Jason Castro - $1
Clay Buchholz - $8
Bengie Molina - $7
Magglio Ordonez - $4
Dan Uggla - $11
Hunter Pence - $16
Michael Young - $10
Mark DeRosa - $3
Chad Billingsley - $13
Francisco Cordero - $10
Tom Gorzelanny - $1
Carlos Quentin - $14 (Roto Rebel)
Johnny Damon - $5
David Freese - $2
Phil Hughes - $2
Adam LaRoche - $3
Brian McCann - $18
Kurt Suzuki - $12
Jhonny Peralta - $9
Adam Jones - $17
Miguel Montero - $12
Bobby Abreu - $19
Jorge Cantu - $8
Desmond Jennings - $1
Jose Valverde - $12
Michael Wuertz - $1
Jason Motte - $1
Huston Street - $10
Ryan Ludwick - $5
Nate McLouth - $10
A.J. Burnett - $8
Brian Wilson - $12
Lance Berkman - $15
Chipper Jones - $5
Matt Wieters - $15
Clayton Richard - $1
Francisco Rodriguez - $14
Stephen Strasburg - $4
Madison Bumgarner - $2
Skip Schumaker - $4
Alfonso Soriano - $8
Jered Weaver - $12
Observations
- As you can see, my activity slowed down once the big hitters were off the board. I'll be active again when the cheap starters are rolling off the board.
- I just had to have Quentin. I think he's going to be a great value this year and could easily produce like a $30 player. If your league has a LF spot, he's potentially in the top five at that position. In reality, though, he may play a lot of DH, which would help keep him healthy. Not that I put much stock in spring games, but his two-homer game on Saturday gave me that much more incentive to outbid for him. It probably cost me a few bucks, as well, guessing that other owners upped their bids on hearing the news of his big day.
- Cordero and Street for $10? Ridiculous. Had I known closers would come so cheap, I would have passed up what seemed like unbeatable deals on Bailey ($16) and Mo ($18) in favor of cheaper alternatives (like Hoffman who I later snagged for $11). That way I could have saved $12-$14 without giving up many saves. (With nine pitcher slots, the relievers' other stats are going to be diluted anyway.) Then, I could have used the savings on mid-range starters with upside like Bucholz (who's a nice pick at $8) and Zambrano.
- After Strasburg's performance today, I get the feeling I'm to be kicking myself all year long for not beating that $4 bid! Of course, I've been spooked by talk of him starting the year in the minors, but it appears this kid could be great right away.
- Alfonso Soriano is well worth the risk at $8.
C - Victor Martinez
C - Russell Martin
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
2B - Brandon Phillips
3B - Adrian Beltre
SS - Derek Jeter
CI - Kendry Morales
MI - Alexei Ramirez
LF - Carlos Quentin
CF - Michael Bourn
RF - Nick Markakis
OF - Andrew McCutchen
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P - Mariano Rivera
P - Andrew Bailey
P - Trevor Hoffman
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