Comments on: By The Numbers http://fantasybaseball.com/by-the-numbers-9/ The Official Site of Fantasy Baseball Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:31:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lane Rizzardini http://fantasybaseball.com/by-the-numbers-9/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Lane Rizzardini Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:24:57 +0000 http://fantasybaseball.com/?p=20746#comment-181 People DO do that. Its called streaming. People DO do that. Its called streaming.

]]> By: BetterThanLane ALot http://fantasybaseball.com/by-the-numbers-9/comment-page-1/#comment-180 BetterThanLane ALot Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:31:02 +0000 http://fantasybaseball.com/?p=20746#comment-180 There are no guarantees for any sort of production, but I still maintain elite closers are elite for a reason. Over the course of a season they are simply just going to give you better production. Waiver wire guys can get you saves, but ehy will kill the rest of your stats, you can get wins on the waiver wire too, theres a reason people don't try that strategy. There are no guarantees for any sort of production, but I still maintain elite closers are elite for a reason. Over the course of a season they are simply just going to give you better production. Waiver wire guys can get you saves, but ehy will kill the rest of your stats, you can get wins on the waiver wire too, theres a reason people don’t try that strategy.

]]> By: Lane Rizzardini http://fantasybaseball.com/by-the-numbers-9/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Lane Rizzardini Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:12:27 +0000 http://fantasybaseball.com/?p=20746#comment-179 Yes obviously a closing group with, say, Jon Broxton, Francisco Cordero, and Neftali Feliz would be amazing and give you that kind of production. What I'm saying is the draft picks/trade value used to acquire the kind of group that's going to give you that type of production isn't worth what you could get if you stocked up on quality starting pitching that would keep your ERA and WHIP down anyway and relied on the wire for the saves category. Plus just because you have elite closers does not mean you're guaranteed to win saves. Remember Broxton only had one save the entire month of April, while Matt Capps had ten. Now obviously things have reverted back to normal but I'm just saying saves (like steals) aren't automatic and are susceptible to the whims of chance and circumstance Yes obviously a closing group with, say, Jon Broxton, Francisco Cordero, and Neftali Feliz would be amazing and give you that kind of production. What I’m saying is the draft picks/trade value used to acquire the kind of group that’s going to give you that type of production isn’t worth what you could get if you stocked up on quality starting pitching that would keep your ERA and WHIP down anyway and relied on the wire for the saves category.

Plus just because you have elite closers does not mean you’re guaranteed to win saves. Remember Broxton only had one save the entire month of April, while Matt Capps had ten. Now obviously things have reverted back to normal but I’m just saying saves (like steals) aren’t automatic and are susceptible to the whims of chance and circumstance

]]> By: BetterThanLane ALot http://fantasybaseball.com/by-the-numbers-9/comment-page-1/#comment-177 BetterThanLane ALot Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:43:42 +0000 http://fantasybaseball.com/?p=20746#comment-177 Couple issues here. First, your reckless handling of your closers will be your undoing. While yes, saves is the only primary category a closer contributes too, if you can compile a roster of truly talented closers, they will help pad your ERA and WHIP as well. Think of it this way, if you have 3 closers who make (and this is an estimate) and average of 3 appearances a week that equates to 9 innings of most likely sub 1 ERA, sub 1 WHIP, between 8-12 ks, and a guaranteed win in saves for the week. I'm not saying there aren't valuable saves on the waver wire, but matched up against serious closing talent, platoon waiver wire guys like Aaron Heilman simply can't match up. I'm not debating that RP should taken later in drafts, because it should, but that's not what you said. Couple issues here. First, your reckless handling of your closers will be your undoing. While yes, saves is the only primary category a closer contributes too, if you can compile a roster of truly talented closers, they will help pad your ERA and WHIP as well. Think of it this way, if you have 3 closers who make (and this is an estimate) and average of 3 appearances a week that equates to 9 innings of most likely sub 1 ERA, sub 1 WHIP, between 8-12 ks, and a guaranteed win in saves for the week. I’m not saying there aren’t valuable saves on the waver wire, but matched up against serious closing talent, platoon waiver wire guys like Aaron Heilman simply can’t match up. I’m not debating that RP should taken later in drafts, because it should, but that’s not what you said.

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