NLD 33

I think the East will be interesting, and I think my squad will compete for the division crown. Agree with Stoney that the bottom of my order is a bit thin, but so was the 1970 Orioles'.

And Corky, nice to see you in my division for Barnstormers event 5.

Yes BigM...it should be fun playing against you on the "other side".

I really enjoyed reading the previous 2 posts....reminded me of the old NLD....and was it really NLD 12 Joe? Wow! Hopefully someone will break down the other 2 divisions like Stoney did, I don't have the time right now.

Look forward to Joe's ratings when he gets a chance as well.

Cork, take a look at the xls file, it'll bring back some memories!

I have looked at that Jet....interesting stuff. I need to capture a title and bring my win % up a bit.

Thanks for tracking that stuff.

I really enjoyed reading the previous 2 posts....reminded me of the old NLD....and was it really NLD 12 Joe? Wow! Hopefully someone will break down the other 2 divisions like Stoney did, I don't have the time right now.

Look forward to Joe's ratings when he gets a chance as well.

Cork, take a look at the xls file, it'll bring back some memories!

I have looked at that Jet....interesting stuff. I need to capture a title and bring my win % up a bit.

Thanks for tracking that stuff.

Glad you enjoy it. Wineman did the original research, I have just kept it up since.

Comments on the East below.

Ok, comments on Stoney's comments:

Big M - Agree with Stoney, Very good top end of the rotation, spent $40 mil on pitching. Very weak O v RHP. Strong arm in the OF only in Rf. Lack of O v RHP would concern me. Also *very* injury prone.

DJ- Also agree about pitching spent almost $45 mil! Almost all in the SPs. Like Big M, will struggle v RHP. Very good v LHP. also agree that he has the most HRs in the division. Also you're right about his OB, especially v RHP.

Semper - *Only* spent $36 mil on pitching. Agreed, offensively challenged v LHP for a change. OK v RHP. Has a lot of players.

Stoney - $35 mil on pitching. By far the best O in the division. Yeah, has three injury guys and not much depth to back them up.

Thoughts:

Stoney - will go as far as his O will take him. Pitching isn't great, but isn't *that* bad. I think he will shape up well in his division.

DJ - Will do well v LHP and struggle v RHP. Strong SPs will keep him in most games. Playing a 3 at 2b doesn't help the D, but it's OK overall with a 1 at SS. Lack of O v RHP is problematic in the long run, especially v the Central Division.

Big - almost the same as DJ, but without as much power and not as good v LHP.

Semper - Second best O v RHP in the division. But so weak v LHP that would be a concern. Decent otherwise.

Personally I like Stoney's team the best, but there is so much pitching on DJ andBig's teams that they might be better than they look on paper. Semper will end up making a ton of moves so who knows what he'll look like in 20 games!

Gotta go. More on the other divisions as time allows.

After 15 games Votto has 1 HR, Yasmani Grandal has 5 ......

DJ's team is at 14-4 now .. and has an expected W/L of 16-2. Oh and he is 8-1 on the road. Maybe the other guys in the east were drafting AA players instead??

Be interesting to see how long he stays #1 in RS and #1 in least RA.

Semper - Ballpark will protect lefty SP some but they could have some issues. Weakest offense in the division by far but has good OB vs R. Very weak vs L.

Semper - Second best O v RHP in the division. But so weak v LHP that would be a concern. Decent otherwise.

My 6-12 start doesn't doesn't bother me. The team is built on hitting RHPs, XBase hits, and not turning BPHR rolls into outs. So far, I've faced > 80% RHPs, third in team doubles, and +8 in the BPHR ratio. Yes, the rolls will come soon enough, they always do.

So far, I'm surprised by Sergio Romo's performance. Romo can't catch a break with the rolls. Against LHBs, he yields less than 6.4 total bases and 8.8 on base vs. RHBs. He's had a few rough outings that yielded 4 HRs off the batters' cards. I can't imagine every hitter is going to > .400 against him.

Hitting - I've a few bright spots here with the hard part being Cano and DJ love the GIDP ball.

When the rolls break back my way, we'll see whether I can keep the team relatively injury reasonable.

After 15 games Votto has 1 HR, Yasmani Grandal has 5 ......

Don't worry about Yasmani, AJ Pierzynski has 7!

Even Jose Reyes found the swing with 5 (11 in 2012).

I know it's early, but I find it surprising that Big A has scored so many runs. I don't think that was his strategy! Less surprising that he's second in runs allowed.

We're treading water so far. Hoping to get a bit better going forward.

I know it's early, but I find it surprising that Big A has scored so many runs. I don't think that was his strategy! Less surprising that he's second in runs allowed.

Interesting fact

Big A's enjoying +50 pitchers and +25 hitter roll advantage

You can't bet on stolen bases in the Eastern Division

On the other hand, another division better work on those snap throws to first