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What do you know? Baseball games are happening now.

They're only of the exhibition variety, but they feature pitching and hitting and all the corresponding data. Judgments are being made. Minds are being changed. The draft pool is no longer so stagnant.

Some examples from our latest mock draft, it being of the Head-to-Head points variety, include:

  • Chris Sale, who has lit up radar guns so far and is claiming to be the healthiest he's been since 2018, climbed all the way to 86th. He went 114th in our previous Head-to-Head points mock.
  • Wyatt Langford, who has made a splash already with a two-homer game as he attempts to force his way into the Rangers outfield, climbed to 99th in this draft. That's about 70 picks earlier than his FantasyPros ADP.
  • Henry Davis, who has put on a power display as he reacclimates to the catcher position, climbed to ... well, 202nd. But the fact he was drafted at all in a one-catcher league (while Logan O'Hoppe and Jonah Heim were not) gives you some idea of the growing enthusiasm for him. He's not even eligible at the position yet.

Those weren't the only notable picks, of course. Kevin Gausman slid to 36th, basically a full round later than in our previous Head-to-Head points mock, given the recent concerns about his shoulder. I might have let him slide a little more, to be honest, but only a little more -- behind Logan Webb and Tarik Skubal, let's say -- since it doesn't sound like a significant injury. It likely will delay his start to the season, however.

Here's who all took part in this draft:

1) Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)
2) Jake Wiener, Prospects1500 (@GatorSosa)
3) Chris Towers, CBS Sports (@CTowersCBS)
4) Jeremy Heist, Fantistics Fantasy (@heistjm)
5) R.J. White, CBS Sports (@rjwhite1)
6) Sean Millerick, Marlins After Dark (@miasportsminute)
7) JR Fenton, TGFBI participant (@JohnRussell215)
8) B_Don, Razzball (@RazzBDon)
9) Eli Silverstone, SportsEthos (@elisilverstone2)
10) Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer, Scout the Statline (@DocHollidayDyna)
11) Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports (@Roto_Frank)
12) Nick Fox, NBC Sports (@CT_FOX)

If you're new to the Head-to-Head points format, you should note that Bobby Witt and Julio Rodriguez aren't as valuable in it, which is why they slid to the end of Round 1 when they usually go second and third overall in 5x5 categories leagues. Their stolen bases, while still valuable, aren't essential in this format, and their suspect plate discipline lowers their overall points threshold. Meanwhile, closers aren't in as high demand in this format with only two relief pitcher spots to fill, which is why the first (Jhoan Duran, strangely enough) didn't go off the board until Round 7.

And with that, here are the results of the draft.

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