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by **goredsox33** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:21 pm

but i give up all that offense with aram...... and saenz will hit.... i was thinking xaiver nady for dh vs rh......

not ramon hernandez is avail at c.........

by **LMBombers** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:21 pm

PBTR, ARam is the 9th best choice in your opinion. Everyone values players differently. I think ARam is one of the better 3B in the '05 game. Let me try to list the 8 3B higher ranked in your rankings:

In no particular order:
ARod
Beltre
Rolen
Mora
Chavez
Lowell
Wright
Blalock

Blalock may not be #8. Maybe you have Uribe there instead.

I'm sure goredsox would have the first 5 on this list if he could afford them. The next 3 (Lowell, Wright & whoever else) you could certainly make an argument to have ARam instead. Defense at 3B is not as critical as most of the other positions. ARam is a 4 but has a low e# so he won't kill you on defense. I have seen a fielding chart that shows Wright's 2e26 will give up just as many hits + errors as ARam's 4e12. Infact he will give up fewer hits + errors than Mora's 3e25.

I say keep ARam at 3B.

I have even used Huff and Figgins as my 3B other teams with success.

by **Play By The Rules** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:24 pm

Actually, I have (based on pure numbers and not conjecture...)

Rolen
Beltre
Rodriguez
Mora
Lowell
Chavez
QUINLAN
Castilla

I'm not saying I would use most of these guys (on this list I prevelently use Chavez and Mora only, Castilla when I must) I'm saying if you're looking for the best numbers from a 3B irrespective of price, these are the rankings (according to my numbers) in a neutral park.

by **Play By The Rules** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:25 pm

And I believe you are correct about keeping ARam, especially considering he has cash to spend. 3B is one of the better bargain positions this year, it's always worth a look. :wink:

by **LMBombers** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:26 pm

Is that offensive numbers only? If not how do you weight the defensive, speed, clutch, injury possibility and other factors into the equation?

by **Play By The Rules** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:28 pm

That's overall. Including injury.

Having just used Burroughs for the first time, and having used setups like Mackowiak/Blum before, I can say that a lot of value exists amongst the cheapest 3Bmen this year, most of the time I go that way myself.

by **Play By The Rules** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:31 pm

I'm sure you knew this redsox, but unless you have a ton of really severe platoons, it's best to aim to spend less than a buck on your four non-starting offensive players. Someone like a Marerro can help you if you're a Shea team and not well balanced, but since you'll almost always face like 65%+ RHP even if he performs amazingly he probably won't be worth the money. There are tons of guys under a buck that are great backups, lots of platoon guys, you just have to dig a bit sometimes.

Then you can spend full money on your lineup and/or your pitching (which after Unit concerns me...)

by **goredsox33** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:34 pm

iused burroughs and was not impressed....
wright hit well for me'

i have figgins on a team now.

by **goredsox33** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:34 pm

and why dont you guys stop fighting and join league 10583 so we can draft tonite!!!

by **Play By The Rules** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:36 pm

1) I'm out of credits
2) I have too many 2005 teams. Don't forget I play three platforms.
3) Do you want us to help fix your team or not?

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