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The Jan Brady League first 15 rounds

Instead of doing my husbandly/fatherly duties, I'm going to waste some time and analyze the first 15 rounds of the draft. We had 10 of the 14 guys show up, which is pretty awesome and there was a ton of conversation. Most rounds will have a Best Pick and Worst Pick, but overall, we'll see what surprises are there. Anyway, Let's get cracking...

Round: 1
(1) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Albert Pujols 1B
(2) Picture Me Rollins - Hanley Ramirez SS
(3) The Milledge Idiot - Carl Crawford LF
(4) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Adrian Gonzalez 1B
(5) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Evan Longoria 3B
(6) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Robinson Cano 2B
(7) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Ryan Braun LF
** (8) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Miguel Cabrera 1B
(9) Randy Like The Wolf - Troy Tulowitzki SS
(10) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Joey Votto 1B
(11) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Carlos Gonzalez LF
(12) Rewind Yourself! - Matt Holliday LF
(13) Electric Litsch Orchestra - David Wright 3B
(14) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Roy Halladay SP

Pretty standard first round, though there were a couple surprises. Crawford going third was really curious to me, but that's espin's rankings for you. If I had to choose a best and worst though, seeing CarGo fall to 11 for Smoak'n was pretty awesome. If I were to choose a most curious pick though, it would be Wright at the 13th pick. I know 3rd is thin this year, but passing on guys like Prince and Hamilton in favor of Wright was weird to me

Round: 2
(15) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Felix Hernandez SP
(16) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Tim Lincecum SP
(17) Rewind Yourself! - Ryan Zimmerman 3B
(18) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Josh Hamilton CF
(19) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Prince Fielder 1B
(20) Randy Like The Wolf - Mark Teixeira 1B
** (21) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Dustin Pedroia 2B
(22) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Cliff Lee SP
(23) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Joe Mauer C
(24) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Alex Rodriguez 3B
(25) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - CC Sabathia SP
(26) The Milledge Idiot - Kevin Youkilis 1B
(27) Picture Me Rollins - Jose Bautista 3B
(28) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Matt Kemp CF

Smoak'n scores pretty huge with Hamilton for a great pick. Zimmerman going ahead of almost everybody in this round was just ridiculous though. Also, a lot of starters taken too.
Round: 3
(29) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Nelson Cruz RF
(30) Picture Me Rollins - Andrew McCutchen CF
(31) The Milledge Idiot - Adam Dunn 1B
(32) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Jose Reyes SS
(33) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Dan Uggla 2B
(34) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Justin Verlander SP
(35) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Jason Heyward RF
** (36) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Shin-Soo Choo RF
(37) Randy Like The Wolf - Justin Upton RF
(38) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Jon Lester SP
(39) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Ryan Howard 1B
(40) Rewind Yourself! - Victor Martinez C
(41) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Clayton Kershaw SP
(42) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Adrian Beltre 3B

Vmart going here was pretty surprising. He's moved to a much worse hitters park, and yet he's the 2nd C taken? I also was a little shocked by Kershaw going here too. He's good, but he's not a top tier guy as he was taken here. Best pick... I like McCutchen almost as much as I like Choo, so I'll be a little humble here and I'll go with him.

Round: 4
(43) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Jayson Werth RF
(44) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Brian McCann C
(45) Rewind Yourself! - Justin Morneau 1B
(46) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Ichiro Suzuki RF
(47) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Buster Posey C
(48) Randy Like The Wolf - Tommy Hanson SP
** (49) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Hunter Pence RF
(50) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Rickie Weeks 2B
(51) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Chris Carpenter SP
(52) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Andre Ethier RF
(53) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Ian Kinsler 2B
(54) The Milledge Idiot - Alex Rios CF
(55) Picture Me Rollins - Billy Butler 1B
(56) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Brandon Phillips 2B

The biggest shock for me was Tommy Hanson going so high. He is much worse than the Kershaw pick. He will be phenomenal, but he definitely isn't in the Carpenter league, or even the guys that went in the next 2 rounds either. I can't say I like any pick more than the others, but I had Werth, Pence, Rios all queued up when entering this round, so I'll say them.


Round: 5
(57) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Jacoby Ellsbury CF
(58) Picture Me Rollins - Dan Haren SP
(59) The Milledge Idiot - David Price SP
(60) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Shane Victorino CF
(61) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Ubaldo Jimenez SP
(62) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Jay Bruce RF
(63) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Zack Greinke SP
** (64) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Jered Weaver SP
(65) Randy Like The Wolf - Carlos Santana C
(66) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Mike Stanton RF
(67) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Mat Latos SP
(68) Rewind Yourself! - Jimmy Rollins SS
(69) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Derek Jeter SS
(70) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Michael Young 3B

Mike Young again was a head scratcher. Being that he lost his position, he will be lucky to get 500 PAs this year. I like the real young guys, and Ubaldo in this round. Bruce, Ellsbury, Price, Santana, Stanton, and Latos (despite the impending DL stint) are all good picks. I'm in love with Weaver as a K machine with a low ERA too, though he'll have fewer Ws than most the guys here.

Round: 6
(71) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Aramis Ramirez 3B
(72) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Josh Johnson SP
(73) Rewind Yourself! - Yovani Gallardo SP
(74) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Chase Utley 2B
(75) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Matt Cain SP
(76) Randy Like The Wolf - Francisco Liriano SP
** (77) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Roy Oswalt SP
(78) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Martin Prado 2B
(79) Jeff Mom's A Kent - B.J. Upton CF
(80) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Paul Konerko 1B
(81) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Cole Hamels SP
(82) The Milledge Idiot - Kendry Morales 1B
(83) Picture Me Rollins - Ben Zobrist 2B
(84) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Heath Bell RP

I count 5 pitchers here that I'd take in front of Tommy Hanson. But the best picks are Prado, who will produce and is 3B eligible, and Konerko, who I really like for at least 30 bombs again. Utley fell this far, but I'm thinking he'll have the same year A-rod did after he missed a month. Great grab there. I hate the Aramis pick as he's not very good at baseball anymore. Zobrist was also an overdraft in my opinion. This just shows where I made the mistake of not waiting on a 2B-er earlier by taking Pedroia

Round: 7
(85) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Chris Young CF
(86) Picture Me Rollins - Casey McGehee 3B
(87) The Milledge Idiot - Elvis Andrus SS
(88) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Curtis Granderson CF
(89) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Alexei Ramirez SS
(90) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Delmon Young LF
(91) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Stephen Drew SS
** (92) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Carlos Marmol RP
(93) Randy Like The Wolf - Pablo Sandoval 3B
(94) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Colby Rasmus CF
(95) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Brian Wilson RP
(96) Rewind Yourself! - Mariano Rivera RP
(97) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Neftali Feliz RP
(98) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Corey Hart RF

McGehee was a bit of a reach, but that's life in this 3B starved league. I love the Alexei pick, and am glad I got Marmol who will contribute in SVs and Ks. There really isn't a worst pick here, though Panda could be bad with a last year repeat.

Round: 8
(99) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Joakim Soria RP
(100) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Max Scherzer SP
(101) Rewind Yourself! - Jeremy Hellickson SP
(102) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Michael Bourn CF
(103) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Kelly Johnson 2B
(104) Randy Like The Wolf - Carlos Quentin RF
** (105) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Drew Stubbs CF
(106) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Aubrey Huff 1B
(107) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Chad Billingsley SP
(108) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Vernon Wells CF
(109) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Nick Markakis RF
(110) The Milledge Idiot - Brett Gardner CF
(111) Picture Me Rollins - Shaun Marcum SP
(112) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Wandy Rodriguez SP

If anyone is a reach here, It's Quentin. He hasn't played more than 131 games in a season, and has only once hit over .245. Bourn was also a bit of a reach, but Smoak'n needed steals apparently. I like the Huff and Wells picks, I was hoping they'd fall to the next round after taking Stubbs, but they didn't. Good job there.

Round: 9
(113) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Aaron Hill 2B
(114) Picture Me Rollins - Adam Lind DH
(115) The Milledge Idiot - Ted Lilly SP
(116) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Gaby Sanchez 1B
(117) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Tim Hudson SP
(118) Jeff Mom's A Kent - David Ortiz DH
(119) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Jonathan Broxton RP
** (120) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Chone Figgins 2B
(121) Randy Like The Wolf - Gordon Beckham 2B
(122) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Brett Anderson SP
(123) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Francisco Rodriguez RP
(124) Rewind Yourself! - Pedro Alvarez 3B
(125) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Juan Pierre LF
(126) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Torii Hunter CF

Lilly and Hudson are my favorite picks here. Both I had queue'd up but Nomar and Milledge decided to be assholes and grab them for yourselves. Thanks, dicks. As for worst... Gaby Sanchez, though potentially good, was taken too high. You probably could've waited a round.

Round: 10
(127) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Jonathan Papelbon RP
(128) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Rajai Davis CF
(129) Rewind Yourself! - Brian Roberts 2B
(130) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Matt Garza SP
(131) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Angel Pagan CF
(132) Randy Like The Wolf - Madison Bumgarner SP
** (133) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Daniel Hudson SP
(134) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Geovany Soto C
(135) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Rafael Furcal SS
(136) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Jonathan Sanchez SP
(137) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Matt Wieters C
(138) The Milledge Idiot - Bobby Abreu RF
(139) Picture Me Rollins - Carlos Lee LF
(140) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Joe Nathan RP

Isn't it nice when you can get a closer for a playoff team in the 10th? Good selections at the top and bottom or the round. Carlos Lee went a bit early, as did Garza (really?). Pagan had a breakout career year last year, though I don't think he'll repeat. Abreu is solid too.

Round: 11
(141) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Adam Jones CF
(142) Picture Me Rollins - Jose Valverde RP
(143) The Milledge Idiot - Hiroki Kuroda SP
(144) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Placido Polanco 3B
(145) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Miguel Montero C
(146) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Clay Buchholz SP
(147) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - John Danks SP
** (148) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Colby Lewis SP
(149) Randy Like The Wolf - Denard Span CF
(150) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Starlin Castro SS
(151) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Adam LaRoche 1B
(152) Rewind Yourself! - Vladimir Guerrero DH
(153) Electric Litsch Orchestra - John Axford RP
(154) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Ian Desmond SS

Starlin will be great, but those errors will hurt. I like the starters taken here. All are great value at this point. Vlad is not going to hit in Baltimore, just like he didn't hit in Arlington from June on. Polanco shows that 3B value can be had late.

Round: 12
(155) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Howard Kendrick 2B
(156) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Sean Rodriguez 2B
(157) Rewind Yourself! - Ryan Dempster SP
(158) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Ian Stewart 3B
(159) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Mark Reynolds 3B
(160) Randy Like The Wolf - Ricky Romero SP
** (161) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Matt Thornton RP
(162) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Jose Tabata LF
(163) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Nick Swisher RF
(164) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Trevor Cahill SP
(165) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Huston Street RP
(166) The Milledge Idiot - J.J. Putz RP
(167) Picture Me Rollins - Carlos Pena 1B
(168) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Chris Perez RP

Chris Perez, Thornton, and Tabata were all great picks. Street and Putz were alright. My least favorite pick was Romero. Tough division, and frankly, guys like Cahill and guys taken next round, some of them anyway, are better.

Round: 13
(169) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Brett Myers SP
(170) Picture Me Rollins - Brandon Morrow SP
(171) The Milledge Idiot - Jhoulys Chacin SP
(172) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - James Shields SP
(173) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Jason Bay LF
(174) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Mitch Moreland 1B
(175) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Manny Ramirez LF
** (176) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Omar Infante 2B
(177) Randy Like The Wolf - Ryan Franklin RP
(178) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Francisco Cordero RP
(179) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Derrek Lee 1B
(180) Rewind Yourself! - Josh Beckett SP
(181) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Phil Hughes SP
(182) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Grady Sizemore CF

Morrow is a K machine who will pick up some good #s. Shields is the same, but allows too many hits. I like Infante for his position eligibility, and if Sizemore can stay healthy, he'll be the best pick of this draft. Manny is done, I don't know why you still try to believe.

Round: 14
(183) My Pujols is Byrnesin - Andrew Bailey RP
(184) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Tsuyoshi Nishioka 2B
(185) Rewind Yourself! - Neil Walker 2B
(186) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Ricky Nolasco SP
(187) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Drew Storen RP
(188) Randy Like The Wolf - Brian Matusz SP
** (189) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Yunel Escobar SS
(190) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Craig Kimbrel RP
(191) Jeff Mom's A Kent - C.J. Wilson SP
(192) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Erick Aybar SS
(193) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Chris Coghlan LF
(194) The Milledge Idiot - Mike Napoli C
(195) Picture Me Rollins - Michael Cuddyer RF
(196) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Alcides Escobar SS

I like Nishioka a ton, and CJ has a chance to be the top FA pitcher this upcoming year. Nolasco could be the best pick of this round as well. The worst pick, and this is just because I hate him with the fire of 1000 suns, is Alcides. He can't hit. Period. End of Story.

Round: 15
(197) Total Eclipse of the Hart - Lance Berkman 1B
(198) Picture Me Rollins - Jaime Garcia SP
(199) The Milledge Idiot - Chase Headley 3B
(200) Royals Yosting on an Open Fire - Jorge De La Rosa SP
(201) Nomar Mr. Nice Guy - Austin Jackson CF
(202) Jeff Mom's A Kent - Edwin Encarnacion 3B
(203) Greinke's Level 85 Gnome Mage - Edinson Volquez SP
** (204) Halladay ROOOAAAOOOAAAOD - Leo Nunez RP
(205) Randy Like The Wolf - Freddie Freeman 1B
(206) AnythingUCantu ICantuBetter - Brandon Lyon RP
(207) Smoak'n with Jeffress - Travis Snider LF
(208) Rewind Yourself! - Luke Scott DH
(209) Electric Litsch Orchestra - Ike Davis 1B
(210) My Pujols is Byrnesin - James Loney 1B

Last round I'll do. I like Berkman, Nunez, Lyon, and Davis. I love Volquez and Snider. I'm not too big a fan of Loney and Freeman, as I don't like 1Bs without 20 HR power.

Feel free to rip me apart, I don't care. It's late and I gotta work.