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3 more outs for Darvish.....
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Emailed Niv this morning, emailed him again about 5 minutes ago.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 9, 2014 10:24 PM
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The standings never corrected themselves today, did they?
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Makes sense to me. He only threw 140 innings last year, have to keep some innings in his arm for later in the season/playoffs.
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Alex Wood to the bullpen? Isn't he the Braves' best SP (besides Harang, of course...)?
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Enrico Palazzo's trade block has been updated!
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MoPain MoGain's trade block has been updated!
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Standings/stats don't look like they've been updated with last night's scores.
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Did the stats from the late games not count last night?
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 9, 2014 7:02 AM
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WAR Horse's trade block has been updated!
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 8, 2014 10:52 PM
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This is sort of fun to play with: ROS Steamer Projections - http://bit.ly/1iu7N38
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Rougned Odor, cmon down!
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A graphical update on our league: http://bit.ly/RrlHcs
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Carlos Santana has a 0.2 WAR, despite batting just .139 and playing 3rd this year. #walksftw
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I'm changing my thinking on the availability of Alex Wood. If you're interested, I may move him this week. Would ideally want SP, RP, MI, and/or prospects.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 8, 2014 7:49 AM
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On a per game basis, Tulo has been 22% better than his next closest hitter (Bautista). What a season he's having...
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Don't rule out a repeat...no team has been hotter and moved as far as Durham since the calendar flipped to May. He's on a roll...
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I realize that it is mad early, and I am by no mean throwing in the towel. But if Chicago wins, that would be four different champs in four years. That would be cool.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 7, 2014 9:58 PM
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Man I missed this argument...it had been a while.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 7, 2014 9:57 PM
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Sounds like you're offering to trade me Fernandez, Trey. I'll take him!
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Still not enough to catch Chiefs and his Marlins rotation, who may simultaneously max out the 1500 IP cap and win the trophy by the All-Star break
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Small sample sizes but so far so good...
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Lucky Strikes: = 205 IP from SP @ 4.83 P/IP; 85.66 IP from RP @ 8.25 P/IP for total of 291.6 IP @ 5.83 P/IP. My bullpen has been 30% better in 20 more IP and is the only thing keeping my pitching afloat.
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Just to beat a dead horse...YTD: Enrico = 266 IP from SP @ 4.80 P/IP; 66.6 IP from RP @ 6.37 P/IP for total of 332.8 IP @ 5.12 P/IP.
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The Romo deal is the best example of your willingness to act in a similar way. You touted Corbin as an "ace" at good value, but you traded him for Romo. I traded a top SP prospect in A+ ball for Holland and got blasted. I don''t see much difference.
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But I can have history and a track record. Which is what I'm willing to pay for.
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I agree with both your points: it should suggest that my bullpen is more valuable over the course of the season than others. Unfortunately, I can't track every team to prove that. Likewise, I agree I can't have certainty with Holland over waiver scrap.
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Black, Qualls, O'Day, Dunn, & Bastardo weren't good opportunities, and the fact that you've had to trade for Pap, Romo, and McGee suggest they are harder to find than we admit.
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your comment implies that by spending $13 you've gotten your certainty on the elite side. Completely untrue assumption that underlies your entire position. But I can't do this again.
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anyway, the "elite RP" theory should mean that the P/IP production of the relievers you invested in heavily, as well as their total points over the season, far outstrip bullpens of those of us that waited to put them together. We'll see...
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There is an opportunity cost for sure for keeping an $13 pre-season and finding a great one in April for $1. But it's only that black and white if you know for certain you can get the alternative opportunity. That certainty isn't there.
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I added Betances on 4/5, his worst appearance in a game was 6.67 P/IP, and he's averaging over 9/IP
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Jed added Ottavino on April 10. I obviously don't know what he's done in Jed's lineup, but Ottavino is at 8.4 P/IP.
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and its just as easy to get "burned" by "elite" RPs, and it's easy to say you didn't "overinvest" when you ignore the opportunity cost of spending $$$ on them in the offseason
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Some teams have already burned through (cut) 5 or 6 RP already. I doubt anyone has gotten 8+ P/IP from those guys (they woudn't have been dropped if they had). It's easy to say you can pick up a guy off scrap, but it's just as easy to be burned by them
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I still don't think I've had to "over invest" as suggested though, and Holland is the best example. I traded Stephenson for him. It's possible my team would be better with Stephenson + $8 + a $1 scrap RP, but roster spots have value too.
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invest early and expense to get those numbers
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again, the "elite RP" strategy pertains to reliever scoring. The question was whether or not your elite guys are wildly better than the guys that can get added off the scrap heap. Things are going well for you, though not a ton of evidence you needed to
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On the one hand, I'm happy with the outcome and the underlying stats say my bullpen has been a strength, but unfortunately the site doesn''t track the same for all teams. Even I'm not obsessed enough to track it for every team daily (yet).
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Yes, but what have those same RP averaged while IN your lineup? Those are the numbers I'm tracking (manually), and are relevant to when you start & sit guys, including RP. My 8.25 represents the actual in lineup average for my RP over 85 IP
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The comparison to your starters isn't really the relevant one. For reference, the 5 RPs in my lineup currently averaging 8.66/IP
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Tom Koehler threw 8 shutout innings today. Felix Hernandez allowed 11 hits in 6.1 innings and recorded ZERO strikeouts. Baseball is so weird.
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Pretty happy with that return, but with Chiefs and Durham leading P/IP, it also shows you just how dominating their rotations have been YTD. Really wish we could isolate RP IP from SP IP on the site for all teams to see the true value.
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Early (SSS) returns on the "elite" RP strategy: Averaging 8.25 P/IP from my bullpen; just 4.83 from my SP. With RP throwing 40%+ of my IP so far, they are giving me a 1.0 P/IP bump overall.
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There were a total of 25 hitters in 2012 and 2013 (combined) that scored 1,000 points or more. There are 25+ on pace to do that so far this season, including Dee Gordon. #regression
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Tulo and Alvarez join melky Cabrera on the all regression candidate team.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 7, 2014 7:07 AM
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Tulo is on pace to score 1,600+ points
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That Henderson Alvarez ERA inching closer to that HR/9. Not sure Chiefs has an SP rostered under 6 P/IP.
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Dave Dombrowski fools the world and gets SP points from Robbie Ray before Fister starts
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Cutch MAY be on the move relatively soon...I have received a very intriguing offer and am mulling it over. Let me know if you want in....it will take much more than prospects
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