Speedy switch hitters overperform? Topic

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Here are the lines from my latest team, La Tortura.  Eight fast switch hitters and not an overall overperformance by any of them despite playing in a +2 park.  I did, however, walk away with first place and set individual and team PRs for stolen bases.

I guess there goes the theorey that speedy switch hitters usually overperform

Name (Bats) Pos Order % PA AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG $
Vince Coleman '87 (S) LF* 1 100 741 683 2 59 156 .275 .328 .341 4.24M 
Tim Raines '83 (S) RF* 2 100 736 646 3 73 131 .276 .361 .345 5.96M 
Dave Collins '84 (S) 1B^ 3 100 533 495 0 75 88 .301 .345 .376 3.71M 
Jimmy Rollins '08 (S) SS* 4 100 596 551 6 91 68 .265 .310 .381 5.75M 
Stan Javier '95 (S) 3B^ 5 100 577 538 4 68 43 .288 .331 .370 5.36M 
Alan Wiggins '83 (S) CF* 6 100 535 499 1 62 65 .297 .344 .351 4.64M 
Julio Cruz '79 (S) 2B* 7 100 488 425 0 52 37 .233 .326 .280 3.67M 
Wally Schang '15 (S) C ^ 9 100 495 386 1 49 27 .241 .345 .337 2.95M 
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Anticipating the questions: What type/quality of pitching in your division and league?  What were the other parks like?
10/27/2011 4:51 PM
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I guess that's just asking.
10/27/2011 4:51 PM
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Ya I guess so.........doofus.
10/27/2011 5:43 PM
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I should have anticipated that.
10/27/2011 7:09 PM
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BAD LLAMA

10/27/2011 7:59 PM
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Posted by llamanunts on 10/27/2011 4:51:00 PM (view original):
Anticipating the questions: What type/quality of pitching in your division and league?  What were the other parks like?
League average was .274/.333/.379, so the league was about 6 points of BA lower than an average league

Parks in my division were Forbes (+1)  Sportsman (0) and the Polo Grounds (-1).  The top SPs in my division (below) posted a combined .270 average.

Player SN T G GS CG SHO W L SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO OAV OBP SLG WHIP ERA
Young, Cy 1905 R 54 54 7 3 18 12 0 0 370.3 419 149 137 7 63 141 .283 .316 .345 1.30 3.33
Waddell, Rube 1905 L 54 54 5 3 19 17 0 0 357.7 321 154 137 9 157 207 .236 .318 .307 1.34 3.45
Jenkins, Fergie 1968 R 54 54 4 0 21 18 0 0 351.7 376 179 168 50 102 242 .271 .323 .419 1.36 4.30
Player SN T G GS CG SHO W L SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO OAV OBP SLG WHIP ERA
Joss, Addie 1908 R 51 50 4 0 19 17 0 0 341.3 377 167 138 3 57 93 .271 .303 .337 1.27 3.64
Summers, Ed 1909 R 51 50 3 2 18 17 0 0 316 359 165 147 4 78 62 .283 .328 .343 1.38 4.19
Bernhard, Bill 1902 R 45 44 3 1 18 15 0 0 276.3 290 127 121 7 88 45 .267 .325 .347 1.37 3.94
Player SN T G GS CG SHO W L SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO OAV OBP SLG WHIP ERA
Phillippe, Deacon 1901 R 61 61 1 0 25 18 0 0 395 410 162 146 12 64 73 .268 .300 .354 1.20 3.33
Alexander, Pete 1927 R 50 50 1 1 17 21 0 0 313.3 346 161 141 16 59 64 .276 .313 .404 1.29 4.05
Halladay, Roy 2003 R 50 50 0 0 13 24 0 0 290 326 157 144 29 43 188 .280 .312 .440 1.27 4.47
10/27/2011 11:35 PM
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