As they do each week, mastersball.com has compiled the week’s Tout Wars transactions and added commentary. A pleasant way to keep up with this week’s moves.
Month: April 2014
Mastersball FAABxtravaganza for April 21
See this week’s FAAB results, with commentary from Mastersball.com writers, here.
Tout Notes: The Sherpa and a Madman
Brian Walton weighs in on the Tout Wars rules regarding FAAB, and how Scott Swanay’s draft day adventure puts them in a different light.
Follow Zach Steinhorn’s thoughts about this Tout Wars Mixed Auction team, closers, Vickery, injuries and more, as they unfold!
Mastersball April 14 FAAB Report! Four Leagues!
What happened and why at Mastersball.com.
You Gotta Doubt! Most selected Doubt Wars players
Doubt Wars takes the temperature of Tout Wars. A look at the most selected players shows which players thought Tout Wars undervalued most. The listed Doubt Wars price is $1 more than the Tout Owner paid.
National League of Doubt (39 DW Teams)
1. Mike Olt, $6 (20 DW owners)
2. Rex Brothers, $7 (19)
3. Chris Owings, $8 (16)
4. Jenry Mejia, $2 (15)
5. Dillon Gee, $5 (14)
5. Junior Lake, $9 (14)
5. Mike Morse, $7 (14)
5. Peter Bourjos, $7 (14)
9. Jim Henderson, $12 (13)
9. Mark Trumbo, $23 (13)
Other players that at least 10 Doubt owners selected were Dee Gordon ($8), Alex Wood ($10), Travis D’Arnaud ($10), Ervin Santana ($9), AJ Pollock ($10), Dan Uggla ($9), Scooter Gennett ($4) and Starlin Castro ($16).
The 39 DW Team had 897 roster slots, and rostered 220 different players. (25 percent)
American League of Doubt (34 DW Teams)
1. Grady Sizemore, $7 (13 DW owners)
1. Mike Moustakas, $11 (13)
3. Jose Altuve, $19 (12)
4. Alejandro De Aza, $11 (11)
4. Yordano Ventura, $10 (11)
6. Aaron Hicks, $3 (10)
6. Asdrubal Cabrera, $14 (10)
6. Erasmo Ramirez, $4 (10)
6. Felix Hernandez, $26 (10)
6. Jose Quintana, $7 (10)
6. Michael Pineda, $5 (10)
6. Sergio Santos, $5 (10)
Other players that at least 9 Doubt AL owners selected were Jesse Crain ($2), Adam Eaton ($16), Billy Butler ($21), Dustin Ackley ($9), Ivan Nova ($9) and Mike Zunino ($5).
A total of 232 different players were taken by AL Doubters to fill 782 roster slots. (29 percent)
Mixed League of Doubt (49 DW Teams)
1. Trevor Rosenthal, $17 (20 DW owners)
2. Justin Verlander, $21 (17)
3. Corey Kluber, $7 (13)
4. David Ortiz, $18 (12)
4. Nolan Arenado, $8 (12)
4. Yan Gomes, $7 (12)
7. Cole Hamels, $10 (11)
7. Chris Archer, $6 (11)
7. Jason Heyward, $21 (11)
7. Yordano Ventura, $7 (11)
Other players that 10 Doubt Mixed owners chose were Billy Butler ($12), Dee Gordon ($1), Khris Davis ($8), Victor Martinez ($6), and Will Venable ($5).
A total of 312 different players were taken by Mixed Doubters to fill 1127 different roster slots. (27 percent)
Conclusion
Was Mike Olt was the most underpriced player in Tout Wars this year? Or is he the player who elicits the most divisive range of opinions? Or are both things true?
I’m not sure there’s a clear answer to that sort of question, but these lists do seem to be populated by players of whom there is disagreement. Â Players to consider more closely before making up your mind.
The Mastersball FAAB Report. April 7 Scramble for Closers Edition.
Each week we’ll link to the Mastersball FAAB Report, which will be posted at mastersball.com each Monday morning (except over the All Star Break, when it will appear on Thursday).
League Links Live!
There are live links now to each of the league’s standings, transactions and stats in the right nav.
If you want to see what this week’s FAAB results are you can check the View Bidmeister Results item in the Transaction Logs menu at 12:01 am Monday morning.
Swanay Song: Does Lawr Hear a Melody?
Lawr Michaels ventures into dangerous territory, giving Scott Swanay advice how to handle the FAAB he gained by cashing out Brandon Beachy.
His advice is here.
Scott cannot actually redeem the extra dough until after this weekends claims, with the money being added on April 13. That shouldn’t change much.
Here at team Tout Wars we’re rooting for Scott to find a path to, well, if not victory, respectability. Go Scott.