Kershaw

Interesting, I have the opposite strategy. Kershaw would comprise 15% of your total payroll. Personally I would take two 4.5's

JT

I think Coyote may be on to something. From what I've seen, and I admit my sample size in $60 leagues is limited, the "star theory" does work.

I will have to try it.

I would agree the smaller the $ amount the more players like Kershaw work, as you cannot have all the lefty killers. I would suspect that backward lefty starters can do quite well in 60M leagues as compared to 100M or larger salary cap leagues.

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1403382

Kershaw has turned it around and is starting to prove that he is worth the $$ spent. This is an NL only league with Unique Stadiums. Just traded away some pitching that was 14-30 and killing me. Thought Strasberg & Kenndey would have fared better in AT&T. Hoping deGrom & Teheran fair better. SGT D

This is some of his work for me. Check out my record and his. He has given up a few HR's during his time with the Glo Nuc Bombers. Had a good year though.

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1399591 Worst WHIP of my SP/s

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/815184 Sent him to the Minors.

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1023669 4.31 ERA 1.32 WHIP

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1109743 4.49 ERA 1.36 WHIP and 61 HR's

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1126563 23-17 and the team went 103-59

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1381567 22-11 not a bad record.

About Chase teams, the links all refer to 200M. Of course, no-cap leagues are loaded of lefty sluggers---makes it harder for a lefty to succeed. Nice to see kershaw did have some success nevertheless.

Perhaps, the exact opposite is true about 60m---teams are weaker vs lhp, hence could perhaps explain why Kershaw seems to have more success.

Kershaw ended up with great numbers for me in a recently completed ($80M) Autoleague:

Wins = 24
Losses = 6
IP = 289
H = 219
K = 300
BB = 53
HR = 17
E.R.A. = 2.27

He did pitch in a pitcher's park with great defense behind him. Nevertheless, he was well worth his price tag.

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1403602

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1403382

He ended up doing great for me.