Big bids in each league, but for different players. Read Mastersball.com’s analysis here.
Baseball Prospectus’s Mike Gianella, first place in Tout NL, has his analysis of the week’s Tout AL and NL moves. It’s free!
Price is Right for Rick Wolf in Tout Daily Week 10!
On a night when many of baseball’s top hurlers took the mound, David Price led Rick Wolf’s Tout Daily at FanDuel squad to victory. On a night of weak scoring, Wolf’s offense was paced by Jose Abreu, Jacob Realmuto and Martin Prado, for a total 48.75 points.
Ron Shandler finished second, behind the arm off Jaime Garcia, and big contributions from Brian Dozier, Josh Reddick and Joey Butler.
Jeff Boggis led the 34 percent of Tout owners who ponied up for Clayton Kershaw, and finished third with big nights from Mike Trout’s and Pablo Sandoval’s bats.
Only two Touts picked David Price, who finished with 21 points on the night. The second, after Wolf, was Lenny Melnick, who finished fourth.
But perhaps the big story of the night were the 21 percent of owners who built their teams around Felix Hernandez, who ignominiously allowed eight runs while getting just one out, scoring -6.67 points. Fortunately for all, the one out was a strikeout. Of the nine teams that took King Felix, Gene McCaffrey and Craig Mish tied for best score, each ending up with 11.58 points.
After two weeks in Phase 3, week one winner Seth Trachtman remains in first despite not finishing in the money this week, with Derek VanRiper, who finished in the money both weeks, just behind him. For the leaderboard, click here.
For more about Tout Daily, click here.
Come play a daily game with the Touts on Tuesday night’s Tout Challenge!
This week’s winner:
Tout Daily Picks for June 12! Who’s Picking Who?
We asked the Touts to share their picks for best pitcher and best hitter tonight’s Tout Daily Week 10 contest. You can follow the results here tonight. For more about Tout Daily visit here.
Tonight’s contest is Week 2 of Phase 3 of the five phase contest. The top three finishers in each phase get a ticket to the big August 28 final, with big money and the chance to be the first Tout Wars Daily champ.
Scott Pianowski, Jeff Erickson, Adam Ronis, Lenny Melnick, Lawr Michaels and Tom Kessenich have tickets to the finals already. The leaderboard is here.
Here are this week’s Tout picks. I’ll be updating this as they come in, so check back later if you get a chance.
Ferdinando DiFino Says
Joe Kelly ($6700–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) Since the Red Sox made a change at pitching coach, Joe Kelly has given up more than two earned runs just once in five starts. The strikeouts are a little erratic, but he’ll get a Blue Jays lineup likely without Encarnacion (or with a dinged one) and the price is great for the upside.
Kennys Vargas ($2300–Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers) Vargas has been solid since his recall and gets to face a lefty tonight in Wandy Rodriguez. In a limited sample size this season, Vargas is hitting .375 and has an .869 OPS.
Scott Swanay Opines
Clayton Kershaw ($12,000–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) Was tempted to pick Felix Hernandez based on his match-up with K-prone Astros’ lineup, but opted to spend a bit more and go with the pitcher who’s more likely to get a Win (better offense backing him and facing Odrasimer Despaigne). Also considered Madison Bumgarner and Jordan Zimmermann.
Adrian Gonzalez ($3,400–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) Sure, he’s cooled down after his torrid start, but he’s hitting for a slightly higher average in June than he did in May (.289 vs. .274), and he gets to face Odrasimer Despaigne. $3,400 seems like a bargain.
Gene McCaffrey’s Picks
David Price ($10,900–Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers) The best SP by a sliver.
Pablo Sandoval ($2,200–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) If you like to live dangerously.
Doug Anderson’s Favorites
Felix Hernandez ($11,800–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) – The King certainly enjoys Safeco as his home ballpark, but he’s got a 1.82 ERA on the road this season. The Astros are tied with the Cubs with 561 strikeouts on the season; 51 more than any other team. Great pitcher? Check. Good matchup for his offense? Check. Opposing team strikes out a ton? Check.
Nelson Cruz ($3,600–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) vs. Brett Oberholtzer (LHP) Cruz has hit 14 of his 18 homers this year on the road. Cruz is hitting .472 this year against LHP and .480 against LHP on the road. Cruz is facing a left-handed pitcher on the road tonight. Cruz
has missed a couple games with back spasms, but reportedly sat out Thursday’s game only as a precaution. If he’s in the lineup I’m using him.
Michael Beller’s Thoughts
Danny Salazar (9,100–Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers) FanDuel makes it awfully hard to build a strong offense around a $12,000 pitcher. All things being equal, Kershaw and Felix are easily the best options on the board. The savings you get by rostering Salazar, however, makes him the pick of the night. The Tigers aren’t necessarily a plus matchup, but Salazar has major strikeout upside regardless of his opponent. Salazar fanned 11 Tigers back in his second start of the year.
Jose Abreu ($3,800–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) Matt Andriese, tonight’s starter for the Rays, has allowed three homers in 20 2/3 innings this season. Abreu has homered in each of his last two games. Tropicana Field may not be the best park for right-handed power, but this is a great matchup for Abreu. His $3,800 price tag is quite attractive, as well.
Ray Murphy’s Law
Felix Hernandez ($11,800–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) Last week we had no ace SPs available, this week we are flush with them. My favorite among the aces is Felix Hernandez, due to his matchup. We all know that the Astros are a high-strikeout team. That’s usually balanced by the risk of their power exploding on a given night, but lately that hasn’t been happening: the suddenly-struggling Astros have a team OPS of .630 so far in June. Felix had a blowup two starts ago, but rebounded nicely in his last outing. A double-digit strikeout effort tonight is very much in play.
Nelson Cruz ($3,600–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) He has cooled a bit recently, which has finally driven his price out of the stratosphere. Assuming he’s back in the lineup tonight after getting dinged earlier in the week, he’s a great play tonight at $3600, facing shaky left-handed Brett Oberholtzer in Houston.
Jeff Boggis’s Studs and a Prayer
Clayton Kershaw ($12,000–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) I’m going with my “studs and prayer” lineup for tonight’s Tout Wars Tout Daily contest on Fan Duel and it all starts with the highest salaried player on Fan Duel tonight. From a season low on May 10th of 5.66 fantasy points, Kershaw has averaged 17.6 fantasy points over his last 5 starts. You also have to look at tonight’s matchup and other available options. I was also looking at King Felix Hernandez, but he faces Houston who ranks 7th in slugging percentage (.407). Kershaw is in pitcher friendly Petco Park at San Diego tonight and the Padres rank 25th in slugging percentage (.375) which was the deal breaker for me with starting Kershaw over Hernandez tonight.
Mike Trout ($5,000–Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels) Trout is a slight discount compared to Paul Goldschmidt ($5,600), Bryce Harper ($5,500), Giancarlo Stanton ($5,200), and Jose Bautista ($5,100). Goldschmidt faces a very tough pitching matchup against Madison Bumgarner. Harper faces a neutral pitching matchup against Mike Fiers. Bautista has a decent matchup against Joe Kelly with a home run, but too much of a small sample size with only 7 at bats. I really wanted to start Stanton in my DFS lineup tonight, but opposing pitcher Kyle Kendrick has pretty much owned Stanton. In 29 at bats, has 1 home run against Kendrick, but has 9 strikeouts and batting .103 against him. Trout is the first player that fits my criteria of being a consistent fantasy points producer in DFS, has a good matchup against an opposing pitcher (Jesse Chavez), is playing at home, and has a decent sample size against the pitcher. In 14 at bats, Trout has 2 home runs, 5 RBIs, and is batting .286 versus Jesse Chavez. Nelson Cruz ($3,600) is bargain priced, but with his recent back spasms and out of the lineup the past two days, he may be a game time decision and I can’t take the risk.
Jake Ciely’s Views
Clayton Kershaw ($12,000–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) It’s tough to slot in a pitcher at $12,000, but you have to find a way with Clayton Kershaw. He’s averaging 20.0 FPPG over his last three starts and has 45 Ks in his last 36.0 IP. On top of that, the Padres are actually pretty weak at home with the seventh lowest wRC+ (91) and second worst wOBA (.290). Just to pile on, they also have a 22.5 K% against lefties. Like I said, you have to find a way.
Paul Greco’s Picks
Clayton Kershaw ($12,000-Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) Clayton Kershaw is the obvious pick this week for money games. Over his last three starts all Kershaw has done is average 20 FanDuel points, nine strikeouts and won all three games. It’s going to make your lineup a little weaker but there are cheap value players that can be had today.
Albert Pujols ($3,900-Oakland A’s vs. Los Angeles Angels) Since June 1st there hasn’t been a hotter hitter in MLB than Albert Pujols who is batting .378 with six homers. Facing Jesse Chavez and the Oakland A’s tonight, Pujols has batting .438 with a homer and four RBI. The price is perfect for Pujols who is averaging 4.65 FanDuel points over his last 10 games.
Lawr Michaels’ Koan
Ubaldo Jimenez ($7,400–New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles) Ubaldo seems to be going through one of his really solid “Saberhagenmetrics” periods, meaning a year or so’s worth of excellent starts before a year or so’s worth of crappy ones. Although there are some other really fun sleeper starter choices as well (Mike Fiers, eg).
Asdrubal Cabrera ($2,300–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) Today there are as many great low end hitting options just as there are a lot of high end pitchers to choose, so the matchups are what matters. And, I am happy to roster Droobs at $2300 when he has a .297-2-4 line against John Danks over 27 at-bats.
Eno Sarris’s Review
Michael Pineda ($9,800–New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles) There are some great value plays today that are cheaper than Pineda. Chase Anderson and Danny Salazar had my attention, and both are cheaper than Pineda. But both have tough matchups on the bump today. Anderson is up against Madison Bumgarner in San Francisco, and Salazar has David Price in Detroit. Yes, Pineda is on the road, but he’s a great pitcher, and he’s up against Ubaldo Jimenez. I like.
David Ortiz ($2,400–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) vs Drew Hutchison. When David Ortiz costs less than Justin Bour and Garrett Jones, that’s when David Ortiz becomes a value play. He’s facing a righty, and even this year, in a down year, near the end of his career, Ortiz is managing a .277/.383/.508 line that’s 41% better than league average. Drew Hutchison needs his best velocity to be good, and his gas hasn’t always been there for him this year. For $2,400, giddy.
Todd Zola’s Darts
Felix Hernandez ($11,800–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) You can throw a dart blind-folded and hit a good option tonight. In this smaller-scale tournament, I don’t feel the need to go out-of-the-box so I’ll use King Felix with some serious whiff upside versus Houston
Mark Trumbo ($2,900–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) To support a high salary pitcher, I need some explosive mid-to-low salary hitters and I like the spot Trumbo is in against Brett Oberholtzer in Minute Maid Park.
Scott Pianowski’s Picks
Jeff Locke ($6,900––Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates) If you have the guts to dial up a non-star pitcher, Jeff Locke is the second-highest favorite on the card. We love you, Phillies.
Evan Longoria ($3,100–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) John Danks should have a target on his back, a weak lefty you can stack against. Evan Longoria has been annoyingly-overrated for years, but you like him in the platoon edge.
Charlie Wiegert, the Godfather of Fantasy Sports’ Horse Head
My first thought, based on how my selections have been lately, is the best advise I can give you is to NOT use my selections. Some kind of wicked curse has been placed on me! But I don’t believe in curses, and the law of averages is on my side, I’m due!
Jeff Locke ($6,900––Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates) The safe way to go tonight would be to take one of the many elite pitchers going tonight, there’s at five that should earn 15 points. But I’m going with a long shot. While he has not been impressive lately, his track record at home and against the Philles is impressive. Locke has a 3.52 ERA at home compared to 8.37 on the road, and has a 1.35 ERA ve the Phillies. And the Phillies are starting Kevin Correia, who just signed a deal this week. given the Phillies offense has major league lows of 3.18 runs and 0.59 homers, this give Locke an extra chance for a good performance.
Troy Tulowitzki ($4,500–Colorado Rockies at Miami Marlins) So with the money I save going with Locke, I can get a few better hitters than most teams will have going with the studs tonight. I’m looking at the Colorado vs Miami game to have at least 10 runs, so I’m rostering Tulo, LeMahieu, Ozuna and Realmuto hoping they all have good nights. It’s probably a better roster to use in tournament play, but I’m hoping for the blind squirrel to find the nut tonight!
Steve Moyer’s Inside Edge
Danny Salazar ($9,100–Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers) Inside Edge has him ranked below Kershaw, Felix and Price, but above Cueto and Bumgarner in tonight’s pitcher-heavy slate, allowing you to stay below five figures.
Jake Elmore ($2,200–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) Inside Edge says he’s a good bargain-basement “shortstop” (in actuality, he’s played almost everywhere but this season) if you need salary breathing room elsewhere.
Brian Walton’s Thoughts
Clayton Kershaw ($12,000–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) On the mound, I like Clayton Kershaw at San Diego, but who doesn’t? In nine career starts at Petco Park, the Dodgers’ ace has a 2.22 ERA, 0.988 WHIP and 54 strikeouts in 56 1/3 innings. The price is high, but so should be the return.
Xander Bogaerts ($2,500–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) The Red Sox have made a number of questionable personnel decisions in recent years, but signing Xander Bogaerts is not among them. Since May 31, the shortstop is 17-for-40 (.425) with six RBI. Friday night, he draws Drew Hutchison at Fenway, where he is batting .333 on the season. Bogaerts is a nice bargain at $2500.
Al Melchior’s Mind
Drew Hutchinson ($8,200–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) Though his ERA isn’t showing it, Hutchison has come a long way this year, increasing his ground ball rate and doing a good job against left-handed hitters. We’ve seen the fruits of his progress in his last three starts, which have produced a 2.18 ERA, 16 strikeouts, one walk and a .306 opponents’ slugging percentage.
Robinson Chirinos ($2,600–Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers) UPDATE: Is not in tonight’s lineup!
Paul Sporer’s Puppies
Madison Bumgarner ($10600–Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants) After a couple days of rough pitching, we’re star-loaded today and several of them are very enticing options, but I prefer Bumgarner. He’s the cheapest of the four $10+ K aces and while he is coming off of a 5 ER outing, he did log 11 Ks in that same game. He has been alright in two outings against ARI, going seven in both, but the Ks have been underwhelming with just 7 in the 14 innings. His 11% Swinging Strike rate matches what he’s done the last two years and he still has a pair of 10+ K outings so there’s no reason to believe he can’t drop a big K game on Arizona.
Gregory Polanco ($3000–Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates) Polanco has been underwhelming overall, but that’s built into the price. When he does produce, it’s been against righties (.725 OPS, compared to .385 v. LH). He gets Kevin Correia in his 2015 debut. Correia doesn’t have much of a platoon split, but he’s pretty poor against both sides and his performance v. LH has really faltered in the last two years with .806 and .837 OPS totals. Polanco has the power-speed capability that gives him big potential, especially at 3K.
Phil Hertz’s Salve
Drew Hutchinson ($8,200–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) Drew Hutchison has been pitching better than his surface stats would indicate and has been pitching very well the last month. Toronto’s hot; the Red Sox not so much.
Jose Abreu ($3,800–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) Is bargain priced, especially considering he’s facing rookie Matt Andriese, who has yet to pitch into the fifth inning in his MLB career.
Pitcher (Cost–Game) Votes (FanDuel Points)
Joe Kelly ($6700–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) (5)
Clayton Kershaw ($12,000–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) 5 (16.66)
Clayton Kershaw ($12,000–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) 5 (16.66)
David Price ($10,900–Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers) 2 (21)
Felix Hernandez ($11,800–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) 4 (-6.67)
Danny Salazar (9,100–Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers) 3 (10)
Felix Hernandez ($11,800–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) 4 (-6.67)
Danny Salazar (9,100–Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers) 3 (10)
Ubaldo Jimenez ($7,400–New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles) (12)
Michael Pineda ($9,800–New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles) (1.33)
Jeff Locke ($6,900––Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates) 2 (8)
Michael Pineda ($9,800–New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles) (1.33)
Jeff Locke ($6,900––Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates) 2 (8)
Drew Hutchinson ($8,200–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) 2 (-2.67)
Madison Bumgarner ($10600–Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants) (14)
Madison Bumgarner ($10600–Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants) (14)
Hitter (Cost–Game) Votes (FanDuel Points)
Kennys Vargas ($2300–Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers) (-1)
Adrian Gonzalez ($3,400–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) (1.25)
Adrian Gonzalez ($3,400–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres) (1.25)
Pablo Sandoval ($2,200–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) (6)
Nelson Cruz ($3,600–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) 2 (1.5)
Jose Abreu ($3,800–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) 2 (7.5)
Mike Trout ($5,000–Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels) (10)
Albert Pujols ($3,900-Oakland A’s vs. Los Angeles Angels) (2.25)
Nelson Cruz ($3,600–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) 2 (1.5)
Jose Abreu ($3,800–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) 2 (7.5)
Mike Trout ($5,000–Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels) (10)
Albert Pujols ($3,900-Oakland A’s vs. Los Angeles Angels) (2.25)
David Ortiz ($2,400–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) (5.5)
Mark Trumbo ($2,900–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) (-1)
Evan Longoria ($3,100–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) 2 (1.25)
Mark Trumbo ($2,900–Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros) (-1)
Evan Longoria ($3,100–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) 2 (1.25)
Troy Tulowitzki ($4,500–Colorado Rockies at Miami Marlins) (.25)
Jake Elmore ($2,200–Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays) (2.5)
Neil Walker ($2,700–Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates) 2 (-.25)
Andre Ethier ($2,900–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Dego Padres) (2.5)
Xander Bogaerts ($2,500–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) (4.25)
Neil Walker ($2,700–Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates) 2 (-.25)
Andre Ethier ($2,900–Los Angeles Dodgers at San Dego Padres) (2.5)
Xander Bogaerts ($2,500–Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox) (4.25)
Gregory Polanco ($3000–Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates) (-1.75)
Three Top Steve Moyer In Tuesday Tout Challenge at FanDuel!
mpoole rode to #toutchallenge victory behind the booming bat of Joey Votto, a Carlos Rodon win and nice contributions from Carlos Correa and Peter Bourjos.
brocnessmonster, in second place, also rostered Joey Votto, and got a good game from Anibel Sanchez, with big contributions from Yan Gomes and Todd Frazier.
You’ll find Votto on third place finisher cwalinski’s team as well, along with Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Correa and Cory Kluber, who put up nine points despite losing his game.
The Top Tout was Steve Moyer, another Votto owner, who got almost nothing from his pitcher, Mike Foltynewicz, but plenty of points from Giancarlo Stanton, Yan Gomes and Jhonny Peralta.
The Top 10 Touts
Steve Moyer
Eno Sarris
Adam Ronis
Jeff Boggis
Gene McCaffrey
Jake Ciely
Todd Zola
Doug Anderson
Scott Pianowski
Michael Beller
mpoole’s winning roster:
Traders Go Wild in Tout Wars Mixed Auction! Steinhorn Still Leads!
Prompted by Fred Zinkie’s Tweet, a look at the Tout Wars Mixed Auction trades of the past week.
The first trade (actually before the big 8) was classic hitting for pitching.
Al Melchior gets: Matt Carpenter StL from Scott Pianowski
Scott Pianowski gets: James McCann Det and Jacob DeGrom NYM from Al Melchior
Accepted by all parties at 2:30 PM on 05/28/2015.
Trading season usually starts about two months into the season. Melchior now needed a catcher. So he dealt.
Al Melchior gets: Carlos Perez LAA from Paul Singman
Paul Singman gets: Nick Castellanos Det from Al Melchior
Accepted by all parties at 4:21 PM on 05/28/2015.
More hitting for Melchior for more pitching.
Al Melchior gets: Mark Teixeira NYY from David Gonos
David Gonos gets: Dallas Keuchel Hou from Al Melchior
Accepted by all parties at 1:18 PM on 05/31/2015.
Maybe we should take a look at the standings on May 31. You can see today’s standings here.
The team in last place in Runs and next to last in homers, adds Teixeira and Carpenter, giving up two arms from his league-leading pitching staff. How good is the staff now?
His starters include Chris Sale, Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer and the youngsters, Eduardo Rodriguez and Lance McCullers. Might still be plenty good.
Fred Zinkie is usually the action trader in this league. He starts off with a small one.
Fred Zinkie gets: Danny Santana Min from Paul Singman
Paul Singman gets: 3 FAAB dollars from Fred Zinkie
Accepted by all parties at 2:30 PM on 06/01/2015.
Then, loosened up, he goes bigger.
Cory Schwartz gets: Jason Heyward StL from Fred Zinkie
Fred Zinkie gets: Kole Calhoun LAA from Cory Schwartz
Accepted by all parties at 2:10 PM on 06/03/2015.
Cory Schwartz then puts together a righteous threeway.
Cory Schwartz gets: Brandon Belt SF from Nando DiFino
Scott Pianowski gets: Andre Ethier LAD and Yonder Alonso SD and 1 FAAB dollars from Cory Schwartz. And 2 FAAB dollars from Nando DiFino
Nando DiFino gets: Avisail Garcia CWS from Scott Pianowski and Rougned Odor Tex from Cory Schwartz
Accepted by all parties at 11:04 AM on 06/05/2015.
Nando DiFino lures away a top prospect for a former ace.
Nando DiFino gets: Carlos Correa Hou from Joe Pisapia
Joe Pisapia gets: Justin Verlander Det from Nando DiFino
Accepted by all parties at 1:13 PM on 06/07/2015.
Closing the circle, Nando and Fred find common ground.
Fred Zinkie gets: Alex Rodriguez NYY from Nando DiFino
Nando DiFino gets: Wil Myers SD from Fred Zinkie
Accepted by all parties at 6:12 PM on 06/07/2015.
Scott Pianowski returns, introducing Tim Heaney to the dance.
Scott Pianowski gets: Dexter Fowler ChC from Tim Heaney
Tim Heaney gets: Billy Hamilton Cin from Scott Pianowski
Accepted by all parties at 5:21 PM on 06/07/2015.
It’s good to remember this is an OBP league when evaluating that one.
Now Pianowski and DiFino rejigger. Those 3 FAAB are the ones Pianowski picked up in the earlier deal with Nando and Cory.
Scott Pianowski gets: Salvador Perez KC from Nando DiFino
Nando DiFino gets: James McCann Det and Martin Prado Mia and 3 FAAB dollars from Scott Pianowski
Accepted by all parties at 6:14 PM on 06/07/2015.
More players move through Zinkie, as he sells low.
Ray Flowers gets: Mike Fiers Mil, Christian Yelich Mia, Drew Hutchison Tor and 2 FAAB dollars from Fred Zinkie
Fred Zinkie gets: David DeJesus TB and Starling Marte Pit from Ray Flowers
Accepted by all parties at 9:08 PM on 06/07/2015.
And finally, a small one for a big catcher, at least in the future.
Ray Flowers gets: 4 FAAB dollars from David Gonos
David Gonos gets: Blake Swihart Bos from Ray Flowers
Accepted by all parties at 2:14 PM on 06/08/2015.
What’s the final tally?
Al Melchior gets Matt Carpenter, Mark Teixeira and Carlos Perez, giving up James McCann, Jacob DeGrom, Dallas Keuchel, and Nick Castellanos.
Scott Pianowski gets Jacob DeGrom, Andre Ethier, Yonder Alonso, Dexter Fowler, and Salvador Perez, for Matt Carpenter, Avisail Garcia, Billy Hamilton, and Martin Prado.
Paul Singman got Nick Castellanos and 3 FAAB for Carlos Perez and Danny Santana.
David Gonos gets Dallas Keuchel and Blake Swihart for Mark Teixeira and 4 fAAB.
Fred Zinkie gets Danny Santana, Kole Calhoun, Alex Rodriguez, David DeJesus and Starling Marte and gives up 5 FAAB, Jason Heyward, Wil Myers, Mike Fiers, Christian Yelich, and Drew Hutchison.
Cory Schwarts gets Jason Heyward, and Brandon Belt for Kole Calhoun, Andre Ethier, Yonder Alonso, Rougned Odor, and 1 FAAB.
Nando DiFino gets Avisail Garcia, Rougned Odor, Carlos Correa, Wil Myers, James McCann, Martin Prado and 1 FAAB for Salvado Perez, Alex Rodriguez, Justin Verlander, and Brandon Belt.
Joe Pisapia gets Justin Verlander and gives Carlos Correa.
Tim Heaney gets Billy Hamilton and gives Dexter Fowler.
Ray Flowers gets Mike Fiers, Christian Yelich, Drew Hutchison and 6 FAAB for David Dejesus, Blake Swihart and Starling Marte.
Play the #toutchallenge tonight!
Last week five civilians beat Lawr Michaels, the highest finishing Tout, in the Tuesday night Tout Challenge.
The week before, one civilian tied Todd Zola for the contest’s highest score.
How will you do against the Touts? Find out this week by entering the $2 one day Tout Challenge here: http://fanduel.com/tout-challenge.
Finish in the top half of finishers (you don’t have to beat any Touts) and double your money, while learning how one-day fantasy baseball works.
June 8 Tout Wars FAAB Reports!
The Mastersball.com crew welcomes Mark Trumbo to the American League and and Joey Gallo to the majors. Big bidding ensued this week!
Mike Gianella’s BP report for Tout AL and NL is here.
Seth Trachtman Takes Tout Daily by FanDuel’s Week 9 Contest!
Seth Trachtman got only seven points from his pitcher, Charlie Morton, in Friday night’s Tout Daily contest, but an excellent offense across the board added up to a win in Week 1 of Phase 3 of the contest.
Even if Morton hadn’t earned the win in a wild game in Atlanta, Trachtman would have prevailed, behind huge games from Adam Jones and AJ Pollock, and solid performances from Jose Bautista, Paul Goldschmidt, Dustin Pedroia and Will Middlebrooks. Only Salvador Perez on his team failed to earn at least three points.
The next three teams, Paul Greco, Michael Beller and Andy Behrens all rostered favorite Jake Odorizzi for the evening, but their plans were dashed when he was removed after four and a third innings with an oblique strain. All three also had Adam Jones on their teams.
Trachtman takes the lead in Phase 3 of the five phase contest. Each Phase is four weeks. The three teams with the highest scores for the four weeks combined will earn tickets to the August 28th final, in which 15 teams will vie for $2,000 in prizes.
You can see the leaderboard here.
This week’s winning squad:
