Day 21- 2009, Round 1

1 Blind Dogs -- Alvarez, Pedro 3B PIT
2 The Smoke Monsters -- Smoak, Justin
3 The Smoke Monsters -- Stanton, Michael OF FLA
4 Attack Pigeons of Connecticut -- Hanson, Tommy SP ATL
5 The Smoke Monsters -- Hosmer, Eric 1B KC
6 New England Bombers -- Posey, Buster C SF
7 Blind Dogs -- Alonso, Yonder 1B CIN
8 Blind Dogs-- Beckham, Gordon SS CHW
9 Ballyhooly Ballers of Cork -- Morrison, Logan 1B FLA
10 Wickford Walnuts -- Wallace, Brett 3B OAK
11 Ballyhooly Ballers of Cork -- Matusz, Brian SP BAL
12 Blind Dogs -- Santana, Carlos C CLE

By John Radzinski

Best Pick – Tommy Hanson burst on the scene last season and put up some nasty numbers going 11-4, 2.89 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 127 innings pitched. There are some potentially great players, but Hanson may be the best (despite what Kevin’s boner for Mike Stanton might say). It’s tough obviously, but coming into this year as an arguably top-15 pitcher starting the season at just 23, points to the kind of promise Hanson has. He looks like a potential Roy Halladay-type, or at least the beginning of the next wave of Braves pitching dominance. Also receiving votes, Gordon Beckham.

Worst Pick – Eric Hosmer…because I have to pick someone. With most of these players still very early into their careers and having high ceilings, I pick Hosmer because he’s probably the lowest ranked prospect right now.

Still Could Make it: pretty much everyone. Watching Stanton on MLB TV, he looks like he belongs. Total man beast. Alvarez looks like a beast too. Pretty much anyone in this drafting group can become an impact player. We’ll give it a year or two and see who’s where.