MLBlogs Fantasy Draft
The first ever all-MLBlogs fantasy draft was held yesterday. If you haven't been following the posts, it's a 14-person league, and our draft was an auto-draft based on a ranking list, which after 5 years, i still don't think I've figured out. Sometimes I move guys up, and list them back-to-back, hoping to get one, but no one else moves them up, and I get both. One of these years, I'll fine tune a system.
I ended up with the 6th pick in the draft. The first pick, which was determined at random, went to Jacob, and he went with, no surprise, Albert Pujols. Coral drew the 2 slot and went with her hometown hero, big Vlad Guerrero. Michael (35th and Shields) was in the 3-hole and landed the ace in the draft, Johan Santana. Chris slotted in 4th, went with last year's should-have-been AL MVP Derek Jeter. Patrick drew the 5-spot, landing Alfonso Soriano. I ended up with A-Rod at 6th. I'm happy with that. Picks 7-14 were, in order, Rob with Jose Reyes, Nick with Ben Sheets, Michael (Some Ballyard) with Ryan Howard, Darryl with Carl Crawford, Jonathan with Carlos Beltran, Steve with Bill Hall, Matt with Lance Berkman, and John closed out the 1st round with none other than David Wright. I have to think most of us would say we were satisfied with our first pick. The rest of my draft went as follows:
- A-Rod
- Jason Bay
- Brandon Webb
- Mariano Rivera
- Barry Bonds
- Jeremy Sowers
- Carlos Guillen
- Juan Pierre
- Jason Giambi
- Mike Mussina
- Chien-Ming Wang
- Joel Zumaya
- Marcus Giles
- Michael Barrett
- Moises Alou
- Akinori Otsuka
- Kei Igawa (I don't remember moving him up in my rankings so this was luck)
- Clay Hensley
- Aaron Heilman
- Luke Hochevar
- Alex Gordon
- Kevin Kouzmanoff
- Kevin Youklis
- Aaron Hill
- Chris Ianetta
- David DeJesus
- Chris Naverson (??)
- Jae Kuk Ryu (??)
- Tim Hamulack (??)
- Darrell Rasner
Overall, I'm pleased, not ecstatic. I see where I was a victim of moving guys up-and-down my list. In hindsight, I moved Bonds and Sowers up too high. A little better balanced may have been achieved had they been a little lower. Duly noted, as I have one other auto-draft to come. I haven't looked in-depth at the other rosters but at a real quick glance, I think 35th and Shields, Diamondhacks and Ballyard Arms have pretty solid squads. Those were the ones that jumped out at me. Everyone though looks like they'll be pretty competitive and I'm sure some people have looked into dropping some of their picks. That's an auto-draft for you.
Good luck to all.
J
In case anyone wants to peruse the draft, here's how it went:
| 1. | Albert Pujols | Mile High Ya... |
| 2. | Vladimir Guerrero | La Jolla DiMags |
| 3. | Johan Santana | 35th and Shi... |
| 4. | Derek Jeter | Ballyard Arms |
| 5. | Alfonso Soriano | Carlsons Coo... |
| 6. | Álex Rodríguez | The Boogie Down |
| 7. | José Reyes | Thats A Winner |
| 8. | Ben Sheets | Corey Hart F... |
| 9. | Ryan Howard | Some Ballyar... |
| 10. | Carl Crawford | Darryl's Dug... |
| 11. | Carlos Beltrán | Red Sox |
| 12. | Bill Hall | My Brewers |
| 13. | Lance Berkman | Diamondhacks |
| 14. | David Wright | Wrightoholics |
| Round 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Travis Hafner | Wrightoholics |
| 2. | David Ortiz | Diamondhacks |
| 3. | Rickie Weeks | My Brewers |
| 4. | Chase Utley | Red Sox |
| 5. | Miguel Cabrera | Darryl's Dug... |
| 6. | Manny Ramírez | Some Ballyar... |
| 7. | Joe Nathan | Corey Hart F... |
| 8. | Mark Teixeira | Thats A Winner |
| 9. | Jason Bay | The Boogie Down |
| 10. | Jermaine Dye | Carlsons Coo... |
| 11. | Chris Carpenter | Ballyard Arms |
| 12. | Ichiro Suzuki | 35th and Shi... |
| 13. | John Lackey | La Jolla DiMags |
| 14. | Roy Halladay | Mile High Ya... |
| Round 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aramis Ramírez | Mile High Ya... |
| 2. | Hank Blalock | La Jolla DiMags |
| 3. | Miguel Tejada | 35th and Shi... |
| 4. | Carlos Lee | Ballyard Arms |
| 5. | Michael Young | Carlsons Coo... |
| 6. | Brandon Webb | The Boogie Down |
| 7. | Grady Sizemore | Thats A Winner |
| 8. | Prince Fielder | Corey Hart F... |
| 9. | Justin Morneau | Some Ballyar... |
| 10. | Matt Holliday | Darryl's Dug... |
| 11. | Andruw Jones | Red Sox |
| 12. | Chris Capuano | My Brewers |
| 13. | Jimmy Rollins | Diamondhacks |
| 14. | Jonathan Papelbon | Wrightoholics |
| Round 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nick Swisher | Wrightoholics |
| 2. | Joe Mauer | Diamondhacks |
| 3. | Francisco Cordero | My Brewers |
| 4. | Daisuke Matsuzaka | Red Sox |
| 5. | Hanley Ramírez | Darryl's Dug... |
| 6. | Vernon Wells | Some Ballyar... |
| 7. | Víctor Martínez | Corey Hart F... |
| 8. | Derrek Lee | Thats A Winner |
| 9. | Mariano Rivera | The Boogie Down |
| 10. | Bobby Abreu | Carlsons Coo... |
| 11. | Roy Oswalt | Ballyard Arms |
| 12. | Jake Peavy | 35th and Shi... |
| 13. | Robinson Canó | La Jolla DiMags |
| 14. | B.J. Ryan | Mile High Ya... |
| Round 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Garrett Atkins | Mile High Ya... |
| 2. | Huston Street | La Jolla DiMags |
| 3. | Francisco Rodríguez | 35th and Shi... |
| 4. | Carlos Zambrano | Ballyard Arms |
| 5. | Gary Sheffield | Carlsons Coo... |
| 6. | Barry Bonds | The Boogie Down |
| 7. | Chone Figgins | Thats A Winner |
| 8. | Stephen Drew | Corey Hart F... |
| 9. | Rafael Furcal | Some Ballyar... |
| 10. | Brian Roberts | Darryl's Dug... |
| 11. | Scott Kazmir | Red Sox |
| 12. | Geoff Jenkins | My Brewers |
| 13. | Troy Glaus | Diamondhacks |
| 14. | Billy Wagner | Wrightoholics |
| Round 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | C.C. Sabathia | Wrightoholics |
| 2. | Hideki Matsui | Diamondhacks |
| 3. | Dave Bush | My Brewers |
| 4. | Jon Garland | Red Sox |
| 5. | Johnny Damon | Darryl's Dug... |
| 6. | Brian McCann | Some Ballyar... |
| 7. | Corey Hart | Corey Hart F... |
| 8. | Scott Rolen | Thats A Winner |
| 9. | Jeremy Sowers | The Boogie Down |
| 10. | Dontrelle Willis | Carlsons Coo... |
| 11. | Paul Konerko | Ballyard Arms |
| 12. | Félix Hernández | 35th and Shi... |
| 13. | Barry Zito | La Jolla DiMags |
| 14. | John Smoltz | Mile High Ya... |
| Round 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dan Uggla | Mile High Ya... |
| 2. | Álex Ríos | La Jolla DiMags |
| 3. | Jeremy Bonderman | 35th and Shi... |
| 4. | Carlos Delgado | Ballyard Arms |
| 5. | Trevor Hoffman | Carlsons Coo... |
| 6. | Carlos Guillén | The Boogie Down |
| 7. | Aaron Harang | Thats A Winner |
| 8. | Cole Hamels | Corey Hart F... |
| 9. | Ryan Zimmerman | Some Ballyar... |
| 10. | J.J. Putz | Darryl's Dug... |
| 11. | José Contreras | Red Sox |
| 12. | Johnny Estrada | My Brewers |
| 13. | Jason Schmidt | Diamondhacks |
| 14. | Howie Kendrick | Wrightoholics |
| Round 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mike Piazza | Wrightoholics |
| 2. | Julio Lugo | Diamondhacks |
| 3. | Jeff Suppan | My Brewers |
| 4. | Jason Varitek | Red Sox |
| 5. | Delmon Young | Darryl's Dug... |
| 6. | Matt Cain | Some Ballyar... |
| 7. | Magglio Ordóñez | Corey Hart F... |
| 8. | Adam Dunn | Thats A Winner |
| 9. | Juan Pierre | The Boogie Down |
| 10. | Chipper Jones | Carlsons Coo... |
| 11. | Brett Myers | Ballyard Arms |
| 12. | Josh Barfield | 35th and Shi... |
| 13. | Scot Shields | La Jolla DiMags |
| 14. | Felipe López | Mile High Ya... |
| Round 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Corey Patterson | Mile High Ya... |
| 2. | Mike Napoli | La Jolla DiMags |
| 3. | Bobby Jenks | 35th and Shi... |
| 4. | Rocco Baldelli | Ballyard Arms |
| 5. | Jered Weaver | Carlsons Coo... |
| 6. | Jason Giambi | The Boogie Down |
| 7. | Tom Gordon | Thats A Winner |
| 8. | Chris Young | Corey Hart F... |
| 9. | Jeff Kent | Some Ballyar... |
| 10. | Richie Sexson | Darryl's Dug... |
| 11. | Derek Lowe | Red Sox |
| 12. | Todd Helton | My Brewers |
| 13. | Justin Verlander | Diamondhacks |
| 14. | Nick Markakis | Wrightoholics |
| Round 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brad Lidge | Wrightoholics |
| 2. | Dan Haren | Diamondhacks |
| 3. | Jim Thome | My Brewers |
| 4. | Brad Penny | Red Sox |
| 5. | Rich Harden | Darryl's Dug... |
| 6. | Chad Cordero | Some Ballyar... |
| 7. | Erik Bedard | Corey Hart F... |
| 8. | Chris Ray | Thats A Winner |
| 9. | Mike Mussina | The Boogie Down |
| 10. | Torii Hunter | Carlsons Coo... |
| 11. | Adrián Béltre | Ballyard Arms |
| 12. | Tadahito Iguchi | 35th and Shi... |
| 13. | Curt Schilling | La Jolla DiMags |
| 14. | Randy Johnson | Mile High Ya... |
| Round 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Raúl Ibañez | Mile High Ya... |
| 2. | Ervin Santana | La Jolla DiMags |
| 3. | Jorge Posada | 35th and Shi... |
| 4. | Kenji Johjima | Ballyard Arms |
| 5. | Roger Clemens | Carlsons Coo... |
| 6. | Chien-Ming Wang | The Boogie Down |
| 7. | Ramón Hernández | Thats A Winner |
| 8. | Édgar Rentería | Corey Hart F... |
| 9. | Brian Fuentes | Some Ballyar... |
| 10. | Adam Wainwright | Darryl's Dug... |
| 11. | Josh Beckett | Red Sox |
| 12. | Mike Cameron | My Brewers |
| 13. | J.D. Drew | Diamondhacks |
| 14. | Scott Podsednik | Wrightoholics |
| Round 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eric Gagne | Wrightoholics |
| 2. | Bronson Arroyo | Diamondhacks |
| 3. | Freddy Sánchez | My Brewers |
| 4. | Eric Chávez | Red Sox |
| 5. | Russell Martin | Darryl's Dug... |
| 6. | Rich Hill | Some Ballyar... |
| 7. | Joe Crede | Corey Hart F... |
| 8. | Jeff Francoeur | Thats A Winner |
| 9. | Joel Zumaya | The Boogie Down |
| 10. | Iván Rodríguez | Carlsons Coo... |
| 11. | Brandon Phillips | Ballyard Arms |
| 12. | Nomar Garciaparra | 35th and Shi... |
| 13. | Andy Pettitte | La Jolla DiMags |
| 14. | Eric Byrnes | Mile High Ya... |
| Round 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A.J. Pierzynski | Mile High Ya... |
| 2. | Derrick Turnbow | La Jolla DiMags |
| 3. | Melvin Mora | 35th and Shi... |
| 4. | Ryan Freel | Ballyard Arms |
| 5. | Ray Durham | Carlsons Coo... |
| 6. | Marcus Giles | The Boogie Down |
| 7. | Mark Prior | Thats A Winner |
| 8. | Willy Taveras | Corey Hart F... |
| 9. | Austin Kearns | Some Ballyar... |
| 10. | Bob Wickman | Darryl's Dug... |
| 11. | Adam LaRoche | Red Sox |
| 12. | Pat Burrell | My Brewers |
| 13. | Mike González | Diamondhacks |
| 14. | Orlando Cabrera | Wrightoholics |
| Round 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Todd Jones | Wrightoholics |
| 2. | Coco Crisp | Diamondhacks |
| 3. | Armando Benítez | My Brewers |
| 4. | Bobby Crosby | Red Sox |
| 5. | Pedro Martínez | Darryl's Dug... |
| 6. | José Valverde | Some Ballyar... |
| 7. | Jorge Cantú | Corey Hart F... |
| 8. | Jason Isringhausen | Thats A Winner |
| 9. | Michael Barrett | The Boogie Down |
| 10. | Joe Borowski | Carlsons Coo... |
| 11. | Ryan Dempster | Ballyard Arms |
| 12. | Josh Willingham | 35th and Shi... |
| 13. | Brendan Donnelly | La Jolla DiMags |
| 14. | Javier Vázquez | Mile High Ya... |
| Round 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Josh Johnson | Mile High Ya... |
| 2. | David Eckstein | La Jolla DiMags |
| 3. | Michael Cuddyer | 35th and Shi... |
| 4. | Octavio Dotel | Ballyard Arms |
| 5. | Tom Glavine | Carlsons Coo... |
| 6. | Moisés Alou | The Boogie Down |
| 7. | Bartolo Colón | Thats A Winner |
| 8. | Kerry Wood | Corey Hart F... |
| 9. | Freddy García | Some Ballyar... |
| 10. | Takashi Saito | Darryl's Dug... |
| 11. | Brad Hawpe | Red Sox |
| 12. | Kenny Rogers | My Brewers |
| 13. | Greg Maddux | Diamondhacks |
| 14. | Brian Giles | Wrightoholics |
| Round 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Noah Lowry | Wrightoholics |
| 2. | Nate Robertson | Diamondhacks |
| 3. | Kevin Millwood | My Brewers |
| 4. | Brad Wilkerson | Red Sox |
| 5. | Tim Lincecum | Darryl's Dug... |
| 6. | John Patterson | Some Ballyar... |
| 7. | A.J. Burnett | Corey Hart F... |
| 8. | Ted Lilly | Thats A Winner |
| 9. | Akinori Otsuka | The Boogie Down |
| 10. | Kelvim Escobar | Carlsons Coo... |
| 11. | Ian Snell | Ballyard Arms |
| 12. | Cliff Lee | 35th and Shi... |
| 13. | Darin Erstad | La Jolla DiMags |
| 14. | Mark Buehrle | Mile High Ya... |
| Round 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Francisco Liriano | Mile High Ya... |
| 2. | Scott Spiezio | La Jolla DiMags |
| 3. | Scott Olsen | 35th and Shi... |
| 4. | Anibal Sánchez | Ballyard Arms |
| 5. | Rafael Soriano | Carlsons Coo... |
| 6. | Kei Igawa | The Boogie Down |
| 7. | Zach Duke | Thats A Winner |
| 8. | Cla Meredith | Corey Hart F... |
| 9. | Tim Hudson | Some Ballyar... |
| 10. | Taylor Tankersley | Darryl's Dug... |
| 11. | Chuck James | Red Sox |
| 12. | Mark Mulder | My Brewers |
| 13. | Oliver Pérez | Diamondhacks |
| 14. | Jake Westbrook | Wrightoholics |
| Round 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jeff Francis | Wrightoholics |
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1 CommentsLeave a comment | |
Jason-
I don't think that anyone will ever master the art that is the auto-draft. But this is going to be fun, and thank you for taking the initiative to do it. Also, I think that everyone's first picks were extremely predictable, if only baseball itself were so haha.
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