1. Fungoes - David Price. Moving up from pick 4 to pick 1 was expensive, but the Fungoes think the Price is Right. Price is rated either #1 or #2 in every prospect list out there and will make a nice battery with Fungo Matt Wieters, the OTHER guy ranked either #1 or #2 in those polls.
2. Wahoos - Ricky Nolasco. The Wahoos are loaded for bear, err, pig this year. Adding Nolasco's 200+ innings to the rotation AND the bullpen completes a very good staff.
3. Mavs - Chris Davis. Hard to figure what the Mavs are looking for here. Price would have been a nice selection, but with him gone, Davis is a good bet. He's local, and the Mavs attend a lot of games; the Mavs could use a big bat at 1B/3B; and Davis is going to be good for a long time.
4. Warpigs - Cliff Lee. The Pigs need a starting pitcher, and Cliff Lee is the best starter available.
5. SuperGoofs - Alexei Ramirez. Trading Rollins for Carlos Quentin made the Goofs younger and better, but leaves a big hole at SS. Ramirez can play several spots well now, and is scheduled to be the starting SS for the ChiSox this season. The Cuban defector has the tools to be a solid part of the Goof lineup for quite a while.
6. Warpigs - Grant Balfour. Balfour is probably the best reliever available and joins Soria and Wagner in a deep Pigpen.
7. Nads - Nate McLouth. The Nads could use a CF, and the best one falls into their laps here. McLouth is a Gold Glover with speed and youth, and he is probably the best full time player available in this year's draft. The Nads also need bullpen, but there should be plenty of good cards around for the taking in rounds 2-3.
8. Zaps - Justin Duchscherer. The Zaps could go with youth here or the pitching they need. The race in the AWD will be a close one, and the Zaps are in position to win it if they draft pitching. Duchscherer's card is as good as it gets this year, although he is somewhat short on innings.
9. Buckeyes - Taylor Teagarden. Although the Buckeyes have a lot of holes to fill, he's still probably the team to beat in the MFD, and Teagarden's card is the quintessential Buckeye card.
10. Killer Bees - John Danks. The Bees need help everywhere except 1B, so I have no idea which direction he goes here. Danks is the best young starting pitcher available, and probably has the most future value of any player on the board.
11. Drillers - Hong-Chih Kuo. Kuo teams with Joe Nathan to give the Drillers a great lefty/righty bullpen duo.
12. Wahoos - Cory Wade. The Wahoos add another quality arm to their bullpen. The Hoos are set. Let the games begin.
13. Sidewinders - Joey Devine. The Snake bullpen is practically the only weak link in this team. Devine makes a good team better.
14. Fungoes - Shin-Soo Choo. Gezundheit. More young hitters for the Fungo stable.
15. Fungoes - Max Scherzer. More young pitchers for the Fungo stable. 2010, the year of the Fungo.
16. Rhinos - Kerry Wood. The Rhinos don't need much except bullpen, and the Fungoes are going to be claiming Lidge or Okajima off of his roster any day now. The list of RH relievers available is dwindling fast by now, but the Rhinos still get a good one. Still, like the Warpigs at pick 4, it sucks to use a first round pick on a guy you cut just last year.
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How bad would it screw up the draft if I took Tommy Greene/Rick Nolasko/Cliff Lee?
I don't remember the year, but I do remember you and Tommy Greene screwing up EVERYBODY'S draft one year. lol
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