2014 Early Season Draft Results

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, let's get back to the early season draft results now that I'm back in the home base. Here we go:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Robinson Cano 2B
1 6 Adam Jones CF
1 7 Chris Davis 1B
1 8 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 9 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 10 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 11 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 12 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 13 Prince Fielder 1B
1 14 Yu Darvish SP
1 15 Ryan Braun RF

Round 2:
2 1 Joey Votto 1B
2 2 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 3 Carlos Gomez CF
2 4 Evan Longoria 3B
2 5 Bryce Harper LF
2 6 Yasiel Puig RF
2 7 Max Scherzer SP
2 8 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 9 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 10 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 11 David Wright 3B
2 12 Jean Segura SS
2 13 Adam Wainwright SP
2 14 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 15 Jose Fernandez SP

Round 3:
3 1 Jay Bruce RF
3 2 Giancarlo Stanton RF
3 3 Matt Carpenter 2B
3 4 Matt Kemp CF
3 5 Ian Desmond SS
3 6 Madison Bumgarner SP
3 7 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 8 Jose Reyes SS
3 9 Buster Posey C
3 10 Alex Rios RF
3 11 Cliff Lee SP
3 12 Felix Hernandez SP
3 13 Chris Sale SP
3 14 Jose Bautista RF
3 15 Albert Pujols 1B

Round 4:
4 1 Justin Verlander SP
4 2 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 3 Shin-Soo Choo CF
4 4 David Price SP
4 5 Eric Hosmer 1B
4 6 Josh Donaldson 3B
4 7 Justin Upton LF
4 8 Hunter Pence RF
4 9 Matt Holliday LF
4 10 Pedro Alvarez 3B
4 11 Zack Greinke SP
4 12 Mark Trumbo 1B
4 13 Elvis Andrus SS
4 14 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
4 15 Yadier Molina C

Round 5:
5 1 Allen Craig 1B
5 2 Cole Hamels SP
5 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
5 4 Ian Kinsler 2B
5 5 Starling Marte LF
5 6 Ben Zobrist 2B
5 7 Wilin Rosario C
5 8 Wil Myers RF
5 9 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 10 Domonic Brown LF
5 11 Joe Mauer C
5 12 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 13 Kenley Jansen MR
5 14 Hisashi Iwakuma SP
5 15 Carlos Santana C

Round 6:
6 1 Brandon Phillips 2B
6 2 Salvador Perez C
6 3 Carlos Beltran RF
6 4 Josh Hamilton RF
6 5 Greg Holland MR
6 6 J.J. Hardy SS
6 7 Jonathan Lucroy C
6 8 Brian McCann C
6 9 Billy Hamilton CF
6 10 Mat Latos SP
6 11 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 12 Alex Gordon LF
6 13 Jason Heyward RF
6 14 Joe Nathan MR
6 15 Michael Wacha SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's do a few more tonight before I go rake the roof:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 6 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 7 Adam Jones CF
1 8 Chris Davis 1B
1 9 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 10 Bryce Harper LF
1 11 Joey Votto 1B
1 12 Ryan Braun RF
1 13 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
1 14 Yu Darvish SP
1 15 Robinson Cano 2B

Round 2:
2 1 Prince Fielder 1B
2 2 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 3 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 4 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 5 Carlos Gomez CF
2 6 Evan Longoria 3B
2 7 Yasiel Puig RF
2 8 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 9 Max Scherzer SP
2 10 David Wright 3B
2 11 Justin Upton LF
2 12 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 13 Buster Posey C
2 14 Jean Segura SS
2 15 Giancarlo Stanton RF

Round 3:
3 1 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 2 Jose Fernandez SP
3 3 Jose Reyes SS
3 4 Ian Desmond SS
3 5 Felix Hernandez SP
3 6 Alex Rios RF
3 7 Mark Trumbo 1B
3 8 Hunter Pence RF
3 9 Jay Bruce RF
3 10 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 11 Adam Wainwright SP
3 12 Madison Bumgarner SP
3 13 Cliff Lee SP
3 14 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 15 Chris Sale SP

Round 4:
4 1 Matt Kemp CF
4 2 Eric Hosmer 1B
4 3 Jose Bautista RF
4 4 Shin-Soo Choo CF
4 5 Zack Greinke SP
4 6 Starling Marte LF
4 7 David Price SP
4 8 Ian Kinsler 2B
4 9 Everth Cabrera SS
4 10 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
4 11 Elvis Andrus SS
4 12 Matt Holliday LF
4 13 Albert Pujols 1B
4 14 Billy Hamilton CF
4 15 Allen Craig 1B

Round 5:
5 1 Carlos Santana C
5 2 Josh Donaldson 3B
5 3 Justin Verlander SP
5 4 Joe Mauer C
5 5 Wilin Rosario C
5 6 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 7 Brian McCann C
5 8 Kenley Jansen MR
5 9 Cole Hamels SP
5 10 Jose Abreu 1B
5 11 Matt Carpenter 2B
5 12 Yadier Molina C
5 13 Wil Myers RF
5 14 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
5 15 Alex Gordon LF

Round 6:
6 1 Jonathan Lucroy C
6 2 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 3 Greg Holland MR
6 4 Salvador Perez C
6 5 Anibal Sanchez SP
6 6 David Ortiz DH
6 7 Matt Wieters C
6 8 Ben Zobrist 2B
6 9 Trevor Rosenthal MR
6 10 Jose Altuve 2B
6 11 Koji Uehara MR
6 12 Jayson Werth RF
6 13 Joe Nathan MR
6 14 Glen Perkins MR
6 15 Josh Hamilton RF

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

One more for tonight:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 4 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 5 Chris Davis 1B
1 6 Adam Jones CF
1 7 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 8 Robinson Cano 2B
1 9 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 10 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 11 Bryce Harper LF
1 12 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 13 Ryan Braun RF
1 14 Prince Fielder 1B
1 15 Troy Tulowitzki SS

Round 2:
2 1 Yu Darvish SP
2 2 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 3 David Wright 3B
2 4 Joey Votto 1B
2 5 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 6 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 7 Yasiel Puig RF
2 8 Carlos Gomez CF
2 9 Jean Segura SS
2 10 Evan Longoria 3B
2 11 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 12 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 13 Jay Bruce RF
2 14 Craig Kimbrel MR
2 15 Buster Posey C

Round 3:
3 1 Alex Rios RF
3 2 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 3 Ian Desmond SS
3 4 Jose Reyes SS
3 5 Max Scherzer SP
3 6 Albert Pujols 1B
3 7 Giancarlo Stanton RF
3 8 Elvis Andrus SS
3 9 Jose Fernandez SP
3 10 Justin Upton LF
3 11 Adam Wainwright SP
3 12 Jose Bautista RF
3 13 Cliff Lee SP
3 14 Matt Holliday LF
3 15 Chris Sale SP

Round 4:
4 1 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 2 Felix Hernandez SP
4 3 Hunter Pence RF
4 4 Justin Verlander SP
4 5 Shin-Soo Choo CF
4 6 Matt Kemp CF
4 7 Aroldis Chapman MR
4 8 Joe Mauer C
4 9 Cole Hamels SP
4 10 Carlos Santana C
4 11 Starling Marte LF
4 12 Kenley Jansen MR
4 13 David Price SP
4 14 Eric Hosmer 1B
4 15 Zack Greinke SP

Round 5:
5 1 Matt Carpenter 2B
5 2 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 3 Josh Donaldson 3B
5 4 Wilin Rosario C
5 5 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
5 6 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 7 Allen Craig 1B
5 8 Brian McCann C
5 9 Pedro Alvarez 3B
5 10 Ian Kinsler 2B
5 11 Greg Holland MR
5 12 Wil Myers RF
5 13 Anibal Sanchez SP
5 14 Mark Trumbo 1B
5 15 Yadier Molina C

Round 6:
6 1 Jonathan Lucroy C
6 2 Everth Cabrera SS
6 3 David Ortiz DH
6 4 Ben Zobrist 2B
6 5 Billy Hamilton CF
6 6 Jose Abreu 1B
6 7 Jedd Gyorko 2B
6 8 Joe Nathan MR
6 9 Salvador Perez C
6 10 Jayson Werth RF
6 11 Josh Hamilton RF
6 12 Carlos Beltran RF
6 13 Jason Heyward RF
6 14 Michael Cuddyer RF
6 15 Jordan Zimmermann SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's get back to the results as I've fallen behind the incredible pace we've set in the DC Leagues. Here's a few more to start the day:

NFBC Draft Champions Leagues
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 6 Ryan Braun RF
1 7 Adam Jones CF
1 8 Robinson Cano 2B
1 9 Chris Davis 1B
1 10 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 11 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 12 Prince Fielder 1B
1 13 Bryce Harper LF
1 14 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 15 Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Round 2:
2 1 David Wright 3B
2 2 Joey Votto 1B
2 3 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 5 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 6 Yu Darvish SP
2 7 Carlos Gomez CF
2 8 Adam Wainwright SP
2 9 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 10 Evan Longoria 3B
2 11 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 12 Yasiel Puig RF
2 13 Jean Segura SS
2 14 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 15 Max Scherzer SP

Round 3:
3 1 Buster Posey C
3 2 Alex Rios RF
3 3 Matt Kemp CF
3 4 Jose Reyes SS
3 5 Jay Bruce RF
3 6 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 7 Justin Upton LF
3 8 Jose Bautista RF
3 9 Jose Fernandez SP
3 10 Felix Hernandez SP
3 11 Ian Desmond SS
3 12 Shin-Soo Choo CF
3 13 Allen Craig 1B
3 14 Cliff Lee SP
3 15 Hunter Pence RF

Round 4:
4 1 Chris Sale SP
4 2 Eric Hosmer 1B
4 3 Starling Marte LF
4 4 Albert Pujols 1B
4 5 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 6 Matt Holliday LF
4 7 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 8 Matt Carpenter 2B
4 9 Elvis Andrus SS
4 10 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
4 11 Mark Trumbo 1B
4 12 Justin Verlander SP
4 13 Ian Kinsler 2B
4 14 Aroldis Chapman MR
4 15 Ben Zobrist 2B

Round 5:
5 1 David Price SP
5 2 Kenley Jansen MR
5 3 Cole Hamels SP
5 4 Billy Hamilton CF
5 5 Greg Holland MR
5 6 Joe Mauer C
5 7 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
5 8 Wil Myers RF
5 9 Zack Greinke SP
5 10 Yadier Molina C
5 11 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 12 Jason Heyward RF
5 13 Jonathan Lucroy C
5 14 Josh Donaldson 3B
5 15 Wilin Rosario C

Round 6:
6 1 Koji Uehara MR
6 2 Brandon Phillips 2B
6 3 Carlos Santana C
6 4 Everth Cabrera SS
6 5 Josh Hamilton RF
6 6 Michael Wacha SP
6 7 Salvador Perez C
6 8 Trevor Rosenthal MR
6 9 Matt Wieters C
6 10 Brian McCann C
6 11 Joe Nathan MR
6 12 Pedro Alvarez 3B
6 13 Kyle Seager 3B
6 14 Jose Altuve 2B
6 15 Martin Prado 3B

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's another one that started in the last week:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 5 Chris Davis 1B
1 6 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 7 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 8 Bryce Harper LF
1 9 Ryan Braun RF
1 10 Adam Jones CF
1 11 Yu Darvish SP
1 12 Robinson Cano 2B
1 13 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
1 14 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 15 Carlos Gonzalez LF

Round 2:
2 1 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 2 Prince Fielder 1B
2 3 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 4 Joey Votto 1B
2 5 Jose Fernandez SP
2 6 Carlos Gomez CF
2 7 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 8 Yasiel Puig RF
2 9 Max Scherzer SP
2 10 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 11 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 12 Evan Longoria 3B
2 13 Ian Desmond SS
2 14 Jose Reyes SS
2 15 Justin Upton LF

Round 3:
3 1 David Wright 3B
3 2 Jay Bruce RF
3 3 Adam Wainwright SP
3 4 Alex Rios RF
3 5 Jean Segura SS
3 6 Matt Kemp CF
3 7 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 8 Chris Sale SP
3 9 Jose Bautista RF
3 10 Elvis Andrus SS
3 11 Greg Holland MR
3 12 Shin-Soo Choo CF
3 13 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 14 Buster Posey C
3 15 Giancarlo Stanton RF

Round 4:
4 1 Albert Pujols 1B
4 2 Eric Hosmer 1B
4 3 Cliff Lee SP
4 4 Felix Hernandez SP
4 5 Trevor Rosenthal MR
4 6 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 7 Kenley Jansen MR
4 8 Aroldis Chapman MR
4 9 Hunter Pence RF
4 10 Mark Trumbo 1B
4 11 Zack Greinke SP
4 12 Carlos Santana C
4 13 Matt Carpenter 2B
4 14 David Price SP
4 15 Adrian Gonzalez 1B

Round 5:
5 1 Wil Myers RF
5 2 Allen Craig 1B
5 3 Matt Holliday LF
5 4 Wilin Rosario C
5 5 Ian Kinsler 2B
5 6 Cole Hamels SP
5 7 Starling Marte LF
5 8 Billy Hamilton CF
5 9 Josh Hamilton RF
5 10 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
5 11 Justin Verlander SP
5 12 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 13 Josh Donaldson 3B
5 14 James Shields SP
5 15 Pedro Alvarez 3B

Round 6:
6 1 Anibal Sanchez SP
6 2 Joe Nathan MR
6 3 Yadier Molina C
6 4 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 5 Michael Wacha SP
6 6 Brandon Phillips 2B
6 7 Hisashi Iwakuma SP
6 8 Jose Abreu 1B
6 9 Brian McCann C
6 10 Joe Mauer C
6 11 Everth Cabrera SS
6 12 Homer Bailey SP
6 13 Jonathan Lucroy C
6 14 Carlos Beltran RF
6 15 Jason Heyward RF

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

And one more to start the day:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 2 Mike Trout CF
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 6 Ryan Braun RF
1 7 Robinson Cano 2B
1 8 Chris Davis 1B
1 9 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 10 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 11 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 12 Adam Jones CF
1 13 Bryce Harper LF
1 14 Prince Fielder 1B
1 15 Adrian Beltre 3B

Round 2:
2 1 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 2 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 3 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 4 Joey Votto 1B
2 5 Carlos Gomez CF
2 6 Evan Longoria 3B
2 7 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 8 Yu Darvish SP
2 9 David Wright 3B
2 10 Jay Bruce RF
2 11 Yasiel Puig RF
2 12 Justin Upton LF
2 13 Jose Fernandez SP
2 14 Jean Segura SS
2 15 Max Scherzer SP

Round 3:
3 1 Freddie Freeman 1B
3 2 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 3 Ian Desmond SS
3 4 Jose Reyes SS
3 5 Jose Bautista RF
3 6 Alex Rios RF
3 7 Shin-Soo Choo CF
3 8 Adam Wainwright SP
3 9 Albert Pujols 1B
3 10 Matt Kemp CF
3 11 Cliff Lee SP
3 12 Matt Holliday LF
3 13 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
3 14 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 15 Craig Kimbrel MR

Round 4:
4 1 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 2 Starling Marte LF
4 3 Elvis Andrus SS
4 4 Felix Hernandez SP
4 5 Joe Mauer C
4 6 Buster Posey C
4 7 Chris Sale SP
4 8 Eric Hosmer 1B
4 9 David Price SP
4 10 Hunter Pence RF
4 11 Aroldis Chapman MR
4 12 Justin Verlander SP
4 13 Zack Greinke SP
4 14 Yoenis Cespedes LF
4 15 Kenley Jansen MR

Round 5:
5 1 Cole Hamels SP
5 2 Yadier Molina C
5 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
5 4 Matt Carpenter 2B
5 5 Mark Trumbo 1B
5 6 Wilin Rosario C
5 7 Carlos Santana C
5 8 Josh Donaldson 3B
5 9 Allen Craig 1B
5 10 Billy Hamilton CF
5 11 Pedro Alvarez 3B
5 12 Ian Kinsler 2B
5 13 Jonathan Lucroy C
5 14 Wil Myers RF
5 15 Jordan Zimmermann SP

Round 6:
6 1 Everth Cabrera SS
6 2 David Ortiz DH
6 3 Salvador Perez C
6 4 Brian McCann C
6 5 Hisashi Iwakuma SP
6 6 Josh Hamilton RF
6 7 Alex Gordon LF
6 8 Jason Heyward RF
6 9 Anthony Rizzo 1B
6 10 Ben Zobrist 2B
6 11 Anibal Sanchez SP
6 12 Matt Wieters C
6 13 Masahiro Tanaka SP
6 14 Jose Abreu 1B
6 15 Carlos Beltran RF

Thoughts?

[Yah Mule]

Greg, is free agent Cuban OF Rusney Castillo in the draft pool? I see an R. Castillo listed as an OF for Miami. Just wanted to know if that's him and you guys assigned him a team like you did with Tanaka or if we should draft a placeholder.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg, is free agent Cuban OF Rusney Castillo in the draft pool? I see an R. Castillo listed as an OF for Miami. Just wanted to know if that's him and you guys assigned him a team like you did with Tanaka or if we should draft a placeholder.

I believe that is him. Draft him that way.

[the icon]

Here's another one, that's a little different than the other ones:

Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 3 Chris Davis 1B
1 4 Bryce Harper LF
1 5 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 6 Jose Fernandez SP
1 7 Billy Hamilton CF
1 8 Giancarlo Stanton RF
1 9 Jason Kipnis 2B
1 10 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 11 Stephen Strasburg SP
1 12 Freddie Freeman 1B
1 13 Yu Darvish SP
1 14 Craig Kimbrel MR
1 15 Max Scherzer SP

Round 2:
2 1 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 2 Carlos Gonzalez LF
2 3 Chris Sale SP
2 4 Eric Hosmer 1B
2 5 Gerrit Cole SP
2 6 Hanley Ramirez SS
2 7 Ian Desmond SS
2 8 Jean Segura SS
2 9 Kenley Jansen MR
2 10 Madison Bumgarner SP
2 11 Michael Wacha SP
2 12 Starling Marte LF
2 13 Wil Myers RF
2 14 Wilin Rosario C
2 15 Yasiel Puig RF

Round 3:
3 1 Alex Cobb SP
3 2 Aroldis Chapman MR
3 3 Carlos Gomez CF
3 4 David Price SP
3 5 Greg Holland MR
3 6 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3 7 Josh Donaldson 3B
3 8 Julio Teheran SP
3 9 Koji Uehara MR
3 10 Kyle Seager 3B
3 11 Mark Trumbo 1B
3 12 Matt Carpenter 2B
3 13 Matt Moore SP
3 14 Salvador Perez C
3 15 Trevor Rosenthal MR

Round 4:
4 1 Adam Jones CF
4 2 Allen Craig 1B
4 3 Andrelton Simmons SS
4 4 Carlos Santana C
4 5 Danny Salazar SP
4 6 Elvis Andrus SS
4 7 Evan Longoria 3B
4 8 Everth Cabrera SS
4 9 Joey Votto 1B
4 10 Jose Altuve 2B
4 11 Kris Medlen SP
4 12 Masahiro Tanaka SP
4 13 Mike Minor SP
4 14 Ryan Braun RF
4 15 Shelby Miller SP

Round 5:
5 1 Andrew Cashner SP
5 2 Brandon Belt 1B
5 3 Buster Posey C
5 4 Dustin Pedroia 2B
5 5 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
5 6 Hisashi Iwakuma SP
5 7 Jarrod Parker SP
5 8 Jedd Gyorko 2B
5 9 Jordan Zimmermann SP
5 10 Matt Adams 1B
5 11 Pedro Alvarez 3B
5 12 Sonny Gray MR
5 13 Tony Cingrani SP
5 14 Troy Tulowitzki SS
5 15 Zack Wheeler SP

Round 6:
6 1 Adam Wainwright SP
6 2 Addison Reed MR
6 3 Daniel Murphy 2B
6 4 David Wright 3B
6 5 Desmond Jennings CF
6 6 Domonic Brown LF
6 7 Ernesto Frieri MR
6 8 Homer Bailey SP
6 9 Jason Heyward RF
6 10 Jonathan Lucroy C
6 11 Jose Reyes SS
6 12 Manny Machado 3B
6 13 Mat Latos SP
6 14 Robinson Cano 2B
6 15 Steve Cishek MR

Thoughts? If this was a dynasty league I could see this.

(p.s., Within the same round, picks for Rounds 2-6 are listed alphabetically to protect the innocent. )

[Captain Hook]

Greg, is free agent Cuban OF Rusney Castillo in the draft pool? I see an R. Castillo listed as an OF for Miami. Just wanted to know if that's him and you guys assigned him a team like you did with Tanaka or if we should draft a placeholder.

I believe that is him. Draft him that way.

I don't think Castillo is even eligible to be signed by an MLB team since he hasn't established residence outside Cuba yet

[Ando]

Greg, is free agent Cuban OF Rusney Castillo in the draft pool? I see an R. Castillo listed as an OF for Miami. Just wanted to know if that's him and you guys assigned him a team like you did with Tanaka or if we should draft a placeholder.

I believe that is him. Draft him that way.

I don't think Castillo is even eligible to be signed by an MLB team since he hasn't established residence outside Cuba yet

Can still be drafted in DC's, however. Just like Tanaka in early drafts before he was officially posted.

[Captain Hook]

Can still be drafted in DC's, however. Just like Tanaka in early drafts before he was officially posted.

Perhaps but that doesn't make him the one on MIA ... Is he even listed or would you have to us a Placeholder?

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have over 60 NFBC Draft Champions Leagues started, which is an amazing total since we're not even into February yet. You folks are loving the DC format and so are we. Let's keep it going and get fully prepared before the live drafts in late March.

Okay, to help you out we'll try to catch up today with some more draft results. I'm falling behind here. Let's do it with a handful this morning:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 2 Mike Trout CF
1 3 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 4 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 5 Robinson Cano 2B
1 6 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 7 Adam Jones CF
1 8 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 9 Ryan Braun RF
1 10 Prince Fielder 1B
1 11 Chris Davis 1B
1 12 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 13 Joey Votto 1B
1 14 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 15 Troy Tulowitzki SS

Round 2:
2 1 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 2 Bryce Harper LF
2 3 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 4 Adam Wainwright SP
2 5 Yu Darvish SP
2 6 Evan Longoria 3B
2 7 Yasiel Puig RF
2 8 David Wright 3B
2 9 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 10 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 11 Jose Reyes SS
2 12 Carlos Gomez CF
2 13 Giancarlo Stanton RF
2 14 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 15 Justin Upton LF

Round 3:
3 1 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 2 Ian Desmond SS
3 3 Jean Segura SS
3 4 Alex Rios RF
3 5 Felix Hernandez SP
3 6 Jose Fernandez SP
3 7 Madison Bumgarner SP
3 8 Hunter Pence RF
3 9 Jay Bruce RF
3 10 Max Scherzer SP
3 11 Buster Posey C
3 12 Jose Bautista RF
3 13 Cliff Lee SP
3 14 Chris Sale SP
3 15 Eric Hosmer 1B

Round 4:
4 1 Matt Kemp CF
4 2 Justin Verlander SP
4 3 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 4 Shin-Soo Choo CF
4 5 Jason Heyward RF
4 6 Albert Pujols 1B
4 7 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
4 8 Matt Holliday LF
4 9 Matt Carpenter 2B
4 10 Allen Craig 1B
4 11 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 12 Joe Mauer C
4 13 David Price SP
4 14 Zack Greinke SP
4 15 Kenley Jansen MR

Round 5:
5 1 Starling Marte LF
5 2 Carlos Santana C
5 3 Ian Kinsler 2B
5 4 Yadier Molina C
5 5 Mark Trumbo 1B
5 6 Wilin Rosario C
5 7 Greg Holland MR
5 8 Brian McCann C
5 9 Michael Wacha SP
5 10 Cole Hamels SP
5 11 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 12 Pedro Alvarez 3B
5 13 Wil Myers RF
5 14 Kyle Seager 3B
5 15 Elvis Andrus SS

Round 6:
6 1 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 2 Salvador Perez C
6 3 Aroldis Chapman MR
6 4 David Ortiz DH
6 5 Shelby Miller SP
6 6 Billy Hamilton CF
6 7 Everth Cabrera SS
6 8 Koji Uehara MR
6 9 Josh Donaldson 3B
6 10 Trevor Rosenthal MR
6 11 Matt Cain SP
6 12 Ben Zobrist 2B
6 13 Carlos Beltran RF
6 14 Jonathan Lucroy C
6 15 Mike Minor SP

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's another one:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Chris Davis 1B
1 5 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 6 Adam Jones CF
1 7 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 8 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 9 Robinson Cano 2B
1 10 Ryan Braun RF
1 11 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 12 Bryce Harper LF
1 13 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 14 Prince Fielder 1B
1 15 Adrian Beltre 3B

Round 2:
2 1 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 2 Joey Votto 1B
2 3 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 4 Evan Longoria 3B
2 5 Yu Darvish SP
2 6 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 7 Jay Bruce RF
2 8 Carlos Gomez CF
2 9 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 10 Yasiel Puig RF
2 11 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 12 Jean Segura SS
2 13 David Wright 3B
2 14 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 15 Chris Sale SP

Round 3:
3 1 Jose Reyes SS
3 2 Justin Upton LF
3 3 Ian Desmond SS
3 4 Adam Wainwright SP
3 5 Alex Rios RF
3 6 Max Scherzer SP
3 7 Giancarlo Stanton RF
3 8 Jose Fernandez SP
3 9 Cliff Lee SP
3 10 Jose Bautista RF
3 11 Felix Hernandez SP
3 12 Albert Pujols 1B
3 13 Matt Carpenter 2B
3 14 Hunter Pence RF
3 15 Buster Posey C

Round 4:
4 1 Justin Verlander SP
4 2 Matt Holliday LF
4 3 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 4 Matt Kemp CF
4 5 Craig Kimbrel MR
4 6 Zack Greinke SP
4 7 Shin-Soo Choo CF
4 8 Joe Mauer C
4 9 Eric Hosmer 1B D
4 10 Aroldis Chapman MR
4 11 David Price SP
4 12 Yoenis Cespedes LF
4 13 Carlos Santana C
4 14 Elvis Andrus SS
4 15 Cole Hamels SP

Round 5:
5 1 Mark Trumbo 1B
5 2 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 3 Kenley Jansen MR
5 4 Brian McCann C
5 5 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
5 6 Allen Craig 1B
5 7 Wil Myers RF
5 8 Pedro Alvarez 3B
5 9 Jason Heyward RF
5 10 Anibal Sanchez SP
5 11 Billy Hamilton CF
5 12 Greg Holland MR
5 13 David Ortiz DH
5 14 Starling Marte LF
5 15 Josh Hamilton RF

Round 6:
6 1 Alex Gordon LF
6 2 Everth Cabrera SS
6 3 Jayson Werth RF
6 4 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 5 Josh Donaldson 3B
6 6 Wilin Rosario C
6 7 Gerrit Cole SP
6 8 Trevor Rosenthal MR
6 9 Yadier Molina C D
6 10 Ian Kinsler 2B
6 11 Ben Zobrist 2B
6 12 Jose Altuve 2B
6 13 Salvador Perez C
6 14 Jonathan Lucroy C
6 15 Matt Wieters C

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's one more to start the morning:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 6 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 7 Chris Davis 1B
1 8 Ryan Braun RF
1 9 Adam Jones CF
1 10 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 11 Prince Fielder 1B
1 12 Robinson Cano 2B
1 13 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 14 Bryce Harper LF
1 15 David Wright 3B

Round 2:
2 1 Yu Darvish SP
2 2 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 3 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 5 Carlos Gomez CF
2 6 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 7 Joey Votto 1B
2 8 Yasiel Puig RF
2 9 Shin-Soo Choo CF
2 10 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 11 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 12 Evan Longoria 3B
2 13 Jay Bruce RF
2 14 Alex Rios RF
2 15 Hunter Pence RF

Round 3:
3 1 Ian Desmond SS
3 2 Matt Carpenter 2B
3 3 Max Scherzer SP
3 4 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 5 Matt Kemp CF
3 6 Giancarlo Stanton RF
3 7 Justin Upton LF
3 8 Jean Segura SS
3 9 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 10 Jose Fernandez SP
3 11 Cliff Lee SP
3 12 Jose Reyes SS
3 13 Albert Pujols 1B
3 14 Adam Wainwright SP
3 15 Madison Bumgarner SP

Round 4:
4 1 Chris Sale SP
4 2 Felix Hernandez SP
4 3 Matt Holliday LF
4 4 Jose Bautista RF
4 5 David Price SP
4 6 Mark Trumbo 1B
4 7 Eric Hosmer 1B
4 8 Buster Posey C
4 9 Elvis Andrus SS
4 10 Justin Verlander SP
4 11 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 12 Aroldis Chapman MR
4 13 Ian Kinsler 2B
4 14 Zack Greinke SP
4 15 Allen Craig 1B

Round 5:
5 1 Kris Medlen SP
5 2 Carlos Santana C
5 3 Starling Marte LF
5 4 Yadier Molina C
5 5 Wil Myers RF
5 6 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 7 Cole Hamels SP
5 8 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 9 Wilin Rosario C
5 10 Carlos Beltran RF
5 11 Joe Mauer C
5 12 Kenley Jansen MR
5 13 Jonathan Lucroy C
5 14 Anthony Rizzo 1B
5 15 Jason Heyward RF

Round 6:
6 1 Alex Gordon LF
6 2 Brian McCann C
6 3 Salvador Perez C
6 4 Greg Holland MR
6 5 Pedro Alvarez 3B
6 6 Hisashi Iwakuma SP
6 7 David Ortiz DH
6 8 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 9 Josh Hamilton RF
6 10 Billy Hamilton CF
6 11 Mike Napoli 1B
6 12 Brandon Phillips 2B
6 13 Josh Donaldson 3B
6 14 Everth Cabrera SS
6 15 Matt Wieters C

Thoughts?

[Roger Dorn]

Here's one more to start the morning:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 6 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 7 Chris Davis 1B
1 8 Ryan Braun RF
1 9 Adam Jones CF
1 10 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 11 Prince Fielder 1B
1 12 Robinson Cano 2B
1 13 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 14 Bryce Harper LF
1 15 David Wright 3B

Round 2:
2 1 Yu Darvish SP
2 2 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 3 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 4 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 5 Carlos Gomez CF
2 6 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 7 Joey Votto 1B
2 8 Yasiel Puig RF
2 9 Shin-Soo Choo CF
2 10 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 11 Stephen Strasburg SP
2 12 Evan Longoria 3B
2 13 Jay Bruce RF
2 14 Alex Rios RF
2 15 Hunter Pence RF

Round 3:
3 1 Ian Desmond SS
3 2 Matt Carpenter 2B
3 3 Max Scherzer SP
3 4 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 5 Matt Kemp CF
3 6 Giancarlo Stanton RF
3 7 Justin Upton LF
3 8 Jean Segura SS
3 9 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 10 Jose Fernandez SP
3 11 Cliff Lee SP
3 12 Jose Reyes SS
3 13 Albert Pujols 1B
3 14 Adam Wainwright SP
3 15 Madison Bumgarner SP

Round 4:
4 1 Chris Sale SP
4 2 Felix Hernandez SP
4 3 Matt Holliday LF
4 4 Jose Bautista RF
4 5 David Price SP
4 6 Mark Trumbo 1B
4 7 Eric Hosmer 1B
4 8 Buster Posey C
4 9 Elvis Andrus SS
4 10 Justin Verlander SP
4 11 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 12 Aroldis Chapman MR
4 13 Ian Kinsler 2B
4 14 Zack Greinke SP
4 15 Allen Craig 1B

Round 5:
5 1 Kris Medlen SP
5 2 Carlos Santana C
5 3 Starling Marte LF
5 4 Yadier Molina C
5 5 Wil Myers RF
5 6 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 7 Cole Hamels SP
5 8 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 9 Wilin Rosario C
5 10 Carlos Beltran RF
5 11 Joe Mauer C
5 12 Kenley Jansen MR
5 13 Jonathan Lucroy C
5 14 Anthony Rizzo 1B
5 15 Jason Heyward RF

Round 6:
6 1 Alex Gordon LF
6 2 Brian McCann C
6 3 Salvador Perez C
6 4 Greg Holland MR
6 5 Pedro Alvarez 3B
6 6 Hisashi Iwakuma SP
6 7 David Ortiz DH
6 8 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 9 Josh Hamilton RF
6 10 Billy Hamilton CF
6 11 Mike Napoli 1B
6 12 Brandon Phillips 2B
6 13 Josh Donaldson 3B
6 14 Everth Cabrera SS
6 15 Matt Wieters C

Thoughts?

Medlen could be fine this year...but at 61st? Would've been there at the end of rd 5 and likely the 7/8 turn.

[DOUGHBOYS]

He/she doesn't get a pick at the end of five and his next turn is 6/7. He took the 'likely' out of the equation.
If liking a player on a corner, sometimes it's what has to be done.

[Roger Dorn]

He/she doesn't get a pick at the end of five and his next turn is 6/7. He took the 'likely' out of the equation.
If liking a player on a corner, sometimes it's what has to be done.

Indeed, I misread the board.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's end the day with two more draft results since I'm so far behind (and I doubt my car starts when I leave work ):

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Chris Davis 1B
1 6 Bryce Harper LF
1 7 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 8 Ryan Braun RF
1 9 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 10 Robinson Cano 2B
1 11 Adam Jones CF
1 12 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 13 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 14 Jason Kipnis 2B
1 15 Yu Darvish SP

Round 2:
2 1 Max Scherzer SP
2 2 Freddie Freeman 1B
2 3 Yasiel Puig RF
2 4 Troy Tulowitzki SS
2 5 Prince Fielder 1B
2 6 Joey Votto 1B
2 7 Evan Longoria 3B
2 8 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 9 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 10 David Wright 3B
2 11 Carlos Gomez CF
2 12 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 13 Jean Segura SS
2 14 Ian Desmond SS
2 15 Jay Bruce RF

Round 3:
3 1 Jose Reyes SS
3 2 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 3 Adam Wainwright SP
3 4 Elvis Andrus SS
3 5 Alex Rios RF
3 6 Giancarlo Stanton RF
3 7 Jose Fernandez SP
3 8 Justin Upton LF
3 9 Shin-Soo Choo CF
3 10 Matt Carpenter 2B
3 11 Cliff Lee SP
3 12 Matt Kemp CF
3 13 Jose Bautista RF
3 14 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 15 Eric Hosmer 1B

Round 4:
4 1 Hunter Pence RF
4 2 Starling Marte LF
4 3 Billy Hamilton CF
4 4 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 5 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 6 Buster Posey C
4 7 Allen Craig 1B
4 8 Chris Sale SP
4 9 Felix Hernandez SP
4 10 Justin Verlander SP
4 11 Matt Holliday LF
4 12 David Price SP
4 13 Wilin Rosario C
4 14 Albert Pujols 1B
4 15 Ian Kinsler 2B

Round 5:
5 1 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 2 Josh Hamilton RF
5 3 Zack Greinke SP
5 4 Kenley Jansen MR
5 5 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 6 Jedd Gyorko 2B
5 7 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 8 Cole Hamels SP
5 9 Mark Trumbo 1B
5 10 Josh Donaldson 3B
5 11 Ben Zobrist 2B
5 12 Joe Mauer C
5 13 Greg Holland MR
5 14 Pedro Alvarez 3B
5 15 Carlos Santana C

Round 6:
6 1 Everth Cabrera SS
6 2 Jason Heyward RF
6 3 Yadier Molina C
6 4 Trevor Rosenthal MR
6 5 Anibal Sanchez SP
6 6 Wil Myers RF
6 7 Salvador Perez C
6 8 Jonathan Lucroy C
6 9 Alex Gordon LF
6 10 Starlin Castro SS
6 11 David Ortiz DH
6 12 Sergio Romo MR
6 13 Carlos Beltran RF
6 14 Jose Altuve 2B
6 15 Anthony Rizzo 1B

Thoughts?

[Greg Ambrosius]

One more:

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Chris Davis 1B
1 6 Adam Jones CF
1 7 Carlos Gonzalez LF
1 8 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
1 9 Clayton Kershaw SP
1 10 Hanley Ramirez SS
1 11 Ryan Braun RF
1 12 Bryce Harper LF
1 13 Robinson Cano 2B
1 14 Troy Tulowitzki SS
1 15 Yu Darvish SP

Round 2:
2 1 Max Scherzer SP
2 2 Adrian Beltre 3B
2 3 Jason Kipnis 2B
2 4 Edwin Encarnacion 1B
2 5 Yasiel Puig RF
2 6 Dustin Pedroia 2B
2 7 Evan Longoria 3B
2 8 Carlos Gomez CF
2 9 Joey Votto 1B
2 10 Jean Segura SS
2 11 Prince Fielder 1B
2 12 David Wright 3B
2 13 Ian Desmond SS
2 14 Felix Hernandez SP
2 15 Adam Wainwright SP

Round 3:
3 1 Giancarlo Stanton RF
3 2 Buster Posey C
3 3 Shin-Soo Choo CF
3 4 Freddie Freeman 1B
3 5 Jose Reyes SS
3 6 Jose Fernandez SP
3 7 Jose Bautista RF
3 8 Alex Rios RF
3 9 Stephen Strasburg SP
3 10 Jay Bruce RF
3 11 Chris Sale SP
3 12 Albert Pujols 1B
3 13 Craig Kimbrel MR
3 14 Matt Holliday LF
3 15 Allen Craig 1B

Round 4:
4 1 Matt Kemp CF
4 2 Hunter Pence RF
4 3 Ian Kinsler 2B
4 4 Justin Upton LF
4 5 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 6 Eric Hosmer 1B
4 7 Justin Verlander SP
4 8 Cliff Lee SP
4 9 Madison Bumgarner SP
4 10 Joe Mauer C
4 11 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
4 12 Elvis Andrus SS
4 13 Matt Carpenter 2B
4 14 David Price SP
4 15 Cole Hamels SP

Round 5:
5 1 Everth Cabrera SS
5 2 David Ortiz DH
5 3 Billy Hamilton CF
5 4 Zack Greinke SP
5 5 Aroldis Chapman MR
5 6 Starling Marte LF
5 7 Carlos Santana C
5 8 Mark Trumbo 1B
5 9 Jose Abreu 1B
5 10 Wilin Rosario C
5 11 Wil Myers RF
5 12 Kenley Jansen MR
5 13 Salvador Perez C
5 14 Yadier Molina C
5 15 Greg Holland MR

Round 6:
6 1 Trevor Rosenthal MR
6 2 Jonathan Lucroy C
6 3 Ben Zobrist 2B
6 4 Josh Donaldson 3B
6 5 Matt Cain SP
6 6 Yoenis Cespedes LF
6 7 Masahiro Tanaka SP
6 8 Anibal Sanchez SP
6 9 Jordan Zimmermann SP
6 10 Michael Wacha SP
6 11 Josh Hamilton RF
6 12 Alex Gordon LF
6 13 Hisashi Iwakuma SP
6 14 Jayson Werth RF
6 15 Jason Heyward RF

Thoughts?

[Deadheadz]

Let's end the day with two more draft results since I'm so far behind (and I doubt my car starts when I leave work ):

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Chris Davis 1B
1 6 Bryce Harper LF

Harper at 6th overall?

I think we just discovered the identity of Anonymous:
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, welcome to the NFBC.

[BK METS]

Let's end the day with two more draft results since I'm so far behind (and I doubt my car starts when I leave work ):

NFBC Draft Champions League
Round 1:
1 1 Mike Trout CF
1 2 Miguel Cabrera 1B
1 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
1 4 Andrew McCutchen CF
1 5 Chris Davis 1B
1 6 Bryce Harper LF

Harper at 6th overall?

I think we just discovered the identity of Anonymous:
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, welcome to the NFBC.

Bryce Harper is a 1st round pick in the predominant amount of early NFBC leagues. Last year, he rose from being a 2nd round pick, in early DCs, to as high as 4th overall in some main event leagues. He has the upside to warrant a high pick. Really no shock at 6, if someone really wants him. I have already drafted him in the first round of a few DCs and would gladly take him again.

[Deadheadz]

I thought the majority of high stakes champions were preaching how the first round is for proven production not upside.

[BK METS]

I thought the majority of high stakes champions were preaching how the first round is for proven production not upside.

Not sure who is preaching that... wasn't me. Doesn't mean I am right. Just means I like high upside.

[Gekko]

Harper could blow the doors off anyone's projection for him. Something like 40/30 with a .295 avg. could be #1 pick overall entering 2015