Breaking Down the Triple Crown AL-Only Auction with Jeff Erickson
The second leg of the Triple Crown League—a three-leg fantasy format dreamed up by Derek VanRiper that includes a mixed league, AL-only league and NL-only league—took place this week. One of the league's participants, RotoWire's Jeff Erickson, joined DVR and Michael Beller to break it down on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast.
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Show Notes
Rundown
1:04 Impressions of the AL-Only Auction
3:30 Values Galore Early On
5:15 Balanced Spending Across Jeff's Roster
7:21 Closers in Mono Leagues
9:39 Lessons Learned for the NL-Only Auction
11:24 Any Love for Saves+Holds?
13:10 Accounting for the Unknowns in 2020
15:40 Doubling Down on Players We Bought in the Mixed League
17:28 Frankie Montas and Other Great Buys by Jeff
20:20 Jose Urquidy and Ryan Yarbrough
25:30 Excitement in the Reserve Rounds
27:19 A Few Cincinnati-Based Tossups
Auction Results: https://www.rtsports.com/triple-crown-al
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