2023 Surly Roto League

[Scraps 13560]

6 minutes ago, Capn81 said:

Not great

I never use these other like options so I hope rage isn't a neg.  If it is feel free to neg me back lol 

[Scraps 13560]

Hey had a guy go 3/4!

Then probably tore his fucking rotator cuff.

Lmao

[Capn81 372]

I never use these other like options so I hope rage isn't a neg.  If it is feel free to neg me back lol 

Ah, I never know if it does! I have never paid any attention to rep.

[Scraps 13560]

Hey had a guy go 3/4!

Then probably tore his fucking rotator cuff.

Lmao

Yoooo my replacement Heim just jacked a 3 run shot! OPS killin it!

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

I actually thought about adding him just to put Murphy on the block. Oops. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

First 8 hitters tonight... 

0/29, 1 walk 

[shadow_operative 15932]

On 4/20/2023 at 8:06 AM, Scraps said:

my OPS for a fantasy team is amazing.  I may drop into the .600s after today lmao 

 

i'm pretty sure my team whip in the h2h league is near 2.00 so far if that makes you feel any better, lol. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

First 8 hitters tonight... 

0/29, 1 walk 

 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

I benched Adolis the other day, clearly he received the message. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Correa & Machado have been bad. They likely won’t continue to be bad. But I would like a really good OF for one. 

If for Manny, I need a 3B in return. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

5.2 IP

4 H

1 BB

8 K

0 R

not a quality start. so fucking stupid. and the number of starters who come 1 out shy of getting a QS is equally stupid. horrible stat. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

max fried threw a complete game shutout and yet didn't get a QS. 😂 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

This is fun too. 

Sat 2 of my 5 SPs tonight, they both spun a QS. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Damnit @castolon, meant to pick up Smith earlier, just never actually did it. 

At least Fairbanks didn't die. 

[castolon 193]

Yeah I don’t know. Full crackhead on the waiver wire this week. Minter and leclerc broke my brain.

[Scraps 13560]

well, well, well 

Look who has climbed up from 8th to 2nd in last couple weeks.  

[Capn81 372]

I dropped way back and did not understand why. Well, upon further review, I had very little starts last week. Cutting some fat and I went a bit too far on SPs.

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Sean Murphy is my only good player. So if anyone wants Adley, holler. 

[tokamak 6391]

50 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Sean Murphy is my only good player. So if anyone wants Adley, holler. 

Murphy is fucking RAKING this year

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Yeah, sure would be nice if one of my Cs could start playing some 1B. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

On 3/27/2023 at 9:15 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

txhorns - Ninja Warriors
castolon - Needville Swamp Things
Brew - Whybrew
Capn81 - Capn Crunch
VolenteHawk - Quahog Drunken Clams
Scraps - Wood Grain Grippers
HG/Derka - Boyz II Menorah
spy - stupid names
tokamak 

Put these on the league message board just so they’re easier to find. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

We bitch about this every year, but really love not being able to sub a guy out whose game has been postponed. Dig my Ketel HR on the bench while McNeil is chilling. 

Edited May 3, 2023 by shadow_operative2.0

[tokamak 6391]

Christian Walker has 3 homers in the last two days, while sitting on my bench.

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

And I saw your trade offer. Had a counter tee’d up, just didn’t hit submit after waffling. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Sat Bryant & Gorman since they’ve been cold, both yack. 

Freeland 5 scoreless. 

Stupid game. 

[tokamak 6391]

Every hitter on my team that doesn't play for the Rays is fucking useless. Every day it's just a parade of 0-for-4s and a .550 team OPS.

Thank God for my two Tampa Bay _andys.

[castolon 193]

7.5 points lost in a day is probably some kind of record so I’ve got that going for me, which is nice

[Capn81 372]

I only dropped 4.5 today but I feel you.

[tokamak 6391]

I was the big gainer yesterday mainly because Goldschmidt went supernova. Don't worry, my team will get back to its customary 0-for-4s right away.

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Derk/HG, I like the offer, it’s fair. Gotta wait for my silent partner to wake up. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Alright, we have a deal. 

I traded you kids Trea last year, hope it doesn’t fuck me again. 

Edited May 9, 2023 by shadow_operative2.0

[shadow_operative 15932]

well it was might nice  of gorman and manny to each give you a HR on his way out the door. we'll take more of those now please and thank you.

Edited May 11, 2023 by shadow_operative

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Castellanos did the same for you. And Gorman was on my bench. 

[henrygandorf 29189]

for a roto league, there are some wild swings.

[Capn81 372]

for a roto league, there are some wild swings.

Usually things balance out by the all star break with our somewhat stacked rosters. Then it becomes a awful trying to make up ground.

[shadow_operative 15932]

have i mentioned how much i love having QS as a stat?

 

[Scraps 13560]

Have i mentioned how i love that i can't play Ohtani as a batter when he pitches.

Fucking fuck fuck

Guess it is time to start skipping his starts

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Verlander/Bieber/Castillo = 16 ER. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

And of course Kodai spins a gem on my bench. Sat him against Tampa after getting shelled last outing. 

[tokamak 6391]

Fuck, I just got the 5.2 IP near-QS.

I actually prefer QS to W, but that does kind of sting.

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Always fun when your favorite team smokes one of your SPs. 

[tokamak 6391]

What’s frustrating about the QS thing is that since we have a limit on starts, any start that isn’t a QS is a net negative for your team. 

Hunter Greene just had a QS but they left him in for the 7th and he gave up one more run. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Manoah isn’t owned currently, but he got pulled at 5.2 yesterday because his manager forgot the mound visit count. That would be a real shitty way to lose the QS. 

[tokamak 6391]

How about when your starter gets knocked around by everyone on the other team EXCEPT your hitter. 

Goldschmidt 0 for 4 with 2 Ks against Kershaw today. Everyone else teeing off like beer league softball. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Probably because of the DH, but at no point earlier today did JV have the PP next to his name. Goddamnit. 

[henrygandorf 29189]

On 5/18/2023 at 12:40 PM, tokamak said:

Fuck, I just got the 5.2 IP near-QS.

I actually prefer QS to W, but that does kind of sting.

 

On 5/21/2023 at 10:26 AM, tokamak said:

What’s frustrating about the QS thing is that since we have a limit on starts, any start that isn’t a QS is a net negative for your team. 

Hunter Greene just had a QS but they left him in for the 7th and he gave up one more run. 

personally i prefer wins because it makes some relievers more valuable and closers can snake wins late in tie games.  like you said about it being a net negative - right now any closer than comes into a non-save situation is a no-upside scenario.  even a scoreless inning with 2k isn't much in a season-long roto.

not only have we had a ton of 5.2ip, but we also started luis garcia when he got injured after one batter.  plenty of ways to waste that start.  the qs stat is going the way of the dodo in today's mlb.  pitchers care about 5 innings because they want the win.  nobody cares about 6.

[tokamak 6391]

14 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

 

personally i prefer wins because it makes some relievers more valuable and closers can snake wins late in tie games.  like you said about it being a net negative - right now any closer than comes into a non-save situation is a no-upside scenario.  even a scoreless inning with 2k isn't much in a season-long roto.

not only have we had a ton of 5.2ip, but we also started luis garcia when he got injured after one batter.  plenty of ways to waste that start.  the qs stat is going the way of the dodo in today's mlb.  pitchers care about 5 innings because they want the win.  nobody cares about 6.

There's pros and cons to both - and let's be honest, I'd probably bitch either way - but the reason I like QS is because in theory the pitcher has complete control over it. Can't say the same for W.

I do think you have a point about shorter starts. MLB teams are way more cautious about workloads than they were when these stats were invented. Feels like a huge deal these days when a guy goes even 7+ innings.

[henrygandorf 29189]

7 minutes ago, tokamak said:

There's pros and cons to both - and let's be honest, I'd probably bitch either way - but the reason I like QS is because in theory the pitcher has complete control over it. Can't say the same for W.

I do think you have a point about shorter starts. MLB teams are way more cautious about workloads than they were when these stats were invented. Feels like a huge deal these days when a guy goes even 7+ innings.

you're right, though i would say sometimes the mgr or even front office has more of a say than the pitcher, even if he's going well.  some teams don't like pitchers facing the other lineup a third time in a close game even if their pitch count is under control. 

in most cases they would prefer the sp go 5ip, 1er than 6.2ip, 3er, 100+ pitches.  unless we're talking about the verlanders of the world, of which there are few.

[shadow_operative 15932]

hg and i have sent some offers out there. feel free to send a counter if you're not 100% sold.

[shadow_operative 15932]

On 5/24/2023 at 8:45 PM, shadow_operative said:

hg and i have sent some offers out there. feel free to send a counter if you're not 100% sold.