In my auction league, closers are notoriously going for low values. It is a 5x5 league, but the top closers are only sold at $20-$24, with a large group falling in the mid teens. Can you suggest an opinion of how to take advantage of this, or should I go with the trend for our league. I have thought about loading up on the top closers and trading, but I don't want to fall to far behind in wins and K's. Thouhgts please
I can't speak for Chris but I wouldn't overpay for closers for the fact they only really impact one category. Saves are also usually not hard to find in free agency when average relievers lose their jobs.
In my auction league, closers are notoriously going for low values. It is a 5x5 league, but the top closers are only sold at $20-$24, with a large group falling in the mid teens. Can you suggest an opinion of how to take advantage of this, or should I go with the trend for our league. I have thought about loading up on the top closers and trading, but I don't want to fall to far behind in wins and K's. Thouhgts please
This is one of the great things about auctions - it adds different dimensions of strategy every year.
It's tough to analyze not knowing the full details of your league. Do the top starters go for significantly more since closers come at more reasonable prices?
If closers were going at extremely low prices, I think you'd be smart to pick up guys like Gagne, Lidge and K-Rod in the low 20s as they will help give you solid Ks and solid WHIPs and ERAs - Dotel is another great strikeout guy that will come cheaper. If you can pick up elite closers for cheap, you should be able to pick up some cheap starting pitchers that will pick up wins for you while the closers help keep your WHIP and ERA down. If you can pick up 3-4 reasonably priced closers, after you get a comfortable lead in saves you'll be able to deal one or two of them in mid-season for areas that you need help in for the stretch run. I saw this work for a guy in one of my leagues last year as he had a huge lead in saves but the rest of the pack was really bunched together tight so he was able to deal two of his closers for good value.
