How did The Fantasy Man do???

I have already talked about my Fantasy Man league team. I have told you what i really think of my picks, i was honest, i did not cover anything up, (Though i think my team was pretty damn good!) Now it is time to do the same for The Fantasy Man. Mikey called out my Round 20 Manuel Corpas pick. I can see Corapas taking over as the Colorado closer very soon, so i think it is a good pick. Mikey refered to that pick as "stupid" So here it comes Mikey,.... GAME ON!!!!!!!

Round 1 Pick Alfonso Soriano
I am glad you did not take Reyes! Though Soriano is capable of repeating last years stats, i just dont see it. His average should fall, due to the fact that the park is smaller, and therefore some of the balls that dropped in for hits at Wrigley may not at RFK, and fielders should have an easier time playing the balls. If he bats leadoff, his RBI's will obviously fall. His HR and SB should be pretty much the same, though his runs should definetly increase. But what happens now that he has signed the big contract? Repeat of Beltran?

Round 2 Pick Mark Texiera
I am with you on this one. He hit 27 doubles in the first half, which explains why his homerun totals were so low+ plus his second half gain of Fly ball%. He finished last year on a tear, so he still has it. You could very well be getting the Texiera this year that you paid for last year.

Round 3 Pick Miguel Tejada
I dont see where you were going with this one. He wasnt even the best shortstop available (i like Furcal more). There is also a thing called a CI, which would have given you a lethal power force if you slotted morneau here. I also like My Andruw Jones pick over Tejada here. I will give you the .320 and 25+HR, but this just was not the right pick in my book.

Round 4 Pick Robinson Cano
Well i wanted to take him, so great pick lol...... He will give you around a 330 average with around 20 hr at a really scare position. He will also score a lot of runs w/ the NYY. Great pick. I almost like him more than Tejada.

Round 5 Pick Scott Kazmir
Its too bad you missed out on getting a solid vetran anchor to your staff. However, i think that this is an excellent pick if Kazmir does what he should. He was better last year after his injury, you really should be looking at 15 wins, 3 era, 1.2 whip, and 190 K's. Great keeper option also.

Round 6 Pick Trevor Hoffman
Good Control and Command of his pitches is what is making up for his deteriorating K/9 ratio. For the moment he is good for another 35+ saves. Watch out for injuries though..... He is a solid pick here, but i have no idea why you wouldnt take Putz though.

Round 7 Pick Jered Weaver
150+ inning spike last year, makes him a good canidate for burnout. His Era is heading up to around 3.8. He is not a 2.4 pitcher. He has elite skills, but they went down in the second half. SOPHMORE SLUMP!

Round 8 Pick Cole Hamels
Maybe the best SP out there in terms of imediat impact and upside at this point. I like him a lot more than Weaver, you are lucky he wasnt gobbled up at this point. K Machine with good ratios/skills. He will be closer to J. Santana than Weaver this year.

Round 9 Pick Dan Uggla
I wont blame you on taking Uggla here, MDC screwed me over a few times also. However, this is a terrible pick. Too many of his balls fell in for hits that should not have, and his ground ball% took a huge leap in the second half. He dosent have speed, so you could be looking at a 265 average along with pretty medicore stats the rest of the way. This is a sophmore slump he will not get out of, last year was a fluke.

Round 10 Pick Francisco Cordero
Great Pick. He is better than Hoffman. He should save 40 games this year and have pretty good supporting stats. Turnbow is still out there though.

Round 11 Pick Justin Verlander
Late season fatige=not good. He is not the player we saw in the first half. But he certainly is not the second hald either. He is a risk. Your pitching staff is riding on Verlander and Weaver evading the sophmore slump and burnout. I wouldnt put too much faith into these guys.

Round 12 Pick Chris Duffy
You neeed steals, so good pick. He wont come out and steal 50+ though. I think you can expect 30. I like him on that up and coming pirates team also.

Round 13 Pick Jeff Franceor
He is unpredictable. He could give you a .290 avg w/ 30+ hr or he could give you about 20 hr with a .265 average. I try to stay away from guys like this. I kind of like Garciapara or Ibanez here. They should give you around the same average, but they are safer and have a higher average.

Round 14 Pick Edwin Encarnocion
He's still growing. He wont hurt you. He should hit around 20 hr and .300

Round 15 Pick Carlos Quentin
The power is on the way, dont worry! It might get there before the .BA though. I actually like him more than the other Of options you had.

Round 16 Pick Chin-Ming Wang
Adds some stability to your risky staff. He will get wins ERA Whip, but not a lot of K's. Though i agree with you in drafting Weaver/Verlander before Wang, i think Wang could have a better season.

Round 17 Pick Hank Blaylock
Though he is young, his power skills have been deteriorating for a while. His gb% has been going up= not a good combination. He should rebound a little from last year, but he is not the player he was in 03/04.

Round 18 Pick Chuck James
My personal opinion is that he is not the prospect people say he is.

Round 19 pick Anibal Sanchez
Apparently hurt himself playing in a S.A. league. He really does not have the K/9 rate (5.8) or the control to be sucessful. The No-hitter made him look good. You are going to be dissapointed with both him and James thsi year.

Round 20 Pick Melvin Mora
Expect what you got last year.

Round 21 Pick Ryan Shealy
Has a Bad eye, and strikes out a lot. But the power is here. HE should hit around 25 while batting 270. In terms of draft position Shealy is kind of like the Chris Shelton/Conor Jackson of this years draft.

Round 22 Pick Johnny Gomes
Was hurt which explains his lackluster stats. However his flyball% rose which indicates more power is coming back. His aveagre is going to stay bad though. Good upside pick here.

Round 23 Pick Moisies Alou
He still has the power and .300 average, will he be on the field though?

Round 24 Pick Ronnie Paulino
Solid C option here i guess.

Round 25 Pick Felix Pie
I wont talk crap about players i dont know about............

Round 26 Pick Carl Pavano
Was impoving before 2005 injury. The fact that he was injured is why you got him here. You may have cought lighting in a bottle here.......

Round 27 Pick Glen Perkins
solid prospect, thats it for now. G&S?

Round 28 Pick Nelson Cruz
Will start as a platoon player. Intriguing Power and speed....... The average is not good though.

Round 29 Pick Gil Meche
I would have taken him if i knew he was here. Lenny Melnick said it all. Carpenter? Probably not....But i applaud Mikey for taking the risk.

Round 30 Pick Clay Hennsley
Value Lies w. Ground Balls. Bad Control. Upside? Round 30....Dosent matter....