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Am playing in Griffth 57.

Current lineup against RHP:

Lofton
Fox
McGwire 99
Aaron
Lloyd
Matt Williams (3B)
Snyder (LF)
L. Parrish (c)

I could switch out Lloyd and Williams to have this:

Lofton
Fox
W. Wells (ss)
McGwire 99
Snyder
Aaron
L. Gardner (3B)
L. Parrish (c)

so the question is--in that RH Power Park are Willie Wells and Larry Gardner going to outperform Matt Williams and Pop Lloyd?

Have never used Wells before, and he seems to often be on the FA....wondering if its one of those cards that doesnt equate to his stats....

thanks for any input.

I like the Wells lineup better. Suspect if you are seeing him on FA it is because of defense. At lower caps many might prefer to have a 1 at SS and get their offense somewhere else compromising the defense at less critical position.

Though for full disclosure I mostly do high cap leagues and Wells is never available in those. Never heard anyone complain about his offense.

almost always play 80 mill so thats probably what I am seeing.

this is an interesting paradigm:
its really weighing William's equal HR power, with far lower OBP than Wells, then figuring in the D different between Wells and Lloyd. Gardner has somewhat better D than Williams (e11 vs e19), but Gardner won't hit near what Lloyd can hit in terms of BA and OBP.
So it really comes down to this:
Will Wells significantly better BA and OBP, combined with Gardners better D, create a better run differential than Lloyds defense and better offense than Gardner.

w.wells is the SS equivalent of hornsby at 2B. good power good BA.
i like the wells line-up better as well.

-steven

Williams tends to under-perform (at least the few times I've used him). I've never used Wells, but he seems to be coveted and is always picked early in live-draft leagues I've played in (granted, they are DD live drafts and not the capless ones). Gardner may do OK in your park because you've got a double-digit ballpark single there. Plus, he's bulletproof and clutch positive.

Live a little-- go for it! :)

I did. having never used wells before, will be interesting to see. batting him 3rd vs Righties, leadoff vs lefties

In a 140 league this is what Wells did for me.
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E BA OBP SLG
583 96 154 27 5 39 102 62 78 0 4 15 .264 .338 .528

Also in a 140m league

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I think in Griffith 57 Wells will work well.

Here is my lineup now, at home against RHP.

Lofton CF L
Fox 2B L
Wells SS R
McGwire 1B R
Snyder LF L
Aaron RF R
Gardner 3B L
Parrish C R

Home Against LHP. (or in other RH BP ballparks)

Wells SS R
Fox 2B L
McGwire 1B R
Aaron RF R
Roenice LF R
Gardner 3B L
Gaston CF R (in pitchers parks or against reverse Lefties, it would be lofton
Parrish C R

Why in the world would you bat Snyder ahead of Aaron? Even if you have the cheap Aaron card, it has 39.65 on-base chances plus 8 ballpark HR while Snyder has 43 but is W.

In fact, why is Snyder even on your roster? Ty Gainey and Tony Gonzalez are both MUCH better platoon LF, and cheaper too! Jerry White is also a better option, and he's a switch-hitter so can't be jerked around as much by the LOOGY's.