Chazzzzz I almost didn't give you this team because it gives you a nice catching platoon but the rest are either bad or no improvement.
NY Giants

Posted by szczubelek on 1/25/2019 7:15:00 PM (view original):
Chazzzzz I almost didn't give you this team because it gives you a nice catching platoon but the rest are either bad or no improvement.
NY Giants

What year?

That's a guy who really knows how to screw someone.

Sorry working off my phone I'm old and not good at it
1943

Everyone should have their round three screw assignment.

It should be a team from your division that you didn't already screw in round one.

Szczublek, you almost got my initial selection for your first screw but, alas, 'twas not to be. Never fear; however, as this team should "compliment" your 23 Tigers nicely by "aping" that team but "worserer". And I double-dog dare you to carry TWO $9M outfielders in a $80M league. Without further ado, say hello to the 33 Phillies.

CRTYonker your team the 53 has lots of power in that lineup but on the pitching side it looked a little thin so after a long search including my own team I received I have found a team that compliments your team at first you might think you lucked out by receiving a decent usable SP but then you look at his 5 BB rate per 9 which would make things interesting, Enough of the intro your team is the 73 Texas Rangers

I have a proxy for the on-deck team.

Redtrain, your Orioles have a nice pitching staff quality and depth. Then I look at that lineup. Only two guys provide offense, the young guy at short and the guy at first with the 'stache. The rest of that group? Yikes. An entire platoon outfield? And who's that at the hot corner?

The perfect fit for you? the 1963 Kansas City Athletics. The outfield situation doesn't improve, with Gino Cimoli as the only fulltime outfielder, with an OPS under .700. Only three guys on the roster slug over .400.

Have fun.

Reddtrain is out of town so he left a proxy. I did send him dweezil's write-up so he would know who he got.

Reddtrain's screw of Moises_k is

1933 Cincinnati Reds

Sorry no explanation due to being on the road but thanks for using proxy.

63 White Sox are an excellent first pick, and I don't think I can do too much to seriously hurt Contrarian this round. But the 1933 Red Sox won't help much. Taking 6 players from that team will be unpleasant. Unfortunately, I couldn't choose the 1932 Red Sox (111 losses), but the 1933 team is only slightly better.

Once again I have a proxy for the on-deck batter.

Without too much comment...dweezil can have the 1923 Boston Braves. Which should do a LOT to help his beleaguered 1933 Senators pitching staff. Hey, the Braves have ONE pitcher with an OAV below .270.....

This is a proxy from DD for Todd Commish

I have a busy weekend. Here is my proxy for Toddcommish & his 1923 Cincinnati Reds:

I look at the ‘23 Reds and it’s a team that was transitioning from the deadball era to the modern era. A stud OF & a high average catcher highlight the offense, but it’s the pitching that carries this team. A monster stud pitcher & a few above average starters that are most certainly targets of dagger consideration.

I have chosen the 1943 Philadelphia Phillies for toddcommish. The lineup has a solid 8 when it comes to playing time, but none are spectacular. The highest OPS for starters is .769 and will be challlenge to get a lot of offense from any selected for the final roster. There are several average subs that will do nothing, but take up costly salary cap space.

There are some decent starters to fill out a rotation, but none pitch more than low 200 IPs so with a properly place dagger or 2 it will be tough to pull off a great 3 man rotation. No one sticks out in the bullpen either.

So there you have it. The 1943 Philadelphia Phillies are all yours.

DD

SteveIzzy, wait no longer. Let the pain begin.

Your '43 Indians have a few decent hitters, and a handful of solid pitchers that give you 3/4 of a rotation. The best of the hitters are corner outfielder types, and you get a nice SS in Boudreau. But you're going to need to fill the rest of that lineup somewhere, especially if you want to use 4-5 of your pitchers.

There are a lot of really bad teams to pick from here, and some of them match up really poorly with what you already have. I'm sure I'll have the pleasure of trying to use one of them soon enough. But I decided the best thing I can do to screw you is give you no one useful at all.

Enter the 1983 Seattle Mariners

This is a truly awful team. They only lost 102 games because the rest of their division sucked too. They were 14th out of 14 in the AL in AVG, OBP and SLG. Their best pitcher, Matt Young, is worse than the starters you already have. They have a handful of mediocre relievers. They have no good hitters. Best OPS on the team is .806. The only halfway decent ones are also corner outfielders who play horrible defense. The only bright spot is you have a lot of bad hitters to choose from, which I guess is nice if you like to feel a little empowered. Have fun!