UNSUNG HEROES THEME Topic

A few months ago, after becoming somewhat bored with my teams, I began drafting guys (very good players) that I've never seen used in OLs and was quite impressed not only with the performances I was getting from these players, but also with how many great players that the WIS data base contains whom are rarely, if ever, drafted. I therefore, began tinkling with the idea of drafting a team of players who have never been used.  But since Craystengel's thread on Open League virgins, i.e., wis players who have little or no prior performance histories, as well as many owners' displeasure of seeing OLs populated with the same old players, over and over again, I've been lately thinking of a theme league consisting entirely of position players who have say maybe 10 or fewer prior uses, and pitchers who have 20 or fewer prior uses.  Not only would this be a league devoid of the routine run of the mill players, it would also bring forth many other hidden gems of terrific players that never get used. If there is any interest in such a league, please let me know, as I would be more than happy to start one. You can list your name below.  

8/17/2011 11:42 AM
Would most definitely be interested.
8/17/2011 3:18 PM
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I'd be interested.
8/17/2011 11:01 PM
Yeah, make sure the cap is no less than $80 mil
8/18/2011 9:05 AM
The hardest aspect of a league like this would be finding half decent bullpens. You can't find many $1-2.5mil guys that have been used sparingly.
8/18/2011 12:34 PM
It would definitely be an $80mil cap, as well as pick your own AAA.
8/18/2011 2:34 PM
Posted by squarepeg on 8/18/2011 12:34:00 PM (view original):
The hardest aspect of a league like this would be finding half decent bullpens. You can't find many $1-2.5mil guys that have been used sparingly.
I don't see it as a problem at all, because in all of five minutes, I found some pretty good relievers in this price range who, for whatever reason, are hardly used.

84 Rod Scurry  (21 uses) 47 IP, .179 oav#, 1.10 whip#, 1.85 erc#
08 Craig Breslow  (7 uses) 49 IP, .200 oav#, 1.11 whip#, 1.99 erc#
02 Jayson Durocher (12 uses) 48 IP, .165 oav#, 1.00 whip#, 1.81 erc#
84 Julio Solano (21 uses) 51 IP, .183 oav#, .99 whip#, 1.81 erc#

So as you can see, there's definitely some talented relievers out there.  And as I noted, it took me less than five minutes to find these guys.

8/18/2011 2:53 PM
I'm sorry.  Scurry only had 3 prior uses.  But nonetheless, we could make adjust the prior usage requirements for relievers if necessary.
8/18/2011 2:55 PM
Sounds like a great theme
8/18/2011 4:07 PM
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