FUN with FAAB
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:04 am
On average, 15 teams in an NFBC carries 18 offensive players. For the math-impaired, that is 270 offensive players.
At the same time, there are 30 MLB teams. 15 teams in the National League starting eight offensive players a day (120).
15 teams in the American League starting nine offensive players a day (135).
A rough total of 255 starting offensive players.
Rough, because there are injured not being started, utility players getting starts, and backup players giving others a rest.
These numbers show how important our draft and faab is in getting things right.
Too many players like Jose Reyes, or Bryce Harper, or Brett Lawrie can really put a damper on a season, and especially roster manuverability.
These numbers are also astounding in another sense. You would think that every hitter that hits in the top half of any lineup, would not be available through faab.
There is.
My favorite whooping boy, Jamey Carroll. He is not being started by a single Main Event team. And, leading off for the Twins.
Carroll got a stolen base this week. Before that, he had the record for Major Leaguers for most at bats this season without a homer or stolen base.
Or, the Ryan Sweeney Award.
So, who has the most home runs without being owned on a Main Event team?
Jason Giambi.
With good reason. Giambi's home runs pop up like a surprise visit from my Aunt Ruth.
Aunt Ruth has 'Old people smell' to her. We get the same sniff from Giambi.
Julio Borbon has the most stolen bases without being owned by a NFBC team.
Borbon gets a start every full moon.
A Clint Eastwood pick.
Do you feel lucky, PUNK? Well, do ya?
Plus, just the scuzzy feeling in saying, 'I just picked up David DeJesus' fill in, is enough to give us all, the heebeegeebee's.
For you folks looking to maximize at bats through faab, there is a player of interest.
Endy Chavez has 141 at bats. He's even hitting .291
Chavez, is known for his speed. He has zero stolen bases.
Zero.
Seattle has also played 'Merry-go-round with its players this year.
Endy could be in Tacoma by the time this sentence is written, or at the least, read.
Juan Uribe has scored the most runs without being owned on FAAB.
Uribe was last fantasy relevant when Greg Ambrosius started growing a mustache.
Uribe also reminds me of my Aunt Ruth in that he/she never seems to go away.
I'll bet he has 'Old people smell' too.
Here are some other FAAB Facts-
Yuni Betancourt is still owned in 50 per cent of Main Leagues.
Some folks just don't know a mirage when they see one.
Either that, or they're pining away for another shot at seeing their 'Yunicorn' soar.
Wilson Betemit is owned by five Main Event owners. Betemit has had the same amount of at bats as common sense by these owners.
None.
Alex Rodriguez is owned in 25 percent of leagues.
25 percent!!!!
Oh, the power of PED's.
Raffy Furcal is still owned.
This is like having Enron stock.
We want to just delete it, but keep it around as a reminder of how stupid we can be.
Josh Thole is owned.
Some would call Thole, a piece of crap.
That makes his owners, the fly on that piece of crap.
Oooh, I felt ickey just writing that.
Stay away from Thole so I don't have to write that again.
Like ARod, Travis d'Arnaud is owned by almost 25 percent of us.
Ah yes, the pleasure of owning an injured minor leaguer.
It's like owning a pony with a broken leg.
We know we should just shoot it and put him and ourselves out of misery.
But still, there is that one in a zillion chance that he'll grow up and when the Kentucky Derby.
I'll name him, d'Arnaud.....
Note to self: Never trust a player without a capitol letter to start his last name.
Jeff Francoeur was started by two Main Event teams this year.
And, we'd like to thank Dayton Moore and his wife for anonymously owning teams this year.
Daniel Delcalso was started by 15 percent of Main Event teams.
You may laugh. And that's fine.
At the same time, have a laugh at Ron Gardenhire.
Daniel Delcalso, despite hardly ever starting, is ahead of lead off hitter Jamie Carroll in every roto category.
And I'll bet Gardenhire has 'Old people's smell' too.
At the same time, there are 30 MLB teams. 15 teams in the National League starting eight offensive players a day (120).
15 teams in the American League starting nine offensive players a day (135).
A rough total of 255 starting offensive players.
Rough, because there are injured not being started, utility players getting starts, and backup players giving others a rest.
These numbers show how important our draft and faab is in getting things right.
Too many players like Jose Reyes, or Bryce Harper, or Brett Lawrie can really put a damper on a season, and especially roster manuverability.
These numbers are also astounding in another sense. You would think that every hitter that hits in the top half of any lineup, would not be available through faab.
There is.
My favorite whooping boy, Jamey Carroll. He is not being started by a single Main Event team. And, leading off for the Twins.
Carroll got a stolen base this week. Before that, he had the record for Major Leaguers for most at bats this season without a homer or stolen base.
Or, the Ryan Sweeney Award.
So, who has the most home runs without being owned on a Main Event team?
Jason Giambi.
With good reason. Giambi's home runs pop up like a surprise visit from my Aunt Ruth.
Aunt Ruth has 'Old people smell' to her. We get the same sniff from Giambi.
Julio Borbon has the most stolen bases without being owned by a NFBC team.
Borbon gets a start every full moon.
A Clint Eastwood pick.
Do you feel lucky, PUNK? Well, do ya?
Plus, just the scuzzy feeling in saying, 'I just picked up David DeJesus' fill in, is enough to give us all, the heebeegeebee's.
For you folks looking to maximize at bats through faab, there is a player of interest.
Endy Chavez has 141 at bats. He's even hitting .291
Chavez, is known for his speed. He has zero stolen bases.
Zero.
Seattle has also played 'Merry-go-round with its players this year.
Endy could be in Tacoma by the time this sentence is written, or at the least, read.
Juan Uribe has scored the most runs without being owned on FAAB.
Uribe was last fantasy relevant when Greg Ambrosius started growing a mustache.
Uribe also reminds me of my Aunt Ruth in that he/she never seems to go away.
I'll bet he has 'Old people smell' too.
Here are some other FAAB Facts-
Yuni Betancourt is still owned in 50 per cent of Main Leagues.
Some folks just don't know a mirage when they see one.
Either that, or they're pining away for another shot at seeing their 'Yunicorn' soar.
Wilson Betemit is owned by five Main Event owners. Betemit has had the same amount of at bats as common sense by these owners.
None.
Alex Rodriguez is owned in 25 percent of leagues.
25 percent!!!!
Oh, the power of PED's.
Raffy Furcal is still owned.
This is like having Enron stock.
We want to just delete it, but keep it around as a reminder of how stupid we can be.
Josh Thole is owned.
Some would call Thole, a piece of crap.
That makes his owners, the fly on that piece of crap.
Oooh, I felt ickey just writing that.
Stay away from Thole so I don't have to write that again.
Like ARod, Travis d'Arnaud is owned by almost 25 percent of us.
Ah yes, the pleasure of owning an injured minor leaguer.
It's like owning a pony with a broken leg.
We know we should just shoot it and put him and ourselves out of misery.
But still, there is that one in a zillion chance that he'll grow up and when the Kentucky Derby.
I'll name him, d'Arnaud.....
Note to self: Never trust a player without a capitol letter to start his last name.
Jeff Francoeur was started by two Main Event teams this year.
And, we'd like to thank Dayton Moore and his wife for anonymously owning teams this year.
Daniel Delcalso was started by 15 percent of Main Event teams.
You may laugh. And that's fine.
At the same time, have a laugh at Ron Gardenhire.
Daniel Delcalso, despite hardly ever starting, is ahead of lead off hitter Jamie Carroll in every roto category.
And I'll bet Gardenhire has 'Old people's smell' too.