[Lucky]

2008 Draft
February 18. 2008

Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, LF, CF, RF, OF, Util, SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL

Stat Categories: R, HR, K, RBI, SB, AVG, OPS, W, L, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP


Round 1

1. Alex Rodriguez (3B - NYY) - Fsolomon75
2. Johan Santana (SP - NYM) - GimmickMan [from SuperGrover]
3. Jose Reyes (SS - NYM) - LuckyLopez [from DevilSoprano]
4. David Wright (3B - NYM) - ArmyofOne
5. Miguel Cabrera (3B - DET) - Gimmickman
6. Chase Utley (2B - PHI) - DevilSoprano [from GoVols]
7. Jimmy Rollins (SS - PHI) - Punisher
8. Aramis Ramirez (3B - CHN) - Punisher [from DevilSoprano; from TarheelMike]
9. Jake Peavy (SP - SD) - MooseheadJack
10. Albert Pujols (1B - STL) - Metallikid
11. Carl Crawford (LF - TB) - TarheelMike [from LuckyLopez]
12. Prince Fielder (1B - MIL) - Metallikid [from SuperGrover; GimmickMan; AttitudeAdjuster]

Round 2

13. Alfonso Soriano (LF - CHC) - AttitudeAdjuster
14. Vladimir Guerrero (RF - LAA) - LuckyLopez
15. Carlos Beltran (CF - NYM) - Metallikid
16. Ichiro Suzuki (RF - SEA) MooseheadJack
17. Mark Teixiera (1B - ATL) - TarheelMike
18. David Ortiz (DH - BOS) - Fsolomon75 [from Punisher]
19. Victor Martinez (C - CLE) - GoVols
20. Brian Roberts (2B - BAL) - SuperGrover [from GimmickMan]
21. Lance Berkman (1B, RF - HOU) - DevilSoprano [from Punisher; from ArmyofOne]
22. Carlos Lee (LF - HOU) - GoVols [from DevilSoprano]
23. Adam Dunn (1B, LF - CIN) - SuperGrover
24. Bobby Abreu (RF - NYY) - Fsolomon75

Round 3

25. John Lackey (SP - LAA) - Fsolomon75
26. Roy Oswalt (SP - HOU) - LuckyLopez [from SuperGrover]
27. Carlos Zambrano (SP - CHC) - LuckyLopez [from DevilSoprano]
28. Derek Jeter (SS - NYY) - ArmyofOne
29. Manny Ramirez (LF - BOS) - Punisher [from AttitudeAdjuster; from Gimmickman]
30. Roy Halladay (SP - TOR) - GoVols
31. Garrett Atkins (3B - COL) - AttitudeAdjuster [from Punisher]
32. Torii Hunter (CF - LAA) - TarheelMike
33. Larry Jones (3B - ATL) - MooseheadJack
34. Felix Hernandez (SP - SEA) - Metallikid
35. Travis Hafner (DH - CLE) - DevilSoprano [from LuckyLopez]
36. J.J. Putz (RP - SEA) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 4

37. Rafael Soriano (RP - ATL) - AttitudeAdjuster
38. Derrek Lee (1B - CHC) - SuperGrover [from LuckyLopez]
39. Francisco Rodriguez (RP - LAA) - Metallikid
40. Ian Kinsler (2B - TEX) - AttitudeAdjuster [from GimmickMan; from MooseheadJack]
41. Carlos Guillen (1B, SS - DET) - TarheelMike
42. Joe Nathan (RP - MIN) - DevilSoprano [from Punisher]
43. John Smoltz (SP - ATL) - GoVols
44. Mariano Rivera (RP - NYY) - GimmickMan
45. Javier Vazquez (SP - CHW) - ArmyofOne
46. Takashi Saito (RP - LAD) - LuckyLopez [from DevilSoprano]
47. Adrian Gonzalez (1B - SD) - Gimmickman [from SuperGrover]
48. Chone Figgins (3B - LAA) - Punisher [from Fsolomon75]

Round 5

49. Jose Valverde (RP - ARI) - Fsolomon75
50. Billy Wagner (RP - NYM) - SuperGrover
51. Michael Young (SS - TEX) - GoVols [from DevilSoprano]
52. Brett Myers (SP - PHI) - ArmyofOne
53. Ben Sheets (SP - MIL) - Gimmickman
54. Trevor Hoffman (RP - SD) - GoVols
55. Todd Helton (1B - COL) - Fsolomon75 [from Punisher]
56. Edgar Renteria (SS - DET) - Fsolomon75 [from TarheelMike]
57. Hideki Matsui (LF - NYY) - MooseheadJack
58. James Shiedls (SP - TB) - Punisher [from Gimmickman; from Metallikid]
59. Matt Cain (SP - SF) - LuckyLopez
60. Kenji Jojima (C - SEA) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 6 - Players selected from here on out Keeper eligible.

61. Francisco Liriano (SP - MIN) - Gimmickman [from DevilSoprano; from AttitudeAdjuster]
62. Nick Swisher (1B, CF, RF - CHW) - LuckyLopez
63. Jeff Francis (SP - COL) - Metallikid
64. Bobby Jenks (RP - CHW) - LuckyLopez [from DevilSoprano; from MooseheadJack]
65. John Maine (SP - NYM) - TarheelMike
66. Andruw Jones (CF - LAD) - Punisher
67. Huston Street (RP - OAK) - GoVols
68. Delmon Young (OF - TB) - DevilSoprano [from GimmickMan]
69. Rickie Weeks (2B - MIL) - ArmyofOne
70. Pedro Martinez (SP - NYM) - DevilSoprano
71. Francisco Cordero (RP - CIN) - SuperGrover
72. Jorge Posada (C - NYY) - Fsolomon75

Round 7

73. Shane Victorino (CF - PHI) - Fsolomon75
74. AJ Burnett (SP - TOR) - SuperGrover
75. Paul Konerko (1B - CHW) - GoVols [from DevilSoprano]
76. Jason Bay (LF - PIT) - ArmyofOne
77. Gary Sheffield (DH - DET) - Gimmickman
--- Keeper: Brandon Phillips (2B - CIN) - GoVols
78. Rafael Furcal (SS - LAD) - LuckyLopez [from DevilSoprano; from Punisher]
79. Brad Hawpe (RF - COL) - TarheelMike
80. Geovanny Soto (C - CHC) - Punisher [from MooseheadJack]
81. Miguel Tejada (SS - HOU) - Metallikid
82. Matt Kemp (RF - LAD) - DevilSoprano [from LuckyLopez]
83. Kelly Johnson (2B - ATL) - Gimmickman [from AttitudeAdjuster]

Round 8

84. Ryan Zimmerman (3B - WAS) - Fsolomon75 [from AttitudeAdjuster]
85. Vernon Wells (CF - TOR) - LuckyLopez
86. Johnny Damon (LF - NYY) - Metallikid
--- Keeper: Brandon Webb (SP - ARI) - MooseheadJack
87. Tim Hudson (SP - ATL) - TarheelMike
88. Placido Polanco (2B - DET) - Mooseheadjack [from Punisher]
89. Jermaine Dye (RF - CHW) - GoVols
90. Orlando Cabrera (SS - LAA) - DevilSoprano [from GimmickMan]
--- Keeper: Adam Wainwright (SP - STL) - ArmyofOne
91. Dustin Pedroia (2B - BOS) - Punisher [from DevilSoprano]
92. Adrian Beltre (3B - SEA) - Mooseheadjack [from SuperGrover]
93. Juan Pierre (CF - LAD) - Fsolomon75

Round 9

94. Manny Corpas (RP - COL) - Fsolomon75
95. James Loney (1B - LAD) - Mooseheadjack [from SuperGrover]
96. Alex Gordon (1B, 3B - KC) - DevilSoprano
97. Aaron Rowand (CF - SF) ArmyofOne
98. Pat Burrell (LF - PHI) - DevilSoprano [from Gimmickman]
99. Joe Blanton (SP - OAK) - GoVols
100. Dustin McGowan (SP - TOR) - Fsolomon75 [from Punisher]
101. Brad Lidge (RP - PHI) - TarheelMike
--- Keeper: Brad Penny (SP - LAD) - MooseheadJack
102. Oliver Perez (SP - NYM) - Metallikid
103. Jonathon Broxton (RP - LAD) - LuckyLopez
104. Ian Snell (SP - PIT) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 10

105. Dontrelle Willis (SP - DET) - AttitudeAdjuster
106. Mark Buerhle (SP - CHW) - LuckyLopez
107. Jeremy Hermida (RF - FLA) - Metallikid
108. Chad Cordero (RP - WAS) - MooseheadJack
109. Matt Capps (RP - PIT) - MooseheadJack [from TarheelMike from Gimmickman]
110. Jason Isringhausen (RP - STL) - Gimmickman [from Punisher]
111. Carlose Delgado (1B - NYM) - GoVols
112. Eric Gagne (RP - MIL) - DevilSoprano [from Punisher; from GimmickMan]
113. Joakim Soria (RP - KC) - ArmyofOne
114. Andy Pettitte (RP - NYY) - DevilSoprano
115. Todd Jones (RP - DET) - Punisher [from Mooseheadjack; from SuperGrover]
116. Jon Lester (SP - BOS) - TarheelMike [from LuckyLopez; from Fsolomon75]

Round 11

117. Tom Gorzelanny (SP - PIT) - Fsolomon75
118. Ken Griffey (RF - CIN) - Mooseheadjack [from SuperGrover]
119. Wily Tavares (CF - COL) - DevilSoprano
--- Keeper: Kelvin Escobar (SP - LAA) - ArmyofOne
--- Keeper: Jeremy Bonderman (SP - DET) - Gimmickman [from DevilSoprano; from Gimmickman]
120. Jeff Kent (2B - LAD) - GoVols
121. Yuniel Escobar (SS - ATL) - Punisher
122. Hideki Okajima (RP - BOS) - Fsolomon75 [from TarheelMike]
123. Heath Bell (RP - SD) - MooseheadJack
124. Jim Thome (DH - CHW) - LuckyLopez [from Metallikid]
125. Ubaldo Jimenez (SP - COL) - LuckyLopez
126. Chad Qualls (RP - ARI) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 12

127. Rich Harden (SP - OAK) - AttitudeAdjuster
128. Aaron Hill (2B - TOR) - Gimmickman [from DevilSoprano; from LuckyLopez]
129. Kevin Youkilis (1B - BOS) - Metallikid
130. Raul Ibanez (LF - SEA) - MooseheadJack
131. Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B - SD) - LuckyLopez [from TarheelMike]
132. Jhonny Peralta (SS - CLE) - fsolomon75 [from Punisher]
--- Keeper: Ted Lilly (SP - CHN) - GoVols
133. Edwin Encarnacion (3B - CIN) - TarheelMike [from GimmickMan]
134. Derek Lowe (SP - LAD) - LuckyLopez [from ArmyofOne]
135. Jeremy Accardo (RP - TOR) - Punisher [from DevilSoprano]
--- Keeper: Chris B. Young (OF - ARI) - SuperGrover
--- Keeper: Scott Kazmir (SP - TB) - Fsolomon75

Round 13

136. Gil Meche (SP - KC) - Fsolomon75
137. Lastings Milledge (RF - WAS) - SuperGrover
--- Keeper: Russel Martin (C - LAD) - Gimmickman [from DevilSoprano]
--- Keeper: Justin Morneau (1B - MIN) - ArmyofOne
138. Tony Pena (RP - ARI) - Metallikid [from Gimmickman]
--- Keeper: Aaron Harang (SP - CIN) - GoVols
--- Keeper: Chad Billingsley (SP, RP - LAD) - Punisher
139. Andrew Miller (SP - FLA) - TarheelMike
140. JJ Hardy (SS - MIL) - SuperGrover [from MooseheadJack]
141. Orlando Hudson (2B - ARI) - Metallikid
142. Brandon Lyon (RP - ARI) - LuckyLopez
143. Scot Shields (RP - LAA) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 14

144. Connor Jackson (1B - ARI) - AttitudeAdjuster
145. Justin Upton (RF - ARI) - LuckyLopez
146. Bronson Arroyo (SP - CIN) - Metallikid
147. Absudural Cabrera (2B - CLE) - MooseheadJack
148. BJ Ryan (RP - TOR) - TarheelMike
149. Hiroki Kuroda (SP - LAD) - Punisher
150. Rocco Baldelli (RF - TB) - GoVols
--- Keeper: Curtis Granderson (OF - DET) - GimmickMan
151. Scott Baker (SP - MIN) - ArmyofOne
152. Matt Garza (SP - TB) - DevilSoprano
153. Ryan Garko (1B - CLE) - LuckyLopez [from DevilSoprano; from SuperGrover]
154. Kevin Gregg (RP - FLA) - Fsolomon75

Round 15

155. Jeremy Guthrie (SP - BAL) - Fsolomon75
156. Shaun Marcum (SP - TOR) - LuckyLopez [from DevilSoprano; LuckyLopez; SuperGrover]
157. Khalil Greene (SS - MIL) - Punisher [from DevilSoprano; from Punisher; from DevilSoprano]
158. Joe Borowski (RP - CLE) - ArmyofOne
159. Zach Greinke (SP - KC) - Gimmickman
160. Barry Zito (SP - SF) - GoVols
161. Yuniesky Betancourt (SS - SEA) - Mooseheadjack [from Punisher]
162. J.R. Towles (C - HOU) - LuckyLopez [from TarheelMike]
163. Joey Votto (1B - CIN) - DevilSoprano [from GimmickMan; from MooseheadJack]
164. Stephen Drew (SS - ARI) - DevilSoprano [from LuckyLopez; from Metallikid]
165. CJ Wilson (RP - TEX) - DevilSoprano [from LuckyLopez; from DevilSoprano; from LuckyLopez]
166. Austin Kearns (RF - WAS) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 16

167. Freddy Sanchez (2B - PIT) - AttitudeAdjuster
--- Keeper: Chris Young (SP - SD) - LuckyLopez
168. Jon Garland (SP - LAA) - DevilSoprano [from Metallikid]
169. Frank Thomas (DH - TOR) - Mooseheadjack [from Punisher; from MooseheadJack]
170. Ty Wigginton (2B, 3B - HOU) - TarheelMike
171. Garrett Anderson (LF - LAA) - Punisher
172. Mike Pelfrey (SP - NYM) - DevilSoprano [from GoVols]
173. Josh Willingham (LF - FLA) - GimmickMan
174. Rick Ankiel (OF - STL) - ArmyofOne
175. Greg Maddux (SP - SD) - Fsolomon75 [from DevilSoprano]
176. Shawn Hill (SP - WAS) - SuperGrover
177. Randy Johnson (SP - ARI) - MooseheadJack [from Dragonmak]
--- Keeper: Phil Hughes (SP - NYY) - Fsolomon75

Round 17

178. Felix Pie (CF - CHI) - DevilSoprano [from Fsolomon75]
179. Ervin Santana (SP - LAA) - SuperGrover
180. Nate Robertson (SP - DET) - Metallikid [from DevilSoprano]
181. Pat Neshek (RP - MIN) - ArmyofOne
182. Jake Westbrook (SP - CLE) - Gimmickman
183. Brian Wilson (RP - SF) - GoVols
184. Jose Guillen (RF - KC) - Punisher
185. Jason Bergmann (SP - WAS) - TarheelMike
186. Brian Bannister (SP - KC) - MooseheadJack
187. Troy Percevil (RP - TB) - Metallikid
188. Chuck James (SP - ATL) - TarheelMike [from LuckyLopez]
189. Micah Owings (SP - ARI) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 18

190. Justin Germano (SP - SD) - AttitudeAdjuster
191. Kerry Wood (RP - CHC) - DevilSoprano [from LuckyLopez]
192. Melky Cabrera (CF - NYY) - Metallikid
193. Aaron Heilman (RP - NYM) - Fsolomon75 [from MooseheadJack]
194. Derrick Turnbow (RP - MIL) - TarheelMike
195. Brian Fuentes (RP - COL) - Punisher
196. Bob Howry (RP - CHC) - GoVols
--- Keeper: Troy Tulowitzki (SS - COL) - GimmickMan
197. Boof Bonser (SP - MIN) - ArmyofOne
198. George Sherrill (RP - BAL) - Gimmickman [from DevilSoprano]
199. Al Reyes (RP - TB) - SuperGrover
200. Kyle Kendrick (SP - PHI) - Mooseheadjack [from Punisher; DevilSoprano; Fsolomon75]

Round 19
201. Joe Saunders (SP - LAA) - Fsolomon75
202. Billy Butler (DH - KC) - SuperGrover
203. Barry Bonds (LF - FA) - Metallikid [from Fsolomon; from DevilSoprano]
204. Scott Rolen (3B - TOR) - ArmyofOne
205. Pete Moylan (RP - ATL) - Metallikid [from DevilSoprano; from Gimmickman]
206. Manny Delcarmen (RP - BOS) - DevilSoprano [from GoVols]
207. Masahide Kobayashi (RP - CLE) - Punisher
208. Chris Carpenter (SP - STL) - TarheelMike
209. Benjie Molina (C - SF) - MooseheadJack
210. Julio Lugo (SS - BOS) - Metallikid
211. Joel Zumaya (RP - DET) - Punisher [from DevilSoprano; from LuckyLopez]
212. Daniel Cabrera (SP - BAL) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 20

213. Chris Duncan (LF - STL) - AttitudeAdjuster
214. Chase Headley (3B - SD) - DevilSoprano [from LuckyLopez]
215. Dave Bush (SP - MIL) - SuperGrover [from LuckyLopez; from Metallikid]
216. Mark Reynolds (3B - ARI) - SuperGrover [from MooseheadJack]
--- Pick traded from TarheelMike to Dragonmak; Lost when Dragon’s team was dissolved.
217. Hank Blalock (3B - TEX) - Punisher
218. Rafael Perez (RP - CLE) - GoVols
219. Casey Blake (3B - CLE) - GimmickMan
220. Carlos Silva (SP - SEA) - ArmyofOne
221. Bill Hall (CF - MIL) - TarheelMike [from DevilSoprano; from Gimmickman; DevilSoprano]
222. Chad Gaudin (SP - OAK) - SuperGrover
223. Troy Glaus (3B - STL) - Metallikid [from Fsolomon75]

Round 21

224. John Danks (SP - CHW) - Metallikid [from Fsolomon75
225. Travis Buck (RF - OAK) - SuperGrover
226. Elijah Dukes (CF - WAS) - SuperGrover [from DevilSoprano]
227. Ryan Theriot (2B, SS - CHC) - ArmyofOne
228. Fernando Rodney (RP - DET) - Gimmickman
229. JD Drew (RF - BOS) - GoVols
230. Adam LaRoche (1B - PIT) - Punisher
231. Tom Glavine (SP - ATL) - TarheelMike
232. Joaquin Benoit (RP - TEX) - MooseheadJack
--- Keeper: Chien Ming Wang (SP - NYY) - Metallikid
--- Keeper: Erik Bedard (SP - BAL) - DevilSoprano [from LuckyLopez]
233. Scott Linerink (RP - CWS) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 22

--- Keeper: Eric Byrnes (OF - ARI) - AttitudeAdjuster
234. Jair Jurrjens (SP - ATL) - Gimmickman [from LuckyLopez]
235. AJ Pierzynski (C - CWS) - Metallikid
236. Jon Rauch (RP - WAS) - MooseheadJack
--- Keeper: Rafael Betancourt (RP - CLE) - TarheelMike
--- DevilSoprano [from Punisher]
237. Juan Cruz (RP - ARI) - GoVols
238. Jack Cust (OF - OAK) - AttitudeAdjuster [from GimmickMan]
239. Alan Embree (RP - OAK) - ArmyofOne
--- Keeper: Brian McCann (C - ATL) - DevilSoprano
--- Keeper: Jonathon Papelbon (RP - BOS) - SuperGrover
--- Fsolomon75

Round 23

--- Keeper: Carlos Pena (1B - TB) - DevilSoprano [from Fsolomon75]
240. Felipe Lopez (2B, SS - WAS) - SuperGrover
241. Akinori Iwamura (3B - TB) - Punisher [from DevilSoprano]
242. Aaron Cook (SP - COL) - ArmyofOne
243. Steve Pearce (OF - PIT) - Gimmickman
244. Xavier Nady (OF - PIT) - GoVols
--- Keeper: Rich Hill (SP - CHN) - Punisher
--- Keeper: Jarrod Saltalamachia (C, 1B - TEX) - TarheelMike
245. Matt Lindstrom (RP - Fla) - MooseheadJack
--- Keeper: Joba Chamberlain (RP - NYY) - Metallikid
--- Metallikid [from LuckyLopez]
--- Keeper: Josh Hamilton (CF - TEX) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 24

--- Keeper: Fausto Carmona (SP - CLE) - AttitudeAdjuster
246. Rick Porcello (SP - DET) - GimmickMan [from LuckyLopez]
--- Keeper: Mike Lowell (3B - BOS) - Metallikid
--- Keeper: Justin Verlander (SP - DET) - MooseheadJack
--- Keeper: Daisuke Matsuzaka (SP - BOS) - TarheelMike
--- Keeper: Carlos Marmol (RP - CHN) - Punisher
247. Justin Speier (RP - LAA) - GoVols
--- Keeper: Alex Rios (CF, RF - TOR) - LuckyLopez [from GimmickMan]
248. Kason Gabbard (SP - TEX) - ArmyofOne
--- Keeper: Adam Jones (LF, CF - SEA) - LuckyLopez [from DevilSoprano]
--- Keeper: Corey Hart (OF - MIL) - SuperGrover
--- Keeper: Jered Weaver (SP - LAA) - Fsolomon75

Round 25

--- Keeper: Robinson Cano (2B - NYY) - Fsolomon75
--- Keeper: Howie Kendrick (2B - LAA) - SuperGrover
--- Keeper: Hunter Pence (CF - HOU) - DevilSoprano
--- Keeper: Michael Cuddyer (OF - MIN) - ArmyofOne
--- Keeper: Yovanni Gallardo (SP, RP - MIL) - LuckyLopez [from Gimmickman]
--- Keeper: Josh Fields (3B - CHA) - GoVols
--- Keeper: Kosuke Fukudome (OF - CHN) - Punisher
--- Keeper: Hanley Ramirez (SS - FLA) - TarheelMike
--- Keeper: Cole Hamels (SP - PHI) - MooseheadJack
--- Keeper: Dan Uggla (2B - FLA) - Metallikid
--- Keeper: Ryan Braun (3B - MIL) - LuckyLopez
--- Keeper: Tim Lincecum (SP - SF) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 26

249. Joe Crede (3B - CHW) - AttitudeAdjuster
250. Henry Owens (RP - FLA) - Gimmickman [from LuckyLopez]
--- Metallikid
251. Gary Matthews Jr (OF - LAA) - MooseheadJack
252. Johnny Cuento (SP - CIN) - TarheelMike
--- Punisher
253. Ryan Franklin (RP - STL) - GoVols
254. Mark Teahen (OF - KC) - GimmickMan
255. Carlos Gomez (OF - MIN) - ArmyofOne
--- DevilSoprano
256. Dioner Navarro (C - TB) - SuperGrover
--- Fsolomon75

Round 27
--- Fsolomon75
257. Cla Meredith (RP - SD) - SuperGrover
--- DevilSoprano
258. Casey Kotchman (1B - LAA) - ArmyofOne
--- Gimmickman
--- GoVols
--- Punisher
259. Kaz Matsui (2B - HOU) - TarheelMike
260. Jesse Litsch (SP - TOR) - MooseheadJack
--- Metallikid
--- LuckyLopez
261. Gio Gonzales (SP - OAK) - AttitudeAdjuster

Round 28 – Compensation
This Round Intended to Fill Any Open Roster Slots resulting from trades.
Picks are not official until after the 27th Rd competes and cannot be traded.

262. Andy Sonnanstine (SP - TB) - TarheelMike
263. Taylor Tankersley (RP - FLA) - ArmyofOne

[Sparty]

I love Round 25.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Huh, I don't have a pick in Rds 10 or 11... anyone wanna talk trade? I have 2 in the 2nd, 2 in the 5th, 2 in the 8th and 2 in the 9th.

[Lucky]

Yes. Expect an offer in the sane hours of the day.

Oh, and again guys... double check your guys before you make a move based on this page. I haven't double checked it and I'd hate to have one of you guys make a trade based on faulty information and then have me screw up your plans. There probably are mistakes in there. Yesterday I noticed I had Rich Hill being kept in the 1st for some reason when he costs a 25th. Most probably aren't that obvious.

[DevSop]

Lucky, just to make sure...that draft is without me using a Franchise tag on Haren, correct?

[Lucky]

Yep. If you F2 him you'll trade off your 10th and 11th. If you F1 him you'll get them both back but lose your 4th or 5th, depending on if you F2 tag Gonzalez. Of course you could dump Gonzalez and F1 Haren, in which case you'd get the 4, 5, 10, and 11 but then you'd have one more slot that can would have a cost somewhere in the draft. Or you could dump both, grab two 25th Rounders, ...

[DevSop]

And the Free Agent list is available on the ESPN site correct?

[Lucky]

Should be pretty accurate. I didn't change around any of the stuff that happened after Grover's draft. I guess I'll do that. But it should also be easy enough for you to recognize that Fukudome and Billingsley aren't free agents.

[Grover]

Just want to thank Lucky for this, really helps figure out where we stand heading into the draft. Nice work.

[Lucky]

This looks pretty damn accurate to me. Keeper penalties are factored in and presuming Gonzalez clears waivers are FINAL. You can trade picks and keepers if you wish but you aren't getting back one of the picks you just lost.

As soon as Gonzalez clears waivers our offseason is officially ended and I'm gonna archive that thread. So from here until the end of the draft you can and should post any trades right here. And of course this is where we'll be making all draft picks.

Like I said, it looks accurate to me. I double and triple checked stuff but I'm not perfect. So its in your best interests to double check your stuff because at this stage its the only way I'm going to correct a mistake because I don't want to look at this again.

[Sparty]

Lucky, I'm only counting 21 picks for me. Don't we have 22?

[Lucky]

I'm counting 22.

5. Gimmickman
20. GimmickMan
29. Gimmickman
40. GimmickMan [from MooseheadJack]
44. GimmickMan

53. Gimmickman
68. GimmickMan
77. Gimmickman
90. GimmickMan
98. Gimmickman

110. Gimmickman [from Punisher]
158. Gimmickman
162. GimmickMan [from MooseheadJack]
172. GimmickMan
181. Gimmickman

218. GimmickMan
227. Gimmickman
237. GimmickMan
243. Gimmickman
247. GimmickMan [from LuckyLopez]

251. Gimmickman [from LuckyLopez]
257. GimmickMan
266. Gimmickman

266 would be your 23rd but you don't need it in this scenario so it gets scrapped. But not until you actually do fill up your roster (in case some trade means you need it).

[Sparty]

Thanks. I see I just missed one when I was entering my picks in.

EXALT.

[Lucky]

Ok, I'm pretty sure we're set. Offseason is over. 2008 Season has begun.

Solly can pick when he likes but doesn't have to until the 18th. Once he does Grover has the same option. Me, and so on. Don't give people a hard time if they don't pick. Moving the draft up a week and a half can be an issue. I just started researching today.

Once the 18th comes it will be a 24 hour clock for each pick. If you worry you'll miss that, let us (and specifically me) know. We can and have granted longer clocks and suspended the draft. And lets remember that one of us isn't even in the country and is doing military service. So lets not go overboard on the complaining on delays.

Like I said, 24 hour clock presuming there's no extenuating circumstances. If you miss the deadline I will make an automatic pick based off of a ranking list I'm currently working on and will make available to you all. If you miss 2 straight pick deadlines you will be skipped on your next pick. If you have falled that far out of contact that we haven't heard from you for 2+ days or you haven't given us a reason why you're missing them, we'll just keep moving without you. All your picks will come off the automatic list until you show up. I do reserve the right to bend this rule if I think there's a real good excuse, though.

So Solly can pick if he likes. If not, the 18th.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

The first pick in the 2008 Cupcakes & Bananas draft is:

1. Alex Rodriguez - 3B, NYY

[Lucky]

So again, Grover's now free to pick or wait if he likes. On the 18th if he still hasn't picked then we'll turn the clock on.

By then I half expect Pun to have found a widget that allows us to have an actual clock.

[Sparty]

Let me be the first:

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Lucky, are you going to be sharing that nifty little rankings tool or am I going to have to take the time to create my own like I did for football?

[Pun]

The spreadsheet Lucky gave out last season was awesome. If you do that again, Lucky, I would definitely like a copy.

And I'll look for a widget. It might not look as nice as the MLB logo we have up there, but that took a lot of coding by me, and I just don't have the time to keep it updated. I will see what I can find.

[Mikey]

I don't remember this spreadsheet ya'll are speaking of. I remember one for the minor league draft, but not the big one.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Why should Lucky give us his strategy? It's like playing poker with him and asking to see his hand before you bet. Last year was a novelty, now it's on us to do the research. The rankings are out there if you do the work.

[Sparty]

Work? Fuck that. I ain't got time for work.

[Grover]

Aight, lets keep this rolling.

With the 2nd Overall Pick, Droppin' Knowledge selects: Hanley Ramirez, SS, Florida Marlins

So begins my 975th quest to have a team comprised entirely of players who have the same last name. Ramirez is the goal this year.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Shouldn't the goal be to not draft players who are already keepers?

[National Champion Chris Cole]

I don't mind doing the work myself. But if Lucky is willing to share like he did last year I'm not going to turn it down.