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Staff Keeper League Notes: Week 6

We had a crazy free agent auction this past week. A total of $173 spent, according to Rusignola this is the highest total in the league dating back to 2007. The previous high was $143. What led to the lavish spending? Well, for the most part there were several shifts in closer roles. The Marlins, Cubs, Padres, Yankees, and Angels all had shakeups at the back end of their bullpen. Every single pickup was highly contested.


Barsoom Warlords: Pick up Joe Blanton ($12), drop Bobby Parnell

(Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $8)

(Frozen Ropes: $7)

(Frozen Ropes: $5)

(Erickson: $5)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $3)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $3)

(High-A West Madison: $3)

(Browns: $2)

(Downtown Ass Clowns: $1)

Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: Pick up Welington Castillo ($1), drop Yuniesky Betancourt

Casale Industries: Pick up Steve Cishek ($14), drop Francisco Rodriguez

(Casale Industries: $14)

(Casale Industries: $14)

(Schin Kickers: $12)

(Schin Kickers: $12)

(Browns: $12)

(Schin Kickers: $12)

(Erickson: $10)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $9)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $9)

(The Bros McKeown: $8)

(Shadynasty: $8)

(Downtown Ass Clowns: $8)

(High-A West Madison: $7)

(High-A West Madison: $7)

(Frozen Ropes: $5)

(Frozen Ropes: $5)

(Anderson: $3)

(Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $2)

(Tuffy's Goats: $2)

(High-A West Madison: $1)

(Tuffy's Goats: $1)

Next Stop Pottersville: Pick up Patrick Corbin ($5), drop Lucas Harrell

(Next Stop Pottersville: $5)

Browns: Pick up Rafael Dolis ($39), drop Dustin McGowan

(Casale Industries: $35)

(Schin Kickers: $33)

(Downtown Ass Clowns: $25)

(Frozen Ropes: $15)

(High-A West Madison: $15)

(Tuffy's Goats: $14)

(Erickson: $10)

(Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $8)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $8)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $8)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $8)

The Bros McKeown: Pick up Ernesto Frieri ($11), drop Javier Lopez

(Erickson: $10)

(Frozen Ropes: $7)

(Casale Industries: $7)

(Browns: $7)

(Casale Industries: $7)

(Schin Kickers: $6)

(Frozen Ropes: $6)

(Schin Kickers: $6)

(Schin Kickers: $6)

(High-A West Madison: $5)

(Anderson: $5)

(Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $4)

(Tuffy's Goats: $4)

(Tuffy's Goats: $4)

(High-A West Madison: $3)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $1)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $1)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $1)

Schin Kickers: Pick up Luke Gregerson ($8), drop Pedro Strop

(Schin Kickers: $8)

(Schin Kickers: $8)

(The Bros McKeown: $6)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $3)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $3)

(Downtown Ass Clowns: $3)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $3)

(Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $1)

East Coast Bias: Pick up Brandon Inge ($7), drop Bobby Abreu

Downtown Ass Clowns: Pick up Jeff Keppinger ($8), drop Freddy Galvis

(High-A West Madison: $1)

(High-A West Madison: $1)

Shadynasty: Pick up Brent Lillibridge ($2), drop Aaron Cunningham

Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: Pick up Brad Lincoln ($1), drop Mariano Rivera

Downtown Ass Clowns: Pick up Paul Maholm ($1), drop Sean Burnett

Shadynasty: Pick up John McDonald ($3), drop Eric Sogard

Schin Kickers: Pick up Edward Mujica ($8), drop Orlando Hudson

(Schin Kickers: $8)

(Schin Kickers: $8)

(East Coast Bias: $5)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $3)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $3)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $3)

(Frozen Ropes: $3)

(High-A West Madison: $1)

(High-A West Madison: $1)

High-A West Madison: Pick up Xavier Nady ($1), drop Clete Thomas

(High-A West Madison: $1)

Anderson: Pick up Laynce Nix ($3), drop Chris Nelson

(Erickson: $2)

(Shadynasty: $1)

(Tuffy's Goats: $1)

(Downtown Ass Clowns: $1)

(Tuffy's Goats: $1)

Schin Kickers: Pick up Jordan Pacheco ($3), drop Jake McGee

(Browns: $3)

(Schin Kickers: $3)

(Schin Kickers: $3)

Next Stop Pottersville: Pick up Joel Peralta ($1), drop Tyson Ross

(Frozen Ropes: $3)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $1)

(Next Stop Pottersville: $1)

The Bros McKeown: Pick up Cody Ransom ($7), drop Chris Coghlan

(Anderson: $3)

(Barsoom Warlords: $2)

High-A West Madison: Pick up Clayton Richard ($3), drop Carl Pavano

Shadynasty: Pick up James Russell ($4), drop Hector Noesi

(High-A West Madison: $1)

(High-A West Madison: $1)

Next Stop Pottersville: Pick up Rafael Soriano ($31), drop Ramon Ramirez

(Browns: $23)

(Schin Kickers: $23)

(Schin Kickers: $23)

(High-A West Madison: $13)

(High-A West Madison: $13)

(The Bros McKeown: $11)

(East Coast Bias: $7)

(Tuffy's Goats: $4)

(Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $4)


Standings update below. The Browns gained some ground on me this week picking up some big points in the pitching categories. The Mckeown brothers and Frozen Ropes also saw some nice gains. Looking at the other end of the spectrum Shadynasty, Anderson, and Liss and Shoe?s Dynasty both had steep drops in total points.

OwnerTeam NameAvgHRRRBISBERAKSWWHIPTotal
HowardSchin Kickers41816161617184.51518142.5
Browns BrosBrowns9131813131317111717141
RusignolaCasale Industries8161415101812.511415123.5
JeffErickson161515171192138.512118.5
Mckeown BrothersThe Bros McKeown1411139171112.5928106.5
BretTuffy's Goats151717181246.57.553105
Peter SchoenkeHigh-A West Madison1327614.56101710.516102
DVRNext Stop Pottersville111212103.55151013697.5
SiegristBarsoom Warlords101010.51214.586.5151996.5
Jan LevineFrozen Ropes23.510.52.56.516166181192
ThornLatvian Orthodox17143143.57144.55587
HerbShadynasty33.51781581751481.5
RogerAnderson775.549149251375.5
DDDI Drink Your Milkshake514118123.51210.5774
ClemenoEast Coast Bias688113.5311316473.5
Liss and TimLiss and Shoe's Dynasty1522.56.5103.514121066.5
Fred and BrianMcLovin's Spoonful12998121175266
Randy BallDowntown Ass Clowns1865.553.5157.58.5161