Congrats to the Giants on a World Series Championship. Now that baseball is over its time to start planning for next season. So far I am more than planning. I am immersed in my first draft for 2013.
This will be a league set up for weekly line ups using a Roto 5x5 format. It will be a 2C league with standard positions that include 5OF, CI, MI and Utility. We will have a full pitching staff and 5 bench spots. The only caveat to this league will be no trades or FA pickups. It is strictly who you draft plays for the year. This was originally going to be just an early mock draft but it quickly turned into a full blown league.
Due to this format teams will be unable to stream pitchers in and out of their line-ups. Because of this I decided to go SP heavy once the draft took off. Originally I wanted to find some players with multi-position eligibility so I could have a little flexibility due to injuries. It was decided that a 20 game minimum would be in place to qualify for a position. That took players like Prado, Young, and Bonifacio down a notch in value from the previous year to their versatility.
With this format, staying healthy will be the biggest concern. So far we are about a third of the way through the draft. We are commenting on picks through Twitter if you would like to follow. The hash tag to follow is #FGDmock . Some of the picks coming in are vastly different from last year’s draft. I called it a changing of the guard for 2013; at least for the few opening rounds. Here are the first 10 rounds of action to date.
Round 1
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1)
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Miguel Cabrera
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3B
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DET
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Daniel Schwartz
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2)
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Ryan Braun
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OF
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MIL
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Joel Hanard
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3)
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Mike Trout
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OF
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LAA
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Cody Pfleiger
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4)
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Matt Kemp
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OF
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LAD
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Greg Sullivan
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5)
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Giancarlo Stanton
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OF
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MIA
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Mike Lester
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6)
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Albert Pujols
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1B
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LAA
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Joshua Feiger
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7)
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Andrew McCutchen
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OF
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PIT
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Brett Barton
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8)
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Prince Fielder
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1B
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DET
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Scot Nesbihal
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9)
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Carlos Gonzalez
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OF
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COL
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Scott Gilroy
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10)
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Buster Posey
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C/1B
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SF
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Mark Rogovin
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11)
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Robinson Cano
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2B
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NYY
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Yoram Batner
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12)
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Joey Votto
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1B
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CIN
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Dan Kercher
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Round 2
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1)
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Jason Heyward
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OF
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ATL
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Dan Kercher
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2)
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Jose Bautista
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OF
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TOR
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Yoram Batner
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3)
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Adrian Beltre
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3B
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TEX
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Mark Rogovin
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4)
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Troy Tulowitzki
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SS
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COL
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Scott Gilroy
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5)
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Adam Jones
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OF
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BAL
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Scot Nesbihal
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6)
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Adrian Gonzalez
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1B
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LAD
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Brett Barton
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7)
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Evan Longoria
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3B
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TB
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Joshua Feiger
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8)
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Josh Hamilton
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OF
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TEX
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Mike Lester
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9)
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Justin Verlander
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SP
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DET
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Greg Sullivan
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10)
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Jose Reyes
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SS
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MIA
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Cody Pfleiger
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11)
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David Wright
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3B
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NYM
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Joel Hanard
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12)
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Clayton Kershaw
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SP
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LAD
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Daniel Schwartz
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Round 3
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1)
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Justin Upton
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OF
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ARI
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Daniel Schwartz
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2)
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Ian Kinsler
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2B
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TEX
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Joel Hanard
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3)
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Hanley Ramirez
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3B/SS
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LAD
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Cody Pfleiger
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4)
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Dustin Pedroia
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2B
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BOS
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Greg Sullivan
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5)
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Jay Bruce
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OF
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CIN
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Mike Lester
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6)
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Stephen Strasburg
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SP
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WAS
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Joshua Feiger
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7)
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Ryan Zimmerman
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3B
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WAS
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Brett Barton
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8)
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Matt Holliday
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OF
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STL
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Scot Nesbihal
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9)
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Billy Butler
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1B
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KC
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Scott Gilroy
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10)
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Curtis Granderson
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OF
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NYY
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Mark Rogovin
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11)
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Edwin Encarnacion
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1B
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TOR
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Yoram Batner
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12)
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Starlin Castro
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SS
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CHC
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Dan Kercher
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Round 4
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1)
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Brett Lawrie
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3B
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TOR
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Dan Kercher
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2)
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Bryce Harper
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OF
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WAS
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Yoram Batner
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3)
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David Price
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SP
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TB
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Mark Rogovin
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4)
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Cole Hamels
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SP
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PHI
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Scott Gilroy
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5)
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Brian McCann
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C
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ATL
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Scot Nesbihal
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6)
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Felix Hernandez
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SP
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SEA
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Brett Barton
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7)
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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OF
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BOS
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Joshua Feiger
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8)
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Ian Desmond
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SS
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WAS
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Mike Lester
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9)
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Yadier Molina
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C
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STL
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Greg Sullivan
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10)
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Jered Weaver
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SP
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LAA
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Cody Pfleiger
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11)
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Elvis Andrus
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SS
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TEX
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Joel Hanard
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12)
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Allen Craig
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1B/OF
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STL
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Daniel Schwartz
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Round 5
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1)
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Desmond Jennings
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OF
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TB
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Daniel Schwartz
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2)
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Matt Wieters
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C
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BAL
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Joel Hanard
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3)
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Alex Rios
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OF
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CHW
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Cody Pfleiger
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4)
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Chase Headley
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3B
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SD
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Greg Sullivan
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5)
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Carlos Santana
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C/1B
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CLE
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Mike Lester
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6)
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Joe Mauer
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C/1B
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MIN
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Joshua Feiger
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7)
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Victor Martinez
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C
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DET
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Brett Barton
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8)
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Gio Gonzalez
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SP
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WAS
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Scot Nesbihal
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9)
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BJ Upton
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OF
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TB
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Scott Gilroy
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10)
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Yoenis Cespedes
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OF
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OAK
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Mark Rogovin
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11)
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Craig Kimbrel
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RP
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ATL
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Yoram Batner
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12)
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Jason Kipnis
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2B
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CLE
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Dan Kercher
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Round 6
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1)
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Austin Jackson
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OF
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DET
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Dan Kercher
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2)
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Aroldis Chapman
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RP
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CIN
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Yoram Batner
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3)
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Cliff Lee
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SP
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PHI
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Mark Rogovin
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4)
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Ben Zobrist
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2B/SS/OF
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TB
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Scott Gilroy
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5)
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Aramis Ramirez
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3B
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MIL
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Scot Nesbihal
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6)
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CC Sabathia
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SP
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NYY
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Brett Barton
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7)
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Adam Wainwright
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SP
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STL
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Joshua Feiger
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8)
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Mark Teixeira
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1B
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NYY
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Mike Lester
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9)
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Paul Goldschmidt
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1B
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ARI
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Greg Sullivan
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10)
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Aaron Hill
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2B
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ARI
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Cody Pfleiger
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11)
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Matt Cain
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SP
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SF
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Joel Hanard
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12)
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Madison Bumgarner
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SP
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SF
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Daniel Schwartz
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Round 7
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1)
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Jimmy Rollins
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SS
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PHI
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Daniel Schwartz
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2)
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Freddie Freeman
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1B
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ATL
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Joel Hanard
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3)
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Adam LaRoche
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1B
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WAS
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Cody Pfleiger
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4)
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Michael Bourn
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OF
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ATL
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Greg Sullivan
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5)
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Matt Latos
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SP
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CIN
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Mike Lester
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6)
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Pablo Sandoval
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3B
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SF
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Joshua Feiger
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7)
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Zack Greinke
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LAA
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SP
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Brett Barton
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8)
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Johnny Cueto
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SP
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CIN
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Scot Nesbihal
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9)
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Matt Moore
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SP
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TB
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Scott Gilroy
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10)
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Kendrys Morales
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1B
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LAA
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Mark Rogovin
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11)
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Carlos Beltran
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OF
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STL
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Yoram Batner
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12)
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R.A. Dickey
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SP
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NYM
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Dan Kercher
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Round 8
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1)
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Shin-Soo Choo
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OF
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CLE
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Dan Kercher
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2)
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Corey Hart
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1B/OF
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MIL
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Yoram Batner
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3)
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Jonathan Papelbon
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RP
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PHI
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Mark Rogovin
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4)
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Alex Gordon
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OF
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KC
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Scott Gilroy
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5)
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Brandon Phillips
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2B
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CIN
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Scot Nesbihal
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6)
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Roy Halladay
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SP
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PHI
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Brett Barton
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7)
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Yu Darvish
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SP
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TEX
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Joshua Feiger
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8)
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Josh Reddick
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OF
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OAK
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Mike Lester
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9)
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David Ortiz
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Util
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BOS
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Greg Sullivan
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10)
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Ian Kennedy
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SP
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ARI
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Cody Pfleiger
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11)
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Chris Sale
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SP
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CHW
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Joel Hanard
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12)
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Anthony Rizzo
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1B
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CHC
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Daniel Schwartz
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Round 9
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1)
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Max Scherzer
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SP
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DET
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Daniel Schwartz
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2)
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Josh Willingham
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OF
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MIN
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Joel Hanard
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3)
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Eric Hosmer
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1B
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KC
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Cody Pfleiger
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4)
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Kris Medlen
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SP
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ATL
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Greg Sullivan
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5)
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Yovani Gallardo
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SP
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MIL
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Mike Lester
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6)
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Ike Davis
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1B
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NYM
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Joshua Feiger
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7)
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Ryan Howard
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1B
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PHI
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Brett Barton
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8)
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Jason Kubel
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OF
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ARI
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Scot Nesbihal
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9)
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Jason Motte
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RP
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STL
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Scott Gilroy
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10)
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Jose Altuve
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2B
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HOU
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Mark Rogovin
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11)
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James Shields
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SP
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TB
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Yoram Batner
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12)
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David Freese
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3B
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STL
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Dan Kercher
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Round 10
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1)
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Miguel Montero
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C
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ARI
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Dan Kercher
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2)
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Michael Morse
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OF
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WAS
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Yoram Batner
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3)
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Norichika Aoki
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OF
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MIL
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Mark Rogovin
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4)
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Jordan Zimmermann
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SP
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WAS
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Scott Gilroy
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5)
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Jim Johnson
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RP
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BAL
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Scot Nesbihal
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6)
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Adam Dunn
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1B
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CHW
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Brett Barton
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7)
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Shane Victorino
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OF
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LAD
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Joshua Feiger
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8)
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Danny Espinosa
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2B/SS
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WAS
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Mike Lester
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9)
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Mark Trumbo
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OF/1B
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LAA
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Greg Sullivan
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10)
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Joe Nathan
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RP
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TEX
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Cody Pfleiger
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11)
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Paul Konerko
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1B
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CHW
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Joel Hanard
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12)
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Kenley Jansen
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RP
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LAD
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Daniel Schwartz
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