Salmon League Baseball

Draft Priority for 2023

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022Jeremiah GravesLeave a comment

money grubbers
Salmon Kings
SeaBass v.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
cracker jack
ZIMA
SL Disappointments
38 MPH Heaters
InSaNeAuDiO
Genies in a Bottle
Radioactive Rush
Captain Jack
Dome Dog
The Groundhogs
High Cheese

The Eleven Guys at Every Fantasy Baseball Draft

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022Jeremiah GravesLeave a comment

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Everyone has their own drafting strategy.

Some teams load up on sluggers early and often whilst eschewing pitching for the backend of the draft. Others opt to pile on with power arms and stud relievers and round out the offense with late round value picks. Plenty of peeps aim for a balanced approach and adapt to fortify their weaknesses throughout the season.

While there are multiple draft strategies, there are also multiple types of guys at every fantasy baseball draft. This list aims to identify the eleven most frequently found guys at every fantasy baseball draft.

There’s a very good chance you know one or more of these guys. Heck, there’s a very good chance you *ARE* one (or more) of these guys.

. . . Continue reading →

2021 Bets Results

February 3, 2022Jeremiah GravesLeave a comment

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The tradition of the $1 bet in the Salmon League began many moons ago between Mike and Graves as a spin-off of their NFBC $1 bets. Over the years, more and more teams have gotten in on the tradition. It has grown in prominence to the point that a portion of the draft weekend agenda is denoted for the “paying of the bets and public shaming.”

Here are the results of the 2021 bets. Be sure to bring plenty of $1 bills to pay your debts (and/or prepare to Venmo those who won’t be in attendance).

*Note: Graves — who was not in attendance in 2021 — is still owed a dollar from John, G-Doggy, and Travis for unpaid bets!

Standard Bets for 2021

Bet #1 The Padres will post a regular season winning percentage of .605 or higher in 2021.
Graves = Yes | John = No
Bet: $1
Result: The Padres **DRASTICALLY** underperformed and finished with a .488 winning percentage.
Winner: John

Bet #2a Higher end of the season ranking: Aaron Nola vs Max Scherzer
Justin = Nola | Travis = Scherzer
Bet: $1
Result: Nola = 290 | Scherzer = 4
Winner: Travis

Bet #2b Higher end of the season ranking: Aaron Nola vs Max Scherzer
Justin = Nola | Adam = Scherzer
Bet: $1
Result: Nola = 290 | Scherzer = 4
Winner: Adam

Bet #3 Adalberto Mondesi finishes 2021 with a lower Yahoo ranking than the other shortstop keepers (ie: Bo Bichette, Xander Bogaerts, Francisco Lindor, Corey Seager, Trevor Story, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Trea Turner).
Mike = No | Adam = Yes
Bet: $1
Result: Mondesi = 1132 | Bichette = 18 | Bogaerts = 66 | Lindor = 251 | Seager = 285 | Story = 28 | Tatis Jr. = 14 | Turner = 11
Winner: Adam

Bet #4 – Who is the REAL Windy City Shortstop?
Higher end of the season ranking: Tim Anderson vs Javier Baez
Graves = Anderson | Grant = Baez
Bet: $1
Result: Anderson = 114 | Baez = 109
Winner: Grant

Bet #5 Higher end of the season ranking: Alec Bohm vs Hunter Dozier
Adam = Bohm | Mike = Dozier
Bet: $1
Result: Bohm = 1032 | Dozier = 276
Winner: Mike

Bet #6 Higher end of the season ranking: Travis d’Arnaud vs Gary Sanchez
Adam = d’Arnaud | Mike = Sanchez
Bet: $1
Result: d’Arnaud = 1167 | Sanchez = 913
Winner: Mike

Non-SLB Bet

G-Doggy will get $275,000 when he sells his house in Primghar, Iowa.
G-Doggy = Yes | Graves = HAHAHAHA no way…it’s f’n Primghar, Iowa!
Bet: $1
Result: G-Doggy sold the house for, like, $38,000 and a box Cap’n Crunch!
Winner: The Commissioner wins, BAYBAY!!!

Undetermined Future Bets

Who will win the SLB Championship first?
Jay = Jay | Steven = Steven
Bet: $5
Result: TBD
Winner: TBD

Who will win the SLB Championship first?
Craiggers = Craiggers | John = John
Bet: $1
Result: TBD
Winner: TBD

Who will make the playoffs first?
G-Doggy = G-Doggy | John = John
Bet: $1
Result: TBD
Winner: TBD

Official 2022 SLB Keepers

February 3, 2022March 6, 2022Jeremiah GravesLeave a comment

In anticipation of the 2022 Salmon League Baseball keeper deadline – Sunday, March 6th at 5:00pm Central – we’ll be tracking all of the announced keeper selections.

If you’re plotting your draft preparations around this information, please note that none of these choices are technically official or locked in place until the deadline has come and gone.

ZIMA

Draft Priority: 1
Francisco Lindor (SS-NYM)
Nick Castellanos (OF-TBD)
Zack Wheeler (SP-PHI)

SL Disappointments

Draft Priority: 2
Manny Machado (3B-SD)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B/3B-TOR)
Jack Flaherty (SP-STL)

The Groundhogs

Draft Priority: 3
Ronald Acuña Jr. (OF-ATL)
Rafael Devers (3B-BOS)
Gerrit Cole (SP-NYY)

InSaNeAuDiO

Draft Priority: 4
Bo Bichette (SS-TOR)
Ozzie Albies (2B-ATL)
Nathan Eovaldi (SP-BOS)

SeaBass v.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Draft Priority: 5
Bryan Reynolds (OF-PIT)
Kyle Tucker (OF-HOU)
Aaron Nola (SP-PHI)
Bonus: Craiggers’ Keeper Announcement

Dome Dog

Draft Priority: 6
Aaron Judge (OF-NYY)
Jacob deGrom (SP-NYM)
Lucas Giolito (SP-CHW)
Bonus: Adam’s Keeper Announcement

Captain Jack

Draft Priority: 7
Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS/OF-SD)
Mike Trout (OF-LAA)
Joe Musgrove (SP-SD)

High Cheese

Draft Priority: 8
Freddie Freeman (1B-TBD)
Corey Seager (SS-TEX)
Corbin Burnes (SP-MIL)

cracker jack

Draft Priority: 9
Xander Bogaerts (SS-BOS)
Matt Olson (1B-OAK)
Logan Webb (SP-SF)

Genies in a Bottle

Draft Priority: 10
Mookie Betts (2B/OF-LAD)
Juan Soto (OF-WAS)
Freddy Peralta (SP-MIL)

38 MPH Heaters

Draft Priority: 11
Trevor Story (SS-TBD)
Shane Bieber (SP-CLE)
Max Scherzer (SP-NYM)

money grubbers

Draft Priority: 12
Yordan Alvarez (OF – HOU)
Shohei Ohtani (UTIL – LAA)
Charlie Morton (SP-ATL)

Salmon Kings

Draft Priority: 13
Bryce Harper (OF-PHI)
Trea Turner (2B/SS-LAD)
Walker Buehler (SP-LAD)

Radioactive Rush

Draft Priority: 14
José Ramírez (3B-CLE)
Cedric Mullins (OF-BAL)
Yu Darvish (SP-SD)

SLB League Amendment Voting Results

January 29, 2022Jeremiah GravesLeave a comment

The votes have been counted and the results are in for this year’s proposed amendments to the Salmon League. Three amendments received the necessary support for voting and all three were approved and will be adopted as part of league play going forward.

Two of the amendments passed quite easily as obvious improvements to the league. The third was more contentious and came down to a final vote, but ultimately passed as well. Without any further ado, here are the results of this year’s amendment voting process.

Amendment Proposal #1: Reduce the number of keepers from three to two: one qualifying pitcher and one qualifying hitter. Effective 2023.

Reasoning: Increase the quality of players in the draft. Reduces the tom-fuckery of big trades at the deadline.

Proposed: Adam
Supported: Justin and Steven

Result: The amendment was approved by a vote of 8 to 6. Beginning in 2023, we will revert to two keepers: one pitcher and one hitter.

Amendment Proposal #2: Adds/drops will now be rostered on the day of the transaction, not the following.

Reasoning: none provided

Proposed: Travis
Supported: Adam and Justin

Result: The amendment was approved by a vote of 10 to 4. Beginning in 2022, transactions will be effective on the day they’re made.

Amendment Proposal #3: Change the playoff tiebreaker from ‘best regular-season record vs opponent’ to ‘higher seed wins’

Reasoning: What’s the point of kicking ass for 21 weeks to lose a tiebreaker because a team got luckier than you one random week when your team might have been decimated by injuries? Why do we not put more emphasis on being better for 21 weeks?

Proposed: Justin
Supported: Graves and Grant

Result: The amendment was approved by a vote of 11 to 3. Beginning in 2022, the playoff tiebreaker will now be ‘higher seed wins.’

2022 Draft Priority

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021Jeremiah GravesLeave a comment

1. ZIMA

2. SL Disappointments

3. The Groundhogs

4 .InSaNeAuDiO

5. SeaBass v.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

6. Dome Dog

7. Captain Jack

8. High Cheese

9. cracker jack

10. Genies in a Bottle

11. 38 MPH Heaters

12. Sad Sacks

13. Salmon Kings

14. Radioactive Rush

Official 2021 SLB Keepers

February 27, 2021March 13, 2021Jeremiah GravesLeave a comment

In anticipation of the 2021 Salmon League Baseball keeper deadline – Saturday, March 13th at 5:00pm Central – we’ll be tracking all of the announced keeper selections.

If you’re plotting your draft preparations around this information, please note that ~~none of these choices are technically official or locked in place until the deadline has come and gone~~ these choices are now 100% official, barring any major injuries over the next week.