Early NFBC Draft Results

[DOUGHBOYS]

Mets Management (a misnomer?) does not come off well with Dickey.
They've admonished him for climbing Kilamanjaro, instead of supporting his cause.
Then, over value him when it comes to trades, while under valuing him in terms of signing him.
He's done a lot for the Mets, including giving them the ace they never really got with the Santana signing.
The Mets could give him what he wants and tell him to keep doing what he's doing and they'll have his back 100%.
But, they don't.

[Cornhusker]

I am a Billy Butler fan but I am amazed at how high he is going. A DH only in this format really hurts roster flexibility and BB has issues in 2 categories. Can anyone justify this pick?

[BK METS]

I could understand you thinking that but as a met fan for nearly 40 years, and speaking to other fans, the Mets are handling this perfectly. He is already signed for next year. They don't have to trade him and they don't have to sign him yet. Why not try to get top talent for him and if it doesn't happen, you work something out with him. A 38 yr old pitcher who has never had a big contract does not want to go into next season without an extension and he is asking for 15 million per year for a 2 year extension. Why not test the market and see what happens? They are playing this very well, in my opinion and I am typically very critical of Mets management.

[Captain Hook]

I am a Billy Butler fan but I am amazed at how high he is going. A DH only in this format really hurts roster flexibility and BB has issues in 2 categories. Can anyone justify this pick?

He is not just a DH this year - 1B eligible

[Cornhusker]

I am a Billy Butler fan but I am amazed at how high he is going. A DH only in this format really hurts roster flexibility and BB has issues in 2 categories. Can anyone justify this pick?

He is not just a DH this year - 1B eligible

I did not realize he got 20 games in at 1b, for some reason I thought he had 19. Will have to adjust my rankings if he does have 1B eligibility .

[DOUGHBOYS]

I could understand you thinking that but as a met fan for nearly 40 years, and speaking to other fans, the Mets are handling this perfectly. He is already signed for next year. They don't have to trade him and they don't have to sign him yet. Why not try to get top talent for him and if it doesn't happen, you work something out with him. A 38 yr old pitcher who has never had a big contract does not want to go into next season without an extension and he is asking for 15 million per year for a 2 year extension. Why not test the market and see what happens? They are playing this very well, in my opinion and I am typically very critical of Mets management.

The human element is missing.
I doubt that Dickey thinks the Mets Management is playing this perfectly.

[BK METS]

I could understand you thinking that but as a met fan for nearly 40 years, and speaking to other fans, the Mets are handling this perfectly. He is already signed for next year. They don't have to trade him and they don't have to sign him yet. Why not try to get top talent for him and if it doesn't happen, you work something out with him. A 38 yr old pitcher who has never had a big contract does not want to go into next season without an extension and he is asking for 15 million per year for a 2 year extension. Why not test the market and see what happens? They are playing this very well, in my opinion and I am typically very critical of Mets management.

The human element is missing.
I doubt that Dickey thinks the Mets Management is playing this perfectly.

How should they handle it, in your opinion? Give him $30 million? Not a smart move.. When you are trying to rebuild your team. I would rather trade him and get a good young player. Dickey will get paid... one way or another. He is worthy of a decent contract. But, he is signed for another season.

[DOUGHBOYS]

I could understand you thinking that but as a met fan for nearly 40 years, and speaking to other fans, the Mets are handling this perfectly. He is already signed for next year. They don't have to trade him and they don't have to sign him yet. Why not try to get top talent for him and if it doesn't happen, you work something out with him. A 38 yr old pitcher who has never had a big contract does not want to go into next season without an extension and he is asking for 15 million per year for a 2 year extension. Why not test the market and see what happens? They are playing this very well, in my opinion and I am typically very critical of Mets management.

The human element is missing.
I doubt that Dickey thinks the Mets Management is playing this perfectly.

How should they handle it, in your opinion?

Pay him. Don't shop him.
They have something good in Dickey, both on the field and off.
Treat him like a Star.
Sign him, and start building a ball club with Wright and Dickey as the foundation.

[BK METS]

The Mets have good core of young pitching (Harvey, Niese, Wheeler, Gee....) They need an entire outfield. They need a catcher. Dickey is 38 and at the height of his value... I like the guy and if they sign him, great. But he has had 1 great season and is 38 years old. The Mets are looking at all of their options. If he took the $24 million for 2 years they offered him, then they wouldn't be trying to trade him. But he didn't. Cannot blame the Mets for looking for what they can get. He is under contract for 2013, but I agree he deserves an extension and in the end, I believe the Mets will give it to him, unless they are able to get a good return for him. He is a great guy and I would love to see him back next year... but the Mets have a lot of holes in their offense.

[whale4evr]

The Mets desperately want to trade Dickey but have to act like they don't to get the most value for him. Wright is the cornerstone. They can only afford one right now. Ideally, they're trying to trade him for a player who could address their weakest areas--Catcher or OF. That would be the cleanest move. Remains to be seen if they'll drop their asking price.

[BK METS]

The Mets desperately want to trade Dickey but have to act like they don't to get the most value for him. Wright is the cornerstone. They can only afford one right now. Ideally, they're trying to trade him for a player who could address their weakest areas--Catcher or OF. That would be the cleanest move. Remains to be seen if they'll drop their asking price.

Agreed... Is that a Hartford Whalers logo?

[whale4evr]

Sure is. Long live the Whale!

[BK METS]

Sure is. Long live the Whale!

Awesome. I am in Hamden. Used to go to the Hartford Civic Center to see them play, back in the day.

[whale4evr]

Yup, me too. Good times.

[gpchurchill]

single post hijack;

kevin dineen!!

one of the all-time great, underrated, playoff performers.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We are close to filling up two more Draft Champions Leagues, so let's post one more result to whet the appetites of those owners looking to jump in. Once you see these results you'll naturally jump into the next $150 or $375 DC, right? Here you go:

NFBC Draft Champions League
1st Round:
1 1 Ryan Braun LF
1 2 Mike Trout CF
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 7 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 8 Albert Pujols 1B
1 9 Prince Fielder 1B
1 10 Buster Posey C
1 11 Justin Verlander SP
1 12 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 13 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 14 Joey Votto 1B
1 15 Josh Hamilton CF

2nd Round:
2 1 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 2 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 3 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 4 Jose Reyes SS
2 5 Jose Bautista RF
2 6 David Wright 3B
2 7 Evan Longoria 3B
2 8 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 9 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 10 Jason Heyward RF
2 11 David Price SP
2 12 Curtis Granderson CF
2 13 Justin Upton RF
2 14 Bryce Harper CF
2 15 Jacoby Ellsbury CF

3rd Round:
3 1 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 2 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
3 3 Starlin Castro SS
3 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 5 B.J. Upton CF
3 6 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 7 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 8 Adam Jones CF
3 9 Matt Cain SP
3 10 Jimmy Rollins SS
3 11 Ian Desmond SS
3 12 Felix Hernandez SP
3 13 Chase Headley 3B
3 14 Matt Holliday LF
3 15 Allen Craig 1B

4th Round:
4 1 Cole Hamels SP
4 2 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 3 Billy Butler DH
4 4 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 5 Zack Greinke SP
4 6 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 7 Ben Zobrist RF
4 8 Cliff Lee SP
4 9 Chris Sale SP
4 10 Aaron Hill 2B
4 11 Yu Darvish SP
4 12 Mark Teixeira 1B
4 13 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 14 Jay Bruce RF
4 15 Joe Mauer C

5th Round:
5 1 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 2 Jered Weaver SP
5 3 Carlos Santana C
5 4 Gio Gonzalez SP
5 5 Alex Rios RF
5 6 Adam Wainwright SP
5 7 Pablo Sandoval 3B
5 8 R.A. Dickey SP
5 9 Yadier Molina C
5 10 Michael Bourn CF
5 11 Desmond Jennings LF
5 12 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 13 Wilin Rosario C
5 14 Jonathan Papelbon MR
5 15 Anthony Rizzo 1B

6th Round:
6 1 James Shields SP
6 2 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 3 Max Scherzer SP
6 4 Kris Medlen SP
6 5 Eric Hosmer 1B
6 6 Corey Hart 1B
6 7 CC Sabathia SP
6 8 Mike Napoli C
6 9 Johnny Cueto SP
6 10 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 11 Elvis Andrus SS
6 12 Melky Cabrera LF
6 13 Victor Martinez C
6 14 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 15 Matt Wieters C

Thoughts?

[Coach JP]

Seeing that latest draft mock has me thinking my strategy might not work. Will need a strong plan B here!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Yikes, it's been more than a week since I posted any draft results. My bad. Merry Christmas everyone. Your next present is 90 picks to decipher!! Enjoy.

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Ryan Braun LF
1 2 Mike Trout CF
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Joey Votto 1B
1 7 Albert Pujols 1B
1 8 Prince Fielder 1B
1 9 Justin Verlander SP
1 10 Buster Posey C
1 11 Matt Kemp CF
1 12 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 13 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 14 Josh Hamilton CF
1 15 Clayton Kershaw SP

Round 2:
2 1 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 2 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 3 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 4 Jason Heyward RF
2 5 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 6 Jose Bautista RF
2 7 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 8 Evan Longoria 3B
2 9 Jose Reyes SS
2 10 Justin Upton RF
2 11 David Wright 3B
2 12 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 13 Bryce Harper CF
2 14 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 15 Dustin Pedroia 2B

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 Curtis Granderson CF
3 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 4 David Price SP
3 5 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 6 Ben Zobrist RF
3 7 Felix Hernandez SP
3 8 Adam Jones CF
3 9 Matt Holliday LF
3 10 Jimmy Rollins SS
3 11 Matt Cain SP
3 12 Cliff Lee SP
3 13 Billy Butler DH
3 14 Ian Desmond SS
3 15 Jay Bruce RF

Round 4:
4 1 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 2 Alex Rios RF
4 3 Chase Headley 3B
4 4 Brett Lawrie 3B
4 5 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 6 Jered Weaver SP
4 7 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 8 Cole Hamels SP
4 9 B.J. Upton CF
4 10 Desmond Jennings LF
4 11 Zack Greinke SP
4 12 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 13 Carlos Santana C
4 14 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 15 Allen Craig 1B

Round 5:
5 1 Joe Mauer C
5 2 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 3 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 4 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 5 Gio Gonzalez SP
5 6 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 7 Yadier Molina C
5 8 Elvis Andrus SS
5 9 Victor Martinez C
5 10 Aaron Hill 2B
5 11 Michael Bourn CF
5 12 Matt Wieters C
5 13 Chris Sale SP
5 14 Wilin Rosario C
5 15 Freddie Freeman 1B

Round 6:
6 1 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
6 2 R.A. Dickey SP
6 3 Alex Gordon LF
6 4 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 5 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 6 Anthony Rizzo 1B
6 7 CC Sabathia SP
6 8 Jose Altuve 2B
6 9 Yu Darvish SP
6 10 Mark Trumbo LF
6 11 Adam Wainwright SP
6 12 Carlos Gomez CF
6 13 Kris Medlen SP
6 14 Corey Hart 1B
6 15 Roy Halladay SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more for the Holiday Season!!!

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Joey Votto 1B
1 7 Justin Verlander SP
1 8 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 9 Albert Pujols 1B
1 10 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 11 Prince Fielder 1B
1 12 Josh Hamilton CF
1 13 Buster Posey C
1 14 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 15 Clayton Kershaw SP

Round 2:
2 1 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 2 Jose Reyes SS
2 3 Jose Bautista RF
2 4 David Price SP
2 5 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 6 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 7 Evan Longoria 3B
2 8 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 9 David Wright 3B
2 10 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
2 11 Justin Upton RF
2 12 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 13 Jason Heyward RF
2 14 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 15 Edwin Encarnacion 1B

Round 3:
3 1 Chase Headley 3B
3 2 Zack Greinke SP
3 3 Bryce Harper CF
3 4 Starlin Castro SS
3 5 Ian Desmond SS
3 6 Aaron Hill 2B
3 7 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 8 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 9 Felix Hernandez SP
3 10 Adam Jones CF
3 11 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 12 Matt Cain SP
3 13 Gio Gonzalez SP
3 14 Joe Mauer C
3 15 B.J. Upton CF

Round 4:
4 1 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 2 Carlos Santana C
4 3 Allen Craig 1B
4 4 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 5 Matt Holliday LF
4 6 Ben Zobrist RF
4 7 Mark Teixeira 1B
4 8 Jered Weaver SP
4 9 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 10 Jay Bruce RF
4 11 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 12 Cole Hamels SP
4 13 Curtis Granderson CF
4 14 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 15 Jason Kipnis 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Alex Rios RF
5 2 Eric Hosmer 1B
5 3 Kris Medlen SP
5 4 Billy Butler DH
5 5 Yu Darvish SP
5 6 Cliff Lee SP
5 7 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 8 Pablo Sandoval 3B
5 9 R.A. Dickey SP
5 10 Adam Wainwright SP
5 11 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 12 Desmond Jennings LF
5 13 Jose Altuve 2B
5 14 Chris Sale SP
5 15 Wilin Rosario C

Round 6:
6 1 James Shields SP
6 2 Mat Latos SP
6 3 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 4 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 5 Michael Bourn CF
6 6 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 7 CC Sabathia SP
6 8 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 9 Jonathan Papelbon MR
6 10 Max Scherzer SP
6 11 Corey Hart 1B
6 12 Yadier Molina C
6 13 Matt Moore SP
6 14 Matt Wieters C
6 15 Johnny Cueto SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, one more for the holidays. Enjoy.

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Ryan Braun LF
1 2 Mike Trout CF
1 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Albert Pujols 1B
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Josh Hamilton CF
1 8 Joey Votto 1B
1 9 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Matt Kemp CF
1 13 Buster Posey C
1 14 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 15 Jose Bautista RF

Round 2:
2 1 Jose Reyes SS
2 2 Justin Upton RF
2 3 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 4 Justin Verlander SP
2 5 David Price SP
2 6 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 7 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 8 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 9 Chase Headley 3B
2 10 Evan Longoria 3B
2 11 David Wright 3B
2 12 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 13 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 14 Aramis Ramirez 3B
2 15 Billy Butler DH

Round 2:
3 1 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 2 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
3 3 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 4 Bryce Harper CF
3 5 Adam Jones CF
3 6 Ian Desmond SS
3 7 Starlin Castro SS
3 8 Felix Hernandez SP
3 9 Jason Heyward RF
3 10 Curtis Granderson CF
3 11 Allen Craig 1B
3 12 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 13 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 14 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 15 Jay Bruce RF

Round 4:
4 1 Cliff Lee SP
4 2 Shin-Soo Choo RF
4 3 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 4 Jered Weaver SP
4 5 Ben Zobrist RF
4 6 Cole Hamels SP
4 7 Aaron Hill 2B
4 8 Matt Holliday LF
4 9 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 10 B.J. Upton CF
4 11 Matt Cain SP
4 12 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 13 Yu Darvish SP
4 14 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 15 Zack Greinke SP

Round 5:
5 1 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
5 2 Alex Rios RF
5 3 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 4 Joe Mauer C
5 5 Nelson Cruz RF
5 6 Chris Sale SP
5 7 Adam LaRoche 1B
5 8 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 9 James Shields SP
5 10 Kris Medlen SP
5 11 Carlos Santana C
5 12 Yadier Molina C
5 13 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 14 Matt Wieters C
5 15 Brett Lawrie 3B

Round 6:
6 1 Desmond Jennings LF
6 2 Mat Latos SP
6 3 Eric Hosmer 1B
6 4 Wilin Rosario C
6 5 R.A. Dickey SP
6 6 Michael Bourn CF
6 7 Adam Wainwright SP
6 8 Victor Martinez C
6 9 Corey Hart 1B
6 10 Max Scherzer SP
6 11 CC Sabathia SP
6 12 Jonathan Papelbon MR
6 13 Johnny Cueto SP
6 14 Jake Peavy SP
6 15 Rickie Weeks 2B

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, I just spent part of the day going over our first 12 NFBC drafts to see where certain players were going as I write this week's NFBC column for BaseballHQ.com and Rotowire.com. It's interesting to see how far last year's injured top stars have fallen in the last year. I mean, some have SUNK!! That means one of two things: 1) They are stars in decline with expected declining production for 2013 and beyond; or 2) They are Draft Day bargains!!

I'll post my column on Monday, but here are some interesting notes:

** Last year's Top 5 picks included Matt Kemp, Troy Tulowitzki and Jacoby Ellsbury. This year you could get them in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounds to start your team. Not a bad core to start any NFBC draft, wouldn't you say? Kemp is going between 4th and 12th, while landing mainly around the 7th spot. Tulo is steadily going around 22-23. Ellsbury has been going around 30-31, but he's also gone as low as 42nd overall.

** Carl Crawford has suffered the biggest drop. A Top 30 pick earlier last year, he's going around 160th overall now. He also seems to have one of the biggest ranges of these injured stars, going anywhere from 125th overall to 183rd.

** Roy Halladay was a top SP last year who went in the Top 25 overall. Now he's going around 90th overall.

** Victor Martinez missed all of last season with a knee injury, but was a third round pick before then after hitting .330-12-103. Now fully recovered, he's going around 83rd overall.

** Mariano Rivera was the second closer going last year after Craig Kimbrel and was taken in the Top 80 overall. Now trying to return from major knee surgery at the age of 43, he's going around 140th overall. Sometimes close to a dozen closers are taken ahead of him.

All pretty interesting. I'll have more in the column, but it was fun to compare these top stars. Enjoy all and happy drafting during the holidays.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!! Here's another draft result to chew on before the new year:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 3 Ryan Braun LF
1 4 Albert Pujols 1B
1 5 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Robinson Cano 2B
1 8 Josh Hamilton CF
1 9 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Joey Votto 1B
1 12 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 13 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 14 Jose Bautista RF
1 15 Clayton Kershaw SP

Round 2:
2 1 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 2 Buster Posey C
2 3 Evan Longoria 3B
2 4 Justin Upton RF
2 5 Jose Reyes SS
2 6 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 7 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 8 Justin Verlander SP
2 9 Jason Heyward RF
2 10 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 11 David Wright 3B
2 12 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 13 Chase Headley 3B
2 14 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 15 David Price SP

Round 3:
3 1 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 2 Bryce Harper CF
3 3 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 4 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 5 Adam Jones CF
3 6 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 7 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 8 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 9 Ian Desmond SS
3 10 Jay Bruce RF
3 11 Curtis Granderson CF
3 12 Cole Hamels SP
3 13 Matt Holliday LF
3 14 B.J. Upton CF
3 15 Starlin Castro SS

Round 4:
4 1 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 2 Billy Butler DH
4 3 Felix Hernandez SP
4 4 Matt Cain SP
4 5 Allen Craig 1B
4 6 Ben Zobrist RF
4 7 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 8 Yu Darvish SP
4 9 Mark Teixeira 1B
4 10 Aaron Hill 2B
4 11 R.A. Dickey SP
4 12 Desmond Jennings LF
4 13 Joe Mauer C
4 14 Cliff Lee SP
4 15 Jimmy Rollins SS

Round 5:
5 1 Yadier Molina C
5 2 Chris Sale SP
5 3 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 4 Zack Greinke SP
5 5 Michael Bourn CF
5 6 Adam Wainwright SP
5 7 Carl Crawford LF
5 8 Jered Weaver SP
5 9 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 10 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 11 Max Scherzer SP
5 12 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 13 James Shields SP
5 14 Alex Rios RF
5 15 Yovani Gallardo SP

Round 6:
6 1 Victor Martinez C
6 2 Jason Kipnis 2B
6 3 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 4 Elvis Andrus SS
6 5 CC Sabathia SP
6 6 Carlos Santana C
6 7 Kris Medlen SP
6 8 Corey Hart 1B
6 9 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 10 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 11 Roy Halladay SP
6 12 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 13 Matt Wieters C
6 14 Wilin Rosario C
6 15 Jose Altuve 2B

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more for the holidays:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Ryan Braun LF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Albert Pujols 1B
1 6 Joey Votto 1B
1 7 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 8 Justin Verlander SP
1 9 Josh Hamilton CF
1 10 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 11 Matt Kemp CF
1 12 Prince Fielder 1B
1 13 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 14 Buster Posey C
1 15 Giancarlo Stanton RF

Round 2:
2 1 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 2 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 3 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 5 Jose Reyes SS
2 6 Justin Upton RF
2 7 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 8 David Price SP
2 9 Jose Bautista RF
2 10 Jason Heyward RF
2 11 Jered Weaver SP
2 12 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 13 Evan Longoria 3B
2 14 David Wright 3B
2 15 Dustin Pedroia 2B

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 3 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 4 Chase Headley 3B
3 5 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 6 Ian Desmond SS
3 7 Cole Hamels SP
3 8 Bryce Harper CF
3 9 Felix Hernandez SP
3 10 Adam Jones CF
3 11 Billy Butler DH
3 12 Matt Cain SP
3 13 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 14 Curtis Granderson CF
3 15 Jay Bruce RF

Round 4:
4 1 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 2 Matt Holliday LF
4 3 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 4 Alex Rios RF
4 5 B.J. Upton CF
4 6 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 7 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 8 Cliff Lee SP
4 9 Zack Greinke SP
4 10 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 11 R.A. Dickey SP
4 12 Aaron Hill 2B
4 13 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 14 Joe Mauer C
4 15 Mark Teixeira 1B

Round 5:
5 1 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 2 Ben Zobrist RF
5 3 Jonathan Papelbon MR
5 4 Chris Sale SP
5 5 Victor Martinez C
5 6 Mark Trumbo LF
5 7 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
5 8 Allen Craig 1B
5 9 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 10 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 11 Yadier Molina C
5 12 Wilin Rosario C
5 13 Freddie Freeman 1B
5 14 Desmond Jennings LF
5 15 Matt Wieters C

Round 6:
6 1 Adam Wainwright SP
6 2 Michael Bourn CF
6 3 Carlos Santana C
6 4 Max Scherzer SP
6 5 James Shields SP
6 6 Yu Darvish SP
6 7 CC Sabathia SP
6 8 Corey Hart 1B
6 9 Elvis Andrus SS
6 10 Mat Latos SP
6 11 Michael Morse LF
6 12 Kris Medlen SP
6 13 Roy Halladay SP
6 14 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 15 Johnny Cueto SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

What the heck. One more:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 3B
1 2 Ryan Braun LF
1 3 Mike Trout CF
1 4 Robinson Cano 2B
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Joey Votto 1B
1 7 Matt Kemp CF
1 8 Albert Pujols 1B
1 9 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 10 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 11 Jose Bautista RF
1 12 Buster Posey C
1 13 Prince Fielder 1B
1 14 Josh Hamilton CF
1 15 Hanley Ramirez SS

Round 2:
2 1 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 2 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 3 Justin Verlander SP
2 4 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 5 Justin Upton RF
2 6 Jose Reyes SS
2 7 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 8 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 9 Evan Longoria 3B
2 10 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 11 Jason Heyward RF
2 12 David Wright 3B
2 13 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 14 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
2 15 Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Round 3:
3 1 Jay Bruce RF Powerball
3 2 David Price SP
3 3 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 4 Adam Jones CF
3 5 Cole Hamels SP
3 6 Matt Holliday LF
3 7 Starlin Castro SS
3 8 Chase Headley 3B
3 9 Bryce Harper CF
3 10 Curtis Granderson CF
3 11 Gio Gonzalez SP
3 12 Ian Desmond SS
3 13 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 14 Felix Hernandez SP
3 15 B.J. Upton CF

Round 4:
4 1 Zack Greinke SP
4 2 Matt Cain SP
4 3 Ben Zobrist RF
4 4 Jered Weaver SP
4 5 Chris Sale SP
4 6 Cliff Lee SP
4 7 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 8 Billy Butler DH
4 9 Allen Craig 1B
4 10 Yu Darvish SP
4 11 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 12 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 13 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 14 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 15 Pablo Sandoval 3B

Round 5:
5 1 Elvis Andrus SS
5 2 Craig Kimbrel MR
5 3 Adam Wainwright SP
5 4 Carlos Santana C
5 5 Max Scherzer SP
5 6 Alex Rios RF
5 7 Roy Halladay SP
5 8 Kris Medlen SP
5 9 Joe Mauer C
5 10 CC Sabathia SP
5 11 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 12 Yadier Molina C
5 13 R.A. Dickey SP
5 14 Desmond Jennings LF
5 15 Corey Hart 1B

Round 6:
6 1 Aaron Hill 2B Baseball Furies
6 2 Brandon Phillips 2B
6 3 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 4 Wilin Rosario C
6 5 Mark Trumbo LF
6 6 Victor Martinez C
6 7 Matt Wieters C
6 8 Michael Bourn CF
6 9 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 10 James Shields SP
6 11 Mark Teixeira 1B
6 12 Alex Gordon LF
6 13 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 14 Mat Latos SP
6 15 Miguel Montero C

Thoughts?

[DOUGHBOYS]

Medlen at 6-12
Halladay at 6-13

My, what a difference a year makes.