So, we had to cut our rosters down to 25 players, for the winter waiver period (released players whose contracts have not expired may be claimed by other teams, in reverse order of finish, at their existing salaries...and the contract becomes a first year, as if they were drafted in 2020).
Our league is NL-only, 40 man rosters (25 active, 15 reserve), $280 budget, 5x5 (OBP instead of BAvg). In addition to keeping up to 15 players, pre-auction, a team may protect an additional 3 minor league players, at no salary impact (first year of contract starts when they exceed MLB rookie minimums of 130 AB/50 IP). Hitting inflation tends to run between 35% - 45%, and pitching inflation tends to run between 15% - 25%, depending on the season.
I think I have a decent list that can compete in 2020, but I'd love a sanity check from the pen. My current roster is listed below, and I've bolded the players I'd keep if the freeze list was due today. Obviously, some of the keeper decisions will be impacted by how players look in spring training (particularly Cespedes, Cueto, Richards and Mahle...along with the setup guys that might accumulate saves). I'm also not opposed to tossing C.Taylor at $12, and taking the $25 (real dollars, not auction budget) hit for releasing a LT contract. Note that A18 players require extension decisions (at $5 per additional season after 2020)...so I'm leaning towards extending Acuna to $22 for 3 additional seasons (until the end of 2023), and Fried to $8 for one additional season (until the end of 2021):
I'd like to build a plan around adding a top tier 3B/CI (~$45), an anchor SP (~$28), and a closer (~$27)...then fill-in the rest of the roster from there. Top hitters at auction will definitely include Bryant, Rizzo, Villar, Baez, Machado, Goldschmidt, Pham and Castellano. Top SPs will definitely include L.Castillo, Syndergaard, Bauer, L.Weaver & Stroman. Top RPs will include Yates, Jansen and A.Bradley. Others players will be available too...they're just unknown until roster freeze.
Thanks for indulging! Let me know your thoughts.
Our league is NL-only, 40 man rosters (25 active, 15 reserve), $280 budget, 5x5 (OBP instead of BAvg). In addition to keeping up to 15 players, pre-auction, a team may protect an additional 3 minor league players, at no salary impact (first year of contract starts when they exceed MLB rookie minimums of 130 AB/50 IP). Hitting inflation tends to run between 35% - 45%, and pitching inflation tends to run between 15% - 25%, depending on the season.
I think I have a decent list that can compete in 2020, but I'd love a sanity check from the pen. My current roster is listed below, and I've bolded the players I'd keep if the freeze list was due today. Obviously, some of the keeper decisions will be impacted by how players look in spring training (particularly Cespedes, Cueto, Richards and Mahle...along with the setup guys that might accumulate saves). I'm also not opposed to tossing C.Taylor at $12, and taking the $25 (real dollars, not auction budget) hit for releasing a LT contract. Note that A18 players require extension decisions (at $5 per additional season after 2020)...so I'm leaning towards extending Acuna to $22 for 3 additional seasons (until the end of 2023), and Fried to $8 for one additional season (until the end of 2021):
Pos | Players | Salary | Contract |
C | Stephen Vogt C | ARI | $5 | A19 |
1B | Pete Alonso 1B | NYM | $8 | A19 |
2B | Chris Taylor 2B,OF,SS | LAD | $12 | *20 |
SS | Nick Ahmed SS | ARI | $9 | A18 |
CI | Miguel Rojas SS | MIA | $1 | A19 |
OF | Ronald Acuna OF | ATL | $7 | A18 |
OF | Yoenis Cespedes OF | NYM | $9 | A19 |
OF | Starling Marte OF | ARI | $46 | A19 |
OF | Victor Robles OF | WAS | $8 | A19 |
OF | Michael Taylor OF | WAS | $4 | A19 |
U | Gregory Polanco OF | PIT | $25 | A19 |
U | Bryan Reynolds OF | PIT | $7 | A19 |
OF | Alex Verdugo OF | LAD | $2 | A19 |
P | Johnny Cueto P | SF | $4 | A19 |
P | Max Fried P | ATL | $3 | A18 |
P | Daniel Hudson P | WAS | $3 | A19 |
P | Tyler Mahle P | CIN | $1 | A19 |
P | Andrew Miller P | STL | $10 | A19 |
P | Drew Pomeranz P | SD | $1 | A19 |
P | Garrett Richards P | SD | $7 | A19 |
P | Caleb Smith P | MIA | $2 | A18 |
P | Rowan Wick P | CHC | $3 | A19 |
MINOR LEAGUE | |||
P | Hunter Greene P | CIN | $2 | MLE |
2B | Mauricio Dubon 2B | SF | $7 | MLE |
OF | Sam Hilliard OF | COL | $2 | MLE |
Thanks for indulging! Let me know your thoughts.
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