MLB Cap Challenge Semi-Final 1

[Nosferatu]

Every team was required to stay under the $110,000,000 salary cap.

Every player even if injured or on the DL is considered healthy for this.

Please vote for which team you think is better. Thank you...


TEAM SIX

Lineup
1 2B - Jose Altuve
2 SS - Jose Reyes
3 1B - Joey Votto
4 DH - Edwin Encarnacion
5 RF - Nelson Cruz
6 C - Yan Gomes
7 LF - Alex Gordon
8 3B - Nolan Arenado
9 CF - Billy Hamilton

Bench
C/IF/RF - Stephen Vogt
1B - C.J. Cron
2B - Scooter Gennett
SS/CF - Danny Santana
CF/RF - Lorenzo Cain

Rotation
SP - Johnny Cueto
SP - David Price
SP - Yu Darvish
SP - Sonny Gray
SP - Jesse Hahn

bullpen
SP/LRP- Danny Duffy
RP - Yoervis Medina
6th - Tom Wilhelmsen
7th - Kevin Jepsen
8th - Dellin Betances
CL - Craig Kimbrel

VS

TEAM SEVEN

Lineup
Dee Gordon SS
Robbie Cano 2B
Giancarlo Stanton RF
Paul Goldschmidt 1B
Carlos Gonzalez CF
Kyle Seager 3B
Evan Gattis C
J D Martinez LF
Matt Carpenter DH

Bench
Chris Carter 1b/DH
Matt Weiters C
Seth Smith OF
Brock Holt 2B/3B/OF

SP
John Lester
Hisashi Iwakuma
Jeff Samardzija
James Shields
Tanner Roark

CL
Francisco Rodriquez
Cody Allen

BP
Darren Oday
Henderson Alvarez
Jean Machi
Addison Reed
Andrew Miller

 

[Nosferatu]

Two very good teams!

 

[Darkstone42]

I had a really hard time deciding. Both are really solid top to bottom.

 

[Pack 500]

I like team 7's lineup a good deal better and 6's rotation a good deal better. A coin flip

 

[Nosferatu]

Hope to get more votes in this one.

 

[Nosferatu]

We need someone to break the tie...

 

[Darkstone42]

I already voted, but maybe if I do a position by position comparison, it will help someone else.

SP
SIX might have the best rotation remaining. I really like SEVEN's, but SIX's is just so deep with aces. I personally would have used Henderson Alvarez over Tanner Roark as my fifth starter in SEVEN's rotation, as well.

BP
I like the back end of SIX's better, but the middle and long relief better in SEVEN's pen. Given the quality of starting pitchers, I'll weight the back end as more important and give the nod here to SIX.

Lineup
Both teams have really nice blends of speed, on base skills, and power, but the depth of SEVEN's lineup, to me, is superior. Neither is especially strong defensively (good, not great), but I'll give the defensive edge to SIX by a bit. Overall, position player edge goes to SEVEN, in my opinion.

Bench
I like SEVEN's bench just a little better because there is a greater diversity of skills on it. Raw talent, a slight edge might go to SIX, but given the quality of the starting lineups, I think roles and specific skills are important on the benches.

This is definitely the one I had the most trouble deciding on, though. One is a better pitching team, the other a better hitting team. Which wins out?

 

[da55bums]

not going to list position vs position in the lineup but Votto and Arenado don't spend time on the DL...Lineups are extremely close. would definitely go with Team 6s bench based on numbers for 600 abs for all bench players on both sides.

 

[HammerDown]

We need someone to break the tie...

Looked at them for a few minutes and had to go with Team 7.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Team 7 wins (6-5)

 

[Ritzarmy]

Thanks for voting Hammer and breaking the tie.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Closed