I found Dave's recap of each team's last five drafts to be fascinating.
1. Many of the players drafted in the first round are no longer on their original teams. The PugBoys and Hit Men were the only two clubs with more than one player on their current roster from their last five first round picks.
2. Our point system puts a tremendous emphasis on having quality position players. Yet of the 51 players taken in the last five years 35 were either starters or relievers.
3. There were a total of 20 relief pitchers taken in the last five years. Of those 20, only 5 are still closers with their respective teams. Goes to show you the inflated value of closers in our league. Because they change so often it seems tough to justify using a first rounder seeing this statistic.
4. Finally - given the rapid turnover demonstrated in these bullets, I'd say the MLB draft has importance as a tool to build depth. It certainly cannot be counted on as a tool to acquire top of the line fantasy talent.
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Chuck makes an excellent point. It is rare to get a guy that becomes part of your core team. There's an occaisonal Nathan, Smoltz, or Rollins out there. The draft must be used to fill in the holes, especially for a team on the cusp of contention...
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