MLB Salary Challenge Chat

[Darkstone42]

On home runs versus other stats:

Home runs are great, but even the best home run hitters don't hit them all the time. Building a lineup of them is asking for inconsistency if they don't hit for average and draw walks.

Statistically, it has been shown that getting on base (read, avoiding outs) is the most important component of hitting. It maximizes the odds of favorable sequencing. Having some pure power bats is great, and it's a good idea to have one or two in your lineup, but the focus of most successful offenses is getting on base first and foremost.

 

[Nosferatu]

Mornin' y'all...

 

[Darkstone42]

I put a request for votes on the hockey forum in the thread where we do most of our discussing of baseball.

Don't worry, I didn't tell them which team was mine.

 

[Nosferatu]

I put a request for votes on the hockey forum in the thread where we do most of our discussing of baseball.

Don't worry, I didn't tell them which team was mine.

Yeah, yeah, we will now see Stones team run off 10 straight votes.

 

[Darkstone42]

Yeah, yeah, we will now see Stones team run off 10 straight votes.

Yeah, because my team's that good!

 

[Darkstone42]

How long do we let each round go, by the way?

 

[Nosferatu]

5:00

 

[Nosferatu]

Semi-Final games are posted, please vote!

 

[gandydancer]

I got till 5PM tomorrow right?

I need to do some stat checks... two really good matchups left

 

[Darkstone42]

We weren't allowed to draft multiple closers?

Well, crap.

 

[Nosferatu]

We weren't allowed to draft multiple closers?

Well, crap.

Don't worry about it, it wasn't a set rule, we just try to keep this as real as they can be and it's just been a unofficial rule that you draft one closer.

 

[Nosferatu]

Geez, what happened to Ritz, pretty lame he leaves because me and others disagreed with what he said. Didn't realize it was possible he'd do this...

 

[gandydancer]

We weren't allowed to draft multiple closers?

Well, crap.

Don't worry about it, it wasn't a set rule, we just try to keep this as real as they can be and it's just been a unofficial rule that you draft one closer.

I will not judge on that. Some teams have guys that were or used to be set up guys who changed roles, or vice versa.

IMO you are getting petty when that comes into play. Now playing a guy at completely wrong position could make me frown upon it. Not double closers.

 

[da55bums]

you could draft closers who were set up men, Melencon definitely falls into fair game, over 10 holds this year.


If I moved Billy Hamilton to close then what Gandy said.

 

[Nosferatu]

You can vote however you want, but IMO we drafted on this year and how the players are doing this year aside from injury, drafting more than one closer just isn't real if it is why didn't we all just draft a pen full of closers?

 

[da55bums]

yes, and Melencon has like 12 holds, this year, started the year as a MR/8th inning guy and fell into closing because of injury.

If anyone should qualify for MR who has saves...he definitely should...the rule did say that "injuries don't count" well if Pits closer didn't get injured, then traded, Melencon would still be an 8th inning guy.

 

[broncosmitty]

Closers are closers, getting cute doesn't earn votes as far as my vote is concerned. (Nothing in sports that's more BS than "closer", but it is what it is. )

 

[molsaniceman]

You can vote however you want, but IMO we drafted on this year and how the players are doing this year aside from injury, drafting more than one closer just isn't real if it is why didn't we all just draft a pen full of closers?

U do know the dodgers have 4 closers in their bullpen Granted most are failed closers Wilson/Perez/League/Jensen

What team wouldnt want a Bullpen full of closers except the price is too high

 

[gandydancer]

You can vote however you want, but IMO we drafted on this year and how the players are doing this year aside from injury, drafting more than one closer just isn't real if it is why didn't we all just draft a pen full of closers?

Tigers traded for Soria. He is now a 7th inning guy who was a closer this year in Texas. Even if they remove Nathan for Soria.... Nathan will be 7th inning guy or something otherr than closer.


Not going to go all Ritz or anything with ya. But you Nos are nitpicking. Saw some teams that drafted 2 starters at positions. Maybe we should have only been able to draft true backups.

 

[ehb5]

Idk to me a closer is just a glorified relief pitcher. Theres nothing special about them. And if teams could afford more than one then they would (and maybe theyd be used right then but that's a different story) and some of us could afford more than one so we did it. If I see a team with three closers ill say hey that's a great bullpen.