The Free For All MLB Draft QF1 : Stoke vs UK

[Nosferatu]

STOKE

RHP

1. Arky Vaughan (L), SS
2. Joe Jackson (L), LF
3. Hack Wilson (R), CF
4. Larry Walker (L), RF
5. Todd Helton (L), 1B
6. Edgar Martinez (R), 3B
7. Joey Votto (L), DH
8. Craig Biggio (R), C
9. Nellie Fox (L), 2B

• Placido Polanco (R) 3B/2B
• Randy Winn (B) OF
• Sammy Sosa (R) RF
• Troy Tulowitzki (R) SS
• Johnny Bassler (L) C

LHP

1. Arky Vaughan (L), SS
2. Joe Jackson (L), LF
3. Edgar Martinez (R). 3B
4. Sammy Sosa (R), RF
5. Todd Helton (L), 1B
6. Hack Wilson (R), CF
7. Larry Walker (L), RF
8. Craig Biggio (R), C
9. Placido Polanco (R), 2B

• Nellie Fox (L), 2B
• Randy Winn (B), OF
• Joey Votto (L), 1B
• Troy Tulowitzki (R), SS
• Johnny Bassler (L), C

Pitchers

1. Christy Mathewson (R)
2. Lefty Grove (L)
3. Pete Alexander (R)
4. Old Hoss Radbourn (R)
5. Ron Guidry (L)

• Mariano Rivera (R)
• Billy Wagner (L)
• Joe Nathan (R)
• Jim Brewer (L)
• Mark Eichhorn (R)

VS

UK

LINEUP
1. Ichiro Suzuki (L) - RF
2. George Brett (L) - 3B
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) - 1B
4. Ralph Kiner (R) - LF
5. Duke Snider (L) - CF
6. Ernie Banks (R) - SS
7. Buster Posey (R) - C
8. Robinson Cano (L) - DH
9. Nap Lajoie (R) - 2B

BENCH
Al Simmons (R) - LF/RHDH
Bryce Harper (L) - RF
Don Mattingly (L) - 1B
Josh Donaldson (R) - 3B
Victor Martinez (B) - C

ROTATION
1. Roger Clemens (R)
2. Randy Johnson (L)
3. Cy Young (R)
4. Addie Joss (R)
5. Madison Bumgarner (L)

BULLPEN
Andrew Miller (L)
Eric Gagne (R)
Zach Britton (L)
Wade Davis (R)
Bobby Shantz (L)

 

[Nosferatu]

STOKE - 5
UK - 5

VOTED - Ritz, Stoke, Femur, Meebs, Devil, Shane, UK, Smitty, 500, WLK

Race to SIX...

 

[Ritzarmy]

I got UK with his nasty rotation

 

[blstoker]

Me.

I think this is the 2 best pitching staffs, but overall I think I have the better offense.

 

[femurov]

UK

 

[Mebert]

Top 3 of both rotations are awesome, I think UK has a better back end of the rotation, but stoke has the best bullpen in this as well.

I dont agree with moving votto too the bench against lefties, but I get it.

Overall this is an awesome matchup, I think stokes bp is the difference

Stoke

 

[TheRobotDevil]

uk

 

[blstoker]

Top 3 of both rotations are awesome, I think UK has a better back end of the rotation, but stoke has the best bullpen in this as well.

I dont agree with moving votto too the bench against lefties, but I get it.

Overall this is an awesome matchup, I think stokes bp is the difference

Stoke

I hemmed and hawed, but Sosa was .296/.392/.558/.950 career vs. LHP, while Votto was .299/.405/.506/.911 and Sosa just gets better and better as you take into account prime and peak while Votto really does (probably because he's still in his prime). Overall, Sosa was better vs. LHP, and there really wasn't any reason to not go with it with the sheer amount of talent on the team - might as well maximize it.

 

[Mebert]

I hemmed and hawed, but Sosa was .296/.392/.558/.950 career vs. LHP, while Votto was .299/.405/.506/.911 and Sosa just gets better and better as you take into account prime and peak while Votto really does (probably because he's still in his prime). Overall, Sosa was better vs. LHP, and there really wasn't any reason to not go with it with the sheer amount of talent on the team - might as well maximize it.

I had dosa with a 38 something obp against lefties. 20 points of obp probably does not override the extra power Sosa brings

 

[blstoker]

I had dosa with a 38 something obp against lefties. 20 points of obp probably does not override the extra power Sosa brings

baseball-reference has Sosa's OBP against LHP as .389, but in my equation I didn't account for SH or SF so mine was .392. I went my way since SH and SF weren't tracked for everyone and I was trying to make it consistent for everyone. But, yeah the difference in OBP was just not enough to not go with the added pop - as Sosa's 14.9 AB/HR is significantly better than Votto's 22.4.

 

[Shanemansj13]

I think there are only slight advantages in both lineups and rotations. Both rotations are sick. Went back and forth but I went with Stoke bc of his BP. He has the best BP in this draft.

 

[UK Cowboy]

UK

 

[Pack 500]

UK

 

[broncosmitty]

Stoke


Cuz im not holding Coors Field against him. But I should.

 

[blstoker]

Stoke


Cuz im not holding Coors Field against him. But I should.

You play where you play - plenty of Red Sox with inflated numbers as well.....

 

[broncosmitty]

You play where you play - plenty of Red Sox with inflated numbers as well.....

It's was more of a bonus than deflated balls.


I'll leave it at that.

 

[blstoker]

It's was more of a bonus than deflated balls.


I'll leave it at that.

It wasn't a comment on steroids or any other Boston related scandal....

 

[broncosmitty]

It wasn't a comment on steroids or any other Boston related scandal....

Damn Auto correct.


I meant to say the tuck rule.

 

[wlk3]

Stoker

 

[Nosferatu]

I have looked at this for like an hour. I have to lean UK

Games like this are why I don't like drafting Super Teams...