It was always going to be a dogfight, our AL-only Rotisserie salary cap draft -- or what we used to refer to as an auction. When 12 teams are looking to fill 23 roster spots using only half the player pool, things will get gross in a hurry. And those looking to lavish themselves with something truly opulent will end up paying out the nose for it.
I decided it was worth it at starting pitcher. If you think high-end hurlers are in demand in mixed leagues, imagine what it's like in a format where 12 of the top 15 are already removed from the player pool. I ended up shelling out $47 for one of the precious three, Gerrit Cole, and a pick later, Shane Bieber went for $48. They ended up being the two costliest players in the entire draft.
The third of the AL ace trio, Lucas Giolito, went for a pretty penny himself, his $36 price tag making him the fifth-costliest player. Where the desperation really kicked in, though, was with Jose Berrios, who also went for $36. It's not like he's the clear-cut No. 4 starting pitcher in this format either. He just happened to be nominated at a point when the potentially high-end arms were all but gone.
Stolen bases were the other scarcity that dominated this marketplace. So few players make a reliable contribution to that category anymore, and again, the scarcity becomes all the more pressing when half the player pool is gone. Of course, the most prolific base-stealer of all, Adalberto Mondesi, happens to play in the AL, and he might win a team the category single-handily. I thought his $34 price tag was pretty reasonable considering.
It's not one I was willing to pay after already splurging on Cole, recognizing the need to distribute my remaining dollars more evenly in a league with no waiver wire to speak of. (Studs-and-duds is not the way to go in an AL-only league -- I know this from experience.) Of course, you end up paying for steals one way or another. I ended up dropping $18 on Nick Solak because my options were dwindling and, well, he stole seven bases in the short season last year. (I thought the same amount was too much for Nick Madrigal about 80 picks earlier. Live and learn, I guess.)
Some of the best values included ...
- Kyle Tucker for $27
- Framber Valdez for $18
- Willie Calhoun for $3
- Bobby Dalbec for $3
- Joey Wendle for $3
Some of the worst values included ...
- The aforementioned Berrios for $36
- Austin Meadows for $26
- My Solak for $18
- Jarred Kelenic for $17
- Spencer Turnbull for $10
Here's who all took part in this one, looking to knock me off my perch as back-to-back champion:
- Grey Albright, Razzball (@Razzball)
- B_Don, Razzball (@RazzBDon)
- Mike Gianella, Baseball Prospectus (@MikeGianella)
- The Itch, Razzball (@theprospectitch)
- Al Melchior, The Athletic (@almelchiorBB)
- Nick Mimikos, Stack Attack podcast (@NMimi)
- Chris Mitchell, FantasyData (@CJMitch73)
- Dean Peterson, NFBC
- Phil Ponebshek, Patton & Company
- Michael Waterloo, The Athletic (@MichaelWaterloo)
- Rhys White, Six Man Rotation (@RhysBWhite)
- Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)
Note: Trevor Rosenthal, Jackie Bradley, Yasiel Puig, Mitch Moreland, Taijuan Walker and Jake Odorizzi were all free agents at the time we completed this salary cap draft, which explains our lowball bids for them. We were all hedging our bets, not wanting to sell out for a player who would be utterly useless to us if he signed with an NL-team.
POSITION BY POSITION | | | TEAM BY TEAM | |
CATCHER | | | GREY ALBRIGHT | |
PLAYERS | SALARY | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Yasmani Grandal, CHW | 17 | | Rafael Devers, 3B, BOS | 30 |
Salvador Perez, KC | 16 | | Alex Verdugo, OF, BOS | 22 |
Christian Vazquez, BOS | 14 | | Nick Madrigal, 2B, CHW | 18 |
Gary Sanchez, NYY | 12 | | Miguel Sano, 1B, MIN | 17 |
Sean Murphy, OAK | 11 | | Ryan Mountcastle, OF, BAL | 17 |
Mitch Garver, MIN | 8 | | Jorge Polanco, SS, MIN | 17 |
Wilson Ramos, DET | 6 | | Franmil Reyes, DH, CLE | 16 |
Danny Jansen, TOR | 6 | | Andrew Heaney, SP, LAA | 15 |
Alejandro Kirk, TOR | 6 | | David Fletcher, 2B, LAA | 14 |
Tom Murphy, SEA | 5 | | Dane Dunning, SP, TEX | 11 |
Ryan Jeffers, MIN | 5 | | Griffin Canning, SP, LAA | 11 |
Sam Huff, TEX | 5 | | Rafael Montero, RP, SEA | 10 |
Adley Rutschman, BAL | 3 | | Rowdy Tellez, 1B, TOR | 9 |
Max Stassi, LAA | 3 | | Nathan Eovaldi, SP, BOS | 9 |
Luis Torrens, SEA | 3 | | Hunter Renfroe, OF, BOS | 9 |
Kurt Suzuki, LAA | 3 | | Taylor Rogers, RP, MIN | 8 |
Martin Maldonado, HOU | 3 | | Myles Straw, OF, HOU | 7 |
Pedro Severino, BAL | 2 | | Mike Minor, SP, KC | 6 |
Francisco Mejia, TB | 2 | | Jose Quintana, RP, LAA | 4 |
Jason Castro, HOU | 2 | | Kurt Suzuki, C, LAA | 3 |
Chance Sisco, BAL | 2 | | Josh Naylor, OF, CLE | 3 |
Austin Hedges, CLE | 1 | | Chance Sisco, C, BAL | 2 |
Mike Zunino, TB | 1 | | Garrett Crochet, RP CHW | 2 |
Roberto Perez, CLE | 1 | | B_DON | |
FIRST BASE | | PLAYER | SALARY | |
PLAYERS | SALARY | | Mike Trout, OF, LAA | 41 |
Vladimir Guerrero, TOR | 30 | | Tyler Glasnow, SP, TB | 30 |
Jose Abreu, CHW | 29 | | J.D. Martinez, DH, BOS | 22 |
Luke Voit, NYY | 27 | | Eddie Rosario, OF, CLE | 21 |
Matt Olson, OAK | 25 | | Carlos Correa, SS, HOU | 20 |
Miguel Sano, MIN | 17 | | Raisel Iglesias, RP, LAA | 17 |
Jared Walsh, LAA | 16 | | Jarred Kelenic, OF, SEA | 17 |
Hunter Dozier, KC | 16 | | Triston McKenzie. SP, CLE | 15 |
Carlos Santana, KC | 12 | | Kyle Seager, 3B, SEA | 15 |
Yuli Gurriel, HOU | 12 | | Amed Rosario, SS, CLE | 12 |
Nate Lowe, TEX | 11 | | Justus Sheffield, SP, SEA | 9 |
Andrew Vaughn, CHW | 11 | | Jose Leclerc, RP, TEX | 7 |
Rowdy Tellez, TOR | 9 | | David Dahl, OF, TEX | 6 |
Jeimer Candelario, DET | 8 | | Domingo German, SP, NYY | 6 |
Renato Nunez, DET | 7 | | Chris Archer, SP, TB | 5 |
Evan White, SEA | 6 | | Ross Stripling, SP, TOR | 4 |
Bobby Dalbec, BOS | 3 | | Luis Torrens, C, SEA | 3 |
Michael Chavis, BOS | 2 | | Jason Castro, C, HOU | 2 |
Mitch Moreland, FA | 1 | | Zack Britton, RP, NYY | 2 |
Mike Brosseau, TB | 1 | | Yandy Diaz, 3B, TB | 2 |
SECOND BASE | | Kevin Kiermaier, OF, TB | 2 | |
PLAYERS | SALARY | | Mitch Moreland, 1B, FA | 1 |
DJ LeMahieu, NYY | 32 | | Hanser Alberto, 2B, KC | 1 |
Whit Merrifield, KC | 28 | | MIKE GIANELLA | |
Cavan Biggio, TOR | 24 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Jose Altuve, HOU | 23 | | Teoscar Hernandez, OF, TOR | 24 |
Brandon Lowe, TB | 23 | | Nelson Cruz, DH, MIN | 23 |
Dylan Moore, SEA | 20 | | Brandon Lowe, 2B, TB | 23 |
Nick Solak, TEX | 18 | | Lourdes Gurriel, OF, TOR | 20 |
Nick Madrigal, CHW | 18 | | Ramon Laureano, OF, OAK | 19 |
Andres Gimenez, CLE | 16 | | Michael Brantley, OF, HOU | 19 |
David Fletcher, LAA | 14 | | Framber Valdez, SP, HOU | 18 |
Ty France, SEA | 10 | | Gio Urshela, 3B, NYY | 16 |
Jonathan Schoop, DET | 8 | | Clint Frazier, OF, NYY | 15 |
Enrique Hernandez, BOS | 8 | | Chris Bassitt, SP, OAK | 13 |
Cesar Hernandez, CLE | 6 | | Nick Anderson, RP, TB | 11 |
Luis Arraez, MIN | 4 | | Dallas Keuchel, SP, CHW | 9 |
Joey Wendle, TB | 3 | | Jeimer Candelario, 1B, DET | 8 |
Marwin Gonzalez, BOS | 3 | | Chris Sale, SP, BOS | 7 |
Niko Goodrum, DET | 2 | | Willy Adames, SS, TB | 7 |
Shed Long, SEA | 1 | | Greg Holland, RP, KC | 7 |
Jed Lowrie, OAK | 1 | | Tom Murphy, C, SEA | 5 |
Hanser Alberto, KC | 1 | | Ryan Jeffers, C, MIN | 5 |
Rougned Odor, TEX | 1 | | Andrelton Simmons, SS, MIN | 4 |
Tony Kemp, OAK | 1 | | Bobby Dalbec, 1B, BOS | 3 |
Freddy Galvis, BAL | 1 | | Justin Dunn, SP, SEA | 2 |
THIRD BASE | | | Kohei Arihara, SP, TEX | 1 |
PLAYERS | SALARY | | Chris Flexen, SP, SEA | 1 |
Jose Ramirez, CLE | 43 | | THE ITCH | |
Alex Bregman, HOU | 33 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Rafael Devers, BOS | 30 | | Shane Bieber, SP, CLE | 48 |
Anthony Rendon, LAA | 30 | | Lucas Giolito, SP, CHW | 36 |
Yoan Moncada, CHW | 27 | | Adalberto Mondesi, SS, KC | 34 |
Matt Chapman, OAK | 22 | | Randy Arozarena, OF, TB | 25 |
Josh Donaldson, MIN | 18 | | Byron Buxton, OF, MIN | 19 |
Gio Urshela, NYY | 16 | | Christian Vazquez, C, BOS | 14 |
Kyle Seager, SEA | 15 | | Jose Urquidy, SP, HOU | 12 |
Spencer Torkelson, DET | 3 | | Alex Colome, RP, MIN | 11 |
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, TB | 3 | | Andrew Vaughn, 1B, CHW | 11 |
Yandy Diaz, TB | 2 | | Ty France, 2B, SEA | 10 |
Josh Jung, TEX | 2 | | Cristian Javier, SP, HOU | 9 |
Abraham Toro-Hernandez, HOU | 1 | | Mitch Garver, C, MIN | 8 |
Yolmer Sanchez, BAL | 1 | | Renato Nunez, 1B, DET | 7 |
Rio Ruiz, BAL | 1 | | Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, 3B, TB | 3 |
Nolan Jones, CLE | 1 | | Josh Jung, 3B, TEX | 2 |
SHORTSTOP | | Logan Gilbert, SP, SEA | 2 | |
PLAYERS | SALARY | | Stephen Piscotty, OF, OAK | 2 |
Adalberto Mondesi, KC | 34 | | Bryan Garcia, RP, DET | 2 |
Xander Bogaerts, BOS | 33 | | Khris Davis, DH, TEX | 1 |
Bo Bichette, TOR | 33 | | Freddy Galvis, 2B, BAL | 1 |
Tim Anderson, CHW | 31 | | Emmanuel Clase, RP, CLE | 1 |
Gleyber Torres, NYY | 26 | | Julio Rodriguez, OF, SEA | 1 |
Carlos Correa, HOU | 20 | | Cal Quantrill, RP, CLE | 1 |
Marcus Semien, TOR | 19 | | AL MELCHIOR | |
Jorge Polanco, MIN | 17 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Amed Rosario, CLE | 12 | | Xander Bogaerts, SS, BOS | 33 |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa, TEX | 11 | | Kenta Maeda, SP, MIN | 31 |
Elvis Andrus, OAK | 9 | | Jose Abreu, 1B, CHW | 29 |
Wander Franco, TB | 8 | | Kyle Tucker, OF, HOU | 27 |
Willi Castro, DET | 7 | | Aaron Judge, OF, NYY | 26 |
Willy Adames, TB | 7 | | Lance McCullers, SP, HOU | 19 |
J.P. Crawford, SEA | 4 | | Ryan Pressly, RP, HOU | 18 |
Andrelton Simmons, MIN | 4 | | Hunter Dozier, 1B, KC | 16 |
Jose Iglesias, LAA | 1 | | Ryan Yarbrough, SP, TB | 12 |
Anderson Tejeda, TEX | 1 | | Aaron Civale, SP, CLE | 11 |
OUTFIELD | | Sean Murphy, C, OAK | 11 | |
PLAYERS | SALARY | | Mitch Haniger, OF, SEA | 8 |
Mike Trout, LAA | 41 | | Luis Arraez, 2B, MIN | 4 |
George Springer, TOR | 33 | | DJ Stewart, OF, BAL | 4 |
Eloy Jimenez, CHW | 32 | | Max Stassi, C, LAA | 3 |
Luis Robert, CHW | 30 | | Michael Taylor, OF, KC | 1 |
Kyle Tucker, HOU | 27 | | Shed Long, 2B, SEA | 1 |
Austin Meadows, TB | 26 | | Jed Lowrie, 2B, OAK | 1 |
Aaron Judge, NYY | 26 | | Nick Pivetta, RP, BOS | 1 |
Randy Arozarena, TB | 25 | | Nick Wittgren, RP, CLE | 1 |
Teoscar Hernandez, TOR | 24 | | Abraham Toro-Hernandez, 3B, HOU | 1 |
Joey Gallo, TEX | 22 | | Tanner Roark, SP, TOR | 1 |
Alex Verdugo, BOS | 22 | | Logan Allen, SP, CLE | 1 |
Eddie Rosario, CLE | 21 | | NICK MIMIKOS | |
Kyle Lewis, SEA | 21 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Lourdes Gurriel, TOR | 20 | | DJ LeMahieu, 2B, NYY | 32 |
Anthony Santander, BAL | 19 | | Lance Lynn, SP, CHW | 31 |
Ramon Laureano, OAK | 19 | | Tim Anderson, SS, CHW | 31 |
Michael Brantley, HOU | 19 | | Zack Greinke, SP, HOU | 26 |
Byron Buxton, MIN | 19 | | Liam Hendriks, RP, CHW | 24 |
Leody Taveras, TEX | 18 | | Matt Chapman, 3B, OAK | 22 |
Max Kepler, MIN | 17 | | Dylan Moore, 2B, SEA | 20 |
Jarred Kelenic, SEA | 17 | | Marco Gonzales, SP, SEA | 18 |
Ryan Mountcastle, BAL | 17 | | Nate Lowe, 1B, TEX | 11 |
Mark Canha, OAK | 16 | | Brady Singer, SP, KC | 9 |
Alex Kirilloff, MIN | 15 | | Manuel Margot, OF, TB | 9 |
Trey Mancini, BAL | 15 | | Jonathan Schoop, 2B, DET | 9 |
Clint Frazier, NYY | 15 | | Diego Castillo, RP, TB | 4 |
Austin Hays, BAL | 14 | | Martin Maldonado, C, HOU | 3 |
12 | | Adam Eaton, OF, CHW | 3 | |
Aaron Hicks. OF, NYY | 11 | | Roberto Perez, C, CLE | 1 |
Hunter Renfroe, BOS | 9 | | Enoli Paredes, RP, HOU | 1 |
Manuel Margot, TB | 9 | | Clarke Schmidt, RP, NYY | 1 |
Oscar Mercado, CLE | 8 | | Cedric Mullins, OF, BAL | 1 |
Mitch Haniger, SEA | 8 | | Rio Ruiz, 3B, BAL | 1 |
Robbie Grossman, DET | 7 | | Miguel Andujar, OF, NYY | 1 |
Victor Reyes, DET | 7 | | Nolan Jones, 3B, CLE | 1 |
Jo Adell, LAA | 7 | | Matt Manning, SP, DET | 1 |
Myles Straw, HOU | 7 | | CHRIS MITCHELL | |
David Dahl, TEX | 6 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Randal Grichuk, TOR | 5 | | Gleyber Torres, SS, NYY | 26 |
Justin Upton, LAA | 5 | | Cavan Biggio, 2B, TOR | 24 |
Franchy Cordero, BOS | 5 | | Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU | 23 |
DJ Stewart, BAL | 4 | | Joey Gallo, OF, TEX | 22 |
Josh Naylor, CLE | 3 | | Jesus Luzardo, SP, OAK | 21 |
Adam Eaton, CHW | 3 | | Kyle Lewis, OF, SEA | 21 |
Jackie Bradley, FA | 2 | | Jorge Soler, DH, KC | 16 |
Kevin Kiermaier, TB | 2 | | Gary Sanchez, C, NYY | 12 |
JaCoby Jones, DET | 2 | | Sean Manaea, SP, OAK | 12 |
Stephen Piscotty, OAK | 2 | | Michael Kopech, SP, CHW | 11 |
Jake Cave, MIN | 1 | | Robbie Ray, SP, TOR | 9 |
Michael Taylor, KC | 1 | | Wander Franco, SS, TB | 8 |
Yasiel Puig, FA | 1 | | Matt Barnes, RP, BOS | 8 |
Nomar Mazara, DET | 1 | | Eduardo Rodriguez, SP, BOS | 8 |
Dexter Fowler, LAA | 1 | | Enrique Hernandez, 2B, BOS | 8 |
Edward Olivares, KC | 1 | | Jo Adell, OF, LAA | 7 |
Cedric Mullins, BAL | 1 | | Garrett Richards, SP, BOS | 6 |
Miguel Andujar, NYY | 1 | | Casey Mize, SP, DET | 5 |
Julio Rodriguez, SEA | 1 | | Franchy Cordero, OF, BOS | 5 |
DESIGNATED HITTER | | Marwin Gonzalez, 2B, BOS | 3 | |
PLAYERS | SALARY | | Michael Chavis, 1B, BOS | 2 |
Yordan Alvarez, HOU | 25 | | Kyle Gibson, SP, TEX | 2 |
Nelson Cruz, MIN | 23 | | Mike Zunino, C, TB | 1 |
J.D. Martinez, BOS | 22 | | DEAN PETERSON | |
Giancarlo Stanton, NYY | 16 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Jorge Soler, KC | 16 | | Eloy Jimenez, OF, CHW | 32 |
Franmil Reyes, CLE | 16 | | Luis Robert, OF, CHW | 30 |
Shohei Ohtani, LAA | 15 | | Luke Voit, 1B, NYY | 27 |
Willie Calhoun, TEX | 3 | | Yoan Moncada, 3B, CHW | 27 |
Khris Davis, TEX | 1 | | Yordan Alvarez, DH, HOU | 25 |
STARTING PITCHER | | Marcus Semien, SS, TOR | 19 | |
PLAYERS | SALARY | | Leody Taveras, OF, TEX | 18 |
Shane Bieber, CLE | 48 | | Salvador Perez, C, KC | 16 |
Gerrit Cole, NYY | 47 | | Kirby Yates, RP, TOR | 15 |
Lucas Giolito, CHW | 36 | | Hunter Harvey, RP, BAL | 11 |
Jose Berrios, MIN | 36 | | Jameson Taillon, SP, NYY | 10 |
Kenta Maeda, MIN | 31 | | Cesar Hernandez, 2B, CLE | 6 |
Lance Lynn, CHW | 31 | | Sam Huff, C, TEX | 5 |
Tyler Glasnow, TB | 30 | | Taijuan Walker, SP, FA | 4 |
Hyun Jin Ryu, TOR | 29 | | Dean Kremer, SP, BAL | 3 |
Zach Plesac, CLE | 26 | | A.J. Puk, RP, OAK | 2 |
Zack Greinke, HOU | 26 | | Jonathan Hernandez, RP, TEX | 2 |
Dylan Bundy, LAA | 21 | | Tanner Houck, SP, BOS | 2 |
Jesus Luzardo, OAK | 21 | | JaCoby Jones, OF, DET | 2 |
Lance McCullers, HOU | 19 | | Anderson Tejeda, SS, TEX | 1 |
Framber Valdez, HOU | 18 | | Edward Olivares, OF, KC | 1 |
Marco Gonzales, SEA | 18 | | Keegan Akin, SP, BAL | 1 |
James Paxton, SEA | 17 | | Mike Brosseau, 1B, TB | 1 |
Frankie Montas, OAK | 17 | | PHIL PONEBSHEK | |
Andrew Heaney, LAA | 15 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Triston McKenzie. SP, CLE | 15 | | Whit Merrifield, 2B, KC | 28 |
Corey Kluber, NYY | 14 | | Austin Meadows, OF, TB | 26 |
Chris Bassitt, OAK | 13 | | Aroldis Chapman, RP, NYY | 20 |
Sean Manaea, OAK | 12 | | Josh Donaldson, 3B, MIN | 18 |
Ryan Yarbrough, TB | 12 | | James Paxton, SP, SEA | 17 |
Jose Urquidy, HOU | 12 | | Giancarlo Stanton, DH, NYY | 16 |
John Means, BAL | 11 | | Jared Walsh, 1B, LAA | 16 |
Aaron Civale, CLE | 11 | | Corey Kluber, SP, NYY | 14 |
Michael Kopech, CHW | 11 | | Austin Hays, OF, BAL | 14 |
Dane Dunning, TEX | 11 | | Andrew Benintendi, OF, KC | 12 |
Griffin Canning, LAA | 11 | | Jake Diekman, RP, OAK | 11 |
Jordan Montgomery, NYY | 10 | | Elvis Andrus, SS, OAK | 9 |
Spencer Turnbull, DET | 10 | | Luis Severino, SP, NYY | 8 |
Jameson Taillon, NYY | 10 | | Victor Reyes, OF, DET | 7 |
Justus Sheffield, SEA | 9 | | Brad Keller, SP, KC | 7 |
Robbie Ray, TOR | 9 | | Wilson Ramos, C, DET | 6 |
Nathan Eovaldi, BOS | 9 | | Dylan Cease, SP, CHW | 6 |
Dallas Keuchel, CHW | 9 | | Randal Grichuk, OF, TOR | 5 |
Michael Pineda, MIN | 9 | | J.A. Happ, SP, MIN | 5 |
Brady Singer, KC | 9 | | Rich Hill, SP, TB | 4 |
Cristian Javier, HOU | 9 | | Adley Rutschman, C, BAL | 3 |
Nate Pearson, TOR | 8 | | Spencer Torkelson, 3B, DET | 3 |
Yusei Kikuchi, SEA | 8 | | Niko Goodrum, 2B, DET | 2 |
Luis Severino, NYY | 8 | | MICHAEL WATERLOO | |
Eduardo Rodriguez, BOS | 8 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Brad Keller, KC | 7 | | Bo Bichette, SS, TOR | 33 |
Chris Sale, BOS | 7 | | George Springer, OF, TOR | 33 |
Matthew Boyd, DET | 7 | | Anthony Rendon, 3B, LAA | 30 |
Deivi Garcia, NYY | 6 | | Vladimir Guerrero, 1B, TOR | 30 |
Dylan Cease, CHW | 6 | | Hyun Jin Ryu, SP, TOR | 29 |
Domingo German, NYY | 6 | | James Karinchak, RP, CLE | 18 |
Garrett Richards, BOS | 6 | | Mark Canha, OF, OAK | 16 |
Mike Minor, KC | 6 | | Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAA | 15 |
Tarik Skubal, DET | 6 | | Spencer Turnbull, SP, DET | 10 |
J.A. Happ, MIN | 5 | | Michael Pineda, SP, MIN | 9 |
Chris Archer, TB | 5 | | Matthew Boyd, SP, DET | 7 |
Casey Mize, DET | 5 | | Danny Jansen, C, TOR | 6 |
Rich Hill, TB | 4 | | Alejandro Kirk, C, TOR | 6 |
Ross Stripling, TOR | 4 | | Tarik Skubal, SP, DET | 6 |
Taijuan Walker, FA | 4 | | Peter Fairbanks, RP, TB | 4 |
Kris Bubic, KC | 3 | | Yasiel Puig, OF, FA | 1 |
Dean Kremer, BAL | 3 | | Steven Matz, SP, TOR | 1 |
Kyle Gibson, TEX | 2 | | Rougned Odor, 2B, TEX | 1 |
Justin Dunn, SEA | 2 | | Nomar Mazara, OF, DET | 1 |
Tanner Houck, BOS | 2 | | Matt Shoemaker, SP, MIN | 1 |
Logan Gilbert, SEA | 2 | | Dexter Fowler, OF, LAA | 1 |
Jake Odorizzi, FA | 1 | | Tony Kemp, 2B, OAK | 1 |
Danny Duffy, KC | 1 | | Yolmer Sanchez, 3B, BAL | 1 |
Tanner Roark, TOR | 1 | | RHYS WHITE | |
Logan Allen, CLE | 1 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Kohei Arihara, TEX | 1 | | Jose Ramirez, 3B, CLE | 43 |
Chris Flexen, SEA | 1 | | Jose Berrios, SP, MIN | 36 |
Steven Matz, TOR | 1 | | Matt Olson, 1B, OAK | 25 |
Matt Shoemaker, MIN | 1 | | Anthony Santander, OF, BAL | 19 |
Keegan Akin, BAL | 1 | | Yasmani Grandal, C, CHW | 17 |
Matt Manning, DET | 1 | | Frankie Montas, SP, OAK | 17 |
RELIEF PITCHER | | | Andres Gimenez, 2B, CLE | 16 |
PLAYERS | SALARY | | Alex Kirilloff, OF, MIN | 15 |
Liam Hendriks, CHW | 24 | | Jordan Montgomery, SP, NYY | 10 |
Aroldis Chapman, NYY | 20 | | Nate Pearson, SP, TOR | 8 |
Ryan Pressly, HOU | 18 | | Oscar Mercado, OF, CLE | 8 |
James Karinchak, CLE | 18 | | Yusei Kikuchi, SP, SEA | 8 |
Raisel Iglesias, LAA | 17 | | Robbie Grossman, OF, DET | 7 |
Kirby Yates, TOR | 15 | | Deivi Garcia, SP, NYY | 6 |
Jake Diekman, OAK | 11 | | Evan White, 1B, SEA | 6 |
Nick Anderson, TB | 11 | | Luis Patino, RP, TB | 5 |
Hunter Harvey, BAL | 11 | | J.P. Crawford, SS, SEA | 4 |
Alex Colome, MIN | 11 | | Joey Wendle, 2B, TB | 3 |
Rafael Montero, SEA | 10 | | Kris Bubic, SP, KC | 3 |
Matt Barnes, BOS | 8 | | Jose Iglesias, SS, LAA | 1 |
Taylor Rogers, MIN | 8 | | Austin Hedges, C, CLE | 1 |
Jose Leclerc, TEX | 7 | | Jake Odorizzi, SP, FA | 1 |
Greg Holland, KC | 7 | | Jake Cave, OF, MIN | 1 |
Luis Patino, TB | 5 | | SCOTT WHITE | |
Jose Quintana, LAA | 4 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Peter Fairbanks, TB | 4 | | Gerrit Cole, SP, NYY | 47 |
Diego Castillo, TB | 4 | | Alex Bregman, 3B, HOU | 33 |
Zack Britton, NYY | 2 | | Zach Plesac, SP, CLE | 26 |
A.J. Puk, OAK | 2 | | Dylan Bundy, SP, LAA | 21 |
Garrett Crochet, CHW | 2 | | Nick Solak, 2B, TEX | 18 |
Jonathan Hernandez, TEX | 2 | | Max Kepler, OF, MIN | 17 |
Bryan Garcia, DET | 2 | | Trey Mancini, OF, BAL | 15 |
Trevor Rosenthal, FA | 1 | | Carlos Santana, 1B, KC | 12 |
Tyler Duffey, MIN | 1 | | Yuli Gurriel, 1B, HOU | 12 |
Jordan Romano, TOR | 1 | | John Means, SP, BAL | 11 |
Josh Staumont, KC | 1 | | Aaron Hicks. OF, NYY | 11 |
Nick Pivetta, BOS | 1 | | Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS, TEX | 11 |
Nick Wittgren, CLE | 1 | | Willi Castro, SS, DET | 7 |
Enoli Paredes, HOU | 1 | | Justin Upton, OF LAA | 5 |
Clarke Schmidt, NYY | 1 | | Willie Calhoun, DH, TEX | 3 |
Emmanuel Clase, CLE | 1 | | Jackie Bradley, OF, FA | 2 |
Cal Quantrill, CLE | 1 | | Pedro Severino, C, BAL | 2 |
| | | Francisco Mejia, C, TB | 2 |
| | | Trevor Rosenthal, RP, FA | 1 |
| | | Tyler Duffey, RP, MIN | 1 |
| | | Jordan Romano, RP, TOR | 1 |
| | | Josh Staumont, RP, KC | 1 |
| | | Danny Duffy, SP, KC | 1 |
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