2K24: Cleveland Guardians

[revo]

Sadly, no one really. He's the only glaring black hole in my lineup providing help in zero categories aside from MAYBE runs, where I have a giant lead. Shit power, AVG, OBP; meh, RBI...I have Maybin and Mallex Smith but need them both for SB. And Bour plays his same spot (1B/CI) and has just crushed Carlos so far.

Can you copy/paste your team? How many teams in the league and is it keeper/redraft?

[Msaint]

Can you copy/paste your team? How many teams in the league and is it keeper/redraft?

12-team 6x6 mixed keeper (AVG, HR, RBI, R, SB, OBP). I've traded away all my good SP for offensive help, going with a "SP eligible RP" strategy with my starters...I do it every year because this league has no innings minimum & I usually win SV, WHIP, ERA...punt W, K, QS...don't ask....

C-Grandal
1B-Goldy
2B-J.Harrison
SS-Bogaerts
3B-Arenado
MI-A.Simmons
CI-Zimmerman
OF-(start 4) usually Blackmon, K.Davis, Trumbo, B.Hamilton (but mix in Maybin/Smith for SB)
UTIL-Sano
Bench-Santana, Maybin, M.Smith
DL-Bour, W.Ramos
SP-Devenski, A.Bradley, B.Norris (all RP w/ SP eligibility)
RP-Melancon, Brach, Kintzler, F.Rivero, J.Wilson, Albers
DL-Britton

[Mithrandir]

12-team 6x6 mixed keeper (AVG, HR, RBI, R, SB, OBP). I've traded away all my good SP for offensive help, going with a "SP eligible RP" strategy with my starters...I do it every year because this league has no innings minimum & I usually win SV, WHIP, ERA...punt W, K, QS...don't ask....

C-Grandal
1B-Goldy
2B-J.Harrison
SS-Bogaerts
3B-Arenado
MI-A.Simmons
CI-Zimmerman
OF-(start 4) usually Blackmon, K.Davis, Trumbo, B.Hamilton (but mix in Maybin/Smith for SB)
UTIL-Sano
Bench-Santana, Maybin, M.Smith
DL-Bour, W.Ramos
SP-Devenski, A.Bradley, B.Norris (all RP w/ SP eligibility)
RP-Melancon, Brach, Kintzler, F.Rivero, J.Wilson, Albers
DL-Britton

Gotta ask. How can you compete punting 3 categories?

[Msaint]

Gotta ask. How can you compete punting 3 categories?

Ha, I know, I know...it's weird...but I dominate WHIP, ERA, SV and most of offensive categories with this (cough) "strategy." That is: right now I have 61 offensive points (tied for 1st overall) and have 39 pitching points, which isn't GREAT but thanks to being in first or close to in 3 pitching categories, it's good enough for 6th out of 12 (31.5, 31, 30, 17, 15 trail me). All told, I'm in 3rd place overall with 100 pts (1st place has 117, 2nd place—who punts closers/RPs and basically uses my strategy, but in reverse) is in 2nd place with110 pts.

[Controller Jacobs]

Jose Ramirez, last 7 games (6 days due to double header):
19/33, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 3 hrs, 1 bb, 3 ks

With at least 2 hits and 1 double in each game.

[hacko]

Jose Ramirez, last 7 games (6 days due to double header):
19/33, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 3 hrs, 1 bb, 3 ks

With at least 2 hits and 1 double in each game.

TRIBE ON A ROLL.

Last year at this time they were in a 14 game winning streak - maybe a repeat?????
EE starting to Heat up too
Chisinhall - has been pretty solid.
Bauer - starting to get his act together.
Kluber - is well Klubot again
I love Zimmer and his Potential -
If we can get Salazar - back to acceptable .....

[cool hand]

From ESPN:

"courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau research: Ramirez went 3-for-6 with two doubles and a triple and is apparently the first player since 1900 with 14 extra-base hits in a seven-game span."

Hard to believe.

[Pauly]

TRIBE ON A ROLL.

Last year at this time they were in a 14 game winning streak - maybe a repeat?????
EE starting to Heat up too
Chisinhall - has been pretty solid.
Bauer - starting to get his act together.
Kluber - is well Klubot again
I love Zimmer and his Potential -
If we can get Salazar - back to acceptable .....

Even Santana seems to be catching a little of that fire.

[Mithrandir]

Even Santana seems to be catching a little of that fire.

Until i start him again..which is tonight.

[Art Vandelay]

Anyone else feel kind of weird about this out of the blue ankle injury to Mike Brantley? He has been solid so far this year and there was no word about a possible injury so this has activated my spidy senses...

[Art Vandelay]

In the last season worth of stats for Lonnie Chisenhall:

570 ab (185 this season, 385 last season): 20hr, 108rbi, 8sb, .298ave

[hacko]

Went to the Indians game tonight . Saw 2 grand slams by Cleveland - Zimmer in the second - Added 2 more hits, 2 SB , 2 runs
And EE had a walk off grand slam In the 11 th. After they walked Brantly to load the bases to get to him. First pitch he launched a mammoth shot to send us home happy.

Great game to watch as an Indian fan not so as the owner of the second place club in the Pony league as zimmer's big game and Calhoun 3 run shot in the same game all were on my Bench!!!!

[madducks]

The Indians with their 17th straight (now 22) win today!

Here are the top regular season winning streaks since 1900:

1916 New York Giants - 26
2017 Cleveland Indians - 22
1935 Chicago Cubs - 21
2002 Oakland A's - 20
1906 Chicago White Sox - 19
1947 New York Yankees - 19
1904 New York Giants -18
1953 New York Yankees - 18
1907 New York Giants - 17
1912 Washington Senators - 17
1916 New York Giants - 17
1931 Philadelphia A's - 17
1937 Pittsburgh Pirates - 17
1938 Pittsburgh Pirates - 17

[hacko]

The Indians with their 17th straight win today!

Here are the top regular season winning streaks since 1900:

1916 New York Giants - 26
1935 Chicago Cubs - 21
2002 Oakland A's - 20
1906 Chicago White Sox - 19
1947 New York Yankees - 19
1904 New York Giants -18
1953 New York Yankees - 18
1907 New York Giants - 17
1912 Washington Senators - 17
1916 New York Giants - 17
1931 Philadelphia A's - 17
1937 Pittsburgh Pirates - 17
1938 Pittsburgh Pirates - 17
2017 Cleveland Indians - 17

They are doing it with a different line up every day - No Kipnis - no Brantly during any of the streak.
JRam and Bruce have sat out at least 3 games in a row.
The team is hitting over 300 during the streak
Starting Pitching - has been on fire,
Lindor - EE - Carlos - have been on some Power surge
JRam when in - was Player of the week - Kluber Pitcher of the Month
And there 2 Catchers combine have great stats out of that hole.
I said when out in Spring training I like their depth.

[madducks]

18 consecutive wins!