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4/14/2024 11:13 AM
I didn't check all the other teams, but all my game 1's were low scoring. My eight games averaged 6 runs per game (total by both teams). Lower-scoring games mean more 1-run games, which in turn means luck could play bigger role in who advances to round 3.

In seven out of eight games, the winning team scored 4 runs or less.
4/14/2024 12:49 PM (edited)
Three of my four Game 1's were not only 1-run games, but they were also Extra Inning games. The run totals for the games were 9, 9, 9, 13 for an average of 10 runs/game.
4/14/2024 11:47 AM
I knew I drafted poorly, but it's worse than I thought. 3-5, 3-5, 5-3, 2-6, 1-7 sessions so far (14-26 overall). I focused on pitching, and as a result, none of my teams can score - even my Angels (where I went all-offense with my first pick of 1982) are averaging just 2.0 runs per game.

Only my Astros (4-1) and Padres (3-2) are over .500. Total runs scored through 5 games of my other six teams.

Rangers - 16 (10th in AL)
Mets - 15 (last in NL)
Angels - 10 (last in AL)
Nationals - 18 (last in NL)
Royals - 10 (11th in AL)
Brewers - 16 (11th in AL)

I will be lucky to get two teams to advance.
4/15/2024 2:05 PM (edited)
After 30 games, I finally go to .500 overall... Then just four sessions later, back to 8 games under.
4/25/2024 9:00 AM
4/26 am games... This is how bad my offenses have been. Also, f*ck bullpens. My eight SPs combine for a 1.40 ERA and my teams go 3-5.
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My starting pitchers' stats (eight teams)..
'81 Ryan (Astros): 5 innings, 5 hits, 1 run
'89 Ryan (Rangers): 7 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs
'08 Santana (Mets): 6.2 innings, 8 hits, 2 runs
'72 Ryan (Angels): 7 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs
'89 Langston (Expos): 7 innings, 4 hits, 1 run (Loss)
'93 Cone (Royals): 7 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs (Loss)
'78 Sorensen (Brewers): 9 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs (No-hitter!)
'75 R.Jones (Padres): 9 innings, 5 hits, 1 run (Win)
TOTAL SP: 57.2 innings, 34 hits, 10 runs, 9 earned (1-2 record), 1.40 ERA
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Bullpen
Astros: 3 innings, 3 runs (Loss)
Rangers, 2 innings, 2 runs (Loss)
Mets: 3.1 innings, 0 runs (Win)
Angels: 6 innings, 3 runs (Loss)
Nationals: 1 inning, 0 runs
Royals: 2 innings, 1 run
Brewers: DNP
Padres: DNP
Total: 17.1 innings, 9 runs, 1-3 record, 4.67 ERA
4/26/2024 2:43 PM
My teams are doing reasonably well, but it's mostly no thanks to my Free Agents.

Astros: 2010 Roy Oswalt, 1-3, 4.98, 1.47 WHIP (my worst SP by far)
Padres: 1986 Kevin McReynolds, .209/.288/.372, though he does lead the team with 6 HR and 28 RBI.
Mets: 1999 Howard Johnson, .199/.299/.372. He seems to like the 99s. Oh did I mention the 24 errors and .890 FLD%?
Expos: 2011 Tyler Clippard, 3-2, 2.20, 0.83 WHIP (the one actually doing well)
4/28/2024 10:13 PM
Checking my free agents...
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Astros: '67 Rusty Staub .273, .365, .406
He's basically an average hitter on my team
Grade B-
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Rangers: '05 Mark Teixeira .250, .337, .442, 9 HRs, 31 RBIs
He was hitting .213 a few days ago, this is his high-water mark
Grade C+
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Mets: '78 Craig Swan 4-3, 66 ips, .255 oav, 1.34 whip, 4.52 era
He's got the highest ERA among my four SPs. Considering my Mets have a league leading 8 blown saves, I should've taken Tug McGraw instead.
Grade D+
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Angels: '10 Jered Weaver 5-4, 72 ips, .229 oav, 3.38 era
His era seems decent, but it's a pitcher's league. Despite being a top 7 Angels starting pitcher of all-time, he's not even close to cracking the top 25 in ERA in this league.
Grade B
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Nationals: '75 Gary Carter .222, .288, .299, 8/25 cs/sba
He's the team's worst batter. I could have used any scrub catcher and got similar numbers. A+ arm yet only 32% CS rate? What a wasted pick.
Grade F

Royals: '19 Whit Merrifield .306, .340, .495, 6 + plays
His start of the season was abysmal... He went 0-for-his-first-15 and was hitting only .209 thru 21 games. Obviously, much better since then.
Grade A

Padres: '99 Trevor Hoffman 17 games, 11.1 ips, .154 oav, 0.71 whip, 0.79 era, 5/6 saves.
He just blew his first save, but no complaints so far. He's the reason this Padres squad is my best team
Grade A+

Brewers: '73 Darrell Porter .177, .273, .344, 8/17 cs/sba
What is it with my free agent catchers? I would've been better off using '81 Ted Simmons (.216 in real life) and selecting a free agent that could've actually helped this team. At least his A+ arm actually means something (unlike my Gary Carter free agent).
Grade D-
4/28/2024 10:45 PM (edited)

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