5 Auction Draft Tips

5 Auction Draft Tips

Author: RotoWire.com March 12, 2025 Duration: 1:18:34

Fred Zinkie (@FredZinkieMLB) and Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson) host their annual auction special, including Fred Zinkie's ways to improve auction formats. We'll also talk about Gerrit Cole's season-ending injury and what that means for the Yankees, and how our mid-to-late round pitching targets are getting more expensive.

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00:00 3-11 Zinkie Pod

00:45 It’s official. Gerrit Cole needs TJS.

08:00 Evaluating early spring training returns with Jared Jones & Clay Holmes

12:00 Dustin May will be the LAD SP5.

18:30 Gunnar Henderson is still unsure about Opening Day.

21:45 Rafael Devers delayed

28:15 Fantrax

29:15 Auctions

31:00 Auction Improvements

32:40 Use Ronald Acuna Jr. to illustrate

34:00 Jeff’s Home League as example

39:00 Nominations

43:00 Budgeting for the endgame

44:00 Avoiding Bidding Wars

46:00 Keeper Inflation in Auction Leagues

50:10 NFBC

50:50 BlueWire

51:00 Reserve Round SPs

52:45 Names to Consider: Max Meyer, Lucas Giolito, Dustin May, Luis Ortiz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Michael Soroka, Tony Gonsolin, Will Warren, Hayden Wesneski, Kyle Harrison, Ben Brown, Sean Burke, Tylor Megill, Andrew Painter, Osvaldo Bido, Tyler Mahle, Quinn Mathews, Trevor Williams.

1:09:00 Labor Gloom & Doom

1:13:20 Matt Shaw is going to Japan.

1:16:00 Cam Smith in RF

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