I may have psyched myself out for this one.

Or maybe not. It's always an uneasy feeling when one of your teams turns out so different from all the others, and in this case, it was entirely deliberate. See, we were drafting for a 10-team Head-to-Head points league instead of the usual 12-teamer, and when you change the size of the league like that, the player pool plays differently.

We've talked repeatedly about how position scarcity is no longer a thing with home runs so widely distributed across the league, but the effect is amplified when fewer players are needed at each position. It makes it even harder to see where you can gain an advantage over your opponents when everyone matches up so well everywhere.

So I resolved that, for as long as it was an option, I would take any player with a high probability of ranking No. 1 at his position. Turns out it was an option for six rounds — longer than I expected, frankly. I got Alex Bregman for third base, Freddie Freeman for first base, Ketel Marte for second base, Yordan Alvarez for ... well, for DH, but he has top-10 potential as a hitter, Xander Bogaerts for shortstop and J.T. Realmuto for catcher. Nothing wrong with those picks. 

What made it tricky is that I'm already fully on board with stacking the pitching staff at the start of a draft, seeing it as the clearest way to gain an advantage over your competition in 2020. It's the one true scarcity in today's game (well, other than stolen bases, which don't matter in this format), and when the drop-off comes, it's crippling.

My requirement in every draft, then, has been to grab four of my top 35 starting pitchers, which would normally mean having at least two, if not three, through six rounds. This time, I had zero.

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But of course, 35 stretches further with two fewer teams, and recognizing this, I still managed to come away with not just four, but five. It's just that the first is only Mike Soroka. And the four others — Carlos Carrasco, Corey Kluber, Lance Lynn and Shohei Ohtani — all have glaring concerns. If three of those five don't work out, the small advantages I gained at those hitter spots won't be enough to make up for the huge disadvantage I have at starting pitcher.

So would I do it again? I mean, it was a tightrope walk to come away with those five, so the uneasy feeling I have today could have been much worse. I think I expected others to back off starting pitching, too, recognizing that the urgency didn't need to be the same in such a shallow format, but they didn't really, which left me to pick through the leftovers. Meanwhile, some of the hitter values turned out to be ridiculous. I ended up getting Bo Bichette in Round 13 just because no one had a place to play him, including me. Had I anticipated that, I wouldn't have filled my DH spot so early (Round 4) and instead taken someone like Lucas Giolito or Aaron Nola to be my No. 1 starting pitcher.

But big swings are necessary in a league that's so shallow. If nothing else, you know there's an ample waiver wire to make up for them.

Here's who took part in this draft:

1) George Maselli, CBS Sports  
2) Nathan Judah, Express & Star (@NathanJudah)  
3) Phil Ponebshek, Patton & Company  
4) Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports (@Roto_Frank)   
5) Adam Aizer, CBS Sports (@AdamAizer)  
6) Nick Mimikos, Stack Attack podcast (@NMimi)  
7) B_Don, Razzball (@RazzBDon)  
8) Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)  
9) Joey Mellows, Baseball Brit (@BaseballBrit)   
10) George Kurtz, Sportsgrid (@GeorgeKurtz)

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