What Will 2009's First Round Look Like?

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What Will 2009's First Round Look Like?

Post by Greg Ambrosius » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:59 am

Before starting to project 2009's first round picks, let's take a look at 2008's final Top 15 from our NFBC main events:



#1 Alex Rodriguez (3B, NYY) 1.00 1 1 30

#2 David Wright (3B, NYM) 3.00 2 5 30

#3 Hanley Ramirez (SS, Fla) 3.07 2 7 30

#4 Jose Reyes (SS, NYM) 4.20 2 8 30

#5 Matt Holliday (LF, Col) 5.43 2 9 30

#6 Jimmy Rollins (SS, Phi) 5.53 2 9 30

#7 Miguel Cabrera (1B, Det) 7.33 3 12 30

#8 Chase Utley (2B, Phi) 8.23 5 12 30

#9 Ryan Braun (LF, Mil) 9.97 4 13 30

#10 Carl Crawford (LF, TB) 10.57 6 14 30

#11 Ryan Howard (1B, Phi) 11.13 6 19 30

#12 Prince Fielder (1B, Mil) 12.13 5 20 30

#13 Johan Santana (SP, NYM) 13.27 6 20 30

#14 Grady Sizemore (CF, Cle) 14.97 11 20 30

#15 Albert Pujols (1B, StL) 15.63 9 22 30



Okay, Alex Rodriguez was the first pick in all 30 NFBC drafts last year. Will he be the consensus No. 1 again this year or will someone else emerge as the favored top pick? Is it so much of a tossup in 2009 that No. 1 isn't even your top KDS this year?



By looking at that list above, it looks like most of these players will be back in the Top 15 again in 2009. Out of that Top 15, who WON'T be back in the Top 15 this year? Maybe Crawford, Fielder and Santana?? Otherwise, these names will look pretty familiar.



Okay, someone help me with the Top 15 out of this list (am I missing anyone?):



Alex Rodriguez

David Wright

Hanley Ramirez

Albert Pujols

Chase Utley

Matt Holliday

Jose Reyes

Ryan Braun

Grady Sizemore

Josh Hamilton

Carlos Beltran

Jimmy Rollins

Alfonso Soriano

Ian Kinsler

Miguel Cabrera

Lance Berkman

Ryan Howard

B.J. Upton

Brandon Phillips

Cory Hart

Tim Lincecum

C.C. Sabathia

Johan Santana



Thoughts? Anyone dare to list their Top 15 right now? :D
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