Welcome to the weekly Tout Wars FAAB report, on its new home right here on the Tout Wars site. Each week, we’ll review the free agent acquisitions from all five leagues, with commentary from a league member, as well as yours truly. We changed the timing of the weekly run to 1 PM ET every Sunday, with the report posted later that afternoon so you’ll have time to digest and apply to your own leagues. In addition, I’ll be joining Lawr Michaels and Justin Mason on the Tout Wars Hour on the FNTSY Network every Sunday at 3:20 PM ET to discuss the results.
You can find the complete list of Tout Warriors here. Everyone starts with 1000 FAAB units, less any penalty incurred by finishing below a designated point in the standings. This is a means of keeping everyone motivated to keep playing all season long. The minimum bid is $0. FAAB units can be traded as well as rebated for players released off the DL.
The report will list all winning bids along with unsuccessful tries and contingencies. This provides the maximum level of information to help gauge interest on the players.
The American and National League only formats are 12-team leagues, as is the new points-based head to head league, The Mixed Auction and Draft each have 15 clubs. All the leagues have four reserves with an unlimited DL, expect the head to head league, which allows six reserves.
The headings above each league are links to publicly accessible sites where you can see standings, roster and a complete review of transactions. The initial auctions and drafts can be found here.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS
| PLAYER | WINNING BID | ||
| CStewart, Det | Chris Liss 44 | Patrick Davitt 4 | |
| JJimenez, Det | Chris Liss 43 | Vlad Sedler 4 | Larry Schechter 3 |
| ESkoglund, KC | Vlad Sedler 23 | ||
| MMahtook, Det | Jason Collette 21 | Lawr Michaels 17 | |
| GUrshela, Tor | Patrick Davitt 9 | Jason Collette 21 | |
| RRivera, LAA | Vlad Sedler 8 | ||
| JRickard, Bal | Lawr Michaels 7 | ||
| YMendez, Tex | Lawr Michaels 4 | ||
| JBeeks, Bos | Patrick Davitt 4 | ||
| JKelly, Bos | Larry Schechter 3 | Doug Dennis 0 | |
| CBedrosian, LAA | Larry Schechter 3 | Vlad Sedler 4 | |
| JMcCarthy, TB | Jason Collette 1 | ||
| SBieber, Cle | Jeff Erickson 1 | ||
| MPineda, Min | Doug Dennis 0 | ||
| THildenberger, Min | Doug Dennis 0 | Vlad Sedler 4 | Larry Schechter 1 |
UNAWARDED BIDS
| PLAYER | |||
| MCastro, Bal | Vlad Sedler 16 | ||
| GGreiner, Det | Jason Collette 6 | ||
| ABanda, TB | Vlad Sedler 3 | ||
| DHess, Bal | Lawr Michaels 3 | ||
| CarSmith, Bos | Larry Schechter 3 | ||
| RBleier, Bal | Lawr Michaels 2 | ||
| TKemp, Hou | Lawr Michaels 1 | ||
| RDull, Oak | Larry Schechter 1 | ||
| GPetit, Min | Patrick Davitt 0 | ||
| JRondon, CWS | Patrick Davitt 0 | ||
| RUrena, Tor | Patrick Davitt 0 | ||
| JAlvarez, LAA | Doug Dennis 0 |
Patrick Davitt’s Commentary
Much action in Tout-AL this week was on Irish relief pitchers. Larry Schechter got two bad bulletins this week, losing Irish closers Darren O’Day and Roberto O’suna. Schechter paid 3 units (1,000-unit base) for Cam Bedrosian, whose stock has risen slightly in LAA after meltdowns by Jim Johnson and Justin Anderson. Unfortunately, Bedrosian lost ground in the LAA saves race when previous closer Keynan Middleton returned from the DL. Schechter also landed Irish reliever Joe Kelly of the Red Sox, viewed as the next-in-line should ill health befall Craig Kimbrel.
Kelly also drew a zero bid from Doug Dennis, who disposed of yet another Irish reliever, Dan O’tero, and replaced him with MIN reliever Trevor Hildenberger. Interestingly, the zero bid was the lowest of four Hildenberger bids, but did the job because Hildenberger was a low choice by Schechter and Sedler. Hildenberger is presently no higher than fourth on the Twins’ saves list, but Hildenberger was a hot choice before drafts, and given the Twins’ parlous late-game pitching performances, when three fantasy players of this caliber are interested in a possible replacement, maybe you should be, too. Dennis also made a successful zero bid on DLed MIN SP Michael Pineda, so watch that situation as well for an opportunity.
The highest bid on a reliever was on Joe Jimenez, widely rumored to be next to close the rare win in DET once the Tigers give up on incumbent Shane Greene or trade him. Chris Liss’ pre-emptive bid of 43 (out of 1,000), easily outgunned bids of 4 (Vlad Sedler) and 3 (Schechter). Curiously, because Jimenez was those other bidders’ second or lower choice, Liss could have had Jimenez for zero. Liss reserved BOS SP Hector Velasquez.
Liss also went heavy on a potential callup, bidding 44 to land DET OF Christin Stewart, who is flat-out raking in Toledo. Liss reserved OF Niko Goodrum, who is going on the road in a Velvet Underground cover band. There are different reports about Stewart’s likely promotion, ranging form “not until September” in the Detroit News, to “any day now” in lots of other places. Liss outbid my nutless-monkey bid of 4.
I did get a minor-leaguer, paying 4 for pitcher Jalen Beeks of the Red Sox to replace reserved TOR OF Dalton Pompey is my swingman role. Beeks has been great in AAA Pawtucket (1.72/0.96 in six starts, with 52/8 K/bb). And it strikes me that the Red Sox might need starting pitcher help sooner than later, considering the lack of excellence in that department once you get past Sale and Porcello.
The other minor-leaguer grabbed was Joe McCarthy of the Rays, going, no surprise here, to Jason Collette for the minimum 1 unit (the zero bids can only be made on AL players on 25-man rosters). McCarthy has an .834 OPS in Triple-A. Jason has connections to TAM so might be in the know here. Me, I think Joe McCarthy should have to go play for the Reds. Collette also made a major bid this week, splashing 21 units on DET OF Mikie Mahtook to replace waived CHW OF Trayce Thompson.
Finally, Sedler DLed OAK SP Trevor Cahill and released OAK C Bruce Maxwell III, whom he grabbed last week. His pickups were Eric Skoglund of KC for 23 and Rene Rivera of LAA for 8
Todd’s Take
Ladies and gentlemen, we have an actual trade to report!
Vlad Sedler traded Jed Lowrie, Oak to Jason Collette
Jason Collette traded Jake Junis, KC to Vlad Sedler
Jason Collette trades 60 FAAB dollars to Vlad Sedler
Keep in mind Tout uses 1000 FAAB units so 60 is the equivalent of 6 in 100 unit leagues. I like the deal – need for need with a little FAAB to account for Lowrie out-producing Junis to date. Lowrie could always hit – not to this extent, but he can hit when healthy. Injuries have cut seasons short, but so far with his return to Oakland, he’s remained on the field, and productive.
Junis is intriguing. He’s a fly ball pitcher so he’ll serve up homers, but his control is generally good so they’ll be mainly solo shots. A lot of hurlers have had successful careers with this model. The finishing touch would be more strikeouts, something he’s teased, but needs to make happen to take the next step – that being mixed league relevance.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS
| PLAYER | WINNING BID | ||
| JOsuna, Pit | Scott Wilderman 54 | Mike Gianella 14 | |
| MarkReynolds, Was | Mike Gianella 24 | Scott Wilderman 25 | Phil Hertz 22 |
| Craig Mish 12 | |||
| TomHunter, Phi | Mike Gianella 23 | Grey Albright 21 | |
| SDominguez, Phi | Mike Gianella 18 | Grey Albright 3 | |
| TMcFarland, Ari | Todd Zola 7 | ||
| FPeralta, Mil | Brian Walton 6 | ||
| EDeLosSantos, Phi | Grey Albright 4 | ||
| VCaratini, ChC | Phil Hertz 3 | Scott Wilderman 1 | Andy Behrens 1 |
| Derek Carty 0 | |||
| CStammen, SD | Steve Gardner 2 | Todd Zola 7 | |
| YHirano, Ari | Grey Albright 1 | Todd Zola 7 | Brian Walton 1 |
| DBote, ChC | Mike Gianella 0 | Derek Carty 0 | |
| AEllis, SD | Andy Behrens 0 | ||
| FPena, StL | Derek Carty 0 |
UNAWARDED BIDS
| PLAYER | |||
| JLyles, SD | Todd Zola 7 | Brian Walton 5 | |
| DWinkler, Atl | Todd Zola 7 | ||
| PSewald, NYM | Todd Zola 7 | ||
| RRodriguez, Pit | Steve Gardner 1 | Brian Walton 1 | |
| PAlonso, NYM | Grey Albright 1 | ||
| PBaez, LAD | Grey Albright 1 | ||
| TWatson, SF | Grey Albright 1 | ||
| DHernandez, Cin | Brian Walton 1 | ||
| TWilliams, Mil | Brian Walton 1 | ||
| DCastro, Col | Mike Gianella 0 | Derek Carty 0 | |
| NCuevas, Col | Mike Gianella 0 | Derek Carty 0 | |
| JBrebbia, StL | Steve Gardner 0 | ||
| MFeliz, Pit | Steve Gardner 0 | ||
| JValentin, Phi | Mike Gianella 0 | ||
| LGuillorme, NYM | Mike Gianella 0 | ||
| MSzczur, SD | Mike Gianella 0 | ||
| RHerrera, Cin | Mike Gianella 0 | ||
| TLocastro, LAD | Mike Gianella 0 | ||
| TSaladino, Mil | Mike Gianella 0 | ||
| YRivera, Mia | Mike Gianella 0 | ||
| BHoladay, Mia | Andy Behrens 0 |
Brian Walton’s Commentary
It was a relatively quiet week of bidding in National League Tout Wars, with only four players fetching double-digit prices (on the base of $1000 FAAB).
Leading the way is Pittsburgh outfielder Jose Osuna, who went to Scott Wilderman of onRoto for $54. The only other offer was a contingency eliminated by a higher bid. Osuna, 25, is back from Triple-A after receiving over 200 at-bats for the 2017 Bucs. He doesn’t run, but has a little pop in his bat. However, a career .272 OBP makes him a potential liability in Tout.
Next up is an old friend, Mark Reynolds. Not to be confused with Matt, who remains in Triple-A for the Nats, the former Rockies slugger was brought up to Washington to help cover for the loss of injured Ryan Zimmerman. Matt Adams should get most of the work at first, but Reynolds could start against lefties. The power may still be there, but unlike Osuna, Reynolds logged a .352 OBP last season with the Rockies despite all the strikeouts that go along with him. Baseball Prospectus’ Mike Gianella, who also owns Zimmerman, made the acquisition for $24, just topping a $22 offer.
Gianella is among those of us watching the Hector Neris implosion in Philly and wondering if Tommy Hunter will get a shot at the ninth inning. In fact, I grabbed Hunter in the reserve rounds on draft day for that very reason, but gave up his roster spot for another. Mike paid $23.
The most active owner this week is surely Gianella, who also nabbed another Phillies closer contender in Seranthony Dominguez, for $18. The 23-year old was a high strikeout starter in the minors and in his first year relieving. If you have the roster space, why not buy multiple lottery tickets?
There has been much talk (a lot of it by me) about the timing change in the Tout transactions each week, which enable us to bring you this report on Sundays this year. One benefit of it is to gamble on a first-time Sunday starter, since his stats that day do not count. It worked for me a few weeks ago on Nick Kingham and I am trying again with a maiden Milwaukee starter, 21-year old Freddy Peralta. His initial voyage is at Coors Field, but I hope it is good enough that he is kept around. The bet cost me $6 and a roster spot for this coming week.
Todd’s Take
The Phillies closing situation is intriguing on a few levels. Eight of the nine runs Neris has allowed have come in three outings – opening day and twice the past week. His strikeouts are high, but so are walks, even in the scoreless outings. Gabe Kapler is thought to be a numbers guy, with a few questionable decisions already on his ledger. There are options as Brian outlined ranging from the veteran Hunter to the young upstart Dominguez. I think Neris still has some rope, which is evident as I type this with Hunter coming into the 7th inning with Philadelphia holding a 3-1 lead. I’ll keep updated.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS
| PLAYER | WINNING BID | ||
| TJankowski, SD | Jeff Zimmerman 154 | Scott Engel 78 | Derek VanRiper 37 |
| Al Melchior 22 | Ray Flowers 14 | ||
| Tim Heaney 1 | |||
| ZWheeler, NYM | Zach Steinhorn 128 | Scott Engel 29 | Al Melchior 23 |
| Jeff Zimmerman 1 | |||
| KFreeland, Col | Tim Heaney 66 | Zach Steinhorn 92 | Ray Flowers 34 |
| Fred Zinkie 25 | Scott Engel 11 | ||
| Jeff Zimmerman 0 | |||
| NAhmed, Ari | Brent Hershey 45 | ||
| JBarria, LAA | Scott Engel 41 | ||
| DMesoraco, NYM | Ray Flowers 39 | Derek VanRiper 1 | |
| AnSuarez, SF | Zach Steinhorn 38 | Jeff Zimmerman 4 | |
| PAlvarez, Bal | Brent Hershey 35 | ||
| DPalka, CWS | Scott Engel 34 | Ray Flowers 11 | |
| MLeake, Sea | Ray Flowers 34 | Zach Steinhorn 38 | Jeff Zimmerman 2 |
| JReyes, NYM | Ray Flowers 26 | ||
| JPirela, SD | Jeff Zimmerman 24 | Brent Hershey 39 | Al Melchior 0 |
| RTepera, Tor | Jeff Zimmerman 24 | Ray Flowers 23 | |
| HPerez, Mil | Tim Heaney 13 | Ray Flowers 11 | Derek VanRiper 7 |
| LMaile, Tor | Derek VanRiper 11 | Ray Flowers 27 | Al Melchior 0 |
| AFrazier, Pit | Ray Flowers 11 | ||
| TomHunter, Phi | Al Melchior 0 | ||
| JFry, CWS | Al Melchior 0 | ||
| MStassi, Hou | Al Melchior 0 | Ray Flowers 13 | Derek VanRiper 1 |
UNAWARDED BIDS
| PLAYER | |||
| MKoch, Ari | Zach Steinhorn 59 | Zach Steinhorn 36 | |
| RTepera, Tor | Jeff Zimmerman 24 | Ray Flowers 23 | |
| HPerez, Mil | Tim Heaney 13 | Ray Flowers 11 | Derek VanRiper 7 |
| LMaile, Tor | Derek VanRiper 11 | Ray Flowers 27 | Al Melchior 0 |
| AFrazier, Pit | Ray Flowers 11 | ||
| TomHunter, Phi | Al Melchior 0 | ||
| JFry, CWS | Al Melchior 0 | ||
| MStassi, Hou | Al Melchior 0 | Ray Flowers 13 | Derek VanRiper 1 |
| MKoch, Ari | Zach Steinhorn 59 | Zach Steinhorn 36 | |
| JChacin, Mil | Zach Steinhorn 52 | Zach Steinhorn 32 | Ray Flowers 13 |
| MMaldonado, LAA | Ray Flowers 39 | Derek VanRiper 1 | |
| CUtley, LAD | Brent Hershey 35 | ||
| SRomano, Cin | Ray Flowers 34 | ||
| PSeverino, Was | Ray Flowers 27 | ||
| ACashner, Bal | Ray Flowers 13 | ||
| RLopez, SD | Ray Flowers 13 | ||
| AdGonzalez, NYM | Ray Flowers 11 | ||
| MPrado, Mia | Ray Flowers 11 | ||
| GParra, Col | Scott Engel 5 | ||
| RFlaherty, Atl | Tim Heaney 3 | ||
| VCaratini, ChC | Derek VanRiper 1 | ||
| RGsellman, NYM | Tim Heaney 0 | ||
| SLugo, NYM | Tim Heaney 0 | ||
| DFister, Tex | Jeff Zimmerman 0 | ||
| BFarmer, Det | Al Melchior 0 | ||
| RPressly, Min | Al Melchior 0 |
Al Melchior’s Commentary
Last week’s flurry of bidding on young rotation additions has given way to relatively limited interest in a pair of more established starting pitchers. Only four owners bid on Zack Wheeler, but a highly-motivated Zach Steinhorn won him with a $128 bid. Kyle Freeland drew far more interest, earning bids from seven owners, with Tim Heaney emerging as the winner with a $66 bid. Steinhorn actually outbid Heaney by $36, but it was a contingent bid that was rendered moot by his winning bid for Wheeler. Steinhorn is already leading the league in ERA and is fourth in WHIP, but he ranks seventh in wins and 14th in strikeouts. With the long-term absence of Johnny Cueto and the shorter-term one of Carlos Martinez, the addition of Wheeler could help to minimize slippage in those categories.
Few hitters drew much interest at all this week, and the only one to elicit a bid over $50 was Travis Jankowski. Six owners made a bid on the speedy Padres outfielder, and Jeff Zimmermann nearly doubled up Scott Engel’s bid of $78, winning the rights to Jankowski with a $154 bid. Zimmermann is currently tied for fifth in stolen bases, but he is only three spots behind second-place Ray Flowers and 11 steals off Engel’s lead.
The search for future saves lacked urgency this week. Zimmermann won Ryan Tepera for $24, and I speculated on Tommy Hunter and Jace Fry, winning both for $0.
Todd’s Take
My good friend Lawr Michaels coined it #fanticide. The original definition was turning on a ballgame only to see your player spit the bit, but he’ll allow me a little poetic license. In early April, I picked up Freeland for a two-step in NL Tout. The first game was on the road in San Diego, followed by a home affair with the Braves. After enduring 11.1 innings with seven runs and 16 base runners, I put him on my bench. On April 23, I cut Freeland, avoiding a couple more rough outings. Since, the lefty has spun a 1.65 ERA and .91 WHIP while my staff languishes near the bottom in the ratio categories.
No one has defeated Coors for an extended period of time and in mixed leagues, I don’t like keeping a pitcher to use exclusively for road games, but with a visit to AT&T on the docket, Freeland is a good pickup for the week. That said, his teammate Tyler Anderson adds a trip to Petco Park along with a stop in AL&T, doubling the road pleasure. FWIW, Anderson was already on the roster of guest commentator Al Melchior.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS
| PLAYER | WINNING BID | ||
| TClippard, Tor | Michael Beller 153 | Scott White 68 | Anthony Perri 34 |
| Adam Ronis 24 | Charlie Wiegert 17 | ||
| Rudy Gamble 17 | Charlie Wiegert 6 | ||
| ZEflin, Phi | Greg Ambrosius 39 | Anthony Perri 35 | |
| AdGonzalez, NYM | Anthony Perri 32 | ||
| TJankowski, SD | Adam Ronis 23 | ||
| TAnderson, Col | Perry Van Hook 23 | Charlie Wiegert 12 | Scott White 8 |
| SRomano, Cin | Charlie Wiegert 17 | Gene McCaffrey 8 | |
| SOh, Tor | Anthony Perri 13 | ||
| WLeBlanc, Sea | Charlie Wiegert 12 | Perry Van Hook 3 | |
| ABradley, Ari | Adam Ronis 12 | Michael Beller 3 | Scott White 0 |
| NWalker, NYY | Rudy Gamble 9 | Adam Ronis 6 | |
| JJay, KC | Charlie Wiegert 7 | ||
| LMaile, Tor | Perry Van Hook 7 | Scott White 0 | |
| KFreeland, Col | Jeff Boggis 6 | ||
| WDifo, Was | Rudy Gamble 4 | ||
| VGuerreroJr, Tor | Scott White 3 | ||
| MStassi, Hou | Scott White 0 | ||
| JBarria, LAA | Scott White 0 |
UNAWARDED BIDS
| PLAYER | |||
| JHellickson, Was | Greg Ambrosius 33 | Perry Van Hook 3 | |
| HPerez, Mil | Rudy Gamble 8 | Adam Ronis 8 | |
| YSanchez, CWS | Adam Ronis 8 | ||
| CKuhl, Pit | Charlie Wiegert 6 | ||
| JWendle, TB | Rudy Gamble 4 | ||
| DPalka, CWS | Adam Ronis 4 | ||
| RTepera, Tor | Adam Ronis 4 | ||
| DDietrich, Mia | Charlie Wiegert 2 | ||
| JIglesias, Det | Rudy Gamble 1 | ||
| JMercer, Pit | Rudy Gamble 1 | ||
| LGohara, Atl | Scott White 0 | ||
| MMaldonado, LAA | Scott White 0 |
Perry Van Hook’s Commentary
The golden ring of saves – even if temporary, again generated the high bid for the week with Michael Beller winning Tyler Clippard for $153.
With an extra reserve spot available next week I added Rockie starter Tyler Anderson for what looks to be a good two start week. My other bid doesn’t mean I believe that Luke Maile will displace Russell Martin as the Blue Jays catcher, but his OBP is well over one hundred points higher (usually Martin’s strong suit) and he does have some pop in his bat. He may well get additional starts behind the dish if Toronto continues to rest Donaldson at DH as well.
Todd’s Take
OK, updating the Phillies bullpen usage, Hunter surrendered a run before being rescued by Luis Garcia. Dominguez worked a clean eighth with two punch outs.
Clippard has the only Blue Jays save chance since Roberto Osuna was put on administrative leave. Based on that, and his current numbers along with a history of getting saves when called upon, I agree with the groups decision to go after Clippard. This looks like a long-term thing.
Oh great, Edubray Ramos in for the save. Good times.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS
| PLAYER | WINNING BID | ||
| GTorres, NYY | Andrea LaMont 103 | Justin Mason 67 | Michael Rathburn 18 |
| DFowler, Oak | Justin Mason 87 | Michael Rathburn 3 | |
| BAnderson, Mia | Justin Mason 67 | Dr. Roto 16 | Peter Kreutzer 8 |
| SRomano, Cin | Andrea LaMont 49 | Peter Kreutzer 3 | Justin Mason 1 |
| TAnderson, Col | Clay Link 45 | Andrea LaMont 34 | Jake Ciely 22 |
| Dr. Roto 22 | Michael Rathburn 12 | ||
| Justin Mason 1 | |||
| AHeaney, LAA | Justin Mason 25 | Jake Ciely 17 | Clay Link 12 |
| Andrea LaMont 6 | |||
| RStripling, LAD | Peter Kreutzer 13 | ||
| LBrinson, Mia | Dr. Roto 13 | ||
| TClippard, Tor | Dr. Roto 12 | ||
| IHapp, ChC | Peter Kreutzer 8 | Andrea LaMont 2 | Justin Mason 1 |
| MMoreland, Bos | Michael Rathburn 8 | ||
| JGarcia, Tor | Michael Rathburn 8 | Justin Mason 0 | |
| LDuda, KC | Andrea LaMont 7 | Justin Mason 1 | |
| MFiers, Det | Peter Kreutzer 7 | ||
| MRojas, Mia | Peter Kreutzer 5 | Michael Rathburn 3 | |
| MHarvey, Cin | Andrea LaMont 3 | ||
| WLeBlanc, Sea | Justin Mason 0 | Peter Kreutzer 6 | Michael Rathburn 6 |
| JJeffress, Mil | Justin Mason 0 |
UNAWARDED BIDS
| PLAYER | |||
| RErlin, SD | Peter Kreutzer 13 | ||
| CMoran, Pit | Michael Rathburn 6 | Andrea LaMont 0 | |
| ARussell, ChC | Peter Kreutzer 5 | ||
| JMercer, Pit | Peter Kreutzer 5 | ||
| JWinker, Cin | Michael Rathburn 4 | ||
| RYarbrough, TB | Michael Rathburn 3 | ||
| SMatz, NYM | Clay Link 3 | ||
| JProfar, Tex | Peter Kreutzer 2 | ||
| TJankowski, SD | Peter Kreutzer 2 | ||
| OArcia, Mil | Justin Mason 1 | Justin Mason 0 | |
| ZEflin, Phi | Andrea LaMont 1 | ||
| DDescalso, Ari | Peter Kreutzer 0 | ||
| ZBritton, Bal | Justin Mason 0 | ||
| ACobb, Bal | Clay Link 0 | ||
| MBoyd, Det | Andrea LaMont 0 |
Todd’s Take and Commentary
And Ramos gets the save. I’ll be curious what Kapler has to say, but first I need to get this posted.
Justin Mason was busy, looking to upgrade hitting while his pitching-heavy squad gets healthy. I especially like the acquisition of Dustin Fowler, capable of contributing to a points league in many ways, including drawing a walk, stealing a base or poking one over the wall. Assuming he can stay healthy, the A’s merry-go-round in center should be over.
I also like Mason’s pick-up of Andrew Heaney as the young lefty has a home two-step, the first with the dangerous Astros but then he faces the Rays.
It’s nice to see Rotowire colleague Clay Link agrees Tyler Anderson is a nice play this week.
OK, I need to check Twitter to see who I’m bidding on in the NFBC tonight. Saves – the bane of fantasy managers everywhere.