After inducting nine players into the Hall of Fame in seasons 23 and 24, we didn't induct anybody in season 25 because we didn't use the method we had used in those two seasons. So, I'm reintroducing what we did in seasons 23 and 24.
As we discussed in the world chat in past seasons, there are too many deserving players on the Hall of Fame ballot, especially since we can only vote for five. This causes some problems for people who enjoy the Hall of Fame and want to see it work. First, the more deserving players on the ballot, the less likely players get in, because people won't necessarily vote for the same deserving players at the same time. Second, the fewer players get in this season, the worse the situation will be next season, when it's likely that more deserving players will join the ballot.
So, in an effort to clear the backlog of deserving players, I'm proposing we do our best to induct five players this season. Below I'm going to list 15 players, with some brief stats (if you want to know more about them, click the link to their player card). To the right is a poll with the same 15 players. Please vote for the five players you think are most deserving of a spot in the Hall of Fame. Please only vote once. The poll will close at the end of the day Wednesday.
At that point, I'll post the names of the five players who got the most votes in the poll and propose that we all vote for those five players. Obviously, you don't have to. But if you want to clear the backlog of (what should be) sure Hall of Famers, this is the best way to do it.
Jesus Benitez, 1B, COF
.365 OBP, .506 SLG, .871 OPS in 8,401 at-bats
25 +, 4 - plays in 5,800 innings at 1B
8 +, 25 - plays in 5,800 innings at LF
1 plus, 20 - plays in 4,100 innings at RF
Albert Brooks, COF
.365 OBP, .544 SLG, .909 OPS in 7,811 at-bats
2 +, 50 - plays in 9,800 innings at RF
6 +, 23 - plays in 5,700 innings at LF
Joel Croushore, RP
3.37 ERA with 2,397 strikeouts in 2,881 innings
Abraham Davis, SP
3.75 ERA with 2,500 strikeouts in 3,550 innings
Lou Duff, LF
.349 OBP, .529 SLG, .878 OPS in 8,187 at-bats
43 +, 10 - plays in 12,300 innings at LF
Sid Fleming, 3B/CF
.325 OBP, .519 SLG, .844 OPS in 8,816 at-bats
43 +, 5 - plays in 6,562 innings at 3B
12 +, 46 - plays in 7,040 innings at CF
Tony Guerrero, LF/1B
.354 OBP, .556 SLG, .910 OPS in 8,220 at-bats
31 +, 26 - plays in 11,700 innings at LF
76 +, 2 - plays in 6,100 innings at 1B
Al Iglesias, OF
.395 OBP, .556 SLG, .951 OPS in 8,100 at-bats
53 +, 3 - plays in 7,200 innings at RF
8 +, 23 - plays in 6,800 innings at CF
6 +, 6 - plays in 2,600 innings at LF
Ronald Levrault, 2B/LF
.390 OBP, .509 SLG, .899 OPS in 10,022 at-bats
33 +, 22 - plays in 12,800 innings at 2B
24 +, 20 - plays in 6,700 innings at LF
Aaron McGowan, RP
3.37 ERA with 1,072 strikeouts in 1,259 innings
Marino Reyes, COF
.356 OBP, .445 SLG, .801 OPS in 9,584 at-bats
33 +, 16 - plays in 13,200 innings at RF
10 +, 19 - plays in 5,600 innings at LF
Sal Roosevelt, SP
3.89 ERA with 2,894 strikeouts in 4,110 innings
Doug Rueter 2B/SS/CF
.339 OBP, .477 SLG, .816 OPS in 8,832 at-bats
20 +, 8 - plays in 6,795 innings at 2B
5 +, 21 - plays in 3,919 innings at SS
4 +, 11 - plays in 4,330 innings at CF
Richard Stocker, 1B
.387 OBP, .573 SLG, .960 OPS in 7,566 at-bats
16 +, 22 - plays in 13,380 innings at 1B
Clay Young, SP
3.62 ERA with 2,567 strikeouts in 2,971 innings
Monday, March 11, 2013
Sunday, September 2, 2012
GW1 Hall of Fame proposal
As we discussed in the world chat last season, there are too many deserving players on the Hall of Fame ballot this season, especially since we can only vote for five. This causes some problems for people who enjoy the Hall of Fame and want to see it work. First, the more deserving players on the ballot, the less likely players get in, because people won't necessarily vote for the same deserving players at the same time. Second, the fewer players get in this season, the worse the situation will be next season, when it's likely that more deserving players will join the ballot.
So, in an effort to clear the backlog of deserving players, I'm proposing we do our best to induct five players this season. Below I'm going to list 12 players, with some brief stats (if you want to know more about them, click the link to their player card). To the right is a poll with the same 12 players. Please vote for the five players you think are most deserving of a spot in the Hall of Fame. Please only vote once. The poll will close at the end of the day Tuesday.
At that point, I'll post the names of the five players who got the most votes in the poll and propose that we all vote for those five players. Obviously, you don't have to. But if you want to clear the backlog of (what should be) sure Hall of Famers, this is the best way to do it. Doing it this way last season, we were able to get four deserving players into the Hall of Fame.
Abraham Davis, SP
3.75 ERA with 2,500 strikeouts in 3,550 innings
Juan DeSoto, C
.415 OBP, .536 SLG, .951 OPS in 6,153 at-bats
182 passed balls, 19.7% success rate on throwing out base stealers in 12,800 innings at catcher
Sid Fleming, 3B/CF
.325 OBP, .519 SLG, .844 OPS in 8,816 at-bats
43 +, 5 - plays in 6,562 innings at 3B
12 +, 46 - plays in 7,040 innings at CF
Haywood Gipson, 2B/LF
.370 OBP, .521 SL, .891 OPS in 9,093 at-bats
17 +, 31 - plays in 13,291 innings at 2B
17 +, 6 - plays in 4,641 innings at LF
Darron Kirkland, 2B/3B/SS
.346 OBP, .498 SLG, .844 OPS in 9,025 at-bats
29 +, 3 - plays in 5,294 innings at 2B
19 +, 2 - plays in 5,393 innings at 3B
3 +, 21 - plays in 5,945 innings at SS
Aaron McGowan, RP
3.37 ERA with 1,072 strikeouts in 1,259 innings
Darrin Murphy, 2B
.352 OBP, .494 SLG, .846 OPS in 7,749 at-bats
17 +, 38 - plays in 13,455 innings at 2B
Brent O'Donnell, RF
.377 OBP, .536 SLG, .913 OPS in 9,074 at-bats
8 +, 68 - plays in 13,121 innings in RF
Doug Rueter 2B/SS/CF
.339 OBP, .477 SLG, .816 OPS in 8,832 at-bats
20 +, 8 - plays in 6,795 innings at 2B
5 +, 21 - plays in 3,919 innings at SS
4 +, 11 - plays in 4,330 innings at CF
Richard Stocker, 1B
.387 OBP, .573 SLG, .960 OPS in 7,566 at-bats
16 +, 22 - plays in 13,380 innings at 1B
Kelvin Sullivan, SP
3.61 ERA with 2,731 strikeouts in 3,830 innings
Dusty Zoltan, SS
.326 OBP, .360 SLG, .686 OPS in 7,159 at-bats
136 +, 27 - plays in 16,527 innings at SS
So, in an effort to clear the backlog of deserving players, I'm proposing we do our best to induct five players this season. Below I'm going to list 12 players, with some brief stats (if you want to know more about them, click the link to their player card). To the right is a poll with the same 12 players. Please vote for the five players you think are most deserving of a spot in the Hall of Fame. Please only vote once. The poll will close at the end of the day Tuesday.
At that point, I'll post the names of the five players who got the most votes in the poll and propose that we all vote for those five players. Obviously, you don't have to. But if you want to clear the backlog of (what should be) sure Hall of Famers, this is the best way to do it. Doing it this way last season, we were able to get four deserving players into the Hall of Fame.
Abraham Davis, SP
3.75 ERA with 2,500 strikeouts in 3,550 innings
Juan DeSoto, C
.415 OBP, .536 SLG, .951 OPS in 6,153 at-bats
182 passed balls, 19.7% success rate on throwing out base stealers in 12,800 innings at catcher
Sid Fleming, 3B/CF
.325 OBP, .519 SLG, .844 OPS in 8,816 at-bats
43 +, 5 - plays in 6,562 innings at 3B
12 +, 46 - plays in 7,040 innings at CF
Haywood Gipson, 2B/LF
.370 OBP, .521 SL, .891 OPS in 9,093 at-bats
17 +, 31 - plays in 13,291 innings at 2B
17 +, 6 - plays in 4,641 innings at LF
Darron Kirkland, 2B/3B/SS
.346 OBP, .498 SLG, .844 OPS in 9,025 at-bats
29 +, 3 - plays in 5,294 innings at 2B
19 +, 2 - plays in 5,393 innings at 3B
3 +, 21 - plays in 5,945 innings at SS
Aaron McGowan, RP
3.37 ERA with 1,072 strikeouts in 1,259 innings
Darrin Murphy, 2B
.352 OBP, .494 SLG, .846 OPS in 7,749 at-bats
17 +, 38 - plays in 13,455 innings at 2B
Brent O'Donnell, RF
.377 OBP, .536 SLG, .913 OPS in 9,074 at-bats
8 +, 68 - plays in 13,121 innings in RF
Doug Rueter 2B/SS/CF
.339 OBP, .477 SLG, .816 OPS in 8,832 at-bats
20 +, 8 - plays in 6,795 innings at 2B
5 +, 21 - plays in 3,919 innings at SS
4 +, 11 - plays in 4,330 innings at CF
Richard Stocker, 1B
.387 OBP, .573 SLG, .960 OPS in 7,566 at-bats
16 +, 22 - plays in 13,380 innings at 1B
Kelvin Sullivan, SP
3.61 ERA with 2,731 strikeouts in 3,830 innings
Dusty Zoltan, SS
.326 OBP, .360 SLG, .686 OPS in 7,159 at-bats
136 +, 27 - plays in 16,527 innings at SS
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Blowing up the Bloggers
Everything must go! First come, first serve!
I've decided to blow up the reigning champions and trade my roster full of elite MLB talent for prospects and/or young big leaguers. Almost everyone is available, so I'm going to list most of them below along with a short description. I'm looking to make deals quickly, so trade chat, e-mail, or instant message me with interest as soon as possible. I'll delete players from the list as I trade them.
Trevor Christopher, 29-year-old SP: Arguably the best pitcher in GW2 history, with 95/95 splits, 93 control, five good pitches, and incredible numbers: 77-25 with .227 opponents' batting average and 2.62 ERA in 963 innings. Under 30, still arbitration eligible, and willing to sign long term for $6.75 million per season.
Miller Stein, 30-year-old CF/2B: Gold Glove center fielder with 97 power and 85 contact who hit .280/.356/.559 with 43 homers and 120 RBIs last season and .301/.365/.530 with 32 homers and 111 RBIs two seasons ago. One of the top 10 all-around players in GW2, still only 30 years old, and signed for two more seasons.
Neil Millwood, 30-year-old SP: Ace right-hander with 96 control and 95 split versus righties. Career 3.69 ERA and can throw 225-plus innings per season if needed. Also 9-0 with a 3.09 ERA in the playoffs. Still arbitration eligible and willing to sign long term for $7.5 million per season.
Harry Castillo, 30-year-old SS/2B/CF: Three-time Gold Glover at second base who's also capable of playing shortstop or center field. Career .276/.333/.506 hitter with 89 power, 88 contact, and 30-plus homers in four straight seasons. Still arbitration eligible and willing to sign long term for $7.3 million per season.
Harry Lackey, 33-year-old SP: One of the best left-handers in GW2 history, with a 3.12 ERA, 128-69 record, and .235 opponents' batting average in 323 career starts. Also 10-3 with a 3.47 ERA in the playoffs. Under contract for $7.5 million this season and willing to sign an extension at the same salary.
Hayes Dorsey, 29-year-old SS/2B/CF: My starting shortstop for the past six seasons and a career .282/.344/.395 hitter who makes very few errors defensively. Still arbitration eligible and willing to sign long term for $7.25 million per season.
Pedro Cruz, 30-year-old catcher: Low-durability catcher with an incredible bat and good glove who can get 300-400 plate appearances per season. Career .296/.355/.539 hitter and only wants $2.2 million per season in a long-term deal because of his low overall rating.
Otto Barkley, 29-year-old SP: Top-of-the-rotation starter with 85 control, 83/71 splits, 97 velocity, .240 opponents' batting average, and 3.70 ERA in 689 career innings. Still under 30 years old and arbitration eligible for the first time.
Matthew Laird, 28-year-old RF/LF/1B: Laird has never batted below .310 in a season and is a career .338 hitter with a .393 on-base percentage and .487 slugging percentage. Has a 95 split versus righties and 88 contact. Arbitration eligible for the first time and only asking for $1.5 million.
Herman Maxwell, 35-year-old RP: Elite reliever with 95 split versus righties, 89 control, .231 opponents' batting average, and 3.87 ERA in 696 career innings. Older, but no signs of slowing down yet and under contract cheaply.
Tuck Holder, 27-year-old 1B: Cheap, good-hitting first baseman who's arbitration eligible for the first time and asking for only $1.3 million. Career .291/.360/.481 hitter with even splits versus lefties and righties.
Reggie Harris: 28-year-old catcher: Low-durability catcher who crushes left-handers and plays very good defense. Career .300/.349/.524 hitter with 64 pitch-calling and very cheap to sign long term because of his low overall rating.
I've decided to blow up the reigning champions and trade my roster full of elite MLB talent for prospects and/or young big leaguers. Almost everyone is available, so I'm going to list most of them below along with a short description. I'm looking to make deals quickly, so trade chat, e-mail, or instant message me with interest as soon as possible. I'll delete players from the list as I trade them.
Trevor Christopher, 29-year-old SP: Arguably the best pitcher in GW2 history, with 95/95 splits, 93 control, five good pitches, and incredible numbers: 77-25 with .227 opponents' batting average and 2.62 ERA in 963 innings. Under 30, still arbitration eligible, and willing to sign long term for $6.75 million per season.
Miller Stein, 30-year-old CF/2B: Gold Glove center fielder with 97 power and 85 contact who hit .280/.356/.559 with 43 homers and 120 RBIs last season and .301/.365/.530 with 32 homers and 111 RBIs two seasons ago. One of the top 10 all-around players in GW2, still only 30 years old, and signed for two more seasons.
Neil Millwood, 30-year-old SP: Ace right-hander with 96 control and 95 split versus righties. Career 3.69 ERA and can throw 225-plus innings per season if needed. Also 9-0 with a 3.09 ERA in the playoffs. Still arbitration eligible and willing to sign long term for $7.5 million per season.
Harry Castillo, 30-year-old SS/2B/CF: Three-time Gold Glover at second base who's also capable of playing shortstop or center field. Career .276/.333/.506 hitter with 89 power, 88 contact, and 30-plus homers in four straight seasons. Still arbitration eligible and willing to sign long term for $7.3 million per season.
Harry Lackey, 33-year-old SP: One of the best left-handers in GW2 history, with a 3.12 ERA, 128-69 record, and .235 opponents' batting average in 323 career starts. Also 10-3 with a 3.47 ERA in the playoffs. Under contract for $7.5 million this season and willing to sign an extension at the same salary.
Hayes Dorsey, 29-year-old SS/2B/CF: My starting shortstop for the past six seasons and a career .282/.344/.395 hitter who makes very few errors defensively. Still arbitration eligible and willing to sign long term for $7.25 million per season.
Pedro Cruz, 30-year-old catcher: Low-durability catcher with an incredible bat and good glove who can get 300-400 plate appearances per season. Career .296/.355/.539 hitter and only wants $2.2 million per season in a long-term deal because of his low overall rating.
Otto Barkley, 29-year-old SP: Top-of-the-rotation starter with 85 control, 83/71 splits, 97 velocity, .240 opponents' batting average, and 3.70 ERA in 689 career innings. Still under 30 years old and arbitration eligible for the first time.
Matthew Laird, 28-year-old RF/LF/1B: Laird has never batted below .310 in a season and is a career .338 hitter with a .393 on-base percentage and .487 slugging percentage. Has a 95 split versus righties and 88 contact. Arbitration eligible for the first time and only asking for $1.5 million.
Herman Maxwell, 35-year-old RP: Elite reliever with 95 split versus righties, 89 control, .231 opponents' batting average, and 3.87 ERA in 696 career innings. Older, but no signs of slowing down yet and under contract cheaply.
Tuck Holder, 27-year-old 1B: Cheap, good-hitting first baseman who's arbitration eligible for the first time and asking for only $1.3 million. Career .291/.360/.481 hitter with even splits versus lefties and righties.
Reggie Harris: 28-year-old catcher: Low-durability catcher who crushes left-handers and plays very good defense. Career .300/.349/.524 hitter with 64 pitch-calling and very cheap to sign long term because of his low overall rating.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
GW1 Hall of Fame proposal
As we've been discussing in the world chat, there are too many deserving players on the Hall of Fame ballot this season, especially since we can only vote for five. This causes some problems for people who enjoy the Hall of Fame and want to see it work. First, the more deserving players on the ballot, the less likely players get in, because people won't necessarily vote for the same deserving players at the same time. Second, the fewer players get in this season, the worse the situation will be next season, when it's likely that more deserving players will join the ballot.
So, in an effort to clear the backlog of deserving players, I'm proposing we do our best to induct five players this season. Below I'm going to list 14 players, with some brief stats (if you want to know more about them, click the link to their player card). To the right is a poll with the same 14 players. Please vote for the five players you think are most deserving of a spot in the Hall of Fame. Please only vote once. The poll will close at the end of the day Friday.
At that point, I'll post the names of the five players who got the most votes in the poll and propose that we all vote for those five players. Obviously, you don't have to. But if you want to clear the backlog of (what should be) sure Hall of Famers, this is the best way to do it.
Abraham Davis, SP
3.75 ERA with 2,500 strikeouts in 3,550 innings
Juan DeSoto, C
.415 OBP, .536 SLG, .951 OPS in 6,153 at-bats
182 passed balls, 19.7% success rate on throwing out base stealers in 12,800 innings at catcher
Sid Fleming, 3B/CF
.325 OBP, .519 SLG, .844 OPS in 8,816 at-bats
43 +, 5 - plays in 6,562 innings at 3B
12 +, 46 - plays in 7,040 innings at CF
Darron Kirkland, 2B/3B/SS
.346 OBP, .498 SLG, .844 OPS in 9,025 at-bats
29 +, 3 - plays in 5,294 innings at 2B
19 +, 2 - plays in 5,393 innings at 3B
3 +, 21 - plays in 5,945 innings at SS
Aaron McGowan, RP
3.37 ERA with 1,072 strikeouts in 1,259 innings
Darrin Murphy, 2B
.352 OBP, .494 SLG, .846 OPS in 7,749 at-bats
17 +, 38 - plays in 13,455 innings at 2B
Dennis Nelson, RF/LF
.368 OBP, .522 SLG, .890 OPS in 10,592 at-bats
16 +, 30 - plays in 16,866 innings in RF
4 +, 19 - plays in 4,394 innings in LF
Brent O'Donnell, RF
.377 OBP, .536 SLG, .913 OPS in 9,074 at-bats
8 +, 68 - plays in 13,121 innings in RF
Jumbo Rijo, C
.364 OBP, .590 SLG, .954 OPS in 8,175 at-bats
92 passed balls, 28.4% success rate throwing out base stealers in 12,090 innings at C
Doug Rueter 2B/SS/CF
.339 OBP, .477 SLG, .816 OPS in 8,832 at-bats
20 +, 8 - plays in 6,795 innings at 2B
5 +, 21 - plays in 3,919 innings at SS
4 +, 11 - plays in 4,330 innings at CF
Pete Skinner, CF
.338 OBP, .498 SLG, .836 OPS in 8,781 at-bats
207 +, 24 - plays in 19,315 innings at CF
Richard Stocker, 1B
.387 OBP, .573 SLG, .960 OPS in 7,566 at-bats
16 +, 22 - plays in 13,380 innings at 1B
Gerald Tomlinson, SP
3.95 ERA with 3,235 strikeouts in 4,032 innings
Dusty Zoltan, SS
.326 OBP, .360 SLG, .686 OPS in 7,159 at-bats
136 +, 27 - plays in 16,527 innings at SS
So, in an effort to clear the backlog of deserving players, I'm proposing we do our best to induct five players this season. Below I'm going to list 14 players, with some brief stats (if you want to know more about them, click the link to their player card). To the right is a poll with the same 14 players. Please vote for the five players you think are most deserving of a spot in the Hall of Fame. Please only vote once. The poll will close at the end of the day Friday.
At that point, I'll post the names of the five players who got the most votes in the poll and propose that we all vote for those five players. Obviously, you don't have to. But if you want to clear the backlog of (what should be) sure Hall of Famers, this is the best way to do it.
Abraham Davis, SP
3.75 ERA with 2,500 strikeouts in 3,550 innings
Juan DeSoto, C
.415 OBP, .536 SLG, .951 OPS in 6,153 at-bats
182 passed balls, 19.7% success rate on throwing out base stealers in 12,800 innings at catcher
Sid Fleming, 3B/CF
.325 OBP, .519 SLG, .844 OPS in 8,816 at-bats
43 +, 5 - plays in 6,562 innings at 3B
12 +, 46 - plays in 7,040 innings at CF
Darron Kirkland, 2B/3B/SS
.346 OBP, .498 SLG, .844 OPS in 9,025 at-bats
29 +, 3 - plays in 5,294 innings at 2B
19 +, 2 - plays in 5,393 innings at 3B
3 +, 21 - plays in 5,945 innings at SS
Aaron McGowan, RP
3.37 ERA with 1,072 strikeouts in 1,259 innings
Darrin Murphy, 2B
.352 OBP, .494 SLG, .846 OPS in 7,749 at-bats
17 +, 38 - plays in 13,455 innings at 2B
Dennis Nelson, RF/LF
.368 OBP, .522 SLG, .890 OPS in 10,592 at-bats
16 +, 30 - plays in 16,866 innings in RF
4 +, 19 - plays in 4,394 innings in LF
Brent O'Donnell, RF
.377 OBP, .536 SLG, .913 OPS in 9,074 at-bats
8 +, 68 - plays in 13,121 innings in RF
Jumbo Rijo, C
.364 OBP, .590 SLG, .954 OPS in 8,175 at-bats
92 passed balls, 28.4% success rate throwing out base stealers in 12,090 innings at C
Doug Rueter 2B/SS/CF
.339 OBP, .477 SLG, .816 OPS in 8,832 at-bats
20 +, 8 - plays in 6,795 innings at 2B
5 +, 21 - plays in 3,919 innings at SS
4 +, 11 - plays in 4,330 innings at CF
Pete Skinner, CF
.338 OBP, .498 SLG, .836 OPS in 8,781 at-bats
207 +, 24 - plays in 19,315 innings at CF
Richard Stocker, 1B
.387 OBP, .573 SLG, .960 OPS in 7,566 at-bats
16 +, 22 - plays in 13,380 innings at 1B
Gerald Tomlinson, SP
3.95 ERA with 3,235 strikeouts in 4,032 innings
Dusty Zoltan, SS
.326 OBP, .360 SLG, .686 OPS in 7,159 at-bats
136 +, 27 - plays in 16,527 innings at SS
Friday, February 10, 2012
Gleeman World All-Time Franchise Standings
I compiled the numbers for each franchise through 21 seasons of Gleeman World. They are listed below, with teams separated by league and ranked by regular season winning percentage.
Here's a key for the abbreviations used:
W% = Winning Percentage
D = Division Titles
P = Playoff Appearances
L = LCS Appearances
W = World Series Appearances
$ = Championships
Here's a key for the abbreviations used:
W% = Winning Percentage
D = Division Titles
P = Playoff Appearances
L = LCS Appearances
W = World Series Appearances
$ = Championships
AL TEAMS WIN LOSS W% D P L W $
Fatboys 2151 1251 .632 16 21 14 7 4
Metropolitans 1915 1487 .563 11 14 10 7 5
Europeans 1910 1492 .561 5 15 2 1 1
Red Sox 1849 1553 .544 7 12 5 3 2
Heat 1717 1685 .505 7 9 1 0 0
Roustabouts 1716 1686 .504 5 8 2 0 0
Enrollers 1715 1687 .504 9 11 3 0 0
Boeheims 1686 1716 .496 0 6 1 1 0
Devil Rays 1674 1728 .492 7 7 0 0 0
Tumbleweeds 1632 1770 .480 0 2 0 0 0
Vacuums 1630 1772 .479 7 7 2 1 1
Pug Dogs 1581 1821 .465 1 2 0 0 0
A's 1558 1844 .458 7 8 0 0 0
Outlaw Reds 1503 1899 .442 2 4 2 1 0
Sky Sox 1468 1934 .432 0 0 0 0 0
Vandals 1467 1935 .431 0 0 0 0 0
NL TEAMS WIN LOSS W% D P L W $
Jayhawks 1928 1474 .567 6 15 7 3 0
Yankees 1845 1557 .542 8 14 4 3 0
Greys 1845 1557 .542 9 10 3 1 0
Anteaters 1831 1571 .538 11 12 7 3 1
Mafia 1826 1576 .537 13 14 4 3 0
Twins 1736 1666 .510 4 9 4 2 1
Bootleggers 1678 1724 .493 6 10 1 1 1
Comics 1674 1728 .492 4 6 2 0 0
Mashers 1656 1746 .487 1 5 2 0 0
Havoc 1649 1753 .485 4 4 1 0 0
Benjamins 1647 1755 .484 6 8 4 4 4
Nard Doggs 1624 1778 .477 1 4 1 0 0
Strohs 1595 1807 .469 3 3 0 0 0
Santa Marias 1591 1811 .468 3 3 0 0 0
Longspur 1582 1820 .465 3 5 1 0 0
Redbirds 1557 1845 .458 1 2 1 1 0
WINNING PERCENTAGE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES
Fatboys .632 Fatboys 21
Jayhawks .567 Europeans 15
Metropolitans .563 Jayhawks 15
Europeans .561 Metropolitans 14
Red Sox .544 Mafia 14
Yankees .542 Yankees 14
Greys .542 Anteaters 12
Anteaters .538 Red Sox 12
Mafia .537 Enrollers 11
Twins .510 Bootleggers 10
Heat .505 Greys 10
Roustabouts .504 Heat 9
Enrollers .504 Twins 9
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fatboys 7 Metropolitans 5
Metropolitans 7 Fatboys 4
Benjamins 4 Benjamins 4
Yankees 3 Red Sox 2
Jayhawks 3 Anteaters 1
Mafia 3 Europeans 1
Red Sox 3 Vacuums 1
Anteaters 3 Gougers 1
Twins 2 Twins 1
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Lessons Learned in Player Value
With the new rule in place that considers any owner with more than 2 seasons of experience a "vet" with no veto protection from other owners, the best thing to do for newer owners is to help educate them. I recommend following these unofficial rules for the first 1-5 seasons:
1. Don't make any trades in seasons 1-2
a) only exception is if there is at least one experienced, unbiased owner that reviews it for you beforehand
2. Don't sign a FA to a contract >$5M/year for more than 3 years without asking an experienced, unbiased owner about it first
3. Don't release any player unless you have maxed out roster throughout your minor leagues. If you're at that point, release a guy with at 3+ years of experience with the lowest OVR rating (which is only useful until you get a handle on the true meaningful ratings)
4. If your fielding instructor is not willing to return, prepare to spend $3-$5M on a FI and try to get at least a 70 glove rating. FI's can be very expensive and they are crucial to defensive development.
Mistakes I've made:
First of all, in none of these cases did a more experienced owner blatantly rip me off. This is not intended to demonstrate owners acting against the league's best interests - none of these trades was "vetoable" nor should they have been. But in every case I made a decision that was based upon my non-complete knowledge of player values and the value of money...and all of these decisions were made when I had 6 or less seasons of experience with HBD. I guess I'm a slow learner?
Trade #1 (S3, my first full season of control):
I trade Hal Owen, a player with a 28 overall rating, for Russ Perkins, s SP making $8M in his last contract year. Perkins is immediately my best pitcher (my team was awful) and I was desperate for some SP. And a 28 overall player is awful, right???
Analysis: Perkins ended up pitching for me for just one season, going 14-13 in 211.2 IP with a 1.43 WHIP and 4.97 ERA. This isn't awful, but it's certainly not worth $8M. What I should have realized is that he was essentially a salary dump by the other team - they didn't want to get stuck paying $8M for him even just for one more season, so I should have asked for a minimum of $4M of salary coverage if I was going to take him on my team (and even if I was giving up nothing in return). In the other team's defense, he was coming off of a 1.28 WHIP/3.24 ERA season...so he appeared to be a much better pitcher than what his ratings would suggest.
So Perkins +$4M for a random minor leaguer would have been ok. But I didn't give up a random minor leaguer...I gave up an awesome pinch hitter for an NL team. Owen's overall rating is artificially low because his durability was 11. But his batting ratings were decent and he was still improving...and an 83 batting eye can be hard to find. In his ML career (all since the trade) he has hit .291/.384/.422 in 1411 AB's...and what tops it all off is that a player with this low of an overall rating is always willing to play for the bare minimum salary. In that sense, he's an even more valuable commodity than his good stats would suggest alone.
Conclusion: I traded for a pitcher who I paid $8M to throw 212 replacement-level innings in return for a career .806 OPS player who has made $3M total in 9 major league seasons.
Other comments:
This post already is longer than I anticipated and I need to install a car seat and put together a crib this afternoon, so I think I'll leave this trade as the lone example. But here a few "Cliff's Notes" regarding other uninformed mistakes I've made:
1. #1 starters are the most valuable commodity, followed closely (or some would say equal to) by CF and SS with a solid glove who can hit for a .850+ OPS. If you're trading a future #1 starter for a SS who you think fits the bill, make sure the SS is at least 82+ in all defensive categories and that his batting splits are at least >65 (these are generic, personal guidelines). I made this mistake with the Mesa-Millwood trade in season 7 (Edgar Mesa and Neil Millwood).
2. Like mentioned above, solid defensive players who can hit are valuable. I pulled the trigger on Haywood Enders way too early and didn't get a decent return (Roberto Cortez). Cortez is available for trade, by the way! He'd be a great #5 starter or long reliever for a non-contending team. But even when I traded for him he was clearly projecting to be no better than a #4 starter and I gave up a guy who could be plugged in at 2B or 3B for a long career and be counted on to produce decent stats (especially at 2B). Some guys have bad seasons...it was unfortunate that Enders' career with me started that way.
Again, this post is not intended to "call out" the owners on the other sides of the trades...it's to illustrate the small errors in judgment that can result in the degradation of one's overall franchise value. I'll quote Ernest Hemingway from The Sun Also Rises: when asked how he went bankrupt, a man replies "Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly." The same could be said for your beloved HBD franchise.
Caveat Emptor.
1. Don't make any trades in seasons 1-2
a) only exception is if there is at least one experienced, unbiased owner that reviews it for you beforehand
2. Don't sign a FA to a contract >$5M/year for more than 3 years without asking an experienced, unbiased owner about it first
3. Don't release any player unless you have maxed out roster throughout your minor leagues. If you're at that point, release a guy with at 3+ years of experience with the lowest OVR rating (which is only useful until you get a handle on the true meaningful ratings)
4. If your fielding instructor is not willing to return, prepare to spend $3-$5M on a FI and try to get at least a 70 glove rating. FI's can be very expensive and they are crucial to defensive development.
Mistakes I've made:
First of all, in none of these cases did a more experienced owner blatantly rip me off. This is not intended to demonstrate owners acting against the league's best interests - none of these trades was "vetoable" nor should they have been. But in every case I made a decision that was based upon my non-complete knowledge of player values and the value of money...and all of these decisions were made when I had 6 or less seasons of experience with HBD. I guess I'm a slow learner?
Trade #1 (S3, my first full season of control):
I trade Hal Owen, a player with a 28 overall rating, for Russ Perkins, s SP making $8M in his last contract year. Perkins is immediately my best pitcher (my team was awful) and I was desperate for some SP. And a 28 overall player is awful, right???
Analysis: Perkins ended up pitching for me for just one season, going 14-13 in 211.2 IP with a 1.43 WHIP and 4.97 ERA. This isn't awful, but it's certainly not worth $8M. What I should have realized is that he was essentially a salary dump by the other team - they didn't want to get stuck paying $8M for him even just for one more season, so I should have asked for a minimum of $4M of salary coverage if I was going to take him on my team (and even if I was giving up nothing in return). In the other team's defense, he was coming off of a 1.28 WHIP/3.24 ERA season...so he appeared to be a much better pitcher than what his ratings would suggest.
So Perkins +$4M for a random minor leaguer would have been ok. But I didn't give up a random minor leaguer...I gave up an awesome pinch hitter for an NL team. Owen's overall rating is artificially low because his durability was 11. But his batting ratings were decent and he was still improving...and an 83 batting eye can be hard to find. In his ML career (all since the trade) he has hit .291/.384/.422 in 1411 AB's...and what tops it all off is that a player with this low of an overall rating is always willing to play for the bare minimum salary. In that sense, he's an even more valuable commodity than his good stats would suggest alone.
Conclusion: I traded for a pitcher who I paid $8M to throw 212 replacement-level innings in return for a career .806 OPS player who has made $3M total in 9 major league seasons.
Other comments:
This post already is longer than I anticipated and I need to install a car seat and put together a crib this afternoon, so I think I'll leave this trade as the lone example. But here a few "Cliff's Notes" regarding other uninformed mistakes I've made:
1. #1 starters are the most valuable commodity, followed closely (or some would say equal to) by CF and SS with a solid glove who can hit for a .850+ OPS. If you're trading a future #1 starter for a SS who you think fits the bill, make sure the SS is at least 82+ in all defensive categories and that his batting splits are at least >65 (these are generic, personal guidelines). I made this mistake with the Mesa-Millwood trade in season 7 (Edgar Mesa and Neil Millwood).
2. Like mentioned above, solid defensive players who can hit are valuable. I pulled the trigger on Haywood Enders way too early and didn't get a decent return (Roberto Cortez). Cortez is available for trade, by the way! He'd be a great #5 starter or long reliever for a non-contending team. But even when I traded for him he was clearly projecting to be no better than a #4 starter and I gave up a guy who could be plugged in at 2B or 3B for a long career and be counted on to produce decent stats (especially at 2B). Some guys have bad seasons...it was unfortunate that Enders' career with me started that way.
Again, this post is not intended to "call out" the owners on the other sides of the trades...it's to illustrate the small errors in judgment that can result in the degradation of one's overall franchise value. I'll quote Ernest Hemingway from The Sun Also Rises: when asked how he went bankrupt, a man replies "Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly." The same could be said for your beloved HBD franchise.
Caveat Emptor.
GW2 prediction
Here's my prediction for the players involved in the trade that sickchangeup hates.
In Season 12, Ismael Coronado will post at least a .685 OPS and will have more plus plays on defense than minus plays.
At least once by the end of Season 16, Sammy Matos and Everth Quintero will have combined for at least 90 innings pitched and an ERA under 4.00.
In Season 12, Ismael Coronado will post at least a .685 OPS and will have more plus plays on defense than minus plays.
At least once by the end of Season 16, Sammy Matos and Everth Quintero will have combined for at least 90 innings pitched and an ERA under 4.00.
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