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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 |
| Legend Must = Mustangs989 AmHAC = Amazinz & HAC Wolves poke = pokerplaya ens = ensanimal warr = warrick95 so0p = so0perspam raid = raiders_umpire Mook = Mookie4Ever whobig = whoseyourdaddy12 & bigh0rt dis = disgruntledjetsfan kim = kimchi_chigae |
Note: 5×5 roto scoring was assumed for this mock.
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