Anyone who has been reading me for more than a decade probably knows that I hate the FAAB process for in-season free agent acquisition. In fact, my first "Why I Hate FAAB" column ran in 2005.
In short, I can't come to terms with a blind bidding process that wastes...
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The wanton waste in the free agent market continues unabated. This past weekend, in Tout Wars:
Avisail Garcia (pictured), $188. Highest losing bid, $127. (I bid $45.) Wasted: $61.
Robbie Grossman, $87. Highest losing bid, $32. Wasted: $55.
Lonnie Chisenhall, $37. Highest...
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Last week, in the Tout Wars Mixed Auction league, the pearl of the free agent pool was the just-anointed closer for the Washington Nationals, Blake Treinen (pictured). This is a player who would have gone for $15-$20 at the draft had he...
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