Mid-season Mock Draft

With three and a half months of the 2005 season in the books, it’s interesting to look back at our pre-season mock drafts and see how player values have changed. Carlos Beltran, top three pick? Well, maybe not, even if he has shown encouraging signs of life lately. Adrian Beltre, elite 3B? That didn’t quite work out, either. And as far as Barry Bonds being a high-risk, high-reward pick-up goes, at least the high-risk part turned out to be accurate…

In short, a lot can change in a very short time in the game of baseball. To see just what those changes are, compare this mid-season mock with a mock from January. Seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it?

Pick #	Player	Round	Team
1.	Albert Pujols - 1B, StL	1	Must
2.	Alex Rodriguez - 3B, NYA	1	cafe_58
3.	Vlad Guerrero - OF, Ana	1	AmHAC
4.	Miguel Tejada - SS, Bal	1	poke
5.	Bobby Abreu - OF, Phi	1	ens
6.	Alfonso Soriano - 2B, Tex	1	warr
7.	Johan Santana - SP, Min	1	so0p
8.	Miguel Cabrera - OF, Fla	1	raid
9.	Derrek Lee - 1B, ChN	1	Mook
10.	Carl Crawford - OF, TB	1	whobig
11.	Carlos Beltran - OF, NYN	1	dis
12.	Mark Teixeira - 1B, Tex	1	kim
13.	Pedro Martinez - SP, NYN	2	kim
14.	Ichiro - OF, Sea	2	dis
15.	Manny Ramirez - OF, Bos	2	whobig
16.	Roy Halladay - SP, Tor	2	Mook
17.	David Ortiz - 1B, Bos	2	raid
18.	Jake Peavy - SP, SD	2	so0p
19.	Todd Helton - 1B, Col	2	warr
20.	Carlos Zambrano - SP, ChN	2	ens
21.	Randy Johnson - SP - NYA	2	poke
22.	Gary Sheffield - OF, NYA	2	AmHAC
23.	Ben Sheets - SP, Mil	2	cafe_58
24.	Josh Beckett - SP, Fla	2	Must
25.	Scott Podsednik - OF, ChA	3	Must
26.	Derek Jeter - SS, NYA	3	cafe_58
27.	Roy Oswalt - SP, Hou	3	AmHAC
28.	Roger Clemens - SP, Hou	3	poke
29.	Carlos Delgado - 1B, Fla	3	ens
30.	Eric Gagne - RP, LA	3	warr
31.	Melvin Mora - 3B, Bal	3	so0p
32.	Carlos Lee - OF, Mil	3	raid
33.	Brian Roberts - 2B, Bal	3	Mook
34.	Aramis Ramirez - 3B, ChN	3	whobig
35.	Dontrelle Willis - SP, Fla	3	dis
36.	Scott Rolen - 3B, StL	3	kim
37.	Vernon Wells - OF, Tor	4	kim
38.	Michael Young - SS, Tex	4	dis
39.	Jeff Kent - 2B, LA	4	whobig
40.	Chone Figgins - 2B/3B/OF, Ana	4	Mook
41.	AJ Burnett - SP, Fla	4	raid
42.	Jim Edmonds - OF, StL	4	so0p
43.	Tim Hudson - SP, Atl	4	warr
44.	Jose Reyes - 2B/SS, NYN	4	ens
45.	Curt Schilling - SP, Bos	4	poke
46.	Rich Harden - SP, Oak	4	AmHAC
47.	Chris Carpenter - SP, StL	4	cafe_58
48.	Eric Chavez - 3B, Oak	4	Must
49.	Francisco Rodriguez - RP, Ana	5	Must
50.	Chase Utley - 2B, Phi	5	cafe_58
51.	Brad Lidge - RP, Hou	5	AmHAC
52.	Mariano Rivera - RP, NYA	5	poke
53.	Mark Prior - SP, ChN	5	ens
54.	Hank Blalock, 3B, Tex	5	warr
55.	Torii Hunter - OF, Min	5	so0p
56.	John Smoltz, SP, Atl	5	raid
57.	Chad Cordero, RP, Was	5	Mook
58.	Mark Buehrle - SP, ChA	5	whobig
59.	Andruw Jones - OF, Atl	5	dis
60.	Hideki Matsui - OF, NYA	5	kim
61.	Kerry Wood - SP, ChN	6	kim
62.	BJ Ryan - RP, Bal	6	dis
63.	Marcus Giles - 2B, Atl	6	whobig
64.	Johnny Damon - OF, Bos	6	Mook
65.	David Wright - 3B, NYN	6	raid
66.	Morgan Ensberg - 3B, Hou	6	so0p
67.	Adam Dunn - OF, Cin	6	warr
68.	Audrey Huff - 1B/3B/OF, TB	6	ens
69.	Jason Schmidt - SP, SF	6	poke
70.	Joe Mauer - C, Min	6	AmHAC
71.	Jason Varitek - C, Bos	6	cafe_58
72.	Jason Bay - OF, Pit	6	Must
73.	Bartolo Colon - SP, Ana	7	Must
74.	Travis Hafner - 1B, Cle	7	cafe_58
75.	Carlos Guillen - SS, Det	7	AmHAC
76.	Jim Thome - 1B, Cle	7	poke
77.	Joe Nathan - RP, Min	7	ens
78.	Victor Martinez - C, Cle	7	warr
79.	Jeremy Bonderman - SP, Det	7	so0p
80.	Billy Wagner - RP, Phi	7	raid
81.	Jose Guillen - OF, Was	7	Mook
82.	Livan Hernandez - SP, Was	7	whobig
83.	Jimmy Rollins - SS, Phi	7	dis
84.	Richie Sexson - 1B, Sea	7	kim
85.	Juan Pierre - OF, Fla	8	kim
86.	Matt Morris - SP, StL	8	dis
87.	Lance Berkman - 1B/OF, Hou	8	whobig
88.	Francisco Cordero - RP, Tex	8	Mook
89.	Garret Anderson - OF, Ana	8	raid
90.	Felipe Lopez - 2B/3B/SS, Cin	8	so0p
91.	Rafael Furcal - SS, Atl	8	warr
92.	Trevor Hoffman - RP, SD	8	ens
93.	Adrian Beltre - 3B, LA	8	poke
94.	Jose Vidro - 2B, Was	8	AmHAC
95.	Matt Clement - SP, Bos	8	cafe_58
96.	Javier Vazquez - SP, Ari	8	Must
97.	Bobby Crosby - SS, Oak	9	Must
98.	Brett Myers - SP, Phi	9	cafe_58
99.	Brandon Webb - SP, Ari	9	AmHAC
100.	Jason Isringhausen - RP, StL	9	poke
101.	Ivan Rodriguez - C, Det	9	ens
102.	Mike Mussina - SP, NYA	9	warr
103.	Eddie Guardado - RP, Sea	9	so0p
104.	Barry Zito - SP, Oak	9	raid
105.	Julio Lugo - SS, TB	9	Mook
106.	Doug Davis - SP, Mil	9	whobig
107.	Jon Garland - SP, ChA	9	dis
108.	Mark Mulder - SP, StL	9	kim
109.	Huston Street - RP, Oak	10	kim
110.	Troy Glaus - 3B, Ari	10	dis
111.	Freddy Garcia - SP, ChA	10	whobig
112.	Dan Haren - SP, Oak	10	Mook
113.	Craig Biggio - 2B, Hou	10	raid
114.	Jhonny Peralta - SS, Cle	10	so0p
115.	Magglio Ordonez - OF, Det	10	warr
116.	Edgar Renteria - SS, Bos	10	ens
117.	Paul Konerko - 1B, ChA	10	poke
118.	Yhency Brazoban - RP, LA	10	AmHAC

 
Note: 5×5 roto scoring was assumed for this mock.

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