Love the conversation the AL got. Here are my selections for the NL:
STARTERS
C: This crop is extremely weak. Pablo Sandoval is listed as a 3B, otherwise he would be the runaway choice. We will go with Brian McCann (Braves): .316-.405-.526
1B: Albert Pujols (no commentary necessary, Cardinals): .328-.451-.722
2B: Also an easy choice, Chase Utley (Phillies): .302-.433-.558
3B: A really difficult call between David Wright and Pablo Sandoval (Giants), but Sandoval has a higher OPS, so he gets the nod: .340-.391-.574
SS: Hanley Ramirez (Marlins) beats out Miguel Tejada and Cristian Guzman: .333-.400-.548
OF: Raul Ibanez (Phillies), Ryan Braun (Brewers), Carlos Beltran (Mets): Beltran narrowly beats out Justin Upton. Ibanez had a heck of a season (.312-.371-.656), Braun is raking (.324-.415-.575) and Beltran was putting up huge numbers before going on the DL (.336-.425-.527).
P: Dan Haren (Diamondbacks): I am man enough to admit I was wrong about him and slot him as the starter ahead of some very worthy candidates. He beat out Matt Cain, Yovani Gallardo and Tim Lincecum with his line of 6-5, 2.25 and a miniscule .81 WHIP. The 6 wins may prevent him from being the starter on the night however.
RESERVES (Follow last year's NL team format, 13 pitchers, 2 C, 6 IF, 3 OF, 1 Other)
P: Johan Santana (Mets): 9-5, 3.08
P: Matt Cain (Giants): 9-2, 2.57
P: Chad Billingsley (Dodgers): 9-3, 3.10
P: Yovani Gallardo (Brewers): 8-4, 2.86
P: Tim Lincecum (Giants): 7-2, 2.57
P: Chris Carpenter (Cardinals): 5-2, 1.78 (even with an injury, #'s are too good)
P: Josh Johnson (Marlins): 7-1, 2.76
P: Johnny Cueto (Reds): 8-4, 2.86
P: Zach Duke (Pirates): 8-5, 3.09
P: Heath Bell (Padres): 3-1, 21 sv, 1.39
P: Francisco Rodriguez (Mets): 1-2, 20 sv, 1.23
P: Ryan Franklin (Cardinals): 1-0, 18 sv, 0.93
P: Jonathan Broxton (Dodgers): 6-0, 18 sv, 2.27
C: The NL catchers are complete garbage. However since we need to carry two, my 2 choices are Yadier Molina (Cardinals): .277-.342-.378
C: Russell Martin (Dodgers): .247-.367-.300, leads MLB with 19 CS of 56 attempts (34 %) and his team is in 1st place.
IF: Adrian Gonzalez (Padres): .271-.413-.585
IF: Derrek Lee (Cubs): .289-.371-.483
IF: Freddy Sanchez (Pirates): .313-.351-.478
IF: David Wright (Mets): .342-.432-.487
IF: Miguel Tejada (Astros): .330-.358-.476
IF: Prince Fielder (Brewers): .301-.421-.598
OF: Justin Upton (Diamondbacks): .318-.399-.580
OF: Brad Hawpe (Rockies): .329-.402-.596
OF: Adam Dunn (Nationals): .257-.396-.518
Other: Francisco Cordero (Reds): 0-2, 18 sv, 1.97
Teams with No rep after 1st draft:
Cubs (shocker)
First Cuts (on original, but left out):
Would have been Tejada, as I initially viewed Theriot as the Cubs best rep, but then the Astros would have had zero reps. Ends up being Ryan Howard. Also thought about Ted Lilly replacing Zach Duke.
Evaluation: Cristian Guzman was very deserving, but left out due to me not putting 2 Nats in the All-Star Game and I have decided Adam Dunn would be a better rep. Others snubbed include: Jeremy Affeldt (15 HLDS, 1.59 ERA), Javier Vazquez (due to a 5-7 record), Adam Wainwright (8-5, 3.51), Juan Pierre (Who I will bet is in the real game, .323-.384-.414), Hunter Pence (.316-.389-.513), Ryan Zimmerman (.299-.371-.490), Mark Reynolds (.268-.358-.558), Joey Votto (.351-.449-.609, only 151 AB's due to missing almost a month, otherwise a lock), Todd Helton (.318-.397-.516), Nick Johnson (.300-.410-.430)
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8 years ago
Tim Lincecum just threw a CG 2-hit shutout, basically telling you to screw yourself.
ReplyDeletehaha. That's awesome. I am psyched that Tim Lincecum knows me.
ReplyDeleteAlso, why not have Frank Francisco on AL team? b/c he was on DL? Three runs in 22 innings is pretty good especially since 2 of the 3 were in his last outing. Also has 23 K's to only 5 BB's.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering when you were going to bring him up. Yea, the DL stint was the reasoning behind my decision to leave him off. Very deserving of it.
ReplyDeleteAttaboy! Haren! Although Lincecum is sure making it a competition lately.
ReplyDeleteI know defense isn't really factored into All-Star voting (at all), but that's what has me saying that Zimmerman needs to be there. His defense is off the charts, and his bat is only a bit below Wright's. I'd like the NL to find a way to take three third basemen. Nats actually have quite an offense behind Dunn, Johnson and Zimmerman.
And he doesn't have a chance in Hell because nobody's heard of him and he doesn't have saves, but my guy DiFelice has been as good as any reliever this year. 1.84 ERA, 0.85 WHIP. ;)
Yep, I busted out the winky face.
I think your team has too many first baseman (4). The obvious one to go is Lee, which means to get a Cub on the team, you probably need to add Theriot (though I agree Lee would be more deserving).
ReplyDeleteI'd definitely pick Lincecum over Haren to start the game.
Otherwise, no major disagreements (though my vote was for Upton over Beltran), and disappointed that Vazquez, who has been a victim of run support, has not made your team (he has been fun to watch every fifth day).
Yea, it was really hard to leave off Vazquez (and to a lesser extent, Jurrjens) and would really like to see Vazquez make it. I guess he is a good trade off for you for having to watch Kawakami pitch...
ReplyDeleteYea, the logistics of the team really make it difficult. Zimmerman is definitely someone who should make the team, but Tejada would have to be there as my Astros rep and he can't beat out either of the 2 1B that made it on their own abilities.
Do have way too many 1B, but I tried to add Theriot as the back-up SS, but I couldn't remove Tejada or the Astros would have had no one. Thought about removing Freddy Sanchez for him, but then there wouldn't be a true back-up 2B.
Lincecum: 8-2, 2.37. 114-28-132. 1.07 WHIP
Haren: 6-5, 2.25. 108-14-104. .81 WHIP
Can you really tell me that Lincecum is definitely more deserving of being the NL starter?
Lincecum vs. Haren is a mild disagreement. The 8 wins versus 6 have to count for something, the edge in SO's have to count for something. But, the lower ERA and WHIP say Haren is a reasonable choice. Bottom line, I'm not sure who is more deserving, but I think it would be more fun to watch Lincecum.
ReplyDeleteLol. Well, I also agree it would be more fun to watch Lincecum.
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is it won't even come down to who's been the best pitcher anyway. It will come down to who's available to pitch based on number of days off since his last start.
ReplyDeleteBut it's for the sake of discussion, heh.