2008 mock draft

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:37 am

Originally posted by headhunters:

doughboys- i gotta admit- i was thinking the same thing- but at pick 15 unless he gets hurt- i would have been fine. i like his chances of stealing 45 bases more than i do uptons of hitting .300 IMO Crawford at 15 is the steal of this draft. Only downside to CC that people do not mention enough is he is terrible in September. You have to assume you are playing for money in Sept and he goes south on you with ticky tack injuries.

Sheep · Post by **Sheep** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:06 am

Halladay is the only under 6k/9 SP, I would consider in first 10 rounds. IMO, he is one of those better in real baseball then fantasy guys.

Tradesman Kettleers · Post by **Tradesman Kettleers** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:10 am

Hate to end the Pitching Run, but seeing as how you guys scarfed up just about everyone I was targeting. I'll shift gears and take J. Posada (C) NY Yankees at 8.08. I knew I was in trouble when Vander took Oswalt(my primary target).Thanx fellas...LOL

GOD Loves You · Post by **GOD Loves You** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:18 am

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:

quote:Originally posted by GOD Loves You:

8.05 James Shields, Homer Pick #3 . You keep drafting those Rays pitchers and the big man himself will have to intervene to win you some money in Orlando in 08. [/QUOTE]It stops with them two, at least in this draft. I would be willing to gamble on Sonnanstine if I didn't already have 2 Rays pitchers. I paired Shields and Kazmir together 2 times last season and did ok .

IMO, Shields is a better pitcher than half the ones drafted prior to him.

GOD Loves You · Post by **GOD Loves You** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:24 am

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

How much of a dog is Carl Crawford if God Loves You passed on him in the first?

I love C.C. but couldn't pass on Utley at 11. I kinda have mixed feelings on C.C. going into this season.

Will the power come?? Will the wrist fully heal?? Will he finish the season strong?? etc, etc,etc....

Spyhunter · Post by **Spyhunter** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:26 am

I wonder how close this draft will be to what happens in March. If it is close, I am a bit depressed as I had been thinking that players like Lincecum (high upside, good success, but little major league track record) would be around in the 10-11th round vs. 7-8...

GOD Loves You · Post by **GOD Loves You** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:27 am

Originally posted by headhunters:

doughboys- i gotta admit- i was thinking the same thing- but at pick 15 unless he gets hurt- i would have been fine. i like his chances of stealing 45 bases more than i do uptons of hitting .300 And I like Upton's chances of stealing 45 bases more than C.C. hitting 20++ hr's.

headhunters · Post by **headhunters** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:29 am

good point!

GOD Loves You · Post by **GOD Loves You** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:29 am

Originally posted by Spyhunter:

I wonder how close this draft will be to what happens in March. If it is close, I am a bit depressed as I had been thinking that players like Lincecum (high upside, good success, but little major league track record) would be around in the 10-11th round vs. 7-8... Hype alone will drive Lincecum into the single digits in most drafts., that and alot of Lincecum updates.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:30 am

Originally posted by Spyhunter:

I wonder how close this draft will be to what happens in March. If it is close, I am a bit depressed as I had been thinking that players like Lincecum (high upside, good success, but little major league track record) would be around in the 10-11th round vs. 7-8... I don't think he'll last 'til 10-11, but I also don't see him being taken in front of Halladay, Felix, Fausto and a few others very often.

headhunters · Post by **headhunters** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:45 am

i like shields a lot. being a white sox fan i see vazquez a lot. he has more "stuff" than most of these guys- including shields- but until last year he would manage to throw 10-12 bad pitches in a row in the 5th or 6th inning. if he does that in 08 again- many of the round 8 guys will outpitch him- but i foolishly think he has now "got it"

Red Sox Nation · Post by **Red Sox Nation** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:48 am

8. 9. Matt Cain (RSN)

Vander · Post by **Vander** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:48 am

I almost took Shields, but thought Maine had a better chance of getting more W's and took him instead. I also want Lincicum, but have a hard time going with him this early. The Giants may also be awful without some offensive help. I felt I couldn't take Oswalt and Halladay since they don't generate the K's they once did.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:52 am

Originally posted by headhunters:

i like shields a lot. being a white sox fan i see vazquez a lot. he has more "stuff" than most of these guys- including shields- but until last year he would manage to throw 10-12 bad pitches in a row in the 5th or 6th inning. if he does that in 08 again- many of the round 8 guys will outpitch him- but i foolishly think he has now "got it" I liked your Vazquez pick more than Hill. Hill and Lincecum look like the longer shots in this pitcher run.

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:01 am

Originally posted by Spyhunter:

I wonder how close this draft will be to what happens in March. If it is close, I am a bit depressed as I had been thinking that players like Lincecum (high upside, good success, but little major league track record) would be around in the 10-11th round vs. 7-8... ADP be damned, Spy. If you like someone, go get him.

Sheep · Post by **Sheep** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:14 am

[ October 16, 2007, 01:52 PM: Message edited by: Sheep ]

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:31 am

The master of disaster John Dean is on the clock.

SluggoJD · Post by **SluggoJD** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:34 pm

The master of disaster is home from work, and looking for a pitcher....and they're all gone, every single one of them! lol

Well, this is just for fun so...AJ Burnett.

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:48 pm

Kenyon, Kings, Dicky V, and then Eli Grimmett.

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:48 pm

Following along with the pitcher run, I'll take last years favorite media inflated guy...DiceK

LONG GONE · Post by **LONG GONE** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:45 pm

It appears to me most of the folks drafting in this mock draft are experienced experts. I assumed there could be a pitching run and if that happened Tim Lincecum would not make it back to me because you all would be targeting him because of his pure stuff. He has better pure stuff then any other pitcher taken in this round. That doesn't mean he'll put up better numbers then any of those players. Comparable stuff Santana,Peavy,Sheets,Hamels. I don't know Shawn Childs that well but coming next spring he'll have him on his team and I'll assume most of you will too.

Kelly

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:48 pm

Kings take Corey Patterson

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:54 pm

6.01 D Uggla (headhunters)

6.02 J Damon (BudFox)

6.03 P Konerko (Vander)

6.04 C Young SP SD(Sheep)

6.05 S Kazmir (GLU)

6.06 V Wells (Joe Sambito)

6.07 J Valverde (KJ Duke)

6.08 R Weeks (Kettleers)

6.09 B Hawpe(Red Sox Nation)

6.10 G Sheffield(Sluggo)

6.11 M Young (Doughboys)

6.12 A Jones (Edwards Kings)

6.13 E Renteria (MIA Spy)

6.14 R Zimmerman (Eli Grimmett)

6.15 A Gonzalez (Chest Rockwell)

7.01 A Harang (Chest Rockwell)

7.02 A Beltre (Eli Grimmett)

7.03 B Jenks (Dickie/AWOL Spy)

7.04 A Rowand (Edwards Kings)

7.05 H Matsui (Doughboys)

7.06 J Francoeur(Sluggo)

7.07 J Bay (Red Sox Nation)

7.08 J Smoltz (Kettleers)

7.09 J Dye (KJ Duke)

7.10 J Thome (Stevieland)

7.11 B Wagner (God Loves You)

7.12 De Young (Sheep)

7.13 R Oswalt (Vander)

7.14 J Verlander(BudFox)

7.15 R Hill(headhunters)

8.01 J Vasquez (Headhunters)

8.02 T Lincecum (BudFox)

8.03 J Maine (Vander)

8.04 Mo Rivera (Sheep)

8.05 J Shields (God Loves You)

8.06 R Halladay (Stevieland)

8.07 F Hernandez (KJ Duke)

8.08 J Posada (Kettleers)

8.09 M Cain (Red Sox Nation)

8.10 AJ Burnett(Sluggo)

8.11 D Matsuzaka(Doughboys)

8.12 C Patterson (Edwards Kings)

8.13 (Spyhunter/Dickie V/?)

8.14 (Eli Grimmett)

8.15 (Chest Rockwell)

Dickie V · Post by **Dickie V** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:03 am

F. Carmona

Spyhunter · Post by **Spyhunter** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:27 am

Dickie and I are going share the team, this helps since when I travel I have a tough time getting on.

For those who are losing track, here is the complete list so far:

1.01 H Ramirez (Chester Rockwell)

1.02 J Reyes (Eli Grimmett)

1.03 A Rodriguez (Spyhunter)

1.04 A Pujols (Edward Kings)

1.05 D Wright (Doughboys)

1.06 R Braun (Sluggo)

1.07 J Rollins (Red Sox Nation)

1.08 M Holliday (Kettleers)

1.09 A Soriano (KJ Duke)

1.10 J Santana (Stevieland)

1.11 C Utley (God Loves You)

1.12 R Howard (Sheep)

1.13 G Sizemore (Vander)

1.14 M Cabrera (BudFox)

1.15 C Crawford (Headhunters)

2.01 C Beltran (Headhunters)

2.02 D Ortiz (BudFox)

2.03 B Phillips (Vander)

2.04 P Fielder (Sheep)

2.05 BJ Upton (God Loves You)

2.06 L Berkman (Stevieland)

2.07 J Peavy (KJ Duke)

2.08 V Guerrero (Kettleers)

2.09 Carlos Lee (Red Sox Nation)

2.10 Ichiro (SluggoJD)

2.11 M Teixeira (Doughboys)

2.12 A Rois (Edward Kings)

2.13 C Granderson (Spyhunter)

2.14 R Martin (Eli Grimmett)

2.15 V Martinez (Chester Rockwell)

3.01 M Ramirez (Chesty Rockwell)

3.02 J Morneau (Eli Grimmett)

3.03 E Byrnes (Spyhunter)

3.04 Brian Roberts (Edwards Kings)

3.05 Bobby Abreu (Doughboys)

3.06 Derek Jeter (Sluggo)

3.07 Garrett Atkins (Red Sox Nation)

3.08 Derrek Lee (Kettleers)

3.09 Carlos Pena (KJ Duke)

3.10 Chone Figgins (Stevieland)

3.11 Brain McCann (God Loves You)

3.12 Magglio Ordonez (Sheep)

3.13 Nick Markakis (Vander)

3.14 Troy Tulowitzki (BudFox)

3.15 JJ Putz (Headhunters)

4.01 Corey Hart (Headhunters)

4.02 Juan Pierre (BudFox)

4.03 Joe Nathan (Vander)

4.04 Travis Hafner (Sheep)

4.05 Eric Bedard(God Loves You)

4.06 Jon Papelbon (Stevieland)

4.07 Hunter Pence (KJ Duke)

4.08 Joe Mauer (Kettleers)

4.09 Aramis Ramirez (Red Sox Nation)

4.10 Torii Hunter (Sluggo)

4.11 C. Young, OF, ARI (Doughboys)

4.12 B. Webb (Edwards Kings)

4.13 J. Lackey (Spyhunter)

4.14 F. Rodriguez (Eli Grimmett)

4.15 R Furcal (Chest Rockwell)

5.01 A Dunn (Chester Rockwell)

5.02 C Hammels (Eli Grimmett)

5.03 D Haren (Spyhunter)

5.04 F Cordero (Edward Kings)

5.05 J Beckett (Doughboys)

5.06 T Saito (Sluggo)

5.07 CC Sabathia (Red Sox Nation)

5.08 L Jones(Kettleers)

5.09 C Zambrano (KJ Duke)

5.10 R Cano (Stevieland)

5.11 S Victorino(God Loves You)

5.12 B Sheets(Sheep)

5.13 I Kinsler (Vander)

5.14 C Guillen (BudFox)

5.15 M Tejada(headhunters)

6.01 D Uggla (headhunters)

6.02 J Damon (BudFox)

6.03 P Konerko (Vander)

6.04 C Young SP SD(Sheep)

6.05 S Kazmir (GLU)

6.06 V Wells (Joe Sambito)

6.07 J Valverde (KJ Duke)

6.08 R Weeks (Kettleers)

6.09 B Hawpe(Red Sox Nation)

6.10 G Sheffield(Sluggo)

6.11 M Young (Doughboys)

6.12 A Jones (Edwards Kings)

6.13 E Renteria (MIA Spy)

6.14 R Zimmerman (Eli Grimmett)

6.15 A Gonzalez (Chest Rockwell)

7.01 A Harang (Chest Rockwell)

7.02 A Beltre (Eli Grimmett)

7.03 B Jenks (Dickie/AWOL Spy)

7.04 A Rowand (Edwards Kings)

7.05 H Matsui (Doughboys)

7.06 J Francoeur(Sluggo)

7.07 J Bay (Red Sox Nation)

7.08 J Smoltz (Kettleers)

7.09 J Dye (KJ Duke)

7.10 J Thome (Stevieland)

7.11 B Wagner (God Loves You)

7.12 De Young (Sheep)

7.13 R Oswalt (Vander)

7.14 J Verlander(BudFox)

7.15 R Hill(headhunters)

8.01 J Vasquez (Headhunters)

8.02 T Lincecum (BudFox)

8.03 J Maine (Vander)

8.04 Mo Rivera (Sheep)

8.05 J Shields (God Loves You)

8.06 R Halladay (Stevieland)

8.07 F Hernandez (KJ Duke)

8.08 J Posada (Kettleers)

8.09 M Cain (Red Sox Nation)

8.10 AJ Burnett(Sluggo)

8.11 D Matsuzaka(Doughboys)

8.12 C Patterson (Edwards Kings)

8.13 F. Carmona (Spyhunter/Dickie V/?)

8.14 (Eli Grimmett)

8.15 (Chest Rockwell)