TAKE TWO: 2014 set sleepers

srod playing at progressive, after 84 games, is on pace for 44 and 81 with a .196 ave.

weirdest anomaly so far imo, betances as a 5.29 mil relief pitcher leading the cy young and mvp voting. 119 innings (more than any starter on his team), 1.21 era and .95 whip playing at petco.

Well, I weighed in on the last thread with a quintet of guys I thought looked like bargains/sleepers, and here's how it's turned out, after a small sample of 39 games to date, home in Great American but on the road 27 games so far. Numbers are BA/OBA/SLG:

Chone Figgins, platoon DH, maybe even 3B, vs. RH in pitchers' parks -- can hit leadoff or even better in the #2 hole cuz no gb(a). Only $1.75.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 28 PA: .091/.286/.091

James Shields S7*/1L/3.21/1.18 for just under $2mm seems like the steal of the year to anchor the back of a rotation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4-4 / 5.17 /1.41

Sean Rodriguez is unique good glove @2B w/ max RH BPHR bat vs RH pitching, for a $2.38.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 53 PA 4HR / .135/.196 /.365

Danny Espinoza excellent OBA leadoff platoon at SS or 2B vs. LH pitching, 2e18 and 2e8, for $1.68
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 48PA .178/ .289/ .311

John Mayberry Jr. Max BPHR vs. LH pitching w/ respectable glove at 1B and corner OF for $1.42
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 38PA .091/ .220 /.273

In other words: Every so-called bargain that I called has been a FLOP. Early samples, for sure, but the fact all five are failures is humbling. This d@mn game.

tws

I've also got SRod in GA and he's brutal. However, in Fenway, Figgins is sporting a .435 OBP in the leadoff spot vR (albeit a dismal SLG).

That's sorta the numbers what I was hoping for from S-Rod....and actually he'd hit 40 HR in 530 AB paced out on my team.

You play him @2B ? He only starts vs. reverse RH for me at home and a couple road stadiums, and then at 3B, though I originally drafted him for 2B until I found Neil Walker unexpectedly available later.

Rodriguez and Shields are probably the two who have a least a LITTLE upside of my so-called sleepers, but Espinoza/Mayberry/Figgins all <.600 OPS and Figgins is abysmal. actually below .400 OPS.

tws

I got SRod in LF unless someone is hurt. -Kinsler is my 2B. This set seems weaker than usual in low priced everyday LF and RF.

A little last half way, here is both Shields and Panik in Natiionals park

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1396895

Shields 8-8 4.17 1.44 88k, 15HR
Panik .256 .302 .300 (much better vs LHP than RHP)

Gotta love Andres Blanco at Busch! After 45 games at .292/.339/.518 with 17 doubles...

Panik has been pretty good for me in Nationals park:
http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/pl ... 014/426261
Seems like a bargain at 1 inj, 2 e 20 fielding and high OB in a pitchers park.

Panik has been pretty good for me in Nationals park:
http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/pl ... 014/426261
Seems like a bargain at 1 inj, 2 e 20 fielding and high OB in a pitchers park.

Sort of a poor man's Altuve.

Brian Duensing as LH specialist
BARGAIN!

90 games into the season

Tm G IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
WAL 39 29.1 31 6 10 13 1.84 1.40

OK, the WHIP sucks, but wattabout v LHers?

BF H BB SO HR OAVG
57 11 2 8 0 .204