I am in a league called The Show, and am the Padres
I am in last in everything when it comes to money, so major FA are a no go, and when I get a great overall player, I have him until arbitration
Therefore I have done the following:
SS who rarely K's, and is a great defensive guy
OFers who have Gap Power, except my CF who needs to be a gold glover
Washed up P's who most teams use as a MR but have great control and are groundball P's
High stuff, no control bullpen guys since they are cheap
I make sure I steal, am aggressive, bunt and move my defense around...I also have 3 utility guys who can play anywhere on the field (again cheap)
Works for me to get over .500, I'll never win a pennant since the GMs who control the Dodgers, Braves and Cubs in my league have tons of money, but...we have something called Points per win, and I broke all records with the lowest payroll and got 300 points.
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