lost game 1 to stu.

Posted by r0b0t on 6/29/2010 9:06:00 AM (view original):
Does anyone ever do anything involving playoff  rosters, generally? I tend to ditch an extraneous pitcher for a niche position player. Someone who can either pinch hit or pinch run and might somehow provide the difference in a close game.

I tend to drop my worse two pitchers for two guys who can either pinch run, pinch hit or play defense.  Hopefully nailing all three between the two guys.  If I have enough IP in the pitchers and play in the right park, I will go with only 9 pitchers in the playoffs.

Posted by r0b0t on 6/29/2010 9:07:00 AM (view original):

Reason I ask is I'm considering promoting this guy from AAA just for the ALDS, though he'd probably get more at-bats if I let him keep playing in the AAA WS:

General & Fielding Ratings Event Season Height Weight OV RA GL AS AA PC DU HE SP PA TP MK Current - 5-10 174 75 65 60 49 56 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 Projected - 5-11 181 82 67 74 52 65 11 87 79 26 71 85 63 Spring Training 15 5-10 173 65 62 54 46 48 8 71 74 26 56 86 58 Spring Training 16 5-10 174 72 65 55 49 51 9 79 77 26 62 86 60 Opening Day 16 5-10 174 73 65 56 49 52 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 73 65 56 49 52 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 74 65 57 49 53 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 74 65 58 49 54 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 74 65 59 49 55 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 75 65 60 49 56 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 Batting & Pitching Ratings Event Season CN PW LH RH BE BR BU PP ST CT LH RH VE GB P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Current - 82 90 66 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 Projected - 86 95 67 74 76 43 48 39 24 7 22 24 34 20 28 0 0 0 0 Spring Training 15 72 85 58 62 68 34 39 35 19 4 16 18 32 18 24 0 0 0 0 Spring Training 16 77 90 63 67 72 37 43 35 21 4 16 19 34 18 24 0 0 0 0 Opening Day 16 78 90 64 68 73 38 44 35 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 78 90 65 68 73 39 44 35 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 79 90 65 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 80 90 65 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 81 90 66 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 82 90 66 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0

Would you make this move?

If I thought I had a chance to win the WS, yes.

Posted by tylermathias on 6/29/2010 10:14:00 AM (view original):
I'm 3 back of the 6 seed with 8 to go.  Not quite dead yet.  Unfortunately, since I close the season against Uskerman, it becomes more and more likely he'll get to be the one to eliminate me.

I'd consider resting against you if chap wasn't right on my ***.

I'm contemplating an exit from HD. Definitely the DIII team is going. I have some time to consider the other 2 teams.

Some people still have multiple teams in HD?

Posted by tylermathias on 6/29/2010 10:55:00 AM (view original):
Dom Brown at #1 in Keith Law's latest minor league prospect rankings.

Cosart made the list too with "the best fastball in the minors", and Singleton was honorable mention.

Posted by tylermathias on 6/29/2010 10:48:00 AM (view original):
Just realized I failed to do some pretty basic lineup and staff optimization following my last batch of injury recoveries.  That's the kind of negligence that makes me even more mediocre than I need to be.

If it makes you feel better, even when I actually try, I forget to do **** like that.

Posted by tisi29 on 6/29/2010 10:49:00 AM (view original):

Posted by r0b0t on 6/29/2010 9:49:00 AM (view original):
He was drafted in Season 14. This is his third year. He only recently went up to AAA, though. I'd be tempted to keep him there to start next season. But his bat currently is so good that my "frequent" pinch-hitting setting might make him valuable.

Is there a reason you couldn't bring him up now and have him start next season in AAA?

I would have. But I think I said that later on. And then I couldn't use him anyway.

Randall Young. Your old boy.

Posted by moy23 on 6/29/2010 11:07:00 AM (view original):
lost game 1 to stu.

He's been on a roll lately. His team isn't that bad. I think he has a good rotation, if I remember correctly. He's a tough out in a five game series.

You better win that division. Id prefer to get him in the play-in round. The playoffs coincide with his airplane league recruiting.

Posted by robusk on 6/29/2010 11:10:00 AM (view original):

Posted by r0b0t on 6/29/2010 9:06:00 AM (view original):
Does anyone ever do anything involving playoff  rosters, generally? I tend to ditch an extraneous pitcher for a niche position player. Someone who can either pinch hit or pinch run and might somehow provide the difference in a close game.

I tend to drop my worse two pitchers for two guys who can either pinch run, pinch hit or play defense.  Hopefully nailing all three between the two guys.  If I have enough IP in the pitchers and play in the right park, I will go with only 9 pitchers in the playoffs.

But don't you normally have a 13 man pitching staff, or is mostly just your WISBFF?

I think I nailed the defense, speed, and power with poor splits with Onan Chang. I would have placed Young in there ahead of someone else, but I'll survive with what I have.

Posted by robusk on 6/29/2010 11:11:00 AM (view original):

Posted by r0b0t on 6/29/2010 9:07:00 AM (view original):

Reason I ask is I'm considering promoting this guy from AAA just for the ALDS, though he'd probably get more at-bats if I let him keep playing in the AAA WS:

General & Fielding Ratings Event Season Height Weight OV RA GL AS AA PC DU HE SP PA TP MK Current - 5-10 174 75 65 60 49 56 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 Projected - 5-11 181 82 67 74 52 65 11 87 79 26 71 85 63 Spring Training 15 5-10 173 65 62 54 46 48 8 71 74 26 56 86 58 Spring Training 16 5-10 174 72 65 55 49 51 9 79 77 26 62 86 60 Opening Day 16 5-10 174 73 65 56 49 52 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 73 65 56 49 52 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 74 65 57 49 53 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 74 65 58 49 54 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 74 65 59 49 55 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 RegularSeason 16 5-10 174 75 65 60 49 56 10 79 77 26 62 86 60 Batting & Pitching Ratings Event Season CN PW LH RH BE BR BU PP ST CT LH RH VE GB P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Current - 82 90 66 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 Projected - 86 95 67 74 76 43 48 39 24 7 22 24 34 20 28 0 0 0 0 Spring Training 15 72 85 58 62 68 34 39 35 19 4 16 18 32 18 24 0 0 0 0 Spring Training 16 77 90 63 67 72 37 43 35 21 4 16 19 34 18 24 0 0 0 0 Opening Day 16 78 90 64 68 73 38 44 35 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 78 90 65 68 73 39 44 35 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 79 90 65 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 80 90 65 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 81 90 66 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0 RegularSeason 16 82 90 66 69 73 39 44 36 21 4 17 20 34 18 25 0 0 0 0

Would you make this move?

If I thought I had a chance to win the WS, yes.

I think you of all people might now say anyone in the playoffs at the end has a shot... And if I could take out BP, I like my chances a lot more. Though I honestly never expected this team to do as well as it has...

I chalk a lot of it up to the deeper bench with more startable players. I guess guys were rested, but I kept the aggressive pinch hitting going most of this season and I think they thrived in those situations. But I might just be talking myself into this team.

It does have me more excited for that team's long term potential. It's probably about as stocked of a minor league system that I've had in a while. And the team in the majors is young and cheap.

Posted by r0b0t on 6/29/2010 11:28:00 AM (view original):

Posted by tylermathias on 6/29/2010 10:48:00 AM (view original):
Just realized I failed to do some pretty basic lineup and staff optimization following my last batch of injury recoveries.  That's the kind of negligence that makes me even more mediocre than I need to be.

If it makes you feel better, even when I actually try, I forget to do **** like that.

yeah, me too!