I have seven leagues that bid on Free Agents each Sunday night. It's exhausting to stay on top of all leagues, let alone relay all the results from those leagues. But I'm going to try to relay the results of those bids late each Sunday night to give you an idea of what I'm bidding on and what it will take to get those players.
Those seven leagues are:
NFBC Main Event - 15-team mixed, no trading, $1,000 FAAB budget
NFBC Online (x2) - 12-team mixed, no trading, $1,000 FAAB budget
Mixed LABR - 15-team mixed, $100 FAAB budget
AL Tout Wars - 12-team AL-only, $1,000 FAAB budget, $0 bids allowed
FSTA - 13-team mixed, $1,000 FAAB budget
RotoWire Staff Keeper - 18-team mixed keeper, $100 budget, no $0 bids allowed
Those are the main details. I'll discuss nuances of the various leagues as it becomes relevant. Without further ado, here are the results from tonight.
NFBC Main Event
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Scorchos Main | Nomar Mazara (RF) | 383 | 288 |
| HARRY CRUMB | Mallex Smith (CF) | 204 | 44 |
| Team Keikoan | Jeanmar Gomez (MR) | 196 | 150 |
| Strike Force ME | Jeremy Hazelbaker (RF) | 125 | 21 |
| Rock Me Amadeus? | Jon Jay (CF) | 102 | 11 |
| Rock Me Amadeus? | Dalier Hinojosa (MR) | 88 | |
| Strike Force ME | Ross Stripling (SP) | 75 | 48 |
| Arthur Digby Sellers | Darren O'Day (MR) | 59 | |
| Team Forestal | Preston Tucker (LF) | 55 | 13 |
| HARRY CRUMB | Coco Crisp (CF) | 48 | |
| HARRY CRUMB | Eduardo Rodriguez (SP) | 38 | 37 |
| Team Forestal | Keone Kela (MR) | 35 | 22 |
| Ninja squirrel | Scooter Gennett (2B) | 31 | 22 |
| Rock Me Amadeus? | Chase Anderson (SP) | 29 | 7 |
| CC's Desperados | Trevor Bauer (SP) | 24 | |
| Ninja squirrel | Kendall Graveman (SP) | 18 | 11 |
| Canadian Beavers | Tyler Chatwood (SP) | 17 | |
| Strike Force ME | Josh Phegley (C) | 16 | |
| El Scorchos Main | Bryan Holaday (C) | 15 | 7 |
| El Scorchos Main | Scott Van Slyke (LF) | 15 | |
| Money 2 | David Freese (3B) | 14 | 12 |
| Doctor Who | Max Kepler (RF) | 12 | 1 |
| Doctor Who | Nick Ahmed (SS) | 12 | |
| Team enfield | Carlos Ruiz (C) | 10 | |
| Team enfield | Matt Wisler (SP) | 6 | |
| Ninja squirrel | Chris Young (SP) | 6 | |
| Money 2 | Sergio Romo (MR) | 6 | |
| Doctor Who | A.J. Griffin (SP) | 3 | |
| Team Keikoan | Matt Shoemaker (SP) | 1 | |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | Jarrod Saltalamacchia (C) | 1 |
I raised my bid on Mazara twice, initially from $325 to $353, to my ultimate bid of $383. Shin-Soo Choo is out at least four-to-six weeks, giving Mazara a pretty clear path to regular playing time and the chance to win a spot full-time with the Rangers. If he's hitting as I think he's capable of, then you have a productive regular in a good lineup and great ballpark. Sure, he could go the way of Joey Gallo and need more seasoning, but the Rangers have shown a willingness to stick with productive young players and give them plenty of chances. If he is producing, he won't get sent down - they'll find another way to fit him in even after Choo returns (though not at Choo's expense).
The nuance worth mentioning here is that Mazara wasn't available in most NFBC leagues - either he was already owned, or not eligible to be picked up because his first day was on Sunday. In my league, however, he was drafted in the 30th round two weeks ago, then dropped with the first wave of free agents last week. That's the only way you can pick up a minor leaguer in the NFBC.
Drops: Adam Warren (like him, but just doesn't have the role and I needed the spot), Rubby De La Rosa (maybe will pick him back up for his two-step in Week 3), Dioner Navarro.
The Mallex Smith winner drafted and dropped him, only to reacquire him.
NFBC Online 1 - Beat Jeff Erickson ("Something Something Wheel")
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sack & Chip I | Joey Rickard (LF) | 239 | 33 |
| Something Something Wheel | Jeanmar Gomez (MR) | 90 | 3 |
| Team Duncan | Anthony DeSclafani (SP) | 53 | |
| the dirty pearls | Angel Pagan (CF) | 51 | |
| Tigers Slappy BJE | Jimmy Nelson (SP) | 48 | 10 |
| Tigers Slappy BJE | Jake Lamb (3B) | 29 | |
| Sack & Chip I | Mat Latos (SP) | 28 | |
| Sack & Chip I | Jeremy Hellickson (SP) | 22 | 1 |
| Team Miree | Cory Spangenberg (2B) | 15 | 12 |
| Team Miree | Matt Cain (SP) | 15 | |
| Mudhens | Ryan Madson (MR) | 13 | |
| Griffey2016 | Bartolo Colon (SP) | 10 | |
| Team Duncan | Nick Tropeano (SP) | 6 | |
| Had to be MOO | Joe Mauer (1B) | 4 | 1 |
| Mudhens | Jarrod Saltalamacchia (C) | 2 | |
| THEHAZELCHARLIES - TUES 8 | Trayce Thompson (RF) | 1 | |
| THEHAZELCHARLIES - TUES 8 | Jayson Werth (LF) | 1 | |
| THEHAZELCHARLIES - TUES 8 | Scooter Gennett (2B) | 1 | |
| Team Duncan | Chris Iannetta (C) | 1 |
This was mostly a "keep them honest" bid - I didn't expect to win Gomez by this big of a gap, not after he picked up back-to-back saves for the Phillies this weekend. I understand that the skills aren't great, but possession is 9/10 of the law when it comes to closers. He'll be my third closer, behind Jonathan Papelbon and Roberto Osuna. I also still hold Brad Boxberger - for now. If I rack up enough saves, he'll be a later drop.
My cut: Dailer Hinojosa.
I also had bids in on Ryan Madson, Jake Lamb and Nick Tropeano, among others.
NFBC Online 2 - Beat Jeff Erickson (& Vlad Sedler) - "Scorched Gut"
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScorchedGut | Luke Gregerson (MR) | 337 | 187 |
| The Summer Of George OLC 2 | Jeanmar Gomez (MR) | 144 | 89 |
| Captiva Fox | Ryan Madson (MR) | 65 | 57 |
| Pearls of Pine Tar | Brock Holt (2B) | 56 | 55 |
| Jobu's Heroes | Carlos Beltran (RF) | 37 | 26 |
| Mad Russians | Sam Dyson (MR) | 29 | |
| Royale with Cheese | Max Kepler (RF) | 27 | |
| ScorchedGut | Howie Kendrick (2B) | 26 | |
| Captiva Fox | Ubaldo Jimenez (SP) | 22 | |
| Jobu's Heroes | Brad Boxberger (MR) | 19 | |
| Mad Russians | Hunter Strickland (MR) | 19 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Keone Kela (MR) | 7 | |
| ScorchedGut | Coco Crisp (CF) | 6 | |
| Pearls of Pine Tar | Nick Ahmed (SS) | 3 | |
| West Side 9 | Kurt Suzuki (C) | 1 | |
| Paps Playboys | Chris Tillman (SP) | 1 | |
| Paps Playboys | Angel Pagan (CF) | 1 |
Vlad and I both thought that Gregerson was a must-add for us. We had one solid closer in David Robertson, but went with Drew Storen without also getting Roberto Osuna (wanted both, but lost the battle to grab him later), and then gambled on Jason Grilli instead of Arodys Vizcaino. So getting another closer was an urgent concern in a game with an overall contest. Ken Giles having two bad outings this week didn't hurt. So we'll take the overbid results in order to get saves now. Maybe we should have also grabbed Jeanmar Gomez.
Drops: Jason Grilli, Ben Paulsen, Chris Colabello.
Mixed LABR (tentative)
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Jeremy Hazelbaker awarded to ESPN.com for $18.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jeremy Hazelbaker: $5, $3.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Jeanmar Gomez awarded to Baseball HQ for $12.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jeanmar Gomez: $11, $6, $11, $1, $1, $4.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Nicholas Tropeano awarded to Rotowire for $5.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Nicholas Tropeano: $3, $2, $2, $4.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Bryan Holaday awarded to Rotowire for $5.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Bryan Holaday: $1.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Joe Mauer awarded to ESPN.com for $5.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Joe Mauer: $2.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Sam Dyson awarded to @TheFantasyFix for $4.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Sam Dyson: $1, $1.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Scooter Gennett awarded to USA TODAY Sports for $3.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Scooter Gennett: $3.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Jon Jay awarded to @TheFantasyFix for $3.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jon Jay: $1.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Chase Anderson awarded to @TheFantasyFix for $3.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Mike Napoli awarded to Baseball HQ for $2.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Alex Avila awarded to Fangraphs - Sleeper & Bust for $2.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Alex Avila: $1.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Chris Tillman awarded to MLB.com for $2.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Chris Tillman: $2.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Trevor May awarded to Mastersball for $1.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: John Jaso awarded to Razzball for $1.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Austin Barnes awarded to Fangraphs - Sleeper & Bust for $1.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Angel Pagan awarded to MLB.com for $1.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Nate Jones awarded to Baseball Prospectus for $1.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Jeremy Hellickson awarded to RotoExperts for $1.
I mention "tentative" because it's possibly the bids were run incorrectly, at least I think that they were for me, given who I had going to the DL. I should have had four players added, if I figured it correctly. I had Ben Revere and Kevin Gausman going to the DL, and wanted to drop Danny Duffy and Jose Peraza, who were moved to the bullpen and the minors respectively.
Because I waited on catchers (Josh Phegley is my #2 catcher), I took a flier on Holaday in case he pans out for the Rangers. At least I'll use him in weeks when Texas is at home. Tropeano has two decent starts this week. I already own Mazara in this league.
AL Tout Wars
Jeff Erickson: res RChirinos Tex, pur BHoladay Tex 111
Jeff Erickson: rel MLowe Det, pur AGriffin Tex 21
Rob Leibowitz: dis AHeaney LAA, pur MMinor KC 0
Patrick Davitt: dis DSantana Min, pur TBeckham TB 3
Patrick Davitt: res SChoo Tex, pur MAviles Det 3
Patrick Davitt: res SManaea Oak, pur CDevenski Hou 3
Lawr Michaels: res CPennington LAA, pur DBarney Tor 20
Seth Trachtman: res SFeldman Hou, pur SWright Bos 58
Steve Moyer: res TBarnette Tex, pur JWeaver LAA 3
Mike Podhorzer: rel MDuffy Hou, pur RRua Tex 0
Chris Liss: res AChapman NYY, pur MMontgomery Sea 31
Chris Liss: res TAnderson CWS, pur DDuffy KC 24
Chris Liss: res OArcia Min, pur ABenintendi Bos 3
Jason Collette: rel RFuentes KC, pur FSalas LAA 2
Tout Wars moved this year from a $100 FAAB budget with the Vickrey System to a $1,000 budget with no Vickrey protections, so your bid is your bid, period. It'll be a challenge to get a good feel for each others' bidding tendencies with the change in the system.
I lost Robinson Chirinos, so adding Holaday was a must. The next highest bid was $58. As for A.J. Griffin, pre-injury he used to get a lot of strikeouts, plus his one start this week is at Safeco. If that goes well enough, he gets two starts in Week 3.
FSTA
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Nomar Mazara awarded to RotoWire for $291.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Nomar Mazara: $187, $118, $247, $177, $141, $166, $51.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Jeanmar Gomez awarded to Colton & The Wolfman for $151.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jeanmar Gomez: $31, $90, $40, $43.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Jake Lamb awarded to Dr. Roto for $67.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jake Lamb: $42, $19, $63.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Scooter Gennett awarded to Fantistics for $65.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Scooter Gennett: $9, $11.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Joey Rickard awarded to Godfather Of Fantasy Sports for $44.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Joey Rickard: $17, $32, $31, $31.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Ross Stripling awarded to Fantistics for $42.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Ross Stripling: $11.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Sam Dyson awarded to Dr. Roto for $40.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Sam Dyson: $11.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Nicholas Tropeano awarded to RotoWire for $36.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Jeremy Hazelbaker awarded to USA TODAY Sports for $35.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jeremy Hazelbaker: $4.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Kendall Graveman awarded to FNTSY for $34.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Joe Kelly awarded to FNTSY for $34.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Tony Zych awarded to Stats Inc/NFBC for $33.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Tony Zych: $11.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Max Kepler awarded to Fantistics for $23.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Jose Berrios awarded to FNTSY for $22.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jose Berrios: $5.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Chris Tillman awarded to RonShandler.com for $21.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Joe Mauer awarded to SiriusXM for $19.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Joe Mauer: $2.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Chris Bassitt awarded to Fantasy Alarm for $15.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Bryan Holaday awarded to RotoWire for $15.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Angel Pagan awarded to MastersBall for $13.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Ubaldo Jimenez awarded to Fantasy Alarm for $11.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Darren O'Day awarded to SiriusXM for $11.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Jose Iglesias awarded to SiriusXM for $9.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Trevor May awarded to RotoWire for $7.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Chris Iannetta awarded to Fantasy Alarm for $6.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Chris Iannetta: $2.
Mon Apr 11 12:05 AM ET: Josh Phegley awarded to Dr. Roto for $2.
Variations upon a theme, for the most part. Trevor May is the only new name here, though he was a contingent bid for me in other leagues. I'm wary of Glen Perkins' health, and Kevin Jepsen's skill, so May was a gamble to see if he might close later.
DL Moves: Robinson Chirinos, John Lamb, Andrew Heaney; Cut: Jose Peraza
RotoWire Staff League
| (Player) (Bid), drop |
|---|
| Schin Kickers: Pick up Alex Avila ($3), drop Robinson Chirinos |
| Kingdome Forever: Pick up Darwin Barney ($2), drop A.J. Pierzynski |
| Casale Industries: Pick up Miguel Castro ($1), drop Koji Uehara |
| Wakanda Panthers: Pick up Sam Dyson ($4), drop Jake Marisnick (Diamond Dogs: $4 -- higher in standings, barely) (Browns: $1) (High-A West Madison: $1) (High-A West Madison: $1) |
| High-A West Madison: Pick up Robbie Erlin ($3), drop Luis Garcia (High-A West Madison: $3) (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $3 -- higher in standings) (Schin Kickers: $1) |
| One Brother, One Cup: Pick up Danny Espinosa ($9), drop Corey Knebel |
| GutPayne: Pick up Jeanmar Gomez ($31), drop Darin Ruf (High-A West Madison: $31 -- higher in standings) (Erickson: $15) (Factory of Sadness: $15) (Wakanda Panthers: $14) (Diamond Dogs: $14) (Tuffy's Goats: $13) (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $11) (East Coast Bias: $11) (Frozen Ropes: $11) (McLovin's Spoonful: $7) (Schin Kickers: $2) |
| Anderson: Pick up A.J. Griffin ($4), drop Logan Morrison (Casale Industries: $3) (Erickson: $3) (Factory of Sadness: $1) (Factory of Sadness: $1) |
| Erickson: Pick up Jeremy Hazelbaker ($10), drop Kevin Jepsen (Factory of Sadness: $7) (Factory of Sadness: $6) (Frozen Ropes: $6) (High-A West Madison: $1) (High-A West Madison: $1) |
| High-A West Madison: Pick up Cedric Hunter ($1), drop Roenis Elias (High-A West Madison: $1) (Factory of Sadness: $1 -- didn't reach bid) |
| Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: Pick up Jarrod Saltalamacchia ($1), drop Curt Casali (Schin Kickers: $1 -- didn't reach bid) |
| Erickson: Pick up Alfredo Simon ($1), drop Jorge De La Rosa |
| Wheeler in the Sky: Pick up Ross Stripling ($14), drop Mike Bolsinger (Factory of Sadness: $9) (Factory of Sadness: $9) (High-A West Madison: $7) (High-A West Madison: $7) (East Coast Bias: $6) (Kingdome Forever: $6) (Erickson: $5) (Anderson: $4) (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $2) (Casale Industries: $1) |
| Kingdome Forever: Pick up Matt Szczur ($3), drop Michael Morse (Erickson: $2) |
| Schin Kickers: Pick up Chase Utley ($1), drop Reymond Fuentes (Erickson: $7 -- didn't reach bid) |
| Factory of Sadness: Pick up Tony Watson ($2), drop Jon Singleton (Factory of Sadness: $2) (Casale Industries: $1) |
| Factory of Sadness: Pick up Jered Weaver ($1), drop Andrew Bailey (Factory of Sadness: $1) |