MLB 2000-Present Playoffs Game 5

[Nosferatu]

Drafted were players who played in the Majors from 2000 - present. Please vote for which team you believe would win a 3 game playoff.

All players are drafted as if they are in their prime!

Feel free to discuss or give the reasoning behind your decision. Thank you


Game 5


Team I

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Carlos Pena, DH
4. Freddie Freeman, 1B
5. Jose Reyes, SS
6. Carlos Ruiz, C
7. Curtis Granderson, LF
8. Nick Markakis, RF
9. Manny Machado, 3B

Bench

1. Melky Cabrera, OF/PH
2. Ben Revere, OF/PR
3. Jose Molina, C
4. Marco Scutaro, Utility Inf
SP

1. Justin Verlander
2. Tim Lincecum
3. Jake Peavy

RP

1. Joel Zumaya
2. Jesse Crain
3. Scott Linebrink

CP

1. Joakim Soria


OR


Team J

Lineup:
1. Carlos Gomez CF
2. Robinson Cano 2B
3. Andrew McCutchen DH
4. Giancarlo Stanton RF
5. Jose Abreu DH
6. Evan Gattis C
7. Ryan Zimmerman 3B
8. Dee Gordon SS
9. Brett Gardner LF

BN: Yan Gomes C
BN: Brandon Moss 1B
BN: Todd FRazier 3B
BN: Kolten Wang 2B
SP1: Adam Wainwright
SP2: Madison Bumgarner
SP3: Sonny Gray

CL: Greg Holland
RP: Dellin Betances
RP: Jake McGee
RP: Koji Uehara

 

[da55bums]

this one is close, team J has almost all current stars and current stars are tough to go against.

 

[Nosferatu]

I has the rotation J has the lineup this one is the closest matchup.

 

[Pack 500]

Carlos Pena batting 3rd should swing this in my direction hopefully. He is not a 3 hitter in this kind of draft. No other issues I can see though great matchup

 

[Pack 500]

My bad on Jose Abreu 1B obv

 

[ehb5]

Carlos Pena batting 3rd should swing this in my direction hopefully. He is not a 3 hitter in this kind of draft. No other issues I can see though great matchup

Definetly a great matchup and we both have really strong teams IMO. But I don't see why Pena can't bat third? Gives me some power there (which is what you want) while I put my better hitters at 1,2,4,and 5

 

[broncosmitty]

I think your 7,8,9 hitters are exceptional. But I would have hit all of them 3rd over Carlos. Why Reyes at five? Seems like his speed would be nullified behind Pena and Freeman. I absolutely love your starting pitching. If we're going off top three years Im not sure if JV and Lincicum can be topped as a combo. (Soria was the most underrated closer in baseball in KC, he was a great pick.).

Very good matchup here. Voting reflects that.

 

[ehb5]

I think your 7,8,9 hitters are exceptional. But I would have hit all of them 3rd over Carlos. Why Reyes at five? Seems like his speed would be nullified behind Pena and Freeman. I absolutely love your starting pitching. If we're going off top three years Im not sure if JV and Lincicum can be topped as a combo. (Soria was the most underrated closer in baseball in KC, he was a great pick.).

Very good matchup here. Voting reflects that.

Thanks. I think I have a deep lineup where everybody can hit but I certainly don't have any Miggys in it. As for Reyes I guess he could get slowed down but Idk how often that would really be a factor and in his best season he batted .337 so I want gonna drop him too far. Healthy peak Reyes was scary.

 

[broncosmitty]

Reyes was incredible at the top of the Mets order not too back in the day. I should have said why isn't he at the top of your order? Tough calls to make though with so many options. Nothing wrong with Jacoby and Pedy at the top, that's for sure.

 

[Nosferatu]

Would have been cool to bat Ellsbury and Reyes 1 & 2

 

[Pack 500]

Definetly a great matchup and we both have really strong teams IMO. But I don't see why Pena can't bat third? Gives me some power there (which is what you want) while I put my better hitters at 1,2,4,and 5

Watched him face the Yankees a lot he has power but if you make your pitches you can get him out easily

 

[ehb5]

Watched him face the Yankees a lot he has power but if you make your pitches you can get him out easily

Certainly not the greatest contact hitter but he can get on base and hit home runs 46 HR .411 OBP in his best year and the 3 spot isnt that important compared to a lot of other spots. And either way a batting order isn't going to make any difference in a three game series. I'm looking solely at the actual players.

 

[blstoker]

Certainly not the greatest contact hitter but he can get on base and hit home runs 46 HR .411 OBP in his best year

You said this and I didn't believe it, but looked it up and sure enough he had a magical year in '07. It's just really hard to remember that when he's batting .209 over the last six years, and that was his only good season averages wise.

 

[UK Cowboy]

Verlander, Timmy and Peavy. Thats it

 

[Logicallylethal]

No offense but Pena is probably the worst #3 hitter in this entire dynasty playoff. I would've bat Ellsbury and Reyes 1 and 2 and then Pedroia #3.

To me Team I's lineup is 5/10. However the pitching staff is probably a 9/10

Team J's lineup is probably a 8/10. The pitching staff is a 7.5/10 maybe an 8/10


I don't like how voters immediately look at Verlander, Lincecum, Peavy and immediately say win. Let's take a look at the match ups

Verlander vs Wainwright - Verlander is the sexier name but Wainwright is every bit as good as any team's ace.

Lincecum vs Bumgarner - Advantage Timmy

Peavy vs Gray - Hard to judge this match up, because Peavy has the track record, but 2.67 and 2.79 era for Sonny Gray in his first two years. Small sample size sure so slight advantage to Peavy, but not that much of an advantage


Overall, Team I has a slight pitching advantage, but Team J has a pretty big advantage hitting wise

 

[ehb5]

I don't think I have that bad of a lineup. Everybody in it can hit .290-.300+ with good obp. Still don't see why Pena at three matters either?

 

[Nosferatu]

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