Yusmeiro Petit has 7 wins already

[Sharky]

Yusmeiro Petit has 7 wins already. Hard to wrap my mind around that.

To put it in context: We are more than 1/3 through the season. Petit is tied for the league lead in Wins (Civale also has 7). He has more wins than Cy Young candidate Gerrit Cole. And he has more wins than two opening day starters (Bieber and Gonzales) combined!

So... with current pitcher usage in MLB, is this still a fluke? I need Ks and Wins. Can’t decide whether to kick him overboard for more Ks.

[revo]

I think this is the new thing. As teams use more bullpen games (thanks Tampa), or conserve their starters by having them pitch less than 5 innings, more multi-inning relievers will get wins. Petit is very valuable in daily leagues.

[chancellor]

Figured MRs would be strong in wins this year - due to the general trend revo noted, but also due to innings limits on a lot of SPs.

Petit has 25% of my team wins in my AL league.

[Teenwolf]

I hate this trend.

I would want to switch from Wins to QS, but quality starts are being screwed with just as much as W's, so I'm not sure how to address the problem.

[Art Vandelay]

I hate this trend.

I would want to switch from Wins to QS, but quality starts are being screwed with just as much as W's, so I'm not sure how to address the problem.

QS has almost become prehistoric. Interesting article I read this morning suggesting mlb is going to put a roster cap on pitchers at 13. Does this make managers push starters in to the 6 inning arena rather than twice through the lineup?

[Sharky]

We are contemplating a move to IP instead of wins. Has anyone done or seen that? I think one of the “pro” leagues did that. QS seems worse than wins. IP would have advantages and disadvantages.

[rhd]

We are contemplating a move to IP instead of wins. Has anyone done or seen that? I think one of the “pro” leagues did that. QS seems worse than wins. IP would have advantages and disadvantages.

Never seen it but sounds intriguing.

He's got a chance for another win today, pitching in a 4-4 game in the 9th.

[Judge Jude]

yes, leagues have gone to IP

I'm not quite a fan, but if W are to be tossed in the dumpster and as noted QS don't really solve anything anymore, it's a legit option

[Art Vandelay]

We are contemplating a move to IP instead of wins. Has anyone done or seen that? I think one of the “pro” leagues did that. QS seems worse than wins. IP would have advantages and disadvantages.

my a.l. only pitching categories are ip, w+qs, saves*3+holds, era, whip

we are daily. once the contenders are established, they run up the transaction fees via streaming of starting pitchers.

[TranaGreg]

personally I don't have a problem with it, wins have always been elusive, this just adds another element to consider if you're going to chase them

[Judge Jude]

yes, that is how we are playing it.

in a social league, I think that a category that becomes increasingly subject to chance is a feature, not a bug. it improves the odds of owners who tend not to be as competitive to have a chance at a little glory while not nearly making the entire competition random overall.

[Moonlight J]

Petit's wins are coming from his leverage usage behind standard starters. He's out there like Everyday Eddie Guardado back in the day and Oakland is in many late & close games. Remember Mike Dunn back in 2014 with the Braves?

Wrote about this last week at Rotowire - https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/article.php?id=57355

[Judge Jude]

"7 wins" kept resonating with me..... found it!

the original Rotisserie League book in 1984 included a $5 "add-a-player draft" for September - partly to goose the pot, and partly to give a chance to hamstrung owners (not only did we only get 3 moves a year to replace awful active players, but you could only do it by claiming someone else's trash on waivers. it was almost as rough as walking uphill for 3 miles to school both coming and going as kids).

I chose Miguel Dilone in 1984, who is now 66 years young but could run a bit BITD. he indeed swiped 4 bases that September.

in 1987, I chose Pascual Perez - who on Aug. 28 pitched 9 shutout IP in his second appearance of the season.

well, Pascual made 8 starts for me in the final 32 games of the Expos season, producing:
W W W W W W W ND

7 wins - as a September pickup


I settled for the 4th and final money slot in that era, content in the knowledge that ain't nobody ever beating that pick.

we still have the add-a-player draft, but interest has faded - even among my old-timers.

my next-most memorable pick was one year picking fungible OF Reed Johnson to boost my AVG.
instead he screwed the pooch, costing me the $5 I paid for him AND the $100 or so more I'd have gotten in consolation money if he only had broken his jaw (or really any bone) in his first PA.....