Tout Wars AL Auction Kicks Off Tout Weekend!

Saturday morning, March 14th, at 9:00 AM, in a conference room off Duffy Square in New York City, 12 Tout Wars teams will begin their AL-only roto auction for 2026.

You can follow the draft board here.

The drafts will be live streamed at Justin Mason’s YouTube channel. It will be available afterward on the Tout Wars YouTube channe.

This year’s AL Roster, in Reserve Round Draft Order (team that finish with fewer than 60 points receive a FAAB penalty the next year):

Andy Andres, BaseballHQ, @sabermetrics101 (2025 AL Champ)
Ian Kahn, Mastersball, @IanKahn4
Glenn Colton/Rick Wolf, Athlon Sports/SiriusXM, @glenncolton1/@RickWolf1 (2021, 2018, 2014 AL Champ)
Mike Podhorzer, FanGraphs/ProjectingX.com, @MikePodhorzer (2024, 2017 AL Champ)
Jeff Erickson, Rotowire, @Jeff_Erickson (2007 AL Champ)
Doug Dennis, BaseballHQ, (2023, 2022 AL Champ)
Larry Schechter, The History of Fantasy Sports, @larryschechter2 ($960 FAAB) (2012, 2011, 2010 AL Champ)
Jason Collette, Rotowire, ($870 FAAB)
Rob Leibowitz, Rotoheaven/Fantasy Baseball Index, @rob_leibowitz/@rob-leibowitz.bsky.social ($800 FAAB) (2019 AL Champ)
Raphael Rabe, Rotoballer, @RealTalkRaph ($760 FAAB)
Jeff Winick, Ask Rotoman,
DJ Short, NBC Sports/Rotoworld,




Tout Mixed Draft is on Tap. Tuesday March 3, 2026 at 8pm ET.

Watch Scott Whites’ recap here. Bubba and Bloom Livestream is here.

And with the live draft board at Fantrax.

There was be a livestream on the Tout Wars YouTube feed.

This year’s Mixed Draft roster, in draft order:

Seth Trachtman, Fantasy Baseball Index, @sethroto (2025, 2023 Mixed Draft Champ)
Ray Murphy, BaseballHQ, @RayHQ (2019 Mixed Draft Champ)
Adam Ronis, Fantasy Life/SiriusXM, @adamronis (2021, 2016, 2021 Mixed Draft Champ)
Scott White, CBS Sports, @CBSScottWhite (2020 Mixed Draft Champ)
Brian Entrekin, kcbubba ,@bdentrek
Shelly Verougstraete, Pitcher List,
Mike Gianella, Baseball Prospectus, @mikegianella.bsky.social (2022 Mixed Draft Champ)
Rudy Gamble, Razzball, @RudyGamble (2024, 2018, 2017 Mixed Draft Champ)
Garion Thorne, Draft Kings Network, @garionthorne (910 FAAB)
Anthony Aniano, RotoBaller/SiriusXM Fantasy Radio, @AanionoFantasy (850 FAAB)
Dr. Roto, DrRoto.com, @DrRoto (945 FAAB)
Scott Chu, Pitcher List, @ifthechufits
John Laghezza, John Leghezza, @JohnLaghezza
Ryan Bloomfield, BaseballHQ/Bubba & the Bloom Podcast, @RyanBHQ
Tim McLeod, Prospect361, @RunTMc361 (710 FAAB) (2014 Mixed Draft Champ)

Tout SOLDS/IP League, 15 Team Mixed Draft, Drafted Tues. Feb. 24, 2026

This is a 5×5 league that subs Saves+Holds for Saves, and Innings Pitched for Wins. It was launched in 2021 with 12 teams, and grew to 15 teams in 2022.

The online draft takes place live on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and will be carried live on the Rotowire show on SiriusXM radio, with Jeff Erickson and Todd Zola commenting.

Follow along on the live Draft Board, or check in on it later.

Justin Mason’s Livestream link.

This year’s participants, in draft order:

  1. Greg Jewett, The Athletic/Closer Monkey, @gjewett9 (SOLDS Champ 2025)
  2. Ryan Boyer, Rotowire, @RyanPBoyer
  3. Ray Flowers, Fantasy Guru, @therayflowers (SOLDS Champ 2024)
  4. Kev Mahserejian, Razzball, @RtoSurgeon
  5. Zach Steinhorn, Steinhorn’s Universe on Substack, @zachsteinhorn
  6. Joe Orrico, FanGraphs, @JoeOrrico99 (990 FAAB)
  7. C.J. Kaltenbach, Mayhem Sports, @TheSeigeDFS (990 FAAB)
  8. Geoff Pontes, Baseball America, @GeoffPontesBA (930 FAAB)
  9. Scott Pianowski, Yahoo Sports, @scott_pianowski (895 FAAB)
  10. Matt Trussell, Razzball, @MattTruss (SOLDS Champ 2022) (890 FAAB)
  11. Tim Heaney, Lindy’s Sports, @TeamHeaney
  12. Howard Bender, Fantasy Alarm, @Rotobuzzguy (800 FAAB)
  13. Matt Cederholm, Baseball HQ, @TheBigHurtHQ
  14. Sara Sanchez, BleedCubbieBlue, @BCB_Sara
  15. Kyle Soppe, Pro Football and Sports Network, @KyleSoppePFN (930 FAAB)

Draft and Hold Slow Draft Begins on February 17, 2026.

Chris Clegg, as last year’s winner, will throw out the first nomination, live on SiriusXM.

James Anderson, who finished second last year, is co-hosting the launch on Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio, Rotowire Fantasy Today, Channel 87 with Todd Zola. He’ll make his pick live on the radio too. Crazy.

Participants in draft order:

1. Chris Clegg, Dynasty Dugout, @ChrisCleggMiLB (2025 Champ)
2. James Anderson, Rotowire, @RealJRAnderson
3. Alan Harrison, @TheFantasyFix (2021, 2023, 2024 Champ)
4. Dan Strafford, @Dan Strafford
5. Jorge Montanez, Rotoworld, @roto_nino
6. Anthony Perri, Fantistics, @Anthony_Perri
7. Corbin Young, Rotoballer, Yahoo, BaseballHQ, @corbin_young21 (810 FAAB)
8. Paul Sporer, FanGraphs (670 FAAB)
9. Mike Alexander, Razzball, @roto_wan
10. Fred Zinkie, Yahoo, @FredZinkieMLB
11. Jeff Boggis, Fantasy Baseball Empire, @jeffboggis (615 FAAB)
12. Eric Cross, Rotoballer, Toolshed Podcast, @EricCrossMLB (870 FAAB)
13. Michael Stein, Fantasy Judgment, @FantasyJudgment (990 FAAB)
14. Vlad Sedler, FTN Fantasy, @rotogut (2022 Champ)
15. Derek VanRiper, @derekvanriper

Todd tweeted this out:

Link to the live slow draft board.

Chris Clegg Wins Tout Wars Draft and Hold 2025

He was in fourth place at midseason and stayed there through July and most of August, but Juan Soto’s strong second half and an improving WHIP, thanks to Logan Gilbert, Gavin Williams and others, helped him ease up the standings. He moved into first place in the season’s last week.

Vinnie Pasquantino, Jorge Polanco, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. also made meaningful contributions.

This is Chris’s first Tout Wars championship.

Andy Andres Crowned Tout Wars AL 2025 Champion

Coming out of the draft, Ian Kahn had a slight edge over Andy Andres. Their Draft Day Rosters:

But when all was said and done, after Kahn made five trades and Andres one, Andres won Tout AL with a comfortable margin.

Key players for Andres were Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh, the fortuitous waiver pickup of Lenyn Sosa, and a pitching staff anchored by Tarik Skubal and Jacob DeGrom. Andres, notably, dumped saves, though he did try to rectify that during waivers all season, to no avail.

This was Andres first Tout Wars title, in his third Tout Wars season.

Mike Podhorzer reviews his season.

Seth Trachtman Wins Tout Mixed Draft 2025 Championship

With two weeks to go in the season, Trachtman trailed Ray Murphy by nine points, and Adam Ronis by four.

A week later Trachtman and Ronis were tied, one point behind Murphy.

But in the last week, Trachtman gained three points, Murphy lost one, and Ronis lost two, propelling Trachtman to his second Tout Mixed Draft championship. He also won the league in 2023 and was the Tout AL champion in 2016.

Trachtman’s championship was driven by two catchers, Cal Raleigh and Salvador Perez, who hit 90 homers between them, plus another 26 from eligible catcher Ben Rice, fine seasons from Bobby Witt Jr. and Robbie Ray, and a ton of saves from Carlos Estevez, David Bednar, and Jeff Hoffman.

Greg Jewett Wins the Tout Mixed 15 SOLDS 2025 Championship

At the end of April, Greg Jewett was in second place, a smidge ahead of Ray Flowers and a lot behind Ryan Boyer. In the following months, Jewett and Flowers jockeyed but Boyer maintained a good lead until August, when Jewett pulled close.

Then, Flowers bounced back and on August 10th Boyer led by two points, with Flowers and Jewett tied. Then disaster struck for Boyer. In the next 10 days Boyer lost Zack Wheeler and Marcus Semien, and while Boyer held on for a couple of weeks Jewett moved past him into first at the end of the month.

Boyer’s team didn’t quit. After the injuries he had the fifth best record in the league the rest of the way, but Jewett had the best record and held on for his first SOLDS title and second Tout Wars title. He won the H2H league in 2023.

Jewett’s squad was paced by Peter Alonso, Jose Ramirez, Trevor Story, Logan Webb, and Tarik Skubal. He also added Trevor Rogers at the end of June with a $36 (of $1000) FAAB bid, which paid off handsomely. The bullpen expert finished second in Holds+Saves, using Griffin Jax, Matt Strahm, Emilio Pagan, and others.

Greg Jewett tells the story of his winning season here.