One thing that's consistently true about our annual Head-to-Head points salary cap draft (also known as an auction): Nobody wants to live in the middle.
The studs all command a premium, blowing out my already generous salary projections as every bid becomes a sort of dare to abandon all budget discipline. (Topping the charts in this draft, unsurprisingly, was Ronald Acuna, whose $67 salary was $18 more than anyone else.)
But as the high-ends push higher and higher and our budgets stretch further and further, little of our $260 allotment remains for what's normally the heart of the draft.
And so, removed from that context, bids like Matt McLain for $12, C.J. Abrams for $8, Joshua Lowe for $7 and Ketel Marte for $7 seem like ridiculous values. In a certain respect, they are. But the goal of a salary cap draft -- or any draft, for that matter -- isn't actually to make the most efficient use of one's resources. It's to lay a winning foundation.
The Head-to-Head points format is the most forgiving format, not only in the sense that all statistical contributions go into the same scoring bucket, but also in the sense that everything is replaceable. Each team starts only 16 players (nine hitters and seven pitchers), and in all, only 252 players are rostered. What it means is that there are fewer ways for a roster to go wrong and more possible solutions when it does.
With more than enough good players to go around, it's not enough to have merely good players. What you need are great players, the kind that you'd never dream of swapping for anything on the waiver wire, fertile though it may be, and that you'd give up a third of your roster to acquire midseason. As many studs as possible -- that's the winning foundation in a league so shallow -- and those who fare best are those who trust themselves to fill in the gaps on the cheap, whether that's during the draft itself or off the waiver wire over the course of the year.
How do I know? The headline may call it a mock, but this draft is for an actual league that we play out every year. And most of us keep coming back for more.
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Just a few more observations before we get to the results:
- I've mentioned some of the discounts for mid-range targets already, but others on the slightly higher end include Bo Bichette for $19, Adolis Garcia for $15 and Randy Arozarena for $15. Bryson Stott and Anthony Santander for $1 each were the most extreme values of all, and as with any salary cap draft, the timing of their nominations played a role in them going for what they did. But I'll note that both have clear limits to their upside that make them no more than respectable starters, which is not much higher than replacement level in this format.
- Clearly, our dollars were designated for the most impactful players, which generally don't include catchers and relief pitchers. They're not the highest scorers to begin with, and when you factor in that only 12 of the former and 24 of the latter are started, with little reason for any team to carry a backup, there's an obvious surplus as well. Catcher and relief pitcher values were among the most suppressed in the middle tiers, then, with examples including William Contreras for $9, Willson Contreras for $1, Camilo Doval for $6 and David Bednar for $4.
- Adding to the surplus at relief pitcher in this format are starting pitchers with relief pitcher eligibility. They can be used in lieu of closers and even have a chance of outscoring them over a full season. You'll notice Chris Towers tried to corner the market for those, drafting five (Chris Paddack, Frankie Montas, Sean Manaea, Reynaldo Lopez and Cody Bradford).
- The position that held its value even through the middle stages of the draft was starting pitcher. More are required in this format given the advantages of streaming, particularly for two-start weeks.You may be less impressed with the values there.
- Speaking as someone who's won the league in three of its eight years in existence, I'm satisfied with the way my team turned out. I wanted two of the top nine outfielders for about $40 each and had to settle for just one (Fernando Tatis) at $45. I also wanted Matt Olson for about $40 but had to fall back on Vinnie Pasquantino ($11), distributing the savings between shortstop (Corey Seager) and third base (Alex Bregman). Pasquantino's plate discipline gives him a chance to be a stud in this format if he can overcome the Royals lineup and last year's shoulder surgery, but seeing Christian Walker go for $11 and Triston Casas for $10 made the Pasquantino purchase probably my least favorite.
- Three participants -- Greg Lathrop, Chris Mitchell and Kayla Walz -- may have been scared off by some of the biggest bids because they ended up having more money than they needed to dominate the middle portion of the draft. Rather than leave money on the table, Greg threw all his remaining dollars at Nate Lowe, which is why the first baseman's cost ended up being so high.
POSITION BY POSITION | | | TEAM BY TEAM | |
CATCHER | | | RAYMOND ATHERTON | |
PLAYER | SALARY | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Adley Rutschman, BAL | 21 | | Juan Soto, OF, NYY | 49 |
Will Smith, LAD | 12 | | Corbin Burnes, SP, BAL | 39 |
J.T. Realmuto, PHI | 10 | | Tyler Glasnow, SP, LAD | 26 |
William Contreras, MIL | 9 | | Gunnar Henderson, SS, BAL | 24 |
Yainer Diaz, HOU | 4 | | Adley Rutschman, C, BAL | 21 |
Sean Murphy, ATL | 4 | | Grayson Rodriguez, SP, BAL | 20 |
Mitch Garver, SEA | 4 | | Joe Musgrove, SP, SD | 16 |
Salvador Perez, KC | 2 | | Eury Perez, SP, MIA | 15 |
Bo Naylor, CLE | 2 | | Josh Naylor, 1B, CLE | 9 |
Willson Contreras, STL | 1 | | Teoscar Hernandez, OF, LAD | 7 |
Cal Raleigh, SEA | 1 | | Emmet Sheehan, SP, LAD | 5 |
Logan O'Hoppe, LAA | 1 | | Steven Kwan, OF, CLE | 5 |
Jonah Heim, TEX | 1 | | J.P. Crawford, SS, SEA | 3 |
FIRST BASE | | | Noelvi Marte, 3B, CIN | 2 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Andres Munoz, RP, SEA | 2 |
Matt Olson, ATL | 44 | | Reese Olson, SP, DET | 2 |
Freddie Freeman, LAD | 43 | | Paul Skenes, SP, PIT | 1 |
Bryce Harper, PHI | 40 | | Jose Alvarado, RP, PHI | 1 |
Pete Alonso, NYM | 31 | | Edouard Julien, 2B, MIN | 1 |
Vladimir Guerrero, TOR | 29 | | Colt Keith, 3B, DET | 1 |
Nate Lowe, TEX | 19 | | Tyler Black, 3B, MIL | 1 |
Paul Goldschmidt, STL | 18 | | B_DON | |
Yandy Diaz, TB | 13 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Spencer Torkelson, DET | 12 | | Ronald Acuna, OF, ATL | 67 |
Vinnie Pasquantino, KC | 11 | | Zack Wheeler, SP, PHI | 32 |
Christian Walker, ARI | 11 | | Zac Gallen, SP, ARI | 32 |
Triston Casas, BOS | 10 | | Max Fried, SP, ATL | 25 |
Josh Naylor, CLE | 9 | | Nico Hoerner, 2B, CHC | 17 |
Justin Turner, TOR | 5 | | Josh Hader, RP, HOU | 17 |
Christian Encarnacion-Strand, CIN | 3 | | Spencer Steer, OF, CIN | 14 |
Rhys Hoskins, MIL | 2 | | Emmanuel Clase, RP, CLE | 12 |
Ryan Mountcastle, BAL | 1 | | Matt McLain, 2B, CIN | 12 |
SECOND BASE | | | Spencer Torkelson, 1B, DET | 12 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Cedric Mullins, OF, BAL | 6 |
Jose Altuve, HOU | 32 | | Triston McKenzie, SP, CLE | 3 |
Ozzie Albies, ATL | 32 | | Giancarlo Stanton, OF, NYY | 2 |
Marcus Semien, TEX | 30 | | Brandon Pfaadt, SP, ARI | 2 |
Nico Hoerner, CHC | 17 | | Kerry Carpenter, OF, DET | 1 |
Matt McLain, CIN | 12 | | Jon Gray, SP, TEX | 1 |
Gleyber Torres, NYY | 10 | | Isaac Paredes, 3B, TB | 1 |
Ha-seong Kim, SD | 8 | | Bryce Elder, SP, ATL | 1 |
Ketel Marte, ARI | 7 | | Patrick Sandoval, SP, LAA | 1 |
Zack Gelof, OAK | 7 | | Michael Wacha, SP, KC | 1 |
Tommy Edman, STL | 6 | | Cal Raleigh, C, SEA | 1 |
Luis Arraez, MIA | 6 | | BRANT CHESSER | |
Andres Gimenez, CLE | 4 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Nolan Gorman, STL | 3 | | Kyle Tucker, OF, HOU | 46 |
Brandon Lowe, TB | 2 | | Bobby Witt, SS, KC | 40 |
Bryson Stott, PHI | 1 | | Pete Alonso, 1B, NYM | 31 |
Jeff McNeil, NYM | 1 | | Logan Gilbert, SP, SEA | 28 |
Edouard Julien, MIN | 1 | | Michael Harris, OF, ATL | 28 |
Gavin Lux, LAD | 1 | | Gleyber Torres, 2B, NYY | 10 |
THIRD BASE | | | Seiya Suzuki, OF, CHC | 9 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Ha-seong Kim, 2B, SD | 8 |
Jose Ramirez, CLE | 38 | | Hunter Brown, SP, HOU | 7 |
Rafael Devers, BOS | 33 | | Wyatt Langford, OF, TEX | 7 |
Austin Riley, ATL | 28 | | Cristian Javier, SP, HOU | 7 |
Alex Bregman, HOU | 27 | | Ian Happ, OF, CHC | 7 |
Manny Machado, SD | 23 | | Jhoan Duran, RP, MIN | 6 |
Nolan Arenado, STL | 17 | | Camilo Doval, RP, SF | 6 |
Royce Lewis, MIN | 16 | | Andres Gimenez, 2B, CLE | 4 |
Max Muncy, LAD | 9 | | Cristopher Sanchez, SP, PHI | 4 |
Jeimer Candelario, CIN | 4 | | Sean Murphy, C, ATL | 4 |
Josh Jung, TEX | 3 | | MacKenzie Gore, SP, WAS | 3 |
Alec Bohm, PHI | 2 | | Marcus Stroman, SP, NYY | 3 |
Jake Burger, MIA | 2 | | Braxton Garrett, SP, MIA | 1 |
Noelvi Marte, CIN | 2 | | Anthony Santander, OF, BAL | 1 |
Junior Caminero, TB | 1 | | NICK FOX | |
Isaac Paredes, TB | 1 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Colt Keith, DET | 1 | | Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAD | 41 |
Tyler Black, MIL | 1 | | Trea Turner, SS, PHI | 38 |
SHORTSTOP | | | Marcus Semien, 2B, TEX | 30 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Framber Valdez, SP, HOU | 29 |
Bobby Witt, KC | 40 | | Austin Riley, 3B, ATL | 28 |
Trea Turner, PHI | 38 | | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, STL | 18 |
Corey Seager, TEX | 32 | | Carlos Rodon, SP, NYY | 16 |
Francisco Lindor, NYM | 29 | | Jackson Chourio, OF, MIL | 12 |
Elly De La Cruz, CIN | 24 | | Edwin Diaz, RP, NYM | 10 |
Gunnar Henderson, BAL | 24 | | Yu Darvish, SP, SD | 8 |
Bo Bichette, TOR | 19 | | Tommy Edman, 2B, STL | 6 |
Oneil Cruz, PIT | 15 | | Shota Imanaga, SP, CHC | 5 |
Jackson Holliday, BAL | 14 | | Nick Lodolo, SP, CIN | 4 |
Xander Bogaerts, SD | 12 | | Yainer Diaz, C, HOU | 4 |
C.J. Abrams, WAS | 8 | | DL Hall, RP, MIL | 3 |
Dansby Swanson, CHC | 3 | | Jung-Hoo Lee, OF, SF | 2 |
J.P. Crawford, SEA | 3 | | Kris Bryant, OF, COL | 2 |
Anthony Volpe, NYY | 2 | | Ryan Mountcastle, 1B, BAL | 1 |
Carlos Correa, MIN | 2 | | Jeff McNeil, 2B, NYM | 1 |
Willy Adames, MIL | 1 | | Clay Holmes, RP, NYY | 1 |
OUTFIELD | | | Clarke Schmidt, SP, NYY | 1 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | NATHAN JUDAH | |
Ronald Acuna, ATL | 67 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Juan Soto, NYY | 49 | | Mookie Betts, OF, LAD | 47 |
Mookie Betts, LAD | 47 | | Freddie Freeman, 1B, LAD | 43 |
Aaron Judge, NYY | 47 | | Logan Webb, SP, SF | 28 |
Kyle Tucker, HOU | 46 | | Kodai Senga, SP, NYM | 19 |
Fernando Tatis, SD | 45 | | Randy Arozarena, OF, TB | 15 |
Julio Rodriguez, SEA | 44 | | Merrill Kelly, SP, ARI | 14 |
Corbin Carroll, ARI | 42 | | Mitch Keller, SP, PIT | 12 |
Yordan Alvarez, HOU | 40 | | Tanner Bibee, SP, CLE | 12 |
Michael Harris, ATL | 28 | | George Springer, OF, TOR | 10 |
Kyle Schwarber, PHI | 27 | | Triston Casas, 1B, BOS | 10 |
Mike Trout, LAA | 25 | | Max Muncy, 3B, LAD | 9 |
Luis Robert, CHW | 24 | | Raisel Iglesias, RP, ATL | 7 |
Christian Yelich, MIL | 21 | | Jordan Romano, RP, TOR | 7 |
Cody Bellinger, CHC | 17 | | Ketel Marte, 2B, ARI | 7 |
Adolis Garcia, TEX | 15 | | Ryan Pepiot, RP, TB | 7 |
Randy Arozarena, TB | 15 | | Mitch Garver, C, SEA | 4 |
Jazz Chisholm, MIA | 15 | | Andrew Abbott, SP, CIN | 3 |
Bryan Reynolds, PIT | 14 | | Gavin Stone, SP, LAD | 2 |
Spencer Steer, CIN | 14 | | Alek Manoah, SP, TOR | 2 |
Nolan Jones, COL | 13 | | Chas McCormick, OF, HOU | 1 |
Jackson Chourio, MIL | 12 | | Willy Adames, SS, MIL | 1 |
George Springer, TOR | 10 | | GREG LATHROP | |
Seiya Suzuki, CHC | 9 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Jordan Walker, STL | 9 | | Rafael Devers, 3B, BOS | 33 |
Brandon Nimmo, NYM | 9 | | Yoshinobu Yamamoto, SP, LAD | 32 |
Evan Carter, TEX | 8 | | Kevin Gausman, SP, TOR | 31 |
Riley Greene, DET | 8 | | Mike Trout, OF, LAA | 25 |
Joshua Lowe, TB | 7 | | Cole Ragans, RP, KC | 24 |
Teoscar Hernandez, LAD | 7 | | Freddy Peralta, SP, MIL | 23 |
Nick Castellanos, PHI | 7 | | Nate Lowe, 1B, TEX | 19 |
Ian Happ, CHC | 7 | | Bryan Reynolds, OF, PIT | 14 |
Wyatt Langford, TEX | 7 | | Joe Ryan, SP, MIN | 11 |
Cedric Mullins, BAL | 6 | | Chris Bassitt, SP, TOR | 9 |
Steven Kwan, CLE | 5 | | C.J. Abrams, SS, WAS | 8 |
Jorge Soler, SF | 4 | | Nick Castellanos, OF, PHI | 7 |
Masataka Yoshida, BOS | 3 | | Jorge Soler, OF, SF | 4 |
Lane Thomas, WAS | 2 | | David Bednar, RP, PIT | 4 |
Jung-Hoo Lee, SF | 2 | | Pete Fairbanks, RP, TB | 4 |
Giancarlo Stanton, NYY | 2 | | Marcell Ozuna, DH, ATL | 3 |
Kris Bryant, COL | 2 | | Josh Jung, 3B, TEX | 3 |
Anthony Santander, BAL | 1 | | Jake Burger, 3B, MIA | 2 |
Chas McCormick, HOU | 1 | | Salvador Perez, C, KC | 2 |
Kerry Carpenter, DET | 1 | | Bryson Stott, 2B, PHI | 1 |
Esteury Ruiz, OAK | 1 | | A.J. Puk, RP, MIA | 1 |
Starling Marte, NYM | 1 | | NICK MIMIKOS | |
DESIGNATED HITTER | | | PLAYER | SALARY |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Aaron Judge, OF, NYY | 47 |
Shohei Ohtani, LAD | 41 | | Matt Olson, 1B, ATL | 44 |
Byron Buxton, MIN | 4 | | Gerrit Cole, SP, NYY | 44 |
Marcell Ozuna, ATL | 3 | | Blake Snell, SP, SD | 24 |
Eloy Jimenez, CHW | 1 | | Jesus Luzardo, SP, MIA | 20 |
STARTING PITCHER | | | Nolan Arenado, 3B, STL | 17 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Jazz Chisholm, OF, MIA | 15 |
Spencer Strider, ATL | 45 | | Jordan Walker, OF, STL | 9 |
Gerrit Cole, NYY | 44 | | Bailey Ober, SP, MIN | 9 |
Corbin Burnes, BAL | 39 | | Evan Phillips, RP, LAD | 7 |
Zack Wheeler, PHI | 32 | | Erick Fedde, SP, CHW | 4 |
Luis Castillo, SEA | 32 | | Ryan Helsley, RP, STL | 4 |
Zac Gallen, ARI | 32 | | Nolan Gorman, 2B, STL | 3 |
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, LAD | 32 | | Dansby Swanson, SS, CHC | 3 |
Kevin Gausman, TOR | 31 | | Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY | 2 |
Pablo Lopez, MIN | 30 | | Brandon Lowe, 2B, TB | 2 |
Framber Valdez, HOU | 29 | | Alec Bohm, 3B, PHI | 2 |
Logan Webb, SF | 28 | | Casey Mize, SP, DET | 1 |
Tarik Skubal, DET | 28 | | Aaron Ashby, SP, MIL | 1 |
Logan Gilbert, SEA | 28 | | Esteury Ruiz, OF, OAK | 1 |
Aaron Nola, PHI | 27 | | Logan O'Hoppe, C, LAA | 1 |
Tyler Glasnow, LAD | 26 | | CHRIS MITCHELL | |
George Kirby, SEA | 26 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Max Fried, ATL | 25 | | Julio Rodriguez, OF, SEA | 44 |
Blake Snell, SD | 24 | | Ozzie Albies, 2B, ATL | 32 |
Freddy Peralta, MIL | 23 | | Vladimir Guerrero, 1B, TOR | 29 |
Bobby Miller, LAD | 22 | | Elly De La Cruz, SS, CIN | 24 |
Dylan Cease, CHW | 21 | | Dylan Cease, SP, CHW | 21 |
Jesus Luzardo, MIA | 20 | | Adolis Garcia, OF, TEX | 15 |
Grayson Rodriguez, BAL | 20 | | Oneil Cruz, SS, PIT | 15 |
Kodai Senga, NYM | 19 | | Will Smith, C, LAD | 12 |
Justin Steele, CHC | 18 | | Hunter Greene, SP, CIN | 10 |
Zach Eflin, TB | 17 | | Nathan Eovaldi, SP, TEX | 10 |
Joe Musgrove, SD | 16 | | Justin Verlander, SP, HOU | 10 |
Carlos Rodon, NYY | 16 | | Nick Pivetta, RP, BOS | 7 |
Eury Perez, MIA | 15 | | Lucas Giolito, SP, BOS | 4 |
Merrill Kelly, ARI | 14 | | Byron Buxton, DH, MIN | 4 |
Walker Buehler, LAD | 14 | | Craig Kimbrel, RP, BAL | 4 |
Mitch Keller, PIT | 12 | | Charlie Morton, SP, ATL | 3 |
Tanner Bibee, CLE | 12 | | James Paxton, SP, LAD | 3 |
Joe Ryan, MIN | 11 | | Brayan Bello, SP, BOS | 2 |
Justin Verlander, HOU | 10 | | Rhys Hoskins, 1B, MIL | 2 |
Shane Bieber, CLE | 10 | | Kenley Jansen, RP, BOS | 2 |
Hunter Greene, CIN | 10 | | Starling Marte, OF, NYM | 1 |
Nathan Eovaldi, TEX | 10 | | PHIL PONEBSHEK | |
Chris Sale, ATL | 9 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Chris Bassitt, TOR | 9 | | Spencer Strider, SP, ATL | 45 |
Bailey Ober, MIN | 9 | | Bryce Harper, 1B, PHI | 40 |
Eduardo Rodriguez, ARI | 9 | | Francisco Lindor, SS, NYM | 29 |
Sonny Gray, STL | 8 | | Manny Machado, 3B, SD | 23 |
Yu Darvish, SD | 8 | | Christian Yelich, OF, MIL | 21 |
Bryce Miller, SEA | 8 | | Cody Bellinger, OF, CHC | 17 |
Jordan Montgomery, TEX | 7 | | Walker Buehler, SP, LAD | 14 |
Cristian Javier, HOU | 7 | | Chris Sale, SP, ATL | 9 |
Hunter Brown, HOU | 7 | | Eduardo Rodriguez, SP, ARI | 9 |
Jose Berrios, TOR | 6 | | Brandon Nimmo, OF, NYM | 9 |
Bryan Woo, SEA | 6 | | William Contreras, C, MIL | 9 |
Shota Imanaga, CHC | 5 | | Jordan Montgomery, SP, TEX | 7 |
Emmet Sheehan, LAD | 5 | | Luis Arraez, 2B, MIA | 6 |
Gavin Williams, CLE | 4 | | Alexis Diaz, RP, CIN | 5 |
Kyle Bradish, BAL | 4 | | Jeimer Candelario, 3B, CIN | 4 |
Lucas Giolito, BOS | 4 | | Max Scherzer, SP, TEX | 3 |
Nick Lodolo, CIN | 4 | | Masataka Yoshida, OF, BOS | 3 |
Cristopher Sanchez, PHI | 4 | | Luis Severino, SP, NYM | 2 |
Erick Fedde, CHW | 4 | | Tanner Scott, RP, MIA | 2 |
Charlie Morton, ATL | 3 | | Bo Naylor, C, CLE | 2 |
Triston McKenzie, CLE | 3 | | Lance Lynn, SP, STL | 1 |
Andrew Abbott, CIN | 3 | | CHRIS TOWERS | |
Kyle Harrison, SF | 3 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Shane Baz, TB | 3 | | Yordan Alvarez, OF, HOU | 40 |
Nestor Cortes, NYY | 3 | | Jose Ramirez, 3B, CLE | 38 |
Max Scherzer, TEX | 3 | | Pablo Lopez, SP, MIN | 30 |
James Paxton, LAD | 3 | | George Kirby, SP, SEA | 26 |
Marcus Stroman, NYY | 3 | | Bobby Miller, SP, LAD | 22 |
MacKenzie Gore, WAS | 3 | | Bo Bichette, SS, TOR | 19 |
Luis Severino, NYM | 2 | | Zach Eflin, SP, TB | 17 |
Brandon Pfaadt, ARI | 2 | | Yandy Diaz, 1B, TB | 13 |
Brayan Bello, BOS | 2 | | Nolan Jones, OF, COL | 13 |
Alek Manoah, TOR | 2 | | Xander Bogaerts, SS, SD | 12 |
Reese Olson, DET | 2 | | Shane Bieber, SP, CLE | 10 |
Gavin Stone, LAD | 2 | | Riley Greene, OF, DET | 8 |
Reid Detmers, LAA | 1 | | Chris Paddack, RP, MIN | 3 |
Braxton Garrett, MIA | 1 | | Eloy Jimenez, DH, CHW | 1 |
Aaron Civale, TB | 1 | | Gavin Lux, 2B, LAD | 1 |
Yusei Kikuchi, TOR | 1 | | Willson Contreras, C, STL | 1 |
Jon Gray, TEX | 1 | | Reid Detmers, SP, LAA | 1 |
Kenta Maeda, DET | 1 | | Frankie Montas, RP, CIN | 1 |
Lance Lynn, STL | 1 | | Sean Manaea, RP, NYM | 1 |
Michael Wacha, KC | 1 | | Reynaldo Lopez, RP, ATL | 1 |
Bryce Elder, ATL | 1 | | Cody Bradford, RP, TEX | 1 |
Patrick Sandoval, LAA | 1 | | KAYLA WALZ | |
Taj Bradley, TB | 1 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Casey Mize, DET | 1 | | Corbin Carroll, OF, ARI | 42 |
Paul Skenes, PIT | 1 | | Luis Castillo, SP, SEA | 32 |
Clarke Schmidt, NYY | 1 | | Aaron Nola, SP, PHI | 27 |
Aaron Ashby, MIL | 1 | | Luis Robert, OF, CHW | 24 |
RELIEF PITCHER | | | Royce Lewis, 3B, MIN | 16 |
PLAYER | SALARY | | Jackson Holliday, SS, BAL | 14 |
Cole Ragans, KC | 24 | | Devin Williams, RP, MIL | 12 |
Josh Hader, HOU | 17 | | Michael King, RP, SD | 11 |
Devin Williams, MIL | 12 | | Christian Walker, 1B, ARI | 11 |
Emmanuel Clase, CLE | 12 | | J.T. Realmuto, C, PHI | 10 |
Michael King, SD | 11 | | Bryce Miller, SP, SEA | 8 |
Edwin Diaz, NYM | 10 | | Evan Carter, OF, TEX | 8 |
Jordan Romano, TOR | 7 | | Zack Gelof, 2B, OAK | 7 |
Raisel Iglesias, ATL | 7 | | Bryan Woo, SP, SEA | 6 |
Evan Phillips, LAD | 7 | | Justin Turner, 1B, TOR | 5 |
Ryan Pepiot, TB | 7 | | Kyle Bradish, SP, BAL | 4 |
Nick Pivetta, BOS | 7 | | Shane Baz, SP, TB | 3 |
Jhoan Duran, MIN | 6 | | Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 1B, CIN | 3 |
Camilo Doval, SF | 6 | | Kyle Harrison, SP, SF | 3 |
Alexis Diaz, CIN | 5 | | Junior Caminero, 3B, TB | 1 |
David Bednar, PIT | 4 | | Taj Bradley, SP, TB | 1 |
Pete Fairbanks, TB | 4 | | SCOTT WHITE | |
Ryan Helsley, STL | 4 | | PLAYER | SALARY |
Craig Kimbrel, BAL | 4 | | Fernando Tatis, OF, SD | 45 |
Paul Sewald, ARI | 3 | | Corey Seager, SS, TEX | 32 |
Chris Paddack, MIN | 3 | | Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU | 32 |
DL Hall, MIL | 3 | | Tarik Skubal, SP, DET | 28 |
Andres Munoz, SEA | 2 | | Kyle Schwarber, OF, PHI | 27 |
Tanner Scott, MIA | 2 | | Alex Bregman, 3B, HOU | 27 |
Kenley Jansen, BOS | 2 | | Justin Steele, SP, CHC | 18 |
Clay Holmes, NYY | 1 | | Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B, KC | 11 |
Adbert Alzolay, CHC | 1 | | Sonny Gray, SP, STL | 8 |
Jose Alvarado, PHI | 1 | | Joshua Lowe, OF, TB | 7 |
Frankie Montas, CIN | 1 | | Jose Berrios, SP, TOR | 6 |
Reynaldo Lopez, ATL | 1 | | Gavin Williams, SP, CLE | 4 |
Sean Manaea, NYM | 1 | | Nestor Cortes, SP, NYY | 3 |
A.J. Puk, MIA | 1 | | Paul Sewald, RP, ARI | 3 |
Cody Bradford, TEX | 1 | | Carlos Correa, SS, MIN | 2 |
| | | | Lane Thomas, OF, WAS | 2 |
| | | | Jonah Heim, C, TEX | 1 |
| | | | Kenta Maeda, SP, DET | 1 |
| | | | Aaron Civale, SP, TB | 1 |
| | | | Yusei Kikuchi, SP, TOR | 1 |
| | | | Adbert Alzolay, RP, CHC | 1 |
