Week 5 FAAB Bids

[Tom Kessenich]

Each week, we'll showcase some of the top FAAB pickups in each league so that everyone can stay up to speed with some of the new acquisitions. Here's the going rate in each NFBC league for the most sought-after free agents:



Chicago League 1: BobCats paid $350 for Matt Herges for the high bid. Big Mac Attack paid $254 for Bill Mueller while www.RotoRank.com paid $210 each for Todd Jones and Jeff Fassero. Other high bids were Bats from Hell paying $91 for Ken Harvey; Uncommon Men paying $76 for Jim Brower and Jason Ellison and Mr RippA'z Zimnox paying $50 for Laynce Nix.



Chicago League 2: BuckeyeBo paid $226 for Jim Brower for the high bid. Edwards Kings paid $188 for Matt Herges while BuckeyeBo paid $115 for Todd Jones. Other high bids were Gregorian Chants paying $78 for Jason Ellison; Vast RightWing Conspiracy paying $75 for Juan Rincon; D'Qwon's Freakin' Idiots paying $65 for Michael Wuertz; Edwards Kings paying $51 for Julian Tavarez and Cheap Seat Chuggers paying $48 for Frank Thomas.



Chicago League 3: FUPayMe paid $246 for Matt Herges for the high bid. Bambinos paid $217 for Todd Jones while ROCKIN RED ROOSTERS paid $87 for Craig Counsell and $78 for Brian Jordan. Other high bids were Team Tavoso paying $71 for Julian Tavarez and $57 for Chan Ho Park; Leaderboard Sports North paying $53 for Jim Brower; WHEELERS DEALERS paying $51 for Jason Ellison; Team Gillespie paying $45 for Joey Gathright and ROCKIN RED ROOSTERS paying $41 for Jayson Werth.



Chicago League 4: The Statisticals paid $263 for Matt Herges for the high bid. fantasyjungle.com paid $187 for Nook Logan and $152 for Jason Ellison while Stargells Stars paid $127 for Ken Harvey and Razor Shines Last Fan paid $125 for Esteban Loaiza. Other high bids were Expos + In Memorial + paying $123 for Joel Pineiro; Superpions paying $104 for Todd Jones and $64 for Julian Tavarez; Sophomore Slump paying $50 for Jayson Werth and $48 for Tino Martinez; Razor Shines Last Fan paying $46 for Andy Sisco; fantasyjungle.com paying $44 for Mike Maroth and 420 Feet Away paying $42 for Chien-Ming Wang.



Las Vegas League 1: Miami Mac paid $312 for Matt Herges for the high bid. The Lorddom paid $243 for Todd Jones while Tragically WHIP`d paid $229 for Mark Grudzielanek. Other high bids were The Lorddom paying $102 for Esteban Loaiza and Hawaiian Islanders paying $101 for Jim Brower and $91 for Jason Ellison.



Las Vegas League 2: Baggins'n Buddies paid $233 for Matt Herges for the high bid. Baggins'n Buddies paid $156 for Jeff Fassero while Team Kraus paid $150 for Todd Jones. Other high bids were OCEANS 23 paying $126 for Chan Ho Park; Dr Guadaloops paying $124 for Jim Brower; OCEANS 23 paying $106 for Jason Ellison; Baggins'n Buddies paying $71 for Andy Sisco and Team Levitz paying $51 for Chris Reitsma.



Las Vegas League 3: Rototimes.com paid $362 for Todd Jones for the high bid. Lace 500 paid $273 for Matt Herges while Wonder Boy/Ball Dude paid $261 for Jim Brower. Other high bids were Uncle Mo-Mo paying $124 for Jason Ellison; FOLLOW DA LEADER paying $108 for Neifi Perez; 21 rippers paying $101 for Chan Ho Park; Eaton Coco Crisp paying $93 for Mike Lamb and Scottish Raiders paying $43 for Marco Scutaro.



Las Vegas League 4: Balco Bartokomous paid $269 for Jim Brower for the high bid. Lik KreVis paid $252 for Todd Jones and $133 for Julian Tavarez while Smoky Mtn. Oysters paid $119 for Matt Herges. Other high bids were DFW Rough Riders paying $89 for Jason Ellison; Team Johnson paying $82 for Chris Young; Balco Bartokomous paying $81 for Chien-Ming Wang; Kenmaur Square paying $75 for Michael Cuddyer; Hell Bent For Leather paying $52 for Josh Towers and Smoky Mtn. Oysters paying $51 for Nick Punto.



Las Vegas League 5: Welcome to Stevieland paid $265 for Todd Jones for the high bid. OUT OF THE SHADOWS paid $219 for Matt Herges while www.SportsBuff.com paid $187 for Jeff DaVanon. Other high bids were SHOWTIMERS T B S paying $77 for J.T. Snow; The Lollygaggers paying $53 for Julian Tavarez; karaoke boys paying $45 for Jason Ellison and The Lollygaggers paying $42 for Jim Brower.



Las Vegas League 6: Max Ferrari paid $195 for Craig Counsell the high bid. Piggy paid $183 for Todd Jones and Julian Tavarez while Team Cameron paid $161 for Nook Logan. Other high bids were Team Gator paying $126 for Matt Herges; Wire to Wire paying $88 for Jorge Julio; Team Gator paying $76 for Ken Harvey and Jason Ellison and wemarriedshiksas paying $61 for Jim Brower.



Las Vegas League 7: Coyotes paid $201 for Matt Herges for the high bid. Team Kanfer paid $175 for Jim Brower while Team Eroh, II paid $126 for Mike Maroth and BigWill's Bombers paid $126 for Todd Jones and $111 for Julian Tavarez. Other high bids were Mudcats paying $48 for Jeff Fassero; Wiseguy Baseball paying $45 for Ken Harvey and The Doughboys paying $41 for Jason Ellison.



Las Vegas League 8: Alien Legion paid $237 for Ken Harvey for the high bid. LIPORAMA paid $178 for Todd Jones while SEABASS NATION paid $128 for Jason Ellison and Draftin' Drunk paid $101 for Matt Herges. Other high bids were What's the Rumpus? paying $66 for Jim Brower; Team Lyons paying $61 for Shawn Estes; Mighty Bozos paying $60 for Jason Dubois; Alien Legion paying $53 for Chien-Ming Wang; Draftin' Drunk paying $52 for Julian Tavarez and Alien Legion paying $47 for Jeff Fassero.



Las Vegas League 9: Down with Pot paid $315 for Derrick Turnbow for the high bid. Other high bids were Wiz's LeaderboardSports paying $101 for Justin Duchscherer and Nick Johnson; Down with Pot paying $66 for Todd Jones and Wiz's LeaderboardSports paying $51 for Julian Tavarez.



New York League 1: East Coast Schwag paid $253 for Matt Herges for the high bid. East Coast Schwag paid $203 for Todd Jones while Kings of Swing paid $152 for Ken Harvey and East Coast Schwag paid $111 for Julian Tavarez. Other high bids were Crawdaddys paying $100 for Jason Ellison; THIRSTY THIRD PLATOON paying $53 for Scot Shields and O'Aces paying $49 for Luis Terrero.



New York League 2: Hamburg Hackers paid $257 for Jason Ellison for the high bid. Kosher Meat paid $189 for Matt Herges while Incredible Hulking Us paid $157 for Todd Jones. Other high bids were bluebloods2 paying $104 for Julian Tavarez; Team Jones paying $76 for Neifi Perez and ABC Fire Equipment Inc. paying $62 for Jim Brower.



New York League 3: Yeti Baseball paid $202 for Craig Counsell for the high bid. Mark Prior's Elbow paid $193 for Matt Herges and $192 for Todd Jones while Ya Gotta Believe paid $110 for Ken Harvey. Other high bids were Motown Sounds paying $91 for Raul Mondesi and $81 for Jim Brower; Red Stocking Stables paying $59 for Kip Wells and Yeti Baseball paying $51 for Jason Ellison.



New York League 4: M&M Boys paid $276 for Jim Brower for the high bid. The Naturals paid $227 for Matt Herges while Team Jaffe paid $166 for Chien-Ming Wang, Chin Music paid $157 for Julian Tavarez and Shadow II & MJ Shady paid $157 for Todd Jones. Other high bids were Chin Music paying $102 for Jason Ellison; RotoPlay paying $52 for Jason Dubois and Cellar Dwellers paying $44 for Rafael Betancourt and $42 for Adam Kennedy.



New York League 5: MGBS109 paid $276 for Matt Herges for the high bid. Bow To Your Sensei paid $231 for Todd Jones while Moneymaker paid $172 for Jim Brower. Other high bids were Team Cummings paying $111 for Julian Tavarez; MGBS109 paying $101 for Ken Harvey and $85 for Jason Ellison and TOWNIES paying $55 for Cristian Guzman.



New York League 6: Hot Corner paid $331 for Grady Sizemore for the high bid. Beverly Hills Ram Jammers paid $215 for Todd Jones while BackToFoulke paid $199 for Matt Herges, Team Fandango paid $187 for Mark Grudzielanek, Beverly Hills Ram Jammers paid $155 for Julian Tavarez, CREATiVESPORTS Walton paid $154 for Ken Harvey and ryansgang paid $131 for Jim Brower. Other high bids were Beverly Hills Ram Jammers paying $75 for Jeff Fassero; MONEYBALL paying $65 for Josh Towers; POCKET ACES paying $61 for Kip Wells; MONEYBALL paying $58 for Chris Young and Team Fandango paying $54 for Brian Bruney.



New York League 7: Jersey Paul paid $412 for Ken Harvey for the high bid. Subterraneans paid $278 for Matt Herges and $258 for Jim Brower while SB PhillyCheeseSteaks paid $149 for Todd Jones. Other high bids were GO BABY GO paying $83 for Jason Ellison; Prospectors paying $56 for Aaron Heilman and Old School paying $41 for Carlos Silva.



Ultimate Draft League: Mandas Jowl Juicers paid $127 for Matt Herges for the high bid. KLN Ultimate paid $113 for Jim Brower while Team Johnson paid $111 for Chris Young and Las Vegas Gamblers paid $107 for Chan Ho Park. Other high bids were KAYE-O'S paying $89 for Jason Ellison, Ken Harvey and Todd Jones; Las Vegas Gamblers paying $82 for Mark Grudzielanek; Team Johnson paying $78 for Jorge Julio and Razor Shines last fan*ult paying $44 for Todd Walker.



Ultimate Auction League: Sack and Beav paid $268 for Todd Jones for the high bid. Kimo Ferrari paid $189 for Brad Hawpe while Kings of Queens paid $189 for Matt Herges and CC's Desperados(Ultimate) paid $157 for Jack Wilson. Other high bids were T-HILL EMBASSY paying $77 for Ken Harvey; Sack and Beav paid $55 for Julian Tavarez and Kings of Queens paying $45 for Jim Brower.



Las Vegas $650 Mixed Auction League 1: viking vacation paid $336 for Matt Herges for the high bid. viking vacation paid $286 for Julian Tavarez while Overpaid Greedy Bastards paid $173 for Nomar Garciaparra and CHARGING HIPPOS paid $158 for Todd Jones. Other high bids were Mashers paying $105 for Jeff Fassero; Hopping Buffaloes paying $99 for Jim Brower and $71 for Grady Sizemore; coyotes paying $49 for Chris Capuano and Razor Shines last fan*mix paying $44 for Andy Sisco.



Las Vegas $650 Mixed Auction League 2: KLN Mixer paid $369 for Derrick Turnbow for the high bid. Team Kanfer paid $155 for Jim Brower while SHOWTIMERS TBS 2 paid $109 for Matt Herges and Sackofpotatoes paid $95 for Todd Jones. Other high bids were Oboys paying $75 for Jeff Fassero and $50 for Julian Tavarez.



Las Vegas $650 NL Auction League: RoundTrippers paid $311 for Todd Jones for the high bid. Other high bids were Green Eggs & Ham paying $222 for Nomar Garciaparra and $142 for Jeff Fassero and The Ziddies paying $67 for Randy Flores and $43 for Manny Aybar.



Las Vegas $650 AL Auction League: Team US paid $51 for Josh Towers for the high bid.



Las Vegas $1,250 NL Auction League 1: Team Grey paid $366 for Jim Brower for the high bid. Team Grey paid $211 for Todd Jones while Wise Guy John paid $210 for Jason Ellison and Grey Crushed My Infield paid $157 for Matt Herges. Other high bids were Cougars paying $120 for Jeff Fassero and Wiz Runs Wild paying $51 apiece for Randy Flores Abraham O. Nunez.



Las Vegas $1,250 NL Auction League 2: Atlanta Racktors paid $333 for Todd Jones for the high bid. Other high bids were BARBERIANS paying $311 for Matt Herges and Lawyers,Guns,and Money paying $231 for Jeff Fassero.



Las Vegas $1,250 AL Auction League : Captains of Tequila paid $234 for Chien-Ming Wang for the high bid.



New York/Chicago $650 NL Auction League: Team Miller paid $611 for Matt Herges for the high bid. Other high bids were The Dirty White Boys paying $61 for Jeff Fassero.



New York/Chicago $650 Mixed Auction League: Bambinos (auction) paid $257 for Todd Jones for the high bid. Kings of Queens paid $202 for Craig Counsell and $157 for Matt Herges. Other high bids were PE Inc. paying $71 for Ken Harvey; The Booze Brothers paying $57 for Jim Brower and Adam's Value Picks paying $51 for Julian Tavarez.



New York $650 AL Auction: Homer's Homers paid $501 for Chien-Ming Wang for the high bid. Other high bids were BAD[ass]ANGELS paying $124 for Denny Bautista; bluebloods paying $45 for John Halama and Martinis paying $40 for Kevin Youkilis.