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Prospect rankings, like my own top 100, are an industry staple, but their very existence gives them an authoritative quality that, frankly, is undeserved. We're not even comparing established players, but theoretical ones, which leaves ample room for disagreement. And opinions can shift even further when specifying a particular scoring format.

The goal of this mock was to draft only prospects, and with 5x5 Rotisserie scoring in mind. Maybe that meant pushing pitchers down a little. Maybe it meant emphasizing speed and deemphasizing plate discipline. It should have probably meant all those things, but the point is that it wasn't just for me to decide. I shared the task with 11 others:

1) Jake Wiener, Prospects1500 (@GatorSosa)
2) R.J. White, CBS Sports (@rjwhite1)
3) Chris Towers, CBS Sports (@CTowersCBS)
4) Rhys White, Prospects Live (@RhysBWhite)
5) Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports (@Roto_Frank)
6) Tim Kanak, Fantasy Aceball (@fantasyaceball)
7) Chris Blessing, Baseball HQ (@C_Blessing)
8) Phil Ponebshek, Patton & Company
9) Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)
10) Doug Roe, defending Podcast League champ
11) Drew Wheeler, Prospects Live (@drewisokay)
12) Chris Welsh, Prospect One (@IsItTheWelsh)  

The draft lasted 120 picks in all, taking us a little beyond a conventional top-100 list. We also did this same mock but with Head-to-Head points scoring in mind, and as you might expect, more pitchers were drafted in that one (41 vs. 27). Our approach to hitters also changed between the two formats, but in more subtle ways probably best exemplified by Ceddanne Rafaela. A potential jack of five categories but master of none whose poor plate discipline could hold him back in points leagues, he was the 70th player drafted in this one. He wasn't drafted at all in the other.

Round By Round
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
Team by Team
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