In mid-February, 12 owners from Fantasy Baseball sites across the Internet got together for the FLEX (Fantasy League of Experts) Mixed Head-to-Head draft. Over the past decade, this scoring format has actually overtaken Rotisserie formats in popularity on our site.
Ray Flowers of Fanball.com returns to defend his 2007 championship.
This is a 12-team league with the following scoring system: Hitting: Singles (1 pt.), Doubles (2), Triples (3), Home runs (4), Walks (1), Runs scored (1), Stolen bases (2), Strikeouts (-1), Caught Stealing (-1) and Hit by pitch (1). Pitching: Wins (10 pts.), Saves (10), Innings (1), Walks issued (-1), Earned runs (-1), Strikeouts (1), Complete games (5), Shutouts (10), Blown saves (-2) and Losses (-5).
The following draft should give you a idea of where we think certain players will be drafted -- as well as an idea of which players shouldn't be drafted.
Here's the owner lineup for the fourth annual installment of this CBSSports.com league:
- David Gonos -- CBSSports.com
- Ray Flowers -- Fanball.com
- Jason Pliml -- MockDraftCentral.com
- Evan Rosen, Russell Sandman -- CreativeSports.com
- Rob Tracy -- Elias Sports Bureau
- Chris Bahr -- The Sporting News
- Nando DiFino -- FantasyLand
- Matt Lawrence -- ESPN.com
- Nate Stephens -- Rotoworld.com
- Simon Schreiber -- FantasyAuctioneer.com
- Craig Brown -- HEATER Magazine
- Dave Gawron -- RotoCommunity.com
Rosters consist of 22 players, with 16 starters at the following positions: Catcher (1), First baseman (1), Second baseman (1), Shortstop (1), Third baseman (1), Outfielders (3), Des. Hitter (1), Starting pitchers (5) and Relief pitchers (2).
(Note: Nate Stephens actually replaced an AWOL owner midway through the second round, so his first two picks were automated picks.)
| Draft Results |
| Round 1 |
| 1 | ESPN | Alex Rodriguez (3B NYY) | |
| 2 | Fanball.com | David Wright (3B NYM) | |
| 3 | Creative Sports | Jimmy Rollins (SS PHI) | |
| 4 | HEATER Magazine | Hanley Ramirez (SS FLA) | |
| 5 | Elias Sports | Chase Utley (2B PHI) | |
| 6 | Mock Draft Central | Matt Holliday (OF COL) | |
| 7 | RotoWorld* | Albert Pujols (1B STL) | |
| 8 | FantasyLand | Jose B. Reyes (SS NYM) | |
| 9 | RotoCommunity.com | Miguel Cabrera (3B DET) | |
| 10 | CBSSports | Johan Santana (SP NYM) | |
| 11 | Fantasy Auctioneer | David Ortiz (DH BOS) | |
| 12 | Sporting News | Prince Fielder (1B MIL) | |
| Round 2 |
| 13 | Sporting News | Grady Sizemore (OF CLE) | |
| 14 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Vladimir Guerrero (OF ANA) | |
| 15 | CBSSports | Ryan Howard (1B PHI) | |
| 16 | RotoCommunity.com | Jake Peavy (SP SD) | |
| 17 | FantasyLand | Ryan J. Braun (3B MIL) | |
| 18 | RotoWorld | Lance Berkman (1B HOU) | |
| 19 | Mock Draft Central | Brandon Webb (SP ARI) | |
| 20 | Elias Sports | Magglio Ordonez (OF DET) | |
| 21 | HEATER Magazine | Aramis Ramirez (3B CHC) | |
| 22 | Creative Sports | Carlos N. Lee (OF HOU) | |
| 23 | Fanball.com | Erik Bedard (SP SEA) | |
| 24 | ESPN | Carlos Beltran (OF NYM) | |
| Round 3 |
| 25 | ESPN | Manny Ramirez (OF BOS) | |
| 26 | Fanball.com | Brandon Phillips (2B CIN) | |
| 27 | Creative Sports | Garrett Atkins (3B COL) | |
| 28 | HEATER Magazine | Brian Roberts (2B BAL) | |
| 29 | Elias Sports | Victor Martinez (C CLE) | |
| 30 | Mock Draft Central* | Mark Teixeira (1B ATL) | |
| 31 | RotoWorld | Russell Martin (C LA) | |
| 32 | FantasyLand | Josh Beckett (SP BOS) | |
| 33 | RotoCommunity.com | Robinson Cano (2B NYY) | |
| 34 | CBSSports | Alex Rios (OF TOR) | |
| 35 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Justin Morneau (1B MIN) | |
| 36 | Sporting News | Justin Verlander (SP DET) | |
| Round 4 |
| 37 | Sporting News | Curtis Granderson (OF DET) | |
| 38 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Chipper Jones (3B ATL) | |
| 39 | CBSSports | Travis Hafner (DH CLE) | |
| 40 | RotoCommunity.com | C.C. Sabathia (SP CLE) | |
| 41 | FantasyLand | Ichiro Suzuki (OF SEA) | |
| 42 | RotoWorld | Nick Markakis (OF BAL) | |
| 43 | Mock Draft Central | Cole Hamels (SP PHI) | |
| 44 | Elias Sports | John Lackey (SP ANA) | |
| 45 | HEATER Magazine | Carl Crawford (OF TB) | |
| 46 | Creative Sports | Alfonso Soriano (OF CHC) | |
| 47 | Fanball.com | Derek Jeter (SS NYY) | |
| 48 | ESPN | Michael Young (SS TEX) | |
| Round 5 |
| 49 | ESPN | Dan Uggla (2B FLA) | |
| 50 | Fanball.com | Adam Dunn (OF CIN) | |
| 51 | Creative Sports | Aaron Harang (SP CIN) | |
| 52 | HEATER Magazine | Joe Mauer (C MIN) | |
| 53 | Elias Sports | Roy Halladay (SP TOR) | |
| 54 | Mock Draft Central | Bobby Abreu (OF NYY) | |
| 55 | RotoWorld | Miguel Tejada (SS HOU) | |
| 56 | FantasyLand | Nick Swisher (OF CHW) | |
| 57 | RotoCommunity.com | Troy Tulowitzki (SS COL) | |
| 58 | CBSSports* | Hideki Matsui (OF NYY) | |
| 59 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Roy Oswalt (SP HOU) | |
| 60 | Sporting News | Dan Haren (SP ARI) | |
| Round 6 |
| 61 | Sporting News | B.J. Upton (OF TB) | |
| 62 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Jason Bay (OF PIT) | |
| 63 | CBSSports* | Eric Byrnes (OF ARI) | |
| 64 | RotoCommunity.com | Adrian Gonzalez (1B SD) | |
| 65 | FantasyLand | Daisuke Matsuzaka (SP BOS) | |
| 66 | RotoWorld | Derrek Lee (1B CHC) | |
| 67 | Mock Draft Central | John Smoltz (SP ATL) | |
| 68 | Elias Sports | Felix Hernandez (SP SEA) | |
| 69 | HEATER Magazine | Carlos Guillen (1B DET) | |
| 70 | Creative Sports | Ian Kinsler (2B TEX) | |
| 71 | Fanball.com | Torii Hunter (OF ANA) | |
| 72 | ESPN | Scott Kazmir (SP TB) | |
| Round 7 |
| 73 | ESPN | Carlos Zambrano (SP CHC) | |
| 74 | Fanball.com | Rickie Weeks (2B MIL) | |
| 75 | Creative Sports | Todd Helton (1B COL) | |
| 76 | HEATER Magazine | Rich Hill (SP CHC) | |
| 77 | Elias Sports | Carlos Pena (1B TB) | |
| 78 | Mock Draft Central | Rafael Furcal (SS LA) | |
| 79 | RotoWorld | J.J. Putz (RP SEA) | |
| 80 | FantasyLand | Brett Myers (SP PHI) | |
| 81 | RotoCommunity.com | Jonathan Papelbon (RP BOS) | |
| 82 | CBSSports | Ryan Zimmerman (3B WAS) | |
| 83 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Francisco Rodriguez (RP ANA) | |
| 84 | Sporting News | Brad Hawpe (OF COL) | |
| Round 8 |
| 85 | Sporting News | Mike Lowell (3B BOS) | |
| 86 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Vernon Wells (OF TOR) | |
| 87 | CBSSports | Kelly Johnson (2B ATL) | |
| 88 | RotoCommunity.com | Hunter Pence (OF HOU) | |
| 89 | FantasyLand | Josh Hamilton (OF TEX) | |
| 90 | RotoWorld | Corey C. Hart (OF MIL) | |
| 91 | Mock Draft Central | Chris R. Young (SP SD) | |
| 92 | Elias Sports | Fausto Carmona (SP CLE) | |
| 93 | HEATER Magazine | Javier Vazquez (SP CHW) | |
| 94 | Creative Sports | Brian McCann (C ATL) | |
| 95 | Fanball.com | Joe Nathan (RP MIN) | |
| 96 | ESPN | A.J. Burnett (SP TOR) | |
| Round 9 |
| 97 | ESPN | Jorge Posada (C NYY) | |
| 98 | Fanball.com | James Shields (SP TB) | |
| 99 | Creative Sports | Brad Penny (SP LA) | |
| 100 | HEATER Magazine | Tim Lincecum (SP SF) | |
| 101 | Elias Sports | Jeff Francoeur (OF ATL) | |
| 102 | Mock Draft Central | Paul Konerko (1B CHW) | |
| 103 | RotoWorld | Pedro Martinez (SP NYM) | |
| 104 | FantasyLand | Chris B. Young (OF ARI) | |
| 105 | RotoCommunity.com | Andruw Jones (OF LA) | |
| 106 | CBSSports | John Maine (SP NYM) | |
| 107 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Ben Sheets (SP MIL) | |
| 108 | Sporting News | Orlando Cabrera (SS CHW) | |
| Round 10 |
| 109 | Sporting News | Chad Billingsley (SP LA) | |
| 110 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Francisco Liriano (SP MIN) | |
| 111 | CBSSports | Bobby Jenks (RP CHW) | |
| 112 | RotoCommunity.com | Yovani Gallardo (SP MIL) | |
| 113 | FantasyLand | Joba Chamberlain (RP NYY) | |
| 114 | RotoWorld | Chien-Ming Wang (SP NYY) | |
| 115 | Mock Draft Central | Jeremy Bonderman (SP DET) | |
| 116 | Elias Sports | Chone Figgins (3B ANA) | |
| 117 | HEATER Magazine | Dustin McGowan (SP TOR) | |
| 118 | Creative Sports | Jeff Francis (SP COL) | |
| 119 | Fanball.com | Tim Hudson (SP ATL) | |
| 120 | ESPN | Billy Wagner (RP NYM) | |
| Round 11 |
| 121 | ESPN | Carlos Delgado (1B NYM) | |
| 122 | Fanball.com | Matt Cain (SP SF) | |
| 123 | Creative Sports | Mariano Rivera (RP NYY) | |
| 124 | HEATER Magazine | Ted Lilly (SP CHC) | |
| 125 | Elias Sports | Shane Victorino (OF PHI) | |
| 126 | Mock Draft Central | Kenji Johjima (C SEA) | |
| 127 | RotoWorld | Jered Weaver (SP ANA) | |
| 128 | FantasyLand | Ian Snell (SP PIT) | |
| 129 | RotoCommunity.com | Adam Wainwright (SP STL) | |
| 130 | CBSSports | Dontrelle Willis (SP DET) | |
| 131 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Pat Burrell (OF PHI) | |
| 132 | Sporting News | Kevin Youkilis (1B BOS) | |
| Round 12 |
| 133 | Sporting News | Takashi Saito (RP LA) | |
| 134 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Oliver Perez (SP NYM) | |
| 135 | CBSSports | Andy Pettitte (SP NYY) | |
| 136 | RotoCommunity.com | Phil Hughes (SP NYY) | |
| 137 | FantasyLand | Adam A. LaRoche (1B PIT) | |
| 138 | RotoWorld | Dustin Pedroia (2B BOS) | |
| 139 | Mock Draft Central | Manny Corpas (RP COL) | |
| 140 | Elias Sports | James Loney (1B LA) | |
| 141 | HEATER Magazine | Johnny Damon (OF NYY) | |
| 142 | Creative Sports | Derek Lowe (SP LA) | |
| 143 | Fanball.com | Francisco Cordero (RP CIN) | |
| 144 | ESPN | Richie Sexson (1B SEA) | |
| Round 13 |
| 145 | ESPN | Rich Harden (SP OAK) | |
| 146 | Fanball.com | Alex Gordon (3B KC) | |
| 147 | Creative Sports | Clay Buchholz (SP BOS) | |
| 148 | HEATER Magazine | J.J. Hardy (SS MIL) | |
| 149 | Elias Sports | Jose Valverde (RP HOU) | |
| 150 | Mock Draft Central | Rafael Soriano (RP ATL) | |
| 151 | RotoWorld | Huston Street (RP OAK) | |
| 152 | FantasyLand | Bronson Arroyo (SP CIN) | |
| 153 | RotoCommunity.com | Brad Lidge (RP PHI) | |
| 154 | CBSSports | Edgar Renteria (SS DET) | |
| 155 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Kelvim Escobar (SP ANA) | |
| 156 | Sporting News | Gary Sheffield (DH DET) | |
| Round 14 |
| 157 | Sporting News | Joe Blanton (SP OAK) | |
| 158 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Khalil Greene (SS SD) | |
| 159 | CBSSports | Trevor Hoffman (RP SD) | |
| 160 | RotoCommunity.com | Matt Kemp (OF LA) | |
| 161 | FantasyLand | Jim Thome (DH CHW) | |
| 162 | RotoWorld | Mark Buehrle (SP CHW) | |
| 163 | Mock Draft Central | Joe Borowski (RP CLE) | |
| 164 | Elias Sports | Tom Gorzelanny (SP PIT) | |
| 165 | HEATER Magazine | Gil Meche (SP KC) | |
| 166 | Creative Sports | Juan Pierre (OF LA) | |
| 167 | Fanball.com | Delmon Young (OF MIN) | |
| 168 | ESPN | Barry Zito (SP SF) | |
| Round 15 |
| 169 | ESPN | Chad Cordero (RP WAS) | |
| 170 | Fanball.com | Shaun Marcum (SP TOR) | |
| 171 | Creative Sports | Randy Johnson (SP ARI) | |
| 172 | HEATER Magazine | Boof Bonser (SP MIN) | |
| 173 | Elias Sports | Brandon Lyon (RP ARI) | |
| 174 | Mock Draft Central | Hank Blalock (3B TEX) | |
| 175 | RotoWorld | Edwin Encarnacion (3B CIN) | |
| 176 | FantasyLand | Bobby Crosby (SS OAK) | |
| 177 | RotoCommunity.com | Placido Polanco (2B DET) | |
| 178 | CBSSports | Jon Lester (SP BOS) | |
| 179 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Jason Isringhausen (RP STL) | |
| 180 | Sporting News | Jhonny Peralta (SS CLE) | |
| Round 16 |
| 181 | Sporting News | Jon Garland (SP ANA) | |
| 182 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Ken Griffey (OF CIN) | |
| 183 | CBSSports | Ramon Hernandez (C BAL) | |
| 184 | RotoCommunity.com | Zack Greinke (SP KC) | |
| 185 | FantasyLand | Bill Hall (OF MIL) | |
| 186 | RotoWorld | Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B SD) | |
| 187 | Mock Draft Central | Orlando Hudson (2B ARI) | |
| 188 | Elias Sports | Moises Alou (OF NYM) | |
| 189 | HEATER Magazine | Brian Wilson (RP SF) | |
| 190 | Creative Sports | Adrian Beltre (3B SEA) | |
| 191 | Fanball.com | Jeremy Hermida (OF FLA) | |
| 192 | ESPN | Jermaine Dye (OF CHW) | |
| Round 17 |
| 193 | ESPN | Dave Bush (SP MIL) | |
| 194 | Fanball.com | Greg Maddux (SP SD) | |
| 195 | Creative Sports | Matt Capps (RP PIT) | |
| 196 | HEATER Magazine | Joakim Soria (RP KC) | |
| 197 | Elias Sports | Stephen Drew (SS ARI) | |
| 198 | Mock Draft Central | Kosuke Fukudome (OF CHC) | |
| 199 | RotoWorld | Howie Kendrick (2B ANA) | |
| 200 | FantasyLand | Troy Glaus (3B STL) | |
| 201 | RotoCommunity.com | Lastings Milledge (OF WAS) | |
| 202 | CBSSports | J.D. Drew (OF BOS) | |
| 203 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Yunel Escobar (SS ATL) | |
| 204 | Sporting News | Ubaldo Jimenez (SP COL) | |
| Round 18 |
| 205 | Sporting News | Josh Willingham (OF FLA) | |
| 206 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Jeff Kent (2B LA) | |
| 207 | CBSSports | Ian Kennedy (SP NYY) | |
| 208 | RotoCommunity.com | Carlos Marmol (RP CHC) | |
| 209 | FantasyLand | Jarrod Saltalamacchia (C TEX) | |
| 210 | RotoWorld | Evan Longoria (3B TB) | |
| 211 | Mock Draft Central | Josh Fields (3B CHW) | |
| 212 | Elias Sports | B.J. Ryan (RP TOR) | |
| 213 | HEATER Magazine | Raul Ibanez (OF SEA) | |
| 214 | Creative Sports | Ervin Santana (SP ANA) | |
| 215 | Fanball.com | Aaron Hill (2B TOR) | |
| 216 | ESPN | Eric Gagne (RP MIL) | |
| Round 19 |
| 217 | ESPN | Aaron Rowand (OF SF) | |
| 218 | Fanball.com | Ryan Garko (1B CLE) | |
| 219 | Creative Sports | Todd Jones (RP DET) | |
| 220 | HEATER Magazine | Bob Howry (RP CHC) | |
| 221 | Elias Sports | Barry Bonds (OF SF) | |
| 222 | Mock Draft Central | Geovany Soto (C CHC) | |
| 223 | RotoWorld | Hiroki Kuroda (SP LA) | |
| 224 | FantasyLand | Jason Giambi (DH NYY) | |
| 225 | RotoCommunity.com | Scott Olsen (SP FLA) | |
| 226 | CBSSports | Austin Kearns (OF WAS) | |
| 227 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Kevin Gregg (RP FLA) | |
| 228 | Sporting News* | Carlos Ruiz (C PHI) | |
| Round 20 |
| 229 | Sporting News | Troy Percival (RP TB) | |
| 230 | Fantasy Auctioneer | Jason Varitek (C BOS) | |
| 231 | CBSSports | Nick Johnson (1B WAS) | |
| 232 | RotoCommunity.com | Kevin Slowey (SP MIN) | |
| 233 | FantasyLand | Matt Garza (SP TB) | |
| 234 | RotoWorld | Justin Upton (OF ARI) | |
| 235 | Mock Draft Central | Tom Glavine (SP ATL) | |
| 236 | Elias Sports | Franklin Morales (SP COL) | |
| 237 | HEATER Magazine | Nate Robertson (SP DET) | |
| 238 | Creative Sports | Mike Mussina (SP NYY) | |
| 239 | Fanball.com | Micah Owings (SP ARI) | |
| 240 | ESPN | Melky Cabrera (OF NYY) | |
| Round 21 |
| 241 | ESPN | Ivan Rodriguez (C DET) | |
| 242 | Fanball.com | Jake Westbrook (SP CLE) | |
| 243 | Creative Sports | Bartolo Colon (SP BOS) | |
| 244 | HEATER Magazine | Rafael Betancourt (RP CLE) | |
| 245 | Elias Sports | Kyle Kendrick (SP PHI) | |
| 246 | Mock Draft Central | Jair Jurrjens (SP ATL) | |
| 247 | RotoWorld | Scott Baker (SP MIN) | |
| 248 | FantasyLand | Billy Butler (DH KC) | |
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