Stuff and Junk
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:58 pm
STUFF-
1. Only 101 NFBC Main Event teams last year had a batting average of over .270...
2. Zero had a .300 average
3. Zero had even a .290 average
4. Only nine had teams hitting above .280
5. Just five years ago, in 2007, 320 of 375 teams had a batting average of .270 or more
6. In that year, two teams hit over .300 and 134 teams hit more than .280
7. In 2007, 14 teams had 300 home runs
8. Last year, just three teams had 300 homers
9. Last year, 27 teams had over 200 stolen bases
10. In 2007, only nine teams had 200 stolen bases
11. In 2007, 94 teams had an ERA under 4.00
12. In 2011, 300 teams had an ERA under 4.00
13 In 2007 and 2011 an average of one pitcher was taken in the first round
14. Only four catchers scored more than 65 runs last year
15. Only three catchers had 500 at bats last year. One was VMart, the other two?.....Santana and Wieters
16. Billy Butler has had 140 doubles over the last three years. 19 homers and 95 rbi last year alone
17. Coco Crisp has had 94 stolen bases and 19 homers over the last three years
18. Coco Crisp was chosen close to Billy Butler in some drafts
19. The HIGHEST average Mark Teixeira had in any month last year....264
20. The LOWEST average Eric Hosmer had in any month last year....253
JUNK-
1. Nolan Arenado will put up better numbers than Harper or Trout
2. Hosmer/ Gordon are first rounders next year
3. Still, the Royals lose
4. Kershaw and Strasburg are the first pitchers off the Board next year
5. The Cubs have a worse record than the Astros
6. Mark Reynolds has hit 113 homers since 2009, third in baseball, does not hit 20 home runs this year
7. Cody Ross has never hit more than 24 homers in his career....This year he hits more
8. What do Quentin Tarantino, Bo Jackson and Charles Barkley have in common?
They're all 49....like Jamie Moyer
9. Aybar/Kendrick/Pujols all hit over .300 with 60/60
10. The best arm without being fantasy relevant this year....Aroldis Chapman
11. Mike Cuddyer adp zipped from 15 to 7th round after the trade. He returns 15th round numbers in Colorado
12. Ubaldo Jimenez is miserable this year
13. Mets for sale...Trump leads a buyers group
14. Cespedes, Ian Stewart, Pedro Alvarez all see time in the minors
15. Matt Moore has 16 k game
16. Yu Darvish has 18 k game
17. Chris Sale outpitches Feliz and Bard in the reliever to starter sweepstakes
18. Addison Reed becomes Jake McGee....hype to irrelevant
19.Minnesota does not have a 15 game winner or a hitter with 20 home runs
20. Darvish, Holland, and Lewis win more games than Halladay, Lee, and Hamels
1. Only 101 NFBC Main Event teams last year had a batting average of over .270...
2. Zero had a .300 average
3. Zero had even a .290 average
4. Only nine had teams hitting above .280
5. Just five years ago, in 2007, 320 of 375 teams had a batting average of .270 or more
6. In that year, two teams hit over .300 and 134 teams hit more than .280
7. In 2007, 14 teams had 300 home runs
8. Last year, just three teams had 300 homers
9. Last year, 27 teams had over 200 stolen bases
10. In 2007, only nine teams had 200 stolen bases
11. In 2007, 94 teams had an ERA under 4.00
12. In 2011, 300 teams had an ERA under 4.00
13 In 2007 and 2011 an average of one pitcher was taken in the first round
14. Only four catchers scored more than 65 runs last year
15. Only three catchers had 500 at bats last year. One was VMart, the other two?.....Santana and Wieters
16. Billy Butler has had 140 doubles over the last three years. 19 homers and 95 rbi last year alone
17. Coco Crisp has had 94 stolen bases and 19 homers over the last three years
18. Coco Crisp was chosen close to Billy Butler in some drafts
19. The HIGHEST average Mark Teixeira had in any month last year....264
20. The LOWEST average Eric Hosmer had in any month last year....253
JUNK-
1. Nolan Arenado will put up better numbers than Harper or Trout
2. Hosmer/ Gordon are first rounders next year
3. Still, the Royals lose
4. Kershaw and Strasburg are the first pitchers off the Board next year
5. The Cubs have a worse record than the Astros
6. Mark Reynolds has hit 113 homers since 2009, third in baseball, does not hit 20 home runs this year
7. Cody Ross has never hit more than 24 homers in his career....This year he hits more
8. What do Quentin Tarantino, Bo Jackson and Charles Barkley have in common?
They're all 49....like Jamie Moyer
9. Aybar/Kendrick/Pujols all hit over .300 with 60/60
10. The best arm without being fantasy relevant this year....Aroldis Chapman
11. Mike Cuddyer adp zipped from 15 to 7th round after the trade. He returns 15th round numbers in Colorado
12. Ubaldo Jimenez is miserable this year
13. Mets for sale...Trump leads a buyers group
14. Cespedes, Ian Stewart, Pedro Alvarez all see time in the minors
15. Matt Moore has 16 k game
16. Yu Darvish has 18 k game
17. Chris Sale outpitches Feliz and Bard in the reliever to starter sweepstakes
18. Addison Reed becomes Jake McGee....hype to irrelevant
19.Minnesota does not have a 15 game winner or a hitter with 20 home runs
20. Darvish, Holland, and Lewis win more games than Halladay, Lee, and Hamels
