Petco Hitters

[JOHNHEINLEIN]

[quote:9e9d73b3b2]Variation on LA Bear's Petco theme. Cheap starters, high avg/clutch hitters and, oh yeah, that SF Leftfielder guy helps too. Check out Jawny Damon's Petco numbers, batting cleanup! And Lou Merloni - 49 rbi in 209 ab platooning. Team lost world series, 4-3 [/quote:9e9d73b3b2]


I am just blown away at Johnny Damon's numbers. Is this because of the positive clutch batting behind Bonds or is it just luck? Seems it might be both but I am fairly new to this game.

I currently have a Petco team with Edmonds and am thinking of swapping him for Johnny and saving all that cash.

[markp65]

[quote:63fa8e9d0a="jghein"][quote:63fa8e9d0a]Variation on LA Bear's Petco theme. Cheap starters, high avg/clutch hitters and, oh yeah, that SF Leftfielder guy helps too. Check out Jawny Damon's Petco numbers, batting cleanup! And Lou Merloni - 49 rbi in 209 ab platooning. Team lost world series, 4-3 [/quote:63fa8e9d0a]


I am just blown away at Johnny Damon's numbers. Is this because of the positive clutch batting behind Bonds or is it just luck? Seems it might be both but I am fairly new to this game.

I currently have a Petco team with Edmonds and am thinking of swapping him for Johnny and saving all that cash.[/quote:63fa8e9d0a]

Tough call, depends on who your surrounding cast is. I'd be inclined to keep Edmonds -- for all the things we all know: the superb D, the natural HRs, the obscene OBP... He's also a doubles machine against reverse lefties AND, most of all, there isn't a GBA on his card vs RHP, a HUGE asset in a pitchers' park. You can bat him behind anyone. He will K often, but he won't kill your rallies with a GDP. If he'd only maanged one more PA during the season in question, he'd be perfect, but then, I suppose, he'd cost $16 mil.

Damon's awesome in the 4 or 5 hole. Don't underestimate the importance of positive clutch in pitchers' parks. I've got Taguchi on an SBC team right now and he's a murderer vs RHP in the 5 or 6 hole.

[Rant]

Here was my first team of the year -- still up on the leaders board. I caught a streak of year long luck with these guys.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2005/team/team_other.html?user_id=3859

In Petco, expect that hitters will be down. I can't add anything to the traditional strains of thought. I like the theory of having two natural doubles hitters, lots of of obp and singles, and defense (except catcher, which as long as he's low in errors, and not above +1, you're fine).

[Danlovaj]

I won my first championship team in PETCO. I like to think lots of walks with some speedy runners and clutch hitting won me this championship. I've always found that OBP is a must, and in pitcher's parks, walks are a premium. Hence, Abreu is a must have with his combo of speed and walks and avg.

Never thought I'd win a champ with .196 BA.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2005/playoffs/stats.html