# 2009 SDMB Fantasy Baseball **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 17, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194 "2009-02-17T00:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/61 "2009-03-23T19:18:20Z")
My prep this year has been almost entirely limited to what I could get done at work (ten-month-olds will do that to you), so my draft is going to be a whole lot more “intuitive” than normal. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/62 "2009-03-23T19:19:27Z")
So I downloaded some projections last night, and had it weigh value based on our settings. I spent about an hour plugging the rankings in, and have come to the conclusion that I know absolutely nothing about the players this year. NOTHING. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/63 "2009-03-23T19:23:10Z")
By “intuitive” do you mean “Indian-centric”? ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/64 "2009-03-23T19:27:24Z")
Heh. No, actually - I haven’t paid attention to _anyone_. I’m leaning heavily on the Baseball Prospectus this year and hoping my spreadsheet formulas actually give me an accurate picture. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/65 "2009-03-23T19:33:19Z")
Sometimes I think BP’s fantasy forecasts are its way of making fun of me for wanting them to give me fantasy forecasts, though. ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/66 "2009-03-23T19:40:37Z")
I think mostly the failing is mine for not studying it thoroughly enough. Of course, studying it thoroughly would mean I’d have to spend about two weeks doing nothing else. (Turns out I’m not using _Prospectus_. I’m using _Forecaster_.) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/67 "2009-03-23T21:17:11Z")
> [@Wilson](#): > > Different topic - anyone interested in a NL-only keeper league? Winnowill’s been running an AL-only keeper league for the last six years or so, I’d love to start one up for the NL, using pretty much the same settings as hers (I can expand on those if anyone wants to know). Where do we stand on this thing? Did it ever get signed up? Anyone still interested? We gonna try to make it happen? ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/68 "2009-03-23T21:52:46Z")
Here’s a question: whose big idea was it to schedule the draft during _24_? ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/69 "2009-03-23T21:55:16Z")
> [@Winnowill](#): > > Here’s a question: whose big idea was it to schedule the draft during _24_? The guy who doesn’t own a working TV, that’s who. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/70 "2009-03-23T21:59:50Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Where do we stand on this thing? Did it ever get signed up? Anyone still interested? We gonna try to make it happen? I only got six people interested, which really doesn’t sound like enough. Five in this thread I think, plus Alex (former member White Lightning). Plus, my work has had Yahoo Fantasy Sports blocked for the last month, which is far longer than they ever have before - I fear that it might be permanent. So although I’d love to run another league, and would normally have no problem doing the work necessary for a keeper league, not being able to get into the league at the office makes me nervous. I’m actually thinking of asking if someone would be willing to take over the commissionership of this league - also since I’ll be out of the country without internet access from April 10 to April 18. If anyone’s interested, drop me an email or a PM. But I’ll be on tonight, that’s for sure! Hoping I don’t have my usual round 6 bounce out… think I’ll try using Opera this year rather than IE. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/71 "2009-03-23T22:01:06Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > Sometimes I think BP’s fantasy forecasts are its way of making fun of me for wanting them to give me fantasy forecasts, though. We’ll know who’s following Baseball Prospectus by seeing who picks Matt Wieters in round 1. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/72 "2009-03-23T22:07:19Z")
Stop that! Aren’t you listening to **Munch**? Now I’ll never get him. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/73 "2009-03-23T22:23:09Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > Stop that! Aren’t you listening to **Munch**? > Now I’ll never get him. Aw cmon, the Matt Wieters jokes are all over the internets… Guess I shouldn’t repeat my secret advice to **Winnowill** - don’t bother researching pitchers, just draft all the Rockies and Nationals pitchers you can get as early as you can. You’ll be golden! ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/74 "2009-03-24T00:30:59Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > Pre-ranking is for wusses. I’m going to go by my raw baseball intuition. > > Then, in the fourth round, when all the guys I have intuition about are gone, I’m going to frantically google every player on the Yahoo rankings in between turns. Well, as long as you have a plan. That’s more than I’ve managed. Was going to furiously cram for a couple of hours before the draft, but my family managed to scotch that for me, so that guy whose every pick was put on the DL in the last 24 hours – this year that guy’s me. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/75 "2009-03-24T12:41:38Z")
Good times last night. A little slow, but not terrible. Since I’m in the same boat as Wilson, I’d love it if someone could post the draft results so I could comment. Also, Papelbon is for trade - it was a panic pick, so I’ll devalue him a few rounds. ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/76 "2009-03-24T13:56:50Z")
By Team: **rackensack diamonds** 1. (1) Hanley Ramírez 2. (32) Kevin Youkilis 3. (33) Brian McCann 4. (64) Magglio Ordóñez 5. (65) Mariano Rivera 6. (96) Ryan Ludwick 7. (97) Derek Lowe 8. (128) Carlos Zambrano 9. (129) Nelson Cruz 10. ``` (160) José López ``` 11. ``` (161) Matt Garza ``` 12. ``` (192) Carlos Guillén ``` 13. ``` (193) Hideki Matsui ``` 14. ``` (224) John Maine ``` 15. ``` (225) Kurt Suzuki ``` 16. ``` (256) Orlando Hudson ``` 17. ``` (257) Matt Thornton ``` 18. ``` (288) Chris Dickerson ``` 19. ``` (289) Jerry Hairston Jr. ``` 20. ``` (320) Scott Downs ``` 21. ``` (321) Casey Blake ``` 22. ``` (352) Garret Anderson ``` 23. ``` (353) Marcus Thames ``` 24. ``` (384) Sean Gallagher ``` **My Cousin A-Rod** 1. (2) Albert Pujols 2. (31) Justin Morneau 3. (34) Curtis Granderson 4. (63) Chipper Jones 5. (66) Joe Nathan 6. (95) Rich Harden 7. (98) Vernon Wells 8. (127) Yovani Gallardo 9. (130) David Price 10. ``` (159) Shin-Soo Choo ``` 11. ``` (162) Elijah Dukes ``` 12. ``` (191) Troy Glaus ``` 13. ``` (194) Jered Weaver ``` 14. ``` (223) Matt Lindstrom ``` 15. ``` (226) Plácido Polanco ``` 16. ``` (255) Jonathan Sánchez ``` 17. ``` (258) Chris Pérez ``` 18. ``` (287) Brian Bruney ``` 19. ``` (290) A.J. Pierzynski ``` 20. ``` (319) Luke Scott ``` 21. ``` (322) Juan Cruz ``` 22. ``` (351) Brandon Wood ``` 23. ``` (354) Marco Scutaro ``` 24. ``` (383) Todd Wellemeyer ``` **The Cougars** 1. (3) José Reyes 2. (30) Brandon Phillips 3. (35) Carl Crawford 4. (62) Corey Hart 5. (67) Rafael Furcal 6. (94) Ryan Zimmerman 7. (99) Michael Young 8. (126) A.J. Burnett 9. (131) Chris Young 10. ``` (158) Justin Verlander ``` 11. ``` (163) Ricky Nolasco ``` 12. ``` (190) Bengie Molina ``` 13. ``` (195) Ben Sheets ``` 14. ``` (222) Johnny Cueto ``` 15. ``` (227) Huston Street ``` 16. ``` (254) José Guillén ``` 17. ``` (259) Fernando Rodney ``` 18. ``` (286) Eric Byrnes ``` 19. ``` (291) Ryan Garko ``` 20. ``` (318) Jeff Clement ``` 21. ``` (323) Chris Volstad ``` 22. ``` (350) Ian Snell ``` 23. ``` (355) Dallas McPherson ``` 24. ``` (382) Aaron Heilman ``` **Isotopes** 1. (4) David Wright 2. (29) Dustin Pedroia 3. (36) Roy Halladay 4. (61) Shane Victorino 5. (68) Bobby Abreu 6. (93) Derrek Lee 7. (100) James Shields 8. (125) Bobby Jenks 9. (132) Conor Jackson 10. ``` (157) Mike Aviles ``` 11. ``` (164) Xavier Nady ``` 12. ``` (189) Jorge Posada ``` 13. ``` (196) Ted Lilly ``` 14. ``` (221) Delmon Young ``` 15. ``` (228) Chad Qualls ``` 16. ``` (253) Gil Meche ``` 17. ``` (260) Carlos Gómez ``` 18. ``` (285) Travis Hafner ``` 19. ``` (292) Seth McClung ``` 20. ``` (317) Phil Hughes ``` 21. ``` (324) Kevin Kouzmanoff ``` 22. ``` (349) Aaron Hill ``` 23. ``` (356) Andy Sonnanstine ``` 24. ``` (381) C.J. Wilson ``` **Chitwood** 1. (5) Miguel Cabrera 2. (28) Nick Markakis 3. (37) Brian Roberts 4. (60) Troy Tulowitzki 5. (69) Garrett Atkins 6. (92) Aubrey Huff 7. (101) Cliff Lee 8. (124) Lastings Milledge 9. (133) Matt Cain 10. ``` (156) Max Scherzer ``` 11. ``` (165) Brian Wilson ``` 12. ``` (188) Mike González ``` 13. ``` (197) Denard Span ``` 14. ``` (220) Jason Motte ``` 15. ``` (229) Fausto Carmona ``` 16. ``` (252) Kelly Shoppach ``` 17. ``` (261) Travis Snider ``` 18. ``` (284) Kendry Morales ``` 19. ``` (293) Gary Sheffield ``` 20. ``` (316) Jordan Zimmermann ``` 21. ``` (325) Taylor Buchholz ``` 22. ``` (348) Skip Schumaker ``` 23. ``` (357) Colby Rasmus ``` 24. ``` (380) Brett Gardner ``` **Jeters Never Prosper** 1. (6) Grady Sizemore 2. (27) CC Sabathia 3. (38) Aramis Ramírez 4. (59) Joe Mauer 5. (70) Francisco Rodríguez 6. (91) Chone Figgins 7. (102) Daisuke Matsuzaka 8. (123) Jonathan Broxton 9. (134) Kerry Wood 10. ``` (155) Ryan Theriot ``` 11. ``` (166) Ryan Dempster ``` 12. ``` (187) Jason Giambi ``` 13. ``` (198) J.D. Drew ``` 14. ``` (219) Chien-Ming Wang ``` 15. ``` (230) Scot Shields ``` 16. ``` (251) Adam Lind ``` 17. ``` (262) Dioner Navarro ``` 18. ``` (283) Mark Ellis ``` 19. ``` (294) Michael Bourn ``` 20. ``` (315) Édgar Rentería ``` 21. ``` (326) Akinori Iwamura ``` 22. ``` (347) Jesús Flores ``` 23. ``` (358) Kenshin Kawakami ``` 24. ``` (379) Aaron Cook ``` **Kid\_A** 1. (7) Ryan Braun 2. (26) Carlos Lee 3. (39) Ichiro Suzuki 4. (58) Nate McLouth 5. (71) Chris Davis 6. (90) John Lackey 7. (103) Carlos Peña 8. (122) Joba Chamberlain 9. (135) Howie Kendrick 10. ``` (154) Zack Greinke ``` 11. ``` (167) Scott Baker ``` 12. ``` (186) Kevin Slowey ``` 13. ``` (199) Heath Bell ``` 14. ``` (218) Orlando Cabrera ``` 15. ``` (231) Joel Hanrahan ``` 16. ``` (250) Melvin Mora ``` 17. ``` (263) Ramón Hernández ``` 18. ``` (282) David DeJesús ``` 19. ``` (295) Brad Ziegler ``` 20. ``` (314) Freddy Sánchez ``` 21. ``` (327) Bronson Arroyo ``` 22. ``` (346) Takashi Saito ``` 23. ``` (359) Juan Rivera ``` 24. ``` (378) Gaby Sánchez ``` **Ace High Club Flush** 1. (8) Josh Hamilton 2. (25) Jason Bay 3. (40) Matt Kemp 4. (57) Chad Billingsley 5. (72) Dan Uggla 6. (89) Joey Votto 7. (104) José Valverde 8. (121) Scott Kazmir 9. (136) Chris Iannetta 10. ``` (153) Jorge Cantú ``` 11. ``` (168) Chris Carpenter ``` 12. ``` (185) Clint Barmes ``` 13. ``` (200) Coco Crisp ``` 14. ``` (217) Ubaldo Jiménez ``` 15. ``` (232) Chris Ray ``` 16. ``` (249) Mike Lowell ``` 17. ``` (264) Carlos Villanueva ``` 18. ``` (281) Randy Winn ``` 19. ``` (296) Kelvim Escobar ``` 20. ``` (313) Tommy Hanson ``` 21. ``` (328) Octavio Dotel ``` 22. ``` (345) Ken Griffey Jr. ``` 23. ``` (360) Joel Zumaya ``` 24. ``` (377) Emmanuel Burriss ``` **Out On Waveland** 1. (9) Mark Teixeira 2. (24) Matt Holliday 3. (41) Álex Rodríguez 4. (56) Francisco Liriano 5. (73) Félix Hernández 6. (88) Roy Oswalt 7. (105) Carlos Mármol 8. (120) Andre Ethier 9. (137) Rick Ankiel 10. ``` (152) Mike Napoli ``` 11. ``` (169) Felipe López ``` 12. ``` (184) Kazuo Matsui ``` 13. ``` (201) Khalil Greene ``` 14. ``` (216) Kevin Gregg ``` 15. ``` (233) Josh Fields ``` 16. ``` (248) Paul Maholm ``` 17. ``` (265) Jeff Francoeur ``` 18. ``` (280) Manuel Corpas ``` 19. ``` (297) Mike Fontenot ``` 20. ``` (312) Mark Buehrle ``` 21. ``` (329) Jeff Samardzija ``` 22. ``` (344) Chris Duncan ``` 23. ``` (361) Jamie Moyer ``` 24. ``` (376) Trevor Cahill ``` **Petelin** 1. (10) Johan Santana 2. (23) Manny Ramírez 3. (42) David Ortiz 4. (55) Jacoby Ellsbury 5. (74) Robinson Canó 6. (87) Jon Lester 7. (106) B.J. Ryan 8. (119) Justin Upton 9. (138) Carlos Delgado 10. ``` (151) Matt Capps ``` 11. ``` (170) Adam Jones ``` 12. ``` (183) John Danks ``` 13. ``` (202) Hank Blalock ``` 14. ``` (215) Yunel Escobar ``` 15. ``` (234) Paul Konerko ``` 16. ``` (247) Todd Helton ``` 17. ``` (266) Ryan Madson ``` 18. ``` (279) Leo Núñez ``` 19. ``` (298) Iván Rodríguez ``` 20. ``` (311) Grant Balfour ``` 21. ``` (330) Jeremy Guthrie ``` 22. ``` (343) Koji Uehara ``` 23. ``` (362) Pedro Martínez ``` 24. ``` (375) Travis Buck ``` **The Spirit of Shea** 1. (11) Chase Utley 2. (22) Prince Fielder 3. (43) Vladimir Guerrero 4. (54) Dan Haren 5. (75) Josh Beckett 6. (86) Matt Wieters 7. (107) J.J. Hardy 8. (118) Alex Gordon 9. (139) Mark DeRosa 10. ``` (150) Milton Bradley ``` 11. ``` (171) Pat Burrell ``` 12. ``` (182) Mike Cameron ``` 13. ``` (203) Billy Butler ``` 14. ``` (214) Joey Devine ``` 15. ``` (235) Hong-Chih Kuo ``` 16. ``` (246) J.P. Howell ``` 17. ``` (267) Oliver Pérez ``` 18. ``` (278) Fred Lewis ``` 19. ``` (299) Manny Parra ``` 20. ``` (310) Joe Saunders ``` 21. ``` (331) Matt LaPorta ``` 22. ``` (342) Taylor Teagarden ``` 23. ``` (363) Clay Buchholz ``` 24. ``` (374) Russell Branyan ``` **No Pepper Games** 1. (12) Lance Berkman 2. (21) Carlos Beltrán 3. (44) Jonathan Papelbon 4. (53) Adam Dunn 5. (76) Jay Bruce 6. (85) Javier Vázquez 7. (108) Jayson Werth 8. (117) Pablo Sandoval 9. (140) Kelly Johnson 10. ``` (149) Mark Reynolds ``` 11. ``` (172) Brett Myers ``` 12. ``` (181) Cameron Maybin ``` 13. ``` (204) Erik Bedard ``` 14. ``` (213) J.J. Putz ``` 15. ``` (236) Trevor Hoffman ``` 16. ``` (245) Hiroki Kuroda ``` 17. ``` (268) Brandon Lyon ``` 18. ``` (277) Kosuke Fukudome ``` 19. ``` (300) Ryan Spilborghs ``` 20. ``` (309) Rafael Soriano ``` 21. ``` (332) Cristian Guzmán ``` 22. ``` (341) Dave Bush ``` 23. ``` (364) Nick Johnson ``` 24. ``` (373) Joe Blanton ``` **Kiros** 1. (13) Ryan Howard 2. (20) Tim Lincecum 3. (45) Brandon Webb 4. (52) Adrián González 5. (77) Stephen Drew 6. (84) Ryan Doumit 7. (109) Johnny Damon 8. (116) Torii Hunter 9. (141) Brad Hawpe 10. ``` (148) Jim Thome ``` 11. ``` (173) Willy Taveras ``` 12. ``` (180) Aaron Harang ``` 13. ``` (205) Frank Francisco ``` 14. ``` (212) Randy Johnson ``` 15. ``` (237) Rafael Pérez ``` 16. ``` (244) Jose Arredondo ``` 17. ``` (269) Ian Stewart ``` 18. ``` (276) Chase Headley ``` 19. ``` (301) Ty Wigginton ``` 20. ``` (308) Jed Lowrie ``` 21. ``` (333) Jason Kubel ``` 22. ``` (340) Justin Masterson ``` 23. ``` (365) Tim Wakefield ``` 24. ``` (372) Ramón Ramírez ``` **Tazmanian Devils** 1. (14) Ian Kinsler 2. (19) Alfonso Soriano 3. (46) Russell Martin 4. (51) Álex Ríos 5. (78) Hunter Pence 6. (83) Víctor Martínez 7. (110) Ervin Santana 8. (115) Derek Jeter 9. (142) Edwin Encarnación 10. ``` (147) Miguel Tejada ``` 11. ``` (174) Francisco Cordero ``` 12. ``` (179) Chris Young ``` 13. ``` (206) Josh Johnson ``` 14. ``` (211) Brandon Morrow ``` 15. ``` (238) Jair Jurrjens ``` 16. ``` (243) Justin Duchscherer ``` 17. ``` (270) Juan Pierre ``` 18. ``` (275) Casey Kotchman ``` 19. ``` (302) Mike Pelfrey ``` 20. ``` (307) John Smoltz ``` 21. ``` (334) Jarrod Saltalamacchia ``` 22. ``` (339) Anthony Reyes ``` 23. ``` (366) Brian Giles ``` 24. ``` (371) Marlon Byrd ``` **Winnowill’s Whiners** 1. (15) Jimmy Rollins 2. (18) B.J. Upton 3. (47) Jake Peavy 4. (50) Geovany Soto 5. (79) Joakim Soria 6. (82) Jermaine Dye 7. (111) Brian Fuentes 8. (114) Adrián Béltre 9. (143) Mike Jacobs 10. ``` (146) Rickie Weeks ``` 11. ``` (175) Wandy Rodríguez ``` 12. ``` (178) Jack Cust ``` 13. ``` (207) Adam LaRoche ``` 14. ``` (210) Cody Ross ``` 15. ``` (239) Chris Snyder ``` 16. ``` (242) Jon Rauch ``` 17. ``` (271) George Sherrill ``` 18. ``` (274) Bob Howry ``` 19. ``` (303) Alexi Casilla ``` 20. ``` (306) Elvis Andrus ``` 21. ``` (335) Jody Gerut ``` 22. ``` (338) Chad Durbin ``` 23. ``` (367) Josh Anderson ``` 24. ``` (370) Andy Pettitte ``` **Grab Your Ankiels** 1. (16) Evan Longoria 2. (17) Carlos Quentin 3. (48) Cole Hamels 4. (49) Alexei Ramírez 5. (80) Brad Lidge 6. (81) Edinson Vólquez 7. (112) Jhonny Peralta 8. (113) Raúl Ibañez 9. (144) Adam Wainwright 10. ``` (145) James Loney ``` 11. ``` (176) Clayton Kershaw ``` 12. ``` (177) Jeff Bennett ``` 13. ``` (208) Nick Swisher ``` 14. ``` (209) Gavin Floyd ``` 15. ``` (240) Dan Wheeler ``` 16. ``` (241) Jeremy Hermida ``` 17. ``` (272) Troy Percival ``` 18. ``` (273) Hideki Okajima ``` 19. ``` (304) Armando Galarraga ``` 20. ``` (305) David Murphy ``` 21. ``` (336) Yadier Molina ``` 22. ``` (337) Ryan Church ``` 23. ``` (368) Willie Harris ``` 24. ``` (369) J.C. Romero ``` ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/77 "2009-03-24T14:24:31Z")
Round-by-round **Round 1** 1. **Hanley Ramírez** rackensack diamonds 2. **Albert Pujols** My Cousin A-Rod 3. **José Reyes** The Cougars 4. **David Wright** Isotopes 5. **Miguel Cabrera** Chitwood 6. **Grady Sizemore** Jeters Never Prosper 7. **Ryan Braun** Kid\_A 8. **Josh Hamilton** Ace High Club Flush 9. **Mark Teixeira** Out On Waveland 10. **Johan Santana** Petelin 11. **Chase Utley** The Spirit of Shea 12. **Lance Berkman** No Pepper Games 13. **Ryan Howard** Kiros 14. **Ian Kinsler** Tazmanian Devils 15. **Jimmy Rollins** Winnowill’s Whiners 16. **Evan Longoria** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 2** 17. **Carlos Quentin** Grab Your Ankiels 18. **B.J. Upton** Winnowill’s Whiners 19. **Alfonso Soriano** Tazmanian Devils 20. **Tim Lincecum** Kiros 21. **Carlos Beltrán** No Pepper Games 22. **Prince Fielder** The Spirit of Shea 23. **Manny Ramírez** Petelin 24. **Matt Holliday** Out On Waveland 25. **Jason Bay** Ace High Club Flush 26. **Carlos Lee** Kid\_A 27. **CC Sabathia** Jeters Never Prosper 28. **Nick Markakis** Chitwood 29. **Dustin Pedroia** Isotopes 30. **Brandon Phillips** The Cougars 31. **Justin Morneau** My Cousin A-Rod 32. **Kevin Youkilis** rackensack diamonds **Round 3** 33. **Brian McCann** rackensack diamonds 34. **Curtis Granderson** My Cousin A-Rod 35. **Carl Crawford** The Cougars 36. **Roy Halladay** Isotopes 37. **Brian Roberts** Chitwood 38. **Aramis Ramírez** Jeters Never Prosper 39. **Ichiro Suzuki** Kid\_A 40. **Matt Kemp** Ace High Club Flush 41. **Álex Rodríguez** Out On Waveland 42. **David Ortiz** Petelin 43. **Vladimir Guerrero** The Spirit of Shea 44. **Jonathan Papelbon** No Pepper Games 45. **Brandon Webb** Kiros 46. **Russell Martin** Tazmanian Devils 47. **Jake Peavy** Winnowill’s Whiners 48. **Cole Hamels** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 4** 49. **Alexei Ramírez** Grab Your Ankiels 50. **Geovany Soto** Winnowill’s Whiners 51. **Álex Ríos** Tazmanian Devils 52. **Adrián González** Kiros 53. **Adam Dunn** No Pepper Games 54. **Dan Haren** The Spirit of Shea 55. **Jacoby Ellsbury** Petelin 56. **Francisco Liriano** Out On Waveland 57. **Chad Billingsley** Ace High Club Flush 58. **Nate McLouth** Kid\_A 59. **Joe Mauer** Jeters Never Prosper 60. **Troy Tulowitzki** Chitwood 61. **Shane Victorino** Isotopes 62. **Corey Hart** The Cougars 63. **Chipper Jones** My Cousin A-Rod 64. **Magglio Ordóñez** rackensack diamonds **Round 5** 65. **Mariano Rivera** rackensack diamonds 66. **Joe Nathan** My Cousin A-Rod 67. **Rafael Furcal** The Cougars 68. **Bobby Abreu** Isotopes 69. **Garrett Atkins** Chitwood 70. **Francisco Rodríguez** Jeters Never Prosper 71. **Chris Davis** Kid\_A 72. **Dan Uggla** Ace High Club Flush 73. **Félix Hernández** Out On Waveland 74. **Robinson Canó** Petelin 75. **Josh Beckett** The Spirit of Shea 76. **Jay Bruce** No Pepper Games 77. **Stephen Drew** Kiros 78. **Hunter Pence** Tazmanian Devils 79. **Joakim Soria** Winnowill’s Whiners 80. **Brad Lidge** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 6** 81. **Edinson Vólquez** Grab Your Ankiels 82. **Jermaine Dye** Winnowill’s Whiners 83. **Víctor Martínez** Tazmanian Devils 84. **Ryan Doumit** Kiros 85. **Javier Vázquez** No Pepper Games 86. **Matt Wieters** The Spirit of Shea 87. **Jon Lester** Petelin 88. **Roy Oswalt** Out On Waveland 89. **Joey Votto** Ace High Club Flush 90. **John Lackey** Kid\_A 91. **Chone Figgins** Jeters Never Prosper 92. **Aubrey Huff** Chitwood 93. **Derrek Lee** Isotopes 94. **Ryan Zimmerman** The Cougars 95. **Rich Harden** My Cousin A-Rod 96. **Ryan Ludwick** rackensack diamonds **Round 7** 97. **Derek Lowe** rackensack diamonds 98. **Vernon Wells** My Cousin A-Rod 99. **Michael Young** The Cougars 100. **James Shields** Isotopes 101. **Cliff Lee** Chitwood 102. **Daisuke Matsuzaka** Jeters Never Prosper 103. **Carlos Peña** Kid\_A 104. **José Valverde** Ace High Club Flush 105. **Carlos Mármol** Out On Waveland 106. **B.J. Ryan** Petelin 107. **J.J. Hardy** The Spirit of Shea 108. **Jayson Werth** No Pepper Games 109. **Johnny Damon** Kiros 110. **Ervin Santana** Tazmanian Devils 111. **Brian Fuentes** Winnowill’s Whiners 112. **Jhonny Peralta** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 8** 113. **Raúl Ibañez** Grab Your Ankiels 114. **Adrián Béltre** Winnowill’s Whiners 115. **Derek Jeter** Tazmanian Devils 116. **Torii Hunter** Kiros 117. **Pablo Sandoval** No Pepper Games 118. **Alex Gordon** The Spirit of Shea 119. **Justin Upton** Petelin 120. **Andre Ethier** Out On Waveland 121. **Scott Kazmir** Ace High Club Flush 122. **Joba Chamberlain** Kid\_A 123. **Jonathan Broxton** Jeters Never Prosper 124. **Lastings Milledge** Chitwood 125. **Bobby Jenks** Isotopes 126. **A.J. Burnett** The Cougars 127. **Yovani Gallardo** My Cousin A-Rod 128. **Carlos Zambrano** rackensack diamonds **Round 9** 129. **Nelson Cruz** rackensack diamonds 130. **David Price** My Cousin A-Rod 131. **Chris Young** The Cougars 132. **Conor Jackson** Isotopes 133. **Matt Cain** Chitwood 134. **Kerry Wood** Jeters Never Prosper 135. **Howie Kendrick** Kid\_A 136. **Chris Iannetta** Ace High Club Flush 137. **Rick Ankiel** Out On Waveland 138. **Carlos Delgado** Petelin 139. **Mark DeRosa** The Spirit of Shea 140. **Kelly Johnson** No Pepper Games 141. **Brad Hawpe** Kiros 142. **Edwin Encarnación** Tazmanian Devils 143. **Mike Jacobs** Winnowill’s Whiners 144. **Adam Wainwright** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 10** 145. **James Loney** Grab Your Ankiels 146. **Rickie Weeks** Winnowill’s Whiners 147. **Miguel Tejada** Tazmanian Devils 148. **Jim Thome** Kiros 149. **Mark Reynolds** No Pepper Games 150. **Milton Bradley** The Spirit of Shea 151. **Matt Capps** Petelin 152. **Mike Napoli** Out On Waveland 153. **Jorge Cantú** Ace High Club Flush 154. **Zack Greinke** Kid\_A 155. **Ryan Theriot** Jeters Never Prosper 156. **Max Scherzer** Chitwood 157. **Mike Aviles** Isotopes 158. **Justin Verlander** The Cougars 159. **Shin-Soo Choo** My Cousin A-Rod 160. **José López** rackensack diamonds **Round 11** 161. **Matt Garza** rackensack diamonds 162. **Elijah Dukes** My Cousin A-Rod 163. **Ricky Nolasco** The Cougars 164. **Xavier Nady** Isotopes 165. **Brian Wilson** Chitwood 166. **Ryan Dempster** Jeters Never Prosper 167. **Scott Baker** Kid\_A 168. **Chris Carpenter** Ace High Club Flush 169. **Felipe López** Out On Waveland 170. **Adam Jones** Petelin 171. **Pat Burrell** The Spirit of Shea 172. **Brett Myers** No Pepper Games 173. **Willy Taveras** Kiros 174. **Francisco Cordero** Tazmanian Devils 175. **Wandy Rodríguez** Winnowill’s Whiners 176. **Clayton Kershaw** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 12** 177. **Jeff Bennett** Grab Your Ankiels 178. **Jack Cust** Winnowill’s Whiners 179. **Chris Young** Tazmanian Devils 180. **Aaron Harang** Kiros 181. **Cameron Maybin** No Pepper Games 182. **Mike Cameron** The Spirit of Shea 183. **John Danks** Petelin 184. **Kazuo Matsui** Out On Waveland 185. **Clint Barmes** Ace High Club Flush 186. **Kevin Slowey** Kid\_A 187. **Jason Giambi** Jeters Never Prosper 188. **Mike González** Chitwood 189. **Jorge Posada** Isotopes 190. **Bengie Molina** The Cougars 191. **Troy Glaus** My Cousin A-Rod 192. **Carlos Guillén** rackensack diamonds **Round 13** 193. **Hideki Matsui** rackensack diamonds 194. **Jered Weaver** My Cousin A-Rod 195. **Ben Sheets** The Cougars 196. **Ted Lilly** Isotopes 197. **Denard Span** Chitwood 198. **J.D. Drew** Jeters Never Prosper 199. **Heath Bell** Kid\_A 200. **Coco Crisp** Ace High Club Flush 201. **Khalil Greene** Out On Waveland 202. **Hank Blalock** Petelin 203. **Billy Butler** The Spirit of Shea 204. **Erik Bedard** No Pepper Games 205. **Frank Francisco** Kiros 206. **Josh Johnson** Tazmanian Devils 207. **Adam LaRoche** Winnowill’s Whiners 208. **Nick Swisher** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 14** 209. **Gavin Floyd** Grab Your Ankiels 210. **Cody Ross** Winnowill’s Whiners 211. **Brandon Morrow** Tazmanian Devils 212. **Randy Johnson** Kiros 213. **J.J. Putz** No Pepper Games 214. **Joey Devine** The Spirit of Shea 215. **Yunel Escobar** Petelin 216. **Kevin Gregg** Out On Waveland 217. **Ubaldo Jiménez** Ace High Club Flush 218. **Orlando Cabrera** Kid\_A 219. **Chien-Ming Wang** Jeters Never Prosper 220. **Jason Motte** Chitwood 221. **Delmon Young** Isotopes 222. **Johnny Cueto** The Cougars 223. **Matt Lindstrom** My Cousin A-Rod 224. **John Maine** rackensack diamonds **Round 15** 225. **Kurt Suzuki** rackensack diamonds 226. **Plácido Polanco** My Cousin A-Rod 227. **Huston Street** The Cougars 228. **Chad Qualls** Isotopes 229. **Fausto Carmona** Chitwood 230. **Scot Shields** Jeters Never Prosper 231. **Joel Hanrahan** Kid\_A 232. **Chris Ray** Ace High Club Flush 233. **Josh Fields** Out On Waveland 234. **Paul Konerko** Petelin 235. **Hong-Chih Kuo** The Spirit of Shea 236. **Trevor Hoffman** No Pepper Games 237. **Rafael Pérez** Kiros 238. **Jair Jurrjens** Tazmanian Devils 239. **Chris Snyder** Winnowill’s Whiners 240. **Dan Wheeler** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 16** 241. **Jeremy Hermida** Grab Your Ankiels 242. **Jon Rauch** Winnowill’s Whiners 243. **Justin Duchscherer** Tazmanian Devils 244. **Jose Arredondo** Kiros 245. **Hiroki Kuroda** No Pepper Games 246. **J.P. Howell** The Spirit of Shea 247. **Todd Helton** Petelin 248. **Paul Maholm** Out On Waveland 249. **Mike Lowell** Ace High Club Flush 250. **Melvin Mora** Kid\_A 251. **Adam Lind** Jeters Never Prosper 252. **Kelly Shoppach** Chitwood 253. **Gil Meche** Isotopes 254. **José Guillén** The Cougars 255. **Jonathan Sánchez** My Cousin A-Rod 256. **Orlando Hudson** rackensack diamonds **Round 17** 257. **Matt Thornton** rackensack diamonds 258. **Chris Pérez** My Cousin A-Rod 259. **Fernando Rodney** The Cougars 260. **Carlos Gómez** Isotopes 261. **Travis Snider** Chitwood 262. **Dioner Navarro** Jeters Never Prosper 263. **Ramón Hernández** Kid\_A 264. **Carlos Villanueva** Ace High Club Flush 265. **Jeff Francoeur** Out On Waveland 266. **Ryan Madson** Petelin 267. **Oliver Pérez** The Spirit of Shea 268. **Brandon Lyon** No Pepper Games 269. **Ian Stewart** Kiros 270. **Juan Pierre** Tazmanian Devils 271. **George Sherrill** Winnowill’s Whiners 272. **Troy Percival** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 18** 273. **Hideki Okajima** Grab Your Ankiels 274. **Bob Howry** Winnowill’s Whiners 275. **Casey Kotchman** Tazmanian Devils 276. **Chase Headley** Kiros 277. **Kosuke Fukudome** No Pepper Games 278. **Fred Lewis** The Spirit of Shea 279. **Leo Núñez** Petelin 280. **Manuel Corpas** Out On Waveland 281. **Randy Winn** Ace High Club Flush 282. **David DeJesús** Kid\_A 283. **Mark Ellis** Jeters Never Prosper 284. **Kendry Morales** Chitwood 285. **Travis Hafner** Isotopes 286. **Eric Byrnes** The Cougars 287. **Brian Bruney** My Cousin A-Rod 288. **Chris Dickerson** rackensack diamonds **Round 19** 289. \*\*Jerry Hairston Jr. \*\*rackensack diamonds 290. **A.J. Pierzynski** My Cousin A-Rod 291. **Ryan Garko** The Cougars 292. **Seth McClung** Isotopes 293. **Gary Sheffield** Chitwood 294. **Michael Bourn** Jeters Never Prosper 295. **Brad Ziegler** Kid\_A 296. **Kelvim Escobar** Ace High Club Flush 297. **Mike Fontenot** Out On Waveland 298. **Iván Rodríguez** Petelin 299. **Manny Parra** The Spirit of Shea 300. **Ryan Spilborghs** No Pepper Games 301. **Ty Wigginton** Kiros 302. **Mike Pelfrey** Tazmanian Devils 303. **Alexi Casilla** Winnowill’s Whiners 304. **Armando Galarraga** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 20** 305. **David Murphy** Grab Your Ankiels 306. **Elvis Andrus** Winnowill’s Whiners 307. **John Smoltz** Tazmanian Devils 308. **Jed Lowrie** Kiros 309. **Rafael Soriano** No Pepper Games 310. **Joe Saunders** The Spirit of Shea 311. **Grant Balfour** Petelin 312. **Mark Buehrle** Out On Waveland 313. **Tommy Hanson** Ace High Club Flush 314. **Freddy Sánchez** Kid\_A 315. **Édgar Rentería** Jeters Never Prosper 316. **Jordan Zimmermann** Chitwood 317. **Phil Hughes** Isotopes 318. **Jeff Clement** The Cougars 319. **Luke Scott** My Cousin A-Rod 320. **Scott Downs** rackensack diamonds **Round 21** 321. **Casey Blake** rackensack diamonds 322. **Juan Cruz** My Cousin A-Rod 323. **Chris Volstad** The Cougars 324. **Kevin Kouzmanoff** Isotopes 325. **Taylor Buchholz** Chitwood 326. **Akinori Iwamura** Jeters Never Prosper 327. **Bronson Arroyo** Kid\_A 328. **Octavio Dotel** Ace High Club Flush 329. **Jeff Samardzija** Out On Waveland 330. **Jeremy Guthrie** Petelin 331. **Matt LaPorta** The Spirit of Shea 332. **Cristian Guzmán** No Pepper Games 333. **Jason Kubel** Kiros 334. **Jarrod Saltalamacchia** Tazmanian Devils 335. **Jody Gerut** Winnowill’s Whiners 336. **Yadier Molina** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 22** 337. **Ryan Church** Grab Your Ankiels 338. **Chad Durbin** Winnowill’s Whiners 339. **Anthony Reyes** Tazmanian Devils 340. **Justin Masterson** Kiros 341. **Dave Bush** No Pepper Games 342. **Taylor Teagarden** The Spirit of Shea 343. **Koji Uehara** Petelin 344. **Chris Duncan** Out On Waveland 345. \*\*Ken Griffey Jr. \*\*Ace High Club Flush 346. **Takashi Saito** Kid\_A 347. **Jesús Flores** Jeters Never Prosper 348. **Skip Schumaker** Chitwood 349. **Aaron Hill** Isotopes 350. **Ian Snell** The Cougars 351. **Brandon Wood** My Cousin A-Rod 352. **Garret Anderson** rackensack diamonds **Round 23** 353. **Marcus Thames** rackensack diamonds 354. **Marco Scutaro** My Cousin A-Rod 355. **Dallas McPherson** The Cougars 356. **Andy Sonnanstine** Isotopes 357. **Colby Rasmus** Chitwood 358. **Kenshin Kawakami** Jeters Never Prosper 359. **Juan Rivera** Kid\_A 360. **Joel Zumaya** Ace High Club Flush 361. **Jamie Moyer** Out On Waveland 362. **Pedro Martínez** Petelin 363. **Clay Buchholz** The Spirit of Shea 364. **Nick Johnson** No Pepper Games 365. **Tim Wakefield** Kiros 366. **Brian Giles** Tazmanian Devils 367. **Josh Anderson** Winnowill’s Whiners 368. **Willie Harris** Grab Your Ankiels **Round 24** 369. **J.C. Romero** Grab Your Ankiels 370. **Andy Pettitte** Winnowill’s Whiners 371. **Marlon Byrd** Tazmanian Devils 372. **Ramón Ramírez** Kiros 373. **Joe Blanton** No Pepper Games 374. **Russell Branyan** The Spirit of Shea 375. **Travis Buck** Petelin 376. **Trevor Cahill** Out On Waveland 377. **Emmanuel Burriss** Ace High Club Flush 378. **Gaby Sánchez** Kid\_A 379. **Aaron Cook** Jeters Never Prosper 380. **Brett Gardner** Chitwood 381. **C.J. Wilson** Isotopes 382. **Aaron Heilman** The Cougars 383. **Todd Wellemeyer** My Cousin A-Rod 384. **Sean Gallagher** rackensack diamonds ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/78 "2009-03-24T14:27:43Z")
> [@rackensack](#): > > By Team: > **My Cousin A-Rod** > > 1. (2) Albert Pujols > 2. (31) Justin Morneau > 3. (34) Curtis Granderson > 4. (63) Chipper Jones > 5. (66) Joe Nathan > 6. (95) Rich Harden > 7. (98) Vernon Wells > 8. (127) Yovani Gallardo > 9. (130) David Price > 10. > > ``` > (159) Shin-Soo Choo > > ``` > > 11. > > ``` > (162) Elijah Dukes > > ``` > > 12. > > ``` > (191) Troy Glaus > > ``` > > 13. > > ``` > (194) Jered Weaver > > ``` > > 14. > > ``` > (223) Matt Lindstrom > > ``` > > 15. > > ``` > (226) Plácido Polanco > > ``` > > 16. > > ``` > (255) Jonathan Sánchez > > ``` > > 17. > > ``` > (258) Chris Pérez > > ``` > > 18. > > ``` > (287) Brian Bruney > > ``` > > 19. > > ``` > (290) A.J. Pierzynski > > ``` > > 20. > > ``` > (319) Luke Scott > > ``` > > 21. > > ``` > (322) Juan Cruz > > ``` > > 22. > > ``` > (351) Brandon Wood > > ``` > > 23. > > ``` > (354) Marco Scutaro > > ``` > > 24. > > ``` > (383) Todd Wellemeyer > > ``` I’ll post more reactions later, but this is very much the opposite of my usual roster - I almost never go closer so early, and I usually end up drafting starting pitchers WAY earlier than this. So of course, I love my offense - with Morneau, Pujols, Granderson and Chipper how could I not? And I think Choo will be a steal where I got him. Of course I’d be a lot happier if I hadn’t drafted an already hurt Troy Glaus… but ah well, I guess that was why he was available in round 12. And my SS position is a mess. Of course my starting pitching is a whole bunch of risks… Harden is a DL All-Star, Gallardo and Price are very young, Weaver is a headcase, and Sanchez is just a hunch based on a high K rate. I’m happy with my bullpen, although I wish I knew for sure if Lindstrom has the Marlin’s closer job. Chris Perez, even if he doesn’t win the closer job, should be great for holds. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/79 "2009-03-24T15:07:44Z")
**1. (12) Lance Berkman:** I love Berkman in this league, but wished he had outfield eligibility. His power isn’t dominant, but he’s a 6 tool player. I don’t expect him to steal as much as he did last year, but any help from 1B is excellent. **2. (21) Carlos Beltrán:** Remember when he was a top 5 pick? Yeah - just like Soriano, he’s underrated in Round 2 nowadays. Factor in OBP instead of AVG (as well as playing CF), and he’s a great addition. **3. (44) Jonathan Papelbon:** Like I said - a panic pick. Don’t get me wrong - he’s a complete closing stud, and his contributions to the ratios will really help. I just didn’t go into this draft expecting to go with closers. **4. (53) Adam Dunn:** He was a late second round pick last year, and I regretted not taking him at the beginning of the round. 5 straight 40 HR seasons, and a lifetime .381/.518 hitter. **5. (76) Jay Bruce:** I’m hoping he can steal more bases, but if he steals 10, we’re great. He didn’t have as great of a season in this league last year, but PECOTA projects him to hit .343/.511 with about 25+ HRs. **6. (85) Javier Vázquez:** I wanted to focus on relievers, but needed a few strong arms to anchor the staff. Vazquez is going to make me competitive in Ks all by himself. And at #85, decent value. **7. (108) Jayson Werth:** I may be higher than most on him, but I’m looking for well balanced players, and Werth fits the bill. \*\*8. (117) Pablo Sandoval: \*\* Might have been a lot early on this one. My brain was still in “19 team league” preparation mode, and had wanted to target this catcher eligible player who will be playing 3B every day. Do not discount the value of playing every day with C-eligibility. **9. (140) Kelly Johnson:** Most underrated 2B out there. He hits for power and steals bases, while getting on base and gets extra base hits. \*\*10. (149) Mark Reynolds: \*\* My third base options were getting slim. He’s going to hurt my OBP a bit, but provides excellent power from 3B for a 10th round pick. **11. (172) Brett Myers:** Best remaining pitcher on the board. \*\*12. (181) Cameron Maybin: \*\* Could be a total bust, but has a world of potential. \*\*13. (204) Erik Bedard: \*\* Assuming last year was a fluke, I’m looking forward to cursing the Mariners for blowing his leads throughout the season. **14. (213) J.J. Putz:** I suspect JJ will be the holds leader this year, all while providing ratio assistance on par with the closing elite. **15. (236) Trevor Hoffman:** My offense has been looking solid, so I’m starting to bolster my relief ranks. I love guys with tiny ratios - his are going to go up because of his age, but I expect a nice 1.15 WHIP. \*\*16. (245) Hiroki Kuroda: \*\* Also underrated, and good value. \*\*17. (268) Brandon Lyon: \*\*I was amazed at how many saves were still available on the board at this point. I was also amazed when I clicked on his news article icon after the draft and saw that he gave up 4 consecutive homers Monday night. eek. **18. (277) Kosuke Fukudome:** You know, I’m a little worried with this pick - but it’s the 18th round… \*\*19. (300) Ryan Spilborghs: \*\* …and this guy is still on the board! **20. (309) Rafael Soriano:** I have plenty of saves, so his holds are welcome. He’ll probably steal the job from Gonzalez, because Soriano is sick. **21. (332) Cristian Guzmán:** The 21st round is fine to wait until to get your starting SS, right? There’s nothing spectacular here, but nothing that’s going to hurt me. **22. (341) Dave Bush:** Did you know that Bush has a lifetime 1.22 WHIP? That’s pretty good. **23. (364) Nick Johnson:** Like I said - hope springs eternal. There’s nothing to lose here - you gotta draft your DL guy at some point. **24. (373) Joe Blanton:** How did we draft SPs last year with 20 teams?!? Overall, I love this team. It nails everything that this league has tweaked, and has only a few minor weaknesses. ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194/80 "2009-03-24T15:12:50Z")
All I can say for SURE right now is that, if my computer had cooperated, my first pick would have been Tim Lincecum, and my second would have been whoever I estimated to be the best 1B on the board at the time. FIVE computers we have between the two of us. FIVE. And I couldn’t load the draft system quickly on any of them. :mad: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194.md?page=5)