ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 450
TEAM VIRGINIA 375
Lineup: Added Chase Utley and brought back Delino Deshields for one more week. Off Day starter posted a negligible +1, but the regular lineup put up 202 points as nine players hit 14+.
Pitching Staff: Nola and King Felix were dominant (posting totals of 26 and 28 respectively), the bullpen was also dominant with 12 saves. Waiver wire picks were mediocre or bad but the Unit overall scored 247 points. Just like I designed it.
Conclusion: Machine's up and running. Just in time for the playoffs.
Cross those fingers and hope the injury bug doesn't take a chomp outta your season.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
Week Nineteen Recap (13-6): Dancing with the Devil in the pale moonlight
ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 379
SPACE WRANGLERS 337
Lineup Moves: Added Delino Deshields for injured Christian Yelich to regular lineup with -4 result. Deshields struck out 11 times. Waiver wire starters added a +7 but the regulars were just plain awful. 8 of 13 Regulars posted totals under 10 points. In total the lineup struggled to score 149 points.
Pitching Moves: Added Drew Pomeranz to bullpen, Lance McCullers to Rotation. Unit was a tick off and posted a total of 230 points, going 5-5 with 8 saves.
Conclusions: Still tinkering with the lineup, but I don't think it will ever be the dominant 200 point a week juggernaut like it was last year. The Bullpen still doesn't feel quite set as Carson Smith has not locked down the closer's job and Pomeranz is a part of a closing committee.
SPACE WRANGLERS 337
Lineup Moves: Added Delino Deshields for injured Christian Yelich to regular lineup with -4 result. Deshields struck out 11 times. Waiver wire starters added a +7 but the regulars were just plain awful. 8 of 13 Regulars posted totals under 10 points. In total the lineup struggled to score 149 points.
Pitching Moves: Added Drew Pomeranz to bullpen, Lance McCullers to Rotation. Unit was a tick off and posted a total of 230 points, going 5-5 with 8 saves.
Conclusions: Still tinkering with the lineup, but I don't think it will ever be the dominant 200 point a week juggernaut like it was last year. The Bullpen still doesn't feel quite set as Carson Smith has not locked down the closer's job and Pomeranz is a part of a closing committee.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Week Eighteen Recap (12-6): Luck be a Lady tonight!
ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 362
TEAM TUNNEY 333
Lineup: Waiver Wire off-day starters posted a big fat zero while the regulars muddled through the week to the tune of 169. Anthony Rendon posted a -2 and hasn't looked like 2014 Anthony Rendon yet.
Pitching: Both Felix Hernandez and Aaron Nola lost (Hernandez was obliterated -29, while Nola was just mediocre), and the Waiver Wire starters were hit (Hector Santiago 20, Drew Hutchinson 22) or miss (Eduardo Rodriguez -14, Brett Anderson -16). Fortunately the bullpen was dominant again with 12 saves. Overall the staff posted a severely disappointing but somehow just enough 193 for the week.
Conclusions: Sometimes you just get lucky.
TEAM TUNNEY 333
Lineup: Waiver Wire off-day starters posted a big fat zero while the regulars muddled through the week to the tune of 169. Anthony Rendon posted a -2 and hasn't looked like 2014 Anthony Rendon yet.
Pitching: Both Felix Hernandez and Aaron Nola lost (Hernandez was obliterated -29, while Nola was just mediocre), and the Waiver Wire starters were hit (Hector Santiago 20, Drew Hutchinson 22) or miss (Eduardo Rodriguez -14, Brett Anderson -16). Fortunately the bullpen was dominant again with 12 saves. Overall the staff posted a severely disappointing but somehow just enough 193 for the week.
Conclusions: Sometimes you just get lucky.
Monday, August 10, 2015
Week Seventeen Recap (11-6): So then it's definitely going to be the bullpen.
ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 486
VERACRUZ POSSE 341
Lineup moves: Off day Waiver Wire starters put a nice little +10 to go along with the regulars popping off for 227. Delino Deshields, who has the look of a possible fill-in starter, put up 9 points in 3 starts.
Pitching Moves: Added Ken Giles, Alex Wilson and Roberto Osuna to bullpen. Initial results were fantastic as bullpen posted 17 saves. King Felix and Aaron Nola were solid with 41 points, however, had another off week picking starters and overall the staff posted a solid 249 points, going 5-8.
Conclusions: Giles and Osuna are going to be top 5 closers. In addition to Rosenthal, Familia, and Jansen, I may have acquired the best five closers in the game. Carson Smith seems to have rebounded although if someone offers a trade... and Alex Wilson doesn't really pass the eye test, so the bullpen will still need monitoring as the season winds down.
VERACRUZ POSSE 341
Lineup moves: Off day Waiver Wire starters put a nice little +10 to go along with the regulars popping off for 227. Delino Deshields, who has the look of a possible fill-in starter, put up 9 points in 3 starts.
Pitching Moves: Added Ken Giles, Alex Wilson and Roberto Osuna to bullpen. Initial results were fantastic as bullpen posted 17 saves. King Felix and Aaron Nola were solid with 41 points, however, had another off week picking starters and overall the staff posted a solid 249 points, going 5-8.
Conclusions: Giles and Osuna are going to be top 5 closers. In addition to Rosenthal, Familia, and Jansen, I may have acquired the best five closers in the game. Carson Smith seems to have rebounded although if someone offers a trade... and Alex Wilson doesn't really pass the eye test, so the bullpen will still need monitoring as the season winds down.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Week Sixteen Recap (10-6): Total systems failure; to reboot or rebuild
TEAM HABS 407
ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS 293
Nothing worked this week obviously. The revamped lineup produced a weak 166 points, despite a strong +14 contribution from the Off Day Waiver Wire starters. Victor Martinez, Robbie Cano, Maikel Franco and Christian Yelich all posted sub 10 point performances.
The bullpen completely imploded this week, posting totals of -29 (John Axeford), -1 (Jeurys Familia), -19 (Carson Smith), -7 (Jason Motte) for a total of -59 points. Tough to overcome without frontline starters and while my waiver wire picks were decent, King Felix and Aaron Nola combined for 9 points.
Conclusion: More and radical bullpen change or a complete shift of philosophy to a starter heavy staff?
I'm leaning towards trying to replace parts in the bullpen, rather than a complete overhaul. Seems too late in the season to switch horses anyhow.
Pitching Staff as currently constructed:
SP Felix Hernandez
SP Aaron Nola
RP Trevor Rosenthal
RP Kenley Jansen
RP Jeurys Familia
RP John Axeford
RP Jason Motte
RP Carson Smith
RP Joakim Soria
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