March 1, 2008, 2:53 PM
Mock Draft: 12-team AL-only
The ESPN.com fantasy staff held its first AL-only mock draft of the spring training season on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
The mock assumes a 12-team AL-only league with 5 x 5 scoring. Positional requirements include: 2 catchers, 1 first baseman, 1 third baseman, 1 corner infielder, 1 second baseman, 1 shortstop, 1 middle infielder, 5 outfielders, 1 utility (DH) player and 9 pitchers, with no bench spots.
The participants (in alphabetical order): Pete Becker (senior editor), Matthew Berry (the Talented Mr. Roto), Tristan H. Cockcroft (fantasy analyst), Shawn Cwalinski (Answer Guys), Jason Grey (fantasy analyst), Dave Hunter (Answer Guys), Eric Karabell (senior writer), Keith Lipscomb (editor), AJ Mass (fantasy analyst), James Quintong (editor), Brendan Roberts (contributing editor and writer), and Kevin Rounce (editor).
| 12-team AL-only mock draft - Feb. 27, 2008 | ||||
| Pick | Player | Team | Qualifies | Picked by |
| 1 | Alex Rodriguez | NYY | 3B | Matthew Berry |
| 2 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | 3B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 3 | Carl Crawford | TB | OF | Eric Karabell |
| 4 | Grady Sizemore | CLE | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 5 | Ichiro Suzuki | SEA | OF | Keith Lipscomb |
| 6 | David Ortiz | BOS | DH | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 7 | Vladimir Guerrero | LAA | OF/DH | Kevin Rounce |
| 8 | Chone Figgins | LAA | 3B | Dave Hunter |
| 9 | Magglio Ordonez | DET | OF | James Quintong |
| 10 | B.J. Upton | TB | 2B/OF | Pete Becker |
| 11 | Victor Martinez | CLE | C/1B | AJ Mass |
| 12 | Derek Jeter | NYY | SS | Jason Grey |
| 13 | Nick Markakis | BAL | OF | Jason Grey |
| 14 | Brian Roberts | BAL | 2B | AJ Mass |
| 15 | Erik Bedard | SEA | SP | Pete Becker |
| 16 | Carlos Guillen | DET | SS/1B | James Quintong |
| 17 | Alex Rios | TOR | OF | Dave Hunter |
| 18 | C.C. Sabathia | CLE | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 19 | Robinson Cano | NYY | 2B | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 20 | Travis Hafner | CLE | DH | Keith Lipscomb |
| 21 | Justin Morneau | MIN | 1B | Brendan Roberts |
| 22 | Curtis Granderson | DET | OF | Eric Karabell |
| 23 | Jonathan Papelbon | BOS | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 24 | Carlos Pena | TB | 1B | Matthew Berry |
| 25 | Torii Hunter | LAA | OF | Matthew Berry |
| 26 | Ian Kinsler | TEX | 2B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 27 | Josh Beckett | BOS | SP | Eric Karabell |
| 28 | J.J. Putz | SEA | RP | Brendan Roberts |
| 29 | John Lackey | LAA | SP | Keith Lipscomb |
| 30 | Bobby Abreu | NYY | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 31 | Justin Verlander | DET | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 32 | Manny Ramirez | BOS | OF | Dave Hunter |
| 33 | Gary Sheffield | DET | DH | James Quintong |
| 34 | Paul Konerko | CHW | 1B | Pete Becker |
| 35 | Fausto Carmona | CLE | SP | AJ Mass |
| 36 | Adrian Beltre | SEA | 3B | Jason Grey |
| 37 | Howie Kendrick | LAA | 2B | Jason Grey |
| 38 | Orlando Cabrera | CHW | SS | AJ Mass |
| 39 | Joe Nathan | MIN | RP | Pete Becker |
| 40 | Joe Mauer | MIN | C | James Quintong |
| 41 | Michael Young | TEX | SS | Dave Hunter |
| 42 | Roy Halladay | TOR | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 43 | Delmon Young | MIN | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 44 | Francisco Rodriguez | LAA | RP | Keith Lipscomb |
| 45 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | BOS | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 46 | Jorge Posada | NYY | C | Eric Karabell |
| 47 | James Shields | TB | SP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 48 | Edgar Renteria | DET | SS | Matthew Berry |
| 49 | Dustin McGowan | TOR | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 50 | Vernon Wells | TOR | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 51 | Alex Gordon | KC | 3B/1B | Eric Karabell |
| 52 | Javier Vazquez | CHW | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 53 | Jermaine Dye | CHW | OF | Keith Lipscomb |
| 54 | Felix Hernandez | SEA | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 55 | Mike Lowell | BOS | 3B | Kevin Rounce |
| 56 | Josh Hamilton | TEX | OF | Dave Hunter |
| 57 | Mariano Rivera | NYY | RP | James Quintong |
| 58 | Francisco Liriano | MIN | SP | Pete Becker |
| 59 | Johnny Damon | NYY | OF/DH | AJ Mass |
| 60 | Ryan Garko | CLE | 1B | Jason Grey |
| 61 | Scott Kazmir | TB | SP | Jason Grey |
| 62 | Nick Swisher | CHW | 1B/OF | AJ Mass |
| 63 | Hideki Matsui | NYY | OF/DH | Pete Becker |
| 64 | Placido Polanco | DET | 2B | James Quintong |
| 65 | Bobby Jenks | CHW | RP | Dave Hunter |
| 66 | Dustin Pedroia | BOS | 2B | Kevin Rounce |
| 67 | A.J. Burnett | TOR | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 68 | Aaron Hill | TOR | 2B | Keith Lipscomb |
| 69 | Jim Thome | CHW | DH | Brendan Roberts |
| 70 | Kenji Johjima | SEA | C | Eric Karabell |
| 71 | Jeremy Bonderman | DET | SP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 72 | Jose Guillen | KC | OF | Matthew Berry |
| 73 | Chien-Ming Wang | NYY | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 74 | Jhonny Peralta | CLE | SS | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 75 | Mark Ellis | OAK | 2B | Eric Karabell |
| 76 | Ivan Rodriguez | DET | C | Brendan Roberts |
| 77 | Ramon Hernandez | BAL | C | Keith Lipscomb |
| 78 | Huston Street | OAK | RP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 79 | Raul Ibanez | SEA | OF | Kevin Rounce |
| 80 | Kevin Youkilis | BOS | 1B | Dave Hunter |
| 81 | Joe Blanton | OAK | SP | James Quintong |
| 82 | Evan Longoria | TB | 3B | Pete Becker |
| 83 | Julio Lugo | BOS | SS | AJ Mass |
| 84 | Michael Cuddyer | MIN | OF | Jason Grey |
| 85 | Joakim Soria | KC | RP | Jason Grey |
| 86 | Jacoby Ellsbury | BOS | OF | AJ Mass |
| 87 | Billy Butler | KC | DH | Pete Becker |
| 88 | Akinori Iwamura | TB | 3B | James Quintong |
| 89 | Rich Harden | OAK | SP | Dave Hunter |
| 90 | Phil Hughes | NYY | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 91 | Casey Kotchman | LAA | 1B | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 92 | Jered Weaver | LAA | SP | Keith Lipscomb |
| 93 | Clay Buchholz | BOS | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 94 | Todd Jones | DET | RP | Eric Karabell |
| 95 | Richie Sexson | SEA | 1B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 96 | Josh Fields | CHW | 3B/OF | Matthew Berry |
| 97 | Jason Varitek | BOS | C | Matthew Berry |
| 98 | Hank Blalock | TEX | 3B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 99 | Lyle Overbay | TOR | 1B | Eric Karabell |
| 100 | Jeremy Accardo | TOR | RP | Brendan Roberts |
| 101 | Milton Bradley | TEX | OF | Keith Lipscomb |
| 102 | Joba Chamberlain | NYY | RP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 103 | Frank Thomas | TOR | DH | Kevin Rounce |
| 104 | Melky Cabrera | NYY | OF | Dave Hunter |
| 105 | Gary Matthews Jr. | LAA | OF | James Quintong |
| 106 | J.D. Drew | BOS | OF | Pete Becker |
| 107 | Andy Pettitte | NYY | SP | AJ Mass |
| 108 | Zack Greinke | KC | SP | Jason Grey |
| 109 | Jason Bartlett | TB | SS | Jason Grey |
| 110 | Dontrelle Willis | DET | SP | AJ Mass |
| 111 | Casey Blake | CLE | 3B | Pete Becker |
| 112 | Coco Crisp | BOS | OF | James Quintong |
| 113 | Jeremy Guthrie | BAL | SP | Dave Hunter |
| 114 | A.J. Pierzynski | CHW | C | Kevin Rounce |
| 115 | Yuniesky Betancourt | SEA | SS | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 116 | Shaun Marcum | TOR | SP | Keith Lipscomb |
| 117 | Asdrubal Cabrera | CLE | 2B | Brendan Roberts |
| 118 | Joe Borowski | CLE | RP | Eric Karabell |
| 119 | David DeJesus | KC | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 120 | Kelvim Escobar | LAA | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 121 | Garret Anderson | LAA | OF/DH | Matthew Berry |
| 122 | Gil Meche | KC | SP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 123 | Mark Teahen | KC | OF | Eric Karabell |
| 124 | Aubrey Huff | BAL | 1B/DH | Brendan Roberts |
| 125 | Scott Rolen | TOR | 3B | Keith Lipscomb |
| 126 | Daric Barton | OAK | 1B | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 127 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | TEX | C/1B | Kevin Rounce |
| 128 | Matt Garza | TB | SP | Dave Hunter |
| 129 | Troy Percival | TB | RP | James Quintong |
| 130 | B.J. Ryan | TOR | RP | Pete Becker |
| 131 | Mark Buehrle | CHW | SP | AJ Mass |
| 132 | Mike Napoli | LAA | C | Jason Grey |
| 133 | Carlos Gomez | NYM | OF | Jason Grey |
| 134 | C.J. Wilson | TEX | RP | AJ Mass |
| 135 | Jose Lopez | SEA | 2B | Pete Becker |
| 136 | Jon Lester | BOS | SP | James Quintong |
| 137 | Adam Jones | BAL | OF | Dave Hunter |
| 138 | George Sherrill | BAL | RP | Kevin Rounce |
| 139 | Jason Kubel | MIN | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 140 | Bobby Crosby | OAK | SS | Keith Lipscomb |
| 141 | Jerry Owens | CHW | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 142 | David Eckstein | TOR | SS | Eric Karabell |
| 143 | Carlos Quentin | CHW | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 144 | Kurt Suzuki | OAK | C | Matthew Berry |
| 145 | Travis Buck | OAK | OF | Matthew Berry |
| 146 | Maicer Izturis | LAA | 2B/3B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 147 | Scott Baker | MIN | SP | Eric Karabell |
| 148 | Eric Chavez | OAK | 3B | Brendan Roberts |
| 149 | Melvin Mora | BAL | 3B | Keith Lipscomb |
| 150 | Jon Garland | LAA | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 151 | Jack Cust | OAK | OF/DH | Kevin Rounce |
| 152 | Rocco Baldelli | TB | OF | Dave Hunter |
| 153 | Kevin Millar | BAL | 1B/DH | James Quintong |
| 154 | Juan Rivera | LAA | OF | Pete Becker |
| 155 | Pat Neshek | MIN | RP | AJ Mass |
| 156 | Jacque Jones | DET | OF | Jason Grey |
| 157 | John Buck | KC | C | Jason Grey |
| 158 | Joey Gathright | KC | OF | AJ Mass |
| 159 | Rafael Betancourt | CLE | RP | Pete Becker |
| 160 | Brad Wilkerson | SEA | 1B/OF | James Quintong |
| 161 | Kevin Slowey | MIN | SP | Dave Hunter |
| 162 | Reggie Willits | LAA | OF | Kevin Rounce |
| 163 | Luke Scott | BAL | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 164 | Boof Bonser | MIN | SP | Keith Lipscomb |
| 165 | Jonny Gomes | TB | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 166 | Ben Broussard | TEX | 1B/OF | Eric Karabell |
| 167 | Emil Brown | OAK | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 168 | Al Reyes | TB | RP | Matthew Berry |
| 169 | Mark Grudzielanek | KC | 2B | Matthew Berry |
| 170 | Dioner Navarro | TB | C | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 171 | Ian Kennedy | NYY | SP | Eric Karabell |
| 172 | Mike Mussina | NYY | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 173 | Matt Stairs | TOR | 1B/OF | Keith Lipscomb |
| 174 | Ervin Santana | LAA | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 175 | Hideki Okajima | BOS | RP | Kevin Rounce |
| 176 | Dan Johnson | OAK | 1B | Dave Hunter |
| 177 | Scot Shields | LAA | RP | James Quintong |
| 178 | Craig Monroe | MIN | OF | Pete Becker |
| 179 | Paul Byrd | CLE | SP | AJ Mass |
| 180 | Jake Westbrook | CLE | SP | Jason Grey |
| 181 | Carlos Silva | SEA | SP | Jason Grey |
| 182 | Wilson Betemit | NYY | 3B | AJ Mass |
| 183 | Joaquin Benoit | TEX | RP | Pete Becker |
| 184 | Frank Catalanotto | TEX | OF | James Quintong |
| 185 | Nick Punto | MIN | 2B/SS/3B | Dave Hunter |
| 186 | Joe Crede | CHW | 3B | Kevin Rounce |
| 187 | Franklin Gutierrez | CLE | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 188 | David Dellucci | CLE | OF | Keith Lipscomb |
| 189 | Esteban German | KC | 2B/3B | Brendan Roberts |
| 190 | Brendan Harris | MIN | 2B/SS | Eric Karabell |
| 191 | Marlon Byrd | TEX | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 192 | Mike Lamb | MIN | 3B/1B | Matthew Berry |
| 193 | Brian Bannister | KC | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 194 | Jason Giambi | NYY | DH | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 195 | Carlos Gonzalez | OAK | OF | Eric Karabell |
| 196 | Tim Wakefield | BOS | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 197 | Cliff Lee | CLE | SP | Keith Lipscomb |
| 198 | Brandon Inge | DET | 3B | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 199 | Marcus Thames | DET | 1B/OF | Kevin Rounce |
| 200 | Erick Aybar | LAA | 2B/SS | Dave Hunter |
| 201 | Kevin Millwood | TEX | SP | James Quintong |
| 202 | Cliff Floyd | TB | OF | Pete Becker |
| 203 | Gerald Laird | TEX | C | AJ Mass |
| 204 | Chris Denorfia | OAK | OF | Jason Grey |
| 205 | Ross Gload | KC | 1B | Jason Grey |
| 206 | Shelley Duncan | NYY | DH | AJ Mass |
| 207 | Justin Duchscherer | OAK | RP | Pete Becker |
| 208 | Jay Payton | BAL | OF | James Quintong |
| 209 | Octavio Dotel | CHW | RP | Dave Hunter |
| 210 | Eddie Guardado | TEX | RP | Kevin Rounce |
| 211 | Dan Wheeler | TB | RP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 212 | Gregg Zaun | TOR | C | Keith Lipscomb |
| 213 | Nate Robertson | DET | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 214 | Nelson Cruz | TEX | OF | Eric Karabell |
| 215 | Jamie Walker | BAL | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 216 | Wladimir Balentien | SEA | OF | Matthew Berry |
| 217 | Alan Embree | OAK | RP | Matthew Berry |
| 218 | Scott Linebrink | CHW | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 219 | Jose Vidro | SEA | DH | Eric Karabell |
| 220 | Adam Miller | CLE | RP | Brendan Roberts |
| 221 | Rafael Perez | CLE | RP | Keith Lipscomb |
| 222 | Adam Loewen | BAL | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 223 | Adam Lind | TOR | OF | Kevin Rounce |
| 224 | Jeff Mathis | LAA | C | Dave Hunter |
| 225 | Fernando Rodney | DET | RP | James Quintong |
| 226 | Miguel Olivo | KC | C | Pete Becker |
| 227 | Willy Aybar | ATL | 3B | AJ Mass |
| 228 | Brandon Wood | LAA | 3B | Jason Grey |
| 229 | Andy Sonnanstine | TB | SP | Jason Grey |
| 230 | Luke Hochevar | KC | SP | AJ Mass |
| 231 | Brandon Morrow | SEA | RP | Pete Becker |
| 232 | Jarrod Washburn | SEA | SP | James Quintong |
| 233 | Rod Barajas | #N/A | #N/A | Dave Hunter |
| 234 | Daniel Cabrera | BAL | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 235 | Josh Barfield | CLE | 2B | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 236 | Miguel Batista | SEA | SP | Keith Lipscomb |
| 237 | Kelly Shoppach | CLE | C | Brendan Roberts |
| 238 | Casey Janssen | TOR | RP | Eric Karabell |
| 239 | Jose Contreras | CHW | SP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 240 | Danny Richar | CHW | 2B | Matthew Berry |
| 241 | Santiago Casilla | OAK | RP | Matthew Berry |
| 242 | Joe Saunders | LAA | SP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 243 | Chad Gaudin | OAK | SP | Eric Karabell |
| 244 | Adam Everett | MIN | SS | Brendan Roberts |
| 245 | Tony Pena Jr. | KC | SS | Keith Lipscomb |
| 246 | Jesse Litsch | TOR | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 247 | Alexei Ramirez | CHW | 2B | Kevin Rounce |
| 248 | Manny Delcarmen | BOS | RP | Dave Hunter |
| 249 | Luis Hernandez | BAL | SS | James Quintong |
| 250 | Marco Scutaro | TOR | SS/3B | Pete Becker |
| 251 | Nolan Reimold | BAL | OF | AJ Mass |
| 252 | Aaron Laffey | CLE | SP | Jason Grey |
| 253 | Glen Perkins | MIN | SP | Jason Grey |
| 254 | David Murphy | TEX | OF | AJ Mass |
| 255 | Kyle Farnsworth | NYY | RP | Pete Becker |
| 256 | Kenny Rogers | DET | SP | James Quintong |
| 257 | Mike Timlin | BOS | RP | Dave Hunter |
| 258 | Reid Brignac | TB | SS | Kevin Rounce |
| 259 | Mike Redmond | MIN | C | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 260 | Jay Gibbons | BAL | OF | Keith Lipscomb |
| 261 | Tike Redman | BAL | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 262 | Matt Guerrier | MIN | SP | Eric Karabell |
| 263 | Justin Speier | LAA | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 264 | Curt Schilling | BOS | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 265 | Edwin Jackson | TB | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 266 | Jose Molina | NYY | C | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 267 | Jensen Lewis | CLE | RP | Eric Karabell |
| 268 | Jason Botts | TEX | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 269 | Chad Bradford | BAL | RP | Keith Lipscomb |
| 270 | Toby Hall | CHW | C | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 271 | Brandon McCarthy | TEX | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 272 | Joel Zumaya | DET | RP | Dave Hunter |
| 273 | Doug Mirabelli | BOS | C | James Quintong |
| 274 | Curtis Thigpen | TOR | C | Pete Becker |
| 275 | Philip Humber | NYM | RP | AJ Mass |
| 276 | Kason Gabbard | TEX | SP | Jason Grey |
