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Will Ichiro be more expensive than Barry Bonds this year? How much of your precious $260 budget will you have to spend to add Jake Peavy to your roster in this year’s auctions? At which positions are the salary dropoffs most profound? Which players will still be around when dollar days kick in?
With each auction having its own entirely unique character, there’s no single definitive answer to these questions, but if you’re planning on participating in an auction yourself, it certainly doesn’t hurt to take a look at how other owners spent their budgets. To help you prepare for the upcoming season, here’s a look at the complete results of a highly interesting ten-team mixed auction. From high-price superstars to $1 sleepers, there’s a lot of food for thought here…
| Player | Position | Team | Dollar Value |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3B | NYA | $51 |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | StL | $50 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | OF | Ana | $45 |
| David Ortiz | DH | BOS | $45 |
| Manny Ramirez | OF | Bos | $43 |
| Johan Santana | SP | Min | $40 |
| Jason Bay | OF | Pit | $38 |
| Mark Teixeira | 1B | Tex | $37 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 2B | Was | $36 |
| Bobby Abreu | OF | Phi | $36 |
| Carl Crawford | OF | TB | $36 |
| Jake Peavy | SP | SD | $36 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3B/OF | Fla | $35 |
| Miguel Tejada | SS | Bal | $35 |
| David Wright | 3B | NYN | $34 |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | ChN | $32 |
| Ben Sheets | SP | Mil | $31 |
| Chase Utley | 2B | Phi | $30 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 3B | ChN | $30 |
| Roy Oswalt | SP | Hou | $30 |
| Chris Carpenter | SP | StL | $29 |
| Derek Jeter | SS | NYA | $28 |
| Michael Young | SS | Tex | $28 |
| Pedro Martinez | SP | NYN | $28 |
| Travis Hafner | DH | Cle | $28 |
| Todd Helton | 1B | Col | $27 |
| Paul Konerko | 1B | ChA | $27 |
| Chone Figgins | 2B/3B/OF | Ana | $27 |
| Andruw Jones | OF | Atl | $27 |
| Roy Halladay | SP | Tor | $27 |
| Gary Sheffield | OF | NYA | $26 |
| Rich Harden | SP | Oak | $26 |
| Carlos Zambrano | SP | ChN | $26 |
| Victor Martinez | C | Cle | $25 |
| Adam Dunn | 1B/OF | Cin | $25 |
| Carlos Beltran | OF | NYN | $25 |
| Ichiro | OF | Sea | $25 |
| Andy Pettitte | SP | Hou | $25 |
| Scott Podsednik | OF | ChA | $24 |
| Mark Prior | SP | ChN | $24 |
| Jose Reyes | SS | NYN | $23 |
| Carlos Lee | OF | Mil | $23 |
| Randy Johnson | SP | NYA | $23 |
| Mariano Rivera | RP | NYA | $23 |
| Lance Berkman | 1B/OF | Hou | $22 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 3B | Hou | $22 |
| Barry Bonds | OF | SF | $22 |
| Felix Hernandez | SP | Sea | $22 |
| Carlos Delgado | 1B | NYN | $21 |
| Juan Pierre | OF | ChN | $21 |
| Grady Sizemore | OF | Cle | $21 |
| Dontrelle Willis | SP | Fla | $21 |
| Eric Chavez | 3B | Oak | $20 |
| Scott Rolen | 3B | StL | $20 |
| Jim Edmonds | OF | StL | $20 |
| Vernon Wells | OF | Tor | $20 |
| Josh Beckett | SP | Bos | $20 |
| Billy Wagner | RP | NYN | $20 |
| Jimmy Rollins | SS | Phi | $19 |
| Hideki Matsui | OF | NYA | $19 |
| Hank Blalock | 3B | Tex | $18 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | RP | Ana | $18 |
| BJ Ryan | RP | Tor | $18 |
| Joe Mauer | C | Min | $17 |
| Ryan Howard | 1B | Phi | $17 |
| Richie Sexson | 1B | Sea | $17 |
| Jorge Cantu | 2B/3B | TB | $17 |
| Rafael Furcal | SS | LA | $17 |
| Johnny Damon | OF | NYA | $17 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | OF | Cin | $17 |
| AJ Burnett | SP | Tor | $17 |
| Brad Lidge | RP | Hou | $17 |
| Joe Nathan | RP | Min | $17 |
| Jeff Kent | 2B | LA | $16 |
| Rickie Weeks | 2B | Mil | $16 |
| Melvin Mora | 3B | Bal | $16 |
| John Smoltz | SP | Atl | $16 |
| Barry Zito | SP | Oak | $16 |
| Bobby Jenks | RP | ChA | $16 |
| Huston Street | RP | Oak | $16 |
| Jason Varitek | C | Bos | $15 |
| Aubrey Huff | 1B/OF | TB | $15 |
| Jim Thome | 1B | ChA | $15 |
| Clint Barmes | SS | Col | $15 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | Cle | $15 |
| Matt Holliday | OF | Col | $15 |
| Mark Buehrle | SP | ChA | $15 |
| John Lackey | SP | Ana | $15 |
| Chad Cordero | RP | Was | $15 |
| Javy Lopez | C | Bal | $14 |
| Brian Giles | OF | SD | $14 |
| Tim Hudson | SP | Atl | $14 |
| Jason Schmidt | SP | SF | $14 |
| Coco Crisp | OF | Cle | $13 |
| Roger Clemens | SP | Hou | $13 |
| Bartolo Colon | SP | Ana | $13 |
| Noah Lowry | SP | SF | $13 |
| John Patterson | SP | Was | $13 |
| Trevor Hoffman | RP | SD | $13 |
| Jason Isringhausen | RP | StL | $13 |
| Jason Giambi | 1B | NYA | $12 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | Min | $12 |
| Chipper Jones | 3B | Atl | $12 |
| Francisco Cordero | RP | Tex | $12 |
| Eric Gagne | RP | LA | $12 |
| Tom Gordon | RP | Phi | $12 |
| Derrick Turnbow | RP | Mil | $12 |
| Mark Loretta | 2B | Bos | $11 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | Cle | $11 |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | Atl | $11 |
| Freddy Garcia | SP | ChA | $11 |
| Brett Myers | SP | Phi | $11 |
| Brandon Webb | SP | Ari | $11 |
| Armando Benitez | RP | SF | $11 |
| Tadahito Iguchi | 2B | CHA | $10 |
| Brian Roberts | 2B | Bal | $10 |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | Sea | $10 |
| Cliff Floyd | OF | NYN | $10 |
| Randy Winn | OF | SF | $10 |
| Javier Vasquez | SP | Ari | $10 |
| Kerry Wood | SP | ChN | $10 |
| Prince Fielder | 1B | Mil | $9 |
| Marcus Giles | 2B | Atl | $9 |
| Willy Taveras | OF | Hou | $9 |
| Matt Cain | SP | SF | $9 |
| Dan Haren | SP | Oak | $9 |
| CC Sabathia | SP | Cle | $9 |
| Danys Baez | RP | TB | $9 |
| Mike Gonzalez | RP | Pit | $9 |
| Ryan Freel | 2B/OF | Cin | $8 |
| Nomar Garciapparra | SS | ChN | $8 |
| Julio Lugo | SS | TB | $8 |
| Pat Burrell | OF | Phi | $8 |
| Magglio Ordonez | OF | Det | $8 |
| Brad Wilkerson | OF | Tex | $8 |
| Cliff Lee | SP | Cle | $8 |
| Ryan Dempster | RP | ChN | $8 |
| Keith Foulke | RP | Bos | $8 |
| Eddie Guardado | RP | Sea | $8 |
| Jose Valverde | RP | Ari | $8 |
| Robinson Cano | 2B | NYA | $7 |
| Troy Glaus | 3B | Tor | $7 |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | Cin | $7 |
| Torii Hunter | OF | Min | $7 |
| Reggie Sanders | OF | StL | $7 |
| Jeremy Bonderman | SP | Det | $7 |
| Chris Capuano | SP | Mil | $7 |
| Matt Clement | SP | Bos | $7 |
| Zach Duke | SP | Pit | $7 |
| Kevin Millwood | SP | Tex | $7 |
| Mike Mussina | SP | NYA | $7 |
| Brian Fuentes | RP | Col | $7 |
| Todd Jones | RP | Det | $7 |
| Mike MacDougal | RP | KC | $7 |
| Bob Wickman | RP | Cle | $7 |
| Ramon Hernandez | C | Bal | $6 |
| Mike Piazza | C | NVN | $6 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | Det | $6 |
| Chad Tracy | 1B/OF | Ari | $6 |
| Garret Anderson | OF | Ana | $6 |
| Jose Guillen | OF | Was | $6 |
| Jeremy Hermida | OF | Fla | $6 |
| Geoff Jenkins | OF | Mil | $6 |
| Jason Lane | OF | Hou | $6 |
| Jose Contreras | SP | ChA | $6 |
| Doug Davis | SP | Mil | $6 |
| Jon Garland | SP | ChA | $6 |
| Mark Mulder | SP | StL | $6 |
| Jeff Weaver | SP | LA | $6 |
| Scot Shields | RP | Ana | $6 |
| Kenji Johjima | C | Sea | $5 |
| Brian McCann | C | Atl | $5 |
| Jorge Posada | C | NYA | $5 |
| Chris Shelton | 1B | Det | $5 |
| Joe Crede | 3B | ChA | $5 |
| Bobby Crosby | SS | Oak | $5 |
| Jeff Francoeur | OF | Atl | $5 |
| Gustavo Chacin | SP | Tor | $5 |
| Scott Kazmir | SP | TB | $5 |
| Jon Lieber | SP | Phi | $5 |
| Francisco Liriano | SP | Min | $5 |
| Oliver Perez | SP | Pit | $5 |
| Curt Schilling | SP | Bos | $5 |
| Michael Barrett | C | ChN | $4 |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B | Tor | $4 |
| Bill Hall | 2B/3B/SS | Mil | $4 |
| JJ Hardy | SS | Mil | $4 |
| Joey Gathright | OF | TB | $4 |
| Daniel Cabrera | SP | Bal | $4 |
| Esteban Loaiza | SP | Oak | $4 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | SP | Bos | $4 |
| Brad Penny | SP | LA | $4 |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | Ana | $3 |
| Ray Durham | 2B | SF | $3 |
| Placido Polanco | 2B | Det | $3 |
| Mike Lowell | 3B | Bos | $3 |
| Rocco Baldelli | OF | TB | $3 |
| Joe Blanton | SP | Oak | $3 |
| Kelvim Escobar | SP | Ana | $3 |
| Livan Hernandez | SP | Was | $3 |
| Matt Morris | SP | SF | $3 |
| Odalis Perez | SP | LA | $3 |
| Brad Radke | SP | Min | $3 |
| Chien-Ming Wang | SP | NYA | $3 |
| Jesse Crain | RP | Min | $3 |
| Chris Ray | RP | Bal | $3 |
| Paul LoDuca | C | NYN | $2 |
| AJ Pierzynski | C | CHA | $2 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 2B | Cle | $2 |
| Emil Brown | OF | KC | $2 |
| JD Drew | OF | LA | $2 |
| Jermaine Dye | OF | ChA | $2 |
| Shawn Green | OF | Ari | $2 |
| Nick Swisher | OF | Oak | $2 |
| Preston Wilson | OF | Was | $2 |
| Shawn Chacon | SP | NYA | $2 |
| Zack Greinke | SP | KC | $2 |
| Justin Verlander | SP | Det | $2 |
| Tim Wakefield | SP | Bos | $2 |
| Chris Young | SP | SD | $2 |
| Chad Orvella | RP | TB | $2 |
| Rod Barajas | C | Tex | $1 |
| Luis Castillo | 2B | Min | $1 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | Tex | $1 |
| Khalil Greene | SS | SD | $1 |
| Carlos Guillen | SS | Det | $1 |
| Omar Vizquel | SS | SF | $1 |
| Garrett Atkins | 3B | Col | $1 |
| David DeJesus | OF | KC | $1 |
| Jacque Jones | OF | ChN | $1 |
| Kevin Mench | OF | Tex | $1 |
| Matt Murton | OF | ChN | $1 |
| Xavier Nady | OF | NYN | $1 |
| Jay Payton | OF | Oak | $1 |
| Adam Eaton | SP | Tex | $1 |
| Greg Maddux | SP | ChN | $1 |
| Carl Pavano | SP | NYA | $1 |
| Miguel Batista | RP | Ari | $1 |
| Scott Linebrink | RP | SD | $1 |
| Fernando Rodney | RP | Det | $1 |
(Notes: 5×5 roto scoring was assumed for this mock. Players’ teams are current through the time of the draft, but may of course change during the offseason.)
| Acknowledgments Many thanks to to the following fantasy veterans for sharing their strategies in this mock: Another Blown Save, Bandit, BigLebowski, BronXBombers51, Cleveland Steamers, luckygehrig, rob0417, ScarletP, silverZ, whoseyourdaddy12, zergeR You can catch up with these drafters and many other fantasy experts in the Cafe’s forums. |
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