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Tomorrow afternoon I'll be participating in a 12-team AL Auction League with other industry writers that will be hosted by CBS Sportsline.com. It's possible that they will have the results live and if so I'll post the link tomorrow. This should be a fun auction league as it's so early in the off-season that our dollar values will be tested for sure.
Anyway, I'll post results tomorrow after all is done.
Anyway, I'll post results tomorrow after all is done.
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Okay, this auction was just downright crazy. A whole lot more money went to the top stars than I've ever seen in an AL-only auction. I chose to stay back and let the money flow, but eventually I had to jump in as 2-3 of us stayed back and I could see that I'd be in bidding wars for the second-tier players if I didn't dive in. A few lessons learned:
** Top stars went for inflated dollars, put position scarcity at second, short and third may force that this year.
** The money saved came in the outfield after the Top 20 players and among relievers. I dove in and paid for five outfielders and paid for two closers, going against the grain in this league. It obviously hurt me with my infielders, but I think my pitching is solid enough to compete.
** Top dollar also went for the top catchers, and then after that it was a fight for anyone who wouldn't hurt your team batting average. Wow, what a mess there.
I'll get some dollar values posted soon. Get ready for some big numbers.
** Top stars went for inflated dollars, put position scarcity at second, short and third may force that this year.
** The money saved came in the outfield after the Top 20 players and among relievers. I dove in and paid for five outfielders and paid for two closers, going against the grain in this league. It obviously hurt me with my infielders, but I think my pitching is solid enough to compete.
** Top dollar also went for the top catchers, and then after that it was a fight for anyone who wouldn't hurt your team batting average. Wow, what a mess there.
I'll get some dollar values posted soon. Get ready for some big numbers.
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Here's the top bids in the CBS Sports AL Auction League:
Alex Rodriguez $54
Miguel Cabrera $46
Carl Crawford $40
Grady Sizemore $37
B.J. Upton $37
Vladimir Guerrero $36
David Ortiz $35
Alex Rios $35
Derek Jeter $32
Carlos Guillen $32
Robinson Cano $32
Nick Markakis $31
Bobby Abreu $31
Victor Martinez $30
Ichiro Suzuki $30
Justin Verlander $28
Erik Bedard $27
John Lackey $27
C.C. Sabathia $26
Scott Kazmir $26
Felix Hernandez $25
Daisuke Matsuzaka $25
Roy Halladay $24
Jonathan Papelbon $28
J.J. Putz $25
Francisco Rodriguez $24
Joe Nathan $22
Mariano Rivera $22
Bobby Jenks $21
It's never fair to just list dollar values because it always depends when players are nominated how their final bids evolve. But at least this gives you some ideas of the wild money being thrown around on the top stars. Enjoy.
Alex Rodriguez $54
Miguel Cabrera $46
Carl Crawford $40
Grady Sizemore $37
B.J. Upton $37
Vladimir Guerrero $36
David Ortiz $35
Alex Rios $35
Derek Jeter $32
Carlos Guillen $32
Robinson Cano $32
Nick Markakis $31
Bobby Abreu $31
Victor Martinez $30
Ichiro Suzuki $30
Justin Verlander $28
Erik Bedard $27
John Lackey $27
C.C. Sabathia $26
Scott Kazmir $26
Felix Hernandez $25
Daisuke Matsuzaka $25
Roy Halladay $24
Jonathan Papelbon $28
J.J. Putz $25
Francisco Rodriguez $24
Joe Nathan $22
Mariano Rivera $22
Bobby Jenks $21
It's never fair to just list dollar values because it always depends when players are nominated how their final bids evolve. But at least this gives you some ideas of the wild money being thrown around on the top stars. Enjoy.
Greg Ambrosius
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Nice prices - tell some of those guys we will save a seat for them in the $1300 AL Auction league!
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Originally posted by Captain Hook:
Nice prices - tell some of those guys we will save a seat for them in the $1300 AL Auction league! Yeah, it's easy to spend this fake money with nothing but bragging rights on the line. Worst of all, it was a league where you lose the player if he gets traded to the NL, so a guy like Crede didn't come up until the end and went for $3. Nobody could believe we were playing under those rules, but apparently they wanted to let their readers know what these "trade bait" guys would go for.
My point was: Does anyone really play in auction leagues anymore where you lose the guy outright if he's traded to the other league? Wow, that was so '80s-ish, wasn't it?
Nice prices - tell some of those guys we will save a seat for them in the $1300 AL Auction league! Yeah, it's easy to spend this fake money with nothing but bragging rights on the line. Worst of all, it was a league where you lose the player if he gets traded to the NL, so a guy like Crede didn't come up until the end and went for $3. Nobody could believe we were playing under those rules, but apparently they wanted to let their readers know what these "trade bait" guys would go for.
My point was: Does anyone really play in auction leagues anymore where you lose the guy outright if he's traded to the other league? Wow, that was so '80s-ish, wasn't it?

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Greg - surprisingly I get a lot of subscribers who play in leagues like that - makes is really difficult to make what should be normal decisions - and really unlucky for some players.
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The league I participated in for the last several years used the lose player in NL trade rule. We also disallowed a replacement for a suspended player. I had Juan Salas last year. OUCH. Finally, we only permitted a few discretionary drop/adds each year. All of these rules originated when the league started back in the 80s, but attempts to overturn them failed. Like the Captain said, there are still many old school leagues out there.
I feel like I'm the Jerry Quarry of the NFBC.
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Greg can you post your team, would like to take a look at it.
EDWARD J GILLIS
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Originally posted by eddiejag:
Greg can you post your team, would like to take a look at it. Well, Eddie, as you know in any of these single-league auctions, you always leave with a few holes in your roster. Try as I may in this one, I just couldn't get an infielder with value and my infield is WICKEDLY BAD!!! I tried to get offensive production through my outfielders as the stats add up wherever you can get them. I think my pitching can produce points for me and maybe even allow me to trade for an infielder later. So much money went towards offense in this league that I didn't shy away from grabbing a second closer or add another starter here.
This team needs plenty of work, but it is what it is:
C - Ivan Rodriguez, $9
C - Rob Bowen, $1
1B - Daric Barton, $10
2B - Esteban German, $2
SS - Juan Uribe, $2
3B - Casey Blake, $10
MI - Marco Scutaro, $1
CI - Travis Metcalf, $1
UT - Billy Butler, $15
OF - Carl Crawford, $40
OF - Hideki Matsui, $22
OF - Delmon Young, $22
OF - Vernon Wells, $26
OF - Mark Teahen, $9
SP - Felix Hernandez, $25
SP - Andy Pettitte, $8
SP - Gil Meche, $9
SP - Philip Hughes, $12
SP - Jarrod Washburn, $2
SP - Paul Byrd, $1
RP - Mariano Rivera, $22
RP - Troy Percival, $10
RP - Rafael Perez, $1
Greg can you post your team, would like to take a look at it. Well, Eddie, as you know in any of these single-league auctions, you always leave with a few holes in your roster. Try as I may in this one, I just couldn't get an infielder with value and my infield is WICKEDLY BAD!!! I tried to get offensive production through my outfielders as the stats add up wherever you can get them. I think my pitching can produce points for me and maybe even allow me to trade for an infielder later. So much money went towards offense in this league that I didn't shy away from grabbing a second closer or add another starter here.
This team needs plenty of work, but it is what it is:
C - Ivan Rodriguez, $9
C - Rob Bowen, $1
1B - Daric Barton, $10
2B - Esteban German, $2
SS - Juan Uribe, $2
3B - Casey Blake, $10
MI - Marco Scutaro, $1
CI - Travis Metcalf, $1
UT - Billy Butler, $15
OF - Carl Crawford, $40
OF - Hideki Matsui, $22
OF - Delmon Young, $22
OF - Vernon Wells, $26
OF - Mark Teahen, $9
SP - Felix Hernandez, $25
SP - Andy Pettitte, $8
SP - Gil Meche, $9
SP - Philip Hughes, $12
SP - Jarrod Washburn, $2
SP - Paul Byrd, $1
RP - Mariano Rivera, $22
RP - Troy Percival, $10
RP - Rafael Perez, $1
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Here's the other teams:
FANTASY AUCTIONEER
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia TEX 11
C Curtis Thigpen TOR 1
1B Carlos Guillen DET 32
2B Dustin Pedroia BOS 14
3B Miguel Cabrera DET 46
SS Elvis Andrus TEX 1
CI Maicer Izturis ANA 7
MI Danny Richar CHW 3
OF B.J. Upton TAM 37
OF Luke Scott BAL 8
OF Joey Gathright KCR 7
OF Juan Rivera ANA 1
OF Jason Kubel MIN 9
DH Travis Hafner CLE 28
P Ervin Santana ANA 7
P Brian Bannister KCR 6
P James Shields TAM 17
P Carlos Silva SEA 2
P David Price TAM 1
P Andrew Sonnanstine TAM 6
P Clay Buchholz BOS 11
P Brandon Morrow SEA 2
P Hideki Okajima BOS 3
PATTON & CO.
C John Buck KCR 3
C Jason Varitek BOS 9
1B Lyle Overbay TOR 13
2B Aaron Hill TOR 17
3B Melvin Mora BAL 7
SS Luis Hernandez BAL 1
CI Josh Fields CHW 14
MI Brian Roberts BAL 26
OF J.D. Drew BOS 14
OF Jose Guillen KCR 13
OF Raul Ibanez SEA 17
OF Garret Anderson ANA 14
OF Vladimir Guerrero ANA 36
DH Frank Thomas TOR 14
P Troy Patton BAL 1
P Chien-Ming Wang NYY 15
P Mark Buehrle CHW 10
P Adam Loewen BAL 2
P Erik Bedard BAL 27
P Jason Jennings TEX 1
P Edwin Jackson TAM 1
P Jamie Walker BAL 4
P Fernando Rodney DET 1
Fanball.com
C Michael Napoli ANA 8
C Mike Redmond MIN 1
1B Alex Gordon KCR 20
2B Howie Kendrick ANA 19
3B Chone Figgins ANA 29
SS Tony F. Pena KCR 2
CI Eric Chavez OAK 16
MI Josh Barfield CLE 2
OF Gary Matthews Jr. ANA 13
OF Corey Patterson FA 3
OF Coco Crisp BOS 14
OF David DeJesus KCR 11
OF Jonny Gomes TAM 3
DH Aubrey Huff BAL 15
P Daniel Cabrera BAL 5
P Brandon McCarthy TEX 1
P Javier Vazquez CHW 17
P Scott Kazmir TAM 26
P Joe Borowski CLE 12
P Masahide Kobayashi CLE 1
P Joe Nathan MIN 22
P Joba Chamberlain NYY 11
P Pat Neshek MIN 6
STATS
Miguel Olivo KCR 1
Kurt Suzuki OAK 12
Casey Kotchman ANA 16
Placido Polanco DET 19
Adrian Beltre SEA 25
Jason Bartlett TAM 15
Mike Lowell BOS 19
Erick Aybar ANA 6
Nick Swisher CHW 26
Carlos Quentin CHW 6
Cliff Floyd TAM 4
Franklin Gutierrez CLE 3
Adam Jones SEA 13
Jason Giambi NYY 1
Shaun Marcum TOR 7
Jose Contreras CHW 3
John Danks CHW 4
Jeremy Guthrie BAL 6
Scott Baker MIN 5
Boof Bonser MIN 4
Josh Beckett BOS 26
Huston Street OAK 18
Bobby Jenks CHW 21
CREATIVE SPORTS.COM
C Kenji Johjima SEA 15
C Kelly Shoppach CLE 2
1B Carlos Pena TAM 27
2B Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 11
3B Scott Rolen TOR 14
SS Julio Lugo BOS 22
CI Kevin Youkilis BOS 18
MI Adam Everett MIN 4
OF Jacque Jones DET 5
OF Michael Cuddyer MIN 19
OF Jerry Owens CHW 6
OF Magglio Ordonez DET 25
OF Marlon Byrd TEX 4
DH Jose Vidro SEA 1
P Miguel Batista SEA 6
P Cha Seung Baek SEA 1
P Dustin McGowan TOR 18
P Jake Westbrook CLE 7
P Kelvim Escobar ANA 20
P Joe Blanton OAK 13
P George Sherrill SEA 7
P Al Reyes TAM 4
P Jeremy Accardo TOR 11
CRUCIALSPORTS.COM
Jamie Burke SEA 2
A.J. Pierzynski CHW 10
Justin Morneau MIN 30
Alexi Casilla MIN 2
Hank Blalock TEX 19
Derek Jeter NYY 32
Richie Sexson SEA 11
Orlando Cabrera CHW 20
Emil Brown OAK 1
Nick Markakis BAL 31
David Dellucci CLE 2
Frank Catalanotto TEX 1
Torii Hunter ANA 29
Jim Thome CHW 21
Vicente Padilla TEX 1
J.P. Howell TAM 1
Joe Saunders ANA 1
John Lackey ANA 27
Kyle Lohse FA 2
Mike Mussina NYY 3
Curt Schilling BOS 9
Joaquin Benoit TEX 4
Casey Janssen TOR 1
FANTASYGURU.COM
C Jorge Posada NYY 22
C Joe Mauer MIN 23
1B Kevin Millar BAL 2
2B Mark Grudzielanek KCR 6
3B Akinori Iwamura TAM 11
SS Jhonny Peralta CLE 20
CI Ross Gload KCR 2
MI Jose Lopez SEA 12
OF Brad Wilkerson SEA 7
OF Jack Cust OAK 11
OF Ichiro Suzuki SEA 30
OF Craig Monroe MIN 4
OF Johnny Damon NYY 23
DH Gary Sheffield DET 21
P Fausto Carmona CLE 20
P Jesse Litsch TOR 1
P Daisuke Matsuzaka BOS 25
P Kenny Rogers DET 2
P Nate Robertson DET 2
P Chad Gaudin OAK 3
P C.J. Wilson TEX 8
P Kazuo Fukumori TEX 2
P B.J. Ryan TOR 3
CBS WHITE
C Jeff Mathis ANA 1
C Gregg Zaun TOR 4
1B Paul Konerko CHW 26
2B Ian Kinsler TEX 28
3B Alex Rodriguez NYY 54
SS Yuniesky Betancourt SEA 14
CI Ryan Shealy KCR 1
MI Brendan Harris MIN 11
OF Milton Bradley TEX 9
OF Adam Lind TOR 1
OF Wladimir Balentien SEA 1
OF Alex Rios TOR 35
OF Reed Johnson TOR 1
DH Mike Lamb MIN 2
P Tim Wakefield BOS 4
P Kevin Millwood TEX 4
P A.J. Burnett TOR 15
P Ian Kennedy NYY 5
P Kason Gabbard TEX 2
P Matt Garza TAM 9
P Jeremy Bonderman DET 16
P Eddie Guardado TEX 1
P Joakim Soria KCR 16
CBS MACK
C Dioner Navarro TAM 7
C Gerald Laird TEX 2
1B Marcus Thames DET 4
2B Alexei Ramirez CHW 1
3B Evan Longoria TAM 15
SS Bobby Crosby OAK 12
CI Brandon Wood ANA 1
MI Reid Brignac TAM 1
OF Grady Sizemore CLE 37
OF Jacoby Ellsbury BOS 18
OF Rocco Baldelli TAM 16
OF Carlos Gomez MIN 7
OF Carlos Gonzalez OAK 1
DH David Ortiz BOS 35
P Jon Lester BOS 8
P Francisco Liriano MIN 15
P Adam Miller CLE 1
P Roy Halladay TOR 24
P Cliff Lee CLE 1
P Joel Zumaya DET 1
P Gio Gonzalez CHW 1
P Francisco Rodriguez ANA 24
P Jonathan Papelbon BOS 28
CBS EISENBERG
C Victor Martinez CLE 30
C Jeff Clement SEA 1
1B Dan Johnson OAK 9
2B Robinson Cano NYY 32
3B Brandon Inge DET 2
SS Michael Young TEX 23
CI Wilson Betemit NYY 1
MI Nick Punto MIN 2
OF Jay Payton BAL 1
OF Manny Ramirez BOS 28
OF Shelley Duncan NYY 1
OF Curtis Granderson DET 31
OF Travis Buck OAK 7
DH Barry Bonds FA 1
P Jon Garland ANA 5
P Justin Verlander DET 28
P Rich Harden OAK 9
P Jered Weaver ANA 20
P Bartolo Colon FA 1
P Gavin Floyd CHW 1
P Dontrelle Willis DET 12
P Justin Duchscherer OAK 1
P Todd Jones DET 14
BASEBALLHQ.COM
C Ramon Hernandez BAL 12
C Rod Barajas TOR 1
1B Ryan Garko CLE 18
2B Mark Ellis OAK 17
3B Joe Crede CHW 3
SS Edgar Renteria DET 20
CI Matt Stairs TOR 3
MI David Eckstein TOR 8
OF Josh Hamilton TEX 21
OF Melky Cabrera NYY 12
OF Bobby Abreu NYY 31
OF Reggie Willits ANA 2
OF Jermaine Dye CHW 20
DH Ben Broussard TEX 8
P Kevin Slowey MIN 8
P Zack Greinke KCR 9
P Aaron Laffey CLE 3
P C.C. Sabathia CLE 26
P Scot Shields ANA 2
P J.J. Putz SEA 25
P Rafael Betancourt CLE 6
P Justin Speier ANA 1
P Joey Devine OAK 3
FANTASY AUCTIONEER
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia TEX 11
C Curtis Thigpen TOR 1
1B Carlos Guillen DET 32
2B Dustin Pedroia BOS 14
3B Miguel Cabrera DET 46
SS Elvis Andrus TEX 1
CI Maicer Izturis ANA 7
MI Danny Richar CHW 3
OF B.J. Upton TAM 37
OF Luke Scott BAL 8
OF Joey Gathright KCR 7
OF Juan Rivera ANA 1
OF Jason Kubel MIN 9
DH Travis Hafner CLE 28
P Ervin Santana ANA 7
P Brian Bannister KCR 6
P James Shields TAM 17
P Carlos Silva SEA 2
P David Price TAM 1
P Andrew Sonnanstine TAM 6
P Clay Buchholz BOS 11
P Brandon Morrow SEA 2
P Hideki Okajima BOS 3
PATTON & CO.
C John Buck KCR 3
C Jason Varitek BOS 9
1B Lyle Overbay TOR 13
2B Aaron Hill TOR 17
3B Melvin Mora BAL 7
SS Luis Hernandez BAL 1
CI Josh Fields CHW 14
MI Brian Roberts BAL 26
OF J.D. Drew BOS 14
OF Jose Guillen KCR 13
OF Raul Ibanez SEA 17
OF Garret Anderson ANA 14
OF Vladimir Guerrero ANA 36
DH Frank Thomas TOR 14
P Troy Patton BAL 1
P Chien-Ming Wang NYY 15
P Mark Buehrle CHW 10
P Adam Loewen BAL 2
P Erik Bedard BAL 27
P Jason Jennings TEX 1
P Edwin Jackson TAM 1
P Jamie Walker BAL 4
P Fernando Rodney DET 1
Fanball.com
C Michael Napoli ANA 8
C Mike Redmond MIN 1
1B Alex Gordon KCR 20
2B Howie Kendrick ANA 19
3B Chone Figgins ANA 29
SS Tony F. Pena KCR 2
CI Eric Chavez OAK 16
MI Josh Barfield CLE 2
OF Gary Matthews Jr. ANA 13
OF Corey Patterson FA 3
OF Coco Crisp BOS 14
OF David DeJesus KCR 11
OF Jonny Gomes TAM 3
DH Aubrey Huff BAL 15
P Daniel Cabrera BAL 5
P Brandon McCarthy TEX 1
P Javier Vazquez CHW 17
P Scott Kazmir TAM 26
P Joe Borowski CLE 12
P Masahide Kobayashi CLE 1
P Joe Nathan MIN 22
P Joba Chamberlain NYY 11
P Pat Neshek MIN 6
STATS
Miguel Olivo KCR 1
Kurt Suzuki OAK 12
Casey Kotchman ANA 16
Placido Polanco DET 19
Adrian Beltre SEA 25
Jason Bartlett TAM 15
Mike Lowell BOS 19
Erick Aybar ANA 6
Nick Swisher CHW 26
Carlos Quentin CHW 6
Cliff Floyd TAM 4
Franklin Gutierrez CLE 3
Adam Jones SEA 13
Jason Giambi NYY 1
Shaun Marcum TOR 7
Jose Contreras CHW 3
John Danks CHW 4
Jeremy Guthrie BAL 6
Scott Baker MIN 5
Boof Bonser MIN 4
Josh Beckett BOS 26
Huston Street OAK 18
Bobby Jenks CHW 21
CREATIVE SPORTS.COM
C Kenji Johjima SEA 15
C Kelly Shoppach CLE 2
1B Carlos Pena TAM 27
2B Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 11
3B Scott Rolen TOR 14
SS Julio Lugo BOS 22
CI Kevin Youkilis BOS 18
MI Adam Everett MIN 4
OF Jacque Jones DET 5
OF Michael Cuddyer MIN 19
OF Jerry Owens CHW 6
OF Magglio Ordonez DET 25
OF Marlon Byrd TEX 4
DH Jose Vidro SEA 1
P Miguel Batista SEA 6
P Cha Seung Baek SEA 1
P Dustin McGowan TOR 18
P Jake Westbrook CLE 7
P Kelvim Escobar ANA 20
P Joe Blanton OAK 13
P George Sherrill SEA 7
P Al Reyes TAM 4
P Jeremy Accardo TOR 11
CRUCIALSPORTS.COM
Jamie Burke SEA 2
A.J. Pierzynski CHW 10
Justin Morneau MIN 30
Alexi Casilla MIN 2
Hank Blalock TEX 19
Derek Jeter NYY 32
Richie Sexson SEA 11
Orlando Cabrera CHW 20
Emil Brown OAK 1
Nick Markakis BAL 31
David Dellucci CLE 2
Frank Catalanotto TEX 1
Torii Hunter ANA 29
Jim Thome CHW 21
Vicente Padilla TEX 1
J.P. Howell TAM 1
Joe Saunders ANA 1
John Lackey ANA 27
Kyle Lohse FA 2
Mike Mussina NYY 3
Curt Schilling BOS 9
Joaquin Benoit TEX 4
Casey Janssen TOR 1
FANTASYGURU.COM
C Jorge Posada NYY 22
C Joe Mauer MIN 23
1B Kevin Millar BAL 2
2B Mark Grudzielanek KCR 6
3B Akinori Iwamura TAM 11
SS Jhonny Peralta CLE 20
CI Ross Gload KCR 2
MI Jose Lopez SEA 12
OF Brad Wilkerson SEA 7
OF Jack Cust OAK 11
OF Ichiro Suzuki SEA 30
OF Craig Monroe MIN 4
OF Johnny Damon NYY 23
DH Gary Sheffield DET 21
P Fausto Carmona CLE 20
P Jesse Litsch TOR 1
P Daisuke Matsuzaka BOS 25
P Kenny Rogers DET 2
P Nate Robertson DET 2
P Chad Gaudin OAK 3
P C.J. Wilson TEX 8
P Kazuo Fukumori TEX 2
P B.J. Ryan TOR 3
CBS WHITE
C Jeff Mathis ANA 1
C Gregg Zaun TOR 4
1B Paul Konerko CHW 26
2B Ian Kinsler TEX 28
3B Alex Rodriguez NYY 54
SS Yuniesky Betancourt SEA 14
CI Ryan Shealy KCR 1
MI Brendan Harris MIN 11
OF Milton Bradley TEX 9
OF Adam Lind TOR 1
OF Wladimir Balentien SEA 1
OF Alex Rios TOR 35
OF Reed Johnson TOR 1
DH Mike Lamb MIN 2
P Tim Wakefield BOS 4
P Kevin Millwood TEX 4
P A.J. Burnett TOR 15
P Ian Kennedy NYY 5
P Kason Gabbard TEX 2
P Matt Garza TAM 9
P Jeremy Bonderman DET 16
P Eddie Guardado TEX 1
P Joakim Soria KCR 16
CBS MACK
C Dioner Navarro TAM 7
C Gerald Laird TEX 2
1B Marcus Thames DET 4
2B Alexei Ramirez CHW 1
3B Evan Longoria TAM 15
SS Bobby Crosby OAK 12
CI Brandon Wood ANA 1
MI Reid Brignac TAM 1
OF Grady Sizemore CLE 37
OF Jacoby Ellsbury BOS 18
OF Rocco Baldelli TAM 16
OF Carlos Gomez MIN 7
OF Carlos Gonzalez OAK 1
DH David Ortiz BOS 35
P Jon Lester BOS 8
P Francisco Liriano MIN 15
P Adam Miller CLE 1
P Roy Halladay TOR 24
P Cliff Lee CLE 1
P Joel Zumaya DET 1
P Gio Gonzalez CHW 1
P Francisco Rodriguez ANA 24
P Jonathan Papelbon BOS 28
CBS EISENBERG
C Victor Martinez CLE 30
C Jeff Clement SEA 1
1B Dan Johnson OAK 9
2B Robinson Cano NYY 32
3B Brandon Inge DET 2
SS Michael Young TEX 23
CI Wilson Betemit NYY 1
MI Nick Punto MIN 2
OF Jay Payton BAL 1
OF Manny Ramirez BOS 28
OF Shelley Duncan NYY 1
OF Curtis Granderson DET 31
OF Travis Buck OAK 7
DH Barry Bonds FA 1
P Jon Garland ANA 5
P Justin Verlander DET 28
P Rich Harden OAK 9
P Jered Weaver ANA 20
P Bartolo Colon FA 1
P Gavin Floyd CHW 1
P Dontrelle Willis DET 12
P Justin Duchscherer OAK 1
P Todd Jones DET 14
BASEBALLHQ.COM
C Ramon Hernandez BAL 12
C Rod Barajas TOR 1
1B Ryan Garko CLE 18
2B Mark Ellis OAK 17
3B Joe Crede CHW 3
SS Edgar Renteria DET 20
CI Matt Stairs TOR 3
MI David Eckstein TOR 8
OF Josh Hamilton TEX 21
OF Melky Cabrera NYY 12
OF Bobby Abreu NYY 31
OF Reggie Willits ANA 2
OF Jermaine Dye CHW 20
DH Ben Broussard TEX 8
P Kevin Slowey MIN 8
P Zack Greinke KCR 9
P Aaron Laffey CLE 3
P C.C. Sabathia CLE 26
P Scot Shields ANA 2
P J.J. Putz SEA 25
P Rafael Betancourt CLE 6
P Justin Speier ANA 1
P Joey Devine OAK 3
Greg Ambrosius
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General Manager, Consumer Fantasy Games at SportsHub Technologies
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We will draft seven reserve players including minor leaguers next week via e-mail. We'll then play this league out on CBS Sports.com. Remember that if any player gets traded out of the AL, you lose his stats going forward. No fun.
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Hmmm...
Joe Nathan and Julio Lugo went for the same price: $22. Yup - downright crazy.
Joe Nathan and Julio Lugo went for the same price: $22. Yup - downright crazy.
Been way too long at sea....
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Just an FYI: Sportsline did an NL-only auction league this afternoon with 13 teams. I'll provide those dollar values tomorrow as well if you guys want them. Can't hurt, that's for sure.
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Cant believe BJ Ryan goes for 3 and Accardo goes for 11.Dindt we just hear that Ryan could be back for the start of the season,even if he misses a month.Seems like a super bargain.
I thought Stats has a pretty solid team with two top closers.
I thought Stats has a pretty solid team with two top closers.
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Originally posted by eddiejag:
Cant believe BJ Ryan goes for 3 and Accardo goes for 11.Dindt we just hear that Ryan could be back for the start of the season,even if he misses a month.Seems like a super bargain.
I thought Stats has a pretty solid team with two top closers. Did they punt stolen bases? Will they get enough runs? Holes on every team, it looks like. But October will prove differently. Unfortunately, this league could be decided by inter-league trades as we lose players who go to the NL.
Cant believe BJ Ryan goes for 3 and Accardo goes for 11.Dindt we just hear that Ryan could be back for the start of the season,even if he misses a month.Seems like a super bargain.
I thought Stats has a pretty solid team with two top closers. Did they punt stolen bases? Will they get enough runs? Holes on every team, it looks like. But October will prove differently. Unfortunately, this league could be decided by inter-league trades as we lose players who go to the NL.
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This was from Eddie Gillis. I somehow deleted his previous post:
Hey Greg , your right on Stats their speed is low, a couple of young guys who could help.[Aybar] Here's some players that went too high for me.
Arod 54 never seen anyone this high.
Halladay 24 just not enough K's
J Weaver 20 too much for me , 15 is bout right.
Baldelli my hammy hurts risk.
Peralta not a 20 dollar player [no speed or bavg]
Lugo 22 no thanks
E Chavez 16 risk play it safe
Jeter 32 not worth it , speed dropped 34 to 15.
Co Co could be a 4th outfielder 14 dollars
Gathright 7 unless minor league stats count
B Crosby 12 can he ever be healthy.
Hey Greg , your right on Stats their speed is low, a couple of young guys who could help.[Aybar] Here's some players that went too high for me.
Arod 54 never seen anyone this high.
Halladay 24 just not enough K's
J Weaver 20 too much for me , 15 is bout right.
Baldelli my hammy hurts risk.
Peralta not a 20 dollar player [no speed or bavg]
Lugo 22 no thanks
E Chavez 16 risk play it safe
Jeter 32 not worth it , speed dropped 34 to 15.
Co Co could be a 4th outfielder 14 dollars
Gathright 7 unless minor league stats count
B Crosby 12 can he ever be healthy.
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Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
This was from Eddie Gillis. I somehow deleted his previous post:
Hey Greg , your right on Stats their speed is low, a couple of young guys who could help.[Aybar] Here's some players that went too high for me.
Arod 54 never seen anyone this high.
Halladay 24 just not enough K's
J Weaver 20 too much for me , 15 is bout right.
Baldelli my hammy hurts risk.
Peralta not a 20 dollar player [no speed or bavg]
Lugo 22 no thanks
E Chavez 16 risk play it safe
Jeter 32 not worth it , speed dropped 34 to 15.
Co Co could be a 4th outfielder 14 dollars
Gathright 7 unless minor league stats count
B Crosby 12 can he ever be healthy. I agree Eddie. A-Rod won't even go for $54 in a 15-team Mixed Auction League. Miggy Cabrera for $46 was too high and those openings set the stage for the high prices to follow. Here's a few more that I couldn't jump in on:
Carlos Guillen $32
Robinson Cano $32
Nick Swisher $26
Jorge Posada $22
Justin Verlander $28
Dice-K $25
Everything is relevent at season's end once we see how these guys perform, but all of these guys were way above what I had them listed at. Then again, I overpaid for some guys too, or else I would have been left out in the cold.
Enjoy the numbers and I'll add the NL results soon.
This was from Eddie Gillis. I somehow deleted his previous post:
Hey Greg , your right on Stats their speed is low, a couple of young guys who could help.[Aybar] Here's some players that went too high for me.
Arod 54 never seen anyone this high.
Halladay 24 just not enough K's
J Weaver 20 too much for me , 15 is bout right.
Baldelli my hammy hurts risk.
Peralta not a 20 dollar player [no speed or bavg]
Lugo 22 no thanks
E Chavez 16 risk play it safe
Jeter 32 not worth it , speed dropped 34 to 15.
Co Co could be a 4th outfielder 14 dollars
Gathright 7 unless minor league stats count
B Crosby 12 can he ever be healthy. I agree Eddie. A-Rod won't even go for $54 in a 15-team Mixed Auction League. Miggy Cabrera for $46 was too high and those openings set the stage for the high prices to follow. Here's a few more that I couldn't jump in on:
Carlos Guillen $32
Robinson Cano $32
Nick Swisher $26
Jorge Posada $22
Justin Verlander $28
Dice-K $25
Everything is relevent at season's end once we see how these guys perform, but all of these guys were way above what I had them listed at. Then again, I overpaid for some guys too, or else I would have been left out in the cold.
Enjoy the numbers and I'll add the NL results soon.
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Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
OF - Carl Crawford, $40
OF - Hideki Matsui, $22
OF - Delmon Young, $22
OF - Vernon Wells, $26
OF - Mark Teahen, $9Great outfield, Greg! Obviously at the expense of your middle infield, but this looks like a winner to me.
I'm curious about Vernon Wells, as he is one of the players whose ADP could be all over the place come March. Was he called out early or late? Assuming he's healthy, and given the overall strength of the Blue Jay lineup, he should have a nice bounce-back season.
OF - Carl Crawford, $40
OF - Hideki Matsui, $22
OF - Delmon Young, $22
OF - Vernon Wells, $26
OF - Mark Teahen, $9Great outfield, Greg! Obviously at the expense of your middle infield, but this looks like a winner to me.
I'm curious about Vernon Wells, as he is one of the players whose ADP could be all over the place come March. Was he called out early or late? Assuming he's healthy, and given the overall strength of the Blue Jay lineup, he should have a nice bounce-back season.
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Originally posted by King of Queens:
quote:Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
OF - Carl Crawford, $40
OF - Hideki Matsui, $22
OF - Delmon Young, $22
OF - Vernon Wells, $26
OF - Mark Teahen, $9Great outfield, Greg! Obviously at the expense of your middle infield, but this looks like a winner to me.
I'm curious about Vernon Wells, as he is one of the players whose ADP could be all over the place come March. Was he called out early or late? Assuming he's healthy, and given the overall strength of the Blue Jay lineup, he should have a nice bounce-back season. [/QUOTE]Good question. Wells was called out late and I was holding my money to grab my starting 2B and SS. Then Peralta went for $20, Orlando Cabrera for $20, Mark Ellis for $17, and Placido Polanco for $19 and I decided to go for the last strong outfielder instead of overspend there. I had Wells valued at $22 and overpaid late in the game, but I just felt Wells had more of an upside at $26 than the leftover middle infielders. At that point you either jump in or get left behind.
That left me with a max bid of $12 to get one good 2B or SS and I lost out each time on guys like Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Lopez (spent $1 too much before they came up) and finally just said the hell with it and went with $9 for Teahan. I knew what my middle infield would look like later, but still dove in for the last SPs and figured I'd take my chances with a strong rotation and strong outfield.
Now that I look at everyone's team, there are holes for everyone. The dollars went too high for certain positions and I spent in other areas. We'll see if it pays off or not.
quote:Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
OF - Carl Crawford, $40
OF - Hideki Matsui, $22
OF - Delmon Young, $22
OF - Vernon Wells, $26
OF - Mark Teahen, $9Great outfield, Greg! Obviously at the expense of your middle infield, but this looks like a winner to me.
I'm curious about Vernon Wells, as he is one of the players whose ADP could be all over the place come March. Was he called out early or late? Assuming he's healthy, and given the overall strength of the Blue Jay lineup, he should have a nice bounce-back season. [/QUOTE]Good question. Wells was called out late and I was holding my money to grab my starting 2B and SS. Then Peralta went for $20, Orlando Cabrera for $20, Mark Ellis for $17, and Placido Polanco for $19 and I decided to go for the last strong outfielder instead of overspend there. I had Wells valued at $22 and overpaid late in the game, but I just felt Wells had more of an upside at $26 than the leftover middle infielders. At that point you either jump in or get left behind.
That left me with a max bid of $12 to get one good 2B or SS and I lost out each time on guys like Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Lopez (spent $1 too much before they came up) and finally just said the hell with it and went with $9 for Teahan. I knew what my middle infield would look like later, but still dove in for the last SPs and figured I'd take my chances with a strong rotation and strong outfield.
Now that I look at everyone's team, there are holes for everyone. The dollars went too high for certain positions and I spent in other areas. We'll see if it pays off or not.
Greg Ambrosius
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Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
Wells was called out late and I was holding my money to grab my starting 2B and SS. Then Peralta went for $20, Orlando Cabrera for $20, Mark Ellis for $17, and Placido Polanco for $19 and I decided to go for the last strong outfielder instead of overspend there. I had Wells valued at $22 and overpaid late in the game, but I just felt Wells had more of an upside at $26 than the leftover middle infielders. At that point you either jump in or get left behind."He chose...wisely"
Given those ridiculous end-game prices, you most certainly did not overpay for Vernon. Always fun to see the auction values...
Wells was called out late and I was holding my money to grab my starting 2B and SS. Then Peralta went for $20, Orlando Cabrera for $20, Mark Ellis for $17, and Placido Polanco for $19 and I decided to go for the last strong outfielder instead of overspend there. I had Wells valued at $22 and overpaid late in the game, but I just felt Wells had more of an upside at $26 than the leftover middle infielders. At that point you either jump in or get left behind."He chose...wisely"
Given those ridiculous end-game prices, you most certainly did not overpay for Vernon. Always fun to see the auction values...
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WOW Mark Ellis 17 missed that one.Agree with Swisher , Cano and Gullien.I like Teahen at 9 a lot, last year i spent 22 on him in the Vegas auction.IF he can get that power up to even 15 to 18 homers with some speed and good bavg he will be a easy 15 to 20 dollar value.
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My point was: Does anyone really play in auction leagues anymore where you lose the guy outright if he's traded to the other league? Wow, that was so '80s-ish, wasn't it?
