Posted by dcmatcheck on 12/24/2013 6:39:00 AM (view original):
I don't get the concept. Your last for players are chosen by another owner, but what are the constraints? Are you trying to waste 4 roster spots while reducing each other's effective payroll? But some of the choices I've seen here don't seem to follow that strategy (e.g., koji uehara, babe Ruth)
Okay Koji Uehara is a 4.7 million closer who may or may not be effective and reduces the ability to field a quality Pitching staff at other Relief pitcher positions or may reduce your ability to use other more effective years of a player on your roster. The same goes with 1918 Ruth or the 1953 Ted Williams --- though they may appear to be quality selections to the naked eye -- it forces you to spend dollars on platoon players -- instead of spending money on say a better option like a 9 million dollar outfielder. I hope this helps clarify things for you.You are trying to waste 4 roster spots ( and as close to 20 million in payroll, as you can.) I will sitemail you my roster as an example.
Fergie Jenkins 1967 Chicago Cubs SP $7,840,280
Dave McNally 1968 Baltimore Orioles SP $9,703,299
Jim Palmer 1972 Baltimore Orioles SP $8,471,870
Robin Roberts 1965 Baltimore Orioles SP $2,362,961
Moe Drabowsky 1966 Baltimore Orioles RP $3,243,300
Dick Hall 1963 Baltimore Orioles RP $3,177,944
Billy Hoeft 1965 Chicago Cubs RP $1,347,742
Stu Miller 1966 Baltimore Orioles RP $3,106,136
Carl Scheib 1951 Philadelphia Athletics RP $5,287,607
Bill Short 1966 Baltimore Orioles RP $843,121
Koji Uehara 2013 Boston Red Sox RP $4,701,441
Andy Etchebarren 1975 California Angels C $924,810
Randy Hundley 1967 Chicago Cubs C $4,520,396
John Boccabella 1970 Montreal Expos 1B $727,093
Boog Powell 1970 Baltimore Orioles 1B $5,933,775
Glenn Beckert 1974 San Diego Padres 2B $635,032
Brooks Robinson 1964 Baltimore Orioles 3B $6,847,345
Jerry Adair 1966 Baltimore Orioles SS $335,578
Luis Aparicio 1961 Chicago White Sox SS $4,460,307
Frankie Crosetti 1939 New York Yankees SS $5,139,869
Paul Blair 1977 New York Yankees OF $881,957
Adolfo Phillips 1966 Chicago Cubs OF $3,932,612
Frank Robinson 1961 Cincinnati Reds OF $7,326,384
Billy Williams 1961 Chicago Cubs OF $3,668,607
Ted Williams 1953 Boston Red Sox OF $4,166,568
You can see that the Ted Williams year has forced me to use a different year of Billy Williams then I would have liked and Carl Scheib has forced me to use Robin Roberts as well to fill in my rotation and Uehara caused me to go cheaper on my bullpen then I would have liked, it also altered the years I could use in my starting rotation.
12/24/2013 10:29 AM (edited)