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Tout SOLDS+IP Draft is Today. Join the Conversation!

Tim McLeod is hosting a watching party for today’s Tout Wars Mixed Draft SOLDS, the league that uses Saves+Holds and Innings Pitched as categories (replacing Saves and Wins).

Join Tim at playback.tv/toutwars at Noon PM Eastern Time. Register at playback.tv to use the chatroom.

You can still watch and listen if you don’t register, but registering allows you to comment.

The league expands this year to 15 teams. The participants, in pick order:

1Matt TrussellRazzball 
2Sara Sanchezbleedcubbieblue.com 
3Chris TowersCBS Fantasy 
4Jeff BoggisFantasy Football Empire 
5Chris CleggPitcher List 
6Zach SteinhornSteinhorn’s Universe on Substack 
7Carlos MarcanoTriple Play Fantasy 
8John LaghezzaThe Athletic 
9Derek VanRiperThe Athletic 
10Joe OrricoSports Ethos, Fantasy ProsTout Rookie
11Ray FlowersFantasy Guru 
12Matt CederholmBaseball HQTout Rookie
13Ryan BoyerRotowire, Baseball ProspectusTout Rookie
14Geoff PontesBaseball America 
15C.J. KaltenbachFantasy Guru 

You can also follow along on the SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Network.

Your Guide to Tout Wars 2023!

Here’s one-stop for the schedule of drafts and auctions, links to the draft boards, and links to How Did I Do links from the Touts:

3/19: Tout Head to Head (2:30 pm ET) Draft Board
Recap: Ariel Cohen (podcast) | Michael Govier | Greg Jewett | Frank Ammirante | Joe Gallina (podcast)

3/19: Tout NL (9 am ET) Draft Board
Recaps: Peter Kreutzer | Steve Gardner | Phil Hertz/Dave Adler | Grey Albright | Eric Halterman

3/18: Tout Mixed Auction (2:30 pm ET) Draft Board
Recaps: Scott Pianowski | Zach Steinhorn | Alex Chamberlain | Scott Swanay | Scott Engel | Scott Chu (podcast) |

3/18: Tout AL (9 am ET) Draft Board
Recaps: Mike Podhorzer | Jeff Erickson | Jason Collette | Rob Leibowitz |

3/6/23: Tout Mixed 15: Draft Board
Recaps: AJ Mass | Rudy Gamble | DJ Short and Shelly Verougstraete | Scott White | Ryan Bloomfield/Ray Murphy/Brian “Bubba” Entrekin Live Stream | Mike Gianella (need free basic subscription) |

2/28/23: Tout Mixed 12: Draft Board
Recaps: Andy Behrens | Jen Piacenti | Chris Towers | Matt Trussell | Tim McCullough | Sara Sanchez/Alex Fast |

2/21/23: Tout Draft and Hold: Draft Board
Recaps: Michael Stein | Brad Johnson (strategy piece) | Mike Alexander |

Also, follow all the March 18-19 festivities live on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio!

Some Writers Write and Some Podcasters Talk About Their Seasons

Here’s where to find them (and if you wrote one tell me where to find it):

Mixed Auction: Zach Steinhorn | Jeff Zimmerman | Justin Mason |

Mixed Draft 15: Mike Gianella |

Mixed Draft 12: Chris Clegg | Matt Truss |

AL: Mike Podhorzer |

NL: Ian Kahn (podcast w Ariel Cohen) |

H2H: Ariel Cohen (podcast w Ian Kahn) |

We Have Winners! Vlad Sedler Holds on to Win Tout Wars Draft and Hold!

Looking at the draft day standings coming out of last winter’s slow draft, Vlad Sedler and Brad Johnson looked like the league’s best. At midseason Sedler had opened up a sizeable lead, but Johnson chippped away in the second half causing Vlad agita, and he ultimately held on for victory. It is Sedler’s second Tout championship. The previous was in 2017 in the Head-to-Head league.

We Have Winners! Matt Truss is the Tout Wars Draft (12) Champion!

At the All Star Break, Tout Wars newbie Matt Truss held a slim lead over Jeff Boggis and Sara Sanchez, but he turned on the jets in the second half and won with a healthy lead over Sanchez.

We Have Winners! Frank Stampfl Wins Tout Wars Head to Head Again!

Make it two years in a row. Frank Stampfl, the H2H champ in 2021, caught up to Greg Jewett at the wire to win the H2H finals this year. He will no doubt choose to play with the CBS Sports scoring system again in 2023.