RotoGraphs Mock Auction Results
They deserve your sympathy and gratitude. The 14 managers that came in on three separate days and drafted for hours and hours just for your pleasure — they deserve some praise. So, rip up their teams if you will, but maybe add a thank you on the end. Cause this behemoth took almost seven hours, and if it was anyone’s fault it took that long, it was mine, except that auctions take forever. In any case, it was about seven hours that these guys spent for your pleasure.
Well, some of the pleasure was ours. Auctions are fun. In a snake draft, if a guy likes a player just a fraction more than you, you don’t get a chance to draft the player. But in auction, you can spend exactly as much as you want on the dude.
Well, exactly as much as you want in the moment. There are always regrets.
We’ll do this by team. That’s the easiest way to represent the results. Expect analysis from our crack staff this week. ($260, 5×5, 14 teams)
Eno Sarris, RotoGraphs
C $21 Matt Wieters C-BAL
C $6 Carlos Ruiz C-PHI
1B $16 Anthony Rizzo 1B-CHC
2B $22 Ben Zobrist OF/2B/SS-TB
3B $45 Miguel Cabrera 3B-DET
SS $10 Alcides Escobar SS-KC
OF $32 Josh Hamilton OF-LAA
OF $22 Curtis Granderson OF-NYY
OF $1 Andy Dirks OF-DET
OF $3 Ryan Ludwick OF-CIN
OF $2 Nolan Reimold OF-BAL
MI $9 Jimmy Rollins SS-PHI
CI $4 Kevin Youkilis 3B/1B-NYY
Util $1 Mat Gamel 1B-MIL
P $25 Zack Greinke SP-LAD
P $7 Joel Hanrahan RP-BOS
P $16 Jordan Zimmerman SP-WSH
P $3 Tim Hudson SP-ATL
P $5 Steve Cishek RP-MIA
P $1 Johan Santana SP-NYM
P $5 Shelby Miller SP/RP-STL
P $1 Brandon Beachy SP-ATL
P $2 Casey Kelly SP-SD
Paul Sporer, Baseball Prospectus
C $6 John Jaso DH/C-OAK
C $12 Victor Martinez DH/C-DET
1B $29 Allen Craig 1B/OF-STL
2B $12 Chase Utley 2B-PHI
3B $10 Kyle Seager 3B/2B-SEA
SS $1 Stephen Drew SS-BOS
OF $41 Giancarlo Stanton OF-MIA
OF $11 Norichika Aoki OF-MIL
OF $21 Shin-Soo Choo OF-CIN
OF $14 Jayson Werth OF-WSH
OF $1 Peter Bourjos OF-LAA
MI $2 Jeff Keppinger 3B/2B/1B/DH-CHW
CI $1 Jordan Pacheco 3B/1B-COL
Util $1 Oscar Taveras OF-STL
P $16 Jason Motte RP-STL
P $26 Cole Hamels SP-PHI
P $20 Jered Weaver SP-LAA
P $26 Yu Darvish SP-TEX
P $6 Homer Bailey SP-CIN
P $1 Trevor Cahill SP-AZ
P $1 Trevor Rosenthal RP-STL
P $1 John Danks SP-CHW
P $1 Jeff Niemann SP-TB
Mark Smith, Capitol Avenue Club
C $33 Buster Posey C/1B-SF
C $3 Jarrod Saltalamacchia C-BOS
1B $12 Adam LaRoche 1B-WSH
2B $22 Brandon Phillips 2B-CIN
3B $7 Mike Moustakas 3B-KC
SS $6 Andrelton Simmons SS-ATL
OF $24 Matt Holliday OF-STL
OF $4 Garrett Jones 1B/OF-PIT
OF $4 Angel Pagan OF-SF
OF $4 Torii Hunter OF-DET
OF $4 Cameron Maybin OF-SD
MI $4 Dustin Ackley 2B-SEA
CI $1 Chris Carter 1B-OAK
Util $4 Matt Joyce OF-TB
P $36 Justin Verlander SP-DET
P $19 Craig Kimbrel RP-ATL
P $19 Kris Medlen SP/RP-ATL
P $19 Johnny Cueto SP-CIN
P $4 Vinnie Pestano RP-CLE
P $7 Jason Grilli RP-PIT
P $6 Ricky Romero SP-TOR
P $11 Jarrod Parker SP-OAK
P $7 Fernando Rodney RP-TB
Nick Shlain, RotoWire
C $2 Russell Martin C-PIT
C $1 Travis D’Arnaud C-NYM
1B $40 Prince Fielder 1B-DET
2B $4 Marco Scutaro 2B/SS-SF
3B $6 Trevor Plouffe 3B-MIN
SS $13 Asdrubal Cabrera SS-CLE
OF $45 Ryan Braun OF-MIL
OF $17 Austin Jackson OF-DET
OF $6 Brett Gardner OF-NYY
OF $3 Ichiro Suzuki OF-NYY
OF $4 Lorenzo Cain OF-KC
MI $9 Howie Kendrick 2B-LAA
CI $16 Paul Konerko 1B/DH-CHW
Util $3 Alex Rodriguez 3B/DH-NYY
P $10 Matt Harrison SP-TEX
P $28 David Price SP-TB
P $21 CC Sabathia SP-NYY
P $8 Alexi Ogando SP/RP-TEX
P $1 Tommy Hanson SP-LAA
P $5 Grant Balfour RP-OAK
P $6 Glen Perkins RP-MIN
P $7 Tom Wilhelmsen RP-SEA
P $3 Andy Pettitte SP-NYY
Colin Zarzycki, RotoGraphs
C $20 Carlos Santana C/1B/DH-CLE
C $6 J.P. Arencibia C-TOR
1B $3 Yonder Alonso 1B-SD
2B $3 Dan Uggla 2B-ATL
3B $28 David Wright 3B-NYM
SS $33 Troy Tulowitzki SS-COL
OF $35 Andrew McCutchen OF-PIT
OF $18 Jacoby Ellsbury OF-BOS
OF $10 Martin Prado 3B/OF-AZ
OF $8 Michael Cuddyer OF/1B-COL
OF $1 Denard Span OF-WSH
MI $1 Erick Aybar SS-LAA
CI $4 Pedro Alvarez 3B-PIT
Util $3 Carlos Quentin OF-SD
P $12 Mariano Rivera RP-NYY
P $22 Gio Gonzalez SP-WSH
P $19 Adam Wainwright SP-STL
P $11 Doug Fister SP-DET
P $9 Matt Harvey SP-NYM
P $7 Rafael Betancourt RP-COL
P $2 Brandon League RP-LAD
P $2 Hisashi Iwakuma SP/RP-SEA
P $1 Felix Doubront SP-BOS
Bill Yochim, RotoGraphs Reader
C $25 Joe Mauer C/1B/DH-MIN
C $6 Alex Avila C-DET
1B $23 Billy Butler DH/1B-KC
2B $11 Neil Walker 2B-PIT
3B $21 Chase Headley 3B-SD
SS $20 Starlin Castro SS-CHC
OF $26 Adam Jones OF-BAL
OF $7 Wil Myers OF-TB
OF $15 Alex Gordon OF-KC
OF $9 Melky Cabrera OF-TOR
OF $1 Michael Saunders OF-SEA
MI $8 Derek Jeter SS/DH-NYY
CI $18 Freddie Freeman 1B-ATL
Util $12 David Ortiz DH-BOS
P $5 Jonathan Broxton RP-CIN
P $4 Kyle Lohse SP-STL
P $14 James Shields SP-KC
P $12 Ian Kennedy SP-AZ
P $4 Ryan Vogelsong SP-SF
P $10 Hiroki Kuroda SP-NYY
P $3 Brandon McCarthy SP-AZ
P $4 Ernesto Frieri RP-LAA
P $2 Zack Wheeler SP-NYM
Blake Murphy, Beyond the Box Score
C $10 Wilin Rosario C-CO
C $9 Brian McCann C-ATL
1B $10 Todd Frazier 3B/1B-CIN
2B $11 Rickie Weeks 2B-MIL
3B $11 Manny Machado 3B-BAL
SS $33 Jose Reyes SS-TOR
OF $36 Matt Kemp OF-LAD
OF $31 Jose Bautista OF-TOR
OF $27 Jay Bruce OF-CIN
OF $6 Ben Revere OF-PHI
OF $3 Chris Young OF-OAK
MI $2 Billy Hamilton SS-CIN
CI $10 Adam Dunn DH/1B-CHW
Util $1 Colby Rasmus OF-TOR
P $18 Matt Moore SP-TB
P $13 Brandon Morrow SP-TOR
P $9 Josh Johnson SP-TOR
P $9 Anibal Sanchez SP-DET
P $5 Jon Niese SP-NYM
P $3 Ryan Dempster SP-BOS
P $1 James McDonald SP-PIT
P $1 Francisco Liriano SP/RP-PIT
P $1 A.J. Griffin SP-OAK
Tony Mauriello / Michael Clifford, FantasyTrade411
C $14 Salvador Perez C-KC
C $5 Ryan Doumit C/OF/DH-MIN
1B $38 Joey Votto 1B-CIN
2B $8 Danny Espinosa 2B/SS-WSH
3B $33 Adrian Beltre 3B/DH-TEX
SS $6 Everth Cabrera SS-SD
OF $13 Josh Willingham OF/DH-MIN
OF $13 Michael Morse OF-SEA
OF $4 Alfonso Soriano OF-CHC
OF $7 Carlos Gomez OF-MIL
OF $6 Drew Stubbs OF-CLE
MI $5 Zack Cozart SS-CIN
CI $9 David Freese 3B-STL
Util $4 Will Middlebrooks 3B-BOS
P $28 Felix Hernandez SP-SEA
P $4 Bruce Rondon RP-DET
P $16 Roy Halladay SP-PHI
P $6 Jim Johnson RP-BAL
P $9 Sergio Romo RP-SF
P $10 Joe Nathan RP-TEX
P $6 Wade Miley SP-AZ
P $8 Mike Fiers SP-MIL
P $4 Lance Lynn SP/RP-STL
Trey White, RotoGraphs Reader
C $11 Jonathan Lucroy C-MIL
C $1 Michael Zunino C-SEA
1B $18 Mark Teixeira 1B-NYY
2B $12 Jose Altuve 2B-HOU
3B $31 Evan Longoria 3B/DH-TB
SS $16 Elvis Andrus SS-TEX
OF $37 Carlos Gonzalez OF-COL
OF $12 Mark Trumbo OF/1B/DH-LAA
OF $3 Jason Kubel OF-AZ
OF $5 Corey Hart OF/1B-MIL
OF $4 Logan Morrison OF/1B-MIA
MI $4 Jurickson Profar 2B-TEX
CI $6 Ryan Howard 1B-PHI
Util $1 Adam Eaton OF-AZ
P $9 Rafael Soriano RP-WSH
P $35 Stephen Strasburg SP-WSH
P $21 Madison Bumgarner SP-SF
P $15 Aroldis Chapman SP/RP-CIN
P $6 Kenley Jansen RP-LAD
P $2 Chris Carpenter SP-STL
P $1 Hyun-Jin Ryu SP-LAD
P $1 David Robertson RP-NYY
P $3 Josh Beckett SP-LAD
Mike Podhorzer, RotoGraphs
C $13 Mike Napoli C/1B-BOS
C $11 Jesus Montero DH/C-SEA
1B $5 Kendrys Morales DH/1B-SEA
2B $19 Aaron Hill 2B-AZ
3B $20 Aramis Ramirez 3B-MIL
SS $17 Ian Desmond SS-WSH
OF $12 Shane Victorino OF-BOS
OF $12 Carl Crawford OF-LAD
OF $11 Alex Rios OF-CHW
OF $11 Nelson Cruz OF-TEX
OF $12 Desmond Jennings OF-TB
MI $11 Josh Rutledge SS-COL
CI $7 Chris Davis DH/OF/1B-BAL
Util $10 Hunter Pence OF-SF
P $9 Jon Lester SP-BOS
P $10 Dan Haren SP-WSH
P $9 Jake Peavy SP-CHW
P $10 Brett Anderson SP-OAK
P $10 Jeff Samardzija SP-CHC
P $7 Matt Garza SP-CHC
P $8 J.J. Putz RP-AZ
P $6 John Axford RP-MIL
P $5 Jason Hammel SP-BAL
Dan Wade, RotoGraphs
C $18 Yadier Molina C-ST
C $1 Wilson Ramos C-WSH
1B $40 Albert Pujols 1B/DH-LAA
2B $27 Ian Kinsler 2B-TEX
3B $20 Brett Lawrie 3B-TOR
SS $7 J.J. Hardy SS-BAL
OF $26 Yoenis Cespedes OF/DH-OAK
OF $14 Carlos Beltran OF-STL
OF $11 Josh Reddick OF-OAK
OF $9 Dexter Fowler OF-COL
OF $5 Alejandro De Aza OF-CHW
MI $3 Emilio Bonifacio OF/2B-TOR
CI $5 Lance Berkman 1B-TEX
Util $1 Dee Gordon SS-LAD
P $9 Mike Minor SP-ATL
P $19 Max Scherzer SP-DET
P $16 Yovani Gallardo SP-MIL
P $5 Chris Tillman SP-BAL
P $3 A.J. Burnett SP-PIT
P $4 Derek Holland SP-TEX
P $6 Addison Reed RP-CHW
P $5 Dylan Bundy SP/RP-BAL
P $6 Ryan Madson RP-LAA
Bret Sayre, Fake Teams
C $1 Derek Norris C-OAK
C $1 Chris Iannetta C-LAA
1B $26 Adrian Gonzalez 1B-LAD
2B $29 Dustin Pedroia 2B-BOS
3B $1 Chris Nelson 3B/2B-COL
SS $31 Hanley Ramirez SS/3B-LAD
OF $32 Justin Upton OF-ATL
OF $28 Bryce Harper OF-WSH
OF $17 B.J. Upton OF-ATL
OF $2 Coco Crisp OF-OAK
OF $1 David Murphy OF-TEX
MI $7 Jean Segura SS-MIL
CI $27 Edwin Encarnacion DH/1B-TOR
Util $1 Brandon Belt 1B-SF
P $23 R.A. Dickey SP-TOR
P $11 Jonathan Papelbon RP-PHI
P $8 C.J. Wilson SP-LAA
P $2 Clay Buchholz SP-BOS
P $2 Sergio Santos RP-TOR
P $1 Wade Davis RP/SP-KC
P $2 Cory Luebke SP-SD
P $2 Jaime Garcia SP-STL
P $4 Casey Janssen RP-TOR
Chad Young, RotoGraphs
C $7 Yasmani Grandal C-SD
C $14 Miguel Montero C-AZ
1B $14 Eric Hosmer 1B-KC
2B $40 Robinson Cano 2B-NYY
3B $23 Ryan Zimmerman 3B-WSH
SS $3 Jed Lowrie SS-HOU
OF $11 Nick Swisher OF/1B-CLE
OF $12 Andre Ethier OF-LAD
OF $4 Starling Marte OF-PIT
OF $6 Nick Markakis OF-BAL
OF $1 Domonic Brown OF-PHI
MI $1 Scott Sizemore 2B-CLE
CI $15 Ike Davis 1B-NYM
Util $1 Mark Reynolds 1B-CLE
P $34 Clayton Kershaw SP-LAD
P $25 Matt Cain SP-SF
P $8 Chris Perez RP-CLE
P $18 Mat Latos SP-CIN
P $9 Tim Lincecum SP-SF
P $4 Wandy Rodriguez SP-PIT
P $5 Huston Street RP-SD
P $3 Edwin Jackson SP-CHC
P $1 Chad Billingsley SP-LAD
Howard Bender, RotoGraphs
C $4 A.J. Pierzynski C-TEX
C $1 Welington Castillo C-CHC
1B $27 Paul Goldschmidt 1B-AZ
2B $17 Jason Kipnis 2B-CLE
3B $21 Pablo Sandoval 3B-SF
SS $1 Hiroyuki Nakajima SS-OAK
OF $47 Mike Trout OF-LAA
OF $34 Jason Heyward OF-ATL
OF $18 Michael Bourn OF-ATL
OF $1 Dayan Viciedo OF-CHW
OF $1 Cody Ross OF-AZ
MI $1 Gordon Beckham 2B-CHW
CI $8 Justin Morneau 1B/DH-MIN
Util $3 Michael Young 3B/1B-PHI
P $23 Cliff Lee SP-PHI
P $20 Chris Sale SP-CHW
P $7 Trevor Bauer SP-CLE
P $8 Greg Holland RP-KC
P $3 Jason Vargas SP-LAA
P $7 Jeremy Hellickson SP-TB
P $4 Marco Estrada SP/RP-MIL
P $2 Carlos Marmol RP-CHC
P $1 Jacob Turner SP-MIA
With a phone full of pictures of pitchers' fingers, strange beers, and his two toddler sons, Eno Sarris can be found at the ballpark or a brewery most days. Read him here, writing about the A's or Giants at The Athletic, or about beer at October. Follow him on Twitter @enosarris if you can handle the sandwiches and inanity.
$260? 5×5? Roster settings?
Yes. $260, 5×5, 23 players, rosters as above.