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CONGRATULATIONS to Dave Potts of Auburn, Alabama for winning the 2012 NFBC Main Event and our $100,000 grand prize. Dave has competed in the NFBC Main Event each of the last five seasons and this year he hit it out of the park, winning the March 24th Las Vegas Main Event League 1 with 130 points and winning the overall title with 3,628.0 points (86.38% of all available points). Dave also finished 3rd overall in the NFBC XII as he made a great run at that $50,000 grand prize and the $75,000 cash bonus for winning both Mains. GREAT JOB DAVE!!

Kudos to Chad Schroeder as well as he finished 2nd in the Main Event and 4th in the NFBC XII, making a run at both overall titles as well. Chad led both Mains for much of the last three months and really had a historic season, just missing both overall titles. Kudos to all league champions in both formats and for everyone who cashed during this marathon season.

Here's the Top 100 teams in the NFBC Main Event, led by our 9th champion, Dave Potts:

NFBC Main Event Top 100 Teams For 2012:
1 Low Talkers Dave Potts Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 1 1,890.0 1,738.0 3,628.0 +11.0
2 Cocktails and Dreams Chad Schroeder Main Event Online March 24 League 1 1,533.5 2,021.5 3,555.0 -8.5
3 Chico Lind's Hermanos - Main Anthony Palavis Main Event New York League 2 1,918.5 1,583.5 3,502.0 +9.0
Eric Burd
4 Dutch Mafia John Pausma Main Event St. Louis League 1,904.0 1,579.0 3,483.0 -33.5
5 Quahogs LV Stephen Jupinka Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 3 1,865.5 1,571.5 3,437.0 +76.5
6 Fire Dynasty BC Chris Fessler Main Event Online March 31 League 3 1,596.5 1,830.0 3,426.5 +91.0
7 Broccoli and Anal Sex Nick Cassavetes Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 5 1,648.0 1,769.5 3,417.5 +7.5
8 FFBL's Finest Kevin Kirves Main Event Online March 24 League 2 1,899.0 1,516.0 3,415.0 -35.0
9 Team Zwickel David Zwickel Main Event Online March 31 League 1 1,908.0 1,501.5 3,409.5 -22.0
10 Knight Of Kennett Square Dave Taylor Main Event Mahwah League 2 1,703.5 1,684.5 3,388.0 +29.0
11 Bob Enzyte Lindy Hinkelman Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 1 1,563.0 1,785.5 3,348.5 +1.5
12 Incredible Hulking Us NY Michael Edelman Main Event New York League 5 1,340.0 1,982.5 3,322.5 -49.5
13 Quahogs Jersey Stephen Jupinka Main Event Mahwah League 2 1,494.0 1,825.0 3,319.0 +10.0
14 Hell Bent For Leather Clark Olson Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 6 1,428.5 1,880.0 3,308.5 -35.0
15 The People's Champ Patrick Raney Main Event Online March 31 League 3 1,681.0 1,619.0 3,300.0 -13.5
16 Ring Around The Posey Joshua Coleman Main Event New York League 3 1,963.0 1,305.5 3,268.5 -25.5
Michael Leone
17 Chicks Dig The Long Ball Kevin Schiller Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 3 1,920.5 1,333.5 3,254.0 -19.0
18 Harpers World Anson Chan Main Event New York League 4 1,689.0 1,533.5 3,222.5 -10.5
19 Men Without Helmets Win Murray Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 3 1,505.5 1,710.5 3,216.0 -4.5
Ray Murphy
20 Shelby's Cup of Tang ME William Shin Main Event Online March 31 League 4 1,270.0 1,930.0 3,200.0 -9.5
Henry Tang
Shick Tang
William Shinn
21 Welcome to Stevieland Andrew Nolan Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 1 1,655.5 1,536.5 3,192.0 +19.0
Christopher Stephenson
22 BK Mets ME Alan Greenberg Main Event New York League 1 1,528.0 1,644.5 3,172.5 +18.5
23 Team Miller Tim Miller Main Event Chicago League 2 1,562.5 1,591.5 3,154.0 -52.0
24 Worst Russians Ever Gregory Glukhovsky Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 4 1,987.5 1,157.5 3,145.0 -39.0
25 Mr. Cee's Crew Carl Borgatti Main Event Online March 31 League 3 1,848.0 1,285.0 3,133.0 +18.0
26 Sex on the Beachy Kevin Sullivan Main Event New York League 3 1,787.0 1,340.0 3,127.0 +3.5
Pat Tremaglio
27 MGBS2 Martin Bedell Main Event Online March 31 League 2 1,232.5 1,872.5 3,105.0 +33.0
28 RoundTrippers! Rick Thomas Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 2 1,582.5 1,499.0 3,081.5 +22.0
29 Pine Tar Pros- ME1 Tytus Parsons Main Event Online March 24 League 3 1,663.5 1,385.0 3,048.5 +7.0
Greg Headrick
30 Cali Cartel Ronny Mor Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 3 1,345.0 1,692.5 3,037.5 -30.5
Vladimir Sedler
31 DOUGHBOYS Dan Kenyon Main Event Online March 24 League 3 1,016.0 1,989.5 3,005.5 +26.0
32 Ya Gotta Believe 2 Ari Benjamin Main Event New York League 1 1,509.0 1,487.5 2,996.5 -61.5
33 Oaktown Scott Jenstad Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 2 1,512.5 1,469.5 2,982.0 -9.5
34 ~KJ~LV4~ KJ Duke Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 4 1,663.5 1,317.5 2,981.0 -54.0
35 Dickie V's FusterCluck Richard VanFleet Main Event Online March 31 League 2 1,020.5 1,953.0 2,973.5 -11.0
36 Strike Force ME Mark Bendar Main Event New York League 4 1,523.5 1,435.0 2,958.5 +49.0
37 The Pale King I Bob Particelli Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 4 1,333.0 1,624.5 2,957.5 +24.5
38 Beagles James Bradtke Main Event Online March 31 League 1 2,018.0 937.0 2,955.0 -1.0
39 LUNKERS Joe Santamaria Main Event Mahwah League 1 1,551.5 1,399.5 2,951.0 +98.0
Lee Jupinka
40 Coz's Club Christopher Cosley Main Event Chicago League 1 1,038.0 1,912.5 2,950.5 +35.5
41 G1AZM Mike Tott Main Event Online March 31 League 3 1,537.0 1,401.5 2,938.5 +8.0
42 Slopshot Chris Beeler Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 2 1,928.0 1,007.0 2,935.0 -38.0
43 Silent Assassins Anson Chan Main Event New York League 5 1,903.0 1,004.5 2,907.5 +41.0
Winston Sapigao
44 Murder Inc. Michael Gebby Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 5 1,675.0 1,224.5 2,899.5 +11.0
45 Las Vegas Ratpack 1 Steve Wells Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 1 1,378.5 1,509.5 2,888.0 +9.0
46 Brooklyn Deckers Rob Silver Main Event Online March 24 League 3 1,832.5 1,051.0 2,883.5 +31.5
47 MGBS1 Martin Bedell Main Event Online March 24 League 1 1,169.5 1,713.5 2,883.0 +1.5
48 FFBL's Finest Kevin Kirves Main Event Online March 31 League 1 1,549.0 1,316.5 2,865.5 -15.5
49 Against The Grain Classic 2 Bill Strickler Main Event Online March 31 League 4 1,846.0 1,018.5 2,864.5 -30.0
50 Team Erickson Jeff Erickson Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 5 1,217.0 1,644.0 2,861.0 +23.0
51 leftovers t l Main Event Online March 24 League 4 1,423.5 1,423.5 2,847.0 +16.0
52 Broken Arms Michael Makula Main Event Chicago League 1 1,662.0 1,173.0 2,835.0 +12.0
53 Miami Mac Rey Diaz Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 2 1,256.0 1,570.0 2,826.0 -51.0
54 Chum is Fum Peter Plati Main Event Online March 31 League 2 1,531.0 1,291.5 2,822.5 -5.5
55 The Strained Obliques Gregory Doyle Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 5 892.0 1,925.0 2,817.0 -14.0
Duran Holton
56 Gillespie Stanfield David Stanfield Main Event Online March 31 League 3 1,079.0 1,731.0 2,810.0 -20.0
Charles Gillespie
57 Layin' the Smack Down Jaime Baird Main Event Online March 31 League 3 1,497.5 1,307.0 2,804.5 -1.5
58 Scared Money Dont Make Money J.T. Visco Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 1 1,682.0 1,115.5 2,797.5 -29.0
59 Skullcrushers Derek Bilcik Main Event Online March 24 League 2 1,140.0 1,643.0 2,783.0 -31.5
60 Ulrich's Rebellion Room Scott Vetter Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 2 1,253.0 1,526.5 2,779.5 +3.5
61 Aces Over Jacks Michael Crescenzi Main Event Online March 31 League 2 1,748.5 1,017.0 2,765.5 -15.5
62 Heels Jeff Meyer Main Event Online March 31 League 2 1,284.5 1,480.5 2,765.0 +26.0
63 Heartbreakers LAMF Gene McCaffrey Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 1 1,146.0 1,618.5 2,764.5 +35.0
64 REAL QUIET kelly stokes Main Event Mahwah League 1 1,465.0 1,294.0 2,759.0 +38.0
65 Apple Core RELOADED Keith Voight Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 6 1,458.5 1,295.0 2,753.5 +10.0
66 O2b-M176 Jung Ryu Main Event New York League 4 1,247.0 1,488.5 2,735.5 -1.5
67 The Gobots James Li Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 2 1,633.0 1,083.0 2,716.0 -59.5
68 G&B Enterprises Paul Gromek Main Event Online March 24 League 1 1,075.5 1,640.0 2,715.5 +2.5
69 john rocker's revenge 2nd weekend Matt Hickok Main Event Online March 31 League 4 1,610.5 1,103.0 2,713.5 +3.5
70 Bill's Lewinskies Bill McMahon Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 1 1,474.5 1,231.0 2,705.5 -0.5
71 Vegas Vandals Sam Erickson Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 4 1,585.0 1,112.0 2,697.0 +35.5
Ryan Atkins
72 Glenneration X Glenn Lowy Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 2 842.5 1,854.0 2,696.5 +20.0
73 Puddle of Nud NY Ned Donohue Main Event New York League 2 1,509.5 1,187.0 2,696.5 -0.5
74 drives likka lemon t l Main Event Online March 31 League 5 1,670.0 1,026.0 2,696.0 +4.0
75 A-Team Billy McAleer Main Event Online March 24 League 4 1,720.0 971.5 2,691.5 +3.0
76 Buddy and Kitty Inc Rob Zamojski Main Event New York League 1 1,360.0 1,327.0 2,687.0 +43.0
77 Team Brady Don Brady Main Event St. Louis League 1,345.5 1,341.0 2,686.5 -45.0
78 Jigsaw Puzzle Roger Garvin Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 2 1,370.5 1,304.0 2,674.5 +20.0
79 Team Gracie Michael Leone Main Event Online March 24 League 4 1,252.5 1,419.0 2,671.5 -23.5
80 Team Hats Off To Hinkelman Ross Longood Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 1 1,448.0 1,223.5 2,671.5 -14.0
81 Twin Tigers Abdulaziz Madani Main Event Online March 24 League 2 1,515.5 1,142.5 2,658.0 +39.5
82 Beastmode1st Jason Duponte Main Event Online March 24 League 1 1,488.0 1,169.5 2,657.5 -29.0
83 God Our Team Sucks! Nick Cassavetes Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 2 1,473.0 1,183.0 2,656.0 -13.0
Eric Price
84 Doug's Dawgs Doug Gruber Main Event Chicago League 1 1,781.0 872.0 2,653.0 +9.0
85 The Good, The Bad And The Hanley Bryan Vogel Main Event Online March 24 League 4 1,615.5 1,035.5 2,651.0 +1.0
Jules McLean
Jules McLean
86 CYA Tomorrow Night Derek Pierson Main Event Online March 24 League 3 922.5 1,728.0 2,650.5 -17.5
87 Glen Vine Goners J M Main Event Online March 31 League 1 1,098.0 1,552.5 2,650.5 +40.0
Steve Kraut
88 FantasyAlarm Al Williams Main Event Online March 31 League 5 1,477.5 1,171.0 2,648.5 +60.5
89 Goombas Rob Haviken Main Event New York League 2 1,519.0 1,128.0 2,647.0 -10.0
Raymond Ventura
90 The Professional Gino Yu Main Event Online March 24 League 4 1,805.5 840.5 2,646.0 +46.5
91 SlackerBrothers Dan Satinoff Main Event New York League 1 1,585.5 1,060.0 2,645.5 -9.5
92 Spider3WideBanana Tom Amoroso Main Event Chicago League 2 1,380.0 1,254.0 2,634.0 +20.0
93 Ya Gotta Believe Ari Benjamin Main Event Online March 24 League 4 1,094.5 1,526.5 2,621.0 -13.0
94 PhillyCheeseSteaks-NJ John Hogan Main Event Mahwah League 2 1,335.5 1,281.0 2,616.5 -26.5
95 coldwater coyotes William Tyrer Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 1 1,523.5 1,093.0 2,616.5 +47.0
96 Delt Thunder VIII Eric Albright Main Event St. Louis League 1,401.0 1,215.0 2,616.0 -20.5
David Shoup
97 Stud Depot John Bosch Main Event Las Vegas March 24 League 3 1,329.5 1,276.0 2,605.5 -24.0
98 EnzyteSchmenzyte Dan Fallon Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 2 1,288.0 1,312.5 2,600.5 +6.5
Linda Freedman
99 Sons of Thunder Greg Morgan Main Event Las Vegas March 31 League 4 980.0 1,615.0 2,595.0 +36.0
Dale Morgan
100 OLD SCHOOL John Young Main Event Online March 31 League 1 1,668.0 924.0 2,592.0 -36.5

I do know that Dave will be at Ron Shandler's Arizona Fall League Symposium, so anyone who is attending that event can buy Dave a beer there and congratulate him. If you can't make that event next month, feel free to congratulate him here. We all feel worn out by the marathon that was just completed, but the least we can do is give our best wishes to THE CHAMP!!!

I'll give you my CONGRATS here Dave, but it will be more fun when we share a beer together in Arizona. Are you ready for that?

One of the great things about our champs is that they usually prove they not only can win the Main Event but other contest forms as well. Dave is a perfect example. He won:

NFBC Main Event League title
NFBC XII Main Event League title
NFBC Online Championship - 2 league titles
NFBC $375 Slow Draft League title
Finished 2nd in $1,300 AL Auction League
Finished 2nd in $1,300 NL Auction League
Finished 2nd in the Mixed Auction League
Finished 3rd in the Super League

That's a pretty diversified portfolio Dave. CONGRATS AGAIN!!

Here's the profile I wrote about Dave back in July. Congrats on a great season Dave.

With more than four months of the baseball season in the books, Chad Schroeder is chasing NFBC history. Attempting to be the first person to win the Main Event and NFBC XII in the same season, Schroeder has solidifed himself as the team to beat in both national events the rest of the way.

But Schroeder is not the only pursuing NFBC immortality and the $75,000 bonus that comes with winning both of those national events. As July closes in on August, Dave Potts has also positioned himself as a team with a legitimate chance to make fantasy baseball history.

Entering play on Tuesday, Potts was in fifth place in the Main Event and second behind Schroeder in the NFBC XII. It's clearly been a season to remember thus far for Potts as well.

"Both teams have been relatively healthy, which is always important," he said. "On my Main Event team, the two biggest keys were on Draft Day - getting Miguel Cabrera at five and getting David Wright in the fifth round. Wright was dropping on the first weekened because of the injury concern and getting that kind of production out of a fifth-round pick is huge. I have also avoided pitching disasters for the most part. I don't have great pitching, but nobody has really hurt me either.

"The key to the success of the XII team is just how well the draft fell together for me. Sometimes it's just dumb luck. I had no plans to draft Adam Jones, David Ortiz or Alex Rios, but they all just fell into my lap. That draft just unfoled perfectly for me. Every single one of my Top 20 picks have produced. That's the good thing about drafting 20-plus teams - one of them is bound to work out."

As a long-time fantasy baseball player and five-year NFBC veteran, Potts definitely owes his success this season to more than simple good luck. Identifying and landing some value picks late in the draft and making prudent moves on the Waiver Wire has also proven to be critical factors in his teams' success.

In the Main Event, for example, Potts was able to land Allen Craig and Dayan Viciedo in
Rounds 21 and 22. Both have provided solid production. He also snared A.J. Burnett off the Waiver Wire in Week 2 for a mere $20. Potts also picked up Burnett and Tom Wilhelmsen off the Waiver Wire on his NFBC XII team.

The race to the finish line and an NFBC title is always intense. But it's going to be even more so for Potts with his top Main Event team because he's not the only one in his league chasing the overall title this year.

In fact, Potts isn't even in first place in his league. The tag team of Andrew Nolan and Christopher Stephenson are pacing that Las Vegas league and currently third overall in the Main Event.

"They have a fantastic team," Potts said. "There are another five teams in that league with over 90 points that could easily pass me, managed by great players like Will Tyrer and Shawn Childs."

When the 37-year-old Potts isn't busy trying to fortify his NFBC teams, you can find him working on his music at http://www.davepotts.com. He's also married with two children.

Needless to say, if he's able to put it all together and make a run at the Main Event and NFBC XII championships that will be one of the finest fantasy sonnets he's ever composed.

"I feel like my hitting on the Main Event team is very solid and should continue to produce barring injury," he said. "The pitching is sort of hanging on and could go either way. My guess is my pitching won't be strong enough to win the league (so) I will be thrilled if it can hang on enough for a Top 10 finish in the overall. I finished 11th overall last year and I think it would sound way cooler to be able to say Top 10.

"The XII team is in a similar situation. The hitting is going strong and should be OK. I think I have enough solid starters to mix and match but to have a shot to win the overall I would need a couple of my starters to really pitch over their head for a couple months."

Congrats Dave! We battled with Dave all season and although the end of the year standings don't reflect it, it was a pretty darn good league battle. On July 24th, Tom wrote a profile piece on Dave and at the time, we were in first place. I remember reading that piece and thinking how the heck are we going to hold this guy off. Truth be told we couldn't do it, or even come close. His offense was so solid and Dave did a fantastic job of managing his pitching staff. Our fate may have been sealed on Draft Day when we passed on Miggy and grabbed Tulo. A great great season Dave, and a whole lot of fun. Congratulations!!! There were a lot of heavy hitters in our league, so it was very well earned!

Mr. Potts, congrats on a great season! It was fun to watch the top teams battle it out all year.

Congrats Champ ! Well done. Now you can finally get a good night's sleep. Enjoy your next 6 months on cloud 9 !

Congratulations on a Great season Dave!!!

Nice job, Dave! Incredible race by all the top finishers

Congrats Dave. A truly great year. Just soak it all in. You deserve it.

Congrats Dave, what a season. I guess I should have tried to pry even more info out of you back in Vegas. Enjoy the off season, you deserve it.

Heck of a season, Dave. Heartiest congratulations!

Well done, Dave. You will be a great ambassador for this great game. Enjoy soaking it all in, it's gotta be a great feeling!

Hats off to Chad, John P., and Anthony. And Quahogs finish 5th....I'm getting sick of congratulating him every year!

Thanks so much for all the kind words guys, it means a lot. It feels a little surreal right now, I really didn't believe I had a shot to win this thing until the final weekend. I have never watched games/at bats/pitches as close as I did the last few nights. I just want to say again how impressive Chad's season was as well, it could have easily gone either way. The other guys near the top of the rankings and other league winners, congrats on a job well done. Just a few lucky bounces here and there is all that separates a lot of teams, there are quite a few names up on this leaderboard that are way over my head and I truly am humbled just to be on the same list. I look forward to seeing a lot of you again in Vegas next March.

Greg Ambrosius wrote:I do know that Dave will be at Ron Shandler's Arizona Fall League Symposium, so anyone who is attending that event can buy Dave a beer there and congratulate him. If you can't make that event next month, feel free to congratulate him here. We all feel worn out by the marathon that was just completed, but the least we can do is give our best wishes to THE CHAMP!!!

I'll give you my CONGRATS here Dave, but it will be more fun when we share a beer together in Arizona. Are you ready for that?

One of the great things about our champs is that they usually prove they not only can win the Main Event but other contest forms as well. Dave is a perfect example. He won:

NFBC Main Event League title
NFBC XII Main Event League title
NFBC Online Championship - 2 league titles
NFBC $375 Slow Draft League title
Finished 2nd in $1,300 AL Auction League
Finished 2nd in $1,300 NL Auction League
Finished 2nd in the Mixed Auction League
Finished 3rd in the Super League

That's a pretty diversified portfolio Dave. CONGRATS AGAIN!!

amazing! great job dave, you are a true champion in every way! cant wait to spend time with ya in vegas next year. it would be an honor! maybe elton john this year?? what a year!

Congrats Dave, well deserved and well earned

Congrats on the big win!

Congrats Dave, the 'puffy shirt' is all yours!

I guess the theme song for my movie will have to wait until next year! Great time with you in Vegas and I'm glad you earned a lifetime free pass for baseball from your wife. Congrats on the win

Dave,
Even though I sent you a personal message via text yesterday first thing in the morning, I felt the need to congratulate you publicly in this forum. So congrats champ! Savor the moment for as long as you can, and extraordinarily well done!

-MTM

P.S. I will try to ignore the variety of other sh*tbag finishes you had this year that will undoubtedly be swept under the carpet by your otherwise amazing accomplishments.

Congratulations! Well played!

Well, just how do you win the $100,000 grand prize in the NFBC? Draft a solid team and then GRIND BABY GRIND!!

Dave Potts drafted on the First Weekend in Las Vegas and competed in Las Vegas League 1 with the likes of Andy Nolan and Chris Stephenson (finished 2nd, near top of Lifetime Standings), Steve Wells (finished 3rd here and won the NFBC Draft Champions National Championship), Shawn Childs (NFBC Hall of Famer), Will Tyrer, past league champion J.T. Visco and many other NFBC veterans. It was a veteran filled league.

Dave drafted from the 5th spot and came away with this lineup after Draft Day:
1. Miguel Cabrera
2. Adrian Beltre
3. Felix Hernandez
4. Ben Zobrist
5. David Wright
6. Shane Victorino
7. Joe Mauer
8. Matt Garza
9. Michael Pineda
10. Max Scherzer
11. Heath Bell
12. Derek Jeter
13. Aaron Hill
14. Matt Capps
15. Nick Swisher
16. Scott Baker
17. Alfonso Soriano
18. John Buck
19. Jonathan Niese
20. Denard Span
21. Dayan Viciedo
22. Allen Craig
23. Sean Rodriguez
24. Tyler Clippard
25. Bartolo Colon
26. Casey Kotchman
27. Tommy Milone
28. Randall Delgado
29. Clayton Richard
30. Marco Estrada

Dave worked the free agent wire for saves throughout the year and succeeded there. He also picked up a few arms to round out his pitching staff. Here are his key pickups during the season:

A.J. Burnett $20
Scott Downs $237
Ernesto Frieri $65
Luke Gregorson $62
Roy Oswalt $33
Tom Wilhelmsen $44
Jake Arrieta $12
Jim Henderson $8
Anthony Gose

Now that's how you win $105,000!! Simple as that!! GREAT JOB DAVE AND CONGRATS!!

Greg Ambrosius wrote:
Dave drafted from the 5th spot and came away with this lineup after Draft Day:
1. Miguel Cabrera
2. Adrian Beltre
3. Felix Hernandez
4. Ben Zobrist
5. David Wright
6. Shane Victorino
7. Joe Mauer
8. Matt Garza
9. Michael Pineda
10. Max Scherzer
11. Heath Bell
12. Derek Jeter
13. Aaron Hill
14. Matt Capps
15. Nick Swisher
16. Scott Baker
17. Alfonso Soriano
18. John Buck
19. Jonathan Niese
20. Denard Span
21. Dayan Viciedo
22. Allen Craig
23. Sean Rodriguez
24. Tyler Clippard
25. Bartolo Colon
26. Casey Kotchman
27. Tommy Milone
28. Randall Delgado
29. Clayton Richard
30. Marco Estrada

Gotta bump up his 2012 earnings -- Pineda was an insurable player!

Dave, when I sat down with you at the NCAA Final Four Viewing Party this past March, I sure wish I had spent less time bitching about Ohio State spitting the bit against Kansas and more time asking you fantasy baseball advice. An amazing season by a real nice guy. Congratulations for being King of the Hill this season and for all the amazing achievements you've accomplished this year in a variety of formats. Truly a year any of us would be tremendously proud to have on our records.