How 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
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