Updated Mock Draft (through Round 19)
Alex Cushing – MLB.com
Joe Sheehan – Baseball Prospectus
Jeff Erickson – Rotowire.com
Mike Siano – MLB.com
Jeffrey Ma – Citizen Sports
Jason Collette – Fanball.com
Nando Di Fino / Tom Herrera - WSJ.com / AOL.com
Will Carroll – Baseball Prospectus
Cory Schwartz – MLB.com
Lawr Michaels – CREATiVESPORTS.com
Zach Steinhorn – MLB.com
Tony Cincotta – Fantasypros911.com
R1 P1 Alex Cushing Ramirez, Hanley
R1 P2 Joe Sheehan Reyes, Jose
R1 P3 Jeff Erickson Rodriguez, Alex
R1 P4 Mike Siano Pujols, Albert
R1 P5 Jeffrey Ma Wright, David
R1 P6 Jason Collette Sizemore, Grady
R1 P7 Nando Di Fino Howard, Ryan
R1 P8 Will Carroll Upton, B.J.
R1 P9 Cory Schwartz Braun, Ryan
R1 P10 Lawr Michaels Utley, Chase
R1 P11 Zach Steinhorn Rollins, Jimmy
R1 P12 Tony Cincotta Cabrera, Miguel
R2 P1 Tony Cincotta Hamilton, Josh
R2 P2 Zach Steinhorn Teixeira, Mark
R2 P3 Lawr Michaels Morneau, Justin
R2 P4 Cory Schwartz Kinsler, Ian
R2 P5 Will Carroll Santana, Johan
R2 P6 Nando Di Fino Hamels, Cole
R2 P7 Jason Collette Longoria, Evan
R2 P8 Jeffrey Ma Lincecum, Tim
R2 P9 Mike Siano Beltran, Carlos
R2 P10 Jeff Erickson Holliday, Matt
R2 P11 Joe Sheehan Soriano, Alfonso
R2 P12 Alex Cushing Lee, Carlos
R3 P1 Alex Cushing Ramirez, Manny
R3 P2 Joe Sheehan Kemp, Matt
R3 P3 Jeff Erickson Suzuki, Ichiro
R3 P4 Mike Siano Pedroia, Dustin
R3 P5 Jeffrey Ma Sabathia, CC
R3 P6 Jason Collette Crawford, Carl
R3 P7 Nando Di Fino Markakis, Nick
R3 P8 Will Carroll Berkman, Lance
R3 P9 Cory Schwartz Roberts, Brian
R3 P10 Lawr Michaels Youkilis, Kevin
R3 P11 Zach Steinhorn Phillips, Brandon
R3 P12 Tony Cincotta Ramirez, Aramis
R4 P1 Tony Cincotta Ramirez, Alexei
R4 P2 Zach Steinhorn Bay, Jason
R4 P3 Lawr Michaels Drew, Stephen
R4 P4 Cory Schwartz Fielder, Prince
R4 P5 Will Carroll McCann, Brian
R4 P6 Nando Di Fino Rios, Alex
R4 P7 Jason Collette Martin, Russell
R4 P8 Jeffrey Ma Ellsbury, Jacoby
R4 P9 Mike Siano Quentin, Carlos
R4 P10 Jeff Erickson Webb, Brandon
R4 P11 Joe Sheehan Peavy, Jake
R4 P12 Alex Cushing Ortiz, David
R5 P1 Alex Cushing Granderson, Curtis
R5 P2 Joe Sheehan Mauer, Joe
R5 P3 Jeff Erickson Soto, Geovany
R5 P4 Mike Siano Papelbon, Jonathan
R5 P5 Jeffrey Ma Hart, Corey
R5 P6 Jason Collette Gonzalez, Adrian
R5 P7 Nando Di Fino Guerrero, Vladimir
R5 P8 Will Carroll Jones, Chipper
R5 P9 Cory Schwartz Victorino, Shane
R5 P10 Lawr Michaels Haren, Dan
R5 P11 Zach Steinhorn Dunn, Adam
R5 P12 Tony Cincotta McLouth, Nate
R6 P1 Tony Cincotta Rodriguez, Francisco
R6 P2 Zach Steinhorn Nathan, Joe
R6 P3 Lawr Michaels Billingsley, Chad
R6 P4 Cory Schwartz Rivera, Mariano
R6 P5 Will Carroll Halladay, Roy
R6 P6 Nando Di Fino Furcal, Rafael
R6 P7 Jason Collette Oswalt, Roy
R6 P8 Jeffrey Ma Lidge, Brad
R6 P9 Mike Siano Abreu, Bobby
R6 P10 Jeff Erickson Davis, Chris
R6 P11 Joe Sheehan Hernandez, Felix
R6 P12 Alex Cushing Soria, Joakim
R7 P1 Alex Cushing Martinez, Victor
R7 P2 Joe Sheehan Lackey, John
R7 P3 Jeff Erickson Tulowitzki, Troy
R7 P4 Mike Siano Young, Michael
R7 P5 Jeffrey Ma Liriano, Francisco
R7 P6
Jason Collette Shields, James
R7 P7 Nando Di Fino Beckett, Josh
R7 P8 Will Carroll Uggla, Dan
R7 P9 Cory Schwartz Pence, Hunter
R7 P10 Lawr Michaels Napoli, Mike
R7 P11 Zach Steinhorn Matsuzaka, Daisuke
R7 P12 Tony Cincotta Hardy, J.J.
R8 P1 Tony Cincotta Santana, Ervin
R8 P2 Zach Steinhorn Young, Chris
R8 P3 Lawr Michaels Ordonez, Magglio
R8 P4 Cory Schwartz Votto, Joey
R8 P5 Will Carroll Bruce, Jay
R8 P6 Nando Di Fino Kazmir, Scott
R8 P7 Jason Collette Valverde, Jose
R8 P8 Jeffrey Ma Iannetta, Chris
R8 P9 Mike Siano Doumit, Ryan
R8 P10 Jeff Erickson Cano, Robinson
R8 P11 Joe Sheehan Pena, Carlos
R8 P12 Alex Cushing Lee, Derrek
R9 P1 Alex Cushing Vazquez, Javier
R9 P2 Joe Sheehan Chamberlain, Joba
R9 P3 Jeff Erickson Lee, Cliff
R9 P4 Mike Siano Huff, Aubrey
R9 P5 Jeffrey Ma Marmol, Carlos
R9 P6 Jason Collette Jeter, Derek
R9 P7 Nando Di Fino Ludwick, Ryan
R9 P8 Will Carroll Maybin, Cameron
R9 P9 Cory Schwartz Peralta, Jhonny
R9 P10 Lawr Michaels Figgins, Chone
R9 P11 Zach Steinhorn Damon, Johnny
R9 P12 Tony Cincotta Molina, Bengie
R10 P1 Tony Cincotta Burnett, A.J.
R10 P2 Zach Steinhorn Fuentes, Brian
R10 P3 Lawr Michaels Ryan, B.J.
R10 P4 Cory Schwartz Encarnacion, Edwin
R10 P5 Will Carroll Milledge, Lastings
R10 P6 Nando Di Fino Volquez, Edinson
R10 P7 Jason Collette Gordon, Alex
R10 P8 Jeffrey Ma Atkins, Garrett
R10 P9 Mike Siano Lester, Jon
R10 P10 Jeff Erickson Wood, Kerry
R10 P11 Joe Sheehan Kendrick, Howie
R10 P12 Alex Cushing Zimmerman, Ryan
R11 P1 Alex Cushing Greinke, Zack
R11 P2 Joe Sheehan Broxton, Jonathan
R11 P3 Jeff Erickson Gallardo, Yovani
R11 P4 Mike Siano Cordero, Francisco
R11 P5 Jeffrey Ma Wieters, Matt
R11 P6 Jason Collette Cruz, Nelson
R11 P7 Nando Di Fino Hoffman, Trevor
R11 P8 Will Carroll Jenks, Bobby
R11 P9 Cory Schwartz Bell, Heath
R11 P10 Lawr Michaels Ethier, Andre
R11 P11 Zach Steinhorn Zambrano, Carlos
R11 P12 Tony Cincotta Lindstrom, Matt
R12 P1 Tony Cincotta Matsui, Kaz
R12 P2 Zach Steinhorn Beltre, Adrian
R12 P3 Lawr Michaels Werth, Jayson
R12 P4 Cory Schwartz Nolasco, Ricky
R12 P5 Will Carroll Harden, Rich
R12 P6 Nando Di Fino Blalock, Hank
R12 P7 Jason Collette Lopez, Jose
R12 P8 Jeffrey Ma Aviles, Mike
R12 P9 Mike Siano Verlander, Justin
R12 P10 Jeff Erickson Loney, James
R12 P11 Joe Sheehan Upton, Justin
R12 P12 Alex Cushing Capps, Matt
R13 P1 Alex Cushing Gonzalez, Mike
R13 P2 Joe Sheehan Hawpe, Brad
R13 P3 Jeff Erickson Ibanez, Raul
R13 P4 Mike Siano Cain, Matt
R13 P5 Jeffrey Ma Bradley, Milton
R13 P6 Jason Collette Devine, Joey
R13 P7 Nando Di Fino Sheets, Ben
R13 P8 Will Carroll Guzman, Cristian
R13 P9 Cory Schwartz Wainwright, Adam
R13 P10 Lawr Michaels Span, Denard
R13 P11 Zach Steinhorn Myers, Brett
R13 P12 Tony Cincotta Hunter, Torii
R14 P1 Tony Cincotta Taveras, Willy
R14 P2 Zach Steinhorn Johnson, Kelly
R14 P3 Lawr Michaels Navarro, Dioner
R14 P4 Cory Schwartz Wells, Vernon
R14 P5 Will Carroll Wilson, Brian
R14 P6 Nando Di Fino Iwamura, Akinori
R14 P7 Jason Collette Dye, Jermaine
R14 P8 Jeffrey Ma Jackson, Conor
R14 P9 Mike Siano Delgado, Carlos
R14 P10 Jeff Erickson DeRosa, Mark
R14 P11 Joe Sheehan Price, David
R14 P12 Alex Cushing Polanco, Placido
R15 P1 Alex Cushing Danks, John
R15 P2 Joe Sheehan Scherzer, Max
R15 P3 Jeff Ericks
on Garza, Matt
R15 P4 Mike Siano Dempster, Ryan
R15 P5 Jeffrey Ma Escobar, Yunel
R15 P6 Jason Collette Lowe, Derek
R15 P7 Nando Di Fino Tejada, Miguel
R15 P8 Will Carroll Kershaw, Clayton
R15 P9 Cory Schwartz Lilly, Ted
R15 P10 Lawr Michaels Baker, Scott
R15 P11 Zach Steinhorn LaRoche, Adam
R15 P12 Tony Cincotta Burrell, Pat
R16 P1 Tony Cincotta Suzuki, Kurt
R16 P2 Zach Steinhorn Posada, Jorge
R16 P3 Lawr Michaels Sanchez, Jonathan
R16 P4 Cory Schwartz Hanrahan, Joel
R16 P5 Will Carroll Reynolds, Mark
R16 P6 Nando Di Fino Bedard, Erik
R16 P7 Jason Collette Slowey, Kevin
R16 P8 Jeffrey Ma Weeks, Rickie
R16 P9 Mike Siano Cabrera, Orlando
R16 P10 Jeff Erickson Qualls, Chad
R16 P11 Joe Sheehan Stewart, Ian
R16 P12 Alex Cushing Weaver, Jered
R17 P1 Alex Cushing Nady, Xavier
R17 P2 Joe Sheehan Dukes, Elijah
R17 P3 Jeff Erickson Jones, Adam
R17 P4 Mike Siano Cantu, Jorge
R17 P5 Jeffrey Ma Gomez, Carlos
R17 P6 Jason Collette Guillen, Carlos
R17 P7 Nando Di Fino Konerko, Paul
R17 P8 Will Carroll Johnson, Randy
R17 P9 Cory Schwartz Pierzynski, A.J.
R17 P10 Lawr Michaels Saunders, Joe
R17 P11 Zach Steinhorn Harang, Aaron
R17 P12 Tony Cincotta Sandoval, Pablo
R18 P1 Tony Cincotta Johnson, Josh
R18 P2 Zach Steinhorn Hernandez, Ramon
R18 P3 Lawr Michaels Sherrill, George
R18 P4 Cory Schwartz Young, Chris
R18 P5 Will Carroll Francisco, Frank
R18 P6 Nando Di Fino Byrnes, Eric
R18 P7 Jason Collette Lewis, Fred
R18 P8 Jeffrey Ma Balfour, Grant
R18 P9 Mike Siano Morrow, Brandon
R18 P10 Jeff Erickson Matsui, Hideki
R18 P11 Joe Sheehan Renteria, Edgar
R18 P12 Alex Cushing Lopez, Felipe
R19 P1 Alex Cushing Crisp, Coco
R19 P2 Joe Sheehan Saltalamaccia, Jarrod
R19 P3 Jeff Erickson Lind, Adam
R19 P4 Mike Siano Young, Delmon
R19 P5 Jeffrey Ma Hermida, Jeremy
R19 P6 Jason Collette Clement, Jeff
R19 P7 Nando Di Fino Kendall, Jason
R19 P8 Will Carroll Theriot, Ryan
R19 P9 Cory Schwartz Cameron, Mike
R19 P10 Lawr Michaels Jurrjens, Jair
R19 P11 Zach Steinhorn Maine, John
R19 P12 Tony Cincotta Street, Huston
mlbtstufantasy411
Chris Young (SD) in the 18th is an absolute steal? Why did he drop so low? His ADP has to be 14th round or so.
-Dan in LA
I’m a little surprised to see that Rick Ankeil has not yet been taken. If healthy, can’t he put up numbers similar to what we can expect from Carlos Pena?
Charlie Saponara
Dan and Charlie, I agree with you both.
Re. Young, the concern with him is that his K/BB and BB/9 rates have both consistently gone in the wrong direction for three straight years, and even when healthy from 2005-07 he wasn’t exactly a workhorse, never topping 200 IP. However, his K/9 rates remain strong and PETCO is a perfect place for his extreme fly-ball pitching style, so I’m happy to take that gamble this late in the draft.
Re. Ankiel, I’m a big fan and think he has 30-35 homer power, although some might be turned off by the potential playing time crunch in the St. Louis OF with the emergence last year of Ludwick, the arrival of Rasmus this year and the return of Chris Duncan. Still, he should be gone by now and I’m surprised he’s not; I’d take him but I drafted OF much earlier so I’m full up now!
–Cory
I’m with you Charlie, I don’t know if he’d put up Pena numbers but I think .260 30 hr, 100 rbi is what he would’ve reached if he had played a full season last year.
I just took over as commish in a H2H league that has 9 batting stats and 9 pitching stats. They are as follows
Bat: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, K, E, AVG
Pitch: IP, W, L, SV, BB, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP
I’d like to change IP for something else in order to reduce the temptation to stream pitchers and cut down on transactions.
I was thinking about blown saves but I’m catching some flack from one team. He suggested Quality starts or HR allowed. I’m leaning toward QS since it might also help to curb streaming also.
In addition, since this is a 10 team league I increased the roster size from 20 spots to 22, hoping this may decrease the talent pool on the wire. However, now that I think about it some more, it might just give teams a couple more players that they don’t mind cutting and therefore, increase the use of the wire. I know that I could just limit transaction but I don’t want to ruffle any more feathers. Plus I could try and charge per transaction but collecting cash is a burden in this league.
What do you experts think, and do you have any other suggestions?
In all of your experience what is the average number of transactions that seems reasonable in a season?
Thanks, you guys are great
PD
BTW I’m still interested in the listeners league if and when spots may become available!
I hope that this doesn’t double post but I hit submit and it didn’t show up, so I,m going to try it again!
I just took over as commish in a H2H league that has 9 batting stats and 9 pitching stats. They are as follows
Bat: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, K, E, AVG
Pitch: IP, W, L, SV, BB, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP
I’d like to change IP for something else in order to reduce the temptation to stream pitchers and cut down on transactions.
I was thinking about blown saves but I’m catching some flack from one team. He suggested Quality starts or HR allowed. I’m leaning toward QS since it might also help to curb streaming also.
In addition, since this is a 10 team league I increased the roster size from 20 spots to 22, hoping this may decrease the talent pool on the wire. However, now that I think about it some more, it might just give teams a couple more players that they don’t mind cutting and therefore, increase the use of the wire. I know that I could just limit transaction but I don’t want to ruffle any more feathers. Plus I could try and charge per transaction but collecting cash is a burden in this league.
What do you experts think, and do you have any other suggestions?
In all of your experience what is the average number of transactions that seems reasonable in a season?
Thanks, you guys are great
PD
BTW I’m still interested in the listeners league if and when spots may become available!
So, when can we expect to see the 411 crew on the MLB Network? (As great as Top 9 and Cathedrals of the Game are, I don’t think they need to be on every 2 hours.)
Who do we email to bring Siano and Schwartz into our living rooms?
-Eric, Cincy
Hi guys,
Just looking for 1B who can be had after round 10. Assuming that guys like Votto are gone then where should I look for solid corner guys who won’t kill the batting average. I like LaRoche, but am more inclined to trade for him mid season and let someone else take that slow start.
Similar question. If I miss out on the second tier of SS’s (Jeter-Peralta etc) then who is your favourite guy to take after round 10 (Aviles is off the table)
Eric, I would never tell you who to bug to see us on MLBN, and I’m sure they have bigger things to worry about. But thanks for the props!
Kevin, I very much like LaRoche as a late-round option and wouldn’t worry about the slow start tendencies… he’s 29 years old and in a contract year, so I think he’s primed for a career year. Konerko is a decent bounceback candidate and could be had late cheap, and Giambi should give you 30 HR for a late-round pick if you can absorb that AVG. Kendry Morales might be around late and should hit .280 with ~20 homers, and don’t give up on Billy Butler… if he can start to hit lefties he might be another Mike Sweeney.
As far as SS, Ryan Theriot seems to be going very late for a guy who can hit .300 with 30+ SB’s. Clint Barmes and Felipe Lopez could give decent power/speed combos thanks to their home ballparks, although both have to definitely win starting jobs this spring.
Thanks,
Cory
Cory, I like the Roberts over Phillips pick. People are expecting another 30/30 season from him with a .280 BA. I don’t think that ever happens again.
Far be it from me to question the great Will Carroll (especially having such a great Irish name) but Maybin in the 9th?! Also thought Kendrick went too early. He may hit .300 but doesn’t steal enough or hit for power at all.
Good middle round value- Hunter in the 13th, Dye in the 14th, and Danks in the 15th. Agree with very good value with C. Young in the 18th.
Definitely not shocked by: Collette drafting N. Cruz and Cincotta drafting K. Matsui.
Thanks for posting this Cory. Represent Tony!!!
Chris Mulligan