FANTASY BASEBALL AND SO MUCH MORE. Evaluating Production Across a Spectrum: Lessons of our Proprietary Ultimate Quantitative Baseline Stat

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1 A collective presentation of: FANTASYDRAFT HELP.COM, THE FDH LOUNGE & SPORTSOLOGY under the banner of THE 21 ST CENTURY MEDIA ALLIANCE February 22, 2018 RICK MORRIS/JASON JONES/RUSS COHEN Draft Board Decoder The FantasyDrafthelp.com draft board contains all the relevant information you need right at your fingertips. * Players are color-coded by their value by round in a 12-team draft. 1st round is gold, 2 nd round silver, 3rd round bronze, 4th round orange, 5th round light blue and 6 th round green. * The EXP column shows how players ranked on an Experts Draft Board compilation of other leading industry sources. The UQB column shows how each player performed on our standard deviation from the mean statistic in 2017 (stat details on Page 2). If a league is considered stronger than the other one at this position, it will have its initials listed (capital letters means much stronger, lower case means not so much). * Relevant 2018 statistical categories are listed, along with rankings for each, the number of games played and rankings in the aforementioned UQB category (UQB numbers in bold indicate that the player was higher than the statistical mean in every one of the measured categories). $$ provides the dollar value for a mixed-value auction, while $ provides the dollar value for a single-league auction. Table of Contents Page 1: Draft Philosophy Overview, Draft Board Decoder, Top 72 Overall, Lessons of The Stat Page 2: Starting Pitcher Rankings Page 3: Starting Pitcher Rankings Cont, 2018 Don t Be That Guy Page 4: Relief Pitcher Rankings, 2018 Sleepers, Suggested League Guidelines Page 5: First Base Rankings, 2018 Overvalued & Undervalued Page 6: Catcher Rankings, Designated Hitter Rankings Page 7: Second Base Rankings Page 8: 2018 AL & NL Scarcity, 2018 Prospect Rankings, Long- Term Keeper Prospect Rankings, 2018 Legitimate Breakthroughs/Reclamation Cases Page 9: Respect Mah Eligibilitah! Page 10: Shortstop Rankings, Designated Hitter Rankings, 2018 Players With a Wide Range of Opinion Pages 11-12: Outfield Rankings Page 13: 2018 Mock Draft Page 14: 2018 Mock Draft Analysis Pages 15-16: Dollar Bin Players Page 17: Third Base Rankings Page 18: 2018 Fantasy Overview Page 19: 2018 Predictions/Power Rankings/Awards, FDH Minor League System Rankings Page 20: Tracing Offense In Baseball From Before The Steroid Era Until Now Page 21: FDH Best Player In Baseball Lists FANTASY BASEBALL AND SO MUCH MORE Top 72 Regardless of Position 1 Mike Trout 2 Jose Altuve 3 Paul Goldschmidt 4 Nolan Arenado 5 Bryce Harper 6 Mookie Betts 7 Kris Bryant 8 Carlos Correa 9 Joey Votto 10 Manny Machado 11 Charlie Blackmon 12 Jose Ramirez 13 Giancarlo Stanton 14 Aaron Judge 15 Corey Seager 16 Chris Sale 17 Freddie Freeman 18 Clayton Kershaw 19 Alex Bregman 20 J.D. Martinez 21 Anthony Rizzo 22 Corey Kluber 23 Gary Sanchez 24 Josh Donaldson 25 Max Scherzer 26 Francisco Lindor 27 Brian Dozier 28 Justin Turner 29 Trea Turner 30 Daniel Murphy 31 Jonathan Schoop 32 Miguel Sano 33 Dee Gordon 34 Javier Baez 35 Adrian Beltre 36 Buster Posey 37 Eric Hosmer 38 Jose Abreu 39 Stephen Strasburg 40 Robinson Cano 41 Anthony Rendon 42 Willson Contreras 43 Salvador Perez 44 Rhys Hoskins 45 Cody Bellinger 46 Evan Gattis 47 J.T. Realmuto 48 Madison Bumgarner 49 Jake Lamb 50 Noah Syndergaard 51 Luis Severino 52 Zack Greinke 53 Kenley Jansen 54 George Springer 55 Justin Verlander 56 Corey Knebel 57 Carlos Carrasco 58 Christian Yelich 59 James Paxton 60 Craig Kimbrel 61 Aroldis Chapman 62 Robbie Ray 63 Andrew Benintendi 64 Jacob degrom 65 Justin Upton 66 Marcell Ozuna 67 Roberto Osuna 68 Wade Davis 69 Michael Conforto 70 Khris Davis 71 Edwin Encarnacion 72 Nelson Cruz Evaluating Production Across a Spectrum: Lessons of our Proprietary Ultimate Quantitative Baseline Stat Our UQB category (Ultimate Quantitative Baseline) on our draft board calculates the standard deviation from the mean in all relevant hockey categories. In simple English, imagine a spectrum going across from left to right, with negative numbers on the left side, a zero in the middle and positive numbers on the right. We utilize this statistic for football, hockey, basketball, hoops and NASCAR as well as baseball. For baseball, we use all of the standard fantasy categories listed on the draft board to factor in for this statistical compilation. A player s performance in each category is plotted on one of these spectrums, with the most valuable players putting up most of their numbers on the most of their numbers on the positive side. Then, we add up the totals of every category, positive and negative. By using this tool, we can identify not merely how they performed, but how valuable their performances were in each category. Truly, this statistic serves as the ultimate baseline for the previous season s production.

2 Starting Pitchers $$ $ UQB Rk Exp INN W Rk K Rk ERA Rk WHIP Rk 1 Chris Sale T T T Clayton Kershaw T T T 3 Corey Kluber T T Max Scherzer 1X T T T 5 Stephen Strasburg T Madison Bumgarner T T 7 Noah Syndergaard T 8 Luis Severino T Zack Greinke T T 10 Justin Verlander T T Carlos Carrasco T T 12 James Paxton T T Robbie Ray T T 14 Jacob degrom 2X T T T 15 Chris Archer T 14T Alex Wood T T T T 17 Marcus Stroman T Dallas Keuchel T T Yu Darvish 3X Shohei Ohtani NA NA NA NA NA NA 21 Jake Arrieta T T T T 22 Jose Berrios T 30T T T 23 Aaron Nola T T T 24 Jose Quintana T T 25 Luke Weaver T Carlos Martinez T T 27 Rich Hill T T T 28 Lance McCullers David Price T T 30 Gio Gonzalez T T 31 Gerrit Cole T T T Drew Pomeranz T T T Kyle Hendricks T 26T T 34 Sonny Gray T T T 35 Trevor Bauer T T T Danny Salazar Michael Fulmer T T 38 Taijuan Walker T Jeff Samardzija T T 40 Kenta Maeda T T 41 Julio Teheran T Zack Godley 4X T T 43 Dinelson Lamet Eduardo Rodriguez Lance Lynn T T T 46 Luis Castillo T 43T T 47 Brad Peacock T T 48 Jon Lester T Charlie Morton T T T 50 Danny Duffy T Masahiro Tanaka T T Dylan Bundy T T T 53 Jon Gray T 45T Johnny Cueto T Ranger Greats Ranking the best New York Rangers of all time in a stunning, fullcolor book greats.com Great Sports Name Hall of Fame Mere words cannot do it justice! namehalloffame. blogspot.com The FDH Lounge: Nothing is Off-topic. Nothing. Sportsology Baseball, football, hoops, hockey, pro wrestling, music, it matters not: nobody, but nobody, brings it stronger!

3 Starting Pitchers $$ $ UQB Rk Exp INN W Rk K Rk ERA Rk WHIP Rk 55 Kevin Gausman 5X Aaron Sanchez Garrett Richards T 58 Chase Anderson T T 59 Lucas Giolito T T 60 Ervin Santana T Mike Clevinger T Felix Hernandez CC Sabathia T T Cole Hamels 6X T 65 Alex Cobb T T 66 Jake Odorizzi Carlos Rodon Michael Wacha T Jhoulys Chacin T T Tyler Chatwood Alex Reyes 5 5 NA NA NA NA NA NA 72 Marco Estrada J.A. Happ T Jordan Montgomery T 75 Jacob Faria T T T 76 Dan Straily Brandon McCarthy Andrew Cashner Hyun-Jin Ryu Mike Leake Blake Snell Sean Manaea T Rick Porcello Patrick Corbin T Jake Junis Jameson Taillon John Lackey T Bud Norris R.A. Dickey Collin McHugh 7X T Adam Wainwright T Ivan Nova Ariel Miranda Matt Shoemaker Jason Vargas T Tanner Roark T Zach Davies T Josh Tomlin Joe Musgrove Kyle Freeland German Marquez 8X Check us out in-season as well! FantasyDrafthelp.com & FantasyDrafthelp.blogspot.com Don t Be That Guy ^ Don t Be That Guy who sleeps on (or holds unhealthy grudges against) last year s falloffs. Bargain shopping in the middle & late rounds can bring you a championship. So don t hate on Trevor Story! ^ Don t Be That Guy who enters the draft or auction with ironclad gimmicks. Rotisserie category punting! Only $1 apiece for all pitchers on the roster! All younger or all proven talent! The fact is that inflexible doctrines lead to failure, while nimble, think-on-your-feet reactive ability brings great success. Choose the latter approach and thank us when you re hoisting your trophy at the end of the year. ^ Don t Be That Guy who doesn t fully understand the nuances of your league s scoring system. Be fully prepared! Your choice of this draft guide is, frankly, an awesome start! THE WINTER CLASSIC: THE NHL S SAVIOR: available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon & other fine sellers TV Howl Veteran TV columnist Adam Buckman delivers topflight insight and analysis about today s TV scene howl.com

4 Relief Pitchers $$ $ UQB Rk Exp INN S Rk K Rk ERA Rk WHIP Rk 1 Kenley Jansen T T Corey Knebel T T 126 1T Craig Kimbrel T T T Aroldis Chapman T T 5 Roberto Osuna T T 83 15T T 6 Wade Davis 1X T T Zach Britton T Felipe Rivero Raisel Iglesias T T Edwin Diaz T T T 11 Sean Doolittle T T 12 Brad Hand Hector Neris T T Cody Allen T T Alex Colome Ken Giles T 6T T 83 15T T T 17 Greg Holland T T 18 Arodys Vizcaino T Jeurys Familia Mark Melancon 2X T Chris Devenski T David Robertson T Andrew Miller T T Archie Bradley T T T 25 Dellin Betances 3X T Sleepers C: Chance Sisco 1B: Jose Martinez 2B: Yoan Moncada SS: Amed Rosario 3B: Matt Chapman OF: Lonnie Chisenhall, Max Kepler, Manuel Margot, Michael Taylor SP: Mike Clevinger, Jacob Faria, Lucas Giolito, Dinelson Lamet, Jordan Montgomery, Carlos Rodon CL: Arodys Vizcaino YouTube.com/ thefdhlounge Fantasy Drafthelp Dot Com Unique methods & winning results for a variety of sports, not just the big boys! Check out everything we have to offer and never get out-prepared again! JERK: HOW I WASTED MY LIFE WATCHING TELEVISION The entertaining memoirs of veteran TV columnist Adam Buckman document over 20 years of covering the biggest TV stars, pop culture celebrities and other entertainment figures up close and personal! Get your copy now at Amazon.com! Sportsology Sportsology provides fun facts, pictures, stories, games, history and opinion about Sports. We give our readers an alternative to recycled stories from traditional news sources. We provide valuable information about sports-related products, so that consumers have the information they need before making a purchase. Our Internet radio broadcasts also offer an alternative to generic Sports talk radio. With gags, guest and an infusion of humor, we talk to you, not at you. Check out the main site at Sportsology. info and specific sub-sites for baseball, football, hockey, hoops, pro wrestling, video games, DVDs/ movies and music. DRAFTOLOGY GUIDES We publish a series of guides such as this through the year as a partnership between Sportsology, The FDH Lounge, FantasyDrafthelp.com and other entities under the banner of The 21st Century Media Alliance. Fantasy Racing (late January), Fantasy Baseball (early February), NFL Draft (mid-april), NHL Entry Draft (mid-june), NBA Draft (mid-june), Fantasy Football (late July), Fantasy Hockey (mid-september), Fantasy Hoops (mid-october). Suggested League Guidelines Unless you are a first-time participant, you have either played rotisserie baseball (a game in which players accrue points based on their performance in different categories) or fantasy baseball (a game in which different achievements earn various amounts of points). Here are our recommended formats for each (keeping in mind that for each format, if you have less than 10 owners, you should utilize a single-league format and regardless of anything else, use a $100 Free Agent Acquisition Budget, or FAAB, to allow for distribution of players): ^ Rotisserie baseball: We urge you to use the standard 5X5 setup, in which BA, HR, SB, Runs and RBI are used for hitters and Wins, Saves, WHIP, ERA and Ks are used for pitchers (4X4 leagues drop Runs and Ks). For example, if you are in a 12-team league, the team scoring highest in each category earns 12 points, on down to the lowest team earning 1 point. Rotisserie baseball is traditionally associated more with the auction format, which works well here. Each player is given $260 of figurative money to purchase 23 players (2C, 1 1B, 1 2B, 1 SS, 1 3B, 5 OF, 1 CI, 1 MI, 1 Utility, 7 SP, 2 RP), with a 5-round standard serpentine draft afterwards to fill out a taxi squad. ^ Rotisserie/fantasy hybrid: This is probably our favorite form of competition, because it combines the traditional roto style with head-to-head play. Each week, you play against an opponent, competing in roto categories, with the winner of the most categories taking the victory (a tiebreaking category is established as a backup). Either an auction or the standard serpentine draft format works here. ^ Fantasy baseball: These categories should be used, with the number of points awarded for each in parentheses: Single (1), Double (2), Triple (3), HR (4), Hitter K (- 1), Run (1), RBI (1), SB (1), Win (10), Save (5), IP ER (1), K (1). For this format, a standard serpentine draft is preferred.

5 NL First Basemen $$ $ UQB Rk Exp AB R Rk HR Rk RBI Rk SB Rk BA Rk 1 Paul Goldschmidt T Joey Votto T T 3 Freddie Freeman T T 28 18T T Anthony Rizzo T Buster Posey T 11T T 6 Eric Hosmer Jose Abreu T Rhys Hoskins T Cody Bellinger 1X T 10 4T Edwin Encarnacion T marwin gonzalez T T 8 7T T 12 Wil Myers T Miguel Cabrera T Justin Smoak T T 38 3T 90 14T Matt Olson T Josh Bell T T Logan Morrison T 38 3T 85 17T Justin Bour Ryan Zimmerman T T 36 6T T 20 Joey Gallo T T Ian Desmond T 22 Eric Thames T T Trey Mancini Jose Martinez T 25 Ryon Healy Greg Bird 2X Wilmer Flores Adam Lind T 29 Yuli Gurriel Carlos Santana T Yonder Alonso T Mark Reynolds T 30 14T 97 10T Jesus Aguilar Chris Davis Mike Napoli Tommy Joseph Lucas Duda T Chase Headley T T 39 andrew romine 3X Overvalued Players C: Yasmani Grandal, Austin Hedges, Yadier Molina, Wilson Ramos 1B:Carlos Santana 2B: Starlin Castro, Ian Kinsler, Jason Kipnis, Eduardo Nunez SS: Xander Bogaerts, Jose Peraza, Addison Russell 3B: Eduardo Nunez OF: Lorenzo Cain, Brett Gardner, Ender Inciarte, Eduardo Nunez, Billy Hamilton, Nomar Mazara, Gregory Polanco, Steven Souza, Bradley Zimmer SP: Dylan Bundy, Johnny Cueto, Gerrit Cole, Yu Darvish, Danny Duffy, Kevin Gausman, Jon Gray, Jon Lester, Carlos Martinez, Jimmy Nelson, Masahiro Tanaka CL: Jeurys Familia, Ken Giles 2018 Undervalued Players C: Brian McCann 1B: Marwin Gonzalez 2B: Paul DeJong, Marwin Gonzalez SS: Paul DeJong 3B: Adrian Beltre, Nicholas Castellano, Evan Longoria Sportsology Dot Com Taste our Tweets! TheFDHLounge OF: Jay Bruce, Nicholas Castellano, Michael Conforto, Khris Davis, Marwin Gonzalez, Ian Happ, Chris Taylor, Michael Taylor SP: Jose Berrios, Rich Hill, David Price, Robbie Ray, Danny Salazar, Justin Verlander CL: Alex Colome, Sean Doolittle, Brad Hand

6 EV Catchers $$ $ UQB Rk Exp AB R Rk HR Rk RBI Rk SB Rk BA Rk 1 Gary Sanchez T 2 Buster Posey T Willson Contreras T Salvador Perez Evan Gattis T 12 20T 55 12T J.T. Realmuto 1X T T 7 Russell Martin T 13 18T Brian McCann T Jonathan Lucroy T Mike Zunino Yadier Molina T Austin Barnes T Matt Wieters T Wilson Ramos T Robinson Chirinos T Yasmani Grandal T T Chance Sisco 2X Travis d'arnaud T Welington Castillo T 20 James McCann T T 49 17T Alex Avila T 14 15T 49 17T Austin Hedges T 55 12T 4 6T Kurt Suzuki Chris Iannetta 3X T Designated Hitters $$ $ UQB Rk Exp AB R Rk HR Rk RBI Rk SB Rk BA Rk 1 Nelson Cruz T Shohei Ohtani NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3 Kendrys Morales T Matt Holliday Albert Pujols T Hanley Ramirez T T The 21 st Century Media Alliance What initially began in 2009 as a small coalition of like-minded growing New Media and creative organizations has flourished into a well-rounded creative juggernaut of more than two dozen entities that transcends the notion of traditional labeling. The 21st Century Media Alliance is an umbrella of cooperative companies and professionals that is pursuing many synergistic opportunities and projects. Possessed of varying yet often complementary skill sets, Alliance members are bound by their core principles of inventiveness, com-munication, pragmatism and dedication to their efforts and those of the larger group. In a great many creative areas, if you re looking to have a job performed the right way, chances are that you need look no further than The 21st Century Media Alliance. FantasyDrafthelp.com Did you stay away from players like Xander Bogaerts, Brandon Belt or Ian Desmond, who would have tanked your team last year? You re welcome! Did you end up with players who helped you succeed last year like Jose Ramirez, Rich Hill or Ryon Healy? You re welcome! FantasyDrafthelp.com: Helping you to find tomorrow s success stories today. TheFDHLounge.com

7 Second Basemen $$ $ UQB Rk Exp AB R Rk HR Rk RBI Rk SB Rk BA Rk 1 Jose Altuve T Jose Ramirez T Brian Dozier T Daniel Murphy T 93 5T Jonathan Schoop T T 6 Dee Gordon Javier Baez T T 23 10T 75 11T 10 20T Robinson Cano 1X T 23 10T 97 3T Whit Merrifield T T 10 marwin gonzalez T T Paul DeJong T T 12 Yoan Moncada Chris Taylor T 21 17T T T 14 Rougned Odor T T T 15 13T Ian Happ T T Ozzie Albies Jonathan Villar T Scooter Gennett T T EDUARDO NUNEZ T T Brandon Drury DJ LeMahieu T Austin Barnes Starlin Castro T 24 Ian Kinsler 2X T T JOSE REYES T T Jason Kipnis Josh Harrison T Ben Zobrist CHRIS OWINGS T Cesar Hernandez T T T 31 Brandon Phillips T 32 ASDRUBAL CABRERA YANGERVIS SOLARTE T Adam Frazier Jose Peraza T Wilmer Difo T Logan Forsythe Daniel Descalso andrew romine 3X Sportsology Sportsology provides fun facts, pictures, stories, games, history and opinion about Sports. We give our readers an alternative to recycled stories from traditional news sources. We provide valuable information about sports-related products, so that consumers have the information they need before making a purchase. Our Internet radio broadcasts also offer an alternative to generic Sports talk radio. With gags, guest and an infusion of humor, we talk to you, not at you. Check out the main site at Sportsology.info and specific sub-sites for baseball, football, hockey, hoops, pro wrestling, video games, DVDs/movies and music. YouTube.com/ thefdhlounge Taste our Tweets!

8 2018 Legitimate Breakthroughs/ Reclamation Cases C: Mike Zunino 1B: Cody Bellinger, Rhys Hoskins 2B: Paul DeJong, Jose Ramirez SS: Paul DeJong, Francisco Lindor 3B: Jose Ramirez OF: Andrew Benintendi, Rhys Hoskins, Tommy Pham SP: Jose Berrios, Trevor Bauer, James Paxton, Robbie Ray, Luis Severino CL: Corey Knebel 2018 AL & NL Scarcity NOTE: Each league has players that are worth more in single-league formats than in the mixed-league kind. This occurs when the other league is deeper in upper-echelon talent. AL 1B: Jose Abreu, Edwin Encarnacion, Marwin Gonzalez, Eric Hosmer, Matt Olson, Justin Smoak OF: Andrew Benintendi, Mookie Betts, Byron Buxton, Khris Davis, Marwin Gonzalez, Aaron Judge, George Springer, Mike Trout NL 2B: Javier Baez, Paul DeJong, Dee Gordon, Daniel Murphy SS: Javier Baez, Paul DeJong, Corey Seager, Jean Segura, Trevor Story, Trea Turner 1stDownScouting.com YouTube.com/ thefdhlounge ProPlayerInsiders.com Delivering well-rounded coverage of the NFL from every angle! 2018 Prospect Rankings 1 Lewis Brinson (OF, Milwaukee) 2 Willie Calhoun (OF, Texas) 3 Victor Robles (OF, Washington) 4 Chance Sisco (C, Baltimore) 5 Alex Reyes (SP, St. Louis) 6 Brent Honeywell (SP, Tampa Bay) 7 Eloy Jimenez (OF, Chicago White Sox) 8 Francisco Mejia (C, Cleveland) 9 Gleyber Torres (SS/3B, New York Yankees) 10 Nick Senzel (3B, Cincinnati) THE WINTER CLASSIC: THE NHL S SAVIOR: available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon & other fine sellers Steve Kallas. com Sports, law & more! NUMBERS DON T LIE: THE BIGGEST NUMBERS IN METS HISTORY Available on Amazon.com Long-Term Keeper Prospect Rankings 1 Ronald Acuna (OF, Atlanta) 2 Jon Duplantier (SP, Arizona) 3 Bo Bichette (2B/SS, Toronto) 4 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (OF, Toronto) 5 Nick Senzel (3B, Cincinnati) 6 Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS, San Diego) 7 Eloy Jimenez (OF, Chicago White Sox) 8 Michael Kopech (SP, Chicago White Sox) 9 Austin Hays (OF, Baltimore) 10 Brendan Rodgers (SS, Colorado) 11 Sixto Sanchez (SP, Philadelphia) 12 Triston McKenzie (RHP, Cleveland) 13 Victor Robles (OF, Washington) 14 Brent Honeywell (SP, Tampa Bay) 15 Lewis Brinson (OF, Milwaukee) 16 Jo Adell (OF, Los Angeles Angels) 17 Francisco Mejia (C, Cleveland) 18 Forrest Whitley (SP, Houston) 19 Jack Flaherty (SP, St. Louis) 20 Hunter Greene (SP/SS, Cincinnati) 21 Luis Robert (OF, Chicago White Sox) 22 Brendan McKay (SP/1B, Tampa Bay) 23 Kyle Wright (SP, Atlanta) 24 Alex Reyes (SP, St. Louis) 25 AJ Puk (SP, Oakland) 26 Gabriel Moya (CL, Minnesota) 27 Gleyber Torres (SS/3B, New York Yankees) 28 Corbin Burnes (SP, Milwaukee) 29 MacKenzie Gore (SP, San Diego) 30 Leady Tavares (OF, Texas) 31 Alec Hansen (RHP, Chicago White Sox) 32 Chance Sisco (C, Baltimore) 33 Luiz Gohara (SP, Atlanta) 34 Blake Rutherford (OF, Chicago White Sox) 35 Tyler Mahle (SP, Cincinnati) 36 Kolby Allard (SP, Atlanta) 37 Michel Baez (SP, San Diego) 38 Keston Hiura (2B/OF, Milwaukee) 39 Chance Adams (SP, New York Yankees) 40 Mitch Keller (SP, Pittsburgh) 41 Austin Meadows (OF, Pittsburgh) 42 Cole Ragan (SP, Texas) 43 Mike Soroka (SP, Atlanta) 44 Kyle Tucker (OF, Houston) 45 Kevin Maitan (SS, Los Angeles Angels) 46 Royce Lewis (SS, Minnesota) 47 Dylan Cease (SP, Chicago White Sox) 48 Taylor Trammell (OF, Cincinnati) 49 Ian Anderson (SP, Atlanta) 50 Riley Pint (SP, Colorado) 51 Carson Kelly (C/3B St. Louis) 52 Bryse Wilson (SP, Atlanta) 53 Joey Wentz (SP, Atlanta) 54 Mickey Moniak (OF, Philadelphia) 55 Estevan Florial (OF, New York Yankees) 56 Juan Soto (OF, Washington) 57 Alex Jackson (C, Atlanta) 58 Justus Sheffield (RHP, New York Yankees) 59 Walker Buehler (SP, Los Angeles Dodgers) 60 Jose Siri (OF, Cincinnati) Pullins Law Firm LLC Scott Pullins: I have spent my career, both as an attorney, and otherwise, in roles where I help people break down and solve complex problems. After a consultation, you will be put on the path toward resolution of your issue. I will either recommend that you retain me to resolve your issue, I will recommend a trusted colleague, or I will offer some other solution, sometimes even free or at a lower cost than a private attorney, in order to assist you. Pullins Law.com TV Howl Veteran TV columnist Adam Buckman delivers top-flight insight and analysis about today s TV scene

9 Respect Mah Eligibilitah! 10 Games 15 Games 20 Games Arismendy Alcantara 2B OF Christian Arroyo SS 3B Darwin Barney 2B SS 3B Franklin Barreto 2B SS Cody Bellinger 1B OF Andres Blanco 1B 2B 3B Jay Bruce 1B OF Matt Carpenter 1B 2B 3B Derek Dietrich 1B 2B 3B Stephen Drew SS 3B Wilmer Flores 1B 2B 3B Greg Garcia 2B SS 3B Scooter Gennett 2B 3B OF Erik Gonzalez 2B SS Enrique Hernandez SS 3B OF Brock Holt 2B OF Ty Kelly 2B OF Jason Kipnis 2B OF Patrick Kivlehan 1B OF Pete Kozma SS 3B Tzu-Wei Lin 2B 3B Deven Marrero 2B 3B Jefry Marte 1B 3B Russell Martin C 3B Tyler Moore 1B OF Matt Olson 1B OF Steve Pearce 1B OF Trevor Plouffe 1B 3B Rob Refsnyder 2B OF Matt Reynolds SS 3B TJ Rivera 1B 2B 3B Sean Rodriguez 2B 3B OF Andrew Romine 1B 2B SS 3B OF Austin Romine C 1B Adam Rosales 2B SS 3B Tyler Saladino 2B SS 3B Chris Taylor 2B SS OF Kelby Tomlinson 2B SS 3B Ramon Torres 2B 3B Taste our Tweets! TheFDHLounge Matt Adams 1B OF Ehire Adrianza SS 3B OF Alexi Amarista 2B SS OF Alex Avila C 1B Brandon Belt 1B OF Andres Blanco 2B 3B Matt Carpenter 1B 3B Matt Davidson 1B 3B Daniel Descalso 1B 2B 3B OF Eduardo Escobar SS 3B Freddie Freeman 1B 3B Joey Gallo 1B 3B OF Scooter Gennett 2B OF Marwin Gonzalez 1B 2B SS 3B OF John Hicks C 1B Ryder Jones 1B 3B Howie Kendrick 2B OF Tommy La Stella 2B 3B Whit Merrifield 2B OF Max Moroff 2B SS Taylor Motter 1B 2B SS OF Eduardo Nunez 2B SS 3B OF Cliff Pennington 2B SS 3B Hernan Perez 2B 3B OF Jace Peterson 2B 3B OF Chad Pinder 2B SS OF Daniel Robertson 2B SS 3B Miguel Rojas SS 3B Josh Rutledge 2B 3B Chase Utley 1B 2B Pat Valaika SS 3B Neil Walker 1B 2B Andrew Romine 1B 2B 3B OF Ryan Rua 1B OF Tyler Saladino 2B 3B Yolmer Sanchez 2B 3B Eric Sogard 2B SS Yangervis Solarte 2B SS 3B Cory Spangenberg 3B OF Chris Taylor 2B OF Eric Thames 1B OF Kelby Tomlinson 2B 3B Ronald Torreves 2B SS 3B Luis Valbuena 1B 3B Ben Zobrist 2B OF Javier Baez 2B SS Austin Barnes C 2B Darwin Barney 2B 3B Alex Bregman SS 3B Asdrubal Cabrera 2B SS 3B Johan Camargo SS 3B Nicholas Castellanos 3B OF Kaleb Cowart 2B 3B Paul DeJong 2B SS Daniel Descalso 2B OF Ian Desmond 1B OF Wilmer Difo 2B SS Wilmer Flores 1B 3B Logan Forsythe 2B 3B Adam Frazier 2B OF Joey Gallo 1B 3B Greg Garcia 2B 3B Ryan Goins 2B SS Marwin Gonzalez 1B 2B SS OF Alen Hanson 2B OF Ian Happ 2B OF Josh Harrison 2B 3B Chase Headley 1B 3B Ryon Healy 1B 3B Enrique Hernandez SS OF Chris Herrmann 1B OF Rhys Hoskins 1B OF John Jaso 1B OF Adam Lind 1B OF Dixon Machado 2B SS Trey Mancini 1B OF Jose Martinez 1B OF Eduardo Nunez 2B 3B OF Jose Osuna 1B OF Chris Owings 2B SS OF Jose Peraza 2B SS Hernan Perez 3B OF Brandon Phillips 2B 3B Chad Pinder SS OF Buster Posey C 1B Jose Ramirez 2B 3B Jose Reyes 2B SS 3B TJ Rivera 1B 3B Daniel Robertson 2B SS Drew Robinson 3B OF

10 Shortstops $$ $ UQB Rk Exp AB R Rk HR Rk RBI Rk SB Rk BA Rk 1 Carlos Correa T Manny Machado NA T Corey Seager T 22 11T 77 9T Alex Bregman T T 5 Francisco Lindor T T T 6 Trea Turner T T 7 Javier Baez 1X T 23 9T T T 8 Didi Gregorius T Elvis Andrus T T 10 marwin gonzalez T 23 9T Paul DeJong T Jean Segura T Trevor Story T Xander Bogaerts T T 15 Andrelton Simmons T 16 Orlando Arcia T T T Tim Anderson T Marcus Semien T T Tim Beckham 2X T 22 11T T 20 Troy Tulowitzki Zack Cozart T 24 6T T 22 Amed Rosario JOSE REYES T 15 20T T Addison Russell CHRIS OWINGS T ASDRUBAL CABRERA YANGERVIS SOLARTE Jose Peraza T Chad Pinder T Dansby Swanson Aledmys Diaz , Wilmer Difo T Jorge Polanco T Freddy Galvis 3X T The 21 st Century Media Alliance What initially began in 2009 as a small coalition of like-minded growing New Media and creative organizations has flourished into a well-rounded creative juggernaut of more than two dozen entities that transcends the notion of traditional labeling. The 21st Century Media Alliance is an umbrella of cooperative companies and professionals that is pursuing many synergistic opportunities and projects. Possessed of varying yet often complementary skill sets, Alliance members are bound by their core principles of inventiveness, com-munication, pragmatism and dedication to their efforts and those of the larger group. In a great many creative areas, if you re looking to have a job performed the right way, chances are that you need look no further than The 21st Century Media Alliance. NotJust Another TVSite.com Unmatched analysis of the best television programs and the state of the industry. Fantasy Drafthelp Dot Com Unique methods & winning results for a variety of sports, not just the big boys! Check out everything we have to offer and never get out-prepared again! 2018 Players With a Wide Range of Opinion NOTE: These players have wide ranges of opinion on our cumulative experts draft board that we utilize as a resource, indicating that they are the most unpredictable players by position in your draft or auction. C: Austin Hedges, Brian McCann, Matt Wieters, Mike Zunino 1B: Matt Olson 2B: Ian Happ, Jason Kipnis, DJ LeMahieu,Eduardo Nunez, Roughned Odor SS: Amed Rosario 3B: Mike Moustakas OF: Michael Conforto, Khris Davis, Ian Happ, Adam Jones, Gregory Polanco, Yasiel Puig, Bradley Zimmer SP: Trevor Bauer, Jose Berrios, Gerrit Cole, Johnny Cueto, Michael Fulmer, Kevin Gausman, Gio Gonzalez, Sonny Gray, Kyle Hendricks, Rich Hill, Dallas Keuchel, Jon Lester, Lance Lynn, Lance McCullers, Jimmy Nelson, David Price, Jose Quintana, Robbie Ray, Garrett Richards, Danny Salazar, Masahiro Tanaka, Justin Verlander, Taijuan Walker, Luke Weaver CL: Archie Bradley, Edwin Diaz, Ken Giles, Greg Holland, Raisel Iglesias, Andrew Miller, Hector Neris, Felipe Rivero DRAFTOLOGY GUIDES We publish a series of guides such as this through the year as a partnership between Sportsology, The FDH Lounge, FantasyDrafthelp.com and other entities under the banner of The 21st Century Media Alliance. Fantasy Racing (late January), Fantasy Baseball (early February), NFL Draft (mid- April), NHL Entry Draft (mid-june), NBA Draft (mid-june), Fantasy Football (late July), Fantasy Hockey (mid-september), Fantasy Hoops (early October).

11 1 Outfielders $$ $ UQB Rk Exp AB R Rk HR Rk RBI Rk SB Rk BA Rk 1 Mike Trout T T T T 2 Bryce Harper T T 29 20T Mookie Betts T T Charlie Blackmon T 104 7T 14 38T Giancarlo Stanton T Aaron Judge T T 7 J.D. Martinez 1X T T T T 8 Rhys Hoskins T 12T George Springer T T Christian Yelich T T T Andrew Benintendi T T T 20 22T Justin Upton T T Marcell Ozuna T 37 8T Michael Conforto T Khris Davis T Starling Marte T T A.J. Pollock T T Byron Buxton T Andrew McCutchen 2X T Nicholas Castellano T T marwin gonzalez T 90 16T Tommy Pham T 23 40T 73 38T T 23 Domingo Santana T 85 20T 15 33T Yoenis Cespedes T Ryan Braun Ian Happ T Billy Hamilton T Jay Bruce T T Chris Taylor T T T 30 Adam Jones T 26 30T 73 38T T 31 Adam Eaton Yasiel Puig T 74 36T 15 33T Michael Taylor T Eddie Rosario T T 27 26T 78 29T EDUARDO NUNEZ Ian Desmond T Eric Thames T Trey Mancini T 78 29T Jose Martinez T 40 Avisail Garcia 3X T Nomar Mazara T T Lorenzo Cain T T Kyle Schwarber T Steven Souza T 30 16T 78 29T 16 29T Adam Duvall T 31 14T Ender Inciarte T T Gregory Polanco Mark Trumbo T 23 40T Carlos Gonzalez Brett Gardner T T T Scott Schebler T David Peralta T Corey Dickerson T 27 26T Lonnie Chisenhall T

12 Outfielders $$ $ UQB Rk Exp AB R Rk HR Rk RBI Rk SB Rk BA Rk 55 Teoscar Hernandez Nick Williams Aaron Hicks Kevin Kiermaier T Keon Broxton T Melky Cabrera T T T 61 Carlos Gomez 4X T CHRIS OWINGS Cory Spangenberg Ben Zobrist Max Kepler Matt Kemp Shin-Soo Choo T T Kevin Pillar T Albert Almora Kole Calhoun Manuel Margot T Michael Brantley Jake Marisnick Gerardo Parra T 75 Josh Reddick T 76 Delino DeShields T Hernan Perez T Curtis Granderson T Joc Pederson 5X Adam Lind T 81 Jose Bautista T 23 40T Mitch Haniger Hunter Renfroe T Cameron Maybin Jose Pirela T 86 Jackie Bradley Bradley Zimmer Denard Span Matt Joyce T Odubel Herrera Dexter Fowler Brian Goodwin Enrique Hernandez Jorge Bonifacio Randal Grichuk Jarrod Dyson Mallex Smith T Ben Revere T Rajai Davis T Jacoby Ellsbury T Chad Pinder Adam Frazier Aaron Altherr Leury Garcia Mikie Mahtook The FDH 348 Lounge: 50 Nothing 12 is Off-topic. 38 Nothing Robbie Grossman Daniel Descalso andrew romine 6X

13 Tim Jeff Jake Ken Russ Rick 1 Mike Trout Jose Altuve Nolan Arenado Paul Goldschmidt Carlos Correa Bryce Harper 2 Josh Donaldson Freddie Freeman Francisco Lindor Max Scherzer Marcell Ozuna Corey Seager 3 Stephen Strasburg J.D. Martinez Gary Sanchez Adrian Beltre Rhys Hoskins Alex Bregman 4 Eric Hosmer Justin Verlander Luis Severino George Springer Jonathan Schoop Brian Dozier 5 Carlos Carrasco Anthony Rendon Kenley Jansen Andrew Benintendi Jake Lamb Jose Abreu 6 Paul DeJong Craig Kimbrel Didi Gregorius Evan Gattis Jacob degrom James Paxton 7 Dallas Keuchel Starling Marte Miguel Cabrera Chris Archer Marcus Stroman Robbie Ray 8 Russell Martin Elvis Andrus Trevor Bauer Roberto Osuna Carlos Martinez Khris Davis 9 A.J. Pollock Lance McCullers Danny Salazar Scooter Gennett Byron Buxton Justin Smoak 10 Brad Peacock Jeff Samardzija Masahiro Tanaka Charlie Morton Michael Fulmer Luke Weaver 11 Edwin Diaz Rich Hill Jay Bruce Johnny Cueto Yoenis Cespedes Brian McCann 12 Eric Thames Felix Hernandez Greg Bird Wil Myers Cole Hamels Danny Duffy 13 Jean Segura Chris Taylor Rougned Odor Kenta Maeda Sean Doolittle Nelson Cruz 14 Julio Teheran Josh Bell Adam Eaton Alex Cobb Ender Inciarte Brad Hand 15 Adam Duvall Yadier Molina Jonathan Lucroy Andrelton Simmons Zack Godley Kevin Gausman 16 Austin Barnes Brett Gardner Matt Kemp Shin-Soo Choo Greg Holland Garrett Richards 17 Lance Lynn Curtis Granderson Ken Giles Alex Colome Nicholas Castellanos Hector Neris 18 Ian Kinsler Marco Estrada Hyun-Jin Ryu Justin Bour DJ LeMahieu Domingo Santana 19 Steven Souza Andrew Miller Logan Morrison Starlin Castro Wilson Ramos Matt Wieters 20 Dellin Betances Chris Iannetta Ervin Santana Tucker Barnhart Kurt Suzuki Orlando Arcia Jason Nate Mike V Ron Mike P Samm 1 Jose Ramirez Kris Bryant Giancarlo Stanton Joey Votto Aaron Judge Charlie Blackmon 2 Chris Sale Anthony Rizzo Mookie Betts Clayton Kershaw Manny Machado Corey Kluber 3 Cody Bellinger Daniel Murphy Miguel Sano Trea Turner Javier Baez Justin Turner 4 Buster Posey Zack Greinke Madison Bumgarner Robinson Cano Noah Syndergaard Dee Gordon 5 marwin gonzalez Shohei Ohtani Yoan Moncada Justin Upton Edwin Encarnacion Yu Darvish 6 Christian Yelich Willson Contreras Jake Arrieta Salvador Perez Michael Conforto Andrew McCutchen 7 Gio Gonzalez Tommy Pham Billy Hamilton Aaron Nola Jose Berrios J.T. Realmuto 8 David Price Aroldis Chapman Joey Gallo Corey Knebel Gerrit Cole Josh Harrison 9 Jon Lester Kyle Hendricks Trevor Story Mike Moustakas Zach Britton Matt Olson 10 Wade Davis Ryan Braun Alex Wood Jose Quintana Luis Castillo Xander Bogaerts 11 Drew Pomeranz Sonny Gray Dinelson Lamet Taijuan Walker Jon Gray Felipe Rivero 12 JOSE REYES Kyle Schwarber Dylan Bundy Adam Jones Whit Merrifield Yasiel Puig 13 Lorenzo Cain CC Sabathia Ryan Zimmerman Lucas Giolito Avisail Garcia Mike Clevinger 14 Michael Wacha Ian Happ Raisel Iglesias Kyle Seager Carlos Rodon Jhoulys Chacin 15 Carlos Gonzalez Mark Trumbo Eduardo Rodriguez David Peralta Rafael Devers Yasmani Grandal 16 Todd Frazier Carlos Santana Mike Zunino Zack Cozart Cody Allen Arodys Vizcaino 17 Mark Melancon Rick Porcello Jeurys Familia Jake Odorizzi Michael Taylor Jameson Taillon 18 Evan Longoria Marcus Semien Ryon Healy Jose Bautista Jason Kipnis Ian Desmond 19 EDUARDO NUNEZ Chris Devenski Hernan Perez Travis d'arnaud Robinson Chirinos Denard Span 20 Alex Avila James McCann Welington Castillo David Robertson Austin Hedges German Marquez NOTE: Our annual FDH Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft convened on January 28, 2018 to select our teams. Selection order was as follows: 1 FDH Lounge Original Dignitary Tim Foust 2 FDH Lounge Dignitary Jeff Maslanich 3 FDH Lounge Dignitary Jake Digman 4 FDH Lounge Dignitary Ken Detwiler 5 Sportsology Proprietor Russ Cohen 6 FDH Managing Partner Rick Morris 7 FDH Senior Editor Jason Jones 8 FDH Director of Research Nate Noy 9 FDH Lounge Dignitary Mike Vili 10 FDH Lounge Dignitary Ron Glasenapp 11 FDH Motorsports Editor Mike Ptak 12 FDH Entertainment Editor Samantha Jones The 21 st Century Media Alliance What initially began in 2009 as a small coalition of like-minded growing New Media and creative organizations has flourished into a wellrounded creative juggernaut of more than two dozen entities that transcends the notion of traditional labeling. The 21st Century Media Alliance is an umbrella of cooperative companies and professionals that is pursuing many synergistic opportunities and projects. Possessed of varying yet often complementary skill sets, Alliance members are bound by their core principles of inventiveness, communication, pragmatism and dedication to their efforts and those of the larger group. In a great many creative areas, if you re looking to have a job performed the right way, chances are that you need look no further than The 21st Century Media Alliance.

14 2018 Mock Draft Analysis ROUND 1: There was an awful lot of chalk in the first-round picks. ROUND 2: The first pitcher to go is Corey Kluber! Russ went off the board a bit with Ozuna. Nate pairs up Bryant and Rizzo! ROUND 3: A year ago, who d have thought that we d be seeing Hoskins, Bellinger and Turner going this high? ROUND 4: Still no pitchers for Russ and Rick. The married couple of Jason and Samm got matching nice values with Posey and Gordon. ROUND 5: Still no pitchers for Russ and Rick. This is the round that Ohtani was taken! ROUND 6: Russ and Rick finally get their aces (relatively speaking). Gattis was a pretty good value for Ken. ROUND 7: Samm scoups up more nice value with Realmuto. ROUND 8: Price is an interesting buy-low proposition for Jason. Rick picks up elite power here with Davis. ROUND 9: Jake s got a lot of stones taking both Salazar and Bauer! Rick and Samm got huge values with 1B Smoak and Olson. ROUND 10: This was one of the most arm-dominant rounds imaginable. NotJustAnotherTVSite.com Unmatched analysis of the best television programs and the state of the industry. TRUTH IN GOVERNMENT Truth In Government is a public watchdog organization dedicated to fiscal responsibility in government through the promotion of honest budgeting, accounting, financial management and reporting practices by Congress and the Executive Branch. TruthInGovernment.org NUMBERS DON T LIE: THE BIGGEST NUMBERS IN METS HISTORY Available on Amazon.com Taste our Tweets! SteveKallas.com: Sports, law & more JERK: HOW I WASTED MY LIFE WATCHING TELEVISION The entertaining memoirs of veteran TV columnist Adam Buckman document over 20 years of covering the biggest TV stars, pop culture celebrities and other entertainment figures up close and personal! Get your copy now at Amazon.com! The 21 st Century Media Alliance What initially began in 2009 as a small coalition of like-minded growing New Media and creative organizations has flourished into a well-rounded creative juggernaut of more than two dozen entities that transcends the notion of traditional labeling. The 21st Century Media Alliance is an umbrella of cooperative companies and professionals that is pursuing many synergistic opportunities and projects. Possessed of varying yet often complementary skill sets, Alliance members are bound by their core principles of inventiveness, communication, pragmatism and dedication to their efforts and those of the larger group. In a great many creative areas, if you re looking to have a job performed the right way, chances are that you need look no further than The 21st Century Media Alliance.