Fantasy baseball mock draft 2023, 12-team: Aaron Judge over Trea Turner?
By Kevin Henry
Fantasy Baseball mock draft Round 18
Team 12 — Josh Naylor, 1B/DH, Guardians
Team 11 — Kolten Wong, 2B, Mariners
Team 10 — Luis Urias, 2B/3B/1B, Brewers
Team 9 — Ryan McMahon, 2B/3B, Rockies
Team 8 — Joe Ryan, SP, Twins
Team 7 — Lourdes Gurriel, OF, Diamondbacks
Team 6 — Jose Berrios, SP, Blue Jays
Team 5 — Enrique Hernandez, OF, Red Sox
Team 4 — Craig Kimbrel, RP, Phillies
Team 3 — Eugenio Suarez, 3B, Mariners
Team 2 — Drew Rasmussen, SP, Rays
Team 1 — Adam Frazier, 2B/RF, Orioles
Fantasy Baseball mock draft Round 19
Team 1 — Gabriel Moreno, C, Diamondbacks
Team 2 — Lane Thomas, OF, Nationals
Team 3 — Merrill Kelly, SP, Diamondbacks
Team 4 — Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Pirates
Team 5 — Brendan Donovan, 2B/RF/3B, Cardinals
Team 6 — Kendall Graveman, RP, White Sox
Team 7 — Jurickson Profar, LF, Rockies
Team 8 — Rowdy Tellez, 1B, Brewers
Team 9 — Patrick Sandoval, SP, Angels
Team 10 — Jeffrey Springs, SP/RP, Rays
Team 11 — Marcell Ozuna, LF/DH, Braves
Team 12 — Seth Brown, 1B/OF, Athletics
My picks: Enrique Hernandez and Brendan Donovan
Hernandez has talked a good game throughout spring training, showing his confidence, and I think it will follow through into the regular season for the Red Sox. I liked getting him and Donovan this late in the draft as both have good potential for what they could being to my team.
It felt like there were a lot of picks in these two rounds that were complete gambles, like Profar, Berrios, and Kimbrel. Those are guys with plenty of talent, but will they put it together for their respective teams this season? That’s the big question that pushed them so far down in this draft.