March 16, 2006

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DREAM DRAFT

BA staffers try their hand at team-building

Teams J.J. Cooper John Manuel Aaron Fitt Chris Kline Alan Schwarz Will Lingo Will Kimmey Alan Matthews Matt Meyers Jim Callis

By The Numbers

Vote For Your Favorite Draft

Here's how Baseball America's Dream Draft broke down, both pick by pick and team by team. Remember that the entire player universe was available, and each staff member's only charge was to take what he deemed the best 10 players available, regardless of position. As with any BA project, we did it with an eye to the future.

Each participant was also asked to analyze the draft. In the round by round picks, staffers wrote about their thoughts as they made each of their picks. For the team by team, we took a broader look at our own drafts as well as everyone else's. (Numbers in parentheses are players' ages as of April 1.)

We'd like your opinions as well. Read up on our analysis, then do your own and cast your ballot for the person who you thought had the best draft.

ROUND 10
Pick	Team	Player, Position	Skinny
91.	Jim Callis	Pat Burrell, of	He has been solid thus far and is just entering his prime.
92.	Alan Matthews	Chris Volstad, rhp	I like Volstad's polish, think he'll develop quickly for a prep pick, and reach his potential as a No. 1 starter.
93.	Will Lingo	Paul Konerko, 1b	Purely a case of the best value on the board for me, and at 30 he has plenty of productive years left.
94.	Chris Kline	Daniel Cabrera, rhp	Great stuff; just being hopeful Leo Mazzone can help him add consistency.
95.	John Manuel	John Patterson, rhp	He just started tapping into the potential I first saw in the 1999 Pan American Games.
96.	Matt Meyers	Billy Butler, of	He raked in Double-A at 20, and while he might have Dmitri's body, he can hit like Delmon.
97.	Will Kimmey	Ichiro Suzuki, of	It'd be more fun to take an upside guy, but you don't pass on a hit machine with Gold Glove defense.
98.	Alan Schwarz	Carlos Delgado, 1b	This late, you're still getting a .300-35-110 monster, and a solid power hitter until he's 38.
99.	Aaron Fitt	Jason Varitek, c	The best catcher in the game should produce at a high level for several more years and provide leadership.
100.	J.J. Cooper	A.J. Burnett, rhp	Felt the need to get a second pitcher, and Burnett was the best starter available.

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