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:

  1. A-Rod
  2. Jason Bay
  3. Brandon Webb
  4. Mariano Rivera
  5. Barry Bonds
  6. Jeremy Sowers
  7. Carlos Guillen
  8. Juan Pierre
  9. Jason Giambi
  10. Mike Mussina
  11. Chien-Ming Wang
  12. Joel Zumaya
  13. Marcus Giles
  14. Michael Barrett
  15. Moises Alou
  16. Akinori Otsuka
  17. Kei Igawa (I don't remember moving him up in my rankings so this was luck)
  18. Clay Hensley
  19. Aaron Heilman
  20. Luke Hochevar
  21. Alex Gordon
  22. Kevin Kouzmanoff
  23. Kevin Youklis
  24. Aaron Hill
  25. Chris Ianetta
  26. David DeJesus
  27. Chris Naverson (??)
  28. Jae Kuk Ryu (??)
  29. Tim Hamulack (??)
  30. 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 Comments

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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