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by alleyoops
July 7th, 2022, 2:07 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: When to cut bait
Replies: 7
Views: 3709

Re: When to cut bait

Thanks, Todd. I'm wondering where you get the exit velocity stats?
by alleyoops
July 6th, 2022, 9:13 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: When to cut bait
Replies: 7
Views: 3709

Re: When to cut bait

Thought I'd check in on the guys who I mentioned in the original post, who were off to very slow starts. Baez - has been decent lately, showing some signs of life. Terrible OBP, but his counting stats have picked up. I've held him, and bench him when I can. THernandez - doing well lately, after the ...
by alleyoops
May 22nd, 2022, 12:03 am
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: When to cut bait
Replies: 7
Views: 3709

Re: When to cut bait

Hidden (or not so hidden) injuries can also be a factor, especially with pitchers. A couple of the guys who I listed have been dinged. Morton's probably the most likely to not get back to what he was, as father time could be catching up. Same with Nelson Cruz, who I didn't list. I think back to last...
by alleyoops
May 21st, 2022, 11:38 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: When to cut bait
Replies: 7
Views: 3709

When to cut bait

Around this point in the season (and after) it is very tempting to "cut bait" on players who have significantly underperformed their projections. I realize it's league contextual, and we're still in the "small sample size" period, but it is frustrating to see guys who were drafte...
by alleyoops
April 17th, 2022, 2:23 pm
Forum: Mastersball.com Excel Tools
Topic: CVRC questions
Replies: 2
Views: 2210

Re: CVRC questions

Thanks. The change to the setup that you suggested worked for the hitters.
by alleyoops
April 17th, 2022, 1:10 pm
Forum: Mastersball.com Excel Tools
Topic: CVRC questions
Replies: 2
Views: 2210

CVRC questions

I used CVRC for my auctions before the start of the season, and it worked great. I'd like to download the most recent content (4/8, or a later version if one comes out) to use as a basis for FAAB adds early in the season. For the auctions, I used Apache Open Office calc. There were a couple of suspe...
by alleyoops
March 29th, 2022, 9:13 pm
Forum: Mastersball.com Excel Tools
Topic: START hidden columns on Roster tab
Replies: 1
Views: 2142

START hidden columns on Roster tab

This is my first time trying to use START. The drafts are done, but curious about projected standings, so gave it a go. On the Rosters tab, I see column A and column H. Teams 7-12 will probably show as I load them. I've loaded teams 1-5, but they don't show, probably because they're in columns B-F. ...
by alleyoops
March 19th, 2022, 12:33 pm
Forum: Mastersball.com Excel Tools
Topic: CVRC - stars and scrubs
Replies: 1
Views: 2009

CVRC - stars and scrubs

I really like the CVRC tool and am using it in my slow auctions that are going on now. One question, or request: can you add another column to skew the values more toward what are likely to be actual bid prices? In our 12 mixed auctions, many/most teams take a stars and scrubs approach. I suspect th...
by alleyoops
March 15th, 2022, 7:29 pm
Forum: Mastersball.com Excel Tools
Topic: CVRC category differences
Replies: 1
Views: 1906

CVRC category differences

Our leagues use OBP instead of AVG. This looks easy to handle in the setup. We use SV+HLD instead of SV. I saw an earlier post that suggested to edit the data in the spreadsheet and put that sum in the SV column. I can do that, on the Pitchers tab in CVRC. Should work, although it will have to be up...
by alleyoops
March 19th, 2016, 9:14 pm
Forum: Prospects & Minor League Discussion
Topic: NL Only Minors Draft 3/19
Replies: 5
Views: 5400

Re: NL Only Minors Draft 3/19

Thanks for your help. Just finished a tough auction. I probably underestimated inflation, as it seemed like *every* player was $5-$10 more than LABR/ESPN values for much of the auction. This was the first auction that I can recall where I had the most $ by a fairly wide margin at the halfway point. ...
by alleyoops
March 19th, 2016, 3:32 pm
Forum: Prospects & Minor League Discussion
Topic: NL Only Minors Draft 3/19
Replies: 5
Views: 5400

Re: NL Only Minors Draft 3/19

I wound up with Newcomb Reed Contreras.
by alleyoops
March 19th, 2016, 2:11 pm
Forum: Prospects & Minor League Discussion
Topic: NL Only Minors Draft 3/19
Replies: 5
Views: 5400

Re: NL Only Minors Draft 3/19

Thanks, Perry. I neglected to list giolito as unavailable. We start at 4pm eastern. It is a 2-catcher league. Where do you see Arroyo and Nottingham in the order? League context - minors guys who are doing well often get dealt for a stud at dump time. Top ones rarely get dealt as their long term val...
by alleyoops
March 18th, 2016, 9:11 pm
Forum: Prospects & Minor League Discussion
Topic: NL Only Minors Draft 3/19
Replies: 5
Views: 5400

NL Only Minors Draft 3/19

Coming up on our annual minors draft in our 12-team NL only keeper league. I have no minors keepers so will pick 3 guys in the draft. Picking 7th, 13th, 21st of the available players. Guys who are not available: Seager crawford urias glasnow meadows shipley stephenson blair bell winker dahl mcmahon ...
by alleyoops
February 1st, 2016, 8:59 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: NL only keeper trade
Replies: 5
Views: 1251

Re: NL only keeper trade

Thanks for the feedback. He turned down deGrom for Stanton, Yelich, and Wong. Countered with Stanton, Wong, and Parra. I countered with deGrom for Stanton, Yelich, Parra, and Duffy. (arguing that he can only keep 6 and Wong's #6) My logic is that if Parra starts, he's likely to be very good value. I...
by alleyoops
January 31st, 2016, 7:32 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: NL only keeper trade
Replies: 5
Views: 1251

Re: NL only keeper trade

There is no limit on how many years a player can be kept. It is difficult to say, as far as if that deal is done, will I be competitive this year. The owner on the other side has a formidable keeper list, even before the trade, and several of the teams who dumped last year will have strong keeper li...
by alleyoops
January 31st, 2016, 3:31 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: NL only keeper trade
Replies: 5
Views: 1251

NL only keeper trade

12-team NL only keeper, salaries go up 5 each year, can keep 0-6. Inflation's maybe 10-15%. I mortgaged to make a run last year. Came up a little short, but this left the keeper cabinet pretty sparse. Here are my keeper choices now (2016 salaries): deGrom 15 familia 6 krod 11 ceshernandez 6 byrd 16 ...
by alleyoops
July 23rd, 2015, 8:22 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: DFS Baseball Observations
Replies: 0
Views: 12940

DFS Baseball Observations

I've been doing DFS baseball somewhat actively since the start of last season. Playing mostly cheap cash leagues, often with many entries in a day/evening. I've been somewhat regular on FanDuel, DraftKings, DraftDay, Fantasy Aces, Fantasy Feud, FantasyScore, and StatClash. I've made the following ob...
by alleyoops
July 9th, 2015, 9:44 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: FantasyScore DFS Results YTD
Replies: 5
Views: 2546

Re: FantasyScore DFS Results YTD

While it's still the short term, my guess is that the results reflect the relative experience levels of the players more than any ability/inability to play the game. There is definitely (or should I have said "indeed"?) learning curve with this. While some may have good results right away,...
by alleyoops
July 8th, 2015, 1:08 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: FantasyScore DFS Results YTD
Replies: 5
Views: 2546

Re: FantasyScore DFS Results YTD

Roger that, although I'm not sure I want another tough competitor there. :D Just kidding - the more MBers the better.
by alleyoops
July 7th, 2015, 1:36 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: FantasyScore DFS Results YTD
Replies: 5
Views: 2546

FantasyScore DFS Results YTD

I've played in 39 of the daily Mastersball contests on FantasyScore so far this year. I thought it might be interesting/informative to look at these results, as compared to the Mastersball contingent and a few of the top regular players from the site. Some have played nearly every day, and some have...
by alleyoops
April 5th, 2015, 8:59 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: NL only - first FAAB - any gems?
Replies: 3
Views: 913

Re: NL only - first FAAB - any gems?

Thanks for the replies. Grilli went for $2 and I only bid $1 - grrrr. Maybin was already owned. These were for bench spots. They run weekly. The top bids were Uggla 12, Koehler 9, Lambo 8, Duffy 7, Hart 7, Motte 6, RBetancourt 6, Niewenhuis 6, Baker 5, Mayberry 5, Spangenberg 5, Vogelsong 5, Maness ...
by alleyoops
April 4th, 2015, 6:54 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: NL only - first FAAB - any gems?
Replies: 3
Views: 913

NL only - first FAAB - any gems?

12-tea 5x5 NL only keeper. Keeper salary is $5 more than winning FA bid. We held our draft on 3/27, and have our first FAAB tonight, to fill our 6-player benches. All teams have holes, and want to add depth. My current plan is to put in a list of 30 players with no bid higher than $2 or $3 ($100 bud...
by alleyoops
March 28th, 2015, 11:50 pm
Forum: Prospects & Minor League Discussion
Topic: NL only minors draft
Replies: 5
Views: 5309

Re: NL only minors draft

I definitely would have used/preferred your lists to the MLB and BA ones, if they had been available. I used them last year, and your advice, and got Giolito, Dahl, and Shipley. I traded them all, in separate trades, on my way to a pennant. All of them were kept this year by their team owners. I'm c...
by alleyoops
March 28th, 2015, 12:15 pm
Forum: Prospects & Minor League Discussion
Topic: NL only minors draft
Replies: 5
Views: 5309

Re: NL only minors draft

Three reasons: 1. I took the approach of taking the guy who had the best "ranking" of those available, using mlb.com and baseballamerica as my sources. Just happened to be pitchers in all cases. 2. I was a bit nervous about taking hitters, as these sources rank based on overall talent, inc...
by alleyoops
March 27th, 2015, 11:22 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: NL only - my team
Replies: 0
Views: 11638

NL only - my team

We had our auction tonight in our NL-only 5x5 keeper league. Here's my team, with some thoughts. Feel free to comment, or ignore. c - Saltalamacchia 10, Gosewisch 1 1b - Belt 24 3b - Frazier 20 (k), Wright 25 2b - Utley 14 ss - Owings 16, Galvis 1 of - Bruce 28, Byrd 11 (k), Cuddyer (15), M.Upton (2...
by alleyoops
March 27th, 2015, 10:47 pm
Forum: Prospects & Minor League Discussion
Topic: NL only minors draft
Replies: 5
Views: 5309

NL only minors draft

I thought I'd share the results of our minors draft that happened today. The players needed to not have had an AB or IP in the majors (but could be kept from last year if they still had rookie eligibility). We also disqualified most of the international players who signed. I drafted last, so the las...
by alleyoops
March 16th, 2015, 11:29 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Auction Software
Replies: 5
Views: 2442

Re: Auction Software

I think Rotolab is the best. I used it for many years, but since I've cut back to one full-season league this year, I won't be using it. They (Merv) also are extremely responsive when there are questions. It includes BBHQ projections, as well.
by alleyoops
February 21st, 2015, 9:26 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: NL only keepers
Replies: 3
Views: 1161

Re: NL only keepers

My offer was rejected, and he countered with deGrom 10 and Teheran 13 for Wheeler 6. This looks like it probably favors me for this year, but I turned it down, as I think Wheeler has a better chance of having appeal to dumping owners than the other two, and I'd rather have an extra hitter or closer ...
by alleyoops
February 17th, 2015, 9:14 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: NL only keepers
Replies: 3
Views: 1161

Re: NL only keepers

I floated Hamels, but no takers. I think there's concern that he'll be dealt to the AL either prior to our keeper deadline or prior to the season. His salary's probably about at value, as well, so it's hard for someone to give up a lesser player at a bargain salary. As a reminder, my current planned...
by alleyoops
February 3rd, 2015, 12:53 am
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: NL only keepers
Replies: 3
Views: 1161

NL only keepers

It's still quite a while before our keeper deadline, but some trade activity has begun, so I've taken a quick look at prospective keepers. We can keep at most 6. It's 12 teams, 5x5, 260 budget. Inflation's there, but not overwhelming. I sold out last year to make a run at the championship, but manag...
by alleyoops
September 1st, 2014, 1:17 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Weekly Fantasy Football Sources
Replies: 2
Views: 2006

Weekly Fantasy Football Sources

I did pretty well in weekly FF last year. One of the sites that I used quite a bit - dfsedge (Todd was there) - is no longer around. I used it mainly to identify "bargain" guys - players whose salaries were low relative to their projected points. Of course, this relies on the projections t...
by alleyoops
August 10th, 2014, 12:52 am
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: H2H Trade Choices
Replies: 8
Views: 2299

Re: H2H Trade Choices

Thanks, Perry.
by alleyoops
August 8th, 2014, 10:51 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: H2H Trade Choices
Replies: 8
Views: 2299

Re: H2H Trade Choices

He's already offered KRod for Wood, but implied he'd take Wheeler or Roark instead of Wood. Since his offer was for Wood, I think he probably prefers him to the other two. I'll just accept - thanks for the help!
by alleyoops
August 8th, 2014, 9:51 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: H2H Trade Choices
Replies: 8
Views: 2299

Re: H2H Trade Choices

Which of Wood and Wheeler do you think I should trade? Coin flip? Roark instead of either of these guys? Think Wheeler's innings get limited at some point? Do you see KRod as the choice over Casilla or Beloit? I suspect that Beloit's trade risk knocks him out. Casilla looks pretty solid over Romo an...
by alleyoops
August 8th, 2014, 8:20 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: H2H Trade Choices
Replies: 8
Views: 2299

Re: H2H Trade Choices

Yes, it will impact that somewhat, but a) my SP are well above league average and b) my entire bench is SPs, while most other teams have hitters on their bench. So I'm likely still favored to win W and K each week (although it's never a sure thing). I've also managed to get a point in SV now and the...
by alleyoops
August 8th, 2014, 7:03 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: H2H Trade Choices
Replies: 8
Views: 2299

H2H Trade Choices

5x5 H2H. I'm in 6th, with strong starting pitching and weak closers (Qualls, McGee). Daily lineups. 6 go to playoffs, top 2 get byes. It usually takes 3 closers to get the SV point most weeks, so I've been losing that. The guy in 1st has 4 closers, and his SP is suspect after Darvish, Iwakuma and Zi...
by alleyoops
August 4th, 2014, 10:01 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Trade Choo for Jansen, Benoit and Revere?
Replies: 5
Views: 1359

Re: Trade Choo for Jansen, Benoit and Revere?

I'd do the deal. A couple of things the closers give that haven't been mentioned is help in ERA and WHIP, depth at closer, and flexibility. The value you're getting is much higher than what you're giving, and the 2 guys you have to drop (assuming a fixed roster size) aren't worth much.
by alleyoops
July 5th, 2014, 10:34 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Trade - prospects
Replies: 2
Views: 901

Re: Trade - prospects

Thanks, Perry. I accepted the counter, and feel that this positions me very well for the 2nd half. One thing that I didn't mention was that if a player is not kept in one of the three minors slots, you get to add a minors guy in a draft shortly after the start of next season. So although I've lost G...
by alleyoops
July 5th, 2014, 5:50 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Trade - prospects
Replies: 2
Views: 901

Trade - prospects

5x5 NL only keeper, 320 cap. Dump trading is going on in earnest. I did one, where I got a slew of good players for a cheap Puig. This, along with a competitive team prior, has me in 1st. 2 competitors did trades this week which will help them. I have very strong pitching and a hole at C (actually 2...
by alleyoops
June 15th, 2014, 12:36 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/14 - FanDuel late night games
Replies: 1
Views: 1473

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/14 - FanDuel late night games

This lineup lost. Given the lack of comments/replies and the decreasing number of views of these posts, it appears there isn't much interest. I'll stop cluttering the board with them, for now. I hope at some point down the road we can have active and enthusiastic discussion of this topic, as I think...
by alleyoops
June 14th, 2014, 9:01 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/14 - FanDuel late night games
Replies: 1
Views: 1473

Daily Fantasy 6/14 - FanDuel late night games

78% P Scott Kazmir $8,600 NYY@OAK ✗ best P option 50% C John Jaso $2,900 NYY@OAK ✗ l v r 65% 1B Adrian Gonzalez $3,300 ARI@LOS ✗ l v r 28% 2B Dee Gordon $3,600 ARI@LOS ✗ best 2b option 60% 3B Adrian Beltre $4,300 TEX@SEA ✗ best 3b option 20% SS Jed Lowrie $2,900 NYY@OAK ✗ couldn't afford HRamirez, l...
by alleyoops
June 14th, 2014, 7:52 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/13 - FanDuel late night games
Replies: 1
Views: 3138

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/13 - FanDuel late night games

Won all entries with this lineup.
by alleyoops
June 13th, 2014, 8:46 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/13 - FanDuel late night games
Replies: 1
Views: 3138

Daily Fantasy 6/13 - FanDuel late night games

Spent all day yesterday and part of today driving, flying and waiting in airports - ugh - and didn't get to daily fantasy baseball. :evil: Lineup for tonight's late night games: P Clayton Kershaw $10,400 ARI@LOS ✗ best P, thought of Gray as he's cheaper, and could upgrade a couple of hitters, but in...
by alleyoops
June 12th, 2014, 9:11 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 7
Views: 2487

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening games

Evening lineup lost, late lineup won.
by alleyoops
June 11th, 2014, 6:57 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 7
Views: 2487

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening game

Didn't have a ton of time -- this was an off-the-cuff entry into the $1 and $2 GPPs -- was locked out of the double ups P Yu Darvish $11,400 C Evan Gattis $3,500 1B Ike Davis $2,400 2B Daniel Murphy $3,100 3B Chris Johnson $2,300 SS Jimmy Rollins $3,100 OF Chris Coghlan $2,300 OF Justin Upton $3,90...
by alleyoops
June 11th, 2014, 6:52 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 7
Views: 2487

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening games

Late night lineup: 80% P Masahiro Tanaka $10,900 NYY@SEA ✗ best of the late SPs 27.5% C Brian McCann $3,300 NYY@SEA ✗ NYY stack lefties vs Young 67.5% 1B Albert Pujols $3,000 OAK@LAA ✗ r v l 60% 2B Howie Kendrick $2,600 OAK@LAA ✗ r v l 35% 3B Alberto Callaspo $2,300 OAK@LAA ✗ saved salary here, l v ...
by alleyoops
June 11th, 2014, 6:49 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 7
Views: 2487

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening games

I haven't messed with GPPs. I find it plenty challenging beating half the others. I can see where one would need a different approach to beat 90+ %, as you need to do to do well in GPPs. As a relative beginner, I'm encouraged when I see high %'s, and when I see common guys in my lineups and the guys...
by alleyoops
June 11th, 2014, 5:26 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 7
Views: 2487

Daily Fantasy 6/11 - FanDuel evening games

P Yu Darvish $11,400 MIA@TEX ✗ 40% lots of good SP choices, but Darvish looks best facing a weak team and weak pitcher C Evan Gattis $3,500 ATL@COL ✗ 65% stacking ATL righties, as they face a rookie LH in COL 1B Albert Pujols $3,000 OAK@LAA ✗ 42.5% cheap power R v L 2B Howie Kendrick $2,600 OAK@LAA ...
by alleyoops
June 11th, 2014, 11:00 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/10 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 3
Views: 1743

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/10 - FanDuel evening games

The late night lineup lost, and the earlier lineup had a small gain.
by alleyoops
June 10th, 2014, 7:55 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/10 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 3
Views: 1743

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/10 - FanDuel evening games

Late night lineup: P Hisashi Iwakuma $8,300 NYY@SEA ✗ prefer to Bumgarner because WAS has been hitting lately C Derek Norris $3,000 OAK@LAA ✗ great v l 1B Albert Pujols $3,100 OAK@LAA ✗ like Pomeranz, but this is a tough RH lineup 2B Howie Kendrick $2,600 OAK@LAA ✗ like Pomeranz, but this is a tough...
by alleyoops
June 10th, 2014, 5:58 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/10 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 3
Views: 1743

Daily Fantasy 6/10 - FanDuel evening games

P Hisashi Iwakuma $8,300 NYY@SEA ✗ like Wainwright more, but the price difference of $2600 helps the hitters a lot C Derek Norris $3,000 OAK@LAA ✗ an automatic play vs lefties 1B Freddie Freeman $3,700 ATL@COL ✗ highest total of the night, l v r 2B Brian Dozier $3,800 MIN@TOR ✗ having a great season...
by alleyoops
June 10th, 2014, 7:44 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/9 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 2510

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/9 - FanDuel evening games

Lost nearly all entries yesterday. Strasburg was OK, but missed on the hitters, and Vogelsong.
by alleyoops
June 9th, 2014, 1:03 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/9 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 2510

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/9 - FanDuel evening games

You're probably right, but I just find the games tougher at DS, at least so far. I've only been at this a short while, though, so maybe it's just a matter of adjusting how I'm choosing the lineups. For now, I'm focusing on FD, where I've had consistent success so far. Late night lineup: P Ryan Vogel...
by alleyoops
June 8th, 2014, 10:55 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/9 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 2510

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/9 - FanDuel evening games

My results have been much better on FanDuel than on DraftStreet. I suspect that the 3 pitching slots and extra UT slots on DS make it easier to get a lot of strong players in the lineup, which makes the variance higher and allows some folks who aren't as diligent to cash more often.
by alleyoops
June 8th, 2014, 8:32 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/9 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 2510

Daily Fantasy 6/9 - FanDuel evening games

Early look at Monday evening games: P Ryan Vogelsong $6,100 WAS@SFG ✗ Much cheaper than Strasburg 9900, and has pitched very well C Victor Martinez $3,600 DET@CWS ✗ probably the best C option, switch vs Noesi 1B Chris Davis $3,800 BOS@BAL ✗ good matchup at home, l v r 2B Jason Kipnis $2,700 CLE@TEX ...
by alleyoops
June 8th, 2014, 7:03 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/8 - FanDuel early games
Replies: 3
Views: 1596

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/8 - FanDuel early games

Thanks, Perry. I had to run after putting in the entries, before some of the MLB lineups were out. Fortunately, it cashed anyway, with Hernandez having a big day, and Carpenter and Jaso doing well.
by alleyoops
June 8th, 2014, 11:36 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/8 - FanDuel early games
Replies: 3
Views: 1596

Daily Fantasy 6/8 - FanDuel early games

Hasty - gotta run, but here's a quick lineup for the early games: P Felix Hernandez $10,900 SEA@TAM ✗ C John Jaso $3,100 OAK@BAL ✗ 1B Albert Pujols $3,300 CWS@LAA ✗ 2B Chase Utley $3,600 PHI@CIN ✗ 3B Matt Carpenter $3,200 STL@TOR ✗ SS Jed Lowrie $3,000 OAK@BAL ✗ OF Jon Jay $2,400 STL@TOR ✗ OF Jay Br...
by alleyoops
June 8th, 2014, 10:59 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 1659

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games

Won most of my bets on the 3 lineups.
by alleyoops
June 7th, 2014, 6:06 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 1659

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games

Additional late night lineup (adding Abreu): P Tim Hudson $7,600 NYM@SFG ✗ C Miguel Montero $3,600 ATL@ARI ✗ 1B Jose Abreu $4,600 CWS@LAA ✗ 2B Daniel Murphy $2,900 NYM@SFG ✗ 3B Pablo Sandoval $3,700 NYM@SFG ✗ SS Brandon Crawford $3,000 NYM@SFG ✗ OF Justin Upton $3,800 ATL@ARI ✗ OF Angel Pagan $3,200...
by alleyoops
June 7th, 2014, 5:56 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/6 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 1860

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/6 - FanDuel evening games

We may have different results with similar lineups, as I'm playing nothing higher than $5 at this point. I figure the competition is tougher the higher you go, although I know that might not be true.
by alleyoops
June 7th, 2014, 3:11 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 1659

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games

Late night lineup: P Chris Sale $10,000 CWS@LAA ✗ C Miguel Montero $3,600 ATL@ARI ✗ 1B Adam Dunn $3,000 CWS@LAA ✗ 2B Daniel Murphy $2,900 NYM@SFG ✗ 3B Pablo Sandoval $3,700 NYM@SFG ✗ SS Brandon Crawford $3,000 NYM@SFG ✗ OF Justin Upton $3,800 ATL@ARI ✗ OF Tyler Colvin $2,300 NYM@SFG ✗ OF Adam Eaton ...
by alleyoops
June 7th, 2014, 1:00 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 1659

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games

P Chris Sale $10,000 CWS@LAA ✗ C Miguel Montero $3,600 ATL@ARI ✗ 1B Adam Dunn $3,000 CWS@LAA ✗ 2B Daniel Murphy $2,900 NYM@SFG ✗ 3B Pablo Sandoval $3,700 NYM@SFG ✗ SS Brandon Crawford $3,000 NYM@SFG ✗ OF Justin Upton $3,800 ATL@ARI ✗ OF Tyler Colvin $2,300 NYM@SFG ✗ OF Adam Eaton $2,500 CWS@LAA ✗ Re...
by alleyoops
June 7th, 2014, 12:10 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 1659

Daily Fantasy 6/7 - FanDuel evening games

P Tim Hudson $7,600 NYM@SFG ✗ not a high K SP, but matchup is good and he's much cheaper than Scherzer and Sale C Victor Martinez $3,600 BOS@DET ✗ probably the best C option tonight 1B Chris Davis $4,000 OAK@BAL ✗ tough matchup, but he's one of the best hitters available, L v R *** Replaced CDavis w...
by alleyoops
June 7th, 2014, 9:51 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/6 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 1860

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/6 - FanDuel evening games

My late game lineup won, and the other pushed.
by alleyoops
June 6th, 2014, 7:43 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/6 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 1860

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/6 - FanDuel evening game6

Decided to enter the late night games, as well. P Tyson Ross $6,500 WAS@SDP ✗ not many attractive options, price is very low C Buster Posey $3,400 NYM@SFG ✗ would have gone with Montero, but he's out of the lineup 1B Jose Abreu $4,400 CWS@LAA ✗ don't like the R vs R matchup, but he's one of the best...
by alleyoops
June 5th, 2014, 11:53 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/6 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 6
Views: 1860

Daily Fantasy 6/6 - FanDuel evening games

Posting this early, as I'll be on the road most of the day tomorrow. I'll try to update it before the evening games start, if I make any changes. P Johnny Cueto $9,900 PHI@CIN ✗ 1500 less than Darvish 20% C Derek Norris $3,000 OAK@BAL ✗ vs LH in BAL 30% 1B Adrian Gonzalez $3,200 LOS@COL ✗ vs RH in C...
by alleyoops
June 5th, 2014, 11:15 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 15
Views: 3427

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games

Definitely a strange night, with all of the decent pitching options doing poorly. I did manage to break even with my lineup, which has a score of 42 pts with one game still ongoing in the 9th. Points so far: P Travis Wood $7,100 NYM@CHC ✗ 6 C Miguel Montero $3,100 ARI@COL ✗ 8.5 1B Chris Davis $3,600...
by alleyoops
June 5th, 2014, 5:19 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 15
Views: 3427

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games

#2 P Travis Wood $7,100 NYM@CHC ✗ C Miguel Montero $3,100 ARI@COL ✗ 1B Chris Davis $3,600 BAL@TEX ✗ 2B Aaron Hill $3,000 ARI@COL ✗ 3B Adrian Beltre $3,800 BAL@TEX ✗ SS Troy Tulowitzki $4,500 ARI@COL ✗ OF Charlie Blackmon $3,700 ARI@COL ✗ OF Michael Cuddyer $3,300 ARI@COL ✗ OF Kole Calhoun $2,900 LA...
by alleyoops
June 5th, 2014, 4:33 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 15
Views: 3427

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games

My first lineup -- FWIW this is more a GPP than cash game option P Tyler Skaggs $6,200 LAA@HOU ✗ C Wilin Rosario $3,300 ARI@COL ✗ 1B Chris Davis $3,600 BAL@TEX ✗ 2B Aaron Hill $3,000 ARI@COL ✗ 3B Adrian Beltre $3,800 BAL@TEX ✗ SS Troy Tulowitzki $4,500 ARI@COL ✗ OF Corey Dickerson $3,700 ARI@COL ✗ ...
by alleyoops
June 5th, 2014, 4:20 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 15
Views: 3427

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games

Cool - look forward to the upgrade to the tool. I check it sometimes now, but it's cumbersome to not have the salaries with the projection data. I wind up using it more as a "sanity check" after I've completed the first pass at my lineups, sorting hitters by HR/RBI/R/SB and pitchers by K,...
by alleyoops
June 5th, 2014, 3:42 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 15
Views: 3427

Re: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games

Cool - look forward to the upgrade to the tool. I check it sometimes now, but it's cumbersome to not have the salaries with the projection data. I wind up using it more as a "sanity check" after I've completed the first pass at my lineups, sorting hitters by HR/RBI/R/SB and pitchers by K, ...
by alleyoops
June 5th, 2014, 2:55 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games
Replies: 15
Views: 3427

Daily Fantasy 6/5 - FanDuel evening games

Thought I'd attempt to start a thread each day talking about daily fantasy for that evening. Not sure what level of interest there is here in daily, but it's become pretty popular. I've been dabbling at 50/50 salary cap games with some success, primarily using the "keys" that Todd mentione...
by alleyoops
May 7th, 2014, 4:04 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Straily, Prado
Replies: 1
Views: 757

Straily, Prado

He's been waived in a couple of leagues. Worth a small FA bid in 5x5 mixed 12 team h2h? Would drop Adam Lind, who's on my bench. Same league - Prado's struggling. Like his versatility, but some decent (though also struggling) OF FA's are available. Drop him for Crawford, Castellanos, Byrd, Swisher, ...
by alleyoops
April 30th, 2014, 9:16 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Khris Davis
Replies: 1
Views: 658

Khris Davis

He's started slowly, and is in my UT slot in 5x5 daily mixed. Would Teixeira, Viciedo, EYoung or NWalker be an upgrade? All can be had cheaply as free agents.
by alleyoops
April 30th, 2014, 8:51 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Trade possibilities
Replies: 1
Views: 721

Trade possibilities

12 mixed 5x5 weekly h2h. An owner posted that he'd like to deal Strasburg and Revere for a good hitter and decent SP. Here's my roster (currently 11th, but I like the team): lucroy, pujols, utley, donaldson, segura, mccutchen, puig, kemp, victorino, morneau darvish, liriano, estrada, tillman, balfou...
by alleyoops
April 30th, 2014, 2:02 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Stroman?
Replies: 1
Views: 578

Stroman?

It's looking like he'll be up shortly. He's a claimable FA (FCFS) in a 5x5 h2h league. My SP's are pretty decent, led by Darvish, Liriano, Estrada, Minor and Simon, but might he be an upgrade over Lackey, Ross Jr, or Mejia? Could also just add him and drop a bench hitter - Springer or Prado. Or just...
by alleyoops
March 20th, 2014, 10:49 pm
Forum: Player News and Analysis
Topic: Auction keeper leagues - guaranteed 1 year rentals
Replies: 8
Views: 6853

Re: Auction keeper leagues - guaranteed 1 year rentals

It might be different for leagues which have a relatively low in-season salary cap. In these leagues, over-paying for a stud may not be the best strategy, as it hurts your value-per-dollar, even with the stellar stats. I think the most successful owners in these kinds of leagues avoid these guys in ...
by alleyoops
March 16th, 2014, 10:31 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Prospect help
Replies: 5
Views: 656

Re: Prospect help

I threw Crick back. Wound up taking Giolito with pick #5, Dahl with pick #10, and Shipley with pick #18. Crick was pick #13, Edwards was pick #15.

Thanks for your help, Perry!
by alleyoops
March 10th, 2014, 6:26 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Prospect help
Replies: 5
Views: 656

Re: Prospect help

Thanks, Perry. Very much on the fence with Crick. Glad to have 2 names to move ahead of him, and there's some chance that Crick might make it to me for the 3rd round pick. Seems like he's relatively high on some prospect lists, and absent from others.
by alleyoops
March 9th, 2014, 10:39 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Prospect help
Replies: 5
Views: 656

Prospect help

Keepers are due tomorrow in my NL-only league. We have 3 minors slots, with salaries of 3, 2, and 1. When the minor leaguer hits the ML, he can be kept the next year at that salary, then unlimited years at a $5 increase each year. This places a premium on guys who have very high upside, even if they...
by alleyoops
April 28th, 2013, 2:58 pm
Forum: Player News and Analysis
Topic: Thoughts on Arenado?
Replies: 6
Views: 1837

Re: Thoughts on Arenado?

Lineup choices with Arenado in two leagues: 1. Arenado vs Gyorko vs Infante (starting two). 5x5 roto. 2. Arenado vs Gyorko vs Seager vs Uggla vs Walker vs Victorino vs Hunter (starting four). Leaning toward benching Walker and Victorino this week because they're dinged, and Uggla because he's cold, ...
by alleyoops
February 22nd, 2013, 2:12 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: 2 New Teams
Replies: 5
Views: 2226

Re: 2 New Teams

Thanks for your help. I should have put in my post, our league last year had 12 teams and 2 owners drop out so this year we have 2 new owners and we are back to 12 teams. Does that change the answer you sent me? Thanks, BK Yep, sure does. Forget the impact of expansion, since there is none. That le...
by alleyoops
February 21st, 2013, 1:56 am
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: 2 New Teams
Replies: 5
Views: 2226

Re: 2 New Teams

I'm far from an expert, but here's my take on this: 1. The 2 additional teams should make the value of each player, on average, higher. Since you're going from 12 teams to 14 teams (if I read the question correctly), you could figure that each player would be roughly 2/12 (17%) more valuable (and th...
by alleyoops
June 6th, 2012, 5:11 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Need help putting together a trade package
Replies: 6
Views: 898

Re: Need help putting together a trade package

So the last place team has just raised the white flag and made most of his team available. He has told the league via message board that he will not accept any offers until Friday so everyone has fair time to submit offers. He also will only trade 2 players to any single team. So basically, you pro...
by alleyoops
May 25th, 2012, 8:56 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Dynasty Trade Help?
Replies: 1
Views: 402

Re: Dynasty Trade Help?

What is MC's current salary and contract? You have a good team for this year, and although Trout will probably be pretty good this year, you're taking a hit for at least the next few years. I'd be hesitant to sign Trout for 10 years, as well. If you sign him for 5 or 6, you'll probably have great pr...
by alleyoops
May 25th, 2012, 8:24 pm
Forum: Player News and Analysis
Topic: AL Trade controversy
Replies: 15
Views: 4496

Re: AL Trade controversy

I'll take the unpopular view - I would object. In the absence of decent rules, it's incumbent on the owners of the league to voice objections, and for the committee to do the job which the limited rules give them. Allowing lopsided trades is a sure way to a) make a league uncompetitive and b) lose o...
by alleyoops
April 29th, 2012, 11:40 am
Forum: Player News and Analysis
Topic: Wilson and Madson
Replies: 4
Views: 594

Re: Wilson and Madson

Just closing the loop (pun intended) - Wilson went for $3, and I hung onto Madson. I probably won't keep him all year, but I have no use for the bench spot at this point. The FA's are dregs in this league. My bench (6): Howard (DL), Paredes (minors), Madson (DL), Stauffer (DL), Mujica, Thatcher. Pol...
by alleyoops
April 27th, 2012, 9:41 pm
Forum: Player News and Analysis
Topic: Wilson and Madson
Replies: 4
Views: 594

Wilson and Madson

What do you think the chances are for these two to be closers next season? In NL-only is it worth holding Madson, who would be 14 next year? Wilson was dropped, and will be available in FAAB this weekend. Is he worth a low bid (next year salary would be 5 more than the winning FAAB bid)? Have 6 benc...
by alleyoops
April 22nd, 2012, 6:03 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Pierre, Oswalt
Replies: 1
Views: 416

Pierre, Oswalt

5x5 14-team mixed. My team projects low in SB. I have Bartlett on my bench. Thinking of bidding for Pierre. MB projects Pierre for only 152 AB, but based on his usage so far, he might get 3 or 4 times that. Figure that makes him potentially more valuable than Bartlett. Agree? Secondarily, Oswalt's a...
by alleyoops
April 14th, 2012, 8:56 am
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: How do you find players to add?
Replies: 7
Views: 1375

Re: How do you find players to add?

2 leagues use Onroto, and 1 uses CBS. I do use the FA lists on each, usually sorting by AB or IP. But these show ytd stats or stats for the last period or two. In some cases, the best time to "find" a free agent is when they have not yet logged significant AB or IP (or SV in the case of ne...
by alleyoops
April 13th, 2012, 9:41 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: How do you find players to add?
Replies: 7
Views: 1375

How do you find players to add?

It seems that competing owners sometimes do a better job than me, in finding guys who are worth adding each week. I check Rotoworld religiously, but it's easy to miss a few significant happenings if you fail to check it at the time the news hits. Wondering what sources folks use to identify guys who...
by alleyoops
April 6th, 2012, 8:34 pm
Forum: Mastersball.com Excel Tools
Topic: START problems from a rookie
Replies: 3
Views: 1164

Re: START problems from a rookie

Quick update - Todd responded immediately last night, and we pinpointed that my problems with START were entirely and specifically due to using OpenOffice Calc instead of Excel. I downloaded Excel just now, and it's working like a champ! I don't see it documented, but is there a way to preserve the ...
by alleyoops
April 5th, 2012, 8:42 pm
Forum: Mastersball.com Excel Tools
Topic: Projections
Replies: 3
Views: 775

Re: Projections

Would think ROY projections would be meaningful and valuable from 4/19? There will be changes in playing time happening, and it would be nice to see them reflected in the projections. This would be of value on its own (to help identify free agent candidates, possible trade targets, etc), but also is...
by alleyoops
April 5th, 2012, 8:35 pm
Forum: Mastersball.com Excel Tools
Topic: START problems from a rookie
Replies: 3
Views: 1164

START problems from a rookie

First time I've used START. I think I'm following the instructions, but here's what's happening, as I enter players for my team: 1. Hitters totals are updated (row 3). 2. Category totals are updated (row 34). 3. Nothing else is updated (pitcher totals, standings, rosters). This may be because I'm us...
by alleyoops
April 1st, 2012, 5:04 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: Advice for possible convert to stars/scrubs
Replies: 2
Views: 1172

Re: Advice for possible convert to stars/scrubs

Agree with Todd, but the "scrubs" part is also very important. I've had success by spending early and getting down to $1 per player for my last 6-9 guys. In mixed, this usually works pretty well, as there are often guys who I value at $5-$10 around when it gets to dollar days. It can be tr...
by alleyoops
March 29th, 2012, 9:50 pm
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: 16 Team 1st year Dynasty league
Replies: 2
Views: 337

Re: 16 Team 1st year Dynasty league

I think you did a very good job, and have a strong team for this year. You got some excellent bargains, but also overpaid for a few guys (Kershaw, Sabathia, Minor). Maybe a little more restraint on SPs would have yielded an even stronger team, but this one should be in the hunt. There don't appear t...
by alleyoops
March 28th, 2012, 1:07 am
Forum: Team Management Advice
Topic: Did I play it right?
Replies: 12
Views: 1365

Re: Did I play it right?

In the league that I've run for 17 years, we've been through three sets of rules on expansion. I think our current way of handling it has been the best. We give all new owners the choice of taking over a non-returning team, or having no keepers but going into the auction with a "discount"....
by alleyoops
March 22nd, 2012, 2:56 pm
Forum: Prospects & Minor League Discussion
Topic: Minors List
Replies: 9
Views: 4638

Re: Minors List

Ouch! Ultimately this is just a competition that a bunch of folks play against each other by some agreed set of rules. Those rules vary from league to league. As long as a strategy conforms to the rules, it's valid. I give the guy credit for thinking of that option. Why is drafting a guy hoping he g...
by alleyoops
March 2nd, 2012, 9:16 pm
Forum: Strategy & Theory Discussion
Topic: FAAb fact finding tours
Replies: 6
Views: 1776

Re: FAAb fact finding tours

Three leagues, all use $100 FAAB budget. All treat players acquired in FAAB the same as those acquired in auction, for keeping. All increase salaries of keepers by $5 a year. None allow a $0 bid. All have in-season salary cap on starting lineup. NL only - regular FAAB, salary is the winning bid amou...
by alleyoops
February 26th, 2012, 11:36 am
Forum: Mastersball.com Excel Tools
Topic: CVRC newbie questions
Replies: 1
Views: 590

CVRC newbie questions

First year as Platinum, and I'm playing around with some of the tools. I'm in only 3 leagues this year, and 2 of them are exactly "standard" - i.e. 12 team NL 5x5 and 12 team Mixed 5x5. The third league is 14 team mixed. I can use the 15 team values, and be OK, but thought I'd go to CVRC t...