Sport Fanatics Fantasy Baseball - 2008 Fantasy Baseball Experts Mock Draft

Sport Fanatics Fantasy Sports (picks highlighted in aqua) was invited to participate with 11 other fantasy baseball experts at the MockDraftCentral.Com site. The mock draft was 23 rounds in length. The draft was based on a typical 5X5 rotisserie league, with the following scoring categories: Batters - Batting Average, Home Runs, RBI's, Stolen Bases and Runs. Pitchers - Wins, Saves, Strikeouts, ERA and WHIP. The starting lineup consists of: 2 C, 1 1B, 1 2B, 1 SS, 1 3B, 1 MI, 1 CI, 5 OF, 1 utility player and 9 pitchers. All 23 picks are starting for positions, there are no bench players.

Round/Pick	Team Owner	Player	Pos	Team
R1 P1	David Gonos	Rodriguez, Alex	3B	NYY
R1 P2	Andy Behrens	Ramirez, Hanley	SS	FLA
R1 P3	Derek Carty	Wright, David	3B	NYM
R1 P4	Michael Salfino	Reyes, Jose	SS	NYM
R1 P5	Chris Bracke	Utley, Chase	2B	PHI
R1 P6	Brent Grooms	Rollins, Jimmy	SS	PHI
R1 P7	Ray Flowers	Pujols, Albert	1B	STL
R1 P8	Tim McLeod	Holliday, Matt	OF	COL
R1 P9	Nate Stephens	Braun, Ryan	3B	MIL
R1 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Crawford, Carl	OF	TB
R1 P11	Mike Kuchera	Fielder, Prince	1B	MIL
R1 P12	Mike Inglett	Cabrera, Miguel	3B	DET
Notes from this round & my pick: First 8 picks went about as I expected, but then Braun at #9 overall surprised me. I was expecting to end up with Fielder instead I was ecstatic to get Miguel Cabrera with the 12th pick. I am predicting a huge year from him in DET, I thought he would go #9 overall but I bet he winds up a top 5 fantasy producer in 2008.
R2 P1	Mike Inglett	Howard, Ryan	1B	PHI
R2 P2	Mike Kuchera	Soriano, Alfonso	OF	CHC
R2 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Santana, Johan	SP	MIN
R2 P4	Nate Stephens	Ortiz, David	DH	BOS
R2 P5	Tim McLeod	Sizemore, Grady	OF	CLE
R2 P6	Ray Flowers	Beltran, Carlos	OF	NYM
R2 P7	Brent Grooms	Phillips, Brandon	2B	CIN
R2 P8	Chris Bracke	Suzuki, Ichiro	OF	SEA
R2 P9	Michael Salfino	Guerrero, Vladimir	OF	ANA
R2 P10	Derek Carty	Lee, Carlos	OF	HOU
R2 P11	Andy Behrens	Upton, B.J.	OF, 2B	TB
R2 P12	David Gonos	Peavy, Jake	SP	SD
Notes from this round & my pick: Santana finally went at #15 overall and was surprised to see BJ Upton being draft at the end of round 2. Once again very happy to see Ryan Howard available as I thought he would have been a top #10 pick, expect a .280 BA this year. My HR, RBI and Run categories are off to a great start.
R3 P1	David Gonos	Teixeira, Mark	1B	ATL
R3 P2	Andy Behrens	Berkman, Lance	1B, OF	HOU
R3 P3	Derek Carty	Martin, Russell	C	LA
R3 P4	Michael Salfino	Ramirez, Manny	OF	BOS
R3 P5	Chris Bracke	Martinez, Victor	C, 1B	CLE
R3 P6	Brent Grooms	Ramirez, Aramis	3B	CHC
R3 P7	Ray Flowers	Abreu, Bobby	OF	NYY
R3 P8	Tim McLeod	Granderson, Curtis	OF	DET
R3 P9	Nate Stephens	Rios, Alex	OF	TOR
R3 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Markakis, Nick	OF	BAL
R3 P11	Mike Kuchera	Ordonez, Magglio	OF	DET
R3 P12	Mike Inglett	Byrnes, Eric	OF	ARI
Notes from this round & my pick: First couple of catchers off the board, even with two starting catchers required in my opinion too early for them to be drafted. Since my first two rounds were great power hitters, went for speed with some pop with my next two picks. Not expecting Byrnes to repeat his '07 numbers but even 80-85% would be a good pick at this point, plus we need five starting OF. Was considering Dunn, but since I already have the power numbers, went for speed.
R4 P1	Mike Inglett	Roberts, Brian	2B	BAL
R4 P2	Mike Kuchera	Jeter, Derek	SS	NYY
R4 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Atkins, Garrett	3B	COL
R4 P4	Nate Stephens	Bedard, Erik	SP	BAL
R4 P5	Tim McLeod	Dunn, Adam	OF	CIN
R4 P6	Ray Flowers	Figgins, Chone	3B	ANA
R4 P7	Brent Grooms	Morneau, Justin	1B	MIN
R4 P8	Chris Bracke	Webb, Brandon	SP	ARI
R4 P9	Michael Salfino	Beckett, Josh	SP	BOS
R4 P10	Derek Carty	Hunter, Torii	OF	ANA
R4 P11	Andy Behrens	Hafner, Travis	DH	CLE
R4 P12	David Gonos	Young, Chris	OF	ARI
Notes from this round & my pick: With my 4th round pick, I went for another stolen base threat with some pop at a somewhat thin position. With my first four picks I should be at the top in four of the hitting categories and at least middle of the road in batting average. Surprise picks for me were Torii Hunter and Chris Young (OF), I just don't see them worthy of a 4th round pick.
R5 P1	David Gonos	Cano, Robinson	2B	NYY
R5 P2	Andy Behrens	Hamels, Cole	SP	PHI
R5 P3	Derek Carty	Sabathia, C.C.	SP	CLE
R5 P4	Michael Salfino	Lee, Derrek	1B	CHC
R5 P5	Chris Bracke	Lackey, John	SP	ANA
R5 P6	Brent Grooms	Hart, Corey	OF	MIL
R5 P7	Ray Flowers	Guillen, Carlos	SS, 1B	DET
R5 P8	Tim McLeod	Kinsler, Ian	2B	TEX
R5 P9	Nate Stephens	Verlander, Justin	SP	DET
R5 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Young, Michael	SS	TEX
R5 P11	Mike Kuchera	Papelbon, Jon	RP	BOS
R5 P12	Mike Inglett	Tulowitzki, Troy	SS	COL
Notes from this round & my pick: First closer off the board is Papelbon. Little surprised at some of the middle infielders that were picked this round. I went with a great young SS with big upside at the end of the 5th round. Expect 100 Runs, 95+ RBI's, 25 HR's, 10 SB's and a .290 AVG with upside potential playing in a hitter friendly park.
R6 P1	Mike Inglett	Haren, Dan	SP	ARI
R6 P2	Mike Kuchera	Zambrano, Carlos	SP	CHC
R6 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Tejada, Miguel	SS	HOU
R6 P4	Nate Stephens	Pence, Hunter	OF	HOU
R6 P5	Tim McLeod	McCann, Brian	C	ATL
R6 P6	Ray Flowers	Hernandez, Felix	SP	SEA
R6 P7	Brent Grooms	Oswalt, Roy	SP	HOU
R6 P8	Chris Bracke	Furcal, Rafael	SS	LA
R6 P9	Michael Salfino	Hawpe, Brad	OF	COL
R6 P10	Derek Carty	Uggla, Dan	2B	FLA
R6 P11	Andy Behrens	Matsui, Hideki	OF	NYY
R6 P12	David Gonos	Mauer, Joe	C	MIN
Notes from this round & my pick: The other two top catchers went off the board in this round. Was once again surprised with some of the middle infielder picks this round. Since I would not be picking for another 23 picks, I went with best SP on the board and was happy to get Dan Haren. I am figuring there will be plenty of quality SP's later in the draft, but I wanted to lock down one ace.
R7 P1	David Gonos	Swisher, Nick	OF, 1B	CHW
R7 P2	Andy Behrens	Young, Delmon	OF	MIN
R7 P3	Derek Carty	Jones, Chipper	3B	ATL
R7 P4	Michael Salfino	Gonzalez, Adrian	1B	SD
R7 P5	Chris Bracke	Pena, Carlos	1B	TB
R7 P6	Brent Grooms	Harang, Aaron	SP	CIN
R7 P7	Ray Flowers	Kazmir, Scott	SP	TB
R7 P8	Tim McLeod	Putz, J.J.	RP	SEA
R7 P9	Nate Stephens	Kendrick, Howie	2B	ANA
R7 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Halladay, Roy	SP	TOR
R7 P11	Mike Kuchera	Nathan, Joe	RP	MIN
R7 P12	Mike Inglett	Francoeur, Jeff	OF	ATL
Notes from this round & my pick: Really liked the Swisher pick, he could have a great year in CHI. Howie Kendrick this early surprised me. Since we start 5 OF's it was time to get the best available one, so I picked Francoeur. I am expecting 25+ HR's, 100+ RBI's and a .280 AVG in '08.
R8 P1	Mike Inglett	Rodriguez, Francisco	RP	ANA
R8 P2	Mike Kuchera	Victorino, Shane	OF	PHI
R8 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Konerko, Paul	1B	CHW
R8 P4	Nate Stephens	Saito, Takashi	RP	LA
R8 P5	Tim McLeod	Beltre, Adrian	3B	SEA
R8 P6	Ray Flowers	Weeks, Rickie	2B	MIL
R8 P7	Brent Grooms	Matsuzaka, Daisuke	SP	BOS
R8 P8	Chris Bracke	Wells, Vernon	OF	TOR
R8 P9	Michael Salfino	Smoltz, John	SP	ATL
R8 P10	Derek Carty	Young, Chris	SP	SD
R8 P11	Andy Behrens	Posada, Jorge	C	NYY
R8 P12	David Gonos	Renteria, Edgar	SS	DET
Notes from this round & my pick: I wanted to get one of the top four closers, thought I would have to pick one in of them on round 6 but I am glad I waited and I was able to do it with an 8th round pick. K-Rod should be near the lead league in saves, plus will give me plenty of K's at the closer position. Rickie Weeks was the most interesting pick this round, could be a very good pick if he can stay healthy. I expect big things from him in 2008.
R9 P1	David Gonos	Bay, Jason	OF	PIT
R9 P2	Andy Behrens	Vazquez, Javier	SP	CHW
R9 P3	Derek Carty	Dye, Jermaine	OF	CHW
R9 P4	Michael Salfino	Johjima, Kenji	C	SEA
R9 P5	Chris Bracke	Zimmerman, Ryan	3B	WAS
R9 P6	Brent Grooms	Shields, James	SP	TB
R9 P7	Ray Flowers	Pierre, Juan	OF	LA
R9 P8	Tim McLeod	Escobar, Kelvim	SP	ANA
R9 P9	Nate Stephens	Rivera, Mariano	RP	NYY
R9 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Pedroia, Dustin	2B	BOS
R9 P11	Mike Kuchera	Carmona, Fausto	SP	CLE
R9 P12	Mike Inglett	Jones, Andruw	OF	LA
Notes from this round & my pick: Was glad to see Jason Bay, Jermaine Dye and Juan Pierre go off the board as I was targeting an OF and SP with my next two picks, with them gone my choice was made for me. Will Andruw Jones bounce back? I think so, and taking a late 9th round pick on a player who could hit 35+ HR and 100+ RBI's was worth the risk of a low batting average. I really wanted to get Fausto Carmona, but he was picked right before it was my turn. Like the Ryan Zimmerman pick at this point in the draft.
R10 P1	Mike Inglett	Gallardo, Yovani	SP	MIL
R10 P2	Mike Kuchera	Damon, Johnny	OF	NYY
R10 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Wagner, Billy	RP	NYM
R10 P4	Nate Stephens	Hill, Rich	SP	CHC
R10 P5	Tim McLeod	Cain, Matthew	SP	SF
R10 P6	Ray Flowers	Helton, Todd	1B	COL
R10 P7	Brent Grooms	Lowell, Mike	3B	BOS
R10 P8	Chris Bracke	Valverde, Jose	RP	HOU
R10 P9	Michael Salfino	Cabrera, Orlando	SS	CHW
R10 P10	Derek Carty	Liriano, Francisco	SP	MIN
R10 P11	Andy Behrens	Lincecum, Tim	SP	SF
R10 P12	David Gonos	Maine, John	SP	NYM
Notes from this round & my pick: Curious to see where Francisco Liriano would go, about where I suspected in the 10th round. Should go higher in keeper league drafts. Was targeting an SP, didn't get Carmona so had to decide between Gallardo, Hill, Cain and Lincecum. Stayed away from the SF pitchers because of their expected team wins in '08, think Gallardo has more potential than Rich Hill, so he was my pick. I think Gallardo will surprise many this season, his stuff is very good.
R11 P1	David Gonos	Myers, Brett	SP	PHI
R11 P2	Andy Behrens	Cordero, Francisco	RP	CIN
R11 P3	Derek Carty	Kemp, Matt	OF	LA
R11 P4	Michael Salfino	Fields, Josh	3B, OF	CHW
R11 P5	Chris Bracke	McGowan, Dustin	SP	TOR
R11 P6	Brent Grooms	Hermida, Jeremy	OF	FLA
R11 P7	Ray Flowers	Jenks, Bobby	RP	CHW
R11 P8	Tim McLeod	Loney, James	1B	LA
R11 P9	Nate Stephens	Drew, Stephen	SS	ARI
R11 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Encarnacion, Edwin	3B	CIN
R11 P11	Mike Kuchera	Kouzmanoff, Kevin	3B	SD
R11 P12	Mike Inglett	Cuddyer, Michael	OF	MIN
Notes from this round & my pick: Interesting picks in the 11th round were Matt Kemp who has plenty of potential, but may not have a full-time starting spot and Josh Fields who in my opinion was picked way too early. My pick was Michael Cuddyer, this was the first pick I was not real happy with. I needed another OF as the pool of quality OF was drying up, was debating between Cuddyer, Burrell and Ibanez. I am hoping he bounces back to his 2006 form.
R12 P1	Mike Inglett	Burnett, A.J.	SP	TOR
R12 P2	Mike Kuchera	Delgado, Carlos	1B	NYM
R12 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Penny, Brad	SP	LA
R12 P4	Nate Stephens	Taveras, Willy	OF	COL
R12 P5	Tim McLeod	Billingsley, Chad	SP	LA
R12 P6	Ray Flowers	Thome, Jim	DH	CHW
R12 P7	Brent Grooms	Blalock, Hank	3B	TEX
R12 P8	Chris Bracke	Burrell, Pat	OF	PHI
R12 P9	Michael Salfino	Wainwright, Adam	SP	STL
R12 P10	Derek Carty	Lopez, Felipe	SS, 2B	WAS
R12 P11	Andy Behrens	Corpas, Manuel	RP	COL
R12 P12	David Gonos	Cordero, Chad	RP	WAS
Notes from this round & my pick: Since I was going to be drafting 7 SP's, I thought this was a good place to go for a solid pitcher with good K numbers. I decided on Burnett who can be injury prone, but can also get you 175+ K's. I think getting Carlos Delgado this late was a good pick and taking Felipe Lopez was a bad move.
R13 P1	David Gonos	Street, Huston	RP	OAK
R13 P2	Andy Behrens	Fukudome, Kosuke	OF	CHC
R13 P3	Derek Carty	Kent, Jeff	2B	LA
R13 P4	Michael Salfino	Polanco, Placido	2B	DET
R13 P5	Chris Bracke	Garko, Ryan	1B	CLE
R13 P6	Brent Grooms	Capps, Matt	RP	PIT
R13 P7	Ray Flowers	Lidge, Brad	RP	PHI
R13 P8	Tim McLeod	Sheets, Ben	SP	MIL
R13 P9	Nate Stephens	Hoffman, Trevor	RP	SD
R13 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Isringhausen, Jason	RP	STL
R13 P11	Mike Kuchera	Hamilton, Josh	OF	TEX
R13 P12	Mike Inglett	Soriano, Rafael	RP	ATL
Notes from this round & my pick: I was targeting a closer this round and it appears many others were as well. I was hoping Trevor Hoffman would fall to me, but I ended up with ATL's closer Rafael Soriano who has great stuff and should do just fine as their full-time closer. Getting Ben Sheets this late in the draft was a good risk/reward pick. Thought the Josh Hamilton pick was a bit of a reach at this point in the draft.
R14 P1	Mike Inglett	Snell, Ian	SP	PIT
R14 P2	Mike Kuchera	Hardy, J.J.	SS	MIL
R14 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Rowand, Aaron	OF	SF
R14 P4	Nate Stephens	Gordon, Alex	3B, 1B	KC
R14 P5	Tim McLeod	Ellsbury, Jacoby	OF	BOS
R14 P6	Ray Flowers	Greene, Khalil	SS	SD
R14 P7	Brent Grooms	Ibanez, Raul	OF	SEA
R14 P8	Chris Bracke	Saltalamacchia, Jarrod	C, 1B	TEX
R14 P9	Michael Salfino	Chamberlain, Joba	RP	NYY
R14 P10	Derek Carty	Votto, Joey	1B	CIN
R14 P11	Andy Behrens	Glaus, Troy	3B	TOR
R14 P12	David Gonos	Rodriguez, Ivan	C	DET
Notes from this round & my pick: Went for my fourth of seven starting pitchers and picked Ian Snell. Ian should do well in all categories except maybe Wins, thought he was a good value pick for a 14th round pick. Several risk/reward picks worth noting in this round were Alex Gordon, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joba Chamberlain and Joey Votto. I like to be a little more sure of my picks at this stage, but they could have some value if they play to their potential.
R15 P1	David Gonos	Youkilis, Kevin	1B	BOS
R15 P2	Andy Behrens	Soto, Geovany	C	CHC
R15 P3	Derek Carty	Towles, Justin	C	HOU
R15 P4	Michael Salfino	Hernandez, Ramon	C	BAL
R15 P5	Chris Bracke	Johnson, Kelly	2B	ATL
R15 P6	Brent Grooms	Bourn, Michael	OF	HOU
R15 P7	Ray Flowers	Broxton, Jonathan	RP	LA
R15 P8	Tim McLeod	Marmol, Carlos	RP	CHC
R15 P9	Nate Stephens	Martinez, Pedro	SP	NYM
R15 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Matthews Jr., Gary	OF	ANA
R15 P11	Mike Kuchera	Hill, Aaron	2B	TOR
R15 P12	Mike Inglett	Lugo, Julio	SS	BOS
Notes from this round & my pick: Three more catchers off the board, way too early in my opinion. Michael Bourn pick was interesting and could pay off in a big way. I was targeting my MI and CI spots for these two rounds. I think this was the worst pick of the draft for me. I was debating between Lugo and Peralta and I went after the stolen bases, it may turn out to be ok if Lugo rebounds in batting average.
R16 P1	Mike Inglett	LaRoche, Adam	1B	PIT
R16 P2	Mike Kuchera	Sheffield, Gary	DH	DET
R16 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Pierzynski, A.J.	C	CHW
R16 P4	Nate Stephens	Molina, Bengie	C	SF
R16 P5	Tim McLeod	Peralta, Jhonny	SS	CLE
R16 P6	Ray Flowers	Kearns, Austin	OF	WAS
R16 P7	Brent Grooms	Soria, Joakim	RP	KC
R16 P8	Chris Bracke	Hughes, Philip	SP	NYY
R16 P9	Michael Salfino	Borowski, Joe	RP	CLE
R16 P10	Derek Carty	Thomas, Frank	DH	TOR
R16 P11	Andy Behrens	Gregg, Kevin	RP	FLA
R16 P12	David Gonos	Francis, Jeff	SP	COL
Notes from this round & my pick: The steal of the draft was getting Gary Sheffield in round 16. I wish I would have taken him in round 15 instead of Lugo. I was thinking about it, but his age, injury concerns and DH only eligibility changed my mind. Think I got a very good value pick with Adam LaRoche this round. Three more decent closers picked late in the draft, just goes to show do not pick closers too early.
R17 P1	David Gonos	Matsui, Kaz	2B	HOU
R17 P2	Andy Behrens	Hudson, Tim	SP	ATL
R17 P3	Derek Carty	Bonderman, Jeremy	SP	DET
R17 P4	Michael Salfino	Lilly, Ted	SP	CHC
R17 P5	Chris Bracke	Jackson, Conor	1B	ARI
R17 P6	Brent Grooms	Wigginton, Ty	3B, 2B	HOU
R17 P7	Ray Flowers	Lowe, Derek	SP	LA
R17 P8	Tim McLeod	Willingham, Josh	OF	FLA
R17 P9	Nate Stephens	Hudson, Orlando	2B	ARI
R17 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Wang, Chien-ming	SP	NYY
R17 P11	Mike Kuchera	Weaver, Jered	SP	ANA
R17 P12	Mike Inglett	Varitek, Jason	C	BOS
Notes from this round & my pick: Was looking to get a SP and C this round. Really wanted Jered Weaver or Wang, but both were picked right before me so I went with the last decent catcher on the board and picked Jason Varitek. Josh Willingham and Orlando Hudson were nice picks this late in the draft.
R18 P1	Mike Inglett	Perez, Oliver	SP	NYM
R18 P2	Mike Kuchera	Pettitte, Andy	SP	NYY
R18 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Blanton, Joe	SP	OAK
R18 P4	Nate Stephens	Napoli, Michael	C	ANA
R18 P5	Tim McLeod	Gagne, Eric	RP	MIL
R18 P6	Ray Flowers	Griffey, Ken	OF	CIN
R18 P7	Brent Grooms	Arroyo, Bronson	SP	CIN
R18 P8	Chris Bracke	Jones, Todd	RP	DET
R18 P9	Michael Salfino	Gorzelanny, Tom	SP	PIT
R18 P10	Derek Carty	Percival, Troy	RP	TB
R18 P11	Andy Behrens	Drew, J.D.	OF	BOS
R18 P12	David Gonos	Willis, Dontrelle	SP	DET
Notes from this round & my pick: Went with some risk/high reward SP and drafted Oliver Perez. Plays half of his games in a pitcher friendly park on a good team, so should get good Win and K totals. Some interesting picks to note were Ken Griffey Jr., Andy Pettitte and Dontrelle Willis who could all be very good value picks in the 18th round of the draft.
R19 P1	David Gonos	Baldelli, Rocco	OF	TB
R19 P2	Andy Behrens	Upton, Justin	OF	ARI
R19 P3	Derek Carty	Bonds, Barry	OF	SF
R19 P4	Michael Salfino	Cabrera, Melky	OF	NYY
R19 P5	Chris Bracke	Ryan, B.J.	RP	TOR
R19 P6	Brent Grooms	Paulino, Ronny	C	PIT
R19 P7	Ray Flowers	Greinke, Zach	SP	KC
R19 P8	Tim McLeod	Buehrle, Mark	SP	CHW
R19 P9	Nate Stephens	Guillen, Jose	OF	KC
R19 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Wilson, Brian	RP	SF
R19 P11	Mike Kuchera	Suzuki, Kurt	C	OAK
R19 P12	Mike Inglett	Ankiel, Rick	OF	STL
Notes from this round & my pick: Needed a 5th (and final) OF. Was hoping Barry Bonds or Jose Guillen would fall to me but since they did not, went with best upside potential in Rick Ankiel. BJ Ryan could be a very good late round pick, but will have to stash him on the IR for the first few months of the year.
R20 P1	Mike Inglett	Buchholz, Clay	SP	BOS
R20 P2	Mike Kuchera	Lester, Jon	SP	BOS
R20 P3	Peter Kreutzer	Ethier, Andre	OF	LA
R20 P4	Nate Stephens	Kotchman, Casey	1B	ANA
R20 P5	Tim McLeod	Longoria, Evan	3B	TB
R20 P6	Ray Flowers	Jimenez, Ubaldo	SP	COL
R20 P7	Brent Grooms	Meche, Gil	SP	KC
R20 P8	Chris Bracke	Scott, Luke	OF	BAL
R20 P9	Michael Salfino	Accardo, Jeremy	RP	TOR
R20 P10	Derek Carty	Pena, Tony	RP	ARI
R20 P11	Andy Behrens	Escobar, Yunel	SS, 2B, 3B	ATL
R20 P12	David Gonos	Maybin, Cameron	OF	FLA
Notes from this round & my pick: About this time of the draft you will start seeing people take some of the better "prospects". Evan Longoria, Tony Pena and Cameron Maybin were taken in round 20. I went with a prospect myself and took SP Clay Buchholz who I think is a great value pick here with high upside on a very good team.
R21 P1	David Gonos	Harden, Rich	SP	OAK
R21 P2	Andy Behrens	Schilling, Curt	SP	BOS
R21 P3	Derek Carty	Maddux, Greg	SP	SD
R21 P4	Michael Salfino	Iwamura, Akinori	3B	TB
R21 P5	Chris Bracke	Marcum, Shaun	SP	TOR
R21 P6	Brent Grooms	Pie, Felix	OF	CHC
R21 P7	Ray Flowers	Ruiz, Carlos	C	PHI
R21 P8	Tim McLeod	Sanchez, Freddy	2B	PIT
R21 P9	Nate Stephens	Johnson, Randy	SP	ARI
R21 P10	Peter Kreutzer	Cameron, Mike	OF	MIL
R21 P11	Mike Kuchera	Doumit, Ryan	OF, C	PIT
R21 P12	Mike Inglett	Buck, John	C	KC
Notes from this round & my pick: I was hoping Rich Harden would keep falling as I would have taken him, excellent pick this late in the draft. I was also targeting Maddux or Schilling, but both were taken. I decided to pick one of the last adequate catchers on the board. We need to start two catchers and John Buck will provide good HR and RBI numbers from my second catcher slot.
R22 P1	Mike Inglett	Patterson, Corey	OF	BAL</

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