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by Darik B » Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:22 pm
C Vazquez $3
C Alfaro $1
1 Votto $34
3 Beltre $12
CO Cabrera $13
2 Harrison $3
S Polanco $11
MI Owings $3
UT Machado $37
O JDM $38
O Eaton $11
O Mallex Smith $4
O Conforto $1
O Chisenhall $1
P's: Strasburg $32, McCullers $10, Harvey $2, Honeywell $21 (fill out roster), Reyes $1, Allen $14, Brach $5, Ziegler $2, Ramos $1
My original plan was to grab Strasburg, JDM, Machado, and Freeman as my base, assuming they all stayed reasonable...I didn't want to go to $40 for FF so settled for Votto. I also was going to (mostly) punt saves and not overpay for speed since there is no overall contest here.
I put in a $14 bid on Allen mostly as a price push based on other closers and no one topped it. I was fine with at that point in the auction. I have him as a Top 5 closer this season. Since I dipped my toes in the save pool, I then tried to grab some more cheap ones...think I did with the $8 I spent on Brach, Ziegler, and Ramos.
I wasn't going to spend a lot on SP after Strasburg, so I waited around...and around...and around. Love McCullers. Harvey was simply a $2 dart throw. No idea what he'll do. I ended up "paying" $21 for Honeywell as my last roster spot. Yes, I knew of the forearm strain, and gambled. Well, now he is out for 2018. I'll simply have to wash my hands of him. I was saving money at the end of the draft for what I thought might be an Alex Reyes bid-off, and I got him for $1. A couple of owners had double-digit bids they could still make, and I really wanted Reyes. That's my favorite pick of mine for sure. His impact 2H I think will be huge.
Really liked getting Conforto for $1, too. Was surprised no one topped that.
I have some work to do pitching-wise in the reserve rounds, but I knew that would be the case from the start. Really like the offense (the catchers will be fine and only cost $4).
In the end, mostly happy with the squad, but wish I would have been more aggressive on a couple guys I did not end up with...namely Albies.
Great time, though. Thanks Andy for hosting!