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| Recent Blog Post: Long Game Extra: Live-tweeting the Auction |
| My home AL-only keeper league auction is today (12 teams, 5x5, pretty standard roto ultra rules with the addition of an in-season salary cap), and I figured I might as well live-tweet the thing. Why? For reasons!
If you want to follow along, my Twitter handle is @AntonSirius. I'm starting it out with $173 (only three teams have more, with the big stack carrying $208), and the following roster:
C: Salvador Perez $3B, Tyler Flowers $3C
1B: Eric Hosmer $17Y
SS: Eduardo Nunez $6C
CI: Chris Carter $8B
OF: David Murphy $4B, Jonny Gomes $1B
P: Yu Darvish $31B, Matt Moore $10B, Brett Anderson $2B, Felix Doubront $2B
Minors: Bubba Starling, Michael Choice, Jonathan Schoop
(Note: for long-term contracts we bump the letter designation to the end of the alphabet so that they expire at the end of their 'Z' season.)
As you can see, I'm set at catcher and don't have to worry about scarcity there, but I've got no closers so I'll have to pay full retail for a couple. Third base is also an issue, as there are only three good ones (Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Beltre and Evan Longoria) available. All the young middle-tier guys are protected, so the drop-off in talent after the big three is STEEP. If I don't land one of them, I could be looking at a Matt Dominguez as the fallback. That's scary.
Nunez was the only really difficult choice, but with Jeter out for a bit, the other injury issues the Yankees have and me lacking steals, $6 didn't seem like much of an overpay and I could easily see him going for more at auction. The alternative would have been something like Eric Sogard at $1, and that seemed like a much bigger risk.
Posted by Erik Siegrist at 3/30/2013 6:39:00 AM |
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| Jeff Beliveau (P) TB |
5/19/2013 |
| Beliveau has been called up by the Rays, the Tampa Bay Tribune reports. |
It's largely assumed that he'll be sent down Monday when Jake Odorizzi is promoted to replace David Price in the rotation, but Beliveau will provide manager Joe Maddon with an extra arm in the bullpen for Sunday's game. |
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| Matt Joyce (OF) TB |
5/18/2013 |
| Joyce went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Saturday's win over the Orioles. |
Entering Saturday, Joyce was just 2-for-12 over his last five games but he broke out in a big way against the Orioles on Saturday. His batting average on the season now stands at .246 to go along with seven home runs and 18 RBI. |
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| Jose Molina (C) TB |
5/18/2013 |
| Molina (hamstring) said he is "okay" after leaving Saturday's game, and manager Joe Maddon said Molina will be available to play Sunday, the Tampa Tribune reports. |
It looks like Molina simply tweaked his hamstring sliding into second base. It may be something to keep an eye on in the short term, but there does not appear to be a DL stint in the offing here. |
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| Roberto Hernandez (P) TB |
5/18/2013 |
| Hernandez allowed five runs over two innings and did not factor in the decision Saturday against the Orioles. |
He gave up eight hits while walking none and striking out one. Two home runs in the first inning were mainly responsibly for his early exit, but fortunately for Hernandez his offense was able to put up 10 runs and he avoided being charged with a loss. His record on the season remains at 2-4 to go along with a 5.24 ERA, 42 strikeouts and 13 walks. |
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| Jake Odorizzi (P) TB |
5/18/2013 |
| Odorizzi will get the start Monday, the Tampa Bay Times reports. |
The Rays placed reigning Cy Young award winner David Price (triceps) on the DL Thursday, leaving a vacant spot in the rotation for a couple starts. Odorizzi gets the nod Monday, as the promising prospect posted a 3.83 ERA in 44.2 innings with Triple-A Durham. He will be officially called up at some point between the end of Sunday's game and the start of Monday's, as the Rays brought up Alex Torres to replace Price on the roster Saturday. |
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| Jose Molina (C) TB |
5/18/2013 |
| Molina left Saturday's game due to hamstring tightness and is listed as day-to-day, the Tampa Bay Times reports. |
Molina hit a deep double and appeared to have tweaked his hamstring sliding into second base. It does not appear to be anything serious, though he could miss a game or two. |
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| Yunel Escobar (SS) TB |
5/17/2013 |
| Escobar was 3-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI in the Rays' win over Baltimore on Friday night. |
Escobar got off to a horrible start, perhaps partially because of a hand injury, but he seems to have put that behind him and has added about 40 points to his batting average in just the past 10 days or so (he is now hitting .222). He'll need to hit his way up in the order to be a significant fantasy factor, but that is not beyond the realm of possibilities if he can string together an extended hot streak. |
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| Kelly Johnson (2B) TB |
5/17/2013 |
| Johnson had a big night, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBI and his sixth home run of the year as Tampa Bay downed the Orioles, 12-10, on Friday night. |
Johnson's bat has been a pleasant surprise this season as he is now hitting a respectable .276 and has accumulated 23 RBI. That he qualifies at both second base and outfield only adds to his potential value in most fantasy leagues. |
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| Joel Peralta (P) TB |
5/17/2013 |
| Peralta notched his first 2013 save with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief as the Rays defeated the Orioles, 12-10, on Friday night. |
He did not allow a hit, walk a batter or record a strikeout as he filled in for an unavailable Fernando Rodney. Rodney has fought with his control all season, and tossed 35 pitches in a Thursday meltdown, but there has been no indication the Rays are contemplating a change in closer duties - at least not yet. Still, if Rodney continues to struggle, Peralta would possibly be next in line. |
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8/27/2008 |
| The Rays have announced whom they'll send to the Arizona Fall League this winter, the Tampa Tribune reports. Triple-A RHP Chris Mason will join five Double-A players (LHP James Houser, RHP Ryan Reid, C Matt Spring, IF Rhyne Hughes and OF J.T. Hall) on the roster of the Peoria Javelinas this fall. |
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3/27/2008 |
| The Rays have already set a franchise record for most spring training wins in one season (17-6-2 through Wednesday), the St. Petersburg Times reports. While everyone involved quickly admits that spring training records don't mean much, Rays manager Joe Maddon takes their spring record as just one piece of evidence that the Rays have "been doing the little things properly" this spring. The times also did some research to show that, perhaps, extreme success in the spring is a sign of good things to come; of the five best spring won-loss records posted since 1980 (a list the Rays would crack at their current pace), each of those five teams made the playoffs. |
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Roster
Majors
Beliveau, Jeff P
Cobb, Alex P
Escobar, Yunel SS
Farnsworth, Kyle P
Fuld, Sam OF
Gomes, Brandon P(15D DL)
Hellickson, Jeremy P
Hernandez, Roberto P
Jennings, Desmond OF
Johnson, Kelly 2B
Joyce, Matt OF
Lobaton, Jose C
Loney, James 1B
Longoria, Evan 3B
Lueke, Josh P
McGee, Jake P
Molina, Jose C(DTD)
Moore, Matt P
Niemann, Jeff P(60D DL)
Odorizzi, Jake P
Oviedo, Juan P(60D DL)
Peralta, Joel P
Price, David P(15D DL)
Ramos, Cesar P
Roberts, Ryan 3B
Rodney, Fernando P
Rodriguez, Sean SS
Scott, Luke DH
Torres, Alex P
Wright, Jamey P
Zobrist, Ben 2B
AAA
Albernaz, Craig C
Anderson, Leslie 1B
Archer, Chris P(DTD)
Beckham, Tim SS
Belnome, Vincent 2B
Bourgeois, Jason OF
Colome, Alex P
De Los Santos, Frank P
Duncan, Shelley OF
Figueroa, Cole SS
Fontenot, Mike 2B
Geltz, Steve P
Gimenez, Chris C
Guyer, Brandon OF
Inman, Will P
Lee, Hak-Ju SS(Out)
Martin, J.D. P
Montgomery, Mike P(7-Day DL)
Myers, Wil OF
Sanchez, Romulo P
Thompson, Rich OF
Wade, Cory P
AA
Acosta, Mayobanex C
Apodaca, Juan C
Buschmann, Matt P
Glaesmann, Todd OF
Lara, Braulio P
Mahtook, Mikie OF
Morrison, Ty OF
Mujica, Jose P
Nevarez, Matt P
Quate, Zach P
Riefenhauser, CJ P
Romero, Enny P
Sandoval, Juan P
Sheridan, Mike 1B
Suarez, Albert P
Thompson, Jake P
Wendt, David C(Out)
A+
Bailey, Luke C
Biell, Dustin OF
Carpenter, Ryan P
Carter, Kes OF
Garvin, Grayson P
Guevara, Hector 2B
Hager, Jake SS
Hahn, Jesse P
Kang, Kyeong OF
Linsky, Lenny P
Malm, Jeff 1B
Rivero, Felipe P
Rodriguez, Wilking P
Rogers, Cody OF(Out)
Segovia, Alejandro C
Shaffer, Richie 3B
Vettleson, Drew OF
A
Ames, Jeff P
Brett, Ryan 2B(Suspension)
Goeddel, Tyler 3B
Guerrieri, Taylor P
Kendall, Ian P
Leonard, Patrick 3B
Molina, Jose P
O'Conner, Justin C
Sale, Josh OF(Suspension)
Snell, Blake P
Toles, Andrew OF
Rookie
Edwards, Spencer SS
Eierman, Johnny SS
Gannon, Nolan P
Goetzman, Granden OF
Harris, James OF
Martin, Brandon SS
Mondesi Jr., Raul P
Rodriguez, David C
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