Live! MLB Draft

Aren't you all lucky tonight? I'm doing a baseball draft, and well, you all get to hear about it.

10:02 -- I'm anxiously awaiting my turn. I pick 10th out of ten, which means I pick 10th and 11th, and well you know how it goes. It's actually going kind of slow. However, I'm scanning through the top players and picking some potential candidates. ARod? I had him last year, but he was out for a while, he didn't impress me. Miguel Cabrera? I am a HUGE Tigers fan and he had a good 09 season -.324 BA and 103 RBI. Hmm...

10:08 -- I'm picking now Cabrera is gone, so is ARod. It sucks picking last. Prince Fielder looks promising. Hit .299 last year. OH wait, I'm up again! I'm going to get a couple high ranked draft candidates first. Tim Lincecum from the Giants had a good season, maybe I'll get a starting pitcher. Okay, I will...

10:13 -- My turn, AGAIN! Wow this is going fast, is anyone actually looking at who they are drafting?

10:15 -- Whew, I really had to think there! This time I got Brandon Phillips (always a good choice) and Robinson Cano. I may hate the Yankees, but he had a good season and they were the Champs I guess.

10:17 -- I see Justin Verlander coming up, I just have to draft him!

10:18 -- I think someone is watching my live blog... They just drafted Vander Lander.

10:19 -- Two classics choices this time around. I got two of my Fantasy superstars from my 1st place finish last season -- Johan Santana and Chris Carpenter. It's weird to think that I got Santana in like the first or second round last year, not the fifth.

10:23 -- Jonathan Broxton and Adam Dunn this time. It's time I start looking for consistent guys, not the superstars. Dunn may not have had the highest BA out of the guys towards the top but he usually pretty consistent. Plus, you can switch him between 1B, LF and RF. Helps the roster!

10:27 -- Hunter Pence and Heath Bell. This round was tough. Hunter Pence or a random high BA player? Hunter Pence did play in 159 games and still was hitting in the upper .200's. Heath Bell, well with 42 saves, you got to have faith.

10:32 -- A couple more pitchers, Jose Valverde and Max Scherzer. You think I'm going to pass up some Detroit Tigers pitching? No way. After last year's fabulous pitching gang, there's no way I'm going to doubt their pitching staff in selecting talent. I'm feeling Chad Billingsley next round. Not only is he from around from where I'm from, he's got an arm.

10:36 -- I swear someone is reading this. Chad Billingsley goes right after I say that! I still got some good picks. Miguel Montero and Rick Porcello. I'm expecting a great season out of Porcello, he's young but wow, he's fantastic.

10:41 -- Placido Polanco and Brad Hawpe. Polanco is always a good choice. Although, I'm pretty upset he isn't a Tiger anymore, but I still like him. He's consistent.

10:45 -- It's at the time where I should start rounding out my roster. Jorge Cantu fits in at 3B while Ryan Theriot can settle in at SS. I'm still scoping for some of those "I told you so" players. I'm thinking of giving Austin Jackson a shot. Anyone who is suppose to be following up in Curtis Granderson's shoes ought to be a run for the money.

10:50 -- I went with Austin Jackson and Vernon Wells. Vernon Wells is consistent (as you can tell, I'm really looking for consistency).

10:51 -- is this the last couple rounds already?!

10:55 -- still some tough selections. I rounded out my outfielders with Juan Rivera. It's disappointing to see that he was the best one left. We'll see how he is in spring training. To finish up my pitchers, I choose Jeremy Bonderman. After being hurt last year, he's going to come back strong.

10:59 -- Its towards the end of the draft, so it's time to just look for some potential. I drafted Matt Capps, who knows, maybe now that he isn't a Pirate anymore, he'll step his game up. I also got Freddy Sanchez, he was a favorite of mine when he was a Pirate, if he gets any better, then he'd be fantastic (since he was pretty good for a Pirate.

11:01 -- LAST PICK!

11:02 -- I got the last pick, I choose you Jeff Niemann!

11:03 -- Draft complete. What a draft! Sheffield of Dreams looks like a team to compete with. Let's hope I do as well with this one as I did with my Jeters Never Prosper team.

Alright everyone, that's the end of the draft, I hope you enjoyed this live draft as much as enjoyed typing it. Until the next entry (or next draft!)...