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I figured out that I could change my last year team and the prices are updated for this year. I guess that's considered activated. Sorry for the confusion.
I do have to release all of my players, though. It's not a blank slate. Or, maybe I keep Devers at $18.
29 man rosters == a bunch of top prospects are gonna invade the auction. I'm just not sure if this will be a good thing. I suspect that most will be pitchers.
Nothing for me either. [email protected] is my onRoto account. Looking for AL.
Thanks.
Who do I contact? Filled out the old form & the new. Have heard nothing.
The Nats are off to a good start, according to the Simulated Stats at Baseball-Reference. Max went eight scoreless innings yesterday, allowed five hits, a walk and struck out nine, getting the W. He was charged with a wild pitch, but witnesses say Gomes should have caught it.
We don't have Walter Johnson in the database but we do have the second guy.
Walter Johnson Spotlight
Most Opening Day shutouts
| Player | GS | SHO | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Johnson | 14 | 7 | WSH |
| Bob Feller | 7 | 3 | CLE |
| Chris Short | 6 | 3 | PHI |
| Rick Mahler | 5 | 3 | ATL |
| Rip Sewell | 3 | 3 | PIT |
See the list at Baseball-Reference.com's Pitching Game Finder
Note how many Rip Sewell started.
Top performers on the mound on Opening Day.
Pitchers:
Walter Johnson* (WSH, 1926): 15.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 9 K, 3 BB, 111 GmSc
Lon Warneke* (CHC, 1934): 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 13 K, 2 BB, 96 GmSc
Kaiser Wilhelm (BRO, 1909): 13.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 7 BB, 96 GmSc
Mel Harder (CLE, 1935): 14.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 H, 6 K, 3 BB, 95 GmSc
Bob Veale (PIT, 1965): 10.0, 0 ER, 3 H, 10 K, 1 BB, 95 GmSc
View All Opening Day Pitchers at Baseball-Reference.com
* - pictured above
There really was a pitcher names Kaiser Wilhelm?
After my post under Mat Davidson, I looked to see if we have Davey Lopes in the database. We do!
After Opening Day in 1978 he stole 42 more bases. Was caught only four times.
Odd that he wasn't more aggressive considering the previous seasons.
Whoever bought him in Okrent's original Rotisserie League was sorely disappointed.
Does Opening Day 2018 seem like a minute ago to Matt Davidson or another lifetime?
I hadn't realized, or had forgotten, Tuffy's glorious day happened in the ill-fated 1994.
Opening Day Top Performers
Batters:
Dmitri Young* (DET, 2005): 4-4, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R
Matt Davidson* (CHW, 2018): 3-4, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R
Tuffy Rhodes* (CHC, 1994): 4-4, 3 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
George Bell (TOR, 1988): 3-4, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
Emilio Bonifacio (FLA, 2009): 4-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 3 SB
Davey Lopes (LAD, 1978): 1-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 3 SB
Carlton Fisk (BOS, 1973): 3-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R
Brant Alyea (MIN, 1970): 4-4, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R
Gary Gaetti (MIN, 1982): 4-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Raul Mondesi (LAD, 1999): 4-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R
View All Opening Day Batters at Baseball-Reference.com
His 1969 Strat-o-matic card is one of the best ever made.
Seems we are missing his 2018 MLB stats with Cincy, per Baseball-Ref that is.
They are pretty ugly:
7 IP 19 ER 12 BB/ 7K 24.43 ERA 3.57 WHIP
His bid needs to be slashed not trimmed! How's $12 for Doolittle sound with $12 for Hudson? Then let's watch as Tanner Rainey winds up as the closer by mid-season.
With apologies to George Plimpton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/sports/baseball/baseball-opening-day-coronavirus.html
Re the Belt thread, I'm noticing the Toy Cannon has 129 OPS+ and 130 wRC+.
Again close to the same.
I've trimmed AP4.
Trust all of you are still working on your bids!
Peter can you also delete last year's NL2 league? NL1 is gone from my Onroto but NL2 remains.
Wynn also set a new National League record with 148 walks during the 1969 season, and that total is still tied for the 14th-highest single-season walk total in baseball history
Alex -- I think there's a lot of question if he or Hudson will get the majority of the saves. I think Doolittle gets more, but Hudson may be the better bet (cheaper with good upside).
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I doubt if it will be top prospects. More like pitchers who would otherwise be riding the AAA-Majors shuttle. Maybe one of the three will be an additional utility type, particularly if teams are playing two DH's a week. The first month will be the Hunger Games for the last 2 to 3 hitters and 4 to 5 pitchers on the rosters.