Sat Jan 21, 2017 2:09 pm
THings I note:
Ron Leflore came in for defensive sub for SImmons and Elston for Torre, these are not good moves do not bring in any of your subs for defensive purposes, their hitting is poor and fielding not that good anyway.
2) You have Simmons playing CF losing the 1 range he would have in LF because you have two other hitters for LF with one used as DH.
3) Dale Murray should be set for Setup, closer, late innings and close games to use as much as possible. With Jimmy Dygert you do not need the money spent on Lidge, it would have been better used for better starting pitching.
4) A lefty relief specialist for less than a million for Lidge and using a real CF and RF would help the defense and your pitchers, with your outfield and infield I do not think your pitching will hold up, I would switch to expensive Cobb to play CF and downgrade Simmons two notches to play RF. The 8.35 million card will hit right handers better than the 10.35 million dollar card and the more expensive card is eligble to go down for 15 games. Picking up a -4 arm and the improved ability against left handed pitching with the rest of your team defensively is not worth the price. If available the 8.75 Rickie Henderson would make a great LF and leadoff hitter and let Cobb bat 2nd.
5) With the lefty leaning SImmons, Banks, Caberra, O'Neil your team as presently configured is susceptible to RH pitching and so far your division is throwing 90 percent RH pitching against you. If nothing else a use of the money from Lidge to upgrade O'Neil to Jack Clark in RF would give you a good #2 with some OBP hitter behind Cobb and help you. Ideal lineup for me in that park tho with what might be available to you would be Simmons RF 8.35, Cobb 11.35 Henderson 8.75.
