Eric Karabell ESPN Year in LABR: Strategy:

17th Patiently seek a group of balanced, durable players in the $12-$24 range, pile on plate appearances and innings.

Did it work? There may not be much upside unless Victor Scott runs wild. Most of the roster is proven and reliable. Best bargains: Ronald Acuña, Paul Goldschmidt, Ketel Marte. Worth an extra $1: Midrange starting pitchers, such as Charlie Morton, Eduardo Rodriguez.

C J.T. Realmuto .............................. $21 C Blake Sabol ................................. $2 1B Christian Walker ...................... $19 2B Whit Merrifield ......................... $11 SS Masyn Winn .............................. $11 3B Nolan Arenado ........................ $20 MI Ryan McMahon ........................ $13 CI Eugenio Suarez ......................... $13 OF Nolan Jones ............................ $24 OF Christian Yelich ....................... $22 OF Lane Thomas ........................... $17 OF Victor Scott .............................. $6 OF Joey Wiemer ............................. $1 U Jared Triolo ................................. $1 P Camilo Doval .............................. $16 P Alexis Diaz .................................... 15 P Merrill Kelly ................................ $15 P Mitch Keller ............................... $10 P Ranger Suarez ............................. $6 P Orion Kerkering .......................... $6 P Aaron Ashby ................................ $5 P Adrian Houser ............................ $3 P Taijuan Walker ............................ $3 Bench: Miguel Vargas,

Joey Wendle, Javier Assad, Kyle Hurt, Joey Lucchesi, Gavin Stone