My worst NL team going into the auction ever!

[BigJonEmpire]

So I just traded my $20x Schwarber and $7A Hedges for $20A Puig.

Now my roster looks like this:

C)-Barnardt 2a
C)-Yadier Molina 10b
1B)-Goldschmidt 50a
2B) Drury 9b
SS)
MI) Chris Taylor 5x
3B)
Cr) Freddie Freeman 30b
OF) Keon Broxton 4b
OF) Yasiel Puig 20A
OF)
OF)
OF)
UT)Austin Hedges 7A

P) Strasburg 34a
P)
P) Wade Davis 25a
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)

Rookie- Cory Ray 5F (when activated)

Nice! You move a few homers for $7 more auction dollars and 10-15 stolen bases. I didn't like keeping Hedges as your UT.

[Ken]

Nice! You move a few homers for $7 more auction dollars and 10-15 stolen bases. I didn't like keeping Hedges as your UT.

The best part is he got to keep Hedges on his roster even after trading him away!

[Gregg]

The best part is he got to keep Hedges on his roster even after trading him away!

It is one of those little known loopholes I like to take adva...ok I fixed it.

[Gregg]

Now my roster looks like this:

C)-Barnardt 2a
C)-Yadier Molina 10b
1B)-Goldschmidt 50a
2B) Drury 9b
SS)
MI) Chris Taylor 5x
3B) Derek Dietrich-4A
Cr) Freddie Freeman 30b
OF) Keon Broxton 4b
OF) Yasiel Puig 20A
OF)
OF)
OF)
UT)

P) Strasburg 34a
P)
P) Wade Davis 25a
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)

Rookie- Cory Ray 5F (when activated)

I am now starting to think I may have a shot to compete this year with the fall back on a rebuild for 2019 if needed.

[chancellor]

You have Puig and Freeman?

[Gregg]

You have Puig and Freeman?

Yes.

I traded Schwarber 20X and Hedges 7A (shortage of catchers available) for Puig 20A.

I traded Familia 13x and my 1st and 5th round reserve picks for Freeman 30B and his 9th and 11th picks.

[chancellor]

I traded Familia 13x and my 1st and 5th round reserve picks for Freeman 30B and his 9th and 11th picks.

Clearly, you have excised Exodus 20:15 from your Bible.

[Gregg]

Clearly, you have excised Exodus 20:15 from your Bible.

Nicely played and thank you.

The owner of Margot 15F and Amed Rosario 5F had made me an offer for Freeman 30B. I turned that down and offered him Puig 20A for both of them. He just sent me an email and said probably not. From him that means no.

I have no other combos to offer him. So either I have to revisit Freeman or move on. Maybe those guys and $10 extra bucks is something I should do. Hard to give up .400 OBP.

[chancellor]

Nicely played and thank you.

The owner of Margot 15F and Amed Rosario 5F had made me an offer for Freeman 30B. I turned that down and offered him Puig 20A for both of them. He just sent me an email and said probably not. From him that means no.

I have no other combos to offer him. So either I have to revisit Freeman or move on. Maybe those guys and $10 extra bucks is something I should do. Hard to give up .400 OBP.

Not after that last deal. I agree - you have the potential now to be in the running in this league, so you keep Freeman.

[cavebird]

Yeah, I agree. Even if it does not pan out this year, you can get more for Freddie in a dump deal later. And I like Rosario. (Okay, I love Freddie, so there is that caveat.)

[Sharky]

Not after that last deal. I agree - you have the potential now to be in the running in this league, so you keep Freeman.

Agreed. Nice work!

[Gregg]

Going for it. Flags fly forever. Yada yada yada. I traded everything of value to make the run in my NL only keeper. Now it is time to pay the piper.

It is an NL only 5x5 going to OBP next year in place of ave. $260 budget 12 teams.

I can keep 12 but have no minimum. The "and done" players with the exception of Schwarber were FA pick ups that we can keep next year if we want to.

Here is what is left:

C- Tucker Barnhart- 2A

C-Devin Mesoraco-7A

SS-Ketel Marte-10A

OF-A.J. Pollock 21B will give a 1 yr ($5) raise to $26

OF- Kyle Schwarber 20 and done

OF-Pat Valaika 7 and done

OF-Harrison Bader 14 and done

2B- Adam Frazier 2A

1B- Eric Thames 20A

MI-T.J. Rivera 14 and done


P-Fernando Rodney -10B no raise

P-Brandon McCarthy -10A

P-Jose Urena-6 and done

P-R.A. Dickey 1A

P-Kyle Freeland -6 and done


I think I have 8 or 9 what do you all think?

This is now my keeper list going into Sunday's auction:

C-Barnant 2B
C- Yadier Molina 10x
1B- Goldschmidt-50B
3B-Dietrich -4B
CI- Freeman-35B
OF- Happ-15B
OF-Puig-20B

P-Stasburg-34B
P-deGrom-35x
P-Z. Davies-5x

Rookies (free until activated)
Cory Ray 5F
Isan Diaz-10F

I only have 50 bucks to fill 13 positions. We have a Mulligan on auction day which means I can drop one off of this list stand pat or bring one back. So I could drop Goldy 50 and bring back a $4 Broxton or just drop him and take the 50.

There is a lot of money and positions to fill. 12 teams about 1925 dollars to spend out of a possible 3120 if we started over. Dropping Goldy and adding the 50 bucks would still put me with about 3rd last money. Probably going to hang on to him.

While I am going to try to compete this year, I have also set myself up for the trading season if I need to rebuild.

Any comments, thoughts, criticisms are very welcome!

Thank you in advance.

[harmon]

Just wondering about the mulligan. I assume you announce that at the beginning of the auction (?). Is it announced in order based on last year's finish?

What does "bring one back" mean?

[Gregg]

Just wondering about the mulligan. I assume you announce that at the beginning of the auction (?). Is it announced in order based on last year's finish?

What does "bring one back" mean?

Anybody who wants to make use of the mulligan writes the move down on a piece of paper and turns it in to the Comish just before the auction starts. This is done secretly so as not to affect anyone else's moves. He then reads them off so we can make our adjustments.

Bring one back means that if we cut one of our rosters we can bring back a different one that we cut. In my example I cut a $4 Broxton, my mulligan could be to cut Goldy and bring back Broxton for his roster spot saving 46 dollars. Or I could just cut Goldy and not bring back anybody and have the extra 50 bucks.

One more bring back; in the event that we do not have the full compliment of keepers allowed we can use our mulligan to just bring back a player we cut.

Mulligans do not affect contract status.

[Ken]

Not to criticize, but that format really makes planning very difficult. And it would be strategic to intentionally leave off one of your better keepers in order to throw everyone off.

I don't think I'd like that rule.