UnderAchievers and OverAchievers

[djskcsams]

I always struggle with Alomar. Are there any other players that constantly under perform their card?
And Albert Belle always gives a lot. Any other overachievers?

[1787]

TED ABERNATHY OVERACHIEVES IN 80 MIL AND 100 MIL LEAGUES,USUALLY NEAR THE TOP FOR ME IN GAMES SAVED AND NOT BAD IN BLOWN SAVES. EON WAGNER ALSO DOES GREAT AS A LH DH IN 60 AND 80 MIL LEAGUES GIVING PRODUCTION WAY GREATER THAN HIS .95 MIL PRICE TAG.

[1787]

TED ABERNATHY OVERACHIEVES IN 80 MIL AND 100 MIL LEAGUES,USUALLY NEAR THE TOP FOR ME IN GAMES SAVED AND NOT BAD IN BLOWN SAVES. LEON WAGNER ALSO DOES GREAT AS A LH DH IN 60 AND 80 MIL LEAGUES GIVING PRODUCTION WAY GREATER THAN HIS .95 MIL PRICE TAG.

[rburgh]

I think most people are down on the big Joe Morgan and Doc Gooden cards. Some of the A-Rod and Griffey cards seem a lot better than others. David Wright and Cesar Cedeno also have generated a lot of grumbles.

In general, guys who walk a lot and generate value with defense at critical positions tend to generate complaints. I think this is due in large part to the poor quality of the strat-o-matic (not TSN's fault) statistical reports, where defensive performance can be hard to dig out.

Also, the pricing of the cards is constant, but the value of the cards can change hugely depending on the ballpark and the opposing teams' personnel. Cedeno and Morgan both generate almost all of their value from walks, power, speed, and defense. In a league or division where the catchers are all -4 arms, their speed is much less valuable. In Forbes 57, their power goes away. In Petco their power also goes away, and walks become less valuable because it's harder to generate a sequential offense.

Other guys, like Thome, the big Walker and Brett cards, and lefty bombers like Bagwell, Gibson, Clemente, Matt Williams, the 9L Dick Allen, etc. don't have a lot of value in capped leagues or where they're going into hostile parks. It's nice to have one of those guys going against a LHP, but in Dunn all those ballpark HR's are just opportunities for your guy to hit .050.

Diamond Dope, under actuals, has vast amounts of data for you to mine. You can retrieve all hitters or all pitchers by ballpark, or overall. Or, you can pick a hitter or pitcher and see how they perform in different parks and with different caps.

[djskcsams]

Albert Belle is always a bargain