Posted by kyleb63 on 2/9/2016 11:23:00 AM (view original):
Team Name: Kind of a Big Deal
Home Park: Bennett Park
Current Salary: $175 million
My $64 million worth of pitchers should (based on sim history) give me a 3.18 ERA and 1.26 WHIP for up to 1,821 innings. Across 1,500 innings, they should allow 34 HR.
SP - 1917 Eddie Cicotte (2): HR park so keeping the ball down is a must; the last "elite" deadballer on my list at the time.
SP - 1904 Jack Chesbro (3): Passed on good hitting for 488 innings of average or better pitching.
SP - 1888 Charlie Buffinton (9): Going all in on what amounts to a four man staff. Now I need to find some hitting!
LR - 1906 Doc White (8): His best sim season is as a high frequency reliever. Maybe lighting strikes twice?
LS - 2014 Andrew Miller (15A): More HR than I would like but a nice fit for 40 or so innings here.
SU - 1944 Joe Berry (14B): Didn't need innings with so many already, but he has been solid for me before.
CL - 1918 Jake Northrop (12): The best 53 innings available to me. Tim Burke, why couldn't you last a few more picks???
C - 1993 Chris Hoiles (10): A personal favorite; decent OBP and some pop, plus a cheap A+ arm.
1B - 1939 Johnny Mize (13): Hold, hold, HOLD! I can't believe he lasted to pick 294.
2B - 1922 Rogers Hornsby (1): Thrilled he fell to #6 overall. Dingers in '22 likely win out over the .500 OBP in '24.
3B - 1981 Mike Schmidt (4): Tailor made 3B for my ballpark. The ideal cleanup batter to protect Rajah.
SS - 1996 Alex Rodriguez (5): Bat wins over glove, which I may regret. Right handed infield hitting for days...
LF - 1923 Ken Williams (7): Finally a lefty! Missed McCovey by two picks but Ken will slot into the #2 hole.
CF(R) - 1941 Pete Reiser (11): Sat on him for a few picks. Will be a nice #8 / #9 hitter.
RF(R) - 2010 Josh Hamilton (14A): Clean Hamilton will rake against righties. Was between him and Murcer.
DH - 1887 Pete Browning (6): Maybe the best pure leadoff hitter in the sim. More righties.
C - 1890 Buck Ewing (16B): D is average, but nice bat and uncommon speed at backup catcher.
1B(L) - 1972 Dick Allen (17A): Will man the cold corner against lefties with Mize taking the pine.
CF(L) - 2003 Milton Bradley (15B): My favorite platoon OF. A/A+ in the field and murders lefties. Will platoon with Reiser.
RF(L) - 2011 Matt Kemp (16A): Back when I rooted for him. Will also murder lefties in straight platoon with Hamilton.
2B/3B/SS - 2012 Marco Scutaro (17B): Swiss army knife.
3B/PH - 1995 Dean Palmer (17C): Will back up Schmidt. Bad glove / good bat.
Three bench spots left to go. I think my lineup shakes out like this (with sim history OPS and thousands of $ per plate appearance). Three straight platoons (1B / CF / RF) and a time share at C.
DH 1887 Pete Browning (.949 / $13.1K)
LF 1923 Ken Williams (.998 / $12.3K)
2B 1922 Rogers Hornsby (1.155 / $16.9K)
3B 1981 Mike Schmidt (1.038 / $13.8K)
1B 1939 Johnny Mize (.999 / $11.1K) / 1972 Dick Allen (.973 / $11.0K)
RF 2010 Josh Hamilton (.901 / $12.3K) / 2011 Matt Kemp (.874 / $11.6K)
SS 1996 Alex Rodriguez (.919 / $11.8K)
C 1993 Chris Hoiles (.859 / $11.9K) / Buck Ewing (.861 / $11.2K)
CF 1941 Pete Reiser (.922 / $12.8K) / 2003 Milton Bradley (.834 / $12.0K)