Official Talksox Fantasy Baseball 2013

[redsoxrules]

J21 will be back from New Orleans. He's a definite. That would make it 8. It's doable. But everyone will have a loaded team.

 

That will be fun. It will keep everyone very interested and it should be very close.

[a700hitter]

Come on people. Join up and take a shot at putting the King of TalkSox in his place.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

I guess we're going with 8 teams. See you all Thursday 20th @ 6:30 PM EST. Edited March 20, 2014 by Sox Fan on Cape
Fat fingers, ie. typo

[Sox Fan on Cape]

News update : We are now at 10 teams.

[a700hitter]

I guess we're going with 8 teams. See you all Thursday 20th @ 6:30 PM EST.

Can we move this to 7:30?

[a700hitter]

News update : We are now at 10 teams.

Cool!!

[User Name]

7:30 would work much better for me.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Can we move this to 7:30?

 

No.

[a700hitter]

No.

Crap. I am going to have to find a way out of work early.

[Palodios]

The time is a little tricky. I'm drafting FROM work. Ew.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

100 % live draft. Excellent, auto drafts suck. Good luck everyone. Remember, competition starts Sat.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I have no fantasy baseball skills, but maybe I could bet some money on the winner? I'm terrible at winning these kinds of things, but I'm excellent at choosing winners and profiting from their expertise and success without putting forth any effort of my own. I'm kind of like an agent, actually.

[rjortiz]

I have no fantasy baseball skills, but maybe I could bet some money on the winner? I'm terrible at winning these kinds of things, but I'm excellent at choosing winners and profiting from their expertise and success without putting forth any effort of my own. I'm kind of like an agent, actually.

 

Not even close.

[Palodios]

Well, that was fast. I already have a pitcher undergoing season ending surgery in Bobby Parnell, and by the looks of it, Cliff 'Wins are overrated' Lee is not far behind.

[User Name]

I want to trade. Everyone is available.

[redsoxrules]

Who's your team name?

[User Name]

Napoli's Pizzeria

[Palodios]

Anyone interested in a Closer? I have Holland, Jansen, K-Rod, and Balfour.

[a700hitter]

Anyone interested in a Closer? I have Holland, Jansen, K-Rod, and Balfour.

What position(s) do you need/want?

[Palodios]

What position(s) do you need/want?

 

I need a SP2, or sluggers.

[a700hitter]

I need a SP2, or sluggers.

I just can't justify trading a top bat or a starter for a closer. In this league, the closer only impacts 1 category. If you want a big bat or starting pitcher, we will have to expand the trade.

[Palodios]

I just can't justify trading a top bat or a starter for a closer. In this league, the closer only impacts 1 category. If you want a big bat or starting pitcher, we will have to expand the trade.

 

That is a common debate, but the general consensus is that middle tier closers are expendable, but the top tier closers are more valuable. I would actually argue that closers are more important in this league than standard leagues because of the use of Net Saves instead of just saves.

 

Top tier relievers have significantly better ERA/WHIP values that will bring down those stats for your whole team. Waiver-wire closers are hit-or-miss, and can hurt you significantly in other categories. We are using Net Saves, so a bad closer blowing a save will hurt you.

 

The other factor is K/9. The top tier closers will bring in significantly more strikeouts than the bottom tier. Kenley Jansen for example, has a 15 K/9 this year and 14K/9 over his career, Holland too. Last year came 111 for Jansen, 103 from Holland -- that's a brick ton, especially from guys who produces ERAs in the 1.00s, and Whips in the 0.80s for the team.

[a700hitter]

I'd have to analyze the numbers for my own team o see what kind of impact a closer would have beyond NSVs.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Just a quick update. Dues are all in. This year I'm going to sweeten the pot a little bit. The "prizes are" :

 

1st Place = $ 200

 

2nd Place = $ 40

 

 

Good luck everyone.

[a700hitter]

Just a quick update. Dues are all in. This year I'm going to sweeten the pot a little bit. The "prizes are" :

 

1st Place = $ 200

 

2nd Place = $ 40

 

 

Good luck everyone.

Thanks.

[User Name]

Thanks a lot. This is probably the year i don't make the finals then haha.

[Palodios]

Cliff Lee. There goes my team.

[User Name]

Ben Zobrist, Carlos Santana, Mike Napoli on DL. Yu Darvish about to go to it and Ventura is being held out from his next start. You wanna talk some injuries, Pal?

[User Name]

Add Evan Gattis to the injury list, meaning BOTH my catchers are injured. What the f***?

[Palodios]

Ben Zobrist, Carlos Santana, Mike Napoli on DL. Yu Darvish about to go to it and Ventura is being held out from his next start. You wanna talk some injuries, Pal?

 

Joey Votto, Cliff Lee, Jason Kipnis. That's three of my top four draft picks, and I was already extremely short on top tier talent because of the #10 pick.