Now that the draft has come to a merciful completion, I must state the obvious- the Bombers are going to kick ass this year, running away in a one horse race. The rest of you are as close as you are going to get right now. Forget Willo's fiction you just read, the following is the truth. To prove my point, I have assessed the best and worst picks of the 24 rounds, scoring an owner with a 1 for best pick and 0 for worst for each round. This handicapping comes out dead on when the final teams are scrutinized in their entirety. This is proven by the fact that Prep's and Willo's teams are down in the bottom, an obvious conclusion. The rankings, with net differential are this: 1- Mags +9 A superb draft, especially in the last half. It's easy to pick in the first few rounds, gentleman. It's the insight and analysis in the last few that make a winner, you will all learn. Nine "best" picks; for your enlightenment they are Huff, Posada, D. Ortiz, Maddux, Floyd, and a strong late round finish with Williams, Wells, Mora, and White. Pure drafting genius. 2- Sobo +3 A distant second. No "worst" picks for the Tamales. His 3 "best" were Ramirez in rd 2, Cory Patterson, and Euby Durazo. 3- Gabes +2 As usual, Gabes kept picking guys about 2-3 rounds earlier than I thought they should go. He just can't hold back! Oswalt was not one of those premature picks, and was the best of rd 6. Two other winners were Drew (yes, I agree with your assessment) and Jason Bay. But Shawn Chuck-on lost you a point. 4- (tie)- Ike and A/A +1 Two solid teams with only one bonehead pick apiece. Ike, good picks with A-Rod (a no-brainer) and Aramis Ramirez, but Jeff Weaver blows and won you worst pick in rd 22. A/A, I loved the Vazquez and Redman picks, but Anthony, I know it wasn't your choice, so tell your Uncle that Al Leiter is still an ass, and he blows. 6- (3-way tie) Fox, Terry, and Hans net-0 Each had one best, one worst. Fox's were Cameron and Wilson, Ter's were Millar and Wells (you wanted David, not Kip), and Hans scored with Dimitri Young and Garret Anderson. You decide the best and worst. 9 - Andy -1 One best pick, Raffy, and two worst. Just couldn't resist Phil Nevin, could you. Buff. And not to be outdone by Willo's sleeper catcher pick, you dig up Victor Martinez. When Cleveland didn't sign Ugy, you must have been desparate to grab any Indian. 10- Another 2-way tie. Prep, and Jack demonstrated truly disfunctional draft strategy with net scores of -3. They each had a single best pick too, but stunk it up with 4 worsts apiece. Prep, if you are going to favor a home team past and present, I suggest you move to Atlanta. But your worst were A.J. Pierzynski, Sanchez, Mondesi, and D. Roberts. Jack started right off with 3 worsts in the early rounds (Abreu, Lee, and Podsednik) then Jamie Moyer before redeeming himself slightly with Mike Hampton. Too little too late. 12- Appropriately, the tunnel dweller is also this year's cellar dweller. Willo scored in with a net -4. Willo stunk it up with Rolen, Polanco, Mantei (a pussy), Hammock (surely you jest), and Greene (whoever he is). He salvaged one "best" with Alex Cintron in rd 15. Sometimes I think you try to make those shitty picks, starving for attention. Your wallet will be starving this year. Play ball. I'll be waiting for y'all at the finish line. Mags