2019 End of Season Awards

[Matt]

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...eos_ballot.php

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[PaulC]

After a few years of rookies putting up some ridiculous numbers, I found voting for Refreshing New Breed to me very meh' this year.

I also realized that I have a hard time voting the Pale Ale to a pitcher that doesn't hit the 200 inning mark. That is not to say that it is a hard and fast rule, but there seems to be some added value in my mind to a pitcher that carries his team throughout the entire season.

[liquidcrash]

Is this the thread to pimp my players?

Israel Rodriguez for IL Last Call Relief
Two-time winner of this award was as good as ever in 2019.

8-5, 42 saves, 1.85 ERA
105 K, 17 BB, 1 HR allowed in 87 innings
2.9 WAR
1.51 FIP - #1 in the BLB

Dave Schneider for IL New Brew
The most productive rookie in the IL.

.277/.347/.490 - leads all qualified rookies in AVG, OBP and SLG
4.9 WAR - leads all rookies
24 HR (#1), 70 RBI
+15 ZR in Left Field

[Guest]

After a few years of rookies putting up some ridiculous numbers, I found voting for Refreshing New Breed to me very meh' this year.

I also realized that I have a hard time voting the Pale Ale to a pitcher that doesn't hit the 200 inning mark. That is not to say that it is a hard and fast rule, but there seems to be some added value in my mind to a pitcher that carries his team throughout the entire season.

I wouldn't buy into an arbitrary number to that degree.

[PaulC]

I don't necessarily buy into it either, but it is definitely a factor to think about... It's hard to ignore the 200+ innings Pat Evans puts up every year. I guess its not a decision limiting total, but it certainly adds to an award case for me.

[PaulC]

Is this the thread to pimp my players?

Israel Rodriguez for IL Last Call Relief
Two-time winner of this award was as good as ever in 2019.

8-5, 42 saves, 1.85 ERA
105 K, 17 BB, 1 HR allowed in 87 innings
2.9 WAR

Dave Schneider for IL New Brew
The most productive rookie in the IL.

.277/.347/.490 - leads all qualified rookies in AVG, OBP and SLG
4.9 WAR - leads all rookies
24 HR (#1), 70 RBI
+15 ZR in Left Field

Hard to argue those thoughts!

[Delandis]

I don't necessarily buy into it either, but it is definitely a factor to think about... It's hard to ignore the 200+ innings Pat Evans puts up every year. I guess its not a decision limiting total, but it certainly adds to an award case for me.

I do the same.

You have to hit at least ~188-190 for 1st place consideration from me. 200+ tells me you do it against anyone, anywhere. Not just cherry picked, favorable matchups.

[Carlos]

Saves matters a lot to guys, I'm sure.

I haven't made my reliever votes yet, but I hate focusing on just saves. Middle relievers matter too.

[Z]

I do the same.

You have to hit at least ~188-190 for 1st place consideration from me. 200+ tells me you do it against anyone, anywhere. Not just cherry picked, favorable matchups.

Saves matters a lot to guys, I'm sure.

I haven't made my reliever votes yet, but I hate focusing on just saves. Middle relievers matter too.

Innings are a big criterion for me for both starters and relievers.

I'll vote for the less dominant pitcher if he's a great pitcher for 230 innings as a starter or 100 innings as a reliever.

[Delandis]

Saves matters a lot to guys, I'm sure.

I haven't made my reliever votes yet, but I hate focusing on just saves. Middle relievers matter too.

Not a huge fan of saves stat.

It is almost to the point where I purposefully look for guys without saves nowadays when I'm voting.

[Z]

Someone like Wilson Mercado on Pittsburgh is my ideal candidate for Last Call Relief.

99 2/3 innings of dominance.

Maybe he wasn't quite as dominant as a couple other candidates, but to do it for so many innings really impresses me.

[Delandis]

Not a huge fan of saves stat.

It is almost to the point where I purposefully look for guys without saves nowadays when I'm voting.

And Mike.

This voting pattern was born from watching my own relievers put up great numbers but without saves, and receiving very little recognition.

It is just the nature of the beast.

[Pat]

The final three outs of a game are still the hardest and should be valued higher than outs in any other part of the game.

[Delandis]

The final three outs of a game are still the hardest and should be valued higher than outs in any other part of the game.

Wouldn't that depend heavily on who is at bat?

[Z]

The final three outs of a game are still the hardest and should be valued higher than outs in any other part of the game.

I don't see it that way.

Coming into a game in the seventh inning with two runners on base and no outs is way more important than entering with a four to one lead in the ninth inning.

Middle relievers and setup men are actually more likely to come into a close game with runners on base, which is the most challenging and important situation of all.