Offensive philosophy for Safeco Topic

Trentonjoe
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If you were building a team for safeco, what would you look for offensively?



I am mostly looking for base stealers, walkers, and guys with high slugging. I don't anticipate teams having very good defense so hitting into dp isn't a major concern.

Any opinions are welcome.
6/13/2010 2:44 PM
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Do you anticipate any of the other teams starting threads asking what kind of players they should draft? You might be in trouble if they all have me draft their teams.
6/13/2010 3:41 PM
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Over/under games TrentOnJoe would win against 23 Boogers. *61*
6/13/2010 3:42 PM
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Pick good hitters. Yes, walks steals and XBH have more value in Safeco but don't pick inferior hitters just because they have the right strengths. I like to draft some strong hitters who aren't quite fulltime, they're more useful in Safeco because they'll need less rest.
6/13/2010 3:46 PM
Trentonjoe
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Thanks rbow, I didn't think about the reduction in PA.
6/13/2010 5:11 PM
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I would put a premium on speed and base stealing. If you are not aiming to reduce PA, then I would go with a different park. A big advantage of parks like safeco and petco is u can go with fewer pa and ip.
6/13/2010 8:56 PM
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pick Tony Womack.
6/14/2010 2:30 AM
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The only time I've had a batter win a Triple Crown was in Safeco. It was the Babe, but still it was in Safeco in an OL. You can only plan for so much based on your home park; a lot depends on the parameters of the league, and what you're likely to face.
6/14/2010 4:25 AM
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make sure your HR hitters can run, their HRs will turn into triples instead of doubles :)
6/14/2010 1:24 PM
Trentonjoe
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Really? Is that what happens? I always wondered what happened to suppressed hits.
6/14/2010 2:47 PM
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i am not 100% sure but i think so... willie mays always has a crapload of triples for me in parks like safeco
6/14/2010 3:24 PM
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This post is a little old but I'm just curious how many PA and IP less you can usually draft in a place like safeco? 50 or more PA per player? and maybe 50-100 total IP?
1/20/2011 4:40 PM (edited)
Trentonjoe
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In a recently finished league, my Safeco team throw 1,000 less pitches than a team from Wrigley.   I think that is roughly 65 RL innings.
1/20/2011 4:51 PM
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draft the following:
 Willie McGee, Bip roberts, lance johnson for your OF
Ozzie Smith SS
Bip roberts 2nd
George Davis 3rd
Keith hernandez 1st
Roseboro C

That will be $10 for "Consulting Services". I take check, cash or gift cards
1/20/2011 6:23 PM
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How about PA differences for your team?
1/20/2011 6:31 PM
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