Let's See Some Early Draft Results: 6 Rounds Per League

[Greg Ambrosius]

Crawford is a sexier pick, but the best looking girls usually come with the biggest headaches.

You don't tell your wife that, do you?

[DOUGHBOYS]

Crawford is a sexier pick, but the best looking girls usually come with the biggest headaches.

You don't tell your wife that, do you?

No way! She'd grab me by my notebooks!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's another latest draft result for Dan. Notice that Crawford went 5.10 here: 70th overall:

NFBC Slow Draft League:
Round 1:
1 1 Matt Kemp CF
1 2 Albert Pujols 1B
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 4 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 5 Curtis Granderson CF
1 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 7 Robinson Cano 2B
1 8 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 9 Jose Bautista RF
1 10 Joey Votto 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Justin Upton RF
1 13 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 14 Evan Longoria 3B
1 15 Prince Fielder 1B

Round 2:
2 1 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 2 Jose Reyes SS
2 3 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 4 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 5 Justin Verlander SP
2 6 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 7 Roy Halladay SP
2 8 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 9 Mike Stanton RF
2 10 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 11 David Wright 3B
2 12 Cliff Lee SP
2 13 Hunter Pence RF
2 14 CC Sabathia SP
2 15 Tim Lincecum SP

Round 3:
3 1 Ryan Braun LF
3 2 Felix Hernandez SP
3 3 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
3 4 Matt Holliday LF
3 5 Carlos Santana C
3 6 Buster Posey C
3 7 Eric Hosmer 1B
3 8 Brett Lawrie 3B
3 9 Jered Weaver SP
3 10 Pablo Sandoval 3B
3 11 B.J. Upton CF
3 12 Josh Hamilton LF
3 13 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 14 Mike Napoli C
3 15 Cole Hamels SP

Round 4:
4 1 Dan Haren SP
4 2 Jay Bruce RF
4 3 Desmond Jennings LF
4 4 David Price SP
4 5 Alex Rodriguez 3B
4 6 Nelson Cruz RF
4 7 Starlin Castro SS
4 8 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 9 Zack Greinke SP
4 10 Elvis Andrus SS
4 11 Dan Uggla 2B
4 12 Ben Zobrist 2B
4 13 Joe Mauer C
4 14 Shane Victorino CF
4 15 Aramis Ramirez 3B

Round 5:
5 1 Ian Kennedy SP
5 2 Kevin Youkilis 3B
5 3 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 4 Stephen Strasburg SP
5 5 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 6 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 7 Jon Lester SP
5 8 Paul Konerko 1B
5 9 Alex Gordon LF
5 10 Carl Crawford LF
5 11 Michael Young 2B
5 12 C.J. Wilson SP
5 13 Matt Cain SP
5 14 Michael Morse 1B
5 15 Mark Reynolds 3B

Round 6:
6 1 Michael Bourn CF
6 2 Matt Moore MR
6 3 Josh Johnson SP
6 4 Chase Utley 2B
6 5 James Shields SP
6 6 Madison Bumgarner SP
6 7 Mat Latos SP
6 8 Brian McCann C
6 9 Matt Wieters C
6 10 Daniel Hudson SP
6 11 Adam Wainwright SP
6 12 Miguel Montero C
6 13 Alex Avila C
6 14 Howie Kendrick 2B
6 15 Jimmy Rollins SS

Thoughts?

[DOUGHBOYS]

Thanks Greg, love these
And Crawford going there is a lot more par for the course...

[RobG]

Here's another latest draft result for Dan. Notice that Crawford went 5.10 here: 70th overall:

NFBC Slow Draft League:
Round 1:
1 1 Matt Kemp CF
1 2 Albert Pujols 1B
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 4 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 5 Curtis Granderson CF
1 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 7 Robinson Cano 2B
1 8 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 9 Jose Bautista RF
1 10 Joey Votto 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Justin Upton RF
1 13 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 14 Evan Longoria 3B
1 15 Prince Fielder 1B

Round 2:
2 1 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 2 Jose Reyes SS
2 3 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 4 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 5 Justin Verlander SP
2 6 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 7 Roy Halladay SP
2 8 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 9 Mike Stanton RF
2 10 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 11 David Wright 3B
2 12 Cliff Lee SP
2 13 Hunter Pence RF
2 14 CC Sabathia SP
2 15 Tim Lincecum SP

Round 3:
3 1 Ryan Braun LF
3 2 Felix Hernandez SP


Thoughts?

7 pitchers from 16 to 32. Interesting.

[Winston's Empire]

Here's another latest draft result for Dan. Notice that Crawford went 5.10 here: 70th overall:

NFBC Slow Draft League:
Round 1:
1 1 Matt Kemp CF
1 2 Albert Pujols 1B
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 4 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 5 Curtis Granderson CF
1 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 7 Robinson Cano 2B
1 8 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 9 Jose Bautista RF
1 10 Joey Votto 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Justin Upton RF
1 13 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 14 Evan Longoria 3B
1 15 Prince Fielder 1B

Thoughts?

Interesting to see Granderson go # 5 Overall. That owner is banking on the Grandy Man repeating 2011 #'s. Not likely.

I also find it interesting that Hanley was taken # 13. I think as the draft season wear's on and reports start to get out that Hanley "looks great" and is "having lots of fun" with Reyes and the boys, his ADP will continue to creep up. His raw ability and SS & Soon to be 3B Eligibility just make him too appealing at that end of the draft!

Doesn't shock me that no SP's were taken in the first round. I would say the combo of a 1st Round Bat / 2nd Round Arm is a better value than a 1st Round Arm / 2nd Round Bat this year, especially in draft positions 1-10 or so in my opinion.

Thanks for posting these!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's do one more today:

NFBC Slow Draft League
Round 1:
1 1 Matt Kemp CF
1 2 Albert Pujols 1B
1 3 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 4 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 5 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 7 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 8 Jose Bautista RF
1 9 Justin Upton RF
1 10 Joey Votto 1B
1 11 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 12 Prince Fielder 1B
1 13 Robinson Cano 2B
1 14 Evan Longoria 3B
1 15 Clayton Kershaw SP

Round 2:
2 1 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 2 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 3 Roy Halladay SP
2 4 Jose Reyes SS
2 5 Justin Verlander SP
2 6 Curtis Granderson CF
2 7 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 8 Cliff Lee SP
2 9 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 10 Mike Stanton RF
2 11 Ryan Braun LF
2 12 Hunter Pence RF
2 13 David Wright 3B
2 14 Josh Hamilton LF
2 15 Tim Lincecum SP

Round 3:
3 1 Carlos Santana C
3 2 Matt Holliday LF
3 3 Jay Bruce RF
3 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
3 5 CC Sabathia SP
3 6 Jered Weaver SP
3 7 Brett Lawrie 3B
3 8 Mike Napoli C
3 9 Felix Hernandez SP
3 10 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 11 Pablo Sandoval 3B
3 12 Cole Hamels SP
3 13 Eric Hosmer 1B
3 14 Nelson Cruz RF
3 15 Starlin Castro SS

Round 4:
4 1 B.J. Upton CF
4 2 David Price SP
4 3 Carl Crawford LF
4 4 Dan Haren SP
4 5 Desmond Jennings LF
4 6 Elvis Andrus SS
4 7 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
4 8 Zack Greinke SP
4 9 Ben Zobrist 2B
4 10 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 11 Stephen Strasburg SP
4 12 Jon Lester SP
4 13 Adam Jones CF
4 14 Shin-Soo Choo RF
4 15 Dan Uggla 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Alex Gordon LF
5 2 Michael Bourn CF
5 3 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 4 Drew Stubbs CF
5 5 Alex Rodriguez 3B
5 6 Brian McCann C
5 7 Matt Wieters C
5 8 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 9 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 10 Shane Victorino CF
5 11 Matt Cain SP
5 12 Michael Morse 1B
5 13 Joe Mauer C
5 14 Paul Konerko 1B
5 15 Madison Bumgarner SP

Round 6:
6 1 C.J. Wilson SP
6 2 James Shields SP
6 3 Matt Moore MR
6 4 Buster Posey C
6 5 Josh Johnson SP
6 6 Ian Kennedy SP
6 7 Kevin Youkilis 3B
6 8 Jimmy Rollins SS
6 9 Michael Young 2B
6 10 Brett Gardner LF
6 11 Michael Pineda SP
6 12 Mat Latos SP
6 13 Chase Utley 2B
6 14 Rickie Weeks 2B
6 15 Jonathan Papelbon MR

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

When I look at these last four draft results, I'm seeing Desmond Jennings moving into the third round more frequently and Brett Lawrie moving up to 3.8 pretty regularly. Lawrie has an ADP of 44 through our first 32 full leagues and Jennings has an ADP of 55, but both of those guys are moving up a half a round or more. Interesting development here.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Time for a couple more NFBC draft results before the weekend. You've all been so good this week that you deserve some more results:

NFBC Slow Draft League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 2 Albert Pujols 1B
1 3 Matt Kemp CF
1 4 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 5 Robinson Cano 2B
1 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 7 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 8 Joey Votto 1B
1 9 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 10 Jose Bautista RF
1 11 Prince Fielder 1B
1 12 Evan Longoria 3B
1 13 Justin Upton RF
1 14 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 15 Justin Verlander SP

Round 2:
2 1 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 2 Roy Halladay SP
2 3 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 4 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 5 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 6 Curtis Granderson CF
2 7 Ryan Braun LF
2 8 Jose Reyes SS
2 9 Cliff Lee SP
2 10 David Wright 3B
2 11 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 12 Mike Stanton RF
2 13 Josh Hamilton LF
2 14 Tim Lincecum SP
2 15 Matt Holliday LF

Round 3:
3 1 Mike Napoli C
3 2 Felix Hernandez SP
3 3 Pablo Sandoval 3B
3 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
3 5 Nelson Cruz RF
3 6 CC Sabathia SP
3 7 Carlos Santana C
3 8 Hunter Pence RF
3 9 Eric Hosmer 1B
3 10 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 11 Jered Weaver SP
3 12 Cole Hamels SP
3 13 Alex Rodriguez 3B
3 14 Dan Haren SP
3 15 Jay Bruce RF

Round 4:
4 1 Elvis Andrus SS
4 2 Ian Kennedy SP
4 3 Dan Uggla 2B
4 4 Zack Greinke SP
4 5 B.J. Upton CF
4 6 Carl Crawford LF
4 7 Starlin Castro SS
4 8 David Price SP
4 9 Brett Lawrie 3B
4 10 Brian McCann C
4 11 Buster Posey C
4 12 Desmond Jennings LF
4 13 Ben Zobrist 2B
4 14 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 15 Paul Konerko 1B

Round 5:
5 1 Joe Mauer C
5 2 Michael Young 3B
5 3 Chase Utley 2B
5 4 Michael Morse 1B
5 5 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
5 6 Stephen Strasburg SP
5 7 Alex Gordon LF
5 8 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 9 Jon Lester SP
5 10 Michael Bourn CF
5 11 Matt Cain SP
5 12 C.J. Wilson SP
5 13 Josh Johnson SP
5 14 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 15 Matt Wieters C

Round 6:
6 1 Matt Moore MR
6 2 Adam Wainwright SP
6 3 Jimmy Rollins SS
6 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
6 5 Shane Victorino CF
6 6 James Shields SP
6 7 Kevin Youkilis 3B
6 8 Adam Jones CF
6 9 Madison Bumgarner SP
6 10 Michael Pineda SP
6 11 Mat Latos SP
6 12 Daniel Hudson SP
6 13 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 14 Howie Kendrick 2B
6 15 Mariano Rivera MR

Thoughts?

[Outlaw]

Time for a couple more NFBC draft results before the weekend. You've all been so good this week that you deserve some more results:

NFBC Slow Draft League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 2 Albert Pujols 1B
1 3 Matt Kemp CF
1 4 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 5 Robinson Cano 2B
1 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 7 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 8 Joey Votto 1B
1 9 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 10 Jose Bautista RF
1 11 Prince Fielder 1B
1 12 Evan Longoria 3B
1 13 Justin Upton RF
1 14 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 15 Justin Verlander SP

Round 2:
2 1 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 2 Roy Halladay SP
2 3 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 4 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 5 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 6 Curtis Granderson CF
2 7 Ryan Braun LF
2 8 Jose Reyes SS
2 9 Cliff Lee SP
2 10 David Wright 3B
2 11 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 12 Mike Stanton RF
2 13 Josh Hamilton LF
2 14 Tim Lincecum SP
2 15 Matt Holliday LF

Round 3:
3 1 Mike Napoli C
3 2 Felix Hernandez SP
3 3 Pablo Sandoval 3B
3 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
3 5 Nelson Cruz RF
3 6 CC Sabathia SP
3 7 Carlos Santana C
3 8 Hunter Pence RF
3 9 Eric Hosmer 1B
3 10 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 11 Jered Weaver SP
3 12 Cole Hamels SP
3 13 Alex Rodriguez 3B
3 14 Dan Haren SP
3 15 Jay Bruce RF

Round 4:
4 1 Elvis Andrus SS
4 2 Ian Kennedy SP
4 3 Dan Uggla 2B
4 4 Zack Greinke SP
4 5 B.J. Upton CF
4 6 Carl Crawford LF
4 7 Starlin Castro SS
4 8 David Price SP
4 9 Brett Lawrie 3B
4 10 Brian McCann C
4 11 Buster Posey C
4 12 Desmond Jennings LF
4 13 Ben Zobrist 2B
4 14 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 15 Paul Konerko 1B

Round 5:
5 1 Joe Mauer C
5 2 Michael Young 3B
5 3 Chase Utley 2B
5 4 Michael Morse 1B
5 5 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
5 6 Stephen Strasburg SP
5 7 Alex Gordon LF
5 8 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 9 Jon Lester SP
5 10 Michael Bourn CF
5 11 Matt Cain SP
5 12 C.J. Wilson SP
5 13 Josh Johnson SP
5 14 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 15 Matt Wieters C

Round 6:
6 1 Matt Moore MR
6 2 Adam Wainwright SP
6 3 Jimmy Rollins SS
6 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
6 5 Shane Victorino CF
6 6 James Shields SP
6 7 Kevin Youkilis 3B
6 8 Adam Jones CF
6 9 Madison Bumgarner SP
6 10 Michael Pineda SP
6 11 Mat Latos SP
6 12 Daniel Hudson SP
6 13 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 14 Howie Kendrick 2B
6 15 Mariano Rivera MR

Thoughts?

Team 14 goes 6 pitchers straight? 26 pitchers out fo the first 90 picks.... seesm to be a trend in lots of sow drafts...

[swampass]

bautista seems like he is dropping... the last two postings, i think, had him at 8 and 10. perhaps people are scared off by his 12 homers and .257 average in the 2nd half?

[Greg Ambrosius]

One more for the weekend:

NFBC Slow Draft League
Round 1:
1 1 Matt Kemp CF
1 2 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 3 Albert Pujols 1B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 6 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 7 Joey Votto 1B
1 8 Jose Bautista RF
1 9 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 10 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 11 Evan Longoria 3B
1 12 Justin Upton RF
1 13 Prince Fielder 1B
1 14 Justin Verlander SP
1 15 Dustin Pedroia 2B

Round 2:
2 1 Jose Reyes SS
2 2 Curtis Granderson CF
2 3 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 4 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 5 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 6 Roy Halladay SP
2 7 Matt Holliday LF
2 8 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 9 Cliff Lee SP
2 10 Mike Stanton RF
2 11 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 12 Hunter Pence RF
2 13 Ryan Braun LF
2 14 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 15 CC Sabathia SP

Round 3:
3 1 Felix Hernandez SP
3 2 Jered Weaver SP
3 3 David Wright 3B
3 4 Cole Hamels SP
3 5 Carl Crawford LF
3 6 Tim Lincecum SP
3 7 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 8 Josh Hamilton LF
3 9 Eric Hosmer 1B
3 10 Carlos Santana C
3 11 David Price SP
3 12 Michael Morse 1B
3 13 Mike Napoli C
3 14 B.J. Upton CF
3 15 Michael Young 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Starlin Castro SS
4 2 Dan Haren SP
4 3 Elvis Andrus SS
4 4 Alex Rodriguez 3B
4 5 Stephen Strasburg SP
4 6 Zack Greinke SP
4 7 Pablo Sandoval 3B
4 8 Nelson Cruz RF
4 9 Jay Bruce RF
4 10 Dan Uggla 2B
4 11 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 12 Alex Gordon LF
4 13 Michael Bourn CF
4 14 Paul Konerko 1B
4 15 Brett Lawrie 3B

Round 5:
5 1 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 2 Ian Kennedy SP
5 3 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 4 Kevin Youkilis 3B
5 5 Matt Cain SP
5 6 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
5 7 Jon Lester SP
5 8 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 9 C.J. Wilson SP
5 10 Desmond Jennings LF
5 11 Chase Utley 2B
5 12 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 13 Ben Zobrist 2B
5 14 Shane Victorino CF
5 15 Brett Gardner LF

Round 6:
6 1 Howie Kendrick 2B
6 2 Josh Johnson SP
6 3 James Shields SP
6 4 Mat Latos SP
6 5 Joe Mauer C
6 6 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 7 Miguel Montero C
6 8 Matt Wieters C
6 9 Brian McCann C
6 10 Buster Posey C
6 11 Rickie Weeks 2B
6 12 Ryan Howard 1B
6 13 Corey Hart RF
6 14 Alex Avila C
6 15 Craig Kimbrel MR

Thoughts?

[rockitsauce]

One more for the weekend:

NFBC Slow Draft League

Round 6:
6 1 Howie Kendrick 2B
6 2 Josh Johnson SP
6 3 James Shields SP
6 4 Mat Latos SP
6 5 Joe Mauer C
6 6 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 7 Miguel Montero C
6 8 Matt Wieters C
6 9 Brian McCann C
6 10 Buster Posey C
6 11 Rickie Weeks 2B
6 12 Ryan Howard 1B
6 13 Corey Hart RF
6 14 Alex Avila C
6 15 Craig Kimbrel MR

Thoughts?

6 C's in rd 6
never saw a catcher run like that before, looks like Thole is gonna be a mainstay on my teams

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's start the week off with a few more Slow Draft results. The draft season is upon us, so let's look at some early results:

NFBC Slow Draft League
Round 1:
1 1 Matt Kemp CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Albert Pujols 1B
1 4 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 5 Joey Votto 1B
1 6 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 7 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 8 Robinson Cano 2B
1 9 Jose Bautista RF
1 10 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 11 Evan Longoria 3B
1 12 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 13 Prince Fielder 1B
1 14 Justin Upton RF
1 15 Dustin Pedroia 2B

Round 2:
2 1 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 2 Justin Verlander SP
2 3 Curtis Granderson CF
2 4 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 6 Mike Stanton RF
2 7 Jose Reyes SS
2 8 Roy Halladay SP
2 9 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 10 Ryan Braun LF
2 11 Cliff Lee SP
2 12 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 13 Josh Hamilton LF
2 14 Tim Lincecum SP
2 15 Mike Napoli C

Round 3:
3 1 Matt Holliday LF
3 2 Carlos Santana C
3 3 David Wright 3B
3 4 Felix Hernandez SP
3 5 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 6 CC Sabathia SP
3 7 Michael Bourn CF
3 8 Eric Hosmer 1B
3 9 Carl Crawford LF
3 10 Brett Lawrie 3B
3 11 B.J. Upton CF
3 12 Hunter Pence RF
3 13 Desmond Jennings LF
3 14 Jered Weaver SP
3 15 Cole Hamels SP

Round 4:
4 1 Zack Greinke SP
4 2 Dan Haren SP
4 3 Michael Young 3B
4 4 Jay Bruce RF
4 5 David Price SP
4 6 Pablo Sandoval 3B
4 7 Stephen Strasburg SP
4 8 Starlin Castro SS
4 9 Paul Konerko 1B
4 10 Michael Morse 1B
4 11 Elvis Andrus SS
4 12 Yovani Gallardo SP
4 13 Dan Uggla 2B
4 14 Alex Gordon LF
4 15 Nelson Cruz RF

Round 5:
5 1 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 2 C.J. Wilson SP
5 3 Brian McCann C
5 4 Shane Victorino CF
5 5 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 6 Alex Rodriguez 3B
5 7 Howie Kendrick 2B
5 8 Ben Zobrist 2B
5 9 Kevin Youkilis 3B
5 10 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
5 11 Matt Wieters C
5 12 Adam Wainwright SP
5 13 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 14 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 15 Corey Hart RF

Round 6:
6 1 Billy Butler DH
6 2 Matt Cain SP
6 3 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 4 Jon Lester SP
6 5 Madison Bumgarner SP
6 6 Matt Moore MR
6 7 Buster Posey C
6 8 Adam Jones CF
6 9 Mark Reynolds 3B
6 10 Joe Mauer C
6 11 Chris Carpenter SP
6 12 Brett Gardner LF
6 13 Dee Gordon SS
6 14 Ian Kennedy SP
6 15 Miguel Montero C

Thoughts?

[Bronx Yankees]

I think the Pedroia/Kinsler picks at the end of Round 1 and start of Round 2 were interesting and gutsy. I also note that Ryan Braun is being picked earlier and earlier - perhaps the odds are increasing (or just the perception) that the suspension is lifted or reduced.

Mike

[Greg Ambrosius]

I think the Pedroia/Kinsler picks at the end of Round 1 and start of Round 2 were interesting and gutsy. I also note that Ryan Braun is being picked earlier and earlier - perhaps the odds are increasing (or just the perception) that the suspension is lifted or reduced.

Mike

I think it's crazy that it's now been more than a month and a ruling on Braun hasn't been decided yet. It's not fair to the Brewers, Braun or MLB fans. I mean, c'mon, he's ready to work out at spring training and the Brewers don't even know if he will be allowed to or not. MLB spilled the beans on this possible suspension and now you are looking at 5+ weeks without a decision. It's stupid.

As for your perception of Braun's draft status, I don't think it's really changed much since Dan Patrick speculated that he might have the suspension lifted. He seems to be falling in the 22-27 range over the last 2-3 weeks and holding steady there. We'll see what happens after his ruling is announced, which should be by Feb. 28th when hitters are expected to arrive for the Brewers' official opening of spring training. The Brewers have been told they should know his status by then.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's another recent Slow Draft:

NFBC Slow Draft League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 2 Matt Kemp CF
1 3 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 4 Albert Pujols 1B
1 5 Joey Votto 1B
1 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 7 Jose Bautista RF
1 8 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 9 Evan Longoria 3B
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Justin Upton RF
1 12 Robinson Cano 2B
1 13 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 14 Dustin Pedroia 2B
1 15 Carlos Gonzalez LF

Round 2:
2 1 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 2 Curtis Granderson CF
2 3 Justin Verlander SP
2 4 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 5 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 6 Jose Reyes SS
2 7 Mike Stanton RF
2 8 Josh Hamilton LF
2 9 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 10 Ryan Braun LF
2 11 Roy Halladay SP
2 12 Cliff Lee SP
2 13 David Wright 3B
2 14 Tim Lincecum SP
2 15 Michael Bourn CF

Round 3:
3 1 Carl Crawford LF
3 2 Jered Weaver SP
3 3 Felix Hernandez SP
3 4 Hunter Pence RF
3 5 Adrian Beltre 3B
3 6 CC Sabathia SP
3 7 Carlos Santana C
3 8 Nelson Cruz RF
3 9 Matt Holliday LF
3 10 B.J. Upton CF
3 11 Jay Bruce RF
3 12 Brett Lawrie 3B
3 13 Eric Hosmer 1B
3 14 Mike Napoli C
3 15 Pablo Sandoval 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Zack Greinke SP
4 2 Desmond Jennings LF
4 3 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 4 Alex Gordon LF
4 5 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
4 6 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 7 Elvis Andrus SS
4 8 Cole Hamels SP
4 9 Dan Haren SP
4 10 David Price SP
4 11 Brian McCann C
4 12 Michael Young 3B
4 13 Shin-Soo Choo RF
4 14 Alex Rodriguez 3B
4 15 Yovani Gallardo SP

Round 5:
5 1 C.J. Wilson SP
5 2 Starlin Castro SS
5 3 Ben Zobrist 2B
5 4 Dan Uggla 2B
5 5 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 6 Jon Lester SP
5 7 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 8 Michael Morse 1B
5 9 Matt Cain SP
5 10 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 11 Kevin Youkilis 3B
5 12 Buster Posey C
5 13 Shane Victorino CF
5 14 Paul Konerko 1B
5 15 Stephen Strasburg SP

Round 6:
6 1 Matt Wieters C
6 2 Brett Gardner LF
6 3 Joe Mauer C
6 4 Adam Jones CF
6 5 Chase Utley 2B
6 6 Howie Kendrick 2B
6 7 Rickie Weeks 2B
6 8 Adam Wainwright SP
6 9 Ian Kennedy SP
6 10 Mark Reynolds 3B
6 11 Drew Stubbs CF
6 12 Miguel Montero C
6 13 James Shields SP
6 14 Alex Avila C
6 15 Corey Hart RF

Thoughts?

[swampass]

Dee Gordon in round 6 seems like complete madness.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more. You guys seem to be liking these:

NFBC Slow Draft League:
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 2 Matt Kemp CF
1 3 Albert Pujols 1B
1 4 Joey Votto 1B
1 5 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 7 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 8 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 9 Robinson Cano 2B
1 10 Jose Bautista RF
1 11 Evan Longoria 3B
1 12 Prince Fielder 1B
1 13 Justin Upton RF
1 14 Jose Reyes SS
1 15 Clayton Kershaw SP

Round 2:
2 1 Justin Verlander SP
2 2 Ryan Braun LF
2 3 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 4 Roy Halladay SP
2 5 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 6 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 7 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 8 Curtis Granderson CF
2 9 Cliff Lee SP
2 10 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 11 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 12 David Wright 3B
2 13 Mike Stanton RF
2 14 Felix Hernandez SP
2 15 Eric Hosmer 1B

Round 3:
3 1 Hunter Pence RF
3 2 Tim Lincecum SP
3 3 Matt Holliday LF
3 4 CC Sabathia SP
3 5 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 6 Dan Uggla 2B
3 7 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 8 Pablo Sandoval 3B
3 9 Josh Hamilton LF
3 10 Carlos Santana C
3 11 B.J. Upton CF
3 12 Jered Weaver SP
3 13 Desmond Jennings LF
3 14 Mike Napoli C
3 15 Brett Lawrie 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Alex Gordon LF
4 2 Michael Bourn CF
4 3 Dan Haren SP
4 4 David Price SP
4 5 Cole Hamels SP
4 6 Jay Bruce RF
4 7 Starlin Castro SS
4 8 Zack Greinke SP
4 9 Carl Crawford LF
4 10 James Shields SP
4 11 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
4 12 Elvis Andrus SS
4 13 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 14 Nelson Cruz RF
4 15 Yu Darvish SP

Round 5:
5 1 Stephen Strasburg SP
5 2 Alex Rodriguez 3B
5 3 Kevin Youkilis 3B
5 4 Ben Zobrist 2B
5 5 Brian McCann C
5 6 Ian Kennedy SP
5 7 Chase Utley 2B
5 8 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 9 Paul Konerko 1B
5 10 Jon Lester SP
5 11 Buster Posey C
5 12 Michael Young 3B
5 13 Joe Mauer C
5 14 Shane Victorino CF
5 15 Jimmy Rollins SS

Round 6:
6 1 Brett Gardner LF
6 2 Howie Kendrick 2B
6 3 Matt Wieters C
6 4 Matt Cain SP
6 5 Madison Bumgarner SP
6 6 Adam Jones CF
6 7 Aramis Ramirez 3B
6 8 Michael Morse 1B
6 9 C.J. Wilson SP
6 10 Michael Pineda SP
6 11 Mariano Rivera MR
6 12 Ricky Romero SP
6 13 Miguel Montero C
6 14 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 15 Rickie Weeks 2B

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

One more before the end of the day to enjoy. This is the third straight league where Miggy went No. 1 overall. Interesting:

NFBC Slow Draft League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 2 Matt Kemp CF
1 3 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 4 Albert Pujols 1B
1 5 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 6 Jose Bautista RF
1 7 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 8 Robinson Cano 2B
1 9 Justin Upton RF
1 10 Joey Votto 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Evan Longoria 3B
1 13 Cliff Lee SP
1 14 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 15 Prince Fielder 1B

Round 2:
2 1 Mike Stanton RF
2 2 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 3 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 4 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 5 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 6 Curtis Granderson CF
2 7 Roy Halladay SP
2 8 Justin Verlander SP
2 9 Tim Lincecum SP
2 10 Jose Reyes SS
2 11 Hunter Pence RF
2 12 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 13 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 14 Starlin Castro SS
2 15 David Wright 3B

Round 3:
3 1 Felix Hernandez SP
3 2 CC Sabathia SP
3 3 Josh Hamilton LF
3 4 Zack Greinke SP
3 5 Ryan Braun LF
3 6 Jay Bruce RF
3 7 Matt Holliday LF
3 8 Pablo Sandoval 3B
3 9 Eric Hosmer 1B
3 10 Carlos Santana C
3 11 Elvis Andrus SS
3 12 Mike Napoli C
3 13 Ben Zobrist 2B
3 14 Cole Hamels SP
3 15 Ryan Zimmerman 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
4 2 Dan Haren SP
4 3 Matt Cain SP
4 4 Jered Weaver SP
4 5 Brett Lawrie 3B
4 6 Michael Bourn CF
4 7 B.J. Upton CF
4 8 Nelson Cruz RF
4 9 Dan Uggla 2B
4 10 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 11 Yovani Gallardo SP
4 12 Shane Victorino CF
4 13 Desmond Jennings LF
4 14 Alex Gordon LF
4 15 Shin-Soo Choo RF

Round 5:
5 1 Matt Wieters C
5 2 Brian McCann C
5 3 Michael Morse 1B
5 4 C.J. Wilson SP
5 5 Jon Lester SP
5 6 Paul Konerko 1B
5 7 Alex Rodriguez 3B
5 8 David Price SP
5 9 Michael Young 3B
5 10 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 11 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 12 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 13 Adam Jones CF
5 14 Carl Crawford LF
5 15 Howie Kendrick 2B

Round 6:
6 1 Kevin Youkilis 3B
6 2 Lance Berkman RF
6 3 Stephen Strasburg SP
6 4 Joe Mauer C
6 5 Craig Kimbrel MR
6 6 James Shields SP
6 7 Miguel Montero C
6 8 Buster Posey C
6 9 Adam Wainwright SP
6 10 Ian Kennedy SP
6 11 Erick Aybar SS
6 12 Chase Utley 2B
6 13 Josh Johnson SP
6 14 Rickie Weeks 2B
6 15 Cameron Maybin CF

Thoughts?

[BEF]

It looks like the panic over at 3B has settled down just a bit, with a few guys going surprisingly later than expected (Zimmerman and Aramis in particular). A few are still going way too early IMHO (Lawrie, Sandoval) but the most interesting thing I see is that ARod and Youk seem to be joined at the hip, usually going within a few spots of each other somewhere from mid-5th to mid-6th. IF healthy, these two make for a very good bargain in the 6th round (but that's the big IF).

[Greg Ambrosius]

We have so many Slow Drafts that I can do at least one of these a day!! Here's another Slow Draft result from the last week:

NFBC Slow Draft League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 2 Matt Kemp CF
1 3 Albert Pujols 1B
1 4 Jose Bautista RF
1 5 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 6 Robinson Cano 2B
1 7 Justin Upton RF
1 8 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 9 Joey Votto 1B
1 10 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 11 Evan Longoria 3B
1 12 Prince Fielder 1B
1 13 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
1 14 Curtis Granderson CF
1 15 Hanley Ramirez SS

Round 2:
2 1 Mark Teixeira 1B
2 2 Jose Reyes SS
2 3 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 4 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 5 Justin Verlander SP
2 6 Roy Halladay SP
2 7 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 8 Mike Napoli C
2 9 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 10 Mike Stanton RF
2 11 Tim Lincecum SP
2 12 Carlos Santana C
2 13 Cliff Lee SP
2 14 David Wright 3B
2 15 Ryan Braun LF

Round 3:
3 1 Matt Holliday LF
3 2 Josh Hamilton LF
3 3 Adrian Beltre 3B
3 4 Hunter Pence RF
3 5 B.J. Upton CF
3 6 Starlin Castro SS
3 7 Eric Hosmer 1B
3 8 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
3 9 Felix Hernandez SP
3 10 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 11 Michael Bourn CF
3 12 CC Sabathia SP
3 13 Jay Bruce RF
3 14 Dan Uggla 2B
3 15 Pablo Sandoval 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Cole Hamels SP
4 2 Alex Rodriguez 3B
4 3 Brett Lawrie 3B
4 4 Desmond Jennings LF
4 5 Nelson Cruz RF
4 6 Carl Crawford LF
4 7 Elvis Andrus SS
4 8 Ben Zobrist 2B
4 9 Brian McCann C
4 10 Paul Konerko 1B
4 11 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 12 Michael Young 3B
4 13 David Price SP
4 14 Jered Weaver SP
4 15 Brandon Phillips 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Shane Victorino CF
5 2 Dan Haren SP
5 3 Zack Greinke SP
5 4 Michael Morse 1B
5 5 Buster Posey C
5 6 Chase Utley 2B
5 7 Kevin Youkilis 3B
5 8 Ian Kennedy SP
5 9 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 10 Stephen Strasburg SP
5 11 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 12 C.J. Wilson SP
5 13 Alex Gordon LF
5 14 James Shields SP
5 15 Jon Lester SP

Round 6:
6 1 Rickie Weeks 2B
6 2 Lance Berkman RF
6 3 Matt Cain SP
6 4 Chris Young CF
6 5 Matt Wieters C
6 6 Jimmy Rollins SS
6 7 Corey Hart RF
6 8 Josh Johnson SP
6 9 Joe Mauer C
6 10 David Freese 3B
6 11 Matt Moore MR
6 12 Brett Gardner LF
6 13 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 14 Howie Kendrick 2B
6 15 Miguel Montero C

Thoughts?

[Bronx Yankees]

Interesting. With V-Mart out for the year, it is clear that Napoli and Santana are the top two catchers by some margin and, consequently, it looks like they steadily are moving up earlier and earlier. Not sure if I've seen one of these before where two catchers were taken as early as the second round. Castro seems to be moving up as well in recent drafts. Some pretty nice SPs were available in the fifth round this time - some of those names I've noticed going in the fourth round in many drafts.

[Greg Ambrosius]

With so many folks taking Miguel Cabrera first in these Slow Drafts, this place is as good as any for a good report on Miggy's progress in moving to third base:

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/detr ... ons-022512

[DOUGHBOYS]

How about a post-Braun six rounds, Greg?
Are there any?