The Team's Good Picks:
Corey Hart obviously! He provides a difficult matchup for many teams. The multi-tooled outfielder has a cannon defensively and covers a lot of ground. He can fill in in CF for the oft-injured Carlos Beltran, give a day off to Magglio Ordonez in RF, or play alongside the two as an upgrade in LF. In the lineup, he could bat leadoff, second or sixth through eighth. His versatility in power, speed, average, and ability to make contact makes Hart one of the best picks of the draft!
The Team's Bad Picks:
A couple questionable picks, Jason Heyward, Brett Anderson, and Tanner Scheppers are all keeper prospects. None will contribute in the next two to three yeas. These type of players are going to have huge upside, great picks in last year formats, but take away degrees of freedom. Since the Squirrels invest time and energy into the three, it may be harder to cut these players if the organization needs a spot for players who may have less upside but can contribute.
Great Picks:
Besides Hart, Chris Perez and JR Towles were great picks. Both players have upside and will likely contribute this season. Perez will likely pick up a few saves this season but should be the favorite for saves next season. Towles is a hard nosed catcher who can hit and should provide depth at catcher and provide a day off for Victor Martinez, but keep Martinez's bat in the lineup.
Overall: B
Hart is vital, simply brings the grade up to a B by himself. Management did little to address middle infield depth and starting pitching. Jeff Kent and Edgar Renteria are counted on to provide many games alongside Michael Young. For the most part Kent has been healthy in his career, but his body has taken a toll as his defense has suffered in past years. Renteria cannot be counted on to play more than 100 games, but he is highly productive when in the lineup. If both get injured, will Reid Brignac be ready? And for the starting pitching, the team is still counting on Brad Penny and Ben Sheets to compete and fill out this rotation. At least one is counted on at a time to compliment a strong rotation of Felix Hernandez, Rich Hill, Tim Lincecum, and Shawn Hill. When both Sheets and Penny are in the rotation, this is a very strong and possible best rotation in BARB.
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Umm... best rotation in BARB huh. I think not. Either me or my bro has the best hands down:
Lexington:
- Brandon Webb
- Johan Santana
- Josh Beckett
- Cole Hamels
- Rich Harden
Are you joking, if healthy I would agree! But that is the problem. I will not buy anything about Harden, he will find the Harden List. As for the rest, Beckett is currently hurt, and throughout his career, he has had problems with blisters (which cause him to miss a lot of time). I am not buying your rosters' durability. Hamels is a flyball pitcher in a hitter's box, yikes for future! He must be excellent everyday and he can pitch only so many games against the Braves. Santana and Webb are excellent, no debates.
i agree with eric. its hard to trust guys like beckett and harden with there injury history, and with hamels, if you have done your research, he had trouble staying healthy almost every year in the minors (the same case applies to phil hughes). i think of course my rotation is the best
peavy
sabathia
halladay
zambrano
cain
I, for one, don't think my rotation is the best. Sheets is always a health risk. Penny seems to tail off in the second half every season. Hernandez is pretty good but hasn't reached his potential. Same with both Hill (or both Hills) and Lincecum. IF Sheets makes at least 30 starts, Penny's 2nd half is anywhere near his usual first half, and the other three or four have breakout seasons I MIGHT consider my rotation the best in BARB.
The problem I have with Chris' rotation, which is probably the best, is that CC had a break out year, but tends to fade in second halves of seasons. He pitched 241 innings, I do believe, and that could have terrible effects this year (same concern for Fausto Carmona). Halladay will get hurt in a freak accident or something and be slow to return. Big Z is in the first year of his contract, which means he may struggle a bit. It does help that the rest of his division, despite Milwaukee, has taken a step back. And lastly, I view Cain in the same light as Felix Hernandez. Both players have tremendous potential, but Hernandez is on a team that is likely to compete. It's going to be a long long season for Giants fans. They will not score runs and you will see Cain's ERA baloon in July, August, and September and may have as high as 12-15 losses despite being one of the league's better young arms.
I agree with your comment on my bro's rotation. First, Peavy and C.C. had CAREER years. Nobody saw that triple crown season from peavy; if any pitcher it would be santana. Peavy and C.C. has shown no consistancy over the years, but they are good aces. Halladay isn't the same anymore as he is now a contact pitcher who will eat innings. We have to see how he fairs over time. And Big Z, last three year equals an inflation in his stats. Will they go down? Everyone thinks they will but this will be year 3 they think that. He walks to darn many... really a talented pitcher but not a staff ace because he puts too many runners on without giving up hits. He also can't seem to drink enough water and eat enough bannaas because he leaves too many starts with cramps.
WOW, I didn't say a thing about Peavy. He is phenomenal, although I question if he is a big game starter at this point in his career. Please understand that Peavy is only 26!
I think,if healthy, that Lexington has a slight edge in the rotation to Frostbite Falls. I think the Squirrels are better prepared for injury, though, at least to their pitching. It's the lack of middle infield depth that surprises me. Where have you gone, Julio Lugo? Oh, yeah, to free agency, where I predict FF will be a player...SH
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