Scott Engel and Steve Moyer bonded over their love for the band KISS’s first album. When Steve died recently, Scott put together a tribute.
http://rotoexperts.com/264088/rock-roll-night-rotisserie-baseball-every-day-remembering-steve-moyer/
How to listen to the Tout Wars auctions!
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Meet Your Head to Head Tout Warriors
The Tout Wars Head-to-Head Auction is Saturday, March 17, 4 PM ET. This season, we’ll be using a points-based scoring format since this is the single most popular format in fantasy baseball.
Here is the scoring system, as per the 2018 Constitution:
For Tout Wars Head To Head, the stats will be turned into points, and the team with the most points in each period earns a W:
Hitting Points: Single=1, Double=2, Triple=3, HR=4, BB=1, Strikeouts=-.5, Runs=1, RBI=1, Stolen Base=2, Caught Stealing=-1
Pitching Points: Win=5, Loss=-3, Save=5, Blown Save=-3, Strikeout=1, Walk=-1, Out=1, Hit Allowed=-1, Earned Run=-1
Here are your participants, listed in order of last season’s finish. The reserve rounds follow this same order.
1. Andrea LaMont (2nd in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: LennyMelnickFantasySports
Years in Tout Wars: 3
Twitter: @RotoLady
2. Peter Kreutzer (3rd in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: Ask Rotoman, Fantasy Baseball Guide
Years in Tout Wars: 19
Twitter: @kroyte
3. Kyle Elfrink (4th in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: SiriusXM Fantasy Radio
Years in Tout Wars: 2
4. Howard Bender (5th in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: Fantasy Alarm
Years in Tout Wars: 3
Twitter: @RotobuzzGuy
5. Dr. Roto (6th in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: Scout Fantasy Sports
Years in Tout Wars: 2
Twitter: @DrRoto
6. Jake Ciely (7th in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: Rotoexperts
Years in Tout Wars: 3
Twitter: @allinkid
7. Stephania Bell (tied 9th in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: ESPN Fantasy Sports
Years in Tout Wars: 3
Twitter: @Stephania_ESPN
8. Paul Sporer (tied 9th in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: Fangraphs, ESPN Fantasy Sports
Years in Tout Wars: 5
Twitter: @Sporer
9. Clay Link (tied 9th in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: Rotowire
Years in Tout Wars: 2
Twitter: @claywlink
10. Jeff Mans (12th in 2017 Tout Wars Head to Head)
Affiliation: Fantasy Guru Elite
Years in Tout Wars: 3
Twitter: @Jeff_Mans
11. Justin Mason (New to Tout Wars)
Affiliation: Friends with Fantasy Benefits, Fangraphs, Fantasy Alarm
Years in Tout Wars: 1
Twitter: @JustinMasonFWFB
12. Michael Rathburn (New to Tout Wars)
Affiliation: Rotowire
Years in Tout Wars: 1
Twitter: @FantasyRath
Follow along with the live spreadsheet here.
We hope to see you on Twitter with the #touth2h hashtag, on the Tout Wars Facebook page and the SiriusXM Fantasy Facebook page.
Meet Your American League Auction Tout Warriors
The American League Tout Wars auction is Saturday, March 17 at 3 PM ET.
Here are your participants (give them a Twitter follow), listed in order of last season’s finish. The reserve rounds follow this same order.
1. Mike Podhorzer (1st in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Fangraphs
Years in Tout Wars: 6 (2013 Tout Mixed Draft Champion, 2017 Tout AL Champion)
Twitter: @MikePodhorzer
2. Vlad Sedler (2nd in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Fantasy Guru Elite, Rotowire, BaseballHQ
Years in Tout Wars: 2 (2017 H2H Champion)
Twitter: @Rotogut
3. Seth Trachtman (2nd in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Rotoworld
Years in Tout Wars: 9 (2016 AL Champion)
Twitter: @sethroto
4. Jason Collette (3rd in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Rotowire
Years in Tout Wars: 12
Twitter: @jasoncollette
5. Doug Dennis (drafting in memory of his friend, Steve Moyer)
Affiliation: BaseballHQ
Years in Tout Wars: 3
Twitter: @dougdennis41
6. Rob Leibowitz (5th in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Rotoheaven
Years in Tout Wars: 18
Twitter: @rob_leibowitz
7. Jeff Erickson (6th in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Rotowire
Years in Tout Wars: 18 (2007 AL Champion)
Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson
8. Patrick Davitt (7th in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: BaseballHQ
Years in Tout Wars: 7
Twitter: @patrickdavitt
9. Larry Schechter (8th in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Winning Fantasy Baseball
Years in Tout Wars: 14 (2005, 2006, 2007 Mixed Auction Champion, 2011, 2012, 2013 Tout AL Champion)
Twitter: @LarrySchechter
10. Rick Wolf/Glenn Colton (9th in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Fantasy Alarm
Years in Tout Wars: 13 (2014 Tout AL Champion)
Twitter: @RickWolf1, @glenncolton1
11. Chris Liss (10th in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Rotowire
Years in Tout Wars: 10 (2015 AL Champion, 2009 Mixed Auction Champion)
Twitter: @Chris_Liss
12. Lawr Michaels (12th in 2017 American League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: CreativeSports2
Years in Tout Wars: 18 (2001, 2009 Tout AL Champion)
Twitter: @lawrmichaels
Follow along with the live spreadsheet here.
We hope to see you on Twitter with the #altoutauction hashtag, on the Tout Wars Facebook page and the SiriusXM Fantasy Facebook page.
Meet Your 2018 National League Auction Tout Warriors
The National League auction is Saturday March 17 at 10 AM ET.
Here are your participants (give them a follow), listed in order of last season’s finish. The reserve rounds follow this same order.
1. Grey Albright (1st in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: RazzBall
Years in Tout Wars: 6 (2017 National League Auction Champion)
Twitter: @razzball
2. Tristan Cockcroft (2nd in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: ESPN Fantasy
Years in Tout Wars: 12 (2012, 2013, 2014 NL Champion)
Twitter: @SultanofStat
3. Brian Walton (3rd in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: CreativeSports2
Years in Tout Wars: 15 (2009 NL Champion)
Twitter: @B_Walton
4. Scott Wilderman (4th in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: OnRoto
Years in Tout Wars: 18 (2003, 2006 NL Champion)
5. Phil Hertz (5th in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: BaseballHQ
Years in Tout Wars: 14
Twitter: @prhz50
6. Derek Carty (6th in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: RotoGrinders, ESPN Fantasy
Years in Tout Wars: 9
Twitter: @DerekCarty
7. Lenny Melnick (7th in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: LennyMelnickFantasySports
Years in Tout Wars: 16 (2002 NL Champion with partner Irwin Zwilling)
Twitter: @LennyMelnick
8. Mike Gianella (8th in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Baseball Prospectus
Years in Tout Wars: 9 (2015 NL Champion)
Twitter: @MikeGianella
9. Andy Behrens (9th in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Yahoo! Fantasy Sports
Years in Tout Wars: 9
Twitter: @andybehrens
10. Steve Gardner (10th in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: USAToday Fantasy Sports
Years in Tout Wars: 9
Twitter: @SteveAGardner
11. Todd Zola (11th in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Mastersball, Rotowire, ESPN Fantasy Sports
Years in Tout Wars: 14 (2016 NL Champion)
Twitter: @toddzola
12. Craig Mish (12th in 2017 National League Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio
Years in Tout Wars: 3
Twitter: @CraigMish
Follow along with the live spreadsheet here.
We hope to see you on Twitter with the #nltoutauction hashtag, on the Tout Wars Facebook page and the SiriusXM Fantasy Facebook page.
Meet Your 2018 Mixed Auction Tout Warriors
The Mixed Tout Wars auction will be Saturday, March 17 at 9 AM ET.
Here are your participants (give them a Twitter follow), listed in order of last season’s finish. The reserve rounds follow this same order.
1. Jeff Zimmerman (1st in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Fangraphs and Fantrax
Years in Tout Wars: 3 (2017 Mixed Auction Champion, 2016 H2H Champion)
Twitter: @jeffwzimmerman
2. Fred Zinkie (2nd in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Years in Tout Wars: 8 (2011, 2013, 2015 Mixed Auction Champion)
Twitter: @FredZinkieMLB
3. Zach Steinhorn (3rd in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)Affiliation:
CreativeSports2 and MLB.com
Years in Tout Wars: 7 (2016 Mixed Auction Champion)
Twitter: @zachsteinhorn
4. Ron Shandler (4th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: RonShandler.com
Years in Tout Wars: 21 (1998 and 2000 AL Champion. 1998 NL Champion)
Twitter: @RonShandler
5. Al Melchior (5th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: FNTSY Radio, Fantrax
Years in Tout Wars: 6
Twitter: @almelchiorbb
6. Bret Sayre (6th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Baseball Prospectus
Years in Tout Wars: 3 (2015 Tout X Champion)
Twitter: @BretSayreBP
7. Ray Flowers (1000) (7th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Fantasy Guru Elite
Years in Tout Wars: 7
Twitter: @BaseballGuys
8. Brent Hershey (8th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: BaseballHQ
Years in Tout Wars: 6
Twitter: @BrentHQ
9. Joe Pisapia (9th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: FNTSY Radio
Years in Tout Wars: 4
Twitter: @JoePisapia17
10. Scott Engel (10th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: RotoExperts, FNTSY Radio
Years in Tout Wars: 6
Twitter: @scotteRotoEx
11. Scott Swanay (11th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: FantasyBaseballSherpa
Years in Tout Wars: 8
Twitter: @fantasy_sherpa
12. Tim Heaney (12th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Auction)
Affiliation: Rotowire, ESPN
Years in Tout Wars: 8
Twitter: @Tim_Heaney
13. Tim McLeod (11th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)
Affiliation: PattonandCo
Years in Tout Wars: 6 (2014 Mixed Draft Champion)
Twitter: @TimothyLMc
14. Derek VanRiper (14th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)
Affiliation: Rotowire
Years in Tout Wars: 8 (2014 Mixed Draft Champion)
Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
15. Scott Pianowski (15th in 2017 Mixed Tout Wars Draft)
Affiliation: Yahoo! Fantasy Sports
Years in Tout Wars: 15
Twitter: @Scott_Pianowski
Follow along with the live spreadsheet here.
We hope to see you on Twitter with the #mixedtoutauction hashtag, on the Tout Wars Facebook page and the SiriusXM Fantasy Facebook page.
How To Cross A Border: Extreme Vetting Edition
Tim McLeod is on his way to New York City for his first in-person Tout Wars auction. Tim did win Tout Mixed Draft a while back.
He posted a story about crossing the border from his native Canada into New York State today on Facebook.
The price of Francisco Mejia just went up $3.
Coming Up! Tout Weekend 2018
Tout Weekend is fast approaching. This year teams competing in the four Tout Wars auction leagues will need the luck of the Irish, as all four auctions are taking place on March 17. Yes, St. Patrick’s Day.
The location is Richmond County Bank Ballpark, home of the Staten Island Yankees. In the home dressing and exercise rooms, particularly.
The schedule:
Tout Wars Party: Friday March 16, 2018. 7pm at Foleys NY, at 18 West 33rd Street. Come one, come all.
Tout Mixed Auction: Saturday March 17, 2018. 9am at RCBB. Auctioneer: Jeff Erickson
Tout NL: Saturday March 17, 2018. 10am at RCBB. Auctioneer: Brian Feldman
Tout AL: Saturday March 17, 2018. 3pm at RCBB. Auctioneer: Joe Pisapia
Tout H2H: Saturday March 17, 2018. 4pm at RCBB. Auctioneer: Todd Zola
SiriusXM Fantasy Sports will be carrying live coverage of the four auctions, which can also be followed live on the auction spreadsheet (link to come), and Twitter (@toutwars).
The event will be open to a limited number of guests. If you’re interested in attending, let a Tout know. Only people on the guest list will be admitted to the park. There will be food and drinks available for purchase by guests.
Thanks to the Yankees for inviting us, and Andrea LaMont and Lenny Melnick for working out the details.