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It's not what I would do.

In a world where Mike Trout consistently positions himself at or near the top of Fantasy Baseball scorers and Mookie Betts has presented a reasonable facsimile two of the past three years, I couldn't pass up those two at Picks 1 and 2, regardless of format.

But that's why we invite others to take part in our mock drafts, to do the things I wouldn't do. 

Andrew McClintock of Fantasy Front Office had the honor of the first pick in our latest Head-to-Head points mock draft, done to commemorate the launch of our 2019 Fantasy Baseball game, and turned heads by selecting Max Scherzer No. 1 overall. 

There's a case to be made for it. Our particular scoring system does provide a way for the very best pitchers to outscore the very best hitters (as Scherzer did last year), and while in the past our argument against drafting them first was "yeah, but there's so many of them," sort of like quarterbacks in Fantasy Football, that's becoming less true with each passing year. More and more, durability is taking a back seat to dominance, and the few pitchers who provide both are not only scarce but lapping the field in statistical output.

If not Scherzer, who else? Jacob deGrom has had only one year of Scherzer-level production. Clayton Kershaw is a broken-down shell of his former self. Even Chris Sale, who mirrors Scherzer in terms of dominance and consistency, always has that pesky habit of wearing down in the second half, the most recent of which was plagued by a shoulder issue.

Turns out Scherzer is kind of on his own at the top of the starting pitcher rankings, and at least this format, I could see targeting him as early as fourth or fifth.

Some introductions before we get to the results:

1 - Andrew McClintock, Fantasy Front Office (@FantasyAid1)
2 - George Maselli, CBS Sports
3 - Nathan Judah, Express & Star (@njudah_star)
4 - Danny Cross, CREATiVESPORTS
5 - James Ganey, Fantasy Front Office (@CubbyNole)
6 - Kory Schulte, Baseline Times (@BaselineKory)
7 - Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)
8 - Heath Cummings, CBS Sports (@heathcummingssr)
9 - Donkey Teeth, Razzball (@DonkeyTeeth87)
10 - Daniel Preciado, Fantasy Front Office (@DanJPreciado)
11 - Tom Ogonowski, Future Studskis (@ProspectFiend)
12 - Matt Williams, Fake Teams/Turn Two Podcast (@MattWi77iams)

And a quick reminder of how the scoring works in this format:

Head-to-Head point values
For hitters
For pitchers

Single

1

Walk

-1

Double

2

Earned run

-1

Triple

3

Hit

-1

Walk

1

Hit batter

-1

Caught stealing

-1

Inning

3

Hit by pitch

1

Strikeout

0.5

Home run

4

Win

7

Strikeout

-0.5

Loss

-5

Run

1

Save

7

RBI

1

QS

3

Stolen base

2



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