Running All-Purpose Fantasy Baseball 2022 Thread

Open for business as always.

 

So am I, but one team with Bellinger is enough for me. Watch him start really pounding the ball at 2019 levels and decide that is the moment to start tinkering with his swing again.

 

Of course, Bellinger is 0-for-8 since that big day. I watched his first at-bat yesterday. He got ahead, 3-1, then struck out on the second of a couple of terrible swings in that at-bat.

 

He’s really a maddening player to watch. So talented, yet so flawed. I’ve seen so many bad swings on inside breaking balls, I can’t believe pitchers throw anything else against him.

 

Doesn't the Phillies' bullpen know I've got Aaron Nola on two teams? Bastards just blew a 7-1 lead to the Mets in the 9th.

 

I'm in a CBS league where you play three opponents a week ... and I just dropped to 0-18. Like, it's actually fucking impossible to be this bad.

 

I was in a CBS league once when a friend invited me to join. Everything was auto drafted. It turned out that nearly all the categories were based upon some sort of formula (pitching wins counted for so much; home runs counted for X amount, etc.) that I couldn’t keep track of anything.

I found myself in first place somehow after three weeks, then the bottom dropped out and I lost interest after about two months. I checked at the end of the season and I was dead last.

 

I do not understand why anybody would want to be in an all-autodraft league.

 

It’s been years, and my memory is a little hazy, but basically, the league was formed at the last minute.

 

Sometimes daily lineup leagues really suck.

Corey Seager hit his ninth home run today, but otherwise, he has been a big disappointment. Every time I sit him, he homers. This includes the game he hit two home runs on May 10. Of course, he was on my bench today.

 

Got a trade offer today that I'm not sure about. Hurts a little that it is too late for today's games. This is my money league. We keep eight veterans and seven rookie-eligible players each season. A veteran keeper's salary goes up $5. If a player loses rookie eligibility, their salary goes up $3.

I was offered Tyler O'Neill and Sean Manaea for Edward Cabrera, Roansy Contreras, Dustin May, and Sam Huff. I'm a little worried that O'Neill won't bounce all the way back from his terrible start to the season, though he seems better since coming off the IL. I am also loathe to give up both Cabrera and Contreras. May has some serious upside once he returns later this season. Huff has massive power, but the Rangers don't seem to want to give him an every-day shot.

Here are the salaries for this season and what they would be in 2023.

O'Neill ($6, will be $11)
Manaea ($6-$11)

Cabrera ($1-$4)
Contreras ($3-$6)
May ($5-$10)
Huff ($1-$4)

I'm thinking it's a bit too much to risk on O'Neill, but maybe I'm overvaluing my guys? I need a fresh perspective. Thoughts?

 

I didn't get deep into the comparison, but to me it seems like the biggest factor is the keeper spots. Which is more valuable to you, the vets or the rookies? Where do you need them to keep others?