First off, he was taken in the third round ;) He was 11th in total pitcher points last season and 4th or 5th the previous season and there weren't any indications that he was slowing down. I had no holes to fill on offense after taking Carlos Lee in the first round (other than catcher, I was loaded in the OF with Byrnes, Upton, Kemp, Berkman, and Carlos Lee) and took the best starting pitcher available at the time. The immediate 10 picks after Smoltz have not been all that great either.