Rate My Lineup
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@taco_truck_face said in Rate My Lineup:
@BodamEscapePlan said in Rate My Lineup:
Who is "killer?" Is that your CAP or something?
Killebrew.
Ahh, shoot! That makes sense.
But back to the topic at hand...
I'd rate your team a solid 9/10.
Your lineup is just about as good as it can get, no doubt about that. I love Pablo at catcher, he's a sneaky option that is, in my opinion, a top-5 option back there. Your rotation is excellent and looks like it needs just one more elite starter to make it pretty much "end-game;" in fact I think Maddux, Kluber, and Orel will be in a lot of folks rotations still in November. Tom Seaver has a good chance to join that group as well, I just haven't gotten the chance to unlock and use him yet (but I'm getting there!)
The only area I can see that you could clearly improve is the bullpen, Fernando Rodney is awful this year, in my opinion. His card is usually one of my favorite relievers each year but there's something just off with this year's version, not only is he easy to hit but from my own experience and from what I've seen and heard from other players, it's just so difficult to trust him to find the strike-zone consistently. If you do well with him, then disregard everything I said and keep rolling with him. On paper,. he should be one of the better budget relievers out there but he doesn't play how his attributes tell you he should.
I know there are folks that will defend Franco to the end but to me, I would much rather have Jake McGee or even Zack Britton. That said, he's not a bad reliever at all. He's just not the top of the line, cream of the crop as the late, great "Macho Man" Randy Savage would put it.
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@BodamEscapePlan said in Rate My Lineup:
@taco_truck_face said in Rate My Lineup:
@BodamEscapePlan said in Rate My Lineup:
Who is "killer?" Is that your CAP or something?
Killebrew.
Ahh, shoot! That makes sense.
But back to the topic at hand...
I'd rate your team a solid 9/10.
Your lineup is just about as good as it can get, no doubt about that. I love Pablo at catcher, he's a sneaky option that is, in my opinion, a top-5 option back there. Your rotation is excellent and looks like it needs just one more elite starter to make it pretty much "end-game;" in fact I think Maddux, Kluber, and Orel will be in a lot of folks rotations still in November. Tom Seaver has a good chance to join that group as well, I just haven't gotten the chance to unlock and use him yet (but I'm getting there!)
The only area I can see that you could clearly improve is the bullpen, Fernando Rodney is awful this year, in my opinion. His card is usually one of my favorite relievers each year but there's something just off with this year's version, not only is he easy to hit but from my own experience and from what I've seen and heard from other players, it's just so difficult to trust him to find the strike-zone consistently. If you do well with him, then disregard everything I said and keep rolling with him. On paper,. he should be one of the better budget relievers out there but he doesn't play how his attributes tell you he should.
I know there are folks that will defend Franco to the end but to me, I would much rather have Jake McGee or even Zack Britton. That said, he's not a bad reliever at all. He's just not the top of the line, cream of the crop as the late, great "Macho Man" Randy Savage would put it.
ohhh yeah, dig it!
I have found myself having a harder time trusting both Rodney and Franco so it's funny you say that. My go to guys are always Dibble, Gagne, Chapman and Fingers. I had Britton earlier in the cycle and he consistently got shelled for me. Never tried McGee, but always have a hard time facing him. He might be the move here.
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@BodamEscapePlan said in Rate My Lineup:
@taco_truck_face said in Rate My Lineup:
@BodamEscapePlan said in Rate My Lineup:
Who is "killer?" Is that your CAP or something?
Killebrew.
Ahh, shoot! That makes sense.
But back to the topic at hand...
I'd rate your team a solid 9/10.
Your lineup is just about as good as it can get, no doubt about that. I love Pablo at catcher, he's a sneaky option that is, in my opinion, a top-5 option back there. Your rotation is excellent and looks like it needs just one more elite starter to make it pretty much "end-game;" in fact I think Maddux, Kluber, and Orel will be in a lot of folks rotations still in November. Tom Seaver has a good chance to join that group as well, I just haven't gotten the chance to unlock and use him yet (but I'm getting there!)
The only area I can see that you could clearly improve is the bullpen, Fernando Rodney is awful this year, in my opinion. His card is usually one of my favorite relievers each year but there's something just off with this year's version, not only is he easy to hit but from my own experience and from what I've seen and heard from other players, it's just so difficult to trust him to find the strike-zone consistently. If you do well with him, then disregard everything I said and keep rolling with him. On paper,. he should be one of the better budget relievers out there but he doesn't play how his attributes tell you he should.
I know there are folks that will defend Franco to the end but to me, I would much rather have Jake McGee or even Zack Britton. That said, he's not a bad reliever at all. He's just not the top of the line, cream of the crop as the late, great "Macho Man" Randy Savage would put it.
I second the "ditching Rodney" thought. everything else is dang near elite, and Rodney stands out as a weak point, especially since relief pitching will be more important post-starter stamina nerf.
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@BodamEscapePlan said in Rate My Lineup:
@taco_truck_face said in Rate My Lineup:
@BodamEscapePlan said in Rate My Lineup:
Who is "killer?" Is that your CAP or something?
Killebrew.
Ahh, shoot! That makes sense.
But back to the topic at hand...
I'd rate your team a solid 9/10.
Your lineup is just about as good as it can get, no doubt about that. I love Pablo at catcher, he's a sneaky option that is, in my opinion, a top-5 option back there. Your rotation is excellent and looks like it needs just one more elite starter to make it pretty much "end-game;" in fact I think Maddux, Kluber, and Orel will be in a lot of folks rotations still in November. Tom Seaver has a good chance to join that group as well, I just haven't gotten the chance to unlock and use him yet (but I'm getting there!)
The only area I can see that you could clearly improve is the bullpen, Fernando Rodney is awful this year, in my opinion. His card is usually one of my favorite relievers each year but there's something just off with this year's version, not only is he easy to hit but from my own experience and from what I've seen and heard from other players, it's just so difficult to trust him to find the strike-zone consistently. If you do well with him, then disregard everything I said and keep rolling with him. On paper,. he should be one of the better budget relievers out there but he doesn't play how his attributes tell you he should.
I know there are folks that will defend Franco to the end but to me, I would much rather have Jake McGee or even Zack Britton. That said, he's not a bad reliever at all. He's just not the top of the line, cream of the crop as the late, great "Macho Man" Randy Savage would put it.
I can easily explain what is wrong with Rodney. The outlier sinker is trash. It is why Britton is worse this year, its why Graterol was disappointing when people got to using him, and its why some people like the LS Chapman over the sig. It comes in hard but just doesn’t have the movement of a regular sinker
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Personally, I would move didi to the bench and get Hornsby. Then if you really still need the lefty bat, I’d say put chipper at 3rd and bring killer off bench. But having those 2 in your lineup would allow you to make changes later with killer and didi, since those other guys can play multiple positions.
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@blakev03 said in Rate My Lineup:
looks solid.
my team has been
1)Brock
2) Red sandberg
3) 99 Trout
4) Thome
5) MVP Bryant
6) POTM Correa
7)Babe
8)98 MolinaBench:
HR Cano
HR Judge
Boss Chipper
Hornsby
FOF GwynnSP:
fof smolz
sig maddux
kluber
potm paxton
FOF burnettPen:
Topps Alexander
Rollie
McGee
Dibble
Hoffman
99 Rivera
97 ChapThat makes me really sad to see Babe down in the 7 spot
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I would move Mantle to lead off as he is your fastest guy and can easily steal a base to put more pressure on the pitcher. Your team is solid but I like guys with speed on my team. For my team my slowest player is Posey at 40 speed my next slowest guy is Shef at 71 speed then Walker at 78. I know my current lineup will change but currently my team is a small ball nightmare
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@formallyforearms said in Rate My Lineup:
@blakev03 said in Rate My Lineup:
looks solid.
my team has been
1)Brock
2) Red sandberg
3) 99 Trout
4) Thome
5) MVP Bryant
6) POTM Correa
7)Babe
8)98 MolinaBench:
HR Cano
HR Judge
Boss Chipper
Hornsby
FOF GwynnSP:
fof smolz
sig maddux
kluber
potm paxton
FOF burnettPen:
Topps Alexander
Rollie
McGee
Dibble
Hoffman
99 Rivera
97 ChapThat makes me really sad to see Babe down in the 7 spot
i like to keep some split in my lefty hitters and brock better suits the lead off and thome is just hard to not have 4th
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@blakev03 said in Rate My Lineup:
@formallyforearms said in Rate My Lineup:
@blakev03 said in Rate My Lineup:
looks solid.
my team has been
1)Brock
2) Red sandberg
3) 99 Trout
4) Thome
5) MVP Bryant
6) POTM Correa
7)Babe
8)98 MolinaBench:
HR Cano
HR Judge
Boss Chipper
Hornsby
FOF GwynnSP:
fof smolz
sig maddux
kluber
potm paxton
FOF burnettPen:
Topps Alexander
Rollie
McGee
Dibble
Hoffman
99 Rivera
97 ChapThat makes me really sad to see Babe down in the 7 spot
i like to keep some split in my lefty hitters and brock better suits the lead off and thome is just hard to not have 4th
I understand the reasoning. I'm just sad to see the Babe in the bottom third.
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@taco_truck_face said in Rate My Lineup:
@BodamEscapePlan said in Rate My Lineup:
@taco_truck_face said in Rate My Lineup:
@BodamEscapePlan said in Rate My Lineup:
Who is "killer?" Is that your CAP or something?
Killebrew.
Ahh, shoot! That makes sense.
But back to the topic at hand...
I'd rate your team a solid 9/10.
Your lineup is just about as good as it can get, no doubt about that. I love Pablo at catcher, he's a sneaky option that is, in my opinion, a top-5 option back there. Your rotation is excellent and looks like it needs just one more elite starter to make it pretty much "end-game;" in fact I think Maddux, Kluber, and Orel will be in a lot of folks rotations still in November. Tom Seaver has a good chance to join that group as well, I just haven't gotten the chance to unlock and use him yet (but I'm getting there!)
The only area I can see that you could clearly improve is the bullpen, Fernando Rodney is awful this year, in my opinion. His card is usually one of my favorite relievers each year but there's something just off with this year's version, not only is he easy to hit but from my own experience and from what I've seen and heard from other players, it's just so difficult to trust him to find the strike-zone consistently. If you do well with him, then disregard everything I said and keep rolling with him. On paper,. he should be one of the better budget relievers out there but he doesn't play how his attributes tell you he should.
I know there are folks that will defend Franco to the end but to me, I would much rather have Jake McGee or even Zack Britton. That said, he's not a bad reliever at all. He's just not the top of the line, cream of the crop as the late, great "Macho Man" Randy Savage would put it.
I second the "ditching Rodney" thought. everything else is dang near elite, and Rodney stands out as a weak point, especially since relief pitching will be more important post-starter stamina nerf.
Personally, I value relievers more than anything in the early part of the year and it's something I always try to have the best players you can get.
The way I think about it is; you're always going to be using your relievers and a lot of the time, the elite options hold a ton of value just about always.
My current bullpen is:
LR - Rob Dibble (95)
MID - Eric Gagne (98(
MID - Zack Britton (93) / Billy Wagner (94)
MID - Jake McGee (96)
SU - Rollie Fingers (96)
SU - Aroldis Chapman (97)
CL - Mariano Rivera (99) -
Using Pablo at C (assuming you are) is an open invitation to steal all over you... Just saying.
Rest of lineup looks solid.
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@DarrenDemoraes said in Rate My Lineup:
@mrcityofwin said in Rate My Lineup:
Really, really solid lineup. How does the bp and sp look?
SP are as follows:
Kluber
Maddux
Orel
Seaver
Oswalt/Paxton/Kyle WrightPen:
Franco
Hoffman
Rodney
Fingers
Chapman
Gagne
DibbleRodney does what now???
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