Why is it so hard to win at Kauffman?
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Why is it so hard to win at Kauffman?
by huhguy » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:14 am
I built my team on power..is Kaufman bad place for that?
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by wavygravy2k » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:45 am
Power hitters, like Jason Giambi have a lot of ballpark home runs (On the card look for # sign.) Ballpark home runs for Kaufman is 4 there's more of a chance that a ballpark home run will turn into an out.
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by visick » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:22 am
With parks like Kauffman, look for guys with lots of natural hits, OB and IMHO speed.
Guys that have 30 hit chances or more BOTH ways are the guys that I look for when playing in these parks.
ie. Quinlan, Escobar, Ichiro, Loduca, Ozuna, Gload etc...
Pitching wise, you don't have to spend alot in the pen as SP's usually go deeper into games. A good closer is a good thing to have to shut the door on other teams. Look for SP's with low WHIP that have BPHR's on their cards.
Guys that have 30 hit chances or more BOTH ways are the guys that I look for when playing in these parks.
ie. Quinlan, Escobar, Ichiro, Loduca, Ozuna, Gload etc...
Pitching wise, you don't have to spend alot in the pen as SP's usually go deeper into games. A good closer is a good thing to have to shut the door on other teams. Look for SP's with low WHIP that have BPHR's on their cards.
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by MoCrash » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:40 am
[quote:5a3ef66f2f]Now if only the Royals could figure that out![/quote:5a3ef66f2f]
Well, they [i:5a3ef66f2f]have[/i:5a3ef66f2f] Gload.
Actually, the Royals had it pretty well figured out in the '70s and '80s, but Schuerholz left for Atlanta. It's why they wouldn't pay for guys like Beltran. That the prospects they got for high-priced FAs didn't pan out reflected inadequate talent evaluation. Hopefully, GM Dayton Moore has learned something from Schuerholz. Early indications are promising, although I'm not sure Alex Gordon or Billy Butler will be right for this franchise long-term -- unless park dimensions become more accomodating (which the Cardinals did for McGuire and Pujols in Busch II before moving to more pitcher-friendly Busch III). Moore didn't draft those guys, but he traded Burgos to the Mets for Brian Bannister, which is looking like a world-class steal.
But maybe it's a chicken-and-egg situation ... such as the Royals' lack of power effecting the Kauffman ballpark rating, rather than Kauffman accounting for the lack of Royals power.
In either case, as the rest of the thread says, in Strat you can't build a team for The K with high BPHR sluggers, and speed doesn't hurt -- anywhere.
Well, they [i:5a3ef66f2f]have[/i:5a3ef66f2f] Gload.
Actually, the Royals had it pretty well figured out in the '70s and '80s, but Schuerholz left for Atlanta. It's why they wouldn't pay for guys like Beltran. That the prospects they got for high-priced FAs didn't pan out reflected inadequate talent evaluation. Hopefully, GM Dayton Moore has learned something from Schuerholz. Early indications are promising, although I'm not sure Alex Gordon or Billy Butler will be right for this franchise long-term -- unless park dimensions become more accomodating (which the Cardinals did for McGuire and Pujols in Busch II before moving to more pitcher-friendly Busch III). Moore didn't draft those guys, but he traded Burgos to the Mets for Brian Bannister, which is looking like a world-class steal.
But maybe it's a chicken-and-egg situation ... such as the Royals' lack of power effecting the Kauffman ballpark rating, rather than Kauffman accounting for the lack of Royals power.
In either case, as the rest of the thread says, in Strat you can't build a team for The K with high BPHR sluggers, and speed doesn't hurt -- anywhere.
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by mbrake » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:39 pm
This K team won with adequate power/speed/pitching mix.
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2007/team/team_other.html?user_id=4586 Hunter & Vlad provided a little pop with a bunch of 18 to twenty-some homer guys to give the illusion of a power threat. Nothing sepctacular, but it got the job done.
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2007/team/team_other.html?user_id=4586 Hunter & Vlad provided a little pop with a bunch of 18 to twenty-some homer guys to give the illusion of a power threat. Nothing sepctacular, but it got the job done.
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by BaseballGuy » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:18 pm
What is the Royals payroll. Are they even out of the bottom 6?
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