Sandbox Fantasy Baseball

[reismark]

Just noticed....

Originally posted by MBloomIII
3B: Best=Boneheads, Worst=M*******s
Boneheads win for having best 3B in baseball with Chipper Jones. M*******s have low rated player and no depth.

Bloomy, Chipper's gonna be a LEFT FIELDER this year *wonders how Sandbox will fix this one*

[Chris 62]

Bloomy, Sandbox's ratings are not what I would consider great.

I'll put my pitching up against anybodies, and win a lot more then I lose.

Pedro is an injury waiting to happen, can't be relied upon.
My starters are all 200+ innings guys, plus two off the best relievers in the game.

2b is a weakness comparred to others, but for some reason 2b was a popular draft spot, which is odd, since you can only play one.
However, the guy I got is young and getting better, and can steal bases, a plus for points, plus he stays healty.

The Slackers are ready to go.

[Ming]

Originally posted by reismark
Bloomy, Chipper's gonna be a LEFT FIELDER this year *wonders how Sandbox will fix this one*

They won't... it's based on last year positions played. Nothing to fix

[Imran Siddiqui]

SP: Best=Boneheads, Worst=Bears

Make a case for the Slackers here.

Clemens, Zito, Park, and Brown

And even though I was his scout, I had no say on his pitching choices... those fabulous picks were his own!

[Dis]

Can't you play a second second baseman as a utility infielder?

I'm still confused about this utility stuff.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yes, you could... but most people would want to play a 1B or a 3B as a utility infielder... you know players with some pop in their bats .

[reismark]

My thoughts on that:

Clemens = Rock solid bedrock for the staff, but 20 again? Not so sure.
Zito = THIS is the guy that scares the bejesus out of me. Oakland's whole staff scares me (except for Mulder, since I have him)
Park = Overpaid and overrated.
Brown = He's extremely talented, but let's see if he can overcome the injury bugs.

Verdict: Could be most talented staff in league - IF a lot of "if"s pan out.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Reis, I don't see a staff that comes close.

Park might be overrated, but 16 wins is a definate. Clemens will win ~18, and Brown, I bet, will win at least 16 and probably 20.

Much scarier than anything else I've seen in this league.

[Chris 62]

Don't forget, I have Percival and Koch also, both 35+ saves guys, and both pitching behind decent to above average staffs.

[Ming]

You can "GUESS" all you want on who has the best pitching staff... but at this moment in time, it's only that... a guess or opinion. The true test will be beginning soon. And when the smoke clears at the end of the season, then you will all know for sure... ME

Keep that chest thumping coming!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Ming you never have good pitching. We all know that halfway through the season at least a quarter of your staff will be looking at long spells on the DL... it's the Ming way .

[Ming]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
We all know that halfway through the season at least a quarter of your staff will be looking at long spells on the DL... it's the Ming way .

But if they don't...

and that can happen to anybodies staff. Pitching can be such a crap shoot...

[Imran Siddiqui]

But it always happens to you .

One of the reason I don't like Sandbox though is because EVERYTHING depends on pitching. I was talking to Chris about this. Way toooo easy to win your league just because you have a kick ass staff (and you don't really need anything else).

[Chris 62]

[Ming]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Way toooo easy to win your league just because you have a kick ass staff (and you don't really need anything else).

While there is some solid truth in that comment, with only an 8 man league (yes I wish it was bigger), the differences between the best and the worst staffs is not that great. Hitting will be more of a factor... It should be a very competitve league. Remember how close the football was when we had a chance to draft for ourselves