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People don't want to get boxed out of the stolen base category.

That's the takeaway from our latest mock draft, a standard 5x5 Rotisserie league. It wasn't even the deepest of formats -- 12-team mixed -- and yet between Billy Hamilton going in the sixth round, Dee Gordon in the third round and Trea Turner third overall, the urgency was real.

But perhaps not entirely necessary.

It's true you could be left with nothing but scraps in one of the five hitting categories, and that's a scary thought. But the same has always been true for one of the five pitching categories, saves, and we've learned to pace ourselves appropriately.

Stolen bases and the players who provide them may be scarcer, but the offshoot is that you don't need as many of them to compete in the category. And competing may be all you need to do. Getting just one point by finishing dead last in something would be hard to overcome, but getting six or seven gives you some margin for error in the other categories.

So that's all I was aiming to do: pick up 25 steals from Elvis Andrus here, 25 from Lorenzo Cain there, another 15 from Ian Kinsler -- you get the idea. Other than Bradley Zimmer late, I don't feel like I had to reach for anyone. It was more about staying mindful throughout. The projections show me finishing sixth in the category, and that's just projections, which are only as valuable as the extent to which we can predict the upcoming season (i.e., not much). Spreading my stolen bases among several players instead of relying on one better protects me from disaster.

That isn't to say I had my ideal draft. I couldn't decide which pitcher I wanted early in Round 4 (Zack Greinke was next in my rankings, but I'm higher on him than most), so I opted for Buster Posey thinking I'd still have a pretty good selection of pitchers late in Round 5. I did not. My team would look much better with a true No. 1, bumping everyone else down a spot, and probably wouldn't miss the elite but declining catcher so much.

Here's who took part in this draft with me:

  1. R.J. White, CBS Sports
  2. Mike McClure, SportsLine
  3. Tim McLeod, Patton & Company
  4. George Maselli, CBS Sports
  5. Danny Cross, Creativesports
  6. Adam Aizer, CBS Sports
  7. Phil Ponebshek, Patton & Company
  8. Paul Sporer, FanGraphs
  9. Mike Kuchera, The Fantasy Man
  10. Scott White, CBS Sports
  11. Matt Hayes, Razzball
  12. Heath Cummings, CBS Sports

And here are the results:

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