Miracle Mock Part 2

The bottom half of the first round is not quite as easy to pin down as the top half was so there is the possibility of having some interesting picks here. With such a strong draft owners are wanting to make sure they grab someone who they can place that 5 or 3 year contract on. Coming in at ......

1.9 Oviedo Mets--(or is it the New Jersey Knights???).....tough to figure out here. We have a split personality owner here who on the one hand is an outstanding owner with a tremendous grasp of the game and more often than not makes the right moves at the right time. On the other hand we have the mind numbing whining complainer who is at serious odds with another owner whose name will not be mentioned here (Doyle). How these two personalities co-exist in the same body is beyond me, but I would sure like to be his pharmacist. I would have been able to retire long ago. The pick here is Mark Teixeira. Probably not worthy of a 5 year contract which is why I see Mike trying to move up in round 1. If he wasn't so "set" at OF as he says he is I could see him taking Upton or Stanton and dropping a 5 year on one of them. Doesn't seem to be his style though, but hey, who knows.

1.10 Mid-Michigan Tigers--Justin Upton.....This young star OF will get a 3 year contract from Keith unless he decides to move Miggy in the last year of his contract and place a 5 year on an up and coming star. I'm sure there would be some interest from those of us with empty 5 years should he decide to go that route. Otherwise Upton next to AJax in the OF would sure look nice.

1.11 Gaylord Dingers--Mike Stanton.....There have been some rumblings that a young stud may be taken real high up in this years draft. If it happens, this could be that guy. If not, Mike grabs Mike. Not too different from what happens most cold nights in Gaylord...at least according to the Herald Times gossip section. If Pujols stays put Stanton garners a 3 year.

1.12 San Antonio Fire Ants--Cliff Lee.....This could have been virtually anyone of the top 20 players and they would help the seriously depleted Fire Ants. Going all out last season put Sankey in a bind to start off 2012. Lee will at least give him a solid one/two along with Tommy Hanson. No way a five year goes here so other options may be explored.

1.13 Dallas Redbirds--Hunter Pence.....General consensus here has Hamilton/Cruz slotted to go to Dallas but with Doyle always sniffing around the championship playoffs will he really want to take on either of those injury risks in the first round. Pence is quirky but all he does is flat out rake. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Regardless of the pick I'm sure his bitch buddy will have something to say about it.

1.14 Rochester Red Sox--Paul Goldschmidt.....With Reynolds at 3B and Phillips at 2B this young star will shine brightly in Rochester. Thought perhaps Lawrie here and slide Reynolds over to 1B or possibly even Andrus to man SS but in the end I decided along with my buddy Glen Beck to buy Gold.

1.15 South Texas Heat--Brett Lawrie.....As much as I hate to see this guy end up in South Texas it will be a huge steal if he drops this far. First full year I could easily see 25+ HR, 90+ RBI and 25+ SB to go along with a solid average in a really good lineup in Toronto. With a Fathead already on his den wall, this pick is a lock.

1.16 DEFENDING CHAMPION Arizona Desert Swarm--Cole Hamels.....With a solid offense returning, with the exception of Beckham Josh takes the second best arm in the draft behind Lee and pairs him with King Felix and Chris (my arm is about to fall off from overuse) Carpenter. No 5 year contract given but a 3 year is not out of the question.

Any negative comments made toward owners was done for entertainment purposes only. I hold you all in the highest regard I look forward to other mocks coming out in the near future and certainly look forward to Reynolds tearing them all apart and saying how stupid we all are. There will be a ton of great talent available in the second round and I may even post a mock second round since this has been so much fun.