CreativeSports.com Mock Draft Results

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:20 am

Tonight the folks at CreativeSports.com are hosting a 15-team NFBC mock draft for their web site and The Fantasy Baseball Guide 2006 magazine they are working on. I am participating with the Doughboys from the NFBC (2nd overall last year) and 13 other owners. I have the 6th pick and Dan Kenyon is one spot ahead of me at No. 5.

The draft starts at 9 p.m. EST. I probably won't have time to post the results tonight, but we'll tease some early round results for everyone tomorrow. At the very least, it should get the ball rolling on 2006 and get discussions going on who should be the early picks.

Now, who do I take sixth? Yikes.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:04 am

Okay, the first official magazine baseball draft of the season has been held and the results are in. Just a note: We used the NFBC 15-team format and scoring system for this draft, which was held by CreativeSports.com and will be featured in the Fantasy Baseball Guide 2006 publication. We drafted 23 rounds (had to fill out an official starting lineup) and there will be NO transactions during the season, so injury-riddled players fell a bit in this draft.

Here's the first four rounds and I'll follow with a few more rounds soon:

1. Albert Pujols (Jason Grey, Mastersball.com)

2. Alex Rodriguez (J Bucovetsky, Creativesports.com)

3. Derrek Lee (Jason Pliml, Mockdraftcentral.com)

4. David Ortiz (Doug Dennis, BaseballHQ.com)

5. Vladimir Guerrero (Dan Kenyon, Doughboys of NFBC)

6. Alfonso Soriano (Greg Ambrosius, NFBC)

7. Mark Teixeira (Lori Rubinson, CreativeSports.com)

8. Miguel Cabrera (Cory Schwartz, MLB.com)

9. Manny Ramirez (Lawr Michaels, CreativeSports.com)

10. David Wright (Todd Zola, Mastersball.com)

11. Johan Santana (Trace Wood, longgandhi.com)

12. Andruw Jones (Matthew Berry, TalentedMrRoto.com)

13. Miguel Tejada (Peter Kreutzer, MLB.com)

14. Carl Crawford (Richard Fogel, USA Stats)

15. Bobby Abreu (Rob Leibowitz, Mastersball.com)

SECOND ROUND:

16. Michael Young

17. Jason Bay

18. Ichiro Suzuki

19. Chase Utley

20. Chone Figgins

21. Jimmy Rollins

22. Derek Jeter

23. Carlos Beltran

24. Travis Hafner

25. Jose Reyes

26. Todd Helton

27. Gary Sheffield

28. Rafael Furcal

29. Chris Carpenter

30. Grady Sizemore

THIRD ROUND:

31. Scott Podsednik

32. Dontrelle Willis

33. Jake Peavy

34. Aramis Ramirez

35. Carlos Lee

36. Paul Konerko

37. Roy Oswalt

38. Marcus Giles

39. Adam Dunn

40. Lance Berkman

41. Jhonny Peralta

42. Morgan Ensberg

43. Pedro Martinez

44. Felipe Lopez

45. Eric Chavez

FOURTH ROUND:

46. Randy Johnson

47. Carlos Delgado

48. Carlos Zambrano

49. Juan Pierre

50. Troy Glaus

51. Victor Martinez

52. Chad Tracy

53. Brad Lidge

54. Francisco Rodriguez

55. Hideki Matsui

56. Mariano Rivera

57. Richie Sexson

58. Conor Jackson

59. Andy Pettitte

60. Joe Mauer

Thoughts?

[ November 10, 2005, 10:31 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:13 am

Drafting out of the sixth hole, here is my team:

C - Ivan Rodriguez (9th round)

C - Dioner Navarro (22nd round)

1B - Paul Konerko (3rd round)

2B - Alfonso Soriano (1st round)

SS - Jose Reyes (2nd round)

3B - Garrett Atkins (11th round)

CI - Darin Erstad (20th round)

MI - Ray Durham (18th round)

UT - Prince Fielder (21st round)

OF - Hideki Matsui (4th round)

OF - Randy Winn (8th round)

OF - Jose Guillen (14th round)

OF - Luis Gonzalez (15th round)

OF - Preston Wilson (16th round)

P - Roy Halladay (4th round)

P - Rich Harden (6th round)

P - Jason Schmidt (10th round)

P - Jon Garland (13th round)

P - Jarrod Washburn (17th round)

P - Carl Pavano (19th round)

P - Jerome Williams (23rd round)

P - Chad Cordero (7th round)

P - Eddie Guardado (12th round)

[ November 10, 2005, 01:27 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:55 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

Okay, the first official magazine baseball draft of the season has been held and the results are in. Just a note: We used the NFBC 15-team format and scoring system for this draft, which was held by CreativeSports.com and will be featured in the Fantasy Baseball Guide 2006 publication. We drafted 23 rounds (had to fill out an official starting lineup) and there will be NO transactions during the season, so injury-riddled players fell a bit in this draft.

Here's the first four rounds and I'll follow with a few more rounds soon:

1. Albert Pujols (Jason Grey, Mastersball.com)

2. Alex Rodriguez (J Bucovetsky, Creativesports.com)

3. Derrek Lee (Jason Pliml, Mockdraftcentral.com)

4. David Ortiz (Doug Dennis, BaseballHQ.com)

5. Vladimir Guerrero (Dan Kenyon, Doughboys of NFBC)

6. Alfonso Soriano (Greg Ambrosius, NFBC)

7. Mark Teixeira (Lori Rubinson, CreativeSports.com)

8. Miguel Cabrera (Cory Schwartz, MLB.com)

9. Manny Ramirez (Lawr Michaels, CreativeSports.com)

10. David Wright (Todd Zola, Mastersball.com)

11. Johan Santana (Trace Wood, longgandhi.com)

12. Andruw Jones (Matthew Berry, TalentedMrRoto.com)

13. Miguel Tejada (Peter Kreutzer, MLB.com)

14. Carl Crawford (Richard Fogel, USA Stats)

15. Bobby Abreu (Rob Leibowitz, Mastersball.com)

SECOND ROUND:

16. Michael Young

17. Jason Bay

18. Ichiro Suzuki

19. Chase Utley

20. Chone Figgins

21. Jimmy Rollins

22. Derek Jeter

23. Carlos Beltran

24. Travis Hafner

25. Jose Reyes

26. Todd Helton

27. Gary Sheffield

28. Rafael Furcal

29. Chris Carpenter

30. Grady Sizemore

THIRD ROUND:

31. Scott Podsednik

32. Dontrelle Willis

33. Jake Peavy

34. Aramis Ramirez

35. Carlos Lee

36. Paul Konerko

37. Roy Oswalt

38. Marcus Giles

39. Adam Dunn

40. Lance Berkman

41. Jhonny Peralta

42. Morgan Ensberg

43. Pedro Martinez

44. Felipe Lopez

45. Eric Chavez

FOURTH ROUND:

46. Randy Johnson

47. Carlos Delgado

48. Carlos Zambrano

49. Juan Pierre

50. Troy Glaus

51. Victor Martinez

52. Chad Tracy

53. Brad Lidge

54. Francisco Rodriguez

55. Hideki Matsui

56. Mariano Rivera

57. Richie Sexson

58. Conor Jackson

59. Andy Pettitte

60. Joe Mauer

Thoughts? Lots of solid picks- D Lee at 3 is terrible in my opinion, Conor Jackson at 58??

Also did not like Tracy at 52 or Pettite at 59, or F Lopez at 44.

Greg solid team for you- some good high risk and high reward guys in your starting rotation. All Harden has to do is stay healthy- do we have another Beckett on our hands with him?

Nevadaman · Post by **Nevadaman** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:46 am

Greg, you've got Schmidt and Garland both at round 10. Was Garland supposed to be round 13? Looks like a solid team overall.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:29 am

Oops, Garland was in the 13th round. I just changed it.

It's an old team that in a real competition would likely need a lot of free agent outfielders during the season. But it should have enough speed and pitching to compete if injuries don't decimate this old team before spring training!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:35 am

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:

[QUOTE]Greg solid team for you- some good high risk and high reward guys in your starting rotation. All Harden has to do is stay healthy- do we have another Beckett on our hands with him? Although I liked Halladay and Harden to start my rotation, I should have taken Ben Sheets ahead of Harden. I missed him on my lists and Doughboys took him one spot after me. Schmidt and Pavano are gambles, but they're worth a shot.

Eight out of the first 44 picks were shortstops and the good middle infielders dried up fast. That's why I went with Soriano and Reyes to start out, which in itself is a gamble. I waited too long on the outfielders, though, which is why that offense looks too old. Finding power late was tougher than I expected.

This draft helps me as we produce our rankings for our first baseball magazine. We're writing the player profiles right now and doing the rankings. Our own first issue of Fantasy Sports Magazine will arrive in the mail for NFBC members in late January, so look for that.

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:22 am

Greg,

Is Tom out of the office I sent him an email with some info he wanted with a couple of questions-

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:42 am

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:

Greg,

Is Tom out of the office I sent him an email with some info he wanted with a couple of questions- He's sitting right next to me. Keep bothering him!

GoldenEagle · Post by **GoldenEagle** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:15 pm

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

injury-riddled players fell a bit in this draft. Thoughts? No Barry Bonds or Eric Gagne in the top 60

Todd Helton at #26 is a huge fall from prior years after being a frequent Top 5-10 pick.

Carlos Beltran at #23 is a little more understandable as it's easier to see his 2004 as a fluke.

Once bitten, twice shy from these drafters.

[ November 13, 2005, 01:22 PM: Message edited by: GoldenEagle ]

GoldenEagle · Post by **GoldenEagle** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:20 pm

These two next to each other makes no sense to me.

57. Richie Sexson

58. Conor Jackson

Spyhunter · Post by **Spyhunter** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:56 am

Interesting draft....

Lee at #3 is just way too high imho, but then I see alot of players falling farther than I would have expected.

I like Jason Bay, but not quite that high.

Randy Johnson - I mean, he is still pitching for the Yankees right?

Adam Dunn - I figure him for end of 2nd early 3rd for sure

Delgado seems a bit low as well... I understand Mariano going lower due to age, but Lidge that low??

As for your team, I like it alot but I worry about the injuries. Ray Durham for example is basically a waste imho in a no-transaction league...

Spy

JAR · Post by **JAR** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:18 am

Is it bad if I had to go look up who Conner Jackson was I had no idea...

eddiejag · Post by **eddiejag** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:28 am

GREG i really like your rounds of 14th 15th and 16th.GULLIEN is an easy 25 90 with good bavg as long as he shuts up. GONZALEZ and WILSON can still mash , just need to stay healthy. WILSON missed over 20 games and still went 25 and 90.

These 3 picks will be key. good luck