MLB Season-in-Review

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LEAGUE of LEAGUES FINAL STANDINGS

  1. 34 POINTS - Sporty Strauss (12 MLB)

  2. 28 POINTS - Wait ‘Til Next Year (12 MLB)

  3. 28 POINTS - Win’s Up Doc (10 MLB)

  4. 22 POINTS - Las Cabras (4 MLB)

  5. 21 POINTS - Ornery Otters (8 MLB)

  6. 18 POINTS - The BamO’s (5 MLB)

  7. 17 POINTS - MN Moose Knuckles (3 MLB)

  8. 16 POINTS - The Pullies (5 MLB)

  9. 16 POINTS - DTC Porkchop Express (0 MLB)

  10. 15 POINTS - Cooper Troopers (7 MLB)

  11. 15 POINTS - Shepherd Goods Choppers (2 MLB)

  12. 13 POINTS - $traight Cash Homie (9 MLB)

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RECAP

Wait ‘Til Next Year (2): 560
Sporty Strauss (5): 475

And so it begins……… the strict reign of Wait ‘Til Next Year (2). GM Kyle Ooms’ teams next year are in an absurdly good place. If he can win MLB with a skeleton roster of streaming pitchers that complimented his stars this season, the sky is the limit next season. There’s no reason that Kyle shouldn’t win MLB every single year. He will be the betting favorite time and time and time again and, honestly, it’s unclear how much of a chance other teams have.

Sporty Strauss (5) and Win’s Up Doc (1) tried their best to build super teams this year in what will undoubtably be the easiest year to build super teams, and it still wasn’t enough. Wait ‘Til Next Year still won, and drew into a tie for 2nd place.

Kyle did this on the backs of savvy pickups, streaming SPs, streaming RPs with favorable matchups and even streaming hitters depending on where they are hitting in the lineup against bad pitchers. As always, if you do your research in baseball, you always have an advantage over the other teams in a way that isn’t even CLOSE to comparable in the other two sports.

Given that, Wait ‘Til Next Year has a significant advantage not only just in MLB, but in the League of Leagues as a whole. That BamO’s-Wait ‘Til Next Year trade looms very large to this day. When Sam traded $30 in NBA and MLB to Kyle, it allowed Wait ‘Til Next Year to build dominant teams in NBA and MLB that will continue for years. Now, he’s fixed his NFL squad and is ready to compete there.

Despite trading all those assets in one sport, Kyle still finished tied for 2nd this season in the League of Leagues. It almost feels like ‘next year’ is a fait accompli, and perhaps even the year after that. Wait ‘Til Next Year is the prohibitive favorite in the League of Leagues going forward. There’s no doubt about that.

And when it’s all said and done, we actually didn’t have to ‘wait ‘til next year.’ A tie for 2nd place with that NFL team and the NBA and MLB injuries he had is very impressive.

POST-SEASON AWARDS

Championship MVP

  • Gerrit Cole

  • Wait ‘Til Next Year (Kyle)

  • 39 points

Notes: Gerrit Cole, Kyle’s high-priced auction acquisition, finally paid off in the championship. A dominant 38-point performance set the tone for Wait ‘Til Next Year’s thorough DOMINATION in the pitching category vs Sporty Strauss. Both teams hit about equally, but Kyle’s pitching was about 100 points better than Sporty Strauss’ which is the difference in the victory.

Finals LVP

  • Johnny Cueto

  • Sporty Strauss (Strauss)

  • 0 points

Notes: Speaking of pitching, trade acquisition Johnny Cueto sank Sporty Strauss’ chances. It’s not like he would have had that much of a chance even if Cueto scored over 0 points, but here’s-JohnnyCueto is the biggest culprit. As a whole, Strauss’ pitching died this week. Bassit, Cease, Gonsolin and Wainwright all turned in sub-par outings whilst Wait ‘Til Next Year’s assortment of streamers dominated.

In future years, one thing to do is to plan ahead and pick up starters for future weeks. Even if you don’t play them, you can block other peoples’ starters. Sporty Strauss’ real LVP is not doing that.

Playoffs MVP

  • Alex Bregman

  • Sporty Strauss (Strauss)

  • 100+ points

Notes: What more can be said about Alex Bregman? Scoring over 33 points per week throughout the three playoff weeks is absurd. His performance in the Championship was worse than previous weeks, but it was by no means bad. Sporty Strauss still has Bregman’s name etched into his heart for winning LoL as a whole even though Strauss couldn’t get it done in the Championship.

Playoffs LVP

  • Alex Wood

  • Win’s Up Doc (Oat)

  • -2 points

Notes: Win’s Up Doc could have made the Championship Game with a better performance for Wood, but Win’s Up Doc still would have lost in the championship. Even still, there’s still a payout difference between 2nd and 3rd and maybe he could have talked $traight Cash Homie into trying a little bit harder for 3rd place. Alex Wood WAS the difference between the 2nd round juggernaut matchup between Strauss and Oat, so he gets the LVP of the playoffs. -2 points from a starter is untenable in matchups against super teams, let alone any game by itself. The Wood was FAR to flaccid to compete.

REGULAR SEASON SUPERLATIVES

Regular Season MVP

  • Aaron Judge

  • $traight Cash Homie (Jack)

  • 4.5 ppg – 1st Round Snake Pick

Notes: How Aaron Judge made it to the middle of the 1st Round MLB is a mystery. He was the 5th pick (!!!) in the snake draft, which means 4 teams passed on him. Those teams, for the record, are MN Moose Knuckles (Giolito), Las Cabras (Jack Flaherty who never played this season), Porkchop Express (Jonathan India… YUCK!) and The BamO’s (Pete Alonso). Those teams passed on the LITERAL best hitter for fantasy this season, and a player young enough to be a staple for the long term. Judge singlehandedly kept $traight Cash Homie afloat in MLB on certain weeks and led him to a division championship. Judge was the MVP of the season, providing the biggest boost to his team compared to any other player on any other contending team.

Regular Season LVP

  • Trevor Rogers

  • $traight Cash Homie (Jack)

  • 8.5ppg – $13

Notes: Ironically, $traight Cash Homie had both the MVP and the LVP. And while there were probably worse draft picks than Trevor Rogers, the problem with Trevor Rogers was that he was drafted with high enough capital that he HAD to start. There were other players who got injured, but it’s both not fair to put them on this last AND players who are in lineups but are tanking teams are far worse than major injuries. Trevor Rogers managed a measly 8 points per game for Jack, and it should be no surprise that he’s team came on strong towards the end of the season when Rogers got hurt. When he was out of the lineup, the $traight Cash Homies were a far better team.

Best Auction Draft Pick

  • Julio Rodriguez

  • Cooper Troopers (Coop)

  • $17 – 3.2 ppg

Notes: There were a lot of great auction picks, but nothing compares to Julio Rodriguez. $17 isn’t dirt cheap, but he’d be a potential top-5 player if the draft happened right now. He certainly would have gone for twice this amount, and he’s the Cooper Troopers’ premier baseball asset. The Cooper Troopers somehow have the best rookies in BOTH NBA and MLB, which could be a boon for the Cooper Troopers’ title hopes next season and backbones for teams going forward.

Top-15 Auction Picks

  1. Julio Rodriguez (OF, Mariners; 3.2ppg) – Cooper Troopers – $17

  2. Alek Manoah (SP, Blue Jays; 23.5ppg) – The Pullies – $9

  3. Sandy Alcantara (SG, Marlins; 27.5ppg) – SG Choppers – $20

  4. Yordan Alvarez (CO, Astros; 3.8ppg) – $traight Cash Homie – $21

  5. Alex Bregman (3B, Astros; 3.3ppg) – Sporty Strauss – $14

  6. Shohei Ohtani (SP/DH, Angels; 920 total points) – The Pullies – $50

  7. Luis Castillo (SP, Mariners; 22.5ppg) – SG Choppers to $traight Cash Homie) – $11

  8. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B/SS, Marlins; 3.5ppg) – The BamO’s – $12

  9. Logan Webb (SP, Giants; 20.5ppg) – The BamO’s – $13

  10. Willy Adames (SS, Brewers; 3.1ppg) – MN Moose Knuckles – $4

  11. Manny Machado (3B, Padres; 3.5ppg) – Sporty Strauss – $15

  12. Starling Marte (OF, Mets; 3.2ppg) – The BamO’s) – $8

  13. Byron Buxton (CF, Twins; 3.1ppg) – The Pullies – $9

  14. Jose Altuve (2B, Astros; 3.4ppg) – Win’s Up Doc – $9

  15. Austin Riley (3B, Braves; 3.4ppg) – $traight Cash Homie – $15

Notes: There was so much value in this auction. SO much. Some of it is for future values like #HUNKS and young players. Some of it was simply for win-now players who dominated down the stretch. The BamO’s were the kings of value with 3 players on this list, but a lot of teams made great selections that deserve recognition.

Worst Auction Pick

  • Jarred Kelenic

  • Win’s Up Doc (Oat)

  • $18 – ??? ppg

Notes: On the dark side of the auction coin, Kelenic went for $1 more than Julio Rodriguez. Kelenic was an absolute bust, and should be considered a reason that Win’s Up Doc did not succeed in beating Sporty Strauss or winning the championship. The types of players Oat could have gotten with that money instead are absurd. But Oat got trapped in the draft with extra budget and had to spend it on someone. Kelenic was that guy, and he probably still needs to keep him as a #HUNK going into next season, which is a terrifying proposition.

Worst-10 Auction Picks

  1. Jarred Kelenic (OF, Mariners; 1.2ppg) – Win’s Up Doc – $18

  2. Trevor Rogers (SP, Marlins; 8.5ppg) – $traight Cash Homie – $13

  3. Spencer Torkelson (1B/3B, Tigers; 1.4ppg) – $traight Cash Homie – $14

  4. Alex Kirilloff (1B/CO, Twins; 1.8ppg) – Las Cabras – $7

  5. Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS/CO, Padres; N/A) – Las Cabras – $41

  6. Jose Berrios (SP, Blue Jays; 16ppg) – MN Moose Knuckles to Win’s Up Doc) – $10

  7. Eloy Jimenez (CO, White Sox; 2.5ppg) – SG Choppers – $18

  8. Bo Bichette (SS, Blue Jays; 2.6ppg) – SG Choppers – $36

  9. Ozzie Albies (2B, Braves; 2.7ppg) – DTC Porkchop Express – $27

  10. Wander Franco (SS, 2.8ppg) – Wait ‘Til Next Year – $38

Notes: There were a lot of terrible auction picks contrary to what happened in both NFL and NBA. In those sports, very few non-injured players busted. In MLB, there were a handful of complete busts. Fernando Tatis tops that list, but he was injured shortly after the draft, throwing Las Cabras into tank mode. Torkelson was another massive bust, and there are serious keeper concerns there. Jack might be in the unenviable position of choosing between Tork and Trevor Rogers as a keeper.

$traight Cash Homie, SG Choppers and Las Cabras were tied with the most players on this list, and that showed down the stretch of their seasons. But teams were really made or broken in the snake, as is always the case.

Best Snake Draft Pick

  • Shane McClanahan

  • Wait ‘Til Next Year (Kyle)

  • 2.05 pick – 77th player taken

  • 26.5 ppg

Notes: Going forward, Shane McClanahan is one of the three most valuable pitchers in the League of Leagues. For him to be a #HUNK as well is one of the bigger developments for any LoL team. Kyle took him in the 2nd round even though he had his #HUNKS all set, and it payed off in a big way. Now, Kyle rolls into next year with McClanahan, Gerrit Cole and Jacob DeGrom as one of the best pitching ensembles ever assembled in fantasy. He’s going to utterly smoke people next season barring health.

Top-15 Snake Picks

  1. Shane McClanahan (SP, Rays; 26.5ppg) – Wait ‘Til Next Year – Rd 2

  2. Tony Gonsolin (SP, Dodgers; 22.5ppg) – DTC Porkchop Express to Sporty Strauss) – Rd 16

  3. Nestor Cortes (SP, Yankees; 21ppg) – Cooper Troopers – Rd 24

  4. Paul Goldschmidt (1B, Cardinals; 4.3ppg) Ornery Otters – Rd 3

  5. Aaron Judge (OF, Yankees; 4.5ppg) – $traight Cash Homie – Rd 1

  6. Joe Musgrove (SP, Padres; 23ppg) – The BamO’s – Rd 2

  7. Jeremy Pena (SS, Astros; 2.4ppg) – Win’s Up Doc – Rd 15

  8. Josh Bell (1B, Padres; 3ppg) – Win’s Up Doc – Rd 8

  9. CJ Cron (1B, Rockies; 2.9ppg) – Wait ‘Til Next Year – Rd 11

  10. Ty France (1B/2B, Mariners; 2.7ppg) – Sporty Strauss to MN Moose Knuckles) – Rd 7

  11. Max Scherzer (SP, Mets; 26.5ppg) – Win’s Up Doc – Rd 2

  12. Pete Alonso (1B, Mets; 3.5ppg) – The BamO’s – Rd 1

  13. Dylan Cease (SP, White Sox; 21.5ppg) – Sporty Strauss – Rd 2

  14. Willson Contreras (C, Cubs; 3.1ppg) – Las Cabras to Wait ‘Til Next Year – Rd 10

  15. Andrew Vaughn (1B/CO, White Sox; 2.8ppg) – SG Choppers – Rd 14

Notes: Teams are built in the snake, and this list is littered with players who played in the playoffs. A few were traded from bad teams to good teams, but the good teams that didn’t need to make those trades were able to coast into playoffs, giving themselves a chance at money.

Also, first basement were strangely the most prominent position on this list. Whilst other teams focused on middle infield, the savvy teams took mashers that all returned super high draft value.

Win’s Up Doc, unsurprisingly, tops this list with 3 players. Sporty Strauss drafted three as well. And those were the best two teams at the end of the regular season.

Worst Snake Pick

  • Jo Adell

  • DTC Porkchop Express (Craig)

  • 5.03 – 63rd player taken

Notes: Jo Adell was one of the weirdest-ranked players on consensus draft boards. There was no real reason he should have been as high as he was.

Worst-10 Snake Picks

  1. Jo Adell (CO, Angels; 1.6ppg) – DTC Porkchop Express – Rd 5

  2. Michael Conforto (CO, N/A; N/A) – DTC Porkchop Express – Rd 8

  3. Jonathan India (2B, Reds; 2.4ppg) – DTC Porkchop Express – Rd 1

  4. Joey Gallo (CO, Dodgers; 1.7ppg) – DTC Porkchop Express) – Rd 7

  5. Chris Sale (SP, Red Sox; 5.5ppg) – Sporty Strauss – Rd 3

  6. Nate Pearson (RP, Blue Jays; N/A) – Las Cabras – Rd 10

  7. Yasmani Grandal (C, White Sox; 1.4ppg) – Sporty Strauss – Rd 8

  8. Javier Baez (2B/SS, Tigers; 2.1ppg) – Cooper Troopers – Rd 3

  9. Aroldis Chapman (RP, Yankees; 2.9ppg) – $traight Cash Homie – Rd 9

  10. Jack Flaherty (SP, Cardinals; N/A) – Las Cabras – Rd 1

Notes: Why hello there, all of DTC Porkchop Express’ roster! This is undoubtably the worst snake draft we’ve seen to date. It all starts with taking Jonathan India instead of Pete Alonso or the MVP, Aaron Judge. From there, he had a couple of solid rounds of picks before a disastrous 5th through 8th rounds. But it’s okay! These horrible picks ended up helping him tank to move up in the Strauss Draft. However, he still could have gotten assets for good players he drafted here.

Sporty Strauss and Las Cabras also have a couple of players in here, each of whom hurt the team in some way, shape or form. But injuries were a big part of that, and it’s not fair to ding those teams too much.

Best Waiver Addition

  • Kyle Wright

  • Wait ‘Til Next Year (Kyle)

    • 23.5 ppg

Notes: A close contest for this award between Kyle Wright and Martin Perez, Wright edges it out with his performance in the Championship Game. Kyle Wright was great ALL season for Wait ‘Til Next Year, but a 38-point game in the playoffs helped him move up to a tie for second and cement Kyle’s dominance. Kyle picked up Kyle Wright at the beginning of the season. Then he put him on the trading block all year, but nobody would bite. As a result, Kyle Wright became Kyle’s ace in the hole down the stretch in the playoffs, providing big performances that captured a championship.

Top-5 Waiver Additions

  1. Kyle Wright (SP, Braves; 23.5ppg) – Wait ‘Til Next Year

  2. Martin Perez (SP, Rangers; 22.5ppg) – $traight Cash Homie)

  3. Christian Walker (1B, Diamondbacks; 3ppg) – $traight Cash Homie

  4. William Contreras (C, Cubs; 3.1ppg) – Win’s Up Doc

  5. Tyler Anderson (SP, Dodgers; 21.5ppg) – SG Choppers to Win’s Up Doc

Notes: Kyle Wright along with Martin Perez and Tyler Anderson made ALL the difference for their teams. These SP pickups all pitched in the LoL playoffs to varying degrees of success. They got teams there, and sometimes, like Wait ‘Til Next Year’s case, it can make all the difference.

TEAM RECAPS

1st – Wait ‘Til Next Year (11-6)

  • Best Draft Pick: Shane McClanahan (Rd 2)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Trevor Bauer (Rd 9)

2nd – Sporty Strauss (10-7)

  • Best Draft Pick: Ty France (Rd 7)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Yasmani Grandal (Rd 8)

3rd – Win’s Up Doc (14-3)

  • Best Draft Pick: Jeremy Pena (Rd 15)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Jared Kelennic ($18)

4th – $traight Cash Homie (10-7)

  • Best Draft Pick: Aaron Judge (Rd 1)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Trevor Rogers ($13)

5th – Ornery Otters (9-8)

  • Best Draft Pick: Paul Goldschmidt (Rd 3)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Jesse Winker (Rd 3)

6th – Cooper Troopers (11-6)

  • Best Draft Pick: Julio Rodriguez ($17)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Javier Baez (Rd 3)

7th – The Pullies (9-8)

  • Best Draft Pick: Alek Manoah ($8)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Ian Anderson (Rd 4)

8th – The BamO’s (7-10)

  • Best Draft Pick: Jazz Chisholm Jr. ($12)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Yoan Moncada (Rd7)

9th – Las Cabras (7-10)

  • Best Draft Pick: Luis Arrez (Rd 14)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Fernando Tatis Jr. ($41)

10th – MN Moose Knuckles (6-11)

  • Best Draft Pick: Willy Adames ($4)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Jose Berrios ($10)

11th – Shepherd Goods Choppers (5-12)

  • Best Draft Pick: Sandy Alcantara ($20)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Eloy Jimenez ($18)

12th – DTC Porkchop Express (3-14)

  • Best Draft Pick: Tony Gonsolin (Rd 16)

  • Worst Draft Pick: Jo Adell (Rd 5)

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