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Hi all.

I am very new here an participating with my first SOM team for the 1999 season. I am doing ok, I guess, only one game under .500 27 games in.

My question is about Terry Shumpert. Normally I would not consider him anything more than a utility infielder. However, has stats for 1999 were great -- .347 BA, .413 OBP, .456 SLG. Ok, he only played 92 games with 304 PA, but how exactly does SOM account for that? Because right now he is only hitting .200 and is really come up blank in critical situations.

--Joe

In general, pricing is based on what the player card would do when performing over the course of a full 162 game season.

Each card has statistical chances to get on base etc, and those would be projected out for a full season when comparing a player at the same position.

I would suspect that since Terry is most likely used for 2B by most managers, his defensive and offensive calcs would have him in line with folks at the 2B position.

Things to also take into consideration...

You are not facing every player in the pool. Generally, you are facing better pitchers then you would over a full 162 game season in real life.

Does Terry do well in the park you have chosen? What about your division mates?

Statistics generally will even out over the course of a season. If he was hitting .400, would you expect it every time?

In summary, once the season is complete, his numbers will be closer to his averages.

Gotcha thanks for the tip. That brings up another question -- in SOM is it worth sitting a player hwo is under performing? From what you are saying, he is just getting unlucky. Sitting him will just make you miss the hot streak around the corner, right?

It's all statistics and dice rolls, sitting him does nothing.

BUT, sitting guys now and then - hoping for hot streaks or clutch performances from bench players, etc. is a fun part of managing a team. If you want the best percentages, you can set your lineup and watch the season, but that's not always as fun as making some moves. I practice both methods, I admit, depending on the team and once in awhile you get lucky and convince yourself you are a managerial genius (if you disregard the many times it fails) :lol:

ok.....but, Shumpert is too high-priced a guy to have on the bench in the 1999 game. I wouldn't sit the big guns ever and in the '99 game he's the 23rd highest priced hitter at 7.11M That's a lot of money to have on your bench. Move him around in the line-up, sure. Bench him? not me.

his card will or shud average out over 162 games. if he is off to a poor start then he shud have a better stretch next or second half. he cant improve and get motivated or get extra bp like a real player

in traditional '99 draft lg 87 gms in hes down to .280+/.360/.550...was robust .350 when he went down for 12 gms hasnt been same since...better vs LHs as 2L suggests...so so #s vs RHs .256/.344/.550 almost thinking of trading him for 2b who hits RHs better is a 1/2 range & ideally 600+>PA . Alfonzo RH2R would be nice but just a tad $hort.

For 7+ million, leave this guy in the pool. In 140 games, he's missed 33 of them due to injury so right off the bat, that's not a good thing. In 428 ABs he's hitting .266 with 10 homers and a .338 OBP...and meanwhile he's a 3 in the field so that ain't good either. For about the same price you can try for Edgardo Alfonzo and get much better defense and he plays every day. My recommendation is Shumpert should be Chump-ert.