Early NFBC Draft Results

[Captain Hook]

It is obviously not the correct strategy or something I would ever do but one thing that any aberrant drafter/strategy can do is really put a lot of pressure on the other drafters and many are not prepared to adjust and will draft poorly in reaction to this guys start.

Of course a lot of drafters are doing so many of these or think $150 is what I consider a dollar and maybe for kicks the guy is going to try and SWEENEY this league .....

[NorCalAtlFan]

pray tell, what is an "obviously correct strategy?"

it may not be an "orthodox" strategy many of us would use, but it doesn't mean it's incorrect.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's provide another set of draft results to chew on during the middle of the week. Enjoy.

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 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Matt Kemp CF
1 7 Joey Votto 1B
1 8 Albert Pujols 1B
1 9 Prince Fielder 1B
1 10 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 11 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 12 Josh Hamilton CF
1 13 Buster Posey C
1 14 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 15 Stephen Strasburg SP

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

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 Bryce Harper CF
3 3 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 4 Jason Heyward RF
3 5 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 6 Adam Jones CF
3 7 B.J. Upton CF
3 8 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 9 Curtis Granderson CF
3 10 Cole Hamels SP
3 11 Chase Headley 3B
3 12 Billy Butler DH
3 13 Matt Cain SP
3 14 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 15 Matt Holliday LF

Round 4:
4 1 Jay Bruce RF
4 2 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 3 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 4 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 5 Aaron Hill 2B
4 6 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 7 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 8 Allen Craig 1B
4 9 Ben Zobrist RF
4 10 Ian Desmond SS
4 11 Cliff Lee SP
4 12 Zack Greinke SP
4 13 Michael Bourn CF
4 14 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 15 Joe Mauer C

Round 5:
5 1 CC Sabathia SP
5 2 Yadier Molina C
5 3 Hunter Pence RF
5 4 Yu Darvish SP
5 5 Alex Rios RF
5 6 Jered Weaver SP
5 7 Adam Wainwright SP
5 8 Desmond Jennings LF
5 9 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 10 Mark Trumbo LF
5 11 Chris Sale SP
5 12 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 13 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 14 Corey Hart 1B
5 15 Carlos Santana C

Round 6:
6 1 Victor Martinez C
6 2 Alex Gordon LF
6 3 Elvis Andrus SS
6 4 Matt Wieters C
6 5 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 6 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 7 Max Scherzer SP
6 8 R.A. Dickey SP
6 9 James Shields SP
6 10 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 11 Wilin Rosario C
6 12 Kris Medlen SP
6 13 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 14 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
6 15 Roy Halladay SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more. Enjoy.

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 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Albert Pujols 1B
1 8 Joey Votto 1B
1 9 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 12 Justin Verlander SP
1 13 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 14 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 15 Buster Posey C

Round 2:
2 1 Josh Hamilton CF
2 2 Jose Bautista RF
2 3 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 4 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 5 Jose Reyes SS
2 6 Adam Jones CF
2 7 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 8 Justin Upton RF
2 9 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 10 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 11 Evan Longoria 3B
2 12 David Wright 3B
2 13 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 14 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
2 15 Felix Hernandez SP

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 David Price SP
3 3 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 4 Chase Headley 3B
3 5 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 6 Bryce Harper CF
3 7 Matt Holliday LF
3 8 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 9 Jason Heyward RF
3 10 Cole Hamels SP
3 11 Cliff Lee SP
3 12 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 13 Curtis Granderson CF
3 14 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 15 Gio Gonzalez SP

Round 4:
4 1 Jay Bruce RF
4 2 B.J. Upton CF
4 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 4 Allen Craig 1B
4 5 Matt Cain SP
4 6 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 7 Billy Butler DH
4 8 Ian Desmond SS
4 9 Jered Weaver SP
4 10 Zack Greinke SP
4 11 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 12 Ben Zobrist RF
4 13 Joe Mauer C
4 14 Alex Gordon LF
4 15 CC Sabathia SP

Round 5:
5 1 Carlos Santana C
5 2 Aaron Hill 2B
5 3 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 4 Chris Sale SP
5 5 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 6 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 7 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 8 Yu Darvish SP
5 9 R.A. Dickey SP
5 10 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 11 Adam Wainwright SP
5 12 Wilin Rosario C
5 13 Max Scherzer SP
5 14 Desmond Jennings LF
5 15 James Shields SP

Round 6:
6 1 Johnny Cueto SP
6 2 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 3 Yadier Molina C
6 4 Salvador Perez C
6 5 Mat Latos SP
6 6 Matt Wieters C
6 7 Victor Martinez C
6 8 Kris Medlen SP
6 9 Alex Rios RF
6 10 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 11 Roy Halladay SP
6 12 Corey Hart 1B
6 13 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 14 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 15 Matt Moore SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's start Thursday out with some draft results to get your mojo going. Are you ready for Draft Day yet?

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 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Joey Votto 1B
1 7 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 8 Albert Pujols 1B
1 9 Prince Fielder 1B
1 10 Josh Hamilton CF
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 13 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 14 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 15 Jose Bautista RF

Round 2:
2 1 Evan Longoria 3B
2 2 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 3 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 4 Buster Posey C
2 5 Justin Verlander SP
2 6 David Wright 3B
2 7 Jose Reyes SS
2 8 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 9 Jason Heyward RF
2 10 Adam Jones CF
2 11 Justin Upton RF
2 12 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 13 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 14 David Price SP
2 15 Matt Cain SP

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 Bryce Harper CF
3 3 Felix Hernandez SP
3 4 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 5 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 6 Gio Gonzalez SP
3 7 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 8 Cole Hamels SP
3 9 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 10 Curtis Granderson CF
3 11 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 12 Chase Headley 3B
3 13 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
3 14 Jimmy Rollins SS
3 15 B.J. Upton CF

Round 4:
4 1 Jay Bruce RF
4 2 Cliff Lee SP
4 3 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 4 Billy Butler DH
4 5 Matt Holliday LF
4 6 Zack Greinke SP
4 7 Ben Zobrist RF
4 8 Ian Desmond SS
4 9 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 10 Joe Mauer C
4 11 Jered Weaver SP
4 12 Allen Craig 1B
4 13 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 14 Aaron Hill 2B
4 15 Brett Lawrie 3B

Round 5:
5 1 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 2 Yu Darvish SP
5 3 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 4 Pablo Sandoval 3B
5 5 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 6 Mark Trumbo LF
5 7 Yadier Molina C
5 8 Carlos Santana C
5 9 R.A. Dickey SP
5 10 Hunter Pence RF
5 11 CC Sabathia SP
5 12 Adam Wainwright SP
5 13 Michael Bourn CF
5 14 Matt Wieters C
5 15 Corey Hart 1B

Round 6:
6 1 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 2 Victor Martinez C
6 3 Chris Sale SP
6 4 Elvis Andrus SS
6 5 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
6 6 Max Scherzer SP
6 7 Kris Medlen SP
6 8 Jason Kipnis 2B
6 9 James Shields SP
6 10 Tim Lincecum SP
6 11 Wilin Rosario C
6 12 Desmond Jennings LF
6 13 Jim Johnson MR
6 14 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 15 Carlos Beltran RF

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Yikes, it's been 11 days since I posted our last NFBC draft results. Time for quite a few today. We have added more than a dozen leagues during that time!! These DCs are ON FIRE!!

Here we go:

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 Albert Pujols 1B
1 6 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 7 Joey Votto 1B
1 8 Matt Kemp CF
1 9 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 12 Buster Posey C
1 13 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 14 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 15 Josh Hamilton CF

Round 2:
2 1 Jose Bautista RF
2 2 Jose Reyes SS
2 3 Carlos Gonzalez LF
2 4 Evan Longoria 3B
2 5 David Wright 3B
2 6 Justin Verlander SP
2 7 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 8 Justin Upton RF
2 9 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 10 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 11 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
2 12 Adam Jones CF
2 13 Matt Holliday LF
2 14 Jason Heyward RF
2 15 Dustin Pedroia 2B

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 Felix Hernandez SP
3 3 Ian Desmond SS
3 4 David Price SP
3 5 Aaron Hill 2B
3 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 7 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 8 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 9 Bryce Harper CF
3 10 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 11 B.J. Upton CF
3 12 Curtis Granderson CF
3 13 Billy Butler DH
3 14 Ben Zobrist RF
3 15 Aramis Ramirez 3B

Round 4:
4 1 Chase Headley 3B
4 2 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 3 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 4 Zack Greinke SP
4 5 Matt Cain SP
4 6 Elvis Andrus SS
4 7 Alex Rios RF
4 8 Joe Mauer C
4 9 Jered Weaver SP
4 10 Jay Bruce RF
4 11 Cole Hamels SP
4 12 Cliff Lee SP
4 13 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 14 Yu Darvish SP
4 15 Gio Gonzalez SP

Round 5:
5 1 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 2 Pablo Sandoval 3B
5 3 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 4 Allen Craig 1B
5 5 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 6 Victor Martinez C
5 7 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 8 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 9 Chris Sale SP
5 10 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 11 Desmond Jennings LF
5 12 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 13 Carlos Santana C
5 14 Yadier Molina C
5 15 Michael Bourn CF

Round 6:
6 1 Corey Hart 1B
6 2 Adam Wainwright SP
6 3 Max Scherzer SP
6 4 Johnny Cueto SP
6 5 Matt Wieters C
6 6 Austin Jackson CF
6 7 Kris Medlen SP
6 8 R.A. Dickey SP
6 9 James Shields SP
6 10 Wilin Rosario C
6 11 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 12 Miguel Montero C
6 13 CC Sabathia SP
6 14 Roy Halladay SP
6 15 Mat Latos SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's another one:

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 Joey Votto 1B
1 8 Matt Kemp CF
1 9 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 10 Buster Posey C
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Prince Fielder 1B
1 13 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 14 Justin Verlander SP
1 15 Adrian Beltre 3B

Round 2:
2 1 Jose Reyes SS
2 2 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 3 Justin Upton RF
2 4 Jose Bautista RF
2 5 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 6 David Wright 3B
2 7 Josh Hamilton CF
2 8 Clayton Kershaw SP
2 9 Evan Longoria 3B
2 10 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 11 David Price SP
2 12 Jason Heyward RF
2 13 Felix Hernandez SP
2 14 Chase Headley 3B
2 15 Dustin Pedroia 2B

Round 3:
3 1 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
3 2 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 3 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 4 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 5 Adam Jones CF
3 6 Bryce Harper CF
3 7 Cole Hamels SP
3 8 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 9 Starlin Castro SS
3 10 Curtis Granderson CF
3 11 Jay Bruce RF
3 12 B.J. Upton CF
3 13 Cliff Lee SP
3 14 Ian Desmond SS
3 15 Paul Goldschmidt 1B

Round 4:
4 1 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 2 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 3 Billy Butler DH
4 4 Matt Holliday LF
4 5 Matt Cain SP
4 6 Ben Zobrist RF
4 7 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 8 Brett Lawrie 3B
4 9 Aaron Hill 2B
4 10 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 11 Zack Greinke SP
4 12 Joe Mauer C
4 13 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 14 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 15 Jered Weaver SP

Round 5:
5 1 Alex Rios RF
5 2 Wilin Rosario C
5 3 Corey Hart 1B
5 4 Allen Craig 1B
5 5 Carlos Santana C
5 6 Yadier Molina C
5 7 Yu Darvish SP
5 8 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 9 Matt Wieters C
5 10 Adam Wainwright SP
5 11 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 12 Elvis Andrus SS
5 13 Michael Bourn CF
5 14 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 15 Chris Sale SP

Round 6:
6 1 Kris Medlen SP
6 2 Victor Martinez C
6 3 Jose Altuve 2B
6 4 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 5 R.A. Dickey SP
6 6 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 7 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 8 Eric Hosmer 1B
6 9 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 10 Max Scherzer SP
6 11 Desmond Jennings LF
6 12 CC Sabathia SP
6 13 Nelson Cruz RF
6 14 Hunter Pence RF
6 15 Asdrubal Cabrera SS

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

One more for the day:

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

Round 2:
2 1 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 2 Jason Heyward RF
2 3 Josh Hamilton CF
2 4 Jose Bautista RF
2 5 Justin Upton RF
2 6 David Wright 3B
2 7 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 8 Buster Posey C
2 9 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
2 10 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 11 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 12 David Price SP
2 13 Jose Reyes SS
2 14 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 15 Dustin Pedroia 2B

Round 3:
3 1 Curtis Granderson CF
3 2 Bryce Harper CF
3 3 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 4 Adam Jones CF
3 5 Matt Cain SP
3 6 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 7 Felix Hernandez SP
3 8 Chase Headley 3B
3 9 R.A. Dickey SP
3 10 Jay Bruce RF
3 11 Starlin Castro SS
3 12 B.J. Upton CF
3 13 Jered Weaver SP
3 14 Billy Butler DH
3 15 Mark Teixeira 1B

Round 4:
4 1 Ben Zobrist RF
4 2 Allen Craig 1B
4 3 Zack Greinke SP
4 4 Cliff Lee SP
4 5 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 6 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 7 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 8 Cole Hamels SP
4 9 Matt Holliday LF
4 10 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 11 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 12 Joe Mauer C
4 13 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 14 Ian Desmond SS
4 15 Aaron Hill 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Chris Sale SP
5 2 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 3 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 4 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 5 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 6 Adam Wainwright SP
5 7 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 8 Kris Medlen SP
5 9 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
5 10 Desmond Jennings LF
5 11 Alex Rios RF
5 12 Carlos Santana C
5 13 Elvis Andrus SS
5 14 Freddie Freeman 1B
5 15 Victor Martinez C

Round 6:
6 1 Mike Napoli 1B
6 2 Max Scherzer SP
6 3 CC Sabathia SP
6 4 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 5 Yu Darvish SP
6 6 Roy Halladay SP
6 7 Matt Wieters C
6 8 Johnny Cueto SP
6 9 James Shields SP
6 10 Yadier Molina C
6 11 Wilin Rosario C
6 12 Mat Latos SP
6 13 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 14 Jonathan Papelbon MR
6 15 Jordan Zimmermann SP

Thoughts?

[Lobbyist999]

3 draft results with Pedroia at 2.15. What are the drafters discounting?

[BK METS]

3 draft results with Pedroia at 2.15. What are the drafters discounting?

He doesnt put up numbers that support a higher pick. Pedroia has Jeter intangibles, but is barely a 20/20 guy with a higher BA. I have had the chance to take him a few times and passed, choosing a 30-40 HR guy or top flight pitcher. I think the upside is just not there.

[Lobbyist999]

3 draft results with Pedroia at 2.15. What are the drafters discounting?

He doesnt put up numbers that support a higher pick. Pedroia has Jeter intangibles, but is barely a 20/20 guy with a higher BA. I have had the chance to take him a few times and passed, choosing a 30-40 HR guy or top flight pitcher. I think the upside is just not there.

Good point, BK.

However, he's a mixed bag. Second half, flashed 30 SB potential. Combine that with an almost assured .300 BA and 600 ABs.

Wondering if last year's injuries are a cause for concern (Oct 2nd piece):

Pedroia did not disclose his injury — when asked what was wrong with him, he deadpanned, “A lot of things” — and manager Bobby Valentine was equally vague, saying only that Pedroia was not available for the game and that he’d “hurt himself in the game.”

Pedroia had tape around his left ring finger, and multiple reports indicated he was expected to undergo x-rays to see if he’d fractured it on a stolen-base attempt on Sunday. MLB.com reported that Pedroia has an avulsion fracture.
If this is it for Pedroia, he’ll finish with a .344 on-base percentage and a .446 slugging percentage, both his lowest marks for a full season. A thumb injury that hampered him for most of the summer seemed to contribute significantly to his diminished production.

Source: http://www.providencejournal.com/sports ... season.ece

I guess some fear he's not as reliable as he once was.

[Chthroop]

One thing that strikes me is that there are players like tulo that don't seem to have fallen as far as I would have expected...

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's get a few more drafts posted for you folks so that you can see what's going on in the first 6 rounds. Here's one to nibble on:

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

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

Round 3:
3 1 B.J. Upton CF
3 2 David Wright 3B
3 3 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 4 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 5 Billy Butler DH
3 6 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 7 Curtis Granderson CF
3 8 Ian Desmond SS
3 9 Cliff Lee SP
3 10 Allen Craig 1B
3 11 Adam Jones CF
3 12 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 13 Matt Cain SP
3 14 Starlin Castro SS
3 15 Yoenis Cespedes CF

Round 4:
4 1 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 2 Chase Headley 3B
4 3 Ben Zobrist RF
4 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 5 Jay Bruce RF
4 6 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 7 Carlos Santana C
4 8 Aaron Hill 2B
4 9 Matt Holliday LF
4 10 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 11 Cole Hamels SP
4 12 Joe Mauer C
4 13 Jered Weaver SP
4 14 R.A. Dickey SP
4 15 Alex Rios RF

Round 5:
5 1 Wilin Rosario C
5 2 Yadier Molina C
5 3 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 4 James Shields SP
5 5 Zack Greinke SP
5 6 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 7 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 8 Chris Sale SP
5 9 Desmond Jennings LF
5 10 Yu Darvish SP
5 11 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 12 Kris Medlen SP
5 13 CC Sabathia SP
5 14 Victor Martinez C
5 15 Max Scherzer SP

Round 6:
6 1 Roy Halladay SP
6 2 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 3 Jason Kipnis 2B
6 4 Johnny Cueto SP
6 5 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 6 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 7 Adam Wainwright SP
6 8 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 9 Elvis Andrus SS
6 10 Will Middlebrooks 3B
6 11 Alex Gordon LF
6 12 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 13 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 14 Jason Motte MR
6 15 Rickie Weeks 2B

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more to chew on today:

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

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

Round 3:
3 1 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 2 David Wright 3B
3 3 David Price SP
3 4 B.J. Upton CF
3 5 Curtis Granderson CF
3 6 Matt Cain SP
3 7 Ian Desmond SS
3 8 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 9 Starlin Castro SS
3 10 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 11 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 12 Felix Hernandez SP
3 13 Chase Headley 3B
3 14 Cole Hamels SP
3 15 Jay Bruce RF

Round 4:
4 1 Billy Butler DH
4 2 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 3 Jered Weaver SP
4 4 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 5 Alex Rios RF
4 6 Ben Zobrist RF
4 7 Cliff Lee SP
4 8 Matt Holliday LF
4 9 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 10 Desmond Jennings LF
4 11 Allen Craig 1B
4 12 Zack Greinke SP
4 13 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 14 Yu Darvish SP
4 15 Aaron Hill 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 2 CC Sabathia SP
5 3 Joe Mauer C
5 4 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 5 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 6 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 7 Carlos Santana C
5 8 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 9 Freddie Freeman 1B
5 10 Jonathan Papelbon MR
5 11 R.A. Dickey SP
5 12 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 13 Yadier Molina C
5 14 Matt Wieters C
5 15 Mark Trumbo LF

Round 6:
6 1 Wilin Rosario C
6 2 Max Scherzer SP
6 3 Chris Sale SP
6 4 Adam Wainwright SP
6 5 Nelson Cruz RF
6 6 Martin Prado LF
6 7 James Shields SP
6 8 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 9 Anthony Rizzo 1B
6 10 Hunter Pence RF
6 11 Mat Latos SP
6 12 Kris Medlen SP
6 13 Alex Gordon LF
6 14 Roy Halladay SP
6 15 Aroldis Chapman MR

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

One more for the day. Enjoy:

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

Round 2:
2 1 Carlos Gonzalez LF
2 2 Evan Longoria 3B
2 3 Jose Bautista RF
2 4 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 5 Buster Posey C
2 6 Jose Reyes SS
2 7 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 8 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 9 Justin Upton RF
2 10 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 11 David Price SP
2 12 David Wright 3B
2 13 Jason Heyward RF
2 14 Adam Jones CF
2 15 Bryce Harper CF

Round 3:
3 1 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 2 Felix Hernandez SP
3 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 4 Ian Desmond SS
3 5 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 6 Chase Headley 3B
3 7 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 8 Starlin Castro SS
3 9 Carlos Santana C
3 10 Billy Butler DH
3 11 Jay Bruce RF
3 12 B.J. Upton CF
3 13 Matt Holliday LF
3 14 Curtis Granderson CF
3 15 Cole Hamels SP

Round 4:
4 1 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 2 Cliff Lee SP
4 3 Matt Cain SP
4 4 Zack Greinke SP
4 5 Ben Zobrist RF
4 6 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 7 R.A. Dickey SP
4 8 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 9 Yu Darvish SP
4 10 Aaron Hill 2B
4 11 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 12 Yoenis Cespedes CF
4 13 Jered Weaver SP
4 14 Joe Mauer C
4 15 Madison Bumgarner SP

Round 5:
5 1 Allen Craig 1B
5 2 Alex Rios RF
5 3 Yadier Molina C
5 4 Matt Wieters C
5 5 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 6 James Shields SP
5 7 Adam Wainwright SP
5 8 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 9 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 10 Chris Sale SP
5 11 Michael Bourn CF
5 12 Jonathan Papelbon MR
5 13 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 14 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 15 Brett Lawrie 3B

Round 6:
6 1 Max Scherzer SP
6 2 Mat Latos SP
6 3 Desmond Jennings LF
6 4 Mike Napoli 1B
6 5 CC Sabathia SP
6 6 Kris Medlen SP
6 7 Brandon Morrow SP
6 8 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 9 Roy Halladay SP
6 10 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 11 Victor Martinez C
6 12 Johnny Cueto SP
6 13 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 14 Jason Motte MR
6 15 Jose Altuve 2B

Thoughts?

[DOUGHBOYS]

It wouldn't totally surprise me to see Bryce Harper be picked in the first round by the time March comes round.
He is making a steady climb. For those that love 'upside', Harper exudes the stuff.

[Greg Ambrosius]

It wouldn't totally surprise me to see Bryce Harper be picked in the first round by the time March comes round.
He is making a steady climb. For those that love 'upside', Harper exudes the stuff.

Yesterday on SiriusXM, Chris Liss of Rotowire.com bet me that by the March NFBC drafts he will go in the Top 20. He GUARANTEED that would happen. I bet against it, but said he'd move up to the 2nd round by then. It looks like he's taken that leap already. Interesting.

[RobG]

The other guy that stands out to me is Giancarlo Stanton. In the early drafts he was going in the middle of the second round and now you see him routinely going in that 12-16 range.

[CALI CARTEL]

Harper will end up having an ADP of less than 24 at the Live Drafts (Top 1.5 rounds of Main, Top 2 rounds of XII). If Hosmer & Lawrie were drawing top 30-32 picks last year come that time, then Harper is going to be in way more demand. One owner was so high on Hosmer last year he took him 17th in a Main draft and a 7th in an XII -- someone is going to go nuts on Harper like that too, except it'll probably be more than one someone.

[Rotties]

Cano at 1-7. Never see that one again.

[Rotties]

The other guy that stands out to me is Giancarlo Stanton. In the early drafts he was going in the middle of the second round and now you see him routinely going in that 12-16 range.

Unless Houdini gets him out of that cesspool don't see any chance he can return 1st round value. Who's even going to pitch to him? I'll give him .270 at best & he's going to need 45 bombs to have a shot at 100 RBI. He's not cracking 100 runs scored in that lineup and he doesn't run. Don't understand all the love in his current surroundings.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's give you two more draft results today to nibble on before tonight's STATS Fantasy Advantage Show:

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 Joey Votto 1B
1 6 Albert Pujols 1B
1 7 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 8 Matt Kemp CF
1 9 Prince Fielder 1B
1 10 Josh Hamilton CF
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 13 Buster Posey C
1 14 Jose Bautista RF
1 15 Troy Tulowitzki SS

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

Round 3:
3 1 David Price SP
3 2 Curtis Granderson CF
3 3 Jason Heyward RF
3 4 Adam Jones CF
3 5 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 6 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 7 Billy Butler DH
3 8 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 9 B.J. Upton CF
3 10 Ian Desmond SS
3 11 Matt Holliday LF
3 12 Chase Headley 3B
3 13 Jay Bruce RF
3 14 Felix Hernandez SP
3 15 Cole Hamels SP

Round 4:
4 1 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 2 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 3 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 4 Starlin Castro SS
4 5 Ben Zobrist RF
4 6 Cliff Lee SP
4 7 Matt Cain SP
4 8 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 9 Joe Mauer C
4 10 Allen Craig 1B
4 11 Zack Greinke SP
4 12 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 13 Jered Weaver SP
4 14 Carlos Santana C
4 15 Victor Martinez C

Round 5:
5 1 Yu Darvish SP
5 2 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 3 Freddie Freeman 1B
5 4 Chris Sale SP
5 5 Aaron Hill 2B
5 6 Kris Medlen SP
5 7 Max Scherzer SP
5 8 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 9 CC Sabathia SP
5 10 Desmond Jennings LF
5 11 James Shields SP
5 12 R.A. Dickey SP
5 13 Adam Wainwright SP
5 14 Wilin Rosario C
5 15 Shin-Soo Choo RF

Round 6:
6 1 Will Middlebrooks 3B
6 2 Brandon Phillips 2B
6 3 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 4 Roy Halladay SP
6 5 Yadier Molina C
6 6 Jonathan Papelbon MR
6 7 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 8 Alex Rios RF
6 9 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 10 Austin Jackson CF
6 11 Matt Wieters C
6 12 Michael Bourn CF
6 13 Jason Motte MR
6 14 Mat Latos SP
6 15 Rafael Soriano MR

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more. Enjoy:

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 Prince Fielder 1B
1 8 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 9 Justin Verlander SP
1 10 Albert Pujols 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 13 Josh Hamilton CF
1 14 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 15 Buster Posey C

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

Round 3:
3 1 Bryce Harper CF
3 2 B.J. Upton CF
3 3 David Price SP
3 4 Starlin Castro SS
3 5 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 6 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 7 Jay Bruce RF
3 8 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 9 Billy Butler DH
3 10 Felix Hernandez SP
3 11 Matt Holliday LF
3 12 Chase Headley 3B
3 13 Matt Cain SP
3 14 Curtis Granderson CF
3 15 Jered Weaver SP

Round 4:
4 1 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 2 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 3 Cole Hamels SP
4 4 Ian Desmond SS
4 5 Ben Zobrist RF
4 6 Zack Greinke SP
4 7 Allen Craig 1B
4 8 Joe Mauer C
4 9 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 10 Cliff Lee SP
4 11 R.A. Dickey SP
4 12 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 13 Carlos Santana C
4 14 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 15 Madison Bumgarner SP

Round 5:
5 1 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 2 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 3 Aaron Hill 2B
5 4 Yu Darvish SP
5 5 Mark Trumbo LF
5 6 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 7 Kris Medlen SP
5 8 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 9 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 10 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 11 James Shields SP
5 12 Alex Rios RF
5 13 Desmond Jennings LF
5 14 Victor Martinez C
5 15 Asdrubal Cabrera SS

Round 6:
6 1 Matt Wieters C
6 2 CC Sabathia SP
6 3 Yadier Molina C
6 4 Chris Sale SP
6 5 Jason Motte MR
6 6 Elvis Andrus SS
6 7 Johnny Cueto SP
6 8 Martin Prado LF
6 9 Alex Gordon LF
6 10 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 11 Will Middlebrooks 3B
6 12 Wilin Rosario C
6 13 Adam Wainwright SP
6 14 Roy Halladay SP
6 15 Max Scherzer SP

Thoughts?

[Daveclum]

The other guy that stands out to me is Giancarlo Stanton. In the early drafts he was going in the middle of the second round and now you see him routinely going in that 12-16 range.

Unless Houdini gets him out of that cesspool don't see any chance he can return 1st round value. Who's even going to pitch to him? I'll give him .270 at best & he's going to need 45 bombs to have a shot at 100 RBI. He's not cracking 100 runs scored in that lineup and he doesn't run. Don't understand all the love in his current surroundings.

Who was protecting Stanton last year?Greg Dobbs,Carlos Lee? If you are winning 7-1 why not give the guy a cookie?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's post a few more recent NFBC draft results so that you can folks can continue to see some of the trends in the early rounds. Enjoy.

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 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Prince Fielder 1B
1 7 Matt Kemp CF
1 8 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 9 Albert Pujols 1B
1 10 Joey Votto 1B
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 13 Justin Verlander SP
1 14 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 15 Buster Posey C

Round 2:
2 1 Evan Longoria 3B
2 2 Adam Jones CF
2 3 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 4 Josh Hamilton CF
2 5 Jose Bautista RF
2 6 Justin Upton RF
2 7 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 8 Felix Hernandez SP
2 9 David Wright 3B
2 10 Jason Heyward RF
2 11 Jose Reyes SS
2 12 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 13 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 14 David Price SP
2 15 Dustin Pedroia 2B

Round 3:
3 1 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 2 Curtis Granderson CF
3 3 Cole Hamels SP
3 4 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
3 5 Bryce Harper CF
3 6 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 7 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 8 B.J. Upton CF
3 9 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 10 Matt Cain SP
3 11 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 12 Chase Headley 3B
3 13 Starlin Castro SS
3 14 Matt Holliday LF
3 15 Jay Bruce RF

Round 4:
4 1 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 2 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 3 Cliff Lee SP
4 4 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 5 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 6 Ben Zobrist RF
4 7 Ian Desmond SS
4 8 Billy Butler DH
4 9 Allen Craig 1B
4 10 Jered Weaver SP
4 11 Zack Greinke SP
4 12 R.A. Dickey SP
4 13 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 14 CC Sabathia SP
4 15 Joe Mauer C

Round 5:
5 1 Yu Darvish SP
5 2 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 3 Aaron Hill 2B
5 4 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 5 James Shields SP
5 6 Chris Sale SP
5 7 Carlos Santana C
5 8 Yadier Molina C
5 9 Kris Medlen SP
5 10 Matt Wieters C
5 11 Alex Rios RF
5 12 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 13 Adam Wainwright SP
5 14 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 15 Desmond Jennings LF

Round 6:
6 1 Max Scherzer SP
6 2 Austin Jackson CF
6 3 Carl Crawford LF
6 4 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 5 Johnny Cueto SP
6 6 David Freese 3B
6 7 Roy Halladay SP
6 8 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 9 Mat Latos SP
6 10 Victor Martinez C
6 11 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 12 Elvis Andrus SS
6 13 Wilin Rosario C
6 14 Matt Moore SP
6 15 Jonathan Papelbon MR

Thoughts?