The Tout Wars transactions results are in!!! WOO-HOO!!! OK, so it’s not really all that exciting. But still, Tout Wars transactions make a big difference in my Monday morning. Who did I get? Who did I miss out on? Who spent a bunch of money on players I’m not crazy about!?!
Rookie SP Tony Cingrani is expected to work out of the Reds’ rotation for a while, as Johnny Cueto (lat strain) rests. Cingrani is a big strikeouts guy, with 26 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings pitched at Triple-A Louisville. With just two walks on the season, it’s obvious that Cingrani’s control makes him a candidate to stick around (sorry, Mike Leake) even after Cueto returns.
I bid $4 on Cingrani, and he was sold for $11 to MLB.com’s Fred Zinkie. In retrospect, I underbid on him, but bidding more than one-tenth of my season’s FAAB budget on a rookie starting pitcher, when my pitching was already solid, wasn’t something I was crazy about.
This week, it was Cardinals’ slugging 1B Matt Adams and Boston reliever Andrew Bailey that ended up with high FAAB salaries too. They both sold for $7 this week, and tied as the second-most expensive of the week.
Bailey takes over in Boston as the team’s closer for a bit, as Joel Hanrahan deals with hamstring issues. Many are expecting Bailey to hold onto the role, even when Hanrahan is healthy again, which is expected to be later this week.
And Adams is a big, barrel-chested slugger in the mold of Jim Thome, and the Cardinals’ first baseman has three homers and eight RBI in just five games this season. That’s the problem. He’s a part-time player as Allen Craig owns the post-Pujols first-base spot for the Cardinals. The Cardinals will find a way to get him into the lineup, however. No one hits home runs sitting on the bench.
As for my bidding, I short-bid on Adams as a James Loney replacement, just because I know I am going to need some power sooner than later. My pitching staff has been fantastic, so I expect I’ll trade someone from the staff to amend my power deficiencies — especially now that Mike Morse has a fractured finger which could affect him even after he returns next week.
I ended up getting Rangers SP Nick Tepesch, whose price I think was a little lower mostly because his second outing wasn’t as sharp as his first. I’ll roll the dice on the youngster for a week and see what happens.
Bids entered:
Cory Schwartz:
Derek Van Riper:
Conditional Releases
Patrick Davitt:
Conditional Releases
Nando DiFino:
Eric Mack:
Tim Heaney:
Nicholas Minnix:
Scott Swanay:
Al Melchior:
Seth Trachtman:
Zach Steinhorn:
Ray Flowers:
Fred Zinkie:
David Gonos:
Paul Singman:
Cory Schwartz: res MDominguez Hou
Patrick Davitt: dis MSaunders Sea
Patrick Davitt: res MMelancon Pit
Patrick Davitt: res JCueto Cin
Nando DiFino: res DStubbs Cle
Nando DiFino: res RHalladay Phi
Tim Heaney: dis EAybar LAA
Tim Heaney: rel JArrieta Bal
Nicholas Minnix: dis JReyes Tor
Al Melchior: res AHicks Min
Ray Flowers: dis ZGreinke LAD
Ray Flowers: rel LCruz LAD
Fred Zinkie: res TWood ChC
Fred Zinkie: res GFloyd CWS
David Gonos: res DSmyly Det
Paul Singman: res YEscobar TB
Paul Singman: res JRuggiano Mia
Derek Van Riper: res MBourn Cle
Derek Van Riper: res SSantos Tor
Eric Mack: res DStoren Was
Nicholas Minnix: res GBlanco SF
Zach Steinhorn: dis RLudwick Cin
Paul Singman: res ABurnett Pit
Cory Schwartz: pur JDonaldson Oak 1
Al Melchior: pur MAdams StL 7
Derek Van Riper: pur SSmith Oak 1
Tim Heaney: pur ABailey Bos 7
Patrick Davitt: pur ZMcAllister Cle 4
Derek Van Riper: pur GRichards LAA 1
Zach Steinhorn: pur BColon Oak 1
Paul Singman: pur EBedard Hou 1
Patrick Davitt: pur RIbanez Sea 1
Nicholas Minnix: pur JValdespin NYM 0
Patrick Davitt: pur JBurton Min 0
Nando DiFino: pur JDMartinez Hou 1
Nando DiFino: pur JQuintana CWS 1
Fred Zinkie: pur TCingrani Cin 11
Eric Mack: pur JRussell ChC 1
David Gonos: pur NTepesch Tex 1
Tim Heaney: pur BCrawford SF 1
Ray Flowers: pur RTejada NYM 1
Paul Singman: pur MGonzalez Hou 0
Fred Zinkie: pur CCapuano LAD 2
Ray Flowers: pur EStults SD 1
Nicholas Minnix: pur APollock Ari 0
Paul Singman: pur NSchierholtz ChC 1
Patrick Davitt: mov RIbanez Sea UT
Nicholas Minnix: mov JValdespin NYM MI
Al Melchior: mov MAdams StL UT
Nicholas Minnix: mov APollock Ari UT
Derek Van Riper: rel RPorcello Det
Patrick Davitt: rel MFiers Mil
Patrick Davitt: rel SPryor Sea
Hopefully, getting a look at our weekly FAAB bids will help you out in your league. The Tout Wars transactions sure are a boring read, but they are extra informative!
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