Category: AL
The Roster Changes…
With one week until the draft, Joe Sheehan withdrew from this year’s Tout Wars AL, setting in motion a series of changes.
1) Chris Liss moves from the NL to the AL.
2) Derek Carty moves from the Mixed to the NL.
3) Zach Steinhorn, of mlb.com and mastersball.com, joins the Mixed league.
For a complete list of who is playing where, visit the Players page.
2012 Rules Changes in Tout: Swingman Baby!
We’ve always looked at Tout Wars as an incubator for new ideas about how to play fantasy baseball. The game is a living thing, and we take seriously a responsibility to try out new rules that we think have an opportunity to be of use in other leagues.
After a far ranging rules talk among league participants by email and on this website last fall, we decided this year to clarify some previously enacted rules and introduce one significant new wrinkle: The Swingman. Continue reading “2012 Rules Changes in Tout: Swingman Baby!”
TOUT WARS AL 2012: Your Lineup
This year’s Tout Wars AL slate, in order of the first round of reserve picks. The number after their names is the amount of FAAB money they start with this year. # indicates a TW AL rookie. [UPDATE: Reserve Order Fixed!]
Larry Schechter (100)
Jeff Erickson (100)
Joe Sheehan (100)
Rob Leibowitz (100)
Matthew Berry (100)
Rick Wolf/Glenn Colton (100)
Jason Collette (100)
Andy Behrens (100) #
Ron Shandler (99)
Steve Moyer (96)
Mike Siano (87)
Lawr Michaels (85)
The Tout Wars AL Draft will be held on March 24 at 9am. Follow details here at toutwars.com and #toutwars.
Your 2011 Tout Wars Champs!
The SABR Trophy Winners! Fred Zinkie, Larry Schechter, and Steve Gardner!
The 2011 TOUT AL Hypothetical Standings
I first came upon Hypothetical Standings in the legendary reports of stat service pioneer Jerry Heath. The idea is simple: Compute the standings based on the Draft Day rosters of teams, using the actual stats they accumulated this year to see just how much of their success or failure came via the draft, and concomitantly how well their inseason moves helped their chances.
These draft day rosters don’t tell you why the teams that did poorly failed. It could have been injuries or buying Adam Dunn. The point is that these are the teams each owner bought in the auction, and how they would have ended up in a Draft and Hold league.
We have three winners!
The Tout Mixed flag, in a vigorous turn, goes to rookie Fred Zinkie!
The Tout AL title goes to three-time mixed champ Larry Schechter, in his first Tout AL appearance.
The Tout NL winner is Steve Gardner, his first Tout Wars championship. He writes about how his win came about at USA Today.
Well played, fellas! You’ll be receiving your SABR Trophies next March, at the 2012 Tout Wars draft.
Shandler: Patience is a virtue
Sometimes doing better is the best you can hope for. Ron Shandler looks at his 2011 Tout AL season in USA Today.