Let's Look At 2014 NFBC League Champion Rosters

[Greg Ambrosius]

I thought it might be fun to take a look at a few of the 2014 NFBC Main Event league championship rosters just to see if there was any correlation between league champs. Is there anything to learn from looking at past history? I don't know, but what the heck I have some time on my hands!! Let's see what we can find.

Let's start by looking at the overall champion from 2014: Greg & Dale Morgan's winning team. Here was their draft from the March 22nd Online League 1 that they won the league title with 134.5 points and the Waiver Pickups they made throughout the entire season. Enjoy and let us know if you learn anything from looking at this:

Here's a look at their draft from the No. 1 spot in the March 22nd Online League 1:

1 1 Cabrera, Miguel 3B Sons of Thunder 2014
2 15 Scherzer, Max P Sons of Thunder 2014
3 1 Wainwright, Adam P Sons of Thunder 2014
4 15 Pence, Hunter OF Sons of Thunder 2014
5 1 Kinsler, Ian 2B Sons of Thunder 2014
6 15 Werth, Jayson OF Sons of Thunder 2014
7 1 Donaldson, Josh 3B Sons of Thunder 2014
8 15 Soriano, Alfonso OF Sons of Thunder 2014
9 1 Papelbon, Jonathan P Sons of Thunder 2014
10 15 Martinez, Victor DH Sons of Thunder 2014
11 1 Axford, John P Sons of Thunder 2014
12 15 Hunter, Torii OF Sons of Thunder 2014
13 1 Burnett, A.J. P Sons of Thunder 2014
14 15 Gordon, Dee SS Sons of Thunder 2014
15 1 Davis, Rajai OF Sons of Thunder 2014
16 15 Rollins, Jimmy SS Sons of Thunder 2014
17 1 LaRoche, Adam 1B Sons of Thunder 2014
18 15 Peavy, Jake P Sons of Thunder 2014
19 1 Pierzynski, A.J. C Sons of Thunder 2014
20 15 Ruiz, Carlos C Sons of Thunder 2014
21 1 Hutchison, Drew P Sons of Thunder 2014
22 15 Jeter, Derek SS Sons of Thunder 2014
23 1 Beckett, Josh P Sons of Thunder 2014
24 15 Odorizzi, Jake P Sons of Thunder 2014
25 1 Ludwick, Ryan OF Sons of Thunder 2014
26 15 Baker, Scott P Sons of Thunder 2014
27 1 Gonzalez, Miguel P Sons of Thunder 2014
28 15 Hicks, Aaron OF Sons of Thunder 2014
29 1 Weeks, Rickie 2B Sons of Thunder 2014
30 15 Pinto, Josmil C Sons of Thunder 2014

He worked the Waiver Wire throughout the year, that's for sure:
Team Type Player Position Date
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Wilmer Flores $1 B 9/21/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Christian Walker $1 B 9/21/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Nick Franklin $1 B 9/21/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Zach Putnam $1 B 9/21/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Nick Tropeano $1 B 9/14/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Brad Miller $1 B 9/14/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Henderson Alvarez $8 B 9/14/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Hector Noesi $1 B 9/07/2014 10:10 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Felix Doubront $1 B 9/07/2014 10:10 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Cory Spangenberg $1 B 9/07/2014 10:10 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Scott Baker $1 B 8/31/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Abraham Almonte $1 B 8/31/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Rene Rivera $3 B 8/31/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Cory Rasmus $3 B 8/31/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Yusmeiro Petit $1 B 8/24/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Luke Gregerson $15 B 8/24/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Derek Holland $1 B 8/17/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Eric Stults $1 B 8/17/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Masahiro Tanaka $17 B 8/17/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Kyuji Fujikawa $1 B 8/10/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Robbie Grossman $1 B 8/10/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Miguel Gonzalez $1 B 8/10/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Tyler Clippard $1 B 8/10/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Neal Cotts $1 B 8/03/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Geovany Soto $2 B 8/03/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Michael Pineda $22 B 8/03/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Chris Iannetta $1 B 7/27/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Rene Rivera $1 B 7/27/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Jordany Valdespin $3 B 7/27/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Brad Boxberger $3 B 7/27/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup David Ross $1 B 7/20/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup George Kottaras $1 B 7/13/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup James Paxton $7 B 6/29/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Robinson Chirinos $22 B 6/29/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Matt Shoemaker $62 B 6/22/2014 10:18 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Jesse Hahn $2 B 6/15/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup J.D. Martinez $5 B 6/15/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Jimmy Nelson $86 B 6/15/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Jake Arrieta $134 B 6/15/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Alex Guerrero $8 B 6/08/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Michael Choice $35 B 6/08/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Kevin Gausman $55 B 6/08/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Andrew Miller $2 B 6/01/2014 10:13 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Shawn Kelley $11 B 6/01/2014 10:13 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Joba Chamberlain $22 B 6/01/2014 10:13 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Tim Stauffer $3 B 5/25/2014 10:18 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Juan Carlos Oviedo $8 B 5/25/2014 10:18 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Matt Shoemaker $55 B 5/25/2014 10:18 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Wade Davis $1 B 5/18/2014 10:19 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Dellin Betances $25 B 5/18/2014 10:19 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Roberto Hernandez $1 B 5/11/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Erik Bedard $1 B 5/11/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Conor Gillaspie $9 B 5/11/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Bud Norris $3 B 4/27/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Brandon McCarthy $21 B 4/27/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Kyle Farnsworth $214 B 4/20/2014 10:20 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Roenis Elias $23 B 4/13/2014 10:27 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Trevor Bauer $32 B 4/13/2014 10:27 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Chris Perez $14 B 4/06/2014 10:19 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Daniel Webb $25 B 4/06/2014 10:19 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Carlos Marmol $15 B 3/30/2014 10:17 PM ET

[Greg Ambrosius]

Michael Makula won Chicago League 2's title with 130.0 points and finished second behind Greg & Dale Morgan. Let's look at his draft results and waiver pickups:

1 6 McCutchen, Andrew OF Broken Arms
2 10 Stanton, Giancarlo OF Broken Arms
3 6 Puig, Yasiel OF Broken Arms
4 10 Gonzalez, Adrian 1B Broken Arms
5 6 Upton, Justin OF Broken Arms
6 10 Cole, Gerrit P Broken Arms
8 10 Robertson, David P Broken Arms
9 6 Sandoval, Pablo 3B Broken Arms
10 10 Castro, Starlin SS Broken Arms
11 6 Parnell, Bobby P Broken Arms
12 10 Simmons, Andrelton SS Broken Arms
13 6 Samardzija, Jeff P Broken Arms
14 10 Gomes, Yan C Broken Arms
15 6 Smyly, Drew P Broken Arms
16 10 Ross, Tyson P Broken Arms
17 6 Dozier, Brian 2B Broken Arms
18 10 Morse, Michael OF Broken Arms
19 6 Moreland, Mitch DH Broken Arms
20 10 Walker, Taijuan P Broken Arms
21 6 Pinto, Josmil C Broken Arms
22 10 Scheppers, Tanner P Broken Arms
23 6 Bonifacio, Emilio OF Broken Arms
24 10 Semien, Marcus 3B Broken Arms
25 6 Richards, Garrett P Broken Arms
26 10 Johnson, Josh P Broken Arms
27 6 Johnson, Erik P Broken Arms
28 10 Norris, Bud P Broken Arms
29 6 Dickerson, Corey OF Broken Arms
30 10 Valverde, Jose P Broken Arms

Here were his Waiver Pickups:
Team Type Player Position Date
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jake Marisnick $1 B 9/21/2014 10:11 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Brandon Belt $2 B 9/21/2014 10:11 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jemile Weeks $2 B 9/14/2014 10:15 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Billy Butler $2 B 9/14/2014 10:15 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Nick Martinez $3 B 9/14/2014 10:15 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Aaron Harang $3 B 9/14/2014 10:15 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Eduardo Nunez $3 B 9/07/2014 10:10 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Kyle Lobstein $4 B 9/07/2014 10:10 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Carlos Sanchez $9 B 9/07/2014 10:10 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jenrry Mejia $48 B 9/07/2014 10:10 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Drew Pomeranz $6 B 8/31/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup James Jones $13 B 8/31/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jonathan Villar $17 B 8/31/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Eduardo Nunez $1 B 8/24/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Scott Feldman $3 B 8/24/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Arismendy Alcantara $23 B 8/24/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Kevin Correia $12 B 8/17/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jake Marisnick $17 B 8/17/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Oswaldo Arcia $17 B 8/17/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup J.A. Happ $12 B 8/10/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Mike Carp $8 B 8/03/2014 10:11 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Tommy Medica $12 B 8/03/2014 10:11 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Bud Norris $32 B 8/03/2014 10:11 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Anthony Gose $13 B 7/27/2014 10:14 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Will Venable $18 B 7/20/2014 10:17 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jonathon Niese $43 B 7/13/2014 10:18 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup David Peralta $5 B 7/06/2014 10:23 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Neftali Feliz $12 B 7/06/2014 10:23 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Logan Forsythe $3 B 6/29/2014 10:21 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Brandon McCarthy $5 B 6/29/2014 10:21 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Sam Fuld $7 B 6/29/2014 10:21 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jake Marisnick $18 B 6/22/2014 10:20 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Matt Shoemaker $33 B 6/22/2014 10:20 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jarrod Saltalamacchia $43 B 6/22/2014 10:20 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Michael McKenry $3 B 6/15/2014 10:13 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Ichiro Suzuki $6 B 6/15/2014 10:13 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Danny Santana $83 B 6/08/2014 10:14 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Joba Chamberlain $8 B 6/01/2014 10:16 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Matt Shoemaker $8 B 6/01/2014 10:16 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Ronald Belisario $152 B 5/25/2014 10:21 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Adam Ottavino $8 B 5/18/2014 10:24 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Eduardo Nunez $3 B 5/11/2014 10:19 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jeurys Familia $73 B 5/11/2014 10:19 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Daisuke Matsuzaka $23 B 4/27/2014 10:15 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Craig Gentry $12 B 4/20/2014 10:27 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Mark Melancon $18 B 4/20/2014 10:27 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Trevor Bauer $53 B 4/20/2014 10:27 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Dallas Keuchel $3 B 4/13/2014 10:35 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Derek Dietrich $17 B 4/13/2014 10:35 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Anthony Bass $38 B 4/13/2014 10:35 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Jason Hammel $12 B 4/06/2014 10:27 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Kyle Farnsworth $13 B 4/06/2014 10:27 PM ET
Broken Arms Waiver Pickup Tommy Medica $17 B 3/30/2014 10:18 PM ET

[Deadheadz]

What I noticed right away about the first roster were two names of players having career type seasons when there was no expectation of such high production:

VMart
Dee Gordon

Before I looked at the second roster I silently bet myself it would also have one or both of these players. Wrong! I was surprised too that the lotto windfall of Nelson Cruz didn't show up on either roster, so it obviously wasn't all about luck.

What I did notice was Twins catcher/DH Josmil Pinto on both winning teams.

I think I figured it out!


(no I didn't)
.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Chad Schroeder has been one of the very best players in NFBC history since he first joined in 2009 and he won another league title last year and finished 3rd overall. I'm not sure if he will be returning in 2015 or not, but we sure hope so because he has really excelled at this format. He won this league title with 130 points and was in line for the $125,000 grand prize most of the year. Here's a look at his draft from the 8th spot and waiver pickups:

ROUND PICK PLAYER POS TEAM
1 8 Braun, Ryan OF Cocktails and Dreams
2 8 Gomez, Carlos OF Cocktails and Dreams
3 8 Desmond, Ian SS Cocktails and Dreams
4 8 Trumbo, Mark 1B Cocktails and Dreams
5 8 Zimmermann, Jordan P Cocktails and Dreams
6 8 Molina, Yadier C Cocktails and Dreams
7 8 Cobb, Alex P Cocktails and Dreams
8 8 Werth, Jayson OF Cocktails and Dreams
9 8 Cashner, Andrew P Cocktails and Dreams
10 8 Gray, Sonny P Cocktails and Dreams
11 8 Street, Huston P Cocktails and Dreams
12 8 Moss, Brandon OF Cocktails and Dreams
13 8 Cueto, Johnny P Cocktails and Dreams
14 8 Lawrie, Brett 3B Cocktails and Dreams
15 8 Lowrie, Jed SS Cocktails and Dreams
16 8 Brantley, Michael OF Cocktails and Dreams
17 8 Jimenez, Ubaldo P Cocktails and Dreams
18 8 Brothers, Rex P Cocktails and Dreams
19 8 Ramirez, Erasmo P Cocktails and Dreams
20 8 Peralta, Jhonny SS Cocktails and Dreams
21 8 Santos, Sergio P Cocktails and Dreams
22 8 Freese, David 3B Cocktails and Dreams
23 8 Saunders, Michael OF Cocktails and Dreams
24 8 Wood, Travis P Cocktails and Dreams
25 8 Chavez, Jesse P Cocktails and Dreams
26 8 Iannetta, Chris C Cocktails and Dreams
27 8 Farquhar, Danny P Cocktails and Dreams
28 8 Plouffe, Trevor 3B Cocktails and Dreams
29 8 O'Day, Darren P Cocktails and Dreams
30 8 Weeks, Rickie 2B Cocktails and Dreams

Waiver pickups:
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Kyle Gibson $1 B 9/21/2014 10:11 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Kyle Lobstein $2 B 9/21/2014 10:11 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Brad Peacock $1 B 9/14/2014 10:16 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Eric Young $6 B 9/14/2014 10:16 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Hector Noesi $1 B 9/07/2014 10:11 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Edward Mujica $1 B 9/07/2014 10:11 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Jed Lowrie $1 B 9/07/2014 10:11 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Eric O'Flaherty $2 B 8/31/2014 10:17 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Kevin Quackenbush $5 B 8/31/2014 10:17 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Roberto Hernandez $2 B 8/24/2014 10:17 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Carlos Sanchez $8 B 8/24/2014 10:17 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Luke Gregerson $44 B 8/24/2014 10:17 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Alberto Callaspo $1 B 8/17/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Vidal Nuno $2 B 8/17/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Adam Eaton $4 B 8/17/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Chris Iannetta $6 B 8/17/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Jeremy Guthrie $4 B 8/10/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Roberto Hernandez $12 B 8/10/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Mike Fiers $42 B 8/10/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Christian Vazquez $3 B 8/03/2014 10:12 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Jarred Cosart $13 B 8/03/2014 10:12 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Mike Aviles $13 B 8/03/2014 10:12 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Francisco Cervelli $3 B 7/27/2014 10:15 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Jordany Valdespin $4 B 7/27/2014 10:15 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Tommy La Stella $8 B 7/27/2014 10:15 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Hank Conger $3 B 7/20/2014 10:19 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Chris Iannetta $3 B 7/13/2014 10:19 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Hector Santiago $3 B 7/13/2014 10:19 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Santiago Casilla $73 B 6/29/2014 10:23 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Brandon McCarthy $8 B 6/22/2014 10:22 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Vance Worley $14 B 6/22/2014 10:22 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Joel Peralta $19 B 6/22/2014 10:22 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Logan Morrison $11 B 6/15/2014 10:20 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Alex Avila $34 B 6/15/2014 10:20 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Jeremy Hellickson $16 B 6/08/2014 10:21 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Danny Santana $52 B 6/08/2014 10:21 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Jon Singleton $422 B 6/08/2014 10:21 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Brayan Pena $3 B 6/01/2014 10:19 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Jonny Gomes $7 B 6/01/2014 10:19 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Adam Ottavino $2 B 5/25/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Chris Denorfia $9 B 5/18/2014 10:20 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Paul Konerko $14 B 5/18/2014 10:20 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Tommy Milone $1 B 5/11/2014 10:23 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Cody Ross $2 B 5/11/2014 10:23 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup David DeJesus $2 B 5/11/2014 10:23 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Sean Doolittle $5 B 5/11/2014 10:23 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Michael Choice $1 B 5/04/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Sam Fuld $2 B 5/04/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup J.B. Shuck $4 B 5/04/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Anthony Bass $27 B 5/04/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Jemile Weeks $2 B 4/27/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup David Lough $13 B 4/27/2014 10:17 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Carlos Torres $5 B 4/20/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Tom Koehler $2 B 4/13/2014 10:26 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Hector Rondon $14 B 4/13/2014 10:26 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Casey McGehee $2 B 4/06/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup David Lough $33 B 4/06/2014 10:18 PM ET
Cocktails and Dreams Waiver Pickup Sam LeCure $1 B 3/30/2014 10:18 PM ET

[Greg Ambrosius]

Chas Nelson of West Allis, Wisconsin had competed in the Chicago Auction League in 2011 and 2012, but a growing family prevented him from travelling for the NFBC in 2014. So instead he entered the NFBC Main Event for the first time and did that draft online on Wednesday, March 26th with a buddy. We had 5 different Online leagues for that mid-week Main Event and during his first entry into the Main Event he won League 5 with 125 points. Our first three finishers in the overall drafted from the 1, 6 and 8 spots and Chas also drafted from the 6th spot, but his first pick didn't perform as expected. Here's a look at his winning roster, which finished 4th overall. Great job Chas:

ROUND PICK PLAYER POS TEAM
1 6 Braun, Ryan OF Belt Hangers
2 10 Stanton, Giancarlo OF Belt Hangers
3 6 Scherzer, Max P Belt Hangers
4 10 Marte, Starling OF Belt Hangers
5 6 Zimmerman, Ryan OF Belt Hangers
6 10 Rosenthal, Trevor P Belt Hangers
7 6 Altuve, Jose 2B Belt Hangers
8 10 Rizzo, Anthony 1B Belt Hangers
9 6 Hamels, Cole P Belt Hangers
10 10 Reed, Addison P Belt Hangers
11 6 Liriano, Francisco P Belt Hangers
12 10 Gomes, Yan C Belt Hangers
13 6 Cabrera, Asdrubal SS Belt Hangers
14 10 Ventura, Yordano P Belt Hangers
15 6 Davis, Khris OF Belt Hangers
16 10 Walker, Taijuan P Belt Hangers
17 6 Arcia, Oswaldo OF Belt Hangers
18 10 Kazmir, Scott P Belt Hangers
19 6 LaRoche, Adam 1B Belt Hangers
20 10 d'Arnaud, Travis C Belt Hangers
21 6 Lake, Junior OF Belt Hangers
22 10 Owings, Chris SS Belt Hangers
23 6 Polanco, Gregory OF Belt Hangers
24 10 Roark, Tanner P Belt Hangers
25 6 Johnson, Erik P Belt Hangers
26 10 Odorizzi, Jake P Belt Hangers
27 6 Olt, Mike 3B Belt Hangers
28 10 Weeks, Rickie 2B Belt Hangers
29 6 Gibson, Kyle P Belt Hangers
30 10 Mejia, Jenrry P Belt Hangers

[Greg Ambrosius]

NFBC veteran Neal Moses had the 5th pick in last year's Second Weekend Las Vegas Main Event and took Clayton Kershaw. He finished the highest of anyone who took Kershaw, who was on a lot of winning teams last year. Appropriately, Neal finished 5th overall in the Main Event as he won Las Vegas League 1 in convincing fashion with 127 points.

One of the reasons I wanted to show these league championship teams was because it shows that you can win a league title many different ways. In Neal's case, he took the first SP, the first RP and he added an injured closer in the 10th round who could have been the No. 2 closer on Draft Day. He took Billy Hamilton in the third round when his ADP was around 75. Lots of good gambles here that paid off, and very unlike our top 4 teams. Interesting. Here's a look at Neal's championship draft:

ROUND PICK PLAYER POS TEAM
1 5 Kershaw, Clayton P Da Giant Bums
2 11 Freeman, Freddie 1B Da Giant Bums
3 5 Hamilton, Billy OF Da Giant Bums
4 11 Kemp, Matt OF Da Giant Bums
5 5 Kimbrel, Craig P Da Giant Bums
6 11 McCann, Brian C Da Giant Bums
7 5 Hamilton, Josh OF Da Giant Bums
8 11 Sandoval, Pablo 3B Da Giant Bums
9 5 Weaver, Jered P Da Giant Bums
10 11 Chapman, Aroldis P Da Giant Bums
11 5 Sabathia, CC P Da Giant Bums
12 10 Aoki, Nori OF Scoring Flyballs
13 5 Ramirez, Alexei SS Da Giant Bums
14 11 Gomes, Yan C Da Giant Bums
15 5 Fister, Doug P Da Giant Bums
16 11 Haren, Dan P Da Giant Bums
17 5 Lind, Adam 1B Da Giant Bums
18 11 Castellanos, Nick 3B Da Giant Bums
19 5 Ackley, Dustin OF Da Giant Bums
20 11 Qualls, Chad P Da Giant Bums
21 5 Infante, Omar 2B Da Giant Bums
22 11 Ruggiano, Justin OF Da Giant Bums
23 5 Byrd, Marlon OF Da Giant Bums
24 11 Skaggs, Tyler P Da Giant Bums
25 5 Norris, Bud P Da Giant Bums
26 11 Griffin, A.J. P Da Giant Bums
27 5 Villanueva, Carlos P Da Giant Bums
28 11 Uggla, Dan 2B Da Giant Bums
29 5 Choice, Michael OF Da Giant Bums
30 11 Vogelsong, Ryan P Da Giant Bums

[mdecav]

Success in fantasy baseball typically comes down to two factors: how you do in your draft/auction (primarily a "skill" skillset) and the performance of the players you've taken (more luck). Yes, trades and free agents factor into this but by-and-large it's those two factors. Based on my time in the NFBC I'd summarize as follows:

Draft well, lucky performance: you win the overall easily
Draft well, average performance: you're in the running for the overall and win your league
Draft well, unlucky performance: likely out of the money
Draft average, lucky performance: you're in the running for the overall and win your league
Draft average, average performance: out of the money
Draft average, unlucky performance: out of the money
Draft poorly, lucky performance: you're in the money, maybe win the league but not close to the overall

[Navel Lint]

Michael Makula won Chicago League 2's title with 130.0 points and finished second behind Greg & Dale Morgan. Let's look at his draft results and waiver pickups:

1 6 McCutchen, Andrew OF Broken Arms
2 10 Stanton, Giancarlo OF Broken Arms
3 6 Puig, Yasiel OF Broken Arms
4 10 Gonzalez, Adrian 1B Broken Arms
5 6 Upton, Justin OF Broken Arms
6 10 Cole, Gerrit P Broken Arms
8 10 Robertson, David P Broken Arms
9 6 Sandoval, Pablo 3B Broken Arms
10 10 Castro, Starlin SS Broken Arms
11 6 Parnell, Bobby P Broken Arms
12 10 Simmons, Andrelton SS Broken Arms
13 6 Samardzija, Jeff P Broken Arms
14 10 Gomes, Yan C Broken Arms
15 6 Smyly, Drew P Broken Arms
16 10 Ross, Tyson P Broken Arms
17 6 Dozier, Brian 2B Broken Arms
18 10 Morse, Michael OF Broken Arms
19 6 Moreland, Mitch DH Broken Arms
20 10 Walker, Taijuan P Broken Arms
21 6 Pinto, Josmil C Broken Arms
22 10 Scheppers, Tanner P Broken Arms
23 6 Bonifacio, Emilio OF Broken Arms
24 10 Semien, Marcus 3B Broken Arms
25 6 Richards, Garrett P Broken Arms
26 10 Johnson, Josh P Broken Arms
27 6 Johnson, Erik P Broken Arms
28 10 Norris, Bud P Broken Arms
29 6 Dickerson, Corey OF Broken Arms
30 10 Valverde, Jose P Broken Arms

Two weeks ago a fellow NFBC player and myself were going over our respective 2014 season.

I had my worst Main Event finish with a 13th place. I was trying to figure out exactly what went wrong and I mentioned to him that Michael, the 2nd place finisher in the ME, was drafting right next to me (6th & 7th). My friend asked if I remember Michael "stealing" any of my players right before my pick. I said, "no, I don't think he ever took a player I was targeting".
His response to me, "mystery solved"

Michael had a great season in 2014.......and this year I'm gonna look at his cheat sheet

[Navel Lint]

Since we've gone to split weekends and On-line options for the Main Event, how many of the ME Winners/Top 5 finishers have had multiple entries for that season??

I wonder if Greg or KJ may have that information.

I remember at the time there was a lot of message board debate about the impact of split-weekend drafting and allowing multiple entries. I'm just curious now if any pattern can be seen after several years worth of results.

[Tom Kessenich]

Since we've gone to split weekends and On-line options for the Main Event, how many of the ME Winners/Top 5 finishers have had multiple entries for that season??

The Main Event champs (Greg & Dale Morgan) drafted the first weekend. Michael Makula's second place team also drafted in Chicago the first weekend. If my math is correct it looks like four of the Top 10 finishers drafted the first weekend with six the second week.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Since we've gone to split weekends and On-line options for the Main Event, how many of the ME Winners/Top 5 finishers have had multiple entries for that season??

I wonder if Greg or KJ may have that information.

I remember at the time there was a lot of message board debate about the impact of split-weekend drafting and allowing multiple entries. I'm just curious now if any pattern can be seen after several years worth of results.

Sure, it's a good question. We went to 2 weekends in 2010 and some of our champions have had multiple teams, but it's not why they are winning. They've had good teams and bad teams. And they aren't drafting as many 15-team leagues in the Draft Champions as some other owners. But here's the facts:

Of the Top 8 teams last year, Greg Morgan shared one Main Event with his dad (the overall championship team) and one with Perry Van Hook. So he had two Mains.

Michael Makula finished 2nd and drafted in Chicago with his lone team. Chad Schroeder finished 3rd overall and had 3 Mains. Chas Nelson joined the Main for the first time last year, drafted one team Online and finished 4th overall. Neal Moses had one Main and finished 5th overall.

John Lemke drafted one Main Event team, won a league title and finished 6th overall. He also competed in the Diamond and other high-dollar private leagues and cashed in most of the them. Steve Fiore had 1 Main Event team and 2 Primetimes and cashed in each of them, finishing 7th overall in the Main and 3rd overall in the Primetime. Lindy Hinkelman had 2 Mains, wins everywhere he goes and finished 8th overall.

In 2013, Ken Norred and Dan Semsel won the Main Event overall together, and they each took a separate Main Event team. In 2012, Dave Potts had two Main Event teams and won the overall with one of them. In 2011, Lindy HInkelman had 1 Main Event team and won the overall title, as he did in 2009.

None of these guys play as many 15-team Draft Champions Leagues as some owners do who also play in the Main Event. And honestly we're probably going to lose some good NFBC owners who used to take multiple Main Event teams after years of not winning consistently. It happens, both good and bad. But I don't see a pattern other than we need to keep adding alternative games if the 15-team format gets to be too much for some busy folks. It can happen.

What I've noticed this week is a good mix of returning NFBC veterans and new players. On Monday alone, we got three new Main Event entries from folks who started in Satellite Leagues or the Online Championship and are doing their first Mains. We need more of those and the Online Championship and hopefully the Cutline next year could be good feeder programs for that. But we definitely don't regret going to multiple weekends; the competition was already taking the Second Weekend when we should have moved there anyway. Now we have a better chance to get everyone in the NFBC and still host regional live drafts. I think it works and everyone still has a shot at the overall by winning their league title first.

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's been fun to look at some of last year's Main Event league champions, so let's keep it going with another look back. Phil Gurnee joined the NFBC for the first time last year and in his first-ever event with us he won a Main Event league title with 126 points and finished 6th overall. He wasn't afraid to take Clayton Kershaw with the third overall pick and he rode the Cy Young winner to an incredible season. Here's a look at Phil's team:

1 3 Kershaw, Clayton P MoustacheBall
3 3 Stanton, Giancarlo OF MoustacheBall
4 13 Kemp, Matt OF MoustacheBall
5 3 Carpenter, Matt 3B MoustacheBall
6 13 Ortiz, David DH MoustacheBall
7 3 Abreu, Jose 1B MoustacheBall
8 13 Hamels, Cole P MoustacheBall
9 3 Balfour, Grant P MoustacheBall
10 13 Hill, Aaron 2B MoustacheBall
11 3 Fister, Doug P MoustacheBall
12 13 Simmons, Andrelton SS MoustacheBall
13 3 Yelich, Christian OF MoustacheBall
14 13 Feliz, Neftali P MoustacheBall
15 3 Kluber, Corey P MoustacheBall
16 13 Bourn, Michael OF MoustacheBall
17 3 Montero, Miguel C MoustacheBall
18 13 Lackey, John P MoustacheBall
19 3 Johnson, Chris 3B MoustacheBall
20 13 Taillon, Jameson P MoustacheBall
21 3 Grandal, Yasmani C MoustacheBall
22 13 Miley, Wade P MoustacheBall
23 3 Polanco, Gregory OF MoustacheBall
24 13 Niese, Jonathon P MoustacheBall
25 3 Jeter, Derek SS MoustacheBall
26 13 Francisco, Juan 3B MoustacheBall
27 3 Mejia, Jenrry P MoustacheBall
28 13 Grossman, Robbie OF MoustacheBall
29 3 Cosart, Jarred P MoustacheBall
30 13 Crain, Jesse P MoustacheBall

[Greg Ambrosius]

Two of the Top 6 finishers in last year's Main Event played that contest for the first time, which gives hope to everyone in that 15-team format. But we also had some good veterans finishing well and one of them was Steve Fiore, who had the best shot at the $75,000 bonus in 2014. Steve was in the Top 5 in the Main Event and the Primetime for much of last season and he finished 3rd overall in the Primetime and 7th overall in the Main Event. Steve is back this year in both events with the hope of challenging for both overalls once again.

Here's a look at Steve's Main Event draft that led to his 7th place finish and a league title with 129.5 points, drafting from Spot 11:

1 11 Fielder, Prince 1B Sultans of Smack
2 5 Bautista, Jose OF Sultans of Smack
3 11 Price, David P Sultans of Smack
4 5 Rios, Alex OF Sultans of Smack
5 11 Teheran, Julio P Sultans of Smack
6 5 Gonzalez, Gio P Sultans of Smack
7 11 Alvarez, Pedro 3B Sultans of Smack
8 5 Altuve, Jose 2B Sultans of Smack
9 11 Soria, Joakim P Sultans of Smack
10 5 Butler, Billy DH Sultans of Smack
11 11 Parnell, Bobby P Sultans of Smack
12 5 Iwakuma, Hisashi P Sultans of Smack
13 11 Eaton, Adam OF Sultans of Smack
14 5 Montero, Miguel C Sultans of Smack
15 11 Peavy, Jake P Sultans of Smack
16 5 Lind, Adam 1B Sultans of Smack
17 11 Gordon, Dee 2B Sultans of Smack
18 5 Peralta, Jhonny SS Sultans of Smack
19 11 Cabrera, Melky OF Sultans of Smack
20 5 Ramirez, Erasmo P Sultans of Smack
21 11 Ackley, Dustin OF Sultans of Smack
22 5 Polanco, Gregory OF Sultans of Smack
23 11 Chavez, Jesse P Sultans of Smack
24 5 Ross Jr., Robbie P Sultans of Smack
25 11 Grossman, Robbie OF Sultans of Smack
26 5 Clippard, Tyler P Sultans of Smack
27 11 Ogando, Alexi P Sultans of Smack
28 5 Norris, Derek C Sultans of Smack
29 11 Wilson, Brian P Sultans of Smack
30 5 Harris, Will P Sultans of Smack

[Redgta91]

Greg,
Since we are in the draft champion "season" any chance we could see what the top few teams looked like in this format?

Thanks, Ryan

[fozzie]

Two of the Top 6 finishers in last year's Main Event played that contest for the first time, which gives hope to everyone in that 15-team format. But we also had some good veterans finishing well and one of them was Steve Fiore, who had the best shot at the $75,000 bonus in 2014. Steve was in the Top 5 in the Main Event and the Primetime for much of last season and he finished 3rd overall in the Primetime and 7th overall in the Main Event. Steve is back this year in both events with the hope of challenging for both overalls once again.

Here's a look at Steve's Main Event draft that led to his 7th place finish and a league title with 129.5 points, drafting from Spot 11:

Did Steve have a hellacious run with useful FAAB buys? Overcoming Fielder, Rios and Parnell to finish top 10 ME is an amazing feat, but I see only Gordon as a hint to how it happened.

[Teufel Hunden]

Did Steve have a hellacious run with useful FAAB buys? Overcoming Fielder, Rios and Parnell to finish top 10 ME is an amazing feat, but I see only Gordon as a hint to how it happened.[/quote]

The combination of Dee and Gordon helped quite a bit.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Two of the Top 6 finishers in last year's Main Event played that contest for the first time, which gives hope to everyone in that 15-team format. But we also had some good veterans finishing well and one of them was Steve Fiore, who had the best shot at the $75,000 bonus in 2014. Steve was in the Top 5 in the Main Event and the Primetime for much of last season and he finished 3rd overall in the Primetime and 7th overall in the Main Event. Steve is back this year in both events with the hope of challenging for both overalls once again.

Here's a look at Steve's Main Event draft that led to his 7th place finish and a league title with 129.5 points, drafting from Spot 11:

Did Steve have a hellacious run with useful FAAB buys? Overcoming Fielder, Rios and Parnell to finish top 10 ME is an amazing feat, but I see only Gordon as a hint to how it happened.

Agreed, Steve had a lot to overcome after Draft Day. He compensated by getting Jake Arrieta in the first FAAB period, followed by K-Rod and Devin Mesoraco in April. As you can see, he NEVER stopped working it in FAAB:

Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Brennan Boesch $1 B 9/21/2014 10:10 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Chris Owings $1 B 9/14/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Scott Van Slyke $1 B 9/14/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Danny Valencia $1 B 9/14/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Josh Fields $2 B 9/14/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Anthony Gose $1 B 9/07/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jeff Locke $1 B 9/07/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Joc Pederson $1 B 9/07/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Drew Storen $4 B 9/07/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jose Ramirez $1 B 8/31/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Roberto Hernandez $2 B 8/31/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jorge Soler $119 B 8/31/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Robinson Chirinos $4 B 8/24/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Luke Gregerson $46 B 8/24/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Joakim Soria $4 B 8/17/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Kevin Correia $6 B 8/17/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Rymer Liriano $13 B 8/17/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Chris Heisey $1 B 8/10/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Mike Fiers $8 B 8/10/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jeff Locke $8 B 8/10/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Robbie Erlin $8 B 8/03/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Masahiro Tanaka $10 B 8/03/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Yangervis Solarte $18 B 8/03/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jarred Cosart $26 B 8/03/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Josh Fields $1 B 7/27/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Yonder Alonso $3 B 7/27/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Matt Lindstrom $12 B 7/27/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Justin Smoak $1 B 7/20/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup J.P. Arencibia $8 B 7/20/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Josh Reddick $18 B 7/20/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Drew Pomeranz $2 B 7/13/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Chris Parmelee $2 B 7/06/2014 10:19 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Tommy Medica $2 B 7/06/2014 10:19 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Carl Crawford $3 B 7/06/2014 10:19 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Adam Duvall $1 B 6/29/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Justin Smoak $5 B 6/29/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Zach Putnam $7 B 6/29/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Cody Asche $1 B 6/22/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Joaquin Benoit $1 B 6/15/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jimmy Nelson $3 B 6/15/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup John Danks $18 B 6/08/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Tommy Hunter $28 B 6/08/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Justin Turner $1 B 6/01/2014 10:13 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Zach McAllister $1 B 6/01/2014 10:13 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jeremy Hellickson $1 B 5/25/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Logan Morrison $1 B 5/25/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup David Phelps $1 B 5/18/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Paul Konerko $2 B 5/18/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jason Motte $8 B 5/18/2014 10:15 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Andrew Miller $1 B 5/11/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Chris Parmelee $2 B 5/11/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Josh Willingham $3 B 5/11/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Ryan Vogelsong $25 B 5/11/2014 10:14 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Tyler Thornburg $2 B 5/04/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Logan Schafer $4 B 5/04/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Grant Green $5 B 5/04/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Aaron Loup $18 B 5/04/2014 10:11 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Brayan Pena $1 B 4/27/2014 10:27 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Alexi Amarista $1 B 4/27/2014 10:27 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jordan Danks $2 B 4/20/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Juan Francisco $8 B 4/20/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Josh Fields $19 B 4/20/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Dustin McGowan $2 B 4/13/2014 10:33 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Devin Mesoraco $49 B 4/13/2014 10:33 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Hector Rondon $78 B 4/13/2014 10:33 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Shawn Kelley $78 B 4/13/2014 10:33 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Sam LeCure $2 B 4/06/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Tyler Flowers $21 B 4/06/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Francisco Rodriguez $259 B 4/06/2014 10:25 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Seth Smith $1 B 3/30/2014 10:18 PM ET
Sultans of Smack Waiver Pickup Jake Arrieta $1 B 3/30/2014 10:18 PM ET

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg,
Since we are in the draft champion "season" any chance we could see what the top few teams looked like in this format?

Thanks, Ryan

Bill Cook won the overall Draft Champions National Championship title and he won his Feb. 11th $150 DC League title with 138.5 points. Here's a look at his draft results from the 15th spot:

1 15 Encarnacion, Edwin 1B Starfishmn 0211
2 1 Gomez, Carlos OF Starfishmn 0211
3 15 Sale, Chris P Starfishmn 0211
4 1 Kimbrel, Craig P Starfishmn 0211
5 15 Abreu, Jose 1B Starfishmn 0211
6 1 Beltran, Carlos DH Starfishmn 0211
7 15 Latos, Mat P Starfishmn 0211
8 1 Uehara, Koji P Starfishmn 0211
9 15 Salazar, Danny P Starfishmn 0211
10 1 Ramirez, Alexei SS Starfishmn 0211
11 15 Kendrick, Howie 2B Starfishmn 0211
12 1 Martinez, Victor DH Starfishmn 0211
13 15 De Aza, Alejandro OF Starfishmn 0211
14 1 Crawford, Carl OF Starfishmn 0211
15 15 Gomes, Yan C Starfishmn 0211
16 1 Frazier, Todd 3B Starfishmn 0211
17 15 Straily, Dan P Starfishmn 0211
18 1 Wood, Alex P Starfishmn 0211
19 15 Haren, Dan P Starfishmn 0211
20 1 Avila, Alex C Starfishmn 0211
21 15 LeMahieu, DJ 2B Starfishmn 0211
22 1 Ackley, Dustin OF Starfishmn 0211
23 15 Santiago, Hector P Starfishmn 0211
24 1 Pollock, A.J. OF Starfishmn 0211
25 15 Franco, Maikel 3B Starfishmn 0211
26 1 Bradley Jr., Jackie OF Starfishmn 0211
27 15 Richards, Garrett P Starfishmn 0211
28 1 Putz, J.J. P Starfishmn 0211
29 15 Mujica, Edward P Starfishmn 0211
30 1 Chen, Wei-Yin P Starfishmn 0211
31 15 Casilla, Santiago P Starfishmn 0211
32 1 Presley, Alex OF Starfishmn 0211
33 15 Kintzler, Brandon P Starfishmn 0211
34 1 Burton, Jared P Starfishmn 0211
35 15 Flowers, Tyler C Starfishmn 0211
36 1 Marisnick, Jake OF Starfishmn 0211
37 15 Arrieta, Jake P Starfishmn 0211
38 1 Russell, Addison SS Starfishmn 0211
39 15 Hammel, Jason P Starfishmn 0211
40 1 Pederson, Joc OF Starfishmn 0211
41 15 Lewis, Colby P Starfishmn 0211
42 1 Lee, Zach P Starfishmn 0211
43 15 Hoover, J.J. P Starfishmn 0211
44 1 Fien, Casey P Starfishmn 0211
45 15 Wada, Tsuyoshi P Starfishmn 0211
46 1 Amarista, Alexi SS Starfishmn 0211
47 15 Webster, Allen P Starfishmn 0211
48 1 McKenry, Michael C Starfishmn 0211
49 15 Castillo, Rusney OF Starfishmn 0211
50 1 Guilmet, Preston P Starfishmn 0211

Lots of value in the early rounds and Jake Arrieta in Round 37 didn't hurt. Even Rusney Castillo in Round 49 was solid. Lots to look at here. Good job Bill.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NFBC Hall of Famer Lindy Hinkelman has won two Main Event overall titles and last year he won his fourth Main Event League title, while finishing 8th overall. His team finished with 122 league points to win the March 22nd Online Main Event League. Here's a look at how Lindy did it from the 14th spot last season:

1 14 Jones, Adam OF Hoss Cartwright
2 2 Gomez, Carlos OF Hoss Cartwright
3 14 Hernandez, Felix P Hoss Cartwright
4 2 Gonzalez, Adrian 1B Hoss Cartwright
5 14 Alvarez, Pedro 3B Hoss Cartwright
6 2 Rosenthal, Trevor P Hoss Cartwright
7 14 Teheran, Julio P Hoss Cartwright
8 2 Hamilton, Josh OF Hoss Cartwright
9 14 Cingrani, Tony P Hoss Cartwright
10 2 Cishek, Steve P Hoss Cartwright
11 14 Ramirez, Alexei SS Hoss Cartwright
12 2 Frazier, Todd 3B Hoss Cartwright
13 14 Miller, Brad SS Hoss Cartwright
14 2 Lincecum, Tim P Hoss Cartwright
15 14 Ross, Tyson P Hoss Cartwright
16 2 Fowler, Dexter OF Hoss Cartwright
17 14 Garcia, Avisail OF Hoss Cartwright
18 2 Avila, Alex C Hoss Cartwright
19 14 Pollock, A.J. OF Hoss Cartwright
20 2 Bradley, Archie P Hoss Cartwright
21 14 Baez, Javier SS Hoss Cartwright
22 2 Rutledge, Josh SS Hoss Cartwright
23 14 Richards, Garrett P Hoss Cartwright
24 2 Polanco, Gregory OF Hoss Cartwright
25 14 Anderson, Brett P Hoss Cartwright
26 2 Beckett, Josh P Hoss Cartwright
27 14 Feliz, Neftali P Hoss Cartwright
28 2 Davis, Ike 1B Hoss Cartwright
29 14 Dietrich, Derek 2B Hoss Cartwright
30 2 Arencibia, J.P. C Hoss Cartwright

[Greg Ambrosius]

Jon Stadtmueller won a pair of Main Event league titles last year and finished with two teams in the Top 11 overall. His Las Vegas League 5 team won the title with 130.5 points, beating out an all-star cast of owners in that league. Here's a look at his draft from the 7th spot in the draft:

1 7 Ramirez, Hanley SS Mudhens
2 9 Darvish, Yu P Mudhens
3 7 Wainwright, Adam P Mudhens
4 9 Trumbo, Mark 1B Mudhens
5 7 Gonzalez, Adrian 1B Mudhens
6 9 McCann, Brian C Mudhens
7 7 Werth, Jayson OF Mudhens
8 9 Reed, Addison P Mudhens
9 7 Cashner, Andrew P Mudhens
10 9 Weaver, Jered P Mudhens
11 7 Gattis, Evan C Mudhens
12 9 Arenado, Nolan 3B Mudhens
13 7 Calhoun, Kole OF Mudhens
14 9 Eaton, Adam OF Mudhens
15 7 Gordon, Dee 2B Mudhens
16 9 Moustakas, Mike 3B Mudhens
17 7 Kluber, Corey P Mudhens
18 9 Rasmus, Colby OF Mudhens
19 7 Kennedy, Ian P Mudhens
20 9 Roark, Tanner P Mudhens
21 7 Bonifacio, Emilio OF Mudhens
22 9 Erlin, Robbie P Mudhens
23 7 Colon, Bartolo P Mudhens
24 9 Van Slyke, Scott OF Mudhens
25 7 Morales, Kendrys DH Mudhens
26 9 Dunn, Adam DH Mudhens
27 7 Harris, Will P Mudhens
28 9 Thatcher, Joe P Mudhens
29 7 Schoop, Jonathan 2B Mudhens
30 9 Morgan, Nyjer OF Mudhens