Through the first month of the first year of our new dynasty league here at Razzball, team Hannibal Montana (owned by commenter Csifu) has jumped out to an early lead. Thanks in part to a ridiculously good 2.22 team ERA and top 5 performances in all but two of our ten categories, Csifu is sitting on 132.5 points in the early going. Razzball’s own JFOH (119.5) is hot on his tail, with Ra’zbahl Al Ghul (113) rounding out the top three. It’s a 16-team, 40-man roster dynasty league with weekly FAAB pickups and no restrictions on how long players can be kept (we keep 30). I love this format, and the league has been active in both trades and pickups. Considering how many players were owned coming out of our 40-round draft, there has been a lot of activity on the waiver wire. Here’s a peek at our league’s standings, as well as the trades and major free agent acquisitions that have gone down so far…
| 2015 Razznasty League | Hitting | Pitching | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Pts | Team | R | HR | RBI | SB | Avg | W | K | Sv | ERA | WHIP | |
| 1 | 132.5 | Hannibal Montana | 175 | 44 | 186 | 19 | 0.264 | 21 | 265 | 19 | 2.22 | 1.022 | |
| 2 | 119.5 | Clusterfoh | 180 | 54 | 180 | 21 | 0.259 | 17 | 266 | 23 | 3.67 | 1.182 | |
| 3 | 113 | Ra’zbahl Al Ghul | 178 | 47 | 177 | 22 | 0.271 | 18 | 278 | 10 | 3.70 | 1.236 | |
| 4 | 102.5 | Mike | 164 | 38 | 145 | 32 | 0.261 | 15 | 330 | 16 | 3.52 | 1.248 | |
| 5 | 102 | Ralph’s Lo-Life Founders | 164 | 34 | 163 | 17 | 0.259 | 20 | 269 | 12 | 3.26 | 1.103 | |
| 6 | 96 | The Hippos | 153 | 30 | 145 | 29 | 0.266 | 18 | 308 | 11 | 3.46 | 1.237 | |
| 7 | 90 | Kid A | 172 | 39 | 164 | 32 | 0.266 | 16 | 238 | 10 | 4.33 | 1.280 | |
| 8 | 88.5 | Mentok | 180 | 33 | 154 | 33 | 0.268 | 16 | 211 | 10 | 3.72 | 1.329 | |
| 9 | 83.5 | Nightpandas | 163 | 32 | 156 | 30 | 0.273 | 12 | 252 | 13 | 4.25 | 1.318 | |
| 10 | 81 | DayPandas Will Maul You | 138 | 34 | 136 | 13 | 0.249 | 21 | 203 | 11 | 2.96 | 1.047 | |
| 11 | 75.5 | Yes Cheese | 166 | 38 | 167 | 31 | 0.26 | 16 | 211 | 3 | 4.49 | 1.368 | |
| 12 | 74.5 | Cuban Bandits | 132 | 25 | 123 | 23 | 0.258 | 16 | 148 | 18 | 3.25 | 1.199 | |
| 13 | 57.5 | Baezaworldseries | 152 | 22 | 134 | 18 | 0.243 | 15 | 224 | 14 | 4.12 | 1.265 | |
| 14 | 53 | Brooklyn Garbage Men | 110 | 24 | 99 | 15 | 0.236 | 11 | 139 | 11 | 2.80 | 1.079 | |
| 15 | 51 | Georgia Peach | 135 | 47 | 141 | 16 | 0.228 | 9 | 154 | 13 | 4.17 | 1.380 | |
| 16 | 40 | Cobra Kai | 57 | 16 | 65 | 7 | 0.269 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 3.63 | 1.226 | |
Trades
– Clusterfoh trades Javier Baez, Jose Fernandez, Marco Gonzales to Cobra Kai for Corey Kluber, Lance Lynn, Brian Dozier
Here’s a classic dynasty trade between a team trying to win now and one willing to wait on some younger players to develop AKA “win later”. JFOH could win a ring with an arm like Kluber, while Kai could be set up for the long haul.
– Nightpandas trade Eric Hosmer, Miguel Sano, Mark Appel to Cobra Kai for Paul Goldschmidt
I think we were all surprised to see Goldschmidt moved so quickly, but Kai is building a lot of depth on his roster even if it doesn’t bear fruit until a year or two from now.
– Brooklyn Garbage Men trade Jake Thompson to Cobra Kai for Danny Duffy
– Brooklyn Garbage Men trade Manuel Margot to Ra’zbahl Al Ghul for Jon Gray, 2016 2nd round pick
Our league’s first straight up prospect swap. BGM banks on Gray’s talent trumping his crappy home park situation. Ghul may have something special in Margot but he’ll have to wait a couple of years to find out.
– Ra’zbahl Al Ghul trades Alen Hanson, Homer Bailey to YesCheese for Forrest Wall
Ghul got out from under Bailey before the injury news got worse, but he also had to give up Hanson, who could contribute in homers and steals at middle infield as soon as next year. YesCheese lands Wall, who’s a bit further away but also possesses plenty of upside up the middle.
FAAB Report
Jason Grilli ($22), Jesse Chavez ($17), Gilbert Lara ($5), Roberto Osuna ($8) – Yours truly dropped some coin in the first month by adding Grilli for saves help and Chavez for rotation depth. The two cost me nearly 40% of my FAAB budget though.
Odubel Herrera ($2) – It cost Baezaworldseries just two bucks to take Doobie for a spin and so far it’s been money well spent.
Jeurys Familia ($30) – Early on it looked like Parnell would take the closer gig when he returned, but with 11 saves already Brooklyn’s big bid on Familia looks like a stroke of genius.
Yunel Escobar ($1), Carson Smith ($0) – JFOH has made two of my favorite pickups so far in Escobar and Smith, spending a grand total of $1 on the pair.
Nick Martinez ($10), Zack Cozart ($5) – I have no idea what to make of their hot starts, but so far it’s been smart money for the Cuban Bandits.
Rafael Soriano ($1) – DayPandas rolled the dice on Soriano for a buck, and if the veteran finds himself getting saves this summer it’s going to be a steal in a league this deep.
CC Sabathia ($0), Aaron Harang ($0), Jomar Reyes ($0) – Sometimes vets get no love in leagues like this, but for no money down Georgia Peach got two warm bodies and a teenage prospect that could be a stud for the Orioles.
Nathan Karns ($4), Brett Anderson ($1), Michael Lorenzen ($2) – Without spending much, Hannibal has added depth to his already strong rotation.
Tom Koehler ($0), Jimmy Paredes ($8) – Paredes is a hot add right now so he’s well worth the eight bucks, and I kind of love the Koehler pickup. I’m not just saying that because Kid A exchanged friendship bracelets with me.
A.J. Ramos ($6), Miguel Castro ($0) – Saves are hard to come by in this league, so getting two spec plays for six bucks was smart money on Mentok’s part.
Josh Hamilton ($1) – Nightpandas took an early-season gamble on Hambone and it looks like it will pay off with the Rangers signing.
Cody Martin ($5) – More fun with saves speculation. Pay five bucks now or twenty later if he actually closes. Meanwhile he helps out with ratios and strikeouts.
Johnny Giavotella ($1), Travis Wood ($1) – Two real nice pickups by our very own Ralph Lifshitz!
Kelly Johnson ($11), Chase Anderson ($2) – MattTruss (Hippos) swooped in on Anderson after he slipped through the draft. More recently, he picked up the red-hot Kelly Johnson who has four homers and 14 RBI in his last ten games.
Bartolo Colon ($5), Alfredo Simon ($4), Jose Iglesias ($2) – YesCheese has been one of the most active owners on the wire so far, and it has paid off with adds like these.
Stay tuned for more updates throughout the season.
