OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

Carlton · 04-24-2014, 10:30 AM

Depends on the cirumstances, in my online leagues, where the GMs are usually cookie cutter WAR/VORP/BABIP guys, I look at K%, Extra base hit % and SB% for hitters, plus their Zone rating

For Starting Pitchers it is BB:K ratio for me, most GMs go for Stuff guys, I'll grab tthe control guys who will give up 30 solo HRs, I also look at WHIP, if they have a good BB:K and bad WHIP, it's their defense or ballpark failing them

For Relief pitchers, I look at HR/9 and IRS% If they don't give up the big long ball and strand runners, they have value to me

WAR is like having a full spice rack and dumping a teaspoon of each one into a stew, sure it includes everything but it doesn't work (I've been saying that for 10 years I think and slowly the baseball world is following that same opinion)

04-24-2014, 10:30 AM	#13
Carlton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,765	Depends on the cirumstances, in my online leagues, where the GMs are usually cookie cutter WAR/VORP/BABIP guys, I look at K%, Extra base hit % and SB% for hitters, plus their Zone rating For Starting Pitchers it is BB:K ratio for me, most GMs go for Stuff guys, I'll grab tthe control guys who will give up 30 solo HRs, I also look at WHIP, if they have a good BB:K and bad WHIP, it's their defense or ballpark failing them For Relief pitchers, I look at HR/9 and IRS% If they don't give up the big long ball and strand runners, they have value to me WAR is like having a full spice rack and dumping a teaspoon of each one into a stew, sure it includes everything but it doesn't work (I've been saying that for 10 years I think and slowly the baseball world is following that same opinion) Last edited by Carlton; 04-24-2014 at 10:33 AM.