RotoBaller Staff Mock Draft Analysis: 12-Team Roto League Draft

Fantasy prep is never complete without mock drafts. So in doing our best to prepare for the 2022 season, my fellow RotoBaller writers and I got together for a 12-team 5X5 Roto mock draft. The only difference is that we used Quality Starts instead of Wins.

I’ll be breaking down our draft round-by-round and highlighting some noteworthy picks in each round.

It’s important to note that since this draft took place, a lot of major things have happened that will have a big impact on drafts moving forward. I’ll do my best to note those instances as we go. Also, when referring to ADP, I am referring to the “ADP Industry Comparison” average here.

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Round 1

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	1	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	UT	Ben Rosener
2	2	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS	JB Branson
3	3	Juan Soto	WSH	OF	Eric Samulski
4	4	Trea Turner	LAD	SS	Justin Dunbar
5	5	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B	Nick Mariano
6	6	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	Jon Anderson
7	7	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	Brad Camara
8	8	Bryce Harper	PHI	OF	Dan Palyo
9	9	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	OF	Scott Engel
10	10	Gerrit Cole	NYY	P	Vince DiSilvio
11	11	Max Scherzer	NYM	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
12	12	Kyle Tucker	HOU	OF	Pierre Camus

Pick 1 - Shohei Ohtani: Ohtani is an interesting pick here at #1 overall. While not a common first player off the board, this pick completely makes sense when you consider Ohtani’s ceiling. This is a daily moves league, so that allows for the flexibility to play him wherever you want to depending on what he is doing on a given day. He can legitimately contribute in nine categories, sounds like a #1 overall pick to me.

Pick 2 – Fernando Tatis Jr.: This obviously happened before the injury, which is why he went this high. His official ADP is still way too high, but our RotoBaller Recommendations have him ranked 99^th overall. If there is a SS late in the draft, and you are comfortable with holding down the fort (Adames, Crawford, etc.), the combination of that guy and Tatis is probably still a top-10 SS.

Pick 9 – Ronald Acuna Jr.:  Another guy whose injury status has changed since the draft, but this time for the better. The Braves have a tentative plan to DH Acuna as early as April 21^st, with a return to the OF by May 21^st. This is about as late as Acuna should go in any draft, and the case could be made that he should go even higher.

Pick 10 – Gerrit Cole: This was my first pick in the mock draft. I would have preferred a hitter with my first pick, but to me, the top tier of hitters were all gone. I opted for a sure ace in Cole knowing I could get somebody from that next tier of hitters easily in the next round.

 

Round 2

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	13	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	Pierre Camus
2	14	Mike Trout	LAA	OF	Mike Schwarzenbach
3	15	Mookie Betts	LAD	OF	Vince DiSilvio
4	16	Luis Robert	CHW	OF	Scott Engel
5	17	Corbin Burnes	MIL	P	Dan Palyo
6	18	Walker Buehler	LAD	P	Brad Camara
7	19	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	Jon Anderson
8	20	Jacob deGrom	NYM	P	Nick Mariano
9	21	Manny Machado	SD	3B	Justin Dunbar
10	22	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	P	Eric Samulski
11	23	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	UT	JB Branson
12	24	Zack Wheeler	PHI	P	Ben Rosener

Pick 14 – Mike Trout: Injury concerns are baked in here for Trout, which is understandable, especially given the great young hitters in the first round. That being said, Trout could still easily end the season as a top-five hitter.

Pick 17 – Corbin Burnes: Burnes went a little later than his ADP (11). This draft started hitter-heavy, but Max Scherzer also went before last year’s Cy Young winner. I can understand that we’ve only seen Burnes do it once, so there may be a little more risk here than originally thought. Still, if he repeats his 2021 season, this is a big-time value.

Pick 20 – Jacob deGrom: Health is the biggest factor here. This pick was made before Spring Training began, and I have to imagine he would go higher if drafting today. Everything we’ve heard has been positive, and he’s easily the best pitcher in baseball if healthy.

 

Round 3

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	25	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	Ben Rosener
2	26	Starling Marte	NYM	OF	JB Branson
3	27	Liam Hendriks	CHW	P	Eric Samulski
4	28	Shane Bieber	CLE	P	Justin Dunbar
5	29	Teoscar Hernandez	TOR	OF	Nick Mariano
6	30	Trevor Story	BOS	SS	Jon Anderson
7	31	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF	Brad Camara
8	32	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	Dan Palyo
9	33	Lucas Giolito	CHW	P	Scott Engel
10	34	Whit Merrifield	KC	2B	Vince DiSilvio
11	35	Aaron Nola	PHI	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
12	36	Julio Urias	LAD	P	Pierre Camus

Pick 25 – Freddie Freeman: This pick was made before his signing with the Dodgers, but I don’t see the move from Atlanta to LA changing his production too much. This is a great value here, getting about as reliable a hitter as you can get. He hasn’t hit below .295 or had a wRC+ below 135 since 2015.

Pick 32 – Matt Olson: This one hurt me, I really wanted him at 34. Olson put it all together last season with 39 HRs, 101 runs, 111 RBI, and a .379 wOBA. The most impressive thing was his .271 AVG, which was sort of the last piece of the puzzle for Olson. He’s not slowing down anytime soon and could easily be a first-round pick next year.

 

Round 4

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	37	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS	Pierre Camus
2	38	Cedric Mullins	BAL	OF	Mike Schwarzenbach
3	39	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	P	Vince DiSilvio
4	40	Josh Hader	MIL	P	Scott Engel
5	41	Austin Riley	ATL	3B	Dan Palyo
6	42	Tim Anderson	CHW	SS	Brad Camara
7	43	Frankie Montas	OAK	P	Jon Anderson
8	44	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B	Nick Mariano
9	45	Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	Justin Dunbar
10	46	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	Eric Samulski
11	47	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B	JB Branson
12	48	Robbie Ray	SEA	P	Ben Rosener

Pick 39 – Sandy Alcantara: This was slightly higher than his ADP, but I think there is a bit of a drop in SP quality after Alcantara, and I wanted to make sure I got another solid pitcher. I also absolutely love Alcantara, especially in this format of using quality starts instead of wins. One of four pitchers to throw 200 innings last season and he is still on the upward trajectory. A few more Ks and he is a true SP1 in fantasy.

Pick 43 – Frankie Montas: Montas went significantly higher than his ADP, which is currently around pick 82. But when you look at the next batch of starting pitchers to go, I don’t think Montas is definitely worse than any of them. He increased the usage of his splitter, which is one of the best pitches in baseball (opposing WOBA .164).

 

Round 5

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	49	Wander Franco	TB	SS	Ben Rosener
2	50	Tyler O'Neill	STL	OF	JB Branson
3	51	George Springer	TOR	OF	Eric Samulski
4	52	Byron Buxton	MIN	OF	Justin Dunbar
5	53	Chris Sale	BOS	P	Nick Mariano
6	54	Freddy Peralta	MIL	P	Jon Anderson
7	55	Salvador Perez	KC	C	Brad Camara
8	56	Logan Webb	SF	P	Dan Palyo
9	57	Jose Berrios	TOR	P	Scott Engel
10	58	Nick Castellanos	PHI	OF	Vince DiSilvio
11	59	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B	Mike Schwarzenbach
12	60	Jose Abreu	CHW	1B	Pierre Camus

Pick 49 – Wander Franco: We’ve only seen a small sample size, but Franco is another guy that I could imagine being a first-round pick next year. He may see some growing pains, but his plate discipline is so good that it’s hard to imagine them being too bad.

Pick 55 – Salvador Perez: The first catcher off the board, and it's easy to see why. He hit 48 HRs last year, and maybe more importantly, played in 161 games. No other catcher will come close to that even with the DH in the NL this year. The advantage Perez can give you over other catchers is what justifies a fifth-round pick. Sort of similar to picking a TE like Travis Kelce in football.

 

Round 6

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	61	Max Fried	ATL	P	Pierre Camus
2	62	Eloy Jimenez	CHW	OF	Mike Schwarzenbach
3	63	Nolan Arenado	STL	3B	Vince DiSilvio
4	64	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	Scott Engel
5	65	Randy Arozarena	TB	OF	Dan Palyo
6	66	Raisel Iglesias	LAA	P	Brad Camara
7	67	Luis Castillo	CIN	P	Jon Anderson
8	68	Will Smith	LAD	C	Nick Mariano
9	69	Kevin Gausman	TOR	P	Justin Dunbar
10	70	Joe Musgrove	SD	P	Eric Samulski
11	71	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	P	JB Branson
12	72	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B	Ben Rosener

Pick 66/71 – Raisel Iglesias/Emmanuel Clase: The second tier of closers went slightly earlier than their ADP, being at 72 and 87, respectively. This starts a bit of a closer run because it is really nice to have at least one high-end source of saves to keep you out of last place in that category.

Pick 72 – Ketel Marte: This is right around his ADP, but I really like the value and potential upside for Marte. He hit .318 last season with a 139 wRC+ and .385 wOBA in 2021. Injuries were an issue for him last year, but a healthy season from Marte is probably worth way more than a sixth-round pick.

 

Round 7

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	73	Max Muncy	LAD	1B	Ben Rosener
2	74	Javier Baez	DET	SS	JB Branson
3	75	Jorge Polanco	MIN	SS	Eric Samulski
4	76	Edwin Diaz	NYM	P	Justin Dunbar
5	77	Ryan Pressly	HOU	P	Nick Mariano
6	78	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	Jon Anderson
7	79	Lance Lynn	CHW	P	Brad Camara
8	80	Corey Seager	TEX	SS	Dan Palyo
9	81	Jonathan India	CIN	2B	Scott Engel
10	82	Carlos Correa	MIN	SS	Vince DiSilvio
11	83	Adalberto Mondesi	KC	3B	Mike Schwarzenbach
12	84	Brandon Lowe	TB	2B	Pierre Camus

Pick 79 – Lance Lynn: He slipped a decent amount compared to his ADP, which is at 63. He had the best season of his career last year from s Statcast perspective, including being in the 94^th percentile in xwOBA and xERA. Could be a really good value at 79.

Pick 83 – Adalberto Mondesi: Mondesi’s ADP has been all over the place, but I like this slightly more cautious spot for him here. Yes, steals are important, but I am personally never somebody that wants to risk hurting other categories too much to get them. Mondesi has the potential to give you a bit of everything while dominating steals, which makes him super enticing. I guess I just don’t have the guts to go in on him this year.

 

Round 8

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	85	Dylan Cease	CHW	P	Pierre Camus
2	86	Jack Flaherty	STL	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
3	87	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	P	Vince DiSilvio
4	88	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	2B	Scott Engel
5	89	Charlie Morton	ATL	P	Dan Palyo
6	90	Trevor Rogers	MIA	P	Brad Camara
7	91	Kris Bryant	COL	OF	Jon Anderson
8	92	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	UT	Nick Mariano
9	93	J.D. Martinez	BOS	UT	Justin Dunbar
10	94	Kenley Jansen	ATL	P	Eric Samulski
11	95	Tommy Edman	STL	2B	JB Branson
12	96	Yasmani Grandal	CHW	C	Ben Rosener

Pick 87 – Aroldis Chapman: This was my pick, and I admit was a bit of a reach. I really didn’t want to get left out of a reliable 30+ saves guy on my team. Kenley Jansen was not on the Braves at this point, I probably would have picked him here instead if I knew that.

Pick 91 – Kris Bryant: This was before Bryant signed with Colorado, and his ADP has already begun to skyrocket since then.  It’s at about 76 right now and may end up higher than that. I personally would have considered him at 63 when I took Arenado, but I ultimately think somewhere in the low 70s is where Bryant should land.

 

Round 9

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	97	Alek Manoah	TOR	P	Ben Rosener
2	98	Justin Verlander	HOU	P	JB Branson
3	99	Yu Darvish	SD	P	Eric Samulski
4	100	Will Smith	ATL	P	Justin Dunbar
5	101	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS	Nick Mariano
6	102	Shane McClanahan	TB	P	Jon Anderson
7	103	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	OF	Brad Camara
8	104	Pablo Lopez	MIA	P	Dan Palyo
9	105	Tyler Mahle	CIN	P	Scott Engel
10	106	Franmil Reyes	CLE	UT	Vince DiSilvio
11	107	Cody Bellinger	LAD	OF	Mike Schwarzenbach
12	108	Daulton Varsho	ARI	OF	Pierre Camus

Pick 100 – Will Smith: Again, this happened before Kenley Jansen joined the Atlanta bullpen. His ADP has adjusted, but RotoBaller recommends him at pick 280.

Pick 101 – Bobby Witt Jr.: While not set in stone, it seems pretty likely that he will be the Opening Day 3B for the Royals.  His ADP is around pick 136, but I think this pick at 101 is a much better indication of his current value.

Pick 108 – Daulton Varsho: Varsho’s ADP sits at around 140, so this could be a bit of a reach. The ceiling is tremendously high with Varsho potentially playing mostly OF and potentially giving you 20 SB out of the catcher position. So while a gamble, I think this is a pretty good one.

 

Round 10

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	109	Blake Snell	SD	P	Pierre Camus
2	110	Anthony Rendon	LAA	3B	Mike Schwarzenbach
3	111	Carlos Rodon	SF	P	Vince DiSilvio
4	112	Jesse Winker	SEA	OF	Scott Engel
5	113	Jake Cronenworth	SD	2B	Dan Palyo
6	114	Christian Yelich	MIL	OF	Brad Camara
7	115	Josh Bell	WSH	1B	Jon Anderson
8	116	DJ LeMahieu	NYY	3B	Nick Mariano
9	117	Joey Votto	CIN	1B	Justin Dunbar
10	118	Willson Contreras	CHC	C	Eric Samulski
11	119	Sean Manaea	OAK	P	JB Branson
12	120	Mitch Haniger	SEA	OF	Ben Rosener

Pick 110 – Anthony Rendon: Injuries are a concern with Rendon, which is why he goes here outside of the top-100. That being said, this could be the steal of the draft is goes back to anything resembling his 2019 season, a .319/.412/.497 slash line with 34 HRs and 117 RBIs in 146 games.

Pick 114 – Christian Yelich:  Another potential steal here, although his concerns go beyond injuries. He is going to have to improve that 23.8 K% (30.8% in 2020) if he is going to reclaim the glory he once had. It was interesting to see him go almost a full round behind Cody Bellinger, who is often ranked right next to Yelich.

 

Round 11

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	121	Jordan Romano	TOR	P	Ben Rosener
2	122	Justin Turner	LAD	3B	JB Branson
3	123	Jared Walsh	LAA	1B	Eric Samulski
4	124	Chris Bassitt	NYM	P	Justin Dunbar
5	125	C.J. Cron	COL	1B	Nick Mariano
6	126	Austin Meadows	TB	OF	Jon Anderson
7	127	Shane Baz	TB	P	Brad Camara
8	128	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	OF	Dan Palyo
9	129	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B	Scott Engel
10	130	Rhys Hoskins	PHI	1B	Vince DiSilvio
11	131	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
12	132	Jarred Kelenic	SEA	OF	Pierre Camus

Pick 128 – Kyle Schwarber: This was before his signing to Philly; his ADP is currently around pick 113. He may have turned a corner last season, and a full season of his 2021 production is worth way more than an 11^th round pick.

Pick 130 – Rhys Hoskins: I am very much in on Rhys Hoskins and having guys like Schwarber and Nick Castellanos join him is even better. He had the highest wOBA of his career (.378) in an injury-shortened season in 2021.

 

Round 12

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	133	Zac Gallen	ARI	P	Pierre Camus
2	134	Logan Gilbert	SEA	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
3	135	Trent Grisham	SD	OF	Vince DiSilvio
4	136	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	P	Scott Engel
5	137	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	P	Dan Palyo
6	138	Framber Valdez	HOU	P	Brad Camara
7	139	Luis Garcia	HOU	P	Jon Anderson
8	140	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	OF	Nick Mariano
9	141	Chris Taylor	LAD	2B	Justin Dunbar
10	142	Michael Kopech	CHW	P	Eric Samulski
11	143	Giovanny Gallegos	STL	P	JB Branson
12	144	Myles Straw	CLE	OF	Ben Rosener

Pick 140 – Seiya Suzuki: His ADP is at 125 now, likely because Wrigley Field is a great landing spot for the Japanese star.  I’d say he’s a pretty good bet for NL Rookie of the Year this year.

 

Round 13

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	145	Sonny Gray	MIN	P	Ben Rosener
2	146	Trevor Bauer	LAD	P	JB Branson
3	147	Ke'Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B	Eric Samulski
4	148	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	OF	Justin Dunbar
5	149	Alex Verdugo	BOS	OF	Nick Mariano
6	150	Hunter Renfroe	MIL	OF	Jon Anderson
7	151	Dylan Carlson	STL	OF	Brad Camara
8	152	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	P	Dan Palyo
9	153	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	TOR	OF	Scott Engel
10	154	Ian Anderson	ATL	P	Vince DiSilvio
11	155	Craig Kimbrel	CHW	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
12	156	Willy Adames	MIL	SS	Pierre Camus

Pick 146 – Trevor Bauer: His ADP has been falling since this pick was made and since the uncertainty of him playing this season grows, it is currently around 186.

Pick 147 – Ke’Bryan Hayes: His ADP is in the 160s right now, but I agree in thinking it should be higher than that. There are few guys this low in the draft that can contribute to all five hitting categories, and Hayes has the ability to do just that. A perfect example of getting a guy at a discount after the hype dies down a bit.

 

Round 14

Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
1	157	Nelson Cruz	WSH	UT	Pierre Camus
2	158	Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS	Mike Schwarzenbach
3	159	Ty France	SEA	1B	Vince DiSilvio
4	160	David Bednar	PIT	P	Scott Engel
5	161	Brendan Rodgers	COL	2B	Dan Palyo
6	162	Adolis Garcia	TEX	OF	Brad Camara
7	163	Joey Gallo	NYY	OF	Jon Anderson
8	164	Mark Melancon	ARI	P	Nick Mariano
9	165	Tarik Skubal	DET	P	Justin Dunbar
10	166	Avisail Garcia	MIA	OF	Eric Samulski
11	167	Gleyber Torres	NYY	MI	JB Branson
12	168	Robbie Grossman	DET	OF	Ben Rosener

Pick 157 – Nelson Cruz: Cruz’s ADP is in the 130s now, so this is a pretty good value. It’s hard to imagine anything other than 30+ HRs and 80+ RBIs from him in 2022. It doesn’t hurt that he'll be hitting behind Juan Soto too.

 

Rounds 15-18

Round	Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
15	1	169	Akil Baddoo	DET	OF	Ben Rosener
15	2	170	Taylor Rogers	MIN	P	JB Branson
15	3	171	Ryan McMahon	COL	3B	Eric Samulski
15	4	172	Jorge Soler	MIA	OF	Justin Dunbar
15	5	173	Mike Clevinger	SD	P	Nick Mariano
15	6	174	Scott Barlow	KC	P	Jon Anderson
15	7	175	Yoan Moncada	CHW	3B	Brad Camara
15	8	176	Keibert Ruiz	WSH	C	Dan Palyo
15	9	177	Anthony Rizzo	NYY	1B	Scott Engel
15	10	178	Blake Treinen	LAD	P	Vince DiSilvio
15	11	179	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	Mike Schwarzenbach
15	12	180	Camilo Doval	SF	P	Pierre Camus
16	1	181	Jo Adell	LAA	OF	Pierre Camus
16	2	182	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	OF	Mike Schwarzenbach
16	3	183	Michael Conforto	(N/A)	OF	Vince DiSilvio
16	4	184	Jose Urquidy	HOU	P	Scott Engel
16	5	185	Tanner Houck	BOS	P	Dan Palyo
16	6	186	Luis Urias	MIL	SS	Brad Camara
16	7	187	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	Jon Anderson
16	8	188	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS	Nick Mariano
16	9	189	John Means	BAL	P	Justin Dunbar
16	10	190	Andrew Benintendi	KC	OF	Eric Samulski
16	11	191	Ranger Suarez	PHI	P	JB Branson
16	12	192	Ian Happ	CHC	OF	Ben Rosener
17	1	193	Adam Wainwright	STL	P	Ben Rosener
17	2	194	Eddie Rosario	ATL	OF	JB Branson
17	3	195	Jean Segura	PHI	2B	Eric Samulski
17	4	196	Brandon Belt	SF	1B	Justin Dunbar
17	5	197	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	P	Nick Mariano
17	6	198	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	P	Jon Anderson
17	7	199	Corey Knebel	PHI	P	Brad Camara
17	8	200	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C	Dan Palyo
17	9	201	Gregory Soto	DET	P	Scott Engel
17	10	202	Trey Mancini	BAL	1B	Vince DiSilvio
17	11	203	Noah Syndergaard	LAA	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
17	12	204	Alex Wood	SF	P	Pierre Camus
18	1	205	Josh Donaldson	NYY	3B	Pierre Camus
18	2	206	Triston McKenzie	CLE	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
18	3	207	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	P	Vince DiSilvio
18	4	208	Kolten Wong	MIL	2B	Scott Engel
18	5	209	Joe Ryan	MIN	P	Dan Palyo
18	6	210	Luis Severino	NYY	P	Brad Camara
18	7	211	Matt Chapman	TOR	3B	Jon Anderson
18	8	212	Matt Barnes	BOS	P	Nick Mariano
18	9	213	Mitch Garver	TEX	C	Justin Dunbar
18	10	214	Marcus Stroman	CHC	P	Eric Samulski
18	11	215	Lucas Sims	CIN	P	JB Branson
18	12	216	Alex Cobb	SF	P	Ben Rosener

Pick 178 – Blake Treinen: Treinen’s ADP is up to 132 now and should continue to climb now that he is the #1 option for saves for the Dodgers. He had a 1.99 ERA, 2.88 FIP, and a 10.58 K/9 in 2021.

Pick 179 – Adley Rutschman: The top catching prospect’s ADP should probably be a bit lower now after an injury will sideline him for two weeks, but he is still as exciting as ever. Adley can be a real difference-maker at a weak position and should still be drafted in almost every league in 2022.

Pick 182 – Alex Kirilloff: Alex Kirilloff is primed for a breakout this season, and I was absolutely crushed that I got sniped here with my pick-up next. His expected batting average, expected slugging, and expected wOBA were all higher than his actual numbers last year, and he played with an injury for most of his time with the Twins.

 

Rounds 19-22

Round	Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
19	1	217	Spencer Torkelson	DET	3B	Ben Rosener
19	2	218	Frank Schwindel	CHC	1B	JB Branson
19	3	219	Enrique Hernandez	BOS	OF	Eric Samulski
19	4	220	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	P	Justin Dunbar
19	5	221	AJ Pollock	LAD	OF	Nick Mariano
19	6	222	Joe Barlow	TEX	P	Jon Anderson
19	7	223	Amed Rosario	CLE	SS	Brad Camara
19	8	224	Adam Duvall	ATL	OF	Dan Palyo
19	9	225	Aaron Ashby	MIL	P	Scott Engel
19	10	226	Travis d'Arnaud	ATL	C	Vince DiSilvio
19	11	227	Michael Brantley	HOU	OF	Mike Schwarzenbach
19	12	228	Lou Trivino	OAK	P	Pierre Camus
20	1	229	Raimel Tapia	COL	OF	Pierre Camus
20	2	230	Dylan Floro	MIA	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
20	3	231	Rowan Wick	CHC	P	Vince DiSilvio
20	4	232	Abraham Toro	SEA	3B	Scott Engel
20	5	233	Mark Canha	NYM	OF	Dan Palyo
20	6	234	Eduardo Escobar	NYM	3B	Brad Camara
20	7	235	Andrew Kittredge	TB	P	Jon Anderson
20	8	236	Lane Thomas	WSH	OF	Nick Mariano
20	9	237	Eugenio Suarez	SEA	3B	Justin Dunbar
20	10	238	Jon Gray	TEX	P	Eric Samulski
20	11	239	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	P	JB Branson
20	12	240	Paul Sewald	SEA	P	Ben Rosener
21	1	241	Jeimer Candelario	DET	3B	Ben Rosener
21	2	242	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF	JB Branson
21	3	243	Jonathan Schoop	DET	2B	Eric Samulski
21	4	244	Harrison Bader	STL	OF	Justin Dunbar
21	5	245	Jesus Sanchez	MIA	OF	Nick Mariano
21	6	246	Max Kepler	MIN	OF	Jon Anderson
21	7	247	Andrew Vaughn	CHW	OF	Brad Camara
21	8	248	Mike Yastrzemski	SF	OF	Dan Palyo
21	9	249	Connor Joe	COL	OF	Scott Engel
21	10	250	Kyle Lewis	SEA	OF	Vince DiSilvio
21	11	251	Austin Hays	BAL	OF	Mike Schwarzenbach
21	12	252	Josiah Gray	WSH	P	Pierre Camus
22	1	253	Vidal Brujan	TB	2B	Pierre Camus
22	2	254	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
22	3	255	Devin Williams	MIL	P	Vince DiSilvio
22	4	256	Josh Rojas	ARI	UT	Scott Engel
22	5	257	German Marquez	COL	P	Dan Palyo
22	6	258	Huascar Ynoa	ATL	P	Brad Camara
22	7	259	Christian Vazquez	BOS	C	Jon Anderson
22	8	260	Bobby Dalbec	BOS	1B	Nick Mariano
22	9	261	Steven Matz	STL	P	Justin Dunbar
22	10	262	Bailey Ober	MIN	P	Eric Samulski
22	11	263	Brandon Crawford	SF	SS	JB Branson
22	12	264	Casey Mize	DET	P	Ben Rosener

Pick 217 – Spencer Torkelson: I love Torkelson at this spot. It is looking very possible that he’ll be in the Tigers' opening day lineup, and he has the plate discipline to make a big impact right away.

Pick 241 – Jeimer Candelario: A fellow Tiger that I love this late in a draft. From July 1^st to the end of the season, he hit .280 with a .301 expected batting average and 12 HRs. He also had a .373 WOBA and 138 wRC+.

Pick 250 – Kyle Lewis: This pick was made before we found out Lewis would not be ready for the start of the season as well as the addition of OF Jesse Winker to Seattle. I still think he is worth keeping an eye on, but I wouldn’t pick him at this spot today.

 

Rounds 23-26

Round	Pick	Ov Pick	Player	Team	Pos	Fantasy Team
23	1	265	Stephen Strasburg	WSH	P	Ben Rosener
23	2	266	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	P	JB Branson
23	3	267	Tommy Pham	(N/A)	OF	Eric Samulski
23	4	268	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SF	OF	Justin Dunbar
23	5	269	Andrew Heaney	LAD	P	Nick Mariano
23	6	270	Gary Sanchez	MIN	C	Jon Anderson
23	7	271	Ramon Laureano	OAK	OF	Brad Camara
23	8	272	Sean Murphy	OAK	C	Dan Palyo
23	9	273	Nicky Lopez	KC	SS	Scott Engel
23	10	274	Yuli Gurriel	HOU	1B	Vince DiSilvio
23	11	275	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	NYY	SS	Mike Schwarzenbach
23	12	276	Cavan Biggio	TOR	UT	Pierre Camus
24	1	277	Anthony Santander	BAL	OF	Pierre Camus
24	2	278	Drew Rasmussen	TB	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
24	3	279	Gio Urshela	MIN	3B	Vince DiSilvio
24	4	280	James Kaprielian	OAK	P	Scott Engel
24	5	281	Gavin Lux	LAD	SS	Dan Palyo
24	6	282	Aaron Civale	CLE	P	Brad Camara
24	7	283	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	P	Jon Anderson
24	8	284	Nestor Cortes Jr.	NYY	P	Nick Mariano
24	9	285	Eric Lauer	MIL	P	Justin Dunbar
24	10	286	Jesus Aguilar	MIA	1B	Eric Samulski
24	11	287	Riley Greene	DET	OF	JB Branson
24	12	288	Eric Haase	DET	C	Ben Rosener
25	1	289	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	OF	Ben Rosener
25	2	290	Marco Gonzales	SEA	P	JB Branson
25	3	291	Zach Eflin	PHI	P	Eric Samulski
25	4	292	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	P	Justin Dunbar
25	5	293	Luis Patino	TB	P	Nick Mariano
25	6	294	Tyler Naquin	CIN	OF	Jon Anderson
25	7	295	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	P	Brad Camara
25	8	296	Wil Myers	SD	OF	Dan Palyo
25	9	297	Rafael Ortega	CHC	OF	Scott Engel
25	10	298	Cristian Javier	HOU	P	Vince DiSilvio
25	11	299	Jeff McNeil	NYM	2B	Mike Schwarzenbach
25	12	300	Kyle Gibson	PHI	P	Pierre Camus
26	1	301	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	P	Pierre Camus
26	2	302	JT Brubaker	PIT	P	Mike Schwarzenbach
26	3	303	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	OF	Vince DiSilvio
26	4	304	Dinelson Lamet	SD	P	Scott Engel
26	5	305	Andrew McCutchen	MIL	OF	Dan Palyo
26	6	306	Cal Quantrill	CLE	P	Brad Camara
26	7	307	Cesar Hernandez	WSH	2B	Jon Anderson
26	8	308	Reiver Sanmartin	CIN	P	Nick Mariano
26	9	309	Jake McGee	SF	P	Justin Dunbar
26	10	310	Tanner Rainey	WSH	P	Eric Samulski
26	11	311	Omar Narvaez	MIL	C	JB Branson
26	12	312	Chris Flexen	SEA	P	Ben Rosener

Pick 192 – Jesus Luzardo: Luzardo is the perfect example of a late-round flier.  He hasn’t been good recently, but he is only 24-years-old and still has the ability to turn things around.

*One more note is on Luke Voit, who went undrafted. This draft happened before his trade to San Diego and his ADP is now at 231. He would have and should be drafted in a 12-team league.

And that'll do it! I feel pretty good about my team and was honored to get to draft alongside the brilliant baseball minds here at RotoBaller. Hopefully, this draft can still provide some insight into this crazy post-lockout time.

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