Mock DraftsDecember 20, 2003


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Keeper League Draft (December)

By Arlo Vander

In this draft, twelve forum regulars attempted to create a winning roster not only for 2004, but for the following seasons as well. As with any mock draft, the individual drafters’ preferences and team needs obviously play a role in their respective choices, and a player’s rank might therefore vary from what you might expect from a cheat sheet compiled outside of actual draft conditions. For complete details and discussion of the draft in progress, please visit the Keeper Mock Draft Forum.

Pick #PlayerRoundTeam
1.Alex Rodriguez – SS, Tex
1josh
2. Albert Pujols – 1B/OF, StL
1grammy
3.  Vladimir Guerrero – OF, Mon
1nsulham
4.   Carlos Beltran – OF, KC
1rotodog
5.    Alfonso Soriano – 2B, NYA
1jivedude
6.     Todd Helton – 1B, Col
1pkarr
7.      Carlos Delgado – 1B, Tor
1Justise
8.       Mark Prior – SP, ChN
1mikcou
9.        Roy Halladay – SP, Tor
1abomb
10.         Nomar Garciaparra – SS, Bos
1ukjohn
11.          Jason Giambi – 1B, NYA
1chinch
12.           Jeff Kent – 2B, Hou
1kentx
13.           Barry Bonds – OF, SF
2kentx
14.          Pedro Martinez – SP, Bos
2chinch
15.         Magglio Ordonez – OF, ChA
2ukjohn
16.        Vernon Wells – OF, Tor
2abomb
17.       Edgar Renteria – SS, StL
2mikcou
18.      Bret Boone – 2B, Sea
2Justise
19.     Manny Ramirez – OF, Bos
2pkarr
20.    Jim Thome – 1B, Phi
2jivedude
21.   Gary Sheffield – OF, Atl
2rotodog
22.  Sammy Sosa – OF, ChN
2nsulham
23. Eric Gagne – RP, LA
2grammy
24.Kerry Wood – SP, ChN
2josh
25.Josh Beckett – SP, Fla
3josh
26. Juan Pierre – OF, Fla
3grammy
27.  Javier Vazquez – SP, Mon
3nsulham
28.   Tim Hudson – SP, Oak
3rotodog
29.    Curt Schilling – SP, Ari
3jivedude
30.     Miguel Tejada – SS, Oak
3pkarr
31.      Scott Rolen – 3B, StL
3Justise
32.       Lance Berkman – OF, Hou
3mikcou
33.        Preston Wilson – OF, Col
3abomb
34.         Carlos Lee – OF, ChA
3ukjohn
35.          Derek Jeter – SS, NYA
3chinch
36.           Mark Mulder – SP, Oak
3kentx
37.           Eric Chavez – 3B, Oak
4kentx
38.          Jason Schmidt – SP, SF
4chinch
39.         Randy Johnson – SP, Ari
4ukjohn
40.        Mike Mussina – SP, NYA
4abomb
41.       Mike Lowell – 3B, Fla
4mikcou
42.      Richie Sexson – 1B, Mil
4Justise
43.     Barry Zito – SP, Oak
4pkarr
44.    Johan Santana – SP, Min
4jivedude
45.   Aubrey Huff – 1B/OF, TB
4rotodog
46.  Jeff Bagwell – 1B, Hou
4nsulham
47. Garret Anderson – OF, Ana
4grammy
48.Carl Crawford – OF, TB
4josh
49.Roy Oswalt – SP, Hou
5josh
50. Miguel Cabrera – 3B/OF, Fla
5grammy
51.  Jorge Posada – C, NYA
5nsulham
52.   Kevin Millwood – SP, Phi
5rotodog
53.    Ichiro – OF, Sea
5jivedude
54.     Bobby Abreu – OF, Phi
5pkarr
55.      Rafael Furcal – SS, Atl
5Justise
56.       Andruw Jones – OF, Atl
5mikcou
57.        Ivan Rodriguez – C, Fla
5abomb
58.         Brian Giles – OF, SD
5ukjohn
59.          Mike Piazza – C, NYM
5chinch
60.           Hank Blalock – 3B, Tex
5kentx
61.           Mark Teixeira – 1B/3B/OF, Tex
6kentx
62.          Luis Gonzalez – OF, Ari
6chinch
63.         Kevin Brown – SP, LA
6ukjohn
64.        Luis Castillo – 2B, Fla
6abomb
65.       Javy Lopez – C, Atl
6mikcou
66.      John Smoltz – RP, Atl
6Justise
67.     Chipper Jones – OF, Atl
6pkarr
68.    Jim Edmonds – OF, StL
6jivedude
69.   Marcus Giles – 2B, Atl
6rotodog
70.  Bartolo Colon – SP, ChA
6nsulham
71. Jason Kendall – C, Pit
6grammy
72.Troy Glaus – 3B, Ana
6josh
73.Billy Wagner – RP, Phi
7josh
74. Brandon Webb – SP, Ari
7grammy
75.  Eric Hinske – 3B, Tor
7nsulham
76.   Orlando Cabrera – SS, Mon
7rotodog
77.    Shawn Green – OF, LA
7jivedude
78.     Keith Foulke – RP, Oak
7pkarr
79.      Matt Morris – SP, StL
7Justise
80.       Andy Pettitte – SP, NYA
7mikcou
81.        Derrek Lee – 1B, Fla
7abomb
82.         Jose Vidro – 2B, Mon
7ukjohn
83.          Mariano Rivera – RP, NYA
7chinch
84.           Eddie Guardardo – RP, Min
7kentx
85.           Scott Posednik – OF, Mil
8kentx
86.          Aaron Boone – 2B/3B, NYA
8chinch
87.         Hideo Nomo – SP, LA
8ukjohn
88.        Randy Wolf – SP, Phi
8abomb
89.       Michael Young – 2B, Tex
8mikcou
90.      Russ Ortiz – SP, Atl
8Justise
91.     Carlos Zambrano, SP, ChN
8pkarr
92.    Greg Maddux – SP, Atl
8jivedude
93.   Wade Miller – SP, Hou
8rotodog
94.  Angel Berroa – SS, KC
8nsulham
95. Mark Loretta – 2B, SD
8grammy
96.Frank Thomas – 1B, ChA
8josh
97.Octavio Dotel – RP, Hou
9josh
98. Jake Peavy – SP, SD
9grammy
99.  Rich Harden – SP, Oak
9nsulham
100.   Troy Percival – RP, Ana
9rotodog
101.    Jose Reyes – SS, NYN
9jivedude
102.     AJ Burnett – SP, Fla
9pkarr
103.      Corey Patterson – OF, ChN
9Justise
104.       Tim Worrell – RP, SF
9mikcou
105.        Jason Isringhausen – RP, StL
9abomb
106.         Phil Nevin – 1B/OF, SD
9ukjohn
107.          Torii Hunter – OF, Min
9chinch
108.           Alex Cintron – 3B/SS, Ari
9kentx
109.           Hideki Matsui – OF, NYA
10kentx
110.          Ryan Klesko – 1B, SD
10chinch
111.         Aramis Ramirez – 3B, Pit
10ukjohn
112.        Rafael Palmeiro – 1B, Tex
10abomb
113.       Esteban Loaiza – SP, ChA
10mikcou
114.      Joel Pineiro – SP, Sea
10Justise
115.     Bill Mueller – 3B, Bos
10pkarr
116.    Matt Clement – SP, ChN
10jivedude
117.   Larry Walker – OF, Col
10rotodog
118.  Todd Walker – 2B, Bos
10nsulham
119. Richard Hidalgo – OF, Hou
10grammy
120.Rocco Baldelli – OF, TB
10josh
121.Kazuo Matsui – SS, NYN
11josh
122. David Ortiz – 1B, Bos
11grammy
123.  Robb Nen – RP, SF
11nsulham
124.   Mike Sweeney – 1B, KC
11rotodog
125.    Sean Burroughs – 3B, SD
11jivedude
126.     Livan Hernandez – SP, Mon
11pkarr
127.      Austin Kearns – OF, Cin
11Justise
128.       Kevin Millar – 1B/OF, Bos
11mikcou
129.        Morgan Ensberg – 3B, Hou
11abomb
130.         Jamie Moyer – SP, Sea
11ukjohn
131.          CC Sabathia – SP, Cle
11chinch
132.           Woody Williams – SP, StL
11kentx
133.           Ugueth Urbina – RP, Fla
12kentx
134.          Francisco Cordero – RP, Tex
12chinch
135.         Kazuhiro Sasaki – RP, Sea
12ukjohn
136.        Derek Lowe – SP, Bos
12abomb
137.       Sidney Ponson – SP, SF
12mikcou
138.      Matt Mantei – RP, Ari
12Justise
139.     Joe Borowski – RP, ChN
12pkarr
140.    Mark Buerhle – SP, ChA
12jivedude
141.   Johnny Damon – OF, Bos
12rotodog
142.  Bernie Williams – OF, NYA
12nsulham
143. Jay Gibbons – OF, Bal
12grammy
144.Ramon Hernandez – C, Oak
12josh
145.Pat Burrell – OF, Phi
13josh
146. Trot Nixon – OF, Bos
13grammy
147.  Vicente Padilla – SP, Phi
13nsulham
148.   Jorge Julio – RP, Bal
13rotodog
149.    Jason Varitek – C, Bos
13jivedude
150.     Mike Lieberthal – C, Phi
13pkarr
151.      Geoff Jenkins – OF, Mil
13Justise
152.       Rich Aurilla – SS, SF
13mikcou
153.        Danny Kolb – RP, Mil
13abomb
154.         Jimmy Rollins – SS, Phi
13ukjohn
155.          Jay Payton – OF, Col
13chinch
156.           Jose Guillen – OF, Oak
13kentx
157.           Mike Hampton – SP, Atl
14kentx
158.          Ray Durham – 2B, SF
14chinch
159.         Nick Johnson – 1B, NYA
14ukjohn
160.        Bobby Crosby – SS, Oak
14abomb
161.       Reggie Sanders – OF, Pit
14mikcou
162.      Juan Gonzalez – OF, Tex
14Justise
163.     Placido Polanco – 2B/3B, Phi
14pkarr
164.    Trevor Hoffman – RP, SD
14jivedude
165.   Juan Encarnacion – OF, Fla
14rotodog
166.  Danny Graves – RP, Cin
14nsulham
167. Bob Wickman – RP, Cle
14grammy
168.Adam Dunn – 1B/OF, Cin
14josh
169.Dontrelle Willis – SP, Fla
15josh
170. Jerome Williams – SP, SF
15grammy
171.  Dmitri Young – 3B/OF
15nsulham
172.   Jose Contreras – SP, NYA
15rotodog
173.    Paul Konerko – 1B, ChA
15jivedude
174.     Brad Penny – SP, Fla
15pkarr
175.      Freddy Garcia – SP, Sea
15Justise
176.       Carl Everett – OF, ChA
15mikcou
177.        Raul Ibanez – 1B/OF, Sea
15abomb
178.         AJ Pierzynski – C, SF
15ukjohn
179.          Mark Redman – SP, Fla
15chinch
180.           Brett Myers – SP, Phi
15kentx
181.           Gil Meche – SP, Sea
16kentx
182.          Odalis Perez – SP, LA
16chinch
183.         Billy Koch – RP, ChA
16ukjohn
184.        Randy Winn – OF, Sea
16abomb
185.       Eric Milton – SP, Phi
16mikcou
186.      Melvin Mora – OF, Bal
16Justise
187.     Mike MacDougal – RP, KC
16pkarr
188.    Edgar Martinez – DH, Sea
16jivedude
189.   Jarrod Washburn – SP, Ana
16rotodog
190.  Brad Wilkerson – OF, Mon
16nsulham
191. Chone Figgins – OF, Ana
16grammy
192.Mike Cameron – OF, Sea
16josh
193.Rafael Soriano – RP, Sea
17josh
194. Edwin Jackson – SP, LA
17grammy
195.  D’Angelo Jiminez – 2B, Cin
17nsulham
196.   Jason Phillips – C/1B, NYN
17rotodog
197.    Cristian Guzman – SS, Min
17jivedude
198.     Erubiel Durazo – 1B, Oak
17pkarr
199.      Eric Young – 2B, SF
17Justise
200.       Hee Seop Choi – 1B, Fla
17mikcou
201.        Cliff Floyd – OF, NYN
17abomb
202.         Ken Griffey Jr. – OF, Cin
17ukjohn
203.          Shannon Stewart – OF, Min
17chinch
204.           Rocky Biddle – RP, Mon
17kentx
205.           Greg Myers – C, Tor
18kentx
206.          Jacque Jones – OF, Min
18chinch
207.         Kip Wells – SP, Pit
18ukjohn
208.        Byung-Hyun Kim – RP, Bos
18abomb
209.       Tim Wakefield – SP, Bos
18mikcou
210.      Kazuhisa Ishii – SP, LA
18Justise
211.     Milton Bradley – OF, Cle
18pkarr
212.    Steve Finley – OF, Ari
18jivedude
213.   Jerry Hairston Jr. – 2B, Bal
18rotodog
214.  Moises Alou – OF, ChN
18nsulham
215. Khalil Greene – SS, SD
18grammy
216.Rickie Weeks – 2B, Mil
18josh
217.Jon Lieber – SP, NYA
19josh
218. Miguel Batista – SP, Ari
19grammy
219.  Tom Glavine – SP, NYN
19nsulham
220.   Kelvim Escobar – SP, Ana
19rotodog
221.    Ted Lilly – SP, Tor
19jivedude
222.     Shea Hillenbrand – 1B/3B, Ari
19pkarr
223.      Joe Mauer – C, Min
19Justise
224.       Scott Williamson – RP, Bos
19mikcou
225.        Braden Looper – RP, Fla
19abomb
226.         Sean Casey – 1B, Cin
19ukjohn
227.          Lance Carter – RP, TB
19chinch
228.           Jose Valentin – SS, ChA
19kentx
229.           Luis Matos – OF, Bal
20kentx
230.          Julio Lugo – SS, TB
20chinch
231.         Jesse Crain – RP, Min
20ukjohn
232.        Adam Kennedy – 2B, Ana
20abomb
233.       Jeff Conine – 1B/OF, Fla
20mikcou
234.      Darren Dreifort – SP, LA
20Justise
235.     Brian Roberts – 2B, Bal
20pkarr
236.    Aquilino Lopez – RP, Tor
20jivedude
237.   Vinny Castilla – 3B, Atl
20rotodog
238.  Al Leiter – SP, NYN
20nsulham
239. Ryan Wagner – RP, Cin
20grammy
240.Adrian Beltre – 3B, LA20josh

(Notes: 5×5 roto scoring was assumed for this mock. Players’ teams are current through the time of the draft, but may of course change during the offseason.)

Thanks once again to all our drafters!

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