Exeriment Failing

I'm going to test a similar strategy at Fenway (high BP singles may increase value of good defense). I try for 1's everywhere possible and see how it goes. Hope to report on this thread as the season progresses.

I agree with the above statement concerning the cap and diminishing returns. To me, that's just another way of saying it's overpriced at $80. I put together some all "1" teams early and had limited success but got better at the higher caps, basicaslly because the over priced "D" does not eat up all your money and you can afford to complement it with a better surrounding cast or just better "1's" and platoons where needed. Your team consists amost entirely of bad hit/very good field players with low obp who can pop out the occasional HR-2b/3b/ss/RF. The LF is pretty bad IMO, a platoon player with little pop for $8.00+? Most others seem to agree that he's too much at $80 as I rarely see him drafted. Diito the CF except without the good characteristics of the LF. I don't think you win just because you have all 1's and to me that is really all you have going for you. Anybody who tells you not to cut players never had Gordon for a full year in an $80 cap. You can easily replace him offensively for cheaper and your "D" would still be fantastic.

13 errors and 9 from your fielders. You can't really pick pitchers that pitch and field. 13 errors and 9 runs from those 13 errors is bad luck. Have they counted in the losses? You have too many player batting well shitty! I like your team and you are stinking up the joint and that just can't last. Hold on and play it out. Your record is great for your team batting average.

Mike

13 errors and 9 from your fielders. You can't really pick pitchers that pitch and field. 13 errors and 9 runs from those 13 errors is bad luck. Have they counted in the losses? You have too many player batting well shitty! I like your team and you are stinking up the joint and that just can't last. Hold on and play it out. Your record is great for your team batting average.

Mike

Thanks Mike. I am just going to play it out. I was thinking the same thing you said, the team can't hit that bad all year, can it? I hope not. I have kinda stabilized the last few games. So far I am not burried in the standings, yet so we will see.

Seems like you have won some games of late. I would be careful who I take advice from and I would definitely NOT drop your left fielder Gordon. Gordon is not only one of your best players he is also very expensive and you will take a large hit if you drop him (the one exception being if you only lose 5% of his salary). His card is not that bad, even against lefties. And though his numbers are bad right now, they will improve. The quickest way to lose in this game is to drop a bunch of players. You wouldn't start the season using only 70 million of the 80 million you are allowed to use, so why drop players and turn your 80 million dollar team into a 75 million dollar team? It just does not pay, unless your luck defies the odds. The manager who advised you to drop Gordon must be in your division.

Here's a link to my similar attempt - season starts tonight.

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1104841

Spider

13 errors and 9 from your fielders. You can't really pick pitchers that pitch and field. 13 errors and 9 runs from those 13 errors is bad luck. Have they counted in the losses? You have too many player batting well shitty! I like your team and you are stinking up the joint and that just can't last. Hold on and play it out. Your record is great for your team batting average.

Mike

Thanks Mike. I am just going to play it out. I was thinking the same thing you said, the team can't hit that bad all year, can it? I hope not. I have kinda stabilized the last few games. So far I am not burried in the standings, yet so we will see.

Has anyone had success with Belisario? or is he one of 2012's bigger busts?

I think you also picked the wrong park for your experiment. The guy talking about Fenway has the right idea. The high singles factor helps your offense(where you may have skimped to get high rated defenders) and maximizes the value of your "1" defenders. I would like to see your team in Coors, Rangers or US Cell. I tried a similar team in US Cell years ago that made < 30 errors and had similar hitters to yours. They won about 88 games and snuck into the playoffs as a wild card. I think that is around the ceiling on a team with the type of hitters that I had and you have. Of course, low obp teams win in strat but as a rule I think you need more OBP than you have. That is why I suggested cutting Gordon. I don't think you can win as constituted. Take heart though, I have been wrong about my own teams that I felt would or would not win. Good luck with the rest of the season.

21-24 cannot be called a failed experiment. Good chance you will turn that around just by not making moves while others do. I would play with various team settings to see if I could jump start something before I made roster moves that cost me money.

I have a trade option of trading for Kyle Loshe and at the same time dropping Rollins as not to incure a 20% penalty

I was not aware players dropped in a trade incurred no penalty. Good information to know.