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It’s icy in Atlanta and there’s snow in the forecast for Pittsburgh, but nonetheless, spring is in the air, at least in the hearts and minds of fantasy baseball owners everywhere. Once again, the off-season has brought numerous changes. The Mets are looking like a contender after adding Carlos Beltran and Pedro Martinez, the Mariners went on a spending spree of their own and landed Adrian Beltre and Richie Sexson, the nation’s capital has a team again, and Barry Zito is all that is left of Oakland’s Big Three starters.
To see how the off-season transactions have affected the fantasys baseball landscape, look no further than this January mock draft. Both the strategies being used by these fantasy veterans and the order in which the players went off the board should provide quite a bit of insight into this year’s draft trends, as well as a glimpse of spring.
As with any mock draft, the 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.
| Pick # | Player | Round | Team |
| 1. | Albert Pujols – 1B, StL | 1 | tino |
| 2. | Carlos Beltran – OF, NYN | 1 | SBC |
| 3. | Alex Rodriguez – 3B, NYA | 1 | sean |
| 4. | Vladimir Guerrero – OF, Ana | 1 | Mustang |
| 5. | Johan Santana – SP, Min | 1 | flb |
| 6. | Miguel Tejada – SS, Bal | 1 | RugbyD |
| 7. | Barry Bonds – OF, SF | 1 | prose |
| 8. | Randy Johnson – SP, NYA | 1 | Grump |
| 9. | Todd Helton – 1B, Col | 1 | Erb |
| 10. | Alfonso Soriano – 2B, Tex | 1 | CHAMBO |
| 11. | Bobby Abreu – OF, Phi | 1 | Cubs |
| 12. | Manny Ramirez – OF, Bos | 1 | giants |
| 13. | Carl Crawford – OF, TB | 2 | giants |
| 14. | Mark Teixiera – 1B, Tex | 2 | Cubs |
| 15. | Derek Jeter – SS, NYA | 2 | CHAMBO |
| 16. | Adrian Beltre – 3B, Sea | 2 | Erb |
| 17. | Gary Sheffield – OF, NYA | 2 | Grump |
| 18. | David Ortiz – 1B, Bos | 2 | prose |
| 19. | Ichiro – OF, Sea | 2 | RugbyD |
| 20. | Miguel Cabrera – OF, Fla | 2 | flb |
| 21. | Mark Prior – SP, ChN | 2 | Mustang |
| 22. | Curt Schilling – SP, Bos | 2 | sean |
| 23. | Jim Thome – 1B, Phi | 2 | SBC |
| 24. | Scott Rolen – 3B, StL | 2 | tino |
| 25. | Kerry Wood – SP, ChN | 3 | tino |
| 26. | Pedro Martinez – SP, NYN | 3 | SBC |
| 27. | Jason Schmidt – SP, SF | 3 | sean |
| 28. | Eric Chavez – 3B, Oak | 3 | Mustang |
| 29. | Carlos Delgado – 1B, Fla | 3 | flb |
| 30. | Ben Sheets – SP, Mil | 3 | RugbyD |
| 31. | Roy Oswalt – SP, Hou | 3 | prose |
| 32. | Nomar Garciaparra – SS, ChN | 3 | Grump |
| 33. | Eric Gagne – RP, LA | 3 | Erb |
| 34. | Jake Peavy – SP, SD | 3 | CHAMBO |
| 35. | Carlos Zambrano – SP, ChN | 3 | Cubs |
| 36. | Tim Hudson – SP, Atl | 3 | giants |
| 37. | Hank Blalock – 3B, Tex | 4 | giants |
| 38. | Micheal Young – SS, Tex | 4 | Cubs |
| 39. | Jim Edmonds – OF, StL | 4 | CHAMBO |
| 40. | Edgar Renteria – SS, Bos | 4 | Erb |
| 41. | Aubrey Huff – 1B/3B, TB | 4 | Grump |
| 42. | Magglio Ordonez – OF, ChA | 4 | prose |
| 43. | Adam Dunn – OF, Cin | 4 | RugbyD |
| 44. | Marcus Giles – 2B, Atl | 4 | flb |
| 45. | Oliver Perez – SP, Pit | 4 | Mustang |
| 46. | Jimmy Rollins – SS, Phi | 4 | sean |
| 47. | Aramis Ramirez – 3B, ChN | 4 | SBC |
| 48. | Bret Boone – 2B, Sea | 4 | tino |
| 49. | Moises Alou – OF, SF | 5 | tino |
| 50. | Carlos Lee – OF, Mil | 5 | SBC |
| 51. | Victor Martinez – C, Cle | 5 | sean |
| 52. | Juan Pierre – OF, Fla | 5 | Mustang |
| 53. | Melvin Mora – 3B, Bal | 5 | flb |
| 54. | Richie Sexson – 1B, Sea | 5 | RugbyD |
| 55. | Ivan Rodriguez – C, Det | 5 | prose |
| 56. | Roy Halladay – SP, Tor | 5 | Grump |
| 57. | Mike Mussina – SP, NYA | 5 | Erb |
| 58. | Mariano Rivera – RP, NYA | 5 | CHAMBO |
| 59. | JD Drew – OF, LA | 5 | Cubs |
| 60. | Javy Lopez – C, Bal | 5 | giants |
| 61. | Brad Lidge – RP, Hou | 6 | giants |
| 62. | Mark Mulder – SP, StL | 6 | Cubs |
| 63. | Hideki Matsui – OF, NYA | 6 | CHAMBO |
| 64. | Francisco Rodriguez – RP, Ana | 6 | Erb |
| 65. | Vernon Wells – OF, Tor | 6 | Grump |
| 66. | Jeff Kent – 2B, LA | 6 | prose |
| 67. | AJ Burnett – SP, Fla | 6 | RugbyD |
| 68. | Derrek Lee – 1B, ChN | 6 | flb |
| 69. | Keith Foulke – RP, Bos | 6 | Mustang |
| 70. | Johnny Damon – OF, Bos | 6 | sean |
| 71. | Rafeal Furcal – SS, Atl | 6 | SBC |
| 72. | Chipper Jones – 3B/OF, Atl | 6 | tino |
| 73. | Joe Nathan – RP, Min | 7 | tino |
| 74. | Francisco Cordero – RP, Tex | 7 | SBC |
| 75. | Armando Benitez – RP, SF | 7 | sean |
| 76. | Mark Loretta – 2B, SD | 7 | Mustang |
| 77. | Rich Harden – SP, Oak | 7 | flb |
| 78. | Billy Wagner – RP, Phi | 7 | RugbyD |
| 79. | Garret Anderson – OF, Ana | 7 | prose |
| 80. | Josh Beckett – SP, Fla | 7 | Grump |
| 81. | Shawn Green – 1B/OF, Ari | 7 | Erb |
| 82. | Paul Konerko – 1B, ChA | 7 | CHAMBO |
| 83. | Jose Guillen – OF, Was | 7 | Cubs |
| 84. | Brad Penny – SP, LA | 7 | giants |
| 85. | Travis Hafner – DH, Cle | 8 | giants |
| 86. | David Wright – 3B, NYN | 8 | Cubs |
| 87. | Kelvim Escobar – SP, Ana | 8 | CHAMBO |
| 88. | Javier Vazquez – SP, Ari | 8 | Erb |
| 89. | Octavio Dotel – RP, Oak | 8 | Grump |
| 90. | John Smoltz – SP, Atl | 8 | prose |
| 91. | Aaron Rowand – OF, ChA | 8 | RugbyD |
| 92. | Jason Isringhausen – RP, StL | 8 | flb |
| 93. | Justin Morneau – 1B, Min | 8 | Mustang |
| 94. | Lance Berkman – OF, Hou | 8 | sean |
| 95. | Matt Clement – SP, Bos | 8 | SBC |
| 96. | Troy Glaus – 3B, Ari | 8 | tino |
| 97. | Andruw Jones – OF, Atl | 9 | tino |
| 98. | Jorge Posada – C, NYA | 9 | SBC |
| 99. | Carl Pavano – SP, NYA | 9 | sean |
| 100. | Jason Bay – OF, Pit | 9 | Mustang |
| 101. | Brian Giles – OF, SD | 9 | flb |
| 102. | Bronson Arroyo – SP, Bos | 9 | RugbyD |
| 103. | Trevor Hoffman – RP, SD | 9 | prose |
| 104. | Mike Lowell – 3B, Fla | 9 | Grump |
| 105. | Kazuo Matsui – SS, NYN | 9 | Erb |
| 106. | Freddy Garcia – SP, ChA | 9 | CHAMBO |
| 107. | Chone Figgins – 2B/3B/OF, Ana | 9 | Cubs |
| 108. | Danny Kolb – RP, Atl | 9 | giants |
| 109. | Jeff Bagwell – 1B, Hou | 10 | giants |
| 110. | Braden Looper – RP, NYN | 10 | Cubs |
| 111. | Scott Podsednik – OF, ChA | 10 | CHAMBO |
| 112. | Corey Patterson – OF, ChN | 10 | Erb |
| 113. | Sammy Sosa – OF, ChN | 10 | Grump |
| 114. | Carlos Guillen – SS, Det | 10 | prose |
| 115. | Guillermo Mota – RP, Fla | 10 | RugbyD |
| 116. | Orlando Cabrera – SS, Ana | 10 | flb |
| 117. | Barry Zito – SP, Oak | 10 | Mustang |
| 118. | Jeremy Bonderman – SP, Det | 10 | sean |
| 119. | BJ Ryan – RP, Bal | 10 | SBC |
| 120. | Jose Reyes – 2B, NYN | 10 | tino |
| 121. | Shingo Takatsu – RP, ChA | 11 | tino |
| 122. | Brian Roberts – 2B, Bal | 11 | SBC |
| 123. | Preston Wilson – OF, Col | 11 | sean |
| 124. | Eddie Guardado – RP, Sea | 11 | Mustang |
| 125. | Troy Percival – RP, Det | 11 | flb |
| 126. | Sean Casey – 1B, Cin | 11 | RugbyD |
| 127. | Steve Finley – OF, Ana | 11 | prose |
| 128. | Danny Graves – RP, Cin | 11 | Grump |
| 129. | Bartolo Colon – SP, Ana | 11 | Erb |
| 130. | Chad Cordero – RP, Was | 11 | CHAMBO |
| 131. | Livan Hernandez – SP, Was | 11 | Cubs |
| 132. | Brandon Webb – SP, Ari | 11 | giants |
| 133. | Bobby Crosby – SS, Oak | 12 | giants |
| 134. | Jason Kendall – C, Oak | 12 | Cubs |
| 135. | Jason Varitek – C, Bos | 12 | CHAMBO |
| 136. | Mike Sweeney – 1B, KC | 12 | Erb |
| 137. | Jose Vidro – 2B, Was | 12 | Grump |
| 138. | Jose Mesa – RP, Pit | 12 | prose |
| 139. | Roger Clemens – SP, Hou | 12 | RugbyD |
| 140. | Mark Buerhle – SP, ChA | 12 | flb |
| 141. | Joe Mauer – C, Min | 12 | Mustang |
| 142. | Brad Wilkerson – 1B/OF, Was | 12 | sean |
| 143. | Coco Crisp – OF, Cle | 12 | SBC |
| 144. | Andy Pettitte – SP, Hou | 12 | tino |
| 145. | Odalis Perez – SP, LA | 13 | tino |
| 146. | Kevin Millwood – SP, Cle | 13 | SBC |
| 147. | Chase Utley – 2B, Phi | 13 | sean |
| 148. | Zack Greinke – SP, KC | 13 | Mustang |
| 149. | Lew Ford – OF, Min | 13 | flb |
| 150. | Johnny Estrada – C, Atl | 13 | RugbyD |
| 151. | CC Sabathia – SP, Cle | 13 | prose |
| 152. | Mike Piazza – C/1B, NYN | 13 | Grump |
| 153. | Trot Nixon – OF, Bos | 13 | Erb |
| 154. | Torii Hunter – OF, Min | 13 | CHAMBO |
| 155. | Danys Baez – RP, TB | 13 | Cubs |
| 156. | Chris Carpenter – SP, StL | 13 | giants |
| 157. | Luis Castillo – 2B, Fla | 14 | giants |
| 158. | Brad Radke – SP, Min | 14 | Cubs |
| 159. | Casey Blake – 3B, Cle | 14 | CHAMBO |
| 160. | Kris Benson – SP, NYN | 14 | Erb |
| 161. | Greg Maddux – SP, ChN | 14 | Grump |
| 162. | Wade Miller – SP, Bos | 14 | prose |
| 163. | Dmitri Young – 1B, Det | 14 | RugbyD |
| 164. | Jeremy Affeldt – RP, KC | 14 | flb |
| 165. | Khalil Greene – SS, SD | 14 | Mustang |
| 166. | Randy Winn – OF, Sea | 14 | sean |
| 167. | Jon Lieber – SP, Phi | 14 | SBC |
| 168. | Bob Wickman – RP, Cle | 14 | tino |
| 169. | Dave Roberts – OF, SD | 15 | tino |
| 170. | Larry Walker – OF, StL | 15 | SBC |
| 171. | Matt Morris – SP, StL | 15 | sean |
| 172. | Phil Nevin – 1B, SD | 15 | Mustang |
| 173. | Joel Piniero – SP, Sea | 15 | flb |
| 174. | Juan Uribe – 2B/3B/SS, ChA | 15 | RugbyD |
| 175. | Russ Ortiz – SP, Ari | 15 | prose |
| 176. | Luis Gonzalez – OF, Ari | 15 | Grump |
| 177. | Mike Adams – RP, Mil | 15 | Erb |
| 178. | Jeff Weaver – SP, LA | 15 | CHAMBO |
| 179. | Rocco Baldelli – OF, TB | 15 | Cubs |
| 180. | Kevin Brown – SP, NYA | 15 | giants |
| 181. | Ken Griffey, Jr. – OF, Cin | 16 | giants |
| 182. | Todd Walker – 2B, ChN | 16 | Cubs |
| 183. | Pedro Feliz – 1B/3B/SS, SF | 16 | CHAMBO |
| 184. | Ramon Hernandez – C, SD | 16 | Erb |
| 185. | Latroy Hawkins – RP, ChN | 16 | Grump |
| 186. | Doug Davis – SP, Mil | 16 | prose |
| 187. | Aaron Boone – 3B, Cle | 16 | RugbyD |
| 188. | Randy Wolf – SP, Phi | 16 | flb |
| 189. | Greg Aquino – RP, Ari | 16 | Mustang |
| 190. | Micheal Cuddyer – 2B/3B/OF, Min | 16 | sean |
| 191. | Dallas McPhearson – 3B, Ana | 16 | SBC |
| 192. | Geoff Jenkins – OF, Mil | 16 | tino |
| 193. | Tom Gordon – RP, NYA | 17 | tino |
| 194. | Ryan Freel – 2B/3B/OF, Cin | 17 | SBC |
| 195. | Jaret Wright – SP, NYA | 17 | sean |
| 196. | Cesar Izturius – SS, LA | 17 | Mustang |
| 197. | Matt Lawton – OF, Pit | 17 | flb |
| 198. | Woody Williams – SP, SD | 17 | RugbyD |
| 199. | Derek Lowe – SP, LA | 17 | prose |
| 200. | Pat Burrell – OF, Phi | 17 | Grump |
| 201. | Milton Bradley – OF, LA | 17 | Erb |
| 202. | Jake Westbrook – SP, Cle | 17 | CHAMBO |
| 203. | Horacio Ramirez – SP, Atl | 17 | Cubs |
| 204. | Jermaine Dye – OF, ChA | 17 | giants |
| 205. | Noah Lowry – SP, SF | 18 | giants |
| 206. | Brandon Inge – C/3B, Det | 18 | Cubs |
| 207. | David Wells – SP, Bos | 18 | CHAMBO |
| 208. | Nick Johnson – 1B, Was | 18 | Erb |
| 209. | Dontrelle Willis – SP, Fla | 18 | Grump |
| 210. | Jeremy Burnitz – OF, Col | 18 | prose |
| 211. | Kevin Mench – OF, Tex | 18 | RugbyD |
| 212. | John Thompson – SP, Atl | 18 | flb |
| 213. | Richard Hidalgo – OF, Tex | 18 | Mustang |
| 214. | Jacque Jones – OF, Min | 18 | sean |
| 215. | Adam Eaton – SP, SD | 18 | SBC |
| 216. | Brian Lawrence – SP, SD | 18 | tino |
| 217. | Tom Glavine – SP, NYN | 19 | tino |
| 218. | Dan Haren – SP, Oak | 19 | SBC |
| 219. | Austin Kearns – OF, Cin | 19 | sean |
| 220. | Jerome Williams – SP, SF | 19 | Mustang |
| 221. | AJ Pieryznski – C ChA | 19 | flb |
| 222. | Mike Gonzalez – RP, Pit | 19 | RugbyD |
| 223. | Wily Mo Pena – OF, Cin | 19 | prose |
| 224. | Jason Giambi – 1B, NYA | 19 | Grump |
| 225. | Paul Byrd – SP, Ana | 19 | Erb |
| 226. | Ted Lilly – SP, Tor | 19 | CHAMBO |
| 227. | Carlos Pena – 1B, Det | 19 | Cubs |
| 228. | Alex Sanchez – OF, Det | 19 | giants |
| 229. | Al Leiter – SP, Fla | 20 | giants |
| 230. | Jason Marquis – SP, StL | 20 | Cubs |
| 231. | Ray Durham – 2B, SF | 20 | CHAMBO |
| 232. | Tadahito Iguchi – 2B, ChA | 20 | Erb |
| 233. | Jarrod Washburn – SP, Ana | 20 | Grump |
| 234. | Jeff Suppan – SP, StL | 20 | prose |
| 235. | Jose Valverde – RP, Ari | 20 | RugbyD |
| 236. | Julio Lugo – SS, TB | 20 | flb |
| 237. | Akinori Otsuka – RP, SD | 20 | Mustang |
| 238. | Jorge Julio – RP, Bal | 20 | sean |
| 239. | Justin Speier – RP, Tor | 20 | SBC |
| 240. | Miguel Olivo – C, Sea | 20 | tino |
| 241. | Gil Meche – SP, Sea | 21 | tino |
| 242. | D’Angelo Jimenez – 2B, Cin | 21 | SBC |
| 243. | Matt Holliday – OF, Col | 21 | sean |
| 244. | Scott Kazmir – SP, TB | 21 | Mustang |
| 245. | Luis Gonzalez – 2B/3B/OF, Col | 21 | flb |
| 246. | Orlando Hernandez – SP, ChA | 21 | RugbyD |
| 247. | Vinny Castilla – 3B, Was | 21 | prose |
| 248. | Frank Thomas – 1B, ChA | 21 | Grump |
| 249. | Kip Wells – SP, Pit | 21 | Erb |
| 250. | BJ Upton – SS, TB | 21 | CHAMBO |
| 251. | Ryan Dempster – RP, ChN | 21 | Cubs |
| 252. | Juan Rincon – RP, Min | 21 | giants |
| Legend tino = tinoisgrand SBC = Scott Boras Client sean = seancasey21 Mustang = Mustangs989 flb = flbtank prose = prose749 Grump = TheGrump Erb = Erboes Cubs = CubsFan7724 giants = giants8307 |
(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 off-season.)
Thanks to all our enthusiastic drafters!
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