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										Career Total				Total With Team
Rnd	Pick		Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Draft	Phase	Notes	WAR	WS	WSAB		WAR	WS	WSAB
1	1		Tim Beckham	TBA	SS			Reg
1	2		Pedro Alvarez	PIT	3B	21.3	Jun	Reg		1.9	41.8	11.8		1.9	41.8	11.8
1	3		Eric Hosmer	KCA	1B	18.6	Jun	Reg		2.4	28.0	4.0		2.4	28.0	4.0
1	4		Brian Matusz	BAL	SP	21.3	Jun	Reg		1.6	18.8	5.5		1.6	18.8	5.5
1	5		Buster Posey	SFN	C	21.2	Jun	Reg		15.0	78.8	45.2		15.0	78.8	45.2
1	6		Kyle Skipworth	FLO	C	18.3	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.1		-0.1	0.0	-0.1
1	7		Yonder Alonso	CIN	1B	21.2	Jun	Reg		2.3	27.3	10.3		0.2	4.1	1.9
1	8		Gordon Beckham	CHA	2B	21.7	Jun	Reg		5.2	50.9	6.0		5.2	50.9	6.0
1	9		Aaron Crow	WAS	RP	21.6	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	2.5	13.1	3.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	10		Jason Castro	HOU	C	21.0	Jun	Reg		3.3	21.7	4.2		3.3	21.7	4.2
1	11		Justin Smoak	TEX	1B	21.5	Jun	Reg		0.6	29.3	2.5		-0.2	3.7	-1.0
1	12		Jemile Weeks	OAK	2B	21.4	Jun	Reg		0.8	21.9	2.5		0.8	21.9	2.5
1	13		Brett Wallace	SLN	1B	21.8	Jun	Reg		-0.8	14.5	-0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	14		Aaron Hicks	MIN	CF	18.7	Jun	Reg		0.9	1.8	-2.4		0.9	1.8	-2.4
1	15		Ethan Martin	LAN	RHP			Reg
1	16		Brett Lawrie	MIL	3B	18.4	Jun	Reg		8.8	26.3	9.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	17		David Cooper	TOR	1B	21.3	Jun	Reg		0.0	5.3	1.7		0.0	5.3	1.7
1	18		Ike Davis	NYN	1B	21.2	Jun	Reg		4.3	40.9	13.5		4.3	40.9	13.5
1	19		Andrew Cashner	CHN	SW	21.7	Jun	Reg		1.4	8.1	0.2		0.4	2.8	-0.7
1	20		Josh Fields	SEA	RP	22.8	Jun	Reg		0.0	0.2	-0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	21		Ryan Perry	DET	RP	21.3	Jun	Reg		0.3	10.2	0.1		0.6	10.2	0.6
1	22		Reese Havens	NYN	SS			Reg
1	23		Allan Dykstra	SDN	1B			Reg
1	24		Anthony Hewitt	PHI	SS			Reg
1	25		Christian Friedrich	COL	SP	20.9	Jun	Reg		0.1	1.6	-0.8		0.1	1.6	-0.8
1	26		Daniel Schlereth	ARI	RP	22.1	Jun	Reg		0.0	5.6	0.2		-0.2	0.1	-0.9
1	27		Carlos Gutierrez	MIN	RHP			Reg
1	28		Gerrit Cole	NYA	SP	17.7	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.2	0.9	0.5		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	29		Lonnie Chisenhall	CLE	3B	19.7	Jun	Reg		1.3	11.4	2.5		1.3	11.4	2.5
1	30		Casey Kelly	BOS	SP	18.7	Jun	Reg		-0.7	0.0	-0.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	31		Shooter Hunt	MIN	RHP			Reg
1	32		Jake Odorizzi	MIL	SP	18.2	Jun	Reg		-0.2	0.1	-0.6		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	33		Bradley Holt	NYN	RHP			Reg
1	34		Zach Collier	PHI	OF			Reg
1	35		Evan Frederickson	MIL	LHP			Reg
1	36		Mike Montgomery	KCA	LHP			Reg
1	37		Conor Gillaspie	SFN	3B	20.9	Jun	Reg		0.3	5.3	0.6		-0.5	0.9	-0.0
1	38		Jordan Lyles	HOU	SP	17.6	Jun	Reg		-0.1	5.6	-3.0		-0.1	5.6	-3.0
1	39		Lance Lynn	SLN	SP	21.1	Jun	Reg		4.1	18.3	9.0		4.1	18.3	9.0
1	40		Brett DeVall	ATL	LHP			Reg
1	41		Ryan Flaherty	CHN	2B	21.9	Jun	Reg		-0.9	3.4	-3.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	42		Jaff Decker	SDN	OF			Reg
1	43		Wade Miley	ARI	SP	21.6	Jun	Reg		2.9	18.3	9.0		2.9	18.3	9.0
1	44		Jeremy Bleich	NYA	LHP			Reg
1	45		Bryan Price	BOS	RHP			Reg
1	46		Logan Forsythe	SDN	2B	21.4	Jun	Reg		1.5	13.1	1.4		1.5	13.1	1.4
2			Brad Hand	FLO	SP	18.2	Jun	Reg		0.1	1.6	-0.3		0.1	1.6	-0.3
2			Charlie Blackmon	COL	LF	21.9	Jun	Reg		-0.4	2.9	-1.8		-0.4	2.9	-1.8
2			Xavier Avery	BAL	LF	18.4	Jun	Reg		-0.3	1.4	-0.5		-0.3	1.4	-0.5
2			Shane Peterson	SLN	1B	20.3	Jun	Reg		0.0	0.0	-0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
2			James Darnell	SDN	3B	21.4	Jun	Reg		-0.6	0.3	-1.1		-0.6	0.3	-1.1
2			Tyler Chatwood	LAA	SP	18.5	Jun	Reg		2.4	10.5	3.1		-0.2	3.4	-0.8
2			Josh Lindblom	LAN	RP	21.0	Jun	Reg		1.1	6.6	0.3		1.5	6.1	1.6
2			Robbie Ross	TEX	RP	18.9	Jun	Reg		3.7	13.5	6.9		3.7	13.5	6.9
2			Tanner Scheppers	PIT	RP	21.4	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	2.0	8.0	3.6		0.0	0.0	0.0
2			Johnny Giavotella	KCA	2B	20.9	Jun	Reg		-0.3	3.3	-4.5		-0.3	3.3	-4.5
2			Bryan Shaw	ARI	RP	20.6	Jun	Reg		0.9	7.6	0.3		0.7	5.8	0.8
2			Anthony Gose	PHI	LF	17.8	Jun	Reg		0.8	4.2	0.2		0.0	0.0	0.0
2			Tyson Ross	OAK	SP	21.1	Jun	Reg		-0.3	4.8	-1.9		-0.7	3.3	-2.0
3			Edgar Olmos	FLO	RP	18.1	Jun	Reg		-0.5	0.0	-0.3		-0.5	0.0	-0.3
3			Vance Worley	PHI	SP	20.7	Jun	Reg		3.4	17.6	8.0		4.8	17.6	9.5
3			Craig Kimbrel	ATL	RP	20.0	Jun	Reg		7.7	44.5	33.6		7.7	44.5	33.6
3			Jonathan Pettibone	PHI	SP	17.9	Jun	Reg		0.3	2.1	0.3		0.3	2.1	0.3
3			L.J. Hoes	BAL	DH	18.3	Jun	Reg		-0.0	0.0	-0.0		-0.0	0.0	-0.0
3			Logan Schafer	MIL	CF	21.7	Jun	Reg		1.0	2.0	-0.5		1.0	2.0	-0.5
3			Danny Espinosa	WAS	2B	21.1	Jun	Reg		5.4	44.5	9.3		5.4	44.5	9.3
3			Blake Tekotte	SDN	CF	21.0	Jun	Reg		-0.9	0.2	-0.9		-0.9	0.2	-0.8
3			Zach Stewart	CIN	SP	21.7	Jun	Reg		-1.6	0.6	-3.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
3			Brent Morel	CHA	3B	21.1	Jun	Reg		0.9	8.0	-4.7		0.9	8.0	-4.7
3			Kyle Weiland	BOS	SP	21.7	Jun	Reg		-0.9	0.0	-1.3		-0.6	0.0	-0.8
3			David Adams	NYA	3B	21.1	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.8	-0.6		-0.1	0.8	-0.6
3			Cord Phelps	CLE	2B	21.4	Jun	Reg		-1.2	0.4	-2.0		-1.2	0.4	-2.0
3			Chris Carpenter	CHN	RP	22.4	Jun	Reg		0.0	0.7	-0.3		0.2	0.7	0.1
3			Kirk Nieuwenhuis	NYN	CF	20.8	Jun	Reg		-0.3	7.0	0.2		-0.3	7.0	0.2
3			Jordy Mercer	PIT	SS	21.8	Jun	Reg		1.7	6.0	2.1		1.7	6.0	2.1
3			Stephen Fife	BOS	SP	21.7	Jun	Reg		1.2	2.9	1.5		0.0	0.0	0.0
4			Chase d'Arnaud	PIT	SS	21.4	Jun	Reg		-0.6	1.6	-1.8		-0.6	1.6	-1.8
4			Corban Joseph	NYA	2B	19.6	Jun	Reg		-0.0	0.2	0.0		-0.0	0.2	0.0
4			Joe Wieland	TEX	SP	18.4	Jun	Reg		-0.2	0.2	-0.6		0.0	0.0	0.0
4			Kyle Hudson	BAL	LF	21.4	Jun	Reg		-0.4	0.0	-0.5		-0.4	0.0	-0.5
4			Dee Gordon	LAN	SS	20.1	Jun	Reg		-1.0	11.2	-3.0		-1.0	11.2	-3.0
4			Jason Kipnis	SDN	2B	21.2	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	7.3	36.5	14.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
4			Brandon Crawford	SFN	SS	21.4	Jun	Reg		4.9	29.9	7.2		4.9	29.9	7.2
5			Daniel Hudson	CHA	SP	21.2	Jun	Reg		5.6	25.5	14.4		0.2	1.6	0.4
5			Tyler Pastornicky	TOR	SS	18.5	Jun	Reg		-1.5	2.9	-1.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
5			Anthony Bass	SDN	SW	20.6	Jun	Reg		0.6	6.3	-0.8		0.6	6.3	-0.8
5			Collin Cowgill	ARI	LF	22.0	Jun	Reg		0.8	4.1	-1.2		0.8	1.8	-0.1
5			Alex Avila	DET	C	21.4	Jun	Reg		8.1	53.8	18.3		8.1	53.8	18.3
5			Justin Wilson	PIT	RP	20.8	Jun	Reg		0.0	4.8	2.2		0.0	4.8	2.2
5			Zach Putnam	CLE	RP	20.9	Jun	Reg		-0.3	0.4	-0.3		-0.1	0.1	-0.3
5			Jermaine Curtis	SLN	LF	20.9	Jun	Reg		-0.0	0.0	-0.0		-0.0	0.0	-0.0
6			Ryan Lavarnway	BOS	C	20.8	Jun	Reg		-1.3	1.4	-2.7		-1.3	1.4	-2.7
6			J.B. Shuck	HOU	LF	21.0	Jun	Reg		0.3	4.1	-0.2		0.0	1.8	0.1
6			Josh Harrison	CHN	3B	20.9	Jun	Reg		1.2	9.5	-0.5		0.0	0.0	0.0
6			Josh Satin	NYN	1B	23.5	Jun	Reg		-0.2	0.1	-0.5		-0.2	0.1	-0.5
6			Robbie Grossman	HOU	CF	18.7	Jun	Reg		-0.4	0.4	-2.0		-0.4	0.4	-2.0
6			Eric Surkamp	SFN	SP	20.9	Jun	Reg		-0.4	0.0	-0.8		-0.4	0.0	-0.8
6			Brett Marshall	NYA	RP	18.2	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.4		-0.1	0.0	-0.4
7			Tim Federowicz	BOS	C	20.8	Jun	Reg		-0.1	1.4	-0.5		0.0	0.0	0.0
7			Paul Clemens	HOU	RP	20.3	Jun	Reg		0.1	2.2	-0.4		0.1	2.2	-0.4
7			Will Smith	LAA	SP	18.9	Jun	Reg		-0.3	2.2	-0.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
7			Jordan Danks	CHA	CF	21.8	Jun	Reg		-0.7	1.0	-1.1		-0.7	1.0	-1.1
7			Eric Thames	TOR	LF	21.6	Jun	Reg		-0.6	15.0	3.2		-0.5	11.8	2.4
7			Pedro Villarreal	CIN	RP	20.5	Jun	Reg		-0.3	0.2	-0.0		-0.3	0.2	-0.0
8			Scott Barnes	SFN	RP	20.8	Jun	Reg		0.0	0.8	-1.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
8			Evan Crawford	TOR	RP	21.8	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.5		-0.1	0.0	-0.5
8			Brett Oberholtzer	ATL	RP	18.9	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
8			Erik Komatsu	MIL	RF	20.7	Jun	Reg		-0.3	0.2	-0.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
8			Andy Dirks	DET	LF	22.4	Jun	Reg		4.0	19.6	5.7		4.0	19.6	5.7
8			Bobby LaFromboise	SEA	RP	21.9	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.2		-0.1	0.0	-0.2
9			Dave Sappelt	CIN	RF	21.4	Jun	Reg		0.1	3.9	-0.6		0.1	1.3	-0.9
9			Ryan Verdugo	SFN	SP	21.2	Jun	Reg		-0.3	0.0	-0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
9			Matt Hague	PIT	1B	22.8	Jun	Reg		-0.3	0.4	-0.9		-0.3	0.4	-0.9
9			Dan Jennings	FLO	RP	21.1	Jun	Reg		1.0	3.5	1.7		1.0	3.5	1.7
10			Alex Castellanos	SLN	LF	21.8	Jun	Reg		-0.4	0.3	-0.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
10			Tom Milone	WAS	SP	21.3	Jun	Reg		3.7	17.2	8.4		0.5	1.5	0.7
10			Alex Wilson	CHN	RP	21.6	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.4	1.8	0.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
10			J.J. Hoover	ATL	RP	20.8	Jun	Reg		0.8	4.8	1.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
10			D.J. Mitchell	NYA	RP	21.1	Jun	Reg		0.1	0.2	-0.1		0.1	0.2	-0.1
10			Danny Farquhar	TOR	RP	21.3	Jun	Reg		-0.5	0.0	-1.0		-0.1	0.0	-0.1
10			Chris Herrmann	BAL	C	20.5	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.2	1.5	0.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
10			Robbie Weinhardt	DET	RP	22.5	Jun	Reg		-1.0	0.0	-1.8		-1.0	0.0	-1.8
11			Matt Langwell	CLE	RP	22.1	Jun	Reg		0.1	0.4	0.1		0.1	0.4	0.1
11			Nathan Eovaldi	LAN	SP	18.3	Jun	Reg		1.9	5.8	1.2		0.9	3.2	0.5
11			Michael Stutes	PHI	RP	21.8	Jun	Reg		1.1	7.0	2.2		1.1	7.0	2.2
13			B.J. Rosenberg	PHI	SW	22.7	Jun	Reg		-0.5	0.0	-1.4		-0.5	0.0	-1.4
13			Tony Campana	CHN	CF	22.0	Jun	Reg		2.0	7.1	0.2		2.0	7.1	0.2
13			Michael Kohn	LAA	RP	21.9	Jun	Reg		0.8	4.7	1.5		0.8	4.7	1.5
13			Erik Davis	SDN	RP	21.7	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
13			Juan Perez	SFN	CF	21.6	Jun	Reg		0.9	1.3	0.8		0.9	1.3	0.8
14			David Phelps	NYA	SP	21.7	Jun	Reg		2.7	11.2	5.2		2.7	11.2	5.2
14			Michael Schwimer	PHI	RP	22.3	Jun	Reg		-0.1	1.8	-1.0		-0.1	1.8	-1.0
14			Louis Coleman	WAS	RP	22.2	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	2.1	8.3	1.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
15			Casey Coleman	CHN	SP	20.9	Jun	Reg		-0.6	3.4	-2.0		-0.6	3.4	-2.0
16			Tyler Moore	WAS	LF	21.3	Jun	Reg		-1.2	5.9	1.0		-1.2	5.9	1.0
16			Thad Weber	DET	RP	23.7	Jun	Reg		0.0	0.9	-0.2		-0.2	0.0	-0.3
17			Erik Hamren	CHN	RP	21.8	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.3	-0.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
18			Nick Vincent	SDN	RP	21.9	Jun	Reg		1.3	4.3	2.5		1.3	4.3	2.5
18			Collin McHugh	NYN	SP	21.0	Jun	Reg		-1.3	0.0	-0.9		-1.3	0.0	-0.9
18			Jeff Beliveau	CHN	RP	21.4	Jun	Reg		0.0	0.7	-0.3		0.0	0.7	-0.3
18			Tyler Cloyd	PHI	SP	21.1	Jun	Reg		0.8	3.4	1.4		0.8	3.4	1.4
18			Allen Webster	LAN	SP	18.3	Jun	Reg		-0.5	0.0	-0.2		0.0	0.0	0.0
18			Tom Koehler	FLO	SP	21.9	Jun	Reg		-0.5	0.2	-2.1		-0.5	0.2	-2.1
19			Steve Lombardozzi	WAS	2B	19.7	Jun	Reg		-0.2	12.6	0.6		-0.2	12.6	0.6
21			Lucas Luetge	MIL	RP	21.2	Jun	Reg		-0.2	2.1	-1.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
22			Chris Schwinden	NYN	SP	21.7	Jun	Reg		-0.6	0.1	-0.8		-0.6	0.1	-0.8
23			Brandon Maurer	SEA	SP	17.9	Jun	Reg		-0.8	0.0	-1.5		-0.8	0.0	-1.5
23			Chris Rusin	OAK	SP	21.6	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.4	0.0	-0.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
24			Thomas Field	COL	SS	21.3	Jun	Reg		0.2	0.9	-0.4		0.2	0.9	-0.3
25			Josh Spence	ARI	RP	20.4	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.4	2.3	-0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
25			Jerry Sands	LAN	LF	20.7	Jun	Reg		0.1	5.6	0.9		0.1	5.6	0.9
27			Ryan Cook	ARI	RP	20.9	Jun	Reg		3.3	18.3	10.8		-0.2	0.0	-0.5
27			Anthony Rendon	ATL	2B	18.0	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.6	4.0	2.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
27			Elih Villanueva	FLO	SP	21.9	Jun	Reg		-0.4	0.0	-0.1		-0.4	0.0	-0.1
28			Kevin Mattison	FLO	LF	22.7	Jun	Reg		-0.2	0.0	-0.1		-0.2	0.0	-0.1
28			Nate Freiman	TEX	1B	21.4	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.2	2.8	1.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
31			Mickey Storey	OAK	RP	22.2	Jun	Reg		0.3	1.4	-0.6		0.0	0.0	0.0
31			Matt Magill	LAN	SP	18.6	Jun	Reg		-1.0	0.0	-0.8		-1.0	0.0	-0.8
32			Sam Freeman	SLN	RP	20.9	Jun	Reg		-0.3	0.0	-1.1		-0.3	0.0	-1.1
32			Justin Freeman	CIN	RP	21.6	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.1		-0.1	0.0	-0.1
34			Andrew Taylor	LAA	RP	21.8	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.2		-0.1	0.0	-0.2
34			Jake Elmore	ARI	2B	21.0	Jun	Reg		-0.5	0.9	-0.9		-0.6	0.5	-1.1
36			Adam Warren	CLE	RP	20.8	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.3	3.3	1.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
39			Yan Gomes	BOS	C	20.9	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.8	5.1	0.7		0.0	0.0	0.0
41			Kevin Siegrist	SLN	RP	18.9	Jun	Reg		0.3	0.9	0.5		0.3	0.9	0.5
42			Stephen Pryor	TEX	RP	18.9	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.4	2.5	0.5		0.0	0.0	0.0
42			Brad Brach	SDN	RP	22.1	Jun	Reg		0.1	3.5	-1.7		0.1	3.5	-1.7
43			Cody Eppley	TEX	RP	22.7	Jun	Reg		0.1	3.3	-0.4		-0.4	0.0	-0.5
43			Nick Maronde	OAK	RP	18.8	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.1	0.7	0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
46			Rob Brantly	WAS	C	18.9	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.1	6.6	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
48			Rob Scahill	NYA	RP	21.3	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.6	1.7	0.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
50			Sean Nolin	MIL	SP	18.4	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.3	0.0	-0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0

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