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The Bronx Bombers knocked them dead during the First Five Rounds, despite drafting out of the eight-hole, by selecting players who ended up with 3024 gross points for the season, slightly ahead of the Skipjacks’ second place performance with 3018.  The Irates were an impressive third with 2923 points, while the Blues brought up the rear with a sorry total of 1792 points, largely due to Rolen’s injury and Oliver Perez’s malperformance.  The second worst total for the first five rounds belongs to the Wahoos, with 1860 points, which Possum will of course blame on unfair injuries to Schilling and Thome.  Hey, caveat emptor.  You take old guys, you assume the risk. 

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During Rounds 6 through 10, Stretch made an impressive comeback, leading the league with 2575 points, largely due to his sage selection of Derek Lee in the 9th round (761 points) and Bartolo Colon (503) in the 10th.  The Redbirds had the second highest total during this important phase of the Draft, with 2516 points, through the selection of four players who scored more than 500 points apiece.  The Tribe did some serious toe-stubbing during this portion of the Draft (Kerry Wood 155; Armando Benitez 177; Magglio Ordonez 250; and G. Mota 199), for a dreadful five-round total of only 1216 points, a swoon from which he was unable to recover.  The Cubs* had the second worst output during this part of the Draft with 1495 points, because of Carl Pavano (105), Octavio Dotel (81), and the forcibly retired Bret Boone (209). 

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After Ten Full Rounds of the Draft, the Redbirds had the most gross points in the bank with 5311 points, followed by the Bombers with 5202, far ahead of the 3rd place and ultimate champion Skipjacks, who had only 4669 points through 10.  The Tribe had the fewest points through twelve rounds with 3518 points, while the Wahoos were only marginally better with 3663. 

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The Skipjacks came alive during Rounds 11 through 15 of the Draft, leading the herd with 2333 points, on the strength of his selections of Pat Burrell (575) in the 11th and Andy Pettitte (585) in the 13th.  The Senators had the second highest total during this portion of the Draft with 2231 points, while the Wahoos had the third highest total with 2097.  The Redbirds faltered during Rounds 11 through 15 by drafting players who grossed only 1277 points, largely because of his selection of Greinke (111), Bagwell (78) and Matsui (163) during these five picks.  Tirebiter’s five-round total was far behind the 11th best performance of the Reds, who totaled 1608 gross points during this part of the Draft. 

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Through Fifteen Full Rounds, Itchie picked players whose gross points totaled 7012 points while the Bombers’ first fifteen picks carded a total of 6829.  Through fifteen, the Tribe was in dead last with gross player points totaling 5472, while the Wahoos’ first fifteen players had the eleventh worst gross points total of 5760. 

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U-Bob must have had an epiphany during Rounds 16 through 20, as his players picked during these five rounds led the entire league with 1794 points, led by his 19th round selection of Raul Ibanez who ended up scoring 508 points for the season.  The Blues also staged a mild rally during these five rounds, notching a second-highest total of 1774 points, led by Craig Biggio’s 518 points.   At the other end of the spectrum, the Irates slipped badly during Rounds 16 through 20, totaling only 960 points for the five players picked during this part of the Draft, with both Bobby Madritsch and Juan Gonzalez scoring negative 1 points on the year.  The Wahoos weren’t much better during this part of the Draft, totaling only 1004 points for these five players, including only 62 points from Jimenez and 88 points from Danny Graves. 

Through Twenty Full Rounds of the Draft, Itchie led all comers with 8445 gross points, followed by the Bronx Bombers with 8414 points, followed by the Redbirds with 8321 points.  At the other end, the Wahoos picked players through 20 rounds whose gross points totaled on 6764 points, last in the league, and significantly behind the 11th place Tribe with 7266 gross points. 

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The Chiefs kicked some serious rear during Rounds 21-25 of the Draft, totaling 2104 gross points, on the strength of Ensberg (573), Eckstein (546) and Cantu (505 points).  Too bad they didn’t stick around on the roster.  The Reds had the second highest total during Rounds 21 through 25 with 1640 points.  The Senators faltered badly during Rounds 21 through 25, with the five players selected during this phase totaling only 1062 points.  Similarly, the five players picked by the Bombers during Rounds 21 through 25 totaled only 1095 points. 

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Through Twenty-Five Rounds of the Draft, believe it or not, the Skipjacks and the Redbirds were exactly tied in terms of gross points with 9865 points.  The Chiefs were third with gross points after 25 with 9842 points, while the Wahoos slipped further behind the field with only 7907. 

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During the Final Three Rounds of the Draft, the Wahoos finally had some decent picks, totaling 993 points with Klesko, Batista and Miller, to lead the field.  The Senators were second during these rounds with 917 points, while the Reds were third with 880 points.  The Redbirds had the fewest points during these three rounds with only 365, with 0 from Upton, 36 from Erickson, and 329 from Matt Morris.

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Through the Full Twenty-Eight Rounds of the Draft, the Skipjacks carded the most gross points with 10714, followed by the Chiefs with 10310, followed by the Redbirds with 10230, followed by the Bombers with 10206.  The 28  Wahoos players drafted during the Draft had the fewest gross points, with 8900 points, while the Tribe ended up in 11th in gross points drafted with 9162.