Draft Order?

[TwentySeven]

This might be the wrong forum, btw.

I think it would be cool if we made a list of where certain players are usually drafted in a fantasy draft. For instance, A-Rod usually drafts in the first round, Vernon Wells in the second, etc. It would be very beneficial for people to know where players usually draft so that they could sort of get an idea of what their team will look like. So, I imagine a list like this:

First round - A-Rod, Roy Halladay, Jason Schmidt, ETC.

Second round - Vernon Wells, player A, Scott Rolen, Miguel Cabrera

Third Round - Barry Zito, etc, etc.

In addition to simply listing MLB players, we should also list top prospects (Phillip Hughes, Delmon Young, ETC), and MLB players drafted in the minors (Bob Wickman and Mike Stanton are often drafted as minor leaguers)

How can we make this list?

Simple, have the computer run the draft for you and then write down where each player drafts. I will post my first draft results in a few minutes.

[heathd521]

Go to espn.com.

Look up player.

Check his Average draft position.

Example, Alex Rodriguez.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5275

Avg. Draft Position:

MLB: 1.4

AL Only: 1.2

Albert Pujols.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6619

Avg. Draft Position:

MLB: 2.0

NL Only: 1.0

[TwentySeven]

FIRST: Ivan Rodriguez, Ramon Hernandez, Barry Bonds, Johan Santana, Vladimir Guerrero, Manny Ramirez, Ken Griffey, Jr., Pedro Martinez, Jorge Posada, Andruw Jones, Alex Rodriguez, Derrek Lee, Ichiro, Mariano Rivera, Scott Rolen, Vernon Wells, Curt Schilling, Eric Gagne, Miguel Tejada, Jason Schmidt, Roy Halladay, Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, Austin Kearns, Edgar Renteria, Carlos Beltran, Javy Lopez, Chase Utley, Ben Sheets, Jason Bay

SECOND: Roy Oswalt, Mark Buerhle, Alfonso Soriano, Jeff Francouer, Randy Johnson, Aramis Ramirez, Joe Mauer, Tim Hudson, Jim Thome, Jim Edmonds, Jake Peavy, Magglio Ordonez, Roger Clemens, Michael Young, Jimmy Rollins, Dontrelle Willis, Carlos Zambrano, Mark Kotsay, John Smoltz, Chris Carpenter, Adam Dunn, Josh Beckett, Reggie Sanders, Jeremy Bonderman, Lance Berkman, Miguel Cabrera, Mark Prior, Mark Mulder, Todd Helton, Brad Penny

THIRD: Brandon Webb, Felipe Lopez, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Barry Zito, Tom Glavine, Gary Sheffield, Rich Harden, Bobby Abreu, Felix Rodriguez, Freddy Garcia, Jeff Kent, Carl Pavano, Victor Martinez, Brad Radke, Jose Guillen, Johnny Damon, David Ortiz, Aaron Rowand, David Wright, Ryan Howard, Bartolo Colon, Bengie Molina, Francisco Liriano, Carlos Delgado, John Lackey, Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Lee, Garret Anderson, Eric Chavez

FOURTH: Scott Kazmir, Luis Castillo, Tadahito Iguchi, Billy Wagner, Felix Hernandez, Jose Reyes, Nomar Garciapparra, Tim Wakefield, Andy Pettite, Livan Hernandez, Chris Capuano, Jonathen Papelbon, C. C. Sabathia, Matt Holliday, A. J. Burnett, Kevin Millwood, Derek Lowe, Hideki Matsui, Matt Murton, Moises Alou, Torii Hunter, Mark Loretta, Geoff Jenkins, Juan Pierre, Luis Gonzalez, Grady Sizemore, Randy Wolf, Joe Nathan, Doug Davis, Coco Crisp

FIFTH: Mike Lowell, Jon Garland, Kenny Rogers, Nick Swisher, Troy Glaus, Jeff Francis, Joey Gathright, Melvin Mora, Adrian Beltre, Marcus Giles, Rocco Baldelli, Morgan Ensberg, Aubrey Huff, Hank Blalock, Sean Green, Oliver Perez, Prince Fielder, Bill Mueller, Juan Rincon, Keith Foulke, Justin Verlander, Kenji Johjima, Chipper Jones, Yadier Molina, Matt Cain, Mike Cameron, Noah Lowry, Cliff Floyd, Willy Taveras, Jered Weaver

SIXTH: Rafael Furcal, Jose Contreras, Greg Maddux, Mike Mussina, David Wells, Orlando Cabrera, Omar Vizquel, Brian Giles, Jamie Moyer, Gil Meche, Orlando Hudson, Jermaine Dye, Hanley Ramirez, Luis A. Gonzalez, Raul Ibanez, Javier Vazquez, Jose Vidro, Jake Westbrook, Joe Crede, Dustin Mohr, David Eckstein, Steve Finley, Mark Texeira, Kerry Wood, Carlos Guillen, Trot Nixon, Bobby Crosby, Horacio Ramirez, Michael Barrett, Jason Marquis

SEVENTH: Orlando Hernandez, Travis Hafner, Frank Thomas, Cliff Lee, Randy Winn, Kelvim Escobar, Jon Lieber, Conor Jackson, Placido Polanco, Chad Billingsly, Mike Hampton, Erik Bedard, Chris Duffy, Victor Zambrano, Chien-Ming Wang, Ronny Cedeno, Jack Wilson, Mike Piazza, Brian Roberts, Mike Sweeney, Matt Morris, Shannon Stewart, Dan Haren, Ervin Santana, Brandon Backe, Mike Maroth, Edwin Encarnacion, Cesar Izturis, Carl Crawford, Tom Gordon

EIGHTH: Corey Patterson, Brad Lidge, Juan Uribe, Robinson Cano, Brandon Phillips, Milton Bradley, Zach Grienke, B. J. Ryan, Odalis Perez, Brad Hawpe, Brandon Inge, Todd Walker, Gavin Floyd, Mark Grudzielanik, Jason Isringhausen, Paul Lo Duca, Cole Hamels, Ryan Madson, Jason Michaels, Juan Encarnacion, Joel Pineiro, Scott Olsen, Ted Lilly, Khalil Greene, Jorge Sosa, Mike Lieberthal, Justin Duchsherer, Richie Sexson, Jeff Suppan, Joe Blanton

NINTH: Jacque Jones, Steve Trachsel, Gustavo Chacin, Chris Young, Jeromy Burnitz, Curtis Granderson, Julio Lugo, Mark Belisle, Jason Jennings, Johnny Estrada, Kenny Lofton, Miguel Batista, Chris Shelton, Alex Rios, Eric Milton, John Thomson, Brett Myers, Jarrod Washburn, Zach Duke, Jhonny Peralta, Craig Biggio, Preston Wilson, Jeremy Affeldt, Jorge Cantu, Ron Belliard, Miguel Olivo, Aaron Harang, Kris Benson, Ryan Zimmerman, Paul Konerko

TENTH: Jason Giambi, Eric Byrnes, Jeff Weaver, Vinnie Castillo, Benito Santiago, Mark Redman, Jeremy Sowers, Garett Atkins, Paul Byrd, Shawn Chacon, Clint Barmes, Paul Wilson, Joe Kennedy, Russ Ortiz, Casey Fossum, Trevor Hoffman, Mark Teahen, Jeremy Hermida, Endy Chavez, Anthony Reyes, Aaron Hill, Matt Clement, Sean Casey, Mike Gonzalez, Doug Mirabelli, Shea Hillenbrand, Edgardo Alfonso, Adam Everett, Craig Monroe, Brian Lawrence

ELEVENTH: Jae Seo, Brad Halsey, Jason Kendall, Ryan Church, Chone Figgins, Luis Rivas, John Patterson, Carlos Silva, Royce Clayton, Taylor Buchholz, Phil Nevin, Josh Bard, So Taguchi, Lew Ford, Dmitri Young, Kevin Mench, Tim Salmon, Tony Armas, Jr., Eduardo Perez, Claudio Vargas, Bobby Jenks, J. J. Hardy, Adam Kennedy, KYle Loshe, Jaret Wright, Josh Barfield, Huston Street, Adam Eaton, Kameron Loe

TWELFTH: Armando Benitez, Laynce Nix, Yuniesky Betancourt, Joe Randa, Jeff Conine, Mike Matheny, Jose Cruz, Jr., Akinori Atsuka, Tony Clark, Lyle Overbay, Kelly Shoppach, Nate Robertson, Aaron Heilman, Vicente Padilla, Wade Miller, Cory Koskie, Mike Redmond, Vance Wilson, Angel Berroa, Chan Ho Park, Jeff DaVanon, John Maine, Brandon Claussen, Jon Lester, Tomo Ohka, Glendon Rusch, Bill Hall, Ray Durham, Bryan Schneider, Nick Johnson

THIRTEENTH: Gary Matthews, Jr., Freddy Sanchez, Brandon League, Brian McCann, Brandon McCarthy, Josh Fogg, Josh Johnson, Brady Clark, Brad Wilkerson, Cristian Guzman, Felix Cordero, Pat Burrell, Toby Hall, Wily Mo Pena, Shawn Estes, Marco Scutaro, Felix Pie, Mark Ellis, Jamey Wright, Woody Williams, Chad Tracy, Kip Wells, Tim Stauffer, Raja Bell, Jose Lopez, Roberto Hernandez, Jason Lane, Zach Day, Tony Graffanino, J? Davis

--From here on, I stopped recording names I didn't know because it was a hassle to look them up.

FOURTEENTH: Ryan Freel, Aaron Cook, Jorge De La Rosa, Ben Broussard, Craig Wilson, Brian Anderson, Charles Thomas, Dan Johnson, Kevin Millar, Alex Gonzalez, John Koronka, Brad Hennessey, Dioner Navarro, J. D. Closser, Mike Lamb, Nate McLouth, Pedro Feliz, Byung Hyun Kim, Nick Markakis, Adam Loewen, Scott Hairston

FIFTEENTH: Jay Gibbons, B. J. Upton, Justin Morneau, Esteban Loiza, Joel Zumaya, Brad Ausmus, John Buck, Craig Hansen, Bobby Kielty, Fausto Carmona, Adam LaRoche, Nook Logan, Julio Franco, Chad Cordero, Kaz Matsui, Eddie Guardado, Mike Timlin, Carlos Pena, Kevin Youkilis, Jonathan Broxton, J. J. Putz

SIXTEENTH: Travis Lee, Tanyon Sturtze, Seth McClung, Hee Siop Choi, Ryan Langerhans, Russ Adams, Scott Baker, Jesse Crain, Scott Hatteberg, Manny Delcarmen, Neil Cotts, David DeJesus, Johnny Gomes, Kirk Saarloos, A. J. Pierzynski, Brian Bannister, Derrick Turnbow

SEVENTEENTH: LaTroy Hawkins, Marcus Thames, Matt Stairs, Ricky Nolasco, Scot Shields, Roman Colon, Termell Sledge, Rondell White, D'Angelo Jimenez, Guillermo Quiroz, Alex Cintron, Craig Counsell, Todd Jones, Luke Hudson, Tony Womack, Casey Blake, Guillermo Mota, Josh Towers, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Olmaedo Seinz, Ian Kinsler, Clay Hensley

EIGHTEENTH: Jorge Julio, Octavio Dotel, Shane Victorino, Zach Miner, Bob Wickman, Brian Fuentes, Howie Kendrick, Adrian Gonzalez, Ryan Doumit, Hector Luna, Brandon Meadows, Wandy Rodriguez

NINETEENTH: Lance Niekro, Wilson Betemit, Ramon Castro, Ryan Klesko, David Riske, Carlos Quentin, J. C. Romero, Andre Ethier, Daniel Cabrera. Carl Everett, Jamie Speier, Takahishi Saito, Rodrigo Lopez

TWENTIETH: Frank Catalanotto, Delmon Young, Pokey Reese, Kevin Gregg, Rheal Cormier, Chad Gaudin, Chris Ray, Jose Mesa, Shin Soo Choo, Scott Linebrink, Rod Barajas, Todd Pratt, Jay Payton, Dustin Pedroia, Alex Cora

TWENTY-FIRST: Richard Hidalgo, Ricardo Rincon, Scott Podsednik, David Delucci, Raul Mondesi, Cory Lidle, Arthur Rhodes, Erubial Durazo, Scott Proctor, Juan Rivera, Brandon Meadows, Adam Melhuse, Brendan Donnelly, Scott Elarton

TWENTY-SECOND: Gerald Laird, Lastings Milledge, Michael Cuddyer, Alay Soler, Todd Greene, Runelvys Hernandez, Sidney Ponson, Todd Hollandsworth, Reed Johnson, Sandy Alomar, Jr., Matt Kemp, Jason Johnson, Aaron Boone

TWENTY-THIRD: Xavier Nady, Julian Tavarez, Kyle Farnsworth, Tom Gorzellany, Doug Mientkiewicz, Melky Cabrera, Omar Infante, Miguel Cairo, J. T. Snow

TWENTY-FOURTH: Frank Menenchino, Rod Mackowiack, Chris Coste, Dave Roberts, Chad Fox, Mark Hendrickson, Mike MacDougal, Wes Helms

TWENTY-FIFTH: Jermaine Van Buren, Rich Aurilia, Jamey Walker, Terrence Long, Gregg Zaun, Fernando Rodney

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TWENTY-SIXTH: Dustin McGowan, Kelly Stinnett, Eli Marrero, Jason Kubel, Aaron Small, Ty Wigginton, Adam Jones, Scott Eyre, Boof Bonser,

TWENTY-SEVENTH: Anibal Sanchez, Eric Hinske, Gabe Kapler

TWENTY-EIGHTH: Philip Hughes, Mark DeRosa, Nick Green

TWENTY-NINTH: Homer Bailey, Sal Fasano, Matt Garza, Dan Uggla, Reggie Abercrombie, Shane Komine

THIRTIETH: Shawn Hill

31st: Kyle Snyder, Joe Saunders, Jose Tabata, Tim Corcoran, Willie Bloomquist

33rd: Tim Drew, Brent Clevlen, Luke Hochevar, Tony Gwynn, Jr., Mark Bellhorn, Shaun Marcum

35th: Ben Hendrickson, Chad Bradford, Aaron Guiel, Jesus Colome, Pablo Ozuna

[Guest]

Are you talkin bout Fantasy baseball or Fantasy draft in MVP 2005.

[heathd521]

I really hope that's not the actual order they went in.

Ivan Rodriguez first?

[TwentySeven]

I really hope that's not the actual order they went in.

Ivan Rodriguez first?

Yeah the Giants picked Pudge first. Wutev, he is usually in the first round anyways.

Are you talkin bout Fantasy baseball or Fantasy draft in MVP 2005.

Fantasy draft in MVP.

[heathd521]

Ramon Hernandez and Posada went before A-Rod?

Pujols went 22nd?

[achilles17]

I've seen Pujols and Arod available in the third round before. It's possible, and not uncommon.

[DoubleD]

Yeah, the computer is really bad at drafting players. It's really easy to build a good team even if you have the last pick because they make a lot of stupid picks.

[philliesphan18]

In mine Ryan Howard always goes in the second round and Pujols is usually drafted first.

PS - Hernandez is never in the first round.

[drbeep97]

when i do fantasy drafts pudge is constantly drafted 1st or 2nd and i can wait until mid-round 2 to grab pujols... it works for me ... in my last draft i had 30th pick and got both pujols and howard (1st and 2nd pick)...