Keep in mind this is based on a standard 5x5 rotostyle, 12-team league with snake drafting.

13.  R. Howard:  The Phillies will still have one of the best lineups in the game again this year.  If he doesn't have any leg issues like last season, you can't pass up the 50-homer potential.  Plus, if you have this pick, then you had Pick 12 as well, so you could easily been sitting pretty with a power guy like Howard and a dominant pitcher like Beckett.  See Jim Humbert, there is a method to my madness.

14.  P. Fielder:  Everything that goes for Howard, goes for Fielder.  Same great lineup.  Same weak-ass division.  Same potential for 50-homers.

15.  C. Utley:  I went for him last year with the 5th overall pick in the GSI League because of position scarcity.  That is exactly why I warned in Round 1 against factoring in position scarcity too heavily.  Utley will again be the best second baseman in baseball.  And if he stays healthy for the whole season (remember, he had a broken hand at the end of last season that put him out for about a month), then I could easily see him improving upon the numbers he put up last year.

16.  A. Soriano:  Fonzie didn't quite get 20 SB last season (19), but that was because of a hamstring issue.  He should be healed fully this year, and since the Cubs lost out on Kaz Matsui, Fonzie should still be the leadoff hitter heading into '08.  Potential for a 30/30 season is definitely there.

17.  C. Crawford:  I personally don't like to wait beyond the middle of the second round to grab some serious speed guys, if I haven't already done so.  I can't stress enough how important it is to grab speed earlier, rather than later.  Stolen base guys are the hardest thing to find in baseball.  If you wait until later in the draft, you're usually having to speculate on guys with speed potential, rather than a sure thing.  Don't do it.  It isnt' worth it.  Crawford has stolen less than 50 bases only once since his first full season in the bigs (2005).  Add in a .300+ batting average in each of his past three seasons, and how can you go wrong?

18.  B. Phillips:  I told you it was time for the run on speed guys.  Phillips was the first 30/30 player for the Reds since Barry Larkin, and only the second second-baseman in history to pull off the feat.  The above mentioned Soriano was the first.  I don't think he'll get 30/30 again this season, but 25/25 is easily attainable.

19.  G. Sizemore:  I keep waiting for this cat to break the 30 HR mark.  He almost got there in 2006 (28), but he usually hovers around 25.  That being said he does give you a consistent shot at 25/25 every season, due to his OBP hovering around .350.  Add in 100+ runs scored and a batting average .275 or better, and bada-bing, bada-bang, you've got a great five stat guy.

20.  I. Suzuki:  There is no better bet in baseball than Eeeeeeeee-chiro.  In fact, I think I will be referring to him as Mr. Consistency from this point forward.  You can take it to the bank that Mr. Consistency will hit .300+, score 100+ times, steal 30+ bases, and get 600+ AB's (he doesn't get hurt).  Some may point to his age (34) and say that he's in for a decline.  But frankly, until he proves it to me with a terrible season, I'm driving the Mr. Consistency bandwagon.

21.  C. Lee:  Obviously El Caballo won't help you too much in the SB category.  You'll be lucky if he cracks double-digits there.  However, you can book it that he'll hit 30-35 HR/100+ RBI/.290+ AVG/and score close to 100 runs.  That is nothing to sneeze at.  And if the Feds allow Miggy Tejada to play, coupled with speed at the top of the lineup in Bourn and Matsui, there should be more opportunity for Lee to improve his numbers from last season.

22.  V. Guerrero:  Vladdy Daddy is this low right now because reports are that he played most of last season with shoulder and knee problems.  This showed up mostly in his SB numbers.  He averaged 14 SB's in the three previous seasons (2004-2006).  Last season he stole 2 bags.  Supposedly, Vladdy is resisting the doctors who have told him that he needs to go under the knife for some cleanup procedures on that shoulder and knee.  If that is the case, I might downgrade him further.  He played through it all last season, but doing it again, without having to spend some time on the DL, would be expecting too much.  Watch him carefully in Spring Training.

23.  R. Braun:  Braun is an interesting cat.  I've seen some Mock Drafts where he's going first round.  I seen others where he's going somewhere in the fourth or fifth round.  I think first round is too high for a guy who hasn't proven that he can put up numbers consistently.  But the end of the second, or even third round, seems about right to me for this cat's potential.  He finished '07 at .324/34/97/91/15.  And he didn't even come to the bigs until around June 1.  Imagine the potential of a full season this year?  Plus, acquisition of Mike Cameron means that Bill Hall will return to 3B and Braun can go to LF, where he doesn't have to concentrate nearly as hard on his defense.  Scary.

24.  Jake Peavy:  Once again the snake draft comes into play here.  If you have this slot, then you have A-Rod with the 1st overall by now.  You're picking back-to-back.  This would be the perfect spot to take an ace pitcher to anchor your staff, then spend the very next pick on getting your speed guy.  You still have guys like Russell Martin, Willy Taveras, B.J. Upton, Curtis Granderson, Eric Byrnes, etc. to take care of the speed.  Peavy is still a great bet to be the best pitcher in the NL again in 2008.  However, he will get some competition from the likes of Dan Haren and Brandon Webb.  But pitching in Petco, instead of Chase Field, gives Peavy the edge.

Next week...Round 3.