OK, all you roto-wannabees. Sit up, take notice. You will find out in moments how well you did or did not do. Mark these predictions down; they are your opportunity to peek into the future. They will either provide you a glimmer of hope or allow you to spend your time with other pursuits this spring, summer and fall. In order - the incompetent to the elite…. a.Preppy – Tell me how an educated person like you could be so inept. You are but another poster child of the waste and abuse that goes with the legal profession. Your downfall began early. Taking Delgado with your first pick was a downright mistake when Guerrero was available. And then there were the Twins…more failures. And then the washed up youths of yesteryear….Giambi, Hidalgo, Mondesi…Prep take this to the bank, while I take your $10/5 to my bank..…You have a lock on last place. Awful offense, moderate pitching equates to last place. b.Hans – Where were your consultants when you needed them? Another awful performance. You need to get worldlier. Accenting the Cubs and the White Sox does not meet the test. You’ll be begging me for Konerko’s autograph come July. The good news is that you have good balance between offense and defense. The bad news is that balance is poor in both categories. But Preppy does need some cellar company. c.Mr. Gabbermouth…Here he is, a president of a company. As many of us have seen the big wheels are good at skimming the cream but when it comes to the details they often need others to do the real work. Why employ Andy? So goes this owner. Quality picks in the first several rounds and then disaster. It must have been the trip to the south. It all started with Chacon from Colorado. Obviously the rocky mountain air will help his ERA. And then reality (and the hard work) started and Mr. V failed…miserably at that. Tell Jason Bay his doctor says helloo. Advise Johnson and Santiago that this is the major leagues. Peavy, Lee, Garland?? A tremmbblling pitching staff…Just awful. Enjoy the dampness of the cellar. Do you want to sweeten that side bet?? d.Mags – You have been spending too many hours under water. Come to the surface and breathe some fresh air. That was a great decision to pick tenth so that you could get a broken Yankee. You should enjoy, however, some of your offensive stats but stay away from reading the bottom half of the box scores. Let it be known early that your pitching is atrocious. No K’s, no saves, an alarming ERA. Well Rickover will be proud that you can dedicate yourself to work this summer as opposed to enjoying America’s favorite pastime. You should be ashamed…. e.Sobo – another glamour boy. Likes to rack up the offensive stats and miss the big picture. Escobar, Home Run Wakefield, Washed up Washburn. Don’t forget his aces Lawrence and Benson..what a pitiful pitching staff…Yes, you will enjoy ESPN Sportscenter. Thank God they don’t dwell on who is giving up those home run balls….Start making those trade calls early. Book $60/15 per category! f.Jack the donator – You might be able to market swampland in Florida but you are not capable of competing in rotisserie baseball. Where is the power? Oh yea, Junior will hit 70 HR’s from the hospital ward. Nomar (as in no more) is the answer when he’s playing. Posednik?, Ancient Finley? Grissolm? What were you thinking?? I do like the makeup of your pitching staff anchors however. In advance, thank you for you money. I will not accept an asbestos laden building in Indy as your barter payment however. g.Terry the Tormentor – you were cooked once you rolled over to the ICC on Phelps. People attempted to come to your assistance but you let the beauracracy dictate and this mentality is reflected in your team. The positive side is that you will not challenge for last. The negative side is that you will continue to only dream of making the top 50 percent of this astute league. You have a powerful offensive machine. Unfortunately you have an overpowering wasteland of pitchers. Not only a high ERA but also minimal IP’s, saves and K’s. Next year think balance. And don’t run and hide from our side bet. As you noted during the draft you are now a veteran therefore you can begin to donate to the Edwards collection agency. h.The Foxes – Let it be said again that your mom was priceless. It is understandable that your attention was diverted elsewhere. I am sorry to inform you that your early/late drafting strategy was your demise. Where is the pitching? Are you happy with the lowest innings pitched? How about them K’s (and W’s)? Enjoy the saves and also relish Ohka, Cordero, Pavano and Contreros. I hope you do better in your other roto-leagues. i. And now the 1st surprise….The Pinstripes….Congratulations doctor, you may smell the upper third. It is about time you invested all of that easily acquired patient revenue in those commercial roto-services. A very impressive display of offensive machinery. But again a typical Ikey pitching performance. Tell Nomo(re) that there better be more, fire up the Rocket and hope that Harden survives and Weaver gets hurt so that you can replace him. But nice job…not bad for the sporting mind impaired. j.Simply Amazing – Speaking of impaired…What was the answer? Gabbermouth said that you needed to remain sober while talking to his clients in DC and that must be the reason for your temporary sanity during the draft. A tremendous powerful machine that will unfortunately bottom-out in batting average. And how about those saves? Ugy is the answer! Enjoy the compliments. Now you have to demonstrate that you can manage a decent team. We know that you will fail once again. k.Albert/Anthony – Welcome back to the big leagues once again. It is so obvious that Albert told Anthony to retire to his locker-room so that he could assume control of the reins. A very strong draft. But where is the speed? How about that rock bottom batting average? Is Dunn done? Who is Munson? And how many innings will Edmonds and Sweeney play before the ambulance appears?? I guess it can again be blamed on Anthony if they fail. l.Mensa H’Men – once again the elite team of the draft. Quality offense, brilliant pitching, Mensa type management and superb picks repeatedly. It is a shame that Mr. Mensa must involve himself with mere mortals. As has been noted many times balance is the key in this league and the reason that Mr. Mensa’s checkbook’s balance is always in the black. As they say however there is always next year for you admirers. So get ready for those side bets. If some of you want to minimize your exposure it is understood. The H’Men never want to take advantage of others misfortunes.