An Exercise Meant to Depress

In the hopes that misery loves company, I thought I would post the general differences in where players are going from this year versus last year.

The reasons are three fold
- There are 6 more teams this year, meaning each round is longer of course.
- The new resims added a lot of clarity
- In a league steadily increasing the value put on defense, the Gossamer's drove the point home last year with a great team

Anyway you slice it though, the options presented to owners each round are simply not as good as they were a year ago, forcing us to draft players not as good as we're used to.















Below is a quick summary of what I mean.  Each player drafted so far is categorized into groupings of how much earlier they have been taken this year.

Players Taken in the Same Round Each Year
Allen C - Jimmie Foxx(Rd1)
Brad H - Oscar Charleston(Rd1)
Brad P - Ross Barnes(Rd1)
Brad P - Dan Brouthers(Rd2)
Brad P - Mike Schmidt(Rd3)
Brian B - Honus Wagner(Rd1)
Dave K - Barry Bonds(Rd1)
Dave K - Jason Giambi(Rd3)
Fred B - Eddie Collins(Rd2)
Ivar A - Jeff Bagwell(Rd2)
Jason B - Mickey Mantle(Rd1)
Jay H - Rogers Hornsby(Rd1)
Jeff B - Greg Maddux(Rd1)
Joe T - Willie McCovey(Rd2)
Joe T - Harry Heilmann(Rd3)
Joe T - Chipper Jones(Rd4)
Joe V - Norm Cash(Rd1)
Justin B - John McGraw(Rd2)
Justin P - Mark McGwire(Rd2)
Lou P - Ty Cobb(Rd1)
Matt B - Tip O'Neill(Rd1)
Michael G - Rickey Henderson(Rd3)
Mike S - Pedro Martinez(Rd1)
Mike S - King Kelly(Rd2)
Mike S - Hughie Jennings(Rd3)
Sean S - Joe Jackson(Rd2)
Shotgun S - Ted Williams(Rd1)
Shotgun S - Al Orth(Rd3)
Steve C - Babe Ruth(Rd1)
Steve C - Billy Hamilton(Rd3)
TJ O - Lou Gehrig(Rd1)

Players Taken 1-2 Rounds Earlier This Year
Allen C - Bill Dickey(Rd2)
Allen C - Dick Allen(Rd3)
Brad H - Sandy Koufax(Rd2)
Brian B - Addie Joss(Rd2)
Brian B - Jesse Tannehill(Rd3)
Brian B - Dizzy Dean(Rd4)
Dave K - Pop Lloyd(Rd2)
Fred B - Walter Johnson(Rd1)
Ivar A - Joe DiMaggio(Rd1)
Jason B - Mickey Cochrane(Rd3)
Jason S - Randy Johnson(Rd1)
Jason S - Christy Mathewson(Rd2)
Jay H - Al Rosen(Rd2)
Jeff B - Josh Gibson(Rd2)
Jeff B - Duke Snider(Rd3)
Joe T - Stan Musial(Rd1)
Joe V - Benny Kauff(Rd3)
Joe V - Al Simmons(Rd4)
Justin B - Tris Speaker(Rd1)
Justin P - Fred Dunlap(Rd1)
Justin p - Babe Adams(Rd3)
Justin P - Jesse Burkett(Rd4)
Lou P - Frank Baker(Rd3)
Matt B - Garland Braxton(Rd3)
Michael G - George Brett(Rd1)
Michael G - Joe Morgan(Rd2)
Paulie N - Nap Lajoie(Rd1)
Paulie N - Lou Boudreau(Rd2)
Paulie N - Roger Clemens(Rd4)
Sean S - Arky Vaughan(Rd1)
Sean S - Ed Delahanty(Rd3)
Steve C - Bill Bernhard(Rd2)
TJ O - Cy Blanton(Rd2)
TJ O - Eddie Mathews(Rd3)

Players taken 3-5 Rounds Earlier
3 Earlier - Luis Gonzalez(Rd4)-Brad P
3 Earlier - Frank Robinson(Rd4)-fred b
3 Earlier - Buck Leonard(Rd2)-Jason B
3 Earlier - Mel Ott(Rd2)-Joe V
3 Earlier - Ken Griffey Jr(Rd4)-Michael G
3 Earlier - Cy Seymour(Rd4)-Sean S
4 Earlier - Willie Mays(Rd3)-Fred B
4 Earlier - Pete Alexander(Rd4)-Lou P
4 Earlier - Fred Lynn(Rd4)-Matt B
4 Earlier - Wade Boggs(Rd4)-Shotgun S
5 Earlier - Jackie Robinson(Rd3)-Jason S

Players taken 6-9 Rounds Earlier
6 Earlier - Cal Ripken(Rd4)-Jason S
6 Earlier - Cupid Childs(Rd3)-Justin B
8 Earlier - Alex Rodriguez(Rd4)-Ivar A
9 Earlier - Sammy Sosa(Rd3)-Paulie N

Players Taken 10 or More Rounds Earlier (we're only in Rd 4!)
11 Earlier - Tom Seaver(Rd3)-Brad H
11 Earlier - Cliff Lee(Rd3)-Jay H
12 Earlier - Cy Young(Rd3)-Ivar A
14 Earlier - Roger Connor(Rd4)-Justin B
17 Earlier - Orator Shaffer(Rd2)-Lou P
Not Picked - George Davis (Rd4)-Brad H
Not Picked - Bert Blyleven (Rd4)-Allen C

Times sure have changed!

But, two owners did find value.  Congratulations Shotgun and Matt B, your 2nd round picks this year, were first rounders last year (Hugh Duffy and Larry Walker)