If he achieves those numbers, it's good enough for me

I was actualy hoping to get Jayson Werth here, but he was picked long ago so I will settle for Bruce as the anchor of my OF. He had some trouble adjusting to the bigs last year but there are no questions about his talent and potential as a power hitter. Since the Reds lost both Griffey and Dunn, Bruce is counted on to play everyday in one of the most hitter friendly in baseball, so I'm looking for something like 0.360/0.510/80/95/10. A bit optimistic, but I think he can do it.

Raul should love the move to Philadelphia - not just for the cheesesteaks. Hoping the run producing continues with a move to a high scoring team.

However, this pick became my nightmare of this draft. I actually had a few candidates I liked very much here. They are on my pre-draft "must have" list. On reviewing other drafts, I thought they could come back to me in rd 11 and 12. It turned out they were all picked earlier than most other drafts. This disturbed my grand schema for this draft, and I stumbled in the next few rounds. Had I foreseen its happening, I would have "reached" for someone here.

......especially when a legit #1 starter on a division winning team. Zambrano is a bit enigmatic with his walk rates, but he's a workhorse and he gets decent strikeouts. I expect him to improve on his 2008 numbers and be a very strong #2 on my staff.

He still finished with a ERA of 3.21 and WHIP of 1.33 fanning a outstanding 206 batters in just 196 innings. And 17 wins. Similar stats are expected, well, maybe hoped for.

Anyway, I took Corey Hart on rd 6, I may as well take Corey Hart Light in rd 10. I normally gravitate toward good OBP low strikeout type guys. Things are just different this year. If you want your SB's you have to accept some crap hitting here and there. Young's SLG is fine, but I'm really really hoping he can improve on last year's .317 OBP. I don't know how long I can tolerate that.

Perez is out a few days, and the day before this pick was made LaRussa tried Motte in a 4 out save, a test he passed. I only had Mariano at CL, so it was crucial to find a 2nd closer. If Motte is awarded the job, he could immediately become one of the better ones.

If I had made my pick myself, I probably would have gone after Wainwright, Dempster or Cain, all taken shortly after 11.06.

His sabermetric stats and strong spring suggest that he probably isn't a one year fluke, and if he even comes close to last year's numbers I will be more then happy with this pick.

The other hitter on my short list was Ryan Theriot, but Species took that decision out of my hands.

Run, Lastings, run.....

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Hard to pass Young up this late in the draft. He has a sub 1.19 career whip and is good for close to a K per inning. I'll take 170 innings of that if I can get it. Not expecting much in the Wins colum though. The Padres stink.

Although he will likely share 1B with , he still seems a lock for 450 AB's. That should generate around 70 runs and RBI's. Inspite of poor plate discipline ( which he vows he's improving ), Jacobs has a career OPS of .816.

But I prefer to think I have the 2008 version of Cliff Lee.

Wieters is considered the top hitting prospect the game has saw in years. I read reports go as far as saying that he already is a top 3 MLB catcher and an above average cleanup hitter. It's clear the O's are gonna play the super 2 thing and keep him in the minors until mid May, but if he lives up to the hype 4 months of him along with 2 months of replacement level should be worth much more then a 13th round pick.

I've taken 3 pitchers who might have decent (or respectable) Ks, ERAs, and WHIPs (Greinke, Vazquez, and Josh Johnson). But I seriously doubt they will garner enough Ws. Wang is low on Ks but definitely can pile up lots of wins, especially considering he's playing for the Yankees. He returned home a few months earlier and told everybody he had completely recovered from his injury. Expecting 18-20W here.

Corpas reported in great shape trying to regain the closer role. Hoping it works out for him or he is a solid low WHIP/high K set-up man.

Cantu can hit for some power and is in the middle of Marlin's lineup. Of course, his OBP might be a nightmare to me.

Hopefully he remains healthy, notches 14 or so wins, K's 160 batters and posts an ERA below 4 and WHIP around 1.20

.927 OPS last year, .894 career, very solid .400 obp .500 slg candidate, and he does have right around 1600 PA's over the past 3 seasons. It's damn near the 15th rd so I really like this pick. Yes, he had a complaint of back pain this spring. If you let a Drew complaint of pain scare you then you'll never get close to being a Drew owner. All ballplayers feel some kind of pain pretty much all the time. J.D. likes to talk about his (pretty much more than anybody). If you haven't followed his career closely you'd probably actually be surprised at some of the injuries he's played through. He plays hard, is pretty tough, and is one of the most talented hitters in the league, and he never has and never will get any credit for any of those things. Maybe that's why I'm a fan. It makes it so I can draft him late every year. No I don't smoke crack.

Morrow was just a best player available pick. His K rate was great last season and he’s young, so he’s got the upside to be a useful player.

Kuroda had a 3.73 era and a 1.22 whip last year. I'm gambling that he can reproduce those numbers. If he does, I think his W's could take a big jump from the crappy 9 of last season. Hopefully his K's improve slightly as well.

Putz will strike out better than a batter an inning, post an ERA south of 3 and a WHIP in the low 1's. At worst he vultures a few saves.

A repeat of last year (non damaging OPS, 85 runs, 25 SB) will do just fine.

Cueto was WHIP challenged and a bit unlucky last year along with a love of giving up the long ball. High k's are an almost guarantee with the hope that he can improve on last year.

He pitched 200 innings last year and with Jeff Francis out for the season the Rockies are counting on him as the #2 starter, so the opportunity is there. His next step forward should be cutting down on the walks, and if he is able to do that I think he can be this year's Ervin Santana.

Garko’s power numbers dropped off a lot last year, but it seemed that everybody on Cleveland dropped off last year (sorry Guru). Now that I am the owner of 2 Indians, here’s to the team having a bounce back year, including Ryan Garko!

Hopefully I chose the right one. With 500 AB's Span should notch 85+ runs, 25-30 steals with decent ratios.

Stewart turns 24 in a few days, has a career minor league OPS of .897, MLB OPS of .804 last season, and plays for the Rockies. Just get him in the lineup please.

Lowrie should be a solid option at MI if he gets playing time. I was surprised to see him fall this far. He’s only 24 and he had a nice OPS in the minor leagues.

Other players I had been eyeballing who went off the boards in this area were Godzilla and Renteria.

Bartlett is locked in as a starter, good enough. He won't do much for the %'s, but should score 60 runs or so and could swipe 25 bases. There are rumors of him being moved to the leadoff spot, which could give him a boost in production

After injuries forced him to move to the bullpen, Kuo was dominating last year with a 2.14 ERA and 1.01 WHIP with 96 Ks in 80 IP. His stuff is simply amazing so there is no reason to believe those numbers are a fluke, and the bonus for me here is that I also get Broxton's #2 in case something goes wrong with him.

Perez has the pitching skills that I am looking for but he is wild. I will have no hesitation in benching him during his poor control stretches. Hopefully he can produce 12 wins and a 4.10 ERA.