Early NFBC Draft Results

[Powerslave66]

It's interesting to see people choosing the safety of Cano over the upside of McCutchen/Kemp, if they pass on Braun, me personally, i'll take the 5 category stud over Cano, there's no way he returns top 5 value, even Cargo and the 30/30 chance seems like a reasonable choice , that 4th spot is a killer, my 2 cents.....

[BK METS]

It's interesting to see people choosing the safety of Cano over the upside of McCutchen/Kemp, if they pass on Braun, me personally, i'll take the 5 category stud over Cano, there's no way he returns top 5 value, even Cargo and the 30/30 chance seems like a reasonable choice , that 4th spot is a killer, my 2 cents.....

Cano is a positional pick, as much as anything else. A 300+ batting average and 30/100/100 from a 2B is very rare, even without the SB, which can easily be added in the late rounds.. Plus, without the stud SS in the first round, he is the only legit middle infielder in the top 10. I hear what you are saying with Kemp and Cargo. Problem is Cargo has been injury prone and Kemp is coming off an injury last year. If I see another few seasons like 2011 out of Kemp, I would move him up, otherwise he is #5 or #6 for me. I picked Kemp #6 in tonights DC (Cano went 4, McCutchen 5) I have seen McCutchen go at #4. I don't believe Cargo has gone above 7...

[Gekko]

nice to see mr halladay moving up

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's another Draft Champions League that started after the news about Braun and Biogenesis. Enjoy the results:

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

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

Round 3:
3 1 Felix Hernandez SP
3 2 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 3 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 4 Chase Headley 3B
3 5 Curtis Granderson CF
3 6 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 7 Adam Jones CF
3 8 Starlin Castro SS
3 9 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 10 B.J. Upton CF
3 11 Cole Hamels SP
3 12 Billy Butler DH
3 13 Matt Cain SP
3 14 Allen Craig 1B
3 15 Ian Desmond SS

Round 4:
4 1 Ben Zobrist RF
4 2 Shin-Soo Choo RF
4 3 Jay Bruce RF
4 4 Zack Greinke SP
4 5 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 6 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 7 Jered Weaver SP
4 8 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 9 Matt Holliday LF
4 10 Cliff Lee SP
4 11 Yu Darvish SP
4 12 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 13 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 14 Aaron Hill 2B
4 15 Brett Lawrie 3B

Round 5:
5 1 Pablo Sandoval 3B
5 2 Adam Wainwright SP
5 3 Carlos Santana C
5 4 Joe Mauer C
5 5 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 6 Chris Sale SP
5 7 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 8 Gio Gonzalez SP
5 9 Victor Martinez C
5 10 Yadier Molina C
5 11 Alex Rios RF
5 12 Max Scherzer SP
5 13 Wilin Rosario C
5 14 Desmond Jennings LF
5 15 Matt Wieters C

Round 6:
6 1 Mark Teixeira 1B
6 2 Elvis Andrus SS
6 3 Corey Hart 1B
6 4 Jose Altuve 2B
6 5 Jason Motte MR
6 6 James Shields SP
6 7 Kris Medlen SP
6 8 Austin Jackson CF
6 9 R.A. Dickey SP
6 10 CC Sabathia SP
6 11 Johnny Cueto SP
6 12 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 13 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 14 Mark Trumbo LF
6 15 Alex Gordon LF

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more draft result to chew on for the day:

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

Round 2:
2 1 Josh Hamilton CF
2 2 Justin Upton RF
2 3 Bryce Harper CF
2 4 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 5 Buster Posey C
2 6 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 7 Evan Longoria 3B
2 8 David Price SP
2 9 David Wright 3B
2 10 Jose Reyes SS
2 11 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 12 Adam Jones CF
2 13 Starlin Castro SS
2 14 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 15 Edwin Encarnacion 1B

Round 3:
3 1 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 2 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 3 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 4 Jose Bautista RF
3 5 Curtis Granderson CF
3 6 Cole Hamels SP
3 7 Jason Heyward RF
3 8 Ian Desmond SS
3 9 Allen Craig 1B
3 10 B.J. Upton CF
3 11 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 12 Billy Butler DH
3 13 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 14 Cliff Lee SP
3 15 Felix Hernandez SP

Round 4:
4 1 Jay Bruce RF
4 2 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 3 Zack Greinke SP
4 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 5 Chase Headley 3B
4 6 Jason Kipnis 2B
4 7 Ben Zobrist RF
4 8 Matt Cain SP
4 9 Jered Weaver SP
4 10 Matt Holliday LF
4 11 Yu Darvish SP
4 12 Joe Mauer C
4 13 Carlos Santana C
4 14 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 15 Chris Sale SP

Round 5:
5 1 Aaron Hill 2B
5 2 Shin-Soo Choo RF
5 3 Wilin Rosario C
5 4 James Shields SP
5 5 Gio Gonzalez SP
5 6 Max Scherzer SP
5 7 Matt Wieters C
5 8 Yadier Molina C
5 9 CC Sabathia SP
5 10 Adam Wainwright SP
5 11 Melky Cabrera LF
5 12 Alex Rios RF
5 13 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 14 Kris Medlen SP
5 15 R.A. Dickey SP

Round 6:
6 1 Jimmy Rollins SS
6 2 Elvis Andrus SS
6 3 Roy Halladay SP
6 4 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 5 Jose Altuve 2B
6 6 Victor Martinez C
6 7 Salvador Perez C
6 8 Martin Prado LF
6 9 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 10 Jonathan Papelbon MR
6 11 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 12 Mark Teixeira 1B
6 13 Anthony Rizzo 1B
6 14 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 15 Asdrubal Cabrera SS

Thoughts?

[converge241]

Felix almost to the fourth based on the latest news, interesting.

[Wolfpac]

Harper continues to climb up the rankings and is currently going about 10th among OF, I currently have him 12th, but maybe i'm undervaluing him. Also he his definitely trending up, so that begs the question will he break the top 8 or 9 amongst OF's come main event time?

[Gekko]

FYI - If Austin Jackson runs more (as it is NOW being reported), he has the best chance to put up first round numbers out of any player not going in the first 5 rounds. remember the name Austin Jackson on draft day

[Navel Lint]

Felix almost to the fourth based on the latest news, interesting.

Why will I not be surprised to read these words..... "Getting 2010 Cy Young Award winners King Felix in the fourth round and Roy Halladay in the sixth was the key to my pitching staff" .......sometime this October.

[RobG]

FYI - If Austin Jackson runs more (as it is NOW being reported), he has the best chance to put up first round numbers out of any player not going in the first 5 rounds. remember the name Austin Jackson on draft day

Noted

[Gekko]

Per Rotoworld...Roy Halladay cited a previously unknown lower back injury as the source for eventual shoulder issues. Totally changed his training program this offseason.

This guy will go from 7th rounder to 3rd rounder in a heartbeat. All u owners getting him in the 5th or later are getting STEALS.

[Glenneration X]

Per Rotoworld...Roy Halladay cited a previously unknown lower back injury as the source for eventual shoulder issues. Totally changed his training program this offseason.

This guy will go from 7th rounder to 3rd rounder in a heartbeat. All u owners getting him in the 5th or later are getting STEALS.

Note to self: Gekko sees further regression from Halladay this season.

[DOUGHBOYS]

Per Rotoworld...Roy Halladay cited a previously unknown lower back injury as the source for eventual shoulder issues. Totally changed his training program this offseason.

This guy will go from 7th rounder to 3rd rounder in a heartbeat. All u owners getting him in the 5th or later are getting STEALS.

Note to self: Gekko sees further regression from Halladay this season.

He has drafted in every league, probably against everybody reading this.
And they're all shaking their heads and rolling eyes, knowing he didn't take Jackson or Halladay even after they were 'falling'.
Pretty tough to carry off when signing up for so many leagues

[Gekko]

He has drafted in every league, probably against everybody reading this.
And they're all shaking their heads and rolling eyes, knowing he didn't take Jackson or Halladay even after they were 'falling'.
Pretty tough to carry off when signing up for so many leagues

I just took A.Jackson in the 5th and R.Halladay in the 6th, so there

[DOUGHBOYS]

I just took A.Jackson in the 5th and R.Halladay in the 6th, so there

[Glenneration X]

I just took A.Jackson in the 5th and R.Halladay in the 6th, so there

With 60 drafts under your belt already, it's actually a wise investment to make one of 'em a decoy.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's get back to recent draft results and see where Ryan Braun has been going:

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 Matt Kemp CF
1 6 Albert Pujols 1B
1 7 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 8 Prince Fielder 1B
1 9 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 10 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 11 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 12 Joey Votto 1B
1 13 Justin Upton RF
1 14 Justin Verlander SP
1 15 Troy Tulowitzki SS

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

Round 3:
3 1 Starlin Castro SS
3 2 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 3 Jason Heyward RF
3 4 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 5 David Price SP
3 6 Matt Holliday LF
3 7 Felix Hernandez SP
3 8 Jay Bruce RF
3 9 Cliff Lee SP
3 10 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 11 Chase Headley 3B
3 12 B.J. Upton CF
3 13 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 14 Matt Cain SP
3 15 Cole Hamels SP

Round 4:
4 1 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 2 Curtis Granderson CF
4 3 Zack Greinke SP
4 4 Desmond Jennings LF
4 5 Billy Butler DH
4 6 Yu Darvish SP
4 7 Allen Craig 1B
4 8 Jered Weaver SP
4 9 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 10 Victor Martinez C
4 11 Ian Desmond SS
4 12 Yadier Molina C
4 13 Ben Zobrist RF
4 14 Aaron Hill 2B
4 15 Joe Mauer C

Round 5:
5 1 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 2 Carlos Santana C
5 3 Jimmy Rollins SS
5 4 Freddie Freeman 1B
5 5 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 6 Chris Sale SP
5 7 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 8 Elvis Andrus SS
5 9 Wilin Rosario C
5 10 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 11 Adam Wainwright SP
5 12 Salvador Perez C
5 13 Pablo Sandoval 3B
5 14 CC Sabathia SP
5 15 James Shields SP

Round 6:
6 1 Matt Wieters C
6 2 Jonathan Papelbon MR
6 3 Mat Latos SP
6 4 Kris Medlen SP
6 5 R.A. Dickey SP
6 6 Will Middlebrooks 3B
6 7 Alex Rios RF
6 8 Roy Halladay SP
6 9 Max Scherzer SP
6 10 Gio Gonzalez SP
6 11 Alex Gordon LF
6 12 Johnny Cueto SP
6 13 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 14 Matt Moore SP
6 15 Shin-Soo Choo RF

Thoughts?

[ALL-IN JD]

I think Braun went too high!!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's get back to the results:

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

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

Round 3:
3 1 Cole Hamels SP
3 2 David Price SP
3 3 Bryce Harper CF
3 4 Aaron Hill 2B
3 5 Felix Hernandez SP
3 6 Starlin Castro SS
3 7 Curtis Granderson CF
3 8 Ian Kinsler 2B
3 9 Aramis Ramirez 3B
3 10 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 11 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 12 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 13 Chase Headley 3B
3 14 B.J. Upton CF
3 15 Matt Cain SP

Round 4:
4 1 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 2 Billy Butler DH
4 3 Jay Bruce RF
4 4 Allen Craig 1B
4 5 Mark Teixeira 1B
4 6 Ben Zobrist RF
4 7 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
4 8 Ian Desmond SS
4 9 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 10 Zack Greinke SP
4 11 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 12 Jered Weaver SP
4 13 Cliff Lee SP
4 14 Yadier Molina C
4 15 Jonathan Papelbon MR

Round 5:
5 1 Carlos Santana C
5 2 Gio Gonzalez SP
5 3 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 4 Alex Rios RF
5 5 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 6 Yu Darvish SP
5 7 Adam Wainwright SP
5 8 CC Sabathia SP
5 9 Joe Mauer C
5 10 Desmond Jennings LF
5 11 R.A. Dickey SP
5 12 Kris Medlen SP
5 13 Chris Sale SP
5 14 Matt Wieters C
5 15 Shin-Soo Choo RF

Round 6:
6 1 Max Scherzer SP
6 2 Victor Martinez C
6 3 Michael Bourn CF
6 4 Brett Lawrie 3B
6 5 Yovani Gallardo SP
6 6 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
6 7 Anthony Rizzo 1B
6 8 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 9 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 10 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 11 Alex Gordon LF
6 12 Elvis Andrus SS
6 13 Jose Altuve 2B
6 14 Martin Prado LF
6 15 James Shields SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, one more for the day. Enjoy:

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

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

Round 3:
3 1 Curtis Granderson CF
3 2 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3 3 Yoenis Cespedes CF
3 4 Jason Heyward RF
3 5 Adam Jones CF
3 6 Cole Hamels SP
3 7 Jay Bruce RF
3 8 Chase Headley 3B
3 9 Felix Hernandez SP
3 10 Starlin Castro SS
3 11 Zack Greinke SP
3 12 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 13 Matt Holliday LF
3 14 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
3 15 Craig Kimbrel MR

Round 4:
4 1 Joe Mauer C
4 2 Matt Cain SP
4 3 Ben Zobrist RF
4 4 Ian Desmond SS
4 5 Yu Darvish SP
4 6 Allen Craig 1B
4 7 Billy Butler DH
4 8 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 9 Mark Teixeira 1B
4 10 Brandon Phillips 2B
4 11 Gio Gonzalez SP
4 12 Cliff Lee SP
4 13 B.J. Upton CF
4 14 Jimmy Rollins SS
4 15 Aaron Hill 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Adam Wainwright SP
5 2 Madison Bumgarner SP
5 3 Chris Sale SP
5 4 Brett Lawrie 3B
5 5 Yadier Molina C
5 6 Victor Martinez C
5 7 Matt Wieters C
5 8 Jered Weaver SP
5 9 Jason Kipnis 2B
5 10 CC Sabathia SP
5 11 Carlos Santana C
5 12 Wilin Rosario C
5 13 Yovani Gallardo SP
5 14 Desmond Jennings LF
5 15 Eric Hosmer 1B

Round 6:
6 1 Austin Jackson CF
6 2 Shin-Soo Choo RF
6 3 Martin Prado LF
6 4 Pablo Sandoval 3B
6 5 Freddie Freeman 1B
6 6 R.A. Dickey SP
6 7 Roy Halladay SP
6 8 Alex Rios RF
6 9 Max Scherzer SP
6 10 Shane Victorino CF
6 11 Michael Bourn CF
6 12 Anthony Rizzo 1B
6 13 Kris Medlen SP
6 14 Mat Latos SP
6 15 Ike Davis 1B

Thoughts?

[Wolfpac]

The two players with a real wide range in the 1st three rounds seems to be Adrian Gonzalez and Felix Hernandez they both seem to have a 10-14 pick variance from as high as 24 to as low as 38

[Greg Ambrosius]

The two players with a real wide range in the 1st three rounds seems to be Adrian Gonzalez and Felix Hernandez they both seem to have a 10-14 pick variance from as high as 24 to as low as 38

After the news of his sore elbow, Felix Hernandez dropped in NFBC drafts. His ADP has been around 35 for much of this drafting season, but after that news came out he went 38th, 39th, 40th and 50th in the most recent draft. He also went 43rd in Tuesday night's LABR Mixed League 15-team draft. The concern about the number of Innings Pitched the last 4-5 years is creeping in with King Felix.

[swampass]

ive noticed a real uptick in catchers being taken. for a while you would maybe see a v-mart in that 5th or 6th round. now we are seeing more catchers pop up into rounds 5 and 6. molina, salvador perez, and rosario are some names im noticing. could be pricey for a position that takes such a beating.


actually that seems to be a lie. some of these guys have been there for a while. i guess i was just ignoring them til now

[Gekko]

folks...RED ALERT@%!%!@%@%

'Hyun-Jin Ryu struggled to make it through a conditioning workout Thursday in Dodgers camp, according to beat writer Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times.'

Have you ever known this story to end well for a player? Nope. AVOID at all costs

[swampass]

this maybe a silly question.. but will mike trout fall in the draft with reports that he is weighing in at 240 pounds? there are reports out there that he has 6 burger lunches/dinners. he is a young guy so i think we can hope he drops some weight during the spring, but the larger question is: did this guy work out at all during the offseason? or did he just enjoy being on the cover of magazines and being told repeatedly that he is the greatest thing since sliced bread?