During the winter you are offered 3 big league pitching coach jobs. Which offer will you take?
Each have upside, but they also present potential headaches...
Team #1. Comerica Park
Some talent here, but you'll need to do some juggling, and pray that the farmhands can provide some decent innings...
1972 Gary Nolan 186 innings, 1.01 whip
1908 Bill Burns 176 innings, 0.93 whip
2008 Justin Duchscherer 142 innings, 1.00 whip
1952 Joe Presko 155 innings, 1.34 whip
1957 Bob Turley 186 innings, 1.16 whip
1963 Ray Washburn 65 innings, 0.99 whip
1920 Duster Mails 67 innings, 1.14 whip
1927 Carl Mays 87 innings, 1.21 whip
2014 Antonio Bastardo 64 innings, 1.20 whip
2001 Dave Veres 66 innings, 1.29 whip
2012 Steve Cishek 64 innings, 1.30 whip
2013 Randy Choate 35 innings, 1.05 whip
1908 Jack Ryan 38 innings, 0.81 whip
Totals 1,331 innings, 1.11 whip, $36.1M
Team #2. Minute Maid Park
You've got some good pitching, but there's a few guys who you'll need to keep an eye on. There will be some balls flying out of the yard, and we can guarantee you will see some new gray hairs growing out of that noggin of yours...
2005 Roy Halladay 142 innings, 0.96 whip
1979 John Fulgham 146 innings, 1.02 whip
1968 Tommy John 178 innings, 1.04 whip
1988 John Candelaria 158 innings, 1.10 whip
2007 Carlos Zambrano 216 innings, 1.33 whip
1942 Johnny Rigney 65 innings, 0.95 whip
2003 Cliff Lee 53 innings, 1.17 whip
1897 Doc Amole 88 innings, 1.20 whip
2007 Ryan Franklin 80 innings, 1.01 whip
2004 Steve Kline 51 innings, 1.07 whip
2011 Carlos Marmol 74 innings, 1.38 whip
2011 Fernando Salas 75 innings, 0.95 whip
1992 Dennis Rasmussen 43 innings, 0.94 whip (Cubs version)
Totals 1,369 innings, 1.10 whip, $39.0M
Team #3. PacBell Park
Overall this is a better group to work with. You will need to manage innings, but that should be the worst of your worries...well maybe.
2009 Chris Carpenter 193 innings, 1.01 whip
1943 Butch Wensloff 235 innings, 1.11 whip
1962 Sandy Koufax 181 innings, 1.04 whip
1986 Floyd Youmans 221 innings, 1.20 whip
1909 Rube Kroh 128 innings, 1.06 whip
2013 Johnny Cueto 61 innings, 1.05 whip
1988 Mitch Williams 69 innings, 1.40 whip
1906 Chappie McFarland 41 innings, 1.10 whip (41 IP partial season)
1912 Carl Weilman 51 innings, 0.93 whip
1984 Cecilio Guante 42 innings, 1.16 whip
1991 Roger Mason 30 innings, 0.91 whip
1918 Earl Yingling 49 innings, 1.11 whip
2012 Jordan Walden 39 innings, 1.36 whip
Totals 1,339 innings, 1.11 WHIP, $40.9M
Yes, each group is priced differently. And each has a different park.
You have a salary cap of $80M to build your roster. That factors into your decision as to which team to use. Teams 1 and 2 will be able to spend more on offense than those using Team #3.
You may not add, subtract or substitute any pitchers on your team.
You must use the stadium you are assigned.
No WW
No DH
No Clones
AAA 6/2, AVG ability, WIS generated
Injuries ON
Alignment of Divisions- each league will have a division of Teams 1, 2 and 3.
When you sign up, announce which team you are using, and select NL or AL. In other words, seat yourself. I will take the 24th spot.
9/7/2017 11:56 PM (edited)