2008 Draft -- Initial "Slow" Portion

[SultansOfSquat (Man)]

We will use this sticky thread to conduct the initial "slow" portion of the 2008 Draft. Please post your draft selection w/ pick #, player's full name, position and real life MLB team name, eg:

#1. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NY Yankees

Please consider carefully before posting your selection as you will not be allowed to change your selection after posting unless it was an illegal pick, eg. player is not available.

The pool of players eligible for the draft includes all the FA available players listed on the Yahoo FBB league site (after rosters are loaded) (here for batters and here for pitchers) *PLUS* those players that will be officially dropped as part of Part I of the Draft Process. And of course, players that are already drafted in this thread (but perhaps, not yet processed on Yahoo) will no longer be available as the draft proceeds, so please do check the last few picks to make sure your choice is valid.

To help the "slow" draft move along quickly and smoothly, please also contact the team owner w/ the next pick (whether via YIM or email) after you've made your selection. If you cannot contact the next team owner, then please contact me so I can find the next team owner to make his pick.

FYI, if you would like to leave a short list of pre-ranked players for me to make picks on your behalf (to help expedite the draft), please do let me know as well.


Official Draft Order (w/ selection updates)

Round 1 (22)
1. Highlanders - Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NY Yankees

Round 2 (21)
2. Highlanders - Jorge Posada, C, NY Yankees

Round 3 (20)
3. Highlanders - Chipper Jones, 3B/IF, Atlanta Braves

Round 4 (19)
4. Highlanders - Torii Hunter, CF, LA Angels
5. Chavez Ravine - Dan Uggla, MI, FLA

Round 5 (18)
6. Highlanders - Aaron Rowand, CF/OF, SF Giants
7. Chavez Ravine - Mark Buehrle, SP, CWS

Round 6 (17)
8. Highlanders - Mariano Rivera, RP, NY Yankees
9. Chavez Ravine - Mike Lowell, 3B, BOS

Round 7 (16)
10. Highlanders - Kosuke Fukudome, RF, Chicago Cubs
11. Chavez Ravine - Pat Burrell, OF, PHI

Round 8 (15)
12. Highlanders - J. R. Towles, C, Houston Astros
13. Chavez Ravine - Andruw Jones, CF, LAD

Round 9 (14)
14. Highlanders - Ken Griffey Jr., RF, Cincinnati Reds
15. Chavez Ravine - Adrian Beltre, 3B, SEA

Round 10 (13)
16. Naps - Raul Ibanez, OF SEA
17. Highlanders - Adam LaRoche, IF, Pittsburgh Pirates
18. Chavez Ravine - Mike Cameron, CF, MIL

Round 11 (12)
19. Naps - Jose Guillen, RF, KC
20. Highlanders - Troy Percival, RP, TB DRays
21. Chavez Ravine - Austin Kearns, RF, WAS

Round 12 (11)
22. Naps - Jay Bruce, CF, Cincy Reds
23. Highlanders - Francisco Cordero, RP, Cincy Reds
24. Chavez Ravine - Colby Rasmus, CF, STL

Round 13 (10)
25. Naps - Chase Headley, 3B, SD
26. Highlanders - Boof Bonser, P, Minnesota Twins
27. Chavez Ravine - Steve Pearce, RF, PIT

Round 14 (9)
28. Naps - Gio Gonzalez, P, OAK
29. Highlanders - Jon Garland, P, LA Angels
30. Chavez Ravine - Hiroki Kuroda, P, LAD

Round 15 (8)
31. Naps - Andy Pettitte, SP, NY Yankees
32. Highlanders - Aaron Heilman, RP, NY Mets
33. Chavez Ravine - Todd Jones, RP, DET
34. Big Wood - Eric Gagne, RP, MIL

Round 16 (7)
35. Naps - Chuck James, SP, ATL
36. Highlanders - Chris Duncan, IF/OF, St. Louis Cardinals
37. Chavez Ravine - Scot Shields, RP, LAA

**The "live" draft began at this point**

38. Young Guns
39. Big Wood

Round 17 (6)
40. Naps
41. Highlanders
42. Chavez Ravine
43. Guru's Island BP
44. Young Guns
45. Big Wood

Round 18 (5)
46. Naps
47. Highlanders
47a. Frothy Walruses *For the lost of Joe Kennedy
48. Chavez Ravine
49. Guru's Island BP
50. Young Guns
51. Gas Can Turtles
52. Big Wood

Round 19 (4)
53. Naps
54. Highlanders
55. Frothy Walruses
56. Chavez Ravine
57. Guru's Island BP
58. Young Guns
59. Gas Can Turtles
60. Big Wood

Round 20 (3)
61. Naps
62. Highlanders
63. Center for Ants
64. Frothy Walruses
65. Chavez Ravine
66. Guru's Island BP
67. Young Guns
68. Goodbye Slicers
69. Gas Can Turtles
70. Big Wood

Round 21 (2)
71. Naps
72. Highlanders
73. Center for Ants
74. Sultans of Squat
75. Frothy Walruses
76. Chavez Ravine
77. Guru's Island BP
78. Young Guns
79. Goodbye Slicers
80. Sneaker Pimps
81. Gas Can Turtles
82. Big Wood

Round 22 (1)
83. Naps
84. Highlanders
85. Center for Ants
86. Sultans of Squat
87. Frothy Walruses
88. Chavez Ravine
89. Guru's Island BP
90. Young Guns
91. Goodbye Slicers
92. Sneaker Pimps
93. Gas Can Turtles
94. Hounds of Hell
95. Big Wood

NOTE: (#) denote number of open roster spots for the round.

[SultansOfSquat (Man)]

The Draft commences at noon ET today.

Have a great draft, y'all!

[Highlanders (Ed)]

#1 - Alex Rodriguez, 3B, New York Yankees
#2 - Jorge Posada, C, New York Yankees
#3 - Chipper Jones, 3B/IF, Atlanta Braves
#4 - Torii Hunter, CF, Los Angeles Angels

[Former Chavez Ravine (Rob)]

4.5: Dan Uggla, MI, FLA

[Highlanders (Ed)]

#5 - Aaron Rowand, CF/OF, San Francisco Giants

[Former Chavez Ravine (Rob)]

5.7: Mark Buehrle, SP, CWS

[Highlanders (Ed)]

Round 6, Pick #8 - Mariano Rivera, RP, New York Yankees

[Former Chavez Ravine (Rob)]

6.9: Mike Lowell, 3B, BOS

[Highlanders (Ed)]

Round 7, Pick #10 - Kosuke Fukudome, RF, Chicago Cubs

[Former Chavez Ravine (Rob)]

7.11: Pat Burrell, OF, PHI

[Highlanders (Ed)]

Round 8, Pick #12 - J. R. Towles, C, Houston Astros

[Former Chavez Ravine (Rob)]

8.13: Andruw Jones, CF, LAD

[Highlanders (Ed)]

Round 9, Pick #14 - Ken Griffey Jr., RF, Cincinnati Reds

[Former Chavez Ravine (Rob)]

9.15: Adrian Beltre, 3B, SEA

[Naps (Jason)]

10.16 Raul Ibanez, OF SEA

[Highlanders (Ed)]

Round 10, Pick #17 - Adam LaRoche, IF, Pittsburgh Pirates

[Former Chavez Ravine (Rob)]

10.18: Mike Cameron, CF, MIL

[Naps (Jason)]

11.19 Jose Guillen, RF, KC

[Highlanders (Ed)]

11.20 Troy Percival, RP, Tampa Bay Rays

[Former Chavez Ravine (Rob)]

11.21: Austin Kearns, RF, WAS