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Tout Wars Mixed League FAAB – August 29

Fred Zinkie — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:54:52 +0000

As we head into the final month of the season, one Tout Wars owner is finally starting to separate from the pack. Nick Minnix has maintained a slight lead over myself and Tim Heaney for most of August but he has been slowly securing his grip on top spot and widening the margin. Nick was silent in this week’s FAAB additions but several other owners made moves in an attempt to gain more points. Because Tout Wars rules stipulate that each owners’ 2011 point total can affect their 2012 FAAB budget, this will be a motivated group all the way to the end. Let’s take a look at all the bids:

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Tout Wars Mixed League FAAB – August 22

Fred Zinkie — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:40:23 +0000

As we head down the stretch run, the Tout Wars Mixed League owners are definitely addressing specific categories in an effort to jockey for position in the league’s final standings. Hitters who get regular playing time are at a premium right now and their demand will likely be even greater once rosters expand in September. Replacement closers are also in high demand, as are middle relievers who could help to lower a team’s ERA and WHIP. Let’s take a look at all of this week’s bids:

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Tout Wars Mixed League FAAB – August 15

Fred Zinkie — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:05:15 +0000

It was a busy Sunday night for the Tout Wars Mixed League owners. 16 players were added to rosters and most drew bids in the $3-6 range despite the small amount of money remaining in most accoutns. Surging young hitters like Jose Constanza and Eric Thames were popular names, as were two-start pitchers such as Guillermo Moscoso and Jake Westbrook. However, it was Casey Kotchman and his elite batting average that drew the highest bid. Let’s take a look at all the action:

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Tout Wars Mixed League FAAB – August 8

Fred Zinkie — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:48:05 +0000

As we roll into the dog days of August, this Tout Wars Mixed League group is looking in one direction – youth! Rookies dominated this week’s bids, monopolizing the top five spots. We will likely see more young players at the top of this list in the coming week, as Major League teams look to the future and Tout Wars owners take chances on young players to tries to rise of the league standings. Let’s take a look at all the bids.

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Eye Openers

Fred Zinkie — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:44:20 +0000

Fantasy baseball may seem like a name game but in reality it’s a game of numbers. You don’t win your league by rostering popular players, you win it by finding players who produce the goods. Take a look at the eyeopening facts listed below and it might change your impressions of some players. All statistics are accurate as of the beginning on play on August 4.

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A Trade Odyssey – Tout Wars Style

Fred Zinkie — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:02:15 +0000

It started with trade talks involving Carlos Gonzalez, Jered Weaver, Kyle McClellan, Carlos Beltran and A.J. Burnett in late June. Over 200 emails were exchanged in slightly over a month, including close to 50 in a 24-hour period ending at 7:00 pm on August 1st. And finally, Nando DiFino and Fred Zinkie were able to complete a fantasy baseball trade!

This deal came closer to the deadline than the U.S. Budget Crisis, with the final trade being agreed upon by a slightly sweaty DiFino following his Monday gym workout while an exhausted Zinkie forwarded the details to the league commissioner on an overused and slightly greasy Iphone before finishing making Monday’s dinner.

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Tout Wars Mixed League FAAB – August 1

Fred Zinkie — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:25:43 +0000

The Major League Baseball trade deadline produced its share of big deals but Sunday’s Tout Wars Mixed League bids weren’t nearly as aggressive. A few recent call-ups were hotly contested but overall just ten players were added to rosters this week. Five of those players went for $8 or more so these owners are hoping that there is quality even if there was a lack of quantity on the waiver wire this week! Before we jump into the gory details, one note – look for my trade recap with Nando DiFino to come up on this page on Tuesday. It was a long and winding road with Nando and my final punishment after spending a month working out a trade with him is to have to write about it! But for now, let’s take a look at all the bids.

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Fantasy Fallout – The Three-Team Mega Deal!

Fred Zinkie — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:04:56 +0000

The Blue Jays creative general manager Alex Anthopolous struck again on Wednesday, giving up several players to acquire Colby Rasmus. While I question whether or not the Cardinals got enough for Rasmus, let’s just stick to the basics and look at the deal from a fantasy baseball perspective.

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A Trade I Expect To Lose

Fred Zinkie — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:17:35 +0000

On Sunday, in the Tout Wars Mixed League, I made a trade that I expect to lose. It’s the first time in my 13 years as a fantasy baseball owner that I’ve made such a trade. It’s not a great feeling but if I had it to do over again I would make the trade a second time. The deal: I traded Heath Bell and $3 to Scott Swanay for Joakim Soria.

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Tout Wars Mixed League FAAB Review

Fred Zinkie — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:36:32 +0000

With one week to go until the non-waiver trade deadline I expected to see a light week of bidding in the Tout Wars Mixed League. While 14 players is a fairly low amount to be added in one week, the dollar value spent (61) is a high number for a group with dwindling pocketbooks. This group of experienced owners saw it worthwhile to spend at least $4 of their $100 budget on eight different players so there should be some nuggets here for other fantasy owners to consider. Let’s take a look:

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