Early NFBC Draft Results

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, Happy New Year everyone!! With the new year, comes some new draft results. Let's look at the latest first 6 rounds:

NFBC Draft Champions Leagues
Round 1:
1 1 Ryan Braun LF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Joey Votto 1B
1 7 Matt Kemp CF
1 8 Josh Hamilton CF
1 9 Justin Verlander SP
1 10 Albert Pujols 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Prince Fielder 1B
1 13 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 14 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 15 Buster Posey C

Round 2:
2 1 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 2 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 3 Jason Heyward RF
2 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 5 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 6 Evan Longoria 3B
2 7 David Price SP
2 8 Jose Bautista RF
2 9 Jose Reyes SS
2 10 David Wright 3B
2 11 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 12 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 13 Justin Upton RF
2 14 Starlin Castro SS
2 15 Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Round 3:
3 1 Chase Headley 3B
3 2 Bryce Harper CF
3 3 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 4 Adam Jones CF
3 5 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 6 B.J. Upton CF
3 7 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 8 Ian Desmond SS
3 9 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 10 Cole Hamels SP
3 11 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 12 Jimmy Rollins SS
3 13 Felix Hernandez SP
3 14 Billy Butler DH
3 15 Curtis Granderson CF

Round 4:
4 1 Jay Bruce RF
4 2 Cliff Lee SP
4 3 Matt Holliday LF
4 4 Matt Cain SP
4 5 Jered Weaver SP
4 6 Ben Zobrist RF
4 7 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 8 Zack Greinke SP
4 9 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 10 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 11 Alex Rios RF
4 12 Aroldis Chapman MR
4 13 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 14 Aaron Hill 2B
4 15 Allen Craig 1B

Round 5:
5 1 R.A. Dickey SP
5 2 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 3 Carlos Santana C
5 4 Kris Medlen SP
5 5 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 6 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 7 Yu Darvish SP
5 8 Chris Sale SP
5 9 Yadier Molina C
5 10 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 11 James Shields SP
5 12 Corey Hart 1B
5 13 Joe Mauer C
5 14 Alex Gordon LF
5 15 Michael Bourn CF

Round 6:
6 1 Matt Wieters C
6 2 Victor Martinez C
6 3 Mark Teixeira 1B
6 4 Max Scherzer SP
6 5 Wilin Rosario C
6 6 Adam Wainwright SP
6 7 Jose Altuve 2B
6 8 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 9 Desmond Jennings LF
6 10 Carlos Beltran RF
6 11 Hunter Pence RF
6 12 Ryan Howard 1B
6 13 Mat Latos SP
6 14 Miguel Montero C
6 15 CC Sabathia SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's look at one more since you folks have been so good this year:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 2 Mike Trout CF
1 3 Ryan Braun LF
1 4 Matt Kemp CF
1 5 Robinson Cano 2B
1 6 Buster Posey C
1 7 Joey Votto 1B
1 8 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 9 Josh Hamilton CF
1 10 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 11 Albert Pujols 1B
1 12 Prince Fielder 1B
1 13 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 14 Jose Bautista RF
1 15 Justin Verlander SP

Round 2:
2 1 Jose Reyes SS
2 2 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 3 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 4 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 5 David Price SP
2 6 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 7 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 8 Evan Longoria 3B
2 9 Justin Upton RF
2 10 Chase Headley 3B
2 11 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
2 12 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 13 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 14 David Wright 3B
2 15 Adam Jones CF

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 Matt Cain SP
3 3 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 5 Jason Heyward RF
3 6 Bryce Harper CF
3 7 Felix Hernandez SP
3 8 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 9 Ian Desmond SS
3 10 Billy Butler DH
3 11 Gio Gonzalez SP
3 12 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 13 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 14 Curtis Granderson CF
3 15 Cole Hamels SP

Round 4:
4 1 Ben Zobrist RF
4 2 Jay Bruce RF
4 3 B.J. Upton CF
4 4 Jered Weaver SP
4 5 Joe Mauer C
4 6 Zack Greinke SP
4 7 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 8 Carlos Santana C
4 9 Cliff Lee SP
4 10 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 11 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 12 Chris Sale SP
4 13 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 14 Allen Craig 1B
4 15 Aaron Hill 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Alex Rios RF
5 2 R.A. Dickey SP
5 3 Yu Darvish SP
5 4 Max Scherzer SP
5 5 Matt Holliday LF
5 6 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 7 Corey Hart 1B
5 8 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 9 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 10 Michael Bourn CF
5 11 Kris Medlen SP
5 12 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 13 Desmond Jennings LF
5 14 CC Sabathia SP
5 15 Mark Teixeira 1B

Round 6:
6 1 Yadier Molina C
6 2 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 3 Adam Wainwright SP
6 4 Matt Wieters C
6 5 Wilin Rosario C
6 6 Mat Latos SP
6 7 Johnny Cueto SP
6 8 Brett Anderson SP
6 9 Victor Martinez C
6 10 James Shields SP
6 11 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 12 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 13 Shane Victorino CF
6 14 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 15 Roy Halladay SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, let's do one more to get you through the week. Enjoy everyone:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Robinson Cano 2B
1 4 Mike Trout CF
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Matt Kemp CF
1 7 Albert Pujols 1B
1 8 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 9 Buster Posey C
1 10 Joey Votto 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 13 Prince Fielder 1B
1 14 Justin Upton RF
1 15 Justin Verlander SP

Round 2:
2 1 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 2 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 3 Evan Longoria 3B
2 4 Josh Hamilton CF
2 5 Jose Bautista RF
2 6 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 7 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 8 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 9 Adam Jones CF
2 10 David Wright 3B
2 11 Jose Reyes SS
2 12 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 13 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
2 14 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 15 David Price SP

Round 3:
3 1 Bryce Harper CF
3 2 Curtis Granderson CF
3 3 Jason Heyward RF
3 4 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 5 Jay Bruce RF
3 6 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 7 Starlin Castro SS
3 8 B.J. Upton CF
3 9 Gio Gonzalez SP
3 10 Chase Headley 3B
3 11 Felix Hernandez SP
3 12 Ian Desmond SS
3 13 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 14 Ben Zobrist RF
3 15 Jason Kipnis 2B

Round 4:
4 1 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 2 Mark Teixeira 1B
4 3 Matt Cain SP
4 4 Zack Greinke SP
4 5 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 6 Matt Holliday LF
4 7 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 8 Jered Weaver SP
4 9 Cole Hamels SP
4 10 Cliff Lee SP
4 11 Aaron Hill 2B
4 12 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 13 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 14 Yadier Molina C
4 15 Billy Butler DH

Round 5:
5 1 Allen Craig 1B
5 2 Yu Darvish SP
5 3 Carlos Santana C
5 4 Joe Mauer C
5 5 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 6 CC Sabathia SP
5 7 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 8 Matt Wieters C
5 9 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 10 R.A. Dickey SP
5 11 Victor Martinez C
5 12 Anthony Rizzo 1B
5 13 Elvis Andrus SS
5 14 Pablo Sandoval 3B
5 15 Desmond Jennings LF

Round 6:
6 1 Roy Halladay SP
6 2 Adam Wainwright SP
6 3 Max Scherzer SP
6 4 Chris Sale SP
6 5 Corey Hart 1B
6 6 Mat Latos SP
6 7 Nelson Cruz RF
6 8 Kris Medlen SP
6 9 James Shields SP
6 10 Alex Rios RF
6 11 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 12 Michael Bourn CF
6 13 Alex Gordon LF
6 14 Paul Konerko 1B
6 15 Wilin Rosario C

Thoughts?

[Captain Hook]

Bautista in the middle of the second round in the first one today is just ..... well .... call it surprising

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's keep your appetites for the baseball drafts high by providing another set of NFBC results today. Enjoy.

NFBC Draft Champions Leagues
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 3 Ryan Braun LF
1 4 Matt Kemp CF
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Robinson Cano 2B
1 7 Albert Pujols 1B
1 8 Joey Votto 1B
1 9 Prince Fielder 1B
1 10 Buster Posey C
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Jose Bautista RF
1 13 Josh Hamilton CF
1 14 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 15 Justin Verlander SP

Round 2:
2 1 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 2 Justin Upton RF
2 3 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 5 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 6 Evan Longoria 3B
2 7 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 8 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 9 Jose Reyes SS
2 10 David Wright 3B
2 11 Adam Jones CF
2 12 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 13 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 14 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 15 Aramis Ramirez 3B

Round 3:
3 1 Billy Butler DH
3 2 David Price SP
3 3 Bryce Harper CF
3 4 Jason Heyward RF
3 5 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 6 Starlin Castro SS
3 7 Cole Hamels SP
3 8 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 9 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 10 B.J. Upton CF
3 11 Felix Hernandez SP
3 12 Chase Headley 3B
3 13 R.A. Dickey SP
3 14 Allen Craig 1B
3 15 Curtis Granderson CF

Round 4:
4 1 Matt Cain SP
4 2 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 3 Ian Desmond SS
4 4 Cliff Lee SP
4 5 Matt Holliday LF
4 6 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 7 Jered Weaver SP
4 8 Ben Zobrist RF
4 9 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 10 Zack Greinke SP
4 11 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 12 CC Sabathia SP
4 13 Jay Bruce RF
4 14 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 15 Adam Wainwright SP

Round 5:
5 1 Johnny Cueto SP
5 2 Yu Darvish SP
5 3 Joe Mauer C
5 4 Desmond Jennings LF
5 5 Matt Wieters C
5 6 Carlos Santana C
5 7 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
5 8 Michael Bourn CF
5 9 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 10 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 11 Chris Sale SP
5 12 Kris Medlen SP
5 13 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 14 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 15 Aaron Hill 2B

Round 6:
6 1 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 2 Rickie Weeks 2B
6 3 Yadier Molina C
6 4 Max Scherzer SP
6 5 Anthony Rizzo 1B
6 6 Mat Latos SP
6 7 Corey Hart 1B
6 8 Nelson Cruz RF
6 9 James Shields SP
6 10 Eric Hosmer 1B
6 11 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 12 Roy Halladay SP
6 13 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 14 Victor Martinez C
6 15 Jose Altuve 2B

Thoughts?

[Gekko]

wonder how fast roy halladay will shoot up draft boards if he is kicking ass in spring training.

[ALL-IN JD]

It all depends on his GSP (Gekko Stamp of Approval)!!

[southpaw23]

I've noticed a couple drafts where Teixeira isn't drafted among the first 6 rounds. Very nice value for anyone getting him in the 7th round.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's end the work week with another set of draft results. Enjoy everyone:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Jose Reyes SS
1 8 Albert Pujols 1B
1 9 Joey Votto 1B
1 10 Josh Hamilton CF
1 11 Prince Fielder 1B
1 12 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 13 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 14 Evan Longoria 3B
1 15 Justin Verlander SP

Round 2:
2 1 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 2 Buster Posey C
2 3 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 4 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 5 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 6 David Price SP
2 7 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 8 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 9 Craig Kimbrel MR
2 10 Cole Hamels SP
2 11 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 12 David Wright 3B
2 13 Justin Upton RF
2 14 Jose Bautista RF
2 15 Ian Kinsler 2B

Round 3:
3 1 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
3 2 Ben Zobrist RF
3 3 Jason Heyward RF
3 4 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 5 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 6 Billy Butler DH
3 7 Michael Bourn CF
3 8 Felix Hernandez SP
3 9 Matt Holliday LF
3 10 Chase Headley 3B
3 11 Starlin Castro SS
3 12 Bryce Harper CF
3 13 Curtis Granderson CF
3 14 Gio Gonzalez SP
3 15 Adam Jones CF

Round 4:
4 1 Jay Bruce RF
4 2 Zack Greinke SP
4 3 Carlos Santana C
4 4 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 5 Matt Cain SP
4 6 Cliff Lee SP
4 7 Jered Weaver SP
4 8 B.J. Upton CF
4 9 Chris Sale SP
4 10 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 11 Ian Desmond SS
4 12 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 13 Allen Craig 1B
4 14 Yu Darvish SP
4 15 Paul Goldschmidt 1B

Round 5:
5 1 Alex Rios RF
5 2 Desmond Jennings LF
5 3 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 4 Joe Mauer C
5 5 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 6 Aaron Hill 2B
5 7 Elvis Andrus SS
5 8 Corey Hart 1B
5 9 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 10 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 11 Matt Wieters C
5 12 Kris Medlen SP
5 13 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 14 James Shields SP
5 15 Yadier Molina C

Round 6:
6 1 Wilin Rosario C
6 2 Hunter Pence RF
6 3 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 4 Max Scherzer SP
6 5 Victor Martinez C
6 6 Adam Wainwright SP
6 7 CC Sabathia SP
6 8 R.A. Dickey SP
6 9 Tim Lincecum SP
6 10 Mat Latos SP
6 11 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 12 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 13 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 14 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
6 15 Nelson Cruz RF

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, one more league result since I'll be in Green Bay for the playoff game this weekend and out of touch (with liquids)!! Here you go:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Ryan Braun LF
1 2 Mike Trout CF
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Joey Votto 1B
1 8 Albert Pujols 1B
1 9 Prince Fielder 1B
1 10 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 11 Josh Hamilton CF
1 12 Justin Verlander SP
1 13 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 14 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 15 Stephen Strasburg SP

Round 2:
2 1 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 2 Evan Longoria 3B
2 3 David Wright 3B
2 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 5 Buster Posey C
2 6 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 7 Jose Bautista RF
2 8 Jose Reyes SS
2 9 Justin Upton RF
2 10 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 11 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 12 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 13 Adam Jones CF
2 14 David Price SP
2 15 Chase Headley 3B

Round 3:
3 1 Matt Holliday LF
3 2 Matt Cain SP
3 3 Billy Butler DH
3 4 Jason Heyward RF
3 5 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 6 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 7 Bryce Harper CF
3 8 Felix Hernandez SP
3 9 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 10 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 11 Gio Gonzalez SP
3 12 Cole Hamels SP
3 13 B.J. Upton CF
3 14 Cliff Lee SP
3 15 Aramis Ramirez 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Jay Bruce RF
4 2 Ben Zobrist RF
4 3 Aaron Hill 2B
4 4 Curtis Granderson CF
4 5 Starlin Castro SS
4 6 Jered Weaver SP
4 7 Ian Desmond SS
4 8 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 9 Zack Greinke SP
4 10 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 11 Joe Mauer C
4 12 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 13 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 14 James Shields SP
4 15 Brandon Phillips 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Allen Craig 1B
5 2 Kris Medlen SP
5 3 Jonathan Papelbon MR
5 4 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 5 Carlos Santana C
5 6 Yu Darvish SP
5 7 Yadier Molina C
5 8 Chris Sale SP
5 9 R.A. Dickey SP
5 10 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 11 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 12 Alex Rios RF
5 13 Matt Wieters C
5 14 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 15 Wilin Rosario C

Round 6:
6 1 Max Scherzer SP
6 2 Victor Martinez C
6 3 Corey Hart 1B
6 4 Adam Wainwright SP
6 5 Michael Morse LF
6 6 Desmond Jennings LF
6 7 CC Sabathia SP
6 8 Jason Motte MR
6 9 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 10 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 11 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 12 Michael Bourn CF
6 13 Jose Altuve 2B
6 14 Alex Gordon LF
6 15 Roy Halladay SP

Thoughts?

[Bronx Yankees]

Let's end the work week with another set of draft results. Enjoy everyone:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Jose Reyes SS
1 8 Albert Pujols 1B
1 9 Joey Votto 1B
1 10 Josh Hamilton CF
1 11 Prince Fielder 1B
1 12 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 13 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 14 Evan Longoria 3B
1 15 Justin Verlander SP

Round 2:
2 1 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 2 Buster Posey C
2 3 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 4 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 5 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 6 David Price SP
2 7 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 8 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 9 Craig Kimbrel MR
2 10 Cole Hamels SP
2 11 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 12 David Wright 3B
2 13 Justin Upton RF
2 14 Jose Bautista RF
2 15 Ian Kinsler 2B

Thoughts?

What a start for the guy in the 2-hole - Ryan Braun and then Jose Bautista! Can't believe Joey Bats lasted until the 14th pick of the 2nd round. I would feel pretty good about drafting him with the 14th pick of the 1st round!

Mike

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's provide one more NFBC draft result to start out the week. It keeps folks talking about draft strategies:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Albert Pujols 1B
1 7 Matt Kemp CF
1 8 Josh Hamilton CF
1 9 Joey Votto 1B
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 13 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 14 Adrian Beltre 3B
1 15 Stephen Strasburg SP

Round 2:
2 1 Justin Verlander SP
2 2 Jose Reyes SS
2 3 Buster Posey C
2 4 Evan Longoria 3B
2 5 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 6 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 7 David Price SP
2 8 David Wright 3B
2 9 Jose Bautista RF
2 10 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 11 Justin Upton RF
2 12 Adam Jones CF
2 13 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 14 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 15 Chase Headley 3B

Round 3:
3 1 Bryce Harper CF
3 2 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 3 Jason Heyward RF
3 4 Starlin Castro SS
3 5 Felix Hernandez SP
3 6 Cole Hamels SP
3 7 Jay Bruce RF
3 8 Gio Gonzalez SP
3 9 Matt Cain SP
3 10 Jered Weaver SP
3 11 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
3 12 B.J. Upton CF
3 13 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 14 Billy Butler DH
3 15 Cliff Lee SP

Round 4:
4 1 Joe Mauer C
4 2 Zack Greinke SP
4 3 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 4 Allen Craig 1B
4 5 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 6 Curtis Granderson CF
4 7 Matt Holliday LF
4 8 Mark Teixeira 1B
4 9 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 10 Ian Desmond SS
4 11 Ben Zobrist RF
4 12 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 13 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 14 Carlos Santana C
4 15 Jimmy Rollins SS

Round 5:
5 1 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 2 Desmond Jennings LF
5 3 R.A. Dickey SP
5 4 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 5 CC Sabathia SP
5 6 Aaron Hill 2B
5 7 Kris Medlen SP
5 8 Chris Sale SP
5 9 Yu Darvish SP
5 10 Victor Martinez C
5 11 Max Scherzer SP
5 12 Matt Moore SP
5 13 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 14 Alex Rios RF
5 15 Yadier Molina C

Round 6:
6 1 Roy Halladay SP
6 2 Mat Latos SP
6 3 Adam Wainwright SP
6 4 James Shields SP
6 5 Shane Victorino CF
6 6 Johnny Cueto SP
6 7 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 8 Jose Altuve 2B
6 9 Corey Hart 1B
6 10 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 11 Matt Wieters C
6 12 Michael Bourn CF
6 13 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 14 Pablo Sandoval 3B

Thoughts?

[BEF]

Let's provide one more NFBC draft result to start out the week. It keeps folks talking about draft strategies:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:

1 15 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 1 Justin Verlander SP
3 15 Cliff Lee SP
4 1 Joe Mauer C
5 15 Yadier Molina C
6 1 Roy Halladay SP

Thoughts?

Would love to hear from this owner how he plans to make up points in the other five categories that he's ignored so far in the first six rounds...

[ToddZ]

Let's provide one more NFBC draft result to start out the week. It keeps folks talking about draft strategies:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:

1 15 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 1 Justin Verlander SP
3 15 Cliff Lee SP
4 1 Joe Mauer C
5 15 Yadier Molina C
6 1 Roy Halladay SP

Thoughts?

Would love to hear from this owner how he plans to make up points in the other five categories that he's ignored so far in the first six rounds...

Okay, not saying I would do this myself, but....

These DC's are a war of attrition as much as drafting better players.

I can see doing this IF the plan is to draft a whole ton of position players in the next several rounds - perhaps sticking a closer in, with the idea that he'll be healthier and make up lost points because everyone has injuries and he'll make up points that way -- then take a bunch of starters to stream.

Again, not applauding the strategy but in a DC, it is defensible.

Plus, maybe he's in multiple leagues and wants to try something new or different.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more set of results to keep everyone excited about Draft Day:

NFBC Draft Champions Leagues:
Round 1:
1 1 Ryan Braun LF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Albert Pujols 1B
1 6 Matt Kemp CF
1 7 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 8 Josh Hamilton CF
1 9 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 10 Joey Votto 1B
1 11 Prince Fielder 1B
1 12 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 13 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 14 Buster Posey C
1 15 Justin Verlander SP

Round 2:
2 1 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 2 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 3 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 4 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 5 Jose Reyes SS
2 6 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 7 David Wright 3B
2 8 David Price SP
2 9 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 10 Evan Longoria 3B
2 11 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 12 Chase Headley 3B
2 13 Jose Bautista RF
2 14 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 15 Matt Cain SP

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 Justin Upton RF
3 3 Bryce Harper CF
3 4 Billy Butler DH
3 5 Cole Hamels SP
3 6 Jered Weaver SP
3 7 Adam Jones CF
3 8 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 9 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 10 Felix Hernandez SP
3 11 Cliff Lee SP
3 12 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 13 Jason Heyward RF
3 14 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 15 Allen Craig 1B

Round 4:
4 1 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 2 Zack Greinke SP
4 3 Curtis Granderson CF
4 4 Jay Bruce RF
4 5 Ben Zobrist RF
4 6 Ian Desmond SS
4 7 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 8 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 9 Aaron Hill 2B
4 10 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 11 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 12 B.J. Upton CF
4 13 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 14 Yu Darvish SP
4 15 Matt Holliday LF

Round 5:
5 1 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 2 Joe Mauer C
5 3 Elvis Andrus SS
5 4 Chris Sale SP
5 5 Max Scherzer SP
5 6 Ryan Howard 1B
5 7 R.A. Dickey SP
5 8 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 9 CC Sabathia SP
5 10 Pablo Sandoval 3B
5 11 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 12 Corey Hart 1B
5 13 Adam Wainwright SP
5 14 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 15 Yadier Molina C

Round 6:
6 1 Kris Medlen SP
6 2 Carlos Santana C
6 3 Roy Halladay SP
6 4 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
6 5 Matt Wieters C
6 6 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 7 Matt Moore SP
6 8 James Shields SP
6 9 Johnny Cueto SP
6 10 Jesus Montero C
6 11 Alex Rios RF
6 12 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 13 Desmond Jennings LF
6 14 Victor Martinez C
6 15 Wilin Rosario C

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more for tonight. Enjoy:

NFBC Draft Champions League
1st Round:
1 1 Ryan Braun LF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Matt Kemp CF
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Robinson Cano 2B
1 7 Albert Pujols 1B
1 8 Joey Votto 1B
1 9 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 12 Josh Hamilton CF
1 13 Adrian Beltre 3B
1 14 Justin Verlander SP
1 15 Troy Tulowitzki SS

Round 2:
2 1 Buster Posey C
2 2 David Price SP
2 3 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 4 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 5 Evan Longoria 3B
2 6 Jose Bautista RF
2 7 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 8 Carlos Gonzalez LF
2 9 David Wright 3B
2 10 Jose Reyes SS
2 11 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 12 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 13 Adam Jones CF
2 14 Justin Upton RF
2 15 Aramis Ramirez 3B

Round 3:
3 1 Jason Heyward RF
3 2 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 4 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 5 Cole Hamels SP
3 6 Chase Headley 3B
3 7 Jimmy Rollins SS
3 8 Felix Hernandez SP
3 9 Bryce Harper CF
3 10 Starlin Castro SS
3 11 Matt Cain SP
3 12 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 13 Jay Bruce RF
3 14 Brett Lawrie 3B
3 15 Curtis Granderson CF

Round 4:
4 1 Cliff Lee SP
4 2 Ian Desmond SS
4 3 Aaron Hill 2B
4 4 Ben Zobrist RF
4 5 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 6 Jered Weaver SP
4 7 Billy Butler DH
4 8 Matt Holliday LF
4 9 B.J. Upton CF
4 10 Allen Craig 1B
4 11 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 12 Elvis Andrus SS
4 13 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 14 Kris Medlen SP
4 15 Zack Greinke SP

Round 5:
5 1 Alex Gordon LF
5 2 CC Sabathia SP
5 3 Gio Gonzalez SP
5 4 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 5 Alex Rios RF
5 6 Chris Sale SP
5 7 Yadier Molina C
5 8 Joe Mauer C
5 9 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 10 Yu Darvish SP
5 11 Carlos Santana C
5 12 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 13 James Shields SP
5 14 Desmond Jennings LF
5 15 Corey Hart 1B

Round 6:
6 1 Adam Wainwright SP
6 2 Jason Motte MR
6 3 Mat Latos SP
6 4 Victor Martinez C
6 5 Matt Wieters C
6 6 Nelson Cruz RF
6 7 R.A. Dickey SP
6 8 Max Scherzer SP
6 9 Jose Altuve 2B
6 10 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 11 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 12 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 13 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
6 14 Wilin Rosario C
6 15 Matt Moore SP

Thoughts?

[Lobbyist999]

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:

1 15 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 1 Justin Verlander SP
3 15 Cliff Lee SP
4 1 Joe Mauer C
5 15 Yadier Molina C
6 1 Roy Halladay SP

(...)
Would love to hear from this owner how he plans to make up points in the other five categories that he's ignored so far in the first six rounds...

There is a rampant obsession with SPs in all the leagues I've drafted so far. Only a matter of time before we see 3 SPs within the first 12 spots of the first round.

Funny thing is, several owners who select a premium SP in the early going, are usually back at it again, typically investing a second pick on a SP not too long thereafter. And yet, so many sources argue that pitching has never been as reliable and abundant. I don't get it. Then again, no one who's spending money here is going to offer any explanation as to why.

All of which means, I totally get it.

[Lobbyist999]

And, further to making the above comment, I am now in a draft where:

Verlander went 1.4
Strasburg went 1.8
Kershaw at 1.11.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We've never had this many NFBC drafts before mid-January, so let's keep the results coming. Here's a look at another recent DC League:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Albert Pujols 1B
1 7 Prince Fielder 1B
1 8 Matt Kemp CF
1 9 Josh Hamilton CF
1 10 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 11 Joey Votto 1B
1 12 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 13 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 14 Buster Posey C
1 15 Adrian Beltre 3B

Round 2:
2 1 Jose Reyes SS
2 2 Justin Verlander SP
2 3 Jose Bautista RF
2 4 Evan Longoria 3B
2 5 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 6 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 7 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 8 David Wright 3B
2 9 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 10 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 11 David Price SP
2 12 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 13 Justin Upton RF
2 14 Cole Hamels SP
2 15 Adam Jones CF

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 3 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 4 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
3 5 Jay Bruce RF
3 6 Curtis Granderson CF
3 7 Jason Heyward RF
3 8 Felix Hernandez SP
3 9 Chase Headley 3B
3 10 B.J. Upton CF
3 11 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 12 Mark Teixeira 1B
3 13 Bryce Harper CF
3 14 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 15 Cliff Lee SP

Round 4:
4 1 Matt Holliday LF
4 2 Ian Desmond SS
4 3 Ben Zobrist RF
4 4 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 5 Aaron Hill 2B
4 6 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 7 Alex Rios RF
4 8 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 9 Billy Butler DH
4 10 Jered Weaver SP
4 11 Allen Craig 1B
4 12 Matt Cain SP
4 13 Zack Greinke SP
4 14 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 15 Joe Mauer C

Round 5:
5 1 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 2 Yu Darvish SP
5 3 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 4 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 5 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 6 Yadier Molina C
5 7 Carlos Santana C
5 8 Desmond Jennings LF
5 9 Wilin Rosario C
5 10 Chris Sale SP
5 11 Max Scherzer SP
5 12 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 13 Corey Hart 1B
5 14 R.A. Dickey SP
5 15 Victor Martinez C

Round 6:
6 1 CC Sabathia SP
6 2 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 3 Elvis Andrus SS
6 4 Matt Wieters C
6 5 James Shields SP
6 6 Will Middlebrooks 3B
6 7 Johnny Cueto SP
6 8 Jonathan Papelbon MR
6 9 Adam Wainwright SP
6 10 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 11 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
6 12 Josh Rutledge SS
6 13 Kris Medlen SP
6 14 Jose Altuve 2B
6 15 Aroldis Chapman MR

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's fun and very informative to check out these early NFBC draft results. Here's one more to take you into the weekend. Enjoy.

NFBC Draft Champions Leagues
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Justin Verlander SP
1 5 Robinson Cano 2B
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Joey Votto 1B
1 8 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 9 Matt Kemp CF
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 12 Albert Pujols 1B
1 13 Josh Hamilton CF
1 14 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 15 Giancarlo Stanton RF

Round 2:
2 1 Justin Upton RF
2 2 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 3 Jose Bautista RF
2 4 Buster Posey C
2 5 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 6 Jose Reyes SS
2 7 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 8 Bryce Harper CF
2 9 Evan Longoria 3B
2 10 Jason Heyward RF
2 11 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 12 Curtis Granderson CF
2 13 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 14 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 15 Adam Jones CF

Round 3:
3 1 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 2 Chase Headley 3B
3 3 David Wright 3B
3 4 Matt Holliday LF
3 5 David Price SP
3 6 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 7 B.J. Upton CF
3 8 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 9 Starlin Castro SS
3 10 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 11 Ben Zobrist RF
3 12 Cole Hamels SP
3 13 Gio Gonzalez SP
3 14 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 15 Matt Cain SP

Round 4:
4 1 Allen Craig 1B
4 2 Felix Hernandez SP
4 3 Billy Butler DH
4 4 Jay Bruce RF
4 5 Carlos Santana C
4 6 Cliff Lee SP
4 7 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 8 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 9 Ian Desmond SS
4 10 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 11 Zack Greinke SP
4 12 Corey Hart 1B
4 13 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 14 Mark Teixeira 1B
4 15 Jered Weaver SP

Round 5:
5 1 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 2 James Shields SP
5 3 Chris Sale SP
5 4 CC Sabathia SP
5 5 Joe Mauer C
5 6 Yadier Molina C
5 7 Aaron Hill 2B
5 8 R.A. Dickey SP
5 9 Yu Darvish SP
5 10 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 11 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 12 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 13 Johnny Cueto SP
5 14 Desmond Jennings LF
5 15 Kris Medlen SP

Round 6:
6 1 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 2 Michael Bourn CF
6 3 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 4 Adam Wainwright SP
6 5 Max Scherzer SP
6 6 Wilin Rosario C
6 7 Victor Martinez C
6 8 Miguel Montero C
6 9 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 10 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 11 Alex Rios RF
6 12 Rickie Weeks 2B
6 13 Matt Wieters C
6 14 Mat Latos SP
6 15 Austin Jackson CF

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's start the week with one more NFBC draft result. After I just wrote about catchers, it's interesting to see that this last draft had Buster Posey going 6th overall. Enjoy:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 3 Ryan Braun LF
1 4 Matt Kemp CF
1 5 Robinson Cano 2B
1 6 Buster Posey C
1 7 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 8 Joey Votto 1B
1 9 Albert Pujols 1B
1 10 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 11 Josh Hamilton CF
1 12 Prince Fielder 1B
1 13 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 14 Jose Bautista RF
1 15 Jose Reyes SS

Round 2:
2 1 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 2 Justin Verlander SP
2 3 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 4 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 5 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 6 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 7 Evan Longoria 3B
2 8 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 9 Justin Upton RF
2 10 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 11 David Wright 3B
2 12 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 13 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 14 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
2 15 David Price SP

Round 3:
3 1 Felix Hernandez SP
3 2 Jason Heyward RF
3 3 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 4 Curtis Granderson CF
3 5 Bryce Harper CF
3 6 B.J. Upton CF
3 7 Adam Jones CF
3 8 Jimmy Rollins SS
3 9 Chase Headley 3B
3 10 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 11 Starlin Castro SS
3 12 Cole Hamels SP
3 13 Ian Desmond SS
3 14 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
3 15 Billy Butler DH

Round 4:
4 1 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 2 Jay Bruce RF
4 3 Matt Holliday LF
4 4 Matt Cain SP
4 5 Ben Zobrist RF
4 6 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 7 Alex Rios RF
4 8 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 9 Joe Mauer C
4 10 Cliff Lee SP
4 11 Jered Weaver SP
4 12 Mark Teixeira 1B
4 13 Allen Craig 1B
4 14 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 15 Zack Greinke SP

Round 5:
5 1 Yu Darvish SP
5 2 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 3 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 4 R.A. Dickey SP
5 5 Aaron Hill 2B
5 6 Carlos Santana C
5 7 CC Sabathia SP
5 8 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 9 Kris Medlen SP
5 10 Chris Sale SP
5 11 Adam Wainwright SP
5 12 Yadier Molina C
5 13 Freddie Freeman 1B
5 14 James Shields SP
5 15 Max Scherzer SP

Round 6:
6 1 Brandon Phillips 2B
6 2 Michael Bourn CF
6 3 Corey Hart 1B
6 4 Matt Wieters C
6 5 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 6 Victor Martinez C
6 7 Desmond Jennings LF
6 8 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 9 Elvis Andrus SS
6 10 Johnny Cueto SP
6 11 Roy Halladay SP
6 12 Wilin Rosario C
6 13 Mat Latos SP
6 14 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 15 Jonathan Papelbon MR

Thoughts?

[BEF]

Let's start the week with one more NFBC draft result. After I just wrote about catchers, it's interesting to see that this last draft had Buster Posey going 6th overall. Enjoy:

NFBC Draft Champions League

1 1 Mike Trout CF
2 15 David Price SP
3 1 Felix Hernandez SP
4 15 Zack Greinke SP
5 1 Yu Darvish SP
6 15 Jonathan Papelbon MR

Thoughts?

This is not the first time someone has taken this approach (see my post earlier in this thread). So now I'm wondering, is this starting to turn into a pattern? Are people starting to look at stud SPs as actually more reliable than early round hitters? And what does that do to the Tier 2 SPs, who would normally go in the 6th to 8th rounds? Do they become more valuable and move up a couple of rounds, or less valuable and move down?

[Pitch12]

Let's start the week with one more NFBC draft result. After I just wrote about catchers, it's interesting to see that this last draft had Buster Posey going 6th overall. Enjoy:

NFBC Draft Champions League

1 1 Mike Trout CF
2 15 David Price SP
3 1 Felix Hernandez SP
4 15 Zack Greinke SP
5 1 Yu Darvish SP
6 15 Jonathan Papelbon MR

Thoughts?

This is not the first time someone has taken this approach (see my post earlier in this thread). So now I'm wondering, is this starting to turn into a pattern? Are people starting to look at stud SPs as actually more reliable than early round hitters? And what does that do to the Tier 2 SPs, who would normally go in the 6th to 8th rounds? Do they become more valuable and move up a couple of rounds, or less valuable and move down?

If you do this, you better be sure you get the right SPs. This team is going to still lose in WHIP and ERA

[Baseball Furies]

Let's provide one more NFBC draft result to start out the week. It keeps folks talking about draft strategies:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:

1 15 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 1 Justin Verlander SP
3 15 Cliff Lee SP
4 1 Joe Mauer C
5 15 Yadier Molina C
6 1 Roy Halladay SP

Thoughts?

Would love to hear from this owner how he plans to make up points in the other five categories that he's ignored so far in the first six rounds...

Okay, not saying I would do this myself, but....

These DC's are a war of attrition as much as drafting better players.

I can see doing this IF the plan is to draft a whole ton of position players in the next several rounds - perhaps sticking a closer in, with the idea that he'll be healthier and make up lost points because everyone has injuries and he'll make up points that way -- then take a bunch of starters to stream.

Again, not applauding the strategy but in a DC, it is defensible.

Plus, maybe he's in multiple leagues and wants to try something new or different.

Yeah, like losing a league after six rounds of a draft. New strategy.

[Lunatic]

Let's start the week with one more NFBC draft result. After I just wrote about catchers, it's interesting to see that this last draft had Buster Posey going 6th overall. Enjoy:

NFBC Draft Champions League

1 1 Mike Trout CF
2 15 David Price SP
3 1 Felix Hernandez SP
4 15 Zack Greinke SP
5 1 Yu Darvish SP
6 15 Jonathan Papelbon MR

Thoughts?

This is not the first time someone has taken this approach (see my post earlier in this thread). So now I'm wondering, is this starting to turn into a pattern? Are people starting to look at stud SPs as actually more reliable than early round hitters? And what does that do to the Tier 2 SPs, who would normally go in the 6th to 8th rounds? Do they become more valuable and move up a couple of rounds, or less valuable and move down?

If you do this, you better be sure you get the right SPs. This team is going to still lose in WHIP and ERA

I'am in this draft and picking 13th, I did something I have never done; went SP/SP and the way pitching went off the board I'am happy I did. I went Strasburg/Kershaw. Of course, I then went 5 consecutive hitters, another SP and 2 more hitters.