Like most of you, often your roster ends up with two quality players at the same position. In the case of Jose Ortiz and Al Chavez I had two pretty good players, close to the same age, both 1B. I decidied to try and trade one, but I had to decide which one to keep. Predicting the future isn't easy and I chose to keep Al Chavez and trade Jose Ortiz. Ortiz was a year younger, but I didn't like his weak rating against RHP. Al Chavez seemed kinda like a John Olerud type so keeping him seemed ok to me. The trade I speak of went down in season 6.
Fast forward to season 10 and what do I think now? Let's compare these two guys.
CHAVEZ
Se G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
6 137 554 65 175 19 1 6 60 52 40 0 0 .316 .379 .386 .765
7 143 558 68 162 18 3 10 62 50 64 0 0 .290 .350 .387 .737
8 155 585 87 203 22 4 7 78 61 42 1 1 .347 .407 .434 .841
9 143 598 84 181 24 4 7 55 56 71 0 0 .303 .368 .391 .759
T 727 2832 386 888 103 18 43 329 281 267 1 1 .314 .378 .408 .786
ORTIZ
Se G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
6 127 429 55 115 22 3 9 45 38 67 17 8 .268 .330 .396 .726
7 155 492 80 143 22 4 10 52 51 76 21 8 .291 .362 .413 .775
8 162 675 141 224 55 10 26 99 74 83 47 7 .332 .398 .559 .957
9 135 450 64 126 21 5 7 54 33 65 22 11 .280 .329 .396 .725
T 579 2046 340 608 120 22 52 250 196 291 107 34 .297 .360 .454 .814
I prefer Ortiz's numbers over the guy I kept a little bit. I did get Sammy Johnson back in the trade and he is a really good 2B. But kudos to the owner of Ortiz, you got a good player.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Power Rankings at the Break
Team Owner W L
Rank
1 Florida hartigan99 63 29
2 Toronto shed212 62 30
3 Trenton jcahill 58 34
4 Tampa Bay Primetime17 58 34
5 Seattle luvbuzzrdp 57 35
6 Rochester bigtuna5 55 37
7 New Orleans yoker70 54 38
8 Augusta steeplechasr 53 39
9 Pittsburgh dryb 53 39
10 Cheyenne clocked 52 40
11 Tacoma vhoward415 51 41
12 New York fisk72 51 41
13 Boston rygel1st 50 42
14 Baltimore mikeygren 50 42
15 Las Vegas paulbiss612 49 43
16 Detroit themayorbk 47 45
17 Boise lido9613 47 45
18 Philadelphia rkodonnell 47 45
19 Scranton emily6802 47 45
20 Houston jwinner5 47 45
21 Richmond dwhit34 44 48
22 Texas cezarroy 40 52
23 Fargo graybeard 39 53
24 Memphis goofballhell 37 55
25 Jacksonville biss7 * 36 56
26 Madison orabbi 36 56
27 Milwaukee bigmike9777 35 57
28 Tucson highandmight 34 58
29 Anaheim mesapitfan 34 58
30 Los Angeles bradfantasy 32 60
31 Arizona geowarrior2 * 29 63
32 Salt Lake tribeman99 25 67
Rank
1 Florida hartigan99 63 29
2 Toronto shed212 62 30
3 Trenton jcahill 58 34
4 Tampa Bay Primetime17 58 34
5 Seattle luvbuzzrdp 57 35
6 Rochester bigtuna5 55 37
7 New Orleans yoker70 54 38
8 Augusta steeplechasr 53 39
9 Pittsburgh dryb 53 39
10 Cheyenne clocked 52 40
11 Tacoma vhoward415 51 41
12 New York fisk72 51 41
13 Boston rygel1st 50 42
14 Baltimore mikeygren 50 42
15 Las Vegas paulbiss612 49 43
16 Detroit themayorbk 47 45
17 Boise lido9613 47 45
18 Philadelphia rkodonnell 47 45
19 Scranton emily6802 47 45
20 Houston jwinner5 47 45
21 Richmond dwhit34 44 48
22 Texas cezarroy 40 52
23 Fargo graybeard 39 53
24 Memphis goofballhell 37 55
25 Jacksonville biss7 * 36 56
26 Madison orabbi 36 56
27 Milwaukee bigmike9777 35 57
28 Tucson highandmight 34 58
29 Anaheim mesapitfan 34 58
30 Los Angeles bradfantasy 32 60
31 Arizona geowarrior2 * 29 63
32 Salt Lake tribeman99 25 67
Friday, April 30, 2010
Random Thoughts and Notes
Random Notes:
Rochester and Boise share the lead in the AL North. They also share the best record in baseball at this point. The last thing that is amazing about those two teams are the 39-10 ROAD records they both have earned so far. New York, Tampa and Seattle lead the other divisions. If the season ended today Detroit would also be in the playoffs as the 6 see and third team from the tough AL North.
The biggest surprise has to be the Boise team playing as well as they are. Tampa Bay leads its division with a current record of 47-49. Pittsburgh was expecting better than they are getting so far.
Toronto, Trenton, Florida, and Tacoma lead the respective divisions with the current WC leaders are Philadelphia and Scranton from the tough NL East.
Tacoma is killing with its pitching, with a 3.20 ERA, far ahead of anyone else, almost a half a run per game! Tampa Bay leads the league in strikeouts led by Jamie Conways 124.
Boise leads the ML in Avg and OBP, while Milwaukee leads in SLG and OPS. Detroit has stolen an incredible 181 bases, but they have been caught 55 times. Toronto has 186 HR’s and leads the swing for the fences club, they have also scored the most runs.
Seattle is playing excellent defense with just 31 errors. Achilles Rivera and Jeff MacDougal both have sub 2.00 ERA’s, and have pitched strongly. Vince Murphy has 15 wins and will be given serious Cy Young Consideration. Sun Sakamoto has 150 SO’s and leads the league.
Al Chavez is the league batting leader at .358, Victor Guillen has a great SLG pct of .626, hitting 30 home runs, and knocking in 84 runs. Brad Barker has the longest hitting streak of the year with 30 games straight with a hit.
Just some thoughts at this point! Hopefully I will get more time to write more!
Rochester and Boise share the lead in the AL North. They also share the best record in baseball at this point. The last thing that is amazing about those two teams are the 39-10 ROAD records they both have earned so far. New York, Tampa and Seattle lead the other divisions. If the season ended today Detroit would also be in the playoffs as the 6 see and third team from the tough AL North.
The biggest surprise has to be the Boise team playing as well as they are. Tampa Bay leads its division with a current record of 47-49. Pittsburgh was expecting better than they are getting so far.
Toronto, Trenton, Florida, and Tacoma lead the respective divisions with the current WC leaders are Philadelphia and Scranton from the tough NL East.
Tacoma is killing with its pitching, with a 3.20 ERA, far ahead of anyone else, almost a half a run per game! Tampa Bay leads the league in strikeouts led by Jamie Conways 124.
Boise leads the ML in Avg and OBP, while Milwaukee leads in SLG and OPS. Detroit has stolen an incredible 181 bases, but they have been caught 55 times. Toronto has 186 HR’s and leads the swing for the fences club, they have also scored the most runs.
Seattle is playing excellent defense with just 31 errors. Achilles Rivera and Jeff MacDougal both have sub 2.00 ERA’s, and have pitched strongly. Vince Murphy has 15 wins and will be given serious Cy Young Consideration. Sun Sakamoto has 150 SO’s and leads the league.
Al Chavez is the league batting leader at .358, Victor Guillen has a great SLG pct of .626, hitting 30 home runs, and knocking in 84 runs. Brad Barker has the longest hitting streak of the year with 30 games straight with a hit.
Just some thoughts at this point! Hopefully I will get more time to write more!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Playoffs and Season End - Year 7
A playoff preview below with the end of season recap is coming soon!
Season 6
1. Tampa Bay
2. Las Vegas
3. New York Mafia
4. Burlington
5. St Louis
6. Seattle
Season 7
1. New York Mafia
2. Rochester
3. Seattle
4. Tampa Bay
5. Detroit (former Burlington)
6. Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh and Rochester are new playoff teams this year while out goes Las Vegas and St. Louis
Seattle versus Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh and Seattle have identical records. Pitt has the workhorse pitcher Randy Power and the pundits wonder if he has gas left after logging 245 innings. If he can bring them solid outings they have a great chance. Seattle has Jeff MacDougal, the Cy Young winner of years past. Toss a coin and pick who you like, we are going Seattle but only because it came up heads.
Wow, a 2.17 ERA for the playoffs as Seattle comes up big with pitching and never lets Pitt off the mat.
Tampa Bay versus Detroit – Del Hukata. Tampa enters the playoffs with a losing record, which is rare, but hey once you are there you have as much chance as anyone. Del Hukata is the key we think. If he can deliver lights out pitching they can upset Detroit. Detroit went through a mid season ownership change, and will likely use 3-4 SP’s only in the playoffs. They are balanced and we pick them to win in 4 and face the Mafia in Round 2.
Man oh man this was a fun one. Tampa was up 2-0 but could not close the deal. As predicted Del Hukata was the key but he alone could not pull it off. Detroit comes up with some timely pitching and moves on to the next round. Well done Tampa, it was a great fight.
Season 6
1. Los Angeles
2. Trenton
3. Chicago
4. Florida
5. Jacksonville
6. Scranton
Season 7
1. Philadelphia
2. Chicago
3. Los Angeles
4. Florida
5. Trenton
6. Tacoma
Philadelphia and Tacoma are the new teams to the playoffs and out goes Scranton and Jacksonville
Los Angeles versus Tacoma – Our staff reports that Tacoma plans to run with it’s big 4 starters and hopes to shut down LA. LA counters with Douglas the 20 game winner and the steady Jim Bush. This one is an uphill battle for Tacoma, and we think it is LA in 4 that will move on to face Chicago.
Clearly the most impressive performance of the first round so far is from Tacoma. They only score 7 runs and they sweep LA with a 1.33 ERA. Just a powerhouse performance from this team.
Florida versus Trenton – Florida is back but so is Trenton. These two teams are used to being int he playoffs and they are not satisfied to just get here. Just when you think Leon Holden has been in this league forever and may be getting old we realize is just 27 years old. Trenton is a solid team every year but we feel an upset is brewing and Florida will find a way to the next round to face the top seeded Philadelphia squad.
Seven run per game will usually get you to the next round and it proved to be the case as Trenton moves on to take on Philadelphia. These cross river rivals will have a nice battle.
ROUND 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Detroit Faith versus New York Mafia
Detroit is coming off of a huge comeback in round 1. They face a balanced team in NY. The Mafia has solid pitching and some serious bats. It is hard to see how the Mafia will be beaten. Last years MVP Alex Gonzalez is the big bat, and he has a trio of 18 game winners in Hearn, Calles, and Boyd. We think NY wins in 4.
Rochester big tunas versus Seattle Rainers
Rochester has been an up and comer with Sakamoto and Blair as a 1-2 punch, but overlooking the bats of Milton and Cook would be a mistake. Seattle had an easy first round and is rested and ready. Jeff MacDougal will try to keep the hitters in check. 2 wins from him would go a long way to helping Seattle. The blog picks Rochester in 5.
Trenton Thunder versus Philadelphia Continentals
Two seriously strong teams go head to head in this neighboring state battle. Philly is pretty tough with the Shuey/Owen combo and the bat of Palacios. Trenton is hot now after scoring 21 runs in 3 games. We still say Philly is able to get this one in 5 games.
Tacoma 2x4's versus Chicago Midway
Tacoma surprised a number of people by dispensing of LA in short fashion in round 1. Chicago brings a team era of 3.45 to this series. This is the 4th straight try by Chicago to get past this round, and this time they get it done in a tough 5 game series.
Detroit versus Rochester
Detroit remains as the only low seed and faces the Rochester squad that has used the Shuey/Owen combo to perfection thus far. Detroit is always coming to play in these playoffs but the end of the road is upon them. Rochester advances to play for the World Series Championship.
Philadelphia versus Chicago
Chicago is trying to get to the WS in the CubsWin league. This is a righteous cause if there ever was one. Philly is tough and balanced. The karma gods are with Chicago and we think they upset Philly and play Rochester for all the marbles.
Season 6
1. Tampa Bay
2. Las Vegas
3. New York Mafia
4. Burlington
5. St Louis
6. Seattle
Season 7
1. New York Mafia
2. Rochester
3. Seattle
4. Tampa Bay
5. Detroit (former Burlington)
6. Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh and Rochester are new playoff teams this year while out goes Las Vegas and St. Louis
Seattle versus Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh and Seattle have identical records. Pitt has the workhorse pitcher Randy Power and the pundits wonder if he has gas left after logging 245 innings. If he can bring them solid outings they have a great chance. Seattle has Jeff MacDougal, the Cy Young winner of years past. Toss a coin and pick who you like, we are going Seattle but only because it came up heads.
Wow, a 2.17 ERA for the playoffs as Seattle comes up big with pitching and never lets Pitt off the mat.
Tampa Bay versus Detroit – Del Hukata. Tampa enters the playoffs with a losing record, which is rare, but hey once you are there you have as much chance as anyone. Del Hukata is the key we think. If he can deliver lights out pitching they can upset Detroit. Detroit went through a mid season ownership change, and will likely use 3-4 SP’s only in the playoffs. They are balanced and we pick them to win in 4 and face the Mafia in Round 2.
Man oh man this was a fun one. Tampa was up 2-0 but could not close the deal. As predicted Del Hukata was the key but he alone could not pull it off. Detroit comes up with some timely pitching and moves on to the next round. Well done Tampa, it was a great fight.
Season 6
1. Los Angeles
2. Trenton
3. Chicago
4. Florida
5. Jacksonville
6. Scranton
Season 7
1. Philadelphia
2. Chicago
3. Los Angeles
4. Florida
5. Trenton
6. Tacoma
Philadelphia and Tacoma are the new teams to the playoffs and out goes Scranton and Jacksonville
Los Angeles versus Tacoma – Our staff reports that Tacoma plans to run with it’s big 4 starters and hopes to shut down LA. LA counters with Douglas the 20 game winner and the steady Jim Bush. This one is an uphill battle for Tacoma, and we think it is LA in 4 that will move on to face Chicago.
Clearly the most impressive performance of the first round so far is from Tacoma. They only score 7 runs and they sweep LA with a 1.33 ERA. Just a powerhouse performance from this team.
Florida versus Trenton – Florida is back but so is Trenton. These two teams are used to being int he playoffs and they are not satisfied to just get here. Just when you think Leon Holden has been in this league forever and may be getting old we realize is just 27 years old. Trenton is a solid team every year but we feel an upset is brewing and Florida will find a way to the next round to face the top seeded Philadelphia squad.
Seven run per game will usually get you to the next round and it proved to be the case as Trenton moves on to take on Philadelphia. These cross river rivals will have a nice battle.
ROUND 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Detroit Faith versus New York Mafia
Detroit is coming off of a huge comeback in round 1. They face a balanced team in NY. The Mafia has solid pitching and some serious bats. It is hard to see how the Mafia will be beaten. Last years MVP Alex Gonzalez is the big bat, and he has a trio of 18 game winners in Hearn, Calles, and Boyd. We think NY wins in 4.
Rochester big tunas versus Seattle Rainers
Rochester has been an up and comer with Sakamoto and Blair as a 1-2 punch, but overlooking the bats of Milton and Cook would be a mistake. Seattle had an easy first round and is rested and ready. Jeff MacDougal will try to keep the hitters in check. 2 wins from him would go a long way to helping Seattle. The blog picks Rochester in 5.
Trenton Thunder versus Philadelphia Continentals
Two seriously strong teams go head to head in this neighboring state battle. Philly is pretty tough with the Shuey/Owen combo and the bat of Palacios. Trenton is hot now after scoring 21 runs in 3 games. We still say Philly is able to get this one in 5 games.
Tacoma 2x4's versus Chicago Midway
Tacoma surprised a number of people by dispensing of LA in short fashion in round 1. Chicago brings a team era of 3.45 to this series. This is the 4th straight try by Chicago to get past this round, and this time they get it done in a tough 5 game series.
Detroit versus Rochester
Detroit remains as the only low seed and faces the Rochester squad that has used the Shuey/Owen combo to perfection thus far. Detroit is always coming to play in these playoffs but the end of the road is upon them. Rochester advances to play for the World Series Championship.
Philadelphia versus Chicago
Chicago is trying to get to the WS in the CubsWin league. This is a righteous cause if there ever was one. Philly is tough and balanced. The karma gods are with Chicago and we think they upset Philly and play Rochester for all the marbles.
Friday, January 29, 2010
All Star Break musings......
Best Records at the All Star Break
ML – Philadelphia Continentals 61-31
AAA – Florida Hurricanes 63-30
AA – Fargo Elks 65-28 Philadelphia Continentals 65-28
High A – Philadelphia Continentals 67-26 Florida Hurricanes 67-26
Low A – Las Vegas Running Rebels 71-22
Rookie – Houston Caballeros 24-3
Amazing how solid Philly is top to bottom, they also have the second best record in AAA, Florida is impressive as well.
Having 5 ML pitchers with ERA’s under 2.00 tells us that the pitching is way out of whack but like others have noticed, the latest update should correct that a bit. Jeff MacDougal is a fabo SP but his 1.39 is almost half of his career number of 2.66.
Lack of power makes guys like Randy Dixon in New York very valuable with his 56 steals.
Fargo’s Albert McEnroe has an incredible .494 OBP, that is one hell of a number.
So far it looks like no hitter will get to 50 HR’s this year. That is a big change for WIS.
ML – Philadelphia Continentals 61-31
AAA – Florida Hurricanes 63-30
AA – Fargo Elks 65-28 Philadelphia Continentals 65-28
High A – Philadelphia Continentals 67-26 Florida Hurricanes 67-26
Low A – Las Vegas Running Rebels 71-22
Rookie – Houston Caballeros 24-3
Amazing how solid Philly is top to bottom, they also have the second best record in AAA, Florida is impressive as well.
Having 5 ML pitchers with ERA’s under 2.00 tells us that the pitching is way out of whack but like others have noticed, the latest update should correct that a bit. Jeff MacDougal is a fabo SP but his 1.39 is almost half of his career number of 2.66.
Lack of power makes guys like Randy Dixon in New York very valuable with his 56 steals.
Fargo’s Albert McEnroe has an incredible .494 OBP, that is one hell of a number.
So far it looks like no hitter will get to 50 HR’s this year. That is a big change for WIS.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Rule 5 Draft History
I was thinking today of the value of Rule 5 picks. Rather the value or lack of value......and I did a quick review of the 7 1st picks of the Rule 5 draft. Below is a stat recap and grade for each.
It is interesting that all are still on rosters as of today.
Year 1 - Seattle Ricky Kidd Career 54 wins, 83 losses, ERA of 5.70 It is safe to say that Ricky the Kid didn't grow up well cnough to suit Seattle, he gets a C-, and that may be generous. He has logged over 1,000 innings in the ML
Year 2 - Las Vegas Vic Lee Career 95 HR's, 342 RBI's and a .281 batting average. He is servicable but not a star. He gets a C+
Year 3 - New York Mafia Alex Gonzalez Career 208 HR's, 582 RBI's and a .299 batting average. He is a beast of a pick and easily rates an A.
Year 4 - Augusta Damaso Cortes Career of 6 HR's, 147 RBI's and a .283 batting average. He is a good defender so he has that going for him. But overall his production is pretty weak. he grades a C-
Year 5 - Augusta Artie Robinson Career 36 Hr's and 144 RBI's and a .295 batting average in his first two years. Being that he is just 24 he is a work in progress but he get a tentative stamp of approval and grades a B+
Year 6 - Augusta Isaac Spencer Has just one year under his belt and he had 13 dingers and 46 RBI while hitting 341. He gets a B for now.
Year 7 - Milwaukee Brook Bristow 6 wins 4 losses and a 3.07 ERA makes him a great pick so far.
A mixed bag, which is about what one would expect. Years 3, 5, and 7 look like solid picks with 3 and 7 being my personal favorites. It is nice to see someone other than Augusta pick this year! Let me know if you have a Rule 5 player that has turned out to be a Johan Santana type of rule 5 and I will spotlight him.
It is interesting that all are still on rosters as of today.
Year 1 - Seattle Ricky Kidd Career 54 wins, 83 losses, ERA of 5.70 It is safe to say that Ricky the Kid didn't grow up well cnough to suit Seattle, he gets a C-, and that may be generous. He has logged over 1,000 innings in the ML
Year 2 - Las Vegas Vic Lee Career 95 HR's, 342 RBI's and a .281 batting average. He is servicable but not a star. He gets a C+
Year 3 - New York Mafia Alex Gonzalez Career 208 HR's, 582 RBI's and a .299 batting average. He is a beast of a pick and easily rates an A.
Year 4 - Augusta Damaso Cortes Career of 6 HR's, 147 RBI's and a .283 batting average. He is a good defender so he has that going for him. But overall his production is pretty weak. he grades a C-
Year 5 - Augusta Artie Robinson Career 36 Hr's and 144 RBI's and a .295 batting average in his first two years. Being that he is just 24 he is a work in progress but he get a tentative stamp of approval and grades a B+
Year 6 - Augusta Isaac Spencer Has just one year under his belt and he had 13 dingers and 46 RBI while hitting 341. He gets a B for now.
Year 7 - Milwaukee Brook Bristow 6 wins 4 losses and a 3.07 ERA makes him a great pick so far.
A mixed bag, which is about what one would expect. Years 3, 5, and 7 look like solid picks with 3 and 7 being my personal favorites. It is nice to see someone other than Augusta pick this year! Let me know if you have a Rule 5 player that has turned out to be a Johan Santana type of rule 5 and I will spotlight him.
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