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Curtis · 06-30-2011, 12:16 AM

This is probably not the right place to post this, but I can't think of a better one.

I'm creating a couple of players for a dynasty, and I'd like to know whether they have any real life equivalents — sort of like doing a BBRef comparison.

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The first is a pitcher; he's a righthander, but I'm guessing his nearest equivalent would be a soft-tossing lefty. My first thought was the Randy Jones who had his best years for the Padres in the '70s.

My guy has a wide variety of pitches, but the fastball is not among them. (He likes to claim that he has no fastball, but he does have five speeds on his changeup; he tops out around 85 mph.) He has a ridiculous — probably bogus — grounder:flyball ratio of 3:1. To nobody's surprise he gives up few home runs. He also has good control (starting around 150 on the 1-250 scale, but scaling up to 188 a few years in), but registers few strikeouts (50 starting Stuff, eventually reaching 63).

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The second guy is a righthanded hitter, but don't let that limit you. He usually plays a corner outfield position, but his real position should be considered DH, since he's a Dr. Strangeglove no matter where he plays (bad depth perception). I'm thinking his nearest equivalent would probably be someone who played around the break between the deadball and liveball eras. Maybe Sam Crawford, Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb or Tris Speaker.

He's a line drive hitter who sprays to all fields. His home run power is average, but his gap power is extreme, and he has the speed to stretch a lot of doubles into triples. He's also a savvy baserunner with a high stolen base percentage, but like Carlos Beltran, maybe doesn't attempt as many as he could. He has a good arm and excellent range, but his glove has a huge hole in it. He's really a prototypical DH, but he plays for the Mets. (I'm starting this in 1984, and he'll be a September callup that season. In order to reflect his bad glove I'm planning to limit his experience to around 28-30, knocking it down every few games.) He has very little patience at the plate, and therefore draws few walks. On the other hand, he makes good contact, so he doesn't strike out much (bad ball hitter who knows the strike zone, just doesn't care).

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Does anyone have suggestions?

06-30-2011, 12:16 AM	#1
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	Real Life Equivalent Players This is probably not the right place to post this, but I can't think of a better one. I'm creating a couple of players for a dynasty, and I'd like to know whether they have any real life equivalents — sort of like doing a BBRef comparison. *** The first is a pitcher; he's a righthander, but I'm guessing his nearest equivalent would be a soft-tossing lefty. My first thought was the Randy Jones who had his best years for the Padres in the '70s. My guy has a wide variety of pitches, but the fastball is not among them. (He likes to claim that he has no fastball, but he does have five speeds on his changeup; he tops out around 85 mph.) He has a ridiculous — probably bogus — grounder:flyball ratio of 3:1. To nobody's surprise he gives up few home runs. He also has good control (starting around 150 on the 1-250 scale, but scaling up to 188 a few years in), but registers few strikeouts (50 starting Stuff, eventually reaching 63). * The second guy is a righthanded hitter, but don't let that limit you. He usually plays a corner outfield position, but his real position should be considered DH, since he's a Dr. Strangeglove no matter where he plays (bad depth perception). I'm thinking his nearest equivalent would probably be someone who played around the break between the deadball and liveball eras. Maybe Sam Crawford, Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb or Tris Speaker. He's a line drive hitter who sprays to all fields. His home run power is average, but his gap power is extreme, and he has the speed to stretch a lot of doubles into triples. He's also a savvy baserunner with a high stolen base percentage, but like Carlos Beltran, maybe doesn't attempt as many as he could. He has a good arm and excellent range, but his glove has a huge hole in it. He's really a prototypical DH, but he plays for the Mets. (I'm starting this in 1984, and he'll be a September callup that season. In order to reflect his bad glove I'm planning to limit his experience to around 28-30, knocking it down every few games.) He has very little patience at the plate, and therefore draws few walks. On the other hand, he makes good contact, so he doesn't strike out much (bad ball hitter who knows the strike zone, just doesn't care). *** Does anyone have suggestions? Last edited by Curtis; 06-30-2011 at 01:07 AM. Reason: forgot stuff