Anybody interested in commenting (about players on your team or in your league) at the half-way point of the first season of the new set?
Who are the surprises?
Who are the disappointments?
Which expensive players are worth the money?
I know it's a small sample, but it would be interesting to hear.
Here's mine -- Surprise: Daniel Murphy, 3.67m, my DH in PNC, 316/415/498, on track for 94 walks and 180 hits including 30 doubles, 22 triples, and 10 HR; 12th in the league in OPS. Steven Shell, 3.81m, 39 games, 61 IP, 1.13 WHIP. Ervin Santana, 6.95m, 21 starts, 167.2 IP (!!), 3.06/1.08; 1st in league IP and starter's WHIP, 2nd in WHIP overall.
Disappointment: Russell Martin, 5.66m, 256/352/329 (granted, slugging hurt in PNC, but not that much: he's on track for 10 HR in 162 games, compared to 13 in real-life 155 games). Mark Buehrle, 3.3m, 19 starts, 5.67 ERA, 1.41 WHIP on a team with good defense.
Worth the money: Johnny Damon, 6.18m, 306/380/492, 14 SB, 13 HR, 20th in league OPS. Joe Saunders, 5.12m, 20 starts, 134.2 IP, 4.21/1.37. Dustin Pedroia, 9.98m, on track for 198 hits including 60 doubles, and 96 Runs and 102 RBI; 3 errors in 81 starts at 2B.
In my league on another team, I'll note Ryan Church, on track for 30 HR in hitter-unfriendly Tropicana -- 3.23m, 296/370/545, 11th in league OPS. And: Anthony Reyes, 15 starts in Minute Maid, 3.03m, 3.05/1.15.