The 2014 Draft - Mock 1

1. Drillers - Josh Donaldson. He doesn't need him, but he's the best of the full time hitters in the draft. Despite being a 2e17 at 3b, he will DH or play 1b for the Drillers.

2. Warpigs - Michael Wacha. A good, young pitcher for the Cardinals. And he has relief.

3. Warpigs - Sonny Gray. The Pigs look to the future by turning Jordan Zimmermann into Sonny Gray and Zack Wheeler.

4. Killer Bees - Daniel Nava. He's got a job in Boston, where they love him. The Bees will love him, too, in a lineup with Werth, Encarnacion, Freeman, and Santana.

5. Tweeners - Jose Iglesias. A 1e8 at ss, he can also hold his own at 2b/3b. And he has a nice card.

6. Tweeners - Ryan Raburn. It takes some balls to use the 6th pick in the draft on a 33-year old spare part outfielder. But he has a great card, and the Tweeners aim to claim that AWD title. As GM Al Davis said, "Hell, if the Goofs can win this division, ANYBODY can! If I'd known they were gonna win last year, we'd have tried harder."

7. DVs - Yan Gomes. Semog Nay. (There's no Inmate pick in the first round. This is his chance to remind us he's still there.)

8. Wahoos - Andrew Cashner. The Wahoos have a lot of picks. Expect him to exit the first round with an armful of good pitching cards. Cashner offers 175 good relief innings.

9. Fungoes - Jordy Mercer. If nothing else, this pick means all those Fungo lefties won't have to face Mercer this year.

10. Zaps - Josmil Pinto. The first of what will be several chances for the Zapper to let the Fungoes know, "Anything you can do, I can do better." These are the best two teams this year, and they will pick back-to-back in every round. The pressure will be on the Fungoes, who pick first. Expect most Fungo picks to be greeted by the Zapper's call of, "Too early!"

11. Wahoos - Trevor Rosenthal. The Wahoos continue to make the most of their first round picks.

12. SuperGoofs - Masahiro Tanaka. The Darvish pick worked out well, so why not do it again?

13. Tweeners - Marlon Byrd. Yes, he's like 47 years old, but that's still younger than the team owner. And he has 532 AB on a really, really good card.

14. Mavs - Byron Buxton. The dilemma the Mavs face: Draft the best card and finish .500? Or draft for the future and finish .500. Since there aren't any good cards left, Buxton it is.

15. Wahoos - Luke Hochevar. Probably the best relief card in the draft.

16. Wahoos - Paco Rodriguez. And the bullpen is set.