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Frank Robinson or Mel Ott?

PostPosted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:12 pm
by Musial6
In Tiger Stadium 75. L-16 R-13 for power.



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Re: Frank Robinson or Mel Ott?

PostPosted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:10 pm
by nomadbrad
I don't think there's a right or wrong answer here...your line up is fairly balanced, your stadium is a little slanted

Case for Ott:

1 - Better defense
2 - Can play an exceptable cf if Griffey goes down.
3 - OBA is usally .380ish and predictable.
4 - A little cheaper

Case for F. Robinson
1 - In a Polo or heavy BP park F. can get 55ish HR's
2 - He almost always outslugs Ott
3 - Better if there are any Hilltops or Minute Maid or their ilk in your division

So if it's a division with small ball parks or Yankee or Dunn, etc go Ott
If it's a division with lots of #HR's parks go Frank
If it's a tweener division like Tiger's Stadium, flip a coin ;-) and then take Ott's defense regardless what the coin says.

Re: Frank Robinson or Mel Ott?

PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:11 am
by Musial6
Thanks for the advice.

At this point, decided to go with Robinson, to balance out the left/right power. (Since I also exchanged the least expensive Banks for a higher OBP English at SS). And there is a Hilltop and Minute Maid in the league. There's a lot of pitchers' parks in the league besides, so do you think my attempted strategy at a superior lineup over pitching strength, with good relievers to come in and hopefully hold while I play catch-up has a snow-ball's chance in hell?