I'll admit I forgot how good it could be.
The past few years, to auction in a Head-to-Head points leagues meant to engage in hitter nihilism. There were so many redundancies within the hitter ranks that nothing really mattered except for the pitchers. And so, freed from the orderly flow of a conventional draft and instead turned loose with a wad of cash, we put it all on pitchers until the pitchers were all gone.
It was frustrating. It was uninteresting. It was, I'm willing to concede, bad.
But now, the juiced ball is gone. Differentiation has returned to the hitter ranks. Balance has been restored, and that means everyone taking part in a Head-to-Head points salary cap draft may actually want to do his own thing again.
As for me, I dusted off my old plan of attack from pre-2016 and, if I may be so bold, executed it flawlessly.
No, I didn't always get the best bang for the buck, but that's not the point. If there's a format where you don't have to allocate your dollars so carefully, it's this one. Lineups are small, featuring only nine hitters and seven pitchers. The league itself is small, with only 252 players rostered. The waiver wire is abundant and the amount of roster turnover considerable. In that context, the players worth paying for are the truest of studs, the ones you wouldn't dream of dropping at any point during the season and who you'd give up half your roster to acquire during the thick of it.
Now is when you don't have to give up half your roster for them.
It may feel like you paid too much when you see some of the still-respectable options going for a fraction of the price later on, but in a league this shallow, respectable is easily attainable and not good enough. You need impact from every spot to distinguish yourself from the competition, and it's worth paying a premium for it.
So that's what I tried to do, identifying the positions where going all-in would be worth it (outfield, third base, second base and, surprisingly, first base) and the ones where I could hang back a little without losing much ground to the competition (shortstop, catcher and relief pitcher). One position I made a point to de-emphasize, in a complete about-face from the past few years, was starting pitcher, grabbing a no-questions-asked ace (Sandy Alcantara for $38) just to stabilize things and then taking the best of whatever was left for $2 or $3. Now that the juiced ball era is over and the middle class has returned to the position, this format, with its deep waiver wire and emphasis on volume, is primed for streaming.
Here's who all took part in draft:
- Raymond Atherton, TGFBI (@RaymondAtherton)
- B_Don, Razzball (@RazzBDon)
- Brant Chesser, Baseball HQ (@BrantChesser)
- Nathan Judah, Express & Star (@NathanJudah)
- Greg Lathrop, Triple Crown Fantasy Baseball (@roto_Greg)
- Nick Mimikos, Stack Attack podcast (@NMimi)
- Chris Mitchell, FantasyData (@CJMitch73)
- Phil Ponebshek, Patton & Company
- Chris Towers, CBS Sports (@CTowersCBS)
- Kayla Walz, former Podcast League participant
- R.J. White, CBS Sports (@rjwhite1)
- Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)
Just a few more observations before we get to the results:
- You'll notice, at least in the infield, there was a special premium for getting the No. 1 player at a position, with most going for $8-9 more than the No. 2 player. It may be worth it for players like Aaron Judge ($50) and Jose Ramirez ($49), and I've second-guessed my decision to back down from both. But it's something to keep in mind for those positions where No. 1 has a lot of competition at the top. I'm happy with my Paul Goldschmidt for $28 and my Adley Rutschman for $14, thank you.
- Recent injuries to Joe Musgrove (fractured toe) and Tyler Glasnow (strained oblique), each of whom could miss about a month of the season, didn't completely scare bidders away. Musgrove went for $12 and Glasnow for $10. That's a little high for my comfort. I'll be ranking them behind Nick Lodolo ($8), Jesus Luzardo ($7) and Chris Sale ($6). We broke down those pitcher injuries on the FBT in 5 podcast.
- Shortstop and catcher were two positions that offered extreme discounts for a peculiar reason. Both are replete with alike options, which means that in a format where everyone needs only one of each, it pays to wait. Those who already had one had little incentive to bid on another. It's how Dansby Swanson ended up going for $11, Willy Adames for $7, Willson Contreras for $6, Tim Anderson for $4, William Contreras for $2 and Sean Murphy for $2.
POSITION BY POSITION | | | TEAM BY TEAM | |
CATCHER | | | RAYMOND ATHERTON | |
PLAYER | SALARY | | PLAYER | SALARY |
J.T. Realmuto, PHI | 27 | | Trea Turner, SS, PHI | 43 |
Will Smith, LAD | 18 | | Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAA | 31 |
Daulton Varsho, TOR | 15 | | Alek Manoah, SP, TOR | 30 |
Adley Rutschman, BAL | 14 | | J.T. Realmuto, C, PHI | 27 |
Salvador Perez, KC | 14 | | Yu Darvish, SP, SD | 26 |
Alejandro Kirk, TOR | 9 | | Max Muncy, 3B, LAD | 20 |
Willson Contreras, STL | 6 | | Steven Kwan, OF, CLE | 15 |
MJ Melendez, KC | 4 | | Hunter Brown, RP, HOU | 9 |
Sean Murphy, ATL | 2 | | Jeffrey Springs, SP, TB | 7 |
William Contreras, MIL | 2 | | Lance Lynn, SP, CHW | 7 |
Tyler Stephenson, CIN | 1 | | Brandon Nimmo, OF, NYM | 6 |
Jose Trevino, NYY | 1 | | Joe Ryan, SP, MIN | 6 |
Keibert Ruiz, WAS | 1 | | Ryan Helsley, RP, STL | 6 |
FIRST BASE | | | Grayson Rodriguez, SP, BAL | 6 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Josh Bell, 1B, CLE | 5 |
Vladimir Guerrero, TOR | 40 | | Lars Nootbaar, OF, STL | 4 |
Freddie Freeman, LAD | 36 | | Drew Rasmussen, SP, TB | 3 |
Pete Alonso, NYM | 35 | | Brandon Drury, 3B, LAA | 2 |
Paul Goldschmidt, STL | 28 | | Masataka Yoshida, OF, BOS | 2 |
Matt Olson, ATL | 23 | | Justin Turner, 3B, BOS | 1 |
Vinnie Pasquantino, KC | 21 | | Nick Martinez, RP, SD | 1 |
Jose Abreu, HOU | 18 | | B_DON | |
Anthony Rizzo, NYY | 11 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Rhys Hoskins, PHI | 11 | | Yordan Alvarez, OF, HOU | 48 |
Christian Walker, ARI | 10 | | Vladimir Guerrero, 1B, TOR | 40 |
Nate Lowe, TEX | 8 | | Cristian Javier, SP, HOU | 25 |
Miguel Vargas, LAD | 7 | | Jazz Chisholm, 2B, MIA | 23 |
Josh Bell, CLE | 5 | | Zac Gallen, SP, ARI | 23 |
Triston Casas, BOS | 2 | | Gunnar Henderson, 3B, BAL | 21 |
C.J. Cron, COL | 2 | | Adolis Garcia, OF, TEX | 14 |
Rowdy Tellez, MIL | 1 | | Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD | 14 |
Ty France, SEA | 1 | | Dansby Swanson, SS, CHC | 11 |
SECOND BASE | | | Ryan Pressly, RP, HOU | 10 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Kenley Jansen, RP, BOS | 8 |
Jose Altuve, HOU | 36 | | Willy Adames, SS, MIL | 7 |
Marcus Semien, TEX | 28 | | Lucas Giolito, SP, CHW | 7 |
Ozzie Albies, ATL | 25 | | Sean Manaea, SP, SF | 2 |
Jazz Chisholm, MIA | 23 | | Tyler Stephenson, C, CIN | 1 |
Tommy Edman, STL | 15 | | Alex Kirilloff, OF, MIN | 1 |
Andres Gimenez, CLE | 10 | | Taijuan Walker, SP, PHI | 1 |
Gleyber Torres, NYY | 5 | | Mitch Keller, SP, PIT | 1 |
Jake Cronenworth, SD | 4 | | Alex Verdugo, OF, BOS | 1 |
Jorge Polanco, MIN | 3 | | Jameson Taillon, SP, CHC | 1 |
Ketel Marte, ARI | 2 | | Liam Hendriks, RP, CHW | 1 |
Vaughn Grissom, ATL | 2 | | BRANT CHESSER | |
Jonathan India, CIN | 2 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Thairo Estrada, SF | 1 | | Gerrit Cole, SP, NYY | 40 |
Brandon Lowe, TB | 1 | | Spencer Strider, RP, ATL | 37 |
Jean Segura, MIA | 1 | | Freddie Freeman, 1B, LAD | 36 |
THIRD BASE | | | Nolan Arenado, 3B, STL | 33 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Bo Bichette, SS, TOR | 27 |
Jose Ramirez, CLE | 49 | | Max Fried, SP, ATL | 26 |
Rafael Devers, BOS | 41 | | George Kirby, SP, SEA | 13 |
Manny Machado, SD | 40 | | Jordan Montgomery, SP, STL | 8 |
Nolan Arenado, STL | 33 | | Christian Yelich, OF, MIL | 7 |
Austin Riley, ATL | 32 | | Seiya Suzuki, OF, CHC | 7 |
Alex Bregman, HOU | 31 | | Jordan Walker, 3B, STL | 5 |
Bobby Witt, KC | 30 | | Jake Cronenworth, 2B, SD | 4 |
Gunnar Henderson, BAL | 21 | | MJ Melendez, C, KC | 4 |
Max Muncy, LAD | 20 | | Luis Garcia, SP, HOU | 4 |
Jordan Walker, STL | 5 | | Jonathan India, 2B, CIN | 2 |
Eugenio Suarez, SEA | 3 | | Andres Munoz, RP, SEA | 2 |
Brandon Drury, LAA | 2 | | Jesse Winker, OF, MIL | 1 |
Anthony Rendon, LAA | 2 | | Aaron Civale, SP, CLE | 1 |
Matt Chapman, TOR | 2 | | Scott Barlow, RP, KC | 1 |
Justin Turner, BOS | 1 | | Sonny Gray, SP, MIN | 1 |
Jose Miranda, MIN | 1 | | Roansy Contreras, SP, PIT | 1 |
SHORTSTOP | | | NATHAN JUDAH | |
PLAYER | SALARY | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Trea Turner, PHI | 43 | | Jose Ramirez, 3B, CLE | 49 |
Fernando Tatis, SD | 34 | | Julio Rodriguez, OF, SEA | 49 |
Corey Seager, TEX | 34 | | Julio Urias, SP, LAD | 29 |
Bo Bichette, TOR | 27 | | Kevin Gausman, SP, TOR | 27 |
Francisco Lindor, NYM | 27 | | Edwin Diaz, RP, NYM | 18 |
Xander Bogaerts, SD | 21 | | Salvador Perez, C, KC | 14 |
Wander Franco, TB | 18 | | Anthony Rizzo, 1B, NYY | 11 |
Oneil Cruz, PIT | 15 | | Rhys Hoskins, 1B, PHI | 11 |
Dansby Swanson, CHC | 11 | | Dustin May, SP, LAD | 11 |
Carlos Correa, MIN | 10 | | Nick Lodolo, SP, CIN | 8 |
Willy Adames, MIL | 7 | | Tony Gonsolin, SP, LAD | 6 |
Tim Anderson, CHW | 4 | | Andrew Vaughn, OF, CHW | 5 |
Javier Baez, DET | 1 | | Nick Castellanos, OF, PHI | 4 |
Ezequiel Tovar, COL | 1 | | Jose Berrios, SP, TOR | 4 |
Jeremy Pena, HOU | 1 | | Tim Anderson, SS, CHW | 4 |
Anthony Volpe, NYY | 1 | | Jorge Polanco, 2B, MIN | 3 |
OUTFIELD | | | William Contreras, C, MIL | 2 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Trevor Rogers, SP, MIA | 2 |
Aaron Judge, NYY | 50 | | Rowdy Tellez, 1B, MIL | 1 |
Juan Soto, SD | 50 | | Ross Stripling, SP, SF | 1 |
Julio Rodriguez, SEA | 49 | | Jose Leclerc, RP, TEX | 1 |
Yordan Alvarez, HOU | 48 | | GREG LATHROP | |
Mookie Betts, LAD | 48 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Ronald Acuna, ATL | 47 | | Mike Trout, OF, LAA | 41 |
Kyle Tucker, HOU | 42 | | Max Scherzer, SP, NYM | 36 |
Mike Trout, LAA | 41 | | Fernando Tatis, SS, SD | 34 |
Kyle Schwarber, PHI | 30 | | Zack Wheeler, SP, PHI | 30 |
Michael Harris, ATL | 24 | | Framber Valdez, SP, HOU | 27 |
Eloy Jimenez, CHW | 22 | | George Springer, OF, TOR | 22 |
George Springer, TOR | 22 | | Bryan Reynolds, OF, PIT | 19 |
Randy Arozarena, TB | 22 | | Byron Buxton, OF, MIN | 11 |
Luis Robert, CHW | 21 | | Jordan Romano, RP, TOR | 10 |
Bryan Reynolds, PIT | 19 | | Charlie Morton, SP, ATL | 8 |
Cedric Mullins, BAL | 18 | | Nate Lowe, 1B, TEX | 8 |
Corbin Carroll, ARI | 18 | | Sean Murphy, C, ATL | 2 |
Kris Bryant, COL | 15 | | Andrew Heaney, SP, TEX | 2 |
Steven Kwan, CLE | 15 | | Matt Chapman, 3B, TOR | 2 |
Starling Marte, NYM | 14 | | Peter Fairbanks, RP, TB | 2 |
Adolis Garcia, TEX | 14 | | Thairo Estrada, 2B, SF | 1 |
Teoscar Hernandez, SEA | 13 | | Jean Segura, 2B, MIA | 1 |
Byron Buxton, MIN | 11 | | Wil Myers, OF, CIN | 1 |
Taylor Ward, LAA | 8 | | Marcus Stroman, SP, CHC | 1 |
Christian Yelich, MIL | 7 | | Ranger Suarez, SP, PHI | 1 |
Seiya Suzuki, CHC | 7 | | Jose Suarez, SP, LAA | 1 |
Giancarlo Stanton, NYY | 7 | | NICK MIMIKOS | |
Brandon Nimmo, NYM | 6 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Tyler O'Neill, STL | 5 | | Mookie Betts, OF, LAD | 48 |
Andrew Vaughn, CHW | 5 | | Manny Machado, 3B, SD | 40 |
Mitch Haniger, SF | 4 | | Corey Seager, SS, TEX | 34 |
Lars Nootbaar, STL | 4 | | Carlos Rodon, SP, NYY | 33 |
Riley Greene, DET | 4 | | Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B, KC | 21 |
Nick Castellanos, PHI | 4 | | Triston McKenzie, SP, CLE | 15 |
Anthony Santander, BAL | 4 | | Teoscar Hernandez, OF, SEA | 13 |
Lourdes Gurriel, ARI | 3 | | Hunter Greene, SP, CIN | 12 |
Bryan De La Cruz, MIA | 3 | | Devin Williams, RP, MIL | 11 |
Masataka Yoshida, BOS | 2 | | Taylor Ward, OF, LAA | 8 |
Joey Meneses, WAS | 2 | | Gleyber Torres, 2B, NYY | 5 |
Hunter Renfroe, LAA | 2 | | Clay Holmes, RP, NYY | 4 |
Jeff McNeil, NYM | 2 | | Reid Detmers, SP, LAA | 4 |
Oscar Colas, CHW | 2 | | Andrew Painter, SP, PHI | 3 |
Jake McCarthy, ARI | 2 | | Merrill Kelly, SP, ARI | 3 |
Alex Kirilloff, MIN | 1 | | Javier Baez, SS, DET | 1 |
Jesse Winker, MIL | 1 | | Jose Trevino, C, NYY | 1 |
Wil Myers, CIN | 1 | | Edward Cabrera, SP, MIA | 1 |
Alex Verdugo, BOS | 1 | | Brandon Pfaadt, SP, ARI | 1 |
DESIGNATED HITTER | | | Adam Wainwright, SP, STL | 1 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY | 1 |
Shohei Ohtani, LAA | 31 | | CHRIS MITCHELL | |
Bryce Harper, PHI | 13 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
J.D. Martinez, LAD | 1 | | Brandon Woodruff, SP, MIL | 32 |
STARTING PITCHER | | | Dylan Cease, SP, CHW | 31 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Kyle Schwarber, OF, PHI | 30 |
Gerrit Cole, NYY | 40 | | Bobby Witt, 3B, KC | 30 |
Corbin Burnes, MIL | 40 | | Eloy Jimenez, OF, CHW | 22 |
Sandy Alcantara, MIA | 38 | | Jose Abreu, 1B, HOU | 18 |
Justin Verlander, NYM | 38 | | Kris Bryant, OF, COL | 15 |
Max Scherzer, NYM | 36 | | Tommy Edman, 2B, STL | 15 |
Aaron Nola, PHI | 34 | | Oneil Cruz, SS, PIT | 15 |
Carlos Rodon, NYY | 33 | | Starling Marte, OF, NYM | 14 |
Shane McClanahan, TB | 33 | | Joe Musgrove, SP, SD | 12 |
Brandon Woodruff, MIL | 32 | | Tyler Glasnow, SP, TB | 10 |
Shane Bieber, CLE | 31 | | Willson Contreras, C, STL | 6 |
Dylan Cease, CHW | 31 | | Nathan Eovaldi, SP, TEX | 2 |
Jacob deGrom, TEX | 30 | | MacKenzie Gore, SP, WAS | 2 |
Zack Wheeler, PHI | 30 | | Craig Kimbrel, RP, PHI | 1 |
Alek Manoah, TOR | 30 | | Carlos Carrasco, SP, NYM | 1 |
Julio Urias, LAD | 29 | | Daniel Hudson, RP, LAD | 1 |
Luis Castillo, SEA | 29 | | Noah Syndergaard, SP, LAD | 1 |
Kevin Gausman, TOR | 27 | | Michael Kopech, SP, CHW | 1 |
Framber Valdez, HOU | 27 | | Corey Kluber, SP, BOS | 1 |
Yu Darvish, SD | 26 | | PHIL PONEBSHEK | |
Max Fried, ATL | 26 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Cristian Javier, HOU | 25 | | Justin Verlander, SP, NYM | 38 |
Zac Gallen, ARI | 23 | | Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU | 36 |
Robbie Ray, SEA | 21 | | Pete Alonso, 1B, NYM | 35 |
Logan Gilbert, SEA | 15 | | Alex Bregman, 3B, HOU | 31 |
Logan Webb, SF | 15 | | Jacob deGrom, SP, TEX | 30 |
Triston McKenzie, CLE | 15 | | Cedric Mullins, OF, BAL | 18 |
Clayton Kershaw, LAD | 14 | | Daulton Varsho, C, TOR | 15 |
Nestor Cortes, NYY | 13 | | Logan Webb, SP, SF | 15 |
Luis Severino, NYY | 13 | | Josh Hader, RP, SD | 14 |
George Kirby, SEA | 13 | | Chris Sale, SP, BOS | 6 |
Joe Musgrove, SD | 12 | | Tyler O'Neill, OF, STL | 5 |
Hunter Greene, CIN | 12 | | Lourdes Gurriel, OF, ARI | 3 |
Kyle Wright, ATL | 12 | | Lance McCullers, SP, HOU | 3 |
Dustin May, LAD | 11 | | Joey Meneses, OF, WAS | 2 |
Tyler Glasnow, TB | 10 | | Cal Quantrill, SP, CLE | 2 |
Chris Bassitt, TOR | 8 | | Alex Cobb, SP, SF | 2 |
Jordan Montgomery, STL | 8 | | Brandon Lowe, 2B, TB | 1 |
Charlie Morton, ATL | 8 | | Alexis Diaz, RP, CIN | 1 |
Kodai Senga, NYM | 8 | | Eric Lauer, SP, MIL | 1 |
Blake Snell, SD | 8 | | Jeremy Pena, SS, HOU | 1 |
Nick Lodolo, CIN | 8 | | Tyler Mahle, SP, MIN | 1 |
Jeffrey Springs, TB | 7 | | CHRIS TOWERS | |
Jesus Luzardo, MIA | 7 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Lucas Giolito, CHW | 7 | | Aaron Judge, OF, NYY | 50 |
Lance Lynn, CHW | 7 | | Ronald Acuna, OF, ATL | 47 |
Joe Ryan, MIN | 6 | | Aaron Nola, SP, PHI | 34 |
Grayson Rodriguez, BAL | 6 | | Randy Arozarena, OF, TB | 22 |
Tony Gonsolin, LAD | 6 | | Robbie Ray, SP, SEA | 21 |
Freddy Peralta, MIL | 6 | | Nestor Cortes, SP, NYY | 13 |
Chris Sale, BOS | 6 | | Bryce Harper, DH, PHI | 13 |
Jack Flaherty, STL | 5 | | Christian Walker, 1B, ARI | 10 |
Luis Garcia, HOU | 4 | | Carlos Correa, SS, MIN | 10 |
Jose Berrios, TOR | 4 | | Chris Bassitt, SP, TOR | 8 |
Reid Detmers, LAA | 4 | | Jesus Luzardo, SP, MIA | 7 |
Lance McCullers, HOU | 3 | | Miguel Vargas, 1B, LAD | 7 |
Patrick Sandoval, LAA | 3 | | Jack Flaherty, SP, STL | 5 |
Miles Mikolas, STL | 3 | | Riley Greene, OF, DET | 4 |
Andrew Painter, PHI | 3 | | Vaughn Grissom, 2B, ATL | 2 |
Drew Rasmussen, TB | 3 | | Anthony Rendon, 3B, LAA | 2 |
Pablo Lopez, MIN | 3 | | Paul Sewald, RP, SEA | 1 |
Merrill Kelly, ARI | 3 | | Ezequiel Tovar, SS, COL | 1 |
Jose Urquidy, HOU | 2 | | Keibert Ruiz, C, WAS | 1 |
Cal Quantrill, CLE | 2 | | Jhoan Duran, RP, MIN | 1 |
Nathan Eovaldi, TEX | 2 | | Braxton Garrett, SP, MIA | 1 |
MacKenzie Gore, WAS | 2 | | KAYLA WALZ | |
Brady Singer, KC | 2 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Alex Cobb, SF | 2 | | Kyle Tucker, OF, HOU | 42 |
Trevor Rogers, MIA | 2 | | Austin Riley, 3B, ATL | 32 |
Sean Manaea, SF | 2 | | Shane Bieber, SP, CLE | 31 |
Andrew Heaney, TEX | 2 | | Marcus Semien, 2B, TEX | 28 |
Martin Perez, TEX | 2 | | Luis Robert, OF, CHW | 21 |
Carlos Carrasco, NYM | 1 | | Xander Bogaerts, SS, SD | 21 |
Bailey Ober, MIN | 1 | | Emmanuel Clase, RP, CLE | 16 |
James Paxton, BOS | 1 | | Logan Gilbert, SP, SEA | 15 |
Jon Gray, TEX | 1 | | Luis Severino, SP, NYY | 13 |
Edward Cabrera, MIA | 1 | | Alejandro Kirk, C, TOR | 9 |
Drey Jameson, ARI | 1 | | Kodai Senga, SP, NYM | 8 |
Eric Lauer, MIL | 1 | | Freddy Peralta, SP, MIL | 6 |
Brandon Pfaadt, ARI | 1 | | Mitch Haniger, OF, SF | 4 |
Tyler Anderson, LAA | 1 | | Camilo Doval, RP, SF | 3 |
Taijuan Walker, PHI | 1 | | Bryan De La Cruz, OF, MIA | 3 |
Aaron Civale, CLE | 1 | | Triston Casas, 1B, BOS | 2 |
Noah Syndergaard, LAD | 1 | | Jake McCarthy, OF, ARI | 2 |
Mitch Keller, PIT | 1 | | Bailey Ober, SP, MIN | 1 |
Michael Kopech, CHW | 1 | | Drey Jameson, SP, ARI | 1 |
Tyler Mahle, MIN | 1 | | Ty France, 1B, SEA | 1 |
Adam Wainwright, STL | 1 | | Aaron Ashby, SP, MIL | 1 |
Ross Stripling, SF | 1 | | R.J. WHITE | |
Sonny Gray, MIN | 1 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Marcus Stroman, CHC | 1 | | Corbin Burnes, SP, MIL | 40 |
Corey Kluber, BOS | 1 | | Shane McClanahan, SP, TB | 33 |
Aaron Ashby, MIL | 1 | | Luis Castillo, SP, SEA | 29 |
Jameson Taillon, CHC | 1 | | Francisco Lindor, SS, NYM | 27 |
Roansy Contreras, PIT | 1 | | Michael Harris, OF, ATL | 24 |
Ranger Suarez, PHI | 1 | | Matt Olson, 1B, ATL | 23 |
Braxton Garrett, MIA | 1 | | Will Smith, C, LAD | 18 |
Jose Suarez, LAA | 1 | | Kyle Wright, SP, ATL | 12 |
RELIEF PITCHER | | | Andres Gimenez, 2B, CLE | 10 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Raisel Iglesias, RP, ATL | 8 |
Spencer Strider, ATL | 37 | | Blake Snell, SP, SD | 8 |
Edwin Diaz, NYM | 18 | | Giancarlo Stanton, OF, NYY | 7 |
Emmanuel Clase, CLE | 16 | | Felix Bautista, RP, BAL | 6 |
Josh Hader, SD | 14 | | Anthony Santander, OF, BAL | 4 |
Devin Williams, MIL | 11 | | Eugenio Suarez, 3B, SEA | 3 |
Ryan Pressly, HOU | 10 | | Garrett Whitlock, RP, BOS | 2 |
Jordan Romano, TOR | 10 | | Oscar Colas, OF, CHW | 2 |
Hunter Brown, HOU | 9 | | James Paxton, SP, BOS | 1 |
Kenley Jansen, BOS | 8 | | Jon Gray, SP, TEX | 1 |
Raisel Iglesias, ATL | 8 | | J.D. Martinez, DH, LAD | 1 |
Ryan Helsley, STL | 6 | | Jose Miranda, 3B, MIN | 1 |
Felix Bautista, BAL | 6 | | SCOTT WHITE | |
Clay Holmes, NYY | 4 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Camilo Doval, SF | 3 | | Juan Soto, OF, SD | 50 |
David Bednar, PIT | 2 | | Rafael Devers, 3B, BOS | 41 |
Garrett Whitlock, BOS | 2 | | Sandy Alcantara, SP, MIA | 38 |
Daniel Bard, COL | 2 | | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, STL | 28 |
Peter Fairbanks, TB | 2 | | Ozzie Albies, 2B, ATL | 25 |
Andres Munoz, SEA | 2 | | Wander Franco, SS, TB | 18 |
Craig Kimbrel, PHI | 1 | | Corbin Carroll, OF, ARI | 18 |
Paul Sewald, SEA | 1 | | Adley Rutschman, C, BAL | 14 |
Nick Martinez, SD | 1 | | Patrick Sandoval, SP, LAA | 3 |
Daniel Hudson, LAD | 1 | | Miles Mikolas, SP, STL | 3 |
Alexis Diaz, CIN | 1 | | Pablo Lopez, SP, MIN | 3 |
Scott Barlow, KC | 1 | | Jose Urquidy, SP, HOU | 2 |
Jhoan Duran, MIN | 1 | | David Bednar, RP, PIT | 2 |
Jose Leclerc, TEX | 1 | | Ketel Marte, 2B, ARI | 2 |
Liam Hendriks, CHW | 1 | | C.J. Cron, 1B, COL | 2 |
| | | Hunter Renfroe, OF, LAA | 2 |
| | | Daniel Bard, RP, COL | 2 |
| | | Jeff McNeil, OF, NYM | 2 |
| | | Brady Singer, SP, KC | 2 |
| | | Martin Perez, SP, TEX | 2 |
| | | Tyler Anderson, SP, LAA | 1 |