Freel at 2nd

[bleacher_creature]

[quote:8b43b569af]is it the amount of righties versus lefties they faced during the actual season?[/quote:8b43b569af]

That's what it is.

I didn't look at how many games in front you are, but you ARE in 1st.

DPs can also occur on a 2Bx. People often talk about how there is only a 10% difference in hits allowed going from say a "2" to a "3" middle infielder, but they forget it's also a 10% difference on DPs, and GBs where the runner advances or not. This adds up to more runs scored against your pitcher.

You also need to realize that Freel is a "5" every time a runner on 1st is being held with a RHB at the plate, because someone has to cover 2nd. That's what SoCal is talking about with the "ton of hits" allowed. In this situation, 60% of 2Bx's are a hit (1-12 roll).

Buy the rules from Strat for $1.75. The should be accessible here IMO to the paying customers, but no.

I glanced at you team. How areyou doing against lefties? To me, I've never spent the big bucks on Byrne, because I see him as almost a platoon. Maybe he hits tighties better than I think. It seems to me that you could look there for money, or if Brazoban is supposed to be hard righty specialist, surely there are cheap options there for a 9R righty, using him to get that and a cheap 2B def replacement.

Usually there is there is a cheap (-$3M) LF on waivers who rakes lefties.

How did you end up without a defensive replacement by the way, with Freel at 2B? These kids today... :wink:

Playing Freel in LF is no big deal btw. It would be nice to have a late inning replacement, but it's nothing to lose sleep over. A 4e11 at 2B is.

[The Turtle]

wait a second ....i may be missing something but did you say [b:3461983a7c]Hudson[/b:3461983a7c] is available?????

Drop Byrnes for him now!!!

No doubt about it. I know your is first but when the playoffs come you don;t want to let those htis through. Byrnes for Hudson to me is a no brianer and put Freel at DH and Cabrera in left. a 3(-2) if LF is actually not too bad not much worse than a 2(-1) and you won't lost too much in hitting a few HRs but Hudson has a lot of XBH on his card so his slugging will still be up with Byrnes and so will his OBP.

[The Turtle]

OK I could not resist and I checked you FA list and Hudson is there....GET HIM NOW

[goredsox33]

that is a no brainer!!!!!
hudson will be a HUGE improvement over freel...and dumping byrnes who IMO..is one of the most overprices players in 2005.......is a good move.......

the diffierence in hits/9 innings will drop dramtically

[visick]

Hudson has been a stud for me. He's a 1 so he'll get to everything and he's hit over .270 EVERY time I've had him.

He does go down for 15 games, but I too am amazed that he's a FA.

[AFDickie]

is another good value! Steady glove, HBP's, good bunter & hit & runner.

[Drewdogs]

Well, just thought i'd let everybody know that i ended up dropping Byrnes for Hudson. Byrnes wasn't a big part of my success this year anyways and now i have freel at dh, but of course it's good knowing i can use him at a bunch of places if somebody does go down. Sticking Cabrera in LF, i somehow missed that he was a 3 there and not a 4, so i feel a little better. Thanks for all the advice.

cheers

[goredsox33]

yes its easy to overlook the cabrera is a 3 in lf........and freel will do well as dh or if you have to use him in lf/cf.......but playing a 4 at 2b will kill you.........

[1crazycanuk]

No problem. Glad I could finally give a little bit of advice here myself. Good luck the rest of the way.