It was a relatively quiet week for me, as I didn't find many appealing options on the waiver wire.
NFBC Main Event
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | Matt Andriese (SP) | 238 | 221 |
| Money 2 | Rajai Davis (CF) | 106 | 99 |
| Money 2 | Sam Dyson (MR) | 106 | 6 |
| Money 2 | Brandon Guyer (LF) | 76 | |
| Team Keikoan | Jesse Hahn (SP) | 46 | 15 |
| HARRY CRUMB | Steven Moya (RF) | 44 | |
| Money 2 | Yunel Escobar (3B) | 38 | 17 |
| CC's Desperados | Danny Duffy (MR) | 34 | 13 |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | Mike Foltynewicz (SP) | 28 | 16 |
| Ozville Flying Monkeys | Kevin Siegrist (MR) | 28 | 24 |
| HARRY CRUMB | Chris Iannetta (C) | 28 | 12 |
| Canadian Beavers | Jhonny Peralta (SS) | 28 | |
| El Scorchos Main | Tom Koehler (SP) | 17 | |
| Team enfield | Justin Nicolino (SP) | 11 | |
| Doctor Who | Dillon Gee (MR) | 8 | 5 |
| Doctor Who | Logan Verrett (MR) | 8 | |
| Doctor Who | Juan Centeno (C) | 3 | |
| HARRY CRUMB | Jason Motte (MR) | 2 | |
| El Scorchos Main | Ryan Buchter (MR) | 1 | |
| Arthur Digby Sellers | Trayce Thompson (RF) | 1 |
My starting pitching remains tragic (and got worse Monday with Jose Berrios!), so my focus was trained more on the subsequent week for two-start starters, and even that wasn't very inspiring. Koehler kind of stinks, but he has three pretty good matchups the next two weeks. With my ratios in tatters, I need to max out starts to at least compete in K's and W's.
Buchter is a saves stash - Fernando Rodney isn't in trouble, but with him it always seems to lurk, and Buchter has been excellent, and picked up the save when Rodney wasn't available last week. He'll be the guy if and when there's a change. It's only a question of whether I'll be able to wait it out.
NFBC - Beat Jeff Erickson 1
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Had to be MOO | Sam Dyson (MR) | 127 | 16 |
| Team Duncan | Byron Buxton (CF) | 65 | |
| Tigers Slappy BJE | Hyun-Jin Ryu (SP) | 54 | |
| Tigers Slappy BJE | Mark Teixeira (1B) | 32 | |
| Team Miree | Jon Gray (SP) | 28 | 13 |
| Sack & Chip I | Matt Andriese (SP) | 22 | 17 |
| Tigers Slappy BJE | Chris Herrmann (C) | 22 | |
| Something Something Wheel | Tom Koehler (SP) | 17 | |
| Sack & Chip I | Ervin Santana (SP) | 13 | |
| Team Miree | Tony Wolters (C) | 12 | |
| Team Duncan | Chad Bettis (SP) | 11 | |
| Griffey2016 | Steven Moya (RF) | 10 | |
| Mudhens | Chris Owings (SS) | 2 | 1 |
| THEHAZELCHARLIES - TUES 8 | Justin Smoak (1B) | 1 | |
| Sack & Chip I | Mike Foltynewicz (SP) | 1 |
I had the $17 bid on Andriese ahead of Koehler - and I regret already not prioritizing Gray over Koehler. We'll see.
NFBC - Beat Jeff & Vlad
| Team | Player | Bid | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Russians | Sam Dyson (MR) | 119 | 88 |
| Serenity Now! | Evan Gattis (C) | 117 | |
| The Summer Of George OLC 2 | Matt Andriese (SP) | 41 | |
| Jobu's Heroes | Jon Gray (SP) | 31 | |
| Royale with Cheese | Brandon Guyer (LF) | 22 | |
| Captiva Fox | Ervin Santana (SP) | 14 | |
| Captiva Fox | Chris Owings (SS) | 13 | |
| Captiva Fox | Dellin Betances (MR) | 12 | |
| Royale with Cheese | Jose Ramirez (LF) | 9 | |
| ScorchedGut | Steve Pearce (LF) | 6 | |
| The Summer Of George OLC 2 | Tyler Wilson (MR) | 5 |
Vlad for the win, twice already this week. Not only did he land Pearce for us on the cheap this week, but he talked me out of using Jose Berrios for his two-start week.
AL Tout Wars
Jeff Erickson: dis LSeverino NYY, pur DGee KC 65
Mike Podhorzer: res EKratz Hou, pur CPerez LAA 0
Steve Moyer: dis MCanha Oak, pur SMoya Det 37
Chris Liss: res BBrach Bal, pur MMontgomery Sea 44
Patrick Davitt: res SManaea Oak, pur JWilson Det 9
Rob Leibowitz: dis ASimmons LAA, pur BRyan LAA 28
Lawr Michaels: dis CPennington LAA, pur JCenteno Min 35
Rick Wolf/Glenn Colton: res DStoren Tor, pur JChacin LAA 101
Rick Wolf/Glenn Colton: res NJones CWS, act BGuyer TB
Seth Trachtman: res LForsythe TB, pur GPetit LAA 35
Seth Trachtman: res AGose Det, pur JMarisnick Hou 21
Jeff Erickson: rel RTorreyes NYY, pur MFeliz Hou 3
Steve Moyer: dis CYoung KC, pur MWright Bal 3
Steve Moyer: res BCecil Tor, pur TBarnette Tex 0
Steve Moyer: res JWeaver LAA, pur PNeshek Hou 0
Steve Moyer: res DPompey Tor, pur RRua Tex 9
Patrick Davitt: res CarSmith Bos, pur CBedrosian LAA 9
Mike Podhorzer: dis KMedlen KC, pur JDiekman Tex 0
Mike Podhorzer: res CBYoung Bos, pur MMartinez Cle 1
The unrelenting disaster that is my Tout Wars squad intensified last week with the shelling and subsequent disabling of Luis Severino. I've put out an APB on Prince Fielder's ability to hit for power, too.
FSTA
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Sam Dyson awarded to Baseball HQ for $110.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Sam Dyson: $9, $34.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Steve Pearce awarded to Stats Inc/NFBC for $62.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Steve Pearce: $35, $26, $19, $25.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Chris Owings awarded to RonShandler.com for $37.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Chris Owings: $3, $1, $23.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Alexei Ramirez awarded to SiriusXM for $37.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Chase Headley awarded to Colton & The Wolfman for $26.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Brandon Guyer awarded to USA TODAY Sports for $25.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Brandon Guyer: $1.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Alex Wood awarded to Godfather Of Fantasy Sports for $23.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Alex Wood: $4.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Tommy Joseph awarded to Dr. Roto for $21.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Jhoulys Chacin awarded to MastersBall for $17.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Chris Iannetta awarded to Godfather Of Fantasy Sports for $16.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Norichika Aoki awarded to Dr. Roto for $13.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Jeremy Hellickson awarded to Stats Inc/NFBC for $12.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Marwin Gonzalez awarded to Dr. Roto for $2.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Darren O'Day awarded to Dr. Roto for $2.
One of two leagues where I found the FA pool wanting - perhaps I should have been more aggressive in going after Pearce or Dyson. But I'm low on remaining FAAB ($178/$1,000 remaining), have three closers (for now - Joe Smith is one of them) and a logjam of hitters.
Mixed LABR
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Oswaldo Arcia awarded to FNTSY for $8.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Ervin Santana awarded to Fangraphs - Sleeper & Bust for $8.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Ervin Santana: $4.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Matt Andriese awarded to RotoExperts for $7.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Matt Andriese: $4, $4, $1, $3.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Ivan Nova awarded to Fantasy Alarm for $6.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Ivan Nova: $4.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Gordon Beckham awarded to ESPN.com for $4.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Marwin Gonzalez awarded to USA TODAY Fantasy for $3.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Marwin Gonzalez: $1, $2.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Dillon Gee awarded to ESPN.com for $3.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Matt Cain awarded to Baseball HQ for $3.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Michael Foltynewicz awarded to Mastersball for $3.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Michael Foltynewicz: $2.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Jose Ramirez awarded to USA TODAY Fantasy for $2.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Jose Ramirez: $1.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Brandon Guyer awarded to USA TODAY Sports for $2.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Chase Utley awarded to Razzball for $2.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Failed bids for Chase Utley: $2.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Kevin Plawecki awarded to Razzball for $1.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Robbie Ray awarded to Razzball for $1.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Justin Smoak awarded to RotoExperts for $1.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Tyler Wilson awarded to MLB.com for $1.
Mon May 16 12:05 AM ET: Chris Coghlan awarded to Baseball HQ for $1.
This is the other league where I declined to bid, as I found the top prizes to be wanting. I also had Jose Berrios active in this league. Oops. I've made a good run in this league, but I'm way behind in stolen bases, with precious little out there available to pick up. Anytime Ben Revere wants to start running, it's ok by me.
RotoWire Staff Keeper League
| Anderson: Pick up Matt Andriese ($4), drop Yimi Garcia (Wakanda Panthers: $5) (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $3) (Casale Industries: $3) (Factory of Sadness: $1) (Tuffy's Goats: $1) |
| Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: Pick up Darwin Barney ($1), drop Ronald Torreyes |
| Erickson: Pick up Ryan Buchter ($3), drop Ben Paulsen (Factory of Sadness: $1) |
| Factory of Sadness: Pick up Matt Cain ($1), drop Keone Kela (Anderson: $2) (Tuffy's Goats: $2) |
| Schin Kickers: Pick up Jhoulys Chacin ($4), drop Tim Adleman (Schin Kickers: $4) (Diamond Dogs: $3) (Factory of Sadness: $1) (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $1) |
| Tuffy's Goats: Pick up Tony Cingrani ($28), drop Cam Bedrosian (High-A West Madison: $27) (Wakanda Panthers: $23) (Frozen Ropes: $12) (Frozen Ropes: $8) (Erickson: $5) (Casale Industries: $3) (Factory of Sadness: $1) (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $1) |
| High-A West Madison: Pick up Danny Duffy ($3), drop Felipe Rivero (Schin Kickers: $3) (Erickson: $3) (Schin Kickers: $3) (Anderson: $2) |
| Diamond Dogs: Pick up Dillon Gee ($3), drop Adonis Garcia (Erickson: $1) |
| East Coast Bias: Pick up Scooter Gennett ($7), drop Ryan Goins (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $4) (Schin Kickers: $2) (Casale Industries: $1) (Tuffy's Goats: $1) |
| East Coast Bias: Pick up Jeremy Hellickson ($5), drop Gregor Blanco (Schin Kickers: $4) (Tuffy's Goats: $1) |
| Frozen Ropes: Pick up Chris Herrmann ($8), drop Alex Presley |
| Wakanda Panthers: Pick up Tommy Joseph ($6), drop Andrelton Simmons |
| Factory of Sadness: Pick up Steven Moya ($13), drop Rusney Castillo (Wakanda Panthers: $4) |
| Wakanda Panthers: Pick up Daniel Nava ($1), drop Mark Canha (Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: $1) |
| Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: Pick up Ivan Nova ($1), drop Jesse Hahn (Wakanda Panthers: $1) |
| Casale Industries: Pick up Jake Peavy ($1), drop Colin Rea (Tuffy's Goats: $2) |
| Shoe and Liss' Dynasty: Pick up Ryan Rua ($2), drop Alex Meyer (Wakanda Panthers: $1) |
| GutPayne: Pick up Bobby Wilson ($1), drop David Ross |
| Wheeler in the Sky: Pick up Tony Wolters ($4), drop Hector Olivera |
As evidenced by the price on Tony Cingrani ($28/$100 budget), every closer in this league, no matter how scrubby, gets a premium FAAB bid. I'm in the middle of a rebuild - off the floor, but not yet ready to contend. So bidding like crazy on those guys doesn't make sense, but trying to get speculative guys on the cheap is the better play. See also, Hector Neris and Ryan Buchter on my squad.