March 21, 2008, 1:49 PM
Mock Draft: 12-team mixed
The ESPN.com fantasy staff held a mixed-league mock draft during the spring training season on Friday, March 14.
The mock assumes a 12-team mixed 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 2 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), Andrew Feldman (producer), Christopher Harris (fantasy analyst), Will Harris (fantasy analyst), AJ Mass (fantasy analyst), James Quintong (editor), Brendan Roberts (contributing editor and writer), Nate Ravitz (editor) and Kevin Rounce (editor).
For a blow-by-blow recap analysis from Christopher Harris, click here.
| ESPN Mixed mock draft, March 14, 2008 | ||||
| Pick | Player | Team | Qualifies | Picked by |
| 1 | Alex Rodriguez | NYY | 3B | Will Harris |
| 2 | Matt Holliday | COL | OF | Christopher Harris |
| 3 | Hanley Ramirez | FLA | SS | Matthew Berry |
| 4 | David Wright | NYM | 3B | Kevin Rounce |
| 5 | Jose Reyes | NYM | SS | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 6 | Chase Utley | PHI | 2B | Brendan Roberts |
| 7 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | 3B | Andrew Feldman |
| 8 | Johan Santana | NYM | SP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 9 | Jimmy Rollins | PHI | SS | Nate Ravitz |
| 10 | Carl Crawford | TB | OF | James Quintong |
| 11 | Alfonso Soriano | CHC | OF | AJ Mass |
| 12 | Ryan Braun | MIL | 3B | Pete Becker |
| 13 | Brandon Phillips | CIN | 2B | Pete Becker |
| 14 | Grady Sizemore | CLE | OF | AJ Mass |
| 15 | Albert Pujols | STL | 1B | James Quintong |
| 16 | Ryan Howard | PHI | 1B | Nate Ravitz |
| 17 | Prince Fielder | MIL | 1B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 18 | Ichiro Suzuki | SEA | OF | Andrew Feldman |
| 19 | Mark Teixeira | ATL | 1B | Brendan Roberts |
| 20 | David Ortiz | BOS | DH | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 21 | Vladimir Guerrero | LAA | OF/DH | Kevin Rounce |
| 22 | Carlos Lee | HOU | OF | Matthew Berry |
| 23 | Carlos Beltran | NYM | OF | Christopher Harris |
| 24 | Jake Peavy | SD | SP | Will Harris |
| 25 | Lance Berkman | HOU | 1B/OF | Will Harris |
| 26 | Brandon Webb | ARI | SP | Christopher Harris |
| 27 | Justin Morneau | MIN | 1B | Matthew Berry |
| 28 | Travis Hafner | CLE | DH | Kevin Rounce |
| 29 | B.J. Upton | TB | 2B/OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 30 | Erik Bedard | SEA | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 31 | Cole Hamels | PHI | SP | Andrew Feldman |
| 32 | Nick Markakis | BAL | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 33 | Magglio Ordonez | DET | OF | Nate Ravitz |
| 34 | Eric Byrnes | ARI | OF | James Quintong |
| 35 | Brian Roberts | BAL | 2B | AJ Mass |
| 36 | Victor Martinez | CLE | C/1B | Pete Becker |
| 37 | Carlos Guillen | DET | SS/1B | Pete Becker |
| 38 | Russell Martin | LAD | C | AJ Mass |
| 39 | Aramis Ramirez | CHC | 3B | James Quintong |
| 40 | Curtis Granderson | DET | OF | Nate Ravitz |
| 41 | Troy Tulowitzki | COL | SS | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 42 | Bobby Abreu | NYY | OF | Andrew Feldman |
| 43 | Derek Jeter | NYY | SS | Brendan Roberts |
| 44 | Derrek Lee | CHC | 1B | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 45 | Alex Rios | TOR | OF | Kevin Rounce |
| 46 | Carlos Pena | TB | 1B | Matthew Berry |
| 47 | Robinson Cano | NYY | 2B | Christopher Harris |
| 48 | Rafael Furcal | LAD | SS | Will Harris |
| 49 | Chone Figgins | LAA | 3B | Will Harris |
| 50 | Justin Verlander | DET | SP | Christopher Harris |
| 51 | Torii Hunter | LAA | OF | Matthew Berry |
| 52 | C.C. Sabathia | CLE | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 53 | Garrett Atkins | COL | 3B | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 54 | Miguel Tejada | HOU | SS | Brendan Roberts |
| 55 | Roy Oswalt | HOU | SP | Andrew Feldman |
| 56 | Ian Kinsler | TEX | 2B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 57 | Dan Haren | ARI | SP | Nate Ravitz |
| 58 | Manny Ramirez | BOS | OF | James Quintong |
| 59 | Aaron Harang | CIN | SP | AJ Mass |
| 60 | Adrian Gonzalez | SD | 1B | Pete Becker |
| 61 | Matt Kemp | LAD | OF | Pete Becker |
| 62 | Chipper Jones | ATL | 3B | AJ Mass |
| 63 | Corey Hart | MIL | OF | James Quintong |
| 64 | Roy Halladay | TOR | SP | Nate Ravitz |
| 65 | Ryan Zimmerman | WAS | 3B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 66 | Paul Konerko | CHW | 1B | Andrew Feldman |
| 67 | Josh Beckett | BOS | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 68 | John Lackey | LAA | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 69 | Adam Dunn | CIN | OF | Kevin Rounce |
| 70 | Gary Sheffield | DET | DH | Matthew Berry |
| 71 | Michael Young | TEX | SS | Christopher Harris |
| 72 | Brian McCann | ATL | C | Will Harris |
| 73 | Joe Mauer | MIN | C | Will Harris |
| 74 | Hunter Pence | HOU | OF | Christopher Harris |
| 75 | John Smoltz | ATL | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 76 | Jason Bay | PIT | OF | Kevin Rounce |
| 77 | Chris B. Young | ARI | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 78 | Jonathan Papelbon | BOS | RP | Brendan Roberts |
| 79 | Joe Nathan | MIN | RP | Andrew Feldman |
| 80 | Vernon Wells | TOR | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 81 | Dan Uggla | FLA | 2B | Nate Ravitz |
| 82 | J.J. Putz | SEA | RP | James Quintong |
| 83 | Adrian Beltre | SEA | 3B | AJ Mass |
| 84 | Carlos Zambrano | CHC | SP | Pete Becker |
| 85 | Orlando Cabrera | CHW | SS | Pete Becker |
| 86 | Shane Victorino | PHI | OF | AJ Mass |
| 87 | Chris Young | SD | SP | James Quintong |
| 88 | Takashi Saito | LAD | RP | Nate Ravitz |
| 89 | Francisco Rodriguez | LAA | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 90 | Todd Helton | COL | 1B | Andrew Feldman |
| 91 | Delmon Young | MIN | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 92 | Scott Kazmir | TB | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 93 | Jorge Posada | NYY | C | Kevin Rounce |
| 94 | Jeff Francoeur | ATL | OF | Matthew Berry |
| 95 | Javier Vazquez | CHW | SP | Christopher Harris |
| 96 | Felix Hernandez | SEA | SP | Will Harris |
| 97 | Placido Polanco | DET | 2B | Will Harris |
| 98 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | BOS | SP | Christopher Harris |
| 99 | Howie Kendrick | LAA | 2B | Matthew Berry |
| 100 | Tim Lincecum | SF | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 101 | Billy Wagner | NYM | RP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 102 | Juan Pierre | LAD | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 103 | Rich Hill | CHC | SP | Andrew Feldman |
| 104 | Edgar Renteria | DET | SS | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 105 | Alex Gordon | KC | 3B/1B | Nate Ravitz |
| 106 | James Shields | TB | SP | James Quintong |
| 107 | Matt Cain | SF | SP | AJ Mass |
| 108 | Josh Hamilton | TEX | OF | Pete Becker |
| 109 | Yovani Gallardo | MIL | SP | Pete Becker |
| 110 | Adam Wainwright | STL | SP | AJ Mass |
| 111 | Jeff Kent | LAD | 2B | James Quintong |
| 112 | Rickie Weeks | MIL | 2B | Nate Ravitz |
| 113 | Mariano Rivera | NYY | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 114 | Jose Valverde | HOU | RP | Andrew Feldman |
| 115 | Brad Hawpe | COL | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 116 | Jermaine Dye | CHW | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 117 | Ryan Garko | CLE | 1B | Kevin Rounce |
| 118 | Fausto Carmona | CLE | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 119 | Nick Swisher | CHW | 1B/OF | Christopher Harris |
| 120 | Aaron Hill | TOR | 2B | Will Harris |
| 121 | Ian Snell | PIT | SP | Will Harris |
| 122 | Mike Lowell | BOS | 3B | Christopher Harris |
| 123 | Francisco Liriano | MIN | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 124 | Hideki Matsui | NYY | OF/DH | Kevin Rounce |
| 125 | Brett Myers | PHI | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 126 | Chad Billingsley | LAD | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 127 | Kenji Johjima | SEA | C | Andrew Feldman |
| 128 | Andruw Jones | LAD | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 129 | Tim Hudson | ATL | SP | Nate Ravitz |
| 130 | James Loney | LAD | 1B | James Quintong |
| 131 | Pedro Martinez | NYM | SP | AJ Mass |
| 132 | Dustin McGowan | TOR | SP | Pete Becker |
| 133 | Bengie Molina | SF | C | Pete Becker |
| 134 | Manny Corpas | COL | RP | AJ Mass |
| 135 | Francisco Cordero | CIN | RP | James Quintong |
| 136 | Jeremy Hermida | FLA | OF | Nate Ravitz |
| 137 | Bobby Jenks | CHW | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 138 | Jim Thome | CHW | DH | Andrew Feldman |
| 139 | Ken Griffey Jr. | CIN | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 140 | Pat Burrell | PHI | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 141 | Dustin Pedroia | BOS | 2B | Kevin Rounce |
| 142 | Jhonny Peralta | CLE | SS | Matthew Berry |
| 143 | Matt Capps | PIT | RP | Christopher Harris |
| 144 | Milton Bradley | TEX | OF | Will Harris |
| 145 | Austin Kearns | WAS | OF | Will Harris |
| 146 | Willy Taveras | COL | OF | Christopher Harris |
| 147 | Kevin Kouzmanoff | SD | 3B | Matthew Berry |
| 148 | Khalil Greene | SD | SS | Kevin Rounce |
| 149 | A.J. Burnett | TOR | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 150 | Ben Sheets | MIL | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 151 | Michael Bourn | HOU | OF | Andrew Feldman |
| 152 | John Maine | NYM | SP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 153 | Huston Street | OAK | RP | Nate Ravitz |
| 154 | Chien-Ming Wang | NYY | SP | James Quintong |
| 155 | J.J. Hardy | MIL | SS | AJ Mass |
| 156 | Rafael Soriano | ATL | RP | Pete Becker |
| 157 | Joey Votto | CIN | 1B | Pete Becker |
| 158 | Colby Rasmus | STL | OF | AJ Mass |
| 159 | Julio Lugo | BOS | SS | James Quintong |
| 160 | Jacoby Ellsbury | BOS | OF | Nate Ravitz |
| 161 | Jeremy Bonderman | DET | SP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 162 | Kelly Johnson | ATL | 2B | Andrew Feldman |
| 163 | Phil Hughes | NYY | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 164 | Adam LaRoche | PIT | 1B | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 165 | Brad Penny | LAD | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 166 | Kelvim Escobar | LAA | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 167 | Ramon Hernandez | BAL | C | Christopher Harris |
| 168 | Felix Pie | CHC | OF | Will Harris |
| 169 | Jason Kubel | MIN | OF | Will Harris |
| 170 | Joakim Soria | KC | RP | Christopher Harris |
| 171 | Trevor Hoffman | SD | RP | Matthew Berry |
| 172 | Jeff Francis | COL | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 173 | Jason Isringhausen | STL | RP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 174 | Johnny Damon | NYY | OF/DH | Brendan Roberts |
| 175 | Michael Cuddyer | MIN | OF | Andrew Feldman |
| 176 | Casey Kotchman | LAA | 1B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 177 | Conor Jackson | ARI | 1B | Nate Ravitz |
| 178 | Ted Lilly | CHC | SP | James Quintong |
| 179 | Ryan Theriot | CHC | 2B/SS | AJ Mass |
| 180 | Brad Lidge | PHI | RP | Pete Becker |
| 181 | Rick Ankiel | STL | OF | Pete Becker |
| 182 | Ivan Rodriguez | DET | C | AJ Mass |
| 183 | Aaron Rowand | SF | OF | James Quintong |
| 184 | Jered Weaver | LAA | SP | Nate Ravitz |
| 185 | Josh Willingham | FLA | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 186 | Orlando Hudson | ARI | 2B | Andrew Feldman |
| 187 | Chad Cordero | WAS | RP | Brendan Roberts |
| 188 | Geovany Soto | CHC | C | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 189 | Kazuo Matsui | HOU | 2B | Kevin Rounce |
| 190 | Raul Ibanez | SEA | OF | Matthew Berry |
| 191 | Zack Greinke | KC | SP | Christopher Harris |
| 192 | Edwin Encarnacion | CIN | 3B | Will Harris |
| 193 | George Sherrill | BAL | RP | Will Harris |
| 194 | Ty Wigginton | HOU | 2B/3B | Christopher Harris |
| 195 | Jack Cust | OAK | OF/DH | Matthew Berry |
| 196 | Todd Jones | DET | RP | Kevin Rounce |
| 197 | Derek Lowe | LAD | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 198 | Troy Glaus | STL | 3B | Brendan Roberts |
| 199 | Andy Pettitte | NYY | SP | Andrew Feldman |
| 200 | Kosuke Fukudome | CHC | OF | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 201 | Jason Varitek | BOS | C | Nate Ravitz |
| 202 | Joe Borowski | CLE | RP | James Quintong |
| 203 | B.J. Ryan | TOR | RP | AJ Mass |
| 204 | Billy Butler | KC | DH | Pete Becker |
| 205 | Clay Buchholz | BOS | SP | Pete Becker |
| 206 | Rajai Davis | SF | OF | AJ Mass |
| 207 | Joba Chamberlain | NYY | RP | James Quintong |
| 208 | Tom Gorzelanny | PIT | SP | Nate Ravitz |
| 209 | Kevin Gregg | FLA | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 210 | Brian Wilson | SF | RP | Andrew Feldman |
| 211 | Kevin Youkilis | BOS | 1B | Brendan Roberts |
| 212 | Joe Blanton | OAK | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 213 | Carlos Marmol | CHC | RP | Kevin Rounce |
| 214 | A.J. Pierzynski | CHW | C | Matthew Berry |
| 215 | Eric Gagne | MIL | RP | Christopher Harris |
| 216 | Hank Blalock | TEX | 3B | Will Harris |
| 217 | C.J. Wilson | TEX | RP | Will Harris |
| 218 | Adam Jones | BAL | OF | Christopher Harris |
| 219 | Mark Buehrle | CHW | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 220 | Greg Maddux | SD | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 221 | Freddy Sanchez | PIT | 2B | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 222 | Carlos Delgado | NYM | 1B | Brendan Roberts |
| 223 | Oliver Perez | NYM | SP | Andrew Feldman |
| 224 | Brandon Lyon | ARI | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 225 | Rich Harden | OAK | SP | Nate Ravitz |
| 226 | Evan Longoria | TB | 3B | James Quintong |
| 227 | Dan Ortmeier | SF | 1B/OF | AJ Mass |
| 228 | Randy Johnson | ARI | SP | Pete Becker |
| 229 | Frank Thomas | TOR | DH | Pete Becker |
| 230 | Johnny Cueto | CIN | SP | AJ Mass |
| 231 | Bronson Arroyo | CIN | SP | James Quintong |
| 232 | Jonathan Broxton | LAD | RP | Nate Ravitz |
| 233 | Gil Meche | KC | SP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 234 | Dave Bush | MIL | SP | Andrew Feldman |
| 235 | Jose Guillen | KC | OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 236 | Josh Fields | CHW | 3B/OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 237 | Dontrelle Willis | DET | SP | Kevin Rounce |
| 238 | Troy Percival | TB | RP | Matthew Berry |
| 239 | Scott Rolen | TOR | 3B | Christopher Harris |
| 240 | Lastings Milledge | WAS | OF | Will Harris |
| 241 | Shaun Marcum | TOR | SP | Will Harris |
| 242 | Kevin Slowey | MIN | SP | Christopher Harris |
| 243 | Barry Bonds | FA | OF | Matthew Berry |
| 244 | Daric Barton | OAK | 1B | Kevin Rounce |
| 245 | Nate McLouth | PIT | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 246 | Jeremy Accardo | TOR | RP | Brendan Roberts |
| 247 | Stephen Drew | ARI | SS | Andrew Feldman |
| 248 | Carlos Ruiz | PHI | C | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 249 | Cameron Maybin | FLA | OF | Nate Ravitz |
| 250 | Mark Ellis | OAK | 2B | James Quintong |
| 251 | Yunel Escobar | ATL | 2B/SS/3B | AJ Mass |
| 252 | Brian Fuentes | COL | RP | Pete Becker |
| 253 | Chris Duncan | STL | OF | Pete Becker |
| 254 | Brandon Backe | HOU | SP | AJ Mass |
| 255 | Jay Bruce | CIN | OF | James Quintong |
| 256 | Chris Snyder | ARI | C | Nate Ravitz |
| 257 | Mark Reynolds | ARI | 3B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 258 | Mike Napoli | LAA | C | Andrew Feldman |
| 259 | Ubaldo Jimenez | COL | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 260 | J.R. Towles | HOU | C | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 261 | Justin Upton | ARI | OF | Kevin Rounce |
| 262 | Al Reyes | TB | RP | Matthew Berry |
| 263 | Carlos Gomez | NYM | OF | Christopher Harris |
| 264 | Rafael Betancourt | CLE | RP | Will Harris |
| 265 | Heath Bell | SD | RP | Will Harris |
| 266 | Kurt Suzuki | OAK | C | Christopher Harris |
| 267 | Micah Owings | ARI | SP | Matthew Berry |
| 268 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | TEX | C/1B | Kevin Rounce |
| 269 | Hiroki Kuroda | LAD | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 270 | Ronny Paulino | PIT | C | Brendan Roberts |
| 271 | Gary Matthews Jr. | LAA | OF | Andrew Feldman |
| 272 | John Buck | KC | C | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 273 | Corey Patterson | CIN | OF | Nate Ravitz |
| 274 | Josh Bard | SD | C | James Quintong |
| 275 | Bill Hall | MIL | OF | AJ Mass |
| 276 | Randy Winn | SF | OF | Pete Becker |
| 277 | Juan Cruz | ARI | RP | Pete Becker |
| 278 | Nick Johnson | WAS | 1B | AJ Mass |
| 279 | Jason Kendall | MIL | C | James Quintong |
| 280 | Jon Lester | BOS | SP | Nate Ravitz |
| 281 | Kerry Wood | CHC | RP | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 282 | Pat Neshek | MIN | RP | Andrew Feldman |
| 283 | Jeremy Guthrie | BAL | SP | Brendan Roberts |
| 284 | Mike Cameron | MIL | OF | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 285 | Bob Howry | CHC | RP | Kevin Rounce |
| 286 | Tony Pena | ARI | RP | Matthew Berry |
| 287 | Coco Crisp | BOS | OF | Christopher Harris |
| 288 | Jonathan Sanchez | SF | RP | Will Harris |
| 289 | Mark Prior | SD | SP | Will Harris |
| 290 | Chase Headley | SD | 3B | Christopher Harris |
| 291 | Gregg Zaun | TOR | C | Matthew Berry |
| 292 | Akinori Iwamura | TB | 3B | Kevin Rounce |
| 293 | Ian Kennedy | NYY | SP | Tristan H. Cockcroft |
| 294 | Ryan Doumit | PIT | C/OF | Brendan Roberts |
| 295 | Ryan Church | NYM | OF | Andrew Feldman |
| 296 | Mike Jacobs | FLA | 1B | Shawn Cwalinski |
| 297 | Richie Sexson | SEA | 1B | Nate Ravitz |
| 298 | Matt Garza | TB | SP | James Quintong |
| 299 | Jesse Litsch | TOR | SP | AJ Mass |
| 300 | Ryan Ludwick | STL | OF | Pete Becker |
*Draft was held prior to the news of John Lackey's injury.
