Help!! I overpaid by $100

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:06 pm

Teams that overpaid by more than $100.

Team; Player; $ overpaid

Mudcats Juan Rivera 416

Mudcats Luke Scott 372

Omega's Pancakes n Fries Jeff DaVanon 273

RotoPlay Joe Randa 181

Razor Shines Last Fan Derrick Turnbow 166

Team Longood Ryan Church 155

Uncommon Men Jeff DaVanon 153

Dead Rabbits Ryan Church 150

Team Longood Derrick Turnbow 145

UES Banshees Adrian Gonzalez 125

UES Banshees Daniel Cabrera 123

SHOWTIMERS T B S David Newhan 111

THIRSTY THIRD PLATOON Ryan Church 111

Edwards Kings Willy Taveras 110

Diamond Dancers Willy Taveras 109

ROCKIN RED ROOSTERS Xavier Nady 109

Insulater XXXIX Gustavo Chacin 109

Pedro and Man Ruben Gotay 105

FSTOCKS Derrick Turnbow 104

Insulater XXXIX Adrian Gonzalez 104

FSTOCKS Brandon Lyon 102

Sunshine Boys Doug Mientkiewicz 101

The Well-Oiled Machine Calvin Pickering 101

[ April 03, 2005, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko ]

viper · Post by **viper** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:23 pm

This could be a fun link. In NY7, I was a bit surprised to see Willy Taveras go for $417. I was more surprised to see that the loser bid $361.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:25 pm

REV up those FA $ for next week. might as well use up your money while you can still get good players

JerseyPaul · Post by **JerseyPaul** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:28 pm

No shame in overpaying...

To get a closer, especially when you're light on saves... worth every dollar.

Looks like Gotay will be a strong 4 category 2B, a very weak position. I paid 127 for Gotay and am very happy to get him, next bid was 93.

Every team has their own story, strenghths and weaknesses. If a player plugs a hole, that player becomes a "must have" and you just can't take a chance you won't get him.

Reuben Droughns single handedly made many a winning season last year. Didn't matter what you paid in FAAB, he won the money.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:35 pm

Originally posted by JerseyPaul:

No shame in overpaying... the best bid is $1 over the next one. overpaying by a little is okay. overpaying by > $100 is a different story.

Originally posted by JerseyPaul:

Looks like Gotay will be a strong 4 category 2B, a very weak position. gotay was so valuable, i didn't even bother putting in a bid on him in either of my two leagues. strong 4 category 2b? let's see where he is at the end of the season. i remember a.nunez had a great spring last year...whatever happened to him?

Originally posted by JerseyPaul:

If a player plugs a hole, that player becomes a "must have" and you just can't take a chance you won't get him. that's the thinking i hope all owners have (except me)

Originally posted by JerseyPaul:

Reuben Droughns single handedly made many a winning season last year. Didn't matter what you paid in FAAB, he won the money. i wonder how many teams with droughns actually won $ or even made the playoffs? anyone up to looking into it?

Bandit · Post by **Bandit** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:38 pm

In some respects this only verifies that no trading in NFBC is a good thing. I could certainly see some eyebrows raised over what I speculate would be managers fillings holes with trades.

Snord35 · Post by **Snord35** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:59 pm

Am I reading this right? Mudcats spent 988 on 2 players this week! Only 12 moves for the rest of the year good luck!

[ April 03, 2005, 10:00 PM: Message edited by: Snord35 ]

JerseyPaul · Post by **JerseyPaul** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:04 pm

As for Droughns...

The NFFC overall winner picked up Droughns from the FA list...

The NY Auction League winner did the same...

That's just 2 that I know of, I'm sure there are lots more.

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:14 pm

Mudcats spent $818. Yeee-haw!

Do you guys need a URL to the football message board so you can go talk about that stuff where you should be?

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:19 pm

[i wonder how many teams with droughns actually won $ or even made the playoffs? anyone up to looking into it? [/QB][/quote]

4 of the 32 playoff teams had Droughns, including the overall winner.

1. Teenage Wasteland

28. Dubya is for Winning

29. Big MO

32. Poop in the Closet

Looks like you were the only one who REALLY benefitted from Droughns, Gordon. At least in the main event...

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:22 pm

Sorry, bjoak. One more football point, then I'm done:

Droughns's playoff production

Week 14 - 5.2 points

Week 15 - 5.1 points

Week 16 - 31.1 points

Of the 4 playoff teams with Droughns, only Gordon started him in Week 16. He would have won without him, but this more than sealed the deal.

[ April 04, 2005, 06:50 AM: Message edited by: King of Queens ]

fandango · Post by **fandango** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:38 pm

Originally posted by viper:

This could be a fun link. In NY7, I was a bit surprised to see Willy Taveras go for $417. I was more surprised to see that the loser bid $361. i drafted gotay and wily taveras in the expansion draft, but i dont see how they could be worth 400 and 200....jersey paul, you look at my resevres and then you make free agent bids, ya wannabe!

Head 2 Head · Post by **Head 2 Head** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:27 am

GG - Thanks for the analysis:

Excluding the Mudkittens picks ($182 remaining)

Jeff DaVanon was picked up in six leagues and received at least two bids in each.

Omega’s was the highest ($351) but other bids included $229, 172,124,120 & 117.

DaVanon’s average purchase price was $165 trailing only $196 for Willy Taveras, who was available in five leagues. A $361 bid lost on Taveras.

While the DaVanon price looks high – 7 teams bid over 10% of their budget on him – it just happened that his league wasn’t where another large bid was placed.

We all have are own methods on FAAB usage, but if you want a guy bid HIGH.