Tomahawk Take Staff Fantasy Draft, Part 1
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Over this weekend, 6 members of the Tomahawk Take writing staff took part in an auction draft. We will track this league a few times throughout the year, but first we’ll review the draft. First, a couple of caveats: this was a 6 person league, so the rosters will look better than an average 10- or 12-team draft. Also, because of the 6 person draft, auction prices flattened out to lower prices for many of the guys just under the absolute superstars, so many of your drafts will not have players going for these prices. Today, we’ll start with the rosters…
Chris Headrick, Editor:
C – Yadier Molina, $10
1B – Prince Fielder, $16; Brandon Moss, $1
2B – Robinson Cano, $21; Dustin Pedroia, $14; Ian Kinsler, $12; Brandon Phillips, $9
3B – Evan Longoria, $12; Josh Donaldson, $10
SS – Troy Tulowitzki, $16; Elvis Andrus, $11
OF – Carlos Gonzalez, $25; Alex Rios, $9; Jose Bautistia, $11; Jay Bruce, $11
DH – David Ortiz, $8
SP – Anibal Sanchez, $10; Matt Cain, $9; David Price, $11; Chris Sale, $10; Madison Bumgarner, $11; Jose Fernandez, $10; CC Sabathia, $1
RP – Jonathan Papelbon, $1; Jason Grilli, $1
Jeff Schafer, Editor:
C – Jonathan Lucroy, $6
1B – Albert Pujols, $7; Adrian Gonzalez, $7
2B – Ben Zobrist, $9; Matt Carpenter, $8
3B – Ryan Zimmerman, $9; Aramis Ramirez, $9
SS – Starlin Castro, $6
OF – Jacoby Ellsbury, $24; Giancarlo Stanton, $12; Yoenis Cespedes, $8; Carlos Beltran, $7; Starling Marte, $6; Hunter Pence, $7; Matt Holliday, $7; Wil Myers, $6
SP – Homer Bailey, $9; Mike Minor, $6; Gio Gonzalez, $7; Jordan Zimmermann, $7; Jered Weaver, $8; Masahiro Tanaka, $6
RP – Greg Holland, $9; Addison Reed, $4; Aroldis Chapman, $6
Alan Carpenter, Staff Writer:
C – Carlos Santana, $10; Salvador Perez, $1
1B – Chris Davis, $25; Edwin Encarnacion, $23; Mike Napoli, $4
2B – Brian Dozier, $1; Daniel Murphy, $1; Aaron Hill, $6
3B – Adrian Beltre, $21
SS – J.J. Hardy, $1
OF – Mike Trout, $44; Adam Jones, $20; Carlos Gomez, $18; Matt Kemp, $10; Jayson Werth, $7
SP – Yu Darvish, $16; Stephen Strasburg, $12; Justin Verlander, $10; Alex Cobb, $4; Michael Wacha, $1; Hisashi Iwakuma, $2; Ervin Santana, $1; Matt Moore, $3
RP – Craig Kimbrel, $12; Rafael Soriano, $1
Benjamin Chase, Staff Writer:
C – Joe Mauer, $7
1B – Paul Goldschmidt, $27; Joey Votto, $15; Allen Craig, $10
2B – Jurickson Profar, $1
3B – Martin Prado, $6; Xander Bogaerts, $7
SS – Jose Reyes, $12; Andrelton Simmons, $2
OF – Ryan Braun, $18; Yasiel Puig, $14; Shin-Soo Choo, $12; Billy Hamilton, $7
DH – Victor Martinez, $7
SP – Clayton Kershaw, $25; Adam Wainwright, $20; Cliff Lee, $14; Gerrit Cole, $5; Jeff Samardzija, $2; Andrew Cashner $19
RP – Kenley Jansen, $10; Trevor Rosenthal, $6; Koji Uehara, $6; David Robertson, $1; Glen Perkins, $7
Brandon Woodworth, Staff Writer:
C – Buster Posey, $15
1B – Freddie Freeman, $16; Anthony Rizzo, $1
2B – Jason Kipnis, $17
3B – Miguel Cabrera, $44; David Wright, $21
SS – Hanley Ramirez, $20; Ian Desmond, $14; Everth Cabrera, $1
OF – Andrew McCutchen, $31; Bryce Harper, $16; Justin Upton, $12; Jason Heyward, $10; Will Venable, $2; Jordan Schafer, $1
DH – Ramiro Pena, $2
SP – Max Scherzer, $14; Felix Hernandez, $13; Julio Teheran, $3; Jon Lester, $1; Justin Masterson, $1; Hiroki Kuroda, $1
RP – Jim Johnson, $1; Sergio Romo, $2; Grant Balfour, $1
Julien Benjamin, Staff Writer:
C – Brian McCann, $5; Wilin Rosario, $6
1B – Eric Hosmer, $11; Mark Trumbo, $5
2B – Jose Altuve, $5; Chase Utley, $3
3B – Kyle Seager, $7; Pedro Alvarez, $3
SS – Jean Segura, $7
OF – Michael Cuddyer, $7; Domonic Brown, $7; Alex Gordon, $6; Desmond Jennings, $5; Josh Hamilton, $2; Coco Crisp, $3; Shane Victorino, $3
SP – Zack Greinke, $8; James Shields, $7; Mat Latos, $6; Shelby Miller, $4; Doug Fister, $6; R.A. Dickey, $3; Hyun-Jin Ryu, $4; Cole Hamels, $5
RP – Joe Nathan, $5
Tomorrow, we will look at the interviews done with the staff members after the draft and how they felt about their teams. I will say that so far, Julien dropped Dickey to pick up Alex Wood, and Alan picked up Lance Lynn after moving Matt Kemp to the DL. This will be fun to track throughout the year to see how your favorite Tomahawk Take writers are in tune with the rest of the league!