2009 Regular Season SIM 24 Complete - Next SIM Wednesday 12/31

[umd]

Pat destroys other players as well with statistics as he builds up his own. I love it.

[Pat]

Pat destroys other players as well with statistics as he builds up his own. I love it.

Mainly just Baltimore LH hitters.

[funclown]

Never mind that shit....

C-Dave Piekarski with the Horizon record for best batting average at .371.


Hopefully next season we see some more good hitting.

[Pat]

C-Dave Piekarski with the Horizon record for best batting average at .371

He's going to be a star.

The Ale now has Piekarski, Davila, Perales and Luna at catcher. That's pretty impressive.

[Z]

He's going to be a star.

The Ale now has Piekarski, Davila, Perales and Luna at catcher. That's pretty impressive.

Voodoo is a fucking monster and our pitchers love throwing to him.

I can't wait to pay him!

[Delandis]

Mainly just Baltimore LH hitters.

Hardly.

The man had 4 All-Star appearances in 7 seasons, 3, 140 OPS+ seasons and a New Brew to his name before he stepped a foot in Baltimore. Can you guess who finished Top 5 in SS voting in 2007? Oh that's right he wasn't playing Baltimore yet.

Earlier this year you said it Baiano, who is OPS .916 on the road now.

Last year it was Chiba, who is OPS .899 on the road now.

Its crazy that we are the only team that succeeds at home, but somehow we are still the best hitting team (by average) in the IL on the road? How is that even possible? The worst thing is that we aren't even the best "hitters park" in the league.

Your team benefits tremendously from having below average pitchers that can succeed in a pitchers park and Phillips Field helps out lefties. What's the big deal?

[Z]

Pat's giving you a hard time, but I think you're both right.

To me, Wessel is a really good second baseman who is an elite second baseman when he's playing in Baltimore.

Saying that doesn't discount his production — it counts the same as any other. He has been outstanding for you and had other very good years in Indianapolis when he was younger.

Still, I'd be more interested in acquiring him, for example, if I didn't know your park helps lefties hit extra well and mine hurts their production.

[Pat]

Your team benefits tremendously from having below average pitchers that can succeed in a pitchers park and Phillips Field helps out lefties. What's the big deal?

It's really simple math.

My HR factor is .960. That's where it helps pitchers. Guys like Duffy would get rocked if he pitched in Pittsburgh...but look at Duffy's splits.

Your LH AVG factor is #1 in the league.

These are facts.

[Delandis]

Pat's giving you a hard time, but I think you're both right.

To me, Wessel is a really good second baseman who is an elite second baseman when he's playing in Baltimore.

Saying that doesn't discount his production — it counts the same as any other. He has been outstanding for you and had other very good years in Indianapolis when he was younger.

Still, I'd be more interested in acquiring him, for example, if I didn't know your park helps lefties hit extra well and mine hurts their production.

I know. The discussions like this keep me vested in the league.

[Delandis]

These are facts.

Just like Wessel was a star before he got to Baltimore. Despite your attempts to try and diminish his accomplishments.

[umd]

Just like Wessel was a star before he got to Baltimore. Despite your attempts to try and diminish his accomplishments.

The only true stars in the BLB are Bats or ex Bats. You know this.

[Delandis]

To me, Wessel is a really good second baseman who is an elite second baseman when he's playing in Baltimore.

The thing is that there are tons of current stars and HOF'ers in the league have benefited from their park factors. But somehow Phillips Field is the only stadium where every lefty that succeeds gets an asterisk placed next to their batting accomplishments.

Kellum, Wallace, Kubota, Knight, Hamilton, now Chiba and Wessel.

[umd]

The thing is that there are tons of current stars and HOF'ers in the league have benefited from their park factors. But somehow Phillips Field is the only stadium where every lefty that succeeds gets an asterisk placed next to their batting accomplishments.

That's an exaggeration, there are always the Colonials.

[Delandis]

That's an exaggeration, there are always the Colonials.

True.

[Z]

The thing is that there are tons of current stars and HOF'ers in the league have benefited from their park factors. But somehow Phillips Field is the only stadium where every lefty that succeeds gets an asterisk placed next to their batting accomplishments.

Kellum, Wallace, Kubota, Knight, Hamilton, now Chiba and Wessel.

No, I hear you.

The challenge is that there's two perspectives for evaluating a player.

1.) Historically speaking, how good was this guy? What did he accomplish?

In my mind, Wessel ranks very highly there. He's done a lot of great things. Terrific player over the years, including this season.

2.) As a general manager, how good would this guy be for my team right now? What is it worth giving up to get him? How much would I feel good about paying him?

This part is where I start thinking a lot more about his age, salary, home/away splits, and park factors.

I'm happy for you that Wessel has been good for you, but for #2, I care about how much he'd be worth to me.

I spend a lot more time thinking about #2 than #1 because I mostly obsess over my own team.