Am I the Only One That Feels This Way?
Do you suffer from early season regret? Or is it just me?
I’m a value-based drafter. I don’t go into the draft with a plan. I have my values and I sit back, watch the draft unfold, and let the opportunities come to me. I’m also an accountant. I love Excel.
In other words, I’m boring.
The old guys. The boring guys. The “cool” players from two years ago or maybe even ten years ago… That’s the type of player that usually ends up on my teams. Certainly not the fun new toys. I’m told it’s the smart way to play the game. I’m stock-piling value. Increasing my chances of winning.
And I hate it.
I’m also pushing 35. So maybe I’m experiencing early onset mid-life crisis. But I’m second guessing my way of doing business. You might have seen a little bit of the second guessing here. And then I went through a 10 team AL-only draft and it really sent me into a tail spin. Take a look at what’s causing me to question my purpose in life:
| My Boring Team | Price Paid | My Value | That Guy’s Sexy Team | Price Paid | My Value |
| Masahiro Tanaka | $17.00 | $18.11 | Marcus Stroman | $23.00 | $14.82 |
| Michael Pineda | $10.00 | $14.09 | Luis Severino | $14.00 | $7.71 |
| Ian Kennedy | $7.00 | $9.38 | Carlos Rodon | $10.00 | $8.03 |
| Erasmo Ramirez | $2.00 | $1.13 | Jose Berrios | $5.00 | $0.00 |
| Tyler Skaggs | $2.00 | $0.00 | Blake Snell | $3.00 | $0.00 |
| Jimmy Rollins | $1.00 | $1.00 | A.J. Reed | $3.00 | $0.00 |
| Nori Aoki | $1.00 | $11.45 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | $3.00 | $8.12 |
| Adam Lind | $2.00 | $6.20 | C.J. Cron | $3.00 | $5.82 |
| Josh Hamilton | $1.00 | $0.00 | Jurickson Profar | $1.00 | $0.00 |
| Total | $43.00 | $61.36 | Total | $65.00 | $44.50 |