Playoff picks

#26
#26
vols kick balls said:
Why are people so skeptical of the Reds? They won the division outright last year. They led the league in runs. They have a starting rotation that goes 6 deep in quality arms. They have some great young arms in the bullpen and play rock solid defense.
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I'm not down on the Reds, seeing as I picked them to win the division. However, until last season, they weren't exactly perennial winners. Plus, the rest of the division has serious question marks.
 
#27
#27
Stros v Rangers in the first ever I-45 World Series.


kidding, actually Gordon24's list looks right to me.
 
#28
#28
AL EAST- Rays
AL CENTRAL- Twins
AL WEST- Angels
AL WC- Rangers

NL EAST- Phils
NL CENTRAL- CUBS
NL WEST- Rockies
NL WC- Braves

AL CHAMP- ANGELS
NL CHAMP- CUBS

WS CHAMP- CUBS

I can dream.
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#30
#30
stevenharvey11 said:
Yanks struggle with that huge payroll. Don't know if I would be making fun.

But, I'm a cubs fan. You can make fun of me. I would.
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Lots of teams and their fans would love to have the Yankees struggles.
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#32
#32
zjcvols said:
With that rotation, and the most overrated player in baseball not named Jeter, no way they will ever win a series unless they get an ace and power bat.
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please tell me you don't mean mauer...?
 
#35
#35
Mauer could become a HOF player. You don't get catchers to hit like that. However, he is overrated.

Just last night MLB network said he was the 3rd best player in baseball. For a guy who has never hit 100 RBI's, and had one good year of power, it's absurd.

Now, his OBP is impressive, and he's a pretty good defensive catcher (little overrated, but still).

Call me a homer, but I'd take McCann. I think he's almost as good defensively, provides better power/RBI numbers consistently, and now that his eyes are cleared up, I don't have to worry if his knees will give out.

I think analysts make too big a deal out of batting average for a catcher.
 
#36
#36
Mauer has a 12% higher CS% than Mcann, and his Run Average/9 is about equal but statistically better.

McCanns babip for his career is 40 points lower, and his OPS+ is lower as well.

McCann is a good player, but you're barking up the wrong tree comparing him to Mauer.
 
#37
#37
I didn't think any team could beat the Phillies last year. At one point, almost unbeatable.
Thought they would go thru the entire playoffs without a defeat!

I was that impressed... Who knows this year.
 
#38
#38
JTrainDavis said:
Mauer has a 12% higher CS% than Mcann, and his Run Average/9 is about equal but statistically better.

McCanns babip for his career is 40 points lower, and his OPS+ is lower as well.

McCann is a good player, but you're barking up the wrong tree comparing him to Mauer.
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Agreed, but he's still at worst a top 3..4.. catcher?
 
#40
#40
Purely depends on the progession and status of Posey/Santana, who could both continue to be stars
 
#41
#41
NYYVol said:
Lots of teams and their fans would love to have the Yankees struggles.
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Sure they would. I agree.

But recently the twins have been in the playoffs just as much. With a payroll not even close. I give them huge props.
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#42
#42
stevenharvey11 said:
Sure they would. I agree.

But recently the twins have been in the playoffs just as much. With a payroll not even close. I give them huge props.
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I want to put Gardenhire on the pedestal everyone else does of a great manager, but he's got to win a playoff series at some point. Winning the AL Central isn't that big of a deal. The Tiggers and ChiSox are decent teams, but no one in that division is anything special
 
#43
#43
JTrainDavis said:
Mauer has a 12% higher CS% than Mcann, and his Run Average/9 is about equal but statistically better.

McCanns babip for his career is 40 points lower, and his OPS+ is lower as well.

McCann is a good player, but you're barking up the wrong tree comparing him to Mauer.
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CS% is hard to compare because of who running is, etc. I don't usually look at that comparing defensively.

I also want to see how a catcher manages a pitching staff, and from all accounts, Mac is one of the best in the league.

McCann's ISO power is 50 points better than Mauer's. He's a better slugger and RBI man. Mauer's 2009 was an abberation.

Plus, McCann has been more durable than Joe. You hear rumors all the time of them moving him, while Atlanta has no intentions of moving for a while.

Now, I'm not trying to discount Joe as a player. He's a HOF type player. But I think people get waaaaayyyyyy to caught up with him. I believe he's severely overrated, not because he isn't that good, but because the media thinks he's all that. You think he's the third best player in baseball? Please.
 
#45
#45
There are guys better than him, certainly. Kinda plenty of them. But he's still a pure stud, one of the best in the business.

CS% unless it is HEAVY towards bad or good is somewhat arbitrary.. some are stolen on the pitchers, etc.

I love 'em both. They're both allowed to be very good. One of my friends argues a different player with me every day and every time I have to say "hey man, they can both be good, thankfully"
 
#46
#46
More or less all catcher defensive formulas are flawed due to the fact that, at the end of the day, they play next to no role in the results.
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#47
#47
stevenharvey11 said:
Sure they would. I agree.

But recently the twins have been in the playoffs just as much. With a payroll not even close. I give them huge props.
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You'd be very hard pressed to find a better run organization from top to bottom than the Twins.

But until some holes are filled, they're going to have early exits every year.
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#48
#48
zjcvols said:
CS% is hard to compare because of who running is, etc. I don't usually look at that comparing defensively.

I also want to see how a catcher manages a pitching staff, and from all accounts, Mac is one of the best in the league.

McCann's ISO power is 50 points better than Mauer's. He's a better slugger and RBI man. Mauer's 2009 was an abberation.

Plus, McCann has been more durable than Joe. You hear rumors all the time of them moving him, while Atlanta has no intentions of moving for a while.

Now, I'm not trying to discount Joe as a player. He's a HOF type player. But I think people get waaaaayyyyyy to caught up with him. I believe he's severely overrated, not because he isn't that good, but because the media thinks he's all that. You think he's the third best player in baseball? Please.
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Catchers always get love, especially ones that can swing the stick. But third best player in the League is silly talk. The day that Mauer, McCann or any other catcher for that matter step out from the dish, they're worth drops exponentially.
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#49
#49
zjcvols said:
CS% is hard to compare because of who running is, etc. I don't usually look at that comparing defensively.

I also want to see how a catcher manages a pitching staff, and from all accounts, Mac is one of the best in the league.

McCann's ISO power is 50 points better than Mauer's. He's a better slugger and RBI man. Mauer's 2009 was an abberation.

Plus, McCann has been more durable than Joe. You hear rumors all the time of them moving him, while Atlanta has no intentions of moving for a while.

Now, I'm not trying to discount Joe as a player. He's a HOF type player. But I think people get waaaaayyyyyy to caught up with him. I believe he's severely overrated, not because he isn't that good, but because the media thinks he's all that. You think he's the third best player in baseball? Please.
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CS% is a pretty accurate measurement. With how many games in a season played, all outliers eg blazing fast guys, will level out. Catch and release time is everything.

They want to move Joe more to preserve his career than because of his health. Why take a few years off your franchise player's hall of fame career? McCann is not and never will be a head of the franchise player. You are being a homer. He's a top 5 catcher in the MLB , but is nowhere near Mauer in hitting ability. Mauer is just a very pure hitter. McCann also trails him defensively by a bit.
 
#50
#50
NewToVolCountry said:
CS% is a pretty accurate measurement. With how many games in a season played, all outliers eg blazing fast guys, will level out. Catch and release time is everything.

They want to move Joe more to preserve his career than because of his health. Why take a few years off your franchise player's hall of fame career? McCann is not and never will be a head of the franchise player. You are being a homer. He's a top 5 catcher in the MLB , but is nowhere near Mauer in hitting ability. Mauer is just a very pure hitter. McCann also trails him defensively by a bit.
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CS% has more variables than any other stat in baseball. No one, and I mean no one really considers that. POP time is the universal measurement.
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