Obligatory Sports Post

The draft is done. I have a fantasy baseball team, but how good is it? Only time will tell, but my initial misgivings have given way to guarded optimism. As optimistic as one can be drafting in the last spot anyway...

1. I nabbed three 27-yr old wanna-be-studs-in-the-making: Brandon Inge, Brad Wilkerson and, most impressively potential 35HR/100 RBI guy, Texas OF Kevin Mench.
2. I found a great late-round value in Washington Nationals OF, Endy Chavez. At this point, he appears set to start the season leading-off in Washington and all signs point to even more SB's than last years 32. That was with pick #201...
3. Bobby Madritsch, SP Seattle Mariners. Who? Madritsch looks to be the 4th/5th guy in the Mariner rotation. Of note are a couple of his numbers from last year: 6-3 in 11 starts with a 3.25 ERA and WHIP of 1.25. I'll take that at pick #160 anytime.

Most of the time I hate drafting in such a position; between keepers and early picks, a guy in my position is left trying to put together a team without big-name, high profile players. Yet, I was able to plug several pieces of last year's success back into the mix: Michael Young, SS; Aramis Ramirez, 3B; Sean Casey, 1B.

All in all, I feel pretty decent about this team given the caveats above. Should my pitching, which I built around, hold up it's end of the bargain I will most definitely compete.