yo, but more than any other year this could go sideways. No one drafted really poorly as some people have in recent years (cough Tom cough). I truly believe anyone can win. If you are in the bottom fret not or maybe take it as an omen that I know nothing. | + | Below be my predictions yo, but this could all go sideways. I truly believe anyone can win (well, almost anyone). If you are in the bottom fret not or maybe take it as an omen that I know nothing. |
| As always I am just dealing with your team as of the draft with my takes; I can’t keep track if you picked up Johnny Hotnuts or slipped the tongue to Malcolm McVultureSave. I am not going off past managerial performances either…some of you have taken August off in previous seasons. I am also doing this before I read your responses to my questions, any connection is just serendipitous. In Draft Order… | As always I am just dealing with your team as of the draft with my takes; I can’t keep track if you picked up Johnny Hotnuts or slipped the tongue to Malcolm McVultureSave. I am not going off past managerial performances either…some of you have taken August off in previous seasons. I am also doing this before I read your responses to my questions, any connection is just serendipitous. In Draft Order… | ||
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| 4) What was your favorite experience of the Houston trip for those who went, for those who didn’t attend, what was your favorite part of draft day? | 4) What was your favorite experience of the Houston trip for those who went, for those who didn’t attend, what was your favorite part of draft day? | ||
| - | Maybe it's because we are all a bit older, wiser and calmer?, but every stop on this trip was memorable. From dinner on Thursday, BBQ brunch, brewery pregame (Pinball, THC and euchre), WBC, ferris wheel bar (and even the upstairs club stop) and post draft beer garden - lots of smiles, laughs and good times. | + | Maybe it's because we are all a bit older, wiser and calmer?, but every stop on this trip was memorable. From dinner on Thursday, BBQ brunch, brewery pregame (Pinball, THC and euchre), WBC, Ferris Wheel bar (and even the upstairs club stop) and post draft beer garden - lots of smiles, laughs and good times. |
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| - | Jay is looking to be the first Rockemite to win back to back since 2018 when Birdie won his third title in a row. We all know how great 2018 was, Avengers: Infinity War was the biggest hit movie…which I still haven’t seen, Drake " | + | Jay is looking to be the first Rockemite to win back to back since 2018 when Birdie won his third title in a row. We all know how great 2018 was, //Avengers: Infinity War //was the biggest hit movie…which I still haven’t seen, Drake " |
| Anyways…back to 2026. Moon’s offensive bats are familiar faces as he tries to bring the band back together from last year. | Anyways…back to 2026. Moon’s offensive bats are familiar faces as he tries to bring the band back together from last year. | ||
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| - | Judge, Chourio, Turner, Suarez…I think he had all those guys, I am too lazy to check. He has a good combo of speed and pop and if Buxton and Seyia are healthy (big if) and Konnor Griffin is the real thing, he could be in the free eats again like McNally | + | Judge, Chourio, Turner, Suarez…I think he had all those guys, I am too lazy to check. He has a good combo of speed and pop and if Buxton and Seyia are healthy (big if) and Konnor Griffin is the real thing, he could be in the free eats again like McNally |
| - | Then again his staff is filled with question marks, but looking at the full league, I will be saying this often in this preview. Is this Mclean’s year to become a dominant #1, is Gausman cooked? Will Misorowski’s arm fall off. I like the upside is certainly here, but there is a lot of uncertainty certainly makes certain sense. A fun team for sure, just not sure it is built to win it all… | + | Then again his staff is filled with question marks, but looking at the full league, I will be saying this often in this preview. Is this Mclean’s year to become a dominant #1, is Gausman cooked? Will Misorowski’s arm fall off. Will Moon get a job before the all-star break? All may be doubtful, but not impossible. I think the upside is certainly here, but there is a lot of uncertainty certainly makes certain sense?!?!? A fun team for sure, just not sure it is built to win it all… |
| - | Prediction: Middle Third - Moon is playing with house money since the Catalina Cup is currently sitting on Eeets a Boat in Southwest Connecticut | + | Prediction: Middle Third - Moon is playing with house money since the Catalina Cup is currently sitting on Eeets a Boat in Southwest Connecticut, but he has a legit shot. |
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| - | He almost broke a ferris wheel, but can Bull break into the free eats category and win the league again? Anything is possible, even Biz Markie coming back from the dead to take his taco order in Houston. | + | He almost broke a Ferriswheel, but can Bull break into the free eats category and win the league again? Anything is possible, even Biz Markie coming back from the dead to take his taco order in Houston. |
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| El Toro Blanco’s arms are fortified by the best bullpen in Rockem, Miller, Hader and Megill will give him the lead in saves, low whip and K’s. Starters like Peralta, Eovaldi will do the same, just switch saves with wins. Two returning arms could be huge as well with Snell and Cole. Welp, looks like we will all be ponying up to feed Bull yet again… | El Toro Blanco’s arms are fortified by the best bullpen in Rockem, Miller, Hader and Megill will give him the lead in saves, low whip and K’s. Starters like Peralta, Eovaldi will do the same, just switch saves with wins. Two returning arms could be huge as well with Snell and Cole. Welp, looks like we will all be ponying up to feed Bull yet again… | ||
| - | Prediction: Top Third, with a great set of arms and Ohtani El Toro Blanco will be ferriswheelin’ into the title race. | + | Prediction: Top Third, with a great set of arms and Ohtani, El Toro Blanco will be Ferriswheelin’ into the title race. |
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| - | I usually butter up people then clock them in the jaw, but Donnie’s team doesn’t look so bad. On the offensive side he went with well rounded guys and got quite a few of them. Witt Jr., Carroll, Merrill, Happ, Doyle. He may need some extra pop but bats like Goodman, Bregman (in windy Wrigley) and Adell could provide that extra whomp to push him towards the top. | + | I usually butter up people then clock them in the jaw, but Donnie’s team doesn’t look so bad. On the offensive side he went with well rounded guys and got quite a few of them. Witt Jr., Carroll, Merrill, Happ, Doyle. He may need some extra pop but bats like Goodman, Bregman (in windy Wrigley) and Adell. All of them could provide that extra whomp to push him towards the top. |
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| - | Always stressed, always walks away with a solid squad from the draft…he is the Champ for a reason. A few CG’s on the bench last year or he would literally be the champ now, but so it goes… | + | Always stressed, always walks away with a solid squad from the draft…he is the Champ for a reason. A few CG’s on the bench last year or he would literally be the champ now, but poo-tee-weet…so it goes… |
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| C-Town seems to have stocked a fairly good mix of solid and risk, perhaps a bit more risk this year than most, but with J-Ram, leading the charge all categories should get filled in, Alvarez for Pop, Turang for speed, Perdomo for lots of booze. | C-Town seems to have stocked a fairly good mix of solid and risk, perhaps a bit more risk this year than most, but with J-Ram, leading the charge all categories should get filled in, Alvarez for Pop, Turang for speed, Perdomo for lots of booze. | ||
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| It is great that this pick caused BK to drink, then the rest of the league followed suit. A record 4 sober rounds in before Perdomo kicked down the alcoholic flood gates, a great pick memory to have before alcohol erases it from our minds. Back to real baseball, after that pick I think Busch and Stowers are legit, but otherwise his O may have some question marks, Butler, Okamoto, Edwards, Vientos? If they come out swinging, BK is in the money easy… | It is great that this pick caused BK to drink, then the rest of the league followed suit. A record 4 sober rounds in before Perdomo kicked down the alcoholic flood gates, a great pick memory to have before alcohol erases it from our minds. Back to real baseball, after that pick I think Busch and Stowers are legit, but otherwise his O may have some question marks, Butler, Okamoto, Edwards, Vientos? If they come out swinging, BK is in the money easy… | ||
| - | Well, maybe not THAT easy. Crochet is a hell of a late 2nd round grab, and I dig on Kirby, but is Sheehan going to be the real deal holyfield? Is Gore more than a walks whore? Chapman, Abreu, Yates, Dominguez COULD constitute a nice back end… | + | Well, maybe not THAT easy. Crochet is a hell of a late 2nd round grab, and I dig on Kirby, but is Sheehan going to be the real deal Holyfield? Is Gore more than a walks whore? Chapman, Abreu, Yates, Dominguez COULD constitute a nice back end… |
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| - | While I dream of always having a team like BK’s, this year Winston drafted a team that if the universe tilted a little bit would be mine, sexy young and lots of upside....don’t google that, no Epst*in List here. | + | While I dream of always having a team like BK’s, this year Winston drafted a team that if the universe tilted a little bit would be mine, sexy young and lots of upside….don’t google that, no Epst*in List here. |
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| - | The youth movement continues with the arms as Bradish, Burns, Lodolo and Yesavage could all be in the all-star game…in 2030. I kid, becasue | + | The youth movement continues with the arms as Bradish, Burns, Lodolo and Yesavage could all be in the all-star game…in 2030. I kid, because |
| - | I know from experience when you go all sexy and young (in fantasy baseball, just fantasy baseball) you usually are the one footing the bill. | + | I know from experience when you go all sexy and young (in fantasy baseball, just fantasy baseball) you usually |
| Prediction: Middle third. Some risks work out, some don’t, end up in the middle. | Prediction: Middle third. Some risks work out, some don’t, end up in the middle. | ||
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| - | With a few teams this year I think one or two picks can really swing the results. For Fatty I see it as Mookie Betts. If Betts’ last season was really a fluke due to some flesh eating Japanese virus, then Fatty got the steal of the lifetime in the 4th round. Pairing him with Acuna, PCA and Marte, makes for an incredibly well rounded squad. If he has really fallen off a cliff, I like this team a hell of a lot less. Steer Diaz and Mongomery | + | With a few teams this year (specifically Fatone and Birdie) |
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| Love You All. Now Read the Preview! | Love You All. Now Read the Preview! | ||
| - | Commish’s Take: Guest Preview this year conducted by none other than the reigning champ of Rockem Sockem, Jay Moon. | + | Commish’s Take: Guest Preview this year conducted by none other than the reigning champ of Rockem Sockem, Jay Moon! |
| - | **It was just a normal Tuesday afternoon in March as I spam applied for the same jobs as Tom on LinkedIn when I finally got the call up (text) from the Commish. I’ve dreamed (dreaded) of this moment for over two decades. This is what I’ve been training for (thank god for the Wiki and ChatGPT) all my life. Am I ready? Hell no. Will I be judged and mocked by the rest of the league? Of course, but when you get the opportunity you step up to the plate you swing for the fences. (My actual high school stat line was 2 for 20 with a single, HR and 9K. (A regular Mark Reynolds). Thank god for volleyball.** | + | It was just a normal Tuesday afternoon in March as I spam applied for the same jobs as Tom on LinkedIn when I finally got the call up (text) from the Commish. I’ve dreamed (dreaded) of this moment for over two decades. This is what I’ve been training for (thank god for the Wiki and ChatGPT) all my life. Am I ready? Hell no. Will I be judged and mocked by the rest of the league? Of course, but when you get the opportunity you step up to the plate you swing for the fences. (My actual high school stat line was 2 for 20 with a single, HR and 9K. (A regular Mark Reynolds). Thank god for volleyball. |
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