The trading deadline is fast approaching and it’s time to analyze the closer situation. It’s simple, This is the time of the season when bad teams trade their closers and someone new takes over. The time when you have to stash relievers who are about to become closers and trade closers who are about to become regular relievers on their
Read moreWhat are the best values at each position? How do you actually use the price lists that I’m sure many of you already are aware of? I’m using Yahoo! prices and I focus on auctions, or as Yahoo! now calls them: “salary cap drafts”. That said, you can apply my rankings for drafts as well. I also recommend checking out
Read moreI’m going to be using Yahoo! prices for this. They have both auction prices and ADP’s and you can see how much players actually go for and where they’re drafted. The below players aren’t in any particular order. WORST VALUES 1. SP Gerrit Cole, NYY Cole may be the best SP in the game, but that’s actually arguable when you
Read moreI’m using Yahoo!’s list of auction prices and ADP and the players are not in any specific order. I’m not listing players going for a $1 unless they’re bargains. HITTERS FAIR DEALS 1. OF Ronald Acuna Jr., ATL 2. OF J.D. Martinez, BOS 3. 1B Freddie Freeman, ATL 4. 3B Nolan Arenado, COL 5. OF Bryce Harper, PHI 6. OF
Read moreI’m using Yahoo! auction values and not ranking them in any particular order. BUSTS 1. SP Clayton Kershaw, LAD Where do I begin? Injury-prone, 90 mph fastball, 3.86 FIP in 2019, hasn’t come close to 200 innings since 2015…you can have all of that for $22! 2. SP Chris Paddack, SDP He has two pitches and had a 3.95 FIP
Read moreI used Yahoo! auction values and specifically used how much players go for on average and NOT what Yahoo! says they should. I primarily used ATC and Steamer for the projections. The players are listed based on their cost and I’m only listing all of the players who go for more than a $1 and select $1 players. SP 1.
Read moreI will be using Yahoo! auction values for this and specifically used how much players go for on average and NOT what Yahoo! says they should. I primarily used ATC and Steamer for the projections. The players are listed based on their cost and I’m only listing all of the players who go for more than a $1 and select
Read moreI propose a new system of finding value. Predictions can be different (though lately I prefer ATC) but while it’s impossible to predict exact player performance, we can predict their “rough numbers”. How do we know whether the player is worth his price however? I primarily deal with auctions and decided on the tier system based on standard Rotisserie leagues.
Read moreIn parentheses I’m putting actual positions that they’re also eligible or about to be eligible for early into the season. 1. Ronald Acuna Jr., (LF, CF, RF) ATL 2. Christian Yelich, (RF) MIL 3. Mike Trout, (CF) LAA He doesn’t steal much and has quietly been injury-prone the last few years. 4. Mookie Betts, (RF) BOS Trade candidate in his
Read moreTOP 30 SHORTSTOPS 1. Francisco Lindor, CLE 2. Trevor Story, COL 3. Trea Turner, WAS Could be #1 if he’s moved to third in Washington’s batting order and doesn’t steal less bases. 4. Fernando Tatis Jr., SDP His BABIP was too high last season and this is his sophomore season 5. Javier Baez, CHC 6. Xander Bogaerts, BOS 7. Gleyber
Read moreTOP 10 CATCHERS 1. J.T. Realmuto, PHI 2. Gary Sanchez, NYY 3. Yasmani Grandal, CWS 4. Salvador Perez, KCR 5. Mitch Garver, MIN 6. Willson Contreras, CHC 7. Wilson Ramos, NYM 8. Will Smith, LAD 9. Sean Murphy, OAK 10. Buster Posey, SFG I recommend streaming catchers whenever possible, or getting as much of a bargain as possible, as the
Read moreTOP 60 STARTING PITCHERS 1. Gerrit Cole, NYY Best SP in the game, but could be an overpay due to the unknown of how he’ll perform on a new team in a new home ballpark. The difference in price between him and DeGrom is also ridiculously high despite how close they are in ability. 2. Jacob DeGrom, NYM A contender
Read moreHow accurate were auction values for players this season? I decided to take a quick look at whether or not there were any “safe” price ranges this season. For the purposes of this study, we’re only looking at players who were going for $2 or more and being “worth the price” means providing value relative to or more for the
Read moreSP 1. Domingo German 2. Mike Soroka 3. Max Fried 4. Caleb Smith 5. Hyun-Jin Ryu 6. Luke Weaver 7. Lance Lynn 8. Mike Minor 9. Jake Odorizzi 10. Matthew Boyd 11. Brandon Woodruff 12. Lucas Giolito 13. Sonny Gray 14. Shane Bieber RP 1. Mark Melancon 2. Luke Jackson 3. Brandon Workman 4. Hector Neris 5. Jose Urena 6.
Read moreIt may be surprising to know how many good players were available on the waiver wire and for $1 at auctions in standard 12 team Roto leagues over the last two seasons. SP 1. Domingo German 2. Mike Soroka 3. Max Fried 4. Mike Foltynewicz 5. Caleb Smith 6. Charlie Morton 7. Shane Bieber 8. Mike Clevinger 9. Lucas Giolito
Read moreLet’s look at the closer situations around the Majors. I’m going to be using a color system, “red” means that there is a likely closer change or a very unstable situation; “orange” means that there are warning signs; “green” means that there isn’t likely to be any change at closer. AL AL EAST TEAM: New York Yankees CLOSER: Aroldis Chapman
Read moreThe trade deadline is fast approaching and it’s about time to see if you need to trade or pick up some closers to not left depleted after. ADD 1. David Robertson, PHI He’s in a good spot to be come a closer again. 2. Reyes Moronta, SFG He’s likely the closer if San Francisco sell as expected. 3. Mark Melancon,
Read moreThe Chicago Cubs signed Craig Kimbrel. This is a good deal for a Chicago team that badly needed a closer. The deal is fair and barring a surprising decline, this should give them a major competitive advantage against St. Louis and Pittsburgh. I don’t think that Atlanta made a mistake not signing him due to the amount of good young
Read moreI’m using Yahoo! auction values prior to the season and specifically the prices that players actually went for on average. These values can be applied to all leagues and easily translatable to draft values. This list can help in making trades and gauging value. I’m also not including player values that were lowered due to injury, as in most cases
Read moreBEST 1. CHC 3B KRIS BRYANT (R) 10-34 .294 VS STL SP MICHAEL WACHA (R) @CHC 2. CHC 1B ANTHONY RIZZO (L) 16-31 .516 VS STL SP MICHAEL WACHA (R) @CHC 3. CLE 2B JASON KIPNIS (L) 6-18 .333 VS SEA SP MIKE LEAKE (R) @CLE 4. CLE CF LEONYS MARTIN (L) 5-9 .556 VS SEA SP MIKE LEAKE (R)
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