Fantasy Baseball Today crew's bold 2018 predictions

Our last mock draft of the season just happened to be my favorite format, and the rest of the league was kind enough to allow me to use my favorite strategy. 

In a head-to-head categories leagues with seven pitcher spots and no distinction between SP and RP, I love using a reliever-heavy strategy. Just to be clear, this is NOT an all-reliever strategy, which is why I took Gerrit Cole as my ace in the seventh round. Chris Towers thinks Cole could win the Cy Young and I don't think he's wrong. Cole, Lance McCullers and James Paxton are my favorites to employ with this strategy. 

But, of course, this is more about the relievers (and building an elite offense by not taking starting pitching early). Here are the relievers I drafted and the round I took them:

Kenley Jansen (5)
Aroldis Chapman (6)
Brad Hand (11)
Andrew Miller (15)
Shane Greene (16)

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I'll let you judge below whether I accomplished my goal of building an elite offense (I'm pleased), but the final part of this strategy is loading my bench with high-upside starting pitchers. Eventually, you'd like to compete in all five pitching categories instead of consistently winning three of five. Here are the late round starters I targeted:

Sean Newcomb (17)
Jordan Montgomery (18)
Matt Harvey (19)
Carlos Rodon (21)

The participants in this mock draft were: 

Chris Mitchell, Roto Experts
Chris Towers, CBS Sports
George Maselli, CBS Sports
Heath Cummings, CBS Sports
Igor Mello, CBS Sports
Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports
Jeff Tobin, CBS Sports
Matt Williams, Fantasy Pros
Mike Kuchera, The Fantasy Man
R.J. White, CBS Sports
Scott White, CBS Sports
Sergio Gonzalez, CBS Sports

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Here are the full results: 

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Connor Rooney
2 John Bollman
3 Richardo
4 Adam Aizer
5 Heath Cummings
6 George Kurtz
7 Dan Gilbert
8 Hammer
9 George Maselli
10 Nick Mimikos
11 Scott White
12 Chris Towers
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Chris Towers
14 Scott White
15 Nick Mimikos
16 George Maselli
17 Hammer
18 Dan Gilbert
19 George Kurtz
20 Heath Cummings
21 Adam Aizer
22 Richardo
23 John Bollman
24 Connor Rooney
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Connor Rooney
26 John Bollman
27 Richardo
28 Adam Aizer
29 Heath Cummings
30 George Kurtz
31 Dan Gilbert
32 Hammer
33 George Maselli
34 Nick Mimikos
35 Scott White
36 Chris Towers
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Chris Towers
38 Scott White
39 Nick Mimikos
40 George Maselli
41 Hammer
42 Dan Gilbert
43 George Kurtz
44 Heath Cummings
45 Adam Aizer
46 Richardo
47 John Bollman
48 Connor Rooney
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Connor Rooney
50 John Bollman
51 Richardo
52 Adam Aizer
53 Heath Cummings
54 George Kurtz
55 Dan Gilbert
56 Hammer
57 George Maselli
58 Nick Mimikos
59 Scott White
60 Chris Towers
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Chris Towers
62 Scott White
63 Nick Mimikos
64 George Maselli
65 Hammer
66 Dan Gilbert
67 George Kurtz
68 Heath Cummings
69 Adam Aizer
70 Richardo
71 John Bollman
72 Connor Rooney
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Connor Rooney
74 John Bollman
75 Richardo
76 Adam Aizer
77 Heath Cummings
78 George Kurtz
79 Dan Gilbert
80 Hammer
81 George Maselli
82 Nick Mimikos
83 Scott White
84 Chris Towers
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Chris Towers
86 Scott White
87 Nick Mimikos
88 George Maselli
89 Hammer
90 Dan Gilbert
91 George Kurtz
92 Heath Cummings
93 Adam Aizer
94 Richardo
95 John Bollman
96 Connor Rooney
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Connor Rooney
98 John Bollman
99 Richardo
100 Adam Aizer
101 Heath Cummings
102 George Kurtz
103 Dan Gilbert
104 Hammer
105 George Maselli
106 Nick Mimikos
107 Scott White
108 Chris Towers
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Chris Towers
110 Scott White
111 Nick Mimikos
112 George Maselli
113 Hammer
114 Dan Gilbert
115 George Kurtz
116 Heath Cummings
117 Adam Aizer
118 Richardo
119 John Bollman
120 Connor Rooney
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Connor Rooney
122 John Bollman
123 Richardo
124 Adam Aizer
125 Heath Cummings
126 George Kurtz
127 Dan Gilbert
128 Hammer
129 George Maselli
130 Nick Mimikos
131 Scott White
132 Chris Towers
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Chris Towers
134 Scott White
135 Nick Mimikos
136 George Maselli
137 Hammer
138 Dan Gilbert
139 George Kurtz
140 Heath Cummings
141 Adam Aizer
142 Richardo
143 John Bollman
144 Connor Rooney
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Connor Rooney
146 John Bollman
147 Richardo
148 Adam Aizer
149 Heath Cummings
150 George Kurtz
151 Dan Gilbert
152 Hammer
153 George Maselli
154 Nick Mimikos
155 Scott White
156 Chris Towers
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Chris Towers
158 Scott White
159 Nick Mimikos
160 George Maselli
161 Hammer
162 Dan Gilbert
163 George Kurtz
164 Heath Cummings
165 Adam Aizer
166 Richardo
167 John Bollman
168 Connor Rooney
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Connor Rooney
170 John Bollman
171 Richardo
172 Adam Aizer
173 Heath Cummings
174 George Kurtz
175 Dan Gilbert
176 Hammer
177 George Maselli
178 Nick Mimikos
179 Scott White
180 Chris Towers
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Chris Towers
182 Scott White
183 Nick Mimikos
184 George Maselli
185 Hammer
186 Dan Gilbert
187 George Kurtz
188 Heath Cummings
189 Adam Aizer
190 Richardo
191 John Bollman
192 Connor Rooney
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 Connor Rooney
194 John Bollman
195 Richardo
196 Adam Aizer
197 Heath Cummings
198 George Kurtz
199 Dan Gilbert
200 Hammer
201 George Maselli
202 Nick Mimikos
203 Scott White
204 Chris Towers
Round 18
Pos Team Player
205 Chris Towers
206 Scott White
207 Nick Mimikos
208 George Maselli
209 Hammer
210 Dan Gilbert
211 George Kurtz
212 Heath Cummings
213 Adam Aizer
214 Richardo
215 John Bollman
216 Connor Rooney
Round 19
Pos Team Player
217 Connor Rooney
218 John Bollman
219 Richardo
220 Adam Aizer
221 Heath Cummings
222 George Kurtz
223 Dan Gilbert
224 Hammer
225 George Maselli
226 Nick Mimikos
227 Scott White
228 Chris Towers
Round 20
Pos Team Player
229 Chris Towers
230 Scott White
231 Nick Mimikos
232 George Maselli
233 Hammer
234 Dan Gilbert
235 George Kurtz
236 Heath Cummings
237 Adam Aizer
238 Richardo
239 John Bollman
240 Connor Rooney
Round 21
Pos Team Player
241 Connor Rooney
242 John Bollman
243 Richardo
244 Adam Aizer
245 Heath Cummings
246 George Kurtz
247 Dan Gilbert
248 Hammer
249 George Maselli
250 Nick Mimikos
251 Scott White
252 Chris Towers
Round 22
Pos Team Player
253 Chris Towers
254 Scott White
255 Nick Mimikos
256 George Maselli
257 Hammer
258 Dan Gilbert
259 George Kurtz
260 Heath Cummings
261 Adam Aizer
262 Richardo
263 John Bollman
264 Connor Rooney
Round 23
Pos Team Player
265 Connor Rooney
266 John Bollman
267 Richardo
268 Adam Aizer
269 Heath Cummings
270 George Kurtz
271 Dan Gilbert
272 Hammer
273 George Maselli
274 Nick Mimikos
275 Scott White
276 Chris Towers
Team by Team
Connor Rooney
Rd Pk Player
1 1
2 24
3 25
4 48
5 49
6 72
7 73
8 96
9 97
10 120
11 121
12 144
13 145
14 168
15 169
16 192
17 193
18 216
19 217
20 240
21 241
22 264
23 265
John Bollman
Rd Pk Player
1 2
2 23
3 26
4 47
5 50
6 71
7 74
8 95
9 98
10 119
11 122
12 143
13 146
14 167
15 170
16 191
17 194
18 215
19 218
20 239
21 242
22 263
23 266
Richardo
Rd Pk Player
1 3
2 22
3 27
4 46
5 51
6 70
7 75
8 94
9 99
10 118
11 123
12 142
13 147
14 166
15 171
16 190
17 195
18 214
19 219
20 238
21 243
22 262
23 267
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 4
2 21
3 28
4 45
5 52
6 69
7 76
8 93
9 100
10 117
11 124
12 141
13 148
14 165
15 172
16 189
17 196
18 213
19 220
20 237
21 244
22 261
23 268
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 5
2 20
3 29
4 44
5 53
6 68
7 77
8 92
9 101
10 116
11 125
12 140
13 149
14 164
15 173
16 188
17 197
18 212
19 221
20 236
21 245
22 260
23 269
George Kurtz
Rd Pk Player
1 6
2 19
3 30
4 43
5 54
6 67
7 78
8 91
9 102
10 115
11 126
12 139
13 150
14 163
15 174
16 187
17 198
18 211
19 222
20 235
21 246
22 259
23 270
Dan Gilbert
Rd Pk Player
1 7
2 18
3 31
4 42
5 55
6 66
7 79
8 90
9 103
10 114
11 127
12 138
13 151
14 162
15 175
16 186
17 199
18 210
19 223
20 234
21 247
22 258
23 271
Hammer
Rd Pk Player
1 8
2 17
3 32
4 41
5 56
6 65
7 80
8 89
9 104
10 113
11 128
12 137
13 152
14 161
15 176
16 185
17 200
18 209
19 224
20 233
21 248
22 257
23 272
George Maselli
Rd Pk Player
1 9
2 16
3 33
4 40
5 57
6 64
7 81
8 88
9 105
10 112
11 129
12 136
13 153
14 160
15 177
16 184
17 201
18 208
19 225
20 232
21 249
22 256
23 273
Nick Mimikos
Rd Pk Player
1 10
2 15
3 34
4 39
5 58
6 63
7 82
8 87
9 106
10 111
11 130
12 135
13 154
14 159
15 178
16 183
17 202
18 207
19 226
20 231
21 250
22 255
23 274
Scott White
Rd Pk Player
1 11
2 14
3 35
4 38
5 59
6 62
7 83
8 86
9 107
10 110
11 131
12 134
13 155
14 158
15 179
16 182
17 203
18 206
19 227
20 230
21 251
22 254
23 275
Chris Towers
Rd Pk Player
1 12
2 13
3 36
4 37
5 60
6 61
7 84
8 85
9 108
10 109
11 132
12 133
13 156
14 157
15 180
16 181
17 204
18 205
19 228
20 229
21 252
22 253
23 276