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With expert leagues like Tout Wars and the Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational (TGFBI) in full swing, the 15-team Rotisserie format has been under the microscope of late. It has become the go-to in analyst circles for the way it pushes the limits of the player pool without breaking it.

We decided to put together our own 15-team Roto mock for your consumption, filling in seven-man benches as well so you can get more complete picture of how we assess things at the lower end of the player pool  -- when prospects become worth targeting in the hope of a midseason call-up, which relievers are next in line for saves after the projected closers are gone, etc. You can compare it to the results of my Tout Wars draft just one day earlier.

Here's who joined us for this one:

1) Raymond Atherton, 810 Fantasy Baseball Podcast (@810Fantasy)
2) Nick Mimikos, Stack Attack podcast (@NMimi)   
3) Kevin Daly, Rotoheaven (@dalydigital)
4) Chris Mitchell, FantasyData (@CJMitch73)  
5) Jake Wiener, Prospects1500 (@GatorSosa)  
6) Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports (@Roto_Frank)
7) Rob Sherwood, Fantrax (@rob_sherwood)
8) Crab Jake, friend of Rob's
9) Kev Mahserejian, The Operating Room podcast (@RotoSurgeon)  
10) Chris Towers, CBS Sports (@CTowersCBS)    
11) Scott Engel, SportsLine (@scotteTheKing)   
12) Greg Lathrop, Triple Crown Fantasy Baseball (@roto_Greg)   
13) Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)
14) R.J. White, CBS Sports (@rjwhite1)  
15) Kayla Van Horn, former Podcast League participant

One of the benefits of these mock drafts is that they give me a chance to recalibrate my rankings based on what I'm actually experiencing. If I'm devastated to see someone else grab a player that I had five spots lower at his position, then I have to come to terms with that, whether by recognizing that recent circumstances warrant an upgrade or that perhaps I was too low on the player in the first place. It's especially useful in these 15-teamers that go deeper into my rankings than I'm used to exploring.

Players I'm prepared to move up in light of this draft include:

Here's how it all went down ...

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
2 Rob Sherwood
3 Eli Silverstone
4 Scott White
5 Tim McLeod
6 Frank Stampfl
7 Jesse Severe
8 Michael Rippe
9 JR Fenton
10 Garrett Atkins
11 Jeremy Heist
12 R.J. White
13 Nick Fox
14 Chris Towers
15 David Cassone
Round 2
Pos Team Player
16 David Cassone
17 Chris Towers
18 Nick Fox
19 R.J. White
20 Jeremy Heist
21 Garrett Atkins
22 JR Fenton
23 Michael Rippe
24 Jesse Severe
25 Frank Stampfl
26 Tim McLeod
27 Scott White
28 Eli Silverstone
29 Rob Sherwood
30 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 3
Pos Team Player
31 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
32 Rob Sherwood
33 Eli Silverstone
34 Scott White
35 Tim McLeod
36 Frank Stampfl
37 Jesse Severe
38 Michael Rippe
39 JR Fenton
40 Garrett Atkins
41 Jeremy Heist
42 R.J. White
43 Nick Fox
44 Chris Towers
45 David Cassone
Round 4
Pos Team Player
46 David Cassone
47 Chris Towers
48 Nick Fox
49 R.J. White
50 Jeremy Heist
51 Garrett Atkins
52 JR Fenton
53 Michael Rippe
54 Jesse Severe
55 Frank Stampfl
56 Tim McLeod
57 Scott White
58 Eli Silverstone
59 Rob Sherwood
60 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 5
Pos Team Player
61 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
62 Rob Sherwood
63 Eli Silverstone
64 Scott White
65 Tim McLeod
66 Frank Stampfl
67 Jesse Severe
68 Michael Rippe
69 JR Fenton
70 Garrett Atkins
71 Jeremy Heist
72 R.J. White
73 Nick Fox
74 Chris Towers
75 David Cassone
Round 6
Pos Team Player
76 David Cassone
77 Chris Towers
78 Nick Fox
79 R.J. White
80 Jeremy Heist
81 Garrett Atkins
82 JR Fenton
83 Michael Rippe
84 Jesse Severe
85 Frank Stampfl
86 Tim McLeod
87 Scott White
88 Eli Silverstone
89 Rob Sherwood
90 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 7
Pos Team Player
91 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
92 Rob Sherwood
93 Eli Silverstone
94 Scott White
95 Tim McLeod
96 Frank Stampfl
97 Jesse Severe
98 Michael Rippe
99 JR Fenton
100 Garrett Atkins
101 Jeremy Heist
102 R.J. White
103 Nick Fox
104 Chris Towers
105 David Cassone
Round 8
Pos Team Player
106 David Cassone
107 Chris Towers
108 Nick Fox
109 R.J. White
110 Jeremy Heist
111 Garrett Atkins
112 JR Fenton
113 Michael Rippe
114 Jesse Severe
115 Frank Stampfl
116 Tim McLeod
117 Scott White
118 Eli Silverstone
119 Rob Sherwood
120 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 9
Pos Team Player
121 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
122 Rob Sherwood
123 Eli Silverstone
124 Scott White
125 Tim McLeod
126 Frank Stampfl
127 Jesse Severe
128 Michael Rippe
129 JR Fenton
130 Garrett Atkins
131 Jeremy Heist
132 R.J. White
133 Nick Fox
134 Chris Towers
135 David Cassone
Round 10
Pos Team Player
136 David Cassone
137 Chris Towers
138 Nick Fox
139 R.J. White
140 Jeremy Heist
141 Garrett Atkins
142 JR Fenton
143 Michael Rippe
144 Jesse Severe
145 Frank Stampfl
146 Tim McLeod
147 Scott White
148 Eli Silverstone
149 Rob Sherwood
150 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 11
Pos Team Player
151 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
152 Rob Sherwood
153 Eli Silverstone
154 Scott White
155 Tim McLeod
156 Frank Stampfl
157 Jesse Severe
158 Michael Rippe
159 JR Fenton
160 Garrett Atkins
161 Jeremy Heist
162 R.J. White
163 Nick Fox
164 Chris Towers
165 David Cassone
Round 12
Pos Team Player
166 David Cassone
167 Chris Towers
168 Nick Fox
169 R.J. White
170 Jeremy Heist
171 Garrett Atkins
172 JR Fenton
173 Michael Rippe
174 Jesse Severe
175 Frank Stampfl
176 Tim McLeod
177 Scott White
178 Eli Silverstone
179 Rob Sherwood
180 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 13
Pos Team Player
181 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
182 Rob Sherwood
183 Eli Silverstone
184 Scott White
185 Tim McLeod
186 Frank Stampfl
187 Jesse Severe
188 Michael Rippe
189 JR Fenton
190 Garrett Atkins
191 Jeremy Heist
192 R.J. White
193 Nick Fox
194 Chris Towers
195 David Cassone
Round 14
Pos Team Player
196 David Cassone
197 Chris Towers
198 Nick Fox
199 R.J. White
200 Jeremy Heist
201 Garrett Atkins
202 JR Fenton
203 Michael Rippe
204 Jesse Severe
205 Frank Stampfl
206 Tim McLeod
207 Scott White
208 Eli Silverstone
209 Rob Sherwood
210 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 15
Pos Team Player
211 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
212 Rob Sherwood
213 Eli Silverstone
214 Scott White
215 Tim McLeod
216 Frank Stampfl
217 Jesse Severe
218 Michael Rippe
219 JR Fenton
220 Garrett Atkins
221 Jeremy Heist
222 R.J. White
223 Nick Fox
224 Chris Towers
225 David Cassone
Round 16
Pos Team Player
226 David Cassone
227 Chris Towers
228 Nick Fox
229 R.J. White
230 Jeremy Heist
231 Garrett Atkins
232 JR Fenton
233 Michael Rippe
234 Jesse Severe
235 Frank Stampfl
236 Tim McLeod
237 Scott White
238 Eli Silverstone
239 Rob Sherwood
240 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 17
Pos Team Player
241 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
242 Rob Sherwood
243 Eli Silverstone
244 Scott White
245 Tim McLeod
246 Frank Stampfl
247 Jesse Severe
248 Michael Rippe
249 JR Fenton
250 Garrett Atkins
251 Jeremy Heist
252 R.J. White
253 Nick Fox
254 Chris Towers
255 David Cassone
Round 18
Pos Team Player
256 David Cassone
257 Chris Towers
258 Nick Fox
259 R.J. White
260 Jeremy Heist
261 Garrett Atkins
262 JR Fenton
263 Michael Rippe
264 Jesse Severe
265 Frank Stampfl
266 Tim McLeod
267 Scott White
268 Eli Silverstone
269 Rob Sherwood
270 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 19
Pos Team Player
271 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
272 Rob Sherwood
273 Eli Silverstone
274 Scott White
275 Tim McLeod
276 Frank Stampfl
277 Jesse Severe
278 Michael Rippe
279 JR Fenton
280 Garrett Atkins
281 Jeremy Heist
282 R.J. White
283 Nick Fox
284 Chris Towers
285 David Cassone
Round 20
Pos Team Player
286 David Cassone
287 Chris Towers
288 Nick Fox
289 R.J. White
290 Jeremy Heist
291 Garrett Atkins
292 JR Fenton
293 Michael Rippe
294 Jesse Severe
295 Frank Stampfl
296 Tim McLeod
297 Scott White
298 Eli Silverstone
299 Rob Sherwood
300 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 21
Pos Team Player
301 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
302 Rob Sherwood
303 Eli Silverstone
304 Scott White
305 Tim McLeod
306 Frank Stampfl
307 Jesse Severe
308 Michael Rippe
309 JR Fenton
310 Garrett Atkins
311 Jeremy Heist
312 R.J. White
313 Nick Fox
314 Chris Towers
315 David Cassone
Round 22
Pos Team Player
316 David Cassone
317 Chris Towers
318 Nick Fox
319 R.J. White
320 Jeremy Heist
321 Garrett Atkins
322 JR Fenton
323 Michael Rippe
324 Jesse Severe
325 Frank Stampfl
326 Tim McLeod
327 Scott White
328 Eli Silverstone
329 Rob Sherwood
330 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Round 23
Pos Team Player
331 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
332 Rob Sherwood
333 Eli Silverstone
334 Scott White
335 Tim McLeod
336 Frank Stampfl
337 Jesse Severe
338 Michael Rippe
339 JR Fenton
340 Garrett Atkins
341 Jeremy Heist
342 R.J. White
343 Nick Fox
344 Chris Towers
345 David Cassone
Team by Team
Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
Rd Pk Player
1 1
2 30
3 31
4 60
5 61
6 90
7 91
8 120
9 121
10 150
11 151
12 180
13 181
14 210
15 211
16 240
17 241
18 270
19 271
20 300
21 301
22 330
23 331
Rob Sherwood
Rd Pk Player
1 2
2 29
3 32
4 59
5 62
6 89
7 92
8 119
9 122
10 149
11 152
12 179
13 182
14 209
15 212
16 239
17 242
18 269
19 272
20 299
21 302
22 329
23 332
Eli Silverstone
Rd Pk Player
1 3
2 28
3 33
4 58
5 63
6 88
7 93
8 118
9 123
10 148
11 153
12 178
13 183
14 208
15 213
16 238
17 243
18 268
19 273
20 298
21 303
22 328
23 333
Scott White
Rd Pk Player
1 4
2 27
3 34
4 57
5 64
6 87
7 94
8 117
9 124
10 147
11 154
12 177
13 184
14 207
15 214
16 237
17 244
18 267
19 274
20 297
21 304
22 327
23 334
Tim McLeod
Rd Pk Player
1 5
2 26
3 35
4 56
5 65
6 86
7 95
8 116
9 125
10 146
11 155
12 176
13 185
14 206
15 215
16 236
17 245
18 266
19 275
20 296
21 305
22 326
23 335
Frank Stampfl
Rd Pk Player
1 6
2 25
3 36
4 55
5 66
6 85
7 96
8 115
9 126
10 145
11 156
12 175
13 186
14 205
15 216
16 235
17 246
18 265
19 276
20 295
21 306
22 325
23 336
Jesse Severe
Rd Pk Player
1 7
2 24
3 37
4 54
5 67
6 84
7 97
8 114
9 127
10 144
11 157
12 174
13 187
14 204
15 217
16 234
17 247
18 264
19 277
20 294
21 307
22 324
23 337
Michael Rippe
Rd Pk Player
1 8
2 23
3 38
4 53
5 68
6 83
7 98
8 113
9 128
10 143
11 158
12 173
13 188
14 203
15 218
16 233
17 248
18 263
19 278
20 293
21 308
22 323
23 338
JR Fenton
Rd Pk Player
1 9
2 22
3 39
4 52
5 69
6 82
7 99
8 112
9 129
10 142
11 159
12 172
13 189
14 202
15 219
16 232
17 249
18 262
19 279
20 292
21 309
22 322
23 339
Garrett Atkins
Rd Pk Player
1 10
2 21
3 40
4 51
5 70
6 81
7 100
8 111
9 130
10 141
11 160
12 171
13 190
14 201
15 220
16 231
17 250
18 261
19 280
20 291
21 310
22 321
23 340
Jeremy Heist
Rd Pk Player
1 11
2 20
3 41
4 50
5 71
6 80
7 101
8 110
9 131
10 140
11 161
12 170
13 191
14 200
15 221
16 230
17 251
18 260
19 281
20 290
21 311
22 320
23 341
R.J. White
Rd Pk Player
1 12
2 19
3 42
4 49
5 72
6 79
7 102
8 109
9 132
10 139
11 162
12 169
13 192
14 199
15 222
16 229
17 252
18 259
19 282
20 289
21 312
22 319
23 342
Nick Fox
Rd Pk Player
1 13
2 18
3 43
4 48
5 73
6 78
7 103
8 108
9 133
10 138
11 163
12 168
13 193
14 198
15 223
16 228
17 253
18 258
19 283
20 288
21 313
22 318
23 343
Chris Towers
Rd Pk Player
1 14
2 17
3 44
4 47
5 74
6 77
7 104
8 107
9 134
10 137
11 164
12 167
13 194
14 197
15 224
16 227
17 254
18 257
19 284
20 287
21 314
22 317
23 344
David Cassone
Rd Pk Player
1 15
2 16
3 45
4 46
5 75
6 76
7 105
8 106
9 135
10 136
11 165
12 166
13 195
14 196
15 225
16 226
17 255
18 256
19 285
20 286
21 315
22 316
23 345

So which Fantasy baseball sleepers should you snatch in your draft? And which undervalued first baseman can help you win a championship? Visit SportsLine now to get Fantasy baseball rankings for every single position, all from the model that called Will Smith's huge breakout last season, and find out.