*OFFICIAL* BTTF V: Koya wants a different Carlos, Any Carlos (1 Viewer)

[Doug B]

My Pelicans were one game back of the NL WC about 20 or so games ago. Panik got hot, and my squad has cooled off since then, though.
At present, my squad is 4 back in the division with 20 games left to play. I think the WC is out of reach with Panik having eight games vs the two worst NL teams at the end of the season. But I still have a legit shot at the division title against Teamocil.

Um ... never mind. Shoulda never posted this obvious jinx post

 

[Koya]

:champagne:

Woot woo!

Must say, this has been one of the more rewarding WIS efforts in all the years we have done this. For one, it really got me into baseball in a way that fantasy baseball never did (oooh, I got like one steal and four rbis tonight! let's check that box) so the season was that much more exciting. Didn't hurt that my Mets turned it on for the year.

Then, having lost the first three games while still unable to even get to a computer as I was just out of surgery, to the first couple weeks of the season trying to get enough energy (literally) to enter a damned lineup. Then my miserable first weeks at home, pain, drugged out (somehow not enough to not hurt like hell, percocets be damned), nauseas and sweating through (again, literally) multiple sets of bedding and about 12 pillows a night.

Finally, I began to turn the corner, had a stupid 20 game winning streak which gave me a solid week of happy news and a lil smile when I checked the score three times a day, just as I began to walk around my house and slowly get to full strength.

Now, onto the playoffs. While there's certainly more luck and some throws of the dice, there are also teams that are more or less set up for playoff success. I feel good about the latter, but again, you never know in a short series. I've had great teams lose, and not so great teams win. Here's to TU giving me one more lift to the Championship! But with way, a really fun experience.

THANK YOU SAMMY for sucking me into this, and then bailing on me and leaving me totally lost and helpless. Better to be lucky than good anytime. And to trade. GB that CARLOS for PRINCE deal. Worked out for both teams I believe.

I learned to never make a trade with you before the season is over. I didn't like that AJ Ramos and Raisel Iglesias trade. I could have gotten so much more after the season. Fortunately, jfranco helped me out with Bour and Pagan. That trade made my team. Gave me my MVP. I will still put my Bour/Pedro platoon up against anyone else's 1B, outside of Chris Davis and Albert Pujols.

Honestly, both Ramos and Iglesias have been big under performers. Ramos seemed a bit better first half, but always had a 4.something era, pushing 4.5 and now pushing 5. Iglesias just loves to give up key homers... much better away from the souless, corporate bandbox that is Yankee Stadium.

Going to reconfigure some things now that I could get some rest for the playoffs, and will definitely work some splits.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

This has been a weird season. I thought my team would be okay but didn't think I'd be in the running for best overall record.

One idea we might think about going forward to avoid having teams that totally flame out on pitching and skew the numbers is to allow for a brief "throwback" draft after we've settled on 25 man rosters + AAA allocations.

My team alone threw back Eddie Butler, Archie Bradley, Frank Garces, Tommy Khanle, and Christian Freidrich. While all awful, they would probably have helped some of the teams with pitchers constantly fatigued.

As for my strange outliers:

Puig is hitting 338/402/677, with 21 HR in 298 PAs

Eduardo Nunez! is hitting 416/475/716, with 9 HR in 219 PAs... Eduardo Nunez!!!

On the other hand, in the HR happy league somehow CJ Cron has only managed 8 HR in 401 PAs. He hit 16 in 404 PAs in actual play.

Oh, also 20 Game winner and Cy Young Candidate Trevor Bauer, with a 3.25 ERA.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

You know, looking back at things I really didn't have good draft this year. I took Bryce Harper at 33 overall, which was probably my saving grace. But my first four picks were Puig (a platoon OF because of limited PAs), Harper, Pablo Sandoval (before Arenado for some reason), and Victor Martinez. While Sandoval and Martinez were on my extended roster, they combined for under 110 PAs and neither were on the post deadline roster.

After Harper my next best pick was probably Nick Hundley in round 17 (thank you Coors field!). I also got a bunch of what turned out to be solid starters in rounds 7-13 (Salazar, Miller, Burnett, Bauer came in those rounds). I also had some good late round hits with Carson Smith, Ben Paulsen, Nunez, Cron, and Jace Peterson.

Trades were key. Moved 2/3 of a good Verlander season for K. Jansen, L. Avilan, and K. Medlen. Acquiring those guys allowed me to move Rosenthal and Pomeranz for Yunel Escobar, making up for my colossal 3B drafting blunder.

 

[Koya]

Trades were key. Moved 2/3 of a good Verlander season for K. Jansen, L. Avilan, and K. Medlen. Acquiring those guys allowed me to move Rosenthal and Pomeranz for Yunel Escobar, making up for my colossal 3B drafting blunder.

In literally every format of game - fantasy football, WIS baseball, anything - I wish people would recognize this.

I remember an article about how in fantasy football, some study demonstrated a clear correlation between more trades and better outcomes, causal I believe but whatever Im not the statistician. But, the fear of killing yourself with a bad deal and looking bad overcomes the clear benefit of trading. And trading SHOULD help - ideally, a trade helps both teams dealing some relative strength/depth to relative weakness/need.

Now, I've certainly been on the raw side of a trade. Bad luck, injury, misread a situation or just be an idiot and overreact... but trading has, all in all, helped me in so many of my leagues, just don't understand people's reticence.

Plus, it's fun as hell and something to do.

 

[Koya]

In terms of picks:

1. Price - A lot of really good innings. One real bad stretch that hurt the numbers, but decent value at least. It's a first rounder and he was a big plus, not a minus. Was second for a long time in Cy Young, now hovering on the wrong side of top 5.

2. Grienke - Huge. He put it all together this year with sick raw numbers. Cy Young favorite without really trying. Yeah, that helps.

3. Machado - Was healthy. Awesomeness ensued. On fringe of MVP race all season. Maybe it was my O's bias, but this one I felt coming.

4. Molina - Perfect example of not losing with an early pick. Worst offensive of his career, but decent enough average and getting the bat on the ball plus really good defense (not that it seems to matter). With the offense of this year, he ended up being pretty productive. In no way a mistake. Solid, filled a need at a tough position.

5. Porcello - Had a much better WIS season (19-4, sub 5 era while eating up over 200 seasons) than regular, lucky better than good? Perhaps, but in reality I missed on this one so early, just ended up being of good value.

After that I went Des Jennings, M Ozuna (remember him? I barely do), Chase Utley (#### you) who ended up having a sick backup WIS season but a #### regular season.

So, some early round success, mix of prognostication and skill I suppose. Shocker I suppose.

Best value? - Odubel Herrera. Really good defense in LF/RD and nearly .370 OBP with a little pop. Solid lead off from the 33rd round. Pillar manned center with A+ and average offense, but average in this league is an ok 6/7 guy with that D - 24th round. Adam Warren in the 22nd, with only 3IP/G became a huge moveable cog.

Carlos Martinez in the 11th became Prince Fielder, which was good all around as Fielder became both the top of the order guy I was missing, and provided even more power than expected (well, a lot, over .600 slugging with .440-450 OBP).

There you go.

 

[jfranco77]

Looking back at some of my picks I don't know what I was doing. Strasburg at 9 with Goldschmidt on the board. Starlin Castro in round 2.

Adrian Gonzalez over Arenado in round 3. Matt Kemp in round 4. Blech.

 

[Kraft...]

Only 4 of my picks after round 25 made my roster or were tradable, not good late drafting at all.

Best Value:
David Peralta, Round 20 HUGE .358/.410/.596
Jaime Garcia, Round 21 HUGER 16-3 in 140 IP
Eduardo Escobar Round 24 .292/.357/.506 not bad SS #’s and defense wasn’t turrible
James McCann, Round 36 Top half of my C platoon .314/.355/.482 450 PAs
Phil Gosselin, Round 40 Solid versatile bench bat

Busts:
Ian Kennedy, Round 7 back of rotation filler
Danny Santana, Round 9 didn’t make my WIS roster, although this did lead to drafting Escobar as handcuff
Fernando Abad, Round 16 didn’t make my WIS roster
Nick Swisher Round 25 Didn’t make the cut, pretty gross

 

[cheese]

18. Kevin Kiermaier

19. Maikel Franco

21. Francisco Lindor

42. Mikie Mahtook

KANG worked and some other guys worked but that run rounds 18-21 plus Kershaw/Bryant is already a division winner.

 

[Bogart]

Cliff Lee in the fourth was brutal, but had a few nice picks.

Odor (11th), Piscotty (29th), Ahmed (27th) and Liriano (7th) were my favorites. Low expectations, I'm happy being the 2nd best last place team.

 

[Northern Voice]

Well fought season, happy to be playoff bound

Props to the rest of the no cupcake division, aka the NL Central(NV, Scoob, Eeph). I'll do my best to represent you well

I think at one point I had a 10 game division lead and now I'm 15 back. Pretty impressive really.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Trades were key. Moved 2/3 of a good Verlander season for K. Jansen, L. Avilan, and K. Medlen. Acquiring those guys allowed me to move Rosenthal and Pomeranz for Yunel Escobar, making up for my colossal 3B drafting blunder.

In literally every format of game - fantasy football, WIS baseball, anything - I wish people would recognize this.

I remember an article about how in fantasy football, some study demonstrated a clear correlation between more trades and better outcomes, causal I believe but whatever Im not the statistician. But, the fear of killing yourself with a bad deal and looking bad overcomes the clear benefit of trading. And trading SHOULD help - ideally, a trade helps both teams dealing some relative strength/depth to relative weakness/need.

Now, I've certainly been on the raw side of a trade. Bad luck, injury, misread a situation or just be an idiot and overreact... but trading has, all in all, helped me in so many of my leagues, just don't understand people's reticence.

Plus, it's fun as hell and something to do.

I just don't have the time/care enough to send a bunch of trade PMs. I know it hurts me, but there it is.

 

[rodg12]

Best picks...

4.3 - Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL

STUD

7.22 - Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN

STUD

8.3 - Nelson Cruz, OF, SEA

MONSTER. Has a chance to end up with 80/200 in the SIM.

10.3 - Lorenzo Cain, CF, KC

Plus on both sides of the ball for a 10th round CF is huge value

19.22 - Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY

Bounce-back year IRL led to my ability to flip Prince for my CMart. He's also been a stud in the SIM with a 277/390/621 slash line, 40 HRs and 103 RBI

32.3 - Carlos Correa, SS, HOU

Probably ended up being the best pick of the draft from a value perspective. That pick helped me overcome the loss of my first two picks in Wainwright and Darvish.

35.22 - Robbie Ray, SP, ARI

Been a rotation mainstay for me all year. Huge value in round 35

The hyper-offensive environment for this SIM really played into my hands. My mashers mashed (Cruz ) and my middling pitching staff (C Martinez/Pineda/Weaver/Ray/Eovaldi) had enough innings and was about as middling as everyone else. Didn't expect to make the playoffs after losing my first two picks.

ETA:

27.22 - Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN

307/356/525 line with 12 HR and 53 RBI over 264 PAs in a platoon role with Ethier. Great D too.

 

[RnR]

Trades were key. Moved 2/3 of a good Verlander season for K. Jansen, L. Avilan, and K. Medlen. Acquiring those guys allowed me to move Rosenthal and Pomeranz for Yunel Escobar, making up for my colossal 3B drafting blunder.

In literally every format of game - fantasy football, WIS baseball, anything - I wish people would recognize this.

I remember an article about how in fantasy football, some study demonstrated a clear correlation between more trades and better outcomes, causal I believe but whatever Im not the statistician. But, the fear of killing yourself with a bad deal and looking bad overcomes the clear benefit of trading. And trading SHOULD help - ideally, a trade helps both teams dealing some relative strength/depth to relative weakness/need.

Now, I've certainly been on the raw side of a trade. Bad luck, injury, misread a situation or just be an idiot and overreact... but trading has, all in all, helped me in so many of my leagues, just don't understand people's reticence.

Plus, it's fun as hell and something to do.

I just don't have the time/care enough to send a bunch of trade PMs. I know it hurts me, but there it is.

One of the finest moments of this league was when I was negotiating a deal for Curtis Granderson via vulgar texts with Chem X while waiting in queue for a ride at Epcot. Good times.

 

[scoobus]

I took Billy Burns in I think the 42nd round which is by far the best 40+ round pick I've ever made. Everybody else I took late sucked.

 

[Koya]

Matt Wisler going on his six straight start 1-4 so far), but manny did hit number 50.

 

[Koya]

Conforto was a 40 something round pick and while just under 200 PAs they are really solid with decent defense to boot. Only picked him because he as raking in a preseason game I was semi watching at the time.

While you don't need a HR on every early pick, you better get four of the first five or so right and hit on 60-75% of the first 12 or so rounds it seems or it's really tough to fill major holes

 

[Chemical X]

nelson cruz at 78/191

 

[avoiding injuries]

Since everyone else is posting highlights from their drafts, I guess I'll join in:

 

[Greco]

My team hit.

My team did not pitch.

I could end up with 5 guys with 20+ HR, 4 with 100+ RBI and the leagues only 20/20 guy in Blackmon.

Not one of my SP's had an ERA under 5.

 

[Greco]

Since everyone else is posting highlights from their drafts, I guess I'll join in:

You stole my highlights.

 

[Koya]

Since everyone else is posting highlights from their drafts, I guess I'll join in:

Hey there buhhhhh-Dee.

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

Since everyone else is posting highlights from their drafts, I guess I'll join in:

Oh, come on. You can at least put Chris Davis down as a highlight. He was great.

 

[Koya]

Matt Wisler... 143 pitch complete game win.

 

[oso diablo]

Pollock had 3 doubles last night to reach 69 on the season.

Cruz now at 80 HRs. He plays in a -2 HR park. Has hit 47 dingers on the road. Unreal.

 

[TobiasFunke]

Steal of the draft for newcomers and NL East Champions There's No I in Teamocil is Gerardo Parra. Taken in Round 22, he put up a .325/.369/.562 line with 32 HR and 108 RBI in the 2 spot behind Altuve.

Tyson Ross also had a phenomenal year but I reached for him at the end of the third, so no SOD status for him.

 

[the moops]

my bullpen imploded. Especially Matt Thornton you ####er

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

my bullpen imploded. Especially Matt Thornton you ####er

I have always thought people didn't put enough stock into drafting bullpens. So integral to doing well in these things.

 

[Koya]

One game left.

Will actually have my entire team at 100%.

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

One game left.

Will actually have my entire team at 100%.

I wish I was that lucky. Leaving my platoon starter in the minors hurt. I massaged my team to the end with my big 3 starters all at 99 when the season ends and most of my bullpen will be at 100 so I should have a shot in the players. My lineup is fine though, so I am good yo go.

With one game left, I looked at my 1st half and 2nd half records. I was 49-32 in the first half and 48-32 in the second half.

 

[Koya]

One game left.

Will actually have my entire team at 100%.

I wish I was that lucky. Leaving my platoon starter in the minors hurt. I massaged my team to the end with my big 3 starters all at 99 when the season ends and most of my bullpen will be at 100 so I should have a shot in the players. My lineup is fine though, so I am good yo go. With one game left, I looked at my 1st half and 2nd half records. I was 49-32 in the first half and 48-32 in the second half.

I've been lucky to have a large enough lead that I could really rest guys and even bank a lot of PAs. Been keeping an eye from like 15-20 games before rosters set and been resting on rotation since. Hopefully even some part timers can go every game, and I'm hoping to really cut my used pitching staff to the top guys.

 

[oso diablo]

Dee Gordon with a chance to surpass the MLB record for most hits in a season. He has 260. Ichiro holds record with 262.

 

[rodg12]

Shutting Cruz down for the final game to give him a rest. Ending the season with 342/416/755 line, 80 HR and 193 RBI.

Oso, I'm trotting out only Eovaldi and De La Rosa to pitch for this game, so Gordon has a solid shot.

 

[scoobus]

Shutting Cruz down for the final game to give him a rest. Ending the season with 342/416/755 line, 80 HR and 193 RBI.

Oso, I'm trotting out only Eovaldi and De La Rosa to pitch for this game, so Gordon has a solid shot.

If he only had 190 RBI I'd say something, but I'm ok with this.

 

[scoobus]

Winning record!

Easily the worst team I've ever had in one of these. Good luck to everyone in the playoffs.

 

[scoobus]

6 teams beat the record for home runs in a season.

 

[Koya]

My home / away pitching splits are crazy. Damn Yankee Stadium is just all offense all the time it seems.

 

[oso diablo]

by quick calc, i see at least 3 guys who broke the MLB record for Total Bases: Cruz, Encarnacion, and Cespedes

Babe Ruth holds the record with 457 TB in 1921.

 

[the moops]

my bullpen imploded. Especially Matt Thornton you ####er

I have always thought people didn't put enough stock into drafting bullpens. So integral to doing well in these things.

I had a pretty well stocked bullpen. They just severely underperformed. Uehara, Strickland, Thornton, Lopez is probably as good of a top 4 as anyone

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

my bullpen imploded. Especially Matt Thornton you ####er

I have always thought people didn't put enough stock into drafting bullpens. So integral to doing well in these things.

I had a pretty well stocked bullpen. They just severely underperformed. Uehara, Strickland, Thornton, Lopez is probably as good of a top 4 as anyone

All of them except Thornton pitched pretty well. All had a WHIP in the 1.2's. Thats pretty good In This Format

 

[rodg12]

So, I set all pitchers on rest except Eovaldi and de la Rosa for game 162. Of course the ####er goes 14 innings. Chapman, Gregerson and Wilson have to be used. SMH. Then Cruz pinch hits and has 3 ABs even though I'm trying to get him some rest for the playoffs. Can't make this stuff up.

 

[the moops]

my bullpen imploded. Especially Matt Thornton you ####er

I have always thought people didn't put enough stock into drafting bullpens. So integral to doing well in these things.

I had a pretty well stocked bullpen. They just severely underperformed. Uehara, Strickland, Thornton, Lopez is probably as good of a top 4 as anyone

All of them except Thornton pitched pretty well. All had a WHIP in the 1.2's. Thats pretty good In This Format

Probably just the fact that in the last 10 games of the year, Strickland gave up 8 ER, Koji gave up 5, and Thornton gave up 6.

 

[the moops]

But anyway. Fun league. As always. Good luck to playoff teams.

The MVP's of my team

Ben Zobrist - 340/422/590, 21 HR, 90 RBI, 115 R out of the leadoff spot

Dallas Keuchel - 25-7, 287 IP, 2.66 ERA, 1.00 WHIP

 

[Northern Voice]

DJ LeMahieu finished with 9 HR's, leaving me one short of having all 12 roster players at 10+.

holy #### TRE, what did you do to Jeremy Jeffress and Shane Greene?

 

[Greco]

First time ever without a losing record. Should have dumped DrD years ago.

:confetti:

 

[cheese]

Why am I playing the Robots?

Nm just read the rules

 

[Kraft...]

Lets see if my guys can figure out Arrieta and Bumgarner, tough draw

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

DJ LeMahieu finished with 9 HR's, leaving me one short of having all 12 roster players at 10+.

holy #### TRE, what did you do to Jeremy Jeffress and Shane Greene?

I killed them. Not that I can see anything except on my stupid phone. This site being blocked at work is teh suck.

 

[Koya]

Lets see if my guys can figure out Arrieta and Bumgarner, tough draw

Im wondering what to do with my #2 pitcher. Through half the season, even more, Price was great all around while Grienke was just dominant. But since, Price has struggled mightily at home... may go Bucholz in game 2 and price in the Pen (or other way around).

Lineup fully rested with plenty of extra PAs in storage from my part timers, who should be full timers for much if not all of the playoffs (the trade off of going for 115 wins vs. resting guys for the last third of the season almost).

Another big question is do I go with Grichuk's big bat (huge at home, only mortal against righties, in 300 or so PA's had 10 minus plays) or do I go with Mr. Defense, Kevin Pillar. Pillar was huge first half of the season but really came down to earth second half. However, his defense would save something like FIFTY hits over a full season as compared to Grichuk.

Of course, Grichuk would counter with 25-30 more HRs in addition to more of everything else on offense.

 

[Northern Voice]

DJ LeMahieu finished with 9 HR's, leaving me one short of having all 12 roster players at 10+.

holy #### TRE, what did you do to Jeremy Jeffress and Shane Greene?

I killed them. Not that I can see anything except on my stupid phone. This site being blocked at work is teh suck.

They were #1 and 2 in the league in runs allowed, despite being releivers.

Greene got into 101 GP, 114 IP, gave up 258 runs (18.63 ERA) and a .438/.548/.957 slash line (1.495 OPS against) and a 3.46 WHIP. He gave up 58 HR's and struck out 17 batters on the season.

Jeffress managed 124 GP but only 100 2/3 IP (I guess the manager didn't have as much trust in him as Greene - quick hook). He gave up 253 runs (21.90 ERA) and a .476/.570/.922 slash line (just edging out Greene with a 1.492 OPS against against) and a 3.71 WHip. He gave up 51 HR and struck out 24.