Closer Rankings (7/27/19)
I thought there would be more player movement by now. As of Saturday morning of July 27th, these are my closer ranks. They could easily change as more information becomes available.
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AL Lineup Analysis (7/26/19)
Angels
- Overall, the lineup has been consistent. Shohei Ohtani has been sitting with no DH available in NL parks.
- David Fletcher has led off 13 of the last 14 games while hitting .250/.294/.354 during that time frame.
Astros
- With Carlos Correa coming off the IL, all the pieces are back and the early season lineup will likely be used. Correa will hit fifth which would move Yordan Alvarez down a spot.
Otherish Content: Blurring The Line Between Selfish and Selfless
Nearly every article I write, I do it because I find the content useful. It’s an article I wish others would write but don’t. Because no one was writing about lineups is why I started writing one. Last year I tried writing both the AL and NL versions rotating weeks but the two-week gap between leagues was too long. Too many changes happened. This year Al Melchior took NL teams and I went with the AL ones. Because of the extra research, I’ve noticed my mixed-league teams lean AL.
My pickups are all AL leaning probably from writing the AL lineup analysis. I have to trust others for what is going on in the NL.
— Jeff Zimmerman (@jeffwzimmerman) July 22, 2019
It’s not just my lineup article providing self-centered content. My closers rankings and FAAB projections help me make decisions and I hope they help others.
Who is Being Dropped & Why
Compared to last week, more transactions occurred in the NFBC’s Main Event on Sunday. I’m seeing a few more borderline starters and hitters being dropped which normally would be kept. I wonder if teams are hoarding potential closers and aren’t able to roster as many replacement level talents.
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Week 18 FAAB Projections
As MLB creeps closer to the trade deadline, a few interesting names have popped up as must adds in ll formats. Most could have been owned for little of nothing last week but now the procrastination tax must be paid.
The projection guidelines:
- The ownership rates are from CBS since they have some quickdraw waiver wire leagues where players can be picked up at any time.
- The FAAB estimates are based on the 2018 15-team mixed NFBC leagues which used a $1000 FAAB budget. Owners are going to need to convert these values to their own league.
- The ownership values were taken from Saturday and lots can happen in between when they publish and FAAB bids run.
- Only players owned in 50% or fewer of CBS leagues are examined.
Closer Rankings (7/20/19)
Not much movement this week compared to my last report. I figured some bullpen trades would have occurred by now, but it looks like it will be a busy last 10 days before the traded deadline.
Note: These rankings are based on chances of getting Saves, not pitcher talent.
AL Lineup Analysis (7/18/19)
Angels
- The lineup was starting to become set until Mike Trout got hurt.
- David Fletcher (.294/.358/.420) has led off for eight straight games.
- Kole Calhoun has slowly worked his way up the lineup by hitting .273/.385/.576 over the last two weeks.
- Luis Rengifo has solidified himself in the lineup by hitting .288/.373/.424 over the last month.
Who is Being Dropped & Why
Another week, another list of drops in the NFBC Main Event. I’m not sure if it was owners moving onto football or the lack of news, but there weren’t many moves this week. For that reason, I wrote up any player dropped in eight or more of the 38 leagues instead of the normal 10 leagues.
Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat
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: Sorry for the delay, I lost track of time.
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: Here are the results of tonight’s Tout War bidding
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: Auction:
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: MBrosseau: 51
JSuarez: 33 RGarcia: 22 MCanha: 21 APlutko: 13 MYastrzemski: 3 JJunis: 3 CBurnes: 2 TWolters: 0 |
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: Draft
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: DPoncedeleon: 87
JSamardzija: 22 VVelasquez: 22 DanNorris: 18 DAgrazal: 7 MBrosseau: 7 RGrossman: 1 |
Week 17 FAAB Projections
It looks to be another calm week for adds if last night had not happened.Daniel Hudson got the first Save chance with Ken Giles out. He hasn’t had a chance to see his ownership jump so he’s not on the list, but he could garner decent bids for teams in need of Saves.
The projection guidelines:
- The ownership rates are from CBS since they have some quickdraw waiver wire leagues where players can be picked up at any time.
- The FAAB estimates are based on the 2018 15-team mixed NFBC leagues which used a $1000 FAAB budget. Owners are going to need to convert these values to their own league.
- The ownership values were taken from Saturday and lots can happen in between when they publish and FAAB bids run.
- Only players owned in 50% or fewer of CBS leagues are examined.