It didn't seem to be going well.
About two-thirds of the way through our salary cap draft (otherwise known as an auction) for the Memorial Magazine League, a 12-team Rotisserie contest heading into its 21st year, I felt like I had flubbed it. I didn't have enough players, and I didn't have enough dollars.
But I had more dollars than most people, nurturing my little stash through a steady stream of overpays. Over a span of 60 nominations, I was the winning bidder just twice. An hour might have passed since I did anything of great significance.
Then came the breakthrough. First, it was Dansby Swanson for $6, then Chris Bassitt for $5, then Cal Raleigh for $5 and Merrill Kelly for $6. These were high-volume, must-start players -- not studs exactly, but the sort of stabilizing forces that can make all the difference in a league where 276 players are started and 360 are rostered -- and I got them all for $3-4 below my projected values. Suddenly, my hole-ridden roster appeared rather hearty.
And I wasn't done yet. There was also Brandon Nimmo for $4, Rhys Hoskins for $3 and, most mercifully, closer front-runners Robert Suarez and Jose Leclerc for $2 apiece. I wasn't the only one taking advantage of these values, but I was the one in the most desperate need of them. And as I filled in those openings in quick succession, I thought back to those times I was tempted to go the 13th dollar on Spencer Torkelson and Teoscar Hernandez, feeling like the bargains would never come.
The bids were so consistently high for the first half of the draft that they had to. My projected auction values account for all the money available, so it's a mathematical certainty that overbids early will yield underbids late. Still, it's so, so hard to stay disciplined through a stretch where so many players are just out of your reach, as happened in those 60 picks leading up to my shopping spree. I nearly blew it with my purchase of Nico Hoerner for $17 (only to see Andres Gimenez go for $6 much later). Another splurge like that after I had already spent $110 of my $260 budget on Freddie Freeman ($40), Shohei Ohtani ($39) and Francisco Lindor ($31) would have left me without the spare dollars that, frankly, saved my team.
The hitting is strong. The pitching is strong. There are no weak categories that I can see. (I suppose now, a day later, I must address the news of Noelvi Marte's 80-game suspension, seeing I spent $8 to make him my starting third baseman. Fortunately, a fellow drafter (B_Don) offered to trade me Max Muncy for Hoskins and Davis Schneider, which I accepted. So Muncy can take over at third base for me, and one of Ryan Mountcastle and Jose Abreu can slide into my corner infield spot, which should work well enough.)
That's not to say I'm going to cruise to the title. After all, the competition is fierce:
- Raymond Atherton, Fantasy Aceball (@RaymondAtherton)
- Garrett Atkins, Fake Teams (@13atkins13)
- B_Don, Razzball (@RazzBDon)
- JR Fenton, TGFBI participant (@JohnRussell215)
- Tim Kanak, Fantasy Aceball (@fantasyaceball)
- Greg Lathrop, Triple Crown Fantasy Baseball (@roto_Greg)
- Chris Mitchell, FantasyData (@CJMitch73)
- Dan Richards, formerly Pitcher List (@Fantasy_Esquire)
- Doug Roe, former Podcast League champ
- Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports (@Roto_Frank)
- Chris Towers, CBS Sports (@CTowersCBS)
- Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)
In particular, Greg Lathrop and Dan Richards are two to watch out for. One of them has won the league each of the past five years. You'll notice neither shied away from big bids either, with Greg going all-in on Ronald Acuna at $61 (so much for those concerns about his knee) and Dan opting for a more pitcher-heavy build with Spencer Strider at $43. I think Dan put himself in a bad spot for batting average, but otherwise, I like their teams quite a bit.
As for me, I haven't won this league since I went back-to-back in 2015 and 2016, but because I held out during that difficult middle portion of the draft, I have hope that this team will be the one that puts me back on top.
Here are the full results:
POSITION BY POSITION | | | TEAM BY TEAM | |
CATCHER | | | RAYMOND ATHERTON | |
PLAYER | SALARY | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Adley Rutschman, C | 19 | | Yordan Alvarez, OF, HOU | 38 |
J.T. Realmuto, C | 17 | | Matt Olson, 1B, ATL | 36 |
William Contreras, C | 16 | | Rafael Devers, 3B, BOS | 32 |
Will Smith, C | 15 | | Corbin Burnes, SP, BAL | 32 |
Salvador Perez, C | 13 | | Yoshinobu Yamamoto, SP, LAD | 26 |
Willson Contreras, C | 11 | | C.J. Abrams, SS, WAS | 21 |
Yainer Diaz, C | 10 | | Christian Yelich, OF, MIL | 15 |
Bo Naylor, C | 7 | | David Bednar, RP, PIT | 11 |
Sean Murphy, C | 5 | | Mason Miller, RP, OAK | 9 |
Cal Raleigh, C | 5 | | Gavin Williams, SP, CLE | 9 |
Mitch Garver, C | 5 | | Jarren Duran, OF, BOS | 5 |
Francisco Alvarez, C | 4 | | James Outman, OF, LAD | 4 |
Logan O'Hoppe, C | 4 | | Aroldis Chapman, RP, PIT | 3 |
Gabriel Moreno, C | 4 | | Justin Turner, 1B, TOR | 3 |
Jonah Heim, C | 3 | | Kerry Carpenter, OF, DET | 3 |
Luis Campusano, C | 3 | | Jake Rogers, C, DET | 2 |
Ryan Jeffers, C | 2 | | Reese Olson, SP, DET | 2 |
Jake Rogers, C | 2 | | Edouard Julien, 2B, MIN | 2 |
Keibert Ruiz, C | 1 | | Emmet Sheehan, SP, LAD | 2 |
Tyler Stephenson, C | 1 | | Alex Lange, RP, DET | 2 |
Alejandro Kirk, C | 1 | | Whit Merrifield, 2B, PHI | 1 |
Danny Jansen, C | 1 | | Jasson Dominguez, OF, NYY | 1 |
Elias Diaz, C | 1 | | Elias Diaz, C, COL | 1 |
Tyler Soderstrom, C | 1 | | Jonathan Aranda, 1B, TB | RES |
FIRST BASE | | | Jackson Merrill, SS, SD | RES |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Logan Allen, SP, CLE | RES |
Freddie Freeman, 1B | 40 | | J.P. Crawford, SS, SEA | RES |
Matt Olson, 1B | 36 | | Colton Cowser, OF, BAL | RES |
Bryce Harper, 1B | 36 | | Abner Uribe, RP, MIL | RES |
Pete Alonso, 1B | 31 | | Brett Baty, 3B, NYM | RES |
Vladimir Guerrero, 1B | 28 | | GARRETT ATKINS | |
Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 14 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Triston Casas, 1B | 14 | | Trea Turner, SS, PHI | 36 |
Yandy Diaz, 1B | 13 | | Gerrit Cole, SP, NYY | 34 |
Josh Naylor, 1B | 13 | | Corey Seager, SS, TEX | 27 |
Spencer Torkelson, 1B | 12 | | Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU | 26 |
Christian Walker, 1B | 9 | | Devin Williams, RP, MIL | 19 |
Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B | 8 | | Royce Lewis, 3B, MIN | 17 |
Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 1B | 7 | | Alex Bregman, 3B, HOU | 13 |
Nate Lowe, 1B | 5 | | Tanner Bibee, SP, CLE | 9 |
Rhys Hoskins, 1B | 3 | | Seiya Suzuki, OF, CHC | 9 |
Justin Turner, 1B | 3 | | Spencer Steer, OF, CIN | 8 |
Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 1 | | Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B, KC | 8 |
Andrew Vaughn, 1B | 1 | | Paul Sewald, RP, ARI | 8 |
Ryan Mountcastle, 1B | RES | | Clay Holmes, RP, NYY | 7 |
Jonathan Aranda, 1B | RES | | Jorge Soler, OF, SF | 7 |
Kyle Manzardo, 1B | RES | | Carlos Rodon, SP, NYY | 6 |
Ty France, 1B | RES | | Sean Murphy, C, ATL | 5 |
Jose Abreu, 1B | RES | | Yu Darvish, SP, SD | 5 |
SECOND BASE | | | Chas McCormick, OF, HOU | 4 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Jonah Heim, C, TEX | 3 |
Ozzie Albies, 2B | 27 | | TJ Friedl, OF, CIN | 3 |
Marcus Semien, 2B | 26 | | Christopher Morel, OF, CHC | 2 |
Jose Altuve, 2B | 26 | | Kenta Maeda, SP, DET | 1 |
Nico Hoerner, 2B | 17 | | Ricky Tiedemann, SP, TOR | 1 |
Matt McLain, 2B | 13 | | Kutter Crawford, SP, BOS | RES |
Gleyber Torres, 2B | 12 | | Chris Paddack, SP, MIN | RES |
Bryson Stott, 2B | 11 | | Tim Anderson, SS, MIA | RES |
Ha-seong Kim, 2B | 9 | | Jordan Westburg, 2B, BAL | RES |
Ketel Marte, 2B | 9 | | James Wood, OF, WAS | RES |
Zack Gelof, 2B | 7 | | Jake Fraley, OF, CIN | RES |
Andres Gimenez, 2B | 6 | | Jacob deGrom, SP, TEX | RES |
Tommy Edman, 2B | 6 | | B_DON | |
Thairo Estrada, 2B | 5 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Nolan Gorman, 2B | 3 | | Bobby Witt, SS, KC | 46 |
Jorge Polanco, 2B | 2 | | Ozzie Albies, 2B, ATL | 27 |
Edouard Julien, 2B | 2 | | Zac Gallen, SP, ARI | 25 |
Luis Arraez, 2B | 2 | | Gunnar Henderson, 3B, BAL | 25 |
Brandon Lowe, 2B | 1 | | Logan Gilbert, SP, SEA | 18 |
Whit Merrifield, 2B | 1 | | Evan Phillips, RP, LAD | 15 |
Brendan Donovan, 2B | 1 | | Jackson Chourio, OF, MIL | 14 |
Brandon Drury, 2B | RES | | Josh Naylor, 1B, CLE | 13 |
Luis Rengifo, 2B | RES | | Jake Burger, 3B, MIA | 11 |
Jonathan India, 2B | RES | | Alexis Diaz, RP, CIN | 11 |
Gavin Lux, 2B | RES | | Jackson Holliday, SS, BAL | 9 |
Jordan Westburg, 2B | RES | | Bailey Ober, SP, MIN | 9 |
Davis Schneider, 2B | RES | | Masataka Yoshida, OF, BOS | 7 |
Jeff McNeil, 2B | RES | | Jordan Montgomery, SP, FA | 7 |
THIRD BASE | | | Jung-Hoo Lee, OF, SF | 5 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Jose Berrios, SP, TOR | 5 |
Jose Ramirez, 3B | 35 | | Max Muncy, 3B, LAD | 4 |
Austin Riley, 3B | 34 | | Steven Kwan, OF, CLE | 3 |
Rafael Devers, 3B | 32 | | Eduardo Rodriguez, SP, ARI | 2 |
Gunnar Henderson, 3B | 25 | | Brent Rooker, OF, OAK | 1 |
Manny Machado, 3B | 20 | | Tyler Stephenson, C, CIN | 1 |
Royce Lewis, 3B | 17 | | Keibert Ruiz, C, WAS | 1 |
Alex Bregman, 3B | 13 | | Charlie Morton, SP, ATL | 1 |
Nolan Arenado, 3B | 13 | | Robert Stephenson, RP, LAA | RES |
Jake Burger, 3B | 11 | | Hector Neris, RP, CHC | RES |
Noelvi Marte, 3B | 8 | | Nelson Velazquez, OF, KC | RES |
Josh Jung, 3B | 7 | | Justin Lawrence, RP, COL | RES |
Alec Bohm, 3B | 5 | | Jon Gray, SP, TEX | RES |
Max Muncy, 3B | 4 | | Vaughn Grissom, SS, BOS | RES |
Willi Castro, 3B | 4 | | Brady Singer, SP, KC | RES |
Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B | 3 | | JR FENTON | |
Jeimer Candelario, 3B | 2 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Colt Keith, 3B | 2 | | Aaron Judge, OF, NYY | 38 |
Isaac Paredes, 3B | 1 | | Pete Alonso, 1B, NYM | 31 |
Junior Caminero, 3B | 1 | | Zack Wheeler, SP, PHI | 29 |
Ryan McMahon, 3B | 1 | | Tarik Skubal, SP, DET | 28 |
Maikel Garcia, 3B | 1 | | Yandy Diaz, 1B, TB | 13 |
Michael Busch, 3B | RES | | Salvador Perez, C, KC | 13 |
Tyler Black, 3B | RES | | Nolan Arenado, 3B, STL | 13 |
Matt Chapman, 3B | RES | | Gleyber Torres, 2B, NYY | 12 |
Patrick Wisdom, 3B | RES | | Andres Munoz, RP, SEA | 12 |
DJ LeMahieu, 3B | RES | | George Springer, OF, TOR | 11 |
Brett Baty, 3B | RES | | Joe Ryan, SP, MIN | 9 |
Eugenio Suarez, 3B | RES | | Nick Castellanos, OF, PHI | 9 |
SHORTSTOP | | | Zack Gelof, 2B, OAK | 7 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Henry Davis, OF, PIT | 6 |
Bobby Witt, SS | 46 | | Anthony Santander, OF, BAL | 6 |
Trea Turner, SS | 36 | | Trevor Story, SS, BOS | 5 |
Francisco Lindor, SS | 31 | | Mitch Garver, C, SEA | 5 |
Elly De La Cruz, SS | 29 | | Shota Imanaga, SP, CHC | 5 |
Corey Seager, SS | 27 | | Bryce Miller, SP, SEA | 4 |
Bo Bichette, SS | 24 | | Nestor Cortes, SP, NYY | 1 |
C.J. Abrams, SS | 21 | | Isaac Paredes, 3B, TB | 1 |
Oneil Cruz, SS | 20 | | DL Hall, SP, MIL | 1 |
Xander Bogaerts, SS | 10 | | Kyle Finnegan, RP, WAS | 1 |
Jackson Holliday, SS | 9 | | MacKenzie Gore, SP, WAS | RES |
Dansby Swanson, SS | 6 | | Victor Scott, OF, STL | RES |
Willy Adames, SS | 5 | | Kyle Manzardo, 1B, CLE | RES |
Anthony Volpe, SS | 5 | | Ty France, 1B, SEA | RES |
Trevor Story, SS | 5 | | Ranger Suarez, SP, PHI | RES |
Carlos Correa, SS | 2 | | Spencer Jones, OF, NYY | RES |
Ezequiel Tovar, SS | 1 | | Zack Littell, SP, TB | RES |
Jeremy Pena, SS | RES | | TIM KANAK | |
Jackson Merrill, SS | RES | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Zachary Neto, SS | RES | | Corbin Carroll, OF, ARI | 44 |
Tim Anderson, SS | RES | | Bryce Harper, 1B, PHI | 36 |
J.P. Crawford, SS | RES | | Elly De La Cruz, SS, CIN | 29 |
Vaughn Grissom, SS | RES | | Kevin Gausman, SP, TOR | 23 |
OUTFIELD | | | Cole Ragans, SP, KC | 18 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Grayson Rodriguez, SP, BAL | 17 |
Ronald Acuna, OF | 61 | | Eury Perez, SP, MIA | 16 |
Julio Rodriguez, OF | 46 | | Wyatt Langford, OF, TEX | 15 |
Corbin Carroll, OF | 44 | | Matt McLain, 2B, CIN | 13 |
Mookie Betts, OF | 42 | | Tanner Scott, RP, MIA | 8 |
Juan Soto, OF | 42 | | Ryan Helsley, RP, STL | 8 |
Kyle Tucker, OF | 40 | | Bo Naylor, C, CLE | 7 |
Fernando Tatis, OF | 40 | | Aaron Civale, SP, TB | 5 |
Aaron Judge, OF | 38 | | Gabriel Moreno, C, ARI | 4 |
Yordan Alvarez, OF | 38 | | Lars Nootbaar, OF, STL | 4 |
Michael Harris, OF | 28 | | Nolan Gorman, 2B, STL | 3 |
Luis Robert, OF | 25 | | Ian Happ, OF, CHC | 3 |
Randy Arozarena, OF | 21 | | Jorge Polanco, 2B, SEA | 2 |
Mike Trout, OF | 20 | | Shane Baz, SP, TB | 1 |
Jazz Chisholm, OF | 19 | | Brandon Pfaadt, SP, ARI | 1 |
Adolis Garcia, OF | 18 | | Anthony Rizzo, 1B, NYY | 1 |
Nolan Jones, OF | 18 | | Brendan Donovan, 2B, STL | 1 |
Cody Bellinger, OF | 16 | | Garrett Mitchell, OF, MIL | 1 |
Bryan Reynolds, OF | 16 | | Trevor Rogers, SP, MIA | RES |
Kyle Schwarber, OF | 15 | | Luis Rengifo, 2B, LAA | RES |
Christian Yelich, OF | 15 | | Braxton Garrett, SP, MIA | RES |
Wyatt Langford, OF | 15 | | Paul Skenes, SP, PIT | RES |
Evan Carter, OF | 14 | | Chase DeLauter, OF, CLE | RES |
Jackson Chourio, OF | 14 | | Tommy Pham, OF, FA | RES |
Joshua Lowe, OF | 13 | | Eugenio Suarez, 3B, ARI | RES |
Teoscar Hernandez, OF | 12 | | GREG LATHROP | |
George Springer, OF | 11 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Jordan Walker, OF | 10 | | Ronald Acuna, OF, ATL | 61 |
Seiya Suzuki, OF | 9 | | Luis Castillo, SP, SEA | 27 |
Nick Castellanos, OF | 9 | | Zach Eflin, SP, TB | 20 |
Spencer Steer, OF | 8 | | Manny Machado, 3B, SD | 20 |
Jorge Soler, OF | 7 | | Mike Trout, OF, LAA | 20 |
Riley Greene, OF | 7 | | Aaron Nola, SP, PHI | 19 |
Masataka Yoshida, OF | 7 | | Bryan Reynolds, OF, PIT | 16 |
Anthony Santander, OF | 6 | | Jordan Romano, RP, TOR | 15 |
Henry Davis, OF | 6 | | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, STL | 14 |
Jarren Duran, OF | 5 | | Yainer Diaz, C, HOU | 10 |
Esteury Ruiz, OF | 5 | | Joe Musgrove, SP, SD | 10 |
Jung-Hoo Lee, OF | 5 | | Alec Bohm, 3B, PHI | 5 |
Jarred Kelenic, OF | 5 | | Ryan Pepiot, SP, TB | 4 |
Starling Marte, OF | 5 | | Craig Kimbrel, RP, BAL | 4 |
Parker Meadows, OF | 5 | | A.J. Puk, SP, MIA | 3 |
Lane Thomas, OF | 4 | | Luis Campusano, C, SD | 3 |
Chas McCormick, OF | 4 | | Erick Fedde, SP, CHW | 2 |
Brandon Nimmo, OF | 4 | | Eloy Jimenez, DH, CHW | 2 |
Lars Nootbaar, OF | 4 | | Brandon Lowe, 2B, TB | 1 |
James Outman, OF | 4 | | Jack Suwinski, OF, PIT | 1 |
Cedric Mullins, OF | 3 | | Taylor Ward, OF, LAA | 1 |
Ian Happ, OF | 3 | | Ezequiel Tovar, SS, COL | 1 |
TJ Friedl, OF | 3 | | Ryan McMahon, 3B, COL | 1 |
Steven Kwan, OF | 3 | | James Paxton, SP, LAD | RES |
Kerry Carpenter, OF | 3 | | Jonathan India, 2B, CIN | RES |
Tyler O'Neill, OF | 3 | | Bryan De La Cruz, OF, MIA | RES |
Kris Bryant, OF | 3 | | Gavin Lux, 2B, LAD | RES |
Christopher Morel, OF | 2 | | Louie Varland, SP, MIN | RES |
Sal Frelick, OF | 1 | | John Means, SP, BAL | RES |
Lourdes Gurriel, OF | 1 | | Jeff McNeil, 2B, NYM | RES |
Taylor Ward, OF | 1 | | CHRIS MITCHELL | |
Daulton Varsho, OF | 1 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Jack Suwinski, OF | 1 | | Vladimir Guerrero, 1B, TOR | 28 |
Giancarlo Stanton, OF | 1 | | Luis Robert, OF, CHW | 25 |
Max Kepler, OF | 1 | | Tyler Glasnow, SP, LAD | 22 |
Brent Rooker, OF | 1 | | Freddy Peralta, SP, MIL | 21 |
Jasson Dominguez, OF | 1 | | Oneil Cruz, SS, PIT | 20 |
Garrett Mitchell, OF | 1 | | Jazz Chisholm, OF, MIA | 19 |
Jose Siri, OF | RES | | Blake Snell, SP, FA | 17 |
Victor Scott, OF | RES | | Jose Alvarado, RP, PHI | 11 |
Will Benson, OF | RES | | Dylan Cease, SP, CHW | 10 |
Nelson Velazquez, OF | RES | | Byron Buxton, DH, MIN | 9 |
Bryan De La Cruz, OF | RES | | Hunter Brown, SP, HOU | 8 |
Matt Wallner, OF | RES | | Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 1B, CIN | 7 |
Colton Cowser, OF | RES | | Carlos Estevez, RP, LAA | 6 |
James Wood, OF | RES | | Nathan Eovaldi, SP, TEX | 6 |
Chase DeLauter, OF | RES | | Andres Gimenez, 2B, CLE | 6 |
Ceddanne Rafaela, OF | RES | | Jarred Kelenic, OF, ATL | 5 |
Tommy Pham, OF | RES | | Parker Meadows, OF, DET | 5 |
Jake Fraley, OF | RES | | Starling Marte, OF, NYM | 5 |
Spencer Jones, OF | RES | | Hunter Greene, SP, CIN | 5 |
Alex Verdugo, OF | RES | | Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY | 5 |
Jo Adell, OF | RES | | Willi Castro, 3B, MIN | 4 |
DESIGNATED HITTER | | | Ryan Jeffers, C, MIN | 2 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Danny Jansen, C, TOR | 1 |
Shohei Ohtani, DH | 39 | | Jose Siri, OF, TB | RES |
Byron Buxton, DH | 9 | | Sean Manaea, SP, NYM | RES |
Marcell Ozuna, DH | 5 | | Lance Lynn, SP, STL | RES |
J.D. Martinez, DH | 3 | | Patrick Wisdom, 3B, CHC | RES |
Eloy Jimenez, DH | 2 | | Jack Flaherty, SP, DET | RES |
Josh Bell, DH | RES | | A.J. Minter, RP, ATL | RES |
STARTING PITCHER | | | Jo Adell, OF, LAA | RES |
PLAYER | SALARY | | DAN RICHARDS | |
Spencer Strider, SP | 43 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Gerrit Cole, SP | 34 | | Spencer Strider, SP, ATL | 43 |
Corbin Burnes, SP | 32 | | Fernando Tatis, OF, SD | 40 |
Zack Wheeler, SP | 29 | | Edwin Diaz, RP, NYM | 19 |
Tarik Skubal, SP | 28 | | Max Fried, SP, ATL | 19 |
Pablo Lopez, SP | 28 | | J.T. Realmuto, C, PHI | 17 |
Luis Castillo, SP | 27 | | Emmanuel Clase, RP, CLE | 17 |
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, SP | 26 | | Kyle Schwarber, OF, PHI | 15 |
Zac Gallen, SP | 25 | | Will Smith, C, LAD | 15 |
Logan Webb, SP | 24 | | Christian Walker, 1B, ARI | 9 |
Kevin Gausman, SP | 23 | | Ketel Marte, 2B, ARI | 9 |
Tyler Glasnow, SP | 22 | | Tommy Edman, 2B, STL | 6 |
George Kirby, SP | 22 | | Justin Verlander, SP, HOU | 6 |
Freddy Peralta, SP | 21 | | Sonny Gray, SP, STL | 6 |
Zach Eflin, SP | 20 | | Willy Adames, SS, MIL | 5 |
Framber Valdez, SP | 19 | | Triston McKenzie, SP, CLE | 5 |
Aaron Nola, SP | 19 | | Esteury Ruiz, OF, OAK | 5 |
Max Fried, SP | 19 | | Marcell Ozuna, DH, ATL | 5 |
Cole Ragans, SP | 18 | | Bryan Woo, SP, SEA | 4 |
Logan Gilbert, SP | 18 | | Adbert Alzolay, RP, CHC | 4 |
Blake Snell, SP | 17 | | Tyler O'Neill, OF, BOS | 3 |
Grayson Rodriguez, SP | 17 | | Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B, PIT | 3 |
Eury Perez, SP | 16 | | Cedric Mullins, OF, BAL | 3 |
Bobby Miller, SP | 16 | | Colt Keith, 3B, DET | 2 |
Chris Sale, SP | 14 | | Hunter Harvey, RP, WAS | RES |
Jesus Luzardo, SP | 14 | | Zachary Neto, SS, LAA | RES |
Justin Steele, SP | 13 | | Taj Bradley, SP, TB | RES |
Joe Musgrove, SP | 10 | | Matt Chapman, 3B, SF | RES |
Dylan Cease, SP | 10 | | A.J. Smith-Shawver, SP, ATL | RES |
Joe Ryan, SP | 9 | | Alex Verdugo, OF, NYY | RES |
Gavin Williams, SP | 9 | | Tyler Wells, SP, BAL | RES |
Tanner Bibee, SP | 9 | | DOUG ROE | |
Bailey Ober, SP | 9 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Hunter Brown, SP | 8 | | Mookie Betts, OF, LAD | 42 |
Michael King, SP | 8 | | Juan Soto, OF, NYY | 42 |
Kodai Senga, SP | 7 | | Michael Harris, OF, ATL | 28 |
Jordan Montgomery, SP | 7 | | Bo Bichette, SS, TOR | 24 |
Nathan Eovaldi, SP | 6 | | Adley Rutschman, C, BAL | 19 |
Justin Verlander, SP | 6 | | Josh Hader, RP, HOU | 18 |
Carlos Rodon, SP | 6 | | Jhoan Duran, RP, MIN | 17 |
Sonny Gray, SP | 6 | | William Contreras, C, MIL | 16 |
Merrill Kelly, SP | 6 | | Jordan Walker, OF, STL | 10 |
Mitch Keller, SP | 6 | | Josh Jung, 3B, TEX | 7 |
Aaron Civale, SP | 5 | | Riley Greene, OF, DET | 7 |
Walker Buehler, SP | 5 | | Mitch Keller, SP, PIT | 6 |
Triston McKenzie, SP | 5 | | Lane Thomas, OF, WAS | 4 |
Jose Berrios, SP | 5 | | J.D. Martinez, DH, FA | 3 |
Hunter Greene, SP | 5 | | Cristopher Sanchez, SP, PHI | 3 |
Shota Imanaga, SP | 5 | | Shane Bieber, SP, CLE | 3 |
Chris Bassitt, SP | 5 | | Kyle Bradish, SP, BAL | 2 |
Yu Darvish, SP | 5 | | Max Scherzer, SP, TEX | 2 |
Ryan Pepiot, SP | 4 | | Cristian Javier, SP, HOU | 2 |
Bryce Miller, SP | 4 | | Luis Arraez, 2B, MIA | 2 |
Bryan Woo, SP | 4 | | Reid Detmers, SP, LAA | 1 |
A.J. Puk, SP | 3 | | Junior Caminero, 3B, TB | 1 |
Nick Pivetta, SP | 3 | | Andrew Vaughn, 1B, CHW | 1 |
Cristopher Sanchez, SP | 3 | | Jeremy Pena, SS, HOU | RES |
Shane Bieber, SP | 3 | | Michael Wacha, SP, KC | RES |
Reese Olson, SP | 2 | | Max Meyer, SP, MIA | RES |
Erick Fedde, SP | 2 | | Tyler Black, 3B, MIL | RES |
Kyle Bradish, SP | 2 | | Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD | RES |
Max Scherzer, SP | 2 | | Ceddanne Rafaela, OF, BOS | RES |
Eduardo Rodriguez, SP | 2 | | Yennier Cano, RP, BAL | RES |
Cristian Javier, SP | 2 | | FRANK STAMPFL | |
Emmet Sheehan, SP | 2 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Shane Baz, SP | 1 | | Julio Rodriguez, OF, SEA | 46 |
Nick Lodolo, SP | 1 | | Austin Riley, 3B, ATL | 34 |
Nestor Cortes, SP | 1 | | Logan Webb, SP, SF | 24 |
Charlie Morton, SP | 1 | | Randy Arozarena, OF, TB | 21 |
Brandon Pfaadt, SP | 1 | | Bobby Miller, SP, LAD | 16 |
Yusei Kikuchi, SP | 1 | | Raisel Iglesias, RP, ATL | 14 |
Reid Detmers, SP | 1 | | Triston Casas, 1B, BOS | 14 |
Kenta Maeda, SP | 1 | | Jesus Luzardo, SP, MIA | 14 |
Brayan Bello, SP | 1 | | Teoscar Hernandez, OF, LAD | 12 |
DL Hall, SP | 1 | | Willson Contreras, C, STL | 11 |
Ricky Tiedemann, SP | 1 | | Bryson Stott, 2B, PHI | 11 |
Casey Mize, SP | 1 | | Xander Bogaerts, SS, SD | 10 |
Kyle Harrison, SP | 1 | | Pete Fairbanks, RP, TB | 8 |
MacKenzie Gore, SP | RES | | Michael King, SP, SD | 8 |
Kutter Crawford, SP | RES | | Thairo Estrada, 2B, SF | 5 |
James Paxton, SP | RES | | Logan O'Hoppe, C, LAA | 4 |
Trevor Rogers, SP | RES | | Jeimer Candelario, 3B, CIN | 2 |
Joe Boyle, SP | RES | | Lourdes Gurriel, OF, ARI | 1 |
Michael Wacha, SP | RES | | Brayan Bello, SP, BOS | 1 |
Chris Paddack, SP | RES | | Daulton Varsho, OF, TOR | 1 |
Seth Lugo, SP | RES | | Kyle Harrison, SP, SF | 1 |
Sean Manaea, SP | RES | | Maikel Garcia, 3B, KC | 1 |
Lance Lynn, SP | RES | | Will Smith, RP, KC | 1 |
Marcus Stroman, SP | RES | | Brandon Drury, 2B, LAA | RES |
Taj Bradley, SP | RES | | Seth Lugo, SP, KC | RES |
Logan Allen, SP | RES | | Marcus Stroman, SP, NYY | RES |
Braxton Garrett, SP | RES | | Matt Wallner, OF, MIN | RES |
Edward Cabrera, SP | RES | | Griffin Canning, SP, LAA | RES |
Max Meyer, SP | RES | | Jeffrey Springs, SP, TB | RES |
Andrew Abbott, SP | RES | | Chase Silseth, SP, LAA | RES |
Paul Skenes, SP | RES | | CHRIS TOWERS | |
Luis Severino, SP | RES | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Jack Flaherty, SP | RES | | Kyle Tucker, OF, HOU | 40 |
Frankie Montas, SP | RES | | Jose Ramirez, 3B, CLE | 35 |
Griffin Canning, SP | RES | | Pablo Lopez, SP, MIN | 28 |
A.J. Smith-Shawver, SP | RES | | Marcus Semien, 2B, TEX | 26 |
Ranger Suarez, SP | RES | | Framber Valdez, SP, HOU | 19 |
Jon Gray, SP | RES | | Adolis Garcia, OF, TEX | 18 |
Louie Varland, SP | RES | | Nolan Jones, OF, COL | 18 |
Clayton Kershaw, SP | RES | | Joshua Lowe, OF, TB | 13 |
John Means, SP | RES | | Camilo Doval, RP, SF | 13 |
Jeffrey Springs, SP | RES | | Spencer Torkelson, 1B, DET | 12 |
Chase Silseth, SP | RES | | Ha-seong Kim, 2B, SD | 9 |
Tyler Wells, SP | RES | | Nate Lowe, 1B, TEX | 5 |
Zack Littell, SP | RES | | Walker Buehler, SP, LAD | 5 |
Brady Singer, SP | RES | | Francisco Alvarez, C, NYM | 4 |
Jacob deGrom, SP | RES | | Kenley Jansen, RP, BOS | 4 |
RELIEF PITCHER | | | Kris Bryant, OF, COL | 3 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Carlos Correa, SS, MIN | 2 |
Devin Williams, RP | 19 | | Jason Adam, RP, TB | 1 |
Edwin Diaz, RP | 19 | | Tyler Soderstrom, C, OAK | 1 |
Josh Hader, RP | 18 | | Nick Lodolo, SP, CIN | 1 |
Jhoan Duran, RP | 17 | | Yusei Kikuchi, SP, TOR | 1 |
Emmanuel Clase, RP | 17 | | Max Kepler, OF, MIN | 1 |
Evan Phillips, RP | 15 | | Casey Mize, SP, DET | 1 |
Jordan Romano, RP | 15 | | Joe Boyle, SP, OAK | RES |
Raisel Iglesias, RP | 14 | | Michael Busch, 3B, CHC | RES |
Camilo Doval, RP | 13 | | Edward Cabrera, SP, MIA | RES |
Andres Munoz, RP | 12 | | Andrew Abbott, SP, CIN | RES |
David Bednar, RP | 11 | | DJ LeMahieu, 3B, NYY | RES |
Jose Alvarado, RP | 11 | | Orion Kerkering, RP, PHI | RES |
Alexis Diaz, RP | 11 | | Josh Bell, DH, MIA | RES |
Mason Miller, RP | 9 | | SCOTT WHITE | |
Tanner Scott, RP | 8 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Paul Sewald, RP | 8 | | Freddie Freeman, 1B, LAD | 40 |
Ryan Helsley, RP | 8 | | Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAD | 39 |
Pete Fairbanks, RP | 8 | | Francisco Lindor, SS, NYM | 31 |
Clay Holmes, RP | 7 | | George Kirby, SP, SEA | 22 |
Carlos Estevez, RP | 6 | | Nico Hoerner, 2B, CHC | 17 |
Craig Kimbrel, RP | 4 | | Cody Bellinger, OF, CHC | 16 |
Adbert Alzolay, RP | 4 | | Evan Carter, OF, TEX | 14 |
Kenley Jansen, RP | 4 | | Chris Sale, SP, ATL | 14 |
Aroldis Chapman, RP | 3 | | Justin Steele, SP, CHC | 13 |
Jose Leclerc, RP | 2 | | Noelvi Marte, 3B, CIN | 8 |
Alex Lange, RP | 2 | | Kodai Senga, SP, NYM | 7 |
Robert Suarez, RP | 2 | | Dansby Swanson, SS, CHC | 6 |
Jason Adam, RP | 1 | | Merrill Kelly, SP, ARI | 6 |
Kyle Finnegan, RP | 1 | | Chris Bassitt, SP, TOR | 5 |
Will Smith, RP | 1 | | Cal Raleigh, C, SEA | 5 |
Hunter Harvey, RP | RES | | Brandon Nimmo, OF, NYM | 4 |
Robert Stephenson, RP | RES | | Nick Pivetta, SP, BOS | 3 |
Hector Neris, RP | RES | | Rhys Hoskins, 1B, MIL | 3 |
Yuki Matsui, RP | RES | | Jose Leclerc, RP, TEX | 2 |
Justin Lawrence, RP | RES | | Robert Suarez, RP, SD | 2 |
Orion Kerkering, RP | RES | | Alejandro Kirk, C, TOR | 1 |
Abner Uribe, RP | RES | | Sal Frelick, OF, MIL | 1 |
A.J. Minter, RP | RES | | Giancarlo Stanton, OF, NYY | 1 |
Yennier Cano, RP | RES | | Ryan Mountcastle, 1B, BAL | RES |
| | | Will Benson, OF, CIN | RES |
| | | Yuki Matsui, RP, SD | RES |
| | | Luis Severino, SP, NYM | RES |
| | | Frankie Montas, SP, CIN | RES |
| | | Davis Schneider, 2B, TOR | RES |
| | | Jose Abreu, 1B, HOU | RES |