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Are you serious? Feliz, Wright, Rolen, Zimmerman > Ramirez. Wright was among the worst fielding 3Bs this year by BBTF's metric. Most scouts and analysts expect Wright to be a very good defensive 3B, but he wasn't this year. The other three are better fielders than Aramis.
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Why not just do an offline draft (over email)? Even if everyone only made two picks each day, it could get done in a week or so.
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I'm starting Romo in a few leagues this week. Going by his small sample size of work, he could have a huge week against a terrible Washington pass defense.
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If someone backs out, or if you need another team, I'd love to play.
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Edit: I didn't see the date of the original post until now, but I believe that, once again, it would make sense to start Vick over Brees this week. My original response below. ----------------------------------- I couldn't disagree more. Brees may have a great game this week, but if you look at probabilities, Vick is a no-brainer for week 10. Brees is going up against the Pittsburgh defense, which is #5 in DVOA against the pass and #3 in overall defensive DVOA. There's a long list of QB's I start ahead of Brees this week. I believe in playing matchups. There are very few every-week starters, and by my standards, Brees isn't one of them.
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Bags played the field. That being said, the Big Hurt was the best hitter in baseball for several years. That's mainly a function of one being on an NL and one on an AL team. Now...if you wanted to talk about Bags putting up great numbers in the Astrodome for a number of years, I'll buy that argument. It's amazing that so many people (including the baseball writers who vote) ignore park effects. Bagwell put up great numbers in the Astrodome. His counting stats would have been even better if he played in a hitter-friendly park.
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Except in the World Series.
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A .345 career OBP (.336 this season) does not make for a good leadoff hitter. i disagree 2006 plaoff team's regular season leadoff obp: cards .350 detroit .335 padres .360 mets .354 oakland .367 yankees .359 dodgers .369 Not sure how you can post that list and still disagree. All of those, except for Detroit, were well above what Figgins did this season. his career obp is .345 with a career high of .352 which is within close range of every one of those listed. And PECOTA doesn't project he'll hit .352 again in the next four years. I suspect when the new PECOTA projections (that incorporate this season's data) are released, Figgins' projections will be lower than they were before.
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http://www.baseball1.com/bb-data/grabiner/protstudy.html There's another (probably better) article from Baseball Primer that I can't find right now. As for lineup construction, there are quite a few stats-inclined analysts who will argue that it does make a difference; however, the difference between a good batting order and a Dusty batting order over the course of a year isn't as great as one might think. It's more important to put good hitters in a lineup than it is to find the optimum batting order. That doesn't mean batting order doesn't matter, it just means it's not as important as recognizing who deserves a spot in the lineup and who doesn't. I feel the same way about payroll, fwiw. It's more important to spend money wisely than it is to increase payroll, but that doesn't mean increasing payroll doesn't matter.
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PECOTA projected Izturis to have an 18 point advantage in OPS next year. I'll bet you $20 that Izturis doesn't have an 80 point advantage in OPS next year.
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Julio Lugo?
cheapseats replied to HoopsCubs's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Why would the Reds ever agree to that? Kearns Lopez Wagner for Majewski Bray Thomspon Harris Clayton -
King Kaufman at Salon.com: Neifi Effect
cheapseats replied to thedaymen's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
For those not keeping up with the ALCS, Neifi batted second for the Tigers last night. Rotoworld's commentary The Tigers are 2 games away from the World Series. There's the Neifi Effect, huh? :twisted: -
Hail Cesar! :wink:
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HAHAHAHA Mateo rounding third was hilarious!
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Some fine managing going on tonight.
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Soto's OBP so far would be low enough to actually make sac bunting the right move there if he could actually put it down. Soto hasn't had enough plate appearances to have a statistically relevant OBP. And why not just leave Aardsma in to bunt if you're going to call for a sacrifice?
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I think so.
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Sac bunting here actually lowers our chances of scoring a run this inning. Dusty's doing his part to keep us in contention for the draft pick.
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I hate Lasorda. Brenly and I should hang out.
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Dlee is secretly a gangsta. I expect him to cleat Furcal in the nether regions.
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Not an error, a low throw by Theriot, but the DP had to be turned quickly. It's a pick DLee usually makes, but didn't (and I think he'd say the same). Yep. It was a tough play, but it's one he usually makes. It looks to me like he's quit out there. :wink:
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You can't assume a double play.
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It'd be tough to top losing on a sac fly that scores a runner from second.
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This is awesome!
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Dual tuners.