We’ll see if he can hold to that plan or if Duran’s talent forces the issue sooner rather than later.Īfter washing out early in his career because he failed to deliver on extremely high prospect expectations, Miller has quietly become a useful role player as a potent power bat. Duran is averaging close to 100 miles-per-hour on his fastball in the very limited sample of data we have so far, but Baldelli says he plans on easing Duran in as a middle reliever in the first half. Duran and Jorge Alcala probably grade out best on raw stuff but given that Baldelli used Colomé as his closer for the last two months of 2021 that might not matter. It’s a crowded front of the pen in Minnesota and Rocco Baldelli tends to shy away from using one closer for the entire season. With Taylor Rogers out of the picture, Duffey could find himself at the front of the line for saves, although a blown save against the Mariners on Saturday won’t help his cause. Peralta isn’t going to do much in the power or speed departments but 10-15 home runs, 3-5 steals and a strong batting average can play as on OF4 or OF5 in this format. The Diamondbacks veteran reworked his swing mechanics this winter, quieting what had been very a very busy setup, with him abandoning a leg kick in favor of a toe tap. Steven Kwan is understandably getting a great deal of buzz, but Peralta could possibly provide the same results at a lower FAAB cost. If you are counting on him for saves, I’d look elsewhere - at least right now. In deep leagues, I’d stash Santillan and use him in weeks where the Reds are on the road and/or have weaker opponents. I don’t believe Warren is either, and the Reds will probably either use a committee or alternate between Warren and Santillan.
Santillan looked great in his Opening Day save opportunity isn’t definitively the closer, as set-up man Art Warren got the save yesterday. There were so many one- or two-week closers for the Reds last year that I invented a generic, Mad Libs blurb that sarcastically implied that no Reds closer was worth the investment. He has a solid matchup this week at the Mets and is worth using in 12-team mixed and deeper. The strikeouts are exciting and there was a bit of a velocity bump, but it was one start and we’re not talking an elite fastball even with said bump. Kelly is a serviceable backend starting pitcher who pitched four shutout innings in his 2022 debut against the Padres but lost an opportunity for a win because he threw only 75 pitches and left before qualifying for one. I’d leave him on the bench this week in San Diego. His issues prior to this year were tied to a lack of control, so if he has solved for that he could be a solid SP4 in fantasy. Wright’s strong 2022 debut against the Reds (six shutout innings, two hits, one walk, six strikeouts) generated a good deal of interest last night, and at the very least he’s an automatic stash in deep mixed leagues and maybe even in 12-teamers. But he was a useful closer, albeit unspectacular, for four months last year before the wheels came off and could certainly do it again.
We know the deal: Bard is always a bad stretch of games away from getting yanked again, and pitching in Colorado doesn’t help his ERA/WHIP even when he is going well. However, Bard worked his way back to the front of the pecking order in Colorado with a strong spring and the rediscovery of the command that eluded him down the stretch last year that led to him losing the job. While these prices are steep, I have more faith in him (as far as the job goes, not the skills) than I do over any of the other closers profiled below.Īfter the Rockies signed Alex Colomé, the assumption was he would close. My money is still on him getting most of the opportunities in Chicago’s bullpen if he’s effective.
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The other half who jumped in and took him last night are paying the full freight for a pitcher who looked very good in his first save opportunity on Thursday but might not be the full-time closer for the Cubs. All three leagues run their FAAB weekly on Sundays.ĭavid Robertson $166 (Maximum Bid $301, $52)Ībout half of TGBFI leagues grabbed D-Rob last week. Tout Wars also allows teams to place $0 bids. TGBFI and Tout Wars use a $1,000 FAAB budget, while LABR uses $100. We’ll also focus on some highlights in Tout Wars AL and LABR NL, two deeper industry leagues. We’ll look at the 10 most popular FAAB buys in those leagues every week.
This column will mostly focus on The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational (TGFBI), a contest that contains 31 leagues of 15 teams each and crowns an overall champion. Welcome back to the FAAB Review, the column that reviews the goings-on in multiple analyst leagues in the hopes that we can help you with your own FAAB bidding process and habits.
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