My 12th chance to compete in the League of Alternative Baseball Reality was an online experience. The tempo of the NL auction was much quicker than the American League while having different pockets of opportunities. It’s time to reflect over the National League roster and give some insight on my decisions within the auction and the pre-game prep work.
Building a competitive team in the National League continues to be more challenging than the American League. The DH in the NL should have added 15 more bats of value, but the MLB lockout has left many players still unsigned. As a result, these nine batters were unavailable in the auction: 1B Freddie Freeman, SS Trevor Story, OF Nick Castellanos, OF Kris Bryant, SS Carlos Correa, OF Kyle Schwarber, OF Eddie Rosario, 1B Anthony Rizzo and DH Nelson Cruz. All other free agents were in play and expected to be rostered at a discount -- but receive no stats if they signed in the American League.
Before the start of the season and after most players sign, there will be a supplemental auction for the top 12 free agents that land in the NL. Each team will use its allotted $100 free agent budget to compete for these players.
