SoDo Mojo Fantasy League: Draft Recap

HAPPY OPENING DAY! This season, the guys here at SoDo decided to do a “Writers Vs Readers” fantasy baseball league. The league has 14 teams, and is using a 7X7 rotisserie scoring system. All 6 of the SoDo Mojo writers are in this league, along with 8 readers.

The first and second rounds of the draft didn’t have any real surprises, with Trout going first overall. The 4 aces, Kershaw, Kluber, Scherzer and Sale all did go in the first round, with Kershaw going 7th. Max Scherzer, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber went 12th, 13th and 14th respectively.

The first Mariner off the board was DH Nelson Cruz, taken with the 5th pick in the third round, 33rd overall. Dee Gordon soon followed 2 picks later, 35th overall. The next Mariner, Robinson Cano, off the board came with the last pick in the 4th round, 56th overall.

In the 5th round, players like Byron Buxton, James Paxton and Willson Contreras go off the board. Contreras was the third Catcher to come off the board, behind Gary Sanchez in the 2nd and Buster Posey in the 4th.

Round Six started off with a closer, with New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman. Two other closers went in this round as well, including Roberto Osuna of the Toronto Blue Jays and our beloved closer, Edwin Diaz. Jean Segura also went in this round, 79th overall.

Round 7 had one of the most talked about rookies in recent memory come off the board, Shonei Ohtani. Ohtani will be able to be used as either a DH or a pitcher, one or the other. If he is in my starting pitching lineup, he cannot be used as a DH, and vise versa. Keep in mind Mariner fans, as much as we may not like Ohtani right now, Fantasy baseball is just that: Fantasy.

For a full look at the rosters, and to keep up on the L.O.S.C.A.R league, click here.

Next: Mariners Prospect Bryson Brigman Ready to Breakout in 2018

All in all, this was a great draft. Everyone was very talkative in the draftroom, and this will be a great season!