OK guys, here is where I am coming down on both the Unleashed vs. Controlled and also on stat-sharing:
The
only excluded players will be non-catcher hitters with
a) less than 80 PAs and b) salary over $7.5M. At this time, the only hitter I see who might fit that category is Jarrett Parker of the Giants. So this means:
ALL pitchers who get an online card are in.
ALL catchers who get an online card are in.
ALL players with 80 PA or more are in.Why 80? I think this is a good cutoff for callups like Parker who hit just a ridiculous amount of HRs in a very small sample and have the potential to really skew the game. It will
not exclude some callups who play the entire month of September and are exciting to have in our game and also make the competition better by adding depth to the card set.
On stats: I am willing to try a draft without sending stats with it. I will be looking to see if there are big disparities in the draft which are caused by some having stats and some not. This is 100% subjective and will be based on my assessment. I will also be looking to see if it causes more delays in our draft than normal due to forcing owners to look up stuff they don't have on hand. We'll then make a call next year on whether to include them or not.
Both these decisions are final but will be reviewed post-draft. I thank you all for the feedback and am looking forward to a great offseason/Hot Stove.
On that note, frankly I am salivating about a team built around what I think will be the best SP card in the deck, the best hitting card since Barry Bonds, and a strong supporting cast including Papi, Kipnis, DeGrom, MadBum and others.
And while I like my chances, there are some teams that will emerge next year to challenge:
Craig's team looks very good and will benefit from Bogaerts' coming of age and the Donaldson, Bautista, Rizzo and Greinke cards, among others.
Smitty looks solid again with that killer pen and another good year from Trout, an emerging Kris Bryant, and young ace Gerritt Cole.
Hawk may do some damage next year with rookie studs Carlos Correa and Francisco Lindor (do I see trade bait there for someone?), Arenado's stud season, a resurgent Shin-soo Choo, and a rotation led by Keuchel but that may need some depth.
No offense to anyone else, but those are the teams I think will be in the Div of Death come season 2 2016. Let's see if some of you are willing to take up the gauntlet & prove me wrong!
You can expect fuly updated rosters from me sometime in early November.
Cheers,
Dave/QK
Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:54 am