My Team For Dayf's 2010 Heritage Fantasy Baseball

Here are the 8 packs I ripped to get my players:

Pack 1

#253 Cliff Lee
#267 Michael Young
#124 Daniel Hudson
#71 Robert Andino
#128 Jacoby Ellsbury
#83 Rick Porcello
#78 Jayson Werth
#196 Ryan Theriot

Pack 2

#89 Martin Prado
#274 Stephen Drew
#374 Brad Hawpe
#11 Adam Wainwright
#194 Joey Votto
#76 Jay Bruce
#86 Dodgers Team
#309 World Series Game 4

Pack 3

#170 Alex Rios
#208 Jorge Cantu
#42 AL Batting Average Leaders
#102 Nolan Reimold
#254 Chris Davis
#299 Derrek Lee
#240 Elvis Andrus
#348 Julio Borbon

Pack 4

#385 Hideki Matsui
#230 Chone Figgins
#29 Reid Gorecki
#28 Melky Cabrera
#346 Akinori Iwamura
#292 Jhoulys Chacin
#11 Mantle Chase 61
#BF1 Roger Maris 61 Flashback

Pack 5

#298 Wade Davis
#193 Daisuke Matsuzaka
#117 Adam Dunn
#410 Honus Wagner 8th Batting Title
#135 Dusty Baker
#202 Torri Hunter
#409 Walter Johnson 3 Shutouts
#27 Mike Fontenot

Pack 6

#385 Hideki Matsui
#230 Chone Figgins
#166 Ramon Hernandez
#271 Gary Sheffield
#47 NL Wins Leaders
#92 Mark Teixeira
#297 Oakland A's Team
#173 Pedroia/Ellsbury Boston Speed Party

Pack 7

#160 Andy Pettitte
#280 Tobi Stoner
#13 Ramon Santiago
#376 Marco Scutaro
#468 David Wright All-Star
#114 Buster Posey
#151 Brad Kilby
#312 Hideki Matsui World Series MVP

Pack 8

#NAP1 Justin Upton New Age Performers
#260 Manny Ramirez
#35 Gordon Beckham
#94 Zack Greinke
#268 Chris Young
#186 Denard Span
#283 Cleveland Indians Team
#51 Detroit Tigers Team

My picks for my team will be on the next post!

Comments

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