I almost high-jacked the John McDonald thread...

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I almost high-jacked the John McDonald thread...

PostFri Aug 28, 2020 9:05 pm

but then I realized that I had gone well past the original topic, so, here is my 2¢ and change on John McDonald, and pricing in 9 generally

the guy (McDonald) is a low-e high range two position left-side IF with Doubles power, but compared to the helium pumped into virtually every salary at the top (and bottom)-end(s) of the player set, maybe not the most annoying pricing - the guy just probably has Jerry McGuire as his agent -

i am allergic to W power guys but he is a low-e SS1/3b2, comparing him to Billy Cox, though, it does appear as if ss1 is a big inflator (throughout the player set - look at Burleson's ss1 card - he has some pop, but he needs to be towed around the bases (compared to most SSs))

Having said that, I definitely agree your guy is a little overpriced - but the whole set is now - the Babe is virtually unusable now, my opinion.

to continue - I had the impression that closers were gonna be getting a raise, and that sorta made sense to me, but when I saw the across-the-board increases given to hitters, it seems to me that the closer increase was considerably watered down

and I have had some (I considered condescending) comments directed to me about all the bargains, telling me that i just needed to hunt for but I will stick to this point -

use 8 to create a draft list of a team you consider would be competitive (and don't leave yourself a $3M slush fund) then attempt to convert the team to 9 - every time I have done that (at least 10 so far) I have been unable to complete the 'transfer' because at 9 pricing I would be over cap

just my opinion, the closer raises were well-deserved - it's murder sitting in the pen waiting to face 3 guys (humor) (attempt anyway)

but with the exception of Rolfe and Pinson, just about every player I liked to use (both ends - Chief Wilson and Claudell Washington and Omar Mareno are more expensive too, which can really foof with your end of the roster management) is more expensive.

that's the thing about empirical observation - it trumps orthodoxy with the facts every time.
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Re: I almost high-jacked the John McDonald thread...

PostSat Aug 29, 2020 11:36 am

These are just opinions. Who the heck really knows?

My opinion doesn't demean you--it's just the opinion of an idiot (me).

I agree with the conclusion of your experiment in part. My favorite ATG-8 players which I could get for $80m (in ATG-9) cost more than $80m in ATG-9.

But I could run it backwards, too. My favorite ATG-9 guys that I can get for $80m in ATG-9...cost more than $80 in ATG-8.

Again, just opinions. Who the heck knows? If it's a zero-sum game and one person is right, and one person is wrong, then I am sure it is me who is wrong.

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