Sure, there was a time it meant one less hour of sleep, but I'm now well into the stage of my life where it means one less hour of being awake.

If the balls being used in the WBC are the same ones that will be used this season, 2019 could seem like the dead ball era.

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Had fun chipping in with some of my ESPN friends and colleagues

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The draft for one of my favorite leagues begins today... Scoresheet.

Don't need to worry about how to draft saves, or steals. Just draft good baseball players, set a good batting order and pitching rotation... and never bunt.

Any idea if Orioles phenom Vance Honeycutt is a relative of noted Korean war vet, BJ Honeycutt?

From now on, trying a bad draft strategy and failing, then repeating the same strategy the next year shall be called "Profaring".

Remember, spring stats are meaningless, unless they are generated by a player you like, in which case they are super relevant.

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Most projections round off.

20.4 HR = 20 HR
20.6 HR = 21 HR

I took my 26th ranked hitter ($24) and took away 1 HR, 1 hit, 1 SB, 1 run and 1 RBI. He dropped to 33rd among batters ($23).

In an auction, $1 is nothing, but 7 spots in a draft is a lot and could influence the pick.