2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: Rankings, strategy, sleepers, mock draft results<\/a><\/p>\nEverything you need for 2026 fantasy baseball draft season.<\/p>\n
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Here\u2019s what the plan looks like so far:<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
$32<\/p>\n
Cal Raleigh<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
1B<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
2B<\/p>\n
$24<\/p>\n
Brice Turang<\/p>\n
3B<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
Kazuma Okamoto<\/p>\n
SS<\/p>\n
$29<\/p>\n
Trea Turner<\/p>\n
CI<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
MI<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$53<\/p>\n
Aaron Judge<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
UTIL<\/p>\n
$53<\/p>\n
Shohei Ohtani<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
$206<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Budgeting $1 for every available spot around those six, we\u2019re looking at devoting $206 of our $260 on offense, leaving just $54 on the pitching side, keeping in mind we\u2019re hoping to gain back somewhere in the range of $15 based on discounts that we can secure those hitters for off of their maximum bids.<\/p>\n
If we only have $54 to start with on the pitching side though, some sacrifices are obviously going to have to be made. The easy one is closers. We\u2019re not going to be able to compete for the top options there and are going to have to go the speculative route. Trying to get two guys for $1-$3 each is probably the best case scenario there and then we\u2019ll have to attack the category through FAAB throughout the season. It\u2019s not the way that I like to build my teams normally, but we don\u2019t really have an option if going with this extreme build on offense.<\/p>\n
I would also still like an ace on my staff. It\u2019s crazy to try to shop in the Tarik Skubal or Paul Skenes range, as the rest of the staff would be woefully underfunded if trying to do that. I\u2019m a huge believer in Yoshinobu Yamamoto though and I still feel like he\u2019s being discounted relative to the top of the pitching market. His maximum bid during this stretch has been $29 with an AAV of $26. I\u2019d love to try to get him at or near that AAV, and may even extend to that max depending on whether or not we have landed any discounts before then. Let\u2019s work with that $26 number though and go from there.<\/p>\n
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If we\u2019re just going to have one ace at the top of the staff, we\u2019re going to need at least two additional quality arms that we think can outperform industry projections and expectations and help to solidify this group. We can\u2019t miss on these guys, because the rest of the staff behind them is going to be basically $1 arms. There are two names specifically that I\u2019m very high on this year that I think fit in here perfectly. Drew Rasmussen and Trevor Rogers. Rasmussen has an AAV of $12 with a max of $15. Rogers has an AAV of $9 with a max of $15. We\u2019re not going to be able to go to $15 for both of them, but could probably make it work if we can get them close to their AAV. We\u2019re going to budget with that and adjust as necessary if we\u2019re able to secure discounts on offense.<\/p>\n
If the prices in the pitching market soar and we\u2019re unable to get Rasmussen and\/or Rogers, we\u2019re going to have to fall back to other options in the same price range that we like but are not quite as high on. For me that\u2019s Kevin Gausman, Michael King, MacKenzie Gore, Shota Imanaga, Tatsuya Imai and Robbie Ray. If I wind up with two from that group it\u2019s fine, I just won\u2019t like the staff as a whole as much as I would if getting Rasmussen or Rogers \u2013 or ideally both. We\u2019re also going to budget $1 for Justin Verlander, as he\u2019s a top target of mine and should be easy to secure at that price, as long as I wait for the right time. If someone clicks him to $2 and I need to go $3, that would be a disaster.<\/p>\n
Adding in the AAV\u2019s that we\u2019re trying to get Rasmussen and Rogers at, we\u2019re going to have to put the budget for the speculative closers at $1 to make it work \u2013 at least initially. We can add back there as well when\/if we get any discounts. So here\u2019s what the draft plan looks like heading into the draft:<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
$32<\/p>\n
Cal Raleigh<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
1B<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
2B<\/p>\n
$24<\/p>\n
Brice Turang<\/p>\n
3B<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
Kazuma Okamoto<\/p>\n
SS<\/p>\n
$29<\/p>\n
Trea Turner<\/p>\n
CI<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
MI<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$53<\/p>\n
Aaron Judge<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
OF<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
UTIL<\/p>\n
$53<\/p>\n
Shohei Ohtani<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
$206<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
SP<\/p>\n
$26<\/p>\n
Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/p>\n
SP<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
Drew Rasmussen<\/p>\n
SP<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
Trevor Rogers<\/p>\n
SP<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
SP<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
SP<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
SP<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
Justin Verlander<\/p>\n
RP<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
Speculative Closer<\/p>\n
RP<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
Speculative Closer<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
$54<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
$260<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honestly, I\u2019m very intrigued by the possibilities here. I genuinely feel like the bones of this team would be good enough to make it competitive overall with strong in-season FAAB work. Of course, this plan could fall apart very quickly, especially if we\u2019re unable to get any of the arms that we\u2019re looking for at the prices that we\u2019re hoping to see \u2013 or if we get a lot of pushback on offense and have to go to the previous max or beyond to land those core five bats. Let\u2019s see how it unfolds!<\/p>\n
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It actually took me a little bit of time to get into the action, as most of the first round of nominations were lesser players and didn\u2019t factor into my draft plan at all. It wasn\u2019t until near the end of the first round that Aaron Judge came up for nomination. I knew that he was an integral part of this plan and that I needed to get him at all costs \u2013 hoping to not go beyond the $53 that I had in the budget for him. Needless to say, I was thrilled when I clicked the bidding to $48 and heard crickets from the rest of the room. Starting off with a $5 discount gave me the confidence to think that this plan could actually work. I didn\u2019t re-distribute that $5 initially but knew that I had it in my pocket.<\/p>\n
A couple of picks later, Shohei Ohtani was nominated. We went into it the same way that we did for Judge, willing to go to $53 but hopeful that we would be able to get him for less. Imagine our shock and dismay when we only needed to go to $47 to get the job done. Two superstar hitters secured at a total of $11 less than we had budgeted. We were off and running.<\/p>\n
Shortly after that, our expected ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto was nominated. We weren\u2019t as confident about this one. The Dodgers\u2019 right-hander had gone as high as $29 in recent salary cap drafts but we were hoping to keep it around his AAV of $27 instead. If we had to go to $28 or $29 \u2013 or even $30 \u2013 we would probably do so based on the savings that we got from Judge and Ohtani, but we\u2019d really like to use those savings elsewhere if possible.<\/p>\n
This wound up being the biggest surprise of the draft for me as once the bidding got to $24, everyone simply backed off. Perhaps they were waiting and saving their pitching budgets to fight for Skubal and Skenes. Either way, I couldn\u2019t believe the way that the start of this draft had unfolded in my favor. Not only did I get my desired ace, but I did so at a significant discount.<\/p>\n
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The next player that was integral for the plan that came up for nomination was Cal Raleigh. Similar to our plan for Judge and Ohtani, we were prepared to go to the previous maximum ($32) to get him but hoping to land closer to his AAV. With that in mind, we were more than happy to secure his services for only $28. Operation crush the baseball was now in full effect.<\/p>\n
The next name up that we were concerned with was Trea Turner. The plan had us getting him for $29, so anything around there would have been perfectly fine. Turner, like many players nominated in the first couple of rounds of this draft, got to his AAV that was listed on the site and the bidding stopped. He was ours for $26.<\/p>\n
The final piece of the big five clicked into place on offense shortly after that when we nominated Brice Turang. Our budget was starting to dwindle and I wanted to have clarity on where to go at the second base position if I was unable to get Turang. I also had backup options at other positions \u2013 namely Freddie Freeman \u2013 that I was willing to pivot to if I couldn\u2019t secure Turang. Either way, I needed to know so I didn\u2019t let other contingency plans go by. We didn\u2019t wind up with as steep of a discount on Turang, going $22 which was $1 above his AAV but still $2 below the $24 that we had targeted from his previous max.<\/p>\n
Now came the waiting game. This part of the draft was absolutely brutal as we basically had to sit on our hands for the next hour and not compete on any players. We threw a couple of bids in here and there trying to get players at a discount, but we were basically sitting around and waiting for Drew Rasmussen and Trevor Rogers to come up without having to nominate them too early ourselves.<\/p>\n
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Finally, after nearly 100 players went off the board, Rasmussen was on the block. We knew from our draft plan that he had a previous max of $15 but were hoping to get him closer to his AAV of $12. So there was some frustration when we got to $14 and someone else clicked him up to $15. Not to worry though, as we were happy to tap into those earlier discounts that we secured to get the guy that we had targeted. Thankfully, $16 is all that it took. I don\u2019t like the overpay, but in the end was thrilled to still get the player that I had targeted as my SP2.<\/p>\n
The next player up for bid was Rogers. My initial assumption was that he was going to wind up going for a similar bid to Rasmussen after other managers in the league just missed out on the Rays\u2019 right-hander. I was able to breathe a gigantic sigh of relief this time when the bidding stopped at $11. We had now secured each of the top five bats that we targeted and the three SP that we wanted to build this team around. Now all we had to do was fill out the rest with a limited budget.<\/p>\n
The next name that we picked up much further down the road wound up being Justin Sterner. He\u2019s someone that I had in mind going in as a potential closer option that could be had for $1 or $2. I didn\u2019t nominate him, so I had to go to $2 but was overjoyed when the bidding stopped right there. At least had a shot at some cheap saves.<\/p>\n
I made a play to try to get Robert Garcia, going as high as $6, but couldn\u2019t bring myself to go to $8 and give up what little flexibility that I had in the draft at that point. The only other strong target that we had on offense was Kazuma Okamoto, with his AAV of $7 penciled into the draft plan. Once again we were able to secure an unexpected discount, getting him for just $5. That one got a fist pump.<\/p>\n
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At this point on offense we still needed to find a second catcher, first baseman, corner infielder, middle infielder and four outfielders. If you\u2019re going to have a weakness somewhere on offense, those aren\u2019t bad positions to need to fill in-season as options on the waiver wire are usually plentiful \u2013 especially if you\u2019re streaming bats weekly.<\/p>\n
I took a shot at some other bats. Adolis Garcia I went as high as $10 but couldn\u2019t go to $12. Matt McLain I went up to $9 as a middle but couldn\u2019t go to $11. Sal Stewart I went to $8 as a first base option before bowing out. Calen Durbin I also took the bidding to $8 before letting him go for $9.
I tried to get a few more options on the pitching side as well, going to $5 on both Tatsuya Imai and Carlos Rodon before painfully watching them land elsewhere as big discounts at $6.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t pretty, but I picked up another speculative closer in Kirby Yates for $3. Not thrilled about it, but if he opens the season with the job it will be worth it. Otherwise, no harm, no foul. I filled my second catcher spot with a $2 Carson Kelly.<\/p>\n
By this point, the talent pool was dwindling, and I actually had a decent amount of money remaining compared to the rest of the league. While there wasn\u2019t a lot of talent left in the player pool, it meant that I could at least be competitive in securing what was there. I chose to do my shopping in the outfield, landing some discount power speed options in Ramon Laureano ($6), Jordan Beck ($6) and Mickey Moniak ($5). Not players that I necessarily targeted coming into the draft, but all were still on my board and I think can be solid and capable producers.<\/p>\n
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That didn\u2019t leave much for the final four spots. We ended up settling on Kyle Manzardo ($2), Colt Keith ($1), Andres Gimenez ($2) and Jesus Sanchez ($1). On the pitching side, we added another speculative closer in Kevin Ginkel ($1), while adding to the rotation with Chad Patrick ($1), Connelly Early ($1) and as expected Justin Verlander ($1).<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the full final team through the salary cap portion of the draft:<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Player<\/p>\n
$$$<\/p>\n
AAV<\/p>\n
Delta<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Cal Raleigh<\/p>\n
$28<\/p>\n
$29<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Carson Kelly<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
1B<\/p>\n
Kyle Manzardo<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
2B<\/p>\n
Brice Turang<\/p>\n
$22<\/p>\n
$21<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
SS<\/p>\n
Trea Turner<\/p>\n
$26<\/p>\n
$26<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
3B<\/p>\n
Kazuma Okamoto<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
CI<\/p>\n
Colt Keith<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
MI<\/p>\n
Andres Gimenez<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
OF1<\/p>\n
Aaron Judge<\/p>\n
$48<\/p>\n
$48<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
OF2<\/p>\n
Ramon Laureano<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
OF3<\/p>\n
Jordan Beck<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
OF4<\/p>\n
Mickey Moniak<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
OF5<\/p>\n
Jesus Sanchez<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
UTIL<\/p>\n
Shohei Ohtani<\/p>\n
$47<\/p>\n
$48<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
76.92%<\/p>\n
14<\/p>\n
$200<\/p>\n
$206<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Player<\/p>\n
$$$<\/p>\n
AAV<\/p>\n
Delta<\/p>\n
P1<\/p>\n
Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/p>\n
$24<\/p>\n
$26<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
P2<\/p>\n
Drew Rasmussen<\/p>\n
$16<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
($4)<\/p>\n
P3<\/p>\n
Trevor Rogers<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
P4<\/p>\n
Chad Patrick<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
P5<\/p>\n
Connelly Early<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
P6<\/p>\n
Justin Verlander<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P7<\/p>\n
Kirby Yates<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
P8<\/p>\n
Justin Sterner<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
P9<\/p>\n
Kevin Ginkel<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
23.08%<\/p>\n
9<\/p>\n
$60<\/p>\n
$56<\/p>\n
($4)<\/p>\n
Overall, we actually ended up with $2 of profit against AAV while devoting nearly 77% ($200) of our budget toward the hitting side. As far as executing a plan goes, this one wound up going about as smoothly as you can imagine in a salary cap draft. We were able to get all six of our pre-draft targets to build the offense around and were successful in getting all four starting pitchers that we targeted as well. If this team ends up failing, it will be because I targeted the wrong players \u2013 which is ultimately how I would prefer to be judged.<\/p>\n
There are obviously holes to fill on the edges of the offense and we\u2019re going to need to bolster the backend of the starting rotation while chasing saves all year, but I firmly believe that this team has the bones to compete \u2013 not just for league prizes, but to be a contender in the overall competition if things break right for us.<\/p>\n
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In the supplemental draft portion, here\u2019s what we added to the mix:
SP \u2013 Jameson Taillon
SP \u2013 Tyler Mahle
2B\/3B \u2013 Luis Rengifo
SP \u2013 Clay Holmes
SP \u2013 Nick Martinez
OF \u2013 Isaac Collins
SP \u2013 Payton Tolle<\/p>\n
Basically wanted to add as many quality options to the mix for the rotation to try to maximize starts early in the season and see what shakes out. I also like the addition of Rengifo for flexibility considering how weak we are going in at both the corner and middle spots.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a quick look around the rest of the league and how their builds turned out:<\/p>\n
Team 1<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Player<\/p>\n
$$$<\/p>\n
AAV<\/p>\n
Delta<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Kyle Teel<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Edgar Quero<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
1B<\/p>\n
Sal Stewart<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
2B<\/p>\n
Ozzie Albies<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
SS<\/p>\n
Geraldo Perdomo<\/p>\n
$16<\/p>\n
$17<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
3B<\/p>\n
Matt Chapman<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
CI<\/p>\n
Noelvi Marte<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
MI<\/p>\n
Kevin McGonigle<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
OF1<\/p>\n
Jackson Merrill<\/p>\n
$20<\/p>\n
$20<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
OF2<\/p>\n
Taylor Ward<\/p>\n
$13<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
OF3<\/p>\n
Dylan Crews<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
$10<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
OF4<\/p>\n
Jac Caglianone<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
OF5<\/p>\n
Colton Cowser<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
UTIL<\/p>\n
Jorge Polanco<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
49.23%<\/p>\n
14<\/p>\n
$128<\/p>\n
$128<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Player<\/p>\n
$$$<\/p>\n
AAV<\/p>\n
Delta<\/p>\n
P1<\/p>\n
Tarik Skubal<\/p>\n
$41<\/p>\n
$41<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P2<\/p>\n
Paul Skenes<\/p>\n
$38<\/p>\n
$39<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
P3<\/p>\n
Jesus Luzardo<\/p>\n
$21<\/p>\n
$20<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
P4<\/p>\n
Logan Henderson<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
P5<\/p>\n
Hunter Greene<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$21<\/p>\n
$19<\/p>\n
P6<\/p>\n
Rhett Lowder<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
P7<\/p>\n
Brady Singer<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
P8<\/p>\n
Daniel Palencia<\/p>\n
$18<\/p>\n
$17<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
P9<\/p>\n
Robert Suarez<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
50.77%<\/p>\n
9<\/p>\n
$132<\/p>\n
$150<\/p>\n
$18<\/p>\n
Team 1 went with nearly a 50\/50 split between offense and pitching and started that $132 staff by taking the top two names on the board in Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes for a combined $79. Overall it looks like he did well against AAV, but that entire difference is coming from the pre-injury AAV on Hunter Greene. Remove that, and he\u2019s actually -$1 in total. The pitching is going to have to carry the team, as the offense looks a bit light across the board \u2013 especially in the stolen base department.<\/p>\n
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Team 2<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Player<\/p>\n
$$$<\/p>\n
AAV<\/p>\n
Delta<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Salvador Perez<\/p>\n
$17<\/p>\n
$16<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Tyler Stephenson<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
1B<\/p>\n
Josh Bell<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
2B<\/p>\n
Marcus Semien<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
SS<\/p>\n
Xander Bogaerts<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
3B<\/p>\n
Josh Jung<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
CI<\/p>\n
Nolan Schanuel<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
MI<\/p>\n
Luisangel Acuna<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
OF1<\/p>\n
Julio Rodriguez<\/p>\n
$37<\/p>\n
$38<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
OF2<\/p>\n
Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/p>\n
$24<\/p>\n
$25<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
OF3<\/p>\n
Randy Arozarena<\/p>\n
$17<\/p>\n
$18<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
OF4<\/p>\n
Jakob Marsee<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
$14<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
OF5<\/p>\n
Adolis Garcia<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
($4)<\/p>\n
UTIL<\/p>\n
Kyle Schwarber<\/p>\n
$28<\/p>\n
$27<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
62.31%<\/p>\n
14<\/p>\n
$162<\/p>\n
$167<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Logan Webb<\/p>\n
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Framber Valdez<\/p>\n
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$19<\/p>\n
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Aaron Nola<\/p>\n
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$6<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
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Chris Bassitt<\/p>\n
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$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
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Reynaldo Lopez<\/p>\n
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$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
P8<\/p>\n
Grant Holmes<\/p>\n
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$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
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Kenley Jansen<\/p>\n
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$13<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
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$98<\/p>\n
$96<\/p>\n
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Overall, Team 2 finished with $3 in surplus value against AAV while going with a 62.31%\/37.69% split between offense and pitching. That\u2019s a much more standard split than what we saw from myself and Team 1. I really like the top three starting pitchers that he chose to build his staff around, though I would\u2019ve preferred to see him get a second closer to pair with Jansen. The offense obviously is build around a terrific outfield, but man does that infield need work overall. I feel like a couple of those spots are going to be a problem for him throughout the season. I think this team is solid enough that it could compete for league prizes.<\/p>\n
Team 3<\/p>\n
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($3)<\/p>\n
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Konnor Griffin<\/p>\n
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($2)<\/p>\n
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Jordan Westburg<\/p>\n
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$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
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Ryan O’Hearn<\/p>\n
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$3<\/p>\n
($3)<\/p>\n
MI<\/p>\n
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$8<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
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Brent Rooker<\/p>\n
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$27<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
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Cody Bellinger<\/p>\n
$19<\/p>\n
$18<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
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Tyler Soderstrom<\/p>\n
$19<\/p>\n
$17<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
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Jurickson Profar<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
OF5<\/p>\n
Anthony Santander<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
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Zack Gelof<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
70.43%<\/p>\n
14<\/p>\n
$181<\/p>\n
$169<\/p>\n
($12)<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
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$16<\/p>\n
$13<\/p>\n
($3)<\/p>\n
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Chase Burns<\/p>\n
$15<\/p>\n
$16<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
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Sonny Gray<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
$13<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
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Jack Flaherty<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
P5<\/p>\n
Emilio Pagan<\/p>\n
$15<\/p>\n
$15<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P6<\/p>\n
Trevor Megill<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P7<\/p>\n
Paul Sewald<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
P8<\/p>\n
Will Vest<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
P9<\/p>\n
Kyle Finnegan<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
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9<\/p>\n
$76<\/p>\n
$75<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
While my strategy in this draft was a bit extreme and unconventional, somehow this team usurped what I did to be the most interesting squad in the draft. At first I wasn\u2019t sure what was going on with the offense. I didn\u2019t know if he was just a super fan of the Athletics, or if he was trying to take advantage of them playing in Sutter Health Park once again in 2026 \u2013 as he built his offense around Nick Kurtz, Brent Rooker, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom, Jacob Wilson and Zack Gelof \u2013 taking most of them at a premium. I see that he then added three pirates (Konnor Griffin, Brandon Lowe and Ryan O\u2019Hearn) and a pair of Yankees (Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger). He then filled out his offense with injured and\/or suspended players in Jordan Westburg, Jurickson Profar and Anthony Santander. I don\u2019t believe he timed out, so perhaps he just wasn\u2019t prepared for the endgame? Either way, he wound up with -$12 against AAV on offense and will need his A\u2019s stack to crush all season to have a shot there. On the pitching side, it\u2019s confusing as well. Started out paying a premium for Kevin Gausman and then landed some solid arms and a pair of closers in Pagan and Megill (maybe). He then finished it with a $3 Paul Sewald and two setup arms from the Tigers in Will Vest and Kyle Finnegan. He also ended up leaving $3 on the table. Perhaps the plan all along was to speculate on saves late, but the rotation depth concerns me. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if this team winds up near the bottom of the standings.<\/p>\n
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Team 4<\/p>\n
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Delta<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
William Contreras<\/p>\n
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$21<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
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J.T. Realmuto<\/p>\n
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$7<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
1B<\/p>\n
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/p>\n
$32<\/p>\n
$32<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
2B<\/p>\n
Bryson Stott<\/p>\n
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$10<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
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Gunnar Henderson<\/p>\n
$34<\/p>\n
$35<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
3B<\/p>\n
Alex Bregman<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
CI<\/p>\n
Andrew Vaughn<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
MI<\/p>\n
Zach McKinstry<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
OF1<\/p>\n
Wyatt Langford<\/p>\n
$26<\/p>\n
$24<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
OF2<\/p>\n
Mike Trout<\/p>\n
$10<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
OF3<\/p>\n
Steven Kwan<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
OF4<\/p>\n
Jake McCarthy<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
OF5<\/p>\n
Dylan Beavers<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
UTIL<\/p>\n
Jordan Walker<\/p>\n
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$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
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$0<\/p>\n
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Logan Gilbert<\/p>\n
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$26<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
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Michael King<\/p>\n
$14<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
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Cam Schlittler<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
P4<\/p>\n
Kris Bubic<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
P5<\/p>\n
Andrew Painter<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
P6<\/p>\n
Mike Burrows<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P7<\/p>\n
Ryan Weathers<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P8<\/p>\n
Andres Munoz<\/p>\n
$23<\/p>\n
$23<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P9<\/p>\n
Taylor Rogers<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
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9<\/p>\n
$94<\/p>\n
$86<\/p>\n
($8)<\/p>\n
This looks like a pretty standard build overall with a 63.85%\/36.15% split between offense and pitching. The offense looks solid from top to bottom, and while there are players that I don\u2019t typically target mixed in, there\u2019s a nice balance to it. He had to overpay a bit on the pitching side, giving up $8 against AAV to build his staff, which hurt the overall quality in my opinion. He\u2019s really going to need Cam Schlittler and Kris Bubic to stay healthy and produce strong seasons if he\u2019s going to be competitive. He\u2019ll also need to find a second closer if Taylor Rogers doesn\u2019t win the Twins\u2019 job. A fine squad, at a glance I\u2019d expect him to finish somewhere near the middle of the pack.<\/p>\n
Team 5<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
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AAV<\/p>\n
Delta<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Austin Wells<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Victor Caratini<\/p>\n
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$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
1B<\/p>\n
Matt Olson<\/p>\n
$22<\/p>\n
$22<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
2B<\/p>\n
Jose Altuve<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
SS<\/p>\n
Ezequiel Tovar<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
3B<\/p>\n
Maikel Garcia<\/p>\n
$22<\/p>\n
$22<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
CI<\/p>\n
Austin Riley<\/p>\n
$20<\/p>\n
$20<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
MI<\/p>\n
Josh Smith<\/p>\n
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$1<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
OF1<\/p>\n
Ronald Acuna Jr.<\/p>\n
$43<\/p>\n
$43<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
OF2<\/p>\n
Jarren Duran<\/p>\n
$21<\/p>\n
$19<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
OF3<\/p>\n
Brenton Doyle<\/p>\n
$10<\/p>\n
$10<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
OF4<\/p>\n
Kerry Carpenter<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
$5<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
OF5<\/p>\n
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
UTIL<\/p>\n
Marcell Ozuna<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
($3)<\/p>\n
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14<\/p>\n
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$170<\/p>\n
($4)<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
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AAV<\/p>\n
Delta<\/p>\n
P1<\/p>\n
Max Fried<\/p>\n
$23<\/p>\n
$23<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
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Zack Wheeler<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
P3<\/p>\n
Edward Cabrera<\/p>\n
$10<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
P4<\/p>\n
Ranger Suarez<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
P5<\/p>\n
Robbie Ray<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P6<\/p>\n
Bryce Elder<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P7<\/p>\n
Michael Wacha<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P8<\/p>\n
Ryan Walker<\/p>\n
$13<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
P9<\/p>\n
Seranthony Dominguez<\/p>\n
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$9<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
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9<\/p>\n
$86<\/p>\n
$82<\/p>\n
($4)<\/p>\n
Team 5 came out at $8 below AAV in terms of their total team value at the end of the draft while using a traditional 67\/33 split between offense and pitching. As a whole, I like the five bats that he chose to build the offense around, with a stack of three big Braves\u2019 bats leading the way (Acuna Jr., Olson and Riley). I\u2019m concerned that there\u2019s just not enough around them though. I like Zack Wheeler as much as the next person, but counting on him to be an SP2 out of the gate might be a stretch. I like that he strengthened his SP3-SP5 though to be able to pick up the slack if Wheeler misses more time than expected or shows significant rust upon his return. This is another team that feels like middle of the pack to me.<\/p>\n
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Team 6<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
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AAV<\/p>\n
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C<\/p>\n
Dillon Dingler<\/p>\n
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$4<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Carlos Narvaez<\/p>\n
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$2<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
1B<\/p>\n
Jonathan Aranda<\/p>\n
$7<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
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Jeff McNeil<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
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Elly De La Cruz<\/p>\n
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$37<\/p>\n
($7)<\/p>\n
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Junior Caminero<\/p>\n
$31<\/p>\n
$31<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
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Caleb Durbin<\/p>\n
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($2)<\/p>\n
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Luis Garcia Jr.<\/p>\n
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$4<\/p>\n
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Roman Anthony<\/p>\n
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$19<\/p>\n
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Lawrence Butler<\/p>\n
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$9<\/p>\n
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Chandler Simpson<\/p>\n
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$6<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
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TJ Friedl<\/p>\n
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$3<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
OF5<\/p>\n
Brooks Baldwin<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
UTIL<\/p>\n
Yordan Alvarez<\/p>\n
$25<\/p>\n
$23<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
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$155<\/p>\n
($7)<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Delta<\/p>\n
P1<\/p>\n
Jacob deGrom<\/p>\n
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$23<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
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Tyler Glasnow<\/p>\n
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Brandon Woodruff<\/p>\n
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($1)<\/p>\n
P4<\/p>\n
Shane McClanahan<\/p>\n
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$6<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P5<\/p>\n
Kodai Senga<\/p>\n
$4<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
P6<\/p>\n
Gerrit Cole<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P7<\/p>\n
Shane Bieber<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P8<\/p>\n
Edwin Diaz<\/p>\n
$26<\/p>\n
$25<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
P9<\/p>\n
Josh Hader<\/p>\n
$13<\/p>\n
$11<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
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$98<\/p>\n
$90<\/p>\n
($8)<\/p>\n
Team 6 also had an interesting build for a couple of reasons, but I at least understand these ones. Overall he wound up with $15 in negative value when comparing his team against AAV. On the offensive side, most of that came from paying a premium (-$7) for Elly Da La Cruz. I\u2019m a major proponent of getting your guys though, and it looks like he was willing to do whatever he had to in order to get Da La Cruz on his team. The rest of the offense may have suffered a bit because of it, but there\u2019s a very nice balance of power and speed here. On the pitching side, he leaned into variance and is hoping that injury luck works out in his favor. If Josh Hader doesn\u2019t miss substantial time, he probably has the best closer duo in the league. If Gerrit Cole or Shane Bieber return early in the season and look like their old selves, then it\u2019s wheels up for this squad. He also needs Shane McClanahan and Brandon Woodruff to stay healthy, two things that are far from guarantees. If everything comes together though and he winds up on the right side of variance, this team could be dangerous.<\/p>\n
Team 7<\/p>\n
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AAV<\/p>\n
Delta<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
Carter Jensen<\/p>\n
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Harry Ford<\/p>\n
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$0<\/p>\n
1B<\/p>\n
Josh Naylor<\/p>\n
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$2<\/p>\n
2B<\/p>\n
Jose Caballero<\/p>\n
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$7<\/p>\n
($3)<\/p>\n
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Colson Montgomery<\/p>\n
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$1<\/p>\n
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Jose Ramirez<\/p>\n
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$41<\/p>\n
($1)<\/p>\n
CI<\/p>\n
Munetaka Murakami<\/p>\n
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MI<\/p>\n
Lenyn Sosa<\/p>\n
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$0<\/p>\n
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Juan Soto<\/p>\n
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Corbin Carroll<\/p>\n
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Chase DeLauter<\/p>\n
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($2)<\/p>\n
OF4<\/p>\n
Nick Castellanos<\/p>\n
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$1<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
OF5<\/p>\n
Jake Mangum<\/p>\n
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$2<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
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Luis Arraez<\/p>\n
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$3<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
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$170<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Bryan Woo<\/p>\n
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$26<\/p>\n
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Nick Pivetta<\/p>\n
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Trey Yesavage<\/p>\n
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($1)<\/p>\n
P4<\/p>\n
Carlos Rodon<\/p>\n
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($1)<\/p>\n
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Max Meyer<\/p>\n
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P6<\/p>\n
Roki Sasaki<\/p>\n
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$1<\/p>\n
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Zebby Matthews<\/p>\n
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Cade Smith<\/p>\n
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$24<\/p>\n
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Carlos Estevez<\/p>\n
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$13<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
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$92<\/p>\n
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Just glancing at the totals against AAV, Team 7 seemingly did alright here, securing six dollars of surplus value. It\u2019s a pretty traditional split of 64.6%\/35.4% between hitting and pitching. I love that he locked up two closers and got Cade Smith at a silly discount, but the starting pitching here leaves a lot to be desired. Woo is great, but with his health I have a hard time trusting him as an ace. If I did though, I would\u2019ve gone in heavier on a strong SP2-SP4 and this simply isn\u2019t it. The offense is exciting with a stars and scrubs approach led by Juan Soto, Corbin Carroll and Jose Ramirez. It actually feels like there\u2019s too much speed here. Jose Caballero seems like he\u2019s unnecessary on this squad, I would\u2019ve rather seen a balanced or a power bat in his place. To me it feels like a good team, not a great team, as I really think the pitching staff holds him back.<\/p>\n
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Team 8 has given us another unique build to look at, as he spent more on pitching (51.15%) than he did on hitting. He\u2019s got a sick bullpen with Mason Miller and Pete Fairbanks leading the way then Robert Garcia and Riley O\u2019Brien as speculative adds late. It\u2019s probably overkill in saves, but kept them away from the rest of the league (myself included). Crochet and Ragans are an excellent 1-2 punch if Ragans can stay healthy. The offense is lacking a bit as you\u2019d expect on a limited budget. It also seems like he had extra money left over at the end and chose to throw $7 at Will Warren instead of landing him for $1 and leaving $6 on the table.<\/p>\n
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Another team with a pretty standard split between offense and pitching. Team 9 ended up with a $6 deficit compared to AAV. On the pitching side, he has one elite closer locked up but didn\u2019t go back to the bullpen at all. The top three arms in the rotation are strong, but it gets sketchy after that. There\u2019s a lot of old and boring baked into this offense, but I kind of dig it. It pained me to pass on Freddie Freeman at that cost and in hindsight I may have been better off taking him instead of Trea Turner in my draft plan. I also pushed up the bid on Evan Carter. I\u2019d expect this squad to finish in the upper third of the league, it\u2019s just not quite enough to seal the deal.<\/p>\n
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Just looking at how this team was assembled, I would guess that the manager of Team 10 is a value-based drafter rather than someone who has a scripted draft plan. He did a nice job securing discounts relative to AAV, finishing with $10 in surplus value. Most of that is on the pitching side where he built a very strong staff from top to bottom. The offense looks to be solid as well, with a nice balance of power and speed spread throughout. I\u2019d guess that he\u2019s going to be bidding against me for outfielders on the waiver wire early in the season as quality depth could be lacking there. Overall, this team feels like a competitor.<\/p>\n
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Team 11 is another squad that did a very nice job relative to AAV, securing $10 in surplus value by the end of the draft. He also went with a pretty traditional split at 68\/32. The pitching staff is interesting, as he locked up two strong(ish) closers and chose to spread the wealth on the starting staff. I like Emmet Sheehan as much as the next guy but I\u2019d be very leery of trusting him as my ace. The depth is decent enough, but I feel like the top end is lacking. I also think that most of his starters have innings limits or workload concerns, so there could be a problem with volume. The offense looks good, it\u2019s strong, deep and balanced as headlined by Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Chourio, Zach Neto and Bryce Harper. If the pitching comes together, this team could compete for league prizes.<\/p>\n
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Overall it looks like Team 13 secured $4 of surplus value in the draft, but that\u2019s a bit inflated as Jeremy Pena has seen his value dip a bit with the word that he\u2019s likely to open the season on the injured list due to his finger injury. It\u2019s also interesting to see a team take three strong shortstops in Bobby Witt Jr., Francisco Lindor and Pena. It could work out, but limits overall roster flexibility a bit. The infield looks very strong here, but what in the world is happening in the outfield. That may be the worst starting outfield that I have ever seen. Yikes. That\u2019s going to be an area of need throughout the season. This team simply doesn\u2019t impress me much, feels like it\u2019s going to finish in the bottom third in the league.<\/p>\n
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$1<\/p>\n
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Now here\u2019s a complete masterclass on how to execute value-based drafting. Team 14 didn\u2019t go above AAV for any of his 23 players, getting everyone at cost or at a discount. In doing so, he amassed $27 in surplus value. Whether you\u2019re a fan of the strategy or not, that\u2019s extremely impressive and makes this team one to worry about. It\u2019s a very strong squad from top to bottom. If I\u2019m nitpicking, he\u2019s missing a second closer unless Beeter wins the gig for the Nationals and it feels like there could be some batting average concerns. That\u2019s it. I love the two elite catchers leading the charge on offense and there are players up and down the roster that I was interested in and tried to acquire myself. Very nicely done and I look forward to competing with this team for the league prizes.<\/p>\n
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Gleyber Torres<\/p>\n
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Jordan Lawlar<\/p>\n
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\u00a0<\/p>\n
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AAV<\/p>\n
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$22<\/p>\n
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$13<\/p>\n
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Cade Horton<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
$6<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
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Tanner Bibee<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
$8<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P6<\/p>\n
Cristian Javier<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
$1<\/p>\n
($2)<\/p>\n
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David Bednar<\/p>\n
$21<\/p>\n
$20<\/p>\n
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Griffin Jax<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
$12<\/p>\n
$0<\/p>\n
P9<\/p>\n
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We wrap up our tour around the league with Team 15. Where we saw some squads that were completely devoid of talent in the outfield, he did a nice job of building out a very strong unit there \u2013 albeit with batting average concerns. Overall it feels like a good offense, not a great one. The same goes for the pitching staff. I love Freddy Peralta at the top, but I have serious concerns about trusting Spencer Strider and Sandy Alcantara as an SP2 and SP3 respectively. There\u2019s plenty of ceiling there, but the floor is much lower than I would prefer. My guess would be that this team finishes somewhere near the middle of the pack.<\/p>\n
For those that made it all the way through, thanks for following along. Hopefully you understood that there was a method to my madness and can take some insight from here into your own salary cap drafts over the next few weeks as we creep closer to Opening Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Sunday, March 8th I entered my first official salary cap draft of the 2025 fantasy baseball season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520843,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[4260,13823,142067,43581,61430,1993,76817,25919,71309,20913,158551,86976,98958,29385,103430,7849,153014,8965,47126,99198,21296,25926,59684,17878,28626,89140,1995,105270,29502,133757,377,193239,19294,93245,108001,42113,79471,7841,4291,61431,107054,98627,363,37181,38337,18700,10000,76832,52758,383,115315,71313,18604,12944,102853,3956,107057,235045,99,4706,149619,79459,5531,92892,100993,8963],"class_list":{"0":"post-520842","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-aaron-judge","9":"tag-adolis-garcia","10":"tag-andres-gimenez","11":"tag-brady-singer","12":"tag-brice-turang","13":"tag-cal-raleigh","14":"tag-carlos-rodon","15":"tag-carson-kelly","16":"tag-chad-patrick","17":"tag-clay-holmes","18":"tag-colt-keith","19":"tag-colton-cowser","20":"tag-connelly-early","21":"tag-daniel-palencia","22":"tag-drew-rasmussen","23":"tag-dylan-crews","24":"tag-edgar-quero","25":"tag-freddie-freeman","26":"tag-geraldo-perdomo","27":"tag-hunter-greene","28":"tag-isaac-collins","29":"tag-jac-caglianone","30":"tag-jackson-merrill","31":"tag-jameson-taillon","32":"tag-jesus-luzardo","33":"tag-jordan-beck","34":"tag-jorge-polanco","35":"tag-justin-sterner","36":"tag-justin-verlander","37":"tag-kazuma-okamoto","38":"tag-kevin-gausman","39":"tag-kevin-ginkel","40":"tag-kirby-yates","41":"tag-kyle-manzardo","42":"tag-kyle-teel","43":"tag-logan-henderson","44":"tag-luis-rengifo","45":"tag-mackenzie-gore","46":"tag-matt-chapman","47":"tag-matt-mclain","48":"tag-michael-king","49":"tag-mickey-moniak","50":"tag-mlb","51":"tag-nick-martinez","52":"tag-noelvi-marte","53":"tag-ozzie-albies","54":"tag-paul-skenes","55":"tag-payton-tolle","56":"tag-ramon-laureano","57":"tag-rays","58":"tag-rhett-lowder","59":"tag-robbie-ray","60":"tag-robert-garcia","61":"tag-robert-suarez","62":"tag-sal-stewart","63":"tag-shohei-ohtani","64":"tag-shota-imanaga","65":"tag-snake-draft","66":"tag-sports","67":"tag-tarik-skubal","68":"tag-tatsuya-imai","69":"tag-taylor-ward","70":"tag-trea-turner","71":"tag-trevor-rogers","72":"tag-tyler-mahle","73":"tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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