Danny Salazar was dropped in two of my NFBC leagues, once by me and Vlad Sedler (instead of Jake Peavy, or Arismandy Alcantara or Alex Guerrero - time to wear the Cone of Shame for that decision). In a week where there were no available closers to bid (Wade Davis was taken everywhere), he was the prime FAAB candidate.
NFBC Online - "Beat Jeff Erickson 2" (co-owned with Vlad Sedler):
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Krukster | Danny Salazar (SP) | 311 | 278 |
| The Krukster | Kendrys Morales (1B) | 88 | 78 |
| The Torn Ulnar Collateral Ligaments | Alfredo Simon (SP) | 46 | 18 |
| CHET LEMONADE | Ender Inciarte (CF) | 35 | 18 |
| Gut & El Jefe | Hector Santiago (SP) | 28 | 4 |
| Nut Flush | Jonathon Niese (SP) | 28 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd | J.T. Realmuto (C) | 27 | |
| Sack & Luny I | Yusmeiro Petit (MR) | 22 | |
| Sugar Magnolias | Odrisamer Despaigne (SP) | 21 | |
| Nut Flush | Jason Vargas (SP) | 13 | |
| Gut & El Jefe | Joe Kelly (SP) | 12 | |
| KP's Cellar Dwellers | Jeff Locke (SP) | 5 | 4 |
| Sack & Luny I | DJ LeMahieu (2B) | 5 | |
| Mudhens | Will Middlebrooks (3B) | 4 |
Vlad and I debated the amount on Salazar, and we actually raised our bid twice, but it wasn't enough. I do not like the Cone of Shame. Our consolation prize was Hector Santiago, who has two home starts this week.
The Mudhens made an inspired pickup of Will Middlebrooks, given their four games in Coors Field this week.
NFBC Online - "Beat Jeff Erickson 1"
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| RotoWire - Erickson | Danny Salazar (SP) | 325 | 311 |
| Epinephrine | Chris Heston (SP) | 208 | 23 |
| A REMEDY FOR MY ADDICTION | Wil Myers (CF) | 134 | 95 |
| ChrisLiss4President | Jose Iglesias (SS) | 77 | 60 |
| The Achievers - OL | Ender Inciarte (CF) | 75 | 29 |
| Mad Russian | Everth Cabrera (SS) | 49 | |
| CRASH DAVIS RWC 03-02 | Anthony DeSclafani (SP) | 46 | 36 |
| RotoWire - Erickson | DJ LeMahieu (2B) | 45 | 11 |
| Charleston Charge | J.T. Realmuto (C) | 37 | |
| Charleston Charge | Jake Lamb (3B) | 25 | |
| Griffey2016 | Josh Reddick (RF) | 25 | 5 |
| A REMEDY FOR MY ADDICTION | Jeff Locke (SP) | 21 | |
| Mad Russian | Jake Marisnick (CF) | 19 | 5 |
| Mad Russian | Tony Watson (MR) | 17 | |
| The Achievers - OL | Chase Anderson (SP) | 15 | |
| ChrisLiss4President | Hector Santiago (SP) | 10 | |
| A REMEDY FOR MY ADDICTION | Caleb Joseph (C) | 5 | |
| TIgers Slappy | John Jaso (C) | 5 | |
| Mudhens | Matt Garza (SP) | 5 |
The beauty of playing multiple leagues is that I can still get my guy, at least. And I didn't have to cut him originally!
Otherwise, I added LeMahieu for the seven-game homestand for the Rockies, though I wish he didn't bat eighth in the lineup. Wil Myers drew a lot of action this week for the same reason - it was interesting to see him cut, after a lot of talk in the draft room about him slipping in the draft.
NFBC Main Event
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incredible Hulking Us LV | Josh Collmenter (SP) | 85 | 25 |
| Giancarlo...A Gift | Miguel Gonzalez (SP) | 58 | 22 |
| DT & Gut | J.T. Realmuto (C) | 46 | 23 |
| Incredible Hulking Us LV | Cody Asche (3B) | 32 | 4 |
| ALL-IN MAIN | Jonny Gomes (LF) | 32 | |
| DT & Gut | Paulo Orlando (LF) | 29 | |
| ALL-IN MAIN | Yangervis Solarte (3B) | 27 | |
| The Weasel Peckers | Tony Watson (MR) | 26 | 4 |
| ALL-IN MAIN | Jeff Locke (SP) | 22 | 13 |
| RotoWire - Erickson | Kyle Lobstein (SP) | 21 | 10 |
| HeartBreaKers | Danny Espinosa (2B) | 18 | 5 |
| Team Warner | Joaquin Benoit (MR) | 13 | 13 |
| Scott's Tots | Nick Martinez (SP) | 12 | |
| Welcome to Stevieland | Gerardo Parra (RF) | 12 | |
| Welcome to Stevieland | Eric Campbell (1B) | 11 | |
| The Weasel Peckers | Vance Worley (SP) | 10 | |
| The Weasel Peckers | Danny Farquhar (MR) | 10 | |
| Sasha's Team | Raisel Iglesias (SP) | 9 | |
| On The Jazz | Caleb Joseph (C) | 8 | 7 |
| Sasha's Team | Arquimedes Caminero (MR) | 7 | |
| Sasha's Team | Carlos Peguero (RF) | 7 | |
| DT & Gut | Roberto Osuna (MR) | 6 | |
| Scott's Tots | A.J. Pierzynski (C) | 5 | 1 |
| ALL-IN MAIN | Brad Ziegler (MR) | 4 | |
| RotoWire - Erickson | Adeiny Hechavarria (SS) | 3 | |
| On The Jazz | Sergio Romo (MR) | 3 | |
| RotoWire - Erickson | Anthony Recker (C) | 1 |
My attempt to find two living, breathing catchers continues to be a farce. I ended up getting my fourth choice. Oh well, Kevin Plawecki, Chris Iannetta (just cut by DT & Vlad) and Martin Maldonado await! I targeted Kyle Lobstein for his two starts this week.
It'll be interesting next week to see how much it takes to get Addison Russell. It might be me that gets him!
RotoWire Staff League (18-team mixed keeper league):
| Cincinnati Grapefruit: Pick up Ryan Brett ($1), drop Kevin Pillar |
| Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: Pick up Arquimedes Caminero ($1), drop Emilio Bonifacio (Erickson: $1) |
| Erickson: Pick up Yimi Garcia ($1), drop Evan Marshall (Casale Industries: $1) (Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $1) |
| Frozen Ropes: Pick up Aaron Harang ($9), drop Trevor Cahill (Wheeler in the Sky: $6) (Tuffy's Goats: $2) (Casale Industries: $1) (Erickson: $1) (Cincinnati Grapefruit: $1) |
| Payne/Rufe: Pick up Brock Holt ($9), drop Luiz Gohara (Tuffy's Goats: $1) (Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $1) |
| High-A West Madison: Pick up Nathan Karns ($8), drop Ross Detwiler (Tuffy's Goats: $1) (Casale Industries: $1) (Cincinnati Grapefruit: $1) (Tuffy's Goats: $1) |
| Tuffy's Goats: Pick up Tyler Matzek ($1), drop Mike Olt (Tuffy's Goats: $1) |
| Tuffy's Goats: Pick up Jimmy Paredes ($1), drop Chris Hatcher (Tuffy's Goats: $1) |
| Cincinnati Grapefruit: Pick up Yusmeiro Petit ($3), drop Vance Worley (Frozen Ropes: $2) |
| Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: Pick up Anthony Recker ($1), drop Tommy La Stella |
| Casale Industries: Pick up Travis Wood ($1), drop Matt Dominguez (Cincinnati Grapefruit: $3) (Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $1) (Liss and Shoe's Dynasty: $1) |
Mixed LABR (15 teams):
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Roberto Perez awarded to Mastersball for $18.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Roberto Perez: $1, $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Alex Guerrero awarded to Fangraphs - Sleeper & Bust for $9.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Nathan Karns awarded to RotoExperts for $8.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Nathan Karns: $7.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Alfredo Simon awarded to RotoExperts for $7.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Alfredo Simon: $5, $5, $2, $2, $1, $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Cameron Maybin awarded to FantasyScore for $7.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Cameron Maybin: $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Hector Santiago awarded to Mastersball for $7.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Hector Santiago: $3, $3, $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Carlos Peguero awarded to RotoExperts for $6.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Odrisamer Despaigne awarded to Fangraphs - Sleeper & Bust for $4.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Odrisamer Despaigne: $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Jose Iglesias awarded to ESPN.com for $4.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jose Iglesias: $1, $1, $2.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Sam Fuld awarded to Fangraphs for $3.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Travis Wood awarded to BSports for $3.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Gerardo Parra awarded to FantasyScore for $3.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: J.T. Realmuto awarded to Rotowire-Erickson for $2.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for J.T. Realmuto: $1, $1, $2.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Yimi Garcia awarded to Fangraphs - Sleeper & Bust for $2.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Yimi Garcia: $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Jordan Walden awarded to USA TODAY Sports for $2.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Kyle Lobstein awarded to Rotowire-Erickson for $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Brock Holt awarded to Rotowire-Erickson for $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: A.J. Pierzynski awarded to Baseball HQ for $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Yonder Alonso awarded to BSports for $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Yonder Alonso: $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Yangervis Solarte awarded to FantasyScore for $1.
Mon Apr 20 12:05 AM ET: Jeff Locke awarded to MLB.com for $1.
AL Tout Wars (12 teams):
Andy Behrens: pur KKela Tex 6
Chris Liss: pur CColon KC 6
Rob Leibowitz: pur DLeone Sea 0
Rob Leibowitz: pur RLavarnway Bal 0
Ron Shandler: pur GBeckham CWS 1
Seth Trachtman: pur MPelfrey Min 0
Jason Collette: pur BBrach Bal 0
Chris Liss: pur CGonzalez Tex 1
I had the second place bid on Christian Colon - I figure that between the nagging injuries of Alcides Escobar and Omar Infante, he'll get extra playing time this week. Tout Wars also allows you to bid on minor leaguers, so long as you start him in that week. Hence Chris Liss adding Chi-Chi Gonzalez.