12-Team Roto Mock Draft Review: Picking Last

We recently completed a 12-team roto mock draft with the staff here at Fantrax to test out the new draft room features. I ended up with the last pick and was ecstatic to draft at the turn. In actual drafts I prefer picking more towards the middle than the ends. But, being that this was a mock draft, I was able to examine my strategy for drafting at the turn. I will go through my thoughts during this mock draft and give feedback on the selections that I made.

Roto Mock Draft Results

You can sort through the rounds of the draft by using the ‘next’ and ‘previous’ buttons below the table.

Round	Pick	Ov Pick	Pos	Player	Fantasy Team
1	1	1	SS	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Chris Clegg
1	2	2	OF	Juan Soto	JD0803
1	3	3	SS	Trea Turner	RotoTrax
1	4	4	3B	Jose Ramirez	ecross1990
1	5	5	SS	Bo Bichette	dyno_BB_5
1	6	6	1B	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Corbin
1	7	7	UT	Shohei Ohtani	Kirkseysports
1	8	8	P	Corbin Burnes	mheckman1
1	9	9	P	Gerrit Cole	@dynastyonestop
1	10	10	OF	Ronald Acuna Jr.	labluez
1	11	11	OF	Bryce Harper	Severe @dynsportslife
1	12	12	P	Brandon Woodruff	Lkritzeck14
2	1	13	OF	Mike Trout	Lkritzeck14
2	2	14	P	Walker Buehler	Severe @dynsportslife
2	3	15	OF	Kyle Tucker	labluez
2	4	16	OF	Mookie Betts	@dynastyonestop
2	5	17	3B	Rafael Devers	mheckman1
2	6	18	P	Max Scherzer	Kirkseysports
2	7	19	OF	Luis Robert	Corbin
2	8	20	2B	Ozzie Albies	dyno_BB_5
2	9	21	1B	Freddie Freeman	ecross1990
2	10	22	OF	Starling Marte	RotoTrax
2	11	23	3B	Manny Machado	JD0803
2	12	24	P	Shane Bieber	Chris Clegg
3	1	25	UT	Yordan Alvarez	Chris Clegg
3	2	26	OF	Cedric Mullins	JD0803
3	3	27	P	Jacob deGrom	RotoTrax
3	4	28	P	Zack Wheeler	ecross1990
3	5	29	P	Julio Urias	dyno_BB_5
3	6	30	P	Aaron Nola	Corbin
3	7	31	2B	Marcus Semien	Kirkseysports
3	8	32	OF	Aaron Judge	mheckman1
3	9	33	SS	Trevor Story	@dynastyonestop
3	10	34	P	Sandy Alcantara	labluez
3	11	35	P	Lucas Giolito	Severe @dynsportslife
3	12	36	P	Freddy Peralta	Lkritzeck14
4	1	37	1B	Matt Olson	Lkritzeck14
4	2	38	2B	Whit Merrifield	Severe @dynsportslife
4	3	39	OF	Tyler O'Neill	labluez
4	4	40	3B	Austin Riley	@dynastyonestop
4	5	41	OF	Teoscar Hernandez	mheckman1
4	6	42	P	Robbie Ray	Kirkseysports
4	7	43	SS	Tim Anderson	Corbin
4	8	44	P	Liam Hendriks	dyno_BB_5
4	9	45	SS	Xander Bogaerts	ecross1990
4	10	46	1B	Pete Alonso	RotoTrax
4	11	47	SS	Francisco Lindor	JD0803
4	12	48	OF	Eloy Jimenez	Chris Clegg
5	1	49	OF	Byron Buxton	Chris Clegg
5	2	50	P	Logan Webb	JD0803
5	3	51	3B	Nolan Arenado	RotoTrax
5	4	52	P	Chris Sale	ecross1990
5	5	53	SS	Wander Franco	dyno_BB_5
5	6	54	P	Josh Hader	Corbin
5	7	55	1B	Paul Goldschmidt	Kirkseysports
5	8	56	SS	Corey Seager	mheckman1
5	9	57	OF	Nick Castellanos	@dynastyonestop
5	10	58	C	Salvador Perez	labluez
5	11	59	3B	Alex Bregman	Severe @dynsportslife
5	12	60	OF	George Springer	Lkritzeck14
6	1	61	2B	Ketel Marte	Lkritzeck14
6	2	62	1B	Jose Abreu	Severe @dynsportslife
6	3	63	P	Luis Castillo	labluez
6	4	64	P	Dylan Cease	@dynastyonestop
6	5	65	P	Max Fried	mheckman1
6	6	66	2B	Jose Altuve	Kirkseysports
6	7	67	OF	Bryan Reynolds	Corbin
6	8	68	OF	Randy Arozarena	dyno_BB_5
6	9	69	2B	Brandon Lowe	ecross1990
6	10	70	P	Jack Flaherty	RotoTrax
6	11	71	P	Kevin Gausman	JD0803
6	12	72	SS	Javier Baez	Chris Clegg
7	1	73	C	Will Smith	Chris Clegg
7	2	74	P	Lance Lynn	JD0803
7	3	75	P	Emmanuel Clase	RotoTrax
7	4	76	P	Joe Musgrove	ecross1990
7	5	77	P	Trevor Rogers	dyno_BB_5
7	6	78	P	Jose Berrios	Corbin
7	7	79	OF	Mitch Haniger	Kirkseysports
7	8	80	P	Yu Darvish	mheckman1
7	9	81	2B	Jonathan India	@dynastyonestop
7	10	82	P	Frankie Montas	labluez
7	11	83	SS	Carlos Correa	Severe @dynsportslife
7	12	84	C	J.T. Realmuto	Lkritzeck14
8	1	85	OF	Kris Bryant	Lkritzeck14
8	2	86	OF	Jesse Winker	Severe @dynsportslife
8	3	87	OF	Cody Bellinger	labluez
8	4	88	P	Raisel Iglesias	@dynastyonestop
8	5	89	SS	Bobby Witt Jr.	mheckman1
8	6	90	UT	J.D. Martinez	Kirkseysports
8	7	91	SS	Jorge Polanco	Corbin
8	8	92	UT	Giancarlo Stanton	dyno_BB_5
8	9	93	2B	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	ecross1990
8	10	94	OF	Joey Gallo	RotoTrax
8	11	95	C	Yasmani Grandal	JD0803
8	12	96	P	Edwin Diaz	Chris Clegg
9	1	97	P	Blake Snell	Chris Clegg
9	2	98	P	Ryan Pressly	JD0803
9	3	99	P	Alek Manoah	RotoTrax
9	4	100	OF	Christian Yelich	ecross1990
9	5	101	P	Charlie Morton	dyno_BB_5
9	6	102	P	Shane McClanahan	Corbin
9	7	103	P	Jordan Romano	Kirkseysports
9	8	104	2B	Jake Cronenworth	mheckman1
9	9	105	3B	Adalberto Mondesi	@dynastyonestop
9	10	106	P	Tyler Mahle	labluez
9	11	107	P	Aroldis Chapman	Severe @dynsportslife
9	12	108	SS	Willy Adames	Lkritzeck14
10	1	109	P	Pablo Lopez	Lkritzeck14
10	2	110	P	Ian Anderson	Severe @dynsportslife
10	3	111	1B	Josh Bell	labluez
10	4	112	P	Carlos Rodon	@dynastyonestop
10	5	113	P	Zac Gallen	mheckman1
10	6	114	P	Will Smith	Kirkseysports
10	7	115	SS	Dansby Swanson	Corbin
10	8	116	OF	Daulton Varsho	dyno_BB_5
10	9	117	P	Justin Verlander	ecross1990
10	10	118	OF	Kyle Schwarber	RotoTrax
10	11	119	2B	Tommy Edman	JD0803
10	12	120	3B	Anthony Rendon	Chris Clegg
11	1	121	P	Shane Baz	Chris Clegg
11	2	122	UT	Franmil Reyes	JD0803
11	3	123	P	Luis Severino	RotoTrax
11	4	124	OF	Jarred Kelenic	ecross1990
11	5	125	1B	Jared Walsh	dyno_BB_5
11	6	126	OF	Austin Meadows	Corbin
11	7	127	P	Nathan Eovaldi	Kirkseysports
11	8	128	1B	Rhys Hoskins	mheckman1
11	9	129	P	Framber Valdez	@dynastyonestop
11	10	130	3B	DJ LeMahieu	labluez
11	11	131	2B	Chris Taylor	Severe @dynsportslife
11	12	132	P	Luis Garcia	Lkritzeck14
12	1	133	P	Kenley Jansen	Lkritzeck14
12	2	134	P	Eduardo Rodriguez	Severe @dynsportslife
12	3	135	1B	Max Muncy	labluez
12	4	136	OF	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	@dynastyonestop
12	5	137	P	Giovanny Gallegos	mheckman1
12	6	138	3B	Yoan Moncada	Kirkseysports
12	7	139	3B	Ryan McMahon	Corbin
12	8	140	1B	C.J. Cron	dyno_BB_5
12	9	141	3B	Ke'Bryan Hayes	ecross1990
12	10	142	1B	Ryan Mountcastle	RotoTrax
12	11	143	1B	Joey Votto	JD0803
12	12	144	OF	Trent Grisham	Chris Clegg
13	1	145	P	Lance McCullers Jr.	Chris Clegg
13	2	146	P	Chris Bassitt	JD0803
13	3	147	2B	Gleyber Torres	RotoTrax
13	4	148	P	Logan Gilbert	ecross1990
13	5	149	OF	Marcell Ozuna	dyno_BB_5
13	6	150	OF	Alex Verdugo	Corbin
13	7	151	P	Ranger Suarez	Kirkseysports
13	8	152	OF	Ian Happ	mheckman1
13	9	153	C	Willson Contreras	@dynastyonestop
13	10	154	OF	Adolis Garcia	labluez
13	11	155	OF	Michael Conforto	Severe @dynsportslife
13	12	156	OF	Dylan Carlson	Lkritzeck14
14	1	157	P	Michael Kopech	Lkritzeck14
14	2	158	P	Sonny Gray	Severe @dynsportslife
14	3	159	P	Clayton Kershaw	labluez
14	4	160	P	Marcus Stroman	@dynastyonestop
14	5	161	P	Mike Clevinger	mheckman1
14	6	162	OF	Akil Baddoo	Kirkseysports
14	7	163	P	Blake Treinen	Corbin
14	8	164	2B	Brendan Rodgers	dyno_BB_5
14	9	165	1B	Ty France	ecross1990
14	10	166	P	Patrick Sandoval	RotoTrax
14	11	167	OF	Seiya Suzuki	JD0803
14	12	168	P	Sean Manaea	Chris Clegg
15	1	169	OF	Alex Kirilloff	Chris Clegg
15	2	170	P	Tarik Skubal	JD0803
15	3	171	OF	Myles Straw	RotoTrax
15	4	172	P	Craig Kimbrel	ecross1990
15	5	173	P	Hyun Jin Ryu	dyno_BB_5
15	6	174	OF	Andrew Benintendi	Corbin
15	7	175	P	Jose Urquidy	Kirkseysports
15	8	176	P	Camilo Doval	mheckman1
15	9	177	OF	Andrew Vaughn	@dynastyonestop
15	10	178	3B	Matt Chapman	labluez
15	11	179	OF	Jorge Soler	Severe @dynsportslife
15	12	180	P	John Means	Lkritzeck14
16	1	181	OF	Robbie Grossman	Lkritzeck14
16	2	182	P	German Marquez	Severe @dynsportslife
16	3	183	P	Kyle Hendricks	labluez
16	4	184	OF	Hunter Renfroe	@dynastyonestop
16	5	185	2B	Enrique Hernandez	mheckman1
16	6	186	SS	Amed Rosario	Kirkseysports
16	7	187	P	Jordan Montgomery	Corbin
16	8	188	UT	Nelson Cruz	dyno_BB_5
16	9	189	OF	Avisail Garcia	ecross1990
16	10	190	P	Trevor Bauer	RotoTrax
16	11	191	OF	Austin Hays	JD0803
16	12	192	1B	Trey Mancini	Chris Clegg
17	1	193	SS	Luis Urias	Chris Clegg
17	2	194	P	Scott Barlow	JD0803
17	3	195	P	Corey Knebel	RotoTrax
17	4	196	P	Mark Melancon	ecross1990
17	5	197	P	Joe Ryan	dyno_BB_5
17	6	198	1B	Anthony Rizzo	Corbin
17	7	199	C	Tyler Stephenson	Kirkseysports
17	8	200	SS	Oneil Cruz	mheckman1
17	9	201	SS	Gavin Lux	@dynastyonestop
17	10	202	P	Adam Wainwright	labluez
17	11	203	OF	Charlie Blackmon	Severe @dynsportslife
17	12	204	1B	Luke Voit	Lkritzeck14
18	1	205	P	Taylor Rogers	Lkritzeck14
18	2	206	P	Anthony DeSclafani	Severe @dynsportslife
18	3	207	P	Tanner Houck	labluez
18	4	208	OF	Jo Adell	@dynastyonestop
18	5	209	P	Triston McKenzie	mheckman1
18	6	210	OF	Adam Duvall	Kirkseysports
18	7	211	P	Alex Wood	Corbin
18	8	212	3B	Justin Turner	dyno_BB_5
18	9	213	OF	Jesus Sanchez	ecross1990
18	10	214	3B	Eugenio Suarez	RotoTrax
18	11	215	P	Noah Syndergaard	JD0803
18	12	216	P	Jon Gray	Chris Clegg
19	1	217	1B	Nate Lowe	Chris Clegg
19	2	218	2B	Jean Segura	JD0803
19	3	219	OF	AJ Pollock	RotoTrax
19	4	220	P	Garrett Whitlock	ecross1990
19	5	221	P	David Bednar	dyno_BB_5
19	6	222	P	Josiah Gray	Corbin
19	7	223	P	Jesus Luzardo	Kirkseysports
19	8	224	3B	Josh Donaldson	mheckman1
19	9	225	1B	Frank Schwindel	@dynastyonestop
19	10	226	P	Bailey Ober	labluez
19	11	227	1B	Yuli Gurriel	Severe @dynsportslife
19	12	228	OF	Mike Yastrzemski	Lkritzeck14
20	1	229	P	Tony Gonsolin	Lkritzeck14
20	2	230	P	Joe Barlow	Severe @dynsportslife
20	3	231	OF	Lane Thomas	labluez
20	4	232	P	Aaron Civale	@dynastyonestop
20	5	233	OF	Max Kepler	mheckman1
20	6	234	1B	Bobby Dalbec	Kirkseysports
20	7	235	C	Adley Rutschman	Corbin
20	8	236	OF	Eddie Rosario	dyno_BB_5
20	9	237	C	Keibert Ruiz	ecross1990
20	10	238	OF	Jeff McNeil	RotoTrax
20	11	239	1B	Brandon Belt	JD0803
20	12	240	OF	Ramon Laureano	Chris Clegg
21	1	241	P	Aaron Ashby	Chris Clegg
21	2	242	2B	Kolten Wong	JD0803
21	3	243	P	Corey Kluber	RotoTrax
21	4	244	P	Casey Mize	ecross1990
21	5	245	3B	Josh Rojas	dyno_BB_5
21	6	246	P	Drew Rasmussen	Corbin
21	7	247	SS	Brandon Crawford	Kirkseysports
21	8	248	OF	Brandon Nimmo	mheckman1
21	9	249	OF	Julio Rodriguez	@dynastyonestop
21	10	250	SS	Garrett Hampson	labluez
21	11	251	OF	Mark Canha	Severe @dynsportslife
21	12	252	OF	Kyle Lewis	Lkritzeck14
22	1	253	3B	Abraham Toro	Lkritzeck14
22	2	254	P	Devin Williams	Severe @dynsportslife
22	3	255	2B	Cavan Biggio	labluez
22	4	256	3B	Alec Bohm	@dynastyonestop
22	5	257	P	Luis Patino	mheckman1
22	6	258	OF	Harrison Bader	Kirkseysports
22	7	259	3B	Jeimer Candelario	Corbin
22	8	260	2B	Jonathan Schoop	dyno_BB_5
22	9	261	3B	Josh Jung	ecross1990
22	10	262	C	Gary Sanchez	RotoTrax
22	11	263	P	Alex Cobb	JD0803
22	12	264	P	Matt Barnes	Chris Clegg
23	1	265	P	Cristian Javier	Chris Clegg
23	2	266	P	Steven Matz	JD0803
23	3	267	OF	Tommy Pham	RotoTrax
23	4	268	P	Huascar Ynoa	ecross1990
23	5	269	P	Adbert Alzolay	dyno_BB_5
23	6	270	C	Sean Murphy	Corbin
23	7	271	P	Dylan Floro	Kirkseysports
23	8	272	C	Mitch Garver	mheckman1
23	9	273	P	Lou Trivino	@dynastyonestop
23	10	274	P	Cal Quantrill	labluez
23	11	275	C	Omar Narvaez	Severe @dynsportslife
23	12	276	P	Ian Kennedy	Lkritzeck14
24	1	277	OF	Brandon Marsh	Lkritzeck14
24	2	278	P	Taijuan Walker	Severe @dynsportslife
24	3	279	3B	Eduardo Escobar	labluez
24	4	280	P	Kyle Gibson	@dynastyonestop
24	5	281	P	Gregory Soto	mheckman1
24	6	282	OF	Michael Brantley	Kirkseysports
24	7	283	P	Zach Plesac	Corbin
24	8	284	P	Eric Lauer	dyno_BB_5
24	9	285	1B	Miguel Sano	ecross1990
24	10	286	OF	Wil Myers	RotoTrax
24	11	287	P	Andrew Heaney	JD0803
24	12	288	3B	Spencer Torkelson	Chris Clegg
25	1	289	P	Stephen Strasburg	Chris Clegg
25	2	290	P	Lucas Sims	JD0803
25	3	291	P	Ken Giles	RotoTrax
25	4	292	1B	Rowdy Tellez	ecross1990
25	5	293	C	Travis d'Arnaud	dyno_BB_5
25	6	294	P	Jake McGee	Corbin
25	7	295	P	Jameson Taillon	Kirkseysports
25	8	296	P	Grayson Rodriguez	mheckman1
25	9	297	C	Mike Zunino	@dynastyonestop
25	10	298	P	Sixto Sanchez	labluez
25	11	299	3B	Mike Moustakas	Severe @dynsportslife
25	12	300	P	Elieser Hernandez	Lkritzeck14
26	1	301	2B	Nick Madrigal	Lkritzeck14
26	2	302	P	Michael Fulmer	Severe @dynsportslife
26	3	303	P	Carlos Carrasco	labluez
26	4	304	SS	Nicky Lopez	@dynastyonestop
26	5	305	2B	Jose Miranda	mheckman1
26	6	306	P	Andrew Kittredge	Kirkseysports
26	7	307	C	Christian Vazquez	Corbin
26	8	308	C	Alejandro Kirk	dyno_BB_5
26	9	309	OF	Connor Joe	ecross1990
26	10	310	3B	J.D. Davis	RotoTrax
26	11	311	OF	LaMonte Wade Jr.	JD0803
26	12	312	P	Dane Dunning	Chris Clegg
27	1	313	OF	Sam Hilliard	Chris Clegg
27	2	314	P	Tylor Megill	JD0803
27	3	315	P	Nick Pivetta	RotoTrax
27	4	316	OF	Josh Lowe	ecross1990
27	5	317	SS	Gio Urshela	dyno_BB_5
27	6	318	P	Carlos Hernandez	Corbin
27	7	319	C	Elias Diaz	Kirkseysports
27	8	320	C	MJ Melendez	mheckman1
27	9	321	P	Codi Heuer	@dynastyonestop
27	10	322	P	Marco Gonzales	labluez
27	11	323	2B	Luis Arraez	Severe @dynsportslife
27	12	324	P	Dakota Hudson	Lkritzeck14
28	1	325	2B	Vidal Brujan	Lkritzeck14
28	2	326	P	Nate Pearson	Severe @dynsportslife
28	3	327	OF	Anthony Santander	labluez
28	4	328	OF	Raimel Tapia	@dynastyonestop
28	5	329	OF	Garrett Cooper	mheckman1
28	6	330	3B	Patrick Wisdom	Kirkseysports
28	7	331	P	Yusei Kikuchi	Corbin
28	8	332	P	Brady Singer	dyno_BB_5
28	9	333	P	Nestor Cortes Jr.	ecross1990
28	10	334	C	Joey Bart	RotoTrax
28	11	335	P	Dylan Bundy	JD0803
28	12	336	OF	Riley Greene	Chris Clegg

Picks 1.12 & 2.01

There are several strategies for drafting on the turn. You can either double-dip on pitching or hitting, or you can take one of each. I personally like to take one of each early so I can have a top player contributing to both my hitting and pitching stats. With that said, I was deciding between Brandon Woodruff and Walker Buehler with my first round pick. I ended up drafting Brandon Woodruff due to his safer floor and higher strikeout upside. I couldn’t go wrong with either, but I felt safer having Woodruff as my SP1.

My second-round pick was between Kyle Tucker and Mike Trout. I LOVE Kyle Tucker. I believe he has only scratched the surface of his potential and could be a top-5 fantasy draft pick at some point in his career. But c’mon, it’s Mike Trout we’re talking about here. I went with Trout because everyone else is down on him and I tend to zig while others zag when it comes to fantasy. I’m betting on Trout staying healthy for the majority of the season. If he does, and that’s a big if, then I will be very happy to have gotten him in the second round.

Picks 3.12 & 4.01

Again, this early in the mock draft I wanted to add both a hitter and a pitcher on the turn. I ended up with Freddy Peralta as my third round selection. His NFBC ADP is 55, so I took him a little earlier than he is going on average. But with Sandy Alcantara and Lucas Giolito going right in front of me, Peralta offered the most upside of the pitchers left. I was hoping Alcantara or Aaron Nola were going to fall to me, but Peralta was my next best pitcher available so I didn’t mind “reaching” here.

With the first pick of the fourth round, Matt Olson was mine. This year we might be drafting Olson at his peak value, but that’s fine. With the shallowness of the 1B position, you’re going to have to reach at some point or you risk having a hole in your lineup. Olson gives me plenty of HRs and RBIs with a solid batting average. Plus, he could be traded before the season to a more hitter-friendly park, bolstering his stats even more. I’m not leaving any draft without a top-5 1B, so Olson was an easy choice here.

Picks 5.12 & 6.01

By the 5th and 6th rounds of this mock draft, there wasn’t a lot of pitching that I loved. I decided to go with another outfielder that had an injury-riddled 2021 season in George Springer. His NFBC ADP is currently 59, so I got him at actual value. I think he should be going slightly higher, but last season’s injury makes some people a little hesitant. With a full, healthy season in that talented Toronto lineup, I really like Springer this year. When you need five OFs it’s smart to target guys early and often who can contribute in at least four categories.

My 6th round pick just so happens to be my favorite player to draft in 2022. With an NFBC ADP of 81, Ketel Marte should be going much higher. If you can’t tell by now, a recurring theme of my mock draft is taking players who are undervalued because of an injured 2021 season. Marte has all the tools to be an elite fantasy player, he just needs to stay healthy. I’m betting on a healthy season and possibly a new team for Marte, which is why I will be taking him in the 6th round of every draft.

Picks 7.12 & 8.01

I usually don’t take catchers early. I believe that outside of Salvador Perez and J.T. Realmuto, anyone can finish as C3, and I’m not going to try and guess who that will be. Well, Realmuto ended up falling to me at the end of round 7 so I had to take that value. He was the 3rd catcher off the board and the pitchers I wanted went in a run earlier in the 7th round. Like I said, I usually don’t draft catchers early, but drafting Realmuto here at a value (NFBC ADP: 51) made it so that I didn’t have to panic draft a catcher later.

After picking Realmuto, I had no plan for who I was going to take. As I alluded to, there was a run of pitchers that included Lance Lynn, Joe Musgrove, Jose Berrios, and my guy Trevor Rogers. I was hoping to get one of them at the 7-8 turn, but I was not so lucky. In hindsight, I would have taken Raisel Iglesias here but ended up with Kris Bryant instead. I selected Bryant because he was safe and has eligibility at OF, 1B, and 3B. I don’t hate the pick, but five closers went between this pick and my next. Without any saves at this point in the draft, Iglesias would have been more valuable to my team than Bryant.

Picks 9.12 & 10.01

At this point in the draft you should be looking to fill out your lineup with who you believe in, despite their ADP. Especially when drafting on the turn, it’s important not to let ADP dictate who you take. Thanks to the depth of SS I was able to prioritize other positions up to this point. Well, I waited just the right amount of time. After I took Willy Adames here, Dansby Swanson was the only SS drafted until the 16th round. Targeting the end of a really deep tier allowed me to focus on the shallower positions.

Going long periods of time without drafting a pitcher is not recommended. I unintentionally did not draft a pitcher since Freddy Peralta, so I had to take one here. There were a few options I considered. Ian Anderson, Carlos Rodon, and Zac Gallen were all on the board, but none of them really excited me. Pablo Lopez ended up being the pick over those guys. I think Lopez can take another step coming off of his breakout 2021, but I would have felt safer with him as my SP4 instead of SP3.

Picks 11.12 & 12.01

Because I had neglected pitching for so long, I had to grab two here. My first selection on this turn was Luis Garcia. He had a solid rookie season and can break out even more this season, as I explained in a previous article. He should get plenty of wins on the Astros and won’t hurt your ERA or WHIP. Like Pablo Lopez, I would rather have Garcia as my SP5 instead of SP4. But, I do like both of their upsides enough to gamble on them returning more value than where I drafted them.

I don’t think I would have made this pick if I had taken Raisel Iglesias, like I mentioned earlier, but I needed saves desperately. I’m still not sure how I feel about him this season, but I took Kenley Jansen here to lock up some saves. Jansen is currently a free agent, but he should find himself in the closer role wherever he signs. For the sake of this mock draft, I hope he ends up on a winning team.

Picks 13.12 & 14.01

With only two OF spots locked up, I decided to dip back into that pool. Dylan Carlson was the pick here as part of an OF run in the mock draft. As Marcell Ozuna, Alex Verdugo, Ian Happ, Adolis Garcia, and Michael Conforto went off the board, I felt I got the best OF of the bunch. Carlson is one guy I’m high on this year, and you can read more about why here. I feel very comfortable with Carlson as my OF3 in a roto league, especially if he continues to breakout this year.

This pick was my favorite of the whole mock draft. I also may have reached a lot for this player, but I absolutely have to have him. I’m talking about SP/RP Michael Kopech. We’ve been waiting so long for Kopech due to his injuries, so I may be getting impatient. But I’ll be damned if he’s not on my team when he has his major breakout. The risk here is obvious; he could begin the season in the bullpen, where he spent most of last season. But the reward is too great to miss. I could go on and on about why I’m drafting Kopech way above ADP, but I wrote about him in the same article I wrote about Luis Garcia, which can be found here!

Other Notable Selections

Pick 17.12: Luke Voit, 1B, Yankees

Everyone is way too low on Voit this year. He missed a lot of last season due to knee and oblique injuries and wasn’t very productive when he was healthy. If he is fully healthy in 2022, Voit will be a steal at his current NFBC ADP of 270.

Pick 20.01: Tony Gonsolin, SP, Dodgers

If Gonsolin could pitch more than 55 innings, that would be great. Injuries and the Dodgers SP depth have limited Gonsolin’s opportunities. If this is the year Gonsolin finally compiles 120-150 IP, getting him after pick 200 is a gift.

Pick 24.01: Brandon Marsh, OF, Angels

At this point, I was looking for upside over depth. I personally think Marsh is underrated after his brief showing in 2021. He can contribute in every category and getting double-digit steals with good power and average this late is great value.

Pick 28.01: Vidal Brujan, 2B, Rays

I feel like the Brujan hype has disappeared. He disappointed in 2021, but only had 26 ABs at the major league level. I’m definitely ecstatic to get someone with his upside and stolen base potential with my last pick in this mock draft.

Full roster:

Mock drafts are a good way to see where others value certain players compared to your rankings. You get a nice idea of who is falling or who you need to grab earlier than you anticipated. When drafting on the turn, it is especially crucial to get who you believe in regardless of ADP since nearly two full rounds go by before your next pick. I hope the analysis of my picks in this mock draft will give you good insight of how to strategize your selections on the turn. Let me know how you feel about this team!