No part of this site may be reproduced or retransmitted without written permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. As the experts gathered for the annual Tout Wars drafts in Pennsylvania last weekend, there was a lot of whispering and plenty of pairs of eyes darting around the room.
Questions abound and, until the draft was underway, nobody knew quite what was going to unfold.
One question was answered quickly. The effect of 5x5 on Tout Wars was felt almost immediately in Saturday's American League draft. That's because Pedro Martinez was the second player thrown out. Blengino dropped 21 percent of his team's budget to get the Red Sox ace, leaving many to wonder how his he'd be able to afford quality offense and round out his pitching staff. Those low-priced staffs came as some surprise also, as many experts wonder if Shandler's LIMA theory could hold up when strikeouts are added to the mix.