Three-round Fantasy Baseball mock draft starts in controversial fashion

The Yahoo Fantasy Baseball crew recently conducted a three-round mock draft. Things kicked off with a controversial choice when Dalton Del Don took Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw No. 1 overall, bucking the conventional wisdom of taking an everyday player such as Mike Trout or Mookie Betts at the top of drafts.

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After Dalton was shouted down by the entire room, Round 1 played at as follows.

1. Clayton Kershaw

2. Mike Trout

3. Mookie Betts

4. Kris Bryant

5. Nolan Arenado

6. Paul Goldschmidt

7. Jose Altuve

8. Manny Machado

9. Josh Donaldson

10. Bryce Harper

Six more pitchers came off the board between Rounds 2 and 3, including what many called the best value of the exercise with Chris Sale going 29th. Infielders were the most popular way to go as 18 players with that eligibility were taken over the three rounds.

Round 2
11. Anthony Rizzo
12. Max Scherzer
13. Trea Turner
14. Madison Bumgarner
15. Charlie Blackmon
16. Noah Syndergaard
17. Miguel Cabrera
18. Carlos Correa
19. Corey Seager
20. Joey Votto

Round 3
21. Jonathan Villar
22. Francisco Lindor
23. Xander Bogaerts
24. Robinson Cano
25. George Springer
26. Brian Dozier
27. Daniel Murphy
28. Aroldis Chapman
29. Chris Sale
30. Corey Kluber

Be sure to sign up for your own league and let us know which picks you agree or disagree with as you plot your draft strategy for the 2017 season.

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