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First time in the main event, looking for feedback (good and bad). Drafting #11, my order in the later rounds may be a little off because of computer issues...



1.11 OF Crawford

2.05 OF A. Soriano

3.11 3B Atkins

4.05 1B D. Lee

5.11 SP Beckett

6.05 RP Papelbon

7.11 OF H. Matsui

8.05 SS Renteria

9.11 SP McGowan

10.05 SP Buchholz

11.11 SP D. Lowe

12.05 2B A. Hill

13.11 C Saltalamacchia

14.05 OF Milledge

15.11 SP Buehrle

16.05 SP Meche

17.11 OF Maybin

18.05 U Rasmus

19.11 MI Y. Betancourt

20.05 CN N. Johnson

21.11 C Laird

22.05 RP Accardo

23.11 SP Kershaw

24.05 RZ Ethier

25.11 SP E. Santana

26.05 RZ B. Harris

27.11 RZ P. Humber

28.05 RZ B. Schneider

29.11 RZ B. Broussard

30.05 RZ J. Nix

that is a very good draft....I can believe where Papelbon fell.....Lee too.

Pollcat,



Cons: No second closer. 2 catchers on the same team but these of course can be remedied through FAAB. No true #2 SP but I think you made up for it with picks 9-11 and the upside that McGowan and Bucchholz have.



Pros: Great OFs and overall a solid offense. Ervin Santana in round 25 was a great pick.



Hopefully Milledge and Maybin give you the rest of the speed you need.



Overall: I really like your team...We picked from the 14 spot and came away with some similar players i.e. Renteria, Hill, Soriano, so maybe a little bias on my part. Nice draft and good luck to you!

Hitless,



Thanks for the comments. I'm expecting Salty to spend time at 1B, DH, and catch two days a week to spell Laird. If he gets sent down early (as rumored), I picked up Brian Schneider for catching depth.



Second relievers went quick, so I gambled with Accardo. Again, FAAB dollars can help with acquiring 2nd and 3rd tier closers.



I wanted Pie or CGomez for steals, but both went just before I wanted to pick them.

Good point with Salty playing DH or 1B too. Accardo is a solid late round pick...I heard Ryan was having some elbow soreness a couple of days ago and he is only 11 months removed from surgery, so Accardo is a nice pickup.