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Ludwick mashes LHP right?
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I have three 900 point outfielders :)
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But after the top 10-12, you get some surprisingly productive (and cheap) scrubs: Colvin 13, Dirks 14, Kubel 15, Garret Jones 16.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 10:04 AM
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OF who excel vs. RHP are pretty much studs though. Brandon Moss is #1, followed by a litany of the game's best OF.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 10:02 AM
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With free agent Jesus Guzman at 13.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 10:00 AM
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Top 10 OF in vs. LHP OPS include: Ruggiano (3); Viciedo (6); Craig (9); Ross (10).
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 9:59 AM
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So without point data....the "streaming OF" strategy gets sorta interesting when you break out stats like OPS by handedness.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 9:58 AM
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I need Profar to get called up as an OF...
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 9:12 AM
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are 1B/OF types, so there are quite a few options. If you commit yourself to playing Dirks only against RHP, that's a pretty damned good ottoneu player, I think. Same for Matt Joyce.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 9:11 AM
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The site doesn't do a good job of displaying this, but based on the numbers I've run, you can get a 1,000-point OF slot with two pretty mediocre players. For a position like 2B or SS, there aren't enough good hitters to do this. But most MLB platoon guys
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 9:10 AM
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...get the good-hand production from each player, which can often approach 450-500 points.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 9:09 AM
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I'm iffy about the specific OF I have in place, but I stand by my platoon theory. Everyone needs five OF, right? You can't have five 900-point OF, or even three, in most cases. But if you load up on guys with good splits, you
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 9:08 AM
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Really? Dirks better than Eaton? To each his own I guess.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 9:06 AM
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Dirks for Hamilton....lets make it happen!
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You went into the draft saying platoons and matchups are the key to a successful OF. I think I like Dirks the best of any of your OF options.
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At least I have Roman Quinn for the future if this year doesn't work out lol.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 8:28 AM
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Went into auction knowing full well that OF was a major weakness, but Trout, Jones, Gonzalez, Granderson, Hamilton....all perfectly good players, I just didn't like the values on any of them.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 17, 2013 8:27 AM
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Really going back and forth on the quality of my squad. Some days I think it's balanced enough to go wire to wire, other days I think my 3B/OF platoon plan will keep me from contending all year. Would feel way better if I had one really legit OF bat.
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March 17, 2013 8:26 AM
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And...speaking of Javier Baez: http://tinyurl.com/arqg2mw
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Here's your 2014 #1 baseball prospect http://goo.gl/d9Xaz. I have no idea if this swing will work in MLB...looks like he could be an MVP or destined for a career in the minors, with nothing in between. But the swing is fun to watch...
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Waivers and trades have been like a prospect clearing house lately. I miss the fun of owning top prospects but there seems to be an active market for them year round, they're always changing hands.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 16, 2013 8:17 PM
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More like the future of miamis next trade partner.
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March 16, 2013 7:56 PM
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Good article on Yelich, Nick. That AA Jacksonville team is the future of the Marlins
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Chapman looks to maybe be closing...bummer: http://goo.gl/RDJ2k
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Speaking of Christian Yelich (shameless plug): http://tinyurl.com/aumnz2u
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Another guy having a huge Spring: atmlb.com/XO9qPp
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On underrated, I think I've said it 2-3 times already but I think this is the year for Dom Brown. Ottoneu is kind to guys with that kind of patience, just need the power to come.
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March 16, 2013 3:33 PM
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Speaking of #SpringTrainingStats, my favorite trade thus far has been picking up Yelich. Another bomb today for a guy who wasn't supposed to have power. Opposite-field. Beast.
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Strasburg is terrible, and the Royals (16-3) will win the World Series over the Rockies (10-7) #SpringTrainingStats
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I'm pretty sure peripherals don't matter when you cant win a game
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Interestingly, Strasburg is 0-2 in spring training....probably time to sell him while he still has some value...
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Lucky Strikes's trading block has been updated!
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What do we need to do to make the season start tomorrow?
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I like Ike too. Tried to get him a few (hundred) times this off season.
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Not underrated in my mind, would love to own that guy.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 16, 2013 11:18 AM
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http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/ike-davis-a-tale-of-two-seasons/
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Mine is Ike Davis. He sucked the first couple months last year batting well under .200 but pulled it together and still hit 32 bombs. I say he breaks out this year in a big way.
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Who on your roster do you think is the most underrated in this format?
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On that much we can agree.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 15, 2013 11:32 PM
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Besides, it's just for a talking point...whatever order I predict/project the final standings will probably turn out just the opposite. With that said, there are clearly some "better" teams than others.
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The data I will use (PECOTA, for example) is just designed to sort of show you where the guidelines probably are, so you don't give too much value to ceiling or floor as to be unrealistic. Hopefully it will make sense when I finish.
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Aren't all predictions based on information gained from the past (performance)?
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Ultimately you need to be assessing ceilings, not predicting final statistics. Sort of a useless exercise in my mind. You want to think about what they can do not what they will do.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 15, 2013 11:21 PM
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They're generally just using past performance as a baseline, they're not really predictive. I've never used them, they look really hard at previous year's stats which is not something you want to be taking as gospel.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 15, 2013 11:16 PM
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PECOTA still looks like the best way to go. Just gives a baseline for comparison - it's hard to know how many points a guy like M. Trumbo may be worth compared to K. Youkilis till you look deep (both 726, actually....)
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Aren't they projections for 2013?
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All that will tell you is which team's players had the best 2012 stats.
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 15, 2013 10:33 PM
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Probably so. But that's why I'm going to include three or four, compare at each point, and then average at the end.
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From what I've seen of Youngs projections they are conservative to the point of being useless, like all projections.
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March 15, 2013 10:23 PM
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I meant to ask this a long, long time ago, but has anyone in this league NOT ready "Fantasyland" by Sam Walker? One of my favorite pre-season rituals, and one of the funniest books ever about baseball (fantasy)
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