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WIS MMXI: Back to the Future Edition- Draft & Season Thread (2 Viewers)
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larry_boy_44
Footballguy
btw I am now in first place at the end of a day...
Sammy3469
Footballguy
I may be up to 21st with a bullet, but I "should" end up with enough IP/PA (and yes like RnR I did draft with that in mind)
C - Buck/Quintero - Quintero is broke, but Buck has started to hit a little. .229/.307/.389 Yippee!!! (there will be a lot of those)
1B - Pujols - Please start hitting TIA
2B - Getz/Aviles/Wilson/Ameristra/Kipnis - Getz is the KC 2B for now and has 221 "quality" PAs (.239/.313/.287), but doesn't make errors. Aviles has both 2B/3B eligiblity but sucks and is AAA now. Same with Amaristra. Wilson is putrid too but is getting ABs in Seattle. Yippee
SS - Pennington - 244 PAs and playing better after a dreadful start. .266/.321/.344
3B - Pu Pu Platter of Suck (Valencia/Inge/Aviles ABs) - will get enough, but it will be a combined .220/.290/.300 line. Hoping Pujols gains 3B eligibilty and can play here. Would be major coup for the team.
OF - Denofria/Damon/Grandy/Maybin/Gutierrez -
Grandy. Hoping Pujols gets 3B eligibility and I can put Damon at 1B. Maybin and Denofria are also doing well
SP - What I lack in top notch talent I make up for in averagishness. Gallardo/Oswalt/Bucholz/Pavano/Dickey/Arrieta. They all have WHIPs from 1.27 to 1.35. Gallardo's been pitching much better lately along with Pavano and Bucholz so I'm hoping 2 or 3 of these guys get down to the lower 1.2s. All give up too many HRs though
RP - Really just 3 guys at this point in Romo/Rivera/Coleman. Hoping Atchinson gets called up at some point and gets to 30 IP and White comes back and be mop up
For those 9 guys I have 557 IPs with some really abysmal mop up IPs available.
More than anything I need Pujols to be Pujols for the rest of the year. Spots 6,7,8 in my lineup are going to be horrible though. Yippee
C - Buck/Quintero - Quintero is broke, but Buck has started to hit a little. .229/.307/.389 Yippee!!! (there will be a lot of those)
1B - Pujols - Please start hitting TIA
2B - Getz/Aviles/Wilson/Ameristra/Kipnis - Getz is the KC 2B for now and has 221 "quality" PAs (.239/.313/.287), but doesn't make errors. Aviles has both 2B/3B eligiblity but sucks and is AAA now. Same with Amaristra. Wilson is putrid too but is getting ABs in Seattle. Yippee
SS - Pennington - 244 PAs and playing better after a dreadful start. .266/.321/.344
3B - Pu Pu Platter of Suck (Valencia/Inge/Aviles ABs) - will get enough, but it will be a combined .220/.290/.300 line. Hoping Pujols gains 3B eligibilty and can play here. Would be major coup for the team.
OF - Denofria/Damon/Grandy/Maybin/Gutierrez -
Grandy. Hoping Pujols gets 3B eligibility and I can put Damon at 1B. Maybin and Denofria are also doing wellSP - What I lack in top notch talent I make up for in averagishness. Gallardo/Oswalt/Bucholz/Pavano/Dickey/Arrieta. They all have WHIPs from 1.27 to 1.35. Gallardo's been pitching much better lately along with Pavano and Bucholz so I'm hoping 2 or 3 of these guys get down to the lower 1.2s. All give up too many HRs though
RP - Really just 3 guys at this point in Romo/Rivera/Coleman. Hoping Atchinson gets called up at some point and gets to 30 IP and White comes back and be mop up
For those 9 guys I have 557 IPs with some really abysmal mop up IPs available.
More than anything I need Pujols to be Pujols for the rest of the year. Spots 6,7,8 in my lineup are going to be horrible though. Yippee
Eephus
Footballguy
Pujols' WIS defensive ratings at 3B will be terrible. He currently has a FLD% of .846. His range will almost certainly be D-, in large part because he's only averaging 6 innings/game at the position.
RnR
Footballguy
Yeah, I'll admit I missed last night's loss and that he booted two balls at 3rd. Prior to that, he was shaping up alright.
Sammy3469
Footballguy
I'd put Damon at first. I'll end up with 4.5 viable OF seasons which is overkill for this team. Either need to find a place for one of them or trade one.Pujols RF9 is actually pretty decent so far at third. Those 2 errors hurt though. At this point he's probably a D/B-. I am bummed that Pennington's RF is really low this year.
Eephus
Footballguy
If Nishioka plays the rest of the season at 2B, Michael Cuddyer will end up with very usable defensive stats at 2B. He currently has a .985 FLD% with a RF/G number that's above the league average. I'm pretty sure RF/G is the key indicator for WIS range ratings.
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Nish starting SS with Casilla at 2B today. Assuming Casilla continues to hit ok, I think that will be the standard.
larry_boy_44
Footballguy
position rankings for my team:
C: Victor Martinez #1
1B: Billy Butler #12
2B: Rickie Weeks #2
3B: Wilson Betemit #24
SS: not even going to look
OF: Ryan Braun #1 (#1 overall), Corey Patterson #45, Coco Crisp #52, Josh Willingham #75
overall not too shabby, got the top player at 2 positions, #2 at one, plus two guys right around the worst #2/best #3 split in the OF...
C: Victor Martinez #1
1B: Billy Butler #12
2B: Rickie Weeks #2
3B: Wilson Betemit #24
SS: not even going to look
OF: Ryan Braun #1 (#1 overall), Corey Patterson #45, Coco Crisp #52, Josh Willingham #75
overall not too shabby, got the top player at 2 positions, #2 at one, plus two guys right around the worst #2/best #3 split in the OF...
RnR
Footballguy
... and the most important part of your team?
Spartans Rule
Footballguy
Josh Johnson on the 60-day DL.
Seriously thinking I might be able to pull off 0-162.
Seriously thinking I might be able to pull off 0-162.
larry_boy_44
Footballguy
I'm going to assume you mean pitching... what I refer to as the "other" part of my team lol... I can't really do pitching the same way as hitting 'cuz guys with super low innings can have ridiculous numbers and its hard to compare directly because of that...Starters:Jordan Zimmermann - 13 starts, 10 QS, 2.61 DICEDaniel Hudson - 14 starts, 10 QS, 2.65 DICEErik Bedard - 13 starts, 7 QS, 3.64 DICECarlos Zambrano - 15 starts, 7 QS, 3.88 DICEJosh Tomlin - 13 starts, 9 QS, 4.12 DICEbullpenZack Duke - 4 starts, 2 QS, 2.11 DICEJake Peavy - 5 starts, 2 QS, 3.03 DICE (probably move to bullpen for rest of year)John Axford - 32 games, 31.1 IP, 2.20 DICEJJ Putz - 29 games, 30 IP, 2.63 DICEI'm pretty comfortable with my pitching... I figure I'll have one of the top couple offenses and pitching in the top half of the league... the biggest strength is that I don't walk anyone (under 2 BB/9 in the month of May, 2.43 BB/9 on the season)... if you remove Sean O'Sullivan's awful BB/9 (and most everything else), my teams total #s are really good...and Brad Lidge should be back early in July, hopefully I'll get a 30 IP out of him so he can be usuable as a setup pitcher/closer...
Spartans Rule
Footballguy
That's what bothers me most. I just want this over with.
cheese
Footballguy
Doug B
Footballguy
Might as well throw my squad on here. With some analysis ... this really needs to be looked at by greater contemporary baseball minds than mine:
BATTING
Starting Line-Up
C Joe Mauer (.220/.273/.260/0 HR/6 RBI) - a disaster as a first-round pick. Missed 60 games with a non-specific injury. Needs to have a crazy second half to salvage something. Jason Kendall is on board, and was supposed to eventually return and give me some insurance PA at catcher. Oops. Mauer projects to hit 8th.
1B James Loney (.266/.313/.347/4 HR/25 RBI) - horrible first month, was hitting .190 on Apr 22. Has raised his average 76 points since then. If he can continue at 90% of his May/June pace, he'll be fine. Hoping for a final line of something like .290/.350/.400. Right now, projects to hit 6th.
2B Brandon Phillips (.279/.334/.382/5 HR/36 RBI) - studly for most of the season, cooling off some lately. Projects to hit 2nd.
3B Aramis Ramirez (.282/.331/.409/5 HR/33 RBI) - solid most of the season, cooling off some. Projects to hit 4th.
SS Asdrubal Cabrera (.296/.346/.498/12 HR/43 RBI) - stud. Also cooling off some lately, but should bounce back. Projects to hit 3rd.
OF David DeJesus (.229/.313/.358/5 HR/22 RBI) - all numbers well below career averages, hoping for a bounce-back to at least .275/.350/.400. Projects to hit 7th.
OF Juan Pierre (.253/.314/.295/1 HR/34 Runs) - again, all numbers well below career averages. Hoping for him to decisively grab the leadoff spot on my squad, but it's going to be hard having a sub-.340-OBP guy hitting there. Still projected to hit 1st.
OF Casper Wells (.253/.306/.405/86 PA) & Magglio Ordonez (.172/.232/.224/125 PA) - don't know yet what I'm going to end up doing with my 3rd OF spot. If I'm VERY lucky, Wells stays in the lineup, keeps developing, and ends up as a legit 5th hitter. Ordonez is playing too much DH when he's not hurt, and really just looks like a wasted pick. Will probably need Magglio's PAs, though.
Bench
2B Freddy Sanchez (.289/.332/.397/3 HR/24 RBI) - has racked up 261 quality PAs at 2B already, but is now on the DL. Was hoping for a brief absence, but not so sure now. Keeping my fingers crossed.
OF/3B Dayan Viciedo (.330/.370/.529 in AAA) - Praying this guy comes up soon enough to give my squad 300+ decent PAs in the OF. Supposed to be a stud, and played like one for the White Sox in 2010 (121 OPS+ in 106 PA).
2B Cord Phelps (.299/.391/.488 in AAA, .202/.303/.414 in 33 MLB PA) - hoping he can hang around and do something. A lot of guys need 2B ... so if he's good enough, he could get shopped.
IF Conrad Brooks, 3B Mark Teahen, MI Ramon Santiago - nothing to see here.
OF Tyler Colvin - started the season in the Cubs OF. Produced .105/.175/.211 and is now back in AAA.
C Devin Mesoraco, SS Zack Cowart, OF Brett Jackson, OF/1B Brandon Allen - stuck in AAA. Could really use Mesoraco to help make up for Mauer's lost PAs. A little something out of Jackson or Allen would be nice, too.
PITCHING
Starting Rotation
SP Justin Verlander (120 IP/16 GS/15 QS/8.2 K9/.82 HR9/.85 WHIP) - Studly McStuderson (.530 OppOPS). Praying he keeps this up ... my squad will need a dominator.
SP Mike Pelfrey (90 IP/15 GS/8 QS/5 K9/1.3 HR9/1.29 WHIP) - Roaring back after a horrible start. All his QS have been since May 1.
SP Jonathan Sanchez (85 IP/15 GS/7 QS/9.11 K9/.64 HR9/1.40 WHIP) - Way too many BBs (5.61 per 9), but otherwise pitching well.
SP Colby Lewis (86 IP/14 GS/8 QS/7.19 K9/1.98 HR9/1.32 WHIP) - a little too easy to hit. Nice BB rate (2.71 per 9), but HR9 and OAV are weak.
SP Fausto Carmona (96 IP/16 GS/6 QS/5.33 K9/1.40 HR9/1.41 WHIP) - pretty much the same pitcher as Lewis. Same strengths and weaknesses. Started off the season like a house afire ... has tailed off a ton since.
Middle Relief/Set-Up
RP Javier Lopez (26 IP, 1.20 WHIP) - very difficult to hit (.534 OppOPS), and has given up 0 HRs. 5 BB per 9, however, is a big concern.
RP Guillermo Mota (37 IP, 1.35 WHIP) - more Ks and way fewer BBs than Lopez, but gets hit a lot more. Should be serviceable.
RP Hector Noesi (18 IP, 1.00 WHIP) - early returns are very positive. Getting appearance of varying lengths so far (even a 6 IP outing). Low K9 (3.5), but very hard to hit (.564 OppOPS). Might be one of those rare 100+ IP relievers that can really help in WIS. Wish he would've started the season with the Yankees instead of in AAA.
RP Craig Breslow (27 IP, 1.50 WHIP) - .817 OppOPS ... not exciting. Kind of keeps the ball in the yard, but that's the best I can say about him.
RP Takashi Saito - hurt almost the entire first half. Hoping he can give me half a season't worth of something.
RP Justin Germano (12 IP, 1.58 WHIP) - allowed way too many base hits. Now back in AAA (13 IP, 1.72 WHIP), and unlikely to return.
Closer
CL Carlos Marmol (33 IP, 1.26 WHIP) - rocky April, but starting to shape up nicely. Very difficult to hit, as always, with an insane K9 (11.61). Better news, though, is that his BB9 rate has been improving since April (now in the low 4s).
In AAA
SP Brett Cecil, RP Felix Doubront, SP Blake Beaven, SP Rudy Owens - Cecil and Doubront actually started the 2011 season in MLB. Doubront got hurt, and Cecil played his way off of the Blue Jays rotation. Would love a return from either guy. Hoping Beaven and Owen can do something later in the year ... they haven't sniffed MLB yet this season.
...
My team's got some nice pieces, but absolutely no depth. Too many guys in the minors, and not sure of how many of them have a real chance to contribute to a WIS squad this year.
Really needed a legit hitter or two among my outfielders. Might luck out with Wells and Viciedo, but I'll have a PA shortage if I have to lean on them too much. I'm also hoping one from my non-Verlander starters emerges as a legit #2 guy. Carmona and Lewis looked like they would at times ... but now Pelfrey's the one putting together a nice run of games. Guess we'll see how this all turns out.
BATTING
Starting Line-Up
C Joe Mauer (.220/.273/.260/0 HR/6 RBI) - a disaster as a first-round pick. Missed 60 games with a non-specific injury. Needs to have a crazy second half to salvage something. Jason Kendall is on board, and was supposed to eventually return and give me some insurance PA at catcher. Oops. Mauer projects to hit 8th.
1B James Loney (.266/.313/.347/4 HR/25 RBI) - horrible first month, was hitting .190 on Apr 22. Has raised his average 76 points since then. If he can continue at 90% of his May/June pace, he'll be fine. Hoping for a final line of something like .290/.350/.400. Right now, projects to hit 6th.
2B Brandon Phillips (.279/.334/.382/5 HR/36 RBI) - studly for most of the season, cooling off some lately. Projects to hit 2nd.
3B Aramis Ramirez (.282/.331/.409/5 HR/33 RBI) - solid most of the season, cooling off some. Projects to hit 4th.
SS Asdrubal Cabrera (.296/.346/.498/12 HR/43 RBI) - stud. Also cooling off some lately, but should bounce back. Projects to hit 3rd.
OF David DeJesus (.229/.313/.358/5 HR/22 RBI) - all numbers well below career averages, hoping for a bounce-back to at least .275/.350/.400. Projects to hit 7th.
OF Juan Pierre (.253/.314/.295/1 HR/34 Runs) - again, all numbers well below career averages. Hoping for him to decisively grab the leadoff spot on my squad, but it's going to be hard having a sub-.340-OBP guy hitting there. Still projected to hit 1st.
OF Casper Wells (.253/.306/.405/86 PA) & Magglio Ordonez (.172/.232/.224/125 PA) - don't know yet what I'm going to end up doing with my 3rd OF spot. If I'm VERY lucky, Wells stays in the lineup, keeps developing, and ends up as a legit 5th hitter. Ordonez is playing too much DH when he's not hurt, and really just looks like a wasted pick. Will probably need Magglio's PAs, though.
Bench
2B Freddy Sanchez (.289/.332/.397/3 HR/24 RBI) - has racked up 261 quality PAs at 2B already, but is now on the DL. Was hoping for a brief absence, but not so sure now. Keeping my fingers crossed.
OF/3B Dayan Viciedo (.330/.370/.529 in AAA) - Praying this guy comes up soon enough to give my squad 300+ decent PAs in the OF. Supposed to be a stud, and played like one for the White Sox in 2010 (121 OPS+ in 106 PA).
2B Cord Phelps (.299/.391/.488 in AAA, .202/.303/.414 in 33 MLB PA) - hoping he can hang around and do something. A lot of guys need 2B ... so if he's good enough, he could get shopped.
IF Conrad Brooks, 3B Mark Teahen, MI Ramon Santiago - nothing to see here.
OF Tyler Colvin - started the season in the Cubs OF. Produced .105/.175/.211 and is now back in AAA.
C Devin Mesoraco, SS Zack Cowart, OF Brett Jackson, OF/1B Brandon Allen - stuck in AAA. Could really use Mesoraco to help make up for Mauer's lost PAs. A little something out of Jackson or Allen would be nice, too.
PITCHING
Starting Rotation
SP Justin Verlander (120 IP/16 GS/15 QS/8.2 K9/.82 HR9/.85 WHIP) - Studly McStuderson (.530 OppOPS). Praying he keeps this up ... my squad will need a dominator.
SP Mike Pelfrey (90 IP/15 GS/8 QS/5 K9/1.3 HR9/1.29 WHIP) - Roaring back after a horrible start. All his QS have been since May 1.
SP Jonathan Sanchez (85 IP/15 GS/7 QS/9.11 K9/.64 HR9/1.40 WHIP) - Way too many BBs (5.61 per 9), but otherwise pitching well.
SP Colby Lewis (86 IP/14 GS/8 QS/7.19 K9/1.98 HR9/1.32 WHIP) - a little too easy to hit. Nice BB rate (2.71 per 9), but HR9 and OAV are weak.
SP Fausto Carmona (96 IP/16 GS/6 QS/5.33 K9/1.40 HR9/1.41 WHIP) - pretty much the same pitcher as Lewis. Same strengths and weaknesses. Started off the season like a house afire ... has tailed off a ton since.
Middle Relief/Set-Up
RP Javier Lopez (26 IP, 1.20 WHIP) - very difficult to hit (.534 OppOPS), and has given up 0 HRs. 5 BB per 9, however, is a big concern.
RP Guillermo Mota (37 IP, 1.35 WHIP) - more Ks and way fewer BBs than Lopez, but gets hit a lot more. Should be serviceable.
RP Hector Noesi (18 IP, 1.00 WHIP) - early returns are very positive. Getting appearance of varying lengths so far (even a 6 IP outing). Low K9 (3.5), but very hard to hit (.564 OppOPS). Might be one of those rare 100+ IP relievers that can really help in WIS. Wish he would've started the season with the Yankees instead of in AAA.
RP Craig Breslow (27 IP, 1.50 WHIP) - .817 OppOPS ... not exciting. Kind of keeps the ball in the yard, but that's the best I can say about him.
RP Takashi Saito - hurt almost the entire first half. Hoping he can give me half a season't worth of something.
RP Justin Germano (12 IP, 1.58 WHIP) - allowed way too many base hits. Now back in AAA (13 IP, 1.72 WHIP), and unlikely to return.
Closer
CL Carlos Marmol (33 IP, 1.26 WHIP) - rocky April, but starting to shape up nicely. Very difficult to hit, as always, with an insane K9 (11.61). Better news, though, is that his BB9 rate has been improving since April (now in the low 4s).
In AAA
SP Brett Cecil, RP Felix Doubront, SP Blake Beaven, SP Rudy Owens - Cecil and Doubront actually started the 2011 season in MLB. Doubront got hurt, and Cecil played his way off of the Blue Jays rotation. Would love a return from either guy. Hoping Beaven and Owen can do something later in the year ... they haven't sniffed MLB yet this season.
...
My team's got some nice pieces, but absolutely no depth. Too many guys in the minors, and not sure of how many of them have a real chance to contribute to a WIS squad this year.
Really needed a legit hitter or two among my outfielders. Might luck out with Wells and Viciedo, but I'll have a PA shortage if I have to lean on them too much. I'm also hoping one from my non-Verlander starters emerges as a legit #2 guy. Carmona and Lewis looked like they would at times ... but now Pelfrey's the one putting together a nice run of games. Guess we'll see how this all turns out.
jfranco77
Footballguy
Fingers crossed... Jays are going to play Bautista at 3B for a little while starting today.
That would give me a much better lineup:
CF Span 255pa 294/361/385
2B Zorilla 318pa 264/341/475
3B Bautista 302pa 325/470/654
1B Gaby Sanchez 326pa 302/377/502
LF Joyce 253pa 309/372/534
RF Soriano 214pa 271/304/522
C Santana 292pa 232/360/414
SS Casilla 231pa 265/330/373
key bench guys:
1B Lind 214pa 323/369/594
1B Trumbo 259pa 261/305/469
OF R Sweeney 140pa 285/364/341
OF Fowler 247pa 238/340/348
That would give me a much better lineup:
CF Span 255pa 294/361/385
2B Zorilla 318pa 264/341/475
3B Bautista 302pa 325/470/654
1B Gaby Sanchez 326pa 302/377/502
LF Joyce 253pa 309/372/534
RF Soriano 214pa 271/304/522
C Santana 292pa 232/360/414
SS Casilla 231pa 265/330/373
key bench guys:
1B Lind 214pa 323/369/594
1B Trumbo 259pa 261/305/469
OF R Sweeney 140pa 285/364/341
OF Fowler 247pa 238/340/348
Doug B
Footballguy
He was at 307/371/434 on May 27th.Man, he did more than cool off ... he must be hitting .150 for June or something. Was hoping .290+ BA and .750+ OPS would be about his true level this season. EDIT: Meanwhile, Loney is going nuts. He's now at .274 and rising fast. Guess he can't keep up his June stats all year ... but even 90% of his June pace would rock.
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Doug B
Footballguy
Was looking at this lineup after I posted mine ... your squad's got to be something like 3 to 5 to win this thing.I didn't expect this broad of a quality spread among the teams in this format.
Doug B
Footballguy
... and ... he gave up 8 hits and 6 runs in 1 2/3 IP Wednesday night
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Brett Wallace for an OF anyone?
Doug B
Footballguy
ESPN Radio reported that Freddy Sanchez is out for the year, but there's nothing on the FanTrax newsbits about it
Greco
Footballguy
So our deal is on hold.ESPN Radio reported that Freddy Sanchez is out for the year, but there's nothing on the FanTrax newsbits about it
Doug B
Footballguy
As I researched this more this morning ... "out for the year" is nowhere near official yet for Freddy Sanchez. Looks like he's still exploring medical options. Don't know what I heard on the radio -- must've been speculation or talk about "IF Sanchez if out for the year ...".Still hoping that Sanchez can still be a solid 500+ PA second baseman this season. Another alternative: if Cord Phelps keeps playing well at second for the Tribe, and stays in the lineup every day, he might get enough PA to pair with Sanchez' current 260+ PAs ... then I could move Brandon Phillips or Phelps.
RnR
Footballguy
I wouldn't make this Plan A.
Doug B
Footballguy
Brandon Phillips is my starting 2B. I wanted Sanchez to have a good season because a few teams in this thing need a 2B, and Sanchez was to be one of my best bargaining chips.Cord Phelps could really help out a lot. Glad he came up early in the season ... hope he stays at the big club all season and keeps producing.
RnR
Footballguy
I gotcha, forgot about Phillips. Carry on.
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
I have some interest in this...'Northern Voice said:
Doug B
Footballguy
Now up to .299/.352/.415. Hoping his actual "level" ends up being even a little bit higher than that.
Arsenal of Doom
Footballguy
Taking stock at the mid-way point.
Projected line-up:
1 - 3B Chase Headley (S) - 294/394/403, 2 HR/8 SB
2 - OF Nick Swisher (S) - 251/373/427, 10 HR/2 SB
3 - 1B Joey Votto (L) - 319/441/503, 11 HR/6 SB
4 - OF Justin Upton ® - 304/385/518, 14 HR/14 SB
5 - OF Alex Gordon (L) - 293/363/479, 9 HR/5 SB
6 - SS J.J. Hardy ® - 311/372/549, 11 HR/0 SB
7 - C Miguel Montero (L) - 273/347/466, 9 HR/1 SB
8 - 2B Gordon Beckham ® - 236/299/354, 7 HR/2 SB
Key Bench:
1B/3B/OF Ty Wigginton ® - 261/314/509, 13 HR/4 SB
OF Jason Kubel (L) - 310/355/465, 5 HR/1 SB
2B Jemile Weeks (S) - 309/349/469, 0 HR/6 SB (should be up and starting for the rest of the year with Mark Ellis now traded)
C Ryan Doumit (S) - 269/333/441, 4 HR/0 SB
Others: 2B/SS Johny Herrera, 3B/MI/OF Jerry Hairston, OF Desmond Jennings (AAA), OF Charlie Blackmon
Rotation:
#1 - Shaun Marcum ® - 3.16 ERA, 1.084 WHIP, 8.31 K/9
#2 - Bartolo Colon ® - 3.10 ERA, 1.072 WHIP, 8.27 K/9
#3 - Ubaldo Jimenez ® - 4.35 ERA, 1.352 WHIP, 7.71 K/9
#4 - Clayton Richard (L) - 4.09 ERA, 1.447 WHIP, 4.85 K/9
#5 - Derek Holland (L) - 4.68 ERA, 1.490 WHIP, 6.66 K/9
Relievers:
Long/Mop-up - Luke Hochevar ® - 4.96 ERA, 1.301 WHIP, 4.31 K/9
Long/Mop-up - Felipe Paulino ® - 4.29 ERA, 1.412 WHIP, 7.94 K/9
Closer - Kyle Farnsworth ® - 2.20 ERA, 0.888 WHIP, 6.06 K/9
Set-up - Franklin Morales (L) - 3.93 ERA, 1.309 WHIP, 7.85 K/9
Set-Up - Raphael Betancourt ® - 4.55 ERA, 1.263 WHIP, 8.24 K/9
Others: Aaron Cook ®, Michael Gonzalez (L), Jose Mijares (L), Rex Brothers (L), Esmil Rogers ®
Line-up looks devastating right now, with the pitching probably shooting for middle of the road. The good news is that Ubaldo has been much better over the last month (2.45 June ERA), and it wouldn't surprise me if he was back at the top of the rotation when all is said and done. Holland is probably the biggest disappointment so far, as I was really hoping he would make a leap forward.
I'll probably be looking for relief help with Wigginton, Beckham, and Kubel being the logical trade chips. I also have a surplus of starters (albiet largely of the 4/5 variety) if anyone ends up short there.
Projected line-up:
1 - 3B Chase Headley (S) - 294/394/403, 2 HR/8 SB
2 - OF Nick Swisher (S) - 251/373/427, 10 HR/2 SB
3 - 1B Joey Votto (L) - 319/441/503, 11 HR/6 SB
4 - OF Justin Upton ® - 304/385/518, 14 HR/14 SB
5 - OF Alex Gordon (L) - 293/363/479, 9 HR/5 SB
6 - SS J.J. Hardy ® - 311/372/549, 11 HR/0 SB
7 - C Miguel Montero (L) - 273/347/466, 9 HR/1 SB
8 - 2B Gordon Beckham ® - 236/299/354, 7 HR/2 SB
Key Bench:
1B/3B/OF Ty Wigginton ® - 261/314/509, 13 HR/4 SB
OF Jason Kubel (L) - 310/355/465, 5 HR/1 SB
2B Jemile Weeks (S) - 309/349/469, 0 HR/6 SB (should be up and starting for the rest of the year with Mark Ellis now traded)
C Ryan Doumit (S) - 269/333/441, 4 HR/0 SB
Others: 2B/SS Johny Herrera, 3B/MI/OF Jerry Hairston, OF Desmond Jennings (AAA), OF Charlie Blackmon
Rotation:
#1 - Shaun Marcum ® - 3.16 ERA, 1.084 WHIP, 8.31 K/9
#2 - Bartolo Colon ® - 3.10 ERA, 1.072 WHIP, 8.27 K/9
#3 - Ubaldo Jimenez ® - 4.35 ERA, 1.352 WHIP, 7.71 K/9
#4 - Clayton Richard (L) - 4.09 ERA, 1.447 WHIP, 4.85 K/9
#5 - Derek Holland (L) - 4.68 ERA, 1.490 WHIP, 6.66 K/9
Relievers:
Long/Mop-up - Luke Hochevar ® - 4.96 ERA, 1.301 WHIP, 4.31 K/9
Long/Mop-up - Felipe Paulino ® - 4.29 ERA, 1.412 WHIP, 7.94 K/9
Closer - Kyle Farnsworth ® - 2.20 ERA, 0.888 WHIP, 6.06 K/9
Set-up - Franklin Morales (L) - 3.93 ERA, 1.309 WHIP, 7.85 K/9
Set-Up - Raphael Betancourt ® - 4.55 ERA, 1.263 WHIP, 8.24 K/9
Others: Aaron Cook ®, Michael Gonzalez (L), Jose Mijares (L), Rex Brothers (L), Esmil Rogers ®
Line-up looks devastating right now, with the pitching probably shooting for middle of the road. The good news is that Ubaldo has been much better over the last month (2.45 June ERA), and it wouldn't surprise me if he was back at the top of the rotation when all is said and done. Holland is probably the biggest disappointment so far, as I was really hoping he would make a leap forward.
I'll probably be looking for relief help with Wigginton, Beckham, and Kubel being the logical trade chips. I also have a surplus of starters (albiet largely of the 4/5 variety) if anyone ends up short there.
Super Nintendo Chalmers
Footballguy
I hoping I can have one guy slugging .475 by the end of the year.
the moops
Footballguy
If Hanley Ramirez comes around, and Sandoval can get enough AB's, I like my lineup.
1. Drew Stubbs - CF
2. Bobby Abreu - LF
3. Hanley Ramirez - SS
4. Michael Morse - 1B
5. Pablo Sandoval - 3B
6. Neil Walker - 2B
7. AJ Pierzynski - C
8. Fred Lewis/Scott Hairston - LF
3 utility guys, who can cover just about every position in Lowrie, Bloomquist and Raburn. A solid defensive catcher in Pudge to play one day a week or so. If Aubrey Huff, Lyle Overbay or Anthony Rizzo start hitting, I can play them at first and put Morse in the outfield.
1. Drew Stubbs - CF
2. Bobby Abreu - LF
3. Hanley Ramirez - SS
4. Michael Morse - 1B
5. Pablo Sandoval - 3B
6. Neil Walker - 2B
7. AJ Pierzynski - C
8. Fred Lewis/Scott Hairston - LF
3 utility guys, who can cover just about every position in Lowrie, Bloomquist and Raburn. A solid defensive catcher in Pudge to play one day a week or so. If Aubrey Huff, Lyle Overbay or Anthony Rizzo start hitting, I can play them at first and put Morse in the outfield.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Is a guy with a Games Played per position like this:
2011: 1B: 38 2B: 22 3B: 16 LF: 1
going to be usuable at any of those positions? Or will he be punished by the sim for moving around so much?
2011: 1B: 38 2B: 22 3B: 16 LF: 1
going to be usuable at any of those positions? Or will he be punished by the sim for moving around so much?
boubucarow
Footballguy
All Star Break Analysis
OFFENSE - So far I have half an offense. McCutchen (895 OPS), Ellsbury (867), and Castro (763) are on their way to the top of lineup every single day of the sim season. Helton (894) and Davis (926) will share first and Ike might be playing again this year and could give me a lethal LHB of the bench every day. They will be my first 4 hitters and should provide a good amount of offense. And they better.
I really really need Hunter (717) or Rolen (674) to get hot in the 2nd half to stretch out the lineup. If I have to hit Darwin freaking Barney (708) in the 5th or 6th spot, I will go to White Sox games against the Angels just to yell at Torii from the bleachers. At catcher, I probably will have to deal for some PA's. Eli Whiteside (700) needs more consistent starts. Posey (757) might be hitting 9th in his 45 or so games to stretch out his impact getting on base for my strength at the top of order. I need the Cubs to trade Soto and give Castillo the job.
Uribe (679) will cover any PA shortages in the infield while Craig (928) could be a great offensive option of the bench (at 1B, 2B, 3B, OF) if he can get back on the field and not kill his numbers. Hopefully Trout can stick and get 200+ solid PA's with solid defense.
DEFENSE - It seems WIS uses FLD% and RF for its ratings. If so, Todd Helton could be the best defensive 1B in the game with 1 error and 3rd in RF. Barney and Rolen look solid but slightly error prone. Castro is very error prone with a solid RF. McCutchen (some errors) and Ellsbury are top 10 in the league CF Range Factor and will play great defense in CF and RF. Hunter is looking like an average LF. At catcher, Posey will be golden when he plays and Whiteside is looking below average but we shall see.
Overall it will be solid aside from restraining myself from throwing my mouse when Castro boots another ball. Uribe and Tolbert might be good defensive options with solid error numbers but they do lack range. It will be interesting how Craigs fielding rating turns out in the IF. He has no range anywhere but no errors so far.
STARTING PITCHING - Not sure if I am gonna make it here. None of my regular starters strike out more than 6.3 a game. My top four starters (Francis, Lannan, Pineiro, Chen) are all in the 1.34-1.43 WHIP range and 3.89-4.24 DICE range. Randy Wells has to turn it around and stay in the rotation for me to have any chance to get enough starters innings. I will sneak my staff ace Dallas Braden on 3 teams this year. Watch out for his 18 innings of 1.27 WHIP and 3.61 DICE. I am hoping that Ohlendorf sees some starts if he ever gets off the DL and Kevin Slowey is traded to someone needing a SP. Otherwise, I need to trade for some horrible starters innings.
BULLPEN - The bullpen is looking good for the 30 or so opportunities they will have to close out games. Mike Adams (0.70 WHIP 2.07 DICE) is looking like the closer with an expected 70+ innings of work. Sean Marshall (1.16, 2.05), Luke Gregerson (1.25, 2.94), Darren Oliver (1.15, 3.21), and Michael Wuertz (1.22, 3.74) should give me plenty of late inning options.
My mopup guys are Grabow (38 IP 5.47 DICE) and Coleman (42 IP 5.27). Braddock (17 IP 4.33) and Mateo (23 IP 3.26 DICE) could possibly lengthen my bullpen options.
TRADES - I might have to trade for some Catcher PA's and some Starter/Mop Up innings. I might have a strong 200+ PA option at 1B to trade between Ike Davis and Allen Craig (also 2B, 3B, OF) along with weak PA options in the MI and OF (Uribe, Tolbert, Murphy, Duncan).
OFFENSE - So far I have half an offense. McCutchen (895 OPS), Ellsbury (867), and Castro (763) are on their way to the top of lineup every single day of the sim season. Helton (894) and Davis (926) will share first and Ike might be playing again this year and could give me a lethal LHB of the bench every day. They will be my first 4 hitters and should provide a good amount of offense. And they better.
I really really need Hunter (717) or Rolen (674) to get hot in the 2nd half to stretch out the lineup. If I have to hit Darwin freaking Barney (708) in the 5th or 6th spot, I will go to White Sox games against the Angels just to yell at Torii from the bleachers. At catcher, I probably will have to deal for some PA's. Eli Whiteside (700) needs more consistent starts. Posey (757) might be hitting 9th in his 45 or so games to stretch out his impact getting on base for my strength at the top of order. I need the Cubs to trade Soto and give Castillo the job.
Uribe (679) will cover any PA shortages in the infield while Craig (928) could be a great offensive option of the bench (at 1B, 2B, 3B, OF) if he can get back on the field and not kill his numbers. Hopefully Trout can stick and get 200+ solid PA's with solid defense.
DEFENSE - It seems WIS uses FLD% and RF for its ratings. If so, Todd Helton could be the best defensive 1B in the game with 1 error and 3rd in RF. Barney and Rolen look solid but slightly error prone. Castro is very error prone with a solid RF. McCutchen (some errors) and Ellsbury are top 10 in the league CF Range Factor and will play great defense in CF and RF. Hunter is looking like an average LF. At catcher, Posey will be golden when he plays and Whiteside is looking below average but we shall see.
Overall it will be solid aside from restraining myself from throwing my mouse when Castro boots another ball. Uribe and Tolbert might be good defensive options with solid error numbers but they do lack range. It will be interesting how Craigs fielding rating turns out in the IF. He has no range anywhere but no errors so far.
STARTING PITCHING - Not sure if I am gonna make it here. None of my regular starters strike out more than 6.3 a game. My top four starters (Francis, Lannan, Pineiro, Chen) are all in the 1.34-1.43 WHIP range and 3.89-4.24 DICE range. Randy Wells has to turn it around and stay in the rotation for me to have any chance to get enough starters innings. I will sneak my staff ace Dallas Braden on 3 teams this year. Watch out for his 18 innings of 1.27 WHIP and 3.61 DICE. I am hoping that Ohlendorf sees some starts if he ever gets off the DL and Kevin Slowey is traded to someone needing a SP. Otherwise, I need to trade for some horrible starters innings.
BULLPEN - The bullpen is looking good for the 30 or so opportunities they will have to close out games. Mike Adams (0.70 WHIP 2.07 DICE) is looking like the closer with an expected 70+ innings of work. Sean Marshall (1.16, 2.05), Luke Gregerson (1.25, 2.94), Darren Oliver (1.15, 3.21), and Michael Wuertz (1.22, 3.74) should give me plenty of late inning options.
My mopup guys are Grabow (38 IP 5.47 DICE) and Coleman (42 IP 5.27). Braddock (17 IP 4.33) and Mateo (23 IP 3.26 DICE) could possibly lengthen my bullpen options.
TRADES - I might have to trade for some Catcher PA's and some Starter/Mop Up innings. I might have a strong 200+ PA option at 1B to trade between Ike Davis and Allen Craig (also 2B, 3B, OF) along with weak PA options in the MI and OF (Uribe, Tolbert, Murphy, Duncan).
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Eephus
Footballguy
Depends on whether he played full or partial games at a position. I'm pretty sure the sim uses RRF/G for range rankings rather than normalizing per inning so guys who come in as late inning defensive subs get penalized for that.I think having the positional flexibility will be a good thing to have regardless of the defensive rankings in this sim, particularly at positions like 2B and 3B.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Offense:
Chase Utley coming back and hopefully ending up in the 4-500 PA range has made a big difference for how my offense will look. I was already solid at catcher (McCann .310/.381/.514) and first base (Texeira .871 OPS, 25 HR), Now Utley with a .370 OBP and OPS around .800 as well and I have a solid core. I was really hoping Jeter would rebound and be a solid leadoff hitter but I'm not sure his .270/.330/.353 is going to get it done at the top of the order. Third base will depend on how Daniel Murphy (776 OPS, 329 PA) grades out as a fielder. If I can slot him in there, he'd be pretty productive offensively, if not, it's Chris Johnson and his .283 OBP.
I have solid backups here in Jose Molina (.825 OPS in 115 PA's), Murphy, Brett Wallace (.364 OBP) and John McDonald who should be a strong defensive substitution.
The outfield is less encouraging but I have a couple guys who look to be turning their season's around and may salvage an ok trio here. Melky Cabrera has been the best I've had going all season and sits at the all star break with a .293/.332/.455 line. Juan Rivera, Lastings Milledge and Matt Stairs look to be total non-factors, which leaves me banking on two of my absolute favourite players in the league to save me - Travis Snider and Vernon Wells.
Snider has been recalled after his terrible start and looks to have found his swing. He currently sits at .231/.302/.368 but he's .367/.387/.667 since coming back up (ok, ridiculously small sample size), but I think he'll finish the year with an OPS right around .800, although likely only 400 or so PA's.
Vernon Wells currently sits at .222/.248/.409. Wells hasn't taken a walk since June 10th (27 games) but in both June and July his OPS is back over .800 - his OBP absolutely sucks but he's slugging over .500 and has a BA over .250 in both months.
Pitching
Bud Norris is going to be my ace. 112 IP, Identical 3.46 ERA/DICE, 9+ K's per 9 IP. Opposing batters opsing .678 against him. More quality starts than not - clearly the best I have...
Brandon Morrow comes next. He's been hot and cold, but overall, I'll take the 10.6K's/9 IP and the 2.74 DICE. Also 0.5 HR/9 and again more quality starts than not. It would be nice if he went deeper into more games in the 2nd half.
AJ Burnett has been solid, nothing more, nothing less. He'll pitch into the 7th, mix in a fair number of strikeouts, more than a fair number of HR's, but he'll be ok.
Jo-Jo Reyes has managed to stay in the Jays rotation as a starter and is already over 100 IP, for a late pick I'll plug him in to take up some innings.
Jeff Niemann is my best bet for a #5. He's back from injury so he'll at least get me a few starts of boring no walk, no strikeout, put it in play and often over the fence pitching at the back of the rotation.
I had high hopes for Mike Minor and Brian Matusz but both look like their seasons will be lost. I thought Joe Blanton would be a worst case #5 but he's injured as well. Really hurting here with a lot of injuries over the first half to my starters.
Relief I think will be fine. Scott Downs has been excellent and will be a great lefty, Brandon League and Jose Valverde have been solid, Fernando Rodney, Kyle Kendrick, Jon Rauch and Tim Collins will make up the rest of what should be at least an average bullpen.
Chase Utley coming back and hopefully ending up in the 4-500 PA range has made a big difference for how my offense will look. I was already solid at catcher (McCann .310/.381/.514) and first base (Texeira .871 OPS, 25 HR), Now Utley with a .370 OBP and OPS around .800 as well and I have a solid core. I was really hoping Jeter would rebound and be a solid leadoff hitter but I'm not sure his .270/.330/.353 is going to get it done at the top of the order. Third base will depend on how Daniel Murphy (776 OPS, 329 PA) grades out as a fielder. If I can slot him in there, he'd be pretty productive offensively, if not, it's Chris Johnson and his .283 OBP.
I have solid backups here in Jose Molina (.825 OPS in 115 PA's), Murphy, Brett Wallace (.364 OBP) and John McDonald who should be a strong defensive substitution.
The outfield is less encouraging but I have a couple guys who look to be turning their season's around and may salvage an ok trio here. Melky Cabrera has been the best I've had going all season and sits at the all star break with a .293/.332/.455 line. Juan Rivera, Lastings Milledge and Matt Stairs look to be total non-factors, which leaves me banking on two of my absolute favourite players in the league to save me - Travis Snider and Vernon Wells.
Snider has been recalled after his terrible start and looks to have found his swing. He currently sits at .231/.302/.368 but he's .367/.387/.667 since coming back up (ok, ridiculously small sample size), but I think he'll finish the year with an OPS right around .800, although likely only 400 or so PA's.
Vernon Wells currently sits at .222/.248/.409. Wells hasn't taken a walk since June 10th (27 games) but in both June and July his OPS is back over .800 - his OBP absolutely sucks but he's slugging over .500 and has a BA over .250 in both months.
Pitching
Bud Norris is going to be my ace. 112 IP, Identical 3.46 ERA/DICE, 9+ K's per 9 IP. Opposing batters opsing .678 against him. More quality starts than not - clearly the best I have...
Brandon Morrow comes next. He's been hot and cold, but overall, I'll take the 10.6K's/9 IP and the 2.74 DICE. Also 0.5 HR/9 and again more quality starts than not. It would be nice if he went deeper into more games in the 2nd half.
AJ Burnett has been solid, nothing more, nothing less. He'll pitch into the 7th, mix in a fair number of strikeouts, more than a fair number of HR's, but he'll be ok.
Jo-Jo Reyes has managed to stay in the Jays rotation as a starter and is already over 100 IP, for a late pick I'll plug him in to take up some innings.
Jeff Niemann is my best bet for a #5. He's back from injury so he'll at least get me a few starts of boring no walk, no strikeout, put it in play and often over the fence pitching at the back of the rotation.
I had high hopes for Mike Minor and Brian Matusz but both look like their seasons will be lost. I thought Joe Blanton would be a worst case #5 but he's injured as well. Really hurting here with a lot of injuries over the first half to my starters.
Relief I think will be fine. Scott Downs has been excellent and will be a great lefty, Brandon League and Jose Valverde have been solid, Fernando Rodney, Kyle Kendrick, Jon Rauch and Tim Collins will make up the rest of what should be at least an average bullpen.
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scoobus
Footballguy
Offense:
C: Ryan Hannigan (.250/.351/.321) and Jonathan Lucroy (.280/.323/.415) make up a mediocre duo. I have extra PAs with Drew Butera (.182/.216/.265) who I could look to trade if someone doesn’t mind essentially batting two pitchers in their lineup, although I might end up keeping him so I have someone who can play defense late in games
1B: Could be iffy here depending on how much WIS kills me for playing guys here who don’t actually have playing time at 1B (essentially F/F’s). Hafner (.325/.406/.528) has been fantastic so far, and should start a ton if his D doesn’t hurt me too bad. Vlad (.279/.315/.385) has disappointed and also has no actual 1B playing time. Derrek Lee (.235/.294/.372) does have time at 1B but is pretty much terrible.
2B: I’d be looking great if he’d started the year in Colorado, but Mark Ellis (.230/.268/.335) is pretty much having the worst year of his career. Luckily I have Robert Andino (.263/.335/.316 ) who has at least given me PAs to work with and can play 2B, SS, and OF. But 2B does not look good.
SS: Alexei Ramirez (.274/.331/.414) has been pretty solid, a little high on the errors and a little low on the SBs (only 3!), but he should be decent here. Ronny Cedeno (.252/.311/.346) should be a serviceable backup and only has 5 errors on the year.
3B: Adrian Beltre (.273/.314/.499) has heated up recently and hopefully can continue so he can bat in the middle of my order, which I desperately need. His D should be very good too, although again he’s pretty high on errors so far. Casey Blake (.243/.346/.386) backs up and has been hurt the majority of the year
OF: My first two OF picks of Shin-Soo Choo (.244/.333/.353) and Alex Rios (.213/.262/.309) are both having the worst years of their careers. Rios looks unplayable at this point and Choo may not be back this year with his broken wrist. Luckily Michael Bourn (.287/.351/.395) has been solid and leads the league in steals. Marlon Byrd (.302/.347/.400) is back after being hit in the face and can hopefully find some more power. Jon Jay (.304/.352/.438) has been a nice surprise as well.
Overall I’d say my offense is the weak part of my team.
Starting Pitching:
Roy Halladay (1.019 WHIP/2.20 DICE) was my first round pick and has not disappointed. He should be solid as the anchor to my staff.
Ricky Romero (1.234 whip/3.98 dice) has been pretty good thus far and even made the all-star team as a replacement. I don’t like him playing in the AL east but he’s got great stuff.
Scott Baker (1.175/3.45) was a risky pick when I took him but has been on a roll lately. Hopefully he’s not too injured and doesn’t lose momentum.
Chris Volstad (1.461/4.63) has been a disappointment.
Jason Vargas (1.137/3.63) has done what I hoped he would do, pitching in spacious Safeco
Matt Harrison (1.283/4.08) I was pretty much positive would absolutely suck, so he’s definitely been a nice surprise.
And finally Cory Luebke (0.893/2.14), who the Padres finally put in the starting rotation, has been sensational. I may end up using him as a reliever depending on how everything turns out.
Obviously starting pitching is the strength of my team so far.
Relief Pitching:
I went with the strategy of waiting on RP and then taking a ton of them hoping something would stick, and it hasn’t worked out that great. My first two picks in Darren O’Day (1.500 WHIP/7.87 DICE) and Nick Masset (1.326/3.33) have been terrible. David Pauley (0.979/3.47) has been my biggest surprise, although he’s cooled off considerably. Other guys who should crack the pen are Logan Ondrusek, Ramon Ramirez, and George Sherrill. After that it’s anybody’s guess (Shawn Camp, Chris Ray, Lance Lynn, Scott Elbert). I really lack a dominant reliever and don’t have a lot of even very good ones, so that may be something I try to trade for.
C: Ryan Hannigan (.250/.351/.321) and Jonathan Lucroy (.280/.323/.415) make up a mediocre duo. I have extra PAs with Drew Butera (.182/.216/.265) who I could look to trade if someone doesn’t mind essentially batting two pitchers in their lineup, although I might end up keeping him so I have someone who can play defense late in games
1B: Could be iffy here depending on how much WIS kills me for playing guys here who don’t actually have playing time at 1B (essentially F/F’s). Hafner (.325/.406/.528) has been fantastic so far, and should start a ton if his D doesn’t hurt me too bad. Vlad (.279/.315/.385) has disappointed and also has no actual 1B playing time. Derrek Lee (.235/.294/.372) does have time at 1B but is pretty much terrible.
2B: I’d be looking great if he’d started the year in Colorado, but Mark Ellis (.230/.268/.335) is pretty much having the worst year of his career. Luckily I have Robert Andino (.263/.335/.316 ) who has at least given me PAs to work with and can play 2B, SS, and OF. But 2B does not look good.
SS: Alexei Ramirez (.274/.331/.414) has been pretty solid, a little high on the errors and a little low on the SBs (only 3!), but he should be decent here. Ronny Cedeno (.252/.311/.346) should be a serviceable backup and only has 5 errors on the year.
3B: Adrian Beltre (.273/.314/.499) has heated up recently and hopefully can continue so he can bat in the middle of my order, which I desperately need. His D should be very good too, although again he’s pretty high on errors so far. Casey Blake (.243/.346/.386) backs up and has been hurt the majority of the year
OF: My first two OF picks of Shin-Soo Choo (.244/.333/.353) and Alex Rios (.213/.262/.309) are both having the worst years of their careers. Rios looks unplayable at this point and Choo may not be back this year with his broken wrist. Luckily Michael Bourn (.287/.351/.395) has been solid and leads the league in steals. Marlon Byrd (.302/.347/.400) is back after being hit in the face and can hopefully find some more power. Jon Jay (.304/.352/.438) has been a nice surprise as well.
Overall I’d say my offense is the weak part of my team.
Starting Pitching:
Roy Halladay (1.019 WHIP/2.20 DICE) was my first round pick and has not disappointed. He should be solid as the anchor to my staff.
Ricky Romero (1.234 whip/3.98 dice) has been pretty good thus far and even made the all-star team as a replacement. I don’t like him playing in the AL east but he’s got great stuff.
Scott Baker (1.175/3.45) was a risky pick when I took him but has been on a roll lately. Hopefully he’s not too injured and doesn’t lose momentum.
Chris Volstad (1.461/4.63) has been a disappointment.
Jason Vargas (1.137/3.63) has done what I hoped he would do, pitching in spacious Safeco
Matt Harrison (1.283/4.08) I was pretty much positive would absolutely suck, so he’s definitely been a nice surprise.
And finally Cory Luebke (0.893/2.14), who the Padres finally put in the starting rotation, has been sensational. I may end up using him as a reliever depending on how everything turns out.
Obviously starting pitching is the strength of my team so far.
Relief Pitching:
I went with the strategy of waiting on RP and then taking a ton of them hoping something would stick, and it hasn’t worked out that great. My first two picks in Darren O’Day (1.500 WHIP/7.87 DICE) and Nick Masset (1.326/3.33) have been terrible. David Pauley (0.979/3.47) has been my biggest surprise, although he’s cooled off considerably. Other guys who should crack the pen are Logan Ondrusek, Ramon Ramirez, and George Sherrill. After that it’s anybody’s guess (Shawn Camp, Chris Ray, Lance Lynn, Scott Elbert). I really lack a dominant reliever and don’t have a lot of even very good ones, so that may be something I try to trade for.
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Super Nintendo Chalmers
Footballguy
I may end up fielding the worst hitting line up in the history of MLB. As of right now I am going to end up well short in PA for both 1B and 3B and may not have a hitter with a slugging percentage over .500.
Projected line up:
1. Jamey Carroll, 2B .297/.368/.366
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS .268/.340/.383
3. Cory Hart, RF .270/.350/.465
4. Jason Giambi, 1B .267/.360/.628 (only has PAs for about 30%) Jim Thome .219/.352/.429 (maybe 40%)
5. Carlos Ruiz, C .255/.360/.359
6. Jeff Baker, 3B .306/.326/.425 (maybe 50%)
7. Ben Francisco, LF .230/.339/.370
8. Andres Torres, CF .226/.321/.361
Bench:
Miguel Olivo, C .223/.265/.392
Orlando Hudson, 2B .231/.329/.291
Sam Fuld, OF .238/.299/.351
Tony Gwynn, OF .256/.316/.326
Jayson Werth, OF .215/.319/.362
Bunch of scrubs
Pitching should be fine but I would be shocked if I score more than 2 runs in a game.
Should be interesting.
Projected line up:
1. Jamey Carroll, 2B .297/.368/.366
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS .268/.340/.383
3. Cory Hart, RF .270/.350/.465
4. Jason Giambi, 1B .267/.360/.628 (only has PAs for about 30%) Jim Thome .219/.352/.429 (maybe 40%)
5. Carlos Ruiz, C .255/.360/.359
6. Jeff Baker, 3B .306/.326/.425 (maybe 50%)
7. Ben Francisco, LF .230/.339/.370
8. Andres Torres, CF .226/.321/.361
Bench:
Miguel Olivo, C .223/.265/.392
Orlando Hudson, 2B .231/.329/.291
Sam Fuld, OF .238/.299/.351
Tony Gwynn, OF .256/.316/.326
Jayson Werth, OF .215/.319/.362
Bunch of scrubs
Pitching should be fine but I would be shocked if I score more than 2 runs in a game.
Should be interesting.
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Eephus
Footballguy
C: Yadier Molina OPS=.746 Jeff Mathis and Gerald Laird as crappy reserves. Molina is having his best offensive season ever but his CS% is pretty mortal this year.
1B: Freddie Freeman OPS=.806 Should be average. Cuddyer can provide additional ABs at the position
2B: Ian Kinsler OPS=.815 w/ 19 for 21 SBs. He's been healthy so far. Plenty of guys w/ 2B eligibility to fill out the PAs but hopefully I won't need many.
3B: Evan Longoria OPS=.780 Missed time early and hasn't performed like a first rounder since. I'm hoping for a better second half. Lonnie Chisenhall looks capable of providing some bench PAs. If he's DOA, plan C is some combination of Punto, Tejada and Janish
SS: Emilio Bonifacio OPS=.738 is my best late round (28.19) pickup so far. His SS defense will be pretty bad in the sim but he'll be eligible at 2B, 3B and OF as well. The Punto, Tejada and Janish committee can fill in here but won't be very good on either offense or defense. I punted the position so I guess I'll be happy to have enough PAs and average production for the position.
OF: Carlos Quentin OPS=.852 has cooled down a bit but is my first half MVP. Colby Rasmus OPS=.742 will be OK. Grady Sizemore and Michael Cuddyer will share the remaining spot. Cuddyer (OPS=.843) has had a very nice half and should have decent defense at 2B. Sizemore (OPS=.743) will strikeout a lot. Travis Buck is OK for a 34th rounder. Milton Bradley RIP.
SP: Paul Maholm is my ace so far. Ricky Nolasco should be decent and Billingsley, Niese and Edwin Jackson will hopefully be tolerable. It gets pretty ugly after that so I really need my front five to stay healthy in August and September. Any start from Chris Tillman, Yunesky Maya or Edinson Volquez will be a likely L. Volquez has absolutely comical numbers (5.82 BB/9 and 1.59 HR/9).
RP: Daniel Bard, Ryan Madson, Juan Cruz, Mitchell Boggs, Matt Belisle and Scott Linebrink look usable so far. Laffey and Takahashi aren't much worse. Relievers have small sample sizes so they're extremely volatile. I have my fingers crossed that I can piece together a functioning bullpen out of some combination of these eight guys. JP Howell only has pitched 14 2/3 innings but his Volquezesque numbers look unredeemable even if he turns it around.
1B: Freddie Freeman OPS=.806 Should be average. Cuddyer can provide additional ABs at the position
2B: Ian Kinsler OPS=.815 w/ 19 for 21 SBs. He's been healthy so far. Plenty of guys w/ 2B eligibility to fill out the PAs but hopefully I won't need many.
3B: Evan Longoria OPS=.780 Missed time early and hasn't performed like a first rounder since. I'm hoping for a better second half. Lonnie Chisenhall looks capable of providing some bench PAs. If he's DOA, plan C is some combination of Punto, Tejada and Janish
SS: Emilio Bonifacio OPS=.738 is my best late round (28.19) pickup so far. His SS defense will be pretty bad in the sim but he'll be eligible at 2B, 3B and OF as well. The Punto, Tejada and Janish committee can fill in here but won't be very good on either offense or defense. I punted the position so I guess I'll be happy to have enough PAs and average production for the position.
OF: Carlos Quentin OPS=.852 has cooled down a bit but is my first half MVP. Colby Rasmus OPS=.742 will be OK. Grady Sizemore and Michael Cuddyer will share the remaining spot. Cuddyer (OPS=.843) has had a very nice half and should have decent defense at 2B. Sizemore (OPS=.743) will strikeout a lot. Travis Buck is OK for a 34th rounder. Milton Bradley RIP.
SP: Paul Maholm is my ace so far. Ricky Nolasco should be decent and Billingsley, Niese and Edwin Jackson will hopefully be tolerable. It gets pretty ugly after that so I really need my front five to stay healthy in August and September. Any start from Chris Tillman, Yunesky Maya or Edinson Volquez will be a likely L. Volquez has absolutely comical numbers (5.82 BB/9 and 1.59 HR/9).
RP: Daniel Bard, Ryan Madson, Juan Cruz, Mitchell Boggs, Matt Belisle and Scott Linebrink look usable so far. Laffey and Takahashi aren't much worse. Relievers have small sample sizes so they're extremely volatile. I have my fingers crossed that I can piece together a functioning bullpen out of some combination of these eight guys. JP Howell only has pitched 14 2/3 innings but his Volquezesque numbers look unredeemable even if he turns it around.
oso diablo
Footballguy
If season ended today, would be in a heap of hurt due to Ryan Zimmerman injury and no real backup 3B. He only has 149 PA right now.
Have extra OF depth and SP depth to offer in trade. Would be looking for high-end bullpen help and 3B/SS depth, or perhaps a 1B masher.
Catcher - Geovony Soto (322/402), Hank Conger (305/369), and sprinkle of pinch-hits possibly from George Kottaras (288/383). Feeling OK here, though haven't checked the defensive stats.
1B - Swung & missed on Brad Hawpe (301/344) and Brandon Belt (328/281 not a typo). Will have to make do with a 4th OF or Howie Kendrick (360/462)
2B - If Kendrick plays 1B, then ROY candidate Danny Espinosa (332/460) slots in here just fine.
SS - Stephen Drew (326/403) is really my only option. Eliot Johnson (268/348) had his moments early on, but has faded. Danny Worth (344/367 in 32 PA) could add value in the 2nd half.
3B - Zimmerman (342/408) needs a big 2nd half for my team to have a shot
OF - Carlos Beltran (377/503) has stayed healthy, and started in the All-Star game. As did Matt Holliday (418/577). Seth Smith (347/498), Nate McLouth (345/330), and Roger Bernadina (323/380) will find their place and role. Eric Hinske (306/435) is a nice last man on the bench with pinch-hit pop and some position flexibility.
SP - Have 71 quality starts, with 7 pitchers logging 7 or more. Tim Stauffer (2.97 era / 1.21 whip), Jaime Garcia (3.22 / 1.25), and Hiroki Kuroda (3.06 / 1.22) lead the way as a solid 1-2-3. Round it out with Carlos Carrasco (4.28 / 1.30), Kyle McClellan (4.24 / 1.33), and Brandon McCarthy (3.66 / 1.22 in limited innings).
Bullpen - Supposed-to-be-closer Matt Thornton has been brutal (3.34 / 1.67) but could turn it around. Bill Bray will be a supreme LOOGY (2.12 / 1.01). All-Star David Robertson (1.27 / 1.36) has 14.3 K/9, but has given up a lot of walks, too. Joba Chamberlain (2.83 / 1.05) was great but was lost for the season with only 28.2 IP.
Have extra OF depth and SP depth to offer in trade. Would be looking for high-end bullpen help and 3B/SS depth, or perhaps a 1B masher.
Catcher - Geovony Soto (322/402), Hank Conger (305/369), and sprinkle of pinch-hits possibly from George Kottaras (288/383). Feeling OK here, though haven't checked the defensive stats.
1B - Swung & missed on Brad Hawpe (301/344) and Brandon Belt (328/281 not a typo). Will have to make do with a 4th OF or Howie Kendrick (360/462)
2B - If Kendrick plays 1B, then ROY candidate Danny Espinosa (332/460) slots in here just fine.
SS - Stephen Drew (326/403) is really my only option. Eliot Johnson (268/348) had his moments early on, but has faded. Danny Worth (344/367 in 32 PA) could add value in the 2nd half.
3B - Zimmerman (342/408) needs a big 2nd half for my team to have a shot
OF - Carlos Beltran (377/503) has stayed healthy, and started in the All-Star game. As did Matt Holliday (418/577). Seth Smith (347/498), Nate McLouth (345/330), and Roger Bernadina (323/380) will find their place and role. Eric Hinske (306/435) is a nice last man on the bench with pinch-hit pop and some position flexibility.
SP - Have 71 quality starts, with 7 pitchers logging 7 or more. Tim Stauffer (2.97 era / 1.21 whip), Jaime Garcia (3.22 / 1.25), and Hiroki Kuroda (3.06 / 1.22) lead the way as a solid 1-2-3. Round it out with Carlos Carrasco (4.28 / 1.30), Kyle McClellan (4.24 / 1.33), and Brandon McCarthy (3.66 / 1.22 in limited innings).
Bullpen - Supposed-to-be-closer Matt Thornton has been brutal (3.34 / 1.67) but could turn it around. Bill Bray will be a supreme LOOGY (2.12 / 1.01). All-Star David Robertson (1.27 / 1.36) has 14.3 K/9, but has given up a lot of walks, too. Joba Chamberlain (2.83 / 1.05) was great but was lost for the season with only 28.2 IP.
larry_boy_44
Footballguy
Lineup:
Catcher: I've got Victor Martinez who might not have great defense, but he has 309 PAs in 77 games while batting .316/.362/.457 with 6 home runs. I don't think Posada is gonna qualify at catcher (he seems unlikely to actually play there), however I have 54 awful PAs from Wil Nieves and Matt Pagnozzi seems to be up in the majors for good and is doing pretty good in the 25 PAs he has so far (.286/.346/.286). Either way the backup probably isn't needed, I'm not going to bat Martinez high enough to get through those PAs...
1B: Billy Butler is gonna be playing here. He's batting .294/.390/.415 with 6 home runs and almost 400 plate appearances.
2B: Rickie Weeks. .278/.351/.486 with 17 home runs. Might not bat him lead off, but he'll be high in the order with his high amount of PAs.
3B: Mostly Wilson Betemit (.285/.345/.415), but he only has 223 plate appearances so far. I'm hoping he gets traded soon so he can get some more playing time. Backups would be Counsell or a SS/2B (1B?) playing out of position.
SS: Schumaker, Tejada, Furcal, Counsell... At least Schumaker and Tehada have OPS above .600.
OF: Braun (351 PAs batting .320/.402/.559 with 16 home runs and 19 stolen bases) is starting every game. Probably with Crisp (.707 OPs with 26 stolen bases) and Willingham (.735 OPS with 11 home runs). Corey Patterson is an ok backup with a lot of plate appearances and Mitch Maier (.822 OPS) is gonna be good for pinch hitting, but only has 50 PAs.
bench: I also have Jorge (who qualifies at 1B) and Jack Cust who are batting alright, even if their defense is laughable.
projected lineup:
1. Billy Butler
2. Ryan Braun
3. Ricky Weeks
4. Victor Martinez
5. Wilson Betemit
6. Coco Crisp
7. SS
8. Josh Willingham
9. P
Pitching:
Zimmerman has been great, Hudson has been very good, and then I have 5 guys who will end up being passable.
I then have my two relief pitchers who are both good in Putz and Axford. Hopefully Lidge comes back soon enough to make the minimum IP...
Catcher: I've got Victor Martinez who might not have great defense, but he has 309 PAs in 77 games while batting .316/.362/.457 with 6 home runs. I don't think Posada is gonna qualify at catcher (he seems unlikely to actually play there), however I have 54 awful PAs from Wil Nieves and Matt Pagnozzi seems to be up in the majors for good and is doing pretty good in the 25 PAs he has so far (.286/.346/.286). Either way the backup probably isn't needed, I'm not going to bat Martinez high enough to get through those PAs...
1B: Billy Butler is gonna be playing here. He's batting .294/.390/.415 with 6 home runs and almost 400 plate appearances.
2B: Rickie Weeks. .278/.351/.486 with 17 home runs. Might not bat him lead off, but he'll be high in the order with his high amount of PAs.
3B: Mostly Wilson Betemit (.285/.345/.415), but he only has 223 plate appearances so far. I'm hoping he gets traded soon so he can get some more playing time. Backups would be Counsell or a SS/2B (1B?) playing out of position.
SS: Schumaker, Tejada, Furcal, Counsell... At least Schumaker and Tehada have OPS above .600.
OF: Braun (351 PAs batting .320/.402/.559 with 16 home runs and 19 stolen bases) is starting every game. Probably with Crisp (.707 OPs with 26 stolen bases) and Willingham (.735 OPS with 11 home runs). Corey Patterson is an ok backup with a lot of plate appearances and Mitch Maier (.822 OPS) is gonna be good for pinch hitting, but only has 50 PAs.
bench: I also have Jorge (who qualifies at 1B) and Jack Cust who are batting alright, even if their defense is laughable.
projected lineup:
1. Billy Butler
2. Ryan Braun
3. Ricky Weeks
4. Victor Martinez
5. Wilson Betemit
6. Coco Crisp
7. SS
8. Josh Willingham
9. P
Pitching:
Zimmerman has been great, Hudson has been very good, and then I have 5 guys who will end up being passable.
I then have my two relief pitchers who are both good in Putz and Axford. Hopefully Lidge comes back soon enough to make the minimum IP...
Spartans Rule
Footballguy
Time to tally up the damage...
C: Actually not terrible here with Mike Napoli 232/344/529 over 183 PA and Nick Hundley 222/302/327 with 172 PA. Also 65 horrific PA from Brian Schneider - hopefully Hundley gets back soon enough that I never have to use him.
1B: Justin Morneau with a dreadful 225/281/338 line... hopefully he can have a decent 2nd half and bounce that back up to something useful, but I'm not holding my breath. Luke Scott's 223/305/408 line is sadly my best 1B option right now, but I might need him in the OF.
2B: Dustin Pedroia doing 284/395/442 and should have enough PA to play every day. One of my picks actually turned out decent.
SS: Brendan Ryan and Yuniesky Betancourt might be awful, but they at least have 300+ PA each. Looking at range factor, Ryan should get an excellent D rating again, Betancourt not so much.
3B: The good news is David Freese should get more PA in the second half now that he's healthy. The bad news is that 336/382/443 isn't going to hold up.
UTIF: Have some nice depth here. Miguel Cairo, Daniel Descalso and Alberto Gonzalez all getting PAs. Cairo and Descalso actually aren't terrible offensively. I may be able to trade some IF and shore up one of my 11 glaring weaknesses.
OF: Adam Jones and his 285/328/457 line are about as expected, and he should give me great D in center. Logan Morrison doing 267/343/489... less OBP than I hoped, but better power. Ben Revere will probably start by default... not much pop at 275/310/309, but good speed and defense. Luke Scott will play some here. Ryan Spilborghs, Felix Pie and Marcus Thames have been useless.
SP: Josh Johnson would've been a great 1st round pick if he could've stayed healthy. He'll at least give me an ace for maybe half a season. Madison Bumgarner has been very unlucky with BABIP, but his BB/9 and HR/9 are very nice. He should end up with a very solid line. Max Scherzer has been disappointing. Hopefully he has a 2nd half like last season. Brad Penny, James McDonald and Tom Gorzelanny should ensure I have enough usable IP, even though they aren't very good. Brad Bergesen's line is pretty much useless for anything past mopup work.
RP: Joakim Soria won't be a good pick, but he seems back on track and should end up with at least a decent line. Jonathan Broxton on the other hand looks like a total waste. I did get a couple nice later values in Mark Melancon and Sam LeCure who can pitch in key situations. Grant Balfour will be ok. The rest of my pen arms are pretty much junk so far.
Overall: This has to be the worst team I've ever drafted in any sort of fantasy or simulation league. A shame because I love the idea.
C: Actually not terrible here with Mike Napoli 232/344/529 over 183 PA and Nick Hundley 222/302/327 with 172 PA. Also 65 horrific PA from Brian Schneider - hopefully Hundley gets back soon enough that I never have to use him.
1B: Justin Morneau with a dreadful 225/281/338 line... hopefully he can have a decent 2nd half and bounce that back up to something useful, but I'm not holding my breath. Luke Scott's 223/305/408 line is sadly my best 1B option right now, but I might need him in the OF.
2B: Dustin Pedroia doing 284/395/442 and should have enough PA to play every day. One of my picks actually turned out decent.
SS: Brendan Ryan and Yuniesky Betancourt might be awful, but they at least have 300+ PA each. Looking at range factor, Ryan should get an excellent D rating again, Betancourt not so much.
3B: The good news is David Freese should get more PA in the second half now that he's healthy. The bad news is that 336/382/443 isn't going to hold up.
UTIF: Have some nice depth here. Miguel Cairo, Daniel Descalso and Alberto Gonzalez all getting PAs. Cairo and Descalso actually aren't terrible offensively. I may be able to trade some IF and shore up one of my 11 glaring weaknesses.
OF: Adam Jones and his 285/328/457 line are about as expected, and he should give me great D in center. Logan Morrison doing 267/343/489... less OBP than I hoped, but better power. Ben Revere will probably start by default... not much pop at 275/310/309, but good speed and defense. Luke Scott will play some here. Ryan Spilborghs, Felix Pie and Marcus Thames have been useless.
SP: Josh Johnson would've been a great 1st round pick if he could've stayed healthy. He'll at least give me an ace for maybe half a season. Madison Bumgarner has been very unlucky with BABIP, but his BB/9 and HR/9 are very nice. He should end up with a very solid line. Max Scherzer has been disappointing. Hopefully he has a 2nd half like last season. Brad Penny, James McDonald and Tom Gorzelanny should ensure I have enough usable IP, even though they aren't very good. Brad Bergesen's line is pretty much useless for anything past mopup work.
RP: Joakim Soria won't be a good pick, but he seems back on track and should end up with at least a decent line. Jonathan Broxton on the other hand looks like a total waste. I did get a couple nice later values in Mark Melancon and Sam LeCure who can pitch in key situations. Grant Balfour will be ok. The rest of my pen arms are pretty much junk so far.
Overall: This has to be the worst team I've ever drafted in any sort of fantasy or simulation league. A shame because I love the idea.
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SoCalBroncoFan
Footballguy
My first half update:
C - Ianetta (264 PA, .214/.369/.410) and Blanco (.224/.286/.466) are nothing to write home about, but I should have enough plate appearances, decent OBP and above average power at catcher.
1B - Konerko (377 PA, .319/.390/.564) is my best hitter and should solidify the center of my lineup. 1B is not a concern.
2B - Dewitt (159 PA, .263/.277/.378) and Ackley should provide enough at-bats to platoon, if Ackley stays up the rest of the year. Best case is Ackley continues what he is doing and 2B becomes a strength and not a weakness.
SS - Yunel Escobar (368 PA .291/.365/.438) has been a pleasant surprise and his offense and defense should put him in the Top 10 at SS IN THIS FORMAT.
3B - Chipper (329 PA, .259/.340/.428) and Callaspo (313 PA, .281/.355/.356) give me good depth here with plenty of PA's for the year and some extra to come off the bench in pinch-hitting appearances.
OF - Gardner (306 PA, .265/.348/.394), Drew (255 PA, .229/.329/.317), Bay (276 PA, .237/.320/.336) and Harris (143 PA, .250/.350/.331) should give me enough plate appearances to have an average OF. Not much power, but the OBP should be decent and defense shouldnt be horrible.
Bench - Ryan Roberts (308 PA, .257/.340/.439) can play almost anywhere and along with the extra PA's at 3B, 2B and OF should give me a decent bench./
Pitching
Starters
Hamels 132 IP, 1.64 BB/9, 8.25 K/9, 0.932 WHIP, 2.47 DICE - STUD
Cliff Lee 137.1 IP, 1.90 BB/9, 8.98 K/9, 1.056 WHIP, 2.82 DICE - STUD #2
Latos 100.1 IP, 3.41 BB/9, 8.34 K/9, 1.355 WHIP, 3.48 DICE - Hoping for a better second half. Showed signs at end of 1st half.
Narveson 102.1 IP, 3.52 BB/9, 7.83 K/9, 1.456 WHIP, 3.58 DICE - Reliable 4th starter. Hoping for a solid second half.
Pen
Frieri 43.1 IP, 4.15 BB/9, 11.01 K/9, 1.388 WHIP, 3.46 DICE
Mujica 42.2 IP, 1.05 BB/9, 6.33 K/9, 0.938 WHIP, 3.61 DICE
Qualls 43.1 IP, 2.49 BB/9, 4.98 K/9, 1.200 WHIP, 3.02 DICE
Meek and Kuo are works in progress right now. Hoping for some magic in the second half so that they can salvage some decent innings for my pen.
All in all, its a solid team, but probably destined for middle of the pack. Not enough offense, not enough help in the pen.
C - Ianetta (264 PA, .214/.369/.410) and Blanco (.224/.286/.466) are nothing to write home about, but I should have enough plate appearances, decent OBP and above average power at catcher.
1B - Konerko (377 PA, .319/.390/.564) is my best hitter and should solidify the center of my lineup. 1B is not a concern.
2B - Dewitt (159 PA, .263/.277/.378) and Ackley should provide enough at-bats to platoon, if Ackley stays up the rest of the year. Best case is Ackley continues what he is doing and 2B becomes a strength and not a weakness.
SS - Yunel Escobar (368 PA .291/.365/.438) has been a pleasant surprise and his offense and defense should put him in the Top 10 at SS IN THIS FORMAT.
3B - Chipper (329 PA, .259/.340/.428) and Callaspo (313 PA, .281/.355/.356) give me good depth here with plenty of PA's for the year and some extra to come off the bench in pinch-hitting appearances.
OF - Gardner (306 PA, .265/.348/.394), Drew (255 PA, .229/.329/.317), Bay (276 PA, .237/.320/.336) and Harris (143 PA, .250/.350/.331) should give me enough plate appearances to have an average OF. Not much power, but the OBP should be decent and defense shouldnt be horrible.
Bench - Ryan Roberts (308 PA, .257/.340/.439) can play almost anywhere and along with the extra PA's at 3B, 2B and OF should give me a decent bench./
Pitching
Starters
Hamels 132 IP, 1.64 BB/9, 8.25 K/9, 0.932 WHIP, 2.47 DICE - STUD
Cliff Lee 137.1 IP, 1.90 BB/9, 8.98 K/9, 1.056 WHIP, 2.82 DICE - STUD #2
Latos 100.1 IP, 3.41 BB/9, 8.34 K/9, 1.355 WHIP, 3.48 DICE - Hoping for a better second half. Showed signs at end of 1st half.
Narveson 102.1 IP, 3.52 BB/9, 7.83 K/9, 1.456 WHIP, 3.58 DICE - Reliable 4th starter. Hoping for a solid second half.
Pen
Frieri 43.1 IP, 4.15 BB/9, 11.01 K/9, 1.388 WHIP, 3.46 DICE
Mujica 42.2 IP, 1.05 BB/9, 6.33 K/9, 0.938 WHIP, 3.61 DICE
Qualls 43.1 IP, 2.49 BB/9, 4.98 K/9, 1.200 WHIP, 3.02 DICE
Meek and Kuo are works in progress right now. Hoping for some magic in the second half so that they can salvage some decent innings for my pen.
All in all, its a solid team, but probably destined for middle of the pack. Not enough offense, not enough help in the pen.
Chemical X
Footballguy
maybe socalbroncofan will deal me a guy like ryan roberts for a bp arm, cause i'm gonna need help.
i went for hitting, thinking i could grab pitching late and take my chances. of course the hitting i went for is carl crawford, jason heyward and pedro alvarez. the jose lopez 2b experiment went horribly wrong. but, i grabbed michael pineda & justin masterson late.
thinking i need a 2b/3b guy, possibly 2 of them for PAs and pray to the baby jeebus that crawford, heyward and alvarez figure things out in teh 2nd half.
C - Thole/Paulino
1b - Prince Fielder
2b - Gaping Hole
SS - Jhonny Peralta
3b - Gaping Hole/Pedro Alvarez
OF - Heyward, Michael Brantley, Crawford
SP - Pineda, Gio Gonzalez, Masterson, Myers, Dumpster
RP - Clippard should close, with ******* and Motte Set up
81-81 written all over it, though this could've been better.
Not sure of bench or nerding stats, that is for you guys to figure out.
i went for hitting, thinking i could grab pitching late and take my chances. of course the hitting i went for is carl crawford, jason heyward and pedro alvarez. the jose lopez 2b experiment went horribly wrong. but, i grabbed michael pineda & justin masterson late.
thinking i need a 2b/3b guy, possibly 2 of them for PAs and pray to the baby jeebus that crawford, heyward and alvarez figure things out in teh 2nd half.
C - Thole/Paulino
1b - Prince Fielder
2b - Gaping Hole
SS - Jhonny Peralta
3b - Gaping Hole/Pedro Alvarez
OF - Heyward, Michael Brantley, Crawford
SP - Pineda, Gio Gonzalez, Masterson, Myers, Dumpster
RP - Clippard should close, with ******* and Motte Set up
81-81 written all over it, though this could've been better.
Not sure of bench or nerding stats, that is for you guys to figure out.
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