2018 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: Ohtani, Acuna star in prospects draft
We recently held our first ever prospects-only dynasty league mock draft, and once Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna were off the board, things got interesting. Check out the results.
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Have you played in a dynasty league yet? They're all the rage these days. Nothing comes closer to simulating the GM experience, and isn't that the heart of Fantasy Baseball?
We're making a concerted effort to represent it more in our content this draft prep season, what with a dynasty-specific top 100 and prospect rankings both combined and position-by-position. But you know what else is at the heart of Fantasy Baseball? The draft.
So here it is: our first ever prospects-only draft.
Not all dynasty leagues distribute prospects this way – and rest assured, this won't be our only dynasty-themed mock for 2018 – but many do separate the prospects from the major-leaguers. And so that's what we've done here.
To qualify for this draft, a player:
- Must not have more than 130 at-bats in the majors
- Must not have more than 50 innings in the majors
- Must not have spent more than 45 days on the active roster (September excluded)
- Must be under contract with a major-league organization
And here's who took part in this draft:
- Ralph Lifshitz, Razzball
- George Maselli, CBS Sports
- Chris Welsh, In This League podcast
- Scott White, CBS Sports
- Chris Towers, CBS Sports
- Jeff Tobin, CBS Sports
- Michael Hurcomb, CBS Sports
- Adam Aizer, CBS Sports
- malamoney, Razzball
- R.J. White, CBS Sports
- Heath Cummings, CBS Sports
- Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports
You'll notice some owners went all-out for upside. Others targeted prospects with a more immediate payoff. I tried to strike a balance between the two, the nature of prospects being that there are no sure things anyway. This time a year ago, Rhys Hoskins was seen as more of an "immediate payoff" than an "upside" guy, and now every dynasty owner wishes he had him.
| Round 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 1 | Chris Towers | |
| 2 | Matt Heckman | |
| 3 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 4 | Zac Morain | |
| 5 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 6 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 7 | Daniel Labude | |
| 8 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 9 | Scott White | |
| 10 | Matt Morris | |
| 11 | Tim Kanak | |
| 12 | Michael Polidoro | |
| Round 2 | ||
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 13 | Michael Polidoro | |
| 14 | Tim Kanak | |
| 15 | Matt Morris | |
| 16 | Scott White | |
| 17 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 18 | Daniel Labude | |
| 19 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 20 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 21 | Zac Morain | |
| 22 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 23 | Matt Heckman | |
| 24 | Chris Towers | |
| Round 3 | ||
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 25 | Chris Towers | |
| 26 | Matt Heckman | |
| 27 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 28 | Zac Morain | |
| 29 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 30 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 31 | Daniel Labude | |
| 32 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 33 | Scott White | |
| 34 | Matt Morris | |
| 35 | Tim Kanak | |
| 36 | Michael Polidoro | |
| Round 4 | ||
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 37 | Michael Polidoro | |
| 38 | Tim Kanak | |
| 39 | Matt Morris | |
| 40 | Scott White | |
| 41 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 42 | Daniel Labude | |
| 43 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 44 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 45 | Zac Morain | |
| 46 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 47 | Matt Heckman | |
| 48 | Chris Towers | |
| Round 5 | ||
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 49 | Chris Towers | |
| 50 | Matt Heckman | |
| 51 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 52 | Zac Morain | |
| 53 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 54 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 55 | Daniel Labude | |
| 56 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 57 | Scott White | |
| 58 | Matt Morris | |
| 59 | Tim Kanak | |
| 60 | Michael Polidoro | |
| Round 6 | ||
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 61 | Michael Polidoro | |
| 62 | Tim Kanak | |
| 63 | Matt Morris | |
| 64 | Scott White | |
| 65 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 66 | Daniel Labude | |
| 67 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 68 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 69 | Zac Morain | |
| 70 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 71 | Matt Heckman | |
| 72 | Chris Towers | |
| Round 7 | ||
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 73 | Chris Towers | |
| 74 | Matt Heckman | |
| 75 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 76 | Zac Morain | |
| 77 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 78 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 79 | Daniel Labude | |
| 80 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 81 | Scott White | |
| 82 | Matt Morris | |
| 83 | Tim Kanak | |
| 84 | Michael Polidoro | |
| Round 8 | ||
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 85 | Michael Polidoro | |
| 86 | Tim Kanak | |
| 87 | Matt Morris | |
| 88 | Scott White | |
| 89 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 90 | Daniel Labude | |
| 91 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 92 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 93 | Zac Morain | |
| 94 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 95 | Matt Heckman | |
| 96 | Chris Towers | |
| Round 9 | ||
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 97 | Chris Towers | |
| 98 | Matt Heckman | |
| 99 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 100 | Zac Morain | |
| 101 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 102 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 103 | Daniel Labude | |
| 104 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 105 | Scott White | |
| 106 | Matt Morris | |
| 107 | Tim Kanak | |
| 108 | Michael Polidoro | |
| Round 10 | ||
| Pos | Team | Player |
| 109 | Michael Polidoro | |
| 110 | Tim Kanak | |
| 111 | Matt Morris | |
| 112 | Scott White | |
| 113 | Doc Eisenhauer | |
| 114 | Daniel Labude | |
| 115 | Jeffrey Paternostro | |
| 116 | Lucas Staggs | |
| 117 | Zac Morain | |
| 118 | Jeremy Heist | |
| 119 | Matt Heckman | |
| 120 | Chris Towers | |
| Chris Towers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 25 | |
| 4 | 48 | |
| 5 | 49 | |
| 6 | 72 | |
| 7 | 73 | |
| 8 | 96 | |
| 9 | 97 | |
| 10 | 120 | |
| Matt Heckman | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 23 | |
| 3 | 26 | |
| 4 | 47 | |
| 5 | 50 | |
| 6 | 71 | |
| 7 | 74 | |
| 8 | 95 | |
| 9 | 98 | |
| 10 | 119 | |
| Jeremy Heist | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 22 | |
| 3 | 27 | |
| 4 | 46 | |
| 5 | 51 | |
| 6 | 70 | |
| 7 | 75 | |
| 8 | 94 | |
| 9 | 99 | |
| 10 | 118 | |
| Zac Morain | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 28 | |
| 4 | 45 | |
| 5 | 52 | |
| 6 | 69 | |
| 7 | 76 | |
| 8 | 93 | |
| 9 | 100 | |
| 10 | 117 | |
| Lucas Staggs | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 29 | |
| 4 | 44 | |
| 5 | 53 | |
| 6 | 68 | |
| 7 | 77 | |
| 8 | 92 | |
| 9 | 101 | |
| 10 | 116 | |
| Jeffrey Paternostro | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | 30 | |
| 4 | 43 | |
| 5 | 54 | |
| 6 | 67 | |
| 7 | 78 | |
| 8 | 91 | |
| 9 | 102 | |
| 10 | 115 | |
| Daniel Labude | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 31 | |
| 4 | 42 | |
| 5 | 55 | |
| 6 | 66 | |
| 7 | 79 | |
| 8 | 90 | |
| 9 | 103 | |
| 10 | 114 | |
| Doc Eisenhauer | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | 32 | |
| 4 | 41 | |
| 5 | 56 | |
| 6 | 65 | |
| 7 | 80 | |
| 8 | 89 | |
| 9 | 104 | |
| 10 | 113 | |
| Scott White | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | 33 | |
| 4 | 40 | |
| 5 | 57 | |
| 6 | 64 | |
| 7 | 81 | |
| 8 | 88 | |
| 9 | 105 | |
| 10 | 112 | |
| Matt Morris | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 34 | |
| 4 | 39 | |
| 5 | 58 | |
| 6 | 63 | |
| 7 | 82 | |
| 8 | 87 | |
| 9 | 106 | |
| 10 | 111 | |
| Tim Kanak | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 35 | |
| 4 | 38 | |
| 5 | 59 | |
| 6 | 62 | |
| 7 | 83 | |
| 8 | 86 | |
| 9 | 107 | |
| 10 | 110 | |
| Michael Polidoro | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 36 | |
| 4 | 37 | |
| 5 | 60 | |
| 6 | 61 | |
| 7 | 84 | |
| 8 | 85 | |
| 9 | 108 | |
| 10 | 109 | |
















