2010 Mock Draft

Fantasy Baseball - Mixed 5x5 (20 game eligibility)

Participants:

1.Dan
2.Real Chance
3.Andrea
4.Smokin' Balls
5.Bay State Scout (PFB Writer)
6.thetrueguru
7.Clean Streets
8.chata
9.Horton's Who's on First
10.Pro Fantasy Baseball (Sin City Scout)
11.Fireman68
12.Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com)

Round One

R1 P1 Dan Pujols, Albert 1B STL AutoSelect

R1 P2 Real Chance Ramirez, Hanley SS FLA AutoSelect

R1 P3 Andrea Braun, Ryan OF MIL 12s

R1 P4 Smokin' Balls Rodriguez, Alex 3B NYY AutoSelect

R1 P5 Bay State Scout Utley, Chase 2B PHI 25s

R1 P6 thetrueguru Kemp, Matt OF LA 11s

R1 P7 Clean Streets Howard, Ryan 1B PHI 10s

R1 P8 chata Fielder, Prince 1B MIL 16s

R1 P9 Horton's Who's on First Cabrera, Miguel 1B DET 38s

R1 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Teixeira, Mark 1B NYY 16s

R1 P11 Fireman68 Crawford, Carl OF TB 9s

R1 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Lincecum, Tim SP SF 26s

Round Two

R2 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Tulowitzki, Troy SS COL 38s

R2 P2 Fireman68 Holliday, Matt OF STL 5s

R2 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Sizemore, Grady OF CLE 17s

R2 P4 Horton's Who's on First Longoria, Evan 3B TB 33s

R2 P5 chata Borbon, Julio OF TEX Predrafted

R2 P6 Clean Streets Ellsbury, Jacoby OF BOS 15s

R2 P7 thetrueguru Kinsler, Ian 2B TEX Predrafted

R2 P8 Bay State Scout Mauer, Joe C MIN 20s

R2 P9 Smokin' Balls Wright, David 3B NYM AutoSelect

R2 P10 Andrea Martinez, Victor C, 1B BOS 7s

R2 P11 Real Chance Reynolds, Mark 3B, 1B ARI AutoSelect

R2 P12 Dan Rollins, Jimmy SS PHI AutoSelect

Round Three

R3 P1 Dan Bay, Jason OF NYM AutoSelect

R3 P2 Real Chance Reyes, Jose SS NYM AutoSelect

R3 P3 Andrea Upton, Justin OF ARI 3s

R3 P4 Smokin' Balls Sabathia, CC SP NYY AutoSelect

R3 P5 Bay State Scout Gonzalez, Adrian 1B SD 16s

R3 P6 thetrueguru Votto, Joey 1B CIN 11s

R3 P7 Clean Streets Youkilis, Kevin 1B, 3B BOS 16s

R3 P8 chata Phillips, Brandon 2B CIN 6s

R3 P9 Horton's Who's on First Pedroia, Dustin 2B BOS 34s

R3 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Hernandez, Felix SP SEA 30s

R3 P11 Fireman68 Sandoval, Pablo 3B, 1B SF 13s

R3 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Zimmerman, Ryan 3B WAS 7s

Round Four

R4 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Halladay, Roy SP PHI 22s

R4 P2 Fireman68 Haren, Dan SP ARI 7s

R4 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Granderson, Curtis OF NYY 5s

R4 P4 Horton's Who's on First Werth, Jayson OF PHI 42s

R4 P5 chata McCann, Brian C ATL 9s

R4 P6 Clean Streets Greinke, Zack SP KC 23s

R4 P7 thetrueguru Morales, Kendry 1B ANA 14s

R4 P8 Bay State Scout Upton, B.J. OF TB 15s

R4 P9 Smokin' Balls Suzuki, Ichiro OF SEA AutoSelect

R4 P10 Andrea Verlander, Justin SP DET 5s

R4 P11 Real Chance Roberts, Brian 2B BAL AutoSelect

R4 P12 Dan Morneau, Justin 1B MIN AutoSelect

Round Five

R5 P1 Dan Santana, Johan SP NYM AutoSelect

R5 P2 Real Chance Jeter, Derek SS NYY AutoSelect

R5 P3 Andrea Wainwright, Adam SP STL 3s

R5 P4 Smokin' Balls Lind, Adam OF TOR AutoSelect

R5 P5 Bay State Scout Hamilton, Josh OF TEX 15s

R5 P6 thetrueguru Cruz, Nelson OF TEX 24s

R5 P7 Clean Streets Choo, Shin-Soo OF CLE 10s

R5 P8 chata Cano, Robinson 2B NYY 6s

R5 P9 Horton's Who's on First Lester, Jon SP BOS 33s

R5 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Nathan, Joe RP MIN

R5 P11 Fireman68 Abreu, Bobby OF ANA 18s

R5 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Lee, Cliff SP SEA 31s

Round Six

R6 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Dunn, Adam OF, 1B WAS 24s

R6 P2 Fireman68 Peavy, Jake SP CHW 5s

R6 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Hill, Aaron 2B TOR 3s

R6 P4 Horton's Who's on First Lee, Derrek 1B CHC 39s

R6 P5 chata Ramirez, Manny OF LA 5s

R6 P6 Clean Streets Zobrist, Ben 2B, OF TB 42s

R6 P7 thetrueguru Ethier, Andre OF LA 5s

R6 P8 Bay State Scout Ramirez, Aramis 3B CHC 8s

R6 P9 Smokin' Balls Markakis, Nick OF BAL AutoSelect

R6 P10 Andrea Vazquez, Javier SP NYY 14s

R6 P11 Real Chance Berkman, Lance 1B HOU AutoSelect

R6 P12 Dan Victorino, Shane OF PHI AutoSelect

Round Seven

R7 P1 Dan Papelbon, Jonathan RP BOS AutoSelect

R7 P2 Real Chance Rivera, Mariano RP NYY AutoSelect

R7 P3 Andrea Pena, Carlos 1B TB 11s

R7 P4 Smokin' Balls Broxton, Jonathan RP LA AutoSelect

R7 P5 Bay State Scout Figgins, Chone 3B SEA 40s

R7 P6 thetrueguru Lee, Carlos OF HOU 38s

R7 P7 Clean Streets McLouth, Nate OF ATL 18s

R7 P8 chata Pence, Hunter OF HOU 12s

R7 P9 Horton's Who's on First McCutchen, Andrew OF PIT 19s

R7 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Quentin, Carlos OF CHW 24s

R7 P11 Fireman68 Soria, Joakim RP KC 2s

R7 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Bourn, Michael OF HOU 5s

Round Eight

R8 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Johnson, Josh SP FLA 21s

R8 P2 Fireman68 Beckett, Josh SP BOS 4s

R8 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Wieters, Matt C BAL 33s

R8 P4 Horton's Who's on First Hanson, Tommy SP ATL 35s

R8 P5 chata Butler, Billy 1B KC 8s

R8 P6 Clean Streets Hunter, Tommy SP TEX 45s

R8 P7 thetrueguru Bailey, Andrew RP OAK Predrafted

R8 P8 Bay State Scout Gallardo, Yovani SP MIL 19s

R8 P9 Smokin' Balls Soriano, Alfonso OF CHC AutoSelect

R8 P10 Andrea Rios, Alex OF CHW 18s

R8 P11 Real Chance Rodriguez, Francisco RP NYM AutoSelect

R8 P12 Dan Beltran, Carlos OF NYM AutoSelect

Round Nine

R9 P1 Dan Carpenter, Chris SP STL AutoSelect

R9 P2 Real Chance Jones, Adam OF BAL AutoSelect

R9 P3 Andrea Cain, Matt SP SF 11s

R9 P4 Smokin' Balls Uggla, Dan 2B FLA AutoSelect

R9 P5 Bay State Scout Jimenez, Ubaldo SP COL 6s

R9 P6 thetrueguru Street, Huston RP COL 19s

R9 P7 Clean Streets Hunter, Torii OF ANA 5s

R9 P8 chata Kershaw, Clayton SP LA 8s

R9 P9 Horton's Who's on First Nolasco, Ricky SP FLA 33s

R9 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Ramirez, Alexei SS CHW 39s

R9 P11 Fireman68 Young, Michael 3B TEX 8s

R9 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Soriano, Rafael RP TB 36s

Round Ten

R10 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Hamels, Cole SP PHI 42s

R10 P2 Fireman68 Ibanez, Raul OF PHI 14s

R10 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Beckham, Gordon 3B CHW 36s

R10 P4 Horton's Who's on First Valverde, Jose RP DET 19s

R10 P5 chata Garza, Matt SP TB Predrafted

R10 P6 Clean Streets Suzuki, Kurt C OAK 40s

R10 P7 thetrueguru Drew, Stephen SS ARI 10s

R10 P8 Bay State Scout Bartlett, Jason SS TB 17s

R10 P9 Smokin' Balls Bell, Heath RP SD AutoSelect

R10 P10 Andrea Stewart, Ian 3B, 2B COL 35s

R10 P11 Real Chance Cordero, Francisco RP CIN AutoSelect

R10 P12 Dan Hawpe, Brad OF COL AutoSelect

Round Eleven

R11 P1 Dan Fuentes, Brian RP ANA AutoSelect

R11 P2 Real Chance Kubel, Jason OF MIN AutoSelect

R11 P3 Andrea Damon, Johnny OF FA 30s

R11 P4 Smokin' Balls Posada, Jorge C NYY AutoSelect

R11 P5 Bay State Scout Bruce, Jay OF CIN 7s

R11 P6 thetrueguru Aardsma, David RP SEA 12s

R11 P7 Clean Streets Shields, James SP TB 9s

R11 P8 chata Billingsley, Chad SP LA Predrafted

R11 P9 Horton's Who's on First Wilson, Brian RP SF 20s

R11 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Span, Denard OF MIN 38s

R11 P11 Fireman68 Lopez, Jose 2B SEA 9s

R11 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Morgan, Nyjer OF WAS 9s

Round Twelve

R12 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Marmol, Carlos RP CHC 15s

R12 P2 Fireman68 Martin, Russell C LA 7s

R12 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Webb, Brandon SP ARI

R12 P4 Horton's Who's on First Andrus, Elvis SS TEX 14s

R12 P5 chata Cuddyer, Michael OF, 1B MIN 6s

R12 P6 Clean Streets Anderson, Brett SP OAK 5s

R12 P7 thetrueguru Davis, Rajai OF OAK 3s

R12 P8 Bay State Scout Wagner, Billy RP ATL 3s

R12 P9 Smokin' Balls Furcal, Rafael SS LA AutoSelect

R12 P10 Andrea Lackey, John SP BOS 37s

R12 P11 Real Chance Burnett, A.J. SP NYY AutoSelect

R12 P12 Dan Jones, Chipper 3B ATL AutoSelect

Round Thirteen

R13 P1 Dan Guerrero, Vladimir DH TEX AutoSelect

R13 P2 Real Chance Gonzalez, Carlos OF COL AutoSelect

R13 P3 Andrea Soto, Geovany C CHC 35s

R13 P4 Smokin' Balls Tejada, Miguel SS BAL AutoSelect

R13 P5 Bay State Scout Baker, Scott SP MIN 42s

R13 P6 thetrueguru Jones, Garrett OF, 1B PIT 11s

R13 P7 Clean Streets Qualls, Chad RP ARI 38s

R13 P8 chata Rodriguez, Wandy SP HOU 9s

R13 P9 Horton's Who's on First Montero, Miguel C ARI 40s

R13 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Stubbs, Drew OF CIN 37s

R13 P11 Fireman68 Hoffman, Trevor RP MIL 4s

R13 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Iannetta, Chris C COL 6s

Round Fourteen

R14 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Davis, Chris 1B TEX 21s

R14 P2 Fireman68 Dempster, Ryan SP CHC 18s

R14 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Zambrano, Carlos SP CHC 38s

R14 P4 Horton's Who's on First Ludwick, Ryan OF STL 25s

R14 P5 chata Weaver, Jered SP ANA 4s

R14 P6 Clean Streets Escobar, Yunel SS ATL 6s

R14 P7 thetrueguru Franklin, Ryan RP STL 7s

R14 P8 Bay State Scout Francisco, Frank RP TEX 22s

R14 P9 Smokin' Balls Scherzer, Max SP DET AutoSelect

R14 P10 Andrea Kendrick, Howie 2B ANA 26s

R14 P11 Real Chance Lilly, Ted SP CHC AutoSelect

R14 P12 Dan Jurrjens, Jair SP ATL AutoSelect

Round Fifteen

R15 P1 Dan Molina, Bengie C SF AutoSelect

R15 P2 Real Chance Jenks, Bobby RP CHW AutoSelect

R15 P3 Andrea Reimold, Nolan OF BAL 23s

R15 P4 Smokin' Balls Oswalt, Roy SP HOU AutoSelect

R15 P5 Bay State Scout Rasmus, Colby OF STL 44s

R15 P6 thetrueguru Jackson, Edwin SP ARI 7s

R15 P7 Clean Streets Napoli, Mike C ANA 4s

R15 P8 chata Rivera, Juan OF ANA 6s

R15 P9 Horton's Who's on First Cabrera, Asdrubal SS, 2B CLE 42s

R15 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Gonzalez, Mike RP BAL 22s

R15 P11 Fireman68 Cabrera, Orlando SS CIN 4s

R15 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Nunez, Leo RP FLA 13s

Round Sixteen

R16 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Loney, James 1B LA 10s

R16 P2 Fireman68 LaRoche, Adam 1B ARI 8s

R16 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Peralta, Jhonny 3B, SS CLE 9s

R16 P4 Horton's Who's on First Wood, Kerry RP CLE 45s

R16 P5 chata Aybar, Erick SS ANA 5s

R16 P6 Clean Streets Gutierrez, Franklin OF SEA 2s

R16 P7 thetrueguru McGehee, Casey 3B, 2B MIL 29s

R16 P8 Bay State Scout Hardy, J.J. SS MIN 18s

R16 P9 Smokin' Balls Danks, John SP CHW AutoSelect

R16 P10 Andrea Wolf, Randy SP MIL 12s

R16 P11 Real Chance Dye, Jermaine OF FA AutoSelect

R16 P12 Dan Hudson, Orlando 2B MIN AutoSelect

Round Seventeen

R17 P1 Dan Feliz, Neftali SP TEX AutoSelect

R17 P2 Real Chance Kazmir, Scott SP ANA AutoSelect

R17 P3 Andrea Headley, Chase OF, 3B SD 31s

R17 P4 Smokin' Balls Price, David SP TB AutoSelect

R17 P5 Bay State Scout Doumit, Ryan C PIT 28s

R17 P6 thetrueguru Howell, J.P. RP TB 24s

R17 P7 Clean Streets Dotel, Octavio RP PIT 3s

R17 P8 chata de la Rosa, Jorge SP COL 7s

R17 P9 Horton's Who's on First Hart, Corey OF MIL 31s

R17 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Happ, J.A. SP PHI 20s

R17 P11 Fireman68 Capps, Matt RP WAS 3s

R17 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Ortiz, David DH BOS 9s

Round Eighteen

R18 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Harden, Rich SP TEX 11s

R18 P2 Fireman68 Escobar, Alcides SS MIL 35s

R18 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Posey, Buster C SF 3s

R18 P4 Horton's Who's on First Pierzynski, A.J. C CHW 30s

R18 P5 chata Cueto, Johnny SP CIN 11s

R18 P6 Clean Streets Beltre, Adrian 3B BOS 1s

R18 P7 thetrueguru Molina, Yadier C STL 2s

R18 P8 Bay State Scout Cameron, Mike OF BOS 21s

R18 P9 Smokin' Balls Wells, Vernon OF TOR AutoSelect

R18 P10 Andrea Gordon, Alex 3B KC 26s

R18 P11 Real Chance Cantu, Jorge 1B, 3B FLA AutoSelect

R18 P12 Dan Floyd, Gavin SP CHW AutoSelect

Round Nineteen

R19 P1 Dan Weeks, Rickie 2B MIL AutoSelect

R19 P2 Real Chance Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP BOS AutoSelect

R19 P3 Andrea Rodney, Fernando RP ANA 15s

R19 P4 Smokin' Balls Helton, Todd 1B COL AutoSelect

R19 P5 Bay State Scout Liriano, Francisco SP MIN 3s

R19 P6 thetrueguru Scutaro, Marco SS BOS 10s

R19 P7 Clean Streets Johnson, Kelly 2B ARI 18s

R19 P8 chata Prado, Martin 2B, 1B, 3B ATL 3s

R19 P9 Horton's Who's on First Correia, Kevin SP SD 25s

R19 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Porcello, Rick SP DET 39s

R19 P11 Fireman68 Ross, Cody OF FLA 25s

R19 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Cabrera, Everth SS SD 11s

Round Twenty

R20 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Cust, Jack OF OAK 20s

R20 P2 Fireman68 Ordonez, Magglio OF DET 6s

R20 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Izturis, Maicer 2B, SS ANA 31s

R20 P4 Horton's Who's on First Konerko, Paul 1B CHW 36s

R20 P5 chata Sanchez, Jonathan SP SF 14s

R20 P6 Clean Streets Buchholz, Clay SP BOS 30s

R20 P7 thetrueguru Thornton, Matt RP CHW 19s

R20 P8 Bay State Scout Matsui, Hideki DH ANA 7s

R20 P9 Smokin' Balls Chamberlain, Joba SP NYY AutoSelect

R20 P10 Andrea Lidge, Brad RP PHI 7s

R20 P11 Real Chance Gomez, Carlos OF MIL AutoSelect

R20 P12 Dan Hairston, Scott OF SD AutoSelect

Round Twenty-One

R21 P1 Dan Pettitte, Andy SP NYY AutoSelect

R21 P2 Real Chance Hudson, Tim SP ATL AutoSelect

R21 P3 Andrea Pierre, Juan OF CHW 14s

R21 P4 Smokin' Balls Snider, Travis OF TOR AutoSelect

R21 P5 Bay State Scout Santana, Ervin SP ANA 5s

R21 P6 thetrueguru Baker, John C FLA 31s

R21 P7 Clean Streets Drew, J.D. OF BOS 2s

R21 P8 chata Olivo, Miguel C COL 24s

R21 P9 Horton's Who's on First Sheets, Ben SP OAK 7s

R21 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Lindstrom, Matt RP HOU 5s

R21 P11 Fireman68 Harang, Aaron SP CIN 24s

R21 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Barmes, Clint 2B COL 5s

Round Twenty-Two

R22 P1 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Scott, Luke OF BAL 18s

R22 P2 Fireman68 Blanton, Joe SP PHI 26s

R22 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Coghlan, Chris OF FLA 18s

R22 P4 Horton's Who's on First DeRosa, Mark 3B, OF SF 29s

R22 P5 chata Niemann, Jeff SP TB 7s

R22 P6 Clean Streets Slowey, Kevin SP MIN 4s

R22 P7 thetrueguru Bedard, Erik SP SEA 13s

R22 P8 Bay State Scout Davis, Wade SP TB 12s

R22 P9 Smokin' Balls Feldman, Scott SP TEX AutoSelect

R22 P10 Andrea Theriot, Ryan SS CHC 5s

R22 P11 Real Chance Ruiz, Carlos C PHI AutoSelect

R22 P12 Dan Buehrle, Mark SP CHW AutoSelect

Round Twenty-Three

R23 P1 Dan Varitek, Jason C BOS AutoSelect

R23 P2 Real Chance Hernandez, Ramon C, 1B CIN AutoSelect

R23 P3 Andrea Hanrahan, Joel RP PIT 26s

R23 P4 Smokin' Balls Torrealba, Yorvit C SD AutoSelect

R23 P5 Bay State Scout Kuroda, Hiroki SP LA 3s

R23 P6 thetrueguru Moylan, Peter RP ATL 5s

R23 P7 Clean Streets Lowe, Derek SP ATL 31s

R23 P8 chata Teahen, Mark 3B, OF CHW Predrafted

R23 P9 Horton's Who's on First Arroyo, Bronson SP CIN 28s

R23 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Saunders, Joe SP ANA AutoSelect

R23 P11 Fireman68 Santana, Carlos C CLE 4s

R23 P12 Jason Swist (FantasyBaseballSearch.com) Shoppach, Kelly C TB 14s

 
Pro Fantasy Baseball Final Team
 
R1 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Teixeira, Mark 1B NYY

R2 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Sizemore, Grady OF CLE


R3 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Hernandez, Felix SP SEA


R4 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Granderson, Curtis OF NYY


R5 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Nathan, Joe RP MIN


R6 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Hill, Aaron 2B TOR


R7 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Quentin, Carlos OF CHW


R8 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Wieters, Matt C BAL


R9 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Ramirez, Alexei SS CHW


R10 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Beckham, Gordon 3B CHW


R11 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Span, Denard OF MIN


R12 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Webb, Brandon SP ARI


R13 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Stubbs, Drew OF CIN


R14 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Zambrano, Carlos SP CHC


R15 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Gonzalez, Mike RP BAL


R16 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Peralta, Jhonny 3B CLE


R17 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Happ, J.A. SP PHI


R18 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Posey, Buster C SF


R19 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Porcello, Rick SP DET


R20 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Izturis, Maicer 2B ANA


R21 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Lindstrom, Matt RP HOU


R22 P3 Pro Fantasy Baseball Coghlan, Chris OF FLA


R23 P10 Pro Fantasy Baseball Saunders, Joe SP ANA

 
Bay State Scout Final Team
 
R1 P5 Bay State Scout Utley, Chase 2B PHI



R2 P8 Bay State Scout Mauer, Joe C MIN


R3 P5 Bay State Scout Gonzalez, Adrian 1B SD


R4 P8 Bay State Scout Upton, B.J. OF TB


R5 P5 Bay State Scout Hamilton, Josh OF TEX


R6 P8 Bay State Scout Ramirez, Aramis 3B CHC


R7 P5 Bay State Scout Figgins, Chone 3B SEA


R8 P8 Bay State Scout Gallardo, Yovani SP MIL


R9 P5 Bay State Scout Jimenez, Ubaldo SP COL


R10 P8 Bay State Scout Bartlett, Jason SS TB


R11 P5 Bay State Scout Bruce, Jay OF CIN


R12 P8 Bay State Scout Wagner, Billy RP ATL


R13 P5 Bay State Scout Baker, Scott SP MIN


R14 P8 Bay State Scout Francisco, Frank RP TEX


R15 P5 Bay State Scout Rasmus, Colby OF STL


R16 P8 Bay State Scout Hardy, J.J. SS MIN


R17 P5 Bay State Scout Doumit, Ryan C PIT


R18 P8 Bay State Scout Cameron, Mike OF BOS


R19 P5 Bay State Scout Liriano, Francisco SP MIN


R20 P8 Bay State Scout Matsui, Hideki DH ANA


R21 P5 Bay State Scout Santana, Ervin SP ANA


R22 P8 Bay State Scout Davis, Wade SP TB


R23 P5 Bay State Scout Kuroda, Hiroki SP LA

Knock the Mock

As the 2010 baseball season approaches, and just as important, your 2010 fantasy draft approaches, it is nice to get in some practice with mock drafts. However, there are some dangers that you must be aware of when you do your mock drafts. Mock drafting can be both good and bad. Read the below points to get some ideas of how to use mock drafts to your advantage.

Here's the skinny:

The Good:

• Mock drafting gets you thinking in 'draft Mode'. 'Draft Mode' is the ability to make smart decisions according to your game plan in the allotted time. This is usually not done well on the first couple of drafts, but as you continue to mock draft, your game plan and approach gets stronger. This is a big plus.
• Mock drafting gives you a feel for where players will go in the draft. After a few drafts, you should kinda know who's going in the top rounds and who will be around later. This is a good time to see who might be over and under rated.
• Mock drafting is a good time to try out different strategies. Try different things and see how your team comes out in the end. May come across a new strategy!
• Mock drafting is fun.

The Bad:

• Being that the draft is not real, people may not take it too seriously. If they are not taking it too seriously, their picks may not reflect 'real' picks.
• Just like you, others may be trying out different strategies. You could end up with a false sense of how the draft went due to someone trying something bizarre.
• Take into account how many people are in the draft. Seems straight forward, but it's easy to overlook. If your real draft is 12 people but your mock drafts are 10 people, the results simply won't match up very well. It's not pointless, as you can still see who the popular picks are, but it can't be used as a guideline for what round a player will go in.

Keeping these points in mind should help you have effective and safe mock drafts. Have fun!

-Scout Monkey

( scout_monkey@gmx.com)

Trends from the PFB Writer's Draft

This time of year, it seems like there’s a Home Show every weekend. If you’re never been, Home Shows are great. Hundreds of builders, design experts, manufacturers, and other businesses all descend on one place with the aim of sharing what they know. You’re able to learn about new building techniques, check out the latest design trends, and get fresh ideas for your own projects without doing weeks of research on your own. The best part is that you don’t actually have to spend any money. Instead, you simply walk around the show, collect information, and file it away. Once you've started your project, you'll be able to make decisions about materials, or the cost of a product without any trouble. So what do Home Shows have to do with Fantasy Baseball? Last Saturday profantasybaseball.com held its annual writer’s draft. Just like with a Home Show, fantasy baseball writers from across the United States gathered (electronically) to draft teams for the writer’s league. Of course, every league is different, but you can use expert drafts like this one to check current trends, evaluate different strategies, and gauge player values. So take a look at the trends from this draft (and others), and then file the information away. While your league mates worry about when to take their first Starting Pitcher, you'll be able to sit back, relax, and draft with confidence. (For reference, this is a 10 team, 5x5 rotisserie league. Starting Rosters consist of: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, UT, UT, UT, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, RP, P, P, P with 8 bench spots) Hitters went early. Through the first 5 rounds, 43 of the 50 picks were used to draft hitters. Just 6 of 50 picks were pitchers, and just 1 of the first 50 picks was used on a reliever. By the end of the 10th round, pitchers were starting to come off the board, but still, 75 of the first 100 picks were used on hitters. Top Outfielders were in demand. 20 of the first 50 picks were spent on Outfielders. This league is skewed towards offense, but the trend through the first 5 rounds was take one if not two top Outfielders early. There was still value at every other offensive position through the middle rounds, but by that time, the OF crop had been thinned. Guys like Brad Hawpe (13th Round), Justin Upton (17th round) and Xavier Nady (17th round) were good late values, but the clear trend was to take Outfielders early. There is a drop off from the top SS and top 3B. 4 3B went in the top 50 (Wright, A-Rod, Longoria, Aramis Ramirez). For those that miss out on the top 4 at 3B, rounds 6-9 offer solid players like Chris Davis, Chipper Jones, Ryan Zimmerman, Aubrey Huff, and Garret Atkins, but mid to late round values were tougher to find. Jorge Cantu (14th round) and Adrian Beltre (16th round) were great values. Likewise, three SS went in the first 11 picks (Hanley Ramirez 2nd, Reyes 7th, and Rollins 11th) but no SS were taken again until the 6th round. For those that miss out on one of the top short stops, round 6 or 7 was when guys like Alexi Ramirez, Stephen Drew or Rafael Furcal came off the board. Those that waited even longer found guys like J.J. Hardy (Rd. 10) or Jhonny Peralta (Rd. 12). Late round values were tougher to find, though Miguel Tejada (14th round) and Mike Aviles (15th round) were nice values at those spots. There is good depth at 1B, but don’t wait too long-An elite 1B will still costs a 1st or 2nd round pick, but solid options were available from the 4th round all the way until the 12th round. Joey Votto (9th round), Carlos Pena (10th round) or Connor Jackson (12th) were some of the best examples of mid round value. You can wait on SP-The top pitchers were still taken early, but solid pitching is available in the mid to late rounds. In fact, in this particular draft you could have waited until round 10 before taking your first starter and still built a solid staff: Chad Billingsley, John Lester, Josh Beckett, and Felix Hernandez all went in the10th, Ervin Santana, Yovani Gallardo, and Cliff Lee in the 11th, Ricky Nolasco and Scott Kazmir the 12th, Carlos Zambrano, Edison Volquez, and Matt Cain in the 13th, Adam Wainwright and Brett Myers in the 14th Scott Baker (16th),Kevin Slowey (18th), and Ted Lilly (19th) all went late as well. You can wait on RP too, but don’t wait too long- Relievers started to come off the board in round 5, but surprisingly there was no run on Closers. Instead 1 reliever was drafted in every round from round 5 through round 17 (2 relievers went in round 6). Top closers started to come off the board by round 5. By round 15, most of the remaining closers were inexperienced (Frank Francisco) or had question marks (Mike Gonzalez’s health). So... how did my team turn out? Here are my first 20 picks: Pick Player Position 7 José Reyes SS 14 Carlos Lee OF 27 Prince Fielder 1B 34 Aramis Ramírez 3B 47 Alexei Ramírez 2B 54 Chris Davis 1B,3B 67 Magglio Ordóñez OF 74 Jermaine Dye OF 87 Roy Oswalt SP 94 Chone Figgins 2B,3B 107 Yovani Gallardo SP 114 Scott Kazmir SP 127 David Price SP 134 Brett Myers SP 147 Johnny Damon OF 154 Scott Baker SP 167 Mike González RP 174 Huston Street RP 187 Ted Lilly SP 194 Bengie Molina C Best Picks: Reyes at #7, Oswalt at #87 Worst Picks: Figgins at #94 (passed on Brian Fuentes, Ervin Santana) This team’s offense should be very solid, with a good combination of speed and power, plus each of my hitters should sport a solid batting average. Pitching could be an issue: Kazmir and Gallardo haven’t been durable, Price is unproven, and Myers was inconsistent last year. If everyone can stay healthy, I’ll be very competitive in K’s, WHIP and ERA. Relief pitching is my team's weakness. I’ll need to make a trade (or two) or strike gold on the waiver wire.