
Alek Manoah, Julio Urias and Max Fried were also there - and I've had them ranked higher this whole time - but their skill sets are more similar to each other than to Javier, who's the much better bat-misser. So when I noticed he was there in Round 5, which was the point when I first gave a thought to taking a pitcher, I knew I couldn't count on him making it back to me. I must, because I haven't had occasion to draft him yet.

But since he didn't, the only question was if Francisco Lindor, who I actually rank higher than Seager, would also be there. Had Kyle Schwarber lasted to that point, I probably would have gone with him instead, outfield being the weaker position and all. 300 batting average and 30 homers, I knew I had to act at Pick 41. If I wanted that singularity at shortstop, the most likely of anyone at the position to deliver both a. Corey Seager doesn't make it out of Round 4 anymore.Here are some of the lessons I applied to this draft: White, CBS Sports ( Scott White, CBS Sports ( JR Fenton, TGFBI participant ( Nick Fox, NBC Sports ( B_Don, Razzball ( Raymond Atherton, Fantasy Aceball ( was an error processing your subscription. Who were the guys going and getting their guys? That would be these guys:ġ) Chris Towers, CBS Sports ( Nathan Judah, Express & Star ( Jesse Severe, Dynasty Sports Life ( George Kurtz, Sportsgrid ( Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports ( Jake Wiener, Prospects1500 ( R.J.


When the chips are down and the time for experimentation is over, old war wounds from mock drafts past begin to have their say, and the focus turns from following a script to getting your guys.
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You can grow so accustomed to everyone following a certain script and taking players where they're "supposed" to go that you forget how to improvise. It's almost worse the more practiced you are. Late-stage drafts are like the final boss of Draft Prep Season.
