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You wanted it you got it...Just one man's opinion
POWER RANKINGS - 4/23/12
1. Dodgers - Looking for a three-peat (crap I owe Pat Riley money now). Sick, sick line-up and enough pitching to get them by.
2. Oakland - You've heard of stars and scrubs, this is stars and solids. Rob could use some pitching as it looks like Liriano is heading to an asylum.
3. Yankees - Despite injuries, they still have some of the best players at their respective positions. If Morse and Crawford don't come back soon, I don't think they hold this ranking for long.
4. Rockies - The collection of talent is just too good. This is an instance where you can blame their record on the manager.
5. Phillies - Age may one day catch up to this team, but for right now they are firing on all cylinders.
6. Braves - They have performed well thus far. Sick pitching staff - arguably the best, however his bats will need to keep it up in order to maintain this position.
7. Brewers - Usually in the top 3, but the Brewers are hurting right now from injury and under performance. Lack of depth has hurt them thus far.
8. Boston - Jeter's hot start and and excellent pitching staff of 2,000 land them here. They could use a bell cow in their line-up.
9. Rangers - Best record in FGM. Solid from top to bottom. Most of his line-up has gotten off to an insane start. If they can keep it up then they will be a giant headache for the A's.
10. Reds - Need Ike, Beckham, Duda, and Montero to turn things around. Injuries to the pitching staff have hurt.
11. Rays - Unfortunately they play in the AL East, but if they add a SP soon, then they could be a lot of trouble.
12. Twins - Really like the combo of Mourneau and Hafner. Solid team in a very close division.
13. Cardinals - Can't count Paul out, ever...but if some of his players don't step up then it could be a long season in what is considered the toughest division in this league.
14. Astros - I feel this ranking will change and we will see the Stros in the top 10. It is a very well constructed ball-club. Francisco may be playing above his head at the moment.
15. Royals - Partying like it's 2007. D. Wright and HanRam are back. Santana is a stud. Has reinforcements on the way in Fister (giggle) and Timmy Hudson. My pick to win the AL Central.
16. Indians - Another solid team that plays in a Central division. Panda, Votto, Werthless, and Choo make this an interesting team. Can't see Schafer maintaining his level of performance.
17. Pirates - Wieters has arrived. Gio is for real. Swisher is out of his mind. Ethier is back. Youk is done.
18. Nats - Jake has done an excellent job with this team that was a steaming pile as of last season. Prince and Desi make for a solid foundation, and has some very underrated pitching after Kershaw.
19. Currently first in their division. Injury to Hudson hurts. How long can Pena, Cozart, and Jackson keep this up?
20. Blue Jays - Giving Daniel the benefit of the doubt on this because he has proved me worng in the past, just don't see the talent on this squad that this team has had in the past.
21. Cubs - After an off-season exorcism the Cubs have a pulse. Phillips and Gordon need to get their crap together, Carp needs off the DL, and Trout needs to be in the OF. They could make some noise.
22. Mets - Another team built with a endless bank account. When will Harper show up, when will they get some pitching.
23. Marlins - Upset my Reds this week. If Rios is back, coupled with Delmon, Sweeney, and AJ, this team may do more damage than people think.
24. D'Backs - Last years team that came out of nowhere. Could use that extra push that Ells gave them last season, you know if he wasn't hurt and in Baltimore.
25. Tigers - This team should be putting up better numbers than they have. Does Damon have anything left?
26. Mariners - Built more for the long haul, it'll be interesting to see how long Cargo remains in town
27. Giants - Pitching, nuff said. Flash has gotta find a way to get some bats in that line up. Flash is leading the free Brandon Belt charge.
28. Angels - His pitching should be better than it is. Clint Barmes has submarined the teams efforts thus far. I think we will see better results from this franchise.
29. Padres - Has a bunch of usable supporting players (Latos non-withstanding). Needs to get some top tier talent to SD.
30. Orioles - Ells going down was a huge blow, but this GM should be commended for sticking to the plan. If scouting reports are to be believed, then this team will be very good one of these days.
So that is that, first power ranking of the year. I don't like doing them too early because you really don't have a sense of what to expect from each team. I think we are getting to a place where every team can be competitive on a week to week basis. We still have dominant teams, no doubt, but in years past it was 4-5 teams and then everyone else. #10-20 could be argued and swapped all day long. Same with #20-29.
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You wanted it you got it...Just one man's opinion
POWER RANKINGS - 4/23/12
1. Dodgers - Looking for a three-peat (crap I owe Pat Riley money now). Sick, sick line-up and enough pitching to get them by.
2. Oakland - You've heard of stars and scrubs, this is stars and solids. Rob could use some pitching as it looks like Liriano is heading to an asylum.
3. Yankees - Despite injuries, they still have some of the best players at their respective positions. If Morse and Crawford don't come back soon, I don't think they hold this ranking for long.
4. Rockies - The collection of talent is just too good. This is an instance where you can blame their record on the manager.
5. Phillies - Age may one day catch up to this team, but for right now they are firing on all cylinders.
6. Braves - They have performed well thus far. Sick pitching staff - arguably the best, however his bats will need to keep it up in order to maintain this position.
7. Brewers - Usually in the top 3, but the Brewers are hurting right now from injury and under performance. Lack of depth has hurt them thus far.
8. Boston - Jeter's hot start and and excellent pitching staff of 2,000 land them here. They could use a bell cow in their line-up.
9. Rangers - Best record in FGM. Solid from top to bottom. Most of his line-up has gotten off to an insane start. If they can keep it up then they will be a giant headache for the A's.
10. Reds - Need Ike, Beckham, Duda, and Montero to turn things around. Injuries to the pitching staff have hurt.
11. Rays - Unfortunately they play in the AL East, but if they add a SP soon, then they could be a lot of trouble.
12. Twins - Really like the combo of Mourneau and Hafner. Solid team in a very close division.
13. Cardinals - Can't count Paul out, ever...but if some of his players don't step up then it could be a long season in what is considered the toughest division in this league.
14. Astros - I feel this ranking will change and we will see the Stros in the top 10. It is a very well constructed ball-club. Francisco may be playing above his head at the moment.
15. Royals - Partying like it's 2007. D. Wright and HanRam are back. Santana is a stud. Has reinforcements on the way in Fister (giggle) and Timmy Hudson. My pick to win the AL Central.
16. Indians - Another solid team that plays in a Central division. Panda, Votto, Werthless, and Choo make this an interesting team. Can't see Schafer maintaining his level of performance.
17. Pirates - Wieters has arrived. Gio is for real. Swisher is out of his mind. Ethier is back. Youk is done.
18. Nats - Jake has done an excellent job with this team that was a steaming pile as of last season. Prince and Desi make for a solid foundation, and has some very underrated pitching after Kershaw.
19. Currently first in their division. Injury to Hudson hurts. How long can Pena, Cozart, and Jackson keep this up?
20. Blue Jays - Giving Daniel the benefit of the doubt on this because he has proved me worng in the past, just don't see the talent on this squad that this team has had in the past.
21. Cubs - After an off-season exorcism the Cubs have a pulse. Phillips and Gordon need to get their crap together, Carp needs off the DL, and Trout needs to be in the OF. They could make some noise.
22. Mets - Another team built with a endless bank account. When will Harper show up, when will they get some pitching.
23. Marlins - Upset my Reds this week. If Rios is back, coupled with Delmon, Sweeney, and AJ, this team may do more damage than people think.
24. D'Backs - Last years team that came out of nowhere. Could use that extra push that Ells gave them last season, you know if he wasn't hurt and in Baltimore.
25. Tigers - This team should be putting up better numbers than they have. Does Damon have anything left?
26. Mariners - Built more for the long haul, it'll be interesting to see how long Cargo remains in town
27. Giants - Pitching, nuff said. Flash has gotta find a way to get some bats in that line up. Flash is leading the free Brandon Belt charge.
28. Angels - His pitching should be better than it is. Clint Barmes has submarined the teams efforts thus far. I think we will see better results from this franchise.
29. Padres - Has a bunch of usable supporting players (Latos non-withstanding). Needs to get some top tier talent to SD.
30. Orioles - Ells going down was a huge blow, but this GM should be commended for sticking to the plan. If scouting reports are to be believed, then this team will be very good one of these days.
So that is that, first power ranking of the year. I don't like doing them too early because you really don't have a sense of what to expect from each team. I think we are getting to a place where every team can be competitive on a week to week basis. We still have dominant teams, no doubt, but in years past it was 4-5 teams and then everyone else. #10-20 could be argued and swapped all day long. Same with #20-29.
Dan these look great, thanks! I really enjoyed reading through....although I think you have my Padres pegged all wrong....which I like :thumbsup:
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Rays are hoping Jarrod Parker is that SP you were speaking of DW :thumbsup:
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I liked the Pat Riley bit. Nothing else caught my eye. :koolaid:
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Maybe because you weren't looking at dudes in chaps... :thumbsup:
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...I'm sorry, did you say something? I keep getting distracted searching for the next George Michael concert.
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...I'm sorry, did you say something? I keep getting distracted searching for the next George Michael concert.
He's doing a remake...it's called "I want your SPECS...I want your STUDS." :o
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I think the teams 10-20 could easily switch places. They are all very close in talent. Luck will ultimately separate them as the teams in the top 9 spots are either big market powerhouses or established small market machines such as Oakland and Milwaukee.
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I think the teams 10-20 could easily switch places. They are all very close in talent. Luck will ultimately separate them as the teams in the top 9 spots are either big market powerhouses or established small market machines such as Oakland and Milwaukee.
Agreed, but I think we could see a leveling out here in the next few years. I suspect the Orioles to be a great team very shortly.
I know the Padres made questionable decisions in my first draft, and etc. but I think last year was a great draft for SD. Baez, Lopez, Meyer (is a giant LHP). Just took some time. I also have a small market which handicaps my teams pursuit of Free Agents. Lastly, the former regimes hadn't really left much. Tate was a disappointment thus far.
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Big changes this week in the power rankings.
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Power Rankings 4/30/12
As promised there are some risers and fallers this week...
1. Dodgers - Just a really good team. That is all I can say.
2. Phillies - Hard to argue with the results. This team can pitch, and has enough hitting with Zorilla and Konerko leading the charge. Expect Reyes to rebound at some point.
3. A's - this is a tenuous ranking. The talent is there, but if the guys that should be hitting don't start to hit, this could be a long season. Tough week last week.
4. Rockies - As I said last week the talent is just too good, unfortunately a good portion of it is in traction. Oh and something else happened with their franchise this week, what was it? Crap I forget. Oh yeah, everyone welcome Eric by making him terrible offers for Tulo, Bruce, and Pedroia. Matt Downs for any of them?
5. Yankees - Better pull something out of their hat soon. Team was top heavy to begin with. Injuries and ineffectiveness are starting to bring them further down into the pack.
6. Rangers - At some point it can no longer be considered a hot start. IMO a lot of this team is over performing, but you cannot argue with results.
7. Boston - Team continues to produce. Might be a long summer if the veterans can't stay on the field.
8. Braves - Drop two spots, but it is not a slight to them. A very solid team, some over performers, some under performers, should all even out in the end.
9. Reds - Move myself into the top 10 because I can. Beat some good teams last week. Hamilton hurt his back carrying the Reds. Pitching leaves a lot to be desired - Wade Miley for Cy Young! Oh and Gordon Beckham just flat out sucks. Does he even use a bat at the plate?
10. Cardinals - The NL Central where guys named Josh rule. Paul's birds continue to fly (punny right?)
11. Rays - Stay where they were last week, added an arm via the minors, and look to move up in the rankings as others fall.
12. Astros - 3rd place in the toughest division in FGM. It wouldn't surprise me to see this team win the Central.
13,14,15,16 - Twins, Royals, White Sox, Indians - choose which ever order you want to put them in.
17. Brewers - First time since this league started that the Crew has shown some cracks. I don't think they will be here for very long but they have not performed thus far.
18. Nats - This team is better than expected. Had a very solid week last week and continue to impress.
19. Pirates - High hopes coming into the season, so far this team has performed just below its opponents.
20. Blue Jays - This team really needs a star. It is having a tough time competing in the AL East.
21. Cubs - There is life in Chicago. Bryan LaHair leads the charge as they are now out of the basement, or have company, depends on how you look at it. Trout the tout has arrived.
22. Mariners - Big jump this week, holding their own in the West.
23. Marlins - Added an arm this past week. Continue to play well.
24. Giants - Continue to play well. Belt and Pill are free now that Huff is on the DL
25. Tigers - I still think this team has more in them that what they have shown thus far. How long before it is too late to turn it around?
26. Mets - The future has arrived, but is the future ready?
27. D'Backs - Bats need to pull it together in order to right the ship.
28. Padres - Continue to improve over last season.
29. Angels - Looks like it is going to be a long season in Anaheim. Off-season moves have yet to pan out.
30. Orioles - Myers tearing it up in AAA. Should be roaming the OF with Jacoby soon. One piece at a time.
As I stated last week, a lot of teams that got slaughtered week after week last year are playing a lot better. Most notably the Cubs and Nationals. I like the way our league is heading, in that we don't have the 10 top teams and then everyone else. I think everyone in this league should be commended for that.
Now talk amongst yourselves...
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Citing the other thread...
:OAK: Athletics (15-19), 27545 points scored, 3rd in Power Rankings
:PIT: Pirates (12-20), 26190 points scored, 19th in Power Rankings
Interesting...
Rockies will be interesting now that they have a dedicated GM.
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Two completely different teams in my eyes. But this is a reason why rankings this early are so tough.
I think the A's have a lot of underperforming talent - hence the #3 ranking despite their struggles. Teix, Cano, Aybar, and McCutch are all better than what they are showing, but Headley isn't this good. Where as it could be argued that Ethier and Swisher are over performing, Youk is under performing (or a continuance of 2011), and Kotchman's 2011 was an an anomaly, or could also be a slow start.
Again, just one man's opinion.
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Yankees are in for a dangerous ride... top heavy indeed and no depth.
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4. Rockies - As I said last week the talent is just too good, unfortunately a good portion of it is in traction. Oh and something else happened with their franchise this week, what was it? Crap I forget. Oh yeah, everyone welcome Eric by making him terrible offers for Tulo, Bruce, and Pedroia. Matt Downs for any of them?
I love me some Matt Downs, dont forget if you have Scott Kazmir that could be a huge deal breaker!!! :doh:
I will try my best with this team and hopefully seem them stay at the top for majority of the year.
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In my opinion the Dodgers are by far the best team. They are incredible from top to bottom.
Reyes is off to a horrible start. I'm hoping he bounces back soon.
Major kudos to Jake and the Nats! That team has really turned around fast!
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Major kudos to Jake and the Nats! That team has really turned around fast!
:iatp:
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Going to be tough to beat the Dodgers, but stranger things have happened...Kelly Johnson and Adam LaRoche are off to torrid starts that no one saw coming. At the same time what's up with Mike Stanton? I am starting to think what Kemp is doing is totally legit.
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:LAD: Three-peat in Dodger Town?
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Pat Riley's lawyers will be contacting you Colby
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The :NYY: have a car pool to dr James Andrews set up for morse and Crawford and I blame myself for ever relying on a red sox player
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Pat Riley's lawyers will be contacting you Colby
Ol' slick back Pat Riley!
:LAL: :LAL: :LAL:
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How many Yankees do you have on that team BTW???
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Two completely different teams in my eyes. But this is a reason why rankings this early are so tough.
I think the A's have a lot of underperforming talent - hence the #3 ranking despite their struggles. Teix, Cano, Aybar, and McCutch are all better than what they are showing, but Headley isn't this good. Where as it could be argued that Ethier and Swisher are over performing, Youk is under performing (or a continuance of 2011), and Kotchman's 2011 was an an anomaly, or could also be a slow start.
Again, just one man's opinion.
I have to agree. The A's have serious talent that is merely missing. They should have had far more fantasy points if prior performances had played out. Pittsburgh is a top 15 team though. Eithier is good, Swish is solid in that MLB Yankees lineup. But I think Youk is absolutely done.
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The :NYY: have a car pool to dr James Andrews set up for morse and Crawford and I blame myself for ever relying on a red sox player
Dan you're Yankees are in a tough position. Injuries plus heavy salary load will be an interesting set of maneuvers.
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Ol' slick back Pat Riley!
:LAL: :LAL: :LAL:
When they get to 8-peat let me know... :BOS-NBA: Winning!
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20 million dollar pitchers are tough to move on the trade market...I like it though (Sorry OU) it makes the league more interesting.
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Major kudos to Jake and the Nats! That team has really turned around fast!
Shanks! (Cue Chris Farley face of approval)
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3 peat is gonna be difficult without adding at least 2 more SPs to my staff.
I will come out with a top 5 minor league system ranking in the next few days.
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Seems Ryan Braun got pissed and hit 3 homers last night
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20 million dollar pitchers are tough to move on the trade market...I like it though (Sorry OU) it makes the league more interesting.
With that payroll it should have been no problem to navigate through. 100m to batters, 30m to prospects and 70m to pitchers. I moved a 14m dollar Jake Peavy, who had 4 years remaining....as :SD:, and I have barely under 60m in total cap. The :NYY: were poorly played and are in for what could be a tough period. Dan has critical moves to make.
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With that payroll it should have been no problem to navigate through. 100m to batters, 30m to prospects and 70m to pitchers. I moved a 14m dollar Jake Peavy, who had 4 years remaining....as :SD:, and I have barely under 60m in total cap. The :NYY: were poorly played and are in for what could be a tough period. Dan has critical moves to make.
Poorly played or hard luck? I make the arguement that if Morse and Crawford are healthy I am dominating. Although I am biased. I do agree that I can move them the question is who looks at it as more then a salary dump.
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I can empathize with OU. The Reds went through a similar thing last year, where it was tough to field a complete team because of injuries. The Brewers are going through that right now, as they have Berkman and Utley missing from action. Injuries are all part of the game. The Jays dumped V-Mart prior to the season because of his perceived lack of usefullness in 2012. It's all a crapshoot. It doesn't help that Joey Bats really hasn't done anything for this season.
But, I will say this, the Yanks don't have the minor league system to make a trade for an impact player to get them over the hump, and have very little cap to play with. It is a rather precocious situation. But then again it could happen to any of us. Hamilton could explode the next time he hits an outfield wall and I would be screwed. It's baseball, you just gotta adapt.
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The Yankees are no where near the 2010 Angels. After Jake left, the next GM (a Yankees fan) went after the big contracts. The farm was emptied out and there was no depth. The only difference between them and the current Yankees was that the 2012 Yankees have better talent with their star players.
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Anyone want to be a guest power ranking-er this week?
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Anyone want to be a guest power ranking-er this week?
1) :LAD: Los Angeles Dodgers (32-8) - Most fantasy points scored in NL, two-time defending champ, Kemp MVP
2) :PHI: Philadelphia Phillies (33-7) - One of six teams averaging about 1100 PPG
3) :STL: St. Louis Cardinals (28-12) - One of six teams averaging about 1100 PPG
4) :TEX: Texas Rangers (33-7) - Most fantasy points scored
5) :ATL: Atlanta Braves (27-13) - One of six teams averaging about 1100 PPG thanks to Granderson and Freese
6) :NYY: New York Yankees (22-18) - Can't ever cout the Yankees out
7) :BOS: Boston Red Sox (33-7) - One of six teams averaging about 1100 PPG
8) :KC: Kansas City Royals (25-15) - One of six teams averaging about 1100 PPG
9) :CIN: Cincinnati Reds (29-11) - Dan is hoping the injury imp doesn't come after his team, Josh Hamilton is already at 1,000 points, Ortiz close behind
10) :CHW: Chicago White Sox (26-14) - Just like Reds, White Sox are finally playing up to their potential, Jackson and Pena have been nice duo
11) :TB: Tampa Bay Rays (23-17) - Could steal the show in a weaker AL East
12) :WAS: Washington Nationals (22-18) - Impressive work by Jake thus far, but can the Nats continue?
13) :CLE: Cleveland Indians (25-15) - Votto only has 2 HR but is 7th best player, team has no where to go but up in close division
14) :PIT: Pittsburgh Pirates (19-21) - 3rd highest points in division behind the Cards/Stros thanks to Swisher/Wieters/Ethiers core aka The Swiesthiers!
15) :CHC: Chicago Cubs (14-26) - LaHair, Gordon, Strasburg, Darvish, Minor, Bass all reeling right now.. Just imagine if Trout, A-Ram, and Phillips can contribute more.. Hence my higher ranking
16) :OAK: Oakland Athletics (15-25) - Strange to see the A's this low, but they have the tools to keep on plugging away
17) :COL: Colorado Rockies (16-24) - Should be playing much better but is recovering from an inactive GM
18) :SEA: Seattle Mariners (26-14) - CarGo and Altuve great off-season acquisitions for surprising M's
19) :MIL: Milwaukee Brewers (13-27) - Most points against, but one of lowest fantasy points total… can't see this lasting throughout the season especially with players coming back from injury/down-time
20) :TOR: Toronto Blue Jays (17-23) - Notoriously strong team starting slow
21) :HOU: Houston Astros (22-18) - One of six teams averaging about 1100 PPG but I am not a believer when you rely on guys like Lowrie and Bourn as your two top producers… other supporting cast is solid making the NL Central even tougher this year
22) :MIN: Minnesota Twins (19-21) - Don't be fooled by the .500ish record
23) :NYM: New York Mets (14-26) - Beltran + Triple-F core (Furcal, Fielder, Freeman) with Kershaw makes team a tough out every week
24) :MIA-MLB: Miami Marlins (14-26) - Some decent pitching with three SP > 45ppg
25) :SF: San Francisco Giants (17-23) - De Aza ain't going to cut it for long
26) :DET: Detroit Tigers (10-30) - Awesome pitching but no bats!
27) :ARZ: Arizona Diamondbacks (9-31) - Offensive pieces aren't there although Michael Young, Markakis, and Goldschmidt are expected to do 60-100% better
28) :LAA: Los Angeles Angels (6-34) - 3rd lowest fantasy points total
29) :SD: San Diego Padres (11-29) - 2nd lowest fantasy points total
30) :BAL: Baltimore Orioles (0-40) - No wins, barely any points, this is part of rebuilding
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Top 24 is all very good competition... great parity this year
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Injuns got hit hard recently by injury - Werth and Panda both out for an extended period of time
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The NL Central is undeniably the best division in MLB.
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Josh Hamilton just had quite possibly the best night of hitting I have ever seen in my life
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Josh Hamilton just had quite possibly the best night of hitting I have ever seen in my life
Him and Kemp FGM NL MVPs thus far
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Josh Hamilton just had quite possibly the best night of hitting I have ever seen in my life
Tuffy Rhodes on Opening Day against Doc Gooden just gave you the middle finger :koolaid:
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Every ball hit to right in the air went out that day... Odd you should bring that up since the Hamilton could be playing for the Cubs had they not sold him
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Zimmerman is back healthy so I am hoping I can see some spark in this lineup!!!
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Can I change my team logo to Josh Hamilton's face?
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Barring injuries there is nobody going to beat the Dodgers. Nobody. I put up almost 1600 points this week and still lost by more than 300 points!!!! His offense alone almost outscored me. Just plain nasty!!
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Big weekend for the Bucs who pulled it out and went 7-1 losing only to the Reds. Pittsburgh is now above .500 at 26-22, 9 games back from the Reds and 10 games back from the Cardinals.
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Barring injuries there is nobody going to beat the Dodgers. Nobody. I put up almost 1600 points this week and still lost by more than 300 points!!!! His offense alone almost outscored me. Just plain nasty!!
Thanks but the same could be said for the '10 Brewers or your Phillies last year. It's a marathon and the playoffs are crapshoot.
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Thanks but the same could be said for the '10 Brewers or your Phillies last year. It's a marathon and the playoffs are crapshoot.
:iatp:
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:NYM: is 12-4 over the last two weeks.
:koolaid:
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Thanks but the same could be said for the '10 Brewers or your Phillies last year. It's a marathon and the playoffs are crapshoot.
Very true. But right now I am the Dodgers whipping boy! :koolaid:
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1) Los Angeles Dodgers (40-8) - Damn...and Giancarlo don't call me Mike is starting to heat up
2) Philadelphia Phillies (37-11) - An elite team but the NL East is starting to creep up.
3) St. Louis Cardinals (36-12) - Keep doing what they do. Paul has become the TLR of FGM roster management.
4) Texas Rangers (41-7) - Might be the first AL team to clinch a playoff spot
5) Boston Red Sox (39-8) - Excellent pitching staff...Just enough hitting
6) Atlanta Braves (32-16) - Breathing down the Phils necks.
7) Kansas City Royals (31-17) - D.Wright continues to lead the charge
8) Cincinnati Reds (35-13) - Hamilton; nuff said. At some point Ike, Duda, and Belt will have to contribute in order for this team to maintain this ranking.
9) Cleveland Indians (33-15) - Votto is going to have to carry this team on his back. Kipnis will have to carry what ever Votto can't handle.
10) New York Yankees (27-21) - Good week from healthy players, but key word being healthy
Chicago White Sox (31-17) - First hiccup of the season scoring under 700 pts
11) Pittsburgh Pirates (26-22) - 7-1 week...really needs a CI
12) Washington Nationals (29-19) - Can Jake keep it up (I hear no) while the Nats wait for reinforcements in Howard and Thole?
13) Chicago White Sox (31-17) - First hiccup of the season scoring under 700 pts
14) Tampa Bay Rays (23-25) - Longo's injury has proven to be difficult to come back from.
15) Oakland Athletics (21-27) - Here comes Cano...is Texas too far ahead for the A's to make a run. Lost two players to injury this past week.
16) Colorado Rockies (20-28) - If Upton was hitting the injuries wouldn't hurt as much.
17) Chicago Cubs (15-33) - Team still needs a few pieces. In a lesser division he might have a winning record.
18) Seattle Mariners (26-22) - Team decided to take a week off. Davis showing his true colors.
19) Milwaukee Brewers (17-31) - .500 week and the Puma is back for the time being. Can this team rally?
20) Houston Astros (22-26) - Tough week. I still have high hopes for this team.
21) Toronto Blue Jays (18-31) - Seems the magic is wearing off. Set himself up for the future.
22) Minnesota Twins (23-25) - Morneau injured, Pronk coming back to earth...maintaing respectability while waiting on Gardner, Drew, and Morneau
23) New York Mets (20-28) - Hitting the snot out of the ball, when will the Furcal and Beltran show run out of Geritol?
24) Miami Marlins (15-33) - Has gotten the most out of all of his players.
25) San Francisco Giants (18-30) - Big trade this past week to land a future stud for their line-up
26) Detroit Tigers (16-32) - Loss of Ianetta and trade of Scutaro will hurt.
27) Arizona Diamondbacks (11-37) - Offense continues to give him a tough time.
28) Los Angeles Angels (6-42) - Needs pitching...offense is showing life
29) San Diego Padres (11-37) - Loss of Gamel hurts
30) Baltimore Orioles (1-47) - Dozier starts the youth movement
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23) New York Mets (20-28) - Hitting the snot out of the ball, when will the Furcal and Beltran show run out of Geritol?
You could say when will Prince join them in hitting the ball... :koolaid: :NYM: look out
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Just cant catch a break :(
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Top 5 Minor league system (I am only considering players who have not made appearances in the majors):
1) :BAL: Offence leadby Sano and Myers, arguably the the top two hitters in minor league baseball. Bonifaco and Bradley has also broke out, and system can become better when Rendon gets healthy. Pitching is lead by Miller / Lee / Banuelos and the recovery Matzek. Big names here but none of them have started extremely well. Best system in the league by far and could get better with the upcoming draft and trade deadline.
Sleeper: Rougned Odor - 18 y/o holding his own in A ball.
2) :TEX: Those BA superscriptions are paying off. Could have been in the running for no. 1 if Middlebrooks didn't get called up. Arenado is going to be a monster at Coors. Schoop / Liriano / Cron are also very interested fantasy wise. Pitching is probably the best in the game with Walker (nice trade) / Harvey / Peacock / Pomeranz / Rosenthal / Matias. The ammunition is definitely there for Roy to make a big move for the playoff run.
Sleeper: Trevor Rosenthal: probably ends up in the top 100 prospect list by the end of the year...might even push for top 50.
3) :MIL: Credit goes out to Ben for having such good system well making virtually no moves. Offensce is lead by Machado but there are so many other good players like Marisnick / Sanchez / Norris / Hedges/ Siwart / Castellanos / Choice / Gyorko / Nimmo. Unlike most teams, Ben's top prospects are in EDR which is arguably make these players more valuable as they are not taking up major league roster spots. With another 7 or so picks coming up in the first round of this year draft, the system will get even stronger.
Sleeper: Jesee Biddle - bit of a forgotten man as he does not get as much hype as others. The pedigrees are there and he has cut down on the walks and increased his strike outs this year.
4) :NYM: Would have been ranked higher if Harper is still in the minors. Profar / Simmons should keep the MI position stable for a long time. After struggling last year, Sale has hit a lot better this year and with more patience while moving up a level. Not too many interesting name on the pitching side besides Bauer and Gilmartin but both of them can help starting next year.
Sleeper: Ryan Brett: he is hitting very well this year and I have heard some good things.
5) :LAD: I am probably biased but I like my system. On the hitting side, Goodwin / Williams have tremendous upside and have performed very well this year. In season pick ups of Hanson and Lake have also done well. There are a lot of interesting names that could break out here. The pitching is lead by the big 4 of Hultzen / Skaggs / Nicolino / Paxton. Another name worth noting is Brett Mooneyham who will probably get drafted in the supplementary round of the (real) MLB draft.
Sleeper: Nicky Delmonico - first round talent but got pushed down to the 4th round due to bonus demand. Has an OPS close to .800 in A ball while playing 2B.
Just missed the top 5: :OAK:
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Wow. What happened to my Pirates last week? First off, it appeared that they lost just about every match and fell to 28-28, but now they show as 30-26. Either way, they need to start winning.
NL Wildcard Standings
1) :CIN: (41-15)
2) :ATL: (33-23)
:WAS: (31-25)
:PIT: (30-26)
:COL: (25-31)
:HOU: (25-31)
:NYM: (24-32)
:MIL: (22-34)
:SF: (22-34)
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Finally a good week for my :COL:
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I'm gambling this year trading Konerko and Zobrist to try and stay competitive this year and build for the future. The Phils are walking that fine line this year. Time will tell if I made the right moves or not! :doh:
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I'm gambling this year trading Konerko and Zobrist to try and stay competitive this year and build for the future. The Phils are walking that fine line this year. Time will tell if I made the right moves or not! :doh:
All you have to do is keep the Braves and Nationals off your back. So far so good for your Phils.
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my braves had a pretty rough week... gonna have to step it up to keep up with cincy and stay close to philly
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Heading into week 8...
1) Los Angeles Dodgers (47-9) - Had an un-Dodger like week and still went 7-1.
2) St. Louis Cardinals (44-12) - Rolled last week. Team seems to be getting better.
3) Boston Red Sox (46-10) - Added Konerko from the Phils for AAAdam Lind, and an unknown in Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo may come back to hurt, but probably not for at least 3 years.
4) Texas Rangers (44-12) - A.J Ellis seems to have been created for our scoring. Andrus is having a superb season.
5) Kansas City Royals (39-17) - I'm glad Reid thought that Gaby Sanchez was a decent get for D.Wright's services.
6) Philadelphia Phillies (45-11) - Moved some serious weight in Konerko, Rollins, and Zobrist. May catch up to him this season as the Nats, Braves, and Mets are within range.
7) Cleveland Indians (40-16) - Seems to making due without Panda and Werth. Imagine if they were playing.
8) Cincinnati Reds (41-15) - Added Buster and Ichiro, Tejada on the way back. Beckham showing some life. Hoping the only way to go is up.
9) Atlanta Braves (33-23) - Brutal 1-7 week. Freese and Captain Kirk are starting to slow down.
10) Chicago White Sox (37-19) - Austin Jackson continues to lead the charge.
11) Pittsburgh Pirates (30-26) - Ethier, Swisher, Gio, and the surprising Juan Pierre continue to drive this team.
12) Washington Nationals (31-25) - Bad week for the upstart Nats. Big Papi arrives in town, and Thole is on the way back.
13) Tampa Bay Rays (29-27) - Can they hang around long enough for Longo's return.
14) New York Yankees (28-28) - Team just doesn't seem to be able to get it together.
15) Colorado Rockies (25-31) - Yo Gaby Gaby to AAA. Gets a player back, loses another one.
16) Oakland Athletics (23-33) - Might be a lost season in Oaktown. Time to move to San Jose?
17) Houston Astros (25-31) - Better than their record.
18) New York Mets (24-32) - The Prince of NY has arrived. Adding pieces to make a run.
19) Seattle Mariners (29-27) - This may be their ceiling, but should be better in the coming years.
20) Milwaukee Brewers (22-34) - Puma out for two months. Albert, Jemile, and Hosmer have yet to wake up. Having a real tough year.
21) Minnesota Twins (29-27) - Setting himself up for the future with recent deals. Still has enough talent to be competitive.
22) Chicago Cubs (17-39) - The era of Trout begins.
23) San Francisco Giants (22-34) - Had a good week, but dealt with some tough luck. This team gives you a run for the money every time out.
24) Detroit Tigers (23-33) - Big week, are the Tigers about to get hot?
25) Toronto Blue Jays (18-38) - Another perennial contender having a rough year.
26) Miami Marlins (15-41) - Just can't keep up with the top 4 in the NL East. AAAdam Lind demotion really hurt.
27) Arizona Diamondbacks (14-42) - Not enough hitting.
28) Los Angeles Angels (6-50) - Can Vladdy jump start this team?
29) San Diego Padres (13-43) - Scouts are out prepping for draft
30) Baltimore Orioles (1-55) - Where will Big Z land?
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I just have to say....I love this league. Its also getting better as the years are passing.
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Undefeated week and the Fightin Phils drop from 2 to 6 in the rankings. It will be interesting to see how well the team performs without Konerko or Zobrist. Time will tell if the right moves were made...
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Craig, Ross, and Bonifacio went on the DL last week so the Cards are expecting a few rough weeks.
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Craig, Ross, and Bonifacio went on the DL last week so the Cards are expecting a few rough weeks.
Only 3 GB, the Reds are in good shape now.
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Cards still have 4 guys producing over 20 ppg...I'll rest easier when Infante, Willingham, Moreland, and Dirks slow it down a bit
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Hmmm I add Carlos lee and Justin Morneau and can now field a lineup and I drop....I like the motivation though thanks boys lol. Here I come Boston
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Fans in Tampa are rioting after their team was inexplicably left off of the "top 5 farm systems" report released by the Howe Scouting Agency. Regardless of the Agency's slight, fans in Tampa will be treated to the likes of the following players in the next 2-5 years. *NOTE: 100% tongue in cheek here fellas*
C Ryan Lavarnway
C Oscar Hernandez
CI Josh Vitters
CI Garrin Cecchini
CI Tyler Goeddel
MI Hak-Ju Lee
MI Jean Segura
MI Christian Colon
OF Starling Marte
OF Brandon Guyer
SP Jarrod Parker
SP Jacob Turner
SP Garrit Cole
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SP Jarrod Parker
SP Jacob Turner
SP Garrit Cole
The last three are the key. :thumbsup:
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Starling Marte, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
Current Level: AAA
2012 Top 15 Prospects Ranking: 6th
Current Value: Overrated
The Pittsburgh Pirates have received brutal production from the outfield in 2012, save for center-fielder Andrew McCutchen. After what seemed like a breakout 2011 season, many fans were eagerly anticipating the arrival of outfield prospect Marte to help take some of the offensive load off of the current starting outfield trio. Unfortunately, the wait may be longer than anticipated for many. Marte, 23, is struggling to put the finishing touches on his minor league career while playing at the triple-A level. He’s hitting just .246 and has taken nine walks on the year – which is actually an improvement over 2011 for the notoriously impatient hitter. Swift of foot, Marte hasn’t made the best decisions on the base paths and has been caught trying to steal during five of his 14 attempts. On the plus side he’s showing some gap power. Although the big league club could really use him now, Marte is probably still about a year away from helping the big league club on a regular basis but I’m still not sold on him being anything more than an average big league regular.
Vitters is no longer considered a top prospect...sorry Mike
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Marte = Vitters?
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Dan we got an opening in our scouting agency, submit your resume asap.
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SPS in FGM are basically pointless... No need to stock up on SP specs.
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C Oscar Hernandez
You can't consider this guy a top prospect yet at all. He will be 19 in July and has yet to play baseball in the US. He did have a pretty good year last year in the VSL but there hasn't been anything close to a scouting report on him and according to most research it looks like the VSL Rays play in a home park the size of a softball field. I am looking forward to hearing more about him once he comes state side but until then I think you have to take his numbers last year with a grain of salt.
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Starling Marte, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
Current Level: AAA
2012 Top 15 Prospects Ranking: 6th
Current Value: Overrated
The Pittsburgh Pirates have received brutal production from the outfield in 2012, save for center-fielder Andrew McCutchen. After what seemed like a breakout 2011 season, many fans were eagerly anticipating the arrival of outfield prospect Marte to help take some of the offensive load off of the current starting outfield trio. Unfortunately, the wait may be longer than anticipated for many. Marte, 23, is struggling to put the finishing touches on his minor league career while playing at the triple-A level. He’s hitting just .246 and has taken nine walks on the year – which is actually an improvement over 2011 for the notoriously impatient hitter. Swift of foot, Marte hasn’t made the best decisions on the base paths and has been caught trying to steal during five of his 14 attempts. On the plus side he’s showing some gap power. Although the big league club could really use him now, Marte is probably still about a year away from helping the big league club on a regular basis but I’m still not sold on him being anything more than an average big league regular.
Vitters is no longer considered a top prospect...sorry Mike
Couldn't care less about this review, I saw the kid play with my own eyes a couple of times this spring and would bet the farm he is an above average (at minimum) big league OF within the next 3 seasons. He will contribute at some point this year, take it to the bank. Vitters may not be a "top prospect" but he is every bit the spec of some others that were mentioned in the write up. Pittsburgh will not start his arb clock a second before they absolutely have to.
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:HOU: is 3 game above .500 despite having scored 5th highest total points.
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Heading into week 9
Heading into week 8...I will focus on the negatives of each team - please try not to be sensitive, this is all in good fun
1) Los Angeles Dodgers (55-9) - Could use some pitching. His top 2 (Niese, Holland) have been very lack luster. And Mark Reynolds.
2) St. Louis Cardinals (51-13) - IMO - many guys playing above their respective ceilings
3) Boston Red Sox (54-10) - The 2013 version of this team will be an old timers day roster.
4) Philadelphia Phillies (52-12) - We'll see what happens when they beat my ass this week, but I am not as high on this team as I was. Traded in his Cadillac for a Buick.
5) Cleveland Indians (46-18) - Chad will look to add Travis Blackvey to his rotation this week. First we will have to find out who Travis Blackvey is, and teach him to pitch.
6) Texas Rangers (49-15) - AJ Ellis...nuff said...stop the insanity
7) Kansas City Royals (40-24) - Has Livan Hernandez taking up a rotation spot
8) Cincinnati Reds (46-18) - My team sucks. I hate watching these guys ground into DPs on a weekly basis. Hamilton got some sand in his mangina and will miss some time. achoo...coke will fix that.
9) Atlanta Braves (38-26) - David Freese finally realized the playoffs were over and turned back into David Freese
10) Chicago White Sox (37-19) - The magic of Ty Wiggington
11) New York Yankees (33-31) - His roster changed 4 times since I started writing this, dunno who is on OU's team anymore.
12) Oakland Athletics (31-33) - Rob has been Smoak'd
13) Houston Astros (33-31) - I call BS on Yadier...Did Albert change his name, and the real Molina went to Cali?
14) Pittsburgh Pirates (31-33) - Colby's team was made from a list of 2012 sleepers, problem is they all fell asleep.
15) Milwaukee Brewers (27-37) - The worst case scenario has happened with this team. May have 24 mil tied up in two guys not in the majors next season.
16) Colorado Rockies (25-39) - Continue to ghost ride into a losing season. This is the fantasy version of the Bobby Bonilla Mets.
17) Washington Nationals (31-33) - The biggest trick Jimmy Rollins ever pulled was making jake believe he still was good at baseball.
18) Tampa Bay Rays (31-33) - 20/20 for S-Rod, not so much
19) New York Mets (25-39) - With as many old guys on this team, you wouldn't think the 22 year old CI would be the one with vision problems.
20) Seattle Mariners (29-35) - Can't see the tears of the fans because it is always raining in the Pacific northwest.
21) Minnesota Twins (30-34) - Pronk pronk'd him, and got injured as usual...never rely on a man who looks like Shrek and is made of glass. We all learned something valuable today.
22) Chicago Cubs (17-47) - Spent Brewster's millions just to stay in last place.
23) San Francisco Giants (25-39) - Too much San Francisco and not enough treat.
24) Detroit Tigers (28-36) - The ghost of Johnny Damon haunts this team like a stale elevator fart.
25) Toronto Blue Jays (24-40) - I've been bagging on this team all year, I'll let them slide this week.
26) Miami Marlins (21-43) - The curse of Lind. It's like herpes, once you got it, it never goes away.
27) Arizona Diamondbacks (20-44) - Fake Ryan Rayburn, in his fake giant mansion, sends a fake thank you.
28) Los Angeles Angels (10-54) - Moreno would be in his grave by now, or Barmes would be in a shallow grave by now...1 of the 2
29) San Diego Padres (15-49) - One of the few teams, real or fake, that score less than the real life Padres.
30) Baltimore Orioles (1-63) - If a ball is hit, does he have any fielders to catch it
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Wildcard focus shows A's in a better position than a couple weeks ago. The Yankees will likely hold on to be in this race all year. How long with the Twins last? In the Senior Circuit, the Reds are dominating the race and the Braves have a five game lead on the Astros. Jake and I lurk with our small ball clubs. If the sleepers are sleeping, I will continue on hoping they wake up!
American League
7) Kansas City Royals (40-24) - Has Livan Hernandez taking up a rotation spot
10) Chicago White Sox (37-19) - The magic of Ty Wiggington
in the running
11) New York Yankees (33-31) - His roster changed 4 times since I started writing this, dunno who is on OU's team anymore.
12) Oakland Athletics (31-33) - Rob has been Smoak'd
18) Tampa Bay Rays (31-33) - 20/20 for S-Rod, not so much
21) Minnesota Twins (30-34) - Pronk pronk'd him, and got injured as usual...never rely on a man who looks like Shrek and is made of glass. We all learned something valuable today.
National League
8) Cincinnati Reds (46-18) - My team sucks. I hate watching these guys ground into DPs on a weekly basis. Hamilton got some sand in his mangina and will miss some time. achoo...coke will fix that.
9) Atlanta Braves (38-26) - David Freese finally realized the playoffs were over and turned back into David Freese
in the running
13) Houston Astros (33-31) - I call BS on Yadier...Did Albert change his name, and the real Molina went to Cali?
14) Pittsburgh Pirates (31-33) - Colby's team was made from a list of 2012 sleepers, problem is they all fell asleep.
17) Washington Nationals (31-33) - The biggest trick Jimmy Rollins ever pulled was making jake believe he still was good at baseball.
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4) Philadelphia Phillies (52-12) - We'll see what happens when they beat my ass this week, but I am not as high on this team as I was. Traded in his Cadillac for a Buick.
I see you are not a fan on the moves I made. I saw me getting old real fast and I wanted to stay competitive a little longer. I'm trying to make moves that will help me still this year and for the next few years. The Konerko move hurts a lot right now but I think his contract was a little long and I will be happy about it in the next few seasons. My goal is just to win the NL East. Anything can happen in the playoffs. All the teams in my division have gotten better which is awesome. :thumbsup:
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10) Chicago White Sox (37-19) - The magic of Ty Wiggington
Record should be 42-22
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best week yet DW, good work.
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Best commentary...
27) Arizona Diamondbacks (20-44) - Fake Ryan Rayburn, in his fake giant mansion, sends a fake thank you.
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19) New York Mets (25-39) - With as many old guys on this team, you wouldn't think the 22 year old CI would be the one with vision problems.
Furcal Beltran Diaz Pettite Dice K. Didnt know 5 guys over the age of 30 is alot. I guess my team is too old. Its ok I always like a good laugh.
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The Reds have decided to not show up this week...Tyson Ross deservingly got shipped to the minors. I hope there is a vendor position waiting for him in Sacramento
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The Reds have decided to not show up this week...Tyson Ross deservingly got shipped to the minors. I hope there is a vendor position waiting for him in Sacramento
The Pirates have over twice the Reds score and are currently leading all eight of their matchups this week... here's to a good weekend. :toast: :PIT: We need it after the 1-7 fall last week.
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Phillies are still chugging along even after trading some big hitters! :disco:
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Reds go 0-8 thanks to a benching of Lucas Duda and 2 HR's, Jake Westbrook sucking, and an Ike Davis -70 point Sunday night. Beginning of the end or bump in the road?
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OAK scoring the most points for the second week in a row, lead in AL West down to 12.
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Pirates surge thanks to the 8-0 week. They are currently in the 2nd wildcard slot! The Braves, Nationals, and Astros are 1/2/3 GB, respectively.
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wow, my braves went 0-8 this week... 6-18 over the last 3 weeks... braves gonna have to turn it around soon to not fall out of wildcard contention
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If only I had put in Cowgill instead of Boesch it would have been a 300 point swing...if only...
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1) :LAD: Los Angeles Dodgers (63-9) - Only team averaging over 1400 points, best record, two-time defending champ, doesn't get much better than this
2) :PHI: Philadelphia Phillies (60-12) - Phillies lead expands to three weeks
3) :STL: St. Louis Cardinals (57-15) - Consistent squad has second most points and a 9 game lead over Reds in NL Central
4) :BOS: Boston Red Sox (62-10) - Been on a tear since my last debut of the rankings. This is the best the Red Sox have done in FGM history.(3)
5) :NYY: New York Yankees (40-32) - Yankees aren't catching up to Boston any time soon, but they have improved since my last rankings. Still, this team averages less than 1000 points(1)
6) :TEX: Texas Rangers (51-21) - A bit of a slip but 4th most points and a 12 game lead over Oakland(2)
7) :CLE: Cleveland Indians (50-22) - Cleveland has been here before, but the race in the AL Central is the tightest this year(6)
8) :KC: Kansas City Royals (45-27) - Continuing good work and only one week of play to be back in division lead, team is very healthy
9) :CHW: Chicago White Sox (50-22) - White Sox are officially tied for the AL Central lead.. Will the success continue or will they burn out again?(1)
10) :OAK: Oakland Athletics (39-33) - Don't look now but Rob's Athletics have a winning record, are on a tear, and are now averaging over 1,000 points(6)
11) :CIN: Cincinnati Reds (48-24) - The Big Red machine loses Baxter who had 500 points for the season, but they continue to lead NL Wildcard(2)
12) :ATL: Atlanta Braves (38-34) - Bravos are up and down like Buccos but have scored 16 more points per week, lost ace Jered Weaver though which has sunk this team from earlier season lead(7)
13) :PIT: Pittsburgh Pirates (39-33) - Up and down weeks but currently in WC2 lead(1)
14) :HOU: Houston Astros (36-36) - Team is still 6th in total points and very healthy… it's about time they move up my rankings(7)
15) :WAS: Washington Nationals (37-35) - Jake's Natinals are still winning - Melky Cabrera :WAS: MVP?(3)
16) :MIL: Milwaukee Brewers (29-43) - Ben's team has a lot of ground to make up, but they are 16th in fantasy points, Pujols is hitting and Mauer is due back this week(3)
17) :COL: Colorado Rockies (27-45) - New GM expected to be hired, team is right behind :MIL: in fantasy points but has even more to catch up in the win column… can this team salvage the season with a wildcard? Every win counts for future salary caps!
18) :TB: Tampa Bay Rays (33-39) - Mike's Rays are one week away from not having a losing record. Team relies on small ball as no player has over 800 points. Team MVP Ben Zobrist is due for a hot streak. Lawrie is heating up which was a nice replacement for the injured Longoria.(7)
19) :NYM: New York Mets (31-41) - Corey has definitely improved the Mutts. He has two guys that I have in a keeper league - Beltran and Furcal - how long will these guys last (note Beltran has cooled down a bit)(4)
20) :CHC: Chicago Cubs (23-49) - Lahair is cooling down, A-Ram's annual injury imp is happening, but rookies Trout and Darvish have been stellar(5)
21) :SEA: Seattle Mariners (35-37) - Team needs depth in a bad way, stars are there to give them a run for a winning record(3)
22) :MIN: Minnesota Twins (30-42) - Jones, Saunders, Hafner… the team is overperforming - then again guys like Belt and Gardner can contribute more in the 2nd half
23) :SF: San Francisco Giants (30-42) - De Aza, Blanco, and Murphy are this team's triple threat… if Lincecum can settle down then this team can make a dent in the NL West #2 race(2)
24) :TOR: Toronto Blue Jays (30-42) - Horrible year for the Blue Jays, but the team is only 12 games under .500 and has a lot of depth… can Daniel make some magic happen?(4)
25) :DET: Detroit Tigers (28-44) - Tough year for Detroit who is 6-32 in the division(1)
26) :ARZ: Arizona Diamondbacks (22-50) - Arizona has done poorly outside the weak NL West (ignoring :LAD: obviously), they are 6-27 outside the division this year(1)
27) :MIA-MLB: Miami Marlins (21-51) - Tough year for the Fish who were riding high after 2011(3)
28) :SD: San Diego Padres (15-57) - Chris' Padres have improved in my version of the power rankings but are 29th in points(1)
29) :LAA: Los Angeles Angels (10-62) - Only two wins outside AL West(1)
30) :BAL: Baltimore Orioles (1-71) - Even the extrapolated record at the end of the year will be horrible… team just acquired Bundy though
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27) :MIA-MLB: Miami Marlins (21-51) - Tough year for the Fish who were riding high after 2011(3)
The fish still have high hopes of stepping it up in the second half of the season and finishing the season (.500) record. :doh:
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Ughhh, my Pirates are likely going 0-8 this week and falling to 39-41.
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Looks like my :COL: are going to fall to 2-6 this week and bring my total to 29-51. I need my guys to get healthy and make a push for a late Wild Card spot. :win:
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Adrian Gonzalez needs to wake up. 4 HR and no walks since May 20th is not acceptable.
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92 points...entering the weekend...talk about laying an egg
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The Phillies are having their worst week all season so far :doh:
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Some interesting stats:
- Teams are spending a total of 3.191B on salaries this year, 39.8% is spent on pitching the rest is spent on hitting. This split is not too far off from the 47% (batting) / 17% (defence) / 36% (pitching) split that the scoring system is targeting.
- Splits of some of the top teams as per the latest power ranking:
:LAD: 79% hitting, 21% pitching
:STL: 49% hitting, 51% pitching
:BOS: 43% hitting, 57% pitching
:NYY: 61% hitting, 39% pitching
:PHI: 56% hitting, 44% pitching
:OAK: 71% hitting, 29% pitching
:TEX: 70% hitting, 30% pitching
:CLE: 55% hitting, 45% pitching
:KC: 59% hitting, 41% pitching
:CIN: 63% hitting, 37% pitching
- It's interesting that two of the top teams are spending significantly more on pitching. 5 out of the top 10 teams are spending more than the league average on pitching. It is not necessary to allocate all resources to hitting to succeed in this league.
- The biggest hitting-pitching split belongs to :NYM: (85% hitting, 15% pitching)
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More neat stats (you can tell I am a stathead):
- To succeed, is it better to spend a lot of $ on a few players or spread out the cash? To measure this we can look at the variance of the players' salary on a given team (I took out the 500k and all negative cash exchanges).
- The team with the largest spread in salary is :MIL: (Pujols / Berkman / Utley has a significantly higher salary than the other players). The team with the lowest spread in salary is :TEX: (highest paid player is Cruz at 6.5M).
- Out of the top 10 teams with the largest salary spread, 7 are over .500, including dividing leaders :LAD:, :BOS:, :PHI: and :CLE:
- Out of the top 10 teams with the smallest salary spread, only 2 (:TEX:, :ATL:) are over .500.
- Here is the list, ranked from the largest to smallest salary spread:
MIL
LAD
NYY
BOS
NYM
CLE
CHC
PHI
CIN
PIT
OAK
DET
HOU
TB
MIN
SF
KC
WAS
LAA
STL
BAL
MIA
SEA
ARZ
ATL
COL
TOR
CHW
SD
TEX
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Who needs big money guys? Top 8 team and I am not paying any guy more than 8 mil.
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I got smoked by Houston this week!! They had a great week!
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1) Los Angeles Dodgers (68-12) - Surprisingly only has 2 guys over 20 ppg (come back kids Uggla and Dunn), still racking up wins
2) St. Louis Cardinals (65-15) - Josh Willingham for MVP. If Paul isn't the GM of the year, I don't know who is.
3) Philadelphia Phillies (65-15) - Anthony Rizzo is lurking.
4) Boston Red Sox (65-15) - Tough week as his bats just didn't hit. Danny Murphy seemed to go 0 for the week.
5) New York Yankees (45-35) - Joey Bats is heating up.
6) Texas Rangers (57-23) - Might not even be the best team in his division.
7) Cleveland Indians (53-27) - Panda comes back from DL, craft services costs go up.
8) Oakland Athletics (47-33) - Kicking butt and taking names, despite having their pitching coach throw some innings last week.
9) Chicago White Sox (55-25) - Leads their division on the backs of Ajax and Trumbo. Added Kershaw to solidify the rotation.
10) Kansas City Royals (50-30) - Has a lot of underperforming bats at the moment and Wright is coming back to earth.
11) Houston Astros (44-36) - As I have said all along, they are an excellent team.
12) Cincinnati Reds (48-32) - That sucking noise you hear is the Reds. Wally Backman had a closed door meeting with the team prior to this week. The pitching staff has been singled out as being the weak link.
13) Pittsburgh Pirates (42-38) - This team will need Youk if it wants that WC spot.
14) Washington Nationals (45-35) - The Melk man is lactating wins in the nation's capital.
15) Atlanta Braves (41-39) - Almost went 0-8 last week if it wasn't for the suck squad from Cincy. An early favorite for the WC is currently reeling.
16) Milwaukee Brewers (37-43) - Utley on rehab, Hosmer starting to hit, ALbert has come around...we all knew this was coming.
17) Colorado Rockies (29-51) - Just can't seem to stay healthy. Pedroia playing hurt, Tulo is hurt. WTF is up with Upton. Sometimes you just have one of those years.
18) Tampa Bay Rays (38-42) - Mike has made some excellent moves to make him my pick for AL East champ in 2013.
19) New York Mets (34-46) - Improving, but 2013 may be the season the Mets become winners.
20) Chicago Cubs (29-51) - Underperformance and tough division have hurt this team. But he does have Mike Trout, so he has that going for him, which is good.
21) Seattle Mariners (43-37) - No team has run hotter and colder throughout the year.
22) Minnesota Twins (30-50) - Started setting up for next season.
23) San Francisco Giants (30-50) - The missing piece to this team has been the Linc...I have to say though, Ernesto has made some savvy signings.
24) Toronto Blue Jays (30-50) - Just an unfortunate year all around for Daniel.
25) Detroit Tigers (28-52) - Has got some interesting pieces coming up through the minors.
26) Arizona Diamondbacks (27-53) - Goldy had a hot week, got out of Young's contract. Interesting to see this team's direction in 2013.
27) Miami Marlins (21-59) - Might be time to start selling some of the vets...they did have some very good weeks.
28) San Diego Padres (15-65) - Loving the bid on Soler, exactly the kind of moves that need to be made in order to get this franchise out of the basement.
29) Los Angeles Angels (18-62) - 8-0 week, has a decent pitching staff lined up for 2013, going to need some bats.
30) Baltimore Orioles (1-79) - Still can't believe the Bundy deal.
Pretty much the same ranks as last week. At this point now teams are what they are. Some will get hot (Oakland), some will go cold (Cincy, Atlanta), but there will probably be very few drastic movements in the power rankings, unless the Rockies, Brewers, Cubs, Mets, Rays get crazy hot and or healthy.
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17) Colorado Rockies (29-51) - Just can't seem to stay healthy. Pedroia playing hurt, Tulo is hurt. WTF is up with Upton. Sometimes you just have one of those years.
I really think its just not my year this team has only scored 4.79 pts tthis week.
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Off week for Philly last week. Michael Young is killing me right now! I'm hoping Rizzo gets called up soon! :afro:
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Off week for Philly last week. Michael Young is killing me right now! I'm hoping Rizzo gets called up soon! :afro:
You and me both, I want to see what Rizzo can do!!!
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just what i needed this week... went 8-0 and brought myself back close to the wildcard... that NL wildcard is looking very packed right now
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just what i needed this week... went 8-0 and brought myself back close to the wildcard... that NL wildcard is looking very packed right now
Houston has picked it up...
:WAS: (53-35)
:HOU: (50-38)
:CIN: (49-39)
:ATL: (49-39)
:PIT: (45-43)
:MIL: (45-43)
:NYM: (40-47)
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What a terrible week for the Phils! Washington is right on my heels now. Hopefully if Rizzo comes up tomorrow he can inject life into my offense!
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:WAS: (60-36) - went 7-1 last week and chasing down Philly
:HOU: (57-39) - went 7-1 last week keeps them in driver seat
:ATL: (56-40) - went 7-1 last week, 1 GB from WC
:CIN: (54-42) - managed 5-3 winning week
:PIT: (52-44) - only loss was to Astros last week, one of four wildcard contenders to go 7-1
:MIL: (49-47) - played .500 ball but this team is due for a monster 2nd half
Tough week for Mets who lost 7 games and now have a worse record than the Cubs... they are off the NL wildcard watch list for now
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:WAS: (60-36) - went 7-1 last week and chasing down Philly
:HOU: (57-39) - went 7-1 last week keeps them in driver seat
:ATL: (56-40) - went 7-1 last week, 1 GB from WC
:CIN: (54-42) - managed 5-3 winning week
:PIT: (52-44) - only loss was to Astros last week, one of four wildcard contenders to go 7-1
:MIL: (49-47) - played .500 ball but this team is due for a monster 2nd half
Tough week for Mets who lost 7 games and now have a worse record than the Cubs... they are off the NL wildcard watch list for now
I played the AL East mostly last week...does this mean all the AL teams got whupped on by the NL teams last week?
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Really impressive showing by my Cubbies (8-0 last weeks and 18-6 over the last three weeks) and could be even better considering there were a few really close losses in there (I'm looking at you Jake). I don't have any illusions about what my team is so I am not even talking about a run at the WC, but I did want to give my team some props for playing well over the last month. Which means they'll go into a tailspin and go 0-8 this week.
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Pirates are making a move to bolster their CIs and clear cap room.
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The Phils offense is on life support right now. Really missing Konerko, Victorino, and Zobrist. Hoping Rizzo comes up tomorrow and adds some life! :koolaid:
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A new power rankings will be posted tonight...
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CLEVELAND INDIANS ARE ON TOP OF THERE GAME! Werth, Cain all coming off DL in next couple weeks!
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1) Los Angeles Dodgers (74-21) - Having a bad couple of weeks by Dodger standards. Injuries have worn out their pitching staff.
2) St. Louis Cardinals (75-21) - Another week, same old Birds.
3) Texas Rangers (72-24) - Regained their bearings and are back to rolling.
4) Cleveland Indians (68-28) - This team is loaded when everything clicks.
5) Oakland Athletics (63 -33) - I don't think they have lost in a month. Will the real Colby Rasmus please stand up, please stand up.
6) Philadelphia Phillies (71-25) - All hopes ride on Rizzo.
7) Boston Red Sox (67-29) - BoSox are going through a rough patch, but no one in the East has taken advantage.
8) New York Yankees (55-41) - I thought they would have walked away with the division. Key injuries have left them in a hole.
9) Chicago White Sox (64-32) - Team continues to perform.
10) Kansas City Royals (60-36) - Has a lot of underperforming bats at the moment and Wright is coming back to earth.
11) Houston Astros (57-39) - Beltre is on fire.
12) Pittsburgh Pirates (52-44) - For this team to win out Youk needs to find the fountain of youth on the South Side. Gio and McDonald make for an impressive 1-1A.
13) Washington Nationals (60-36) - Jake has gotten the most out of everyone on his roster. Aaron Hill's 3 year slump seems to be over.
14) Atlanta Braves (56-40) - Followed up two dreadful weeks, with two awesome ones, putting them back in the WC race.
15) Milwaukee Brewers (48-48) - Making a mad dash for the WC. Utley coming back, can Hosmer turn it around and turn this team into it's former dominating form.
16) Colorado Rockies (30-66) - I just don't get this team or the year they are suffering through. 2013 world series Rockies at Rays. Talent, injured or not, keeps them here.
17) Tampa Bay Rays (45-51) - Jones added to a very potent 2013 line up, may still make noise in 2012 if Longoria can hold his peanut brittle hamstring together.
18) New York Mets (41-54) - Beltran continues to irk me as he could have done this for the real life Mets, but chose not to because his labia was swollen. Harper, Prince, and Freeman give Corey something to dream on.
19) Chicago Cubs (42-54) - The bats have gotten insanely hot led by ubertout Mike Trout
20) Seattle Mariners (44-52) - Tough couple of weeks has turned them into sellers.
21) Minnesota Twins (38-58) - The overhaul continues.
22) San Francisco Giants (33-63) - Tough couple of weeks. Team will be built around Montero, and that's a good thing.
23) Toronto Blue Jays (34-62) - Have some interesting pieces to build upon for next season.
24) Detroit Tigers (30-66) - Has built a decent minor league system. I believe he is regretting the Scutaro trade as Kila is back in AAA.
25) Arizona Diamondbacks (33-63) - Tied for second in the NL West
26) Miami Marlins (28-69) - The future of this team will rely on several players returning to former glory. Lind and Young will need to produce.
27) San Diego Padres (18-78) - I'm looking forward to their draft to see if they can supplement Baez and Soler.
28) Los Angeles Angels (27-70) - Showing some form of life, but will need to get production from future FA signings, as a few of their 2012 signing have back fired.
29) Baltimore Orioles (1-95) - an ace is born in Chris Sale
30) Cincinnati Reds (54-42) - Hopefully Belt's third trip through Cincy will be the lucky one.
Big risers this week are Texas, Oakland, and Cleveland. All three have been dominating, and have loaded rosters. Big fallers are NYY, Philly, and Bos. All 3 are going through cold spells. They are, however, still all elite teams in this league and should not take their slide in the rankings as a slight.
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:NYY: goes like 7-1 and is in a cold spell lol
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Haha, you ranked your Reds last. Playoff contending teams has been trimmed down to about 17-18 clubs.
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:NYY: getting beat down 341 to 746 by the :NYM:
:NYM: best team in New York :disco:
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Let's look at the current playoff positions...
National League
:STL: St. Louis (75-21)
:LAD: Los Angeles (74-22)
:PHI: Philadelphia (71-25)
:WAS: Washington (60-36)
:HOU: Houston (57-39)
If the Nats beat the Stros in the NL WC match then the Cards would play the Nats and the Dodgers and Phillies would play each other in the NLDS. Otherwise, the Cards would play the Phillies and the Dodgers would host the Astros.
American League
:TEX: Texas (74-24)
:CLE: Cleveland (68-28)
:BOS: Boston (67-29)
:CHW: Chicago (64-32)
:OAK: Oakland (63-33)
If the A's beat the White Sox in the NL WC match then the Rangers would host the Red Sox and the Indians would play the A's in the NLDS. Otherwise, the Rangers would play the White Sox and Indians would host the Red Sox.
If this occurred then I predict an NLCS of St. Louis versus Philly and an ALCS of Boston vs. Oakland.
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My Pirates edged the White Sox by 30 points to steal that 3-game series. Back to the NL WC update.
:WAS: (67-37) - 14-2 past two weeks
:HOU: (63-41) - 13-3 past two weeks
:CIN: (60-44) - I assume their missing game is a win since they scored 1400 pts
:PIT: (59-45) - 14-2 over past two weeks with losses to Houston, Cincy
:ATL: (59-45) - went 3-5 last week to continue up/down trend
:MIL: (55-49) - Watch out
Dominance Update: The Dodgers :LAD: have a 44 game lead in the NL West.... embarrassing for the rest of the division as L.A. is 39-1 in the NL West
Best 2nd place divisional team is :OAK: Oakland (71-33) which is 9 GB from Texas.
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I promise you my :COL: team will give LA a run for their money next year to much injury to the team and not a steady Gm for team until now.
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NL WC Update
:WAS: (73-39) - 20-4 past three weeks
:HOU: (69-43) - 19-5 past three weeks
:ATL: (67-45) - Back up with 8-0 week!
:PIT: (65-47) - 20-4 over past three weeks
:CIN: (61-50) - Needs to make up a game but fell hard last week
:MIL: (60-52) - About to leap past Cincy
Also, some great divisional races in the AL shaping up...
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Reds have been in a steady decline for a month now...we are not looking forward to the rest of the season.
Reasons for decline...
1. Hamilton can't hold onto a bat. If throwing your bat into the stand was a category he would be leading the league by a long shot.
2. Bruce Bochy feels that Brandon Belt should be an every other day player. It vexes me how this man keeps his job.
3. Ichiro had 2 hits last week. 2 singles mind you. Kalish did nothing upon his call up, and is now back in AAA.
4. We could have a better record if Ike Davis was aware that the season started in April and not June.
5. Wasting at bats on Jason Giambi is like wasting at bats on Jeremy Giambi.
6. Chris Denorfia outscored my whole team.
7. Matt Cain turned out to be just Curt Henning and not his alter ego.
8. Lucas Duda has done his best impersonation of the T-Rex from Toy Story, as he ogres around the OF and batters box trying to be scary. Try hitting for some power you goon.
9. Nick Hagadone. Found out that not only to major leaguers hit weak stuff, but so do walls.
10. Tyson Ross. Thank god your parents had another pitcher, because you my friend are not one.
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My Phils have been terrible lately!!! Washington is creeping up! :doh:
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6 weeks of the regular season left
3 weeks until the trade deadline
Does your team have what it takes to make the playoffs?
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NL WC Update
Short week hurt my Pirates who somehow move up in the WC ranks. Past month of play has opened the door for Milwaukee but separated Houston and Washington from the pack.
:WAS: (78-42) - 25-7 past four weeks
:HOU: (74-46) - 24-8 past four weeks
:PIT: (67-53) - 22-10 past four weeks
:ATL: (67-53) - Most up and down team ever
:CIN: (66-54) - Holding off Milwaukee
:MIL: (63-57) - About to leap past Cincy
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:NYY: would like to apologize to the rest of the league but we had a SLOW start we are now here and here to stay! 3 GB of :BOS: coming for u Jeff lol
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Good thing the Yanks found their humility as well
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And Joey Bats to the DL :winner:
Votto to DL
Papi maybe to DL
Contenders taking big time hits this week...Hamilton should be along shortly
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Unreal and just traded Crawford lol. I feel like the :CIN: owner with all these injuries and stuff
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Pittsburgh bats are quiet through two days dragging the team down... pick it up guys!
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After a half season in hibernation, the Brewers are back!
:toth:
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well my braves did great this week to put me tied with houston and milwaukee for that 2nd WC spot, however, as it could never be all good news, lomo was put on DL yesterday and may end up getting season ending surgery
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The NL Wildcard race is nuts right now. Washington and Philly are now tied for the NL East lead. One of them will be the #1 wildcard team. The race for the #2 has Milwaukee as a surging favorite but four teams are close in this race...
:MIL: (76-60) - Surging!
:ATL: (76-60) - Better than Houston and Pittsburgh lately
:HOU: (76-60) - Horrible past two weeks
:PIT: (74-62) - Playing under .500 in late July
:CIN: (70-66) - Fell back but still in race
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With our recent deals, the Reds are looking forward to 2013. We will now hope that our PCL All-Stars will make some impact at the MLB level...As well as a fully recovered Brandon Morrow at the top of our rotation with Matt Cain. We are also looking forward to the return of Wilson Ramos, as well as Lucas Duda's confidence.
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This might be one of the better weeks matchup wise.
:WAS: playing :MIL: 3 times for the wildcard
:PIT: playing :ATL: twice for the wildcard
:ATL: playing :HOU: 3 times for the wildcard
:OAK: playing :TEX: 3 times for the division
:TEX: playing :BOS: twice for the wildcard/division
:OAK: playing :BOS: three times for the wildcard/division
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Huge week for Atlanta who has been up/down all year long. They haven't been to the playoffs in several years and have been in 2nd place each of the past three years. Funny thing is that they could finish 3rd place this year yet make the playoffs.
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Huge week for Atlanta who has been up/down all year long. They haven't been to the playoffs in several years and have been in 2nd place each of the past three years. Funny thing is that they could finish 3rd place this year yet make the playoffs.
yea this is a huge week for me.. i could go 0-8 and pretty much fall out of the playoff race, or go 8-0 and give myself some room between a couple of the other teams going for the WC
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Washington is lighting it up this week whereas Philly is stinking meaning they are likely to swap positions next week.
Milwaukee = 724.87
Pittsburgh = 510.13
Atlanta = 412.35
Houston = 320.85
This may turn into a non-discussion with St. Louis, Philly, L.A., Washington, and Milwaukee making the playoffs. The Brewers are surging and someone needs to catch them or this race will be over within a couple weeks.
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Ruiz, Cuddyer, and Berkman all go to the DL. Same thing happened to me last year. All my guys got hurt as the playoffs approach. It was a very disappointing year for my Phils.
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I am fairly busy... What do your playoff races look like?
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I am fairly busy... What do your playoff races look like?
im quite pissed.. i was feeling good going into sunday, looking like i was going to go 6-2.... idk what happened
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The American League is fairly locked up with New York, Boston, Oakland, Texas, and Cleveland.
The National League has St. Louis, Philly, Washington, and Los Angeles fairly safe with Milwaukee, Houston, Pittsburgh, and Atlanta competing for that second wildcard spot.
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Brewers off to a rough start, looking like they'll fall back and concede the current narrow lead...
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Halfway through Week 19
Pirates going 6-2
Astros going 3-5
Brewers going 0-8
Braves going 8-0
Nationals going 5-3
Phillies going 0-8
Wow... I would love for the week to end now. It would really shake things up with the possible standings being..
NL Wildcard #2
Houston 85-67
Pittsburgh 85-67
Milwaukee 84-68
Atlanta 84-68
NL East / NL Wildcard #1
Washington 101-51
Philly 98-54
I am hoping that the Buccos can close out these last two weeks red hot and make the playoffs with a 93-95 base-win season. Note that the standings will still go through a realistic W/L adjustment to all teams, so that will likely show as a high 80's win result.
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haha that would be great if the week ended now it would make up for last week nicely
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Couple of playoff teams have pulled a Reds-esque choke this week, and look to be going 0-8. Nobody has choked worse than my collection of players, but it is good to see I won't be alone.
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Brewers with a major choke last week, own destiny no longer in our hands. Race to the finish!!!
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Milwaukee is looking good after one day. Pittsburgh has two games against Milwaukee and two games against Houston (plus two against Cincy, one each against Mutts and Cards). Toughest games for Brewers are STL and LAD. Toughest games for Astros are just the Cards. If Pittsburgh takes care of business then we will need Houston to fall to St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Chicago.
Best team of NL Wildcard #2
Houston 87-65
Milwaukee 84-68
Pittsburgh 83-69
Atlanta 81-71
vs. one of...
NL East / NL Wildcard #1
Washington 103-49
Philly 103-49
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Two days in...
Buccos are 8-0 in our games and Astros are also losing to Brewers. Tiebreakers favor Houston, so Stros will need to stumble against another team.
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Narrow lead my friend...
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Pirates up to 690 points, but the Astros have 595 which is enough to beat the Brewers and the rest of their opponents. My hopes rest with Houston faltering badly.
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It the playoffs begin today:WAS: will win the NL East, :HOU: will win the second wild card spot, and beat :PHI: (the first wild card spot) for the final playoff spot. :STL: will play :WAS: and :LAD: will play :HOU:
On the AL side, :BOS: would make it over :TEX:. :OAK: would play :BOS: and :NYY: would play :CLE:
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Rangers vs Red Sox
Astros vs Brewers vs Pirates
It looks like another winning season for Pittsburgh but no postseason play.
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Rangers vs Red Sox
Astros vs Brewers vs Pirates
It looks like another winning season for Pittsburgh but no postseason play.
Ya gotta get outta that NL Central, Colb. :afro: I'd pull hair if my division was that cutthroat every season.
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I am considering my options. It has been a lot of fun but very frustrating for sure. Funny thing is that I built the Pirates into a winner while the real Pirates have finally turned into a winner (probably no playoffs either). My system in these leagues differs than most as I focus on a core group of young MLB players, trade away the farm, cycle a few veteran stars, and add a bunch of rentals. Say what you want but it has worked to a degree. The FGM Buccos will be competitive in 2013 once again. If I have the opportunity, I would like to rebuild another franchise after four years of work with the Pirates.
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I am considering my options. It has been a lot of fun but very frustrating for sure. Funny thing is that I built the Pirates into a winner while the real Pirates have finally turned into a winner (probably no playoffs either). My system in these leagues differs than most as I focus on a core group of young MLB players, trade away the farm, cycle a few veteran stars, and add a bunch of rentals. Say what you want but it has worked to a degree. The FGM Buccos will be competitive in 2013 once again. If I have the opportunity, I would like to rebuild another franchise after four years of work with the Pirates.
You can always take over the Angels and get beat up by OAK/TEX 50 times a year
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That Angels team wasn't too bad when I had them in 2009. Had a TON of over 30 veterans though.
When I took the Nationals, all hell broke loose with that team, unfortunately.
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my braves fighting to the end
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Dog fight to the last day for this NL wild card
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Pirates are likely to lose to the Brewers and Astros. Even if things work out for Pittsburgh, Houston is likely to still advance. Back-to-back winning seasons falling just short of the playoffs.
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Red Sox / Texas winner coming down to
Ichiro against Jones to decide the winner heavy weight bout prime time not 2 players I am sure either of us would send out to decide fate but way it goes
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It was a good battle, but you will most likely win, because I went over the IP limit by 0.2. It was my 3rd offense, so I will lose at least 100 points.
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We both where in same position solid innings left for normal start our starters both went deep mine .1 short of 65 you .2 over great example that needs to be buffer no reason game should be decided on team going over .2 innings because starter went deep in game and miss playoffs
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Rules are rules, but Ichiro had a big night, so I think that ices it anyways?