I'm not whining when I publish the list of how things have gone. I'm just amused. Here are my draft choices and how they've done:
1st round: Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks: Broken hand a week and a half ago, out for the year. Waived for that reason - he was having a fine season until then.
2nd round: Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies: On the disabled list for the second time this year, and according to The Denver Post, probably out for the year.
3rd round: Hanley Ramirez, Dodgers: Also on the disabled list.
4th round: Jay Bruce, Reds: Well, he's active (he was on the DL earlier this year).
5th round: Shelby Miller, Cardinals: Active, but certainly a disappointment from last year.
6th round: Martin Prado, Diamondbacks: Now on the Yankees. Also a disappointment.
7th round: Hyun-Jin Ryu, Dodgers: One of my better picks. However, he had a DL trip earlier this year and is injured now.
8th round: Jeff Gyorko, Padres: Oft-injured, a huge disappointment, gone.
9th round: Zack Wheeler, Mets: Another decent pick, and he's done okay for the most part.
10th round: Jim Henderson, Brewers: Stripped of his closing job as spring training ended, horrendous in middle relief for the first few weeks. I dropped him in early May; he went on the DL a few days later and hasn't emerged from it.
11th round: Wilin Rosario, Rockies: Disappointing. Dropped when Travis D'Arnaud started hitting.
12th round: Bobby Parnell, Mets: Made one appearance Opening Day, then went on the DL with Tommy John surgery. Gone.
13th round: Kyle Lohse, Brewers: The last of my good pitcher picks with Ryu and Wheeler - although he managed to tweak his ankle last night during an at-bat.
14th round: Charlie Morton, Pirates: Started out lousy, dropped, picked up again two weeks later, and he's been up and down ever since.
15th round: Carlos Quentin, Padres: On the DL into June, then was lousy. Dropped in July, and he's now back on the DL.
16th round: Wandy Rodriguez, Pirates: A few lousy starts, and I dropped him (why, oh why didn't I take Jonathan Niese, who I'd picked for four years running?). Also dropped by the Pirates, and out for the year after undergoing surgery.
17th round: Dan Uggla, Braves: Dropped early on when it was apparent he wasn't turning it around. Braves and Giants have also since dumped him from their rosters.
18th round: Archie Bradley, Diamondbacks: In the minor leagues all year. Dropped when I was short of players and he was on the DL. Might come up in September, but by that point, who cares?
19th round: Cody Asche, Phillies: Dropped early on (perhaps before the season even started) when I needed help in other areas. Hasn't been horrendous, but no regrets for pulling the plug.
20th round: Kris Medlen, Braves: This was a mistake -- he was already out for the year, but somehow CBSSports' fantasy game decided I'd picked him.
21st round: Nate Schierholtz, Cubs: Thought he might have turned a corner after hitting 21 homers last year. He hadn't; I dropped him in May, and the Cubs have dropped him too.
