I’ve managed to join a fantasy baseball league this year, with none other than Joe “I’m on it” Graham as commissioner. The draft was this evening. I think I screwed myself slightly by grabbing Morneau and Mauer first when I perhaps could have grabbed some bigger bats, but really… the AL MVP and AL Batting Champ is not a bad haul. (AL Cy Young winner Johan Santana was taken before my first pick came up.) I think my big steal of the evening was Boof Bonser. They may mock me now, but when he has 15+ wins at the end of the season we’ll see who’s laughing.
And yes, I drafted non-Twins players too.
Without further ado, here’s my team, for better or for worse…

Catcher: Joe Mauer (Min)
1B: Justin Morneau (Min)
2B: Tadahito Iguchi (CWS)
3B: Chipper Jones (Atl)
SS: Rafael Furcal (LAD)
CI: Michael Cuddyer (Min – 1B, OF)
MI: Ray Durham (SF – 2B)
OF: Jason Bay (Pit)
OF: Magglio Ordóñez (Det)
OF: Brad Hawpe (Col)
OF: Curtis Granderson (Det)
Util: Morgan Ensberg (Hou – 3B)
Bench: A.J. Pierzynski (CWS – C)
Bench: Rondell White (Min – OF)
Bench: Ángel Berroa (KC – SS)
Bench: Jeff Conine (Cin – 1B,OF)
SP: Jeremy Bonderman (Det)
SP: Justin Verlander (Det)
SP: Jered Weaver (LAA)
SP: Tom Glavine (NYM)
SP: Boof Bonser (Min)
RP: Trevor Hoffman (SD)
RP: Todd Jones (Det)
P: Ramón Ortiz (Min)
Bench: Joe Blanton (Oak)