It was Brian Walton who grabbed the top total in Tout Daily last week, logging a modest, but equally effective 133.30 points, enough to additionally loft him into third place overall as we enter the final week of the third of five cycles.
Brian edged out Rick Wolf (131.70) and then Bret Sayre (114.25) with Walton holding third overall this time through at 349.55, and Sayre second 351.45, with both trailing Derek Carty who is indeed a reachable 363.80.
The overall contest is being waged at DraftKings is nearly three-fifths through, which suggests the season has slipped away so quickly, but there you have it. The tourney, desperate for finalists not named Link, Zola, or Wolf, so root for Brian and Bret, and even Jeff Boggis and me if you will!
You can check out the leaderboard as the season progresses along with a wrap-up on ToutWars every Wednesday.
For the archivists, totals are gathered for all participants over five four-week periods, with the top three point-scorers per period getting golden tickets 
to the survivor tournament. That’s where the player with the most points after three contests will be crowned champion. Additionally, the highest-scoring player over all 20 weeks earns a wild-card entry to the tournament.
You can see the Touts’ recommendations as participants suggest a pitcher and hitter every Tuesday on the Tout Wars site. There was rain in the Midwest yesterday, but none is forecast for today, although clouds will haunt any number of stadiums from Atlanta to Minneapolis. So, do double check your rosters before first pitch.
Chris Sale (12,700): I need a lot of points, but similarly, I need a foundation with hopes my crapshots pay off, thus Sale, a dominant lefty is just that. He faces the Twins, who hit about as soft a .242 (just ten homers) as exists on the planet.
Eric Hosmer ($4200): I like Eric Hosmer and his nice little team facing another fun team, but with its starters taking its lumps as it tries to become a big league rotation. That makes Paul Blackburn (1.3 frames, eight runs allowed last start) tonight’s target. I do have a few shares in Athletics hitters, so maybe this will be a run-fest?
Tune into the Tout Wars Hour on the FNTSY network, hosted by me, with Justin Mason and featuring Lord Z every Sunday, 2-4 PM ET/11 AM-1 PM PT, and you can follow me @lawrmichaels.
