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I just finished drafting in the auction championship. First ever auction draft and thoroughly enjoyed it!

C: Chris Ianetta $2
C: Jason Castro$1
1b: Adam Dunn $12
2b: Dustin Pedroia $30
Ss: Hanley Ramirez $35
3b: Mat Gamel $8
MI: Jimmy Rollins $16
CI: Carlos Lee $7
Of: Matt Kemp $40
Of: Desmond Jennings $18
Of: Andre Ethier $13
Of: Yonder Alonso $4
Of: Dayan Viciedo $1
Of: Will Venable $4

Sp: Adam Wainwright $18
Sp: Ian Kennedy $15
Sp: Max Scherzer $8
Sp: Vance Worley $4
Sp: Edwin Jackson $2
Sp: Henderson Alvarez $1
Sp: Carlos Zambrano $2
Rp: Jason Motte $12
Rp: Frank Francisco $7

Bench:
Mike Leake
Brian Matusz
Bobby Abreu
AJ Burnett
Hector Noesi
Francisco Cordero
Wilson Betemit

Pitching is a little weak on the back end, but I like how turned out. Thoughts?

I thought you guys did a really nice job on many fronts for your first auction. Your hitting is very well rounded. You were patient in your bidding - that can be very hard to do - and bought a really nice combination of power/speed players.

I'm glad you guys joined the league. You will be tough competition. Good luck.

Appreciate the compliments. Staying patient was our main focus but it certainly wasn't easy. I don't think we had our first pitcher until over 100 picks into the draft, which was nervewracking. We also ended up with several players we had no intention of taking, especially early on. Had a blast though and it's nice to get a feel for what players are "hot" heading into the main. I'm sure we will be back next year regardless of finish. What a great format.