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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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| Matt Moore (P) TB |
5/25/2013 |
| Moore held the Yankees to one run on five hits over six innings Saturday but did not factor into the decision. |
Moore remains without a loss on the season but only struck out two of the 24 batters he faced. May has been a less kind month for Moore's strikeout numbers - he's struck out three or fewer in four of his five starts this month. |
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| Fernando Rodney (P) TB |
5/25/2013 |
| Rodney blew his fifth save of the season Saturday, surrendering two runs on two hits and a walk in the ninth inning of the Rays' loss to the Yankees on Saturday. |
Rodney blew two saves in 50 chances last season, but he has blown that many saves this week. Manager Joe Maddon affirmed his confidence in Rodney as the Rays' closer Friday, but pitchers like Joel Perralta and Jake McGee may be thrust into the role soon. |
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| Brandon Gomes (P) TB |
5/25/2013 |
| Gomes (back) is likely still weeks away from returning from the disabled list, the Tampa Bay Times reports. |
Gomes is looking to begin throwing within the next week but still will need time in the rehab process after that. It should be at least early June before he is able to return to the bullpen for the Rays based on this latest assessment. |
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| David Price (P) TB |
5/25/2013 |
| Price (triceps) feels "great" but has yet to play catch since heading to the DL on May 16, the Tampa Bay Times reports. |
Price is hopeful that he'll be able to play catch in the next few days, but there remains no timetable for his eventual return. He's eligible to be activated on May 31, but it's increasingly unlikely that that date will be achieved with a rehab start yet to be scheduled. |
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| Kelly Johnson (2B) TB |
5/25/2013 |
| Johnson is not in the Rays' lineup Saturday versus the Yankees, the Tampa Bay Times reports. |
In his stead, Sean Rodriguez will take on left field and bet seventh in the order. Meanwhile, Johnson has at least one hit in five of his last seven outings, clubbing three long balls during that span. |
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| Matt Joyce (OF) TB |
5/25/2013 |
| Joyce is out of the Rays' lineup Saturday against the Yankees, the Tampa Bay Times reports. |
With the Yankees trotting out the left-handed Vidal Nuno on Saturday, Joyce will step aside, as Ben Zobrist slides over to right field and Ryan Roberts covers second base. Joyce sat out Wednesday due to a right hamstring strain but returned to the lineup Friday, going 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. He is unlikely to miss much more time with the ailment. |
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| Roberto Hernandez (P) TB |
5/24/2013 |
| Hernandez allowed five runs on six hits, walking three and striking out three over just four innings of a 9-4 loss to the Yankees on Friday night. |
That's a couple of bad outings in a row, and with a 2-5 record to go with an ugly 5.73 ERA his rotation spot could be in jeopardy. Jake Odorizzi is currently filling in for David Price, but when Price returns - the Rays are hoping he will only miss two or three turns - it could be Hernandez who is the odd man out. |
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| Fernando Rodney (P) TB |
5/24/2013 |
| Manager Joe Maddon reiterated Friday that Rodney remains the Rays closer, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. |
Some fantasy owners may have been questioning Rodney's job security after he blew two saves in the last week, but Maddon said that no discussion has been had with anyone regarding Rodney's role. Maddon could always change his mind if Rodneys' struggles persist, but expect Rodney to get the ball if the Rays find themselves in a save situation Friday night. |
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8/27/2008 |
| The Rays have announced whom they'll send to the Arizona Fall League this winter, the Tampa Tribune reports. Triple-A RHP Chris Mason will join five Double-A players (LHP James Houser, RHP Ryan Reid, C Matt Spring, IF Rhyne Hughes and OF J.T. Hall) on the roster of the Peoria Javelinas this fall. |
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3/27/2008 |
| The Rays have already set a franchise record for most spring training wins in one season (17-6-2 through Wednesday), the St. Petersburg Times reports. While everyone involved quickly admits that spring training records don't mean much, Rays manager Joe Maddon takes their spring record as just one piece of evidence that the Rays have "been doing the little things properly" this spring. The times also did some research to show that, perhaps, extreme success in the spring is a sign of good things to come; of the five best spring won-loss records posted since 1980 (a list the Rays would crack at their current pace), each of those five teams made the playoffs. |
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Majors
Beliveau, Jeff P
Cobb, Alex P
Escobar, Yunel SS
Farnsworth, Kyle P
Fuld, Sam OF
Gomes, Brandon P(15D DL)
Hellickson, Jeremy P
Hernandez, Roberto P
Jennings, Desmond OF
Johnson, Kelly 2B
Joyce, Matt OF
Lobaton, Jose C
Loney, James 1B
Longoria, Evan 3B
Lueke, Josh P
McGee, Jake P
Molina, Jose C
Moore, Matt P
Niemann, Jeff P(60D DL)
Odorizzi, Jake P
Oviedo, Juan P(60D DL)
Peralta, Joel P
Price, David P(15D DL)
Ramos, Cesar P
Roberts, Ryan 3B
Rodney, Fernando P
Rodriguez, Sean SS
Scott, Luke DH
Wright, Jamey P
Zobrist, Ben 2B
AAA
Albernaz, Craig C
Anderson, Leslie 1B
Archer, Chris P
Beckham, Tim SS
Belnome, Vincent 2B
Bourgeois, Jason OF
Colome, Alex P
De Los Santos, Frank P
Duncan, Shelley OF
Figueroa, Cole SS
Fontenot, Mike 2B
Geltz, Steve P
Gimenez, Chris C
Guyer, Brandon OF
Inman, Will P
Lee, Hak-Ju SS(Out)
Martin, J.D. P
Montgomery, Mike P(7-Day DL)
Myers, Wil OF
Sanchez, Romulo P
Thompson, Rich OF
Torres, Alex P
Wade, Cory P
AA
Acosta, Mayobanex C
Apodaca, Juan C
Buschmann, Matt P
Glaesmann, Todd OF
Lara, Braulio P
Mahtook, Mikie OF
Morrison, Ty OF
Mujica, Jose P
Nevarez, Matt P
Quate, Zach P
Riefenhauser, CJ P
Romero, Enny P
Sandoval, Juan P
Sheridan, Mike 1B
Suarez, Albert P
Thompson, Jake P
Wendt, David C(Out)
A+
Bailey, Luke C
Biell, Dustin OF
Brett, Ryan 2B
Carpenter, Ryan P
Carter, Kes OF
Garvin, Grayson P
Guevara, Hector 2B
Hager, Jake SS
Hahn, Jesse P
Kang, Kyeong OF
Linsky, Lenny P
Malm, Jeff 1B
Rivero, Felipe P
Rodriguez, Wilking P
Rogers, Cody OF(Out)
Segovia, Alejandro C
Shaffer, Richie 3B
Vettleson, Drew OF
A
Ames, Jeff P
Goeddel, Tyler 3B
Guerrieri, Taylor P
Kendall, Ian P
Leonard, Patrick 3B
Molina, Jose P
O'Conner, Justin C
Sale, Josh OF(Suspension)
Snell, Blake P
Toles, Andrew OF
Rookie
Edwards, Spencer SS
Eierman, Johnny SS
Gannon, Nolan P
Goetzman, Granden OF
Harris, James OF
Martin, Brandon SS
Mondesi Jr., Raul P
Rodriguez, David C
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