Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365

Hey all......fun to read up on the forum after taking a break (except a keeper's league in which I'm faltering badly halfway through). I've forgotten how to post my team and the league here - help please?

Chuck

Go to the league standings page. Click on your team. Copy and paste the link in here.

Okay....followed instructions, but not sure I'm correct on this.....

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1109266

Curious to hear all criticism......I can take it (I think)

Chuck

Okay - looks good. And by the way, platoons at 1b and DH.

Your division is filled with neutral/pitcher parks, but I'm not sold on your staff. A lot of idle payroll wasting in your bullpen and bench.

I agree - as far as starters, any of higher value (better records) are gone, virtue of a $100M league pretty much. I've often struggled with bullpens - and don't think I've ever carried 11 pitchers before. It's early in the season, so I've been watching to see if other teams dump anyone. But thanks for the critique - appreciated!

The lineup should hit. And it may need to. With a $100M League it's hard to critique too much, but I'd be worried about that staff and pen. Your division does seem to have a lot of right handed batters, but you starters should get hit by lefties. I don't think there's a suggestion in there, just a reflection. I don't see any reason you shouldn't compete in your division with that lineup.

Yeah - you guys are spot on. I've tried a couple trade suggestions to upgrade my starters - hopefully someone will overreact and dump a good one off to a bad start. There's literally no better one available as a free agent at this point. I've rarely been one to limit my starters to a certain number of innings - is that something you guys do or would do in my case? Hoping Wilton helps me greatly - and wanted Papelbon and starting to wonder if that was a mistake.......Thanks for the input though. Love this game - gotta say that!

Chuckgnh wrote:Yeah - you guys are spot on. I've tried a couple trade suggestions to upgrade my starters - hopefully someone will overreact and dump a good one off to a bad start. There's literally no better one available as a free agent at this point. I've rarely been one to limit my starters to a certain number of innings - is that something you guys do or would do in my case? Hoping Wilton helps me greatly - and wanted Papelbon and starting to wonder if that was a mistake.......Thanks for the input though. Love this game - gotta say that!

I've used Wilton many times due to his R2 rating and gb(a)s. Sometimes spectacular, ofter pretty good, a couple times a bust.

Chuckgnh wrote:I've rarely been one to limit my starters to a certain number of innings - is that something you guys do or would do in my case?

I'd let it run it's course, but might make relief aggressive. Your staff isn't horrid, so you'll get some quality starts out of them, and with the right combo... You can always play around with the settings mid-season.

Chuckgnh wrote:wanted Papelbon and starting to wonder if that was a mistake!

I have him in a couple of keeper leagues in pitcher's parks. The results:

5.09 ERA / 1.38 WHIP in Andy Kauffman Memorial Stadium (200M DH Keeper)
3.57 / 1.26 in AT&T (24 Team Keeper league/200M DH) but he blew 9 saves while saving 11 games and had a 4.49 ERA in the postseason.

He could go either way in a $100M League, but in your park, he'll be giving up some dingers.