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NFBC Free Agent Results, Week 8

As always, remember that it's a 15-team league, $1,000 budget, no trading. I'm still on my heroic quest to add a closer, climbing from two to three total saves today with a Juan Cruz special.

Attie Babies Jason Isringhausen (MR) 127 126
Metsmerizers Brett Anderson (SP) 65  
GORDON/LEVITZ 100G Todd Wellemeyer (SP) 61 44
Attie Babies Dan Wheeler (MR) 56 53
London Wifflers Jason Marquis (SP) 51  
Evil Empire J.P. Howell (MR) 45  
Reston Tree Hugging Hobbits Clayton Richard (MR) 44  
Team O'Connor J.J. Putz (MR) 44 32
GORDON/LEVITZ 100G Andy LaRoche (3B) 41 38
Team O'Connor Joe Nelson (MR) 38 11
RotoWire-Erickson Grant Balfour (MR) 31  
London Wifflers Brandon Moss (RF) 29  
All Pitch No Hit Yorvit Torrealba (C) 22 3
SLY and WAYMORE Adam Everett (SS) 21 7
RotoWire-Erickson Kevin Millar (1B) 21  
Attie Babies Nick Hundley (C) 19 4
Oaktown Kris Medlen (SP) 18 1
la forza del destino Wladimir Balentien (LF) 17  
Pickpockets Adam Kennedy (2B) 16  
Pickpockets Dontrelle Willis (SP) 16  
Metsmerizers Jesus Guzman (1B) 15 11
Attie Babies Ryan Sweeney (CF) 13  
All Pitch No Hit David Murphy (LF) 11  
RotoWire-Erickson Daniel Murphy (LF) 5  
Team O'Connor Gordon Beckham (SS) 2  
Pickpockets Scott Feldman (SP) 1  
la forza del destino Miguel Montero (C) 1  
I got outbid on Isringhausen, Wheeler and Putz. I don't mind Balfour - his walks are scary, but his K's and lack of HR's allowed potentially bode well. The Millar bid fills a gaping hole at 1B for me (Carlos Delgado, Carlos Guillen on my bench) - too bad I didn't just bid $1 on him, but so it goes. I'm hoping Murphy qualifies there in two weeks.

Comments

By: ephinz
On: 5/25/2009 6:01:00 AM		 I like the Beckham bid. Seems completely riskless. Who'd the owner drop?
 
By: Erik Siegrist
On: 5/25/2009 9:15:00 AM		 Outbid by $1 with $1000 budgets... ouch.
 

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