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Post by Redlegs321 on May 22, 2016 12:33:12 GMT
So as I'm trying, and slowly making progress, to improve my roster, I have a couple of questions and wanted to solicit some advice. Here is the squad I'm currently working with, and I know Nick's squad would probably put up triple-digits against me.
Current Starters:
C - 4 - Russell Martin - 4/9/5
1B - 5p - Mark Teixeira - 8/10/3
2B - 4.5 - Jason Kipnis - 9/3/6
3B - 3 - Brock Holt - 7/1/5
SS - 4 - Yunel Escobar - 9/3/2
LF - 3.5 - Kevin Kiermaier - 6/4/9
CF - 4 - Matt Kemp - 6/7/6
RF - 4 - Ben Revere - 9/1/9
DH - 4.5 - David Ortiz - 6/9/1
Sub Options:
SS - 3.5 - Adeiny Hechavarria - 7/2/5
OF - 4 - Alex Gordon - 6/7/4
SS - 3.5 - Jose Iglesias - 8/1/7
OF - 3.5 - Austin Jackson - 6/3/9
DH - 4 - Alex Rodriguez - 5/9/3
3B - 3 - Cody Spangenberg - 6/2/7
3B - 3.5 - Marcus Semien - 5/5/6
C - 4 - Travis D'Arnaud - 5/8/1
Who should I use as my three subs? Should I make any changes to my starters (C, 3B, OF, DH)? What is the best way to improve: picks, trades or saving for free agents?
Also, what do you guys recommend for the settings (lineups, bunting, stealing, etc.)?
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Post by nick1 on May 22, 2016 12:40:03 GMT
Here's a bit of advice.
1-change your 3B. You have an inactive that's higher rated. There are very very few times when that's a smart move.
2- leave the rest that you were asking about.
3- best bench players fill a need when you're down by 1 or 2 late in the game. For that reason you want 2 power hitters and one pinch runner. So find you're 2 highest inactive on power and your highest speed. I do this a little differently but my team is very different.
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Post by nick1 on May 22, 2016 12:42:05 GMT
As far as the settings they don't matter all that much in my opinion. I mostly leave them at average. Only difference is I have some elite speed at the top of my lineup and I like to steal second and third so I have steal at lots. Never extreme if you auto play though. They get too aggressive and get picked off a lot.
Everyone should have their lineup set to vs left and vs right. The game weighs this matchup very very heavily.
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Post by Redlegs321 on May 22, 2016 12:46:16 GMT
Also, here are my pitchers.
Starters:
A - 5 - Dallas Keuchel - 6/8/8
2 - 4.5 - Jordan Zimmerman - 5/9/6
3 - 4 - Scott Kazmir - 5/5/7
4 - 3.5 - Robbie Ray - 6/4/6
5 - 4 - Tommy Milone - 4/7/6
Relievers:
LR - 3.5 - Jeff Manship - 5/6/7
RP1 - 4 - Kevin Jepsen - 5/3/9
RP2 - 4 - Shawn Kelley - 9/6/6
SM - 4.5 - Andrew Miller - 9/4/9
CL - 5 - Jonathan Papelbon - 6/9/9
Bench:
SP - 3.5 - Edinson Volquez - 5/4/6
SR - 3 - Miguel Socolovich - 6/5/6
SP - 4 - Nicholas Tropeano - 7/7/5
SP - 4 - Patrick Corbin - 6/9/5
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Post by nick1 on May 22, 2016 12:48:15 GMT
Now onto my lineup. I do want advice.
1-Reyes (p) 9-5-10
2- Pedroia (p) 10-4-8
3- Mauer (p) 10-9-4
4- Harper 9-9-4
5- Pujols (p) 10-10-4
6- Texiera (p) 8-10-3
7- Cespedes 8-9-5
8- Machado 7-9-7
9- Braun 7-9-9
Bench.
1- Goldschmidt 9-9-6
2- Cruz 8-9-2
3- Donaldson 8-9-3
Starting rotation
1- Verlander (p) 9-9-10
2- Sabathia (p) 8-10-10
3- Kershaw 9-9-9
4- Bumgarner 8-9-8
5- Dickey (p) 5-8-10
Stupid bullpen
Long- Givens (4.5) 9-8-7
RP1- Romo (4.5) 9-6-6
RP2- Sipp (4.5) 9-6-7
SM- Rondon 7-8-9
CL- Uehara 9-8-9
I know my bullpen is a huge weakness. I have to win a lot of shootouts.
Wish list!
OF Braun (p) 10-9-9
3B Wrighy (p) 9-9-9
SP Lincecom (p) 10-6-10
RP Kimbrel (p) 10-8-9 (I think that's right)
OF Hamilton (p) 10-9-4 (if I remember correctly)
OF Ichiro (p) 10-3-10
If I can hit all those I should get the ability to get the legends then we all know who I'm getting first...
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Post by nick1 on May 22, 2016 12:49:12 GMT
Also, here are my pitchers. Starters: A - 5 - Dallas Keuchel - 6/8/8 2 - 4.5 - Jordan Zimmerman - 5/9/6 3 - 4 - Scott Kazmir - 5/5/7 4 - 3.5 - Robbie Ray - 6/4/6 5 - 4 - Tommy Milone - 4/7/6 Relievers: LR - 3.5 - Jeff Manship - 5/6/7 RP1 - 4 - Kevin Jepsen - 5/3/9 RP2 - 4 - Shawn Kelley - 9/6/6 SM - 4.5 - Andrew Miller - 9/4/9 CL - 5 - Jonathan Papelbon - 6/9/9 Bench: SP - 3.5 - Edinson Volquez - 5/4/6 SR - 3 - Miguel Socolovich - 6/5/6 SP - 4 - Nicholas Tropeano - 7/7/5 SP - 4 - Patrick Corbin - 6/9/5 This needs the most help. Focus here. |
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Post by Redlegs321 on May 22, 2016 12:57:04 GMT
Thanks so much for the help. I made the change at 3rd because Semien was batting .160 over like 50 games and Holt was hitting .240. I have trouble because I have a few guys hit over .400 and and a few hitting around .200. But I really appreciate the advice.
In terms of your roster, I think I'm the wrong person to be giving out advice. I'm just glad we are on the same team.
Anyone else have advice for Nick? What is everyone else working with?
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Post by nick1 on May 22, 2016 13:03:13 GMT
No problem on the advice. You may have hit the one single spot where it's smart to start a lower rated player.
Best stat to figure it out is WAR. Wins against replacement. Who has a higher number?
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Post by Redlegs321 on May 22, 2016 13:09:51 GMT
Ha, Semien isn't listed but Holt is -.3
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Post by njreds on May 22, 2016 16:59:57 GMT
Any suggestions for my lineup?
Current Starters:
C - 4 - AJ Pierzynski - 8/4/2
1B - 5p - Mark Teixeira - 8/10/3
2B - 4.5 - Jason Kipnis - 9/3/6
3B - 5 - Josh Donaldson - 8/9/3
SS - 4.5 - Jung-Ho Kang - 7/6/5
LF - 4 - Kole Calhoun - 5/8/3
CF - 3.5 - Dexter Fowler - 5/6/7
RF - 4 - Marlon Byrd - 5/9/3
DH - 5 - Chris Colabello (1B) - 9/7/2
Sub Options:
3B - 4.5 - Kyle Seager - 6/8/5
1B - 4.5 - Eric Hosmer - 8/5/4
3B - 4 - Jimmy Parades - 7/5/5
Inactive
2B - 4 - Dee Gordon - 9/1/9
Starters
Ace - 4.5 - Danny Salazar - 8/6/7
SP2 - 4 - Raisel Iglesias - 8/6/6
SP3 - 4.5 - Jake Peavy - 4/8/7
SP4 - 4 - Trevor May - 7/8/5
SP5 - 4 - Joe Ross - 6/6/7
Relievers
Long - 3.5 - Yusmeiro Petit (LR) - 5/9/5
RP1 - 4.5 - Sergio Romo (SR) - 9/9/6
RP2 - 4 - Dellin Betances (SR) - 9/1/9
SM - 4 Shawn Kelly (SR) - 9/9/6
CL - 4.5 Craig Kimbrel (SR) - 9/3/9
Inactive (3.5+ players)
SP - 3.5 - CJ Wilson - 5/4/6
SP - 4 - Lance Lynn - 7/4/7
SP - 4 - Felix Hernandez - 6/6/7
SR - 4 - Santiago Casilla - 8/3/8
SR - 4 - Xavier Cedeno - 7/6/7
Any advice for pitching/bullpen is appreciated. My middle reliever is my issue.
I'm currently the leader is current personal progress rewards and hope to add Mookie Betts (OF) 8/5/8 later this evening to replace Dexter Fowler.
Thanks
Mike
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Post by nick1 on May 22, 2016 17:00:05 GMT
That means holy is -.3 games compared to the other guy (keep forgetting his name. Sorry). There's much much more to the game than batting average. I definitely understand you though. Before I got Braun I had Hanley Ramirez at left field. He was hitting .195 but he had a positive WAR. This was due to his power (9) and he was actually a speed improvement (5).
I sort of have the same thing going at third. I start Machado (7-9-7) over Donaldson (8-9-3) even though Donaldson hits for a slightly higher average. That decision is based solely on speed though.
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Post by nick1 on May 22, 2016 17:01:39 GMT
Reds- your next. Give me a little bit. I actually am enjoying helping you all with this. Everyone who takes the time to post will get my best advice and a well thought out plan.
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Post by njreds on May 22, 2016 17:06:29 GMT
Thanks Nick. I don't know if its worth keeping in Peavy at 4.5 or use one of my available 4 SPs.
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Post by tabroofing on May 22, 2016 19:22:09 GMT
Bell here bro. Walk me through this. I have no idea what in the heck I'm doing...
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Post by Cohen32 on May 23, 2016 2:41:11 GMT
Hey guys, any advice?
C: Mauer 10-9-4 (5p)
1B: Pujols 4-9-4 (4)
2B: Gordan 9-1-9 (4)
3B: Carpender 6-9-3 (4.5)
SS: Kang 7-6-5 (4.5)
LF: Blackmon 7-5-9 (4.5)
CF: Marte 7-6-9 (4.5)
RF: Jones 6-9-3 (4.5)
DH: Cruz 8-9-2 (5)
Subs:
Of: Parra 8-4-7 (4.5)
3B: Sano 6-9-2 (4.5)
DH: A-rod 5-9-3 (4)
Inactive:
2B: Kinsler 8-3-5 (4)
OF: Byrd 5-9-3 (4)
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No competition for pitchers, all are four star and some variation of 7-7-6 or 6-7-6 or something like that. Any suggestions on how to acquire better players/ gold to buy players?
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