| draft results courtesy of MockDraftCentral.com | 2012 Kick-Off Special Expert Mock Draft (1/29/2012) | ||||||||||||
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| Round | Charlie Saponara - FantasyBaseball365.com | Derek Carty - Baseball Prospectus | Josh Shepardson - The Hardball Times/FB365 | Rob Steingall - Minor Developments/SNYWhyGuys | Razzball | Tim Heaney - KFFL | R.J. White - FB Cafe | Jeff Gross - Hardball Times | Matthew McMillen - Fantasybaseball365.com | Brad Evans -- Yahoo! | Justin Green - Rotowire | Eno Sarris | Round |
| R1 » | Troy Tulowitzki | Albert Pujols | Miguel Cabrera | Jose Bautista (3B,RF) | Joey Votto | Adrian Gonzalez | Matt Kemp (CF) | Justin Verlander | Robinson Cano | Justin Upton (RF) | Prince Fielder | Hanley Ramirez | » R1 |
| R2 « | Mark Teixeira | Curtis Granderson (CF) | Ian Kinsler | Roy Halladay | Andrew McCutchen (CF) | Mike Stanton (RF) | Jose Reyes | Jacoby Ellsbury (CF) | Carlos Gonzalez (LF,CF,RF) | Clayton Kershaw | Evan Longoria | Dustin Pedroia | « R2 |
| R3 » | Ryan Braun (LF) | Josh Hamilton (LF,CF) | Cliff Lee | Tim Lincecum | David Wright | Starlin Castro | Adrian Beltre | Felix Hernandez | CC Sabathia | Ryan Zimmerman | David Price | Dan Haren | » R3 |
| R4 « | Pablo Sandoval | Jered Weaver | Mike Napoli (1B) | Carl Crawford (LF) | Dan Uggla | Brett Lawrie | Matt Holliday (LF) | Cole Hamels | Mike Morse (OF) | Elvis Andrus | Carlos Santana (1B) | Jay Bruce (RF) | « R4 |
| R5 » | Madison Bumgarner | Brian McCann | Hunter Pence (RF) | Nelson Cruz (RF) | Yovani Gallardo | Brandon Phillips | Zack Greinke | Paul Konerko (DH) | Aramis Ramirez | Desmond Jennings (LF) | Jon Lester | Eric Hosmer | » R5 |
| R6 « | Shin-Soo Choo (RF) | B.J. Upton (CF) | Jimmy Rollins | Alex Rodriguez | Adam Jones (CF) | Shane Victorino (CF) | Ben Zobrist (RF) | Craig Kimbrel | Alex Gordon (LF) | Stephen Strasburg | Michael Bourn (CF) | Buster Posey | « R6 |
| R7 » | Rickie Weeks | Kevin Youkilis | Matt Wieters | Michael Young (1B,3B) | Joe Mauer | Miguel Montero | Corey Hart (RF) | Matt Cain | Alex Avila | Drew Stubbs (CF) | Michael Cuddyer (1B,RF) | Jason Heyward (RF) | » R7 |
| R8 « | Jayson Werth (RF) | Ian Kennedy | Matt Moore | Chase Utley | Howie Kendrick (LF) | C.J. Wilson | James Shields | Mat Latos | Josh Beckett | Billy Butler | Asdrubal Cabrera | Dan Hudson | « R8 |
| R9 » | Adam Wainwright | Brett Gardner (LF) | Cameron Maybin (CF) | Ichiro Suzuki (RF) | Brandon Beachy | Gio Gonzalez | Lance Berkman (1B,RF) | Drew Storen | Yu Darvish | Michael Pineda | Danny Espinosa | Logan Morrison (LF) | » R9 |
| R10 « | Ryan Madson | Dustin Ackley | David Ortiz | Derek Jeter | Peter Bourjos (CF) | Ike Davis | Josh Johnson | Mark Reynolds (1B) | Mariano Rivera | John Axford | Matt Garza | Jonathan Papelbon | « R10 |
| R11 » | Chris Young (CF) | Stephen Drew | Ubaldo Jimenez | Brian Wilson | Anibal Sanchez | Andre Ethier (RF) | Ryan Howard | Carlos Beltran (RF) | Dee Gordon | Freddie Freeman | Nick Swisher (RF) | Tommy Hanson | » R11 |
| R12 « | Jordan Zimmermann | Ricky Romero | Kenley Jansen | Nick Markakis (RF) | Jose Valverde | Jason Kipnis | J.J. Hardy | Matt Joyce (RF) | Neil Walker | Paul Goldschmidt | Jemile Weeks | Martin Prado (3B,LF) | « R12 |
| R13 » | Erick Aybar | Alexei Ramirez | Brandon Morrow | Jesus Montero | Adam Lind | Max Scherzer | Sergio Santos | Carlos Quentin (RF) | Josh Willingham (DH,LF) | Cory Luebke | Jeremy Hellickson | Lucas Duda (1B,RF) | » R13 |
| R14 « | Joakim Soria | Wilson Ramos | Mike Moustakas | Derek Holland | Torii Hunter (RF) | Carlos Marmol | Yadier Molina | Aaron Hill | Joel Hanrahan | Heath Bell | David Freese | Chris Carpenter | « R14 |
| R15 » | Ben Revere (CF) | Ervin Santana | Coco Crisp (CF) | J.J. Putz | Jhoulys Chacin | Andrew Bailey | Shaun Marcum | Alex Rios (CF) | Gaby Sanchez | Yoenis Cespedes | Emilio Bonifacio (3B,LF) | Jordan Walden | » R15 |
| R16 « | Jhonny Peralta | Chase Headley | Kyle Farnsworth | Tim Hudson | Jason Motte | Brandon Belt (1B,LF) | Rafael Betancourt | J.P. Arencibia | Brennan Boesch (LF,RF) | Hiroki Kuroda | Huston Street | Chris Sale | « R16 |
| R17 » | Jaime Garcia | Joe Nathan | Kelly Johnson | Brandon League | Mike Minor | Dexter Fowler (CF) | Jeff Francoeur (RF) | Kendrys Morales | Todd Helton | Russell Martin | Nyjer Morgan (CF,RF) | Zack Cozart | » R17 |
| R18 « | Geovany Soto | Frank Francisco | Bryce Harper | Yonder Alonso | Lorenzo Cain | John Danks | Melky Cabrera (CF) | Mark Trumbo | Addison Reed | Vernon Wells (LF) | Wandy Rodriguez | Colby Rasmus (CF) | « R18 |
| R19 » | Edwin Encarnacion (1B,3B) | Johnny Cueto | Michael Brantley (LF,CF) | Ian Desmond | Alcides Escobar | Adam Dunn (1B) | Ryan Doumit | Neftali Feliz | Jose Tabata (LF) | Scott Baker | Javy Guerra | Ryan Roberts (2B) | » R19 |
| R20 « | Devin Mesoraco | Jim Johnson | Justin Morneau | Kurt Suzuki | Roy Oswalt | Bud Norris | Matt Thornton | Salvador Perez | Tyler Clippard | Yunel Escobar | Austin Jackson (CF) | Chris Perez | « R20 |
| R21 » | Justin Masterson | Doug Fister | Luke Hochevar | Chad Billingsley | Juan Abreu | Chris Iannetta | Colby Lewis | Jose Altuve | Ramon Hernandez | Jonny Venters | Jonathan Lucroy | Clay Buchholz | » R21 |
| R22 « | Gavin Floyd | Carlos Pena | Brandon McCarthy | Erik Bedard | Chris Heisey (LF) | Tim Stauffer | John Mayberry (LF,CF) | Jed Lowrie (3B) | Johan Santana | Mike Aviles (2B) | Jair Jurrjens | Nolan Reimold (LF) | « R22 |
| R23 » | Jonathon Niese | Carlos Lee (1B,LF) | Fautino DeLosSantos | A.J. Pierzynski | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Trevor Cahill | Aroldis Chapman | Ricky Nolasco | David Robertson | John Buck | Ryan Dempster | Ryan Hanigan | » R23 |