Living in Fantasy Land

So the fantasy league I'm in finally held its auto draft last night, and the results are in: I'm officially more excited about my fantasy team than I am about the Giants.

That's not saying much at this point, unfortunately. The Giants have stumbled out of the gate to an 0-2 start, and based on the box scores, they aren't exactly showing signs of promise. I hate to be a doomsayer -- especially after just two games -- but it's not looking good.

My best hope is that we won't trade any of our young pitching for a stopgap offensive "solution." That's pretty much what our entire team is this season anyway (I'm talking about you, Rich Aurilia and Dave Roberts). Can we please, PLEASE, let what little young talent we have left develop without trading them away?!

Anyway, posted below is my draft. It's a 14-team league, so I feel pretty good about most of the picks. Except for Mark Mulder, who I didn't realize is supposed to be out for half the season.

1. Lance Berkman (good HR and RBI guy. I'm happy with this pick, especially since it was the 13th overall)
2. Manny Ramírez (always nice to get Manny in the 2nd round)
3. Daisuke Matsuzaka (A risk? Yes. But I will be able to tell my children someday that I once drafted the great Dice-K.)
4. Víctor Martínez (Good-hitting catchers are hard to come by.)
5. Chone Figgins (Injured to start the season, but I think this is the third time I've had him on my team. It's sort of a fantasy "crush"...)
6. Robinson Canó (Didn't exactly mean to pick him up, but he'll probably score lots of runs in the NY lineup.)
7. Felipe López (Don't know much about him, but I like his SB stats.)
8. Jeremy Bonderman (Should get lots of wins, hopefully lots of Ks.)
9. Raúl Ibañez (Rauuuuuuuuuuuuul!)
10. Eric Chávez (Always a nice player to have.)
11. Tim Hudson (Should bounce back this year.)
12. Mark Mulder (At least we have DL spots.)
13. Greg Maddux (Not sure this was a GREAT pick, but I'm OK with it.)
14. José Guillén (If he doesn't break his throwing arm off, he might have a good season.)
15. Adam Wainwright (I must have been overly impressed with him in the playoffs...Then again, he's a starter that I can use as a reliever.)
16. Rafael Soriano (A great reliever, but not too many projected saves. Maybe Wickman will get hurt.)
17. Brad Penny (Had a great first half last year.)
18. Kei Igawa (Big question mark, but again, gambles on the unknown often turn out OK.)
19. Cliff Floyd (Hoping he'll bounce back in the friendly confines of Wrigley.)