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  • joncarlos
    All Star
    • Jan 2011
    • 7427

    It's back - the 2016 All Free Agent League thread

    What if you could win a league without any drafted players? The goal of this challenge is to give it a try. Join a public Yahoo league. Draft a bunch of schlubs. Cut them. Pick up free agents. Make trades if you can. Build a team that can win it all.

    Here's the thread from last year: http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showt...ght=free+agent

    My first 2 picks this year were Clint Barmes and Dustin Ackley.
  • joncarlos
    All Star
    • Jan 2011
    • 7427

    #2
    And here's my initial team

    C Grandal
    1B Mauer
    2B Panik
    3B Plouffe
    SS Semien
    OF Piscotty, Beltran, Rasmus
    UT Parra, Cron

    Bench Brock Holt, Justin Bour, Danny Valencia

    SP Raisel Iglesias, Erasmo Ramirez, Drew Smyly, Kyle Gibson, Hector Santiago, Jared Eickhoff
    RP David Hernandez, Darren O'Day, Arodys Vizcaino, Hunter Strickland

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    • Davros
      Triple-A
      • Jan 2011
      • 275

      #3
      My initial waiver wire acquired team (as of Feb 3th):

      C Swihart
      1B Bour
      2B Panik, Harrison
      3B Tomas, Y.Escobar
      SS K.Marte, C.Hernandez,
      OF Buxton, Piscotty, Bradley Jr., Kiermaier, Maybin

      SP H.Santiago, Buchholtz, Nola, Severino, Karns, Eickhoff, Maeda
      RP Strickland, J.Diaz, O'Day


      My current lineup after one trade (I got an offer of Starling Marte and Will Smith for Justin Bour and Yasmani Tomas, could not say no to that) and several pickups of cut players (several decent players have been made available):

      C Swihart
      1B Duda
      2B Panik
      3B Lawrie, J.Turner
      SS K.Marte, C.Hernandez
      OF S.Marte, Buxton, Piscotty, Grichuk, Kiermaier, Span

      SP Buchholtz, Nola, Severino, Karns, Eickhoff, Maeda
      RP Strickland, W.Smith, Grilli, Rodney

      I have a claim in for Mesoraco right now.

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      • swampdragon
        Journeyman
        • Jan 2011
        • 3459

        #4
        doing it tonight - remember you need to draft unusable players - set it up that way work from the bottom - dont accidentally draft a servicable player - nobody less than 900 in the rankings

        it is pretty fun and many teams never even figure out what you are trying to do.

        I pre-selected a guy named Dansby Swanson - that is an awesome name - or even a great name for a band
        Last edited by swampdragon; 03-10-2016, 07:40 PM.

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        • Ken
          Administrator
          • Feb 2016
          • 10977

          #5
          Originally posted by swampdragon
          doing it tonight - remember you need to draft unusable players - set it up that way work from the bottom - dont accidentally draft a servicable player - nobody less than 900 in the rankings

          it is pretty fun and many teams never even figure out what you are trying to do.

          I pre-selected a guy named Dansby Swanson - that is an awesome name - or even a great name for a band

          Not sure if you were kidding or if you actually didn't realize Swanson was the 1st overall pick in the draft last year?
          Not likely to be active in 2016, but certainly not a random guy...

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          • swampdragon
            Journeyman
            • Jan 2011
            • 3459

            #6
            Originally posted by Ken
            Not sure if you were kidding or if you actually didn't realize Swanson was the 1st overall pick in the draft last year?
            Not likely to be active in 2016, but certainly not a random guy...
            actually I didnt know - but he isnt going to be relevant in a 12 team mixed this year

            welcome to rotojunkie - post away

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            • BuckyBuckner
              MVP
              • Jan 2011
              • 16744

              #7
              Here's my team.

              C - BSwihart
              1B - JBour
              2B - J Schoop, JPanik
              SS - AEscobar, MSemien
              3B - DValencia, TPloufee
              OF - DDeShields, OHerrera, DSpan, DSantana, ERosario

              SP - IKennedy, KMaeda, BFinnegan, MEstrada, HSantiago, JEickhoff
              RP - JMcGee, JGrilli, HStrickland, JBenoit
              I'm unconsoled I'm lonely, I am so much better than I used to be.

              The Weakerthans Aside

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              • BuckyBuckner
                MVP
                • Jan 2011
                • 16744

                #8
                Is Jose Reyes worth stashing? He was just dropped.
                I'm unconsoled I'm lonely, I am so much better than I used to be.

                The Weakerthans Aside

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                • GwynnInTheHall
                  All Star
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 9214

                  #9
                  Doing this as we speak, should be fun. tried to do it last night but accidentally signed up for an auction league LOL. Logged out and it still drafted an allstar team for me. Bast thing about that league was one guys team name.

                  The Jason Collettes
                  If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011

                  Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
                  Martin Luther King, Jr.

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                  • swampdragon
                    Journeyman
                    • Jan 2011
                    • 3459

                    #10
                    Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall
                    Doing this as we speak, should be fun. tried to do it last night but accidentally signed up for an auction league LOL. Logged out and it still drafted an allstar team for me. Bast thing about that league was one guys team name.

                    The Jason Collettes
                    really??

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                    • GwynnInTheHall
                      All Star
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 9214

                      #11
                      Originally posted by swampdragon
                      really??
                      It was pretty close let me get the name

                      jakenicollette's

                      Close :P
                      If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011

                      Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
                      Martin Luther King, Jr.

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                      • Moonlight J
                        Scooter Stunt Double
                        • Jan 2011
                        • 42364

                        #12
                        Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall
                        It was pretty close let me get the name

                        jakenicollette's

                        Close :P
                        I can has friends

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                        • GwynnInTheHall
                          All Star
                          • Jan 2011
                          • 9214

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Moonlight J
                          I can has friends
                          You need a big box
                          If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011

                          Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
                          Martin Luther King, Jr.

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                          • chancellor
                            MVP
                            • Jan 2011
                            • 11653

                            #14
                            Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall
                            Doing this as we speak, should be fun. tried to do it last night but accidentally signed up for an auction league LOL. Logged out and it still drafted an allstar team for me. Bast thing about that league was one guys team name.

                            The Jason Collettes
                            With a name like that, you better win!
                            I'm just here for the baseball.

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                            • GwynnInTheHall
                              All Star
                              • Jan 2011
                              • 9214

                              #15
                              Interesting.


                              C Realmuto
                              1b Lind
                              2b Forsythe
                              SS Marte
                              3b Solarte
                              Of Ozuna
                              Of Rasmus
                              Of Beltran
                              Ut Bour
                              Ut Dyson

                              Bn Bradley jr
                              Bn W Myers
                              Bn Marisnick


                              Sp Cashner, kennedy, A Wood, DeScalfini
                              RP Rodney, A Sanchez (Tor) Kela, Uehara,

                              Bn Beniot, Giloito

                              Just finished, no offers as of yet.
                              If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011

                              Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
                              Martin Luther King, Jr.

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