It was a very active bidding week, and I felt better in touch with the available player pool because I wrote the NL FAAB Factor this week. Let's get after it:
NFBC Main Event
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Scorchos Main | Joe Smith (MR) | 225 | 189 |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Brandon Drury (LF) | 187 | 135 |
| CC's Desperados | Derek Dietrich (3B) | 117 | 64 |
| Money 2 | Nathan Eovaldi (SP) | 111 | 35 |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | Jackie Bradley Jr. (CF) | 96 | 47 |
| Doctor Who | Danny Santana (RF) | 77 | 64 |
| Doctor Who | Anibal Sanchez (SP) | 58 | 19 |
| Doctor Who | Aaron Blair (SP) | 48 | |
| Team enfield | Michael Fulmer (SP) | 45 | |
| HARRY CRUMB | Tyler Duffey (SP) | 44 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Alex Meyer (MR) | 43 | |
| CC's Desperados | Dioner Navarro (C) | 32 | 31 |
| El Scorchos Main | Rubby De La Rosa (SP) | 29 | 26 |
| HARRY CRUMB | Orlando Arcia (SS) | 28 | |
| Team enfield | Tyler Chatwood (SP) | 27 | 10 |
| Doctor Who | Seth Smith (LF) | 27 | 11 |
| Strike Force ME | Kevin Plawecki (C) | 21 | |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | John Jaso (1B) | 18 | 1 |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | Yonder Alonso (1B) | 18 | |
| Team Keikoan | Justin Nicolino (SP) | 16 | |
| Team Keikoan | Matt Wisler (SP) | 16 | 5 |
| Ninja squirrel | Mallex Smith (CF) | 12 | |
| Ninja squirrel | Kurt Suzuki (C) | 11 | |
| Strike Force ME | Jeremy Hellickson (SP) | 10 | 8 |
| Ninja squirrel | Jason Castro (C) | 5 | |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | Mychal Givens (MR) | 4 | |
| Arthur Digby Sellers | Hector Neris (MR) | 2 | |
| El Scorchos Main | Tucker Barnhart (C) | 1 | |
| Strike Force ME | Martin Perez (SP) | 1 | |
| Money 2 | Gregor Blanco (CF) | 1 | |
| Money 2 | Ichiro Suzuki (RF) | 1 |
My pitching is in crisis mode. My ace is Chris Archer, and I only got one ace due to my draft position. My #2 starter is Adam Wainwright. Making matters worse, I have two closers - Zach Britton and Huston Street! So getting Smith was pretty much an imperative for me, even though I have some misgivings about his skills. As Liss likes to say, possession 9/10ths of the law. Now go watch Fernando "You Don't Win Friends With" Salas (and yes, I stole that joke from Scott Pianowski - but don't blame him, I use it and variations thereof all the time).
I had bids in on both Derek Dietrich and Brandon Drury, but they were more modest than in other leagues because my pitching needs so much improvement that I need to stay vigilant week after week there.
Speaking of improving my pitching, I had to tuck my tail in shame and pick up my previously drafted-and-dropped Rubby De La Rosa. He really has appeared to turn the corner, though I'm going to have to sit him a week from now when he's got a Coors Field start followed by a home start against the Giants. So I have to waste a cherished two-step with him, but at the same time, I need the upside to hopefully gain ground.
NFBC - Beat Jeff Erickson 1
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Meller | Joe Smith (MR) | 212 | 113 |
| the dirty pearls | A.J. Griffin (SP) | 136 | |
| Tigers Slappy BJE | Rick Porcello (SP) | 122 | 58 |
| Mudhens | Brandon Drury (LF) | 113 | 75 |
| Sack & Chip I | Derek Dietrich (3B) | 93 | |
| Team Duncan | Sean Manaea (SP) | 89 | 20 |
| Team Meller | Michael Fulmer (SP) | 76 | 7 |
| Tigers Slappy BJE | Rajai Davis (CF) | 43 | 14 |
| Team Miree | Jesse Hahn (SP) | 36 | 7 |
| the dirty pearls | Jordy Mercer (SS) | 34 | 2 |
| Tigers Slappy BJE | James McCann (C) | 25 | 2 |
| Something Something Wheel | Trevor Bauer (SP) | 25 | |
| Griffey2016 | Chris Tillman (SP) | 23 | 22 |
| Tigers Slappy BJE | Dioner Navarro (C) | 17 | 2 |
| Mudhens | Jon Gray (SP) | 17 | |
| Mudhens | Kendall Graveman (SP) | 14 | |
| Sack & Chip I | Steven Wright (SP) | 11 | |
| Team Miree | Tyler Duffey (SP) | 10 | |
| Mudhens | Robbie Ray (SP) | 7 | |
| Sack & Chip I | Geovany Soto (C) | 2 | |
| Griffey2016 | Freddy Galvis (SS) | 1 | |
| THEHAZELCHARLIES - TUES 8 | Howie Kendrick (2B) | 1 |
I've been running six starters and three closers in this league, so I didn't need to be aggressive after Smith. I took a stab after Trevor Bauer, thinking that he still has a ceiling worth pursuing. It appears that I overpaid by at least $24, perhaps $25!
NFBC - Beat Jeff Erickson 2 + Vlad Sedler
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Brandon Drury (LF) | 277 | 57 |
| Mad Russians | Joe Smith (MR) | 219 | |
| Royale with Cheese | Sean Manaea (SP) | 135 | 49 |
| Pearls of Pine Tar | Steven Wright (SP) | 78 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Shin-soo Choo (RF) | 59 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Mitch Moreland (1B) | 43 | |
| Serenity Now! | Jeremy Hazelbaker (CF) | 37 | |
| Captiva Fox | Jeremy Hellickson (SP) | 37 | 17 |
| ScorchedGut | Jesse Hahn (SP) | 29 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Brett Nicholas (C) | 25 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Phil Hughes (SP) | 19 | |
| Mad Russians | Chris Tillman (SP) | 19 | |
| Las Vegas Blvd. | Ross Stripling (SP) | 18 | |
| ScorchedGut | Derek Dietrich (3B) | 9 | |
| The Summer Of George OLC 2 | R.A. Dickey (SP) | 6 | |
| Mad Russians | Kris Medlen (SP) | 1 |
I'm ecstatic that our "keep 'em honest" bid on Dietrich got through. I think I like him better than Drury, who was much more expensive nearly everywhere this week. Pretty soon he'll have eligibility at 2B, 3B and OF, though we're using him in the outfield right now to replace the perpetually disappointing Carl Crawford.
Hahn replaces Cletus Buchholz on our staff.
FSTA Experts League
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Jose Berrios awarded to USA TODAY Sports for $220.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jose Berrios: $71, $22, $70, $150, $51.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Joe Smith awarded to RotoWire for $191.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Joe Smith: $179, $87, $35, $16.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Derek Dietrich awarded to RotoWire for $157.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Derek Dietrich: $13, $17, $19, $5, $57, $51.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Sean Manaea awarded to Fantistics for $110.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Sean Manaea: $13, $13, $22, $40, $1, $16.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Hector Neris awarded to Stats Inc/NFBC for $72.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Steven Wright awarded to RonShandler.com for $57.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Steven Wright: $23, $13, $1.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Brandon Drury awarded to Godfather Of Fantasy Sports for $38.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Brandon Drury: $33, $21.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Jonathan Gray awarded to Colton & The Wolfman for $31.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Cam Bedrosian awarded to Fantasy Alarm for $23.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Jesse Hahn awarded to Godfather Of Fantasy Sports for $22.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jesse Hahn: $13, $17, $10, $1.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Tyler Naquin awarded to Dr. Roto for $19.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Seth Smith awarded to MastersBall for $17.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Henry Owens awarded to Fantasy Alarm for $14.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Michael Fulmer awarded to MastersBall for $13.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Michael Fulmer: $1.
Mon May 02 12:05 AM ET: Alex Meyer awarded to Dr. Roto for $10.
I added a third closer in Smith, as one of my closers is the worrisome Cody Allen. Unfortunately, I was way off on my price for Dietrich. That could prove costly.
AL Tout Wars
Jeff Erickson: res AHicks NYY, pur MDominguez Tor 51
Mike Podhorzer: rel EKratz Hou, pur JMurphy Min 7
Ron Shandler: res HOwens Bos, pur CDevenski Hou 57
Jason Collette: rel TMotter TB, pur TWilson Bal 44
Jason Collette: dis KSmith CWS, pur HConger TB 2
Rob Leibowitz: dis CBassitt Oak, pur AMeyer Min 41
Seth Trachtman: res JHardy Bal, pur TBeckham TB 12
Chris Liss: rel DStoren Tor, pur BBrach Bal 25
Rick Wolf/Glenn Colton: res BGuyer TB, pur FSalas LAA 6
Seth Trachtman: res SFeldman Hou, pur FRodriguez Oak 1
Seth Trachtman: res MPelfrey Det, pur RDull Oak 1
Mike Podhorzer: dis HStreet LAA, pur HHembree Bos 0
Not much to see here - I just needed to remove the stench of Chris Colabello from my roster.
RotoWire Staff Keeper League
| McLovin's Spoonful: Pick up Tyler Chatwood ($2), drop Jarred Cosart (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $1) |
| Browns: Pick up Derek Dietrich ($18), drop CC Sabathia (Erickson: $17) (Factory of Sadness: $16) (Frozen Ropes: $15) (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $12) (Tuffy's Goats: $8) (High-A West Madison: $7) (Schin Kickers: $4) (Schin Kickers: $4) (Anderson: $4) (Schin Kickers: $4) (McLovin's Spoonful: $3) (Casale Industries: $1) |
| Anderson: Pick up Tyler Flowers ($3), drop Kurt Suzuki |
| Tuffy's Goats: Pick up Jeremy Hellickson ($5), drop Taylor Jungmann (Tuffy's Goats: $5) (Tuffy's Goats: $5) (Schin Kickers: $3) (Schin Kickers: $3) (McLovin's Spoonful: $2) (Casale Industries: $1) |
| Frozen Ropes: Pick up Brandon Maurer ($4), drop Ezequiel Carrera (Frozen Ropes: $5) |
| Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: Pick up Alex Meyer ($3), drop Cody Anderson (Tuffy's Goats: $3) (Tuffy's Goats: $3) (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $3) |
| Anderson: Pick up Wade Miley ($4), drop Ubaldo Jimenez |
| Tuffy's Goats: Pick up Ross Ohlendorf ($1), drop Peter Bourjos (Tuffy's Goats: $1) |
| Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: Pick up David Phelps ($1), drop Chase Anderson (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $2) (Tuffy's Goats: $1) (Tuffy's Goats: $1) |
| Erickson: Pick up Kevin Plawecki ($2), drop Chris Bassitt (GutPayne: $1) |
| GutPayne: Pick up David Ross ($1), drop Carlos Perez |
| Factory of Sadness: Pick up Carlos Ruiz ($1), drop Bryan Holaday (Schin Kickers: $1) |
| Schin Kickers: Pick up Fernando Salas ($2), drop Alex Avila (Schin Kickers: $2) |
| Browns: Pick up Danny Santana ($18), drop Kelly Johnson (Browns: $18) (McLovin's Spoonful: $6) (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $6) (Tuffy's Goats: $5) (Tuffy's Goats: $5) (High-A West Madison: $3) |
I missed out on Dietrich here by one stinking dollar. Pretty bummed about that, but at the same time, he's not at a keeper price at least. Plawecki should get a good amount of playing time in the short term, and has more long-term upside than Holaday.