• Billy Butler is obviously a keeper but if he crushes Peavy here I fully expect to see his salary rise above Jose Abreu...

  TTBNL on October 22, 2014 8:33 PM

• Great draft obviously key for everyone, but feel like Knights has the most possible surplus value on his roster right now and if things break right, could work out well. It should, after retooling for 24 months...

  TTBNL on October 22, 2014 8:27 PM

• A Rendon/Castellanos tandem has been traded twice for big boppers. Along with Stanton, I also traded that duo for Miggy. Rendon is great, but Miggy was critical for me last year and will be again in 2015

  TTBNL on October 22, 2014 8:26 PM

• I feel like with an excellent draft, half the teams could be big time contenders

  Little Red Birds on October 22, 2014 8:11 PM

• Rendon is a $$ magnet so far. Making me feel a bit better about trading him for Stanton last offseason.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 22, 2014 7:48 PM

• Official league curses will be handed out in February. These are precursor curses...

  TTBNL on October 22, 2014 7:14 PM

• Didn't think I would get the Trey curse before the World Series is over.

  Runs Against All Reason 🪶 on October 22, 2014 7:11 PM

• I suppose it would make sense for the allocations to be spread more broadly year over year. Fewer mega-bargains as a league progresses.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 22, 2014 7:04 PM

• I can't beat that, but amazing to see that over 60 different players have been allocated to so far (and all teams haven't allocated yet). I need to go back and look last year how many different players received $, but 60 seems high

  TTBNL on October 22, 2014 6:51 PM

• Who has the most different players allocated to so far? I think I may have the lead on this one (9).

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 22, 2014 6:36 PM

• Extremely early, no-real-analysis gut feel off-season power ranking predictions for 2015: Durham will yet again be the team to beat out of the gate. With an excellent draft, Knights could also be a big time contender next season.

  TTBNL on October 22, 2014 6:28 PM

• So...arbitration is boring. We need some controversy. I propose each team cuts their best prospect outright. I'll be happy to start with Casey Kelly...

  TTBNL on October 22, 2014 5:31 PM

• From 538: http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/world-series-royals-giants-best-two-teams-baseball/

  TTBNL on October 21, 2014 9:39 PM

• It looks like Cashner is $1 gooder at baseball than Doug Fister

  TTBNL on October 21, 2014 7:12 PM

• is andrew cashner good at baseball?

  Chattanooga Ringtails 🦝 on October 21, 2014 11:57 AM

• I'm not. They're kingmakers. Every dollar you add to them makes them more likely to be cut or dealt.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 20, 2014 6:57 PM

• A little surprised to see guys like Kimbrel and Chapman attracting $

  TTBNL on October 19, 2014 9:29 PM

• Maybe, but those will very possibly be 170 elite innings. He is underpriced.

  Caimans 🐊 on October 19, 2014 3:11 PM

• Surprised at the Matt Harvey allocations. He is going to be about a 170-inning guy next year.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 19, 2014 8:16 AM

• Was wondering when Richards would get some $$. Probably the best contract on my team.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 18, 2014 7:10 AM

• Four of the five players on my team with allocations were picked up as free agents during the 2014 season.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 16, 2014 7:51 PM

• Randomize them often, just as long as the roulette wheel lands on Billy Butler

  TTBNL on October 16, 2014 12:36 PM

• I plan on allocating mine at random at least four times, just to throw everyone off.

  Rose in the Front 🌹 on October 16, 2014 12:35 PM

• For those few teams left to allocate arbitration dollars, please hurry. You only have 28 days left...

  TTBNL on October 16, 2014 12:34 PM

• I'm still in mourning.

  Rose in the Front 🌹 on October 16, 2014 10:37 AM

• I don't think Roark and Wright are apples to apples this season...

  Sunflower Seed Finger ☝️ on October 15, 2014 5:50 PM

• If someone can add to Tanner Ro-ark, then someone could have just as easily added to Wright.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 5:44 PM

• Message from my wife: "I think your jersey just arrived in the mail." 😃

  TTBNL on October 15, 2014 5:37 PM

• Get real. Nobody was adding arb money to $35 David Wright. Was cutting him unnecessary? Yes. Does it matter in any way? No.

  Runs Against All Reason 🪶 on October 15, 2014 4:22 PM

• Right, very slim odds of allocation for Wright and Upton, but just in principle, doesn't really gain you a whole lot, could conceivably hurt you.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 4:22 PM

• Probably a slim chance David Wright would have attracted $...but you never know

  TTBNL on October 15, 2014 4:19 PM

• That's why I was a little bewildered at the pre-arbitration cuts. Zero upside to cutting a player, and there is always the off chance that someone will add $$ to him rather than a player you plan to keep.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 4:03 PM

• Over 10% of players (50+/480) have received at least $1 in arbitration so far with five teams left to dish out. Who knows how it ends, but that's a good argument for not cutting players until after arbitration.

  TTBNL on October 15, 2014 3:41 PM

• Somehow a roster as shit-tastic as mine has allocations spread among five players already.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 3:32 PM

• Agree. You have to add your own to the list at the bottom. Only other way to see it is to look at each team individually, which is also annoying

  TTBNL on October 15, 2014 2:43 PM

• I find it really irritating that I my allocations are broken out from everywhere elses. Am I missing something or is the only way I can see total allocations is go to the bottom, look at the list then add in whatever I've dropped on top?

  Hungry Hungry Homers on October 15, 2014 2:41 PM

• Pence was the clear target for me. 2014 was likely a "down" year for him, in his prime...

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 1:09 PM

• I'm ok with this. I'm resigned to 7th place...again. I suggest the 48 year old VMart.

  Sunflower Seed Finger ☝️ on October 15, 2014 1:08 PM

• Hardest team for me to allocate to is easily MoPain. It's like asking, "Which of the Phillies players deserve to be paid more?"

  TTBNL on October 15, 2014 1:02 PM

• His power breakout is coming. Or something.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 11:42 AM

• Very surprised Billy Butler hasn't gotten hit yet...

  TTBNL on October 15, 2014 11:19 AM

• Somewhat surprised that Abreu is leading the way in $$. He's a bargain but not a steal. Was not the Chief I chose to allocate to...

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 11:02 AM

• Tanner Ro-ark? Really?

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 10:42 AM

• I had kind of tuned out of my team in September, only now realizing that J.D. went absolutely bonkers. 7.6 for the month bringing him up to 6.2 for the year. #warhorsewaiverclub

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 9:44 AM

• Jed is going to be pretty happy this winter if J.D. Martinez siphons some of the arbitration coming his way...

  TTBNL on October 15, 2014 9:33 AM

• He is pretty good at baseball

  Chattanooga Ringtails 🦝 on October 15, 2014 9:31 AM

• I'm keeping Rendon even if y'all add $25 to his salary. Add away!

  Koufax Curveballs on October 15, 2014 9:28 AM

• And $3 to DeGrom. Love it!!

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 9:11 AM

• And $3 to DeGrom. Love it!!

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 9:11 AM

• Yeah I wish we could manually choose our own end date for this.

  Eckfords ⚾ on October 15, 2014 7:33 AM

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