K ꓘ 8: Ottoneu Auction Recap

Pete Ball (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad Young (@ChadYoung) recently participated in their Fangraphs Staff Ottoneu league auction. They go over how they approached the auction, what they planned to do going into it, and how it actually went down.

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Episode 8 Ottoneu Auction Recap

2:10 - Pitching being pushed up drafts and more expensive in auctions this season

Chad goes the pro-wait-on-pitching path, Pete thinks you should hop on pitching early.

14:28 - Pete's first impressions of Ottoneu, breakdown of the auction begins

Clayton Kershaw went for just $22! Max Scherzer goes for $41! And Pete and Chad think Carlos Carrasco may have been a steal at $11.

23:05 - Is Patrick Corbin washed or is he a steal?

29:28 - Pete's approach to the auction and how it went down for him

34:00 - Josh Lindblom, A.J. Puk, and the benefit of long-relievers in Ottoneu points leagues

41:40 - Chad views Ottoneu auctions similar to MLB free agency and explains why

43:00 - Chad breaks down what his initial plan for the auction was and how he had to adjust and focus on his plan B.

49:50 - If you are the tone-setter who nominates the first player in an auction, what is your approach?

1:00:16 - The guys get deep into breaking down Shohei Ohtani's value

1:06:05 - The Ottoneu Question of the Day - is age overvalued in Ottoneu formats?

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