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When you're drafting not just for now but forever, the stakes are that much higher.

Such is the case for the start of any Dynasty league, but particularly one with no limits on how many players are kept or for how long. Those were the terms I laid out for this group of 12, who each had their own take on long-term Rotisserie success:

1) Brad Johnson, NBC Sports EDGE (@BaseballATeam)  
2) Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports (@Roto_Frank)  
3) R.J. White, CBS Sports (@rjwhite1)  
4) Nick Mimikos, Stack Attack Podcast (@NMimi)  
5) Anthony Weigel, lucky reader who got to join in
6) Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)   
7) Rhys White, Prospects Live (@RhysBWhite)  
8) Raymond Atherton (@RaymondAtherton)    
9) David Mendelson, Triple Play Fantasy (@DMendy02)  
10) Eric Cross, Fantrax (@EricCross04)  
11) B_Don, Razzball (@RazzBDon)
12) Jon Anderson, RotoBaller (@JonPgh)

I set out with no particular plan. Typically, the price for the premium prospects is so high in these Dynasty startup mocks that I end up settling for the second-tier types and capitalize on whatever short-term values slip through the cracks. But apart from Julio Rodriguez in Round 2 and Bobby Witt in Round 3, the demand for tomorrow's talent was relatively tepid in this one, to the point I saw fit to build my team for 2023 and beyond. Specifically, with these picks ...

That's eight consensus top-40 prospects (and four consensus top-15 prospects), a nice haul for just one team of 12. Granted, prospects aren't everything -- the very term connotes some risk -- but notice only one of my first eight picks was a prospect. I still got the proven nucleus, including a promising pitching trio of Walker Buehler, Max Fried and Kevin Gausman. My 2022 outlook doesn't seem so dismal either, even if I'd be winning by accident.

Here are some other observations:

  • Ronald Acuna was the fourth overall pick even though his torn ACL will likely keep him out for the start of the season. It makes sense when the plan is for more than just this year. The only player who can match his potential in this scoring format is Fernando Tatis, and both are on the right side of 25.
  • Gerrit Cole was still the first starting pitcher drafted even though he's 31. It's not totally unprecedented, but typically Buehler and Corbin Burnes, both 27, go ahead of him in Dynasty.
  • Jarred Kelenic is still a prime target despite a poor rookie showing. He went to David Mendelson with the ninth pick of Round 3, prompting a groan from Eric Cross, who was up next.
  • Cross had an inspired pick of his own, taking Tyler Glasnow in Round 9. Dustin May, the other notable starting pitcher who'll spend this year recovering from Tommy John surgery, went in Round 10.
  • Closer values were greatly suppressed compared to redraft leagues, which makes sense. Longevity isn't what the role is known for. 
  • Some of the notable "old guys" who slipped because of the Dynasty aspect include Jacob deGrom (Round 4), Marcus Semien (6), Salvador Perez (6), Max Scherzer (6), George Springer (7), Gausman (8), Paul Goldschmidt (10), Jose Abreu (10), J.D. Martinez (11), Charlie Morton (12), Justin Verlander (12), Yu Darvish (14), Yasmani Grandal (17), Clayton Kershaw (17), Joey Votto (18), Kenley Janson (Round 20), Aroldis Chapman (20), Nelson Cruz (22) and Adam Wainwright (26). If the results of this draft seems topsy-turvy to you, those picks are the main reason why, but you can't blame people for playing the long game when forever keepers are in play.

Now, for the full results ...

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Raymond Atherton
2 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
3 Michael Polidoro
4 JR Fenton
5 Mike Gianella
6 Simon Hiatt
7 Garrett Atkins
8 Ethan
9 Martin Sekulski
10 Scott White
11 R.J. White
12 Jake Wiener
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Jake Wiener
14 R.J. White
15 Scott White
16 Martin Sekulski
17 Ethan
18 Garrett Atkins
19 Simon Hiatt
20 Mike Gianella
21 JR Fenton
22 Michael Polidoro
23 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
24 Raymond Atherton
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Raymond Atherton
26 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
27 Michael Polidoro
28 JR Fenton
29 Mike Gianella
30 Simon Hiatt
31 Garrett Atkins
32 Ethan
33 Martin Sekulski
34 Scott White
35 R.J. White
36 Jake Wiener
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Jake Wiener
38 R.J. White
39 Scott White
40 Martin Sekulski
41 Ethan
42 Garrett Atkins
43 Simon Hiatt
44 Mike Gianella
45 JR Fenton
46 Michael Polidoro
47 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
48 Raymond Atherton
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Raymond Atherton
50 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
51 Michael Polidoro
52 JR Fenton
53 Mike Gianella
54 Simon Hiatt
55 Garrett Atkins
56 Ethan
57 Martin Sekulski
58 Scott White
59 R.J. White
60 Jake Wiener
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Jake Wiener
62 R.J. White
63 Scott White
64 Martin Sekulski
65 Ethan
66 Garrett Atkins
67 Simon Hiatt
68 Mike Gianella
69 JR Fenton
70 Michael Polidoro
71 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
72 Raymond Atherton
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Raymond Atherton
74 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
75 Michael Polidoro
76 JR Fenton
77 Mike Gianella
78 Simon Hiatt
79 Garrett Atkins
80 Ethan
81 Martin Sekulski
82 Scott White
83 R.J. White
84 Jake Wiener
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Jake Wiener
86 R.J. White
87 Scott White
88 Martin Sekulski
89 Ethan
90 Garrett Atkins
91 Simon Hiatt
92 Mike Gianella
93 JR Fenton
94 Michael Polidoro
95 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
96 Raymond Atherton
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Raymond Atherton
98 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
99 Michael Polidoro
100 JR Fenton
101 Mike Gianella
102 Simon Hiatt
103 Garrett Atkins
104 Ethan
105 Martin Sekulski
106 Scott White
107 R.J. White
108 Jake Wiener
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Jake Wiener
110 R.J. White
111 Scott White
112 Martin Sekulski
113 Ethan
114 Garrett Atkins
115 Simon Hiatt
116 Mike Gianella
117 JR Fenton
118 Michael Polidoro
119 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
120 Raymond Atherton
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Raymond Atherton
122 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
123 Michael Polidoro
124 JR Fenton
125 Mike Gianella
126 Simon Hiatt
127 Garrett Atkins
128 Ethan
129 Martin Sekulski
130 Scott White
131 R.J. White
132 Jake Wiener
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Jake Wiener
134 R.J. White
135 Scott White
136 Martin Sekulski
137 Ethan
138 Garrett Atkins
139 Simon Hiatt
140 Mike Gianella
141 JR Fenton
142 Michael Polidoro
143 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
144 Raymond Atherton
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Raymond Atherton
146 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
147 Michael Polidoro
148 JR Fenton
149 Mike Gianella
150 Simon Hiatt
151 Garrett Atkins
152 Ethan
153 Martin Sekulski
154 Scott White
155 R.J. White
156 Jake Wiener
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Jake Wiener
158 R.J. White
159 Scott White
160 Martin Sekulski
161 Ethan
162 Garrett Atkins
163 Simon Hiatt
164 Mike Gianella
165 JR Fenton
166 Michael Polidoro
167 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
168 Raymond Atherton
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Raymond Atherton
170 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
171 Michael Polidoro
172 JR Fenton
173 Mike Gianella
174 Simon Hiatt
175 Garrett Atkins
176 Ethan
177 Martin Sekulski
178 Scott White
179 R.J. White
180 Jake Wiener
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Jake Wiener
182 R.J. White
183 Scott White
184 Martin Sekulski
185 Ethan
186 Garrett Atkins
187 Simon Hiatt
188 Mike Gianella
189 JR Fenton
190 Michael Polidoro
191 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
192 Raymond Atherton
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 Raymond Atherton
194 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
195 Michael Polidoro
196 JR Fenton
197 Mike Gianella
198 Simon Hiatt
199 Garrett Atkins
200 Ethan
201 Martin Sekulski
202 Scott White
203 R.J. White
204 Jake Wiener
Round 18
Pos Team Player
205 Jake Wiener
206 R.J. White
207 Scott White
208 Martin Sekulski
209 Ethan
210 Garrett Atkins
211 Simon Hiatt
212 Mike Gianella
213 JR Fenton
214 Michael Polidoro
215 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
216 Raymond Atherton
Round 19
Pos Team Player
217 Raymond Atherton
218 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
219 Michael Polidoro
220 JR Fenton
221 Mike Gianella
222 Simon Hiatt
223 Garrett Atkins
224 Ethan
225 Martin Sekulski
226 Scott White
227 R.J. White
228 Jake Wiener
Round 20
Pos Team Player
229 Jake Wiener
230 R.J. White
231 Scott White
232 Martin Sekulski
233 Ethan
234 Garrett Atkins
235 Simon Hiatt
236 Mike Gianella
237 JR Fenton
238 Michael Polidoro
239 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
240 Raymond Atherton
Round 21
Pos Team Player
241 Raymond Atherton
242 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
243 Michael Polidoro
244 JR Fenton
245 Mike Gianella
246 Simon Hiatt
247 Garrett Atkins
248 Ethan
249 Martin Sekulski
250 Scott White
251 R.J. White
252 Jake Wiener
Round 22
Pos Team Player
253 Jake Wiener
254 R.J. White
255 Scott White
256 Martin Sekulski
257 Ethan
258 Garrett Atkins
259 Simon Hiatt
260 Mike Gianella
261 JR Fenton
262 Michael Polidoro
263 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
264 Raymond Atherton
Round 23
Pos Team Player
265 Raymond Atherton
266 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
267 Michael Polidoro
268 JR Fenton
269 Mike Gianella
270 Simon Hiatt
271 Garrett Atkins
272 Ethan
273 Martin Sekulski
274 Scott White
275 R.J. White
276 Jake Wiener
Round 24
Pos Team Player
277 Jake Wiener
278 R.J. White
279 Scott White
280 Martin Sekulski
281 Ethan
282 Garrett Atkins
283 Simon Hiatt
284 Mike Gianella
285 JR Fenton
286 Michael Polidoro
287 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
288 Raymond Atherton
Round 25
Pos Team Player
289 Raymond Atherton
290 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
291 Michael Polidoro
292 JR Fenton
293 Mike Gianella
294 Simon Hiatt
295 Garrett Atkins
296 Ethan
297 Martin Sekulski
298 Scott White
299 R.J. White
300 Jake Wiener
Round 26
Pos Team Player
301 Jake Wiener
302 R.J. White
303 Scott White
304 Martin Sekulski
305 Ethan
306 Garrett Atkins
307 Simon Hiatt
308 Mike Gianella
309 JR Fenton
310 Michael Polidoro
311 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
312 Raymond Atherton
Round 27
Pos Team Player
313 Raymond Atherton
314 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
315 Michael Polidoro
316 JR Fenton
317 Mike Gianella
318 Simon Hiatt
319 Garrett Atkins
320 Ethan
321 Martin Sekulski
322 Scott White
323 R.J. White
324 Jake Wiener
Round 28
Pos Team Player
325 Jake Wiener
326 R.J. White
327 Scott White
328 Martin Sekulski
329 Ethan
330 Garrett Atkins
331 Simon Hiatt
332 Mike Gianella
333 JR Fenton
334 Michael Polidoro
335 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
336 Raymond Atherton
Round 29
Pos Team Player
337 Raymond Atherton
338 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
339 Michael Polidoro
340 JR Fenton
341 Mike Gianella
342 Simon Hiatt
343 Garrett Atkins
344 Ethan
345 Martin Sekulski
346 Scott White
347 R.J. White
348 Jake Wiener
Round 30
Pos Team Player
349 Jake Wiener
350 R.J. White
351 Scott White
352 Martin Sekulski
353 Ethan
354 Garrett Atkins
355 Simon Hiatt
356 Mike Gianella
357 JR Fenton
358 Michael Polidoro
359 Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
360 Raymond Atherton
Team by Team
Raymond Atherton
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
24 288
25 289
26 312
27 313
28 336
29 337
30 360
Darren "Doc" Eisenhauer
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
24 287
25 290
26 311
27 314
28 335
29 338
30 359
Michael Polidoro
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
24 286
25 291
26 310
27 315
28 334
29 339
30 358
JR Fenton
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
24 285
25 292
26 309
27 316
28 333
29 340
30 357
Mike Gianella
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
24 284
25 293
26 308
27 317
28 332
29 341
30 356
Simon Hiatt
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
24 283
25 294
26 307
27 318
28 331
29 342
30 355
Garrett Atkins
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
24 282
25 295
26 306
27 319
28 330
29 343
30 354
Ethan
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
24 281
25 296
26 305
27 320
28 329
29 344
30 353
Martin Sekulski
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
24 280
25 297
26 304
27 321
28 328
29 345
30 352
Scott White
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
24 279
25 298
26 303
27 322
28 327
29 346
30 351
R.J. 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
24 278
25 299
26 302
27 323
28 326
29 347
30 350
Jake Wiener
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
24 277
25 300
26 301
27 324
28 325
29 348
30 349