You've already seen Chris Liss' team, here's my squad - drafting out of the first spot. Here are the full results.
1. | (1) | Albert Pujols(StL - 1B) |
2. | (28) | Dustin Pedroia(Bos - 2B) |
3. | (29) | Andrew McCutchen(Pit - OF) |
4. | (56) | Justin Verlander(Det - P) |
5. | (57) | Drew Stubbs(Cin - OF) |
6. | (84) | Dan Haren(LAA - P) |
7. | (85) | Heath Bell(SD - P) |
8. | (112) | Casey McGehee(Mil - 3B) |
9. | (113) | Geovany Soto(ChC - C) |
10. | (140) | Jason Bay(NYM - OF) |
11. | (141) | Joel Hanrahan(Pit - P) |
12. | (168) | Howie Kendrick(LAA - 1B,2B) |
13. | (169) | Adam Jones(Bal - OF) |
14. | (196) | Ricky Romero(Tor - P) |
15. | (197) | Alcides Escobar(KC - SS) |
16. | (224) | Derrek Lee(Bal - 1B) |
17. | (225) | Matt LaPorta(Cle - 1B,OF) |
18. | (252) | Bud Norris(Hou - P) |
19. | (253) | Alexi Ogando(Tex - P) |
20. | (280) | Jhonny Peralta(Det - 3B,SS) |
21. | (281) | Brandon Belt(SF - 1B) |
22. | (308) | Sean Burnett(Was - P) |
23. | (309) | James McDonald(Pit - P) |
24. | (336) | Jonathon Niese(NYM - P) |
25. | (337) | Anibal Sánchez(Fla - P) |
Here's my take on the Stubbs pick. You've seen my rankings and projections for Stubbs, so while I'm following that projection, I might have considered waiting later if I hadn't been on the end of the draft. There's a lot better chance he makes it back to me in 10-14 picks than a full 26. I seriously contemplated taking two top starters there (paired with Verlander), but instead rolled the dice with my speed + power option.
If there's a regret, it's passing on Zack Greinke at 6.14 and going with Haren instead - I just couldn't pull the trigger because of the latest injury news. But with an innings-cap league, that shouldn't matter as much, and I regretted passing on him almost as soon as Andy Behrens took him at 7.3.
Once I got blocked from Jose Reyes in the second round, I resigned myself to waiting late on shortstops, so I was pretty happy to get Alcides Escobar late and back him up with Jhonny Peralta even later - especially with such a thin bench, Peralta's dual-eligibility helps.
In the past I've waited too long pitching, particularly closers, so I made sure that didn't happen this year with Bell and then again with Hanrahan. Had I passed on a closer in that second closer spot, things would have gotten awfully gnarly pretty quick.
Scott already mentioned that my team rates well in the draft tool standings function - of course, it should, as they're my projections and I used the draft tool extensively during the draft. Nonetheless, I'm happier with my team this year than I have been in recent years. It's a tough league and I'll have to do a better job of the day-to-day management to really do well.