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Anyway Forsyth is up next.

Dipre wants Reid Brignac 2B/SS and RSFFL wants Joel Peralta RP

Plus, I feel like it's a lot easier to find reaches than it is steals. The reaches list took be a couple of minutes, whereas I spent a while on the "Steals" list.

I'm waiting for Dipre to make his damn pick (he's online but he changed his mind on who he wanted) and after I make his pick and RSFFL's pick, I'll post my "Steals" list. I have the list ready but I'm going to post it in a bit.

For the record, at the beginning I said that to avoid bias, I'm not including any of my picks in EITHER, the reaches or the steals categories. And in all fairness, Jeter was taken at the end of the 13th round, and the latest reach pick I posted was Jed Lowrie, who was picked in the 10th round. In addition, outside of Lowrie, all of the other reaches were in rounds 6 and earlier.

Since I'm bored and waiting for Dipre's picks. I decided to look at the chart and come up with my 10 reaches and 10 steals of the draft. I'm sure that one can make more choices than the names I'm listing, and for the sake of bias, I am NOT including any of my draft choices in either column. Note: Just because I label a pick a "reach" does not mean that it is a bad player or a bad pick, or that the team that picked him is a bad team. I'm just saying that relative to salary, time drafted, and other similar people available, that there could have been better choices and that these particular choices were taken before I thought they would be taken. :Note Reaches: Johan Santana SP: 21 million and injured. 5th round. Jeremy Hellickson SP: While he's most likely going to be a very good pitcher one day, I don't think that he'd be worthy of a 5th round pick. This will be his first full year in the AL East and while I can only speak for myself, I doubt that anyone else would have taken him within the first 10 rounds. King Felix Hernandez SP: One can argue whether or not he's the best pitcher in the game. More likely than not, he's among the leaders, however I would not consider him worthy of the 3rd overall pick, especially when the next pitcher wasn't taken until 14th overall. I think that there would have been a couple of pitchers that I'd have taken before King Felix (he costs 6.5 million), and that a top pick like that should have been a top position player. Albert Pujols 1B: In most fantasy drafts, this is a great pick. But in a $110 million draft for 25 players, one can spend about $4.4 million per player. Pujols therefore costs enough for 3.636 draft spots, or 14.5% of the entire payroll, probably not the best formula for the 2nd overall pick. Not to mention that 1B is one of the deepest positions, so at 16 million I'd have gone with many other 1B, even though that Pujols is no doubt one of the best players in the game. Pablo Sandoval 3B: Pablo Sandoval looked great at the beginning of his career, although he didn't look too good last year, which frustrated me since he was on my fantasy team. He was taken in the 4th round, and even at his low salary, I'd consider that a reach. CC Sabathia SP: This pick is not a reach because of talent, as nobody would deny that Sabathia is a great pitcher. However, he costs $23 million, enough for 5.22 draft spots and 20.9% of the entire payroll. He was taken in the 4th round to a team that already had 2 great pitchers, and went to a Yankee fan. I doubt that if there weren't any other Yankee fans in the redraft, that Sabathia would have been taken for a little while longer. Justin Morneau 1B: There are a few reasons why I considered this pick a reach. First off was the $14 million salary (3.18 draft spots and 12.7% of the total payroll), but what scares me more is that he had a season ending concussion (which f***** my fantasy team) and that Morneau went to a team that already had a high priced first baseman. Even in a regular fantasy draft this 5th round pick would have worried me, but in a salary capped league with another more expensive 1B, I think it was a reach. However, Divinity turned Pujols into Lincecum which shed salary and upgraded his team, so it worked out in the end. Jed Lowrie Utility: Jed Lowrie was taken in the 10th round, and was the latest pick taken of anyone I labeled a reach. He has the ability to be very good, but makes JD Drew and AJ Burnett look durable. He's the switch hitting (and skinnier) Nick Johnson. I don't think he's a good fit for a starting role and while his salary is good, I don't see him being worthy of a first half pick and I doubt that he would be taken this early if this was a Yankee fan board. Ervin Santana SP: When Ervin Santana is your first pitcher taken, you're in trouble. He costs 8 million I believe and was taken in the 4th round. Daric Barton 1B: Barton came cheap, but he doesn't fit the stereotype hitter for a 1B, and was taken way too early in the 6th round. He can get on base, but not too much else. In addition, as mentioned before, 1B is a very deep position, and Barton was taken before many better options. I'll come out with my "steals" list shortly.

Dipre is awake and will have his pick shortly, and I will follow it with RSFFL's selection.

Since I'm bored, in the near future I'm going to make a list of steals/reaches. Still waiting on Dipre to send me his pick.

And to add (in case anyone is panicking) it doesn't mean that your team is disqualified or anything if you did use someone that's out of position. It might be a small factor in voting or rankings, but something like that is HIGHLY UNLIKELY to be a determining factor in a matchup. It may be something to include in the rationale behind a decision, but it certainly won't be a deciding factor or something that solely decides the outcome of a matchup. I just don't want anyone to lose sleep over it, but at the same time I would hope that people do their best to build a REAL team, and not a fantasy team.

Haha that avatar reminds me of the Family Guy episode with the Mel Gibson sequel to Passion of the Christ. Passion of the Christ 2: Crucify This. Let he who is without sin....kick the first ass.

Is there a way that we can block Flynnatic's avatar without directly blocking Flynnatic? That damn thing is giving me migraines, for real.

If he isn't listed on Cot's then I'd just go with 400k.

Dipre is up, unfortunately I don't have his pick and he isn't online, but I do have RSFFL's pick (and WB's pick) so we can keep the ball rolling afterwards. I'll try and hunt Dipre down.

Ytrb wants Placido Polanco 3B 5 million You're up Exman.

Will took Wilton Lopez (your 2nd pick) but it isn't a big deal. You sent me 3 picks so you should be fine.

One of your picks was already taken RSFFL, but since you sent me 3 picks you should be in good shape.

Sounds good RSFFL. I have Ytrb's pick and I think that Exman is online, so we can get it to Dipre and I imagine that I can get his pick in the near future as well.

In all fairness, I'd imagine that it'd be much harder to keep track of relievers, even though the chart is constantly updated because each team is going to have 7 relievers and the chart doesn't separate closers from set up men from middle relievers from loogy's etc.

I think WhiskeyBreath took him a while ago.

When you make your pick, I'll make Ytrb's pick and Exman will be up.

I got WB's pick. Phew.

Should we all take bets on who the next Ray to leave is? (Not counting Soriano or Balfour)

You sent me 3, but you took one of them and I think Exman took the 2nd one on your list. And they were all the same position.