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It has often been said, "The best thing about a Fantasy league is the draft itself." With that in mind, the CBSSports.com Fantasy crew decided to get the 2008 season underway with the 2nd Annual Earliest Mock Draft Ever!
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You can't do anything about the 2007 Fantasy Baseball season anymore. It's over. Whether you won your league, missed by a couple singles, or came in 13th in a 12-team league -- you are already thinking about what you'll do in your 2008 draft. The following mock draft should give you a clear idea of where we think certain players will be drafted -- as well as an idea of which players shouldn't be drafted.
This is a standard 5x5 Rotisserie league, with 12 teams. The hitting categories are batting average, home runs, RBI, runs scored and stolen bases. The pitching categories include wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA and WHIP. There are 23 starters, including: 2-Cs, 1-1B, 1-2B, 1-SS, 1-3B, 1-corner infielder, 1-middle infielder, 5-OFs, 1-DH and 9-pitchers. There are no reserves being selected for this draft. Position eligibility is based on 20 games played in the 2007 season. The draft began on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007.
What sad group of Fantasy psychos could we get to start a draft before the season even ends? Here's the lineup:
- Ross Devonport -- Fantasy Staff Writer
- Daniel E. Dobish -- Senior Fantasy Writer
- Jamey Eisenberg -- Senior Fantasy Writer
- David Gonos -- Senior Fantasy Writer
- Sergio Gonzalez -- Fantasy Staff Writer
- Michael J. Hurcomb -- Fantasy Staff Writer
- Eric Mack -- Senior Fantasy Writer
- Peter Madden -- Managing Editor, Fantasy Sports
- Dave Richard -- Senior Fantasy Writer
- Aaron Weisberg -- Video Producer
- Scott White -- Fantasy Staff Writer
- Amber Wilson -- Video Host
Remember that certain players have different position eligibility than they did in 2007. Some examples include: Casey Blake, 3B, CLE (no longer OF eligible), Billy Butler, DH, KC (no longer 1B eligible), Chone Figgins, 3B, LAA (no longer OF eligible), Jason Giambi, DH, NYY (no longer 1B eligible), Bill Hall, OF, MIL (no longer SS eligible), Aaron Hill, 2B, TOR (no longer SS eligible), Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA (no longer 1B eligible), Mike Piazza, DH, OAK (no longer catcher eligible) and B.J. Upton, 2B, TB (no longer 3B eligible).
| Draft Results | ||||||
| Round 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Sergio Gonzalez | Alex Rodriguez (3B NYY) | ||||
| 2 | David Gonos | Albert Pujols (1B STL) | ||||
| 3 | Eric Mack | Jose B. Reyes (SS NYM) | ||||
| 4 | Aaron Weisberg | David Wright (3B NYM) | ||||
| 5 | Amber Wilson | Ryan Howard (1B PHI) | ||||
| 6 | Jamey Eisenberg | Prince Fielder (1B MIL) | ||||
| 7 | Dave Richard | Chase Utley (2B PHI) | ||||
| 8 | Peter Madden | Johan Santana (P MIN) | ||||
| 9 | Ross Devonport | David Ortiz (DH BOS) | ||||
| 10 | Scott White | Hanley Ramirez (SS FLA) | ||||
| 11 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Miguel Cabrera (3B FLA) | ||||
| 12 | Daniel E. Dobish | Vladimir Guerrero (OF ANA) | ||||
| Round 2 | ||||||
| 13 | Daniel E. Dobish | Grady Sizemore (OF CLE) | ||||
| 14 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Matt Holliday (OF COL) | ||||
| 15 | Scott White | Jimmy Rollins (SS PHI) | ||||
| 16 | Ross Devonport | Joe Mauer (C MIN) | ||||
| 17 | Peter Madden | Alfonso Soriano (OF CHC) | ||||
| 18 | Dave Richard | Carl Crawford (OF TB) | ||||
| 19 | Jamey Eisenberg | Derek Jeter (SS NYY) | ||||
| 20 | Amber Wilson | Ryan J. Braun (3B MIL) | ||||
| 21 | Aaron Weisberg | Jake Peavy (P SD) | ||||
| 22 | Eric Mack | Carlos Beltran (OF NYM) | ||||
| 23 | David Gonos | Magglio Ordonez (OF DET) | ||||
| 24 | Sergio Gonzalez | Francisco Rodriguez (P ANA) | ||||
| Round 3 | ||||||
| 25 | Sergio Gonzalez | Travis Hafner (DH CLE) | ||||
| 26 | David Gonos | Victor Martinez (C CLE) | ||||
| 27 | Eric Mack | Mark Teixeira (1B ATL) | ||||
| 28 | Aaron Weisberg | Lance Berkman (1B HOU) | ||||
| 29 | Amber Wilson | Troy Tulowitzki (SS COL) | ||||
| 30 | Jamey Eisenberg | Russell Martin (C LA) | ||||
| 31 | Dave Richard | Brandon Webb (P ARI) | ||||
| 32 | Peter Madden | Manny Ramirez (OF BOS) | ||||
| 33 | Ross Devonport | Carlos N. Lee (OF HOU) | ||||
| 34 | Scott White | Justin Morneau (1B MIN) | ||||
| 35 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Roy Halladay (P TOR) | ||||
| 36 | Daniel E. Dobish | Jonathan Papelbon (P BOS) | ||||
| Round 4 | ||||||
| 37 | Daniel E. Dobish | Josh Beckett (P BOS) | ||||
| 38 | Michael J. Hurcomb | B.J. Upton (3B TB) | ||||
| 39 | Scott White | Curtis Granderson (OF DET) | ||||
| 40 | Ross Devonport | Derrek Lee (1B CHC) | ||||
| 41 | Peter Madden | Ichiro Suzuki (OF SEA) | ||||
| 42 | Dave Richard | Brian McCann (C ATL) | ||||
| 43 | Jamey Eisenberg | Aramis Ramirez (3B CHC) | ||||
| 44 | Amber Wilson | Adam Dunn (OF CIN) | ||||
| 45 | Aaron Weisberg | Alex Rios (OF TOR) | ||||
| 46 | Eric Mack | Carlos Pena (1B TB) | ||||
| 47 | David Gonos | Brandon Phillips (2B CIN) | ||||
| 48 | Sergio Gonzalez | Carlos Zambrano (P CHC) | ||||
| Round 5 | ||||||
| 49 | Sergio Gonzalez | Mariano Rivera (P NYY) | ||||
| 50 | David Gonos | Chone Figgins (OF ANA) | ||||
| 51 | Eric Mack | Justin Verlander (P DET) | ||||
| 52 | Aaron Weisberg | Miguel Tejada (SS BAL) | ||||
| 53 | Amber Wilson | Robinson Cano (2B NYY) | ||||
| 54 | Jamey Eisenberg | Dan Uggla (2B FLA) | ||||
| 55 | Dave Richard | C.C. Sabathia (P CLE) | ||||
| 56 | Peter Madden | Scott Kazmir (P TB) | ||||
| 57 | Ross Devonport | Michael Young (SS TEX) | ||||
| 58 | Scott White | Chipper Jones (3B ATL) | ||||
| 59 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Alex Gordon (3B KC) | ||||
| 60 | Daniel E. Dobish | Cole Hamels (P PHI) | ||||
| Round 6 | ||||||
| 61 | Daniel E. Dobish | John Lackey (P ANA) | ||||
| 62 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Erik Bedard (P BAL) | ||||
| 63 | Scott White | Ian Kinsler (2B TEX) | ||||
| 64 | Ross Devonport | Felix Hernandez (P SEA) | ||||
| 65 | Peter Madden | Ryan Zimmerman (3B WAS) | ||||
| 66 | Dave Richard | Garrett Atkins (3B COL) | ||||
| 67 | Jamey Eisenberg | Joe Nathan (P MIN) | ||||
| 68 | Amber Wilson | Bobby Abreu (OF NYY) | ||||
| 69 | Aaron Weisberg | Gary Matthews (OF ANA) | ||||
| 70 | Eric Mack | Brian Roberts (2B BAL) | ||||
| 71 | David Gonos | Nick Markakis (OF BAL) | ||||
| 72 | Sergio Gonzalez | Fausto Carmona (P CLE) | ||||
| Round 7 | ||||||
| 73 | Sergio Gonzalez | Eric Byrnes (OF ARI) | ||||
| 74 | David Gonos | Hunter Pence (OF HOU) | ||||
| 75 | Eric Mack | Jim Thome (DH CHW) | ||||
| 76 | Aaron Weisberg | Vernon Wells (OF TOR) | ||||
| 77 | Amber Wilson | Chris B. Young (OF ARI) | ||||
| 78 | Jamey Eisenberg | Billy Wagner (P NYM) | ||||
| 79 | Dave Richard | Hideki Matsui (OF NYY) | ||||
| 80 | Peter Madden | Paul Konerko (1B CHW) | ||||
| 81 | Ross Devonport | Dan Haren (P OAK) | ||||
| 82 | Scott White | Roy Oswalt (P HOU) | ||||
| 83 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Bobby Jenks (P CHW) | ||||
| 84 | Daniel E. Dobish | Adrian Gonzalez (1B SD) | ||||
| Round 8 | ||||||
| 85 | Daniel E. Dobish | Orlando Cabrera (SS ANA) | ||||
| 86 | Michael J. Hurcomb | James Loney (1B LA) | ||||
| 87 | Scott White | Aaron Harang (P CIN) | ||||
| 88 | Ross Devonport | Howie Kendrick (2B ANA) | ||||
| 89 | Peter Madden | J.J. Putz (P SEA) | ||||
| 90 | Dave Richard | Brad Hawpe (OF COL) | ||||
| 91 | Jamey Eisenberg | Dontrelle Willis (P FLA) | ||||
| 92 | Amber Wilson | Brad Penny (P LA) | ||||
| 93 | Aaron Weisberg | Torii Hunter (OF MIN) | ||||
| 94 | Eric Mack | Daisuke Matsuzaka (P BOS) | ||||
| 95 | David Gonos | John Smoltz (P ATL) | ||||
| 96 | Sergio Gonzalez | Carlos Guillen (SS DET) | ||||
| Round 9 | ||||||
| 97 | Sergio Gonzalez | Mike Lowell (3B BOS) | ||||
| 98 | David Gonos | Jered Weaver (P ANA) | ||||
| 99 | Eric Mack | Nick Swisher (OF OAK) | ||||
| 100 | Aaron Weisberg | Chien-Ming Wang (P NYY) | ||||
| 101 | Amber Wilson | A.J. Burnett (P TOR) | ||||
| 102 | Jamey Eisenberg | Aaron Rowand (OF PHI) | ||||
| 103 | Dave Richard | Jorge Posada (C NYY) | ||||
| 104 | Peter Madden | Chris R. Young (P SD) | ||||
| 105 | Ross Devonport | Ben Sheets (P MIL) | ||||
| 106 | Scott White | Gary Sheffield (OF DET) | ||||
| 107 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Tim Lincecum (P SF) | ||||
| 108 | Daniel E. Dobish | Rickie Weeks (2B MIL) | ||||
| Round 10 | ||||||
| 109 | Daniel E. Dobish | Adrian Beltre (3B SEA) | ||||
| 110 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Josh Fields (3B CHW) | ||||
| 111 | Scott White | Corey C. Hart (OF MIL) | ||||
| 112 | Ross Devonport | Delmon Young (OF TB) | ||||
| 113 | Peter Madden | Khalil Greene (SS SD) | ||||
| 114 | Dave Richard | Curt Schilling (P BOS) | ||||
| 115 | Jamey Eisenberg | Juan Pierre (OF LA) | ||||
| 116 | Amber Wilson | Francisco Liriano (P MIN) | ||||
| 117 | Aaron Weisberg | Kelly Johnson (2B ATL) | ||||
| 118 | Eric Mack | Jeff Francoeur (OF ATL) | ||||
| 119 | David Gonos | Yovani Gallardo (P MIL) | ||||
| 120 | Sergio Gonzalez | Todd Helton (1B COL) | ||||
| Round 11 | ||||||
| 121 | Sergio Gonzalez | Kelvim Escobar (P ANA) | ||||
| 122 | David Gonos | Jose Valverde (P ARI) | ||||
| 123 | Eric Mack | Andruw Jones (OF ATL) | ||||
| 124 | Aaron Weisberg | Javier Vazquez (P CHW) | ||||
| 125 | Amber Wilson | Pat Burrell (OF PHI) | ||||
| 126 | Jamey Eisenberg | Jason Bay (OF PIT) | ||||
| 127 | Dave Richard | Trevor Hoffman (P SD) | ||||
| 128 | Peter Madden | Matt Cain (P SF) | ||||
| 129 | Ross Devonport | Edwin Encarnacion (3B CIN) | ||||
| 130 | Scott White | Jeremy Hermida (OF FLA) | ||||
| 131 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Francisco Cordero (P MIL) | ||||
| 132 | Daniel E. Dobish | Jarrod Saltalamacchia (C TEX) | ||||
| Round 12 | ||||||
| 133 | Daniel E. Dobish | Kenji Johjima (C SEA) | ||||
| 134 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Rich Harden (P OAK) | ||||
| 135 | Scott White | Takashi Saito (P LA) | ||||
| 136 | Ross Devonport | Pedro Martinez (P NYM) | ||||
| 137 | Peter Madden | Barry Zito (P SF) | ||||
| 138 | Dave Richard | Brett Myers (P PHI) | ||||
| 139 | Jamey Eisenberg | Jeff Francis (P COL) | ||||
| 140 | Amber Wilson | Tim Hudson (P ATL) | ||||
| 141 | Aaron Weisberg | Jermaine Dye (OF CHW) | ||||
| 142 | Eric Mack | Huston Street (P OAK) | ||||
| 143 | David Gonos | Shane Victorino (OF PHI) | ||||
| 144 | Sergio Gonzalez | Raul Ibanez (OF SEA) | ||||
| Round 13 | ||||||
| 145 | Sergio Gonzalez | Ken Griffey (OF CIN) | ||||
| 146 | David Gonos | Jeff Kent (2B LA) | ||||
| 147 | Eric Mack | Jason Isringhausen (P STL) | ||||
| 148 | Aaron Weisberg | Manny Corpas (P COL) | ||||
| 149 | Amber Wilson | Rafael Soriano (P ATL) | ||||
| 150 | Jamey Eisenberg | Andy Pettitte (P NYY) | ||||
| 151 | Dave Richard | Jhonny Peralta (SS CLE) | ||||
| 152 | Peter Madden | Dustin Pedroia (2B BOS) | ||||
| 153 | Ross Devonport | Coco Crisp (OF BOS) | ||||
| 154 | Scott White | John Maine (P NYM) | ||||
| 155 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Josh Hamilton (OF CIN) | ||||
| 156 | Daniel E. Dobish | Jeremy Bonderman (P DET) | ||||
| Round 14 | ||||||
| 157 | Daniel E. Dobish | Michael Cuddyer (OF MIN) | ||||
| 158 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Carlos Delgado (1B NYM) | ||||
| 159 | Scott White | James Shields (P TB) | ||||
| 160 | Ross Devonport | B.J. Ryan (P TOR) | ||||
| 161 | Peter Madden | Phil Hughes (P NYY) | ||||
| 162 | Dave Richard | Richie Sexson (1B SEA) | ||||
| 163 | Jamey Eisenberg | Joe Blanton (P OAK) | ||||
| 164 | Amber Wilson | Joe Borowski (P CLE) | ||||
| 165 | Aaron Weisberg | Placido Polanco (2B DET) | ||||
| 166 | Eric Mack | Chad Cordero (P WAS) | ||||
| 167 | David Gonos | Chad Billingsley (P LA) | ||||
| 168 | Sergio Gonzalez | Orlando Hudson (2B ARI) | ||||
| Round 15 | ||||||
| 169 | Sergio Gonzalez | Josh Willingham (OF FLA) | ||||
| 170 | David Gonos | Brad Lidge (P HOU) | ||||
| 171 | Eric Mack | Oliver Perez (P NYM) | ||||
| 172 | Aaron Weisberg | Derek Lowe (P LA) | ||||
| 173 | Amber Wilson | Bengie Molina (C SF) | ||||
| 174 | Jamey Eisenberg | Johnny Damon (OF NYY) | ||||
| 175 | Dave Richard | Bill Hall (SS MIL) | ||||
| 176 | Peter Madden | Jason Giambi (1B NYY) | ||||
| 177 | Ross Devonport | Kevin Youkilis (1B BOS) | ||||
| 178 | Scott White | Joakim Soria (P KC) | ||||
| 179 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Stephen Drew (SS ARI) | ||||
| 180 | Daniel E. Dobish | Matt Kemp (OF LA) | ||||
| Round 16 | ||||||
| 181 | Daniel E. Dobish | Adam Wainwright (P STL) | ||||
| 182 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Ivan Rodriguez (C DET) | ||||
| 183 | Scott White | Matt Capps (P PIT) | ||||
| 184 | Ross Devonport | Kevin Gregg (P FLA) | ||||
| 185 | Peter Madden | Adam Jones (OF SEA) | ||||
| 186 | Dave Richard | Chris Duncan (OF STL) | ||||
| 187 | Jamey Eisenberg | Barry Bonds (OF SF) | ||||
| 188 | Amber Wilson | Rafael Furcal (SS LA) | ||||
| 189 | Aaron Weisberg | Ted Lilly (P CHC) | ||||
| 190 | Eric Mack | Hank Blalock (3B TEX) | ||||
| 191 | David Gonos | Todd Jones (P DET) | ||||
| 192 | Sergio Gonzalez | Aaron Hill (2B TOR) | ||||
| Round 17 | ||||||
| 193 | Sergio Gonzalez | Ramon Hernandez (C BAL) | ||||
| 194 | David Gonos | J.J. Hardy (SS MIL) | ||||
| 195 | Eric Mack | Edgar Renteria (SS ATL) | ||||
| 196 | Aaron Weisberg | Eric Chavez (3B OAK) | ||||
| 197 | Amber Wilson | Rick Ankiel (OF STL) | ||||
| 198 | Jamey Eisenberg | Jason Varitek (C BOS) | ||||
| 199 | Dave Richard | Ubaldo Jimenez (P COL) | ||||
| 200 | Peter Madden | Willy Taveras (OF COL) | ||||
| 201 | Ross Devonport | Rocco Baldelli (OF TB) | ||||
| 202 | Scott White | Dustin McGowan (P TOR) | ||||
| 203 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Mark DeRosa (2B CHC) | ||||
| 204 | Daniel E. Dobish | Joel Zumaya (P DET) | ||||
| Round 18 | ||||||
| 205 | Daniel E. Dobish | Jacoby Ellsbury (OF BOS) | ||||
| 206 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Rich Hill (P CHC) | ||||
| 207 | Scott White | Ian Snell (P PIT) | ||||
| 208 | Ross Devonport | Josh Barfield (2B CLE) | ||||
| 209 | Peter Madden | Joba Chamberlain (P NYY) | ||||
| 210 | Dave Richard | Jon Garland (P CHW) | ||||
| 211 | Jamey Eisenberg | Bronson Arroyo (P CIN) | ||||
| 212 | Amber Wilson | Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B SD) | ||||
| 213 | Aaron Weisberg | Akinori Otsuka (P TEX) | ||||
| 214 | Eric Mack | Jon Lester (P BOS) | ||||
| 215 | David Gonos | Mark Reynolds (SS ARI) | ||||
| 216 | Sergio Gonzalez | Ryan Dempster (P CHC) | ||||
| Round 19 | ||||||
| 217 | Sergio Gonzalez | Mark Buehrle (P CHW) | ||||
| 218 | David Gonos | Billy Butler (OF KC) | ||||
| 219 | Eric Mack | Chris Snyder (C ARI) | ||||
| 220 | Aaron Weisberg | Ryan Garko (1B CLE) | ||||
| 221 | Amber Wilson | Eric Gagne (P BOS) | ||||
| 222 | Jamey Eisenberg | Troy Glaus (3B TOR) | ||||
| 223 | Dave Richard | Hideki Okajima (P BOS) | ||||
| 224 | Peter Madden | Bobby Crosby (SS OAK) | ||||
| 225 | Ross Devonport | Tom Gorzelanny (P PIT) | ||||
| 226 | Scott White | Jack Cust (OF OAK) | ||||
| 227 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Justin Upton (OF ARI) | ||||
| 228 | Daniel E. Dobish | Frank Thomas (DH TOR) | ||||
| Round 20 | ||||||
| 229 | Daniel E. Dobish | Brian Wilson (P SF) | ||||
| 230 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Ian Kennedy (P NYY) | ||||
| 231 | Scott White | Ronny Paulino (C PIT) | ||||
| 232 | Ross Devonport | Ryan P. Freel (OF CIN) | ||||
| 233 | Peter Madden | Johnny Estrada (C MIL) | ||||
| 234 | Dave Richard | Mike Jacobs (1B FLA) | ||||
| 235 | Jamey Eisenberg | Shaun Marcum (P TOR) | ||||
| 236 | Amber Wilson | Paul Lo Duca (C NYM) | ||||
| 237 | Aaron Weisberg | A.J. Pierzynski (C CHW) | ||||
| 238 | Eric Mack | Carlos Ruiz (C PHI) | ||||
| 239 | David Gonos | Bartolo Colon (P ANA) | ||||
| 240 | Sergio Gonzalez | J.D. Drew (OF BOS) | ||||
| Round 21 | ||||||
| 241 | Sergio Gonzalez | John Buck (C KC) | ||||
| 242 | David Gonos | Al Reyes (P TB) | ||||
| 243 | Eric Mack | Randy Johnson (P ARI) | ||||
| 244 | Aaron Weisberg | Kurt Suzuki (C OAK) | ||||
| 245 | Amber Wilson | Gil Meche (P KC) | ||||
| 246 | Jamey Eisenberg | Felipe Lopez (SS WAS) | ||||
| 247 | Dave Richard | Mike Cameron (OF SD) | ||||
| 248 | Peter Madden | Ty Wigginton (1B HOU) | ||||
| 249 | Ross Devonport | Geovany Soto (C CHC) | ||||
| 250 | Scott White | Conor Jackson (1B ARI) | ||||
| 251 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Cameron Maybin (OF DET) | ||||
| 252 | Daniel E. Dobish | Yunel Escobar (SS ATL) | ||||
| Round 22 | ||||||
| 253 | Daniel E. Dobish | Evan Longoria (3B TB) | ||||
| 254 | Michael J. Hurcomb | Matt Garza (P MIN) | ||||
| 255 | Scott White | Austin Kearns (OF WAS) | ||||
| 256 | Ross Devonport | Jair Jurrjens (P DET) | ||||
| 257 | Peter Madden | Mike Napoli (C ANA) | ||||
| 258 | Dave Richard | Kaz Matsui (2B COL) | ||||
| 259 | Jamey Eisenberg | Scott Olsen (P FLA) | ||||
| 260 | Amber Wilson | Joey Votto (1B CIN) | ||||
| 261 | Aaron Weisberg | Zack Greinke (P KC) | ||||