2012 Draft - Initial "Slow" Portion

[SultansOfSquat (Man)]

We will use this sticky thread to conduct the initial "slow" portion of the 2012 Draft. Please post your draft selection w/ pick #, player's full name, position and real life MLB team name, eg:

#1.1 - 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 (25)
1.1 Center for Ants

Round 2 (24)
2.1 Rusty Bagpipes
2.2 Center for Ants
2.3 Gas Can Turtles

Round 3 (23)
3.1 Rusty Bagpipes
3.2 Center for Ants
3.3 Gas Can Turtles

Round 4 (22)
4.1 Rusty Bagpipes
4.2 Center for Ants
4.3 Gas Can Turtles

Round 5 (21)
5.1 Rusty Bagpipes
5.2 Center for Ants
5.3 Gas Can Turtles

Round 6 (20)
6.1 Rusty Bagpipes
6.2 Center for Ants
6.3 Gas Can Turtles

Round 7 (19)
7.1 Rusty Bagpipes
7.2 Center for Ants
7.3 Gas Can Turtles
7.4 Aussie Stealers

Round 8 (18)
8.1 Rusty Bagpipes
8.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
8.3 Sneaker Pimps
8.4 Center for Ants
8.5 Gas Can Turtles
8.6 Aussie Stealers

Round 9 (17)
9.1 Rusty Bagpipes 17
9.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
9.3 Sneaker Pimps
9.4 Center for Ants
9.5 Gas Can Turtles
9.6 Aussie Stealers

Round 10 (16)
10.1 Rusty Bagpipes
10.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
10.3 Sneaker Pimps
10.4 Center for Ants
10.5 Gas Can Turtles
10.6 Aussie Stealers

Round 11 (15)
11.1 Rusty Bagpipes
11.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
11.3 Sneaker Pimps
11.4 Center for Ants
11.5 Gas Can Turtles
11.6 Aussie Stealers

Round 12 (14)
12.1 Rusty Bagpipes
12.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
12.3 Sneaker Pimps
12.4 Center for Ants
12.5 Gas Can Turtles
12.6 Aussie Stealers

Round 13 (13)
13.1 Rusty Bagpipes
13.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
13.3 Big Wood
13.4 Frank's Shasta's
13.5 Sneaker Pimps
13.6 Center for Ants
13.7 Gas Can Turtles
13.8 Aussie Stealers

Round 14 (12)
14.1 Rusty Bagpipes
14.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
14.3 Big Wood
14.4 Frank's Shasta's
14.5 Sneaker Pimps
14.6 Center for Ants
14.7 Gas Can Turtles
14.8 Aussie Stealers

Round 15 (11)
15.1 Rusty Bagpipes
15.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
15.3 Big Wood
15.4 Frank's Shasta's
15.5 Sneaker Pimps
15.6 Center for Ants
15.7 Gas Can Turtles
15.8 Aussie Stealers

Round 16 (10)
16.1 Rusty Bagpipes
16.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
16.3 Big Wood
16.4 Frank's Shasta's
16.5 Sneaker Pimps
16.6 Center for Ants
16.7 Gas Can Turtles
16.8 Aussie Stealers

Round 17 (9)
17.1 Rusty Bagpipes
17.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
17.3 Big Wood
17.4 Frank's Shasta's
17.5 Sneaker Pimps
17.6 Center for Ants
17.7 Gas Can Turtles
17.8 Aussie Stealers

Round 18 (8)
18.1 Rusty Bagpipes
18.2 Wondrous Pachyderms
18.3 Big Wood
18.4 Frank's Shasta's
18.5 Sneaker Pimps
18.6 Center for Ants
18.7 Gas Can Turtles
18.8 Aussie Stealers

Round 19 (7)
19.1 Senor Smoke
19.2 Rusty Bagpipes
19.3 Wondrous Pachyderms
19.4 Big Wood
19.5 Guru's Island BP
19.6 Frank's Shasta's
19.7 Sneaker Pimps
19.8 Center for Ants
19.9 Gas Can Turtles
19.10 Aussie Stealers
19.11 Naps

Round 20 (6)
20.1 Senor Smoke
20.2 Rusty Bagpipes
20.3 Wondrous Pachyderms
20.4 Big Wood
20.5 Guru's Island BP
20.6 Frank's Shasta's
20.7 Sneaker Pimps
20.8 Center for Ants
20.9 Gas Can Turtles
20.10 Aussie Stealers
20.11 Naps

Round 21 (5)
21.1 Senor Smoke
21.2 Rusty Bagpipes
21.3 Wondrous Pachyderms
21.4 Big Wood
21.5 Guru's Island BP
21.6 Frank's Shasta's
21.7 Sneaker Pimps
21.8 Center for Ants
21.9 Gas Can Turtles
21.10 Aussie Stealers
21.11 Naps

Round 22 (4)
22.1 Senor Smoke
22.2 Rusty Bagpipes
22.3 Wondrous Pachyderms
22.4 Big Wood
22.5 Guru's Island BP
22.6 Frank's Shasta's
22.7 Sneaker Pimps
22.8 Center for Ants
22.9 Gas Can Turtles
22.10 Aussie Stealers
22.11 Naps

Round 23 (3)
23.1 Senor Smoke
23.2 Rusty Bagpipes
23.3 Wondrous Pachyderms
23.4 Big Wood
23.5 Guru's Island BP
23.6 Frank's Shasta's
23.7 Sneaker Pimps
23.8 Center for Ants
23.9 Gas Can Turtles
23.10 Aussie Stealers
23.11 Portland Whiskeyjacks
23.12 Naps

Round 24 (2)
24.1 Senor Smoke
24.2 Rusty Bagpipes
24.3 Wondrous Pachyderms
24.4 Big Wood
24.5 Guru's Island BP
24.6 Frank's Shasta's
24.7 Sneaker Pimps
24.8 Center for Ants
24.9 Gas Can Turtles
24.10 Aussie Stealers
24.11 Portland Whiskeyjacks
24.12 The Birds
24.13 Naps

Round 25 (1)
25.1 Senor Smoke
25.2 Rusty Bagpipes
25.3 Wondrous Pachyderms
25.4 Big Wood
25.5 Guru's Island BP
25.6 Frank's Shasta's
25.7 Sneaker Pimps
25.8 Center for Ants
25.9 Gas Can Turtles
25.10 Aussie Stealers
25.11 Starry Firmament
25.12 Portland Whiskeyjacks
25.13 The Birds
25.14 Naps

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

[SultansOfSquat (Man)]

All,

In order to expedite the "slow" draft and make it just a tad easier for y'all (and leave less work for me), I'm going to unlock the add/drop function on Yahoo (as each team's draft entry point draws near) and let you guys do the player adds on Yahoo yourselves -- so this aspect will basically work like in the "live" draft. Just remember that you need to post your picks here as well, not just do the adds on Yahoo.

Hopefully, going this route works better and won't yield a mess. I will still check in periodically to make sure things are going smoothly -- and you should probably still be able to track me down on YIM or via email, if anyone needs me (even though I might stay invisible on YIM).

Happy Pick'n!


PS: For everyone else not drafting yet, it should go w/out saying that you should not be doing player adds on Yahoo when it's not your turn to pick yet. Thanks...

[Former Center for Ants (Brad)]

1.1 - 1B Albert Pujols, LA Angels

[SultansOfSquat (Man)]

Wow! Took you *THAT* long to decide on Pujols as 1st overall? ;D

Happy Pick'n!

[Rusty Bagpipes (Kris)]

2.1 Prince Fielder, 1B, DET

[Former Center for Ants (Brad)]

2.2 Jose Reyes, SS, Miami Marlins

[Former Gas Can Turtles (Slava)]

2.3 - Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX

For all those interested, he's immediately put on the trading block.

[Rusty Bagpipes (Kris)]

3.1 - Nelson Cruz, RF, TEX

[Former Center for Ants (Brad)]

Not sure this is a good pick, but...

3.2 - Micheal Young, 3B/MI, TEX

[Former Gas Can Turtles (Slava)]

3.3 - Billy Butler

I believe this is the second year in a row I'm taking him in the 3rd round.

[Rusty Bagpipes (Kris)]

4.1 - Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF

[Former Center for Ants (Brad)]

4.2 - Aramis Ramirez,3B, Milwaukee

[Former Gas Can Turtles (Slava)]

4.3 - James Shields, SP, TB

Wanted to wait 1 more round but don't want to risk it.

[Rusty Bagpipes (Kris)]

5.1 - Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL

[Former Center for Ants (Brad)]

5.2 - Logan Morrison, OF, Florida

[Former Gas Can Turtles (Slava)]

5.3 - Michael Morse, OF/IF, WAS

[Rusty Bagpipes (Kris)]

6.1 - Travis d'Arnaud, C, TOR

[Former Center for Ants (Brad)]

6.2 - Josh Johnson, SP, Miami Marlins

[Former Gas Can Turtles (Slava)]

6.3 - C.J. Wilson, SP, LAA

[Rusty Bagpipes (Kris)]

7.1 - Yu Darvish, SP, TEX