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The big takeaway from our first Head-to-Head points mock for 2022 is that it's more straightforward than Rotisserie. In that format -- or any that uses traditional 5x5 scoring -- the need for stolen bases puts you in a bind at the start of the draft, where the obvious choices (Fernando Tatis and Ronald Acuna) have major injury concerns. The trend lately has been for Trea Turner to claim that top spot, which indeed checks the stolen base box but also feels like a major concession.

Selecting Juan Soto first in a points league, on the other hand, feels just right given his stellar strikeout-to-walk ratio -- not to mention everything. And Vladimir Guerrero, another non-base stealer, is an easy choice right behind. In this scoring format, which rewards stolen bases but doesn't so much require them, those two are on closer to equal footing with players like Tatis and Acuna, which means you don't have to concede anything on the health or performance front.

But wait, I'm saying two hitters should be first off the board ... in a points league? Yes, the move away from starting pitching, which I outlined in our initial Rotisserie mock for 2022, impacts this format as well, if to a lesser degree. In fact, not a single starting pitcher went off the board until Walker Buehler at Pick 6, and only eight were selected within the first 24 picks. Things heat up from there, but the bottom line is that the fervor for high-end pitching appears to be just a one-year phenomenon. It's mostly because the new ball has created more separation in the hitter ranks, making the elite ones worth paying up for again.

Some other observations:

  • Freddie Freeman, a probable first-rounder in this format, slipped all the way to the end of Round 2. I was relieved to see him go just before my pick since I already had Guerrero.
  • Max Muncy in Round 3 would make sense in this format, big walker that he is, if not for the recent revelation that he has UCL damage in his elbow and isn't healing as quickly as he'd like. I've moved him way down in my rankings.
  • I'm content with my selection of Salvador Perez in Round 5. I only had one hitter up to that point and was looking for the highest-impact bat I could find. A catcher who plays more regularly than most and homers twice as often as nearly all would seem to fit the bill. Jose Altuve, who went four picks later would have been my second choice, but I was able to snag my fallback second baseman, Ketel Marte in Round 8. J.T. Realmuto, the consensus No. 2 catcher, also went in Round 8, but I prefer my Perez/Marte pairing to Altuve/Realmuto, thank you.
  • Trevor Bauer going in Round 6 is ... interesting. Marcell Ozuna, who would seem to have a clearer path to returning, didn't go until Round 17, but it's true Bauer would likely be the more impactful of the two if he's indeed invited back.
  • Ryan Pressly in Round 5, as the second closer off the board, was another head-scratcher for me. Liam Hendriks, who might be the consensus No. 1 reliever, went more than a full round later.
  • I also didn't care so much for Steven Matz in Round 8 or Dinelson Lamet in Round 16 -- both should go undrafted, in my mind -- but I'll stop picking on other people now.
  • Round 12 was another pivot point for me. I went with Willy Adames for my utility spot, optimistic about what a full season at American Family Field could mean for him. But since it was for my utility spot, I could have had Nelson Cruz a round earlier instead of making Chris Bassitt my sixth starting pitcher.
  • Clearly, I still gave deference to starting pitching in this draft, which seems reasonable since there were only nine hitter spots to fill. It left me boxed out at the shallow third base position, though, where I'll have to hope for a rebound from either Yoan Moncada (Round 17) or Matt Chapman (Round 18). Could be worse.
  • The big relief pitcher-eligible starting pitcher picks, which are always a thing in this format, were Ranger Suarez (Round 7), Luis Severino (Round 13) and Cal Quantrill (Round 15).
  • Several prospects went off the board aside from the obvious Bobby Witt (Round 9). The most notable include Adley Rutschman (Round 12), Riley Greene (Round 16) and Julio Rodriguez (Round 21). Kind of feel like the Rangers' Josh Jung needs to be part of that group, especially given the scarcity at third base.

Anyway, here's who took part in the draft:

1) Micah Henry, New Life Fantasy (@FantasyCentral1)  
2) Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)  
3) Jake Wiener, Prospects1500 (@GatorSosa)   
4) Chris Mitchell, FantasyData (@CJMitch73)  
5) John Russell, TGFBI participant (@JohnRussell215)  
6) Phil Ponebshek, Patton & Company
7) Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports (@Roto_Frank)  
8) R.J. White, CBS Sports (@rjwhite1)  
9) Nick Mimikos, Stack Attack podcast (@NMimi)   
10) Nathan Judah, Express & Star (@NathanJudah)   
11) Raymond Atherton (@RaymondAtherton)   
12) Dan Gilbert, Fantasy Fisticuffs podcast (@DabberDanLit)

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