MLB SEASON COUNTER: 25.3%
Major League Baseball completed its first quarter of the season as through Sunday May 22nd it has played 25.3% of the season. As the 705 NFBC Main Event owners assess their teams, they often somewhat overlook a roto category. It seems that RBIs should “take care of themselves” if you have good hitting. However, that raises the question of when should fantasy owners drop underperforming power hitters that are not providing RBIs? Luckily, the group N’Sync says they’ve discovered the answer to that problem. They say that all you have to do is repeat the message below while dancing with a lot of hand reaching gestures:
Hey, hey
RBI bye bye, bye bye
Bye bye
I’m doing this tonight
You’re probably gonna start a fight
I know this can’t be right
Hey baby come on
I loved you endlessly
When you weren’t there for me
So now it’s time to leave and make it alone
I sent a reply to them to ask an important question: OK, N’Sync, you’re advising dropping underperformers – but WHICH ones should we hold onto? This seems important – we don’t want to drop someone valuable, right? The reply was quick but not all that illuminating:
I don’t want to be your fool in this game for two
So I’m leaving you behind
(RBI bye bye)
I don’t want to make it tough
(Make it tough)
But I’ve had enough
And it ain’t no lie
Maybe these rock stars are just not that helpful generally?
The MLB Environment: Improvement Shown
Through Sunday 5/22, hitters have been scoring just 4.18 MLB runs per game, well below the 4.53 in 2021. However, this runs per game has improved from the 4.08 average two weeks ago and has edged up from last week’s 4.16 average. Perhaps the warmer weather is helping (or someone has adjusted the thermostat in the humidors?). This has been built by two main factors (see chart below):
- Batting average is at .236 (.232 two weeks ago and .234 last week – but still well down from .244 last year).
- Home runs are now 0.97 (from 1.22 in 2021 but up from 0.95 last week).
| MLB HITTING STATS | RUNS/GAME | HOME RUNS | BATTING AVERAGE | ||
| 2022 YTD | 4.18 | 0.97 | 0.236 | ||
| 2021 | 4.53 | 1.22 | 0.244 | ||
| 2020 | 4.65 | 1.28 | 0.245 | ||
| 2019 | 4.83 | 1.39 | 0.252 | ||
| 2018 | 4.65 | 1.15 | 0.248 | ||
| 2017 | 4.65 | 1.26 | 0.255 | ||
As we’ve stated previously, MLB strikeouts have been down and fell slightly further – from 8.37 to 8.36 per game, but walks dropped by a larger amount (3.21 per game down to 3.16 per game). This has fueled a fairly sizeable drop in MLB WHIP to 1.247 (the lowest MLB WHIP since 1968 when baseball responded by lowering the height of the pitcher’s mound). At least the ball is being put in play a bit more but it seems that the surge in strikeouts from 2018-2021 is past us.
| MLB PITCHING STATS | MLB WHIP | STRIKEOUTS RECORDED | WALKS ALLOWED | K:BB RATIO | |
| 2022 YTD | 1.24 | 8.36 | 3.16 | 2.65 | |
| 2021 | 1.30 | 8.68 | 3.25 | 2.67 | |
| 2020 | 1.33 | 8.68 | 3.39 | 2.56 | |
| 2019 | 1.33 | 8.81 | 3.27 | 2.69 | |
| 2018 | 1.30 | 8.48 | 3.32 | 2.55 | |
| 2017 | 1.34 | 8.25 | 3.26 | 2.53 | |
RBIs: 80% Target 2022 = 968
No matter how insightful you find the information from N’Sync on how to manage the RBI category, there HAS been less scoring in MLB this season. So it would make sense that the 80% RBI target to hit in the Main Event is lower than in 2021. In the 2019 Main Event, fantasy owners needed a RBI total of 1105 to get 80% of the overall points available in this category. In 2021 (skipping 2020 because of the shortened season), that number decreased to 1041 (about 5.8% lower). Thus far in 2022, a Main Event team would need 245 RBIs to get 80% of the points available. So straight-lining this figure to produce the target for the full season, the Main Event 80% RBI level would be 968 – or 7.0% lower than even 2021 (and 12.4% lower than 2019).
MLB RBI LEADERS
But who are the hitters that are providing the most help in RBIs even in this reduced environment? In the chart below you can see – through Friday 5/20 – the 23 hitters most plating the most runs for their teams. Jose Ramirez, Pete Alonso and Giancarlo Stanton are the 7-week leaders in this category – significantly ahead of the pack with impressive totals of 37, 36, and 35 respectively. All three had Main Event ADPs in the top 100, but Stanton was available at 94 in most leagues. However, the biggest bargains on this list were Rowdy Tellez (349) and Anthony RIzzo (181) who have been strong contributors in RBIs in the early going. Additional run producers that were available after pick 100 were C.J. Cron (124), Justin Turner (147), Ty France (150), Jared Walsh (118), and Adolis Garcia (171). In fact, 7 of the top 20 RBI leaders as of May 22nd were drafted after pick 100. Also – there are three Yankees (Stanton, Judge and Rizzo) on the list, two Angels (Ohtani, and Walsh with Trout just off the top 20), two Cardinals (Goldschmidt and Arenado), and two Dodgers (Trea and Justin Turner), so four teams account for 9 of the 20 top RBI batters.
| RBI RANK THRU 5/21 | PITCHER | RBI | HOME RUNS | MAIN EVENT ADP | ||
| 1 | Jose Ramirez | 37 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Pete Alonso | 36 | 10 | 49 | ||
| 3 | Giancarlo Stanton | 35 | 11 | 94 | ||
| 4 tie | Rowdy Tellez | 32 | 9 | 349 | ||
| 4 tie | C.J. Cron | 32 | 11 | 124 | ||
| 6 | Nolan Arenado | 31 | 9 | 72 | ||
| 7 | Aaron Judge | 30 | 14 | 36 | ||
| 8 tie | Justin Turner | 29 | 4 | 147 | ||
| 8 tie | Paul Goldschmidt | 29 | 6 | 49 | ||
| 10 tie | Trea Turner | 28 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 10 tie | Ty France | 28 | 6 | 150 | ||
| 10 tie | Trevor Story | 28 | 6 | 36 | ||
| 13 tie | Shohei Ohtani | 27 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 13 tie | Jazz Chisholm | 27 | 7 | 80 | ||
| 13 tie | Bryce Harper | 27 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 16 tie | Kyle Tucker | 26 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 16 tie | Jared Walsh | 26 | 8 | 118 | ||
| 18 tie | Adolis Garcia | 25 | 6 | 171 | ||
| 18 tie | Manny Machado | 25 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 18 tie | Anthony Rizzo | 25 | 10 | 181 | ||
Visiting the Gore Store
Nolan Gorman reached the majors on Saturday, causing a great deal of interest, as he was largely unavailable before this week. The question going into last night’s FAAB was “Do Main Event owners buy into the skills enough to make him the biggest target this week?” The answer? “Absolutely.” Gorman was the leader in the 8th FAAB run – attracting big dollars at the cash register. He was added in 46 of 47 leagues (because he was already owned in one league), as everyone has him pegged as a power-hitting middle infielder that can help their squad. In addition, 9 other players were picked up in 25 or more leagues (see below). Other wide pickups were Johnny Cueto, Tucker Davidson, and Kyle Freeland.
Attracting winning bids over $100 were starting pitchers Johnny Cueto – who pitched very well in his first outing for the White Sox, and Matthew Liberatore, who had a rockier first outing for the Cardinals.
| ADDED IN MOST MAIN EVENT LEAGUES | Leagues Added | Reason | Highest Winning Bid | Lowest Winning Bid | ||
| Nolan Gorman | 46 | Power Hitting 2B | 482 | 101 | ||
| Johnny Cueto | 46 | Great start for CHW | 124 | 6 | ||
| Tucker Davidson | 37 | Two starts next week | 79 | 1 | ||
| Kyle Freeland | 37 | at PIT and at WAS | 58 | 1 | ||
| Justin Steele | 35 | at CIN this week | 61 | 1 | ||
| Christopher Morel | 31 | Getting PT for Cubs | 78 | 1 | ||
| Kole Calhoun | 30 | Hitting Bombs | 70 | 12 | ||
| Matt Barnes | 29 | Back as closer? | 91 | 12 | ||
| Brady Singer | 27 | Pitching well for KC | 207 | 37 | ||
| Matthew Liberatore | 27 | Rookie SP for STL | 161 | 1 | ||
The Wow Bid of the Week
One of our favorite features – the Main Event Wow Bid of the Week – is back and goes to the largest bid of each FAAB period. This week that honor goes to a $482 bid for Cardinal second baseman Nolan Gorman, which easily beat the runner-up bid of $203 (Gorman was also won with 3 bids over $400; 10 between $300-399; and 19 more from $200-299).
The Century Club Has 19 Members This Week
There were 19 players that attracted SUCCESSFUL bids over $100 during this FAAB run (down from 21 last week), and just 5 of those players had at least one winning bid over $200 (the same as last week – see chart below). Players attracting the most bids over $100 were the previously mentioned Gorman (46), Brady Singer (8), Mitch Garver (3) and Kyle Gibson and Matthew Liberatore (2). There were 75 successful bids over $100 (down from 125) and 37 successful bids over $200 (down from 66 as Gorman led the way – see chart below):
| TEAM | BIDS OVER $100 – MAIN EVENT | Winning Bids over $100 | Winning Bids over $200 | Highest Winning Bid (FAAB $) | ||
| SEA | Nolan Gorman | 46 | 32 | 557 | ||
| AZ | Clay Holmes | 1 | 1 | 427 | ||
| CIN | Mackenzie Gore | 1 | 1 | 279 | ||
| DET | Jonathan Villar | 1 | 1 | 251 | ||
| OAK | Brady Singer | 8 | 2 | 234 | ||
| LAA | Brendan Donovan | 1 | 0 | 188 | ||
| MIN | Andrew McCutchen | 1 | 0 | 180 | ||
| CIN | MJ Melendez | 1 | 0 | 179 | ||
| NYY | Matthew Liberatore | 2 | 0 | 173 | ||
| STL | Jeffrey Springs | 1 | 0 | 157 | ||
| BOS | Alec Bohm | 1 | 0 | 141 | ||
| BAL | Mitch Garver | 3 | 0 | 141 | ||
| MIA | Aaron Ashby | 1 | 0 | 141 | ||
| SD | Kyle Gibson | 2 | 0 | 128 | ||
| SD | Cal Quantrill | 1 | 0 | 127 | ||
| BOS | Johnny Cueto | 1 | 0 | 121 | ||
| NYY | Roansy Contreras | 1 | 0 | 117 | ||
| TB | Jurickson Profar | 1 | 0 | 105 | ||
| CHC | Mike Yastrzemski | 1 | 0 | 103 | ||
| 75 | 37 | |||||
For the 8 FAAB runs thus far, the average Main Event team has won 15.4 bids this season (1.93 per week) and spent $464.98 per team. This dollar amount is just 1.9% lower than last year when $474.11 was spent per team in the first 8 FAAB. This means that in 2022, the average team has $535 of FAAB left, so the resources are dwindling a bit. The drop-off in spending is happening for sure.
| 2022 | TOTAL NUMBER OF MAIN EVENT WINNING BIDS | TOTAL FAAB DOLLARS SPENT MAIN EVENT | AVERAGE WINNING BID MAIN EVENT | AVERAGE AMOUNTS SPENT PER ME TEAM | ||
| 1 | 403 | $7,962 | $19.76 | $11.29 | ||
| 2 | 1035 | $36,124 | $34.90 | $51.24 | ||
| 3 | 1445 | $46,026 | $31.85 | $65.29 | ||
| 4 | 1431 | $44,112 | $30.83 | $62.57 | ||
| 5 | 1367 | $37,945 | $27.76 | $53.82 | ||
| 6 | 1300 | $50,280 | $38.68 | $71.32 | ||
| 7 | 1580 | $58,965 | $37.32 | $83.64 | ||
| 8 | 1527 | $46,398 | $30.39 | $65.81 |
| TOTAL | 10088 | $327,812 | $32.50 | $464.98 | ||
Colosseum Stats: Four Players from Three Weeks Ago…Results: 1 Good Add out of 4:
Again this season we’ll be keeping tabs on the 4 most added players from 3 weeks ago to see how some of the biggest free agent acquisitions have been doing for their fantasy owners. These are the players acquired in the most leagues on the third FAAB run this season – on 4/24 (stats are from 5/1 through 5/22):
- Travis Demeritte: 10-for-62 .161 AVG; 1 HR; 0 SB – Demeritte started out strong but has faded, and didn’t produce much for his fantasy owners in the first three weeks. LOSS.
- Josh Winder: 19.0 IP; 18:6 K-BB; 2 WINS; 3.79 ERA; 1.37 WHIP – Winder started out well and did provide two wins, but now he’s on the IL with a sore shoulder. He did reasonably well in his first stint, so even with questions about his future role after the injury heals, I rate this as a PUSH.
- Yadiel Hernandez: 21-for-63 .333 AVG; 2 HR; 1 SB – his batting average is very nice, and he’s still playing regularly. With 9 runs scored and 13 RBIs, he’s done what was needed. I think Hernandez earns a WIN as a 15-team pickup.
- Taylor Walls: 5-for-62 .081 AVG; 0 HR; 1 SB P. Nope – this one just hasn’t worked. Walls is a great defender but just isn’t hitting. This gladiator goes down to defeat. LOSS.
2022 RECORD:
- 8 thumbs up – 40% (full year 2021 24%)
- 5 side thumbs – 25% (full year 2021 27%)
- 7 thumbs down – 35% (full year 2021 49%)
The record took a little bit of a hit this week, but still is ahead of 2021. At least in the first 8 FAAB periods, Main Event owners are finding one gem per week thus far. It’s encouraging to the emperor, that’s for sure!
Ringle is Bi-Lingual
| Overall Rank: Thru 4/17 | Fantasy Owner | Overall Points | Points Behind | ||
| 1 | Leonard Ringle | 6037.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | Tyler Jung | 5974.0 | 63.0 | ||
| 3 | Bob Catsiroumpas | 5892.0 | 145.0 | ||
| 4 | Mark Bendar | 5889.0 | 148.0 | ||
| 5 | Jason Senteiu | 5665.5 | 371.5 | ||
| 6 | Douglas Gruber | 5589.0 | 448.0 | ||
| 7 | Douglas Gruber | 5573.5 | 463.5 | ||
| 8 | Matthew McDonough | 5530.5 | 506.5 | ||
| 9 | Robert Mirshak | 5507.5 | 529.5 | ||
| 10 | Dustin Wagner | 5475.5 | 561.5 | ||
| 11 | Scott Jenstad | 5464.0 | 573.0 | ||
| 12 | Ned Donohue | 5436.0 | 601.0 | ||
| 13 | Rob Silver | 5432.0 | 605.0 | ||
| 14 | Mark Srebro | 5338.5 | 698.5 | ||
| 15 | Craig Clarke | 5332.0 | 705.0 | ||
| 16 | Anthony Botzo | 5306.5 | 730.5 | ||
| 17 | Christopher Vaccaro | 5292.5 | 744.5 | ||
| 18 | Clark Olson | 5273.5 | 763.5 | ||
| 19 | Steve Gregovich | 5247.0 | 790.0 | ||
| 20 | Zach Bettencourt | 5246.5 | 790.5 | ||
| Average Top 20 Overall Score | 5525.1 | ||||
Congratulations to Leonard Ringle for taking over the Number One position from famed explorer Tyler Jung! Leonard has 3 Main Event entries, and this one is crushing thus far! Because Leonard speaks many languages, he focused his first two draft picks on players who don’t use English as their primary language themselves. Therefore, he started out with Japanese-speaking Shohei Ohtani from slot number 10 in his Main (see below for the first ten picks from his Stoop Ball I entry), and followed that up with Spanish-speaking Manny Machado. He also picked up the two hottest rookies in Bobby Witt (3rd round) and Julio Rodriguez (7th round). Beautiful job, Leonard!
Congratulations also to Tyler Jung, Bob Catsiroumpas, Mark Bendar and Jason Santeiu – who all are in the top five! Also, Douglas Gruber is in 6th and 7th – wow). All of these Top 20 owners are in outstanding shape.
Stoop Ball I: Top Ten Picks
Shohei Ohtani
Manny Machado
Bobby Witt
Dylan Cease
Taylor Rogers
Alek Manoah
Julio Rodriguez
Rhys Hoskins
Jake Cronenworth
Yoan Moncada
Philippe Dussault: Avoiding Limelight
Philippe Dussault – hounded by reporters after his recent brush with an official inquiry from the NFBC – fell to 35th place overall. Even though the inquiry was dismissed without prejudice, reporters have been camped out in front of his home in Terrebonne, Quebec – bothering Phil with pointed questions about the incident and whether Canada should really celebrate the Queen of England’s birthday on Victoria Day. Thus far Phil has ignored them and is wearing sunglasses and a hat as he takes out the garbage to avoid the paparazzi.
Where are our 2022 Previous Overall Leaders?
Tim Lilly (4/11): Tim has dropped to 159th place, probably because he is focused on building a garden consisting only of lilies. He is said to be researching the best fertilizer for lilies, and has written that he believes they need lots of water. But Tim – what about your Main Event team????
Scott Fleming (4/18): Still doing well at 61st overall, Scott is back in the U.S. after being deported from Flanders (the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium). He reports that he has written a “strongly-worded” letter to King Willem-Alexander (the actual King of the Netherlands) and believes this will get him back in good standing very soon.
Chris Read (4/25-5/8): Chris had an impressive three-week run at the top, and is confident that even though he has dropped to 39th place, he will be back in front very soon. Nevertheless, he has overseen groundbreaking for the new Chris Read Library (Where Reading is Fun!) in Reading, Pennsylvania. In addition, he is planning a tour around the country to complain about Audible Books, because it “really isn’t reading.”
Tyler Jung (5/15): Tyler is in 2nd place, which is outstanding. However, he has taken his “Welcome to the Jungle” moniker to heart and is planning a trip to deepest, darkest Africa to explore it on his own. When asked if they had internet service in this location, Tyler replied “I really don’t need any more FAAB pickups. My fantasy team is fine as it is right now.” OK, Tyler, if you say so…
League of Legends
In addition, we’ll follow the individual league races this season. It is no small feat to win a league championship in the Main Event regardless of a fantasy owner’s overall place, and the top three in each league earn a cash prize and deserve recognition. You can see the 47 leagues listed in the chart below – along with the top three in the standings as of Monday morning.
| NFBC League Number | LEADER | League Points | 2nd PLACE | League Points | 3rd PLACE | League Points | ||
| #934 | Doug Moe | 114.5 | Jason Anthony | 105.5 | Clark Olson | 101.5 | ||
| #935 | Anthony Botzo | 119.5 | Mark Srebro | 110.5 | Scott Waggener | 106.0 | ||
| #943 | Andrew Kopicz | 118.5 | TIE: Alan Mitchell | 94.0 | TIE: Douglas Gruber | 94.0 | ||
| #1026 | John Pausma | 109.5 | Toby Guevin | 105.5 | Errol Thompson | 94.5 | ||
| #1027 | Scott Jenstad | 106.0 | Michael Govier | 102.5 | Jason Gill | 97.0 | ||
| #1028 | Jacob Halusker | 114.0 | Zachary Waxman | 97.5 | Gene McCaffrey | 96.5 | ||
| #1029 | Mark Northan | 102.5 | TIE: Matt Modica | 95.0 | TIE: Rusty Clark | 95.0 | ||
| #1030 | Rob Silver | 119.0 | Clark Olson | 107.0 | Zach Bettencourt | 99.5 | ||
| #1031 | Dustin Wagner | 119.5 | Daniel Prepas | 106.0 | Matthew Anderson | 101.0 | ||
| #1032 | Mark Bendar | 129.5 | Ronny Mor | 98.0 | Keith Tonsager | 95.5 | ||
| #1034 | Ned Donohue | 123.0 | Robert Cramutola | 113.0 | Rian Lange | 100.5 | ||
| #1132 | Eric Heberlig | 118.5 | Roland Pinto | 105.0 | TIE: Danny Bronski & Scott Masel | 87.0 | ||
| #1143 | Mark Srebro | 106.5 | James Anderson & Todd Whitestone | 105.5 | Rick Davis | 100.0 | ||
| #1192 | Robert Cramutola | 115.0 | Christopher Vaccaro | 113.5 | TIE: Mark Dillon & Michael Amarante | 101.0 | ||
| #1221 | Mike Duggan | 107.5 | Marc Fleisher | 106.5 | Eric Heberlig | 100.5 | ||
| #1226 | Michael Garcia | 114.0 | Patrick Longood | 98.5 | Robert DiPietro | 97.5 | ||
| #1228 | Charles Sommer | 113.0 | Jordan Epping | 101.5 | John Pausma | 98.5 | ||
| #1233 | Gregg Martin | 106.0 | Jon Stadtmueller | 96.0 | Stephen Jupinka | 94.0 | ||
| #1236 | Clark Olson | 115.5 | Michael O’Brien | 108.5 | TIE: Russell Withers & Daniel Prepas | 103.0 | ||
| #1244 | Douglas Gruber | 124.0 | Jordan Epping | 101.5 | Kent Stermon | 91.5 | ||
| #1260 | Jason Aberli | 113.5 | Vince Clemente | 106.5 | Kelly Uganski | 103.0 | ||
| #1263 | Michael Brophy | 107.0 | Eric Heberlig | 106.5 | Kyle Brinkmann | 98.0 | ||
| #1264 | Vlad Sedler | 114.5 | Brian Edwards | 109.0 | Bill Macey | 102.5 | ||
| #1265 | Tyler Jung | 127.5 | Joe Morrison | 114.0 | Bob Mazur | 105.0 | ||
| #1287 | Eric Heberlig | 101.0 | Jason Perkins | 99.0 | Aaron Lawson | 96.5 | ||
| #1292 | Steve Gregovich | 118.0 | Matt Modica | 104.0 | Chris Fessler | 103.0 | ||
| #1294 | Scott Waggener | 97.5 | Chris Oliver | 95.5 | TIE: Matthew Anderson & Jarett Greco | 94.5 | ||
| #1297 | Zach Bettencourt | 117.5 | Richard Briskin | 114.0 | Douglas Gruber | 98.5 | ||
| #1304 | David Redgrave | 108.5 | Jeff Campbell | 105.5 | Herb Eroh | 104.5 | ||
| #1306 | David Miller | 112.5 | Brian Slack | 98.0 | Jeff Mitseff | 95.5 | ||
| #1318 | Douglas Gruber | 121.0 | JimJ Ferrari | 104.5 | Alan Mitchell | 98.5 | ||
| #1319 | Jeff Mitseff | 98.0 | TIE: Jon Stadtmueller | 96.0 | TIE: Jeremy La Tour | 96.0 | ||
| #1320 | Robert Mirshak | 120.5 | Philippe Dussault | 108.5 | Richard Dimondo | 101.5 | ||
| #1321 | Chris Fessler | 110.0 | Andrew Sullivan | 103.0 | Aaron Jones | 93.0 | ||
| #1322 | Jeff Mitseff | 118.5 | Mike Cameron | 107.5 | Kellen Arneson | 107.0 | ||
| #1331 | Bob Catsiroumpas | 125.0 | Robert DiPietro | 109.5 | Bradley Libros | 98.5 | ||
| #1332 | Leonard Ringle | 127.0 | Chris Read | 109.5 | Ben Tidd | 108.0 | ||
| #1363 | Matthew McDonough | 115.5 | Paul Hong | 107.5 | Brian Magnani | 104.0 | ||
| #1364 | Al Williams | 99.0 | Marc Winokur | 98.5 | Brian Slack | 97.0 | ||
| #1365 | Craig Clarke | 118.5 | Scott Jenstad | 117.0 | Scott Waggener | 115.5 | ||
| #1366 | Isaac Cockburn | 111.5 | Jeff Mitseff | 100.0 | David Bone | 91.5 | ||
| #1371 | Jason Santeiu | 120.0 | Hunter Dorbandt | 102.0 | P McD | 97.5 | ||
| #1402 | Ray Butler | 115.0 | Shawn Childs | 96.0 | Chris Avey | 92.5 | ||
| #1405 | Zachary Waxman | 109.5 | Michael Secor | 98.0 | Michael Lins | 95.5 | ||
| #1408 | Eric Heberlig | 103.5 | Pat Tremaglio | 95.0 | Jody Ryan | 93.0 | ||
| #1511 | Scott Fleming | 103.0 | Ian Hubbard | 102.5 | Rusty Clark | 100.0 | ||
| #1524 | Mark Srebro | 120.5 | Scott Waggener | 104.5 | Kareem Yostos | 97.0 | ||
| Average 1st Place Score | 113.8 | Average 2nd Place Score | 103.9 | Average 3rd Place Score | 98.7 | |||
There are multiple NFBC players who are in the top three places in more than one Main Event league. Even at this early stage, that is impressive. Shout-outs:
- Scott Waggener (one 1st, one 2nd and two 3rd)
- Jeff Mitseff (two 1st one 2nd and one 3rd)
- My podcast partner Robert DiPietro, one 2nd and one 3rd
- The dominator – Douglas Gruber with two 1st and a 3rd – and 6th and 7th overall
- Crowd favorite Brian Slack with a 2nd and 3rd place
- Fantasy Baseball/Football expert Mark Srebro – two 1st, one 2nd
and 14th overall
- Newly-inducted Hall-of-Famer (and 2018 Main Event Champ) John Pausma – a 1st and a 3rd
- 2016 Main Event Champ Rob Silver – 1st in his league, 13th overall, and as he told me – the Launch Angle podcast is a collaborative effort with everyone contributing but Van Lee is the key member, not him. But he appreciates Jeff Zimmerman’s work and everyone gets along very well.
- Eric Heberlig – three 1st one 2nd and one 3rd
- Baseball writer and podcaster Vlad Sedler (first place in his league and 36th overall)
- Dustin Wagner – 1st in his league and 10th overall
- Podcaster for Rotowire and all-around smart guy Scott Jenstad (one 1st and one 2nd and 11th overall)
- Clark Olson (one 1st, one 2nd and one 3rd)
- Robert Cramutola (one 1st and one 2nd)
- Excellent fantasy player Matt Modica (two 2nd)
- Chris Fessler (one 1st and one 3rd)
- Matt Anderson (two 3rd)
- Jordan Epping (two 2nd)
- Jon Stadtmueller (two 2nd)
Great job by all!
Good luck to all fantasy baseball owners, and for now – bye, bye, bye!!
