Fantasy Baseball Draft Review - Part 2

Now, part 2 of the fantasy draft:

ROUND 11
121	Torii Hunter, LAA OF	Team Arp
122	Stephen Strasburg, Was SP	Stinky Hangdown
123	Ryan Dempster, ChC SP	Team Roy
124	Scott Baker, Min SP	Team Ehrecke
125	Tim Hudson, Atl SP	Team Cunt Pounder
126	Trevor Hoffman, Mil RP	Beginners Luck
127	Jason Kubel, Min OF	Team Vertical Smile
128	Carlos Marmol, ChC RP	Team Pussylicker
129	Jered Weaver, LAA SP	Team Waite
130	Matt Garza, TB SP	Team Here4Beer
131	Wandy Rodriguez, Hou SP	Team Asay
132	Kyle Blanks, SD OF	Team Prayer

Best Pick - It's at this point where it's hard to point out shining moments in the draft. Although, I like my Tim Hudson pick, there's an argument to be made that he could have been had later. I'll give the nod to Matt Garza in this round as he has shown that he'll be solid, and has the potential to be a #2 starter.

Worst Pick - None of the outfielders excite me in this round, but I like Blanks the least. He's gotten a lot of pub for being a sleeper with huge power, but he has never shown huge power in his minor league career. I know he's a big, strong guy, but he has more of a line drive swing. He's also moving to an extreme pitcher's park, so I see his ceiling for this season being twenty home runs. I know he had ten home runs last year, but even Shane Spencer can do that in limited time. He could be a solid outfielder, but he's still a guy who's really just figuring out the league so there's going to be a learning curve for him.

ROUND 12
133	Chris Coghlan, Fla OF	Team Prayer
134	Billy Wagner, Atl RP	Team Asay
135	Brad Lidge, Phi RP	Team Here4Beer
136	Brad Hawpe, Col OF	Team Waite
137	David Price, TB SP	Team Pussylicker
138	Rafael Soriano, TB RP	Team Vertical Smile
139	Howie Kendrick, LAA 2B	Beginners Luck
140	Chad Qualls, Ari RP	Team Cunt Pounder
141	Adrian Beltre, Bos 3B	Team Ehrecke
142	Julio Borbon, Tex OF	Team Roy
143	Miguel Montero, Ari C	Stinky Hangdown
144	Raul Ibanez, Phi OF	Team Arp

Best Pick - David Price - Price is a guy who seems like he's ready to put it all together this year. He was solid last year, and that's what you expect from most rookie pitchers. If he can avoid walks, he could be a very good pitcher this year, so there's great upside for somebody taken in the 12th round.

Worst Pick - Brad Lidge - He's been hurt all spring, just had to have a cortisone injection in his shoulder, and he was god awful last year. Yes, Lidge has potential to be good again, but there's way too many question marks surrounding him to take him this early in the draft. But at least he's still making hella scrilla.

ROUND 13
145	Mike Napoli, LAA C	Team Arp
146	Dan Uggla, Fla 2B	Stinky Hangdown
147	John Danks, CWS SP	Team Roy
148	James Shields, TB SP	Team Ehrecke
149	Brett Anderson, Oak SP	Team Cunt Pounder
150	Scott Kazmir, LAA SP	Beginners Luck
151	Max Scherzer, Det SP	Team Vertical Smile
152	Alex Rios, CWS OF	Team Pussylicker
153	Rich Harden, Tex SP	Team Waite
154	Francisco Liriano, Min SP	Team Here4Beer
155	Jason Bartlett, TB SS	Team Asay
156	Bobby Abreu, LAA OF	Team Prayer

Best Picks - Max Scherzer and Francisco Liriano. Two guys with great stuff who have injury worries. Scherzer has shown improvement through his time in the major leagues. He's moving to the tougher league, but he's also moving to a much more friendly pitcher's park, so those things should balance out. Liriano looked amazing a few years ago, and everybody who saw him pitch this winter raved about him. He's looked great in spring training, and this could be the year he finally puts things together and becomes the dominant ace that he looked like in his rookie year.

Worst Pick - Alex Rios - He's only had one good year in his career. I think it's time to say he sucks. There were about 100 outfielders I'd rather have than him at this point in the draft.

ROUND 14
157	Shane Victorino, Phi OF	Team Prayer
158	Rick Porcello, Det SP	Team Asay
159	Chipper Jones, Atl 3B	Team Here4Beer
160	Nick Swisher, NYY 1B	Team Waite
161	Gavin Floyd, CWS SP	Team Pussylicker
162	Alcides Escobar, Mil SS	Team Vertical Smile
163	Jorge Posada, NYY C	Beginners Luck
164	Kevin Slowey, Min SP	Team Cunt Pounder
165	Erick Aybar, LAA SS	Team Ehrecke
166	Alfonso Soriano, ChC OF	Team Roy
167	Frank Francisco, Tex RP	Stinky Hangdown
168	Jonathan Sanchez, SF SP	Team Arp

Best Picks - Chipper Jones and Alfonso Soriano - These are two guys who I see having big time bounce back years. Chipper is the safer bet for the bounce back, but if Soriano can bounce back, he's got huge potential. These were two guys that were on my list as emergency picks if I was short on a third baseman or an outfielder. I definitely like the potential of these guys in 2010.

Worst Pick - None of these stand out as bad picks in my opinion, but since I have to choose, I'll go with Jonathan Sanchez. He's just one of those guys that I'm not a believer in, but he could maintain what he built on last year and prove me totally wrong. I'm usually right on things, but I can honestly admit that I thought Kurt Warner sucked until 2008. I'm very stubborn.

ROUND 15
169	Ian Stewart, Col 2B	Team Arp
170	Ted Lilly, ChC SP	Stinky Hangdown
171	Phil Hughes, NYY SP	Team Roy
172	Brian Fuentes, LAA RP	Team Ehrecke
173	David Aardsma, Sea RP	Team Cunt Pounder
174	Jorge De La Rosa, Col SP	Beginners Luck
175	Lance Berkman, Hou 1B	Team Vertical Smile
176	Mark Buehrle, CWS SP	Team Pussylicker
177	J.A. Happ, Phi SP	Team Waite
178	Ryan Ludwick, StL OF	Team Here4Beer
179	Chase Headley, SD 3B	Team Asay
180	Ryan Franklin, StL RP	Team Prayer

Best Pick - Phil Hughes - I was going to take Hughes if he fell to me in this round, so that one really pissed me off. He's got great stuff, and if this is the year that he puts everything together as a starter, he's an absolute monster. People try to compare him and Joba constantly, but Joba didn't have nearly the track record that Hughes had in the minor leagues.

Worst Pick - Ted Lilly - With Lilly still being hurt, I think there's too much risk for the possible reward. The reward is he pitches as well as he did last year, and I really think he's a guy that is on the decline. Lilly has been one of my boys since his days in Toronto, but an aging pitcher coming off of injury is not somebody that I would want to invest in.

ROUND 16
181	Leo Nunez, Fla RP	Team Prayer
182	Bobby Jenks, CWS RP	Team Asay
183	Brian Matusz, Bal SP	Team Here4Beer
184	Ryan Doumit, Pit C	Team Waite
185	David Ortiz, Bos DH	Team Pussylicker
186	Russell Martin, LAD C	Team Vertical Smile
187	Denard Span, Min OF	Beginners Luck
188	Justin Masterson, Cle SP	Team Cunt Pounder
189	Edwin Jackson, Ari SP	Team Ehrecke
190	Huston Street, Col RP	Team Roy
191	Nate McLouth, Atl OF	Stinky Hangdown
192	Martin Prado, Atl 2B	Team Arp

Best Pick - Brian Matusz - A young pitcher who was solid last year and should be able to build on that this season. He's got four good pitches that he can throw for strikes, and his worst case scenario for this year (outside of injury) is a solid contributor for a fantasy team with a lot of potential for more.

Worst Pick - Martin Prado - Yes, he was solid last year, but I don't see him continuing that and wouldn't be surprised to see him lose his job at second.

ROUND 17
193	Mike Gonzalez, Bal RP	Team Arp
194	Mat Latos, SD SP	Stinky Hangdown
195	James Loney, LAD 1B	Team Roy
196	Michael Cuddyer, Min 1B	Team Ehrecke
197	Chris Davis, Tex 1B	Team Cunt Pounder
198	Joe Blanton, Phi SP	Beginners Luck
199	Vladimir Guerrero, Tex DH	Team Vertical Smile
200	Octavio Dotel, Pit RP	Team Pussylicker
201	Paul Konerko, CWS 1B	Team Waite
202	Andy Pettitte, NYY SP	Team Here4Beer
203	Matt Capps, Was RP	Team Asay
204	Neftali Feliz, Tex RP	Team Prayer

Best Pick - Chris Davis - Davis was on everybody's list last season as a guy who was going to put up huge numbers and carry a fantasy team. He sucked ass and got sent to Triple A. When he came back, he hit like he was supposed to at the beginning of the year. He's got a track record of crushing the ball, and I think he has the year in 2010 that people expected in 2009.

Worst Pick - Nothing stands out as awful, but I'm not a believer in James Loney. He just hasn't shown the power that people expected him to develop. I think his ceiling is a JT Snow type season with a good average and little power which is a pretty big hindrance for a team at first base.
Note: D. Wright Lover says Loney is a very nice person.

ROUND 18
205	Ross Ohlendorf, Pit SP	Team Prayer
206	Cameron Maybin, Fla OF	Team Asay
207	Wade Davis, TB SP	Team Here4Beer
208	Brad Penny, StL SP	Team Waite
209	Johnny Cueto, Cin SP	Team Pussylicker
210	Aaron Harang, Cin SP	Team Vertical Smile
211	John Maine, NYM SP	Beginners Luck
212	Travis Snider, Tor OF	Team Cunt Pounder
213	Yadier Molina, StL C	Team Ehrecke
214	Homer Bailey, Cin SP	Team Roy
215	J.J. Hardy, Min SS	Stinky Hangdown
216	Chris Perez, Cle RP	Team Arp

Best Pick - JJ Hardy - I think he can have a very good year for a shortstop where he can produce about a .270 average with around 20 home runs. He's not a superstar, but to get a middle infielder who can produce like that this late in the draft is definitely a good thing.

Worst Pick - Ross Ohlendorf - Why? What does Ross bring to the table? If he has a great year, he'll have a middling ERA, low strikeout total, and low win total because his team is terrible. He's worthless.

ROUND 19
217	Erik Bedard, Sea SP	Team Arp
218	Scott Feldman, Tex SP	Stinky Hangdown
219	Jorge Cantu, Fla 3B	Team Roy
220	Hiroki Kuroda, LAD SP	Team Ehrecke
221	Daisuke Matsuzaka, Bos SP	Team Cunt Pounder
222	Barry Zito, SF SP	Beginners Luck
223	Jon Rauch, Min RP	Team Vertical Smile
224	Derek Lowe, Atl SP	Team Pussylicker
225	Tony Gwynn, SD OF	Team Waite
226	Johnny Damon, Det OF	Team Here4Beer
227	Shaun Marcum, Tor SP	Team Asay
228	Jason Frasor, Tor RP	Team Prayer

Best Pick - Derek Lowe - I like his chances of bouncing back this year. Everybody thought he'd be great for Atlanta last year and he fell on his face, but I think he gets his shit together again, gets that sinker working and has a very good year for the Braves.

Worst Pick - Tony Gwynn - He's been retired for years and has already been inducted in the Hall of Fame. That's just poor research...wait a second. It's his son? Oh man, isn't his son terrible? Yes, yes he is.

ROUND 20
229	Ben Sheets, Oak SP	Team Prayer
230	Ervin Santana, LAA SP	Team Asay
231	Michael Bourn, Hou OF	Team Here4Beer
232	Kerry Wood, Cle RP	Team Waite
233	Chris Young, Ari OF	Team Pussylicker
234	Rafael Furcal, LAD SS	Team Vertical Smile
235	Bronson Arroyo, Cin SP	Beginners Luck
236	Sean Rodriguez, TB 2B	Team Cunt Pounder
237	Aroldis Chapman, Cin SP	Team Ehrecke
238	Bengie Molina, SF C	Team Roy
239	Mark DeRosa, SF 3B	Stinky Hangdown
240	Brandon Lyon, Hou RP	Team Arp

Best Pick - Ben Sheets - although his spring training ERA hasn't shown it, his stuff has been better than people were expecting this early on. Sheets may not be a great pitcher in the AL, but if he can stay healthy, he has the potential to be very good.

Worst Pick - Mark DeRosa - He just doesn't offer much of anything outside of positional flexibility. I don't see him as a good option at any position.

ROUND 21
241	Randy Wolf, Mil SP	Team Arp
242	Randy Wells, ChC SP	Stinky Hangdown
243	Nyjer Morgan, Was OF	Team Roy
244	Joel Pineiro, LAA SP	Team Ehrecke
245	Joba Chamberlain, NYY SP	Team Cunt Pounder
246	Adam LaRoche, Ari 1B	Beginners Luck
247	Alex Gordon, KC 3B	Team Vertical Smile
248	Chris Young, SD SP	Team Pussylicker
249	Franklin Gutierrez, Sea OF	Team Waite
250	Kurt Suzuki, Oak C	Team Here4Beer
251	Brandon Wood, LAA 3B	Team Asay
252	Franklin Morales, Col RP	Team Prayer

Best Pick - Brandon Webb - He's been a super prospect for about 35 years, but he's finally getting the starting job without having to compete for it. He may struggle with average, but the power is definitely there, and he's a quality guy at third base for the final round of the draft.

Worst Pick - Joba Chamberlain - I was too tired to focus on anything at this point, so I made the mistake of drafting Joba. I should have gone with Mark Prior.

And that wraps it up. I'd like to leave everyone with a video about smelling nice:


-Joe

P.S. I know I'm easily amused, but this is funny.