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Links to the Tout Standings, Transactions and Rosters, which are found in the right nav bar, recently broke, but now they’re fixed. Thanks for you patience.
Tout NL Leader Brian Walton Looks at Reserve Lists
All the top prospects in the NL are already rostered, he notes in an article at KFFL.com, and many teams have lots of FAAB left. This doesn’t leave much room for maneuvering.
This Week’s Tout Mixed FAAB Analysis, from Fred Zinkie
You can read it here.
Adding a Minor Wrinkle
Rob Leibowitz writes in support of an innovative Tout Wars rule allowing teams to FAAB minor leaguers during the season. Does it give hope to teams who get off to a slow start?
Fred Zinkie’s May 23 Mixed FAAB Analysis
Read it here.
Fred Zinkie’s Mixed Tout FAAB Report
For May 15, here.
If the Tout AL Teams Played Perfect…
STATS’ Dean Peterson’s first monthly look at which teams are using all their talent, and which have some in reserve…
The Second Scoop
Why is that guy on the bench?
The rules in Tout Wars allow each team to have up to four players on their bench. These players can be major or minor leaguers who can be interchanged with active players each week, but do not include disabled players.
Naturally, one of the keys to success rests with teams that have viable options on their bench. Since only American league players are used, and few free agent players are available the bench is counted on to replace wounded players.