1st Round NFL Mock Draft

1. Rams - Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma

2. Lions - Ndamukong Suh DT Nebraska

3. Bucs - Gerald McCoy DT Oklahoma

4. Redskins - Russell Okung OT Oklahoma State

5. Chiefs - Eric Berry S Tennessee

6. Seahawks - Trent Williams OT Oklahoma

7. Browns - Dez Bryant WR Oklahoma State

8. Raiders - Bryan Bulaga OT Iowa

9. Bills - C.J. Spiller RB Clemson

10. Jaguars - Jason Pierre-Paul DE South Florida

11. Broncos - Rolando McClain LB Alabama

12. Dolphins - Derrick Morgan DE Georgia Tech

13. 49ers - Anthony Davis OT Rutgers

14. Seahawks - Earl Thomas S Texas

15. Giants - Jerry Hughes DE TCU

16. Titans - Dan Williams NT Tennessee

17. 49ers - Joe Haden CB Florida

18. Steelers - Maurkice Pouncey C/G Florida

19. Falcons - Brandon Graham LB Michigan

20. Texans - Ryan Matthews RB Fresno State

21. Bengals - Jermaine Grisham TE Oklahoma

22. Patriots - Sergio Kindle LB Texas

23. Packers - Mike Iupati G Idaho

24. Eagles - Kyle Wilson CB Boise State

25. Ravens - Demaryius Thomas WR Georgia Tech

26. Cardinals - Sean Witherspoon LB Missouri

27. Cowboys - Charles Brown OT USC

28. Chargers - Jahvid Best RB California

29. Jets - Jared Odrick DT Penn State

30. Vikings - Taylor Mays S USC

31. Colts - Everson Griffen DE USC

32. Saints - Darryl Washington LB TCU

*Note-Jimmy Clausen wasn't included into the first round because we think it is likely somewhere between the 10-20 range someone will either trade up or down to select Clausen.

For descriptions listen to the Podcast above.

Value Guy's, Who Aren't Top Tier

C- Russell Martin, Geovany Soto, Kurt Suzuki, Buster Posey, Jeff Clement

1B- Pablo Sandoval, Joey Votto, Mark Reynolds, Kendry Morales, Billy Butler, Chris Davis

2B- Jose Lopez, Ian Stewart, Rickie Weeks, Casey McGehee

3B- Mark Reynolds, Brandon Wood, Gordon Beckham

SS- Elvis Andrus, Stephen Drew, Alcides Escobar, Alexei Ramirez, J.J. Hardy, Everth Cabrera

OF- Nick Markakis, Nelson Cruz, Andrew McCutchen, Hunter Pence, Jay Bruce, Julio Borbon, Jason Heyward, Corey Hart, Kyle Blanks, Cameron Maybin

SP- Ricky Nolasco, Clayton Kershaw, A.J. Burnett, Scott Kazmir, Jonathan Sanchez, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ben Sheets, Johnny Cueto, Fransisco Liriano, Ervin Santana, Homer Bailey, Manny Parra, Arlodis Chapman

RP- Brian Wilson, Billy Wagner, Octavio Dotel, Rafael Soriano, Frank Francisco, Carlos Marmol, Leo Nunez, Mike Gonzalez, Brad Lidge

Digging Deep - Luke Gregerson of the San Diego Padres

If you are looking for a sleeper for some saves your guy just may be Luke Gregerson. 2009 was Gregerson's rookie campaign and it was very successful. In 75 innings pitched the soon to be 26 year old had 93 strikeouts, a 3.24 ERA, and a 1.24 WHIP. Heath Bell is currently San Diego's closer and their have been rumor's of Bell being traded since last season. I personally feel Gregerson would be next in line for save opportunities if the second year closer either struggles or gets traded before the trade deadline. Mike Adams also could be in line for saves, but Gregerson's strikeout ratio tells me that he has the stuff to be a closer, and is younger than Adams, meaning Gregerson could be the closer of the future for the youthful Padres. Take a late round flier on Gregerson during draft day and stash him on you bench; start Gregerson if your league awards points for holds.

NL-Only Fantasy Baseball

I have been in an NL-Only fantasy baseball league for around 5 years now. It is a pretty complex league. It is a keeper league where you have $26.00 to spend on 23 players. Typically auction leagues use a $260 cap space, but our league just uses $26. We have a standard auction draft where players contracts are labeled as 2plus, which means you can keep the player for 2 years at his current price, and if you want you can add $0.50 during the players third year. We also have a second draft which is called the "topper auction", during this auction an owner can enter players who either are ending their second year of their two year contract or were picked up on the waiver wire the previous year. In this auction you can sign a player for up to 5 years, but their is a catch. Players on long term topper contracts can only be in your reserves if they are in the minor leagues. If you decide to drop a player under a long term contract you have to buy his contract out. Our buyout rules are the salary x2 x(# of years remaining on contract). So if I had Albert Pujols for $5 on a three year contract his buyout would be $30 (5x2= 10x3= $30). This buyout money is paid out of the owners pocket and is put into a pot, which is divided accordingly between the 1st place through 4th place teams. You also can select minor league players and keep them as long as you want as long as you don't have them on your active roster. Once a minor leaguer is activated his contract automatically is $1 for 2plus years. Your minor league's also acts as your team's bench. We currently just had our topper auction and are allowed to protect up to 15 players from last years team. I will be doing weekly updates on all of Fantasy Baseball, not just the National League this year, including sleepers, waiver wire gems, and I am open to answering any questions a reader has, just comment on the column and I will answer your question. I decided to spend as little money as possible this year with my middle infield, considering it is a very weak position in terms of fantasy. I also am a heavy preacher on putting most of your money into offense. On the pitching side of things I am usually hesitant on spending big bucks on a player, and spend heavy into setup men who could potentially be closers. This worked out very well for me last year as I picked up Leo Nunez who ended the 2009 campaign with a nice amount of saves. During the topper auction this year I just couldn't resist taking George Sherrill for $0.20, he is behind Broxton in terms of getting saves but the thing that pops out at me is he is a left handed throwing set up man. In crucial games don't be surprised if manager Joe Torre brings in Sherrill against tough left handed hitters in the ninth. It is unlikely Sherrill will get a lot of saves but considering the fact pitchers have a fairly high injury rate, I like my twenty cent gamble on the left hander. Enough with the talking, here is what my NL-Only team looks like heading into Saturday's standard auction:

C	Miguel Montero	$1.00	1+	ARI
C
1B	Albert Pujols	$4.80	1	STL
2B	Ronnie Belliard	$0.10	LT4	LAD
3B	Mark Reynolds	$1.30	LT3	ARI
SS	Julio Lugo	$0.10	LT5	STL
CI	Prince Fielder	$4.90	1+	MIL
MI	Matt Antonelli	$0.10	LT5	SD
OF	Matt Kemp	$1.20	LT2	LAD
OF
OF
OF
OF
U
	8	$13.50	----
SP	Jonathan Sanchez	$0.20	LT2	SF
SP	Barry Zito	$0.20	1+	SF
SP	Randy Wolf	$0.50	LT2	MIL
RP	George Sherrill	$0.20	LT5	LAD
RP	Leo Nunez	$0.60	1+	FLA
RP
P
P
P
	5	$1.70	----
M	Blake Dewitt	LAD
M	Jason Heyward	ATL
M	Chris Marrero	WAS
M
M
M
M
M
M
M