SDMB Fantasy Baseball - Anna Benson Stadium Tour

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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The draft has just completed and everyone is exhausted from the ordeal. Forthcoming is the series of draft recaps, but I decided to get the ball rolling by starting the thread and copying in the starting rosters. It’s a seriously daunting task to copy these things into Excel and make them viewable on the MB. Anyways, here’s the first batch of teams. The rest will follow in subsequent posts. The stats displayed are the players 2005 statistics.

Hopefully this will make it a little easier for you guys to review the teams and write reviews and pick a favorite.
California Quakes


			
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	K. Johjima	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(Sea - C)							
1B	P. Fielder	17/59	2	2	10	0	0.306	0.458
	(Mil - 1B) 							
2B	R. Belliard	152/536	71	17	78	2	0.325	0.45
	(Cle - 2B)							
3B	Mi. Cabrera	198/613	106	33	116	1	0.385	0.561
	(Fla - 3B,LF) 							
SS	É. Rentería	172/623	100	8	70	9	0.335	0.385
	(Atl - SS)							
IF	D. Erstad	166/609	86	7	66	10	0.325	0.371
	(LAA - 1B) 							
LF	C. Monroe	157/567	69	20	89	8	0.322	0.446
	(Det - LF,CF,RF) 							
CF	C. Beltrán	155/582	83	16	78	17	0.33	0.414
	(NYM - CF) 							
RF	J. Drew	72/252	48	15	36	1	0.412	0.52
	(LAD - CF,RF)							
OF	J. Rivera	95/350	46	15	59	1	0.316	0.454
	(LAA - LF,RF)							
Util	C. Izturis	114/444	48	2	31	8	0.302	0.322
	(LAD - SS)							
BN	M. Piazza	100/398	41	19	62	0	0.326	0.452
	(SD - C)							
BN	J. Cruz	93/370	46	18	50	0	0.364	0.473
	(LAD - CF,RF)							
BN	O. Sáenz	84/319	39	15	63	0	0.325	0.48
	(LAD - 1B,3B)					




	
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	T. Hudson	192	14	0	115	0	3.52	1.35
	(Atl - SP)							
SP	J. Garland	221	18	0	115	0	3.5	1.17
	(CWS - SP)							
RP	E. Gagne	13.1	1	8	22	0	2.7	0.98
	(LAD - RP)							
RP	M. Batista	74.2	5	31	54	0	4.1	1.43
	(Ari - RP)							
P	J. Contreras	204.2	15	0	154	0	3.61	1.23
	(CWS - SP) 							
P	S. Eyre	68.1	2	0	65	32	2.63	1.08
	(ChC - RP)							
P	R. López	209.1	15	0	118	0	4.9	1.41
	(Bal - SP) 							
BN	B. Looper	59.1	4	28	27	0	3.94	1.47
	(StL - RP)							
BN	A. Eaton	128.2	11	0	100	0	4.27	1.43
	(Tex - SP) 							
BN	H. Ramírez	202.1	11	0	80	0	4.63	1.39
	(Atl - SP)

Isotopes


			
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	J. Posada	124/474	67	19	71	1	0.352	0.43
	(NYY - C) 							
1B	L. Berkman	137/468	76	24	82	4	0.411	0.524
	(Hou - 1B,LF,RF)							
2B	T. Walker	121/397	50	12	40	1	0.355	0.474
	(ChC - 2B) 							
3B	Á. Rodríguez	194/605	124	48	130	21	0.421	0.61
	(NYY - 3B)							
SS	O. Vizquel	154/568	66	3	45	24	0.341	0.35
	(SF - SS)							
IF	E. Chávez	168/625	92	27	101	6	0.329	0.466
	(Oak - 3B)							
LF	C. Crisp	178/594	86	16	69	15	0.345	0.465
	(Bos - LF,CF)							
CF	W. Taveras	172/592	82	3	29	34	0.325	0.341
	(Hou - CF)							
RF	J. Guillén	156/551	81	24	76	1	0.338	0.479
	(Was - RF) 							
OF	S. Stewart	151/551	69	10	56	7	0.323	0.388
	(Min - LF)							
Util	N. Johnson	131/453	66	15	74	3	0.408	0.479
	(Was - 1B)							
BN	J. Payton	109/408	62	18	63	0	0.306	0.444
	(Oak - LF,CF,RF)							
BN	R. White	117/374	49	12	53	1	0.348	0.489
	(Min - LF)		




					
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	C. Zambrano	223.1	14	0	202	0	3.26	1.15
	(ChC - SP)							
SP	J. Smoltz	229.2	14	0	169	0	3.06	1.15
	(Atl - SP)							
RP	H. Street	78.1	5	23	72	0	1.72	1.01
	(Oak - RP)							
RP	J. Borowski	46.1	1	0	27	20	4.47	1.08
	(Fla - RP)							
P	J. Bonderman	189	14	0	145	0	4.57	1.35
	(Det - SP)							
P	J. Westbrook	210.2	15	0	119	0	4.49	1.3
	(Cle - SP)							
P	K. Rogers	195.1	14	0	87	0	3.46	1.32
	(Det - SP)							
BN	S. Kline	61	2	0	36	9	4.28	1.46
	(SF - RP)							
BN	B. Arroyo	205.1	14	0	100	0	4.51	1.3
	(Cin - SP) 							
BN	T. Bowyer	9.2	0	0	12	0	5.59	1.34
	(Fla - RP)							
BN	N. Robertson	196.2	7	0	122	0	4.48	1.36
	(Det - SP)

Sea Bass’ Revenge-WL


							
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	J. López	110/395	47	15	49	0	0.322	0.458
	(Bal - C)							
1B	J. Morneau	117/490	62	22	79	0	0.304	0.437
	(Min - 1B)							
2B	M. Loretta	113/404	54	3	38	8	0.36	0.347
	(Bos - 2B)							
3B	G. Atkins	149/519	62	13	89	0	0.347	0.426
	(Col - 3B)							
SS	F. López	169/580	97	23	85	15	0.352	0.486
	(Cin - 2B,SS)							
IF	C. Shelton	116/388	61	18	59	0	0.36	0.51
	(Det - 1B)							
LF	J. Bay	183/599	110	32	101	21	0.402	0.559
	(Pit - LF,CF)							
CF	S. Podsednik	147/507	80	0	25	59	0.351	0.349
	(CWS - LF,CF) 							
RF	J. Michaels	88/289	54	4	31	3	0.399	0.415
	(Cle - LF,CF,RF) 							
OF	B. Clark	183/599	94	13	53	10	0.372	0.426
	(Mil - CF)							
Util	R. Langerhans	87/326	48	8	42	0	0.348	0.426
	(Atl - LF,CF,RF)							
BN	E. Encarnación	49/211	25	9	31	3	0.308	0.436
	(Cin - 3B)							
BN	M. Jacobs	31/100	19	11	23	0	0.375	0.71
	(Fla - 1B)							
BN	K. Youkilis	22/79	11	1	9	0	0.4	0.405
	(Bos - 1B,3B)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	J. Peavy	203	13	0	216	0	2.88	1.04
	(SD - SP)							
SP	J. Patterson	198.1	9	0	185	0	3.13	1.19
	(Was - SP)							
RP	D. Turnbow	67.1	7	39	64	2	1.74	1.08
	(Mil - RP)							
RP	S. Linebrink	73.2	8	1	70	26	1.83	1.06
	(SD - RP)							
P	J. Washburn	177.1	8	0	94	0	3.2	1.33
	(Sea - SP)							
P	F. Rodney	44	2	9	42	3	2.86	1.27
	(Det - RP)							
P	T. Walker	61.2	6	23	54	2	4.23	1.54
	(SF - RP)							
BN	M. Clement	191	13	0	146	0	4.57	1.36
	(Bos - SP) 							
BN	J. Verlander	11.1	0	0	7	0	7.15	1.76
	(Det - SP)							
BN	D. Wells	184	15	0	107	0	4.45	1.31
	(Bos - SP)

All Juiced Up


	
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	R. Barajas	104/410	53	21	60	0	0.306	0.466
	(Tex - C)							
1B	P. Feliz	142/569	69	20	81	0	0.295	0.422
	(SF - 1B,3B,LF)							
2B	Lu. González	118/404	51	9	44	3	0.333	0.421
	(Col - 1B,2B,3B,SS,RF)							
3B	J. Crede	109/432	54	22	62	1	0.303	0.454
	(CWS - 3B)							
SS	B. Crosby	92/333	66	9	38	0	0.346	0.456
	(Oak - SS)							
IF	R. Durham	144/497	67	12	62	6	0.356	0.429
	(SF - 2B)							
LF	M. Holliday	147/479	68	19	87	14	0.361	0.505
	(Col - LF)							
CF	J. Pierre	181/656	96	2	47	57	0.326	0.354
	(ChC - CF)							
RF	V. Guerrero	165/520	95	32	108	13	0.394	0.565
	(LAA - RF)							
OF	M. Ordóñez	92/305	38	8	46	0	0.359	0.436
	(Det - RF)							
Util	C. Everett	123/490	58	23	87	4	0.311	0.435
	(Sea - LF,RF)							
BN	R. Zimmerman	23/58	6	0	6	0	0.419	0.569
	(Was - 3B)							
BN	R. Adams	123/481	68	8	63	11	0.325	0.383
	(Tor - SS)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	P. Martínez	217	15	0	208	0	2.82	0.95
	(NYM - SP) 							
SP	S. Kazmir	186	10	0	174	0	3.77	1.46
	(TB - SP)							
RP	B. Wagner	77.2	4	38	87	0	1.51	0.84
	(NYM - RP) 							
RP	J. Isringhausen	59	1	39	51	1	2.14	1.19
	(StL - RP)							
P	S. Chacón	151.2	8	0	79	1	3.44	1.33
	(NYY - SP)							
P	E. Loaiza	217	12	0	173	0	3.77	1.3
	(Oak - SP)							
P	G. Majewski	86	4	1	50	24	2.93	1.36
	(Was - RP)							
BN	A. Otsuka	62.2	2	1	60	22	3.59	1.42
	(Tex - RP)							
BN	G. Chacín	203	13	0	121	0	3.72	1.39
	(Tor - SP)							
BN	K. Benson	174.1	10	0	95	0	4.13	1.26
	(Bal - SP) 							
BN	J. Putz	60	6	1	45	21	3.6	1.35
	(Sea - RP)
2

project mayhem


			
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	M. Lieberthal	103/392	48	12	47	0	0.336	0.418
	(Phi - C)							
1B	M. Teixeira	194/644	112	43	144	4	0.379	0.575
	(Tex - 1B)							
2B	C. Burke	79/318	49	5	26	11	0.309	0.368
	(Hou - 2B,LF)							
3B	T. Glaus	139/538	78	37	97	4	0.363	0.522
	(Tor - 3B)							
SS	I. Kinsler	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(Tex - SS)							
IF	A. Dunn	134/543	107	40	101	4	0.387	0.54
	(Cin - 1B,LF)							
LF	J. Gomes	98/348	61	21	54	9	0.372	0.534
	(TB - LF,RF)							
CF	J. Damon	197/624	117	10	75	18	0.366	0.439
	(NYY - CF) 							
RF	M. Cameron	84/308	47	12	39	13	0.342	0.477
	(SD - CF,RF)							
OF	J. Edmonds	123/467	88	29	89	5	0.385	0.533
	(StL - CF)							
Util	C. Granderson	44/162	18	8	20	1	0.314	0.494
	(Det - LF,CF) 							
BN	C. Counsell	148/578	85	9	42	26	0.35	0.375
	(Ari - 2B) 							
BN	B. Inge	161/616	75	16	72	7	0.33	0.419
	(Det - 3B)							
BN	G. Matthews Jr.	121/475	72	17	55	9	0.32	0.436
	(Tex - LF,CF,RF) 						



	

**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	A. Pettitte	222.1	17	0	171	0	2.39	1.03
	(Hou - SP) 							
SP	B. Webb	229	14	0	172	0	3.54	1.26
	(Ari - SP)							
RP	J. Valverde	66.1	3	15	75	7	2.44	1.07
	(Ari - RP)							
RP	B. Wickman	62	0	45	41	0	2.47	1.26
	(Cle - RP)							
P	N. Lowry	204.2	13	0	172	0	3.78	1.31
	(SF - SP)							
P	C. Wang	116.1	8	0	47	0	4.02	1.25
	(NYY - SP)							
P	M. Morris	192.2	14	0	117	0	4.11	1.28
	(SF - SP)							
BN	B. McCarthy	67	3	0	48	0	4.03	1.18
	(CWS - SP)							
BN	P. Byrd	204.1	12	0	102	0	3.74	1.19
	(Cle - SP)							
BN	R. Seánez	60.1	7	0	84	11	2.69	1.18
	(Bos - RP)

Tazmanian Devil


**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	Y. Torrealba	47/201	32	3	15	1	0.297	0.338
	(Col - C) 							
1B	T. Helton	163/509	92	20	79	3	0.445	0.534
	(Col - 1B) 							
2B	O. Hudson	125/461	62	10	63	7	0.315	0.412
	(Ari - 2B)							
3B	A. Boone	124/511	61	16	60	9	0.299	0.378
	(Cle - 3B)							
SS	R. Furcal	175/616	100	12	58	46	0.348	0.429
	(LAD - SS)							
IF	D. Eckstein	185/630	90	8	61	11	0.363	0.395
	(StL - SS)							
LF	C. Crawford	194/644	101	15	81	46	0.331	0.469
	(TB - LF,CF)							
CF	M. Kotsay	163/582	75	15	82	5	0.325	0.421
	(Oak - CF) 							
RF	T. Nixon	112/408	64	13	67	2	0.357	0.446
	(Bos - RF) 							
OF	B. Bonds	15676	8	5	10	0	0.404	0.667
	(SF - LF) 							
Util	C. Guillén	107/334	48	5	23	2	0.368	0.434
	(Det - SS)							
BN	C. Jackson	17/85	8	2	8	0	0.303	0.306
	(Ari - 1B)							
BN	B. Upton	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(TB - SS) NA 							
BN	A. Kennedy	125/416	49	2	37	19	0.354	0.37
	(LAA - 2B)							
BN	T. Hall	124/432	28	5	48	0	0.315	0.368
	(TB - C)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	B. Sheets	156.2	10	0	141	0	3.33	1.07
	(Mil - SP) 							
SP	M. Prior	166.2	11	0	188	0	3.67	1.21
	(ChC - SP) 							
RP	K. Foulke	45.2	5	15	34	1	5.91	1.55
	(Bos - RP) 							
RP	M. MacDougal	70.1	5	21	72	0	3.33	1.32
	(KC - RP) 							
P	A. Burnett	209	12	0	198	0	3.44	1.26
	(Tor - SP) 							
P	R. Clemens	211.1	13	0	185	0	1.87	1.01
	(Hou - SP) NA 							
P	D. Cabrera	161.1	10	0	157	0	4.52	1.43
	(Bal - SP) 							
BN	G. Maddux	225	13	0	136	0	4.24	1.22
	(ChC - SP)							
BN	T. Glavine	211.1	13	0	105	0	3.53	1.36
	(NYM - SP)

**Sepotosi **


**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	R. Hernández	107/369	36	12	58	1	0.322	0.45
	(Bal - C)							
1B	P. Konerko	163/575	98	40	100	0	0.375	0.534
	(CWS - 1B)							
2B	R. Freel	100/369	69	4	21	36	0.371	0.371
	(Cin - 2B,3B,LF,CF,RF)							
3B	B. Hall	146/501	69	17	62	18	0.342	0.495
	(Mil - 2B,3B,SS)							
SS	M. Tejada	199/654	89	26	98	5	0.349	0.515
	(Bal - SS)							
IF	J. Randa	153/555	71	17	68	0	0.335	0.452
	(Pit - 3B)							
LF	P. Burrell	158/562	78	32	117	0	0.389	0.504
	(Phi - LF)							
CF	L. Ford	138/522	70	7	53	13	0.338	0.377
	(Min - LF,CF,RF)							
RF	J. Gibbons	135/488	72	26	79	0	0.317	0.516
	(Bal - 1B,RF)							
OF	M. Alou	137/427	67	19	63	5	0.4	0.518
	(SF - LF,RF)							
Util	P. Lo Duca	126/445	45	6	57	4	0.334	0.38
	(NYM - C)							
BN	E. Hinske	125/477	79	15	68	8	0.333	0.43
	(Tor - 1B)							
BN	R. Aurilia	120/426	61	14	68	2	0.338	0.444
	(Cin - 2B,3B,SS)							
BN	M. Stairs	109/396	55	13	66	1	0.373	0.444
	(KC - 1B,RF)							
BN	T. Graffanino	117/379	68	7	38	7	0.366	0.425
	(Bos - 1B,2B,3B)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	R. Oswalt	241.2	20	0	184	0	2.94	1.2
	(Hou - SP)							
SP	J. Lackey	209	14	0	199	0	3.44	1.33
	(LAA - SP)							
RP	B. Lidge	70.2	4	42	103	0	2.29	1.15
	(Hou - RP)							
RP	S. Schoeneweis	57	3	1	43	21	3.32	1.39
	(Tor - RP)							
P	D. Lowe	222	12	0	146	0	3.61	1.25
	(LAD - SP)							
P	J. Marquis	207	13	0	100	0	4.13	1.33
	(StL - SP)							
P	L. Hawkins	56.1	2	6	43	15	3.83	1.46
	(Bal - RP)							
BN	T. Byrdak	26.2	0	1	31	11	4.05	1.8
	(Bal - RP)							
BN	C. Lidle	184.2	13	0	121	0	4.53	1.35
	(Phi - SP)

**Puget Sound **


			
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	J. Kendall	163/601	70	0	53	8	0.345	0.321
	(Oak - C)							
1B	L. Overbay	148/537	80	19	72	1	0.367	0.449
	(Tor - 1B)							
2B	M. Lowell	118/500	56	8	58	4	0.298	0.36
	(Bos - 2B,3B)							
3B	S. Hillenbrand	173/594	91	18	82	5	0.343	0.449
	(Tor - 1B,3B)							
SS	D. Jeter	202/654	122	19	70	14	0.389	0.45
	(NYY - SS)							
IF	T. Batista	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(Min - 3B)							
LF	R. Winn	189/617	85	20	63	19	0.36	0.499
	(SF - LF,CF)							
CF	--empty--	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RF	B. Abreu	168/588	104	24	102	31	0.405	0.474
	(Phi - RF)							
OF	I. Suzuki	206/679	111	15	68	33	0.35	0.436
	(Sea - RF)							
Util	R. Sanders	80/295	49	21	54	14	0.34	0.546
	(KC - LF)							
BN	J. Burnitz	156/605	84	24	87	5	0.322	0.435
	(Pit - RF)							
BN	C. Kotchman	35/126	16	7	22	1	0.352	0.484
	(LAA - 1B)							
BN	C. Peña	61/260	37	18	44	0	0.325	0.477
	(Det - 1B)							
BN	Y. Betancourt	54/211	24	1	15	1	0.296	0.37
	(Sea - 2B,SS)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	D. Davis	222.2	11	0	208	0	3.84	1.3
	(Mil - SP) 							
SP	F. García	228	14	0	146	0	3.87	1.25
	(CWS - SP) 							
RP	J. Nathan	70	7	43	94	0	2.7	0.97
	(Min - RP)							
RP	B. Fuentes	74.1	2	31	91	6	2.91	1.25
	(Col - RP)							
P	F. Liriano	23.2	1	0	33	0	5.7	1.1
	(Min - SP)							
P	K. Farnsworth	70	1	16	87	19	2.19	1.01
	(NYY - RP)							
P	B. Radke	200.2	9	0	117	0	4.04	1.18
	(Min - SP) 							
BN	B. Donnelly	65.1	9	0	53	16	3.72	1.21
	(LAA - RP)							
BN	A. Heilman	108	5	5	106	5	3.17	1.15
	(NYM - SP,RP)							
BN	J. Moyer	200	13	0	102	0	4.28	1.39
	(Sea - SP)
3

No More Idiots-Kiros


		
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	J. Varitek	132/470	70	22	70	2	0.366	0.489
	(Bos - C)							
1B	A. Huff		150/575	70	22	92	8	0.321	0.428
	(TB - 1B,RF)							
2B	P. Polanco	166/501	84	9	56	4	0.383	0.447
	(Det - 2B,3B)							
3B	D. McPherson	50/205	29	8	26	3	0.295	0.449
	(LAA - 3B)							
SS	M. Young	221/668	114	24	91	5	0.385	0.513
	(Tex - SS)							
IF	C. Biggio	156/590	94	26	69	11	0.325	0.468
	(Hou - 2B)							
LF	Lu. González	157/579	90	24	79	4	0.366	0.459
	(Ari - LF)							
CF	A. Rowand	156/578	77	13	69	16	0.329	0.407
	(Phi - CF)							
RF	G. Sheffield	170/584	104	34	123	10	0.379	0.512
	(NYY - RF)							
OF	S. Green	166/581	87	22	73	8	0.355	0.477
	(Ari - CF,RF)							
Util	M. Lawton	127/500	67	13	53	18	0.356	0.396
	(Sea - LF,RF)							
BN	D. Roberts	113/411	65	8	38	23	0.356	0.428
	(SD - CF)							
BN	L. Bigbie	65/272	27	5	23	5	0.301	0.346
	(StL - LF,CF) 							
BN	B. Williams	121/485	53	12	64	1	0.321	0.367
	(NYY - CF)		




					
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	R. Harden	128	10	0	121	1	2.53	1.06
	(Oak - SP)							
SP	R. Johnson	225.2	17	0	211	0	3.79	1.13
	(NYY - SP) 							
RP	T. Hoffman	57.2	1	43	54	0	2.97	1.11
	(SD - RP)							
RP	R. Betancourt	67.2	4	1	73	10	2.79	1.09
	(Cle - RP)							
P	S. Shields	91.2	10	7	98	33	2.75	1.12
	(LAA - RP)							
P	J. Papelbon	34	3	0	34	4	2.65	1.47
	(Bos - SP,RP)							
P	R. Madson	87	6	0	79	32	4.14	1.25
	(Phi - RP)							
BN	C. Schilling	93.1	8	9	87	0	5.69	1.53
	(Bos - SP,RP)							
BN	J. Lieber	218.1	17	0	149	0	4.2	1.21
	(Phi - SP)							
BN	S. Ponson	130.1	7	0	68	0	6.21	1.73
	(StL - SP)

UU’s House of Blades


		
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	J. Valentín	62/221	36	14	50	0	0.362	0.52
	(Cin - C)							
1B	Mi. Sweeney	141/470	63	21	83	3	0.347	0.517
	(KC - 1B) 							
2B	J. Vidro	85/309	38	7	32	0	0.339	0.424
	(Was - 2B)							
3B	H. Blalock	170/647	80	25	92	1	0.318	0.431
	(Tex - 3B)							
SS	J. Reyes	190/696	99	7	58	60	0.3	0.386
	(NYM - SS)							
IF	J. Castillo	99/370	49	11	53	2	0.307	0.416
	(Pit - 2B)							
LF	M. Ramírez	162/554	112	45	144	1	0.388	0.594
	(Bos - LF)							
CF	M. Bradley	82/283	49	13	38	6	0.35	0.484
	(Oak - CF)							
RF	J. Lane		138/517	65	26	78	6	0.316	0.499
	(Hou - RF)							
OF	D. DeJesús	135/461	69	9	56	5	0.359	0.445
	(KC - CF)							
Util	T. Hafner	148/486	94	33	108	0	0.408	0.595
	(Cle - Util) 							
BN	J. Reed	124/488	61	3	45	12	0.322	0.352
	(Sea - CF)							
BN	V. Díaz	72/280	41	12	38	6	0.329	0.468
	(NYM - RF)						



	
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	J. Schmidt	172	12	0	165	0	4.4	1.42
	(SF - SP) 							
SP	C. Young	164.2	12	0	137	0	4.26	1.26
	(SD - SP)							
RP	B. Ryan	70.1	1	36	100	0	2.43	1.14
	(Tor - RP)							
RP	T. Gordon	80.2	5	2	69	33	2.57	1.09
	(Phi - RP) 							
P	M. González	50	1	3	58	15	2.7	1.32
	(Pit - RP)							
P	J. Blanton	201.1	12	0	116	0	3.53	1.22
	(Oak - SP)							
P	D. Hermanson	57.1	2	34	33	5	2.04	1.1
	(CWS - RP) 							
BN	A. Harang	211.2	11	0	163	0	3.83	1.27
	(Cin - SP)							
BN	J. Crain	79.2	12	1	25	11	2.71	1.13
	(Min - RP)							
BN	D. Brazelton	71	1	0	43	1	7.61	2.07
	(SD - SP,RP)							
BN	D. Riske	72.2	3	1	48	0	3.1	0.96
	(Bos - RP)

**Winnowill’s Winners **


**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	B. Molina	121/410	45	15	69	0	0.336	0.446
	(Tor - C)							
1B	C. Utley	158/543	93	28	105	16	0.376	0.54
	(Phi - 1B,2B)							
2B	C. Figgins	186/642	113	8	57	62	0.352	0.397
	(LAA - 2B,3B,LF,CF,RF)							
3B	A. Núñez	120/421	64	5	44	0	0.343	0.361
	(Phi - 2B,3B,SS) 							
SS	O. Cabrera	139/540	70	8	57	21	0.309	0.365
	(LAA - SS)							
IF	R. Canó	155/522	78	14	62	1	0.32	0.458
	(NYY - 2B) 							
LF	G. Anderson	163/575	68	17	96	1	0.308	0.435
	(LAA - LF) 							
CF	B. Giles	164/545	92	15	83	13	0.423	0.483
	(SD - CF,RF)							
RF	N. Swisher	109/462	66	21	74	0	0.322	0.446
	(Oak - 1B,RF)							
OF	X. Nady		85/326	40	13	43	2	0.321	0.439
	(NYM - 1B,LF,CF,RF)							
Util	K. Greene	109/436	51	15	70	5	0.296	0.431
	(SD - SS)							
BN	T. Clark	106/349	47	30	87	0	0.366	0.636
	(Ari - 1B)							
BN	B. Broussard	119/466	59	19	68	2	0.307	0.464
	(Cle - 1B)							
BN	Á. Berroa	164/608	68	11	55	7	0.305	0.375
	(KC - SS)							
BN	B. Anderson	12571	3	2	3	1	0.176	0.382
	(CWS - OF)							
BN	H. Luna		39/137	26	1	18	10	0.344	0.409
	(StL - 2B,RF)



	
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	D. Willis	236.1	22	0	170	0	2.63	1.13
	(Fla - SP) 							
SP	M. Buehrle	236.2	16	0	149	0	3.12	1.18
	(CWS - SP)							
RP	F. Cordero	69	3	37	79	0	3.39	1.32
	(Tex - RP) 							
RP	D. Báez	72.1	5	41	51	0	2.86	1.33
	(LAD - RP)							
P	C. Capuano	219	18	0	176	0	3.99	1.38
	(Mil - SP) 							
P	D. Weathers	77.2	7	15	61	8	3.94	1.29
	(Cin - RP)							
P	C. Silva	188.1	9	0	71	0	3.44	1.17
	(Min - SP)							
BN	J. Towers	208.2	13	0	112	0	3.71	1.27
	(Tor - SP)

**OutOnWaveland (Omni) **


				
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	J. Estrada	93/357	31	4	39	0	0.303	0.367
	(Ari - C)							
1B	A. LaRoche	117/451	53	20	78	0	0.32	0.455
	(Atl - 1B)							
2B	A. Soriano	171/637	102	36	104	30	0.309	0.512
	(Was - 2B) 							
3B	A. Ramírez	140/463	72	31	92	0	0.358	0.568
	(ChC - 3B)							
SS	C. Barmes	101/350	55	10	46	6	0.33	0.434
	(Col - SS) 							
IF	S. Rolen	46/196	28	5	28	1	0.323	0.383
	(StL - 3B)							
LF	M. Murton	45/140	19	7	14	2	0.386	0.521
	(ChC - LF) 							
CF	V. Wells	167/620	78	28	97	8	0.32	0.463
	(Tor - CF)							
RF	A. Kearns	93/387	62	18	67	0	0.333	0.452
	(Cin - RF)							
OF	D. Dellucci	109/435	97	29	65	5	0.367	0.513
	(Tex - LF)							
Util	J. Uribe	121/481	58	16	71	4	0.301	0.412
	(CWS - SS)							
BN	F. Thomas	23/105	19	12	26	0	0.315	0.59
	(Oak - Util) 							
BN	L. Niekro	70/278	32	12	46	0	0.295	0.46
	(SF - 1B)							
BN	V. Castilla	125/494	53	12	66	4	0.319	0.403
	(SD - 3B)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	J. Beckett	178.2	15	0	166	0	3.38	1.18
	(Bos - SP)							
SP	K. Wood	66	3	0	77	4	4.23	1.18
	(ChC - SP,RP) 							
RP	Fr. Rodríguez	67.1	2	45	91	0	2.67	1.14
	(LAA - RP)							
RP	B. Jenks	39.1	1	6	50	3	2.75	1.25
	(CWS - RP)							
P	M. Timlin	80.1	7	13	59	24	2.24	1.32
	(Bos - RP)							
P	B. Backe	149.1	10	0	97	0	4.76	1.46
	(Hou - SP)							
P	J. Weaver	224	14	0	157	0	4.22	1.17
	(LAA - SP)							
BN	J. Piñeiro	189	7	0	107	0	5.62	1.48
	(Sea - SP)							
BN	A. Rhodes	43.1	3	0	43	16	2.08	1.04
	(Phi - RP)							
BN	J. Vargas	73.2	5	0	59	0	4.03	1.38
	(Fla - SP)

Pastafarians (Munch)


**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	J. Willingham	38921	3	0	4	0	0.407	0.348
	(Fla - C)							
1B	R. Sexson	147/558	99	39	121	1	0.369	0.541
	(Sea - 1B)							
2B	R. Weeks	86/360	56	13	42	15	0.333	0.394
	(Mil - 2B) 							
3B	D. Wright	176/575	99	27	102	17	0.388	0.523
	(NYM - 3B)							
SS	J. Peralta	147/504	82	24	78	0	0.366	0.52
	(Cle - SS) 							
IF	D. Johnson	103/375	54	15	58	0	0.355	0.451
	(Oak - 1B)							
LF	C. Lee		164/618	85	32	114	13	0.324	0.487
	(Mil - LF) 							
CF	A. Jones	154/586	95	51	128	5	0.347	0.575
	(Atl - CF)							
RF	C. Tracy	155/503	73	27	72	3	0.359	0.553
	(Ari - 1B,RF)							
OF	J. Hermida	15311	9	4	11	2	0.383	0.634
	(Fla - RF) 							
Util	C. Duffy	43/126	22	1	9	2	0.385	0.429
	(Pit - CF) 							
BN	J. Hardy	92/372	46	9	50	0	0.327	0.384
	(Mil - SS) 							
BN	J. Kubel	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(Min - RF)							
BN	D. Young	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(TB - RF) NA 							
BN	M. Cuddyer	111/422	55	12	42	3	0.33	0.422
	(Min - 2B,3B,RF) 	



						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	B. Myers	215.1	13	0	208	0	3.72	1.21
	(Phi - SP)							
SP	Z. Duke	84.2	8	0	58	0	1.81	1.2
	(Pit - SP) 							
RP	R. Dempster	92	5	33	89	0	3.13	1.43
	(ChC - SP,RP) 							
RP	B. Howry	73	7	3	48	29	2.47	0.89
	(ChC - RP)							
P	M. Cain	46.1	2	0	30	0	2.33	0.93
	(SF - SP)							
P	C. Orvella	50	3	1	43	14	3.6	1.4
	(TB - RP)							
P	J. Devine	5	0	0	3	1	12.6	2.2
	(Atl - RP)							
BN	B. Chen	197.1	13	0	133	0	3.83	1.27
	(Bal - SP) 							
BN	S. Baker	53.2	3	0	32	1	3.35	1.16
	(Min - SP)
4

The Cougars


		
**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	J. Mauer	144/489	61	9	55	13	0.372	0.411
	(Min - C)							
1B	A. Pujols	195/591	129	41	117	16	0.43	0.609
	(StL - 1B)							
2B	T. Iguchi	142/511	74	15	71	15	0.342	0.438
	(CWS - 2B)							
3B	A. Béltre	154/603	69	19	87	3	0.303	0.413
	(Sea - 3B) 							
SS	J. Rollins	196/677	115	12	54	41	0.338	0.431
	(Phi - SS)							
IF	L. Castillo	132/439	72	4	30	10	0.391	0.374
	(Min - 2B)							
LF	W. Peña		79/311	42	19	51	2	0.304	0.492
	(Bos - LF,CF,RF) 							
CF	J. Jones	130/523	74	23	73	13	0.319	0.438
	(ChC - CF,RF)							
RF	J. Francoeur	77/257	41	14	45	3	0.336	0.549
	(Atl - RF)							
OF	K. Millar	122/449	57	9	50	0	0.355	0.399
	(Bal - 1B,LF,RF)							
Util	B. McCann	50/180	20	5	23	1	0.345	0.4
	(Atl - C)							
BN	R. Klesko	110/443	61	18	58	3	0.358	0.418
	(SD - LF)							
BN	C. Koskie	88/354	49	11	36	4	0.337	0.398
	(Mil - 3B)							
BN	T. Lee		110/404	54	12	49	7	0.331	0.426
	(TB - 1B)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	B. Zito	228.1	14	0	171	0	3.86	1.2
	(Oak - SP)							
SP	D. Haren	217	14	0	163	0	3.73	1.22
	(Oak - SP)							
RP	C. Cordero	74.1	2	47	61	0	1.82	0.97
	(Was - RP)							
RP	J. Duchscherer	85.2	7	5	85	10	2.21	1
	(Oak - RP)							
P	E. Santana	133.2	12	0	99	0	4.65	1.39
	(LAA - SP)							
P	J. Seo	90.1	8	0	59	0	2.59	1.11
	(LAD - SP) 							
P	J. Suppan	194.1	16	0	114	0	3.57	1.38
	(StL - SP)							
BN	T. Wakefield	225.1	16	0	151	0	4.15	1.23
	(Bos - SP)							
BN	D. Sánchez	82	4	8	71	13	3.73	1.35
	(NYM - RP)							
BN	O. Hernández	128.1	9	1	91	1	5.12	1.46
	(Ari - SP)

**Petelin **


**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	V. Martínez	167/547	73	20	80	0	0.378	0.475
	(Cle - C) 							
1B	D. Ortiz	180/601	119	47	148	1	0.397	0.604
	(Bos - 1B)							
2B	J. Kent		160/553	100	29	105	6	0.377	0.512
	(LAD - 1B,2B)							
3B	M. Mora		168/593	86	27	88	7	0.348	0.474
	(Bal - 3B) 							
SS	H. Ramírez	0/2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	(Fla - SS)							
IF	B. Wilkerson	140/565	76	11	57	8	0.351	0.405
	(Tex - 1B,LF,CF,RF)							
LF	H. Matsui	192/629	108	23	116	2	0.367	0.496
	(NYY - LF,CF)							
CF	R. Baldelli	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(TB - CF)							
RF	E. Brown	156/545	75	17	86	10	0.349	0.455
	(KC - LF,RF) 							
OF	C. Patterson	97/451	47	13	34	15	0.254	0.348
	(Bal - CF)							
Util	J. Giambi	113/417	74	32	87	0	0.44	0.535
	(NYY - 1B)							
BN	J. Gathright	56/203	29	0	13	20	0.316	0.34
	(TB - CF)							
BN	P. Nevin	90/380	46	12	55	3	0.287	0.379
	(Tex - 1B)							
BN	R. Church	77/268	41	9	42	3	0.353	0.466
	(Was - LF,CF,RF)							
BN	J. Barfield	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(SD - 2B)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	C. Sabathia	196.2	15	0	161	0	4.03	1.26
	(Cle - SP)							
SP	E. Bedard	141.2	6	0	125	0	4	1.38
	(Bal - SP) 							
RP	C. Ray	40.2	1	0	43	8	2.66	1.28
	(Bal - RP)							
RP	E. Guardado	56.1	2	36	48	0	2.72	1.19
	(Sea - RP)							
P	K. Escobar	59.2	3	1	63	2	3.02	1.11
	(LAA - SP,RP)							
P	M. Mussina	179.2	13	0	142	0	4.41	1.37
	(NYY - SP)							
P	R. Soriano	7.1	0	0	9	1	2.45	0.95
	(Sea - RP)							
BN	N. Cotts	60.1	4	0	58	13	1.94	1.11
	(CWS - RP) 							
BN	J. Thomson	98.2	4	0	61	0	4.47	1.41
	(Atl - SP)

rackensack diamonds


**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	M. Barrett	117/424	48	16	61	0	0.345	0.479
	(ChC - C)							
1B	D. Lee		199/594	120	46	107	15	0.418	0.662
	(ChC - 1B) 							
2B	B. Roberts	176/561	92	18	73	27	0.387	0.515
	(Bal - 2B) 							
3B	M. Ensberg	149/526	86	36	101	6	0.388	0.557
	(Hou - 3B)							
SS	J. Lugo		182/616	89	6	57	39	0.362	0.403
	(TB - SS)							
IF	S. Casey	165/529	75	9	58	2	0.371	0.423
	(Pit - 1B) 							
LF	P. Wilson	135/520	73	25	90	6	0.325	0.467
	(Hou - LF,CF)							
CF	T. Hunter	100/372	63	14	56	23	0.337	0.452
	(Min - CF)							
RF	G. Jenkins	157/538	87	25	86	0	0.375	0.513
	(Mil - RF)							
OF	R. Mackowiak	126/463	57	9	58	8	0.337	0.389
	(CWS - 2B,3B,CF,RF)							
Util	B. Mueller	153/519	69	10	62	0	0.369	0.43
	(LAD - 2B,3B)							
BN	J. LaRue	94/361	38	14	60	0	0.355	0.452
	(Cin - C) 							
BN	A. Hill		99/361	49	3	40	2	0.342	0.385
	(Tor - 2B,3B,SS)							
BN	B. Hawpe	80/305	38	9	47	2	0.35	0.403
	(Col - RF) 							
BN	S. Drew	-/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(Ari - SS)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	B. Colón	222.2	21	0	157	0	3.48	1.16
	(LAA - SP) 							
SP	C. Lee	202	18	0	143	0	3.79	1.22
	(Cle - SP) 							
RP	M. Rivera	78.1	7	43	80	0	1.38	0.87
	(NYY - RP)							
RP	J. Rincón	77	6	0	84	25	2.45	1.21
	(Min - RP) 							
P	K. Millwood	192	9	0	146	0	2.86	1.22
	(Tex - SP)							
P	J. Sosa	134	13	0	85	4	2.55	1.39
	(Atl - SP,RP)							
P	D. Wheeler	73.1	2	3	69	17	2.21	0.98
	(Hou - RP)							
BN	P. Maholm	41.1	3	0	26	0	2.18	1.16
	(Pit - SP)							
BN	K. Davies	87.2	7	0	62	2	4.93	1.68
	(Atl - SP,RP)

Roid Boys


**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	Y. Molina	97/385	36	8	49	2	0.295	0.358
	(StL - C)							
1B	R. Howard	90/312	52	22	63	0	0.356	0.567
	(Phi - 1B)							
2B	J. Cantú	171/598	73	28	117	1	0.311	0.497
	(TB - 2B,3B)							
3B	C. Jones	106/358	66	21	72	5	0.412	0.556
	(Atl - 3B)							
SS	M. Ellis	137/434	76	13	52	1	0.384	0.477
	(Oak - 2B,SS)							
IF	C. Blake	126/523	72	23	58	4	0.308	0.438
	(Cle - 3B,RF)							
LF	C. Floyd	150/550	85	34	98	12	0.358	0.505
	(NYM - LF)							
CF	K. Griffey Jr.	148/491	85	35	92	0	0.369	0.576
	(Cin - CF)							
RF	K. Mench	147/557	71	25	73	4	0.328	0.469
	(Tex - LF,RF)							
OF	D. Young	127/469	61	21	72	1	0.325	0.471
	(Det - 1B,LF)							
Util	J. Encarnación	145/506	59	16	76	6	0.349	0.447
	(StL - CF,RF)							
BN	A. Everett	136/549	58	11	54	21	0.29	0.364
	(Hou - SS)							
BN	F. Catalanotto	126/419	56	8	59	0	0.367	0.451
	(Tor - LF) 							
BN	E. Byrnes	93/412	49	10	40	7	0.294	0.371
	(Ari - LF,CF,RF)							
BN	Ja. Wilson	151/587	60	8	52	7	0.299	0.363
	(Pit - SS)	




						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	C. Carpenter	241.2	21	0	213	0	2.83	1.06
	(StL - SP) 							
SP	R. Halladay	141.2	12	0	108	0	2.41	0.96
	(Tor - SP)							
RP	T. Jones	73	1	40	62	1	2.1	1.03
	(Det - RP)							
RP	C. Reitsma	73.1	3	15	42	13	3.93	1.27
	(Atl - RP)							
P	M. Mulder	205	16	0	111	0	3.64	1.38
	(StL - SP)							
P	L. Hernández	246.1	15	0	147	0	3.98	1.43
	(Was - SP)							
P	C. Politte	67.1	7	1	57	23	2	0.94
	(CWS - RP)							
BN	K. Calero	55.2	4	1	52	12	3.23	1.13
	(Oak - RP)							
BN	V. Zambrano	166.1	7	0	112	0	4.17	1.48
	(NYM - SP)

**The Tuffies (Wilson) **


**Pos	Batters		H/AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG**
C	I. Rodríguez	139/504	71	14	50	7	0.29	0.444
	(Det - C)							
1B	C. Delgado	157/521	81	33	115	0	0.399	0.582
	(NYM - 1B)							
2B	M. Giles	168/577	104	15	63	16	0.365	0.461
	(Atl - 2B) 							
3B	N. Garciaparra	65/230	28	9	30	0	0.32	0.452
	(LAD - 3B,SS)							
SS	R. Cedeño	24/80	13	1	6	1	0.356	0.375
	(ChC - SS) 							
IF	J. Thome	40/193	26	7	30	0	0.36	0.352
	(CWS - 1B) 							
LF	R. Ibañez	172/614	92	20	89	9	0.355	0.436
	(Sea - LF)							
CF	G. Sizemore	185/640	111	22	81	22	0.348	0.484
	(Cle - CF) 							
RF	J. Dye		145/529	74	31	86	11	0.333	0.512
	(CWS - RF)							
OF	Á. Ríos		126/481	71	10	59	14	0.306	0.397
	(Tor - RF)							
Util	A. Pierzynski	118/460	61	18	56	0	0.308	0.42
	(CWS - C)							
BN	K. Lofton	123/367	67	2	36	22	0.392	0.42
	(LAD - CF)							
BN	A. Marte	21033	3	0	4	0	0.227	0.211
	(Cle - 3B)	



						
**Pos	Pitchers	IP	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP**
SP	Jo. Santana	231.2	16	0	238	0	2.87	0.97
	(Min - SP)							
SP	F. Hernández	84.1	4	0	77	0	2.67	1
	(Sea - SP)							
RP	A. Benítez	30	2	19	23	0	4.5	1.37
	(SF - RP) 							
RP	C. Qualls	79.2	6	0	60	22	3.28	1.21
	(Hou - RP)							
P	J. Vázquez	215.2	11	0	192	0	4.42	1.25
	(CWS - SP)							
P	B. Penny	175.1	7	0	122	0	3.9	1.29
	(LAD - SP)							
P	Ol. Pérez	103	7	0	97	0	5.85	1.67
	(Pit - SP) 							
BN	A. Burgos	63.1	3	2	65	11	3.98	1.44
	(KC - RP) 							
BN	O. Dotel	15.1	1	7	16	0	3.52	1.37
	(NYY - RP)							
BN	Od. Pérez	108.2	7	0	74	0	4.56	1.26
	(LAD - SP)							
BN	J. Speier	66.2	3	0	56	11	2.57	0.95
	(Tor - RP)
5

Well, that wraps up the rosters. Hopefully that makes it a little easier for everyone. I’ll be chirping up with a few comments before too long, but certainly not tonite.

6

I would do the recap and analysis, but I don’t feel like I’m qualified to analyze everyone else’s roster.

7

But you had the first pick in the draft! Who better?

Sea Bass’ Revenge is here. I’ll be back later and post some of my thoughts. I’m pretty satisfied with my team, although it’s not nearly as strong as I was thinking it was immediately following the draft.

8

I haven’t even anylized mine yet. I got what I shoot for tho, couple of studs, a killer closer and LOTS of multiple position players.

9

I don’t feel like I’ve got the inexhaustible baseball knowledge to evaluate all these rosters. I’m not as big a stathead as some of you guys.

10

Since when has a lack of knowledge stopped a Doper form spouting off like a know-it-all? Sometimes I worry about this place…

11

The Cougars

  1. (1) A. Pujols
  2. (36) J. Rollins
  3. (37) J. Mauer
  4. (72) C. Cordero
  5. (73) T. Iguchi
  6. (108) A. Béltre
  7. (109) B. Zito
  8. (144) J. Francoeur
  9. (145) D. Haren
  10. (180) 	W. Peña

  11. (181) 	J. Duchscherer

  12. (216) 	J. Jones

  13. (217) 	E. Santana

  14. (252) 	L. Castillo

  15. (253) 	J. Seo

  16. (288) 	K. Millar

  17. (289) 	B. McCann

  18. (324) 	J. Suppan

  19. (325) 	R. Klesko

  20. (360) 	C. Koskie

  21. (361) 	T. Wakefield

  22. (396) 	T. Lee

  23. (397) 	D. Sánchez

  24. (432) 	O. Hernández

Quick Thoughts: Let me start off by saying that I don’t think any teams had an especially dominant or especially horrible draft. With 17 of the 18 owners present and most of the owners having some prior experience with the large drafts, everyone did pretty well and there were very few “horrible” picks. Some reaches, sure, and some weird or questionable picks, but very little to scream at. Careful use of the waiver wire in the early season will likely decide this league as much as anything else. I’m not going to do verdicts or grades so much as just look at what the teams have or don’t have.

This is a solid enough team; having a rock like Pujols to build on will do that. Unfortunately, however much that benefits him, he probably suffered by having to wait the entire way back in each round. Rollins put up some great counting numbers last year, but if he puts up close to 700 atbats again with a sub .800 OPS, he’s going to kill this team in the percentages. A lot of the picks here seem to be about a round or so early, and they come together to form a team that seems like it’s a player short in a few different places. He’ll need to hope some of his hitting potential shows through, and he’ll need to try to pick up another consistent source of both holds and saves. The Wakefield pick late was a good one, and could make or break his pitching staff, as he doesn’t have a ton of either wins or strikeouts there without him

Isotopes

  1. (2) Á. Rodríguez
  2. (35) L. Berkman
  3. (38) C. Zambrano
  4. (71) H. Street
  5. (74) E. Chávez
  6. (107) C. Crisp
  7. (110) J. Smoltz
  8. (143) W. Taveras
  9. (146) J. Posada
  10. (179) 	J. Bonderman

  11. (182) 	N. Johnson

  12. (215) 	J. Guillén

  13. (218) 	J. Westbrook

  14. (251) 	T. Walker

  15. (254) 	J. Borowski

  16. (287) 	O. Vizquel

  17. (290) 	K. Rogers

  18. (323) 	S. Kline

  19. (326) 	S. Stewart

  20. (359) 	J. Payton

  21. (362) 	R. White

  22. (395) 	B. Arroyo

  23. (398) 	T. Bowyer

  24. (431) 	N. Robertson

Quick Thoughts: This has the potential to be a very solid team. The two big offensive “holes” are also huge stolen base threats, and A-Rod and Berkman will make up for those killer percentages a bit. If Walker doesn’t get that starting job, he’s got a pretty big hole there with no other 2B on the roster. Payton and White would be starters in half the outfields in this league. His pitching staff didn’t suffer nearly as much as most of the teams that got offenses of this quality; Smoltz and Zambrano both have top of the staff potential, and Street could be a top closer. The Detroit pitchers may not win that many games, but that park might well help the staff ratios into the upper range. There could be wins issues here, given the teams and/or bullpens involved with most of his pitchers. He needs a little more bullpen help, but in this league, who doesn’t? One of the most solid teams coming right out of the draft.

The Tuffies (Wilson)

  1. (3) Jo. Santana
  2. (34) C. Delgado
  3. (39) G. Sizemore
  4. (70) F. Hernández
  5. (75) M. Giles
  6. (106) J. Thome
  7. (111) A. Benítez
  8. (142) N. Garciaparra
  9. (147) I. Rodríguez
  10. (178) 	J. Dye

  11. (183) 	J. Vázquez

  12. (214) 	B. Penny

  13. (219) 	R. Ibañez

  14. (250) 	Á. Ríos

  15. (255) 	Ol. Pérez

  16. (286) 	C. Qualls

  17. (291) 	R. Cedeño

  18. (322) 	A. Burgos

  19. (327) 	A. Pierzynski

  20. (358) 	O. Dotel

  21. (363) 	K. Lofton

  22. (394) 	Od. Pérez

  23. (399) 	A. Marte

  24. (430) 	J. Speier

Quick Thoughts: This is a team that could be extremely strong if everyone plays up to their potential, and extremely mediocre otherwise. Guys like Pudge, Nomar, and Thome were all team-killers last year, but could be saviors here. He could really use a 3B with Nomar SS-eligible, so Marte getting a job by May or June could be crucial. Santana is the best fantasy pitcher coming into the year, and it’s sheer potential behind him - Felix, Vasquez, Penny, Perez x2 could all be huge or nothing. Needs another hitter or two, and bullpen help like everyone else. Not a big fan of this team, but only because of all the unknown quantities, not really my style - this team could easily be up near the top with a little luck.

rackensack diamonds

  1.  (4)  	D. Lee
  2. (33) M. Rivera
  3. (40) B. Roberts
  4. (69) B. Colón
  5. (76) M. Ensberg
  6. (105) J. Lugo
  7. (112) C. Lee
  8. (141) T. Hunter
  9. (148) G. Jenkins
  10. (177) 	M. Barrett

  11. (184) 	P. Wilson

  12. (213) 	S. Casey

  13. (220) 	K. Millwood

  14. (249) 	J. Rincón

  15. (256) 	R. Mackowiak

  16. (285) 	J. Sosa

  17. (292) 	B. Mueller

  18. (321) 	D. Wheeler

  19. (328) 	P. Maholm

  20. (357) 	J. LaRue

  21. (364) 	A. Hill

  22. (393) 	B. Hawpe

  23. (400) 	K. Davies

  24. (429) 	S. Drew

Quick Thoughts: This team was obviously in awe of my team last year, so he went in looking to draft my three studs (Lee, Ensberg, and Colon). Okay, I flatter myself a little :slight_smile: Unfortunately, the thing in common with those three is that they all will probably drop off a little from last year. Ditto Roberts, Millwood, and Mueller. If everyone can play up to last year, all this team needs is another starter and the ever-needed bullpen help. If many of those guys fall off, this team is in trouble. Not sure I’d ever want to be the one to take the first closer off the board, and that might have been a little bit early for it… dictates the rest of the draft too much at that point. Oh, and I like the Hawpe pick in the 22nd, REALLY wish I hadn’t waited on him - he’ll outperform that round for sure.

All Juiced Up

  1. (5) V. Guerrero
  2. (32) P. Martínez
  3. (41) J. Pierre
  4. (68) B. Wagner
  5. (77) M. Holliday
  6. (104) J. Isringhausen
  7. (113) B. Crosby
  8. (140) S. Kazmir
  9. (149) M. Ordóñez
  10. (176) 	P. Feliz

  11. (185) 	R. Barajas

  12. (212) 	Lu. González

  13. (221) 	C. Everett

  14. (248) 	R. Durham

  15. (257) 	J. Crede

  16. (284) 	S. Chacón

  17. (293) 	R. Zimmerman

  18. (320) 	E. Loaiza

  19. (329) 	G. Majewski

  20. (356) 	A. Otsuka

  21. (365) 	G. Chacín

  22. (392) 	R. Adams

  23. (401) 	K. Benson

  24. (428) 	J. Putz

Quick Thoughts: This team displays a dismaying lack of Juice. Unfortunately, the only thing it needs more than juice is pitching. I don’t like Kazmir that early; he’ll get the Ks, but won’t get the wins or ratios with that team behind him. It’s really a case of Pedro’s toe and a bunch of random guys. On the other hand, he likely has the best closer combo in the league, and some quality holds guys to go with. The hitters are… adequate? complete? Not overwhelming unless someone other than Vlad goes off (Holliday and Mags, hopefully - I really like that Ordonez pick there), but a full lineup of major-league guys. The speed may be too dependent on Pierre… but Pierre could also lead the NL in both runs and steals. Some good value picks and good flexibility, but really needs to get on top of whatever no-name starters emerge over the first month or two.

UU’s House of Blades

  1. (6) M. Ramírez
  2. (31) J. Reyes
  3. (42) T. Hafner
  4. (67) B. Ryan
  5. (78) H. Blalock
  6. (103) J. Schmidt
  7. (114) T. Gordon
  8. (139) J. Lane
  9. (150) C. Young
  10. (175) 	M. González

  11. (186) 	M. Bradley

  12. (211) 	Mi. Sweeney

  13. (222) 	J. Blanton

  14. (247) 	J. Vidro

  15. (258) 	D. DeJesús

  16. (283) 	D. Hermanson

  17. (294) 	J. Reed

  18. (319) 	A. Harang

  19. (330) 	J. Crain

  20. (355) 	V. Díaz

  21. (366) 	J. Valentín

  22. (391) 	J. Castillo

  23. (402) 	D. Brazelton

  24. (427) 	D. Riske

Quick Thoughts: This team… hmmm. The offense looks strong at first glance. Hafner in the third was a great bargain pick, though it kills the team flexibility until/unless he picks up a positional eligibility. The problem with the offense is that neither Reyes nor Blalock walks nearly enough, and they all play every day and get tons of plate appearances… so you have two guys with 1400+ plate appearances and a combined OPS of around .700 last year. Gonna need some improvement for that or it’ll totally cancel out Manny and Hafner. He’s also going to need the strong years that Sweeney and Vidro are capable of, among others. If LaRue gets injured, Valentin will be the best pick of the draft… but right now, all he’s got is a backup catcher (though one who will likely help his fantasy team more than two-thirds of the ML starters would). For not taking a starter 'till the 6th, he came out of it with a pretty competent staff with a good ceiling; he also potentially has two killer closers (though each is going into a new team/situation so neither is really a sure thing; should be more than fine though). Also got some really good holds guys. This team might be in the best bullpen situation in the league, but has enough other questions to keep them from being an out and out favorite.

(six more to come within an hour or two)

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Tazmanian Devil

  1. (7) C. Crawford
  2. (30) T. Helton
  3. (43) R. Furcal
  4. (66) B. Bonds
  5. (79) B. Sheets
  6. (102) M. Prior
  7. (115) A. Burnett
  8. (138) D. Eckstein
  9. (151) Y. Torrealba
  10. (174) 	R. Clemens

  11. (187) 	K. Foulke

  12. (210) 	D. Cabrera

  13. (223) 	C. Guillén

  14. (246) 	O. Hudson

  15. (259) 	T. Nixon

  16. (282) 	M. Kotsay

  17. (295) 	M. MacDougal

  18. (318) 	A. Boone

  19. (331) 	G. Maddux

  20. (354) 	C. Jackson

  21. (367) 	B. Upton

  22. (390) 	T. Glavine

  23. (403) 	A. Kennedy

  24. (426) 	T. Hall

Thoughts: The auto-drafted team… which also turned out to be the all-possibility team. As in, there’s a possibility this team could dominate, and a possibility that it could give its best effort and not come near the games played or IP caps due to injury. The pitching staff is a who’s who of injured or waiting-'till-May Cy Young candidates, and also lacks holds. The lineup could potentially be anchored by Helton and Bonds, or could get nothing from them. With an excess of starting-quality shortstops and name starters, this team’s destiny will be determined by a combination of luck and trading prowess.

project mayhem

  1. (8) M. Teixeira
  2. (29) A. Dunn
  3. (44) J. Damon
  4. (65) A. Pettitte
  5. (80) B. Webb
  6. (101) T. Glaus
  7. (116) J. Edmonds
  8. (137) J. Gomes
  9. (152) J. Valverde
  10. (173) 	B. Wickman

  11. (188) 	M. Cameron

  12. (209) 	C. Granderson

  13. (224) 	N. Lowry

  14. (245) 	C. Wang

  15. (260) 	C. Burke

  16. (281) 	I. Kinsler

  17. (296) 	M. Morris

  18. (317) 	M. Lieberthal

  19. (332) 	C. Counsell

  20. (353) 	B. McCarthy

  21. (368) 	P. Byrd

  22. (389) 	R. Seánez

  23. (404) 	B. Inge

  24. (425) 	G. Matthews Jr.

Thoughts: From the absolute steal of Tex at the eighth pick on down the line, this team is poised to be the favorite to start the season. The lineup is one of the strongest in the league, if a little short on steals; if he can get something out of Kinsler (or trade for one of the Devils’ extra shortstops!) he’ll be in great shape. The closers are second-tier, but he’ll be fine if he watches their job status. The starters are all guys who have been more than adequate in the past, and almost all have a potential to improve on that. He’s a bit light on strikeouts and holds, but if he can work those two categories and SBs, this team is in a great position to start the year. Inge in the 23rd is a great pick even without the C-eligibility. Picks were consistently made at the right time, which is how you end up with a team like this - well done.

Petelin

  1. (9) D. Ortiz
  2. (28) V. Martínez
  3. (45) J. Kent
  4. (64) H. Matsui
  5. (81) M. Mora
  6. (100) B. Wilkerson
  7. (117) J. Giambi
  8. (136) C. Sabathia
  9. (153) C. Ray
  10. (172) 	E. Guardado

  11. (189) 	E. Bedard

  12. (208) 	R. Baldelli

  13. (225) 	K. Escobar

  14. (244) 	C. Patterson

  15. (261) 	M. Mussina

  16. (280) 	J. Gathright

  17. (297) 	P. Nevin

  18. (316) 	R. Soriano

  19. (333) 	E. Brown

  20. (352) 	N. Cotts

  21. (369) 	H. Ramírez

  22. (388) 	J. Thomson

  23. (405) 	R. Church

  24. (424) 	J. Barfield

Thoughts: I like some of these picks more than others. The offense is generally well put together; he might have reached a little to cover positions (though I’m the last one who can talk on that count), but he’s pretty well set other than SS (get the Devils on the phone, again!) - Ramirez is still widely thought to need another year before he’s truly “ready”, but who knows. Those four guys on the bench are a heap of potential to have sitting there, and possibly even some tradebait. The staff is a little more questionable. He’d have a great fantasy staff if there were an ace at the top… but sliding everyone up a spot, he’s down to “solid, not spectacular”. If Ray and Guardado can make it through the whole year as closers, his bullpen is in good shape; otherwise, he’s into the “bullpen help, please” pool. A lot of the picks seem to be reaches at times, but it all came together well enough that it’s hard to complain. This team looks to be middle of the pack to start the year, but with Patterson, Giambi, the Tampa Boys, and a good trade or two, there is plenty of room to move up.

California Quakes

  1. (10) Mi. Cabrera
  2. (27) C. Beltrán
  3. (46) K. Johjima
  4. (63) E. Gagne
  5. (82) T. Hudson
  6. (99) É. Rentería
  7. (118) P. Fielder
  8. (135) J. Garland
  9. (154) J. Drew
  10. (171) 	C. Monroe

  11. (190) 	M. Batista

  12. (207) 	R. Belliard

  13. (226) 	J. Contreras

  14. (243) 	S. Eyre

  15. (262) 	R. López

  16. (279) 	D. Erstad

  17. (298) 	J. Rivera

  18. (315) 	C. Izturis

  19. (334) 	B. Looper

  20. (351) 	M. Piazza

  21. (370) 	A. Eaton

  22. (387) 	J. Cruz

  23. (406) 	O. Sáenz

  24. (423) 	H. Ramírez

Thoughts: Cabrera in the first round has the talent to be a huge bargain, and the supporting cast to be a huge disappointment - he could put up a 1.000 OPS and still not break 100 RBI or runs. Overall I like his possibilities, but we’ve moved past the “sure things” part of the top of the draft. His offensive supporting cast on this fantasy team is sort of similar - a lot of potential, but seems to be generally lacking at first glance. Johjima was a big reach, Fielder is all potential and might need another year, Beltran and Renteria are good odds to bounce back but also not sure things. For all the problems with Piazza, I like him in the 20th, but this offense looks to need an upgrade. Unfortunately, the staff seems to be about the same. Hudson was probably a bit of a reach there, and Garland is a decent bet to drop off. I do really like Contreras where he got him, Gagne could well have a huge bounceback year, and Eaton could benefit from a change of scenery (though you have to be skeptical going from the pitcher’s heaven in SD to homerland in Texas). This team has some pieces but probably needs some luck and some help.

Pastafarians (Munch)

  1. (11) D. Wright
  2. (26) A. Jones
  3. (47) C. Lee
  4. (62) R. Sexson
  5. (83) J. Peralta
  6. (98) C. Tracy
  7. (119) R. Weeks
  8. (134) B. Myers
  9. (155) Z. Duke
  10. (170) 	M. Cain

  11. (191) 	R. Dempster

  12. (206) 	J. Hermida

  13. (227) 	B. Chen

  14. (242) 	B. Howry

  15. (263) 	C. Orvella

  16. (278) 	D. Johnson

  17. (299) 	J. Willingham

  18. (314) 	J. Kubel

  19. (335) 	D. Young

  20. (350) 	J. Hardy

  21. (371) 	M. Cuddyer

  22. (386) 	C. Duffy

  23. (407) 	S. Baker

  24. (422) 	J. Devine

Thoughts: Stop! Draft thief! Actually, Munch only scooped me a couple of times, though the most significant was Wright in the first round. I like him here - it’s the right spot, and he’s a good bet to excel. If the young guys come through, this could be the most powerful offense in the league; if the young guys don’t come through, he’ll STILL be competitive in most of the offensive categories (though likely lacking a little in speed). The pitching suffered a bit for this, but not too terribly much. Myers, Duke, and Cain could all be That Good, though this team will likely need to pick up another starter or two. Likely going to need some bullpen help, but he isn’t in particularly horrible shape at the moment. If he watches the pitching on the wire, this team has the offense to keep it high in the standings.

No More Idiots

  1. (12) M. Young
  2. (25) G. Sheffield
  3. (48) R. Harden
  4. (61) R. Johnson
  5. (84) J. Varitek
  6. (97) T. Hoffman
  7. (120) A. Huff
  8. (133) C. Schilling
  9. (156) A. Rowand
  10. (169) 	P. Polanco

  11. (192) 	S. Green

  12. (205) 	Lu. González

  13. (228) 	S. Shields

  14. (241) 	C. Biggio

  15. (264) 	J. Papelbon

  16. (277) 	D. McPherson

  17. (300) 	R. Madson

  18. (313) 	M. Lawton

  19. (336) 	R. Betancourt

  20. (349) 	J. Lieber

  21. (372) 	D. Roberts

  22. (385) 	L. Bigbie

  23. (408) 	S. Ponson

  24. (421) 	B. Williams

Thoughts: My team, I obviously drafted from the year 2001. I’d be head and shoulders above the league if we used stats from five years ago. That said, I’m not thrilled with how I did, but I’m happy enough. I went a lot stronger with my top three pitchers than usual, and for all that we kept passing him over, I like Leiber’s potential in the 20th. I am definitely going to need another back of the fantasy-rotation starter, possibly two. Not thrilled with Young in the first - I had a top ten or who I wanted ranked out before I knew where I’d pick, and Wright was the tenth. I probably should have taken Abreu or Bay, but Young means I won’t have to mine the waiver wire for shortstops like I did all of last year after Nomar fell apart. 'Tek was probably a bit of a reach, but I didn’t want to have to deal with Lieberthal again. I like the rest of my picks through round 14 or so, after which things get a lot more hit or miss. I screwed up and forgot to check if Lawton had a job, and I’d have liked to pick up another couple of decent starters if I were paying more attention. I have some decent flexibility in Huff (who should pick up 3B elig) and Polanco, but I’ll probably need another hitter or two at some point - preferably with some speed, as it’s my big problem on offense. Also, I need another closer, or Foulke’s knees to disintegrate so Papelbon gets some saves. I’m definitely a couple of pieces short, but I like what I have, for the most part.

(last six at… some point, need a short break)

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CURSE MY LATE DRAFT POSITION!

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Puget Sound

  1. (13) B. Abreu
  2. (24) I. Suzuki
  3. (49) D. Jeter
  4. (60) J. Nathan
  5. (85) D. Davis
  6. (96) B. Fuentes
  7. (121) R. Winn
  8. (132) F. García
  9. (157) L. Overbay
  10. (168) 	S. Hillenbrand

  11. (193) 	R. Sanders

  12. (204) 	F. Liriano

  13. (229) 	K. Farnsworth

  14. (240) 	M. Lowell

  15. (265) 	T. Batista

  16. (276) 	J. Burnitz

  17. (301) 	B. Radke

  18. (312) 	C. Kotchman

  19. (337) 	J. Kendall

  20. (348) 	B. Donnelly

  21. (373) 	C. Peña

  22. (384) 	A. Heilman

  23. (409) 	J. Moyer

  24. (420) 	Y. Betancourt

Thoughts: A ton of very solid picks here, and a bunch that are a bit questionable, but they combine to set up a pretty good team. I love the top four - that’s a great core to build from. Not sure about Davis or Fuentes in those spots. I like the Garcia pick, but the starters drop off sharply after that, especially if Liriano doesn’t make the Twins rotation. Sanders could be a great pick that late, and Lowell is a very good potential pick (that I was planning on taking with the following pick, actually). A lot of the mid-round hitters are as much “miss” as “hit”, especially with the percentages - this team looks to be light especially in SLG. Farnsworth was exactly the right pick at that spot once that holds run got started. Radke could be a bargain there; he isn’t going to win you anything, but in a 4th-6th starter spot he’s what you want. The problem here is that he’s basically the third starter on this team. For the most part, this team is going to do decently across the board; it needs some pop (especially with Kendall at C) and a couple mid-rotation starters pretty badly, though. Also, I love Jamie Moyer just on principle.

Sea Bass’ Revenge

  1. (14) J. Bay
  2. (23) J. Peavy
  3. (50) S. Podsednik
  4. (59) F. López
  5. (86) J. López
  6. (95) D. Turnbow
  7. (122) J. Patterson
  8. (131) M. Loretta
  9. (158) J. Morneau
  10. (167) 	G. Atkins

  11. (194) 	C. Shelton

  12. (203) 	B. Clark

  13. (230) 	S. Linebrink

  14. (239) 	M. Clement

  15. (266) 	E. Encarnación

  16. (275) 	M. Jacobs

  17. (302) 	R. Langerhans

  18. (311) 	J. Michaels

  19. (338) 	J. Washburn

  20. (347) 	J. Verlander

  21. (374) 	F. Rodney

  22. (383) 	D. Wells

  23. (410) 	K. Youkilis

  24. (419) 	T. Walker

Thoughts: I am older than half the players on this team, and that depresses me, a little bit. It could also point to a big year or a troublesome one for the team. F. Lopez is a good pick there if his progress last year was actual career progress and not a one-year blip; J. Lopez was a reach, but no more or less so than my 'Tek pick. Turnbow feels early to me there, but that was just how the draft was going with closers, I think. I love both the Patterson and Loretta picks, especially Patterson, who I think will put up ace numbers again and wanted to grab. Continued to make very good picks through round 14, then went all youth, all the time. If two or three of the young guys come through, his offense in particular will be extremely strong. I also like the Linebrink pick, especially if (god forbid) something happens to Hoffman, with Otsuka no longer around. This team will need to make some pickups and/or trades to fill in holes, but has a good base to work with and some young guys that could hit gold.

Roid Boys

  1. (15) C. Carpenter
  2. (22) R. Halladay
  3. (51) R. Howard
  4. (58) J. Cantú
  5. (87) C. Jones
  6. (94) M. Mulder
  7. (123) C. Floyd
  8. (130) K. Griffey Jr.
  9. (159) K. Mench
  10. (166) 	M. Ellis

  11. (195) 	T. Jones

  12. (202) 	C. Blake

  13. (231) 	C. Reitsma

  14. (238) 	D. Young

  15. (267) 	J. Encarnación

  16. (274) 	L. Hernández

  17. (303) 	C. Politte

  18. (310) 	Y. Molina

  19. (339) 	K. Calero

  20. (346) 	A. Everett

  21. (375) 	F. Catalanotto

  22. (382) 	E. Byrnes

  23. (411) 	Ja. Wilson

  24. (418) 	V. Zambrano

Thoughts: Pitching early and often… so let’s see if it hurt his offense. looks Well, he punted speed, but otherwise doesn’t look half bad at all. The offensive picks were all made at exactly the right places, and as long as Griffey doesn’t get hurt, this team will be fine in all the non-SB offensive cats. If Mulder and Livan can bounce back a little on WHIP, this is the best top of the rotation in the league. There’s a little bullpen uncertainty, and another starter or two will likely be needed. The bench isn’t particularly deep, but in this league, that’s the least of criticisms. This team goes up there with the favorites.

OutOnWaveland

  1. (16) A. Soriano
  2. (21) A. Ramírez
  3. (52) S. Rolen
  4. (57) Fr. Rodríguez
  5. (88) V. Wells
  6. (93) B. Jenks
  7. (124) C. Barmes
  8. (129) J. Beckett
  9. (160) J. Estrada
  10. (165) 	A. LaRoche

  11. (196) 	A. Kearns

  12. (201) 	M. Murton

  13. (232) 	M. Timlin

  14. (237) 	K. Wood

  15. (268) 	D. Dellucci

  16. (273) 	B. Backe

  17. (304) 	J. Uribe

  18. (309) 	J. Weaver

  19. (340) 	F. Thomas

  20. (345) 	J. Piñeiro

  21. (376) 	A. Rhodes

  22. (381) 	L. Niekro

  23. (412) 	J. Vargas

  24. (417) 	V. Castilla

Thoughts: I have no idea if Soriano was brilliant or moronic. Seriously, no clue, and I think no one will really know 'till the season is at least half over. I think the next couple of picks are a bit too early, but really like the K-Rod pick there, and Wells was likely good value as well (though his OPS hurts him a bit in this league). Beckett was at exactly the right place, and could have a big reward. Barmes, Jenks, LaRoche, Kearns, Murton - tons of risk/reward here. I don’t think I like Estrada there for what he brings in this league. Deluccia was a great pick that late, and ditto the Big Hurt. Wood is all potential reward, and little risk that late. This team has a bunch of weaknesses (especially speed, rotation depth, and consistency of any kind), but along with all that risk comes the potential of all that reward. The ratios all look fine, he just needs to make them add up to the games played and IP limits without any dropoffs. This’ll be a fun team to play.

Sepotosi

  1. (17) M. Tejada
  2. (20) R. Oswalt
  3. (53) P. Konerko
  4. (56) B. Lidge
  5. (89) P. Burrell
  6. (92) R. Hernández
  7. (125) R. Freel
  8. (128) J. Lackey
  9. (161) B. Hall
  10. (164) 	J. Randa

  11. (197) 	J. Gibbons

  12. (200) 	M. Alou

  13. (233) 	D. Lowe

  14. (236) 	J. Marquis

  15. (269) 	S. Schoeneweis

  16. (272) 	P. Lo Duca

  17. (305) 	L. Ford

  18. (308) 	E. Hinske

  19. (341) 	L. Hawkins

  20. (344) 	R. Aurilia

  21. (377) 	M. Stairs

  22. (380) 	T. Byrdak

  23. (413) 	C. Lidle

  24. (416) 	T. Graffanino

Thoughts: This is a well drafted and interesting team. The picks were, for the most part, good value where they came, and a formidable team came together (albeit yet another in need of bullpen help). I was looking at his offense and thinking that things didn’t feel right, even though it looked good… then I looked at runs and RBI. He’s going to need some improvement in the lesser-looked-at counting stats. He doesn’t have quite the depth and room to maneuver as you might think on first glance, since a few of his guys are questionable for having jobs. It’s still a pretty decent offense, though, especially when it comes with an absolute top-rate starter and closer. Lowe and Marquis may or may not be the answer in the rotation; how he deals with that will be big for his chances. This is a very solid team as currently comprised, though, and likely starts in the top half of the league.

Winnowill’s Winners

  1. (18) C. Figgins
  2. (19) C. Utley
  3. (54) D. Willis
  4. (55) M. Buehrle
  5. (90) F. Cordero
  6. (91) R. Canó
  7. (126) B. Giles
  8. (127) B. Molina
  9. (162) O. Cabrera
  10. (163) 	G. Anderson

  11. (198) 	N. Swisher

  12. (199) 	C. Capuano

  13. (234) 	D. Báez

  14. (235) 	X. Nady

  15. (270) 	D. Weathers

  16. (271) 	C. Silva

  17. (306) 	K. Greene

  18. (307) 	T. Clark

  19. (342) 	A. Núñez

  20. (343) 	B. Broussard

  21. (378) 	Á. Berroa

  22. (379) 	B. Anderson

  23. (414) 	J. Towers

  24. (415) 	H. Luna

Thoughts: If you need a second baseman, offer me something good for Polanco or Biggio. Alternately, go for one of the many, many 2B-eligible players that Winnow has collected here. I like the two-starter pick at the 3-4 turn, but I don’t like the Willis half of it; no way he matches last year’s numbers with that team behind him. Cano was too early and an auto-queue-indecision-pick, and probably the only other one I don’t like. The big problem with this offense is that it’s starting middle infielders at all five infield positions, plus the utility spot (well, you’d think Tony Clark would be involved eventually, even if Jackson beats him out for that job). Some pop is badly needed. The pitching is decent enough, but needs another starter and some bullpen help. Welcome to the club. This team needs to do some creative trading, but like everyone else, drafted enough pieces to be competitive with some work. Also, this team would be much cooler with some Indians.

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Summary

In my opinion, the quality of the draft reached unprecedented heights this year. With so many owners present (and good pre-rankings in the other spot), everyone put together an extremely competitive group of players. With no duds and a higher average quality level of each team, that made it that much less likely that any one team would have a huge lead to start the season off.

I like Isotopes, project mayhem, and Roid Boys as being in the best position coming right out of the gate. Few if any teams have an impossible hill to climb. This league will be determined more than ever by in-season moves, both on the waiver wire and in trades.

Of course, all of this will likely mean nothing as young players mature and old players… get older. Good luck to everyone, and may the Yankees lose every game this year that isn’t started by Randy Johnson.

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And… was dropped to the wire on Day 1.

Nice work Kiros. The only mistake you made was not picking my team to win it all.

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I’m the owner of project mayhem. Thanks for the analysis and the tip o’ the cap! I try to win the leagues I’m in on draft day, making slight tweaks as the season progresses. Unfortunately I had to miss the last 6 rounds of the draft, so those were all autopicks.

Good luck to all!

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I’d really like too hear anybody’s draft strategy ( taking a position at a certain round, or targeted players) . How close did you stick to your plan? Anything you would’ve done differently?

My strategy with the Roid Boys was pick pitching early. I figured with so many teams that pitching would be at a premium. The run on hurlers I imagined never really materialized. So Holiday at my early no. 2 pick might not have been the best decision.

Favorite pick: Ryan Howard in the third round. I figured after the end of last season, and so far this spring, he would have been long gone.

Least Favorite pick: Roy Holiday in the second round. Maybe I should’ve used this pick on a Big Stick. Guess will see if he can stay healthy.

Favorite pick by someone else: Albert Pujols (Cougars) :cool:

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Well. I’ll begin by reviewing my draft.

I actually did come into the draft with a strategy. Keep in mind that I’m an AL-only guy, and have given approximately 2000% the attention to the AL this year, fantasy-wise, as I have the NL. I came in with a broad knowledge of the NL players and their capabilities, but I actually checked up on a few of my own players after the draft to see what kind of histories they had (not pleased with my first-round pick). I also hadn’t looked very deeply at positional depth, particularly in the OF, so some mid-draft developments caught me by surprise.

Anyway, my strategy was to get the best two pitchers I could with the first two picks, then ignore them until at least the teen rounds, unless I was presented with an insane pick. Other than that, I’d draft primarily for position. As I always do, I figured on trying to get in on the middle of the inevitable closer run and get one top guy, ignore OFs and SPs until late, and try to cover thin positions with solid players. I also decided to endeavor not to ignore speed, which I’ve done in pretty much every draft I’ve ever done in the last 6 years of playing fantasy baseball (this is significant later). As I mentioned about 5 minutes into the draft, though, I immediately changed this strategy (the first part, anyway).

In the first round, with the 14th pick, I knew Santana would be off the board long before my pick, and I hoped to get whichever 2 of Oswalt, Peavy, and Halladay that I could, to form the backbone of my rotation and allow me to ignore SP for at least 10 rounds. However, when my turn arrived and all three of them were still available, this gave me the impression that good SPs would be even more underrepresented in the draft than I had already anticipated, and immediately changed my mind.

I took Jason Bay with the first pick, not knowing much about him, but figuring that CFs would be tough to find (since we have OF positional requirements), since of course there are very, very few good ones in the AL. This did not turn out to be the case; as was remarked by somebody (I forgot who, sorry) later on, it was actually RFs that got thin the quickest. This made me somewhat regret the pick, but since Bay’s typically rated by “experts” somewhere between 11th and 16th or so overall, I can’t really hate it. He put up good numbers last year, and his supporting cast has probably improved marginally, but he really has no consistent history of success (this knowledge having been obtained post-draft, naturally). Oh well.

Then with my second-round pick, 23rd overall, with Oswalt and Halladay being snatched up 3 picks and 1 pick before mine respectively, I suddenly re-changed direction and took Jake Peavy. I like Peavy. So at that point I decided to chuck my specific draft goals, while sticking to the broad precepts, and just see what happened. Either way, there were 26 picks until my next one, so BFD anyway, right.

Unfortunately, at this point I don’t remember exactly what was going through my mind when I made my 3rd round pick (50th overall), but it may have been my worst. It’s definitely my least favorite. I was looking at Ryan Howard, but feeling he was still a little early there, and that he wasn’t decisively better than the other 1B remaining, didn’t want to take a SP, it was too early for closers, and didn’t see anyone really compelling, so I wasn’t really sure what I’d do. I want to make one thing very clear here, and that is that I despise Scott Podsednik and all that he represents. I hate the way he’s an “Ozzieball” player, I hate that he leads off despite his ho-hum OBP because he’s your “prototypical leadoff guy” in that he’s a slap hitter and he’s fast, I hate that he hit that homer in the playoffs last year, I hate that people think he’s this great player even though his VORP is abysmal, his RC figures blow, and his CS subtracts more value than his SBs add, and more than anything I hate that he’s this elite fantasy player despite all that, despite being a barely above-average offensive player in real baseball, just because he might steal 60 bases. Anyway, I picked Scott Podsednik.

Naturally, Ryan Howard went with the next pick.

My next pick (4th round, 59th overall) came right back to me with the aforementioned run on closers almost under a full head of steam – After Rivera was taken in Round 2, Round 4 began with Buehrle, then Lidge and K-Rod (hate that nickname), then Cantu, then me. I had my eye on Joe Nathan, he’s always been my favorite closer, partially because I followed him closely when he was rehabbing with the Giants (one of my local teams), partially because he’s led me to success for 2 years in Melting Pot, and partially just because I see having him on my fantasy team as sticking it to Brian Sabean, who I’ve said from Day 1 was an idiot to trade him (with Liriano and Bonser!!) for Pierzynski. But I had doubts about jumping on a closer at that point, partly because I don’t like getting in on the run that early, partly because despite my sentimentality I wasn’t convinced he was all that much better than the next 5 closers, and partly because I was tickled to draft another NL guy I know nothing about, Felipe Lopez (the main thing I know about this guy is that he went for damn near $30 in the auction I did in early March, so he must be good, right?). So I did that.

In case you’ve never been in a fantasy draft before, I have to mention that Joe Nathan was the very next pick. Including Nathan, 6 closers were drafted with the remaining 13 picks in Round 4.

Then I started having serious connectivity problems. The draft interface would pause for 30 seconds or more, then I’d get a text dump of all the picks to that point into my chat window and like 3 picks would have gone by since I was last live. I started to get scared that I’d miss a pick, which would suck since I had at least a dozen guys in my queue, in pretty much positional order, just guys to keep an eye on. I was chatting with brianjedi on another machine, and when I asked him frantically if it was my turn and he said “yep”, I figured I was screwed. But I figured at worst I’d get a homer pick, since I knew who was on top of queue at the time. Anyway, I missed much of Round 5 with intermittent technical difficulties (though I recall being live for Munch’s great Peralta pick), and with the 86th overall pick, my boy Jason Varitek having just been selected by Kiros, I autodrafted Javy Lopez from my queue. After that I made sure to try to have my queue in better order, or at least a couple of guys I wanted at the top. As I said at the time, 'Tek having just been drafted makes Lopez look a little better, but truth be told I don’t much like the pick. That said, I’m not sure who else I’d have targeted at C if I didn’t get Lopez, and I didn’t have any burning desire to specifically take anyone else, and it’s not like I got Gregg Zaun, so it could have been worse. In retrospect, looking at the several picks following mine, I’d have preferred Pat Burrell, but I probably wouldn’t have made that pick in that spot anyway.

Round 5 had been curiously closer-free, following the Round 4 frenzy, until Francisco Cordero with the final pick, and when Jenks was lifted third in Round 6, I knew I had to act, which I was pretty comfortable doing, feeling that Derek Turnbow was markedly better than the next batch of closers, and taking him with the 95th overall pick. I was quickly satisfied with this pick as Fuentes and Hoffman followed immediately, Isringhausen being taken later in the round. This round, while we’re here, included an unusual number of really good picks (I like Tracy, Lugo and Crisp a lot, plus three guys moving to the AL – Glaus and Thome, who I tend to clump together – and Wilkerson, all of whom could have huge seasons. Particularly Wilkerson, who is a great pick here.).

By the 7th round, people are just starting to look to fill holes and the closer run begins drying up. Benitez and Gordon both go here. I didn’t have anybody really in mind to take here; about midway through the round it occurred to me that, despite my overarching strategical goal to avoid starters because good ones would be available late, John Patterson was by a wide margin the best SP left. A wider margin than the best player remaining at any other position. I think this is a good way to approach a fantasy draft in general. So, in round 7, at #122 overall, I drafted John Patterson. I then decided, that with Peavy, Turnbow, and Patterson as my first three pitchers drafted, that I should continue to draft heavily to the offensive side, while taking pitchers that play in favorable NL parks. Since that’s what I was already doing, I figured it’d be a great strategy.

I also thought the time had come to keep a close eye on positional holes. 9 picks later, in Round 8, I drafted Mark Loretta with the 131st overall pick. Ryan Freel, who I liked, had just been taken, and I felt strongly that Loretta was by far the best 2B left on the board. Someone (sorry, forgot who) mentioned that we were drafting in Bizarro World since Winnowill had as yet drafted no Indians and I had no Red Sox, so I made a comment that I’d soon fulfill their every desire. When Omni took Josh Beckett two picks before mine, I cursed his name, but it was all a ruse; while I like Beckett’s Ks this year, I had already decided on Loretta and his 120 R.

Another 26-pick wait, as the next round of SPs dried up. Garcia, Schilling (great pick), Garland, Myers (good pick), Sabathia, Kazmir, Chris Young (the pitcher), Zach Duke, and my personal favorite, Danny Haren, were all lifted in this range. The best picks made here, though, were Jhonny Gomes and Jason Lane. There were also some problematic picks: I don’t like Torii Hunter, David Eckstein (probably both picked to fill holes, though), Garciappara, Willy Taveras, Geoff Jenkins, or Torrealba (remains inexplicable to me, maybe an overstatement of park effects at work there). The last couple of legit closers went as Valverde and Chris Ray were taken consecutively in the middle of the round as well.

That said, I had my eye on the very player I wanted, and I got him: Justin Morneau in Round 9, at 158th overall. While many 1Bs were already off the board, I didn’t want to miss out on him; the Overbay pick immediately preceding mine only convinced me more (as if I needed convincing; I was talking about “the guy I want” the entire time the 26 picks were going by) that he was the man for me in Round 9. Notwithstanding the fact that I had my eye on another young 1B slugger, I felt Morneau was the best value I could get at 1B there, and with an IF slot in this league you really want two power hitters at that position on your team, if not more.

Mench at the next pick was really good value, as was Bill Hall two picks later (who I had also been eyeing), and as more infielders evaporated, I was pretty sure I’d want to fill my 3B hole sooner than later, so I figured I’d jump on Garrett Atkins in Round 10, with #167 overall. This is another pick I don’t like that much now, but with two 3B-eligible guys being picked immediately following my pick (Polanco (an underrated pick there) and Hillenbrand), I’m still convinced this was the right spot to make it. I should also say that Guardado and Wickman falling to the mid-10th round was great value for Petelin and the poster responsible for project mayhem.

Round 11 led off with the first non-closer RP taken, Justin Duchscherer (absolutely the right man for that job), followed by, interestingly enough, two former Expos and a former former-Expo in Nick Johnson, Javier Vasquez, and Preston Wilson. Okay, not that interesting. Anyway, in Round 11 I took the other sleeper stud at 1B, Chris Shelton, with the 194th overall pick. The two picks to close out the round (Jay Gibbons and Nick Swisher), while they contribute with OF eligibility, are in my opinion inferior contributors to Shelton, not to mention I had targeted him (and Morneau) before the draft as good value at 1B, so I was very happy with this pick.

My infield complete, my one closer drafted, my rotation begun, I started to look back at the OF. The discussion of the surprisingly thin pickings at RF had already begun, and that was the one position I had so far not drafted for. Conveniently, I figured the time was about right to take Bill Clark at #203, another guy who could really outperform expectations this season in Milwaukee, as well as contribute some speed to my team. I also want to note Capuano and Casey Blake as two really strong picks early in Round 12.

The next 26 picks went very poorly for me. Curtis Granderson, a valuable OF I had decided I could wait another round or two on, was picked soon after my Clark pick. Same story with Baldelli. Francisco Liriano was actually picked by Puget Sound right after I picked Clark. Then, starting near the end of Round 12 the entire next tier of starting pitchers disappeared before my eyes. Something like half a dozen guys I had targeted as good value at around this point in the draft, including the guy I had my heart set on for my next pick. I had decided on Joey Blanton, with a couple of other guys as backups in case he was picked, but I had definitely decided it was time to take a 3rd SP. Of course, Daniel Cabrera, Penny, Ervin Santana, Westbrook (who was my first favorite backup to Big Joe B.), and Millwood were all snatched up, just before UU’s House of Blades earned my eternal enmity by drafting Blanton. Then project mayhem took Lowry (my second favorite backup to JB), and Escobar and Conteras were also lifted. This amazingly consecutive run on B-level pitchers (among whom I really, really liked Blanton) threw me into a panic. Really, the Blanton steal was my first catastrophe of this draft, which I suppose is a good thing, given that it didn’t come until Round 13). I had no idea what to do. I essentially decided “screw it” (this would also become a theme for me as the draft continued; not really a good thing, but not necessarily bad either) and made a pretty random pick at #230 overall with Scott Linebrink. He was a guy that was on my shortlist of elite holds guys after briefly perusing the 2004 and 2005 holds leaderboards in “preparation” for this draft, and he was sitting on my queue for whatever point I deemed appropriate to start thinking about that, so I nabbed him. Perhaps predictably, this “random”/instinct choice probably turned out to be one of my better picks.

It was certainly better than my next few, but the Blanton tragedy having been covered, I’ll take a break and return to finish the recap of my team’s draft later. Thank you.

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I always try to draft for value at a spot, with an eye towards covering the more difficult to fill positions. Whenever I just go for pure value, I end up having a team like the one I had last year in this league, where I made a bunch of great picks for the backbone of my team… and then had to trade for a decent 2B, switch shortstops half the year 'till Khalil Greene fell into my lap off waivers, watch Lieberthal’s OPS kill me with little I could do about it, and go through a dozen different outfielders trying to get someone decent who fit in at LF and CF. So positions mattered a little more to me this year. I tend to try to get one stud starter and one stud closer, since it’s a lot easier to pick another one of each up earlier in the year than an extra stud hitter, especially if I can make a little time to analyze the guys on the waiver wire after a few starts. This year I went a little overboard with early starter picks, mostly because I felt Johnson and Schilling were very good value picks at those spots despite their questions.

The biggest thing for me in this particular draft is that targetting players tends to lead to trouble, with 20-30 pick intervals. For example, after my first two picks, I wanted to get a starter and a closer by round 5. I chose Harden over Buerhle in round 3, and had several closers targetted that I’d be willing to draft in 4 and 5. By my 4th round pick, my “next three” closers on the board were gone, and I didn’t want Gagne after being burned by him last year, so I took RJ looking towards round 5. By then, my entire NEXT group of closers was gone, and there had also been a run on 3B, the other position I wanted to take thereabouts. You tend to miss entire runs, so you have to be a lot more flexible with switching strats on the go.

At some point over the next few days I’ll do a full self-draft-recap as WL is now, to amuse myself if nothing else :slight_smile: