5 Rounds of drafting... Lets see how people are doing.

Obviously some have more picks then others but I am gauging value of the picks they made not only will they help.. Since this is from my point of view obviously this isn't written in stone. :)


North Texas: C

1st: 1B Ryan Howard
1st: SS Michael Young
3rd: RP Bobby Jenks
4th: SP Josh Beckett

Adrian started out well with Howard. Nice 5 year keeper... Then I am not so sure from there.. Moved up to get a 2nd 1st round pick... Used it on homer pick Michael Young. Not that he is bad but passed on a better SS. Still not horrible.. Round 3 took a closer. Not a fan of a position that changes so much this early. Round 4 took mister inconsistency Josh Beckett. Passed on some really solid dependable starters.. I guess he is hoping he will improve on that 5+ ERA last year.
Overall: Started well but has faded..

Encinitas: B-

1st:3B Alex Rodriguez
2nd:SP Jason Schmidt
3rd:OF Tori Hunter
3rd:OF Michael Cuddyer
4th:SP Mark Buehrle

Bums had a nice spot at #2.. Used it to take mister consistent A-Rod.. Love him there. Traded back to get another pick early.. A little disappointed as the players he hoped didn't slip. Took Jason Schmidt but I think he could have gotten him 2 rounds later.. Homer pick?? Round 3 nabbed Tori Hunter and love this pick.. Great value in the 3rd as I had him going in the 2nd.. Cuddyer was also good but Mark Buehrle was bad. Another who could have waited.. 3 good picks and 2 bad..
Overall: Bums improved their hitting but still don't have the eye for pitching..

Brewers:B+

1st: SS Jose Reyes
2nd: 1B Prince Fielder
3rd: (traded for Giambi)
4th: 3B Joe Crede

Team is getting better at building a team.. Took Reyes in the 1st and somebody to build around for 5 years.. Moved up in round 2 to take Fielder. Can not complain but might be another year from stardom though its coming.. Traded his 3rd round pick for Giambi and got a better hitter then what was their.. Joe Crede was a solid 4th rounder.
Overall: Storlie made some nice moves and he will see the benefit this year. Only reason no A is because I think he reached for Fielder and could have taken Gordon or Teahen to build for future..

Bay Area Dawgs:B-

1st: 1B David Ortiz
2nd: SP Chris Carpenter
3rd: SP Dontrelle Willis
4th: 2B Howie Kendrick
5th: OF Barry Bonds

Am I seeing a trend?? Starts off well and then loses it?? Loved the 1st 2 picks.. Carpenter more then Ortiz since he was supposed to go there. Carpenter fell way too far.. 1st round talent in round 2.. Then not sure why Willis went this early.. Has red flags with his control.. Some think he is going to go through a burnout phase. Kendrick was a good pick.. Solid BA 2B.. Not a lot of pop or speed but should help Runs/BA. Bonds was a homer pick.. Any guy that only plays 3-4 days a week I feel is more of a liability then asset..
Overall: Got good marks from 1st,2nd,4th but flunked 3rd and 5th. Still they might be improving...

Michigan Miracles: A

1st: 1B Mark Teixiera
2nd: OF Vernon Wells
3rd: OF Gary Sheffield
4th: 3B Chipper Jones
5th: SP Rich Hill

Solid picks up and down.. Sheffield I think was a little early but not a big deal given he probably would have gone before he picked again.. Hill could be nice.. A little risk but in round 5 that's not a huge risk.. The only thing I see might be a mistake is future team.. 3 of the 5 will get contracts but he could have drafted to make sure all 5 are worthy.. Sheffield and Jones might not be given their age.
Overall: One of the few teams that get it when it comes to drafting for this league. You need to plan for future but also be realistic for NOW..

pacific Beach Bombers:B-

1st: OF Jason Bay
2nd RP Trevor Hoffman
3rd SP Danny Haren
4th OF Brad Hawpe
5th: DH Frank Thomas
5th: SP Ervin Santana

Pacific feels they had a very good draft and I think they did better then in past years but still a little inconsistency. Bay was a good pick bt pretty much a no brainer.. Hoffman I feel was a reach.. 2nd round in this draft is early for Hoffman. He might have been there in round 4.. He is older and this crowd shuns on the old.. Haren was a great pick in round 3.. Solid future SP.. Hawpe could be a bargin IF he doesn't platoon.. Right now he is set too.. Will be hard to get to 500AB's.. Thomas was draft as a little discount from last year.. Most experts feel he played for a contract and will struggle this year.. I feel same but as a 5th not bad. Santana not a huge fan this year.. Seemed to struggle in the 2nd half.
Overall: Pacific has improved. For a team 4 years in the league now has yet to make a run for the playoffs. I think this year they can get close at least.

South Texas Heat:B+

1st: 2B Chase Utley
2nd: OF Johnny Damon
2nd: OF Adam Dunn
3rd: SP Felix Hernandez
4th: RP Chris Ray
5th: 2B/3B/OF Ryan Freel

Overall Berg did a good job at grabbing value in most rounds. Utley the priemere 2B will be his 5 year.. Damon olrder but very stable. Dunn I think is going to fall on his face this year but Berg liked his power numbers. Will be at a cost. That 225BA will be tough to bring up.. Felix is no question a future star but when?? Some think this year. Some think next.. Still a solid risk/reward pick. Chris Ray in the 4th I don't like.. Had him last year and his K's slipped 2nd half.. warning signs. Still if he is ok he will produce decent saves. Freel is a good back up for 2 INF positions and a viable speed option in the OF.
Overall: Berg did very well only questionable picks were Dunn and Ray but should still put him in position to make a run..

Olivet Killer Eagles:C-

1st: OF Vlad Guerrero
2nd: OF Jermaine Dye
3rd: SP Curt Schilling
4th: SS Orlando Cabrera
5th: C Jorge Posada

I don't understand this team.. They started out drafting VERY well. Took Vlad and that was the best pick for him.. Then took Dye who is in a ontract year in the best park for HR's.. Career numbers??? Then he slid.. Curt Schilling is nice but a little early?? Should have been there in round 4 due to his age.. Cabrera is nothing special and in the 5th there is still guys equal to him.. Posada in the 5th was ok but I can see some better value and there are still 3-4 more catchers close..
Overall: They started out well but slipped fast. Seemed like he was distracted.. Cause the picks looked like they were not reasearched.

Dallas Redbirds:D

1st: OF Carlos Lee
2nd: (Traded for Carlos Zambrano)
3rd: 1B Lyle Overbay
4th: RP Joel Zumaya
5th: Ivan Rodriguez

The 1st pick was good.. Even though I am not a fan of Carlos he will do well in Houston.. Though not sure 40+ HR's as Doyle says is possible He will provide stable stats. Overbay in the 3rd not sure was good. If he produces as he is expected that is great he earned his value but any drop off and there is no profit.. Too much risk and little reward.. The 4th turned bad.. A RP non cluser this early?? WTF do we still have Broskey?? No value here. Not sure he can produce like a closer.. Ivan Rodriguez wasn't bad pick but like with Olivet he could have gotten equal later.. Not hard to find a 300 10HR catcher.. Name alone was a reason for this pick.
Overall: I don't see a lot of upside with this draft so far.. Lee and maybe Overbay will be ok.. That trade for Zambrano will hurt. Even if he does well in round 2 he could of locked up Haren/Sheets/Lackey for 3 more years.. Can you say OUCH!!!!

Nor Cal:B

1st: OF Grady Sizemore
2nd: SP Ben Sheets
3rd: SP Josh Johnson
4th: OF Corey Patterson
5th: OF Ken Griffey JR

Team had some ups and downs in this draft. I love Grady at 10.. Think that's value even in the 1st. A guy that will hit 30-40HR and steal 20-30 bases very soon is gold. Sheets in round 2 was a good pick.. Then not sure what happened in round 3.. Josh Johnson??? Way too early.. Then he rebounded and took Patterson in 4.. Love that pick.. Great value.. Then Griffey in the 5th.. I had at least 10OF ranked much higher.. Johnson and Griffey kept him from an A..
Overall the team did pretty good. I think he will regret taking Johnson that early.. Same with Griffey..

Mid Michigan Tigers:D

1st: SP Roy Oswalt
2nd: SP John Lackey
3rd: RP Takashi Saito
4th: 2B Tadahito Iguchi
5th: OF Jacque Jones

If this team had some sort of offense this draft might not be that bad.. Yet they don't which makes the picks they did a real mistake.. Oswalt was a good pick for them.. They got their ACE but they didn't take the well needed hitter in rounds 2 on up.. I think they got frustrated seeing the hitters targeted leave. Saito is a nice closer but why a 2nd at round 3?? Iguchi not sure why went so early? I have still a few more ahead of him in round 5.. Jones I liked.. Very good pick.. Oswalt and Jones kept him from an F.
Overall: It is going to be a LONG season for Tigers fans.. Some might be storming thee stadium asking for their money back on the season tickets or the GM's head on a plate.. :)

Knoxville Possums:B+

1st: SS Hanley Ramirez
2nd: RP B.J Ryan
3rd: OF Nick Markakis
4th: SPAnibal Sanchez
5th: RP Adam Wainwright

Knoxville has had a solid draft early on.. Ramirez was a solid pick at his spot and should be a 5 year.. BJ Ryan was the best RP on the board and well above any other.. Not a fan of taking that early but at least he is elite. Nick is a good pick. He should have a very good year and might even bat 3rd.. Sanchez I didn't like.. Already reports of arm injury and we haven't started.. I thinkhe would have fallen further as most knew he had an issue.. Wainwright is a good spot to be drafted but why a 2nd so early???
Overall: Team had a decent draft in rounds 1-2-3.. Only thing keeping them from an A was Sanchez could he could end up being a wasted pick..


Springfield Slammers:A

1st: SS Derek Jeter
3rd: 1B Todd Helton
5th: RP Bob Wickman
5th: SP Javier Vazquez

Team didn't have a 2nd and 4th round picks but what he did have he did well.. Jeter a solid 1st rounder.. Helton I had a 2nd rounder and getting him in round 3 is a steal in my opinion. Wickman in the 5th another solid pick.. Then with his 2nd 5th he took Vazquez who dropped too far IMO.. Should help a lot with that value.
Overall: Team did a good job at grabbing value in every round. Another team that stay focused on reality..


ES Blacksox:B-

1st: C Joe Mauer
2nd: OF Jeff Francouer
3rd: SP Erik Bedard
4th: 3B Alex Gordon
5th: 1B Ryan Shealy

Team has done a much better job at drafting future that isn't 2-3 years away.. Mauer in the 1st was a bit of reach. Had him going middle 2nd. Francouer was ok but Hunter by far would have been a better pick.. Bedard was good pick.. Gordon I think was taken in the right spot.. Shealy was a little early but I guess he wanted the 6/7 hitters of KC??
Overall: They have done a better job at reaching for now value over next year or the following. Still they can improve if they don't shun the older players.. :)

Carolina Yankees:B-

1st: OF Bobby Abreu
2nd: SS Felipe Lopez
3rd: SP Chuck James
4th: 3B Morgan Ensberg
5th: SP Tim Hudson

Carolina took a homer pick in round 1 with Abreu but it was teh right pick for them any way. Lopez in round 2 was a bit early in my book but I guess he wanted the speed.. Not a huge difference. James I wasn't a fan of in the 3rd.. Once again teams passed on proven SP for the unknown.. Ensberg was solid at that spot.. IN the 5th Tim Hudson was taken and I think WAY too early.. I had 20 or more SP ahead of him.. Now 2 seasons removed from last solid year.
Overall: Carolina was able to stay focused and picked up solid players to build around. James and Hudson the only real down picks and what kept them from an A..

New Jersey Mets: Not doing my own views since in my eyes I drafted well.. Except for my reach with Teahen..

Columbus Stuff:F

1st: SP Daisuke Matsuzaka
2nd: 2B Dan Uggla
2nd: C Briann McCann
3rd: 1B Scott Thorman
4th: SP Chien-Ming Wang
4th: RP Jonathon Broxton
5th:

Wow where to start.. For 1.. Dice K I think was a round too early.. He might be Santana but why pay for him now??? Uggla I have always been down on look at his minors numbers. 05 he hit 251 16HR 61RBI in almost 500AB's.. Then had last season.. Can you see something wrong here?? How often does a player have better major league years then minors?? Sorry but IMO he is a journeyman 2B.. 250 15-20HR but not 2nd round material.. Paid for 06 not 07.. McCann was his only good value pick.. He went where he should have. Thorman?? I think he would have been there in round 15.. Either way he is 2-3 years from MAJOR impact.. Somebody tell Bice this is a 2-3 year keeper league.. Wang was a bit early.. Paid a lot for wins.. Broxton another MR.. Nice K's but still a MR.. Not even a closer.
Overall: Team reached on almost every pick.. I understand why but I think he inflated their projections more then they will be with the team..

Gaylord:A

2nd: OF Ichiro Suzuki
2nd: SS Carlos Guillen
3rd: 1B Adam LaRoche
4th: SP Mike Mussina
5th:

Gaylord traded back from the 1st to early 2nd to load up on another early pick.. Yet it back fired.. Had a shot at a 5 year and lost it.. Though Ichiro is what they needed and I had him as a late 1st rounder.. Guillen went also where he was supposed to go.. Solid pick there.. LaRoche the best 1B on the board.. Team didn't need him but was able to make room with a trade to get a SP.. Mussina fell a little further maybe due to age. He does have some risk but where he went there is little reason to see it being major.. Overall: Team stayed on course and didn't reach too far.. Will prove to be very vaulable come end of the year..