Heading into Spring Traning, the FantasyJuice experts completed a Mock Draft for roto and head-to-head leagues.
was the unsurprising first pick with following second.
The first rounds went pretty smoothly, as predicted, with only a few surprises. and went higher than expected but most others fell into place.
Future posts will detail the rounds and interesting picks, including sleepers and predicted duds of 2010.
The following draft consisted of 12 teams going 23 rounds with the following position setting in the league: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, UTIL, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, 7 Bench.
The results follow below and stay tuned for the Keeper League draft coming up next.
Mock Draft in 12x23 View
| | Pick #1 | Pick #2 | Pick #3 | Pick #4 |
| Rnd 1 | Albert Pujols 1B | Hanley Ramirez SS | Alex Rodriguez 3B | Chase Utley 2B |
| 2 | Tim Lincecum SP | Adrian Gonzalez 1B | Grady Sizemore OF | Mark Reynolds 3B |
| 3 | Jimmy Rollins SS | Brandon Phillips 2B | Joey Votto 1B | Kevin Youkilis 1B/3B |
| 4 | Ichiro Suzuki OF | Justin Verlander SP | Jon Lester SP | Adam Lind OF |
| 5 | Ben Zobrist 2B/OF | Aramis Ramirez 3B | Derek Jeter SS | Johan Santana SP |
| 6 | Cole Hamels SP | Jake Peavy SP | Shin-Soo Choo OF | Jonathan Broxton RP |
| 7 | Yovani Gallardo SP | Bobby Abreu OF | Josh Hamilton OF | Joe Nathan RP |
| 8 | Carlos Quentin OF | Adam Jones OF | Matt Garza SP | Alexei Ramirez SS |
| 9 | Matt Wieters C | Francisco Cordero RP | Chad Billingsley SP | Michael Bourn OF |
| 10 | Ian Stewart 3B | Ryan Franklin RP | Rafael Soriano RP | Roy Oswalt SP |
| 11 | Scott Baker SP | Kurt Suzuki C | Miguel Montero C | Geovanny Soto C |
| 12 | Carlos Beltran OF | Carlos Gonzalez OF | Dan Uggla 2B | Michael Cuddyer OF |
| 13 | Frank Francisco RP | Scott Kazmir RP | Raul Ibanez OF | Edwin Jackson SP |
| 14 | Alex Rios OF | David Ortiz UTIL | Matt Capps SP | Vladimir Guerrero UTIL |
| 15 | Clay Buchholz SP | Tim Hudson SP | Rickie Weeks 2B | Rich Harden SP |
| 16 | Adrian Beltre 3B | Jason Frasor RP | Neftali Feliz SP/RP | Brad Hawpe OF |
| 17 | Jorge de La Rosa SP | Jonathan Sanchez SP | Erik Bedard SP | Jeff Niemann SP |
| 18 | Fernando Rodney RP | Ryan Ludwick OF | Colby Rasmus OF | Joel Pineiro SP |
| 19 | Daniel Bard RP | Joe Blanton SP | Scott Feldman SP | Nolan Reimold OF |
| 20 | Travis Snider OF | Alex Gordon 3B | Chris Young SP | Marc Rzepczynski SP |
| 21 | Scott Downs RP | Clayton Richard SP | Jason Motte RP | Ryan Perry RP |
| 22 | Brandon Lyon RP | Franklin Gutierrez OF | Ian Kennedy SP | Doug Davis SP |
| 23 | Mat Latos SP | Kevin Correia SP | Drew Storen RP | Adam LaRoche 1B |
| | Pick #5 | Pick #6 | Pick #7 | Pick #8 |
| Rnd 1 | Ryan Braun OF | Matt Kemp OF | Prince Fielder 1B | Mark Teixeira 1B |
| 2 | Jose Reyes SS | Matt Holliday OF | Jacoby Ellsbury OF | Victor Martinez 1B/C |
| 3 | Ryan Zimmerman 3B | Justin Morneau 1B | Zach Greinke SP | Brian Roberts 2B |
| 4 | Dan Haren SP | Aaron Hill 2B | Justin Upton OF | Brian McCann C |
| 5 | Adam Wainwright SP | Cliff Lee SP | Josh Beckett SP | Javier Vazquez SP |
| 6 | B.J. Upton OF | Shane Victorino OF | Jonathan Papelbon RP | Curtis Granderson OF |
| 7 | Nick Markakis OF | Matt Cain SP | Mariano Rivera RP | Michael Young 3B |
| 8 | Adam Dunn 1B/OF | Francisco Rodriguez RP | Ricky Nolasco SP | Heath Bell RP |
| 9 | Derrek Lee 1B | Stephen Drew SS | Jason Bartlett SS | James Shields RP |
| 10 | Max Scherzer SP | Carlos Marmol RP | Jose Lopez 2B | Nate McLouth OF |
| 11 | Howie Kendrick 2B | Miguel Tejada 3B/SS | Chipper Jones 3B | A.J. Burnett SP |
| 12 | Jorge Posada C | John Danks SP | Alfonso Soriano OF | Trevor Hoffman RP |
| 13 | Gavin Floyd SP | Carlos Zambrano SP | Chris Davis 1B/3B | Asdrubal Cabrera SS/2B |
| 14 | Brett Anderson SP | Randy Wolf SP | Jay Bruce OF | Rajai Davis OF |
| 15 | Mike Gonzalez RP | Jorge Cantu 1B/3B | Ted Lilly SP | David Price SP |
| 16 | Daisuke Matsuzaka SP | Aaron Harang SP | Bengie Molina C | Francisco Liriano SP |
| 17 | Leo Nunez RP | Dexter Fowler OF | Chad Qualls RP | Mark Buehrle SP |
| 18 | Corey Hart OF | Jhonny Peralta 3B/SS | Buster Posey C | Vernon Wells OF |
| 19 | J.P. Howell RP | Ryan Rowland-Smith SP | Matt Lindstrom RP | Matt LaPorta OF |
| 20 | Everth Cabrera SS | Matt Thornton RP | Gil Meche SP | George Sherrill RP |
| 21 | Chris Perez RP | Brett Myers SP | Homer Bailey SP | Brandon Morrow SP |
| 22 | Brian Matusz SP | Madison Bumgarner SP | Clint Barmes 2B/SS | James Loney 1B |
| 23 | Derek Holland SP | Chris Iannetta C | Jason Hammel SP | Brett Wallace 3B |
| | Pick #9 | Pick #10 | Pick #11 | Pick #12 |
| Rnd 1 | Miguel Cabrera 1B | Evan Longoria 3B | Ryan Howard 1B | Joe Mauer C |
| 2 | Ian Kinsler 2B | Carl Crawford OF | David Wright 3B | Troy Tulowitzki SS |
| 3 | Felix Hernandez SP | Roy Halladay SP | Dustin Pedroia 2B | Robinson Cano 2B |
| 4 | Jayson Werth OF | C.C. Sabathia SP | Jason Bay OF | Pablo Sandoval 1B/3B |
| 5 | Andre Ethier OF | Kendry Morales 1B | Chris Carpenter SP | Josh Johnson SP |
| 6 | Chone Figgins 3B | Manny Ramirez OF | Carlos Lee OF | Tommy Hanson SP |
| 7 | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | Andrew McCutchen OF | Clayton Kershaw SP | Lance Berkman 1B |
| 8 | Nelson Cruz OF | Gordon Beckham 2B/3B | John Lackey SP | Joakim Soria RP |
| 9 | Andrew Bailey RP | Jose Valverde RP | Hunter Pence OF | Brandon Webb SP |
| 10 | Jered Weaver SP | Brian Fuentes RP | Wandy Rodriguez SP | Brian Wilson RP |
| 11 | Billy Wagner RP | Carlos Pena 1B | Huston Street RP | Torii Hunter OF |
| 12 | David Aardsma RP | Yunel Escobar SS | Elvis Andrus SS | Bobby Jenks RP |
| 13 | Rafael Furcal SS | Ryan Dempster SP | Nyjer Morgan OF | Denard Span OF |
| 14 | Mike Napoli C | Ryan Doumit C | Russell Martin C | Garrett Jones 1B/OF |
| 15 | Johnny Cueto SP | J.A. Happ SP | Brad Lidge RP | Chris Coghlan OF |
| 16 | Jason Kubel OF | Joba Chamberlain SP | Kerry Wood RP | Kevin Slowey SP |
| 17 | Alcides Escobar SS | Wade Davis SP | Julio Borbon OF | Ervin Santana SP |
| 18 | Andy Pettitte SP | Johnny Damon OF | Rick Porcello SP | Randy Wells SP |
| 19 | Cameron Maybin OF | Ryan Madson RP | Paul Konerko 1B | Jason Heyward OF |
| 20 | Ben Sheets SP | Juan Pierre OF | Stephen Strasburg SP | Juan Rivera OF |
| 21 | Kyle Blanks OF | Todd Helton 1B | Phil Hughes SP/RP | Derek Lowe SP |
| 22 | Jermaine Dye OF | Ricky Romero SP | Desmond Jennings OF | Bronson Arroyo SP |
| 23 | Michael Wuertz RP | Hiroki Kuroda SP | Carlos Santana C | Drew Stubbs OF |
