Posted by schwarze on 5/8/2026 7:06:00 PM (view original):
via proxy, ronthegenius selects 1973, Group C

Thanks for posting.

Pitching/Schmitching, but had to grab the first team to ever have three hitters with 40+ home runs.

1914 - Group A

Sorry for the delay. Out late tonight

My brain is telling me to pick a different season, but how can I pass up 3 stud hitters (129 HRs)?

2023, Group E.

Thejuice6 can jump ahead and take 2018, Group E (proxy)

2012 (E) - skip ahead as jtp and nj have their Group E

I knew you'd take 2012. I probably should've taken that year for the three stud RPs. Its wa an offense vs pitching decision. I am going all in on a HR hitting team in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.

My pick didn’t post earlier for some reason.

1978 - Group D

Missed by group E team by 1 pick...guess we'll settle for 2013.

Posted by schwarze on 5/9/2026 12:35:00 PM (view original):
I knew you'd take 2012. I probably should've taken that year for the three stud RPs. Its wa an offense vs pitching decision. I am going all in on a HR hitting team in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.

I oddly have a pitching-heavy team

Posted by schwarze on 5/9/2026 8:40:00 AM (view original):
My brain is telling me to pick a different season, but how can I pass up 3 stud hitters (129 HRs)?

2023, Group E.

Something about this 2023 team that I just noticed. Spencer Strider threw only 187 innings, yet somehow finished 20-5 for the season. In the history of the MLB, only 5 pitchers have thrown fewer than 190 innings while winning 20+ games. None of these guys pitched in relief during their 20-win seasons, and all started between 30 and 32 games.

2012 Jered Weaver, 189, 20-5
2018 Blake Snell, 181, 21-5
2021 Julio Urias, 186, 20-3
2022 Kyle Wright, 180, 20-5
2023 Spencer Strider, 187, 20-5

In the modern era where SPs rarely pitch into the seventh inning and don't throw 200 innings anymore, it's not easy to get to 20 wins