First '80s Team in Jack Murphy Stadium

[genevajack]

any advice?

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/80s/league/team_schedule.html?user_id=55419 [/url]

[UGLYJERRY]

Bad link.

[genevajack]

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/80s/team/team_other.html?user_id=55419[/url]

[genevajack]

RHP:

Moseby, CF
Hall, LF
Brett, 3B
Davis,G DH
Davis,A 1B
Evans, RF
Ripken, SS
Whitt, C
Remy, 2B

LH Platoon:
Incaviglia, LF
Hatcher, DH
Crus, 2b

Starters: Burns, Smith, Denny, Swan, Honneycutt
Stud Relief Core: Gossage (RH-setup & closer), Sutter (setup), Hernandez (LH-closer), Garber (mopup), Caudill (RH-specialist)

Extra $4 million available for a quick drop of a stud player.

Ideas?

[rookssa1958]

For the Murph, you want hitters who have key BPHR's and pitchers who do not.

Sykes is the Murph master, and a key player he likes to have is Jack Clark. You do not have a Murph style 2B. I know Sykes does not like to use Moseby, which makes me think he may not play to his card there. Van Slyke has some good years there, and another player which I have seen excell there is Jose Cruz. You want players who have BPHR on their cards which are sitting at (1 - 8,) since the Murph will enhance those rolls. If they have straight BPHR's, the Murph lowers those chances and so they are not good fits. Not sure Mel Hall is a good starting pick, check the BPHR's against LF in the FA pool. You can affors to spend less on your BP if you need more for hitters. Check the BPHR on your starters as well, you only want to see them on 11's, 12's, 2's or 3's. BPHRs in the 5, 6, 7, 8's are the kiss of death in the Murph. Nothing wrong with a 5 man rotation, but you need to check the cards to see if these are the 5 guys you want (no key BPHR's.) Not sure a strong BP will be able to save you if the starters are getting shelled. Your Offense is strong, but not stong enough in the Murph to overcome shaky SP.

[bjs73]

I like your team as is. Some people will tell you that you have too much money tied up in the bullpen. I don't think so myself. You can never have too much good pitching and you just don't know who is going to be the bullpen ace in the 80's. I'll sink money into the bullpen every time myself.

That being said, the best season that I ever had with W. Hernandez happened at Jack Murphy but that was against all odds though. I got his lights out year and the HR's that he gives up didn't much matter that season.

You've got some lightning in a bottle potential with your rotation but if you don't get the good cards, you'll be hurting a bit.

I've done the cheapo 2B option like you many times and it really does fine. You made some good choices for a cheap 2B platoon. Don't expect the big numbers from those guys but at least you've filled the gap with good D.

Good that you noticed that you probably won't be needing a backup at SS because of Ripken's record breaking consecutive game streak. Surprising that some people miss that.

Bob Horner and Glen Davis are about equal in most regards and Bob Horner is cheaper. If he's available, you could acquire him and save a little cash for more upgrades.

I'd be inclined to try to find a better LF option if there is one available in the FA market. But even if you didn't go that route, you could go to opening day with this lineup to see how you'd fare.

Who is available on the FA market for LF, CF, and SP? That's where I'd look to improve before opening day.

Best advice for your bullpen: set up Gossage to avoid lefties and Sutter/Hernandez to avoid Righties from the very beginning. That way you can give them all a better shot at performing according to their tendencies. Many people leave everything unchecked to see if they've got a good card but I think that is a mistake.

Relievers tend to hit the waiver wire faster than any other single player because their stats can look down right brutal in the small sample sizes. You could very well have a "useable" reliever card when the stats say otherwise because they were being mismanaged.

You can make better decisions about cutting relievers at the first salary break (game 39) if you let those guys pitch the way they were meant to pitch. If they start to show dominance you can adjust mid-season after you've established some good data.

[genevajack]

picked up Cruz for LF.

[honestiago1]

All I know is, Glenn Davis is gonna jack 'em. Mr. BPHR, that's him.

[Sykes25]

What does the rest of your division look like in terms of ballparks and starting pitchers?

SP-
Burns and Smith are good. I'm not a fan of mixed *SP and non * for this park. I find it best to go one way or the other. Bargin *SP include Gubicza, Witt, Hurst, Krukow, Rawley. Swan and Honey are good second choice options as well as Trout, Whitson, Rasmussen, Swift and a few others.

RP-
Not a Sutter fan. With Gossage and Willie, I find that money would be best used elsewhere. Garber is good. Caudill HAS GOT TO GO. Other options include Mohoric, Williamson and a dozen of other .75 guys with minimal BPHR figures. Try to go up a bit and get Stanley, Farr (despite the BPHR) Eichorn etc.

C and Infield-
Whitt is good. Is Kennedy available? Newman is a good backup but the best backup is May with Cerone a close second. Davis and Davis are good. Defense will not kill you there. Look for Driessen if one falters. Remy is not my first choice. If money is tought, by all means keep him, but if you go cheap, I like Oester too. SS and 3B are just fine.

OF-
Nice move on Cruz. Evans is nice, but is sometimes a poor bargin and rarely hits to his cards. As mentioned, Moseby is not my CF of choice. Tons of other options out there.

[steal third]

I believe that a BPHR rating on a card in our game is not affected by any results shown behind it. It automatically becomes a HR if the subsequent dice roll matches the stadium and if not, becomes an "out". The results behind the BPHR apply to a different version of the game.

I seem to recall seeing a running series on a previous board on this issue. Perhaps one of the veterans can weigh in on this and clarify.