AL LABR: Stars, Scrubs, and BABS
Feb 20 2026
In Roto auctions, I generally try to minimize risk. Just ask the other members of AL-LABR; they can assuredly verify my usual style. So, BABS seems the ideal system for such an approach. Last year at the auction, I gave it a whirl, combined with a proposed budget for each position. With a resultant risk budget of $36.75, the team was in the upper half of the acceptable range. But in the end, while the pitching staff met the target goals, hitting fell short, particularly in power and average.
With some early free agent acquisitions, the HQ team came out of the gate strong and led at the All Star break. Alas, injuries and regression caught up in the second half, and the team faded to 6th place.
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