20 Team Mixed League writeup!

This is long overdue, as this draft occurred 2 days before opening day. I like playing in deep leagues, and I tried on a couple of occasions to join a 20 team league. This one actually drafted, so here we are. This is a standard categories 5×5 league, but obviously it goes pretty deep. It’s quite a bit of fun looking at people who don’t necessarily play everyday to see where they can help you none the less. In the next couple of days we should see my last write up (for the keeper league I started and plan on running far into the future) and also I will talk about the first week (extended though it may be) in all of my leagues (it’s going pretty well at the moment).

Round: 1
(1) Team BALCO – Albert Pujols 1B
(2) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Hanley Ramirez SS
(3) Maryland Bigmen – Carl Crawford LF
(4) Team Yoakum – Evan Longoria 3B
(5) Winnemucca WTF’s – Joey Votto 1B
(6) Let Him Smoke – Ryan Braun LF
(7) NowWhat BogHogs – David Wright 3B
(8) Team Moody – Adrian Gonzalez 1B
(9) Team Picot – Robinson Cano 2B
(10) An Uproar of Penguins – Miguel Cabrera 1B
(11) Philly Fireballers 2 – Carlos Gonzalez LF
(12) A Favor House Atlantic – Troy Tulowitzki SS
(13) Who’s your Padre? – Matt Holliday LF
(14) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Roy Halladay SP
(15) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Tim Lincecum SP
(16) Team Sackett – Felix Hernandez SP
(17) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Alex Rodriguez 3B
(18) Slider Speed Chin Music – Ryan Zimmerman 3B
(19) Nearly Perfect Wood – Matt Kemp CF
(20) Team DeJesus – Mark Teixeira 1B

I wanted to address the shallow 3b position, so I took David Wright a touch early (was hoping Longoria would fall). I feel alright about this, his average should be solid along with the nice steals and home runs. I like Tulo at 12, and really like Miggy at 10. I conversely hate Gonzalez at 8 and Teixeira pretty much anywhere before 40. I know he’ll never fall that far, but I think he’s overrated.
Round: 2
(21) Team DeJesus – Jon Lester SP
(22) Nearly Perfect Wood – Nelson Cruz RF
(23) Slider Speed Chin Music – Josh Hamilton CF
(24) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Dustin Pedroia 2B
(25) Team Sackett – Kevin Youkilis 1B
(26) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Prince Fielder 1B
(27) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Cliff Lee SP
(28) Who’s your Padre? – Shin-Soo Choo RF
(29) A Favor House Atlantic – Ryan Howard 1B
(30) Philly Fireballers 2 – Joe Mauer C
(31) An Uproar of Penguins – Justin Upton RF
(32) Team Picot – CC Sabathia SP
(33) Team Moody – Ian Kinsler 2B
(34) NowWhat BogHogs – Dan Uggla 2B
(35) Let Him Smoke – Andrew McCutchen CF
(36) Winnemucca WTF’s – Jose Reyes SS
(37) Team Yoakum – Adam Dunn 1B
(38) Maryland Bigmen – Jose Bautista 3B
(39) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Victor Martinez C
(40) Team BALCO – Justin Verlander SP

At this point I saw Uggla here and decided to make a play at power. I c0uld have taken a look at McCutchen and strongly considered Dunn, but I thought Uggla would be slightly safer from an average perspective. I can’t fault Mauer at 30, but you’ll never see me with him as my catcher considering what else is available in the area of the draft that he’s going. Verlander at 40 strikes me as good value. I don’t like Reyes, and I feel like I talk about that no matter where he goes in a given draft. This value might be fine, but I wouldn’t take the chance.
Round: 3
(41) Team BALCO – Ubaldo Jimenez SP
(42) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Tommy Hanson SP
(43) Maryland Bigmen – Chris Carpenter SP
(44) Team Yoakum – Buster Posey C
(45) Winnemucca WTF’s – Brian McCann C
(46) Let Him Smoke – Adrian Beltre 3B
(47) NowWhat BogHogs – Dan Haren SP
(48) Team Moody – Andre Ethier RF
(49) Team Picot – Clayton Kershaw SP
(50) An Uproar of Penguins – Jayson Werth RF
(51) Philly Fireballers 2 – Ichiro Suzuki RF
(52) A Favor House Atlantic – Jason Heyward RF
(53) Who’s your Padre? – Brandon Phillips 2B
(54) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Alex Rios CF
(55) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Jacoby Ellsbury CF
(56) Team Sackett – Michael Young 3B
(57) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Carlos Santana C
(58) Slider Speed Chin Music – Hunter Pence RF
(59) Nearly Perfect Wood – Mike Stanton RF
(60) Team DeJesus – Brian Wilson RP

Everyone who has ever drafted with me and or read my work knows I love Dan Haren being the anchor of my staff (given the choice, 11 times out of 10 I’d take him over Ubaldo). Low whip, High k’s and I don’t sweat wins too much (though getting that win last night because he pitched an inning of relief was a nice bonus). I like the value of Ichiro at 51, and honestly Werth at 50 as well. I don’t like the Michael Young pick, or more accurately I don’t like the idea of him as my 3B when I could have Casey McGehee a round later.
Round: 4
(61) Team DeJesus – Rickie Weeks 2B
(62) Nearly Perfect Wood – Jay Bruce RF
(63) Slider Speed Chin Music – Cole Hamels SP
(64) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Yovani Gallardo SP
(65) Team Sackett – Justin Morneau 1B
(66) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Derek Jeter SS
(67) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Chase Utley 2B
(68) Who’s your Padre? – Josh Johnson SP
(69) A Favor House Atlantic – Mat Latos SP
(70) Philly Fireballers 2 – Jimmy Rollins SS
(71) An Uproar of Penguins – Roy Oswalt SP
(72) Team Picot – Aramis Ramirez 3B
(73) Team Moody – Elvis Andrus SS
(74) NowWhat BogHogs – Shane Victorino CF
(75) Let Him Smoke – B.J. Upton CF
(76) Winnemucca WTF’s – Casey McGehee 3B
(77) Team Yoakum – Matt Cain SP
(78) Maryland Bigmen – Kendry Morales 1B
(79) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Chris Young CF
(80) Team BALCO – Paul Konerko 1B

I started to think that maybe it would be nice to grab an OF, considering how deep the league runs along with the fact that across the league there are 100 of slots. It gets ugly later. I would avoid Jimmy Rollins under most scenarios, and Chase Utley under all of them. Some nice arms went in this round, and Konerko is good value if he comes close to what he did last year.
Round: 5
(81) Team BALCO – Curtis Granderson CF
(82) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Jered Weaver SP
(83) Maryland Bigmen – David Price SP
(84) Team Yoakum – Ben Zobrist 2B
(85) Winnemucca WTF’s – Martin Prado 2B
(86) Let Him Smoke – Zack Greinke SP
(87) NowWhat BogHogs – Joakim Soria RP
(88) Team Moody – Michael Bourn CF
(89) Team Picot – Heath Bell RP
(90) An Uproar of Penguins – Billy Butler 1B
(91) Philly Fireballers 2 – Mariano Rivera RP
(92) A Favor House Atlantic – Francisco Liriano SP
(93) Who’s your Padre? – Alexei Ramirez SS
(94) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Corey Hart RF
(95) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Carlos Marmol RP
(96) Team Sackett – Delmon Young LF
(97) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Stephen Drew SS
(98) Slider Speed Chin Music – Ted Lilly SP
(99) Nearly Perfect Wood – Colby Rasmus CF
(100) Team DeJesus – Pedro Alvarez 3B

What can I say here? I felt like I would need a top closer, and I like Soria more than Bell (believe him to be less of a trade risk as well). I would have liked Bourn’s speed, but I felt saves were a more pressing need. Alexi Ramirez is nice here, and I like all of the closers going here considering Brian Wilson went at the end of Round 3. Lilly is good here too (I don’t worry too much about his first few starts).
Round: 6
(101) Team DeJesus – Clay Buchholz SP
(102) Nearly Perfect Wood – Drew Stubbs CF
(103) Slider Speed Chin Music – Kelly Johnson 2B
(104) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Max Scherzer SP
(105) Team Sackett – Mike Napoli C
(106) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Pablo Sandoval 3B
(107) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Wandy Rodriguez SP
(108) Who’s your Padre? – Gordon Beckham 2B
(109) A Favor House Atlantic – Aaron Hill 2B
(110) Philly Fireballers 2 – Chad Billingsley SP
(111) An Uproar of Penguins – Jonathan Papelbon RP
(112) Team Picot – Brett Gardner CF
(113) Team Moody – Tim Hudson SP
(114) NowWhat BogHogs – Juan Pierre LF
(115) Let Him Smoke – Francisco Rodriguez RP
(116) Winnemucca WTF’s – Carlos Quentin RF
(117) Team Yoakum – Torii Hunter CF
(118) Maryland Bigmen – Adam Lind DH
(119) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – David Ortiz DH
(120) Team BALCO – Aubrey Huff 1B

Round: 7
(121) Team BALCO – Mark Reynolds 3B
(122) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Adam Jones CF
(123) Maryland Bigmen – Chone Figgins 2B
(124) Team Yoakum – Ian Desmond SS
(125) Winnemucca WTF’s – Nick Markakis RF
(126) Let Him Smoke – Shaun Marcum SP
(127) NowWhat BogHogs – Joe Nathan RP
(128) Team Moody – Brett Anderson SP
(129) Team Picot – Matt Garza SP
(130) An Uproar of Penguins – J.J. Putz RP
(131) Philly Fireballers 2 – Jonathan Sanchez SP
(132) A Favor House Atlantic – Neftali Feliz RP
(133) Who’s your Padre? – Geovany Soto C
(134) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Jonathan Broxton RP
(135) Panda’s  40 Pounds – John Danks SP
(136) Team Sackett – Bobby Abreu RF
(137) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Rajai Davis CF
(138) Slider Speed Chin Music – Hiroki Kuroda SP
(139) Nearly Perfect Wood – Adam LaRoche 1B
(140) Team DeJesus – Vernon Wells CF

Round: 8
(141) Team DeJesus – Carlos Pena 1B
(142) Nearly Perfect Wood – Daniel Hudson SP
(143) Slider Speed Chin Music – Chris Perez RP
(144) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Nick Swisher RF
(145) Team Sackett – Angel Pagan CF
(146) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Howard Kendrick 2B
(147) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Rafael Furcal SS
(148) Who’s your Padre? – Derrek Lee 1B
(149) A Favor House Atlantic – Miguel Montero C
(150) Philly Fireballers 2 – Brian Roberts 2B
(151) An Uproar of Penguins – Carlos Lee LF
(152) Team Picot – Ian Stewart 3B
(153) Team Moody – Josh Beckett SP
(154) NowWhat BogHogs – Starlin Castro SS
(155) Let Him Smoke – Vladimir Guerrero DH
(156) Winnemucca WTF’s – Gaby Sanchez 1B
(157) Team Yoakum – Colby Lewis SP
(158) Maryland Bigmen – Erick Aybar SS
(159) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Huston Street RP
(160) Team BALCO – John Axford RP

These rounds saw me taking Pierre because I figured he’s the next best thing after Bourn, solidifying my saves with Nathan and grabbing some average and probably runs with Castro. I wanted Montero at 154, but I didn’t get him. As you can see pickings are getting slim already, with Ian Stewart making it into round 8. Gardner is not someone I like for steals, because speed guys shouldn’t hurt your batting average. Vlad is nice, but I don’t like drafting people without position eligibility if I can avoid it. Nick Swisher sucks. No analysis here really, he just sucks.
Round: 9
(161) Team BALCO – Jose Valverde RP
(162) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Andrew Bailey RP
(163) Maryland Bigmen – Grady Sizemore CF
(164) Team Yoakum – Brett Myers SP
(165) Winnemucca WTF’s – Phil Hughes SP
(166) Let Him Smoke – Jeremy Hellickson SP
(167) NowWhat BogHogs – Ryan Dempster SP
(168) Team Moody – Travis Snider LF
(169) Team Picot – Brandon Morrow SP
(170) An Uproar of Penguins – Ryan Franklin RP
(171) Philly Fireballers 2 – Andres Torres CF
(172) A Favor House Atlantic – Alcides Escobar SS
(173) Who’s your Padre? – Madison Bumgarner SP
(174) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Jhoulys Chacin SP
(175) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Francisco Cordero RP
(176) Team Sackett – Neil Walker 2B
(177) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Matt Thornton RP
(178) Slider Speed Chin Music – Matt Wieters C
(179) Nearly Perfect Wood – Mitch Moreland 1B
(180) Team DeJesus – Jason Bay LF

Round: 10
(181) Team DeJesus – Trevor Cahill SP
(182) Nearly Perfect Wood – Sean Rodriguez 2B
(183) Slider Speed Chin Music – Ike Davis 1B
(184) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – C.J. Wilson SP
(185) Team Sackett – Ricky Nolasco SP
(186) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Michael Cuddyer RF
(187) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Johnny Cueto SP
(188) Who’s your Padre? – Edwin Encarnacion 3B
(189) A Favor House Atlantic – Carlos Beltran CF
(190) Philly Fireballers 2 – Manny Ramirez LF
(191) An Uproar of Penguins – Placido Polanco 3B
(192) Team Picot – Lance Berkman 1B
(193) Team Moody – Raul Ibanez LF
(194) NowWhat BogHogs – James Loney 1B
(195) Let Him Smoke – Chase Headley 3B
(196) Winnemucca WTF’s – Austin Jackson CF
(197) Team Yoakum – Jaime Garcia SP
(198) Maryland Bigmen – Denard Span CF
(199) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Asdrubal Cabrera SS
(200) Team BALCO – Yunel Escobar SS

Round: 11
(201) Team BALCO – Brian Matusz SP
(202) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Jordan Zimmermann SP
(203) Maryland Bigmen – Kurt Suzuki C
(204) Team Yoakum – Ryan Raburn LF
(205) Winnemucca WTF’s – Ricky Romero SP
(206) Let Him Smoke – Tsuyoshi Nishioka 2B
(207) NowWhat BogHogs – Ian Kennedy SP
(208) Team Moody – Brad Lidge RP
(209) Team Picot – Luke Scott DH
(210) An Uproar of Penguins – Drew Storen RP
(211) Philly Fireballers 2 – Freddie Freeman 1B
(212) A Favor House Atlantic – David Freese 3B
(213) Who’s your Padre? – Edinson Volquez SP
(214) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Jose Lopez 3B
(215) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Chris Coghlan LF
(216) Team Sackett – Craig Kimbrel RP
(217) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Ty Wigginton 3B
(218) Slider Speed Chin Music – Dexter Fowler CF
(219) Nearly Perfect Wood – Frank Francisco RP
(220) Team DeJesus – Brandon Lyon RP

I like Dempster’s K’s, particularly when I try to build some whip protection into my early picks, and I generally will go for K guys to round out my staff. Usually even when they are off and allowing runs, the Dempsters of the world tend to give you solid K numbers. James Loney was taken because I needed a first baseman. Ian Kennedy was taken because Jordan Zimmerman went a few picks earlier. I like Neil Walker where he went. I would not take Brad Lidge before anyone who is getting saves right now, even someone like whip killing Fransisco Cordero.
Round: 12
(221) Team DeJesus – Jason Kubel RF
(222) Nearly Perfect Wood – Kevin Gregg RP
(223) Slider Speed Chin Music – Leo Nunez RP
(224) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Tyler Colvin RF
(225) Team Sackett – Jim Thome DH
(226) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Garrett Jones 1B
(227) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Hideki Matsui DH
(228) Who’s your Padre? – James Shields SP
(229) A Favor House Atlantic – Franklin Gutierrez CF
(230) Philly Fireballers 2 – Gio Gonzalez SP
(231) An Uproar of Penguins – Jair Jurrjens SP
(232) Team Picot – Bronson Arroyo SP
(233) Team Moody – Joel Hanrahan RP
(234) NowWhat BogHogs – Coco Crisp CF
(235) Let Him Smoke – Johnny Damon LF
(236) Winnemucca WTF’s – Jose Tabata LF
(237) Team Yoakum – Travis Wood SP
(238) Maryland Bigmen – Hong-Chih Kuo RP
(239) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Anibal Sanchez SP
(240) Team BALCO – Juan Uribe 2B

Round: 13
(241) Team BALCO – Alfonso Soriano LF
(242) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Mike Aviles 2B
(243) Maryland Bigmen – Jake Peavy SP
(244) Team Yoakum – Fernando Rodney RP
(245) Winnemucca WTF’s – John Lackey SP
(246) Let Him Smoke – Brandon League RP
(247) NowWhat BogHogs – Seth Smith LF
(248) Team Moody – Justin Smoak 1B
(249) Team Picot – Wade Davis SP
(250) An Uproar of Penguins – Gavin Floyd SP
(251) Philly Fireballers 2 – Ryan Theriot SS
(252) A Favor House Atlantic – Randy Wolf SP
(253) Who’s your Padre? – Nate McLouth CF
(254) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Scott Rolen 3B
(255) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Jake McGee RP
(256) Team Sackett – Matt Joyce RF
(257) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Jon Rauch RP
(258) Slider Speed Chin Music – Logan Morrison LF
(259) Nearly Perfect Wood – Jorge De La Rosa SP
(260) Team DeJesus – David Aardsma RP

Round: 14
(261) Team DeJesus – Jonny Venters RP
(262) Nearly Perfect Wood – Michael Pineda SP
(263) Slider Speed Chin Music – Jhonny Peralta SS
(264) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Alexi Casilla 2B
(265) Team Sackett – Joel Pineiro SP
(266) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Scott Baker SP
(267) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Chris Sale RP
(268) Who’s your Padre? – Marlon Byrd CF
(269) A Favor House Atlantic – Cameron Maybin CF
(270) Philly Fireballers 2 – Ryan Madson RP
(271) An Uproar of Penguins – Jon Garland SP
(272) Team Picot – Johan Santana SP
(273) Team Moody – Daniel Bard RP
(274) NowWhat BogHogs – Cody Ross CF
(275) Let Him Smoke – James McDonald SP
(276) Winnemucca WTF’s – Luke Gregerson RP
(277) Team Yoakum – Jake Westbrook SP
(278) Maryland Bigmen – Jonny Gomes LF
(279) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Chipper Jones 3B
(280) Team BALCO – J.D. Drew RF

Round: 15
(281) Team BALCO – J.J. Hardy SS
(282) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Julio Borbon CF
(283) Maryland Bigmen – Danny Espinosa 2B
(284) Team Yoakum – Dallas Braden SP
(285) Winnemucca WTF’s – Jason Bartlett SS
(286) Let Him Smoke – Evan Meek RP
(287) NowWhat BogHogs – Omar Infante 2B
(288) Team Moody – Rick Porcello SP
(289) Team Picot – Alexi Ogando RP
(290) An Uproar of Penguins – Javier Vazquez SP
(291) Philly Fireballers 2 – Chris Johnson 3B
(292) A Favor House Atlantic – Ervin Santana SP
(293) Who’s your Padre? – Nyjer Morgan CF
(294) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Octavio Dotel RP
(295) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Kila Ka’aihue 1B
(296) Team Sackett – Sergio Romo RP
(297) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Josh Willingham LF
(298) Slider Speed Chin Music – Rafael Betancourt RP
(299) Nearly Perfect Wood – Marco Scutaro SS
(300) Team DeJesus – Chris Iannetta C

It’s outfield time! I found myself trying to fill the my outfield with people getting regular at bats, and Infante was grabbed because Hardy wasn’t available. We are already to the point where picks aren’t all that bad, with the last two rounds going deeper than standard 10 team leagues do. In fairness, we’d see people like Gregerson and Romo drop out of the draft as opposed to people like Chipper or Hardy.

Round: 16
(301) Team DeJesus – Jonathon Niese SP
(302) Nearly Perfect Wood – Derek Holland SP
(303) Slider Speed Chin Music – Magglio Ordonez RF
(304) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – David Murphy LF
(305) Team Sackett – Rafael Soriano RP
(306) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Aroldis Chapman RP
(307) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Peter Bourjos CF
(308) Who’s your Padre? – Kyle Drabek SP
(309) A Favor House Atlantic – Mike Adams RP
(310) Philly Fireballers 2 – A.J. Burnett SP
(311) An Uproar of Penguins – Miguel Tejada SS
(312) Team Picot – Carlos Gomez CF
(313) Team Moody – Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B
(314) NowWhat BogHogs – Danny Valencia 3B
(315) Let Him Smoke – Kevin Slowey SP
(316) Winnemucca WTF’s – Jeff Niemann SP
(317) Team Yoakum – Edwin Jackson SP
(318) Maryland Bigmen – R.A. Dickey SP
(319) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Carlos Zambrano SP
(320) Team BALCO – Jorge Posada C

Round: 17
(321) Team BALCO – Ryan Ludwick RF
(322) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Lyle Overbay 1B
(323) Maryland Bigmen – Daric Barton 1B
(324) Team Yoakum – Michael Brantley CF
(325) Winnemucca WTF’s – Brian Duensing SP
(326) Let Him Smoke – David DeJesus RF
(327) NowWhat BogHogs – Brett Wallace 1B
(328) Team Moody – J.P. Arencibia C
(329) Team Picot – Pat Burrell LF
(330) An Uproar of Penguins – J.A. Happ SP
(331) Philly Fireballers 2 – Will Venable RF
(332) A Favor House Atlantic – Ben Francisco LF
(333) Who’s your Padre? – Desmond Jennings RF
(334) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Roger Bernadina CF
(335) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Reid Brignac SS
(336) Team Sackett – Tim Stauffer RP
(337) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Joaquin Benoit RP
(338) Slider Speed Chin Music – Alex Gordon LF
(339) Nearly Perfect Wood – Casey Blake 3B
(340) Team DeJesus – Jack Cust DH

Round: 18
(341) Team DeJesus – Brad Hawpe RF
(342) Nearly Perfect Wood – Aaron Harang SP
(343) Slider Speed Chin Music – Freddy Sanchez 2B
(344) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Michael Morse RF
(345) Team Sackett – Domonic Brown RF
(346) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Yadier Molina C
(347) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Mark Lowe RP
(348) Who’s your Padre? – Brandon Webb SP
(349) A Favor House Atlantic – Brett Cecil SP
(350) Philly Fireballers 2 – Carl Pavano SP
(351) An Uproar of Penguins – Derek Lowe SP
(352) Team Picot – Bill Hall 2B
(353) Team Moody – Mike Gonzalez RP
(354) NowWhat BogHogs – Xavier Nady RF
(355) Let Him Smoke – Joel Peralta RP
(356) Winnemucca WTF’s – Kosuke Fukudome RF
(357) Team Yoakum – Dan Johnson DH
(358) Maryland Bigmen – Jeff Francoeur RF
(359) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Felix Pie LF
(360) Team BALCO – Mike Pelfrey SP

Round: 19
(361) Team BALCO – Fausto Carmona SP
(362) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Alberto Callaspo 3B
(363) Maryland Bigmen – Kyle McClellan RP
(364) Team Yoakum – Wilson Betemit 3B
(365) Winnemucca WTF’s – Mike Minor SP
(366) Let Him Smoke – Matt LaPorta 1B
(367) NowWhat BogHogs – John Buck C
(368) Team Moody – Yuniesky Betancourt SS
(369) Team Picot – Matt Diaz LF
(370) An Uproar of Penguins – Erik Bedard SP
(371) Philly Fireballers 2 – Russell Branyan 1B
(372) A Favor House Atlantic – Scott Downs RP
(373) Who’s your Padre? – Jeremy Guthrie SP
(374) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Jay Gibbons LF
(375) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Matt Capps RP
(376) Team Sackett – Orlando Cabrera SS
(377) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Kenley Jansen RP
(378) Slider Speed Chin Music – Chris Narveson RP
(379) Nearly Perfect Wood – Cliff Pennington SS
(380) Team DeJesus – Clint Barmes 2B

Round: 20
(381) Team DeJesus – Daisuke Matsuzaka SP
(382) Nearly Perfect Wood – Brian Fuentes RP
(383) Slider Speed Chin Music – Takashi Saito RP
(384) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Bud Norris SP
(385) Team Sackett – Skip Schumaker 2B
(386) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Juan Rivera LF
(387) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Carlos Ruiz C
(388) Who’s your Padre? – Maicer Izturis 2B
(389) A Favor House Atlantic – Melvin Mora 3B
(390) Philly Fireballers 2 – Todd Helton 1B
(391) An Uproar of Penguins – Travis Hafner DH
(392) Team Picot – Chris Heisey CF
(393) Team Moody – Jordan Walden RP
(394) NowWhat BogHogs – Randy Wells SP
(395) Let Him Smoke – Jayson Nix 2B
(396) Winnemucca WTF’s – Bobby Jenks RP
(397) Team Yoakum – Michael Saunders LF
(398) Maryland Bigmen – Matt Guerrier RP
(399) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Mark Buehrle SP
(400) Team BALCO – Joe Blanton SP

Everyone pay attention. Catcher is deep. Even in a 20 team league, I was able to get an everyday starter in round 19. This is why I will never own someone like Joe Mauer. Edwin Jackson is looking like he will make the person who took him at 317 a great value for his pick. I know I said value is harder to find here, but that’s looking like it will be a fantastic pick, much as I hate Edwin Jackson. I might well end up being wrong about him this year (and certianly I am so far).
Round: 21
(401) Team BALCO – Alex Gonzalez SS
(402) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Kyle Farnsworth RP
(403) Maryland Bigmen – Clay Hensley RP
(404) Team Yoakum – Ryan Spilborghs LF
(405) Winnemucca WTF’s – Ryan Perry RP
(406) Let Him Smoke – Nick Hundley C
(407) NowWhat BogHogs – Yorvit Torrealba C
(408) Team Moody – Melky Cabrera CF
(409) Team Picot – Miguel Olivo C
(410) An Uproar of Penguins – John Jaso C
(411) Philly Fireballers 2 – Homer Bailey SP
(412) A Favor House Atlantic – Jon Jay RF
(413) Who’s your Padre? – Nick Masset RP
(414) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Dustin Ackley 2B
(415) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Clayton Richard SP
(416) Team Sackett – Brandon Allen LF
(417) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Carlos Carrasco SP
(418) Slider Speed Chin Music – Eric Young Jr. 2B
(419) Nearly Perfect Wood – Ivan Nova SP
(420) Team DeJesus – Brandon Inge 3B

Round: 22
(421) Team DeJesus – Milton Bradley LF
(422) Nearly Perfect Wood – Mike Leake SP
(423) Slider Speed Chin Music – Grant Balfour RP
(424) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Mark Trumbo 1B
(425) Team Sackett – Juan Miranda DH
(426) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Eric Hinske LF
(427) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Russell Martin C
(428) Who’s your Padre? – Tyler Clippard RP
(429) A Favor House Atlantic – Nelson Figueroa SP
(430) Philly Fireballers 2 – Ryan Doumit C
(431) An Uproar of Penguins – Orlando Hudson 2B
(432) Team Picot – Edgar Renteria SS
(433) Team Moody – Justin Masterson SP
(434) NowWhat BogHogs – Tom Gorzelanny SP
(435) Let Him Smoke – Ronny Cedeno SS
(436) Winnemucca WTF’s – Brandon Belt 1B
(437) Team Yoakum – Mark Ellis 2B
(438) Maryland Bigmen – Phil Coke RP
(439) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Rick Ankiel CF
(440) Team BALCO – Barry Zito SP

Round: 23
(441) Team BALCO – Jason Hammel SP
(442) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Nolan Reimold LF
(443) Maryland Bigmen – Rod Barajas C
(444) Team Yoakum – Kyle Blanks LF
(445) Winnemucca WTF’s – Brennan Boesch RF
(446) Let Him Smoke – Alex Avila C
(447) NowWhat BogHogs – Sean Marshall RP
(448) Team Moody – John Bowker RF
(449) Team Picot – A.J. Pierzynski C
(450) An Uproar of Penguins – Scott Sizemore 2B
(451) Philly Fireballers 2 – Jason Motte RP
(452) A Favor House Atlantic – Daniel Murphy 1B
(453) Who’s your Padre? – Conor Jackson LF
(454) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Chris Dickerson CF
(455) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Jesus Montero C
(456) Team Sackett – Kameron Loe RP
(457) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Chris Capuano SP
(458) Slider Speed Chin Music – Brandon Beachy SP
(459) Nearly Perfect Wood – Brad Penny SP
(460) Team DeJesus – Blake DeWitt 2B

Round: 24
(461) Team DeJesus – Andruw Jones RF
(462) Nearly Perfect Wood – Bartolo Colon SP
(463) Slider Speed Chin Music – Chris Volstad SP
(464) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Sean Burnett RP
(465) Team Sackett – Hisanori Takahashi RP
(466) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Jake Arrieta SP
(467) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Ramon Hernandez C
(468) Who’s your Padre? – Lorenzo Cain CF
(469) A Favor House Atlantic – Zach Braddock RP
(470) Philly Fireballers 2 – Marcus Thames LF
(471) An Uproar of Penguins – Ryan Sweeney RF
(472) Team Picot – Matt Dominguez 3B
(473) Team Moody – David Hernandez RP
(474) NowWhat BogHogs – Jeff Baker 2B
(475) Let Him Smoke – Vicente Padilla SP
(476) Winnemucca WTF’s – Scott Kazmir SP
(477) Team Yoakum – Scott Podsednik LF
(478) Maryland Bigmen – Carlos Guillen 2B
(479) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Jason Frasor RP
(480) Team BALCO – Mark DeRosa LF

Round: 25
(481) Team BALCO – Corey Patterson LF
(482) N.W.P. Catchy ain’t it – Kerry Wood RP
(483) Maryland Bigmen – Craig Breslow RP
(484) Team Yoakum – Aaron Rowand CF
(485) Winnemucca WTF’s – Josh Thole C
(486) Let Him Smoke – Jeff Keppinger 2B
(487) NowWhat BogHogs – Luke Hochevar SP
(488) Team Moody – Koji Uehara RP
(489) Team Picot – Cory Luebke SP
(490) An Uproar of Penguins – Emilio Bonifacio CF
(491) Philly Fireballers 2 – Manny Acosta RP
(492) A Favor House Atlantic – Brayan Pena C
(493) Who’s your Padre? – Josh Outman SP
(494) Petaluma Paste Eaters – Adam Kennedy 2B
(495) Panda’s  40 Pounds – Chris Young SP
(496) Team Sackett – Brent Morel 3B
(497) Crazy  Hazy 8ths – Lucas Duda LF
(498) Slider Speed Chin Music – Wes Helms 3B
(499) Nearly Perfect Wood – Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
(500) Team DeJesus – Chris Snyder C

Here we are at the end of all things. Jason Hammel could be a nice value where he was taken, while Scott Kazmir likely is done. Maybe he can reinvent himself as a middle reliever, but he’s terrible. I rounded out my staff with Marshall (nice numbers, might vulture the occasional save here or there) and Gorzy (more k’s) and Hochevar. Aaron Rowand being owned is another nice way of illustrating just how many outfielders need to be rostered here. I like this team quite a bit, and I feel like I have a strong chance of ending up on top here.

If you want to take a look at what the rosters currently look like, click the upcoming link.

http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leaguerosters?leagueId=71438

Thanks for reading. Look for more articles in the next few days.

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