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NL-only 12-team 5x5
keepers, 8 for 80
C Rosario 10
23O Prado 25
2S Gordon 10
OF Venable 12
OF GBlanco 2
SP Leake 3
RP Cishek 10
RP Hawkins 10
NEED 15 for 180
Preview: I walked in with one All-Star catcher and left with two - but neither was the one I started with! Yes, THAT kind of auction.
I noted on another thread that the increased inflation rate since we made farmhands 5-S2 a few years ago (and we can keep up to 8 farmhands) and other forces have led to some crazy prices at auction (IKennedy 31 last year, 42 for BJ Upton, 40 for Heyward, 39 for RZimm etc)
I have done well getting "middle-priced" guys in the 20s, but have found myself not quite able to spend enough. We have in-auction trading (I know, I know), and last year I dealt a farm pick late for a 13-unit Heisey late in the game so I wouldn't leave 10 units on the table and expected to be getting a better "end-gamer." (not)
The solution: Pay the "nutty" price on one guy this time, an extra 10-12 units or so, otherwise stick with my usual habits. That's what I did, sort of. eventually. The story.....
NEED 15 for 180
C BUSTER POSEY 27 - One thing that has amazed me the past few years is that we would go 5-6 rounds before I could buy a single player at the (mildly inflated) HQ value. I'd pounce if I could, though. Well, here's Posey dangling for just that price. Why isn't he going higher? Whatever, I'll take it. NEED 14 for 153
SP CLIFF LEE 32 - It's bizarro world, as nobody is wildly spending. Votto went for 38 (47 last year), I was the last guy driving Tulo up to 34 - and here's Lee at a reasonable price. Sold! and happy (Bumgarner 38 and Strasburg 37 are the later stud plays; Gio went for 31). NEED 13 for 121
C YADIER MOLINA 20 - This is still in the first round of players! I know, nutty to grab a 3rd C 15 minutes into an auction, but this is UNDER value. How can I say no? Plus Posey can play 1B, and I doubt I'll get a good one. Very very weird, but I feel like I'm taking what the auction gives me, right? NEED 12 for 101
SP ZACK GREINKE 25 - WTF? He's healthy, he's good, he's on a good team... Never dreamed this, but the inflation monster lurks, and I'm getting ahead of it as best I can. NEED 11 for 76
OF ANGEL PAGAN 17 - Another guy nowhere near my target board, but doesn't feel risky and I still feel the inflation winds picking up in the distance. Waited a round or two before making this play. NEED 10 for 59
OF ANDRE ETHIER 14 - Not as excited about this one, but some big spending is going on (Trumbo for 40! Stanton for 41, DLd Hamels 25 and Minor 18, Revere 27, Bonifacio 18) and I am wary of getting stuck in "that spot" where I can't seem to add another player for any price. NEED 9 for 45
And HERE is where it hits the fan. I go a couple of rounds without landing anyone, and one owner still has 113 units left while others also are loaded. Seeing the talent left vs the money out there - something has to give. stuck doing another Heisey-esque move or two again?
No., bigger. MUCH bigger. The owner next to me is almost broke, needs 12 for 21. Maybe he can send me a big bat for "cap relief?" I'm listening. He writes down what looks like "Bruce 30 for Rosario 10." Well, that gets me down to 2 All-Star C, lol, and my offense is lacking only - big power. I say I'll do it - then we immediately notice that the "30" is really a hastily-scribbled "38" which is what Bruce went for earlier. I hesitate - I'd go from 9 for 45 not to 9 for 25 but to 9 for 17............
DEAL! (that's the nutty price buy, I suppose) NEED 9 for 17
Another 3 rounds go by while I wait for the others to catch up. I wince when SCastro goes for 16 and Scutaro-DL for 6, but smile at THudson 14, CYoung 18, Morse and Lincecum 14, NWalker 20 - that's where I didn't want to be.
2S RAFAEL FURCAL 5 - Guh. Fatigue, got tired of not getting anyone, someone mentioned 2B-SS eligibility, I feel confident I can get palatable 1-unit Ps and OFs from the endgame board - ah, I got nothin'. NEED 8 for 12
OF RYAN SWEENEY 3 - Another mystery. Mind was spinning on sense that there were more than enough guys I can live with so.... ah well. My 6th OF, too, so stuck with INFs in end game. NEED 7 for 9, most players needed of anyone, and most of us are about broke.
RP K-ROD 2 - Felt like I hadn't added a pitcher since the Eisenhower administration, and he's been good to me in past years. NEED 6 for 7
SP RANDALL DELGADO 2 - Oh, I guess I DO need a 4th SP if I can find one. Enjoyed his midseason efforts last year on my team, and well worth a flyer here. NEED 5 for 5
1B LYLE OVERBAY 1 - Good news at this point is that no one can bid 2. Bad news is, no one is worth 1! NEED 4 for 4
13 TRAVIS ISHIKAWA 1 - meh. NEED 3 for 3
2S CHARLIE CULBERSON 1 - We all notice that, after the trade and the shifting around and owning a bunch of multi-positional INFs, that I need one more to fill out roster. Best available Rockie, and I hope he's the victim when FA Rutledge is recalled so I can pounce. NEED 2 for 2
SP BRANDON MCCARTHY 1 - Not a fan, but the price is right. But I passed in this frantic end game when I could have taken Taylor Jordan. Dammit! NEED 1 for 1
RP BRAD ZIEGLER 1 - Comfortable with this. DONE except for
FURCAL DL REPLACEMENT - JOAQUIN ARIAS is the temporary Scutaro fill-in, so ok.
ROSTER
SP CLee 32
SP Greinke 25
SP Leake 1
SP Delgado 2
SP McCarthy 1
RP Cishek 10
RP Hawkins 10
RP K-Rod 2
RP Ziegler 1
C Posey 27
C Molina 20
1B Overbay 1
3B Arias 10
2B Prado 25
SS DGordon 10
13 Ishikawa 1
2S Culberson 1 (Furcal 5)
OF Bruce 38
OF Pagan 17
OF Ethier 14
OF Venable 12
OF Blanco 2
UT Sweeney 3
It's a bizarre hitting roster - crazy-good Cs, good OF, awful infield. But I walked in with one of the weakest keeper lists, and feel like I made some noise. We have somewhat limited replacement rules, but I'll be exploiting all of them and will look to make some deals.
Fun league - the defending champ and I go back to the original 1984 auction, 5 others have been in since the 1980s, 3 more since the 1990s, and the two "new kids" joined in 2002. youngest owner is mid- to late-40s, oldest (the champ) is 71, and we giggle throughout. Good to be young again, one day a year!
keepers, 8 for 80
C Rosario 10
23O Prado 25
2S Gordon 10
OF Venable 12
OF GBlanco 2
SP Leake 3
RP Cishek 10
RP Hawkins 10
NEED 15 for 180
Preview: I walked in with one All-Star catcher and left with two - but neither was the one I started with! Yes, THAT kind of auction.
I noted on another thread that the increased inflation rate since we made farmhands 5-S2 a few years ago (and we can keep up to 8 farmhands) and other forces have led to some crazy prices at auction (IKennedy 31 last year, 42 for BJ Upton, 40 for Heyward, 39 for RZimm etc)
I have done well getting "middle-priced" guys in the 20s, but have found myself not quite able to spend enough. We have in-auction trading (I know, I know), and last year I dealt a farm pick late for a 13-unit Heisey late in the game so I wouldn't leave 10 units on the table and expected to be getting a better "end-gamer." (not)
The solution: Pay the "nutty" price on one guy this time, an extra 10-12 units or so, otherwise stick with my usual habits. That's what I did, sort of. eventually. The story.....
NEED 15 for 180
C BUSTER POSEY 27 - One thing that has amazed me the past few years is that we would go 5-6 rounds before I could buy a single player at the (mildly inflated) HQ value. I'd pounce if I could, though. Well, here's Posey dangling for just that price. Why isn't he going higher? Whatever, I'll take it. NEED 14 for 153
SP CLIFF LEE 32 - It's bizarro world, as nobody is wildly spending. Votto went for 38 (47 last year), I was the last guy driving Tulo up to 34 - and here's Lee at a reasonable price. Sold! and happy (Bumgarner 38 and Strasburg 37 are the later stud plays; Gio went for 31). NEED 13 for 121
C YADIER MOLINA 20 - This is still in the first round of players! I know, nutty to grab a 3rd C 15 minutes into an auction, but this is UNDER value. How can I say no? Plus Posey can play 1B, and I doubt I'll get a good one. Very very weird, but I feel like I'm taking what the auction gives me, right? NEED 12 for 101
SP ZACK GREINKE 25 - WTF? He's healthy, he's good, he's on a good team... Never dreamed this, but the inflation monster lurks, and I'm getting ahead of it as best I can. NEED 11 for 76
OF ANGEL PAGAN 17 - Another guy nowhere near my target board, but doesn't feel risky and I still feel the inflation winds picking up in the distance. Waited a round or two before making this play. NEED 10 for 59
OF ANDRE ETHIER 14 - Not as excited about this one, but some big spending is going on (Trumbo for 40! Stanton for 41, DLd Hamels 25 and Minor 18, Revere 27, Bonifacio 18) and I am wary of getting stuck in "that spot" where I can't seem to add another player for any price. NEED 9 for 45
And HERE is where it hits the fan. I go a couple of rounds without landing anyone, and one owner still has 113 units left while others also are loaded. Seeing the talent left vs the money out there - something has to give. stuck doing another Heisey-esque move or two again?
No., bigger. MUCH bigger. The owner next to me is almost broke, needs 12 for 21. Maybe he can send me a big bat for "cap relief?" I'm listening. He writes down what looks like "Bruce 30 for Rosario 10." Well, that gets me down to 2 All-Star C, lol, and my offense is lacking only - big power. I say I'll do it - then we immediately notice that the "30" is really a hastily-scribbled "38" which is what Bruce went for earlier. I hesitate - I'd go from 9 for 45 not to 9 for 25 but to 9 for 17............
DEAL! (that's the nutty price buy, I suppose) NEED 9 for 17
Another 3 rounds go by while I wait for the others to catch up. I wince when SCastro goes for 16 and Scutaro-DL for 6, but smile at THudson 14, CYoung 18, Morse and Lincecum 14, NWalker 20 - that's where I didn't want to be.
2S RAFAEL FURCAL 5 - Guh. Fatigue, got tired of not getting anyone, someone mentioned 2B-SS eligibility, I feel confident I can get palatable 1-unit Ps and OFs from the endgame board - ah, I got nothin'. NEED 8 for 12
OF RYAN SWEENEY 3 - Another mystery. Mind was spinning on sense that there were more than enough guys I can live with so.... ah well. My 6th OF, too, so stuck with INFs in end game. NEED 7 for 9, most players needed of anyone, and most of us are about broke.
RP K-ROD 2 - Felt like I hadn't added a pitcher since the Eisenhower administration, and he's been good to me in past years. NEED 6 for 7
SP RANDALL DELGADO 2 - Oh, I guess I DO need a 4th SP if I can find one. Enjoyed his midseason efforts last year on my team, and well worth a flyer here. NEED 5 for 5
1B LYLE OVERBAY 1 - Good news at this point is that no one can bid 2. Bad news is, no one is worth 1! NEED 4 for 4
13 TRAVIS ISHIKAWA 1 - meh. NEED 3 for 3
2S CHARLIE CULBERSON 1 - We all notice that, after the trade and the shifting around and owning a bunch of multi-positional INFs, that I need one more to fill out roster. Best available Rockie, and I hope he's the victim when FA Rutledge is recalled so I can pounce. NEED 2 for 2
SP BRANDON MCCARTHY 1 - Not a fan, but the price is right. But I passed in this frantic end game when I could have taken Taylor Jordan. Dammit! NEED 1 for 1
RP BRAD ZIEGLER 1 - Comfortable with this. DONE except for
FURCAL DL REPLACEMENT - JOAQUIN ARIAS is the temporary Scutaro fill-in, so ok.
ROSTER
SP CLee 32
SP Greinke 25
SP Leake 1
SP Delgado 2
SP McCarthy 1
RP Cishek 10
RP Hawkins 10
RP K-Rod 2
RP Ziegler 1
C Posey 27
C Molina 20
1B Overbay 1
3B Arias 10
2B Prado 25
SS DGordon 10
13 Ishikawa 1
2S Culberson 1 (Furcal 5)
OF Bruce 38
OF Pagan 17
OF Ethier 14
OF Venable 12
OF Blanco 2
UT Sweeney 3
It's a bizarre hitting roster - crazy-good Cs, good OF, awful infield. But I walked in with one of the weakest keeper lists, and feel like I made some noise. We have somewhat limited replacement rules, but I'll be exploiting all of them and will look to make some deals.
Fun league - the defending champ and I go back to the original 1984 auction, 5 others have been in since the 1980s, 3 more since the 1990s, and the two "new kids" joined in 2002. youngest owner is mid- to late-40s, oldest (the champ) is 71, and we giggle throughout. Good to be young again, one day a year!
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