ejstockman sitemailed me he is taking Dickerson in round 24.

2007 Jared Burton - $1,373,417 Cum = $122,671,704

Round 25
---- Owner ----	-- Beg Salary --
ejstockman	102,619,448
joerat1	109,835,145
schwarze	112,074,019
njbigwig	122,671,704

And now I will take Auerbach!!!!

I think it's safe to assume ejstockman wants Rick Auerbach with this pick.

Last pick gents, I have to say this has been the best group that I have have had the pleasure to draft with - everyone was very responsive and fun. Go Reds!

Agreed... 25 rounds in under 48 hours... Great job!

1961 Jerry Lynch $2,126,067

Defensive whiz - check
Pinch runner - check

2016 Billy Hamilton, OF

3,706,964

115,780,983

1988 Chris Sabo - $5,353,754 Cum = $128,025,458

Gotta have the goggles......

Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
1	1	njbigwig	Morgan, Joe	2B	1975	11,746,237	11,746,237
1	2	joerat1	Rose, Pete	OF	1969	9,272,686	9,272,686
1	3	schwarze	Larkin, Barry	SS	1996	7,132,725	7,132,725
1	4	ejstockman	Chapman, Aroldis	RP	2012	4,009,633	4,009,633
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
2	5	ejstockman	Votto, Joey	1B	2017	7,822,772	11,832,405
2	6	schwarze	Bench, Johnny	C	1972	9,886,134	17,018,859
2	7	joerat1	Cueto, Johnny	SP	2014	8,325,661	17,598,347
2	8	njbigwig	Seaver, Tom	SP	1977	9,350,639	21,096,876
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
3	9	ejstockman	Soto, Mario	SP	1982	8,214,929	20,047,334
3	10	schwarze	Robinson, Frank	OF	1962	9,672,250	26,691,109
3	11	joerat1	Jackson, Danny	SP	1988	7,996,029	25,594,376
3	12	njbigwig	Rijo, Jose	SP	1993	8,569,523	29,666,399
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
4	13	ejstockman	Choo, Shin-Soo	OF	2013	7,597,960	27,645,294
4	14	joerat1	Maloney, Jim	SP	1963	7,725,420	33,319,796
4	15	schwarze	Nolan, Gary	SP	1971	7,314,736	34,005,845
4	16	njbigwig	Schourek, Pete	SP	1995	6,544,064	36,210,463
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
5	17	ejstockman	Queen, Mel	SP	1967	5,731,767	33,377,061
5	18	joerat1	Abernathy, Ted	RP	1967	4,780,119	38,099,915
5	19	schwarze	O'Toole, Jim	SP	1964	6,512,187	40,518,032
5	20	njbigwig	Dibble, Rob	RP	1990	4,282,661	40,493,124
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
6	21	ejstockman	Gray, Sonny	SP	2019	5,672,291	39,049,352
6	22	joerat1	Nuxhall, Joe	SP	1963	6,009,002	44,108,917
6	23	njbigwig	Foster, George	OF	1977	9,215,246	49,708,370
6	24	schwarze	Murphy, Rob	RP	1986	2,545,897	43,063,929
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
7	25	ejstockman	Williamson, Scott	RP	1999	3,598,233	42,647,585
7	26	schwarze	Henry, Bill	RP	1964	2,433,975	45,497,904
7	27	joerat1	Pinson, Vada	OF	1961	7,345,071	51,453,988
7	28	njbigwig	Perez, Tony	3B	1970	6,382,285	56,090,655
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
8	29	ejstockman	Sanders, Reggie	OF	1995	6,769,292	49,416,877
8	30	schwarze	White, Gabe	RP	2000	3,240,973	48,738,877
8	31	joerat1	Concepcion, Dave	SS	1975	5,297,588	56,751,576
8	32	njbigwig	Davis, Eric	OF	1987	7,963,337	64,053,992
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
9	33	schwarze	Roberts, Bip	3B	1992	7,591,678	56,330,555
9	34	ejstockman	Gennett, Scooter	2B	2018	6,346,776	55,763,653
9	35	joerat1	Casey, Sean	1B	1999	6,410,215	63,161,791
9	36	njbigwig	Cozart, Zack	SS	2017	4,627,722	68,681,714
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
10	37	ejstockman	Cardenas, Leo	SS	1965	4,904,801	60,668,454
10	38	schwarze	Daniels, Kal	OF	1987	4,854,026	61,184,581
10	39	joerat1	Oester, Ron	2B	1985	4,933,999	68,095,790
10	40	njbigwig	Edwards, Johnny	C	1965	4,042,324	72,724,038
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
11	41	ejstockman	Griffey Sr., Ken	OF	1976	5,356,130	66,024,584
11	42	schwarze	Morris, Hal	1B	1994	5,198,445	66,383,026
11	43	joerat1	Tolan, Bobby	OF	1970	6,492,114	74,587,904
11	44	njbigwig	Mitchell, Kevin	1B	1994	5,976,666	78,700,704
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
12	45	ejstockman	Castillo, Luis	SP	2019	5,586,975	71,611,559
12	46	schwarze	Brosnan, Jim	RP	1960	3,375,250	69,758,276
12	47	joerat1	Franco, John	RP	1988	2,914,263	77,502,167
12	48	njbigwig	Ross, David	C2	2006	3,385,366	82,086,070
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
13	49	schwarze	Shaw, Jeff	RP	1997	3,178,055	72,936,331
13	50	ejstockman	McCool, Billy	RP	1964	3,034,987	74,646,546
13	51	joerat1	Broxton, Jonathan	RP	2014	1,743,496	79,245,663
13	52	njbigwig	Carbo, Bernie	OF	1970	4,444,270	86,530,340
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
14	53	schwarze	Keppinger, Jeff	IF	2007	2,462,719	75,399,050
14	54	ejstockman	Harnisch, Pete	SP	1998	5,468,555	80,115,101
14	55	joerat1	Hughes, Jared	RP	2018	2,458,849	81,704,512
14	56	njbigwig	Parker, Dave	OF	1985	6,113,438	92,643,778
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
15	57	schwarze	Billingham, Jack	SP	1973	7,247,619	82,646,669
15	58	ejstockman	Lewis, Mark	IF	1995	1,642,260	81,757,361
15	59	joerat1	Nelson, Roger	RP	1974	2,067,381	83,771,893
15	60	njbigwig	Doran, Bill	PH	1990	1,053,035	93,696,813
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
16	61	ejstockman	Stynes, Chris	3B	2000	3,260,947	85,018,308
16	62	schwarze	Phillips, Brandon	2B	2011	6,929,481	89,576,150
16	63	joerat1	Suarez, Eugenio	3B	2019	5,075,593	88,847,486
16	64	njbigwig	Reese, Pokey	IF	1999	5,961,812	99,658,625
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
17	65	ejstockman	Bridges, Marshall	RP	1960	1,188,779	86,207,087
17	66	joerat1	Riedling, John	RP	2001	1,163,236	90,010,722
17	67	schwarze	Griffey Jr., Ken	OF	2000	6,477,437	96,053,587
17	68	njbigwig	Charlton, Norm	RP	1989	2,976,561	102,635,186
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
18	69	ejstockman	Rhodes, Arthur	RP	2009	1,801,876	88,008,963
18	70	joerat1	Ellis, Sammy	RP	1964	3,532,442	93,543,164
18	71	schwarze	Lesley, Brad	RP	1982	1,283,698	97,337,285
18	72	njbigwig	Myers, Randy	RP	1990	2,709,398	105,344,584
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
19	73	ejstockman	Hernandez, Ramon	C	2010	3,096,261	91,105,224
19	74	joerat1	Barnhart, Tucker	C	2017	3,448,211	96,991,375
19	75	schwarze	Guillen, Jose	OF	2003	3,960,993	101,298,278
19	76	njbigwig	Iglesias, Raisel	RP	2017	2,480,502	107,825,086
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
20	77	ejstockman	Bailey, Ed	C2	1960	4,273,358	95,378,582
20	78	joerat1	Hanigan, Ryan	C2	2010	2,273,354	99,264,729
20	79	schwarze	Hoover, J.J.	RP	2012	1,129,932	102,428,210
20	80	njbigwig	Masset, Nick	RP	2009	2,424,509	110,249,595
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
21	81	ejstockman	Jones, Tracy	PH	1986	965,093	96,343,675
21	82	joerat1	Peraza, Jose	IF	2016	2,006,742	101,271,471
21	83	schwarze	Gullett, Don	SP	1971	5,271,540	107,699,750
21	84	njbigwig	Brantley, Jeff	RP	1994	2,823,977	113,073,572
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
22	85	ejstockman	Acevedo, Jose	RP	2003	943,904	97,287,579
22	86	joerat1	Collins, Dave	OF	1979	2,708,513	103,979,984
22	87	schwarze	Nunnally, Jon	PH	1997	2,321,996	110,021,746
22	88	njbigwig	Pastore, Frank	SP	1980	5,050,516	118,124,088
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
23	89	ejstockman	Hall, Tom	RP	1972	4,093,401	101,380,980
23	90	joerat1	Hairston Jr., Jerry	IF	2008	2,403,120	106,383,104
23	91	schwarze	Sarmiento, Manny	RP	1976	1,242,318	111,264,064
23	92	njbigwig	Eastwick, Rawly	RP	1976	3,174,199	121,298,287
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
24	93	ejstockman	Dickerson, Chris	OF	2008	1,238,468	102,619,448
24	94	joerat1	Kelly, Roberto	OF	1993	3,452,041	109,835,145
24	95	schwarze	Alonso, Yonder	1B	2011	809,955	112,074,019
24	96	njbigwig	Burton, Jared	RP	2007	1,373,417	122,671,704
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Round	Pick	OWNER	PLAYER, POS	Pos	Year	Salary	Cumul. Salary
25	97	ejstockman	Auerbach, Rick	IF	1978	617,280	103,236,728
25	98	joerat1	Lynch, Jerry	OF	1961	2,126,067	111,961,212
25	99	schwarze	Hamilton, Billy	OF	2016	3,706,964	115,780,983
25	100	njbigwig	Sabo, Chris	3B	1988	5,353,754	128,025,458

A quick recap of my draft...

Pick 1.3 - Barry Larkin (ss)
Picking #3 overall, I knew I wasn't getting Joe Morgan. I was never taking Tom Seaver (he always underperforms for me). My decision was going to be between Bench and Frank Robinson. When Rose went #2, I figured out that I am a lock to get either Bench or Robinson with my round 2 pick if I took Larkin first.

Pick 2.2 - Johnny Bench (c)
ejstockman took Chapman & Votto, so I still had the same choice. Bench was the only good full-time catcher, so if I passed on him, I would have to piece together something in the later rounds. I know Bench doesn't perform well in the sim, but it's all relative. He was clearly the best choice, based on position scarcity.

Pick 3.2 - Frank Robinson (of)
Not a shock that Cueto, Seaver & Soto went. Jose Rijo was the seemingly obvious choice, but how can I pass on a guy i strongly considered taking in round 1. Let's have some fun and score some runs. I already know that I am playing in Great American Ballpark with the +2 HRs. Of course, Rijo gets taken two picks later.

Round 4.3 - Gary Nolan (sp1)
I so badly wanted to take George Foster here. What an offense I would have (although that would make 4 right handed power hitters). I need a SP that has a low HR rate and Gary Nolan recently pitched well for me in the Rule V league.

Round 5.3 - Jim O'Toole (sp2)
I was thinking about taking Abernathy here, but joerat1 sniped him right in front of me. I had Rob Dibble all typed in and ready to submit, but then I realized there was a big drop-off in SP if i missed out on O'Toole. Foster is also still on the board. So tempting. I also figured out that if njbigwig took Dibble after me, he would jump me in the draft order next round by 25K.

Round 6.4 - Rob Murphy (rp)
Unbelievable. Of course njbigwig not only takes Dibble but then grabs George Foster in the only round he picked in front of me (other than round 1). I need a RP who doesn't give up HRs. There is no position player that merits a pick here. No SP worth taking either.

Round 7.2 - Bill Henry (rp)
The cheap Murphy pick allowed me to jump to pick 2 this round. I considered Tony Perez here (another RH power hitter) and also Scooter Gennett, but 2B is a deep position. When nothing else jumps out, it's RP time.

Round 8.2 - Gabe White (rp)
Of course, Tony Perez goes... That's ok - I need some left-handed or switch hitter with gopd OBP to set the table for my power hitters. Taking the best RP on the board.

Round 9.1 - Bip Roberts (3b)
Scooter Gennett goes. I will continue to wait on 2B. Need a 3B here. Best OBP and also a switch hitter. Easy choice.

Round 10.2 - Kal Daniels (of)
I started looking at 1B, which is usually a deep position. But for some reason, it isn't that deep for the Reds. I had my eye on Sean Casey with this pick and joerat1 got me again. Hal Morris is the next in line, but I will wait. I need another lefty with good on base. Kal Daniels ins't a full time hitter, but his stats are awesome in 430 PA (.335 / .429 / .606).

Round 11.2 - Hal Morris (1b)
He doesn't have the pop that Casey does and is a worst fielder, but .332 / .383 / .474 isn't terrible. His best feature is he's another lefty. Now I have more balance, with three righties, two lefties and a switch-hitter.

Round 12.2 - Jim Brosnan (rp)
Round 13.1 - Jeff Shaw (rp)
This is where I probably should have completed my offense, but I still didn't have a right-handed relief pitcher. Nobody had taken a RP since I took G.White 15 picks ago (I could have waited). I should have grabbed either Bernie Carbo or Dave Parker. But I decided to wait. Remember that I only have two starting pitchers, so I am trying to get as many solid RP's as possible. Pretty much everybody had their OF filled.

Round 14.1 - Jeff Keppinger (2b/3b/ss)
I went to bed after the Shaw pick and had decided I was taking Bernie Carbo and his .454 OBP with my next pick. njbigwig takes him one pick before me. What the hell? He already had Foster, E.Davis & K.Mitchell. Oh, I guess Mitchell can't play full-time. Well that sucks. I should have taken Parker here, but Griffey Jr. is still out there as a fallback option. So I grabbed the best part-time 2B/3B/SS, which I need to cover for Larkin/Roberts (and possibly 2B if I take Doran).

Round 15.1 - Jack Billingham (sp3)
I thought everybody had OF covered, but njbigwig takes his 5th outfielder in Dave Parker. I guess Mitchell is moving to 1B, now. Is he trying to screw me? This is round 15 and he has only 4 pitcher but 5 outfielders. Anyway, I need SP innings and Billingham has 294 medicore innings. I am gambling that nobody will take Griffey Jr., otherwise I will be stuck with Adam Dunn.

Round 16.2 - Brandon Phillips (2b)
I actually targeted Bill Doran (488 pa) as my starting 2b because of his .415 obp and the fact he's a switch hitter. Guess what, njbigwig took his 67-pa season right in front of me again. Better get that pinch hitter before your 2nd RP or 3rd SP. Actually, I might not have gotten Doran. ejstockman jumped in front of me this round and may have taken Doran to play 3B. I guess I will settle for a $6.9 million, A/A second basemen that hit .305. Like I said, 2B was deep. (I would've been fine with Todd Walker, who didn't even get drafted).

Round 17.3 - Ken Griffey Jr. (of)
Not as good a hitter as Dave Parker, but at least he's an A+ range in the outfield, so there's that. Funny thing is... I wanted Doran/Parker, but settled for much better fielders in Phillips/Griffey Jr. (with only a slight downgrade in hitting).

Round 18.3 - Brad Lesley (rp)
The short-inning relievers are starting to get drafted.

Round 19.3 - Jose Guillen (of)
This was actually the last "must-have" player for me. I needed a platoon partner for Daniels. The rest of the picks are extra pitchers and pinch hitters. Billy Hamilton is a defensive replacement (B/A+) and a great pinch runner.

Round 20.3 - J.J. Hoover (rp)
Round 21.3 - Don Gullett (sp4)
Round 22.3 - Jon Nunnally (of/ph)
Round 23.3 - Manny Sarmiento (rp)
Round 24.3 - Yonder Alonso (1b/ph)
Round 25.3 - Billy Hamlton (of/pr)

Love the write up schwarze - now you know why I wanted to be in a different division than the Bigwig

I don’t usually do these draft write ups, don’t want to let too many people inside my head for it’s a scary place but I feel the need for redemption.

Pick 1.1 – Joe Morgan 2B
My all-time favorite player. No brainer, so happy to have 1^st pick since my friend, PedroCerrano had the first pick overall the last couple of times. (1970’s and Red Sox draft)

Pick 2.4 – Tom Seaver SP
I was hoping that Bench might slide down to me by some miracle, thought he was an automatic first rounder. I went into the draft thinking as a Reds fan that they never had any starting pitching so I have to grab three starters. Can’t go wrong with Seaver.

Pick 3.4 – Jose Rijo SP
That’s number 2. Very happy to get him here.

Pick 4.4 – Pete Schourek SP
That’s number 3. Felt it was a stretch and reach here but I was sticking to my guns to get three starters early. Seeing the hitters that are still available here (George Foster) made this the toughest pick BY FAR in the draft for me. In fact, after I made the pick, PedroCerrano (doing the Braves draft) reached out to me because he thought someone had hacked my account and made that pick. LOL

Pick 5.4 – Rob Dibble RP
A number of solid relief pitchers have been selected and I am torn between Dibble and Foster here. I saw if I took Dibble I would move up in the draft by one spot so I took Dibble because he is my favorite RP that the Reds ever had, hoping that Foster would slip through two more picks. Fingers crossed.

Pick 6.3 – George Foster OF
Christmas came early, I grabbed George. Again, one of the nicest and most humble players you can ever meet.

Pick 7.4 – Tony Perez 3B/1B
Tony was an easy choice, I can use him at third or at first. Outside of Votto, the Reds didn’t have a wealth of first basemen. I get some flexibility plus another one of the Big Red Machine.

Pick 8.4 – Eric Davis OF
Got skunked on Concepcion (part of the Big Red Machine – theme here) had to go in a different direction. Morgan is going to lead off, Eric the Red has a good glove, OBP and speed. I will bat him second behind Morgan and use the speed on top of the line-up. Besides Eric Davis is only one of two players in the history of MLB to steal 80 or more bases and hit 25 or more homers in the same season. Good enough for me.

Pick 9.4 – Zack Cozart SS
Light on plate appearances but the slugging percentage spoke to me. I will bat him low in the order and spell him with players with good gloves either Pokey Reese or Freddy Galvis, if I can draft one of them later.

Pick 10.4 – Johnny Edwards C
Need to draft a platoon at catcher since Bench wasn’t an option after the Morgan pick. Edwards bats lefthanded and had ample plate appearances to be the bigger half of the platoon, good place to start. I’ll take catcher, David Ross with my next pick to complete the platoon.

Pick 11.4 – Kevin Mitchell 1B
The Ken Griffey Sr. pick was a slap in the face for me. I wanted him (Big Red Machine theme) in my outfield, thought my luck would continue and he would slide some more. Took Kevin Mitchell for 1B, Perez now locked in at third. Ross can wait.

Pick 12.4 – David Ross C
The platoon is completed and it is good, not Johnny Bench good but certainly acceptable.

Pick 13.4 – Bernie Carbo OF
Morgan and catcher, Johnny Edwards are my only left-handed batters. Bernie’s on base percentage and left handed bat are a necessity, his glove is week but okay to play in OF with good fielders George Foster and Eric Davis.

Pick 14.4 – Dave Parker OF
Davis and Carbo (and Mitchell) are light on plate appearances, another left-handed outfielder will complete my outfield/first base needs. Was going to take Dave Parker or Ken Griffey Jr., despite the earring I took Parker because he had more plate appearances. Parker was the first player as I recall that wore an earring, certainly a scandal for this (then) teenager. Couldn't believe that Griffey Jr. lasted so much longer after my pick.

Pick 15.4 – Bill Doran 2B
Joe Morgan is batting lead off and has only 639 plate appearances, I need a platoon player with numbers worthy to platoon with Joe, enter switch-hitter Bill Doran.

Pick 16.4 – Pokey Reese 2B/SS
Helps complete SS spot with Zack Cozart and can spell Morgan/Doran at 2B.

Pick 17.4 – Norm Charlton RP
Okay, after grabbing three solid starters and Rob Dibble (833 IPs), I may have become a little overconfident that I can draft enough relief pitchers to round out my staff, certainly Schwarze has obtained enough relievers. Reds have always had good relief pitchers available so there should be plenty. 2nd Nasty boy – check.

Pick 18.4 – Randy Myers RP
3^rd Nasty boy – check. Trifecta completed.

Pick 19.4 – Raisel Iglesias RP
Just grabbing the best available innings for pitchers with over 70 IPs.

Pick 20.4 – Nick Masset RP
I was going to take Hoover… Plan 2, just grabbing the best available innings for pitcher with over 70 IPs.

Pick 21.4 – Jeff Brantley RP
Just grabbing the best available innings for pitchers with over 70 IPs. Thought for sure that Don Gullett would slip a couple of more rounds. Schwarze delivers a punch to the gut and will have to grab a lessor pitcher than anticipated. I went back and started counting Schwarze’s pitchers again, off the top of my head it seemed he had at least, twenty.

Pick 22.4 – Don Gullett, I mean Frank Pastore RP
Enough said.

Pick 23.4 – Rawly Eastwick, RP
Pick 24.4 – Jared Burton, RP
Pick 25.4 – Chris Sabo 3B, PR
Scott Rolen was my other option, but Sabo could act as a pinch runner.

Overall happy with the team. Pitching isn’t ideal, picked Riverfront with the .90 factor. Love the batting line up. Loved drafting with everyone, quickest draft that I have done in some time.