Monday the madness begins.
The first … let’s call it a “redistribution draft” … starts as the two new owners pick through the powerhouse that was the Outs and the prospect house that was Vandelay.
Ah, redistribution draft. Sounds like fantasy socialism. Who is running this league? Bernie Sanders? Choo has got to be wearing his MAGA hat and throwing a fit.
Matt Bremmer, more commonly known in the Pittsburgh world as Mark Chan, and Ryan Sakamoto, more commonly known as … Ryan Sakamoto, will each take turns snagging players and filling out their franchises in the JLB.
There is so much to choose from and aside from the No. 1 pick, whom we all know will be Trout.
I reached out to Ryan for comment, and iMessage says that he read my request at 8:26 p.m., but clearly, this GM is going to be close to the chest with this info. He did not respond whatsoever.
So, let’s just assume he goes Trout.
The next 15 picks are going to be insane.
Kris Bryant, Giancarlo Stanton, Mookie Betts, Carlos Correa, Corey Kluber, Madison Bumgarner, Jake Arrieta, Jose Quintana, Kyle Kendricks, Jacob deGrom, Freddie Freeman, Marcell Ozuna.
It’s just crazy.
Add in some sweet prospects like Alex Reyes, Anderson Espinoza, Yoan Moncada, Willy Adames and Kyle Lewis, and we have ourselves an interesting group of players.
To make things even crazier, any one of those top 10 picks could easily be flipped for a decent package in the offseason.
So what would you do?
Well, even if for some crazy reason you didn’t want Trout, you have to go with him. The flipping value is there.
And the Dude, last week’s surprise winner — slash lucky winner because someone decided to bench Joe Smith in protest rather than play the game the way it should be played — is in GREAT shape to trade with these guys. Why? He has their dream boys.
Chan is a Nats fan, so Bryce Harper is on his wish-list.
Ryan is an O’s fan, so Manny Machado is on his wish-list.
Well, at least until both become Yankees and/or Red Sox.
But, I digress, Chan, at the No. 2 pick, really has the most interesting pick because do you go with the lights-out pitcher Corey Kluber and get your ace in a fantasy league where they are hard to come by.
Or do you go with the other MVP Kris Bryant? I could also make a strong case to get Carlos Correa at that pick, too. He is three years younger at age 22 and better numbers in fewer games.
“You have to take Kluber,” said Choo, as he took a break from standing in line at Treehouse Brewery to check his phone. “Because for the next five years, he will be better than Kershaw, and he is the closest thing to Maddux we will ever see again.”
Choo’s American League rival Crox Sox had a different take.
“Correa,” he said. “Counting stats every day versus every fifth.”
I have to say, I agree with the latter. A shortstop with MVP ability has to be more valuable than Kluber.
Yes, the Klubot is virtually unhittable right now, but what we he be next year?
We see this all the time. Jake Arrieta, who is among the available draft picks, was the best pitcher of all time for about four months and then he returned to Earth.
Even Kluber returned back to Earth after his first Cy Young.
The Cheese Steaks took a break from pummeling the Dude to respond, but he said Mookie. Perhaps this is why his offense is so bad, aside from the amazing Rhys Hoskins, who hit homer No. 18 tonight. Wow.
At the end of the day, no matter what happens, both of these guys can enter the draft knowing that they will have two of the aforementioned four players. … And if someone steps out of line and drafts one of the other players not mentioned, then boom, you have three of four.
This is going to be fun.
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