Can You Beat The All-25-Year Mets Team?

Starting line up 1. Wade Boggs, 1987, 173 OPS+, 3B - Boggs was the easy choice at third, but it was tough to pick one year from a Hall of Fame career. '87 jumped out though, when he hit a career high 24 homers to go with a .461 OBP and .588 SLG 2. Nomar Garciaparra, 1999, 152 OPS+ , SS - He hit more homers in '98 and had a higher AVG in '00, but the '99 version of Nomar posted a career high .603 SLG to go along with his .357 AVG. 3. Manny Ramirez, 2001, 162 OPS+, LF - Manny's first year in Boston wasn't his best with the team, but you can't really go wrong with any year from this guy. Rice and Greenwell had some good years for the Sox in left, but there are very few guys in the history of the game who can even compare with Manny. 4. David Ortiz, 2005, 161 OPS+, DH - He hit more homers in '06, but in '05 Ortiz was still one of the most feared hitters in the game and 47 HR to go with 148 RBI and a .300 AVG is nothing to sneeze at. 5. Mo Vaughn, 1998, 155 OPS+, 1B - Vaughn is, by far, the best firstbaseman the Sox have had in my lifetime. He won the MVP in '95 and hit 44 HR in '96, but in '98 he set career highs in AVG with .337 and SLG with .591. 6. Tony Armas, 1984, 121 OPS+, CF - Yeah, the .300 OBP is a little tough to take. And Ellis Burks and Johnny Damon had some great years in center for Boston. But in '84 Armas lead the league in HR with 43 (8 more than the 2nd place guy) and RBI with 123. His power was too impressive to leave him out of the lineup. 7. Dwight Evans, 1988, 136 OPS+, RF - He had better years with the club, but at the age of 36 he still put up a .293/.375/.487 line with 21 homers and 111 RBI 8. Jason Varitek, 2003, 120 OPS+, C - Varitek is known for bringing a lot to the table in all areas of the game. 2003 was his best year for power as he set career highs in HR with 25, RBI with 85, and SLG with .512 9. Jeff Frye, 1997, 103OPS+, 2B The Sox have a new starter at second every year and most of them aren't very good. But Frye put together a good season with the bat in '97. It's not bad when your #9 hitter is batting .312

Backup Catcher - Rich Gedman, 1983, 102 OPS+ - Gedman had 3 good years as the Sox starting catcher and another half a dozen years as a good backup. He hit .294 in '83. Backup Infielder - Tim Naehring, 1993, 111 OPS+ - Naehring never lived up to his promise because of injuries and injuries took a big toll in '93. He appeared in only 39 games, but when he was in the lineup he hit .331. Backup Outfielder - Phil Plantier, 1991, 178 OPS+ - In '91 Plantier spent his spring and much of his summer in the minors before spending the rest of the summer as a pinch hitter/backup outfielder. He grabbed the starting job in September and excited a lot of Sox fans with a .331/.420/.615 line and 11 HR in just 148 AB. Pinch Hitter - Reggie Jefferson, 1996, 141 OPS+ - As long as he never faced a lefty, Jefferson couldn't be stopped in '96 hitting .347/.388/.593 while splitting time at DH, 1B, and the OF Defensive Replacement - Carlos Rodriguez, 1994, 83 OPS+ - He made just 6 errors in 57 games split amongst second, short, and third. He even managed to hit .287 while doing it.

Starter 1 - Pedro Martinez, 2000, 285 ERA+ - In 1880 Tim Keefe posted a 0.86 ERA in 105 IP for the Troy Trojans. He is the only pitcher in the history of major league baseball to turn in a better ERA+ in a single season than Pedro Martinez in 2000. Pedro went 18-6 in 217 IP and had a 1.74 ERA against a league average of 4.97 for an absolutely ridiculous ERA+ of 285. Starter 2 - Roger Clemens, 1990, 211 ERA+ - Clemens has never been as dominant as Pedro in his prime, but then again, no one ever has been. But that doesn't make Clemens any less of an amazing Hall of Fame player. In 1990 he went 21-6 with a 1.93 ERA in 228 IP. Starter 3 - Curt Schilling, 2004, 150 ERA+ - A lot of folks don't like the guy because he does like to talk too much. But his '04 season was more fairy tale than real life events. During the winter he appeared in a truck commercial. Someone picked him up in Arizona and asked where he was headed. "Boston. I'm going to break an 86 year old curse". A 21-6 record with a 3.26 ERA, a 2nd place finish in the Cy Young voting, and some postseason, bloody sock heroics later and he made good on his word. Starter 4 - Derek Lowe, 2002, 171 ERA+ - Lowe did it all in his time with the Sox. He was a dominant closer, a mop up reliever, a postseason hero, a bottom of the rotation starter, and in 2002 he was nearly a Cy Young winner going 21-8 with a 2.58 ERA. Starter 5 - Tim Wakefield, 1995, 163 ERA+ - The first year of his long Sox career was his best when he went 16-8 with a 2.95 ERA.

Closer - Jonathan Papelbon, 2006, 500 ERA+ - The Sox have had some decent closers over the years including Tom Gordon, Derek Lowe, Lee Smith, Jeff Reardon, Keith Foulke, and Bob Stanley. But none of them ever had a year as good as Papelbon's in '06. He had a 0.92 ERA with 35 saves before being shut down in September.

RP - Tom Burgmeier, 1982, 189 ERA+ - Burgmeier had 102 IP in just 40 games, all out of the bullpen in '82. You just don't see that anymore. He also went 7-0 with a couple of saves and a 2.29 ERA that year. RP - Dennis Lamp, 1989, 178 ERA+ - He posted a 2.32 ERA in 112 IP, all out of the bullpen. It was one of the best years of his career and it came at the age of 36. RP - Bob Stanley, 1985, 149 ERA+ - Stanley shared what few save oppurtunities that the Sox had in '85. He had 10 saves, 2 behind Sam Crawford, the team's leader in that category. Stanley also put up a 2.87 ERA. RP - Calvin Schiraldi - 1986, 297 ERA+ - He appeared in juust 25 games, but still managed to get 9 saves and had a 1.41 ERA in 51 IP.

So, I'm currently working on a Tribe team from 82-06 (to include the AL-DH like AntiHippy) but had a question, what is considered cheating?

I only ask because I see my pickings are rather thin in the 80s (man these teams sucked!) but noticed this line as a possible backup catcher: Jamie Quirk 1983, 26G, 1AB, 1H, 1HR ~ 1.000 BA / 1.000 OBP / 4.000 SLG what a stat-line huh! ... is that considered cheating if I wanted to find a nice powerful backup catcher? :) If we were to put all this into a simulator would it increase his AB total because of the days off to my normal C, which would in turn increase my H & HR total by... well tons?

Kiner is a great example, here's a guy who led the league several times in homers and finished last every year of his career I think but one or two. So in relation to his teams performance, his homers had no value?

In your scenario Tim, player B is the better player based on talent, not park factor. He may be worth 2 runs a game in Coors.

I believe in park factors to an extent it affects a team more so than an individual player does. The biggest argument for this is in the '70's where teams had artificial surfaces and built their teams on speed. Routine ground balls became doubles and triples because of an intangible factor...the playing surface. Vince Coleman was a terrible player and likely would have been nothing more than a reserve, if that, if there were no artificial surfaces. But that's an extreme example. In most cases, as Davis mentioned, its tough luck. Alfonso Soriano hit 45 homers in a hitters park in Texas and goes to a pitchers park in Washington and everyone says he'll be lucky to hit 30, and what does he do? So much for park factor.

1. CF: Aaron Rowand (2004): not the ideal leadoff hitter, but his .310 BA, 126 OPS+ and 17 steals will set the table 2. 3b: Robin Ventura(1995): Gold glove caliber defense, a 131 OPS+ and a .384 OBP 3. 1b: Frank Thomas (1994) What can you say about one of the best offensive seasons ever? A mind boggling 212 OPS+ highlighted by a .487 OBP and a .729 SLG%. 4. LF: Albert Belle, 48 doubles, 49 homers and an OPS+ of 171. Too bad Thomas didn’t hit when Belle was with the Sox. 5. DH: Jim Thome (2006): an OBP of .416. And 42 homers in the 2 hole 6. RF: Magglio Ordonez (2002): An OPS+ of 152 with 38 HRS and 135 RBIs. 7. C Carlton Fisk (1988): An OPS+ of 155 with a .542 slg% 8. SS: Jose Valentin(2000): An .843 OPS with 25 homers and 19 SBs. 9. 2b: Ray Durham (1999): The Sox weakest position, and not his best year, but 109 OPS+ and his 34 steals won’t hurt too badly,

Pitching Staff:

SP: Lamar Hoyt (1983): 24 wins, 261 IPS and a whip of 1.02 SP: Alex Fernandez (1996): 16-10, 258 IPs and an ERA+ of 136 SP: Mark Buerhle (2005): 16-8 with an era+ of 143 SP: Esteban Loiaza (2003): 21-9, an era+ of 154 and led the AL in strikeouts SP: Wilson Alvarez(1993): 15-9 with an era+ of 143 RP: Kevin Hickey (1982): a 135 ERA for a lefty long reliever RP Juan Agosto (1984) also a 135 era plus RP: Matt Karchber (1997): a 151 ERA+ for a right handed long reliever RP: Scott Radinsky (1991): a 197 era+ with 8 saves as my lefty setup man RP: Roberto Hernandez: (1992): a 235 era+ with a .92 whip made Thigpen expendable in 1993 CL: Bobby Thigpen (1990): a record setting 57 saves and a 210 era+

Bench:

Middle infielder: Tony Graffinino (2001): can play any infield position and his 103 OPS+ with a .370 OBP isn’t too shabby OF: Ron Kittle (1989): a .556 slg% and 11 homers in 169 abs gives some pop off the bench. C: Ron Hassey (1986): Lefty bat mashed pitching to the tune of a .937 OPS while backing Fisk PH: Jerry Hairston (1987): not the best year (102 OPS+) for a switch hitter who made a career of pitch hitting

My 25YR Cleveland Indians:

~ CF Brett Butler 1985 ~ 123 OPS+, .311/.377/.431…184 H, 28 doubles, 5 triples, 47 SB and amazing defense (I could have gotten a little bit more production out of Milton Bradley from 03, but Brett will be a big part of my clubhouse as well. Besides, don’t think I need much more offense :p Also wanted to mention how tough it was to pass up Sizemore and Loften as a side-note) ~ 2B Roberto Alomar 1999 ~ 140 OPS+, .323/.422/.533… 182 H, 40 doubles, 3 triples, 24 HR, 138 runs, 120 RBI, 37 SB and amazing defense (WOW. I probably could have led him off, but I like it this way ~ like it was in 1999) ~ 1B Jim Thome 2001 ~ 169 OPS+, .291/.416/.624… 153 H, 26 doubles, 49 HR and 124 RBI (2002 was a little better, but I needed the pitching ~ and I think this works fine…) ~ LF Albert ‘Joey’ Belle 1994 ~ 192 OPS+, .357/.438/.714… 147 H, 35 doubles, 2 triples, 36 HR, 90 runs, 101 RBI and even 9 SB in 106 Games (this is one of the greatest offensive outputs ever, unfortunately it came during the strike year so we will never know what it would have been… I chose it because, well WOW. 95 was also amazing, but the BA and OBP weren’t like this) ~ RF Manny Ramirez 2000 ~ 185 OPS+, .351/.457/.697… 154 H, 34 doubles, 2 triples, 38 HR, 122 RBI (Look similar to Belles? Yeah, nice 5 hitter huh. Manny actually only had 30 more AB then Belle in this slightly shorter season for him, but the numbers were just too… well WOW again) ~ DH Travis Hafner 2006 ~ 183 OPS+, .308/.439/.659… 140 H, 31 doubles, 42 HRs, 100 R, 117 RBI (How can you go wrong with Pronk in the 6 spot?) ~ SS Jhonny Peralta 2005 ~ 139 OPS+, .292/.366/.520… 147 H, 35 doubles, 4 triples, 24 HR (Best offensive season by a SS the Tribe has seen, and I’m not going to complain about adding it to my lineup. Omar was great but this is so sweet) ~ C Victor Martinez 2004 ~ 121 OPS+, .283/.359/.492… 147 H, 38 doubles, 23 HR, 108 RBI (Tough choice with 97 Sandy being very similar in production, but I needed a catcher who can play every day ~ you’ll understand when you see my backup. Again not going to complain about the output though) ~ 3B Brook Jacoby 1987 ~ 142 OPS+, .300/.387/.541… 162 H, 26 doubles, 4 triples, 32 HR (Great production on a truly bad team ~ stupid SI.) …So defense isn’t my strong suit but I will beat the crap out of all your starters!

Now the Bench: ~ Backup Catcher Joel Skinner 1989 ~ 61 OPS+, .230/.271/.303…good defender, otherwise nothing much more to say (see why I needed a catcher who plays almost every game? Love him as a coach, terrific guy, but… Hey, it’s the second to last thing I slated, so sue me) ~ Utility Infielder Cory Snyder 1986 ~ 115 OPS+, .272/.299/.500… 113 H, 21 doubles, 24 HR in 416AB (Took Cory because he played 1st, SS, 3rd and the OF plus has my best power bat off the bench) ~ Extra OF Alex Cole 1990 ~ 108 OPS+ .300/.379/.357… 68 H, 5 doubles, 4 triples and only had 227 AB but stole 40 bases! (ok, as a Cle fan I have to say I cant believe I added him to my squad but I had enough power and the BA & OBP looked very nice off the bench, the fielding was a plus and look at all the stolen bases! 40 SB in 63 G! I figure he serves as a good OBP pinch hitter, great pinch runner, great def replacement or perfect lockeroom whipping boy) ~ Extra Defender Alan Bannister 1983 ~ 93 OPS+, .265/.323/.393… 100 H, 25 doubles, 4 triples and 5 HR (not the best bat, but respectable. His positive comes in the fact that he played all the OF spots as well as 1st and 2nd to round out the position missed by Snyder. Not amazing defender, but it works)

Finally, the pitching staff where I ran into a bit of a problem: (notes below)

~ SP Bert Blyleven 1984 ~ 142 ERA+… 19-7 2.87 ERA, 198IP with 170 SO and a 1.135 WHIP ~ SP Bartolo Colon 2002 ~ 177 ERA+… 10-4 2.55 ERA, 116IP with 75 SO and a 1.160 WHIP in 16 starts for Cleveland ~~~~~~~~ Colon 2002 ~ 148 ERA+… 20-8 2.93 ERA, 233IP with 149 SO and 1.239 WHIP in 33 combined games ~ SP Tom Candiotti 1991 ~ 185 ERA+… 7-6 2.24 ERA, 28 BB to 86 SO and a 1.071 WHIP in only 15GS for Tribe ~~~~~~~ Candiotti 1991 ~ 158 ERA+… 13-13 2.65 ERA with a 1.155 WHIP combined ~ SP Charles Nagy 1996 ~ 144 ERA+… 17-5 3.41 ERA, 222IP with 167 Ks. ~ SP Rick Sutcliffe 1982 ~ 138 ERA+… 14-8 2.96 ERA, 216IP with 142 SO

and the Bullpen: (with a honorable mention to Steve Olin, Tim Crews and Cliff Young; you’re still in our hearts… RIP guys!) ~ CL Jose Mesa 1995 ~ 411 ERA+… 3-0 1.12 ERA with 46 Saves and 58 SO in 64 IP (oh when we loved you Jose ~ you forced me to leave Vizquel off so you didn’t kill him though…) ~ RP Derek Lilliquest 1992 ~ 223 ERA+… 5-3 1.75 ERA with 6 saves and 57 H+W in 61IN for a 0.924 WHIP ~ RP Paul Assenmacher 1997 ~ 160 ERA+… 5-0 2.94 ERA with 4 saves and 1.184 WHIP in 49 IP ~ RP Jerry Dipoto 1993 ~ 181 ERA+… 4-4 2.40 ERA with 11 saves in 56 IP for the rookie ~ RP Paul Shuey 1998 ~ 160 ERA+… 5-4 3.00 ERA with 2 saves and 58 SO in 51 IP ~ RP David Riske 2003 ~ 186 ERA+… 2-2 2.29 ERA with 8 saves and a 0.964 WHIP in 74 IP (but much like the real club I am not going to use him in pressure situations!!!) ~ RP Brad Havens 1988 ~ 132 ERA+… 2-3 3.14 ERA with a save in 57 IP. (Nothing special but last spot avail on my club. Plus 3rd lefty in pen ~ nice!)

(note on rotation) My team sucked most of the time and that being the case we would often times see players traded at the deadline. I included Colon from 02 and Candiotti from 91 because they deserve to be here ~ I also included 2 stat-lines for them to show what they were and give and idea of what might have been. Hope that’s acceptable… If not I guess I can trade 02 Thome for 01 Colon, but it’s much better this way. For Toms place I guess I could replace him with 88 Swindell and 82 Whitson in the pen instead of 88 Havens but the way I have it is the best rotation! Just keep in mind that we were always such a horrible team for all those years, I need to have some slack :)

(I put totals under the lineups for their stats too)

Starting Lineup

1. John Olerud 1993, 1B, 185 OPS+, LHB, .363/.473/.599, 24 HR, 107 RBI, 200H, 54 2B, 114/65 BB/K. Finished 1st in BA, OBP, OPS, 2B, Times on Base, IBB, Runs Created... His OBP from this monster season is enough to put him in our leadoff spot.

2. Roberto Alomar 1993, 2B, 140 OPS+, RHB, .326/.408/.492, 17 HR, 93 RBI, 192H, 35 2B, 80/67 BB/K. Finished 3rd in BA. All-Star defense for one of the best Blue Jays teams to take the field.

3. Shawn Green 1999, OF, 143 OPS+, LHB, .309/.384/.588, 42 HR, 123 RBI, 190H, 45 2B, 33/117 BB/K. Finished 5th in HR, 1st in 2B and XBH. Gold Glove OF. Monster power contract year.

4. Jose Canseco 1998, DH, 113 OPS+, RHB, .237/.318/.518, 46 HR, 107 RBI, 138H, 26 2B, 28 SB, 65/159 BB/K. Jose had a minor comeback as a Jay having one of his best seasons in years. The Jays finished 26 games behind the Yankees and he was shadowed by the McGuire/Sosa HR race.

5. George Bell 1987, OF, 146 OPS+, RHB, .308/.352/.605, 47 HR, 134 RBI, 188H, 32 2B, 39/75 BB/K. AL MVP, SS. Finished 2nd in HR, 1st in TB, RBI, XBH. He lead the Jays through one of the most thrilling division races in team history with the Jays falling just short. Level of Excellence count = 1.

6. Jessee Barfield 1986, OF, 147 OPS+, RHB, .289/.368/.559, 40 HR, 108 RBI, 170H, 35 2B, 69/146 BB/K. This was Jessee's best year and he earned a Gold Golve and an All-Star appearence on top of it.

7. Darrin Fletcher 2000, C, 116 OPS+, LHB, .320/.355/.514, 20 HR, 80 RBI. Solid defense behind the plate from one of our future color commentators.

8. Troy Glaus 2006, 3B, 119 OPS+, RHB, .252/.355/.513, 38 HR, 104 RBI, 136H, 27 2B, 86/134 BB/K. Troy was brought in to be the bopper in a heavy hitting Jays lineup. He had a solid season at the plate and provided great defense at 3B. There were better defenders on the list but how can you resist the urge to put a power hitter in the #8 slot?

9. Tony Fernandez 1986, SS, 106 OPS+, RHB, .310/.338/.428, 10 HR, 65 RBI, 213 H, 33 2B, 25 SB. 213 hits set a record for shortstops only to be beaten by Alex Rodreiguez in 1996.

Bench

Middle Infielder: Frank Menechino, IF, 2004 119 OPS+, RHB, .301/.400/.504. 71G, Gritty defender and a bat that came out of nowhere for a team that finished 5th...

Utility Outfielder: Frank Catalanotto, OF, 2005 115 OPS+, LHB, .301/.367/.451, 8HR, 59 RBI. A solid .300 leftie hitter off the bench for a late game defensive sub or pinch hit.

Backup catcher: Gregg Zaun, C, 2006, 110 OPS+, SWITCH, .272/.363/.462, 12 HR, 40 RBI. Forced into a backup role after a breakout (at age 34) season in 2005.

Other pinch hitter: Juan Beniquez, DH/OF/PH, 1988, 112 OPS+, RHB, .293/.373/.379, 27 G, 1HR.

Defensive replacement: Alfredo Griffin, 2B/SS, 1992, RHB, .233/.273/.280, 63 G, solid defense and a great vetern pickup for the playoffs.

Hitting Totals: .298/.371/.517, 314 HR, 1072 Runs Scored.

Starting Rotation

1. Roger Clemens 1997 ERA+ 226 21-7 264.0 IP 292/68 K/BB 1.030 WHIP 9 CG 3 SHO. Clemens was considered by many to be in the twilight of his career when he signed with the Jays. 2 Cy Youngs and 2 triple crowns later and my hardest choice is which season to use.

2. Roy Halladay 2003 ERA+ 145 22-7 266.0 IP 204/32 K/BB 1.071 WHIP 9 CG 2 SHO. "Doc" Halladay is a true ace of any staff and this season he lead the AL in innings and tied for the lead in complete games.

3. Pat Hentgen 1996 ERA+ 165 20-10 265.7 IP 177/94 K/BB 1.250 WHIP 10 CG 3 SHO. Each Jays hometown hero managed at least one epic season and Hentgen is no different. He helped bring home the repeat in '93 and anchored the staff through the late '90s.

4. Jimmy Key 1987 ERA+ 164 17-8 261.0 IP 161/66 K/BB 1.057 WHIP 8 CG 1 SHO. Lead the team in innings pitched and wins. Jimmy anchored the staff with Dave Steib throughtout the late 80's and early 90's.

5. Dave Steib 1990 ERA+ 135 18-6 208.7 IP 125/64 K/BB 1.165 WHIP 2 CG 2 SHO, Sept 2 No-hitter vs Cleveland. He had 2 consecutive no-hitters broken up with 2 outs in the 9th inning in 1998 and his no-hitter in 1990 was (and is) the only in Jays history. I believe that they should retire '37' for Dave. He hold most of the pitching records for the team and was such a big part of what built Toronto into the winner it became after his departure.

Bullpen

CL: B.J. Ryan 2006 ERA+ 343 38 SV 72.3 IP 86/20 K/BB 0.857 WHIP. Only 42 Hits and 3 HR allowed. B.J. held opposing batters to a .169 BA and didn't allow an earned run until May 7th. His sneaky delivery, nasty slider, and formidable mound presence makes him an ideal stopper.

Middle Relievers:

1. Mark Eichorn 1986 ERA+ 246 14-6 157.0 IP 166/45 K/BB 10 SV. Mark was a submarine pitcher who burst onto into the league as the Jays primary reliever aside from Tom Henke. His sneaky delivery lead to 166 K in 157 innings in his rookie year along with setting records for Jays rookies in ERA, games, wins, saves, strikeouts, and hit batsmen.

2. Duane Ward 1992 ERA+ 210 7-4 101.3 IP 103/39 K/BB 12 SV. As the primary setup man to Tom Henke, Ward racked up 25 Holds and 12 saves throwing hard heat. He is one of the unsung heroes of the Jays bullpen and he truly gave his career to bring home two championships.

3. Paul Quantrill 1997 ERA+ 238 6-7 88.0 IP 56/17 K/BB. He is the only Canadian on the roster and he deserves to be here. He was the setup man for Kelvim Escobar and was quite successful racking up 15 holds.

4. David Wells 1989 ERA+ 157 7-4 86.3 IP 1.089 WHIP 78 K. Boomer was brought up in through the Jays orgainzation and posted his best ERA in 1989 at 2.40. He was the top middle reliever and lefty specialist and showed his telltale control with a 78/28 K/BB ratio in 86 innings.

5. Justin Speier 2005 ERA+ 173 3-2 66.7 IP 0.945 WHIP 56 K. Speier was the Jays setup man through a retooling phase and threw one of his best seasons walking only 15 batters in 66.7 innings.

Pitching Totals: 137-63 W/L record, 588 Runs scored against.

Looks like we are pretty even so far…

DNL’s Mets:

144.3 OPS+ for Lineup ~ 106.4 OPS+ for Bench 165.8 ERA+ for Rotation ~ 170.6 ERA+ for Bullpen

AntiHippy’s Red Sox:

145.5 OPS+ for Lineup ~ 123 OPS+ for Bench 196 ERA+ for Rotation ~ 296.4 ERA+ for Bullpen

Vaughan’s White Sox:

146.3 OPS+ for Lineup ~ 123.4 OPS for Bench 138.2 ERA+ for Rotation ~ 177.2 ERA+ for Bullpen

Anonymous Blue Jays:

135 OPS+ for Lineup ~ 101.8 OPS+ for Bench 167 ERA+ for Rotation ~ 227 ERA+ for Bullpen

Darkstar’s Indians:

154.8 OPS+ for Lineup ~ 094.5 OPS+ for Bench 157.2 ERA+ for Rotation ~ 207.6 ERA+ for Bullpen

Just hoping my lineup advantage helps my rotation stay in the hunt :)

C: Jorge Posada - 2000 - 134 1B: Don Mattingly - 1985 - 156 (won MVP, set Yankee single season record for doubles) 2B: Alfonso Soriano - 2002 - 131 (keep in mind he went 39-41 that year despite the mediocre OPS+) 3B: Alex Rodriguez - 2005 - 167 (MVP year) SS: Derek Jeter - 1999 - 161 (the Captain's best statistical year) LF: Dave Winfield - 1982 - 142 (I had to use one of the few years he was actually a left fielder for the team) CF: Bernie Williams - 1998 - 159 RF: Paul O'Neill - 1994 - 177 DH: Jason Giambi - 2006 - 154

C: Ron Hassey - 1986 - 131 MIF: Randy Velarde - 1995 - 103 (the weakest ERA+ on the roster) CIF: Kevin Mass - 1990 - 150 OF: Rickey Henderson - 1987 - 145 (only 358 ABs) OF: Oscar Gamble - 1983 - 128

SP1: David Cone - 1996 - 176 (numbers are skewed a bit by injury) SP2: Andy Pettitte - 1997 - 154 SP3: Mike Mussina - 2001 - 142 SP4: Jimmy Key - 1993 - 141 SP5: Melido Perez - 1992 - 137

CL: Mariano Rivera - 2003 - 265 (wish I could have picked that over 300 ERA+ year, but I needed it elsewhere) RP: Tom Gordon - 2004 - 204 RP: John Habyan - 1991 - 180 RP: Lee Gutterman - 1989 - 159 RP: Jay Howell - 1984 - 141

Derek Jeter; Bernie Williams; Don Mattingly; Alex Rodriguez; Paul O'Neill; Dave Winfield; Jason Giambi; Jorge Posada; Alfonso Soriano