Ramirez-Mendoza
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:03 am
Mendoza- The word is now synonymous to a .200 hitter. The word strikes fear in fans and fantasy'ers hearts.
God forbid that a hitter should be below the dreaded Mendoza Line!
Mario Mendoza actually hit .215 during his career.
Some say it was George Brett, some say it was Tom Paciorek that coined the phrase. It doesen't matter, Mario Mendoza, through the inability to hit his weight most of his career has earned his place in baseball lore as one of the worst hitters in baseball.
With this in mind, who is the worst hitter, not in baseball, but in fantasy baseball this year?
The prerequisite would have to be a lot of at bats with no fulfilling stats in the five roto categories.
The first place to look would be the Mendoza Line.
We have six players with suitable at bats below the Mendoza line-
Casey Kotchman, Aki Iwamura, Carlos Pena, Aaron Hill, Aramis Ramirez, and Nate McLouth.
Right away, we will eliminate Iwamura and Kotchman. Although they may be a couple of the worst hitters in real baseball, if they are still starting on a fantasy starting lineup, the team has a boatload of injuries or the Manager should think about more seasoning in a Yahoo League.
Carlos Pena has 12 home runs and 40 rbi. Pena was drafted for power and not average, his owners got what they were looking for. Pena is eliminated.
This leaves the three worst players in fantasy, Nate McLouth, Aaron Hill, and Aramis Ramirez.
Of these three, McLouth was taken in a later round, making his downright suckiness, a little more pallatable. Jayson Heyward may have done McLouth owners a big favor last night in plowing into him on an eventual inside the park home run.
Aaron Hill was taken in the third or fourth rounds in most drafts. Hill has remained the second hitter in what has turned out to be, a power ladened lineup. Despite this, Hill has remained resolute in his suckiness. Hill has scored only 26 runs in a very good lineup, while only knocking in 19. Eight of those, were by himself with home runs. Hill is hitting .180, 25 points below his weight of 205 pounds.
Despite all of this, the crown must go to Ramirez.
Ramirez was counted on to bolster the middle of the Cubs lineup and provide plenty of stats for fantasy'ers. Outs flow off his bat like oil in the gulf. Ramirez is hitting .168. Boy George has a better hit rate in a biker bar. Imagine what owners had thought if being told that Mike Sweeney, or even teammate Fukudome would have more home runs by the middle of June.
Owning Ramirez has been more frustrating than watching 'Debbie Does Dallas' in a PG form. Thankfully, Ramirez hit the dl this week, giving owners a break from the futility.
Aramis Ramirez-Mendoza has a nice ring to it. His owners have called him worse.
[ June 10, 2010, 09:27 AM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]
God forbid that a hitter should be below the dreaded Mendoza Line!
Mario Mendoza actually hit .215 during his career.
Some say it was George Brett, some say it was Tom Paciorek that coined the phrase. It doesen't matter, Mario Mendoza, through the inability to hit his weight most of his career has earned his place in baseball lore as one of the worst hitters in baseball.
With this in mind, who is the worst hitter, not in baseball, but in fantasy baseball this year?
The prerequisite would have to be a lot of at bats with no fulfilling stats in the five roto categories.
The first place to look would be the Mendoza Line.
We have six players with suitable at bats below the Mendoza line-
Casey Kotchman, Aki Iwamura, Carlos Pena, Aaron Hill, Aramis Ramirez, and Nate McLouth.
Right away, we will eliminate Iwamura and Kotchman. Although they may be a couple of the worst hitters in real baseball, if they are still starting on a fantasy starting lineup, the team has a boatload of injuries or the Manager should think about more seasoning in a Yahoo League.
Carlos Pena has 12 home runs and 40 rbi. Pena was drafted for power and not average, his owners got what they were looking for. Pena is eliminated.
This leaves the three worst players in fantasy, Nate McLouth, Aaron Hill, and Aramis Ramirez.
Of these three, McLouth was taken in a later round, making his downright suckiness, a little more pallatable. Jayson Heyward may have done McLouth owners a big favor last night in plowing into him on an eventual inside the park home run.
Aaron Hill was taken in the third or fourth rounds in most drafts. Hill has remained the second hitter in what has turned out to be, a power ladened lineup. Despite this, Hill has remained resolute in his suckiness. Hill has scored only 26 runs in a very good lineup, while only knocking in 19. Eight of those, were by himself with home runs. Hill is hitting .180, 25 points below his weight of 205 pounds.
Despite all of this, the crown must go to Ramirez.
Ramirez was counted on to bolster the middle of the Cubs lineup and provide plenty of stats for fantasy'ers. Outs flow off his bat like oil in the gulf. Ramirez is hitting .168. Boy George has a better hit rate in a biker bar. Imagine what owners had thought if being told that Mike Sweeney, or even teammate Fukudome would have more home runs by the middle of June.
Owning Ramirez has been more frustrating than watching 'Debbie Does Dallas' in a PG form. Thankfully, Ramirez hit the dl this week, giving owners a break from the futility.
Aramis Ramirez-Mendoza has a nice ring to it. His owners have called him worse.
[ June 10, 2010, 09:27 AM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]
