There has to be a final one, that last chance to test the waters before diving into a new season.

For the Head-to-Head points format, that final one came Wednesday, and I dare say it was our best yet. 

For the most part, things have crystallized since our first mock for this format back in November. Picking third, I kept waiting for some insane value to come my way. None did -- not until later, anyway. Everyone knew the score. Everyone did as you'd expect.

Well ... for the most part.

There were still some eyebrow-raising picks, as there are in any draft. Here are some of my takeaways:

  • I don't know what to do with the third pick in this format. Nolan Arenado is the safe choice, but in leagues with only 12 teams and 21-man rosters, isn't it worth securing a clearer advantage somewhere? Third base isn't exactly lacking, you know. In categories leagues, particularly the traditional 5x5, I've decided that Trea Turner is the way to go, and he may be in this format as well, seeing as stolen bases are worth two points apiece (he was the best shortstop on a per-game basis last year, so congrats to R.J. White for nabbing him 14th overall). I wanted to see how selecting the best starting pitcher would go, but since nobody did anything too wacky in the first two rounds, I wasn't thrilled with my hitter options thereafter.
  • The four super aces all went in Round 1, which is becoming more and more common the closer we get to opening day. Again, third overall probably isn't the best idea because of how it plays out in Rounds 2 or 3, but later in the first round, grabbing a starting pitcher makes sense. It's about as big of an advantage as you can secure at any position.
  • Zack Greinke's velocity concerns didn't really lower his price tag round-wise, but they did push him to the back of his tier, making him the 13th starting pitcher selected. It's not something I expect to continue in the regular season, though, and I don't see more risk for him than, say, Luis Severino.
  • The humidor hysteria may be subsiding a bit seeing as Paul Goldschmidt went seventh overall and A.J. Pollock in Round 5. Steals aren't essential in this format, remember, so I don't see the upside to taking either in those spots.
  • Marcell Ozuna and Justin Upton in Round 6 is something you'll see only in this format, where just three outfielders are required and the high-end pitches who gobble up innings all go for a premium.
  • Two good Grapefruit League starts have David Price back in Fantasy owners' good graces. He looks healthy, sounds confident and still has ace upside, but Round 6 isn't much of a discount given his elbow troubles of a year ago. Still, the paucity of pitchers with honest-to-goodness ace potential -- the ability to miss bats over 200 innings, basically -- would have had me weighing the risks just a round later.
  • Justin Turner's fractured wrist has spawned many a doomsday prophet, but Matt Williams of FantasyPros isn't one of them, grabbing him only a round or two later than he was going when healthy. Personally, I don't think it's a bad pick, but I also suspect Turner will be back before the end of April. I would have liked to see where he would have gone if no one shared my optimism.
  • Shohei Ohtani hasn't offered much reason for optimism this spring and is at risk of beginning the year in the minors, but Razzball's malamoney was undeterred. Round 8 is about as early as I've seen Ohtani go in a 12-team league.
  • After pointing out on Twitter this weekend that Ronald Acuna's average draft position was rising by the day and he might sneak into the top 70 before too long, I somehow nabbed him in Round 10. I suspect the three-outfielder, points-based format had something to do with it and not so much his recent reassignment to minor-league camp, which was expected all along. If I'm wrong, though, it's a big break for us Acuna believers who expect to have a stud outfielder by the third week of the season.
  • Matt Harvey, Steven Matz, Lucas Giolito, Sean Newcomb, Mike Foltynewicz, Marco Estrada and Jake Junis are all pitchers who are picking up steam this spring, and I think it shows in this draft. A month ago, they might have all gone undrafted.

So who were responsible for these picks? Here's the full cast of characters:

  1. Mike Kuchera, The Fantasy Man
  2. Phil Ponebshek, Patton & Company
  3. Scott White, CBS Sports
  4. Michael Florio, Frank Stampfl, Gregg Sussman, Fantasy BFFs
  5. Igor Mello, CBS Sports
  6. Adam Aizer, CBS Sports
  7. malomoney, Razzball
  8. Matt Williams, FantasyPros
  9. Paul Martin, Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports
  10. Chris Towers, CBS Sports
  11. R.J. White, CBS sports
  12. George Maselli, CBS Sports

And the scoring, just so we're all on the same page:

Hitter Stats

Pitcher Stats

Single

1 pt

Win

7 pts

Double

2 pts

Loss

-5 pts

Triple

3 pts

Save

7 pts

Home run

4 pts

Quality start

3 pts

RBI

1 pt

Inning

3 pts

Run

1 pt

Strikeout

0.5 pts

Walk

1 pt

Walk

-1 pt

Strikeout

-0.5 pt

Earned run

-1 pt

Hit by pitch

1 pt

Hit

-1 pt

Stolen base

2 pts

Hit batter

-1 pt

Caught stealing

-1 pt

Let's make it happen.

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Todd Hedberg
2 Chris Towers
3 John Huerta
4 Sean Millerick
5 Anthony Teague
6 Doc Eisenhauer
7 Scott White
8 Zac Morain
9 Chris Rossi
10 Chris Baskys
11 Nick Fox
12 Zach Ramsey
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Zach Ramsey
14 Nick Fox
15 Chris Baskys
16 Chris Rossi
17 Zac Morain
18 Scott White
19 Doc Eisenhauer
20 Anthony Teague
21 Sean Millerick
22 John Huerta
23 Chris Towers
24 Todd Hedberg
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Todd Hedberg
26 Chris Towers
27 John Huerta
28 Sean Millerick
29 Anthony Teague
30 Doc Eisenhauer
31 Scott White
32 Zac Morain
33 Chris Rossi
34 Chris Baskys
35 Nick Fox
36 Zach Ramsey
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Zach Ramsey
38 Nick Fox
39 Chris Baskys
40 Chris Rossi
41 Zac Morain
42 Scott White
43 Doc Eisenhauer
44 Anthony Teague
45 Sean Millerick
46 John Huerta
47 Chris Towers
48 Todd Hedberg
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Todd Hedberg
50 Chris Towers
51 John Huerta
52 Sean Millerick
53 Anthony Teague
54 Doc Eisenhauer
55 Scott White
56 Zac Morain
57 Chris Rossi
58 Chris Baskys
59 Nick Fox
60 Zach Ramsey
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Zach Ramsey
62 Nick Fox
63 Chris Baskys
64 Chris Rossi
65 Zac Morain
66 Scott White
67 Doc Eisenhauer
68 Anthony Teague
69 Sean Millerick
70 John Huerta
71 Chris Towers
72 Todd Hedberg
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Todd Hedberg
74 Chris Towers
75 John Huerta
76 Sean Millerick
77 Anthony Teague
78 Doc Eisenhauer
79 Scott White
80 Zac Morain
81 Chris Rossi
82 Chris Baskys
83 Nick Fox
84 Zach Ramsey
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Zach Ramsey
86 Nick Fox
87 Chris Baskys
88 Chris Rossi
89 Zac Morain
90 Scott White
91 Doc Eisenhauer
92 Anthony Teague
93 Sean Millerick
94 John Huerta
95 Chris Towers
96 Todd Hedberg
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Todd Hedberg
98 Chris Towers
99 John Huerta
100 Sean Millerick
101 Anthony Teague
102 Doc Eisenhauer
103 Scott White
104 Zac Morain
105 Chris Rossi
106 Chris Baskys
107 Nick Fox
108 Zach Ramsey
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Zach Ramsey
110 Nick Fox
111 Chris Baskys
112 Chris Rossi
113 Zac Morain
114 Scott White
115 Doc Eisenhauer
116 Anthony Teague
117 Sean Millerick
118 John Huerta
119 Chris Towers
120 Todd Hedberg
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Todd Hedberg
122 Chris Towers
123 John Huerta
124 Sean Millerick
125 Anthony Teague
126 Doc Eisenhauer
127 Scott White
128 Zac Morain
129 Chris Rossi
130 Chris Baskys
131 Nick Fox
132 Zach Ramsey
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Zach Ramsey
134 Nick Fox
135 Chris Baskys
136 Chris Rossi
137 Zac Morain
138 Scott White
139 Doc Eisenhauer
140 Anthony Teague
141 Sean Millerick
142 John Huerta
143 Chris Towers
144 Todd Hedberg
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Todd Hedberg
146 Chris Towers
147 John Huerta
148 Sean Millerick
149 Anthony Teague
150 Doc Eisenhauer
151 Scott White
152 Zac Morain
153 Chris Rossi
154 Chris Baskys
155 Nick Fox
156 Zach Ramsey
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Zach Ramsey
158 Nick Fox
159 Chris Baskys
160 Chris Rossi
161 Zac Morain
162 Scott White
163 Doc Eisenhauer
164 Anthony Teague
165 Sean Millerick
166 John Huerta
167 Chris Towers
168 Todd Hedberg
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Todd Hedberg
170 Chris Towers
171 John Huerta
172 Sean Millerick
173 Anthony Teague
174 Doc Eisenhauer
175 Scott White
176 Zac Morain
177 Chris Rossi
178 Chris Baskys
179 Nick Fox
180 Zach Ramsey
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Zach Ramsey
182 Nick Fox
183 Chris Baskys
184 Chris Rossi
185 Zac Morain
186 Scott White
187 Doc Eisenhauer
188 Anthony Teague
189 Sean Millerick
190 John Huerta
191 Chris Towers
192 Todd Hedberg
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 Todd Hedberg
194 Chris Towers
195 John Huerta
196 Sean Millerick
197 Anthony Teague
198 Doc Eisenhauer
199 Scott White
200 Zac Morain
201 Chris Rossi
202 Chris Baskys
203 Nick Fox
204 Zach Ramsey
Round 18
Pos Team Player
205 Zach Ramsey
206 Nick Fox
207 Chris Baskys
208 Chris Rossi
209 Zac Morain
210 Scott White
211 Doc Eisenhauer
212 Anthony Teague
213 Sean Millerick
214 John Huerta
215 Chris Towers
216 Todd Hedberg
Round 19
Pos Team Player
217 Todd Hedberg
218 Chris Towers
219 John Huerta
220 Sean Millerick
221 Anthony Teague
222 Doc Eisenhauer
223 Scott White
224 Zac Morain
225 Chris Rossi
226 Chris Baskys
227 Nick Fox
228 Zach Ramsey
Round 20
Pos Team Player
229 Zach Ramsey
230 Nick Fox
231 Chris Baskys
232 Chris Rossi
233 Zac Morain
234 Scott White
235 Doc Eisenhauer
236 Anthony Teague
237 Sean Millerick
238 John Huerta
239 Chris Towers
240 Todd Hedberg
Round 21
Pos Team Player
241 Todd Hedberg
242 Chris Towers
243 John Huerta
244 Sean Millerick
245 Anthony Teague
246 Doc Eisenhauer
247 Scott White
248 Zac Morain
249 Chris Rossi
250 Chris Baskys
251 Nick Fox
252 Zach Ramsey
Team by Team
Todd Hedberg
Rd Pk Player
1 1
2 24
3 25
4 48
5 49
6 72
7 73
8 96
9 97
10 120
11 121
12 144
13 145
14 168
15 169
16 192
17 193
18 216
19 217
20 240
21 241
Chris Towers
Rd Pk Player
1 2
2 23
3 26
4 47
5 50
6 71
7 74
8 95
9 98
10 119
11 122
12 143
13 146
14 167
15 170
16 191
17 194
18 215
19 218
20 239
21 242
John Huerta
Rd Pk Player
1 3
2 22
3 27
4 46
5 51
6 70
7 75
8 94
9 99
10 118
11 123
12 142
13 147
14 166
15 171
16 190
17 195
18 214
19 219
20 238
21 243
Sean Millerick
Rd Pk Player
1 4
2 21
3 28
4 45
5 52
6 69
7 76
8 93
9 100
10 117
11 124
12 141
13 148
14 165
15 172
16 189
17 196
18 213
19 220
20 237
21 244
Anthony Teague
Rd Pk Player
1 5
2 20
3 29
4 44
5 53
6 68
7 77
8 92
9 101
10 116
11 125
12 140
13 149
14 164
15 173
16 188
17 197
18 212
19 221
20 236
21 245
Doc Eisenhauer
Rd Pk Player
1 6
2 19
3 30
4 43
5 54
6 67
7 78
8 91
9 102
10 115
11 126
12 139
13 150
14 163
15 174
16 187
17 198
18 211
19 222
20 235
21 246
Scott White
Rd Pk Player
1 7
2 18
3 31
4 42
5 55
6 66
7 79
8 90
9 103
10 114
11 127
12 138
13 151
14 162
15 175
16 186
17 199
18 210
19 223
20 234
21 247
Zac Morain
Rd Pk Player
1 8
2 17
3 32
4 41
5 56
6 65
7 80
8 89
9 104
10 113
11 128
12 137
13 152
14 161
15 176
16 185
17 200
18 209
19 224
20 233
21 248
Chris Rossi
Rd Pk Player
1 9
2 16
3 33
4 40
5 57
6 64
7 81
8 88
9 105
10 112
11 129
12 136
13 153
14 160
15 177
16 184
17 201
18 208
19 225
20 232
21 249
Chris Baskys
Rd Pk Player
1 10
2 15
3 34
4 39
5 58
6 63
7 82
8 87
9 106
10 111
11 130
12 135
13 154
14 159
15 178
16 183
17 202
18 207
19 226
20 231
21 250
Nick Fox
Rd Pk Player
1 11
2 14
3 35
4 38
5 59
6 62
7 83
8 86
9 107
10 110
11 131
12 134
13 155
14 158
15 179
16 182
17 203
18 206
19 227
20 230
21 251
Zach Ramsey
Rd Pk Player
1 12
2 13
3 36
4 37
5 60
6 61
7 84
8 85
9 108
10 109
11 132
12 133
13 156
14 157
15 180
16 181
17 204
18 205
19 228
20 229
21 252