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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

It’s a big-money league (thanks to Mark Stopa, benefactor) and it’s a league about jumbo starting spots (super flex — which strongly encourages two starting quarterbacks — two tight ends, another flex spot) and limited bench space. A modified PPR scoring format is used.

And oh yeah, it’s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

League History: 2016: Jeff Erickson over Brad Evans 2015: Andy Behrens over Chris Liss 2014: Andy Behrens over Mike Salfino 2013: Dalton Del Don over Scott Pianowski 2012: Scott Pianowski over Dalton Del Don

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Pos Erickson $ Salfino $ Schoenke $ Stopa $ Evans $ QB Dak Prescott 21 Drew Brees 37 Matt Ryan 30 Tom Brady 40 Mike Glennon 4 RB C. McCaffrey 25 Le’Veon Bell 54 Ezekiel Elliott 48 Mark Ingram 20 Melvin Gordon 39 RB Doug Martin 9 Marlon Mack 3 L. Blount 10 Tevin Coleman 16 LeSean McCoy 36 WR Terrelle Pryor 29 M. Crabtree 13 Jordy Nelson 40 Amari Cooper 32 DeAndre Hopkins 25 WR Doug Baldwin 37 Chris Conley 1 TY Hilton 40 Sammy Watkins 22 Tyreek Hill 22 WR Jarvis Landry 17 Randall Cobb 8 Donte Moncrief 11 J. Crowder 10 Alshon Jeffery 25 TE Zach Ertz 8 Travis Kelce 33 Tyler Higbee 1 Xavier Grimble 1 Jared Cook 2 TE Zach Miller 1 Dwayne Allen 2 Ben Watson 1 Jesse James 1 Antonio Gates 1 K Dan Bailey 1 Mason Crosby 1 D Buffalo 1 Seattle 1 FL Spencer Ware 13 Kenny Britt 3 Alex Smith 5 M. Mitchell 1 Samaje Perine 16 FL Ryan Tannehill 18 Kirk Cousins 30 Frank Gore 7 Aaron Rodgers 48 Sam Bradford 8 B Theo Riddick 7 Ri. Matthews 3 Jamaal Williams 1 Thomas Rawls 3 Bilal Powell 12 B Derrick Henry 5 Adam Thielen 5 Jared Goff 1 Jalen Richard 1 Deshaun Watson 5 B Terrance West 3 Matt Forte 2 Alvin Kamara 1 Latavius Murray 1 Cooper Kupp 1 B Kenneth Dixon 2 Coby Fleener 2 W. Smallwood 1 Dion Lewis 1 Cole Beasley 1 B Taylor Gabriel 1 Tyler Lockett 2 Mike Williams 1 Devin Funchess 1 Zay Jones 1 B Trevor Siemian 3 C Thompson 1 Jeremy Langford 1 Chris Hogan 1 B James White 1 Wayne Gallman 1

Pos Del Don $ Liss $ Funston $ Loza $ Payne $ QB Marcus Mariota 30 Andy Dalton 21 Blake Bortles 16 Philip Rivers 26 Jameis Winston 30 RB Joe Williams 3 Carlos Hyde 27 Marshawn Lynch 25 L. Fournette 30 Mike Gillislee 21 RB J. Rodgers 1 Charles Sims 2 Joe Mixon 20 Jay Ajayi 39 Ty Montgomery 30 WR Odell Beckham 44 Dez Bryant 36 Michael Thomas 38 John Brown 14 Allen Robinson 24 WR Mike Evans 42 Devante Parker 10 Kelvin Benjamin 10 Martavis Bryant 20 Keenan Allen 13 WR Brandin Cooks 37 Kevin White 3 Quincy Enunwa 3 Jeremy Maclin 5 Stefon Diggs 6 TE David Njoku 1 Rob Gronkowski 34 Julius Thomas 4 Jordan Reed 24 Delanie Walker 16 TE Seferian-Jenkins 1 Jimmy Graham 20 Austin Hooper 3 AJ Derby 1 Greg Olsen 19 K B. McManus 1 Justin Tucker 2 Corey Davis TR C. Cantanazaro 1 D New England 1 New York Giants 1 Arizona 1 LA Rams 1 FL Allen Hurns 1 CJ Prosise 3 Jordan Howard 35 Adrian Peterson 16 Caron Wentz 16 FL Cam Newton 32 Andrew Luck 35 Eli Manning 20 Josh McCown 1 Dalvin Cook 18 B Marqise Lee 2 OJ Howard 2 Jeremy Hill 3 Eddie Lacy 13 Rex Burkhead 1 B S. Shepard 1 D’onta Foreman 1 Brandon Marshall 4 James Connor 2 Devontae Booker 1 B Eli Rogers 1 Robert Turbin 1 Jason Witten TR Jo. Williams 3 Evan Engram 1 B P. Richardson 1 Curtis Samuel 1 Tyrell Williams 7 Robby Anderson 1 Jordan Matthews 1 B JJ Nelson 1 Cody Kessler 1 Jonathan Stewart 6 B. Perriman 3 Will Fuller 1 B Corey Davis TR Gio Bernard 1 B J. Kearse 1

Pos Pianowski $ Behrens $ Jenstad/Sedler $ VanRiper $ QB M. Stafford 19 Russell Wilson 33 Derek Carr 25 Joe Flacco 15 RB Todd Gurley 29 DeMarco Murray 36 David Johnson 52 Lamar Miller 25 RB D. Freeman 37 Isaiah Crowell 26 CJ Anderson 18 Paul Perkins 17 WR Antonio Brown 51 Davante Adams 25 D.Thomas 24 AJ Green 40 WR Golden Tate 17 Pierre Garcon 6 Willie Snead 15 Julio Jones 45 WR C. Meredith 10 Julian Edelman 9 DeSean Jackson 13 E. Sanders 14 TE Cameron Brate 3 Jack Doyle 13 Kyle Rudolph 11 Tyler Eifert 9 TE CJ Fiedorowicz 3 Hunter Henry 9 Charles Clay 1 Marty Bennett 9 K S.Gostkowski 2 Adam Vinatieri 1 Matt Bryant 1 D Houston 1 Minnesota 1 Denver 2 Kansas City 1 FL Brian Hoyer 6 Duke Johnson 3 Ameer Abdullah 11 Carson Palmer 15 FL Larry Fitzgerald 7 Roethlisberger 26 Tyrod Taylor 20 Jamaal Charles 3 B D. Woodhead 8 Kareem Hunt 3 Corey Coleman 2 Rob Kelley 2 B Open Spot TR Eric Decker 6 Mike Wallace 2 Vance McDonald 1 B Eric Ebron TR DeShone Kizer 1 Josh Doctson 1 Darren McFadden 1 B Marvin Jones 1 Darren Sproles 1 De. Washington 1 Tavon Austin 1 B Robert Woods 1 Paxton Lynch 1 Ted Ginn 1 Aaron Jones 1 Shane Vereen 1

Peter Schoenke

Most “experts” don’t want to admit when the screwed up an auction, but I did on this one. Not so much on the players. I got some decent values (Blount $10, Moncrief $11) and don’t hate my team. However, I wanted to spend at WR and QB, but early in the draft I priced enforced on Zeke Elliott and got “stuck” on him at $48. That’s likely $5 less than he’d typically go for but people were sitting on their hands early in the auction. However, it sent me down a path that I don’t think fared as well for me, similar to how when you take a RB in the first round of an auction.

I’m a WR-first guy. I stubbornly decided to still pay for WR and likely overpaid for T.Y. Hilton and Jordy Nelson, but I decided I wanted some high-floor players since we’re drafting so early and about half your roster is going to be picked up in free agency with this league’s thin benches. Those choices had me chasing for QBs and I never was able to pull the trigger on the $15 – $20 QB I desperately needed. As a result, that left me with Alex Smith as my superflex and Jared Goff as my backup QB. There’s a hint of floor and upside in that duo, but not exactly what I had in mind in a 14-team league.

Mark Stopa

In a deep format like this, everyone will have weak spots.. Given how RBs, WRs, and TEs emerge from nowhere each year, I’d rather be weaker at those positions than QB, and I auctioned accordingly.. There’s simply no chance any QB outside the top 20 is going to be someone you want to use each week, and many owners doing so are wasting a valuable bench spot on a third crummy QB to make up for the crummy one in their superflex.

As for the rest … Rawls and Richard are great ways to fade Lacy and Lynch, two guys I won’t be owning in 2017 seasonal.. I like my cheap Pats guys (Lewis, Hogan, Mitchell) because if injuries strike (Cooks, Edelman), they’ll be gold.. Remember, the earlier in 2017 your draft/auction occurs, the more upside on bench matters, as preseason injuries will happen.. Bills D gets the Jets at home Week 1; picking on NYJ will be an ideal way to stream defenses this year.

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Kirk Cousins, face of the Salfino franchise (AP)

Michael Salfino

The story of the draft was that QBs went for too little in this format and WRs went for too much. So I’m thrilled to land Drew Brees ($37) and Brees Jr., Kirk Cousins. The endgame worked for me because I got some really good WR values by my rankings: Britt, Matthews, Thielen, Cobb for a combined 9% of my budget. Britt for $3 thrilled me even though I want to avoid paying for players on teams that are likely to have major QB problems. The thing is, I think Cody Kessler is pretty good — if only I believed the Browns did, too.

I wish I said $53 for David Johnson instead of later having to say $54 for Le’Veon Bell. I have to worry a little about a holdout and Bell is a greater injury risk given their respective histories. My other regret is not saying $4 for Kareem Hunt, who has a David Johnson 2015 vibe.

Scott Jenstad

We came in with a plan for 2 of the top 22 QB (that is where we set our cut off) but not one of the top 3-4, one stud RB and then to play with the depth at WR and attack the mid-range WR after people had spent money on the top WR. I regret $29 total on CJ Anderson and Ameer Abdullah, although I do like Abdullah, but I think we could have bargain shopped for our 3rd RB slot and used that money to upgrade a bit at WR and TE. However, I absolutely love our late bargain WR and I think Coleman, Wallace, Doctson and Ginn for $6 made our depth and is an absurd group for the prices. I worry about 2nd TE in a 2 TE league as we ended up having to go bottom of the barrel there so that is a spot we will need to work on pretty quickly. I regret letting Jeff land Prescott for only $21, I would love to swap out $20 Tyrod Taylor for $21 Dak.

Andy Behrens

We bumped the league size up to 14 teams this year, which is pretty much the outer limit for a two-TE superflex format. The depth of this league led me to balance my spending across positions. I didn’t want to leave the auction with an unfinished team, knowing I had work to do on the wire. Going in, I’d intended to wait on receivers, the position offering the greatest depth; that approach resulted in decent deals on Garcon, Edelman and Decker.

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

My plan going into the auction was to have one elite QB (Rodgers, Brady, Brees) and one elite RB (Bell, Johnson, or Elliott). It fell though, however, as the pricing at the top exceeded my expectations, and at 14 teams, I was slightly less adamant about sticking to a stars-and-scrubs approach. The value at the top of the pool came with the elite receivers, leading me to build around Julio Jones and A.J. Green instead. The most unexpected trend from the auction that makes my team vulnerable is the high cost of the mid-range and low-end quarterbacks thanks to two additional teams in the league, and our use of the Superflex. My hope, however, is that the likes of Carson Palmer and Joe Flacco can be within a couple points per game of the options who were priced up $10-15 higher, and that my strength at WR, TE, and lack of a hole (initially) at running back gives me good balance from week-to-week.

Brad Evans

When tequila happens, you land Mike Glennon, Sam Bradford and Deshaun Watson as your only QBs. Intended at the onset, I purposely ignored the QB and TE positions and instead focused on acquiring high floor RBs/WRs. Though loaded in the latter areas (RBs: McCoy/Gordon/Powell/Perine; WRs: Alshon/Hopkins/Tyreek), it came at a tremendous cost elsewhere. Inevitably, I’ll spin a RB off at some point for a passing upgrade, but my roster-construction experiment could blow up the lab.

Brandon Funston

Overall, I’m happy with the roster I was able to pull together – no glaring positional weaknesses. Miracle of all miracles, I was able to be a patient shopper and not blow my budget in the early-round inflationary period. But maybe I was a tad too patient, as I had $6 to play with at the end when everyone else was pretty much in $1-draft mode. I ended up using that $6 on Jonathan Stewart, but if I think back on how it could have played out better, it would have probably been to pay $8-9 for a tight end like Hunter Henry or Zach Ertz instead of $4 for Julius Thomas and gone with a $1 DeAndre Washington (I have Marshawn Lynch, so it would have made some sense) in the end at RB instead of J-Stew.

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Jeremy Maclin was a July bargain (AP)

Liz Loza

Thank goodness for Grey Goose and Jeremy Maclin. After spending the bulk of my coin on RBs, I needed to snag an undervalued wideout. With over 300 targets up for grabs in Charm City, Maclin is a steal late in drafts… and I got him for just $5!

Dalton Del Don

I entered with a “stars and scrubs” strategy, planning on spending big on quarterbacks and wide receivers. Whether that strategy works (or if I got the right players) remains to be seen, but I certainly executed it. I regret not securing more $1 running back fliers, as I need to get lucky there (my starters are ugly). But this auction took place in mid-July, and RB is by far the most volatile position. I’ll have to be extra aggressive with FAAB at the position.

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

My thoughts are you need to have a decent QB at the QB flex spot. And one who won’t lose his job unless he gets hurt. If I were to do it over again, I’d probably have bought a third instead of Carlos Hyde and punted RB altogether. I’m fairly sure I could trade a $27 QB for a $30-plus back.

I didn’t intend to go big on TE, but you and I were advancing the bid on Gronkowski, who’s worth $40 in this format, and he stopped at $34. I was actually happy to get him even though I probably won’t have him anywhere else.

I went big on Graham because I had some money left, though he was the best player available (again in the two-TE format) and would rather struggle in the end game than leave $ on the table. It cost me a couple Stefon Diggs types, who I could use, but I’m probably better off with Graham.

Scott Pianowski

I agree with most of Peter Schoenke’s comments, up top. I like to go into auctions with a highly agnostic strategy, but this was a league screaming for more urgency at quarterback. Most fantasy players can take that position casually, given the league-wide depth, but that is not the case in a 14-team league where everyone is highly incentivized to play two QBs a week. I should have either gotten three solid starters, or two high-level guys who could land in the Top 10 with a reasonable runout. If we did this auction again tomorrow, I’m sure a bunch of teams would approach the QB position differently.

It’s never a bad idea to make an early overpayment in an auction if it’s something you really want or really need. I should have parked one major QB early, then seen how the market unfolded. Instead, I stuck to my agnostic leanings and probably paid for it.

I do like the rest of my team, but I’m thin at the one position you can’t be thin at. The trade market probably won’t be much; Brad Evans can tell you that. And it’s hard to imagine a lot of QB talent coming into the league, guys we haven’t already drafted.

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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yahoo-roto-arcade-blog · 7 years ago

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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

And oh yeah, it��s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Peter Schoenke

Mark Stopa

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Michael Salfino

Scott Jenstad

Andy Behrens

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

Brad Evans

Brandon Funston

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Liz Loza

Dalton Del Don

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

My thoughts are you need to have a decent QB at the QBFLEX spot. And one who won’t lose his job unless he gets hurt. If I were to do it over again, I’d probably have bought a third instead of Carlos Hyde and punted RB altogether. I’m fairly sure I could trade a $27 QB for a $30-plus back.

Scott Pianowski

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

And oh yeah, it’s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Peter Schoenke

Mark Stopa

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Kirk Cousins, face of the Salfino franchise (AP)

Michael Salfino

Scott Jenstad

Andy Behrens

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

Brad Evans

Brandon Funston

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Jeremy Maclin was a July bargain (AP)

Liz Loza

Dalton Del Don

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

Scott Pianowski

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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yahoo-roto-arcade-blog · 7 years ago

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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

And oh yeah, it’s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Peter Schoenke

Mark Stopa

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Michael Salfino

Scott Jenstad

Andy Behrens

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

Brad Evans

Brandon Funston

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Liz Loza

Dalton Del Don

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

Scott Pianowski

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

And oh yeah, it’s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Peter Schoenke

Mark Stopa

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Kirk Cousins, face of the Salfino franchise (AP)

Michael Salfino

Scott Jenstad

Andy Behrens

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

Brad Evans

Brandon Funston

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Liz Loza

Dalton Del Don

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

Scott Pianowski

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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yahoo-roto-arcade-blog · 7 years ago

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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

And oh yeah, it’s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Peter Schoenke

Mark Stopa

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Kirk Cousins, face of the Salfino franchise (AP)

Michael Salfino

Scott Jenstad

Andy Behrens

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

Brad Evans

Brandon Funston

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Jeremy Maclin was a July bargain (AP)

Liz Loza

Dalton Del Don

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

Scott Pianowski

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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yahoo-roto-arcade-blog · 7 years ago

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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

And oh yeah, it’s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Peter Schoenke

Mark Stopa

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Kirk Cousins, face of the Salfino franchise (AP)

Michael Salfino

Scott Jenstad

Andy Behrens

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

Brad Evans

Brandon Funston

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Jeremy Maclin was a July bargain (AP)

Liz Loza

Dalton Del Don

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

Scott Pianowski

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

And oh yeah, it’s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Peter Schoenke

Mark Stopa

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Kirk Cousins, face of the Salfino franchise (AP)

Michael Salfino

Scott Jenstad

Andy Behrens

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

Brad Evans

Brandon Funston

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Liz Loza

Dalton Del Don

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

Scott Pianowski

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

And oh yeah, it’s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Peter Schoenke

Mark Stopa

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Kirk Cousins, face of the Salfino franchise (AP)

Michael Salfino

Scott Jenstad

Andy Behrens

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

Brad Evans

Brandon Funston

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Jeremy Maclin was a July bargain (AP)

Liz Loza

Dalton Del Don

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

Scott Pianowski

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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Stopa Auction League: Navigating 14 teams, Superflex format

Tom Brady takes on extra value in a two-quarterback league (AP)

The Stopa Law Firm is a different kind of fantasy football expert league.

And oh yeah, it’s an auction. And it’s a party that goes down in Las Vegas in mid-July. We can’t post all the photos here, someone would get divorced or arrested.

The challenge is steeper this year, with noted experts Scott Jenstad and Vlad Sedler jumping in, bringing us to 14 teams. We also welcomed back Michael Salfino after a one-year absence.

I asked the league members to comment about their strategy, the auction, or anything they wanted. Here’s what they had to say. Your full auction results are viewable here.

(Keep in mind teams were not required to fill out their starting roster on draft day; several teams passed on defense and kicker).

The 2017 review, in the owner’s own words. (Summary: TL; DR)

Peter Schoenke

Mark Stopa

Kevin Payne

I got a starting lineup with the majority of my money and then went $1 for every bench spot. Didn’t draft a kicker or defense. Drank a lot of vodka. I’d recommend this for all.

Kirk Cousins, face of the Salfino franchise (AP)

Michael Salfino

Scott Jenstad

Andy Behrens

If you guys want to see a roadmap to despair, check out Liss’ team. A disgrace to the fantasy industry.

Derek Van Riper

Brad Evans

Brandon Funston

(Note: Funston traded Eric Ebron to Pianowski for Corey Davis and Jason Witten, shortly after the draft ended.)

Jeremy Maclin was a July bargain (AP)

Liz Loza

Dalton Del Don

Chris Liss

Here’s my writeup from Rotowire.

Scott Pianowski

(Note: After the draft, Pianowski traded Corey Davis and Jason to Witten for Eric Ebron and an open spot, to be filled later).

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Regression police: Players most likely to take step back

Is Corey Kluber worth the name-brand price? (AP)

With spring training underway, it can mean only one thing: your fantasy baseball draft is just around the corner. With that in mind, the Yahoo fantasy baseball collective offer up the players coming off standout ’16 campaigns that they expect to come back down to earth this season:

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Q. What infielder are you avoiding at his current ADP (average draft position) because you expect him to regress in ’17?

Brandon Funston: EDWIN ENCARNACION. Encarnacion is coming off a career high in HRs (42), RBIs (127), Runs (99) and Games (160). For his Herculean efforts, he finished No. 27 in the Yahoo game. His ADP for ’17 (28.0) is asking you to pay for more of the same. That’s a dubious proposition given the givens: Averaged 139 games in his previous three seasons before ’16; no longer has Toronto for a home park (has slugged 62 points higher at Rogers Centre vs. the road over past three seasons).

Scott Pianowski: I’m lumping GARY SANCHEZ into the infielder group and using him as my answer here. When someone performs significantly better at the MLB level than they did in the minors, I get suspicious. That 40 percent HR/FB rate can’t be real; it’s not real for anyone. And his current ADP (54.4) makes you pay for the high range of his outcomes. I can really get Jonathan Lucroy 28 picks later?

Dalton Del Don: IAN KINSLER. He’s coming off a fine season in which he hit 28 homers, but he averaged a modest 15.0 home runs over the four years prior, so you are paying for the clear outlier over that span. Kinsler will turn 35 years old this season, yet is costing a top-70 pick thanks to recency bias. I have Dee Gordon, DJ LeMahieu and Matt Carpenter all ranked ahead of him on my second base board, all of whom have higher ADPs.

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Q. What outfielder are you avoiding at his current ADP because you expect him to regress in ’17?

Funston: ADAM DUVALL. With a 133.6 ADP, it’s not like you have to break the bank to acquire Duvall coming off a breakout, 33-HR, 103-RBI season, but that second half decline (.839 OPS before the break, .741 OPS after) and his two-true-outcomes approach make me skittish. I see Kendrys Morales and Miguel Sano going right behind him in current Yahoo average drafts, and I would much rather roll my dice in their direction if I’m looking to make a power play.

Pianowski: Count me out on MARK TRUMBO at 87.9, not that it’s a silly price. Just a little too much. This is a guy who had a .707 OPS two years ago, and was nothing special in 2015. He’s not going to run, and he’ll probably tax your batting average somewhat, too.

Del Don: KHRIS DAVIS. He hit 42 bombs last season, which was obviously great, but Davis had previously never hit more than 27 homers during his career. It hasn’t been the longest career, but he’s 29 years old, so Davis is no young prospect. The 42 home runs came with a modest .831 OPS thanks to a .247 batting average that isn’t likely to climb with all of those strikeouts (his 27.2 K% last season was top-10 in baseball). Oakland’s stadium has also suppressed homers by 19 percent for RHB over the last three years, tied for the most in the A.L. over that span.

Q. What pitcher are you avoiding at his current ADP because you expect him to regress in ’17?

Funston: RICK PORCELLO. His ’16 value was heavily inflated by his 22 wins, and that’s always been an ill-advised stat to chase. Not only that, but his K rate is still only serviceable in IP-capped leagues and his xFIP (3.89) suggested that his ERA (3.15) should have actually landed closer to his career norm (4.20). There’s at least a half dozen pitchers I’d rather have going after Porcello in average Yahoo drafts.

Pianowski: To be fair, it’s not like the price is crazy on VINCE VELASQUEZ, but he is a Top 50 pitcher coming off the boards in Yahoo drafts. I suspect the drafters remember his first half (3.32 ERA), or perhaps the first month, much better than the jagged second-half (5.33 ERA). His ratios hash out to 4.12 and 1.33 — those are not assets— and he also has a history of physical breakdowns. Why is Jerad Eickhoff, for just one example, going 35 picks later? Velasquez’s pretty strikeout rate is probably driving the price, but you also have to accept the injury risk and homer-prone profile. I’m not cutting the check.

Del Don: COREY KLUBER. Obviously Kluber is terrific, but at his price (26.5 ADP), I doubt he’ll end up on any of my teams coming off such a heavy workload. Pitching deep into the postseason, he ended up throwing 249.1 innings, which is an awful lot. Moreover, he has to pitch in the American League in one of the very best hitter’s parks in baseball. I expect some regression, making his current price too high for me.

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Mostly MLB Notes: Jose Bautista being undervalued in drafts

Jose Bautista leads this week’s talk in Mostly MLB Notes (Getty Images)

Jose Bautista is 36 years old, but he’s one year removed from a season in which he went 108-40-114-8. He hit just .234 last year, but his average exit velocity on fly balls and line drives was 96.5 mph (top-20 in MLB). To give reference it was 95.7 mph in 2015 (h/t Jeff Sullivan).

Rogers Centre has increased home runs for right-handed batters by nine percent over the last three seasons, which is the second most in the American League over that span. Even during a down time (while playing injured), Bautista had the third highest BB% (16.8) in MLB last year, and he’s averaged 36 homers over the last seven seasons (while missing ample time over that span). It’s absurd he’s currently going outside the top-100 ADP in Yahoo drafts, so take advantage of it.

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Another veteran getting buried in the rankings who’s a steal right now is Alex Cobb. The A.L. East is obviously a tough environment, but Tropicana Field is very pitcher friendly. He got shelled at the end of last year, but who cares? He’s now well removed from Tommy John surgery, and from 2013-2014, he recorded an ERA of 2.82 and a WHIP of 1.14, both of which were top-16 in all of baseball. Cobb is 29 years old, has good stuff and is currently being drafted as the No. 97 starting pitcher in Yahoo leagues. I don’t get it. He’s a top-40 SP on my board.

In case you missed it, here’s my recap of my NL LABR Auction. And here’s our latest podcast, talking all things draft strategy.

Quick Hits: Zack Greinke is known for messing around with his speed, but this report on his velocity being so down coming off such a huge disappointing season isn’t exactly encouraging…

DJ LeMahieu led all of baseball with a .388 BABIP last year, but while that shouldn’t be expected to repeat, obviously Coors Field helps in hit rate, and his line drive percentage (26.6) ranked sixth. For someone who scored 104 runs (in fewer than 150 games) and won the batting title with a .348 BA, LeMahieu’s current Yahoo ADP outside of the top-100 seems cheap…

According to Fangraphs, Mookie Betts was by far the best baserunner last season, while two Tigers (Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera) were the worst….

Alexei Ramirez had a -2.4 WAR last year. The next lowest was -0.3. Put differently, Mike Trout was single-handedly worth around a dozen more wins, and his defense was graded around average…

Pitchers must not like playing Chicago, as six of the top-13 batters who were hit most by pitches last year resided in that city…

Miguel Cabrera “led” MLB last season in grounding into double plays with 26. Chase Utley had 512 at bats and didn’t ground into any.

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Quick Hits Part Deux: Howie Kendrick had the highest GB/FB ratio last year (by a wide margin) at 3.10. Brandon Belt had the lowest at 0.57. Weird that the former had a .301 BABIP, while the latter (in the toughest park to hit in for lefties by far) had a .346 BABIP…

Todd Frazier had the highest IFFB% (18.5) last year, while as usual, Joey Votto didn’t hit a single pop out in 2016 (so crazy)…

Christian Yelich hits a ton of grounders (his 2.82 GB/FB ratio was the second highest in MLB last year), yet his 23.6 HR/FB% ranked as the eighth highest in baseball, ahead of Miguel Cabrera and the aforementioned Votto who never hits infield flies. Go figure…

Jason Heyward is a good baserunner, one of the best defenders in all of baseball and at 27, still is plenty young enough to improve at the plate, but he just finished a season in which he had the highest Soft% (27.1) on contact. He had a .325 slugging percentage (to be fair, Wrigley Field has suppressed power for LHB over the past three years).

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Quick Hits Part Tres: Robbie Ray had the second highest K/9 (11.25) in MLB last year. Ray also had the eighth worst BB/9 mark (3.67) and the highest BABIP (.352). To put that in perspective, Marco Estrada allowed a .234 batting average on balls in play…

Chris Sale hit the most batters in baseball last year with 17. New teammate Drew Pomeranz hit the fewest with one (although he did counter that with 10 wild pitches. Sale had two)…

While Kyle Hendricks may be due to regress some thanks to a .250 hit rate that doesn’t appear sustainable, his 25.1 Soft% was the best in MLB last year…

Noah Syndergaard’s 98.0 mph fastball led all starters in velocity…

Given his current injury status, I wouldn’t consider drafting David Price until the double digit rounds (and even then, I doubt I’d take the plunge right now)…

I seem to be in the minority, but I really like the WBC…

Jarrod Dyson has averaged 31.2 stolen bases over the past five years while averaging 252.8 at bats. He’s now expected to be a full-time player in Seattle and carries an ADP of 232.8. He’ll be a part of many winning fantasy teams this year…

Same with Rougned Odor, who just hit 33 homers with 14 steals as a 22-year-old yet is somehow commonly available in the fifth round.

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Old faces in new places with most Fantasy Baseball appeal

Colorado Rockies’ Ian Desmond bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks during a spring baseball game. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

With spring training underway, it can mean only one thing: your fantasy baseball draft is just around the corner. With that in mind, the Yahoo fantasy baseball collective share the players they feel will most benefit from an offseason change of venue:

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Q. What infielder do you feel will see the biggest boost in fantasy value after changing teams this offseason?

Brandon Funston: KENDRYS MORALES. Morales, who has 1B-eligibility in the Yahoo game, hit 30 home runs last season, 18 of them on the road. KC’s Kauffman Stadium has played as a below average hitter’s park over the past several years, while Toronto’s Rogers Centre is one of the most hitter-friendly parks in MLB. Slated to hit No. 5 behind OBP standouts Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista, Morales is well positioned to push 30/100 again with a nice bump up from last year’s .263 BA, assuming he can maintain his health.

Andy Behrens: Maybe it’s cheating to say IAN DESMOND, because he’s only eligible in the outfield at the moment. But he’ll be playing first base this year, and doing it in Coors Field, the best possible environment for a hitter. Desmond is coming off a 20/20 season in Texas, and I see no reason he can’t hold last season’s value.

Scott Pianowski: Look at Behrens, ever the cheater. I think Desmond’s misunderstood — while he has a ground-ball tilt to his profile, that didn’t keep him from a monstrous fantasy season in Texas. He’s commonly drafted 10-15 picks too late in many drafts. It’s interesting to see Funston opt for Morales (whom I also like), which I take as a comment against JEAN SEGURA in Seattle. While no one expects Segura to keep his pop from last year, he is a .280 career hitter with plentiful speed (and two positions of eligibility). I’m still expecting a strong year.

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Q. What outfielder do you feel will see the biggest boost in fantasy value after changing teams this offseason?

Funston: IAN DESMOND. Typical Behrens, cheating by listing Desmond among the infielders (above) while he currently sits as OF-eligible only. But, either way, he makes the obvious point that no matter where he plays, he’ll do it in the best home park for hitters that MLB has to offer.

Pianowski: There’s been a lot of talk about Desmond, maybe too much talk. I’ll give you a different answer just to keep the conversation brisk and lively. Washington probably has the best lineup in the National League right now, and I expect ADAM EATON to be a monster at the top of it. If he could score 90-plus runs with that lousy White Sox outfit in each of the last two years, maybe 110-115 are coming in DC, along with a plus average, double-digit homers and double-digit steals.

Dalton Del Don: ERIC THAMES. He’s back in MLB, will hit in the middle of the Brewers’ lineup and projection systems love him. Thames will play first base, but he’s OF eligible, and Miller Park has increased home runs for left-handed batters by 49 percent over the past three seasons, which is the highest in baseball. There’s a legit chance at 35+ homers here.

Q. What pitcher do you feel will see the biggest boost in fantasy value after changing teams this offseason?

Funston: CLAY BUCHHOLZ. Ok, I realize that this answer might seem a bit strange, but hear me out. Chris Sale gets the obvious Wins upgrade potential, but he will have to take on the head winds of the AL East much more often now – four of the five parks in the AL East are hitter friendly (three of them considered extremely friendly), while four of the five parks in the AL Central are considered either neutral or favor pitchers.

Not only does Buchholz get to face pitchers now instead of designated hitters, but he gets out of Boston, where his ERA has been higher than his road mark for six straight seasons (over the past three seasons, his ERA at Boston is 5.42 compared to 3.77 on the road). He goes from a nothing-to-see-hear-move-on fantasy option to someone who could find roto relevance again in the NL. At the very least, I saved you from having to read three straight glowing takes on Sale (see below).

Behrens: CHRIS SALE seems like a lazy answer, but there it is. He’s never topped 17 wins in any season, mostly because he’s never played for a 90-win team. Sale has a clear shot at winning 20 games this year in Boston, and I expect his ratios and Ks to remain at or near 2016 levels.

Del Don: As much as it pains me to agree with Behrens, I have to agree with CHRIS SALE. Wins are a silly stat in real baseball, but they obviously matter in fantasy terms, and Sale could threaten 25 this year. Pitching in the AL East isn’t ideal, but Fenway Park is actually one of the tougher parks to hit homers as a lefty in all of baseball.

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