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Post by Gordon Gekko » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:50 am

How are the teams who made use of the all RP strategy making out? updates?

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Post by devilznj » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:56 am

Reporting from NY7 where this topic came to the forefront after the draft, nothing dramatic is happening. One team drafted alot of "potential closers" amongst regular closers and up to now that strategy has failed them. They are sitting in the 12 slot as of today.



The other team "crazytown.gov" went with the all reliever and bogus staff (injured, retired or double A pitchers so they would have no stats). They lanquished in the 15th place for quite some time. Presently they have moved up to 9th place as their bats have started to produce somewhat (31 league points in hitting categories). To compete they are going to have to hit a heckuva lot more.



They have racked up the following points pitching:



15 ERA

4 Wins

15 WHIP

1 K's

5.5 Saves



40 Total



That kind of production in the save category will not cut it, especially if you are not an offensive powerhouse.



We still have 3 1/2 months to go, but at this stage, THIS STRATEGY IS NOT A WINNER.
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Post by mdz129 » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:33 pm

In AL only and NL only, the closer only seems to work better than the mixed draft leagues. I utilized the closer only in the 650 AL auction and currently 2nd, 2 pts off. The NFBC challenge has been a a donation!

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Post by Captain Hook » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:34 pm

You should not judge the strategy by poor attempts to use it.



The all reliever strategy if done correctly should absolutely guarantee placing if not winning a league. It has virtually no chance of winning the overall competition however.

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Post by mdz129 » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:01 am

It was an OPINION, not judgement. IMHO, the closer strategy seems to work better in auctions, then in straight drafts.

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Post by devilznj » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:18 am

NO STRATEGY "guarantees winning or placing" in a league. Just the injury factor alone can eliminate any team, anytime.
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Post by Ken » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:48 pm

The class A pitchers and closers strategy worked well for me in the NL auction league as far as pitching points, my problem was blowing my extra offense money running the bid up on Bonds. I'm floating between 2nd and 5th in a very tight league even with Bonds, Dave Roberts and Jose Cruz being out all or most of the first half. I'm sure next year there will be more people try some form of reduced innings pitching staffs and that will reduce it's effectiveness.

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Post by Kevin D » Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:07 am

Gekko

In our league (LV1)--Hankerchiefs went the RP route. He's currently third with 90, a good bit behind since 126 and 113 are the 1st and 2nd totals. He's at 50 pts Batting, 40 Pitching.

He's done it with Lowell,Edmonds, Vlad, Roberts, Larry Walker, Holiday, and Rowland. Between injuires and fast and slow starts he's not in bad shape and if these guys can can stay off the DL and produce their usual numbers he could be tough.

It appears he's also Punted CA-- with Todd Greene and Matheny doing his backstopping.
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