#1 overall (POINTS LEAGUE) - Pujols or Hanley?

[jason_boris]

In a 12-team yahoo fantasy points league (NOT ROTO), who would you choose if you had the #1 overall pick (which is the position I'm in right now)? We do not use corner or middle infielders, so you basically have a daily starting lineup of (C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, UTL). Here is the league point system:

R 1
1B 1
2B 2
3B 3
HR 4
RBI 1
SB 2
CS -1
BB 1
HBP 1
K -0.5

I can really make a case for either player. I think over the course of the season, Pujols might get more total points than Hanley, but 1st base is such a deep position. If you take position scarcity into account, I would think that would propel Hanley (and perhaps even Wright to a certain extent) above Pujols.

I think the way you have to attack this issue is to look at your first three rounds of the draft and see what kind of "top 3" you can put together (3 picks in the top 25). By taking Pujols first, you can probably combine that with a stud OF and a second tier 2B/SS/3B. If you take Hanley first, you probably open yourself up for better options of taking two of the following three (a stud 1B, a stud OF, or a second-tier 2B/3B).

Any input/discussion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!