MLB Salary Cap Challenge Playoff Game 4

[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 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

OR

TEAM EIGHT

Batting Order
1. Starlin Castro-SS
2. Yasiel Puig-RF
3. Adam Jones-CF
4.Chris Davis-1B
5.Victor Martinez-DH
6. Melky Cabrera-LF
7. Todd Frazier-1B/3B
8. Carlos Santana-C
9. Bret Lawrie-2B

Bench
Javier Baez-2B/SS
Allen Craig-1B/DH
Marcell Ozuna-CF
Kris Davis-LF
Mike Zunio-C

Starting Pitchers
SP Cole Hamels (L)
SP Jose Fernandez (R)
SP Stephen Strasburg (R)
SP Gio Gonzalez (L)
SP Alex Cobb (R)

Relief Pitchers
CL/RP Kenley Jensen
LRP Sean Doolittle
RRP Joba Chamberlain
LRP Aaron Loup
RRP Jenry Mejia

Closer
CL Trevor Rosenthal

 

[Ritzarmy]

Team 7 has BP is that batting practice or supposed to read RP?

 

[Nosferatu]

Team 7 has BP is that batting practice or supposed to read RP?

Bullpen?

 

[Nosferatu]

Team EIGHT sure is fancy with that little font...

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm trying to figure out why SEVEN would start Gattis over Weiters

 

[Ritzarmy]

Bullpen?

Okay thanks. Bullpen sounds correct.

 

[da55bums]

I'm trying to figure out why SEVEN would start Gattis over Weiters

Gattis has 17 HRs?

 

[da55bums]

Team 7 has BP is that batting practice or supposed to read RP?

batting practice is spelled Joba Chamberlan.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Gattis has 17 HRs?

Almost every batter on Team 8 has at least 17 HRs

 

[Ritzarmy]

batting practice is spelled Joba Chamberlan.

You won't be seeing much of Joba since Team 8 has closer Jensen as a RP before Rosenthal takes over and closes it out.

 

[Nosferatu]

Gattis has 17 HRs?

Weiters would be in that area as well if he wasn't hurt and he's a better defensive catcher.

 

[Ritzarmy]

1. Starlin Castro-SS (12 Homeruns, 61 RBI)
2. Yasiel Puig-RF (13 Homeruns, 55 RBI)
3. Adam Jones-CF (22 Homeruns, 70 RBI)
4.Chris Davis-1B (20 Homeruns, 55 RBI)
5.Victor Martinez-DH (23 Homeruns, 68 RBI)
6. Melky Cabrera-LF (14 Homeruns, 62 RBI)
7. Todd Frazier-1B/3B (20 Homeruns, 62 RBI)
8. Carlos Santana-C (20 Homeruns, 56 RBI)
9. Bret Lawrie-2B (12 Homeruns, 38 RBI

Total Homeruns: 156 Total RBI:527

VS

Dee Gordon SS (2 Homeruns, 26 RBI)
Robbie Cano 2B (10 Homeruns, 66 RBI)
Giancarlo Stanton RF (31 Homeruns, 82 RBI)
Paul Goldschmidt 1B (19 Homeruns, 69 RBI)
Carlos Gonzalez CF (11 Homeruns, 38 RBI)
Kyle Seager 3B (17 Homeruns, 72 RBI)
Evan Gattis C (17 Homeruns, 45 RBI)
J D Martinez LF (15 Homeruns, 51 RBI)
Matt Carpenter DH (6 Homeruns, 43 RBI)

Total Homeruns: 128 Total RBI:492

 

[gandydancer]

1. Starlin Castro-SS (12 Homeruns, 61 RBI)
2. Yasiel Puig-RF (13 Homeruns, 55 RBI)
3. Adam Jones-CF (22 Homeruns, 70 RBI)
4.Chris Davis-1B (20 Homeruns, 55 RBI)
5.Victor Martinez-DH (23 Homeruns, 68 RBI)
6. Melky Cabrera-LF (14 Homeruns, 62 RBI)
7. Todd Frazier-1B/3B (20 Homeruns, 62 RBI)
8. Carlos Santana-C (20 Homeruns, 56 RBI)
9. Bret Lawrie-2B (12 Homeruns, 38 RBI

Total Homeruns: 156 Total RBI:527

VS

Dee Gordon SS (2 Homeruns, 26 RBI)
Robbie Cano 2B (10 Homeruns, 66 RBI)
Giancarlo Stanton RF (31 Homeruns, 82 RBI)
Paul Goldschmidt 1B (19 Homeruns, 69 RBI)
Carlos Gonzalez CF (11 Homeruns, 38 RBI)
Kyle Seager 3B (4 Homeruns, 26 RBI)
Evan Gattis C (17 Homeruns, 45 RBI)
J D Martinez LF (15 Homeruns, 51 RBI)
Matt Carpenter DH (6 Homeruns, 43 RBI)

Total Homeruns: 115 Total RBI:446

Those types of offense get you to playoffs... pitching usually shuts them down once there. Small ball will win more often than long ball.

Lot of HR also means a lot of K's.

 

[da55bums]

what about batting averages and stolen bases?


Seager's numbers are completely wrong

 

[Ritzarmy]

what about batting averages and stolen bases?


Seager's numbers are completely wrong

If you look I changed them. Why do you need SB if the guy hits a HR. I rather have a team with homerun hitters then guys hitting singles and once in awhile stealing. Just my opinion on it.

 

[molsaniceman]

Those types of offense get you to playoffs... pitching usually shuts them down once there. Small ball will win more often than long ball.

Lot of HR also means a lot of K's.

Its pretty simple the Sox won WS last year with 2 guys that had over 20 HRs winning series is all about great pitching great D and timely hitting get guys on base and drive them home

 

[da55bums]

Goldschmidt and Cargo's numbers you are putting up but they are injuried....to be fair put up the starting pitchers against each other but just put Wins and Strikeouts....Mr Jose Fernandez.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Its pretty simple the Sox won WS last year with 2 guys that had over 20 HRs winning series is all about great pitching great D and timely hitting get guys on base and drive them home

Okay good analogy but if they won it with 2 guys that hit 20HR why not a team that 5 that are hitting 20+ HRS, has a equally as good pitching and 2 great closers. Rosenthal is leading the league in saves.

Yes guys get on base then someone drives them home. I hear this over and over. I rather have the guys who drive home the runs then the guys who get on base. 4 bases is more then 1 base, I thought. Once again I respect everyone's opinion and obviously I am the minority in this but I prefer power hitters compared to playing small ball.

 

[Ritzarmy]

Goldschmidt and Cargo's numbers you are putting up but they are injuried....to be fair put up the starting pitchers against each other but just put Wins and Strikeouts....Mr Jose Fernandez.

You put up the fucking numbers man.

 

[broncosmitty]

batting practice is spelled Joba Chamberlan.

Hey now! He's the best reliever on a second place team, that's gotta count for sumthin!?!