Projo Fantasy Sports Blog

6. Dan Haren, Diamondbacks
7. Josh Beckett, Red Sox
8. Cole Hamels, Phillies
NOTE: Capable of dominating when he's healthy.
9. Justin Verlander, Tigers
10. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox
NOTE: Novelty tax won't apply in 2008.
11. Aaron Harang, Reds
12. John Lackey, Angels
13. Roy Oswalt, Astros
14. Felix Hernandez, Mariners
15. Tim Lincecum, Giants
16. John Maine, Mets
NOTE: Could be NL's most underrated arm.
17. Rich Hill, Cubs
18. Javier Vazquez, White Sox
19. James Shields, Rays
20. Carlos Zambrano, Cubs
21. Ian Snell, Pirates
NOTE: Good values found in small markets.
22. John Smoltz, Braves
23. Fausto Carmona, Indians
24. Chris Young, Padres
25. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays
26. Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
27. *Scott Kazmir, Rays
NOTE: Team says it's not worried about elbow.
28. Matt Cain, Giants
NOTE: Great stuff, but beats himself at times.
29. Dustin McGowan, Blue Jays
30. Francisco Liriano, Twins
31. Brad Penny, Dodgers
32. Bronson Arroyo, Reds
33. Chad Billingsley, Dodgers
NOTE: Trendy breakthrough pick.
34. Tim Hudson, Braves
35. Ted Lilly, Cubs
36. A.J. Burnett, Blue Jays
37. Pedro Martinez, Mets
NOTE: Has moxie to get it done even without heater.
38. Ben Sheets, Brewers
39. Jered Weaver, Angels
40. Jeremy Bonderman, Tigers
41. Jeff Francis, Rockies
42. Brett Myers, Phillies
43. Derek Lowe, Dodgers
44. *Yovani Gallardo, Brewers
NOTE: Expected soon off knee surgery.
45. Oliver Perez, Mets
46. Chien-Ming Wang, Yankees
NOTE: Far more effective at home.
47. Joe Blanton, Athletics
48. Tom Gorzelanny, Pirates
49. Zack Greinke, Royals
50. Scott Baker, Twins
NOTE: Sneaky value play.
51. Clay Buchholz, Red Sox
NOTE: Genuine article but might be too pricey.
52. Phil Hughes, Yankees
53. Kelvim Escobar, Angels
54. Gil Meche, Royals
55. Andy Pettitte, Yankees
56. Kevin Slowey, Twins
57. Hiroki Kuroda, Dodgers
58. Jon Garland, Angels
NOTE: Change of scenery steps up his value.
59. Dontrelle Willis, Tigers
60. Barry Zito, Giants
61. Matt Garza, Rays
62. Boof Bonser, Twins
63. Andy Sonnanstine, Rays
64. Greg Maddux, Padres
NOTE: Nice floor but no real upside.
65. Shaun Marcum, Blue Jays
66. Rich Harden, Athletics
67. Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks
68. Jake Westbrook, Indians
69. Brian Bannister, Royals
70. Jeremy Guthrie, Orioles
71. Mark Prior, Padres
NOTE: Never healthy but Petco siren sings.
72. Doug Davis, Diamondbacks
73. Randy Wolf, Padres
74. Homer Bailey, Reds
75. Scott Olsen, Marlins
NOTE: Major upside but last year was messy.
76. Daniel Cabrera, Orioles
77. Jonathan Sanchez, Giants
78. Jon Lester, Red Sox
79. *Chad Gaudin, Athletics
80. Ian Kennedy, Yankees
81. Nate Robertson, Tigers
82. Wandy Rodriguez, Astros
83. Mark Buehrle, White Sox
84. Kevin Correia, Giants
85. Tim Redding, Senators
86. Micah Owings, Diamondbacks
87. Shawn Hill, Senators
88. Justin Duchscherer, Athletics
89. Andrew Miller, Marlins
NOTE: Not as ready as some think.
90. Kenny Rogers, Tigers
91. Tom Glavine, Braves
92. Franklin Morales, Rockies
93. Chris Sampson, Astros
94. Sergio Mitre, Marlins
95. *Chuck James, Braves
96. John Danks, White Sox
97. Joel Pineiro, Cardinals
98. Ubaldo Jimenez, Rockies
99. Jair Jurrjens, Braves
100. David Bush, Brewers
NOTE: Peripherals lie in this case.
101. Garrett Olson, Orioles
102. Shawn Chacon, Astros
103. Anthony Reyes, Cardinals
104. Kyle Kendrick, Phillies
NOTE: Needs to locate perfectly with so-so stuff.
105. Jason Bergmann, Senators
106. Ryan Dempster, Cubs
107. Brandon Backe, Astros
108. Adam Loewen, Orioles
109. Brandon McCarthy, Rangers
110. Jeff Suppan, Brewers
111. Noah Lowry, Giants
112. Miguel Batista, Mariners
113. Tim Wakefield, Red Sox
114. Jon Lieber, Cubs
115. Joe Saunders, Angels
116. Jeremy Affeldt, Reds
117. Cliff Lee, Indians
118. Jose Contreras, White Sox
119. Ervin Santana, Angels
120. Paul Maholm, Pirates
121. Jarrod Washburn, Mariners
122. Mike Mussina, Yankees
123. Justin Germano, Padres
124. Bartolo Colon, Red Sox
125. Curt Schilling, Red Sox
126. Carlos Silva, Mariners
NOTE: Should keep spot even with Bedard in town.
127. Chris Capuano, Brewers
128. Aaron Cook, Rockies
129. Orlando Hernandez, Mets
130. Jesse Litsch, Blue Jays
131. Aaron Laffey, Indians
132. *Chris Carpenter, Cardinals
NOTE: Hoping for July or August return.
133. Mike Pelfrey, Mets
134. Matthew Chico, Senators
135. Dana Eveland, Athletics
136. Edwin Jackson, Rays
137. Jason Jennings, Rangers
138. Adam Eaton, Phillies
139. Zach Duke, Pirates
140. Odalis Perez, Senators
141. Kason Gabbard, Rangers
142. Josh Fogg, Reds
143. Jamie Moyer, Phillies
144. Brett Tomko, Royals
145. Matt Belisle, Reds
146. John Patterson, Senators
147. Livan Hernandez, Twins
148. Mark Mulder, Cardinals
149. Matt Morris, Pirates
150. Edinson Volquez, Reds
151. Jason Schmidt, Dodgers
152. Paul Byrd, Indians
153. Jason Marquis, Cubs
154. Jeff Weaver, Free Agent
155. Claudio Vargas, Brewers
156. Gavin Floyd, White Sox
157. Sean Marshall, Cubs
158. Kyle Lohse, Free Agent
NOTE: Appears to have misjudged the market.
159. Kevin Millwood, Rangers
160. Matt Clement, Cardinals
161. Jo-Jo Reyes, Braves
162. John Lannan, Senators
163. Jorge de la Rosa, Royals
164. Brian Burres, Orioles
165. Vicente Padilla, Rangers
166. Josh Towers, Rockies
167. Troy Patton, Orioles
168. Gustavo Chacin, Blue Jays
169. Mark Hendrickson, Marlins
170. Jason Hirsh, Rockies
171. David Wells, Free Agent
172. Braden Looper, Cardinals

Relief Pitchers
1. Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox
2. J.J. Putz, Mariners
3. Mariano Rivera, Yankees
4. Billy Wagner, Mets
5. Joe Nathan, Twins
6. Francisco Rodriguez, Angels
7. Takashi Saito, Dodgers
NOTE: Lights-out type but age a concern.
8. Jose Valverde, Astros
9. Matt Capps, Pirates
10. Manuel Corpas, Rockies
NOTE: So far, he's beat the elements.
11. Huston Street, Athletics
NOTE: Durability concerns, possible trade candidate later.
12. Bobby Jenks, White Sox
13. Francisco Cordero, Reds
14. Joakim Soria, Royals
NOTE: Team isn't that bad, and he's legit.
15. Rafael Soriano, Braves
16. Todd Jones, Tigers
NOTE: Soft-serve all the way but Leyland trusts him.
17. *Brad Lidge, Phillies
18. Jason Isringhausen, Cardinals
19. Chad Cordero, Senators
20. Trevor Hoffman, Padres
NOTE: Let someone else have him.
21. Joe Borowski, Indians
22. Brian Wilson, Giants
NOTE: Good chance to take job and run with it.
23. Kevin Gregg, Marlins
24. Eric Gagne, Brewers
25. Brandon Lyon, Diamondbacks
NOTE: One of many possible options here.
26. George Sherrill, Orioles
NOTE: Leader in the clubhouse for saves.
27. Carlos Marmol, Cubs
NOTE: Super upside but plenty of competition.
28. B.J. Ryan, Blue Jays
29. Joba Chamberlain, Yankees
30. Troy Percival, Rays
NOTE: Do you believe in miracles?
31. Jonathan Broxton, Dodgers
32. Jeremy Accardo, Blue Jays
33. Tony Pena, Diamondbacks
34. Tom Gordon, Phillies
35. Eddie Guardado, Rangers
36. C.J. Wilson, Rangers
37. Bob Howry, Cubs
38. Kerry Wood, Cubs
39. Joaquin Benoit, Rangers
40. David Riske, Brewers
41. Heath Bell, Padres
NOTE: In deep leagues, mandatory Hoffman insurance.
42. Al Reyes, Rays
43. Chad Qualls, Diamondbacks
44. Luis Ayala, Senators
45. Rafael Betancourt, Indians
46. Dan Wheeler, Rays
47. Jamie Walker, Orioles
48. Alan Embree, Athletics
49. Jon Rauch, Senators
50. Hideki Okajima, Red Sox
NOTE: Unlikely to match the debut.
51. Aaron Heilman, Mets
52. Scot Shields, Angels
NOTE: When does the workload catch up to him?
53. Pat Neshek, Twins
54. Jason Frasor, Blue Jays
55. Derrick Turnbow, Brewers
56. Casey Janssen, Blue Jays
57. James Hoey, Orioles
58. Damaso Marte, Pirates
59. Brian Fuentes, Rockies
60. Octavio Dotel, White Sox
61. Brad Hennessey, Giants
NOTE: Probably won't get the ninth again.
62. Chad Bradford, Orioles
63. Scott Linebrink, White Sox
64. Pedro Feliciano, Mets
65. Cla Meredith, Padres
66. Matt Guerrier, Twins
67. Juan Cruz, Diamondbacks
68. Mike Wuertz, Cubs
69. Joel Peralta, Royals
70. Scott Downs, Blue Jays
71. Chris Schroder, Senators
72. Jensen Lewis, Indians
73. Manny Delcarmen, Red Sox
74. Jesse Crain, Twins
75. Masahide Kobayashi, Indians
76. Santiago Casilla, Athletics
77. Patrick Misch, Giants
78. Carlos Villanueva, Brewers
79. Julian Tavarez, Red Sox
80. Fernando Rodney, Tigers
81. Rafael Perez, Indians
82. Peter Moylan, Braves
83. David Weathers, Reds
84. Bill Bray, Reds
85. Brandon League, Blue Jays
86. Keith Foulke, Athletics
87. Ryan Madson, Phillies
88. Taylor Tankersley, Marlins
89. Byung-Hyun Kim, Pirates