Talent in the AL is much more scarce than years past.
My plan going in was to spend close to $200 on offense, $65 on pitching. I have tons of SB already (Mondesi, Villar, Mallex), so I was focused on HR and BA.
I wanted to spread the wealth. No $30+ buys. Keepers bold. Not paying for saves, being 1st year of SV+HLD.
C1 - D. Jansen $5
C2 - S. Perez $5
1B - L. Voit $3
2B - J. Villar $31
SS - R. Mondesi $20
3B - Y. Diaz $8
CI - R. Healy $11
MI - D. Fletcher $7
UT - M. Trumbo $9
OF - M. Brantley $19
OF - M. Smith $16
OF - R. Grichuk $30
OF - T. Hernandez $13
OF - D. Fowler $4
P - B. Snell $16
P - M. Clevenger $11
P - J. Berrios $10
P - A. Sanchez $6
P - W. LeBlanc $6
P - R. Borucki $4
P - K. Zimmer $3
P - J. Chavez $1
P - J. LeClerc $3
Bench (we bid on our bench)
M. Moreland $8
D. Vogelbach $4
B. Drury $2
J. Rondon $1
B. Norris $1
TARGETS:
HR targets: 1 or 2 of Grichuk/D. Santana/Schoop under $25 (I passed on Schoop $32, went to $30 on Grichuk, D. Santana went for $35 after that)... C. Frazier for bench under $8, but he went $9... Wanted J-M Choi for DH under $10, but he went for $12... I'm glad I landed Teoscar Hernandez $13, as other OF targets went too high (A. Garcia $17, Pillar $20, Gardner $18, Soler $16, Reddick $16, Bruce $15). I liked Kiermaier auction price of $15, but didn't need the SB, so figured I'd look for more HR instead, which turned into Teoscar... Glad I picked up D. Fowler $4, as he debuted for me last year, tossed him back at $5. Reminds me of when I had Clevenger as a rookie $5, tossed back and won for $1 the next spring... ALSO, I'm super happy to have landed Vogelbach $4. Such a weird profile, I hope it works.
Mistakes - How did I end up with 3 CI on my bench? Moreland $8 looks foolish with my roster, should have moved that extra $7 to pitching. I feel a good chance for a few of these CI to fail (Voit, Healy, Diaz, Moreland, Vogelbach, Drury), so I guess I have depth at my weakest position, which is nice. I also wanted Pineda under $10, and was writing something down when Pineda sold for $7. Given that the 5 SP before him went Bundy $14, Miley $14, Keller $13, Boyd $14, Fiers $14... I think Pineda is a great price in comparison to those guys.
Worst/strange prices (just my opinion): Porcello $32, J. Bradley $37, Y. Gurriel $31, D. Gregorius $18 (compare injured buys: Seager $7, Sano $17)... inflation creates some weird buys at times, but these felt at least $10 high to me.
My plan going in was to spend close to $200 on offense, $65 on pitching. I have tons of SB already (Mondesi, Villar, Mallex), so I was focused on HR and BA.
I wanted to spread the wealth. No $30+ buys. Keepers bold. Not paying for saves, being 1st year of SV+HLD.
C1 - D. Jansen $5
C2 - S. Perez $5
1B - L. Voit $3
2B - J. Villar $31
SS - R. Mondesi $20
3B - Y. Diaz $8
CI - R. Healy $11
MI - D. Fletcher $7
UT - M. Trumbo $9
OF - M. Brantley $19
OF - M. Smith $16
OF - R. Grichuk $30
OF - T. Hernandez $13
OF - D. Fowler $4
P - B. Snell $16
P - M. Clevenger $11
P - J. Berrios $10
P - A. Sanchez $6
P - W. LeBlanc $6
P - R. Borucki $4
P - K. Zimmer $3
P - J. Chavez $1
P - J. LeClerc $3
Bench (we bid on our bench)
M. Moreland $8
D. Vogelbach $4
B. Drury $2
J. Rondon $1
B. Norris $1
TARGETS:
HR targets: 1 or 2 of Grichuk/D. Santana/Schoop under $25 (I passed on Schoop $32, went to $30 on Grichuk, D. Santana went for $35 after that)... C. Frazier for bench under $8, but he went $9... Wanted J-M Choi for DH under $10, but he went for $12... I'm glad I landed Teoscar Hernandez $13, as other OF targets went too high (A. Garcia $17, Pillar $20, Gardner $18, Soler $16, Reddick $16, Bruce $15). I liked Kiermaier auction price of $15, but didn't need the SB, so figured I'd look for more HR instead, which turned into Teoscar... Glad I picked up D. Fowler $4, as he debuted for me last year, tossed him back at $5. Reminds me of when I had Clevenger as a rookie $5, tossed back and won for $1 the next spring... ALSO, I'm super happy to have landed Vogelbach $4. Such a weird profile, I hope it works.
Mistakes - How did I end up with 3 CI on my bench? Moreland $8 looks foolish with my roster, should have moved that extra $7 to pitching. I feel a good chance for a few of these CI to fail (Voit, Healy, Diaz, Moreland, Vogelbach, Drury), so I guess I have depth at my weakest position, which is nice. I also wanted Pineda under $10, and was writing something down when Pineda sold for $7. Given that the 5 SP before him went Bundy $14, Miley $14, Keller $13, Boyd $14, Fiers $14... I think Pineda is a great price in comparison to those guys.
Worst/strange prices (just my opinion): Porcello $32, J. Bradley $37, Y. Gurriel $31, D. Gregorius $18 (compare injured buys: Seager $7, Sano $17)... inflation creates some weird buys at times, but these felt at least $10 high to me.
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