Keep or Kut – Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) talk all things Ottoneu First Year Auctions. From what players Pete and Chad might want to be targeting, to their favorite formats on Ottoneu, this episode serves as a nice starter kit for first year auctions.
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Timestamps
3:16 – The Michael Brantley Episode!
8:55 – Starting up an Ottoneu league: format options, settings, and scheduling an auction
20:08 – First year auction strategies
28:41 – Who are Pete and Chad targeting to provide their team with some financial flexibility because the price seems right? Chad starts things off with Josh Naylor and Vinnie Pasquantino.
35:52 – Pete isn’t so excited about any particular player in this regard, but he wants to be opportunistic at attacking particular tiers for certain positions.
43:23 – Who are the pitchers Pete wants to attack? One of the top 7!
45:53 – Chad seems to have some tepid interest in Carlos Rodón to bank some value in auctions.
50:55 – Chad shares his Top 20 overall rankings for Ottoneu points leagues, and a conversation about the tiers follows. Is Mike Trout still a top 20 player?
1:00:58 – Shohei Ohtani… how are we valuing him? Is being UTIL-only too detrimental to roster construction?
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