[USML Announce] USML - Early Season Low-Rent MVPs

[Frank Luby]

Great list, Mark!

I count my blessings every day that Polanco is in the Lubeasts lineup. Quirk of fate that he got hurt so he has stopped switch-hitting, and voila!

With Chapman, it looks like everyone but Buddha forgot that Cubans can pitch forever. Would love to know what the secret is to that (the pitching, not Buddha’s wisdom for selecting pitchers 😉)



> On May 2, 2025, at 10:23 AM, Mark Blocker <blockermark at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> League:
> 
>   I know its only May 1, and obviously things can change a lot, but I took a look at players who obtained in the low-money phase of the auction (1) after the first 100 picks and (2) for $3 or less. Here are my top 5, and apologies if I have left out some other worthy candidates:
> 
> 1.  Jorge Polanco ($1) - Lubeasts:  9-25-1 .384. Thus far one of the best hitters in the league!
> 2.  Ben Rice ($2) - Brats:  8-13-2 .266.  How did we all overlook this guy?
> 3.  Aroldis Chapman ($3) -- Buddha:  11 innings, 17 Ks, 4.5 Sv/H, and great ERA/Ratio.  See comment on Ben Rice.
> 4.  Kyle Manzardo ($1):  8-19-0 .220. Low BA, so below Polanco and Rice, but the power is real so far and he is hitting clean-up.
> 5.  Luke Weaver ($1) - Brats:  The new closer on a team that will generate lots of saves and the former closer seems out of sorts. Smart buy!
> 
> Comments of course welcome.
> 
> Mark
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