2012 Draft Prep: Mixed League 5x5 auction

After branching out for the American League and National League auctions, we kept our 5x5 mixed-league auction in house. So as you might expect, the 12 participants more or less went by the book.

No player went more than $11 over his (admittedly conservative) projected auction value, and the two who went most over -- Starlin Castro and Troy Tulowitzki -- just so happen to play the thinnest position in Fantasy. So if you came hoping to see a bunch of reaches, better luck next time. Nobody did anything to make anybody fall out of his chair.

Perhaps that's a good thing. After all, if this auction is meant to serve as an example to the masses, it should be as middle-of-the-road as possible. But the danger in an auction that follows the projected values so closely is it might give you a false sense of security. Not every auction -- particularly not every mixed-league auction -- has the highest player go for only $42. In leagues where everyone subscribes to the studs-and-duds approach, the first-round types might all go off the board in the $45-50 range, which will of course lead to dwindling dollars later in the auction, thereby creating value picks.

Even with this more conservative approach, a few bargains stand out. The winners of Andre Ethier and Melky Cabrera (both $5) benefited from the lack of money in circulation late in the auction, as did the winners of Ricky Romero ($10), Anibal Sanchez ($5) and Jeremy Hellickson ($4). Brian Wilson ($11) isn't really $6 better than Jose Valverde ($5) or $7 better than Joel Hanrahan ($4). And Billy Butler going for $7 after Eric Hosmer went for $23 is just wacky. Of course, Josh Hamilton at $12 stands out as well, but for a different reason. He was the first player nominated, when everyone was still rubbing the sleep out of their eyes.

Scoring for Batting Categories

BA - Batting Average
HR - Home Runs
R - Runs
RBI - Runs Batted In
SB - Stolen Bases

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Pitching Categories

ERA - Earned Run Average
K - Strikeouts (Pitcher)
S - Saves
W - Wins
WHIP - Walks + Hits / Inning

The owners ...

1. Ed Gauna, Fantasy Writer
2. Adam Aizer, Podcast Host
3. Jeff Tobin, Associate Managing Editor, Fantasy Sports
4. Michael Hurcomb, Fantasy Editor
5. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
6. Adam Moore, Fantasy Writer
7. Al Melchior, Data Analyst
8. Kevin Goodwin, Fantasy Writer
9. Scott White, Fantasy Writer
10. Peter Madden, Editorial Director, Fantasy Sports
11. Jeff Lippman, Fantasy Writer
12. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer

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2012 AL-only Fantasy Auction Draft (sortable)
Order	Player	Pos	Price	Bid Won by
1	Josh Hamilton, TEX	OF	$12	Scott White
2	Matt Kemp, LAD	OF	$34	Al Melchior
3	Albert Pujols, LAA	1B	$38	Jeff Tobin
4	Miguel Cabrera, DET	1B	$40	Adam Moore
5	Adrian Gonzalez, BOS	1B	$30	Jeff Lippman
6	Jose Bautista, TOR	OF	$41	Al Melchior
7	Evan Longoria, TB	3B	$33	Scott White
8	Dustin Pedroia, BOS	2B	$33	Scott White
9	Troy Tulowitzki, COL	SS	$42	Scott White
10	Ryan Braun, MIL	OF	$41	Adam Aizer
11	Roy Halladay, PHI	P	$35	Adam Moore
12	Carlos Santana, CLE	C	$27	Dave Richard
13	Joe Nathan, TEX	P	$8	Ed Gauna
14	Hunter Pence, PHI	OF	$19	Jeff Lippman
15	Justin Verlander, DET	P	$35	Peter Madden
16	Joey Votto, CIN	1B	$31	Jamey Eisenberg
17	Clayton Kershaw, LAD	P	$33	Jeff Lippman
18	Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS	OF	$34	Michael Hurcomb
19	Felix Hernandez, SEA	P	$26	Dave Richard
20	Hanley Ramirez, MIA	SS	$29	Michael Hurcomb
21	Brett Lawrie, TOR	3B	$23	Scott White
22	Prince Fielder, DET	1B	$33	Kevin Goodwin
23	Mike Napoli, TEX	C	$21	Adam Aizer
24	Curtis Granderson, NYY	OF	$32	Jamey Eisenberg
25	Craig Kimbrel, ATL	P	$20	Jeff Tobin
26	J.J. Hardy, BAL	SS	$5	Kevin Goodwin
27	Robinson Cano, NYY	2B	$33	Peter Madden
28	CC Sabathia, NYY	P	$27	Kevin Goodwin
29	Rickie Weeks, MIL	2B	$13	Kevin Goodwin
30	Ian Kinsler, TEX	2B	$29	Jeff Tobin
31	Tim Lincecum, SF	P	$26	Jeff Lippman
32	Ivan Nova, NYY	P	$3	Kevin Goodwin
33	Dee Gordon, LAD	SS	$11	Adam Aizer
34	Cliff Lee, PHI	P	$32	Peter Madden
35	Brian Matusz, BAL	P	$3	Adam Aizer
36	Ben Zobrist, TB	2B	$22	Al Melchior
37	Jose Reyes, MIA	SS	$28	Dave Richard
38	Brian McCann, ATL	C	$22	Ed Gauna
39	Justin Upton, ARI	OF	$28	Jeff Tobin
40	Jered Weaver, LAA	P	$26	Adam Moore
41	Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE	SS	$15	Peter Madden
42	Kevin Youkilis, BOS	3B	$18	Adam Moore
43	Dan Uggla, ATL	2B	$17	Adam Aizer
44	J.P. Arencibia, TOR	C	$12	Adam Moore
45	Desmond Jennings, TB	OF	$20	Michael Hurcomb
46	Starlin Castro, CHC	SS	$26	Jeff Lippman
47	Bryce Harper, WAS	OF	$2	Dave Richard
48	Andrew McCutchen, PIT	OF	$25	Jeff Tobin
49	Nick Markakis, BAL	OF	$15	Ed Gauna
50	Lance Berkman, STL	OF	$16	Ed Gauna
51	Alex Avila, DET	C	$21	Al Melchior
52	Ryan Zimmerman, WAS	3B	$23	Dave Richard
53	Carlos Gonzalez, COL	OF	$35	Michael Hurcomb
54	Dustin Ackley, SEA	2B	$10	Jeff Lippman
55	Matt Wieters, BAL	C	$17	Ed Gauna
56	Carlos Lee, HOU	OF	$3	Kevin Goodwin
57	Jesus Montero, SEA	C	$15	Scott White
58	Joe Mauer, MIN	C	$18	Jeff Tobin
59	Matt Moore, TB	P	$17	Jeff Tobin
60	Mark Teixeira, NYY	1B	$29	Dave Richard
61	James Shields, TB	P	$22	Ed Gauna
62	Brett Myers, HOU	P	$2	Scott White
63	Cole Hamels, PHI	P	$25	Dave Richard
64	Ian Kennedy, ARI	P	$20	Ed Gauna
65	Matt Holliday, STL	OF	$21	Adam Aizer
66	Neil Walker, PIT	2B	$9	Adam Moore
67	Alex Rodriguez, NYY	3B	$17	Adam Moore
68	Mike Stanton, MIA	OF	$22	Jeff Lippman
69	Michael Bourn, ATL	OF	$20	Scott White
70	Eric Hosmer, KC	1B	$23	Peter Madden
71	Stephen Strasburg, WAS	P	$20	Jeff Lippman
72	David Wright, NYM	3B	$29	Ed Gauna
73	Emilio Bonifacio, MIA	SS	$16	Jamey Eisenberg
74	Marco Scutaro, COL	SS	$3	Adam Aizer
75	Mat Latos, CIN	P	$18	Al Melchior
76	Michael Young, TEX	3B	$19	Ed Gauna
77	Buster Posey, SF	C	$15	Peter Madden
78	Zack Greinke, MIL	P	$23	Al Melchior
79	Yovani Gallardo, MIL	P	$22	Jamey Eisenberg
80	Jordan Walden, LAA	P	$7	Kevin Goodwin
81	Wilson Ramos, WAS	C	$8	Scott White
82	Miguel Montero, ARI	C	$19	Adam Aizer
83	Chris Iannetta, LAA	C	$3	Kevin Goodwin
84	Adrian Beltre, TEX	3B	$22	Adam Aizer
85	Derek Jeter, NYY	SS	$9	Jeff Tobin
86	Nelson Cruz, TEX	OF	$17	Adam Moore
87	Pablo Sandoval, SF	3B	$18	Ed Gauna
88	David Price, TB	P	$22	Jamey Eisenberg
89	Mark Reynolds, BAL	3B	$10	Jeff Tobin
90	Kurt Suzuki, OAK	C	$7	Adam Moore
91	Chris Young, ARI	OF	$14	Kevin Goodwin
92	Michael Morse, WAS	1B	$21	Adam Aizer
93	Mariano Rivera, NYY	P	$13	Adam Moore
94	Russell Martin, NYY	C	$12	Kevin Goodwin
95	David Freese, STL	3B	$6	Al Melchior
96	B.J. Upton, TB	OF	$15	Jamey Eisenberg
97	Josh Johnson, MIA	P	$17	Peter Madden
98	Freddie Freeman, ATL	1B	$6	Kevin Goodwin
99	Michael Pineda, NYY	P	$16	Jeff Tobin
100	Jon Lester, BOS	P	$18	Michael Hurcomb
101	Aramis Ramirez, MIL	3B	$13	Michael Hurcomb
102	Yu Darvish, TEX	P	$16	Jeff Lippman
103	Alex Gordon, KC	OF	$16	Scott White
104	Josh Beckett, BOS	P	$14	Al Melchior
105	Jonathan Papelbon, PHI	P	$14	Peter Madden
106	Shane Victorino, PHI	OF	$21	Al Melchior
107	Jake Arrieta, BAL	P	$1	Jeff Lippman
108	Yoenis Cespedes, OAK	OF	$3	Jamey Eisenberg
109	Gio Gonzalez, WAS	P	$12	Adam Aizer
110	John Danks, CHW	P	$4	Ed Gauna
111	Brandon Beachy, ATL	P	$9	Dave Richard
112	Shin-Soo Choo, CLE	OF	$23	Michael Hurcomb
113	John Axford, MIL	P	$15	Al Melchior
114	Ryan Howard, PHI	1B	$11	Al Melchior
115	Salvador Perez, KC	C	$4	Jeff Lippman
116	Chase Utley, PHI	2B	$12	Dave Richard
117	Ryan Roberts, ARI	3B	$9	Kevin Goodwin
118	Carl Crawford, BOS	OF	$14	Jamey Eisenberg
119	Devin Mesoraco, CIN	C	$5	Al Melchior
120	Jay Bruce, CIN	OF	$19	Jamey Eisenberg
121	Dan Haren, LAA	P	$22	Kevin Goodwin
122	Mike Minor, ATL	P	$5	Jeff Tobin
123	Matt Cain, SF	P	$17	Michael Hurcomb
124	Jordan Zimmermann, WAS	P	$11	Jeff Lippman
125	Brandon Phillips, CIN	2B	$12	Michael Hurcomb
126	Ichiro Suzuki, SEA	OF	$13	Jeff Tobin
127	Elvis Andrus, TEX	SS	$13	Adam Aizer
128	Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE	P	$9	Kevin Goodwin
129	Andrew Bailey, BOS	P	$10	Adam Moore
130	Paul Konerko, CHW	1B	$12	Scott White
131	Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE	3B	$1	Jeff Lippman
132	Mike Moustakas, KC	3B	$4	Jamey Eisenberg
133	Adam Wainwright, STL	P	$15	Ed Gauna
134	Trevor Cahill, ARI	P	$6	Al Melchior
135	Corey Hart, MIL	OF	$14	Dave Richard
136	Tommy Hanson, ATL	P	$11	Ed Gauna
137	Howard Kendrick, LAA	2B	$12	Peter Madden
138	Jemile Weeks, OAK	2B	$13	Adam Moore
139	Carlos Pena, TB	1B	$2	Adam Aizer
140	C.J. Wilson, LAA	P	$14	Scott White
141	Martin Prado, ATL	OF	$12	Adam Moore
142	Adam Jones, BAL	OF	$11	Dave Richard
143	Jed Lowrie, HOU	SS	$2	Dave Richard
144	Madison Bumgarner, SF	P	$16	Jamey Eisenberg
145	Michael Cuddyer, COL	OF	$11	Peter Madden
146	Mark Buehrle, MIA	P	$5	Adam Aizer
147	David Ortiz, BOS	DH	$10	Kevin Goodwin
148	Drew Storen, WAS	P	$10	Jamey Eisenberg
149	Brett Gardner, NYY	OF	$13	Jamey Eisenberg
150	Peter Bourjos, LAA	OF	$7	Adam Moore
151	Gaby Sanchez, MIA	1B	$3	Peter Madden
152	Ryan Madson, CIN	P	$10	Kevin Goodwin
153	Matt Joyce, TB	OF	$8	Dave Richard
154	Daniel Hudson, ARI	P	$13	Kevin Goodwin
155	Ryan Doumit, MIN	C	$4	Peter Madden
156	Kelly Johnson, TOR	2B	$8	Jeff Lippman
157	Heath Bell, MIA	P	$13	Kevin Goodwin
158	Henderson Alvarez, TOR	P	$3	Adam Moore
159	Jayson Werth, WAS	OF	$10	Peter Madden
160	Jimmy Rollins, PHI	SS	$10	Ed Gauna
161	Yadier Molina, STL	C	$6	Jeff Tobin
162	Coco Crisp, OAK	OF	$8	Peter Madden
163	Mat Gamel, MIL	3B	$5	Jamey Eisenberg
164	Austin Jackson, DET	OF	$9	Dave Richard
165	Danny Espinosa, WAS	2B	$5	Ed Gauna
166	Aaron Hill, ARI	2B	$3	Peter Madden
167	Jonathan Lucroy, MIL	C	$3	Jeff Lippman
168	Chris Carpenter, STL	P	$7	Scott White
169	Chris Perez, CLE	P	$3	Adam Aizer
170	Drew Stubbs, CIN	OF	$9	Dave Richard
171	Jaime Garcia, STL	P	$5	Jeff Tobin
172	Ervin Santana, LAA	P	$10	Dave Richard
173	Sergio Santos, TOR	P	$5	Ed Gauna
174	Clay Buchholz, BOS	P	$6	Dave Richard
175	Alexei Ramirez, CHW	SS	$3	Al Melchior
176	Matt Garza, CHC	P	$10	Ed Gauna
177	Carlos Beltran, STL	OF	$5	Adam Aizer
178	Jason Heyward, ATL	OF	$9	Al Melchior
179	Brandon Belt, SF	OF	$3	Jeff Lippman
180	Jarrod Saltalamacchia, BOS	C	$1	Jamey Eisenberg
181	Bruce Chen, KC	P	$2	Adam Moore
182	J.J. Putz, ARI	P	$6	Adam Aizer
183	Jhonny Peralta, DET	SS	$8	Michael Hurcomb
184	Billy Butler, KC	DH	$7	Jeff Lippman
185	Cory Luebke, SD	P	$5	Scott White
186	Yunel Escobar, TOR	SS	$4	Adam Moore
187	Ricky Romero, TOR	P	$10	Michael Hurcomb
188	Jose Valverde, DET	P	$5	Dave Richard
189	Carlos Marmol, CHC	P	$2	Ed Gauna
190	Jeff Francoeur, KC	OF	$7	Kevin Goodwin
191	Lorenzo Cain, KC	OF	$4	Kevin Goodwin
192	Derek Holland, TEX	P	$4	Jamey Eisenberg
193	Angel Pagan, SF	OF	$5	Ed Gauna
194	Jair Jurrjens, ATL	P	$3	Jeff Tobin
195	Lucas Duda, NYM	OF	$4	Adam Aizer
196	Anibal Sanchez, MIA	P	$5	Jamey Eisenberg
197	A.J. Pierzynski, CHW	C	$1	Dave Richard
198	Joel Hanrahan, PIT	P	$4	Adam Aizer
199	Brian Wilson, SF	P	$11	Michael Hurcomb
200	Nick Swisher, NYY	OF	$3	Kevin Goodwin
201	Brandon League, SEA	P	$3	Scott White
202	Geovany Soto, CHC	C	$4	Michael Hurcomb
203	Jason Kubel, ARI	OF	$1	Jeff Lippman
204	Joakim Soria, KC	P	$6	Peter Madden
205	Yonder Alonso, SD	OF	$3	Jeff Tobin
206	Jeremy Hellickson, TB	P	$4	Kevin Goodwin
207	Chase Headley, SD	3B	$3	Peter Madden
208	Andre Ethier, LAD	OF	$5	Peter Madden
209	Doug Fister, DET	P	$3	Jamey Eisenberg
210	Vernon Wells, LAA	OF	$3	Adam Moore
211	Jason Motte, STL	P	$6	Jeff Lippman
212	Erick Aybar, LAA	SS	$11	Kevin Goodwin
213	Kyle Farnsworth, TB	P	$3	Jeff Lippman
214	Logan Morrison, MIA	OF	$6	Michael Hurcomb
215	Adam Lind, TOR	1B	$4	Jeff Lippman
216	Rafael Betancourt, COL	P	$4	Michael Hurcomb
217	Delmon Young, DET	OF	$5	Peter Madden
218	Brandon Morrow, TOR	P	$4	Adam Aizer
219	Ike Davis, NYM	1B	$8	Michael Hurcomb
220	Wandy Rodriguez, HOU	P	$3	Jamey Eisenberg
221	Chad Billingsley, LAD	P	$1	Dave Richard
222	Pedro Alvarez, PIT	3B	$1	Adam Moore
223	Cameron Maybin, SD	OF	$6	Adam Aizer
224	Matt Capps, MIN	P	$4	Jamey Eisenberg
225	Neftali Feliz, TEX	P	$3	Peter Madden
226	Johnny Cueto, CIN	P	$3	Jeff Lippman
227	Jason Kipnis, CLE	2B	$3	Jamey Eisenberg
228	Josh Willingham, MIN	OF	$2	Adam Moore
229	Hiroki Kuroda, NYY	P	$2	Scott White
230	Paul Goldschmidt, ARI	1B	$3	Jeff Tobin
231	Jhoulys Chacin, COL	P	$1	Michael Hurcomb
232	Tim Stauffer, SD	P	$1	Dave Richard
233	Ricky Nolasco, MIA	P	$1	Adam Moore
234	Daniel Murphy, NYM	1B	$4	Jamey Eisenberg
235	Tim Hudson, ATL	P	$2	Jeff Tobin
236	Justin Masterson, CLE	P	$3	Adam Aizer
237	Mike Trout, LAA	OF	$3	Jeff Lippman
238	John Buck, MIA	C	$1	Jamey Eisenberg
239	Torii Hunter, LAA	OF	$2	Ed Gauna
240	Shaun Marcum, MIL	P	$4	Adam Aizer
241	Bud Norris, HOU	P	$1	Jeff Tobin
242	Frank Francisco, NYM	P	$1	Michael Hurcomb
243	Chris Sale, CHW	P	$1	Dave Richard
244	Gavin Floyd, CHW	P	$1	Adam Moore
245	Jonathon Niese, NYM	P	$1	Al Melchior
246	Francisco Liriano, MIN	P	$1	Scott White
247	Jeff Niemann, TB	P	$1	Peter Madden
248	Alex Rios, CHW	OF	$2	Ed Gauna
249	Dayan Viciedo, CHW	OF	$1	Jeff Tobin
250	Ryan Dempster, CHC	P	$1	Michael Hurcomb
251	Justin Morneau, MIN	1B	$2	Michael Hurcomb
252	Max Scherzer, DET	P	$6	Adam Moore
253	Brandon McCarthy, OAK	P	$2	Jeff Tobin
254	Melky Cabrera, SF	OF	$5	Scott White
255	Huston Street, SD	P	$3	Al Melchior
256	Omar Infante, MIA	2B	$1	Ed Gauna
257	Ryan Raburn, DET	OF	$1	Jeff Tobin
258	Brennan Boesch, DET	OF	$2	Jeff Tobin
259	Justin Smoak, SEA	1B	$1	Dave Richard
260	Alejandro De Aza, CHW	OF	$1	Al Melchior
261	Colby Lewis, TEX	P	$2	Scott White
262	Jim Johnson, BAL	P	$1	Peter Madden
263	Ben Revere, MIN	OF	$2	Ed Gauna
264	Nick Hundley, SD	C	$1	Michael Hurcomb
265	Alcides Escobar, KC	SS	$1	Al Melchior
266	Jose Tabata, PIT	OF	$1	Scott White
267	Matt Thornton, CHW	P	$1	Peter Madden
268	Javy Guerra, LAD	P	$1	Michael Hurcomb
269	Vance Worley, PHI	P	$1	Al Melchior
270	Kenley Jansen, LAD	P	$2	Al Melchior
271	Dexter Fowler, COL	OF	$2	Scott White
272	Alex Presley, PIT	OF	$1	Al Melchior
273	Gordon Beckham, CHW	2B	$1	Scott White
274	Adam Dunn, CHW	1B	$1	Michael Hurcomb
275	Edwin Encarnacion, TOR	3B	$1	Al Melchior
276	Addison Reed, CHW	P	$1	Scott White