Requested Updates and Corrections to Players for Rolen's Roster File - Page 3

Shorty · 03-06-2002, 03:04 PM

One prob I have is that you made Barry Larkin so bad, that if you "auto adjust" lineups, Wilton Geurerro starts over him.

LilRedMachine · 03-06-2002, 03:43 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Shorty:
One prob I have is that you made Barry Larkin so bad, that if you "auto adjust" lineups, Wilton Geurerro starts over him.

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That is probably a product of Larkin's off year due to injury last season. Same thing with Jr.'s power numbers. I'd say the same about Boone, but he is yet to put in a full season.

brendanrfoley · 03-06-2002, 04:57 PM

Rolen, stick a broom up your bum and sweep while you're at fixing all these guys

Honestly, I'm using your first roster that was out last friday and I'm having a good time. Two months in, and Damon is hitting .309 with an OBP of .390. He also has 17 steals.

Regardless, I obviously agree with all the stuff here, but I just wanted to thank you. You opened up the door to say "People, tell me my mistakes" and that is pretty noble of you.

There is one thing I agree with especially though... Seung Song in the Boston minors system should be rated very highly. this kid is super nasty, knows how to pitch, doesn't walk guys, and strikes them out byt the truck loads.

Of all of Dan Duquette's bad moves in the Asian market, Song may actually prove to be a 15-20 game winner within 5 years... Not bad consdiering he's only 21/22 now!

Erich Ingram · 03-06-2002, 05:12 PM

Ok guys one thing with the ERA for pitchers that is calculated by the game based on the other ratings. If the other ratings are low then the ERA will be low. I don't have the ability to change the ERA category. I have already fixed a couple of issues. Morgan Ensberg and Joe Mauer now have the correct DOB, Barry Bonds is now a C speed. Nomar has been tweaked. Manny did not need to be tweaked because a 330 average is a 7. I made Daubach inconsistent. Fixed the Tom Wilson snafu.

Griffey jr. I upped his HRs vsr and lowered it vsl. He is only projected by the Baseball Prospectus to hit 34 this year. I lowered Wilton Guerrero's numbers as those were annoying me as well.

Ok that is some of them.

AsDollarDawg · 03-06-2002, 05:16 PM

I'm not sure if this is true but I think that Hudson, Zito and Mulder are extremely underrated. Best I can sim with them is 10 wins and eras going up to 7.5 and 8 wwith a low of about 4.5. I think that may need to be fixed.

Erich Ingram · 03-06-2002, 05:21 PM

[quote]Originally posted by LilRedMachine:
Taking a hint from CBL-Commish here, I'll take a look at the Reds tonight when I get out of school. I don't have OOTP in front of me, but by memory I can think of a few tweaks to suggest/debate.

BTW, Rolen or any other subscribers, how much is a subscription to BBAmerica? I used to go to the site all the time before it switched to a pay site, but didn't have the funds to sign up.<hr></blockquote>

I subscribe to the magazine for $52 a year plus you get free access to the website and the send you the 2002 Alamanac if you ask for it. Well worth the money for the whole package in my opinion.

inverarity · 03-06-2002, 05:34 PM

I think Mike Hampton's salary is too low (from memory, so I hope I'm right)

Also, I have to disagree with upping Griffey's numbers - most experts are saying he's lost some power.

Thanks again for the great rosters

Andy · 03-06-2002, 05:37 PM

[quote]Originally posted by inverarity:
I think Mike Hampton's salary is too low (from memory, so I hope I'm right)<hr></blockquote>

None of the salaries are correct. They are based only on ratings. I am sure Rolen will correct them for his opening day set.

cfeedback · 03-06-2002, 05:59 PM

Here are a few suggestions from a long time Cubs fan. Tried to justify the changes when possible. Fielding % aren't real heavily researched, I just changed the obviously wrong ones (1.000, .999 etc).

Also, can anyone give me a scale for throwing velocity vs MPH? When it says Jon Lieber has a 5 throwing velocity...how fast is that exactly? (should be 85-88 MPH I hope)

Haven't worked as much on the hitting/pitching stats still running sims. Also working on the minor leaguers...if any of this is helping I'll post more thoughts on the Cubs later on!

Roster Changes
Luis Ordaz ML -> Minors (AAA ?)
Augie Ojeda, an excellent defensive SS/2B/3B utilty type I don't see on the roster should be in his place.
MR Will Cunnane ML -> Minors (AAA ?)
CF Darren Lewis AAA -> ML

Kerry Wood
Summary: An excellent hitter for a pitcher. Has been used as a pinch runner on rare occasions. Has trouble holding runners.
Run speed: D (was E)
Stealing ability: C (was E)
Hitter type: Normal (was Spray)
P Range: B (was C)
Holding runners: C (was B)
Overall hitting: Slight increase to AVG/HRs
Pitch changes: No slider...almost never throws this pitch since his surgery.

Jon Lieber
Summary: He's a workhorse, last three seasons 232, 251, 203 IP. No serious injuries during his career.
Overall pitching: Has trouble with lefties. Lower his ratings vsL and raise them slightly vsR?
Run speed: D (was E)
Stealing ability: C (was E)
Fielding %: .974 (was 1.000)
Injury rating: durable (was normal)
Duration as a starter: A (was B)
Run speed: D (was E)
Stealing ability: D (was E)

Ron Mahay
Fielding %: .972 (was 1.000)

Kyle Farnsworth
Summary: Has broken 100mph on occasion and routinely hits 98-99mph.
Throwing velocity: 10 (was 9)

Jeff Fassero
Fielding %: .976 (was 1.000)

Alan Benes
Fielding %: .965 (was 1.000)

Will Cunnane
Fielding %: .982 (was 1.000)

Tom Gordon
Summary: No longer throws as hard as he used to. In addition to his major arm surgery, was injured the end of last season and has a minor injury this spring already.
Injury rating: Prone
Fielding %: .980 (was 1.000)
Throwing velocity: 8 (was 10)

Joe Girardi
Team leader: YES (was none)
Hitter type: Spray (was Normal)
Fielding %: .984 (was 1.000)

Todd Hundley
Bats: Left (was Switch)
Hitter type: Pull (was Normal)
Catcher arm: D (was C)
Run speed: D (was E)
1B range: D (none before)
1B fielding %: .981
Clutch performance: Normal (was Great)
Overall hitting: Needs to struggle greatly against lefties. Avg could be slightly higher.

Delino Deshields
2B fielding %: .984 (was .999)

Bill Mueller
2B fielding %: .959 (was .998)

Alex Gonzalez
SS range: B (was C)
Bunt for hit: C (was E)
Overall hitting: Increase his Ks and maybe his HRs slightly.

Moises Alou
Summary: Alou's considered a defensive liability IMO. And I don't have the exact numbers handy (not sure where to find stats like this, anyone know?) but I've seen it written that Alou has great numbers in late game / run scoring situations.
LF range: D (was C)
Outfield arm: C (was B)
Clutch: Great (was Normal)

Roosevelt Brown
Summary: He's hit at every level he's ever played but his defense has been questioned.
LF range: C (was E)
LF fielding %: .971 (was 1.000)
CF range: D (was E)
CF fielding %: .966 (was .990)
RF range: Remove (was E)
Outfield arm: C (was E)
Hitter type: Pull (was normal)
Run speed: C (was E)
Stealing ability: D (was E)
Batting overall: Much better hitter, should bat close to .300 with decent power (15-20 HRs).

Corey Patterson
Summary: Has been a disappointment so far but still a highly regarded prospect who's only 22. Considered already to be an excellent ML CF. And he's one of the fastest guys ever to touch the basepaths!
CF range: A (was C)
Outfield arm: C (was E)
Running speed: A (was C)
Stealing ability: B (was A)
Bunt for hit: C (was E)

[ March 06, 2002: Message edited by: cfeedback ]

Bagpipes5 · 03-06-2002, 06:01 PM

Here's what I noticed. Not much of a rater but these guys are off by this much.

Check D.O.B.'s of Morgan Ensberg, Brian Hunter, Octavio Dotel. Those are the only ones I noticed wrong.

Julio Lugo - Way overrated. Steadily hit .330 in my league.

Brad Ausmus - Had a bad year last year but I could barely finish 1 season with him as my starting catcher. Hitting was a '1' by Oct. Underrated.

Oswalt and Miller - #1 guys who steadily put up 5-something ERA's every season. Underrated.

Keith Ginter - He's rated as an A-ball player but is major league caliber. Underrated.

Other players who are underrated: Chuck McElroy, C.J. Nitkowski, Tim Redding, Doug Brocail, Ricky Stone, Raul Chavez, and Orlando Merced.

LilRedMachine · 03-06-2002, 06:04 PM

IMHO, Chuck McElroy is a situational lefty, problem is he can't get lefties out. I don't think he's been underrated a bit.

Just my opinion...worth not quite 2 cents.

InsulinJunkie · 03-06-2002, 06:27 PM

[quote]Originally posted by cfeedback:
Todd Hundley
Bats: Left (was Switch)
Overall hitting: Needs to struggle greatly against lefties. Avg could be slightly higher.
<hr></blockquote>

Actually, Hundley DID return to switch-hitting last year - although he had given it up for awhile.
You are right, though, entering 2000 he had a .203 career average against lefties. (He hit better against LHPs than RHPs last year - but it was only 24 ABs)

cfeedback · 03-06-2002, 07:26 PM

[quote]Originally posted by InsulinJunkie:


Actually, Hundley DID return to switch-hitting last year - although he had given it up for awhile.<hr></blockquote>

I show him as having 5 ABs from the right side in 2001. I'm not sure that constitutes a return to switch hitting.

[ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: cfeedback ]

[ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: cfeedback ]

InsulinJunkie · 03-06-2002, 07:55 PM

He didn't hit right-handed until August 23.

However, at Baylor's suggestion, he started again, and is going to so again this year.

<a style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size:16pt; color: blue; text-decoration: underline" href="http://cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/chc/news/chc_news_story.jsp?article_id=chc_20020224_noteboo k_news&team_id=chc">MLB.com story link</a>

AngelinOF · 03-06-2002, 10:14 PM

Not sure if this has been mentioned, I just ran across it. You have 2 Felix Escalona in the roster (one on Houston's roster and another on San francisco's roster.)

drprestwood · 03-06-2002, 10:26 PM

As I once noted on another forum, changes for the MN Twins:
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CL LaTroy Hawkins

I realize that he was bad last year, but he's better than a AA pitcher and his ratings need to be refigured accordingly.
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DH Matt LeCroy

His ratings/talent must be based on limited appearances two years ago, as he hit .425 last season and is one of the top prospects in the organization.

Position can just be C, since that's what the team calls him.

AAA in 2001: .328 BA, 396 AB, 17 2B, 20 HR, 207 TB, 80 RBI
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SP Adam Johnson

Regarded by most as a top prospect, not reflected in-game. Great control.

<a href="http://twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/team/min_player_bio.jsp?club_context=min&playerid=40705 3" target="_blank">http://twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/team/min_player_bio.jsp?club_context=min&playerid=40705 3</a>
"Rated Twins' Best Prospect and fifth-best prospect in Florida State League by Baseball America."

AA in 2001: 5-6, 3.82 ERA, 18 gm, 113 ip, 39 bb, 110 k
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SP Brad Thomas

Spent enough time in the pros last year that he shouldn't be at A ratings. Also regarded as a prospect, though not as high as Johnson's huge ratings.

<a href="http://twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/team/min_player_bio.jsp?club_context=min&playerid=34680 1" target="_blank">http://twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/team/min_player_bio.jsp?club_context=min&playerid=34680 1</a>
"Rated Twins' ninth-best prospect by Baseball America. "

AA in 2001: 10-3, 1.96 ERA, 19 gm, 119.1 ip, 26 bb, 97 k, only 4 hr allwd
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SP Joe Mays

Contract signed this year--4 years, 20 Million.
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2B Jay Canizaro

Should be injury-prone. Tore his ACL out of nowhere last year, rehabilitation took until...well, now.
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MR Grant Balfour

Should also have higher talent ratings, as he's projected to be a top middle-reliever closer in a few years.

AA in 2001: 2-1 13 sv, 1.08 ERA, 36 gm, 50 ip, 22 bb, 72 k
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CL Eddie Guardado

Nickname is "Everyday Eddie."
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RF Brian Buchanan

Nickname is "Buck (Buchanan)."
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SP J.C. Romero

"C" in name should be capitalized.

Shouldn't have leadership. Has been up and down to the majors...not consistently there enough to lead. If anybody should lead, it's Radke (who does) and Guzman...look at what happened when the infield keystone went down last year.
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I know most of these are pumping up some ratings of prospects, but the Twins are widely regarded as having one of the best systems in the league with many top prospects (Johnson, Thomas, Cuddyer, Mauer, LeCroy, Restovich, Morneau, Salazar, Balfour). Anybody who questions this should read anything Peter Gammons or any other espn columnist writes.

I also figured we could submit the widely known nicknames and get that started too.

[ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: drprestwood ]

troy · 03-07-2002, 11:25 AM

Im going to argue on Manny Ramirez again, as he is robbed.

I took his 3 year averages and you may be surprised. Ratings on the right.
VS L
.372 9
42hrs 11
127 11
44 doubles 8

VS R
.317 7
46hr 11
88bb 7
35 doubles 6

You have him as a 7 6 in hits which is robbery

I think his walk rate is too low as well. He drew close to 100 walks last year, and had no protection to speak of. I didnt really make a strong case for him like I did Nomar, so there are his true 550 AB splits. Walks may be off, since ootp uses AB rather than PA to determine "averages". If you used PA to determine the walk rate it should be 106/9 vs L and 76/6 vs R. I used PA to determine Nomars walk rate. Had I used AB, hed actually be a 5 in walks vs R and L. Just a heads up.

drprestwood · 03-07-2002, 06:20 PM

bump

Rolen, are you going to add nicknames? I was wonderinag about this after my last post...I'd be willing to compile them for you, although I'm sure you're well familiar with most of the big ones.

Erich Ingram · 03-07-2002, 06:25 PM

If you want to put together a list of nicknames and email it to me I would be glad to put them in.

drprestwood · 03-07-2002, 06:40 PM

Will do. I'll email you tomorrow. I updated my earlier post (page 3) with some stats and reformatted it to make my case. Sorry if it was jumbled before.

03-06-2002, 03:04 PM	#41
Shorty All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 992	One prob I have is that you made Barry Larkin so bad, that if you "auto adjust" lineups, Wilton Geurerro starts over him. __________________ Here we go Redlegs here we go!

03-06-2002, 03:43 PM	#42
LilRedMachine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Chillicothe, OH Posts: 83	[quote]Originally posted by Shorty: <strong>One prob I have is that you made Barry Larkin so bad, that if you "auto adjust" lineups, Wilton Geurerro starts over him. </strong><hr></blockquote> That is probably a product of Larkin's off year due to injury last season. Same thing with Jr.'s power numbers. I'd say the same about Boone, but he is yet to put in a full season. __________________ FEBL - Chillicothe Copperbacks

03-06-2002, 05:12 PM	#44
Erich Ingram Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,201	Ok guys one thing with the ERA for pitchers that is calculated by the game based on the other ratings. If the other ratings are low then the ERA will be low. I don't have the ability to change the ERA category. I have already fixed a couple of issues. Morgan Ensberg and Joe Mauer now have the correct DOB, Barry Bonds is now a C speed. Nomar has been tweaked. Manny did not need to be tweaked because a 330 average is a 7. I made Daubach inconsistent. Fixed the Tom Wilson snafu. Griffey jr. I upped his HRs vsr and lowered it vsl. He is only projected by the Baseball Prospectus to hit 34 this year. I lowered Wilton Guerrero's numbers as those were annoying me as well. Ok that is some of them. __________________ Erich Ingram (Rolen17) IOSBL San Diego Aztecs 2010, 2012,2013, 2014 World Series Champions Maelstrom Padres 2026 World Champions eMLB Washington Nationals

03-06-2002, 05:21 PM	#46
Erich Ingram Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,201	[quote]Originally posted by LilRedMachine: <strong>Taking a hint from CBL-Commish here, I'll take a look at the Reds tonight when I get out of school. I don't have OOTP in front of me, but by memory I can think of a few tweaks to suggest/debate. BTW, Rolen or any other subscribers, how much is a subscription to BBAmerica? I used to go to the site all the time before it switched to a pay site, but didn't have the funds to sign up.</strong><hr></blockquote> I subscribe to the magazine for $52 a year plus you get free access to the website and the send you the 2002 Alamanac if you ask for it. Well worth the money for the whole package in my opinion. __________________ Erich Ingram (Rolen17) IOSBL San Diego Aztecs 2010, 2012,2013, 2014 World Series Champions Maelstrom Padres 2026 World Champions eMLB Washington Nationals

03-06-2002, 05:37 PM	#48
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,263	[quote]Originally posted by inverarity: <strong>I think Mike Hampton's salary is too low (from memory, so I hope I'm right)</strong><hr></blockquote> None of the salaries are correct. They are based only on ratings. I am sure Rolen will correct them for his opening day set.

03-06-2002, 04:57 PM	#43
brendanrfoley Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 65	Rolen, stick a broom up your bum and sweep while you're at fixing all these guys Honestly, I'm using your first roster that was out last friday and I'm having a good time. Two months in, and Damon is hitting .309 with an OBP of .390. He also has 17 steals. Regardless, I obviously agree with all the stuff here, but I just wanted to thank you. You opened up the door to say "People, tell me my mistakes" and that is pretty noble of you. There is one thing I agree with especially though... Seung Song in the Boston minors system should be rated very highly. this kid is super nasty, knows how to pitch, doesn't walk guys, and strikes them out byt the truck loads. Of all of Dan Duquette's bad moves in the Asian market, Song may actually prove to be a 15-20 game winner within 5 years... Not bad consdiering he's only 21/22 now!

03-06-2002, 05:16 PM	#45
AsDollarDawg Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 4	I'm not sure if this is true but I think that Hudson, Zito and Mulder are extremely underrated. Best I can sim with them is 10 wins and eras going up to 7.5 and 8 wwith a low of about 4.5. I think that may need to be fixed.

03-06-2002, 05:34 PM	#47
inverarity Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 95	I think Mike Hampton's salary is too low (from memory, so I hope I'm right) Also, I have to disagree with upping Griffey's numbers - most experts are saying he's lost some power. Thanks again for the great rosters

03-06-2002, 05:59 PM	#49
cfeedback Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 25	Here are a few suggestions from a long time Cubs fan. Tried to justify the changes when possible. Fielding % aren't real heavily researched, I just changed the obviously wrong ones (1.000, .999 etc). Also, can anyone give me a scale for throwing velocity vs MPH? When it says Jon Lieber has a 5 throwing velocity...how fast is that exactly? (should be 85-88 MPH I hope) Haven't worked as much on the hitting/pitching stats still running sims. Also working on the minor leaguers...if any of this is helping I'll post more thoughts on the Cubs later on! Roster Changes Luis Ordaz ML -> Minors (AAA ?) Augie Ojeda, an excellent defensive SS/2B/3B utilty type I don't see on the roster should be in his place. MR Will Cunnane ML -> Minors (AAA ?) CF Darren Lewis AAA -> ML Kerry Wood Summary: An excellent hitter for a pitcher. Has been used as a pinch runner on rare occasions. Has trouble holding runners. Run speed: D (was E) Stealing ability: C (was E) Hitter type: Normal (was Spray) P Range: B (was C) Holding runners: C (was B) Overall hitting: Slight increase to AVG/HRs Pitch changes: No slider...almost never throws this pitch since his surgery. Jon Lieber Summary: He's a workhorse, last three seasons 232, 251, 203 IP. No serious injuries during his career. Overall pitching: Has trouble with lefties. Lower his ratings vsL and raise them slightly vsR? Run speed: D (was E) Stealing ability: C (was E) Fielding %: .974 (was 1.000) Injury rating: durable (was normal) Duration as a starter: A (was B) Run speed: D (was E) Stealing ability: D (was E) Ron Mahay Fielding %: .972 (was 1.000) Kyle Farnsworth Summary: Has broken 100mph on occasion and routinely hits 98-99mph. Throwing velocity: 10 (was 9) Jeff Fassero Fielding %: .976 (was 1.000) Alan Benes Fielding %: .965 (was 1.000) Will Cunnane Fielding %: .982 (was 1.000) Tom Gordon Summary: No longer throws as hard as he used to. In addition to his major arm surgery, was injured the end of last season and has a minor injury this spring already. Injury rating: Prone Fielding %: .980 (was 1.000) Throwing velocity: 8 (was 10) Joe Girardi Team leader: YES (was none) Hitter type: Spray (was Normal) Fielding %: .984 (was 1.000) Todd Hundley Bats: Left (was Switch) Hitter type: Pull (was Normal) Catcher arm: D (was C) Run speed: D (was E) 1B range: D (none before) 1B fielding %: .981 Clutch performance: Normal (was Great) Overall hitting: Needs to struggle greatly against lefties. Avg could be slightly higher. Delino Deshields 2B fielding %: .984 (was .999) Bill Mueller 2B fielding %: .959 (was .998) Alex Gonzalez SS range: B (was C) Bunt for hit: C (was E) Overall hitting: Increase his Ks and maybe his HRs slightly. Moises Alou Summary: Alou's considered a defensive liability IMO. And I don't have the exact numbers handy (not sure where to find stats like this, anyone know?) but I've seen it written that Alou has great numbers in late game / run scoring situations. LF range: D (was C) Outfield arm: C (was B) Clutch: Great (was Normal) Roosevelt Brown Summary: He's hit at every level he's ever played but his defense has been questioned. LF range: C (was E) LF fielding %: .971 (was 1.000) CF range: D (was E) CF fielding %: .966 (was .990) RF range: Remove (was E) Outfield arm: C (was E) Hitter type: Pull (was normal) Run speed: C (was E) Stealing ability: D (was E) Batting overall: Much better hitter, should bat close to .300 with decent power (15-20 HRs). Corey Patterson Summary: Has been a disappointment so far but still a highly regarded prospect who's only 22. Considered already to be an excellent ML CF. And he's one of the fastest guys ever to touch the basepaths! CF range: A (was C) Outfield arm: C (was E) Running speed: A (was C) Stealing ability: B (was A) Bunt for hit: C (was E) [ March 06, 2002: Message edited by: cfeedback ]</p> __________________ I saw Andre Dawson. And let me tell you something. There were only two players in my lifetime whose teammates held them in awe. One was Mickey Mantle. The other was Andre Dawson. If you were around, if you saw them play, you know that. But the numbers don't tell you that. -Jerome Holtzman

03-06-2002, 06:01 PM	#50
Bagpipes5 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: TX Posts: 467	Here's what I noticed. Not much of a rater but these guys are off by this much. Check D.O.B.'s of Morgan Ensberg, Brian Hunter, Octavio Dotel. Those are the only ones I noticed wrong. Julio Lugo - Way overrated. Steadily hit .330 in my league. Brad Ausmus - Had a bad year last year but I could barely finish 1 season with him as my starting catcher. Hitting was a '1' by Oct. Underrated. Oswalt and Miller - #1 guys who steadily put up 5-something ERA's every season. Underrated. Keith Ginter - He's rated as an A-ball player but is major league caliber. Underrated. Other players who are underrated: Chuck McElroy, C.J. Nitkowski, Tim Redding, Doug Brocail, Ricky Stone, Raul Chavez, and Orlando Merced.

03-06-2002, 06:04 PM	#51
LilRedMachine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Chillicothe, OH Posts: 83	IMHO, Chuck McElroy is a situational lefty, problem is he can't get lefties out. I don't think he's been underrated a bit. Just my opinion...worth not quite 2 cents. __________________ FEBL - Chillicothe Copperbacks

03-06-2002, 06:27 PM	#52
InsulinJunkie Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: parts unknown Posts: 18	[quote]Originally posted by cfeedback: <strong>Todd Hundley Bats: Left (was Switch) Overall hitting: Needs to struggle greatly against lefties. Avg could be slightly higher. </strong><hr></blockquote> Actually, Hundley DID return to switch-hitting last year - although he had given it up for awhile. You are right, though, entering 2000 he had a .203 career average against lefties. (He hit better against LHPs than RHPs last year - but it was only 24 ABs) __________________ InsulinJunkie a.k.a. NTNgod

03-06-2002, 07:26 PM	#53
cfeedback Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 25	[quote]Originally posted by InsulinJunkie: <strong> Actually, Hundley DID return to switch-hitting last year - although he had given it up for awhile.</strong><hr></blockquote> I show him as having 5 ABs from the right side in 2001. I'm not sure that constitutes a return to switch hitting. [ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: cfeedback ] [ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: cfeedback ]</p> __________________ I saw Andre Dawson. And let me tell you something. There were only two players in my lifetime whose teammates held them in awe. One was Mickey Mantle. The other was Andre Dawson. If you were around, if you saw them play, you know that. But the numbers don't tell you that. -Jerome Holtzman

03-06-2002, 07:55 PM	#54
InsulinJunkie Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: parts unknown Posts: 18	He didn't hit right-handed until August 23. However, at Baylor's suggestion, he started again, and is going to so again this year. <a style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size:16pt; color: blue; text-decoration: underline" href="http://cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/chc/news/chc_news_story.jsp?article_id=chc_20020224_noteboo k_news&team_id=chc">MLB.com story link</a> __________________ InsulinJunkie a.k.a. NTNgod

03-06-2002, 10:14 PM	#55
AngelinOF All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,353	Not sure if this has been mentioned, I just ran across it. You have 2 Felix Escalona in the roster (one on Houston's roster and another on San francisco's roster.)

03-06-2002, 10:26 PM	#56
drprestwood All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,501	As I once noted on another forum, changes for the MN Twins: ------------ CL LaTroy Hawkins I realize that he was bad last year, but he's better than a AA pitcher and his ratings need to be refigured accordingly. ------------ DH Matt LeCroy His ratings/talent must be based on limited appearances two years ago, as he hit .425 last season and is one of the top prospects in the organization. Position can just be C, since that's what the team calls him. AAA in 2001: .328 BA, 396 AB, 17 2B, 20 HR, 207 TB, 80 RBI ------------ SP Adam Johnson Regarded by most as a top prospect, not reflected in-game. Great control. <a href="http://twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/team/min_player_bio.jsp?club_context=min&playerid=40705 3" target="_blank">http://twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/team/min_player_bio.jsp?club_context=min&playerid=40705 3</a> "Rated Twins' Best Prospect and fifth-best prospect in Florida State League by Baseball America." AA in 2001: 5-6, 3.82 ERA, 18 gm, 113 ip, 39 bb, 110 k ------------ SP Brad Thomas Spent enough time in the pros last year that he shouldn't be at A ratings. Also regarded as a prospect, though not as high as Johnson's huge ratings. <a href="http://twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/team/min_player_bio.jsp?club_context=min&playerid=34680 1" target="_blank">http://twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/team/min_player_bio.jsp?club_context=min&playerid=34680 1</a> "Rated Twins' ninth-best prospect by Baseball America. " AA in 2001: 10-3, 1.96 ERA, 19 gm, 119.1 ip, 26 bb, 97 k, only 4 hr allwd ------------ SP Joe Mays Contract signed this year--4 years, 20 Million. ------------ 2B Jay Canizaro Should be injury-prone. Tore his ACL out of nowhere last year, rehabilitation took until...well, now. ------------ MR Grant Balfour Should also have higher talent ratings, as he's projected to be a top middle-reliever closer in a few years. AA in 2001: 2-1 13 sv, 1.08 ERA, 36 gm, 50 ip, 22 bb, 72 k ------------ CL Eddie Guardado Nickname is "Everyday Eddie." ------------ RF Brian Buchanan Nickname is "Buck (Buchanan)." ------------ SP J.C. Romero "C" in name should be capitalized. Shouldn't have leadership. Has been up and down to the majors...not consistently there enough to lead. If anybody should lead, it's Radke (who does) and Guzman...look at what happened when the infield keystone went down last year. ------------ I know most of these are pumping up some ratings of prospects, but the Twins are widely regarded as having one of the best systems in the league with many top prospects (Johnson, Thomas, Cuddyer, Mauer, LeCroy, Restovich, Morneau, Salazar, Balfour). Anybody who questions this should read anything Peter Gammons or any other espn columnist writes. I also figured we could submit the widely known nicknames and get that started too. [ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: drprestwood ]</p>

03-07-2002, 11:25 AM	#57
troy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 22	Im going to argue on Manny Ramirez again, as he is robbed. I took his 3 year averages and you may be surprised. Ratings on the right. VS L .372 9 42hrs 11 127 11 44 doubles 8 VS R .317 7 46hr 11 88bb 7 35 doubles 6 You have him as a 7 6 in hits which is robbery I think his walk rate is too low as well. He drew close to 100 walks last year, and had no protection to speak of. I didnt really make a strong case for him like I did Nomar, so there are his true 550 AB splits. Walks may be off, since ootp uses AB rather than PA to determine "averages". If you used PA to determine the walk rate it should be 106/9 vs L and 76/6 vs R. I used PA to determine Nomars walk rate. Had I used AB, hed actually be a 5 in walks vs R and L. Just a heads up. __________________ CBL NH CDBL Florida GMC Beijing EBL Redsox

03-07-2002, 06:20 PM	#58
drprestwood All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,501	bump Rolen, are you going to add nicknames? I was wonderinag about this after my last post...I'd be willing to compile them for you, although I'm sure you're well familiar with most of the big ones.

03-07-2002, 06:25 PM	#59
Erich Ingram Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,201	If you want to put together a list of nicknames and email it to me I would be glad to put them in. __________________ Erich Ingram (Rolen17) IOSBL San Diego Aztecs 2010, 2012,2013, 2014 World Series Champions Maelstrom Padres 2026 World Champions eMLB Washington Nationals

03-07-2002, 06:40 PM	#60
drprestwood All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,501	Will do. I'll email you tomorrow. I updated my earlier post (page 3) with some stats and reformatted it to make my case. Sorry if it was jumbled before.