ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 434
TEAM TIMOSWAN 359
Lineup Moves; Off day Waiver-wire starters payed off huge with a +27 (thank-you Curtis Granderson) while the regulars played better than usual. Overall, the group posted a very satisfying 218 points.
Pitching Moves: Still a tick off with only six solid closers, the waiver wire picks were scary (5 starts of -5 or more) to spectacular this week (Mike Montgomery and his 51 point shutout - thank-you very much) and the group posted not horrible, but not super 220.
Conclusions: Both the lineup and the pitching staff still feel just a tick off. Considering adding another starter to the roster.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Week Eleven Recap (7-4): Turning the corner, line-up ready to roll
TEAM VIRGINIA 450
ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 411
Lineup moves: Victor Martinez came off the DL last week and plugging him in alongside the rest of my waiver wire snags and the lineup looks like it just might be turning a corner. They posted a healthy 238 points. Can you say DOMINANT. baby.
The lineup now looks like this:
C Buster Posey - drafted #29
*1B Kendrys Morales - undrafted/FA pickup April 13th
2B Robbie Cano - drafted #12
3B Kyle Seager - drafted #52
*SS Brandon Crawford - undrafted/FA pickup May 21st
SS/2B Anthony Rendon - drafted #32
*1B/3B Maikel Franco - undrafted/FA pickup June 3rd
*OF Starling Marte - drafted #42/FA pickup April 20th
OF Mookie Betts - drafted #49
*OF Ben Zobrist - drafted #141/FA pickup May 14th
*OF Josh Reddick -undrafted/FA pickup April 29th
*OF Josh Harrison - drafted #154/FA pickup May 15th
*DH Victor Martinez -drafted #50th/FA pickup May 28th
Pitching Moves: Joakim Soria looks like he's about to loose his job and Jason Grilli hit the DL. The staff put up a sorry 173 with the waiver wire pickups being so-so (10-3) but the bullpen had a rough week and being down to five closers posted only 6 saves. Fixable for sure but annoying.
Conclusions; The roster is almost there. Lineup feels just about set (depending on how long Franco stays hot and whether Martinez hits this year), I just need another two solid-to-a-squidge above average closers.
ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 411
Lineup moves: Victor Martinez came off the DL last week and plugging him in alongside the rest of my waiver wire snags and the lineup looks like it just might be turning a corner. They posted a healthy 238 points. Can you say DOMINANT. baby.
The lineup now looks like this:
C Buster Posey - drafted #29
*1B Kendrys Morales - undrafted/FA pickup April 13th
2B Robbie Cano - drafted #12
3B Kyle Seager - drafted #52
*SS Brandon Crawford - undrafted/FA pickup May 21st
SS/2B Anthony Rendon - drafted #32
*1B/3B Maikel Franco - undrafted/FA pickup June 3rd
*OF Starling Marte - drafted #42/FA pickup April 20th
OF Mookie Betts - drafted #49
*OF Ben Zobrist - drafted #141/FA pickup May 14th
*OF Josh Reddick -undrafted/FA pickup April 29th
*OF Josh Harrison - drafted #154/FA pickup May 15th
*DH Victor Martinez -drafted #50th/FA pickup May 28th
Pitching Moves: Joakim Soria looks like he's about to loose his job and Jason Grilli hit the DL. The staff put up a sorry 173 with the waiver wire pickups being so-so (10-3) but the bullpen had a rough week and being down to five closers posted only 6 saves. Fixable for sure but annoying.
Conclusions; The roster is almost there. Lineup feels just about set (depending on how long Franco stays hot and whether Martinez hits this year), I just need another two solid-to-a-squidge above average closers.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Week Ten Recap (7-3): Regression to the mean is mean.
SPACE WRANGLERS 352
ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 308
Lineup Moves: Added Super Rookies Maikel Franco (Pronounced Fronk-oh) and Byron Buxton with mixed results (Franco posted 15, Buxton 0) off-day Waiver wire starters posted a +7 but couldn't overcome lack of a true big time bat. Lineup posted a weak 168 points.
Lineup now looks like this:
C Buster Posey
1B Kendrys Morales
2B Robbie Cano
3B Kyle Seager
SS Brandon Crawford
2B/SS Anthony Rendon
1B/3B Maikel Franco
OF Starling Marte
OF Josh Reddick
OF Mookie Betts
OF Ben Zobrist
OF Byron Buxton
DH Josh Harrison
Pitching Moves: 140 points. Athough the 6-7 with 12 saves line doesn't look that bad, obviously, the pitching staff blew up this week. King Felix posted a -26 and the waiver wire picks were for the most part uninspiring.
Conclusions: My girlfriend is moving to Sante Fe and I can't go with her. It sucks and has absolutely nothing to do with baseball, but its on my mind and probably effecting my picks. Fear not, loyal reader, the roster design is still solid despite two poor performances in a row.
Monday, June 8, 2015
Week Nine Recap (7-2): Like a snail on a straight razor...The horror, the horror.. The horror that is my lineup
TEAM TUNNEY 410
ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 358
The tire fire burns on....
Pitching Moves; Up and down week with the high man being a closer (Trevor Rosenthal) at 31 points. Staff posted disappointing 225 going 7-6 with 10 saves.
Conclusions: Have begun to read Robbie Cano articles from 2008 when Canu hit .211 before the All-Star break, before going on to hit .324 the rest of the way and finish the season at .271 with Cano'ish power and counting stats.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Week Eight Recap (7-1): It's time to start working on that evil laugh of yours, the one where you laugh evilly as you stand over your broken and helpless as a newborn kitten opponent, AFTER YOU'VE THROWN THE SWITCH.. THE LAUGH AND THE SPEECH AFTER you destroy the world.. oh, ahem, King Felix and the Legion of doom strike again.
ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 500
TEAM WHODATS 406
Lineup Moves: Missed out on the Carlos Correa pickup. Was at work when the Astros promoted him. Lineup was weak link again at 166. Off day starter waiver wire pickup posted mediocre +5. Made major moves (Dropped Castro, Fowler, Boegarts, Davis) to lineup late in the week that didn't payoff in this matchup, but should pay off as early as next week.
Lineup now looks like this.
C Buster Posey
1B Kendrys Morales
2B Robbie Cano
3B Kyle Seager
SS Ben Zobrist
SS/2B Brandon Crawford
1B/3B Ryan Howard
OF Josh Reddick
OF Starling Marte
OF Mookie Betts
OF Josh Harrison
OF Yasmany Tomas
DH Evan Gattis
Pitching Moves: Felix threw another shutout and the staff overall posted an unbelievable 334 points, going 10-3 with 14 saves.
Conclusions: Although the waiver wire pick ups have tended be a little dramatic on a day to day basis, the end results have been typically been right around the 250 point watermark with the potential for 300+.
The lineup continues to be frustrating, but with Anthony Rendon coming off the DL soon and Brandon Crawford hitting homeruns, there's still hope that I can salvage a disastrous draft.
TEAM WHODATS 406
Lineup Moves: Missed out on the Carlos Correa pickup. Was at work when the Astros promoted him. Lineup was weak link again at 166. Off day starter waiver wire pickup posted mediocre +5. Made major moves (Dropped Castro, Fowler, Boegarts, Davis) to lineup late in the week that didn't payoff in this matchup, but should pay off as early as next week.
Lineup now looks like this.
C Buster Posey
1B Kendrys Morales
2B Robbie Cano
3B Kyle Seager
SS Ben Zobrist
SS/2B Brandon Crawford
1B/3B Ryan Howard
OF Josh Reddick
OF Starling Marte
OF Mookie Betts
OF Josh Harrison
OF Yasmany Tomas
DH Evan Gattis
Pitching Moves: Felix threw another shutout and the staff overall posted an unbelievable 334 points, going 10-3 with 14 saves.
Conclusions: Although the waiver wire pick ups have tended be a little dramatic on a day to day basis, the end results have been typically been right around the 250 point watermark with the potential for 300+.
The lineup continues to be frustrating, but with Anthony Rendon coming off the DL soon and Brandon Crawford hitting homeruns, there's still hope that I can salvage a disastrous draft.
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