LAST SECOND MOCKS

By FantasyBoyz Editor in Chief Corey Bugenhagen

With the NFL season less than 2 weeks away there are quite a few of you that have already drafted your fantasy squads.  Many leagues however wait until the last possible second to draft to avoid injury to their players in preseason.  I for one have not yet draft 1 team yet this season.  All of my drafts are this upcoming weekend.  Why litter your holiday weekend with Fantasy Football Drafts you ask(as well as my wife).  Reason being is I couldn't stand to draft a guy in the first round only to watch him go down in a meaningless preseason game for the entire year. 

Since many of you are in that same boat I have decided to quickly show you where players are going in mock drafts leading up to yours.  Below are the first 4 rounds of a 10,12, and 14 team league.  My team "the Dingleberrys" is noted.  I used the site www.fantasyfootballcalculator.com which if you haven't used it yet is BY FAR the best in the business for mock drafts and the like.

10 Team League:
In this Mock I had the 5th Pick.  I was astounded to get Aaron Rodgers with Pick one.  I was also happy to take the risk in the next three rounds with injury risky but highly talented players.  

12 Team League:
In this 12 team mock I loved getting Brady at pick 6 and I think Julio Jones is going to be a beast.  Brandon Marshall will by dynamic being reunited with Cutler.  Not happy with my running back situation however.

14 Team League:
This is my favorite draft out of the 3.  Getting Stafford, Lynch, Nicks and Harvin gives me skill and depth across the the board.  With Stafford poised to throw for 40+ TDs my team should be dynamic and deep.

MLB CHEAT SHEET.......SECOND BASE

By FANTASY BOYZ Editor in Chief Corey Bugenhagen              

Cano is a top 5 option

When looking at your lineups after your yearly draft may owners scratch their head with what they are going to do at Second Base.  There is not a long line of guys that you plug into your lineup and not worry if they will produce or not.  Outside of Robinson Cano and Dustin Pedroia there are questions surrounding almost every option.  Brandon Phillips is mad about his contract.  Ian Kinsler has had ankle problems, which he has supposedly had fixed with some kind of blood platelet injection.  Rickie Weeks has had ankle problems of his own.  The list of questions goes on and on, which is why we feel the value of Cano and Pedroia is so high is this years draft.  Sure they will not produce like the big time sluggers at first base, third base or outfield but those positions are much deeper in talent.  We have no issue with Cano going in the top 5 or Pedroia in the top 10.  For example if you are to grab Cano at 2 or 3 and then come back around with Teixeira in round two you are much better off than with a combo of Adrian Gonzales and Rickie Weeks or Dan Uggla.  Again that is just my opinion and you know what they same about those.   The fact does remain though that getting a Second Baseman that will contribute consistent numbers in 2012 is not an easy task.