Official 9th Baseball ATD Discussion Thread Part II

[Winger for Hire]

Jones is actually a stud against lefties moreso than against righties but anyway I decided to swap Walker back in since he is the superior bat even against lefties.

I get that his personal split is better vs LHP than RHP, but it's still a (for an ATD) a rather pedestrian .258/.357/.496 at a corner outfield spot. I could take that, paired with the glove in CF, but in RF (and with the option you have starting) it doesn't seem worth it, to me. He's ideal for your team as a bat off the bench that can stay in and be a superior defensive sub while getting 2 or 3 games a week spelling Ricky and Walker, hell even Bonds (I don't have a big problem with CF moving to the corners, the other way around it trickier).

Please don't take this as me trying to bully you in setting up your team differently than you want to. The quibbles I'm debating with you aren't enough for me to dock you massive points in the voting, more of fractions of points and maybe losing a tiebreaker.

 

[ryan callahan]

I get that his personal split is better vs LHP than RHP, but it's still a (for an ATD) a rather pedestrian .258/.357/.496 at a corner outfield spot. I could take that, paired with the glove in CF, but in RF (and with the option you have starting) it doesn't seem worth it, to me. He's ideal for your team as a bat off the bench that can stay in and be a superior defensive sub while getting 2 or 3 games a week spelling Ricky and Walker, hell even Bonds (I don't have a big problem with CF moving to the corners, the other way around it trickier).

Please don't take this as me trying to bully you in setting up your team differently than you want to. The quibbles I'm debating with you aren't enough for me to dock you massive points in the voting, more of fractions of points and maybe losing a tiebreaker.

Nah nah it's okay I just like to see your guy's opinions. Anyway Jones is a full time bench finally. He will swap out defensively with Henderson in the 8th/9th inning while getting semi regular at bats. I think I like that more. I get that my team is weirdly built and I was ready for criticism. I still think it's 100x better than last year.

 

[bluesfan94]

Yeah I'm all for being creative. I mean, half my team weren't MLBers last year. So my criticism is meant constructively

 

[KaseMeOutside]

I picked Paul Assenmacher because he has a cool name and I loved his pick off move/ability to hold runners. Honestly at this stage it's a crap shoot for relievers anyways and my approach to the bullpen was more modern, with high strike out/power guys. There's a reason the game is changing like it is, it used to be you wanted to pound another teams starter to get to the bullpen, now it's the opposite with all the power arms we have now.

 

[NJDevs26]

I picked Paul Assenmacher because he has a cool name and I loved his pick off move/ability to hold runners. Honestly at this stage it's a crap shoot for relievers anyways and my approach to the bullpen was more modern, with high strike out/power guys. There's a reason the game is changing like it is, it used to be you wanted to pound another teams starter to get to the bullpen, now it's the opposite with all the power arms we have now.

Pick who you want for the #5/6 bullpen guy, I don't think it's going to move the needle either way since it is pretty subjective by that point and a limited role. Just pointing out there were other off the board bullpen picks besides mine that didn't get commented on lol

And I guess you completely forgot you missed two picks last round? We passed you a while ago in the draft (picks are four hours now).

 

[le_sean]

Palmeiro, the best Gold Glove winner of all time.

 

[td_ice]

Any thoughts on my lineup?

1) Luke Appling (R)
2) George Brett (L)
3) Manny Ramirez (R)
4) Duke Snider (L)
5) Frank Thomas (R)
6) Sam Crawford (L)
7) Robinson Cano (L)
8) Johnny Bench (R)

 

[bluesfan94]

Palmeiro was on my radar since I took Suttles

 

[Porn*]

If anyone is looking to trade and you see something that might work for both teams; shoot over a pm.

just don't be disappointed if I decline :p

 

[Voight]

I pick Palmeiro much higher last year, solid pick right there.

 

[Winger for Hire]

Any thoughts on my lineup?

1) Luke Appling (R)
2) George Brett (L)
3) Manny Ramirez (R)
4) Duke Snider (L)
5) Frank Thomas (R)
6) Sam Crawford (L)
7) Robinson Cano (L)
8) Johnny Bench (R)

I'm glad I'm not a pitcher trying to that 3,4,5 out in the 8th with a small lead

 

[td_ice]

I'm glad I'm not a pitcher trying to that 3,4,5 out in the 8th with a small lead

Thanks.

Would you keep that order?

 

[Winger for Hire]

Thanks.

Would you keep that order?

Yeah, you're pretty set in the order you got.

 

[le_sean]

I'm glad I'm not a pitcher trying to that 3,4,5 out in the 8th with a small lead

Yeah that is scary.

The only advantage for opposing pitchers is that you know no one is stealing.

 

[UL Washington]

Now that I have Mike Schmidt and Steve Bedrosian, I feel I should post this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRcTLeyJfvU

 

[Winger for Hire]

I genuinely hope that's the main reason you took Bedrosian

 

[UL Washington]

I genuinely hope that's the main reason you took Bedrosian

It was definitely a factor.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

I hope the reason the Jays took Cedeno was for his turn in Bad News Bears: Breaking Training

 

[UL Washington]

I hope the reason the Jays took Cedeno was for his turn in Bad News Bears: Breaking Training

I believe the other Astros player in that movie also scored the 1,000,000th run in MLB history.

 

[td_ice]

Was a big fan of Cedeno. I thought he was going to be a superstar. Never happened. But still a good player.

 

[le_sean]

Lol David Ross? I'd love to hear the justification for that one.

 

[NJDevs26]

Lol David Ross? I'd love to hear the justification for that one.

Cubs fan hung over on champagne I'm guessing?

No movie cameos for Kinder but I liked reading about him and how cantankerous he was in Summer Of '49 lol

 

[Winger for Hire]

Lol David Ross? I'd love to hear the justification for that one.

Intangibles... grit... determination... clubhouse leader... and that's just from Joe Buck's diary

 

[Voight]

Lol David Ross? I'd love to hear the justification for that one.

I had to blink twice to make sure i wasn't seeing things.

 

[UL Washington]

I like the spirit of the Ross pick. No one picked in these last rounds will move the needle so might as well select a few personal favourites.