Despite a lack of high-profile names available in most leagues, I was fairly active in FAAB bidding this week. Here are the results from my NFBC and industry leagues.
NFBC Main Event
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Beavers | Adam Duvall (LF) | 157 | 74 |
| Arthur Digby Sellers | Colin Rea (SP) | 87 | 30 |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Aaron Hicks (CF) | 47 | 6 |
| Ninja squirrel | Dan Straily (SP) | 44 | 23 |
| HARRY CRUMB | Alex Presley (LF) | 34 | |
| Team Keikoan | Wade Miley (SP) | 33 | 7 |
| Doctor Who | Aaron Hill (3B) | 27 | 24 |
| Canadian Beavers | Chris Young (SP) | 26 | 6 |
| HARRY CRUMB | Dustin Garneau (C) | 24 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Ivan Nova (SP) | 23 | |
| HARRY CRUMB | Marwin Gonzalez (SS) | 18 | |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | David Phelps (MR) | 18 | |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | Doug Fister (SP) | 18 | 2 |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | Kyle Barraclough (MR) | 18 | |
| Money 2 | Ross Ohlendorf (MR) | 18 | |
| Ninja squirrel | Archie Bradley (SP) | 15 | 13 |
| Team enfield | Daniel Norris (SP) | 15 | 13 |
| El Scorchos Main | Justin Smoak (1B) | 13 | |
| El Scorchos Main | Adam Morgan (SP) | 13 | |
| Doctor Who | Curt Casali (C) | 7 | 6 |
| Money 2 | Henderson Alvarez (SP) | 6 | |
| Doctor Who | Chris Devenski (MR) | 6 | 1 |
| Strike Force ME | Bobby Wilson (C) | 4 | |
| Team Keikoan | Juan Uribe (3B) | 3 | |
| Team Keikoan | Tony Wolters (C) | 2 | |
| El Scorchos Main | Ubaldo Jimenez (SP) | 1 | |
| Money 2 | Steve Pearce (LF) | 1 |
My starting pitching is reaching Threat-Level Midnight status (4.688 ERA, 1.376 WHIP, tied for 11/15 in K's), so I need to maximize SP's, including taking a chance on Morgan, who in his brief turn this time around has displayed increased velocity over last year. He gets a start at Atlanta and home against the Reds this week.
NFBC - Beat Jeff Erickson 1
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Something Something Wheel | Miguel Montero (C) | 57 | 29 |
| Team Meller | Erasmo Ramirez (SP) | 46 | |
| Team Meller | Rubby De La Rosa (SP) | 37 | 17 |
| Sack & Chip I | Dee Gordon (2B) | 33 | 29 |
| Griffey2016 | Mallex Smith (CF) | 23 | |
| Something Something Wheel | Danny Santana (RF) | 17 | 16 |
| Griffey2016 | Matt Wisler (SP) | 15 | 12 |
| Mudhens | Colin Rea (SP) | 12 | |
| Mudhens | David Wright (3B) | 12 | 3 |
| Mudhens | Mike Leake (SP) | 12 | 9 |
| Team Miree | Tyler Chatwood (SP) | 4 | |
| Had to be MOO | Hector Neris (MR) | 4 | |
| Griffey2016 | Jake Lamb (3B) | 3 | |
| Something Something Wheel | Dan Straily (SP) | 3 | |
| Had to be MOO | A.J. Pierzynski (C) | 2 | |
| Sack & Chip I | Shelby Miller (SP) | 1 | |
| Sack & Chip I | Christian Vazquez (C) | 1 | |
| Sack & Chip I | Chris Devenski (MR) | 1 | |
| Team Miree | Adam Duvall (LF) | 1 | |
| THEHAZELCHARLIES - TUES 8 | Tony Cingrani (MR) | 1 | |
| Water on mars | Jason Castro (C) | 1 |
I just lost Nick Hundley, and adding the starting catcher (likely to return this week) in the best non-Coors lineup in NL if not all of baseball, one that hits for power when healthy, was very appealing to me. I bid more on him than over Tony Wolters, the resurgent Jason Castro, Tucker Barnhart and Kevin Plawecki.
I lead my 12-team league in stolen bases, though I'm hardly running away with the category. If you look at the waiver wire in most leagues when searching for steals, it's pretty tragic. I also have a lot of volatility in the outfield (Carlos Gomez, Khris Davis, Jacoby Ellsbury), so adding another OF-eligible player that runs is useful in this format where we can swap out mid-week.
Beat Jeff Erickson (and Vlad Sedler) 2
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Tony Cingrani (MR) | 79 | |
| Pearls of Pine Tar | Zack Cozart (SS) | 67 | 7 |
| Pearls of Pine Tar | Yunel Escobar (3B) | 42 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Dioner Navarro (C) | 31 | 8 |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Rubby De La Rosa (SP) | 29 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Nick Tropeano (SP) | 29 | |
| The Summer Of George OLC 2 | Danny Santana (RF) | 17 | |
| The Summer Of George OLC 2 | Mike Leake (SP) | 16 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Brandon Moss (RF) | 13 | |
| ScorchedGut | Clay Buchholz (SP) | 13 | 7 |
| Captiva Fox | Adam Morgan (SP) | 12 | |
| Royale with Cheese | Curt Casali (C) | 11 | |
| Serenity Now! | Justin Smoak (1B) | 11 | |
| Captiva Fox | Alex Meyer (MR) | 11 | |
| Miserable Bastards | Tony Wolters (C) | 8 | |
| Paps Playboys | Erasmo Ramirez (SP) | 5 | |
| Paps Playboys | Eduardo Nunez (SS) | 5 | |
| The Summer Of George OLC 2 | Henry Owens (SP) | 5 | |
| Miserable Bastards | Anibal Sanchez (SP) | 3 | |
| ScorchedGut | Kevin Plawecki (C) | 3 |
Vlad and I weren't too aggressive this week - we had to replace Hundley here, too, and reclaimed Cletus in one of the few contested bids this week.
Mixed LABR
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Tyler Chatwood awarded to FNTSY for $9.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Tyler Chatwood: $6, $4, $2.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Jonathan Gray awarded to USA TODAY Sports for $5.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jonathan Gray: $1, $1, $4.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Alex Presley awarded to RotoExperts for $4.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Ross Ohlendorf awarded to Razzball for $3.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Anthony Cingrani awarded to FNTSY for $3.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Anthony Cingrani: $1, $2.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Aaron Hill awarded to Baseball Prospectus for $3.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Tommy La Stella awarded to USA TODAY Sports for $2.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Christian Colon awarded to ESPN.com for $2.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Curt Casali awarded to FNTSY for $2.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Curt Casali: $1.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Cesar Vargas awarded to Rotowire for $2.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Trevor Brown awarded to USA TODAY Fantasy for $1.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Martin Perez awarded to USA TODAY Fantasy for $1.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Carson Smith awarded to USA TODAY Fantasy for $1.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Mark Reynolds awarded to Razzball for $1.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: John Lamb awarded to MLB.com for $1.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Adam Morgan awarded to MLB.com for $1.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Colin Rea awarded to RotoExperts for $1.
Mon May 09 12:05 AM ET: Tyler Lyons awarded to Mastersball for $1.
Congratulations! You are now the proud (?) owner of a two-start Cesar Vargas! Oh, by the way, his first start is against the Cubs in Wrigley - do you use him? I'm leaning in favor of using him, hoping that at least I get the K's and hope I don't take too much of a pounding, and benching Steven Matz because he's at Coors for his second start this week.
AL Tout Wars
Jeff Erickson: rel MDominguez Tor, pur RTorreyes NYY 53
Jeff Erickson: res OInfante KC, pur ABregman Hou 23
Jeff Erickson: res CPerez LAA, pur BWilson Tex 13
Jeff Erickson: res NReimold Bal, pur RNunez Oak 3
Mike Podhorzer: rel BNicholas Tex, pur EKratz Hou 0
Mike Podhorzer: res HHembree Bos, pur MAndriese TB 16
Chris Liss: res YMoncada Bos, pur JPolanco Min 45
Rob Leibowitz: res AMeyer Min, pur JChavez Tor 3
Jason Collette: rel HConger TB, pur CGimenez Cle 2
Rick Wolf/Glenn Colton: res FGutierrez Sea, pur INova NYY 102
Rick Wolf/Glenn Colton: res ZMcAllister Cle, pur DStoren Tor 36
Rick Wolf/Glenn Colton: res BGuyer TB, pur CCuthbert KC 102
Seth Trachtman: res MPelfrey Det, pur NSmith LAA 30
Jeff Erickson: res AGriffin Tex, pur JPeralta Sea 5
Jeff Erickson: rel MShoemaker LAA, pur JMusgrove Hou 1
Mike Podhorzer: res JMurphy Min, pur JThole Tor 0
Mike Podhorzer: res JSands CWS, pur RFlaherty Bal 13
Mike Podhorzer: res HKim Bal, pur CBYoung Bos 1
So ... this team is a real mess. As bad as my pitching has been, my offense might be worse. So I'm putting in a bit of a Hail Mary by bidding on as many prospects as I could, hoping to get some difference-makers. We're allowed to bid on guys still in the minors, and have to keep them up for one week. When the cost is resting the likes of Omar Infante and Nolan Reimold, I see little deterrence in trying.