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| Recent Blog Post: Long Game Extra: Live-tweeting the Auction |
| My home AL-only keeper league auction is today (12 teams, 5x5, pretty standard roto ultra rules with the addition of an in-season salary cap), and I figured I might as well live-tweet the thing. Why? For reasons!
If you want to follow along, my Twitter handle is @AntonSirius. I'm starting it out with $173 (only three teams have more, with the big stack carrying $208), and the following roster:
C: Salvador Perez $3B, Tyler Flowers $3C
1B: Eric Hosmer $17Y
SS: Eduardo Nunez $6C
CI: Chris Carter $8B
OF: David Murphy $4B, Jonny Gomes $1B
P: Yu Darvish $31B, Matt Moore $10B, Brett Anderson $2B, Felix Doubront $2B
Minors: Bubba Starling, Michael Choice, Jonathan Schoop
(Note: for long-term contracts we bump the letter designation to the end of the alphabet so that they expire at the end of their 'Z' season.)
As you can see, I'm set at catcher and don't have to worry about scarcity there, but I've got no closers so I'll have to pay full retail for a couple. Third base is also an issue, as there are only three good ones (Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Beltre and Evan Longoria) available. All the young middle-tier guys are protected, so the drop-off in talent after the big three is STEEP. If I don't land one of them, I could be looking at a Matt Dominguez as the fallback. That's scary.
Nunez was the only really difficult choice, but with Jeter out for a bit, the other injury issues the Yankees have and me lacking steals, $6 didn't seem like much of an overpay and I could easily see him going for more at auction. The alternative would have been something like Eric Sogard at $1, and that seemed like a much bigger risk.
Posted by Erik Siegrist at 3/30/2013 6:39:00 AM |
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Recent Boston Red Sox Player News
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| Jackie Bradley (OF) BOS |
5/25/2013 |
| Bradley may get a call-up to Boston in the coming days, the Boston Herald reports. |
The Red Sox placed Shane Victorino (hamstring) on the disabled list Friday, but called up a pitcher to replace him instead of an outfielder, because the bullpen had been taxed the night before. The bullpen got a recovery Friday night when starter John Lackey pitched seven innings, so the Red Sox have an opportunity to re-balance their roster, which currently has 13 pitchers. Bradley could get a call as early this weekend. |
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| Jarrod Saltalamacchia (C) BOS |
5/25/2013 |
| Saltalamacchia is not in the starting lineup Saturday, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports. |
David Ross will catch for the Red Sox on Saturday, likely due in part to the schedule having an early matinee after Friday's evening tilt. |
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| Stephen Drew (SS) BOS |
5/25/2013 |
| Drew is not in the starting lineup Saturday, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports. |
Considering that he's 0-for-17 since returning from a back injury that knocked him out for a couple of games last week, a day off isn't a big surprise. However, it remains to be seen if the ailment is still bothering Drew, and if his day off will turn into something more substantial. |
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| Jose Iglesias (SS) BOS |
5/25/2013 |
| Iglesias started at third base Friday night and went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two strikeouts. |
The Red Sox organization recently began transitioning Iglesias to third base and second base, with an eye toward him filling a utility infielder role with Boston. They didn't foresee the Middlebrooks injury happening so soon and needing Iglesias to start at third base after just one game at the position in the minor leagues. |
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| Stephen Drew (SS) BOS |
5/25/2013 |
| Drew went 0-for-4 in Boston's win over Cleveland and has gone hitless in 17 at-bats since returning from a two-game absence due to a back injury. |
At this point in the season, the Red Sox are committed to Drew as the starting shortstop, but things got a little bit more interesting after Boston called up Jose Iglesias to take the roster spot of Will Middlebrooks (back, DL). Iglesias is going to serve as the third baseman for as long as Middlebrooks is out, but could be around as a utility infielder after Middlebrooks' return to the lineup, potentially putting him in a position to usurp at-bats from Drew. |
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| Pedro Ciriaco (3B) BOS |
5/25/2013 |
| Ciriaco did not start at third base in place of the injured Will Middlebrooks (back, DL) on Friday. Instead, Jose Iglesias was called up from Triple-A Pawtucket to start Friday. |
It looks like Iglesias is being groomed for a utility role for Boston, which will likely lead to Ciriaco heading back to Triple-A Pawtucket once Middlebrooks returns. |
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| Alfredo Aceves (P) BOS |
5/25/2013 |
| Aceves worked the ninth inning of Friday's 8-1 win over Cleveland. |
Aceves was called up earlier in the day as Boston was in a position of having burned up some relief innings the previous night. Aceves' stay in Boston might be a short one. The Red Sox lineup is a bit unbalanced right now with 13 pitches (eight relievers). The team may call up an outfielder (Jackie Bradley) to replace Shane Victorino (hamstring, DL). |
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| Jacoby Ellsbury (OF) BOS |
5/24/2013 |
| Ellsbury was 1-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in the Red Sox win over Cleveland on Friday night. |
He was mired in a dismal slump until recently, but he is starting to show signs of snapping out of it. Still hitting a disappointing .249, he collected his 15th and 16th RBI in this game, not bad for a lead-off hitter, and he logged his 14th stolen base, so he deserves some patience. |
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| Mike Carp (OF) BOS |
5/24/2013 |
| Carp was 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Boston's win over the Indians on Friday night. |
Carp may see an uptick in playing time with Shane Victorino being placed on the disabled list, but Victorino is expected back in early June, and Carp will likely serve a platoon role while Boston is without their regular outfield compliment, so even then his fantasy value is somewhat limited. |
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| John Lackey (P) BOS |
5/24/2013 |
| Lackey was in command again Friday night, allowing just one unearned run, walking three and striking out eight over seven innings of an 8-1 win over Cleveland. |
Maybe Lackey likes the rain? He toiled through a second consecutive rainy outing, and allowed just two unearned runs on three hits over 13 innings in those two starts. He's only 3-4, but his 2.72 ERA is more indicative of his performance this season. His return from Tommy John surgery probably precludes Boston from overextending him with regard to pitch counts and innings, but if he remains this sharp, they will be more than happy with his contribution. He'll face the Phillies on the road next time out. |
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6/16/2010 |
| The Red Sox announced that they will move Thursday's game-time start from 7:10pm to 6:10pm EST, the Boston Globe reports. The shift will allow fans attending the game the chance to watch the Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Those in daily transactions leagues will need to make starting lineup decisions involving Boston and Arizona players one hour earlier. |
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9/20/2008 |
| The Red Sox announced that they will shift their High-A affiliate from Lancaster (Calif.) to Salem (Va.), the Providence Journal reports. The move means Boston will have all of its affiliates on the East Coast and rids the organization of the issue of high winds in Lancaster that distorted performances of minor leaguers. |
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Roster
Majors
Aceves, Alfredo P
Bailey, Andrew P
Breslow, Craig P
Buchholz, Clay P
Carp, Mike OF
Ciriaco, Pedro 3B
Dempster, Ryan P
Doubront, Felix P
Drew, Stephen SS
Ellsbury, Jacoby OF
Gomes, Jonny OF
Hanrahan, Joel P(60D DL)
Iglesias, Jose SS
Kalish, Ryan OF(60D DL)
Lackey, John P
Lester, Jon P
Middlebrooks, Will 3B(15D DL)
Miller, Andrew P
Morales, Franklin P(15D DL)
Mortensen, Clayton P
Napoli, Mike C
Nava, Daniel OF
Ortiz, David DH
Pedroia, Dustin 2B
Ross, David C
Saltalamacchia, Jarrod C
Tazawa, Junichi P
Uehara, Koji P
Victorino, Shane OF(15D DL)
Wilson, Alex P
AAA
Beato, Pedro P
Bradley, Jackie OF
Brentz, Bryce OF
Butler, Dan C
Carpenter, Chris P
Carter, Anthony P
De La Rosa, Rubby P(DTD)
De La Torre, Jose P
Diaz, Jonthan SS
Doyle, Terry P
Godfrey, Graham P
Hamilton, Mark 1B
Hassan, Alex OF(7-Day DL)
Hazelbaker, Jeremy OF
Henry, Justin OF
Hernandez, Chris P
Holt, Brock 2B
Lavarnway, Ryan C
Perez, Rafael P
Snyder, Brandon 1B
Sutton, Drew 3B
Villarreal, Oscar P
Webster, Allen P
Wright, Steven P
AA
Almanzar, Michael 3B
Bachanov, Jon P
Balcom-Miller, Chris P
Bard, Daniel P
Barnes, Matt P
Bogaerts, Xander SS
Britton, Drake P
Celestino, Miguel P
Dent, Ryan SS
Gibson, Derrik SS
Hissey, Pete OF
Huntzinger, Brock P
Kurcz, Aaron P
Linares, Juan Carlos OF
MacDonald, Michael P(7-Day DL)
Maier, Mitch OF
Maloney, Matt P(Out)
McGeary, Jack P
Meneses, Heiker SS
Ranaudo, Anthony P
Rowland-Smith, Ryan P
Shaw, Travis 1B
Spring, Matt C
Thomas, Tony 2B
Vazquez, Christian C
Vitek, Kolbrin 3B(Out)
Wilkerson, Shannon OF
Workman, Brandon P
A+
Cecchini, Garin 3B
Coyle, Sean SS
De La Cruz, Keury OF
Jacobs, Brandon OF
Marrero, Deven SS
Owens, Henry P
Pena, Miguel P(Suspension)
Price, Mathew P
Ramirez, Noe P
Ramos, Henry OF
Renfroe, David 3B
Swihart, Blake C
A
Johnson, Brian P
Kukuk, Cody P
Light, Pat P(DTD)
Maddox, Austin P
Montas, Frank P
Perkins, Kendrick OF
Vinicio, Jose SS
Weems, Jordan C
Younginer, Madison P
Rookie
Almonte, Jose P
Buttrey, Ty P
Callahan, Jamie P
Ibarra, Adalberto C
Jerez, Williams OF
Jimenez, Dedgar P
Lin, Tzu-Wei SS
McGrath, Daniel P
Mercedes, Simon P
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