Thanks for your answer. Makes sense to me. Also, you can't overstate the importance of the organization. I big aggressively for Cingriani in two leagues and snagged him in one. I thought he pitched really well, recognizing that he still needs an effective third pitch. I was pissed when he got sent down and of course blamed Dusty, although I have to confess that the way Leake has pitched this past month, perhaps it wasn't a terrible baseball decision. Although the Yanks are my team, theCards have the most impressive organization.DOUGHBOYS wrote:Bronx Yankees wrote:Dan - Have to ask ... did you break your cherry because:DOUGHBOYS wrote:Too late too tout....
I saw him go for over $100 to over $400 in my leagues
The first time this cheapskate bid over $250 for a player.
My cherry is broke....and It only took nine years
1) your thinking/strategy has changed and you now view FAAB differently than in years past?
2) your $250+ bid was dictated by the circumstances of that particular league (desparate need for SP, lots of money left to spend)?
3) your opinion that Wacha is so good and/or better than the other up-and-comers earlier this year and in years past?
4) all of the above?
Just curious. Thanks.
Mike
Many are going to find this answer to simple.
It's not about the money. I'm a cheap bastard and usually spend FAAB money like it's my own.
It's the player and feelings towards him.
I was gushing over Wacha to a friend and partner in spring training. He was simply the best pitcher at spring training.
I told him we have to have this guy for 2014.
Now, we all measure spring training differently. I look at it like AAA having a party for major leaguers. It's a party and major leaguers don't have to be at their best. At the same time, they don't want to look like a AAA player either.
Wacha was impressive there. He made major leaguers look like AA hitters. In the minors they hit .187 against him.
He's the first player in nine years that I WANTED to throw a lot of money at.
If I had known the Cards would have needed him this soon, I would have taken him in 50 rounders, instead, I took Cingrani in those.
I have no great need at Pitcher on rosters. But, in my way of thinking, there was going to be no better pitcher coming the rest of the year on FAAB than Wacha.
For our purposes, he is with a great organization. One that wants to win. A great league. A great pitchers park. A great catcher. A great defense. And a good bullpen, since they've sent Boggs down. All too much to ignore.
I was in the 'tell all league' and somebody drafted Ogando, maybe it was me, I don't remember. But, I gushed about him for awhile and had replies like, 'his strike out rate is good' or something about his starting numbers, and I told these fellas,
'It's not about ratios or strike outs or any of that stuff!
He's hard to hit!
Simple as that. That is my first pre-requisite for drafting a pitcher. A pitcher has to be hard to hit.
And I believe Wacha is hard to hit.
Good luck with your pickup.
Mike
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