Posted by just4me on 1/4/2014 4:37:00 PM (view original):
Still haven't had a chance to input the data from the last three leagues, but I have another running now that is implementing the things I've been learning so far:
League is: www.whatifsports.com/mlb-l/view.asp
Team is: Stretching Out Further
I've changed up some of the players, but have kept the core of '97 Maddux, '96 Brown, and '09 Joss and am running them in a 3-man rotation. I kept Toney in the pen and as a early-season spot starter. I've moved the team into Petco to minimize the HR allowed and have built my offense around hit and run prevention and borrowed a few ideas and players from the 212 + Play thread. Even with these pitchers pitching fatigued into the low 80's I expect to have one of if not the best pitching staffs in the league and at least compete for a playoff spot.
As you can see, I had the best pitching staff in the league despite having most of my staff and all of my starters pitching into the low 80s regularly:
www.whatifsports.com/mlb-l/teamstats.asp Team also the the most innings thrown by almost 20 innings. Had a league best 1.07 WHIP a full .40 better than league average and .17 better than the next best. Team had an ERA a full half run lower than the next best team and nearly two full runs lower than league average.
Key player highlights (aside from the no hitter mentioned in the above post):
Maddux:
RL: 233 IP, .236 OAV, 0.94 WHIP, 2.20 ERA
PH: 255 IP, .271 OAV, 1.21 WHIP, 3.31 ERA
SIM: 298 IP, .249 OAV, 1.06 WHIP, 3.23 ERA (Average Fatigue: 86.85%)
Brown:
RL: 233 IP, .220 OAV, 0.94 WHIP, 1.89 ERA
PH: 256 IP, .254 OAV, 1.18 WHIP, 3.15 ERA
SIM: 294 IP, .235 OAV, 1.06 WHIP, 2.45 ERA (Average Fatigue: 88.55%)
Toney:
RL: 112 IP, .192 OAV, 0.73 WHIP, 1.69 ERA
PH: 110 IP, .243 OAV, 1.11 WHIP, 2.75 ERA
SIM 131.3 IP, .216 OAV, 0.96 WHIP, 1.99 ERA (Average Fatigue: 88.52%)
Northrop:
RL: 53 IP, .183 OAV, 0.73 WHIP, 1.35 ERA
PH: 53 IP, .242 OAV, 1.12 WHIP, 2.68 ERA
SIM: 68.3 IP, .208 OAV, 0.80 WHIP, 1.58 ERA (Average Fatigue: 82.75%
Final thoughts on this test:
Once controlling for all of the variables it was clear that my pitching staff wasn't pushed nearly as much as it could have been. I'm going to run this same team without the third starter, Joss, and am going to replace his innings with the cheapest disposable innings I can. The starters could easily perform at a lower level and still be successful and the bullpen struggled to pitch fatigued much at all with half of the bullpen finished at 100% or one appearance away from 100%. So, I'm going to cut my total IP down by eliminating Joss, his innings, and his salary. I'm going to put that $9m into my offense and this team should be just about as good as the current one which finished like this:
East |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
L10 |
STRK |
M |
Home |
Away |
Live |
GPL |
Owner |
Rating |
Auburn Tigers |
99-63 |
0.611 |
- |
7-3 |
L3 |
1 |
46-35 |
53-28 |
0-0 |
0 |
j01ner |
51125 |
Stretching Out Further |
99-63 |
0.611 |
- |
5-5 |
W4 |
- |
49-32 |
50-31 |
0-0 |
0 |
wilhoite |
1857 |
Road Runners |
98-64 |
0.605 |
1 |
3-7 |
L5 |
- |
46-35 |
52-29 |
0-0 |
0 |
Humdogs |
29349 |
Pizzaboy |
76-86 |
0.469 |
23 |
5-5 |
W3 |
- |
37-44 |
39-42 |
0-0 |
0 |
garygmills |
6141 |
West |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
L10 |
STRK |
M |
Home |
Away |
Live |
GPL |
Owner |
Rating |
Chaos Theory |
104-58 |
0.642 |
- |
8-2 |
L1 |
x |
55-26 |
49-32 |
0-0 |
0 |
trippercat |
4748 |
The Last Roundup |
80-82 |
0.494 |
24 |
5-5 |
L1 |
- |
42-39 |
38-43 |
0-0 |
0 |
rowdybt |
1612 |
Bengals |
59-103 |
0.364 |
45 |
4-6 |
W1 |
- |
30-51 |
29-52 |
0-0 |
0 |
mldw1313 |
1008 |
Pesky Pole |
48-114 |
0.296 |
56 |
3-7 |
W1 |
- |
20-61 |
28-53 |
0-0 |
0 |
chawks12 |
847 |
Central |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
L10 |
STRK |
M |
Home |
Away |
Live |
GPL |
Owner |
Rating |
Busted Flat |
100-62 |
0.617 |
- |
5-5 |
L4 |
x |
50-31 |
50-31 |
0-0 |
0 |
marlowe |
74582 |
Hit Men |
90-72 |
0.556 |
10 |
5-5 |
W3 |
- |
46-35 |
44-37 |
0-0 |
0 |
Grimhawke |
46716 |
tarheel helmets |
76-86 |
0.469 |
24 |
8-2 |
W6 |
- |
40-41 |
36-45 |
0-0 |
0 |
markmonte |
-163 |
State Champs |
54-108 |
0.333 |
46 |
2-8 |
L3 |
- |
29-52 |
25-56 |
0-0 |
0 |
jajcac89 |
722 |
AMERICAN LEAGUE |
East |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
L10 |
STRK |
M |
Home |
Away |
Live |
GPL |
Owner |
Rating |
Hell on Wheels! |
85-77 |
0.525 |
- |
8-2 |
L1 |
x |
40-41 |
45-36 |
0-0 |
0 |
halanaz |
1490 |
Speaker for the Dead |
84-78 |
0.519 |
1 |
4-6 |
W1 |
- |
41-40 |
43-38 |
0-0 |
0 |
bgreenblatt |
2013 |
Flavor Splash |
70-92 |
0.432 |
15 |
7-3 |
W4 |
- |
32-49 |
38-43 |
0-0 |
0 |
icemayhem |
1492 |
YES Network |
40-122 |
0.247 |
45 |
1-9 |
L9 |
- |
24-57 |
16-65 |
0-0 |
0 |
denirojf |
-11935 |
West |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
L10 |
STRK |
M |
Home |
Away |
Live |
GPL |
Owner |
Rating |
DOMINICAN BOGGS OR REGGIE SMITH |
100-62 |
0.617 |
- |
6-4 |
W1 |
x |
48-33 |
52-29 |
0-0 |
0 |
ligapelota |
373742 |
Ice Storm Baby! |
85-77 |
0.525 |
15 |
3-7 |
L4 |
- |
40-41 |
45-36 |
0-0 |
0 |
gyhy |
2803 |
Launching Pad |
80-82 |
0.494 |
20 |
5-5 |
W5 |
- |
39-42 |
41-40 |
0-0 |
0 |
jfschill |
556 |
LOU'S CREW |
70-92 |
0.432 |
30 |
6-4 |
L1 |
- |
35-46 |
35-46 |
0-0 |
0 |
loucleve |
485 |
Central |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
L10 |
STRK |
M |
Home |
Away |
Live |
GPL |
Owner |
Rating |
Armageddon OL(a) |
94-68 |
0.580 |
- |
7-3 |
L2 |
x |
49-32 |
45-36 |
0-0 |
0 |
garycr14 |
5703 |
Epoch122713P |
93-69 |
0.574 |
1 |
6-4 |
W2 |
- |
43-38 |
50-31 |
0-0 |
0 |
Mhogan |
47882 |
Bob Uecker's A-Team |
93-69 |
0.574 |
1 |
6-4 |
W4 |
- |
48-33 |
45-36 |
0-0 |
0 |
babad13 |
6652 |
Switch Out |
67-95 |
0.414 |
27 |
1-9 |
L7 |
- |
31-50 |
36-45 |
0-0 |
0 |
calbare |
-7899 |
2/22/2014 2:56 AM (edited)