Fantasy Baseball 2013 - Mock Draft #5

+MLB

Teams
1. Loud Mouth
C - Matt Wieters, BAL
1B - Carlos Santana, CLE
2B - Jose Altuve, HOU
3B - Miguel Cabrera, DET
SS - Elvis Andrus, TEX
MI - Howie Kendrick, LAA
CI - Pedro Alvarez, PIT
OF - Josh Hamilton, LAA
OF - Jose Bautista, TOR
OF - Michael Bourn, CLE
OF - Hunter Pence, SF
OF - Nelson Cruz, TEX
UT - Brian McCann, ATL
P - Matt Cain, SF
P - Jered Weaver, LAA
P - Yovani Gallardo, MIL
P - John Axford, MIL
P - Tim Hudson, ATL
P - Jonathan Broxton, CIN
P - Brandon League, LAD
P - Ryan Dempster, BOS
P - Carlos Marmol, CHC
Bench - Adam Dunn, CWS
Bench - Michael Young, PHI
Bench - Jose Veras, HOU

2. SLOWBURN
C - Victor Martinez, DET
1B - Edwin Encarnacion, TOR
2B - Chase Utley, PHI
3B - Mike Moustakas, KC
SS - JJ Hardy, BAL
MI - Andrelton Simmons, ATL
CI - Ryan Howard, PHI
OF - Mike Trout, LAA
OF - Carlos Beltran, STL
OF - Nick Swisher, CLE
OF - Michael Morse, SEA
OF - Alfonso Soriano, CHC
UT - AJ Pierzynski, TEX
P - David Price, TB
P - Craig Kimbrel, ATL
P - Gio Gonzalez, WSH
P - Roy Halladay, PHI
P - Kris Medlen, ATL
P - Fernando Rodney, TB
P - Rafael Soriano, WSH
P - AJ Burnett, PIT
P - Kyle Lohse, FA
Bench - Ryan Ludwick, CIN
Bench - Alex Rodriguez, NYY
Bench - Alex Cobb, TB

3. f1
C - Yadier Molina, STL
1B - Ike Davis, NYM
2B - Ian Kinsler, TEX
3B - Evan Longoria, TB
SS - Starlin Castro, CHC
MI - Aaron Hill, ARI
CI - Martin Prado, ARI
OF - Ryan Braun, MIL
OF - Justin Upton, ATL
OF - BJ Upton, ATL
OF - Carlos Gomez, MIL
OF - Brett Gardner, NYY
UT - Jimmy Rollins, PHI
P - Joel Hanrahan, BOS
P - Jake Peavy, CWS
P - Greg Holland, KC
P - Wade Miley, ARI
P - Homer Bailey, CIN
P - Rafael Betancourt, COL
P - Derek Holland, TEX
P - Ryan Vogelsong, SF
P - Alexi Ogando, TEX
Bench - Dayan Viciedo, CWS
Bench - Edwin Jackson, CHC
Bench - Matt Garza, CHC

4. Mein Spine
C - Buster Posey, SF
1B - Albert Pujols, LAA
2B - Brandon Phillips, CIN
3B - Chase Headley, SD
SS - Jose Reyes, TOR
MI - Jurickson Profar, TEX
CI - Brett Lawrie, TOR
OF - Alex Rios, CWS
OF - Melky Cabrera, TOR
OF - Angel Pagan, SF
OF - Colby Rasmus, TOR
OF - Dexter Fowler, COL
UT - Kyle Seager, SEA
P - Cole Hamels, PHI
P - Jordan Zimmerman, WSH
P - Dan Haren, WSH
P - Doug Fister, DET
P - Tim Lincecum, SF
P - Anibal Sanchez, DET
P - Jon Lester, BOS
P - Phil Hughes, NYY
P - Chris Perez, CLE
Bench - Jayson Werth, WSH
Bench - Jaime Garcia, STL
Bench - Tommy Hanson, LAA

5. Loco Canuck
C - Miguel Montero, ARI
1B - Adrian Gonzalez, LAD
2B - Neil Walker, PIT
3B - David Wright, NYM
SS - Ian Desmond, WSH
MI - Alexei Ramirez, CWS
CI - Freddie Freeman, ATL
OF - Andrew McCutchen, PIT
OF - Jason Heyward, ATL
OF - Alex Gordon, KC
OF - Alejandro De Aza, CWS
OF - Jason Kubel, ARI
UT - Kendrys Morales, SEA
P - Adam Wainwright, STL
P - Chris Sale, CWS
P - Jason Motte, STL
P - Brandon Morrow, TOR
P - JJ Putz, ARI
P - Addison Reed, CWS
P - Matt Harvey, NYM
P - Tommy Milone, OAK
P - Brandon McCarthy, ARI
Bench - Emilio Bonifacio, TOR
Bench - Brandon Belt, SF
Bench - Vinnie Pestano, CLE

6. RBD*
C - Jonathan Lucroy, MIL
1B - Billy Butler, KC
2B - Robinson Cano, NYY
3B - Adrian Beltre, TEX
SS - Erick Aybar, LAA
MI - Alcides Escobar, KC
CI - Paul Goldschmidt, ARI
OF - Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
OF - Yoenis Cespedes, OAK
OF - Austin Jackson, DET
OF - Carl Crawford, LAD
OF - Cameron Maybin, SD
UT - Mark Teixeira, NYY
P - Zack Greinke, LAD
P - James Shields, KC
P - Max Scherzer, DET
P - Ian Kennedy, ARI
P - Lance Lynn, STL
P - Jeremy Hellickson, TB
P - Grant Balfour, OAK
P - Casey Janssen, TOR
P - Bruce Rondon, DET
Bench - Will Middlebrooks, BOS
Bench - Jedd Gyorko, SD
Bench - Josh Beckett, LAD

7. mad IA
C - Salvador Perez, KC
1B - Allen Craig, STL
2B - Jason Kipnis, CLE
3B - Ryan Zimmerman, WSH
SS - Josh Rutledge, COL
MI - Dan Uggla, ATL
CI - Eric Hosmer, KC
OF - Matt Kemp, LAD
OF - Bryce Harper, WSH
OF - Shin-Soo Choo, CIN
OF - Shane Victorino, BOS
OF - Josh Reddick, OAK
UT - Anthony Rizzo, CHC
P - Stephen Strasburg, WSH
P - Cliff Lee, PHI
P - Mat Latos, CIN
P - Aroldis Chapman, CIN
P - Jim Johnson, BAL
P - Sergio Romo, SF
P - Brett Anderson, OAK
P - Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA
P - Steve Cishek, MIA
Bench - Manny Machado, BAL
Bench - Adam Eaton, ARI
Bench - Andy Pettitte, NYY

8. Woe2daVanquished
C - Jesus Montero, SEA
1B - Adam LaRoche, WSH
2B - Kelly Johnson, TB
3B - Pablo Sandoval, SF
SS - Troy Tulowitzki, COL
MI - Hanley Ramirez, LAD
CI - Chris Davis, BAL
OF - Jay Bruce, CIN
OF - Matt Holliday, STL
OF - Torii Hunter, DET
OF - Ben Revere, PHI
OF - Andre Ethier, LAD
UT - David Ortiz, BOS
P - Clayton Kershaw, LAD
P - Yu Darvish, TEX
P - Johnny Cueto, CIN
P - RA Dickey, TOR
P - Jonathan Papelbon, PHI
P - Josh Johnson, TOR
P - Huston Street, SD
P - Kenley Jansen, LAD
P - Ernesto Frieri, LAA
Bench - Coco Crisp, OAK
Bench - Lance Berkman, TEX
Bench - Everth Cabrera, SD

9. Otto's Cards
C - Mike Napoli, BOS
1B - Joey Votto, CIN
2B - Dustin Pedroia, BOS
3B - Aramis Ramirez, MIL
SS - Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE
MI - Danny Espinosa, WSH
CI - Paul Konerko, CWS
OF - Carlos Gonzalez, COL
OF - Adam Jones, BAL
OF - Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS
OF - Desmond Jennings, TB
OF - Michael Cuddyer, COL
UT - David Freese, STL
P - Madison Bumgarner, SF
P - Matt Moore, TB
P - Joe Nathan, TEX
P - Jeff Samardzija, CHC
P - Jonathon Niese, NYM
P - Mike Minor, ATL
P - Jason Grilli, PIT
P - Glen Perkins, MIN
P - Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA
Bench - Todd Frazier, CIN
Bench - Wilin Rosario, COL
Bench - Marco Estrada, MIL

10. NY Bomber
C - Joe Mauer, MIN
1B - Prince Fielder, DET
2B - Ben Zobrist, TB
3B - Kevin Youkilis, NYY
SS - Derek Jeter, NYY
MI - Rickie Weeks, MIL
CI - Mark Trumbo, LAA
OF - Josh Willingham, MIN
OF - Curtis Granderson, NYY
OF - Ichiro Suzuki, NYY
OF - Corey Hart, MIL
OF - Norichika Aoki, MIL
UT - Trevor Plouffe, MIN
P - Justin Verlander, DET
P - Felix Hernandez, SEA
P - CC Sabathia, NYY
P - Mariano Rivera, NYY
P - CJ Wilson, LAA
P - Jarrod Parker, OAK
P - Ryan Madson, LAA
P - Matt Harrison, TEX
Bench - Marco Scutaro, SF
Bench - Trevor Cahill, ARI
Bench - Jason Vargas, LAA

*My team



Rd. 1

#1. Miguel Cabrera, 3B - DET
Loud Mouth

#2. Mike Trout, OF - LAA
SLOWBURN

#3. Ryan Braun, OF - MIL
f1

#4. Albert Pujols, 1B - LAA
Mein Spine

#5. Andrew McCutchen, OF - PIT
Loco Canuck

#6. Robinson Cano, 2B - NYY
RBD*

#7. Matt Kemp, OF - LAD
mad IA

#8. Troy Tulowitzki, SS - COL
Woe2daVanquished

#9. Joey Votto, 1B - CIN
Otto's Cards

#10. Prince Fielder, 1B - DET
NY Bomber


Rd. 2

#11. Justin Verlander, SP - DET
NY Bomber

#12. Carlos Gonzalez, OF - COL
Otto's Cards

#13. Clayton Kershaw, SP - LAD
Woe2daVanquished

#14. Stephen Strasburg, SP - WSH
mad IA

#15. Giancarlo Stanton, OF - MIA
RBD*

#16. David Wright, 3B - NYM
Loco Canuck

#17. Buster Posey, C - SF
Mein Spine

#18. Justin Upton, OF - ATL
f1

#19. David Price, SP - TB
SLOWBURN

#20. Josh Hamilton, OF - LAA
Loud Mouth


Rd. 3

#21. Jose Bautista, OF - TOR

Loud Mouth 

#22. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B - TOR 

SLOWBURN 

#23. Evan Longoria, 3B - TB 

f1

#24. Jose Reyes, SS - TOR

Mein Spine 

#25. Jason Heyward, OF - ATL 

Loco Canuck 

#26. Adrian Beltre, 3B - TEX

RBD*

#27. Bryce Harper, OF - WSH 

mad IA

#28. Hanley Ramirez, 3B - LAD

Woe2daVanquished

#29. Adam Jones, OF - BAL 

Otto's Cards 

#30. Felix Hernandez, SP - SEA

NY Bomber 

Rd. 4

#31. Mark Trumbo, OF - LAA

NY Bomber 

#32. Dustin Pedroia, 2B - BOS

Otto's Cards 

#33. Jay Bruce, OF - CIN 

Woe2daVanquished 

#34. Cliff Lee, SP - PHI

mad IA

#35. Billy Butler, 1B - KC

RBD*

#36. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B - LAD

Loco Canuck 

#37. Cole Hamels, SP - PHI

Mein Spine 

#38. Ian Kinsler, 2B - TEX

f1

#39. Craig Kimbrel, RP - ATL 

SLOWBURN 

#40. Matt Cain, SP - SF

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 5

#41. Jered Weaver, SP - LAA

Loud Mouth 

#42. Gio Gonzalez, SP - WSH 

SLOWBURN 

#43. Starlin Castro, SS - CHC 

f1

#44. Chase Headley, 3B - SD

Mein Spine 

#45. Adam Wainwright, SP - STL 

Loco Canuck 

#46. Yoenis Cespedes, OF - OAK 

RBD*

#47. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B - WSH 

mad IA

#48. Matt Holliday, OF - STL 

Woe2daVanquished

#49. Jacoby Ellsbury, OF - BOS

Otto's Cards 

#50. Ben Zobrist, 2B - TB 

NY Bomber 

Rd. 6

#51. CC Sabathia, SP - NYY

NY Bomber 

#52. Madison Bumgarner, SP - SF

Otto's Cards 

#53. Yu Darvish, SP - TEX

Woe2daVanquished 

#54. Jason Kipnis, 2B - CLE

mad IA

#55. Zack Greinke, SP - LAD

RBD*

#56. Ian Desmond, SS - WSH 

Loco Canuck 

#57. Brandon Phillips, 2B - CIN 

Mein Spine 

#58. Yadier Molina, C - STL 

f1

#59. Roy Halladay, SP - PHI

SLOWBURN 

#60. Matt Wieters, C - BAL 

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 7

#61. Michael Bourn, OF - CLE

Loud Mouth 

#62. Ryan Howard, 1B - PHI

SLOWBURN 

#63. BJ Upton, OF - ATL 

f1

#64. Brett Lawrie, 3B - TOR 

Mein Spine 

#65. Chris Sale, SP - CWS

Loco Canuck 

#66. Austin Jackson, OF - DET 

RBD*

#67. Allen Craig, 1B - STL 

mad IA

#68. Johnny Cueto, SP - CIN 

Woe2daVanquished

#69. Aramis Ramirez, 3B - MIL

Otto's Cards 

#70. Joe Mauer, C - MIN 

NY Bomber 

Rd. 8

#71. Josh Willingham, OF - MIN 

NY Bomber 

#72. Desmond Jennings, OF - TB 

Otto's Cards 

#73. RA Dickey, SP - TOR

Woe2daVanquished 

#74. Mat Latos, SP - CIN 

mad IA

#75. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B - ARI 

RBD*

#76. Jason Motte, RP - STL 

Loco Canuck 

#77. Jordan Zimmerman, SP - WSH 

Mein Spine 

#78. Aaron Hill, 2B - ARI 

f1

#79. Kris Medlen, SP - ATL 

SLOWBURN 

#80. Carlos Santana, C - CLE 

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 9

#81. Yovani Gallardo, SP - MIL

Loud Mouth 

#82. Fernando Rodney, RP - TB 

SLOWBURN 

#83. Jimmy Rollins, SS - PHI

f1

#84. Alex Rios, OF - CWS

Mein Spine 

#85. Alex Gordon, OF - KC

Loco Canuck 

#86. James Shields, SP - KC

RBD*

#87. Aroldis Chapman, SP - CIN 

mad IA

#88. Pablo Sandoval, 3B - SF 

Woe2daVanquished

#89. Matt Moore, SP - TB 

Otto's Cards 

#90. Mariano Rivera, RP - NYY

NY Bomber 

Rd. 10

#91. Curtis Granderson, OF - NYY

NY Bomber 

#92. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS - CLE

Otto's Cards 

#93. Jonathan Papelbon, RP - PHI

Woe2daVanquished 

#94. Shin-Soo Choo, OF - CIN 

mad IA

#95. Max Scherzer, SP - DET 

RBD*

#96. Freddie Freeman, 1B - ATL 

Loco Canuck 

#97. Melky Cabrera, OF - TOR

Mein Spine 

#98. Martin Prado, 3B - ARI 

f1

#99. Victor Martinez, C - DET 

SLOWBURN 

#100. Elvis Andrus, SS - TEX

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 11

#101. Jose Altuve, 2B - HOU

Loud Mouth 

#102. Rafael Soriano, RP - WSH 

SLOWBURN 

#103. Ike Davis, 1B - NYM 

f1

#104. Dan Haren, SP - WSH 

Mein Spine 

#105. Brandon Morrow, SP - TOR

Loco Canuck 

#106. Ian Kennedy, SP - ARI 

RBD*

#107. Eric Hosmer, 1B - KC

mad IA

#108. David Ortiz, DH - BOS

Woe2daVanquished

#109. Joe Nathan, RP - TEX

Otto's Cards 

#110. Hiroki Kuroda, SP - NYY

NY Bomber 

Rd. 12

#111. Rickie Weeks, 2B - MIL 

NY Bomber 

#112. Paul Konerko, 1B - CWS

Otto's Cards 

#113. Josh Johnson, SP - TOR 

Woe2daVanquished 

#114. Anthony Rizzo, 1B - CHC

mad IA

#115. Mark Teixeira, 1B - NYY 

RBD*

#116. JJ Putz, RP - ARI 

Loco Canuck 

#117. Doug Fister, SP - DET 

Mein Spine 

#118. Carlos Gomez, OF - MIL

f1

#119. Carlos Beltran, OF - STL 

SLOWBURN 

#120. Hunter Pence, OF - SF

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 13

#121. Nelson Cruz, OF - TEX 

Loud Mouth 

#122. Chase Utley, 2B - PHI

SLOWBURN 

#123. Joel Hanrahan, RP - BOS

f1

#124. Angel Pagan, OF - SF

Mein Spine 

#125. Neil Walker, 2B - PIT

Loco Canuck 

#126. Erick Aybar, SS - LAA

RBD*

#127. Jim Johnson, RP - BAL 

mad IA

#128. Adam LaRoche, 1B - WSH 

Woe2daVanquished

#129. David Freese, 3B - STL 

Otto's Cards 

#130. Ichiro Suzuki, OF - NYY

NY Bomber 

Rd. 14

#131. Derek Jeter, SS - NYY

NY Bomber 

#132. Jeff Samardzija, SP - CHC

Otto's Cards 

#133. Torii Hunter, OF - DET 

Woe2daVanquished 

#134. Shane Victorino, OF - BOS

mad IA

#135. Lance Lynn, SP - STL 

RBD*

#136. Alejandro De Aza, OF - CWS

Loco Canuck 

#137. Tim Lincecum, SP - SF

Mein Spine 

#138. Jake Peavy, SP - CWS

f1

#139. Nick Swisher, OF - CLE

SLOWBURN 

#140. Howie Kendrick, 2B - LAA

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 15

#141. John Axford, RP - MIL

Loud Mouth 

#142. Michael Morse, OF - SEA

SLOWBURN 

#143. Brett Gardner, OF - NYY

f1

#144. Anibal Sanchez, SP - DET

Mein Spine 

#145. Addison Reed, RP - CWS

Loco Canuck 

#146. Alcides Escobar, SS - KC

RBD*

#147. Sergio Romo, RP - SF

mad IA

#148. Ben Revere, OF - PHI

Woe2daVanquished

#149. Jonathon Niese, SP - NYM 

Otto's Cards 

#150. Kevin Youkilis, 3B - NYY

NY Bomber 

Rd. 16

#151. Trevor Plouffe, 3B - MIN 

NY Bomber 

#152. Danny Espinosa, 2B - WSH 

Otto's Cards 

#153. Huston Street, RP - SD

Woe2daVanquished 

#154. Brett Anderson, SP - OAK 

mad IA

#155. Carl Crawford, OF - LAD

RBD*

#156. Jason Kubel, OF - ARI 

Loco Canuck 

#157. Jon Lester, SP - BOS

Mein Spine 

#158. Greg Holland, RP - KC

f1

#159. JJ Hardy, SS - BAL 

SLOWBURN 

#160. Pedro Alvarez, 3B - PIT

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 17 

#161. Tim Hudson, SP - ATL 

Loud Mouth 

#162. Mike Moustakas, 3B - KC

SLOWBURN 

#163. Wade Miley, SP - ARI 

f1

#164. Colby Rasmus, OF - TOR

Mein Spine 

#165. Matt Harvey, SP - NYM 

Loco Canuck 

#166. Jeremy Hellickson, SP - TB 

RBD*

#167. Manny Machado, 3B - BAL 

mad IA

#168. Andre Ethier, OF - LAD

Woe2daVanquished

#169. Mike Napoli, C - BOS

Otto's Cards 

#170. CJ Wilson, SP - LAA

NY Bomber 

Rd. 18 

#171. Jarrod Parker, SP - OAK 

NY Bomber 

#172. Mike Minor, SP - ATL 

Otto's Cards 

#173. Chris Davis, 1B - BAL 

Woe2daVanquished 

#174. Dan Uggla, 2B - ATL 

mad IA

#175. Will Middlebrooks, 3B - BOS

RBD*

#176. Miguel Montero, C - ARI 

Loco Canuck 

#177. Phil Hughes, SP - NYY

Mein Spine 

#178. Homer Bailey, SP - CIN 

f1

#179. AJ Burnett, SP - PIT

SLOWBURN 

#180. Brian McCann, C - ATL 

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 19

#181. Jonathan Broxton, RP - CIN 

Loud Mouth 

#182. Alfonso Soriano, OF - CHC

SLOWBURN 

#183. Rafael Betancourt, RP - COL 

f1

#184. Chris Perez, RP - CLE

Mein Spine 

#185. Kendrys Morales, 1B - SEA

Loco Canuck 

#186. Grant Balfour, RP - OAK 

RBD*

#187. Josh Reddick, OF - OAK 

mad IA

#188. Kenley Jansen, RP - LAD

Woe2daVanquished

#189. Jason Grilli, RP - PIT

Otto's Cards 

#190. Ryan Madson, RP - LAA

NY Bomber 

Rd. 20

#191. Matt Harrison, SP - TEX

NY Bomber 

#192. Glen Perkins, RP - MIN 

Otto's Cards 

#193. Coco Crisp, OF - OAK 

Woe2daVanquished 

#194. Tom Wilhelmsen, RP - SEA

mad IA

#195. Casey Janssen, RP - TOR

RBD*

#196. Tommy Milone, SP - OAK 

Loco Canuck 

#197. Kyle Seager, 3B - SEA

Mein Spine 

#198. Derek Holland, SP - TEX

f1

#199. Andrelton Simmons, SS - ATL 

SLOWBURN 

#200. Brandon League, RP - LAD

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 21 

#201. Adam Dunn, 1B - CWS

Loud Mouth 

#202. Kyle Lohse, SP - FA

SLOWBURN 

#203. Ryan Vogelsong, SP - SF

f1

#204. Dexter Fowler, OF - COL 

Mein Spine 

#205. Emilio Bonifacio, OF - TOR

Loco Canuck 

#206. Bruce Rondon, RP - DET 

RBD*

#207. Salvador Perez, C - KC

mad IA

#208. Ernesto Frieri, RP - LAA

Woe2daVanquished

#209. Todd Frazier, 3B - CIN 

Otto's Cards 

#210. Corey Hart, 1B - MIL 

NY Bomber 

Rd. 22

#211. Marco Scutaro, 2B - SF

NY Bomber 

#212. Wilin Rosario, C - COL 

Otto's Cards 

#213. Jesus Montero, C - SEA

Woe2daVanquished 

#214. Steve Cishek, RP - MIA

mad IA

#215. Cameron Maybin, OF - SD

RBD*

#216. Alexei Ramirez, SS - CWS

Loco Canuck 

#217. Jaime Garcia, SP - STL 

Mein Spine 

#218. Alexi Ogando, SP - TEX

f1

#219. AJ Pierzynski, C - TEX

SLOWBURN 

#220. Ryan Dempster, SP - BOS

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 23

#221. Carlos Marmol, RP - CHC

Loud Mouth 

#222. Alex Cobb, SP - TB 

SLOWBURN 

#223. Edwin Jackson, SP - CHC

f1

#224. Jurickson Profar, 2B - TEX

Mein Spine 

#225. Brandon McCarthy, SP - ARI 

Loco Canuck 

#226. Josh Beckett, SP - LAD

RBD*

#227. Josh Rutledge, 2B - COL 

mad IA

#228. Lance Berkman, 1B - TEX

Woe2daVanquished

#229. Michael Cuddyer, OF - COL 

Otto's Cards 

#230. Norichika Aoki, OF - MIL

NY Bomber 

Rd. 24

#231. Trevor Cahill, SP - ARI 

NY Bomber 

#232. Hisashi Iwakuma, SP - SEA

Otto's Cards 

#233. Kelly Johnson, 2B - FA

Woe2daVanquished 

#234. Adam Eaton, OF - ARI 

mad IA

#235. Jonathan Lucroy, C - MIL

RBD*

#236. Vinnie Pestano, RP - CLE

Loco Canuck 

#237. Tommy Hanson, SP - LAA

Mein Spine 

#238. Matt Garza, SP - CHC

f1

#239. Ryan Ludwick, OF - CIN 

SLOWBURN 

#240. Jose Veras, RP - HOU 

Loud Mouth 

Rd. 25

#241. Michael Young, 1B - PHI

Loud Mouth 

#242. Alex Rodriguez, 3B - NYY

SLOWBURN 

#243. Dayan Viciedo, OF - CWS

f1

#244. Jayson Werth, OF - WSH 

Mein Spine 

#245. Brandon Belt, 1B - SF

Loco Canuck 

#246. Jedd Gyorko, 2B - SD

RBD*

#247. Andy Pettitte, SP - NYY

mad IA

#248. Everth Cabrera, SS - SD

Woe2daVanquished

#249. Marco Estrada, SP - MIL

Otto's Cards 

#250. Jason Vargas, SP - LAA

NY Bomber 

Fantasy Baseball 2013 - Top 450 by Position

+MLB

C
1. Buster Posey, SF
2. Matt Wieters, BAL
3. Joe Mauer, MIN
4. Yadier Molina, STL
5. Carlos Santana, CLE
6. Victor Martinez, DET
7. Wilin Rosario, COL
8. Mike Napoli, BOS
9. Salvador Perez, KC
10. Miguel Montero, ARI
11. Jesus Montero, SEA
12. Jonathan Lucroy, MIL
13. AJ Pierzynski, TEX
14. Brian McCann, ATL
15. Ryan Doumit, MIN
16. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS
17. Carlos Ruiz, PHI
18. JP Arencibia, TOR
19. Alex Avila, DET
20. Russell Martin, PIT
21. Chris Ianetta, LAA
22. Yasmani Grandal, SD
23. John Jaso, OAK
24. Jason Castro, HOU
25. Kurt Suzuki, WSH
26. Travis d'Arnaud, NYM
27. AJ Ellis, LAD
28. Tyler Flowers, CWS
29. Devin Mesoraco, CIN

1B
1. Albert Pujols, LAA
2. Joey Votto, CIN
3. Prince Fielder, DET
4. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR
5. Billy Butler, KC
6. Adrian Gonzalez, LAD
7. Craig Allen, STL
8. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI
9. Freddie Freeman, ATL
10. Anthony Rizzo, CHC
11. Mark Teixeira, NYY
12. Ryan Howard, PHI
13. Ike Davis, NYM
14. Paul Konerko, CWS
15. Chris Davis, BAL
16. Eric Hosmer, KC
17. Adam LaRoche, WSH
18. Kendrys Morales, SEA
19. Corey Hart, MIL
20. Lance Berkman, TEX
21. Garrett Jones, PIT
22. Adam Dunn, CWS
23. Brandon Moss, OAK
24. Justin Morneau, MIN
25. Michael Young, PHI
26. Mark Reynolds, CLE
27. Chris Carter, HOU
28. Mitch Moreland, TEX
29. Yonder Alonso, SD
30. Brandon Belt, SF
31. Adam Lind, TOR
32. Chris Parmelee, MIN
33. Jordan Pacheco, COL
34. Brett Wallace, HOU
35. Carlos Pena, HOU
36. Mike Olt, TEX
37. Matt Carpenter, STL
38. Casey Kotchman, MIA
39. Ty Wigginton, STL
40. Todd Helton, COL
41. James Loney, TB
42. Gaby Sanchez, PIT

2B
1. Robinson Cano, NYY
2. Dustin Pedroia, BOS
3. Ian Kinsler, TEX
4. Brandon Phillips, CIN
5. Jason Kipnis, CLE
6. Ben Zobrist, TB
7. Aaron Hill, ARI
8. Jose Altuve, HOU
9. Rickie Weeks, MIL
10. Neil Walker, PIT
11. Danny Espinosa, WSH
12. Howie Kendrick, LAA
13. Chase Utley, PHI
14. Jurickson Profar, TEX
15. Dan Uggla, ATL
16. Josh Rutledge, COL
17. Marco Scutaro, SF
18. Dustin Ackley, SEA
19. Omar Infante, DET
20. Gordon Beckham, CWS
21. Kelly Johnson, FA
22. Daniel Murphy, NYM
23. Darwin Barney, CHC
24. Jemile Weeks, OAK
25. Mark Ellis, LAD
26. Logan Forsythe, SD
27. Johnny Giavotella, KC
28. Donovan Solano, MIA

3B
1. Miguel Cabrera, DET
2. Evan Longoria, TB
3. Adrian Beltre, TEX
4. David Wright, NYM
5. Hanley Ramirez, LAD
6. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH
7. Chase Headley, SD
8. Aramis Ramirez, MIL
9. Pablo Sandoval, SF
10. Brett Lawrie, TOR
11. Pedro Alvarez, PIT
12. Mike Moustakas, KC
13. Will Middlebrooks, BOS
14. David Freese, STL
15. Martin Prado, ARI
16. Manny Machado, BAL
17. Kyle Seager, SEA
18. Todd Frazier, CIN
19. Jedd Gyorko, SD
20. Kevin Youkilis, NYY
21. Trevor Plouffe, MIN
22. Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE
23. Jeff Keppinger, CWS
24. Chris Nelson, COL
25. Chris Johnson, ATL
26. Alex Rodriguez, NYY
27. Alberto Callaspo, LAA
28. Josh Vitters, CHC
29. Josh Donaldson, OAK
30. Chris Stewart, CHC
31. Ryan Roberts, TB
32. Eric Chavez, ARI
33. Wilson Betemit, BAL
34. Adeiny Hechavarria, MIA
35. Ryan Wheeler, COL
36. Juan Francisco, ATL
37. Placido Polanco, MIA

SS
1. Troy Tulowitzki, COL
2. Jose Reyes, TOR
3. Starlin Castro, CHC
4. Ian Desmond, WSH
5. Jimmy Rollins, PHI
6. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE
7. Elvis Andrus, TEX
8. Erick Aybar, LAA
9. Alcides Escobar, KC
10. Everth Cabrera, SD
11. Derek Jeter, NYY
12. JJ Hardy, BAL
13. Andrelton Simmons, ATL
14. Alexei Ramirez, CWS
15. Zack Cozart, CIN
16. Jean Segura, MIL
17. Jed Lowrie, OAK
18. Yunel Escobar, TB
19. Stephen Drew, BOS
20. Dee Gordon, LAD
21. Hiroyuki Nakajima, OAK
22. Jhonny Peralta, DET
23. Rafael Furcal, STL
24. Cliff Pennington, ARI
25. Eduardo Nunez, NYY

OF
1. Ryan Braun, MIL
2. Mike Trout, LAA
3. Matt Kemp, LAD
4. Andrew McCutchen, PIT
5. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
6. Carlos Gonzalez, COL
7. Josh Hamilton, LAA
8. Justin Upton, ATL
9. Jose Bautista, TOR
10. Jason Heyward, ATL
11. Jay Bruce, CIN
12. Adam Jones, BAL
13. Bryce Harper, WSH
14. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK
15. Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS
16. Matt Holliday, STL
17. Austin Jackson, DET
18. Desmond Jennings, TB
19. Mark Trumbo, LAA
20. Michael Bourn, CLE
21. BJ Upton, ATL
22. Curtis Granderson, NYY
23. Shin-Soo Choo, CIN
24. Alex Gordon, KC
25. Alex Rios, CWS
26. Melky Cabrera, TOR
27. Josh Willingham, MIN
28. Carlos Gomez, MIL
29. Nelson Cruz, TEX
30. Carlos Beltran, STL
31. Shane Victorino, BOS
32. Carl Crawford, LAD
33. Brett Gardner, NYY
34. Ben Revere, PHI
35. Michael Morse, SEA
36. Alejandro De Aza, CWS
37. Josh Reddick, OAK
38. Andre Ethier, LAD
39. Angel Pagan, SF
40. Jason Kubel, ARI
41. Hunter Pence, SF
42. Torii Hunter, DET
43. Alfonso Soriano, CHC
44. Norichika Aoki, MIL
45. Ichiro Suzuki, NYY
46. Wil Myers, TB
47. Dexter Fowler, COL
48. Coco Crisp, OAK
49. Leonys Martin, TEX
50. Nick Swisher, CLE
51. Dayan Viciedo, CWS
52. Jayson Werth, WSH
53. Colby Rasmus, TOR
54. Lorenzo Cain, KC
55. Emilio Bonifacio, TOR
56. Cameron Maybin, SD
57. Adam Eaton, ARI
58. David Murphy, TEX
59. Oscar Taveras, STL
60. Ryan Ludwick, CIN
61. Nick Markakis, BAL
62. Michael Saunders, SEA
63. Drew Stubbs, CLE
64. Denard Span, WSH
65. Mike Cuddyer, COL
66. Starling Marte, PIT
67. Juan Pierre, MIA
68. Justin Ruggiano, MIA
69. Delmon Young, PHI
70. Logan Morrison, MIA
71. Rajai Davis, TOR
72. Carlos Quentin, SD
73. Cody Ross, ARI
74. Jon Jay, STL
75. Michael Brantley, CLE
76. Will Venable, SD
77. Chris Young, OAK
78. Jeff Francoeur, KC
79. Darin Mastroianni, MIN
80. Jarrod Dyson, KC
81. Tyler Colvin, COL
82. Peter Bourjos, LAA
83. Domonic Brown, PHI
84. Tyler Moore, WSH
85. Nate McLouth, BAL
86. Andy Dirks, DET
87. Matt Joyce, TB
88. Travis Snider, PIT
89. Andres Torres, SF
90. Lucas Duda, NYM
91. Nolan Reimold, BAL
92. Seth Smith, OAK
93. Brett Jackson, CHC
94. Gerardo Parra, ARI
95. Darin Ruf, PHI
96. Vernon Wells, LAA
97. Raul Ibanez, SEA
98. Jose Tabata, PIT
99. Justin Maxwell, HOU
100. Eric Young, COL
101. Dewayne Wise, CWS
102. Jonny Gomes, BOS
103. Chris Denorfia, SD
104. David DeJesus, CHC
105. Fernando Martinez, HOU
106. Nate Schierholtz, CHC
107. Brennan Boesch, DET
108. Jason Bay, SEA
109. Anthony Gose, TOR
110. Roger Bernadina, WSH

DH
1. David Ortiz, BOS
2. Luke Scott, TB
3. Travis Hafner, NYY

SP
1. Justin Verlander, DET
2. Clayton Kershaw, LAD
3. David Price, TB
4. Felix Hernandez, SEA
5. Stephen Strasburg, WSH
6. Cliff Lee, PHI
7. Matt Cain, SF
8. Cole Hamels, PHI
9. Gio Gonzalez, WSH
10. Madison Bumgarner, SF
11. Zack Greinke, LAD
12. CC Sabathia, NYY
13. Jered Weaver, LAA
14. Chris Sale, CWS
15. Yu Darvish, TEX
16. Adam Wainwright, STL
17. Roy Halladay, PHI
18. RA Dickey, TOR
19. Kris Medlen, ATL
20. Mat Latos, CIN
21. Max Scherzer, DET
22. Aroldis Chapman, CIN
23. Johnny Cueto, CIN
24. James Shields, KC
25. Yovani Gallardo, MIL
26. Matt Moore, TB
27. Jordan Zimmerman, WSH
28. Doug Fister, DET
29. Josh Johnson, TOR
30. Jake Peavy, CWS
31. Brandon Morrow, TOR
32. Lance Lynn, STL
33. Hiroki Kuroda, NYY
34. Ian Kennedy, ARI
35. Dan Haren, WSH
36. Anibal Sanchez, DET
37. Jonathon Niese, NYM
38. Tim Lincecum, SF
39. Wade Miley, ARI
40. Mike Minor, ATL
41. Jeff Samardzija, CHC
42. Brett Anderson, OAK
43. Jeremy Hellickson, TB
44. Homer Bailey, CIN
45. Jon Lester, BOS
46. Jarrod Parker, OAK
47. CJ Wilson, LAA
48. Matt Harvey, NYM
49. Ryan Vogelsong, SF
50. Marco Estrada, MIL
51. AJ Burnett, PIT
52. Matt Harrison, TEX
53. Tommy Milone, OAK
54. Tim Hudson, ATL
55. Phil Hughes, NYY
56. Derek Holland, TEX
57. Jaime Garcia, STL
58. Josh Beckett, LAD
59. Ryan Dempster, BOS
60. James McDonald, PIT
61. Trevor Cahill, ARI
62. Shelby Miller, STL
63. Clay Buchholz, BOS
64. Kyle Lohse, FA
65. Brandon McCarthy, ARI
66. Matt Garza, CHC
67. Shaun Marcum, NYM
68. Jason Vargas, LAA
69. Tommy Hanson, LAA
70. Edwin Jackson, CHC
71. Alex Cobb, TB
72. Alexi Ogando, TEX
73. Chris Tillman, BAL
74. Andy Pettitte, NYY
75. Wandy Rodriguez, PIT
76. Mike Fiers, MIL
77. AJ Griffin, OAK
78. Paul Maholm, ATL
79. Dillon Gee, NYM
80. Trevor Bauer, CLE
81. Chad Billingsley, LAD
82. Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA
83. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL
84. Chris Capuano, LAD
85. Gavin Floyd, CWS
86. Johan Santana, NYM
87. Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE
88. Juan Nicasio, COL
89. Jason Hammel, BAL
90. Vance Worley, MIN
91. Ivan Nova, NYY
92. Bud Norris, HOU
93. Mark Buehrle, TOR
94. Jacob Turner, MIA
95. Felix Doubront, BOS
96. Justin Masterson, CLE
97. Jhoulys Chacin, COL
98. Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD
99. Clayton Richard, SD
100. Ross Detwiler, WSH
101. Aaron Harang, LAD
102. Zach McAllister, CLE
103. Bronson Arroyo, CIN
104. Ted Lilly, LAD
105. Ervin Santana, KC
106. Scott Baker, CHC
107. Jake Arrieta, BAL
108. Lucas Harrell, HOU
109. Jeff Niemann, TB
110. Erik Bedard, HOU
111. Miguel Gonzalez, BAL
112. Joe Blanton, LAA
113. Drew Smyly, DET
114. Josh Collmenter, ARI
115. Andrew Cashner, SD
116. Erasmo Ramirez, SEA
117. John Danks, CWS
118. Mike Leake, CIN
119. Kyle Kendrick, PHI
120. Michael Pineda, NYY
121. Francisco Liriano, PIT
122. Edinson Volquez, SD
123. Ricky Nolasco, MIA
124. Brandon Beachy, ATL
125. Daniel Bard, BOS
126. Danny Hultzen, SEA
127. Bartolo Colon, OAK
128. Ricky Romero, TOR
129. Neftali Feliz, TEX
130. Dan Straily, OAK
131. Colby Lewis, TEX
132. Joe Saunders, SEA
133. Scott Diamond, MIN
134. Jorge De La Rosa, COL
135. Roy Oswalt, FA
136. Anthony Bass, SD
137. Brett Myers, CLE

RP
1. Craig Kimbrel, ATL
2. Jason Motte, STL
3. Jonathan Papelbon, PHI
4. Fernando Rodney, TB
5. Rafael Soriano, WSH
6. JJ Putz, ARI
7. Joe Nathan, TEX
8. Mariano Rivera, NYY
9. Jim Johnson, BAL
10. Joel Hanrahan, BOS
11. Addison Reed, CWS
12. Sergio Romo, SF
13. Greg Holland, KC
14. Huston Street, SD
15. Rafael Betancourt, COL
16. John Axford, MIL
17. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA
18. Jonathan Broxton, CIN
19. Ryan Madson, LAA
20. Grant Balfour, OAK
21. Glen Perkins, MIN
22. Jason Grilli, PIT
23. Chris Perez, CLE
24. Kenley Jansen, LAD
25. Casey Janssen, TOR
26. Bruce Rondon, DET
27. Brandon League, LAD
28. Steve Cishek, MIA
29. Bobby Parnell, NYM
30. Ernesto Frieri, LAA
31. Carlos Marmol, CHC
32. Jose Valverde, DET
33. Jose Veras, HOU
34. Kyuji Fujikawa, CHC
35. Joaquin Benoit, DET
36. Drew Storen, WSH
37. Tyler Clippard, WSH
38. Ryan Cook, OAK
39. Sean Marshall, CIN

Fantasy Hockey 2013 - Hot/Cold Forwards

+NHL

C
--Hot
1. Sidney Crosby, PIT
2. Mike Ribeiro, WSH
3. Patrice Bergeron, BOS
4. Eric Staal, CAR
5. Henrik Sedin, VAN
6. Nazem Kadri, TOR
7. Ryan Getzlaf, ANA
8. Steven Stamkos, TB
9. Derek Stepan, NYR
10. Andrew Cogliano, ANA
11. Claude Giroux, PHI
--Warm
12. Lars Eller, MON
13. Mikko Koivu, MIN
14. Adam Henrique, NJ
15. Anze Kopitar, LA
16. Vladimir Sobotka, STL
17. Cody Hodgson, BUF
18. Nicklas Backstrom, WSH
19. Patrick Kane, CHI
20. David Krejci, BOS
21. John Tavares, NYI
22. Mike Richards, LA
23. Derek Roy, DAL
24. Saku Koivu, ANA
25. Mike Cammalleri, CGY
26. David Backes, STL
27. Jonathan Toews, CHI
28. Patrik Berglund, STL
29. Joe Thornton, SJ
30. James van Riemsdyk, TOR
31. Steve Ott, BUF
32. Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA
--Cold
33. Evgeni Malkin, PIT
34. Vincent Lecavalier, TB
35. Sam Gagner, EDM
36. Tomas Plekanec, MON
37. Tyler Ennis, BUF
38. David Desharnais, MON
39. Logan Couture, SJ
40. Paul Stastny, COL
41. Jeff Skinner, CAR
42. Jamie Benn, DAL
43. Henrik Zetterberg, DET
44. Jordan Staal, CAR
45. Matt Duchene, COL
46. Pavel Datsyuk, DET
47. Kyle Turris, OTT
48. Brad Richards, NYR
49. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, EDM
50. Danny Briere, PHI


RW
--Hot
1. Jakub Voracek, PHI
2. Chris Stewart, STL
3. James Neal, PIT
4. Tyler Seguin, BOS
5. Martin St. Louis, TB
6. Jeff Carter, LA
7. Corey Perry, ANA
8. Marian Gaborik, NYR
9. Wayne Simmonds, PHI
10. Jaromir Jagr, DAL
--Warm
11. Jason Pominville, BUF
12. Ryan Callahan, NYR
13. Eric Fehr, WSH
14. Jarome Iginla, CGY
15. Jannik Hansen, VAN
16. Michael Ryder, MON
17. Devin Setoguchi, MIN
18. Justin Williams, LA
19. Phil Kessel, TOR
20. Michael Grabner, NYI
21. Jiri Hudler, CGY
22. Alex Burrows, VAN
23. PA Parenteau, COL
24. Brad Boyes, NYI
25. Lee Stempniak, CGY
26. Jordan Eberle, EDM
27. Brian Gionta, MON
28. Shane Doan, PHO
29. Dany Heatley, MIN
--Cold
30. RJ Umberger, CLS
31. Pascal Dupuis, PIT
32. Damien Brunner, DET
33. Troy Brouwer, WSH
34. Joe Pavelski, SJ
35. Daniel Alfredsson, OTT
36. Brendan Gallagher, MON
37. Kyle Okposo, NYI
38. David Clarkson, NJ
39. TJ Oshie, STL
40. Johan Franzen, DET
41. Nathan Horton, BOS
42. Teddy Purcell, TB
43. Marian Hossa, CHI
44. David Booth, VAN
45. Erik Cole, MON
46. BJ Crombeen, TB
47. Teemu Selanne, ANA
48. Martin Erat, NSH
49. Chris Neil, OTT
50. Nail Yakupov, EDM

LW
--Hot
1. Rick Nash, NYR
2. Chris Kunitz, PIT
3. Brad Marchand, BOS
4. Alex Ovechkin, WSH
5. Alexander Semin, CAR
6. David Perron, STL
7. Viktor Stalberg, CHI
--Warm
8. Bobby Ryan, ANA
9. Ilya Kovalchuk, NJ
10. Vinny Prospal, CLS
11. Daniel Sedin, VAN
12. Jiri Tlusty, CAR
13. Max Pacioretty, MON
14. Brandon Saad, CHI
15. Thomas Vanek, BUF
16. Wojtek Wolski, WSH
17. Nick Foligno, CLS
18. Brandon Prust, MON
19. Milan Lucic, BOS
20. Clarke MacArthur, TOR
21. Jussi Jokinen, CAR
22. Loui Eriksson, DAL
23. Curtis Glencross, CGY
24. Matt Moulson, NYI
25. Andrew Ladd, WPG
--Cold
26. Patrik Elias, NJ
27. Evander Kane, WPG
28. Mason Raymond, VAN
29. Scott Hartnell, PHI
30. Lauri Korpikoski, PHO
31. Dustin Brown, LA
32. Zach Parise, MIN
33. Carl Hagelin, NYR
34. Taylor Hall, EDM
35. Tomas Fleischmann, FLA
36. Gabriel Landeskog, COL
37. Jakob Silfverberg, OTT
38. Milan Michalek, OTT
39. Andrei Loktionov, NJ
40. Ryane Clowe, SJ
41. Brenden Morrow, DAL
42. Nikolai Kulemin, TOR
43. Alex Tanguay, CGY
44. Patrick Marleau, SJ
45. Marcus Foligno, BUF
46. Simon Gagne, PHI
47. Cory Conacher, TB
48. Mikkel Boedker, PHO
49. Brayden Schenn, PHI
50. Benoit Pouliot, TB

Fantasy Hockey 2013 - My Team

+NHL

C - Nicklas Backstrom, WSH
C - Mike Ribeiro, WSH
C - Jeff Carter, LA
W - Daniel Sedin, VAN
W - James Neal, PIT
W - Wayne Simmonds, PHI
D - PK Subban, MON
D - Andrei Markov, MON
D - Brian Campbell, FLA
D - Paul Martin, PIT
G - Jimmy Howard, DET
G - Cory Schneider, VAN
Bench - Jarome Iginla, CGY
Bench - Brad Richards, NYR
Bench - Cody Franson, TOR
Bench - Craig Anderson, OTT

As things stand, my team currently sits in 3rd place. I languished at the back of the pack for most of the season until finally making a run over the last couple of weeks.

I made several key moves during that time that really turned my season around.

But before I get to that, I'll just say that I'm glad I didn't deal a goalie earlier on, because I would've been screwed after Craig Anderson went down. Cory Schneider has filled in admirably, and with Luongo's recent struggles in Vancouver, he's been getting more and more playing time as a result. I had considered trading him last month, but that really could've screwed me over, as goalies are coming at a premium in my league. Someone just released Evgeni Nabokov, and he should get picked up soon, but other than him, the best goalie available is Jonathan Bernier.

Two trades I did make:

1. I traded Nail Yakupov (EDM) for Jeff Carter (LA), which might've been the steal of the year, as far as I'm concerned. Since I've taken on Carter, he's scored 8 goals for me over his last 7 games, whereas Yakupov has really dropped off the map. He was actually released back into the free agent pool about a week ago.

2. I traded Sam Gagner (EDM) for Wayne Simmonds (PHI). Another excellent trade for me. Granted, Gagner is playing much better than Yakupov, but I don't trust his track record, and Simmonds is just an all-around better player. He was hurt at the time I traded for him, so it looked like I was giving up too much at the time, but I feel vindicated now that he's given me about 10 points and 24 PIMs over the last  two weeks or so.

Waiver Wire moves I made:

1. I dropped Jack Johnson (CLS) for Paul Martin (PIT). On paper, that looks like an insanely stupid move to make. Johnson is one of the best young defensemen in the league, whereas Martin is just sort of average. But that hasn't been the case this season. Martin has been on fire while paired up with Kris Letang. He's getting a ton of power play minutes and has been producing consistently all season long. And besides, he should post a far better +/- than Johnson, skating with the likes of Crosby & Malkin. So, I felt like it was worth the risk. And the move has been justified so far (although, Johnson appears to be making a bit of a comeback). I don't feel entirely comfortable with the move (it could come back to bite me), but it's definitely helped out my team so far.

2. I dropped Nick Leddy (CHI) for Cody Franson (TOR). Leddy is a good young defenseman and produced well last season, but Franson has really come out of nowhere to post 15 pts. in 22 games with a +11 rating. Can he maintain that pace? I wouldn't count on it, but it's a decent gamble to make, given the relative strength of Leddy by comparison. They're really not that far apart in terms of value, and if nothing else, Franson should be able to maintain a positive +/- while playing for the Leafs (Leddy should too, playing for the red hot Hawks, but at least that's a wash). With that being said, if Franson can maintain his current pace, he could end the season as one of the bigger surprises of the year.

A move I'm considering:

1. I've been thinking real long and hard about dropping Brad Richards. He just doesn't seem to have any chemistry with Rick Nash, like everyone thought he would. I drafted the guy in the 3rd round, expecting big numbers from the new partnership, and have been sorely disappointed with what I've gotten out of him. He's currently injured at the moment, having sat out the past two games with back spasms, so he could get back on track once he returns. So, I've been trying to stay patient with him, but it's getting harder to do as the days go by. And, given the size of our rosters in my league, there are quite a few quality forwards to be had in the free agent pool (there aren't any goalies or defensemen, but plenty of wings and centers). I could drop him for hot players like Mike Cammalleri, who has 18 points in 20 games, or Chris Stewart, who has 19 in 22, or stalwarts like Jaromir Jagr or Alex Tanguay, or up and comers like Blake Wheeler or Cory Conacher. But given the strength of the free agent pool, I think I'll wait Richards out. Because if he doesn't come around and start playing well at some point in the season, there will always be plenty of players to exchange him for in the free agent pool. So, for now, he rides the pine.

Fantasy Baseball 2013 - Busts

+MLB

C
1. Yadier Molina, STL
2. Carlos Santana, CLE
3. Mike Napoli, BOS
4. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS
5. Russell Martin, PIT

1B
1. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR
2. Eric Hosmer, KC
3. Mark Teixeira, NYY
4. Corey Hart, MIL
5. Michael Young, PHI

2B
1. Aaron Hill, ARI
2. Howie Kendrick, LAA
3. Chase Utley, PHI
4. Dan Uggla, ATL
5. Marco Scutaro, SF

3B
1. Chase Headley, SD
2. Brett Lawrie, TOR
3. Pablo Sandoval, SF
4. Martin Prado, ARI
5. Kevin Youkilis, NYY

SS
1. Jimmy Rollins, PHI
2. Elvis Andrus, TEX
3. Erick Aybar, LAA
4. JJ Hardy, BAL
5. Derek Jeter, NYY

OF
1. Bryce Harper, WSH
2. Desmond Jennings, TB
3. BJ Upton, ATL
4. Alex Rios, CWS
5. Alex Gordon, KC
6. Melky Cabrera, TOR
7. Angel Pagan, SF
8. Torii Hunter, DET
9. Coco Crisp, OAK
10. Hunter Pence, SF

SP
1. Adam Wainwright, STL
2. RA Dickey, TOR
3. Johnny Cueto, CIN
4. Matt Moore, TB
5. Josh Johnson, TOR
6. Dan Haren, WSH
7. Tim Lincecum, SF
8. Anibal Sanchez, DET
9. Matt Harrison, TEX
10. Jon Lester, BOS
11. Homer Bailey, CIN
12. Derek Holland, TEX
13. Tommy Milone, OAK
14. Edwin Jackson, CHC
15. Ryan Dempster, BOS
16. Tommy Hanson, LAA
17. Phil Hughes, NYY
18. Paul Maholm, ATL
19. Clay Buchholz, BOS
20. Ivan Nova, NYY

RP
1. Joel Hanrahan, BOS
2. John Axford, MIL
3. Addison Reed, CWS
4. Ryan Madson, LAA
5. Grant Balfour, OAK
6. Chris Perez, CLE
7. Jason Grilli, PIT
8. Steve Cishek, MIA
9. Carlos Marmol, CHC
10. Andrew Bailey, BOS

Fantasy Baseball 2013 - Sleepers

+MLB

C
1. Wilin Rosario, COL
2. Salvador Perez, KC
3. Jonathan Lucroy, MIL
4. JP Arencibia, TOR
5. Alex Avila, DET

1B
1. Billy Butler, KC
2. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI
3. Anthony Rizzo, CHC
4. Ike Davis, NYM
5. Ryan Howard, PHI
6. Chris Davis, BAL
7. Kendrys Morales, SEA
8. Lance Berkman, TEX
9. Garrett Jones, PIT
10. Chris Carter, HOU

2B
1. Ben Zobrist, TB
2. Jose Altuve, HOU
3. Neil Walker, PIT
4. Rickie Weeks, MIL
5. Danny Espinosa, WSH
6. Jedd Gyorko, SD
7. Gordon Beckham, CWS
8. Dustin Ackley, SEA
9. Jurickson Profar, TEX
10. Jemile Weeks, OAK

3B
1. Evan Longoria, TB
2. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH
3. Pedro Alvarez, PIT
4. Mike Moustakas, KC
5. David Freese, STL
6. Will Middlebrooks, BOS
7. Kyle Seager, SEA
8. Manny Machado, BAL
9. Todd Frazier, CIN
10. Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE

SS
1. Ian Desmond, WSH
2. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE
3. Alcides Escobar, KC
4. Everth Cabrera, SD
5. Josh Rutledge, COL
6. Andrelton Simmons, ATL
7. Zack Cozart, CIN
8. Jean Segura, MIL
9. Jed Lowrie, OAK
10. Dee Gordon, LAD

OF
1. Yoenis Cespedes, OAK
2. Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS
3. Austin Jackson, DET
4. Mark Trumbo, LAA
5. Josh Willingham, MIN
6. Carl Crawford, LAD
7. Alejandro de Aza, CWS
8. Jason Kubel, ARI
9. Josh Reddick, OAK
10. Leonys Martin, TEX
11. Michael Morse, SEA
12. Dayan Viciedo, CWS
13. Wil Myers, TB
14. Lorenzo Cain, KC
15. Jayson Werth, WSH
16. Adam Eaton, ARI
17. Michael Saunders, SEA
18. Justin Ruggiano, MIA
19. Oscar Taveras, STL
20. Starling Marte, PIT

SP
1. Gio Gonzalez, WSH
2. Kris Medlen, ATL
3. Roy Halladay, PHI
4. Max Scherzer, DET
5. James Shields, KC
6. Brandon Morrow, TOR
7. Doug Fister, DET
8. Lance Lynn, STL
9. Ian Kennedy, ARI
10. Brett Anderson, OAK
11. Jeremy Hellickson, TB
12. Wade Miley, ARI
13. Matt Harvey, NYM
14. Mike Minor, ATL
15. Jarrod Parker, OAK
16. Ryan Vogelsong, SF
17. Trevor Cahill, ARI
18. AJ Burnett, PIT
19. Marco Estrada, MIL
20. Josh Beckett, LAD
21. Kyle Lohse, FA
22. James McDonald, PIT
23. Shaun Marcum, NYM
24. Alex Cobb, TB
25. Chris Tillman, BAL
26. Trevor Bauer, CLE
27. Mike Fiers, MIL
28. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL
29. Jacob Turner, MIA
30. Rick Porcello, DET
31. AJ Griffin, OAK
32. Johan Santana, NYM
33. Gavin Floyd, CWS
34. Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE
35. Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD
36. Bronson Arroyo, CIN
37. Juan Nicasio, COL
38. Felix Doubront, BOS
39. Vance Worley, MIN
40. Jhoulys Chacin, COL
41. Erik Bedard, HOU
42. Francisco Liriano, PIT
43. Daniel Bard, BOS
44. Julio Teheran, ATL
45. Zach McAllister, CLE
46. Chris Archer, TB
47. Randall Delgado, ARI
48. Gerrit Cole, PIT
49. Martin Perez, TEX
50. Scott Kazmir, CLE

RP
1. Fernando Rodney, TB
2. JJ Putz, ARI
3. Joe Nathan, TEX
4. Jim Johnson, BAL
5. Sergio Romo, SF
6. Rafael Betancourt, COL
7. Huston Street, SD
8. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA
9. Jonathan Broxton, CIN
10. Glen Perkins, MIN
11. Kenley Jansen, LAD
12. Bruce Rondon, DET
13. Bobby Parnell, NYM
14. Kyuji Fujikawa, CHC
15. Ernesto Frieri, LAA
16. Brandon League, LAD
17. Joaquin Benoit, DET
18. Jose Valverde, FA
19. Drew Storen, WSH
20. Jose Veras, HOU

Fantasy NASCAR 2013 - Rankings

+NASCAR

1. Brad Keselowski, #2 - Ford
2. Jimmie Johnson, #48 - Chevrolet
3. Denny Hamlin, #11 - Toyota
4. Kyle Busch, #18 - Toyota
5. Matt Kenseth, #20 - Toyota
6. Greg Biffle, #16 - Ford
7. Tony Stewart, #14 - Chevrolet
8. Kasey Kahne, #5 - Chevrolet
9. Jeff Gordon, #24 - Chevrolet
10. Clint Bowyer, #15 - Toyota
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88 - Chevrolet
12. Carl Edwards, #99 - Ford
13. Kevin Harvick, #29 - Chevrolet
14. Joey Logano, #22 - Ford
15. Ryan Newman, #39 - Chevrolet
16. Martin Truex Jr., #56 - Toyota
17. Kurt Busch, #78 - Chevrolet
18. Mark Martin, #55 - Toyota
19. Aric Almirola, #43 - Ford
20. Jeff Burton, #31 - Chevrolet
21. Marcos Ambrose, #9 - Ford
22. Regan Smith, #51 - Chevrolet
23. Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 - Chevrolet
24. Paul Menard, #27 - Chevrolet
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17 - Ford
26. Jamie McMurray, #1 - Chevrolet
27. Casey Mears, #13 - Ford
28. AJ Allmendinger, #51 - Chevrolet
29. Bobby Labonte, #47 - Toyota
30. David Reutimann, #83 - Toyota
31. Danica Patrick, #10 - Chevrolet
32. Sam Hornish Jr., #22 - Dodge
33. David Ragan, #34 - Ford
34. Travis Kvapil, #93 - Toyota
35. JJ Yeley, #36 - Chevrolet