WIS 2012: Back to the Future II - Draft and Season Thread (1 Viewer)

[Doug B]

Relievers are especially vulnerable to SSS swings.

i feel really dumb this afternoon. googled SSS - assuming this is a poker term.

It certainly can be.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

i found that hardcore Rangers fan hate Uehara. i don't get it. he should have been on the post-season roster. would have been nice to see him pitching in the late innings of game 6.

case in point... this is a blog post by local media from yesterday, talking about Uehara no longer being on the trade market:

He was a huge disappointment in 2011 after being acquired from the Baltimore Orioles at the trade deadline. He was no better than average in his regular-season appearances with Texas and downright awful in the postseason, compiling a postseason ERA of 33.75 before being left off the World Series roster.

Uehara pitched 18 regular season innings for Texas. He had a WHIP of 0.78, with 23 strikeouts and only 1 walk. Yes, he gave up 5 homers, a rate more than double his career average.In the post-season, he had 3 appearances, with a total of 35 pitches. Yes, he gave up a HR in each of those 3 appearances, but talk about small sample sizes.

Relievers are especially vulnerable to SSS swings.

A couple of bad outings can make a reliever unusable in the sim.

True. Although, I had Raphael Betancourt last year and he was carrying an ERA of 4.98 as late as July 6th, and had given up 6 HRs already at that point in the season. He only gave up 1 HR and 2 ER the rest of the season, and ended up in the Cy Young ranks in the sim as my closer.

 

[Chemical X]

james mcdonald, sp, pirates

 

[Doug B]

Did Northern Voice ever ake pick 13.13?

 

[Eephus]

Did Northern Voice ever ake pick 13.13?

Nope

 

[Eephus]

themoops has been texted. His clock is up at the top of the hour

 

[oso diablo]

only 1 pick in the last 70 minutes

 

[the moops]

thanks for the text

14.13 Ryan Vogelsong - SP

 

[Eephus]

thanks for the text13.14. Ryan Vogelsong - SP

thanks for the snipe

 

[oso diablo]

so if we had the provision to draft a free agent, would anyone have done so yet?

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

so if we had the provision to draft a free agent, would anyone have done so yet?

I probably wouldn't have

 

[scoobus]

so if we had the provision to draft a free agent, would anyone have done so yet?

Yes

 

[rodg12]

13.15 - Placido Polanco, 3B, PHI

Hoping he can keep that A/A defense.

 

[Doug B]

13.15 - Placido Polanco, 3B, PHI

It was basically between Polanco and Morel when I last picked. Youth & upside versus age & defensive reliability. Nice pick at this point.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

13.15 - Placido Polanco, 3B, PHI

It was basically between Polanco and Morel when I last picked. Youth & upside versus age & defensive reliability. Nice pick at this point.

This was my fallback if Sizemore went before I could get him too, pretty much the exact same reasoning.

 

[Eephus]

Carlos zambrano scarce letter

Pls pm next

 

[oso diablo]

so if we had the provision to draft a free agent, would anyone have done so yet?

I probably wouldn't have

i don't think i would either. wasn't Vogelsong the top free agent last year? that's what made me think of asking.

 

[rodg12]

13.15 - Placido Polanco, 3B, PHI

It was basically between Polanco and Morel when I last picked. Youth & upside versus age & defensive reliability. Nice pick at this point.

This was my fallback if Sizemore went before I could get him too, pretty much the exact same reasoning.

Was my fallback to Sizemore as well. Was hoping I could sneak him through to my 13th rounder. Didn't happen. Just hope Polanco keeps the D and that the hernia surgery he had let's him bounceback with the bat a little.

 

[Northern Voice]

13.13 Mike Leake, SP

 

[cheese]

Jason Bartlett SSS

 

[Northern Voice]

14.12 - Phil Hughes, maybe SP

 

[Eephus]

Sammy skipped

14 . 18 [ 282 ] Boubucarow. . .OTC to xx57

14 . 19 [ 283 ] Jfranco. . . ..Clock off for the weekend

14 . 20 [ 284 ] TremUpside. . .

14 . 21 [ 285 ] Scoobus. . . ..

14 . 22 [ 286 ] Larry_Boy. . ..

14 . 23 [ 287 ] RnR. . . . . ..

14 . 24 [ 288 ] BradyMarino. ..

We're 14 rounds in and making good progress. By comparison, 1.01 in B2TF I wasn't made until this date in 2011.

 

[the moops]

didn't you just pick Vogelsong for your 14.13 pick?

got confuseddeleted the pick

 

[the moops]

didn't you just pick Vogelsong for your 14.13 pick?

got confuseddeleted the pick

well ####. now I'm confused. am I up?

 

[oso diablo]

didn't you just pick Vogelsong for your 14.13 pick?

got confuseddeleted the pick

well ####. now I'm confused. am I up?

no

 

[boubucarow]

Chris Capuano, SP, Dodgers

 

[Eephus]

14 . 19 [ 283 ] Jfranco. . . ..OTC to xx16

14 . 20 [ 284 ] TremUpside. . .No weekend clock - pick whenever

14 . 21 [ 285 ] Scoobus. . . ..

14 . 22 [ 286 ] Larry_Boy. . ..

14 . 23 [ 287 ] RnR. . . . . ..

14 . 24 [ 288 ] BradyMarino. ..

 

[the moops]

I figured it out. started drinking too early today

 

[jfranco77]

Ryan Hanigan, C CIN

Please pm next and also let me know which pitcher moops actually threw back

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Morel has no upside, hth.

 

[Doug B]

Morel has no upside, hth.

How much crack do you think this writer is on? Enough to be an extra in New Jack City 2?Seriously, Morel's 24, nowhere near a closed book, and should play all season at 3B. Would it be all that crazy if he progressed enough to hit better than replacement level? Anyhow, need someone usable in case Prado doesn't qualify or doesn't have good enough defense at third.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Morel has no upside, hth.

How much crack do you think this writer is on? Enough to be an extra in New Jack City 2?

Seriously, Morel's 24, nowhere near a closed book, and should play all season at 3B. Would it be all that crazy if he progressed enough to hit better than replacement level? Anyhow, need someone usable in case Prado doesn't qualify or doesn't have good enough defense at third.

I think he's on boatloads of drugs. You're right though, they'll give him plenty of chances, I just don't think he's any good. I think the 8 homers in the final 27 games was a fluke and that he's a guy with a little pop, that never walks and doesn't have a ton of upside. Danny Valencia is a good comparison imo.

I'm a dummy though, so what do I know...

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

TUP reminded me he's on autoskip, so Scoobus can go whenever.

 

[Eephus]

14 . 21 [ 285 ] Scoobus. . . ..Up no clock

14 . 22 [ 286 ] Larry_Boy. . ..

14 . 23 [ 287 ] RnR. . . . . ..

14 . 24 [ 288 ] BradyMarino. ..

Skips: Sammy, TU

 

[Sammy3469]

Dallas Braden

 

[scoobus]

14.21 Jose Molina

D-fence!

 

[larry_boy_44]

Zack Britton, SP

 

[RnR]

14.23- Jordan Schafer (OF)

 

[Brady Marino]

14.24- RHP Sergio Santos

15.01- Super LOOGY Eric O'Flaherty

Edit: spelling

 

[Tremendous Upside]

started drinking too early today

Does Not Compute

 

[RnR]

15.02 - Chris Davis (1B/3B)

 

[larry_boy_44]

CA John Buck

hey, he's a starter... and not completely, horribly, ridiculously useless... in this format... I hope...

 

[scoobus]

15.03 Jeremy Guthrie

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

15.03 Jeremy Guthrie

I thought a lot about Guthrie. As a Rockies fan I really want him to do well, but I think his outlook is hard to predict.In his favor -

Moving out of the AL East

Will get a decent number of starts in Petco, AT&T, and Dodger Stadium

Always seems to outpitch his peripheral stats

Working against him -

Flyball pitcher with a history of >1 HR/9, will make half his starts at Coors

Always seems to outpitch his peripheral stats

 

[Eephus]

15 . 5 [ 341 ] TremUpside. . . autoskip

15 . 6 [ 342 ] Jfranco. . . .. pick whenever

15 . 7 [ 343 ] Boubucarow. . .

15 . 8 [ 344 ] Sammy. . . . ..

15 . 9 [ 345 ] Cheese. . . . .

 

[jfranco77]

David Murphy OF TEX

Please pm next, on my phone

 

[scoobus]

15.03 Jeremy Guthrie

I thought a lot about Guthrie. As a Rockies fan I really want him to do well, but I think his outlook is hard to predict.In his favor -

Moving out of the AL East

Will get a decent number of starts in Petco, AT&T, and Dodger Stadium

Always seems to outpitch his peripheral stats

Working against him -

Flyball pitcher with a history of >1 HR/9, will make half his starts at Coors

Always seems to outpitch his peripheral stats

That was the big thing, and I'm not sure Coors Field is that much worse than Camden.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

14 . 20 [ 332 ] TremUpside. . . Chris Heisey, OF

15 . 5 [ 341 ] TremUpside. . . Javy Vazquez, SP

 

[Kraft...]

15.7 Boubucarow - OTC

15.8 Sammy

15.9 Cheese

15.10 eephus

15.11 rodg12

15.12 Moops

15.13 NorthernVoice

15.14 ChemX

15.15 Kraft

15.16 HoosFirst

15.17 OsoDiablo

15.18 Bogart

15.19 Arsenal

15.20 SpartansRules

15.21 DougB

15.22 DocDeGreco

15.23 TRE

15.24 SoCalBroncoFan