It’s an exciting time in the fantasy world when the calendar flips to September, as rosters expand, resulting in call-ups galore. New players get opportunities for playing time and it gives us fantasy owners a chance to plug some holes with a month to go in the season.
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: Sorry about no chat last week.
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| 7:31 |
: Here are the @toutwars mixed league FAAB bids
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: Auction
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: GLux: 103
SHilliard: 99 JCave: 64 DanNorris: 55 CMoran: 53 JLuzardo: 51 SCastro: 33 TBeede: 26 SDoolittle: 24 JCueto: 20 RRodriguez: 19 BDrury: 19 AFrazier: 13 WFont: 11 JFraley: 7 DVerHagen: 6 DPeters: 6 RDugger: 6 JZimmermann: 6 ACabrera: 4 SGreene: 3 TLocastro: 1 RCano: 1 JProfar: 1 TFlowers: 0 IKinerFalefa: 0 DAgrazal: 0 |
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: Draft
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: SManaea: 88
CBiggio: 57 NLowe: 23 AKittredge: 17 JBauers: 17 WFlores: 15 JMeans: 11 SBrown: 8 SHilliard: 4 TDArnaud: 4 WHarris: 3 TShaw: 3 AToro: 3 TFlowers: 0 MDubon: 0 |
No major rookie call ups, but some interesting names for the last month of the season.
The projection guidelines:
Each week I look at the collection of starting pitchers owned in under 20% of leagues (consensus Yahoo/ESPN ownership from Fantasy Pros) with a few extra sub 10% discount options at the end, pointing out the options to consider if you need an extra arm or two at the end of your staff.
Let’s highlight my ten favorite starting pitcher options that may be available on your waiver wires, ordered by ownage %:
Alex Young (Arizona Diamondbacks, 19%) – With a date against the Dodgers looming, owners are looking in the short term for solutions other than Young, but they may miss out on a productive arm through the end of the year. The Diamondbacks as a whole have a weak schedule in the closing weeks, with Young currently slated to face the Reds, Mets, Marlins, Cardinals, and Padres down the stretch. Not to say that Young is fully capable of excelling across all these matchups, but I’d wager Young helps more than hurts as he brings his finesse pitching to mediocre bats.
The heck with the intro, I’ll go straight to the players being dropped in six to nine NFBC Main Event (15-team, 23-man rosters) leagues.
If there is a weekend to take off, it’s this one. Kyle Seager and Adam Plutko are the hot commodities. Not good.
The projection guidelines:
| Name | Previous Ownership% | Current Ownership% | Change% | Cost |
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| Tim Lopes SS | SEA | 0% | 2% | 2% | $3 |
| Abraham Toro-Hernandez 3B | HOU | 2% | 6% | 4% | $4 |
| Jake Fraley RF | SEA | 2% | 6% | 4% | $4 |
| Nick Solak 2B | TEX | 3% | 9% | 6% | $6 |
| Wilmer Flores 1B | ARI | 3% | 9% | 6% | $6 |
| Matt Beaty 1B | LAD | 3% | 6% | 3% | $4 |
| Tom Murphy C | SEA | 4% | 13% | 9% | $10 |
| Tommy Edman SS | STL | 6% | 15% | 9% | $11 |
| Dexter Fowler RF | STL | 7% | 12% | 5% | $6 |
| Delino DeShields CF | TEX | 8% | 14% | 6% | $8 |
| Austin Nola SS | SEA | 9% | 18% | 9% | $12 |
| Harrison Bader CF | STL | 9% | 11% | 2% | $4 |
| Jose Iglesias SS | CIN | 9% | 11% | 2% | $4 |
| Matt Adams 1B | WAS | 10% | 12% | 2% | $5 |
| Raimel Tapia CF | COL | 11% | 14% | 3% | $6 |
| Hanser Alberto SS | BAL | 14% | 19% | 5% | $9 |
| Mark Canha CF | OAK | 15% | 19% | 4% | $8 |
| Tucker Barnhart C | CIN | 20% | 23% | 3% | $9 |
| Albert Pujols 1B | LAA | 25% | 27% | 2% | $11 |
| Evan Longoria 3B | SF | 25% | 27% | 2% | $11 |
| Chris Taylor SS | LAD | 26% | 29% | 3% | $13 |
| Willy Adames SS | TB | 27% | 29% | 2% | $13 |
| Luis Arraez 2B | MIN | 33% | 53% | 20% | $62 |
| Kyle Seager 3B | SEA | 34% | 54% | 20% | $63 |
| Marwin Gonzalez LF | MIN | 36% | 52% | 16% | $51 |
| Freddy Galvis SS | CIN | 36% | 40% | 4% | $22 |
| Kevin Pillar CF | SF | 38% | 53% | 15% | $50 |
| Mike Yastrzemski RF | SF | 39% | 55% | 16% | $55 |
| Francisco Mejia C | SD | 42% | 47% | 5% | $30 |
| Nick Ahmed SS | ARI | 43% | 58% | 15% | $56 |
| Kolten Wong 2B | STL | 43% | 45% | 2% | $26 |
| Kyle Tucker LF | HOU | 44% | 46% | 2% | $27 |
| Randal Grichuk RF | TOR | 48% | 51% | 3% | $33 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera 2B | WAS | 49% | 52% | 3% | $34 |
| Name | Previous Ownership% | Current Ownership% | Change% | Cost |
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| Matt Magill RP | SEA | 0% | 7% | 7% | $2 |
| Carlos Estevez RP | COL | 0% | 5% | 5% | $1 |
| Brock Burke SP | TEX | 1% | 7% | 6% | $2 |
| Rowan Wick RP | CHC | 1% | 3% | 2% | $0 |
| Matt Albers RP | MIL | 2% | 4% | 2% | $0 |
| Daniel Hudson RP | WAS | 4% | 14% | 10% | $4 |
| Logan Webb SP | SF | 6% | 18% | 12% | $6 |
| Steven Brault RP | PIT | 6% | 10% | 4% | $1 |
| Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | 6% | 8% | 2% | $1 |
| Tony Gonsolin SP | LAD | 8% | 15% | 7% | $3 |
| Dereck Rodriguez SP | SF | 8% | 12% | 4% | $1 |
| Jacob Waguespack SP | TOR | 9% | 16% | 7% | $3 |
| Jalen Beeks RP | TB | 9% | 12% | 3% | $1 |
| Adrian Houser RP | MIL | 12% | 37% | 25% | $26 |
| Nick Anderson RP | TB | 13% | 17% | 4% | $2 |
| Johnny Cueto SP | SF | 14% | 18% | 4% | $2 |
| Mike Montgomery RP | KC | 15% | 37% | 22% | $21 |
| Adam Plutko SP | CLE | 15% | 32% | 17% | $13 |
| Hunter Strickland RP | WAS | 17% | 19% | 2% | $1 |
| Kolby Allard RP | TEX | 19% | 27% | 8% | $4 |
| A.J. Puk SP | OAK | 21% | 27% | 6% | $3 |
| Justus Sheffield RP | SEA | 22% | 30% | 8% | $5 |
| Sandy Alcantara SP | MIA | 24% | 27% | 3% | $3 |
| Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | 26% | 29% | 3% | $3 |
| Michael Wacha SP | STL | 28% | 31% | 3% | $3 |
| Homer Bailey SP | OAK | 30% | 40% | 10% | $8 |
| Joe Jimenez RP | DET | 32% | 34% | 2% | $3 |
| Dillon Peters SP | LAA | 34% | 36% | 2% | $4 |
| Sergio Romo RP | MIN | 39% | 43% | 4% | $6 |
| Joe Ross SP | WAS | 40% | 53% | 13% | $14 |
| Adam Wainwright SP | STL | 40% | 50% | 10% | $11 |
| Mark Melancon RP | ATL | 44% | 57% | 13% | $15 |
| Ivan Nova SP | CHW | 44% | 57% | 13% | $15 |
| Cal Quantrill SP | SD | 48% | 65% | 17% | $22 |
Reliever Rankings (Saves focused)
| Add | Avg Bid | Leagues (38) |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Melancon | $20 | 8 |
| Joe Ross | $17 | 5 |
| Luke Voit | $15 | 5 |
| Carlos Estevez | $11 | 6 |
| Sergio Romo | $9 | 6 |
| Matt Beaty | $9 | 17 |
| Mike Montgomery | $9 | 12 |
| Ivan Nova | $9 | 10 |
| Wade Davis | $9 | 13 |
| Daniel Hudson | $8 | 27 |
| Adam Plutko | $8 | 6 |
| Kolby Allard | $8 | 16 |
| Josh Rojas | $7 | 35 |
| Tommy Edman | $7 | 11 |
| Corban Joseph | $7 | 11 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | $7 | 5 |
| Evan Longoria | $7 | 10 |
| Jesus Luzardo | $7 | 6 |
| Tony Gonsolin | $6 | 21 |
| Logan Webb | $5 | 25 |
| Sean Manaea | $5 | 7 |
| Jalen Beeks | $5 | 9 |
| Zach Eflin | $5 | 10 |
| Kike Hernandez | $4 | 5 |
| Martin Perez | $4 | 5 |
| Hanser Alberto | $4 | 8 |
| Johnny Cueto | $4 | 8 |
| Joe Palumbo | $4 | 17 |
| Ty France | $4 | 16 |
| Greg Allen | $4 | 22 |
| Zach Davies | $4 | 6 |
| Wilmer Flores | $3 | 20 |
| Tim Lopes | $3 | 7 |
| Jose Iglesias | $3 | 6 |
| Trevor Richards | $3 | 6 |
| Matt Albers | $3 | 13 |
| Dillon Peters | $3 | 6 |
| Brandon Drury | $3 | 11 |
| Welington Castillo | $3 | 12 |
| Steven Brault | $3 | 12 |
| Matt Magill | $2 | 10 |
| Josh Naylor | $2 | 7 |
| Michael Wacha | $2 | 7 |
| Tucker Barnhart | $2 | 5 |
| CC Sabathia | $2 | 6 |
| Dereck Rodriguez | $2 | 8 |
| Brett Phillips | $2 | 7 |
| Rowdy Tellez | $2 | 6 |
| Kyle Freeland | $2 | 5 |
| Hunter Strickland | $2 | 7 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | $2 | 6 |
| Tommy Milone | $1 | 6 |
| Add | Avg Bid | Leagues (34) |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Kopech | $85 | 5 |
| Koda Glover | $22 | 16 |
| Touki Toussaint | $17 | 20 |
| Brad Keller | $16 | 6 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | $15 | 15 |
| Robert Gsellman | $14 | 7 |
| Taylor Ward | $14 | 32 |
| Danny Jansen | $13 | 27 |
| Austin Gomber | $12 | 17 |
| Rafael Ortega | $12 | 25 |
| Jake Junis | $11 | 8 |
| Freddy Galvis | $11 | 7 |
| Greg Allen | $10 | 21 |
| Brett Anderson | $10 | 25 |
| Tyler Austin | $9 | 16 |
| Alex Cobb | $9 | 10 |
| Kelvin Herrera | $9 | 9 |
| Welington Castillo | $8 | 20 |
| Matt Wieters | $7 | 5 |
| Wei-Yin Chen | $7 | 6 |
| Daniel Poncedeleon | $7 | 21 |
| Charlie Culberson | $7 | 6 |
| Cedric Mullins | $7 | 14 |
| Adam Plutko | $6 | 14 |
| Nicky Delmonico | $6 | 8 |
| Jalen Beeks | $5 | 10 |
| Lucas Giolito | $5 | 6 |
| Melky Cabrera | $5 | 18 |
| Hunter Strickland | $5 | 5 |
| Austin Jackson | $4 | 8 |
| Neil Walker | $4 | 7 |
| Felix Pena | $3 | 11 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | $3 | 8 |
| Phillip Ervin | $3 | 6 |
| Erasmo Ramirez | $3 | 13 |
| Kevin Plawecki | $3 | 9 |
| Logan Forsythe | $3 | 14 |
| David Fletcher | $3 | 5 |
| Ty Blach | $3 | 6 |
| Joe Mauer | $2 | 5 |
| Kolten Wong | $2 | 6 |
| James Shields | $2 | 11 |
| Jordan Hicks | $2 | 5 |
| Pablo Lopez | $1 | 7 |
| Robbie Erlin | $1 | 6 |
| Jose Bautista | $1 | 6 |
Today’s deep league waiver wire features a Triple-A breakout stud and a closer speculation.
I find this week’s drops sort of useless. The hitters being dropped are below-average performers in part-time roles. The pitchers are home run prone. Maybe owners should check over the list to make sure none of these has-beens are filling up a roster spot. So, here are the players being dropped in six to nine leagues.
| 7:35 |
: Hello everyone
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: Here are this week’s Tout Wars mixed league FAAB results
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: Auction
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: NAhmed: 113
JRojas: 57 AHouser: 44 KAllard: 35 SReidFoley: 29 BDrury: 27 WFlores: 26 LWebb: 23 TFrance: 22 TGonsolin: 21 DHudson: 14 RGrossman: 14 YKikuchi: 13 RTellez: 10 ASlater: 2 TThornton: 1 GAllen: 1 LSims: 0 ZEflin: 0 |
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: Draft
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: JRojas: 89
MAlbers: 51 ERios: 32 ZEflin: 23 LWebb: 13 ASlater: 11 INova: 8 BDrury: 8 KAllard: 8 JPalumbo: 8 RTellez: 7 MMagill: 5 MPerez: 4 LArraez: 4 DHudson: 4 TFrance: 3 MDuffy: 3 GAllen: 2 RMartin: 0 EEncarnacion: 0 MJoyce: 0 TKahnle: 0 |
With no big wallet busters this week, some owners may slack on their adds but several players could provide nice value. Nothing sexy, just useful.
The projection guidelines: