Week 3 Power Rankings of Fantasy Baseball Power

Overall Rankings for Determining Fantasy Baseball Power

1. Drew (29)

2. Kurt (26)

3. Adrian (25)

4. James (22)

5. TJ (17)

6. Alex (13)

6. Ben (13)

8. Jarrett (7)

9. Richie (6)

9. Colin (6)

Breakdown:

Commissioner’s Rankings:

1.     1. Drew

2.     2. Kurt

3.     3. Adrian

4.     4. James

5.     5. TJ

6.     6. Alex

7.     7. Ben

8.     8. Jarrett

9.     9. Colin

10Last.  Richie

Computer Rankings

1.    1.  Drew (67.5)

2.     2. Kurt (65.5)

3.     2. James (65.5)

4.     4. Adrian (62.5)

5.     5. Ben (57)

6.     6. TJ (53.5)

7.     7. Alex (52.5)

8.     8. Colin (50.5)

9.     9. Jarrett (42.5)

10 Last. Richie (33)

Chase for the G-Spot Rankings also included in composition of overall rankings.

So, what did we learn in this week’s Power Rankings?  Adrian, last year’s doormat, is showing flashes of the Adrian of old.  Drew is a powerhouse. Colin plays everyone during their best weeks of the season.  And, 3 weeks is way too small of a sample size to determine anything.  The top four teams are separated by 5 points, while the bottom four are separated by 19.5.

Fun fact for this week: Drew’s Pitching (48) and Adrian’s offense (43.5) outscored Richie and Jarrett’s entire teams.  They both rode these half-teams to the top two spots in our rankings.

Drew’s pitching is LAGITTimMatt (Sorry Alex and Colin,) the only comparison I can make to Drew’s Pitching staff is that it is as awesome as that nickname was gay. 

Kurt managed to hang on to a tie against a surging TJ, who mashed home runs all week and took advantage of a mistimed benching of Jose Tabata at a game that could technically be considered the smallest possible DD trip.  Brendan Dillon was in attendance as well as B(Dr)abek.

Colin can not catch a break.  Alex mauled his team while posting a 2.25 ERA and 1.11 WHIP.  Colin may not have had the prettiest numbers, but it has but him in a formidable hole early in the season.

Ben outperformed his statistical ranking this week.  And we still don’t hang out enough Ben.  You live right down the street from me, seriously I do nothing all day.

Jarrett and Alex confused me a lot while making  the computer rankings.  Alex’s team name threw me off, as I would see the word Jarrett I would assume it was his team and then have to correct myself.  It was an irrational assumption to make, as the only time anyone has referenced themselves in a team name was Adrian last year, when his team “Coach Adrian” had a remarkably bad season.

For more great in-depth coverage read Gentilli’s in the post below this. 

Also I would like to give a shout out to the man I just mentioned.  Alex has successfully created by far the most clever team slogan I’ve seen since Yahoo! decided that some team names need a little more explaining.  Props on that, and keep up the great work everyone!

Week 3 Mailbag.

Hey Alex, with my team doing really well 2 out of the 3 weeks in this young season do you think i should try to trade away some of my strengths i.e. steals, wins ect. to cover some weaknesses or to stand pat at this point.
-Drew Donovan, Manager

Great question, Drew. If we played rotisserie style fantasy baseball, I would definitely recommend trading strengths to balance your team—However, because we play head to head I’d recommend against it. I feel like it’s better to be dominant in a few categories, and give you a few semi-guaranteed victories each week. You can then strategize differing pick-ups each week to know what gives you the best overall chance to earn the most wins vs. your opponent. Also, with the new incentive system we just implemented, you have more of a reason to keep your strengths. Your team is very solid Drew, don’t tinker with it too much. Sit back and enjoy the season man.

When will Colin stop putting a "t" in my name?
-Richie Travers, Manager

God only knows, Richie. God only knows. If he hasn’t stopped yet, who knows if he ever will. Maybe he does it on purpose, cause, you know, fuck you and all. Hopefully after your call-out on a public forum it will end soon, for all our sakes.

Don't you think Sunday May 1 would be a great night for the members of the DD to go somewhere for mets-phillies sunday night baseball?
-Richie Travers, Manager

Yes. We talked about doing that at the draft, and it’s time we all get up off our asses and get together. I'm down for this, and hope everyone else is too. It's time we all nut up.


Also, all of you guys are assholes, and refused to answer my question, so I have none of your comments to add to this. But on the positive side of things, Drew picked up Daisuke. Awesome.

Please continue to facebook message me your questions guys. Everyone wins when you do.

Power Rankings part trois

1)Adrian
2)Drew
3)Kurt
4)James
5)TJ
6)Alex
7)Richie
8)Ben
9)Jarrett
10)Colin

Well, I'll be honest, after the god awful year he had last year, never did I picture Adrian rising to the top of my power rankings this quickly. And even more surprising is Drew, who is close on his rear. Drew is eager to prove that his past season was a fluke, and has currently been successful in doing so.

Kurt's past week was so so, though his season has been consistantly good. Because of this, he earned the three spot in the chase for the g spot. James followed him at number 4, the highest spot for players currently on a losing streak.

TJ comes in at the 5 spot, just ahead of Alex due to strength of schedule. Alex, despite his dominating 8-2 win over Colin, is penalized due to Colin's shittyness.

Richie moves out of the celar to capture the number 7 spot, and is showing serious signs of improvement for the season. Ben fell all the way to the 8 spot following back to back poor weeks.

Jarrett edges past Colin fairly easily, though he can't be comfortable in the 9 spot. Colin finishes in 10th, good for dead last in this edition of the Chase for the G Spot power rankings. His team is performing pathetically, and it is reflected in the standings. Hopefully, for his sake, his team can turn it around quick.

Thanks for tuning in guys, please continue to facebook message me questions for my mailbag, and respond to my question of when do you think Drew will pick up Daisuke Matsuzaka.

2nd 10-Year Award- Most hilarious last-round pick of all time

We have some fantastic nominees; unfortunately Kurt and I highlight this list. Not sure if that’s a good thing or what but regardless, get ready to laugh at our stupidity over the years.

p.s. Jarrett drafted Lonnie Chisenhall in the second to last round this year, who is probably going to be one of the most hilariously named players of all time when he retires.

Along with each player are some fun facts about them which may or may not influence your vote. Enjoy

Elmer Dessens- 2003 (Alex)- Was a paper boy when he was 10 years old

Eli Marrero- 2003 (TJ)- Had thyroid cancer, caught a no-hitter thrown by Bud Smith

Rocky Biddle- 2004 (Kurt)- His real name is Lee Francis Biddle

Jay Gibbons- 2004 (TJ)- Once hit a foul ball that struck his wife in the face

Chin-hui Tsao- 2005 (James)- Was found fixing games and was expelled by the Chinese Baseball League, was on a Chinese team named Brother Elephants, now runs a barbeque restaurant in Taiwan

Duaner Sanchaz- 2005 (Jarrett)- Is a Libra

Chris Duffy- 2007 (James)- Was once quoted saying, "Yes, I am a pure power hitter..homeruns and doubles and RBI’s….that is what will get me to the big leagues," and "My dream is one day they call it “the city of Duffy-love!” referring to Philadelphia of course

Boof Bonser- 2007 (Kurt)- Enjoys pounding Bud Lights as his beer of choice while watching his favorite movie of all time, the original King Kong

Tony Graffanino- 2010 (Kurt)- Made the first error at the new Yankee Stadium and is nicknamed "Trout"

Shelley Duncan- 2010 (James)- While on the Yankees, he once signed a notebook for a 10-year-old Red Sox fan and added "Red Sox Suck!" along with his signature

Week 3 Awards

Hitter of the week- Ryan Braun
Pitcher of the week- Daisuke Matsuzaka
Pick-up of the week- Mitchell Boggs
Manager of the week- Adrian MacDonald
Team name of the week- Suck it Drabek

Ryan Braun had one hell of a fantasy week 3, belting 3 homers to go along with 9 RBI's and 9 runs. Braun also hit .480 for the week, and helped to keep Jarrett close against Drew's powerhouse of a team. Though he remains a free agent at this time, 15 IP with 0ER and 2 hits allowed is too good to ignore. Mitchell Boggs had a 3 save week and is now in line for the majority of the save opportunities for the Cardinals, proving to be a wise pick-up for Alex. TJ's pick up of Sergio Santos was also great, though the White Sox ultimate lack of save opportunities doomed his candidacy. Jarrett secured the main prize of Week 3 with his gem Suck it Drabek. Awesome reference, and also hilarious standing alone. Well done.

Week 3 proved to be very interesting with some heavy shifting in the standings. Do the power rankings reflect this calamity? Check back tomorrow and find out! Also, please send me your mailbag questions! To switch things up a little bit, when do you guys when you think Drew will pick up Daisuke? Let me know, responses will be posted.

MLB Winning/Losing Streaks

So I was looking at the standings today for maybe the third time all year and noticed how bad the Mariners are. Well, that's beside the point. My point is, while looking at the standings, I saw that the biggest streaks, whether they were winning or losing, were only three games.

The Marlins are on a three-game win streak and the Pirates have lost three straight. Every other team in the majors has either won or lost only one or two consecutive games.

I'm not sure if this is common for baseball nowadays or if I caught the standings at a bad time.

Let me know what you think. Email me, Message me, Facebook me, Tweet me, or just Octavio Dotel me in person, or just leave a comment here.

Week 2 mail bag and more!

Hi Alex, Who do you think will win the NL Central? My pirates sure look poised to make a run!
-Reynolds B. Parker, Internet

Hello, Reynolds. Thanks for popping my mailbag cherry. Honestly, I like your pirates as well, and see them sticking around most of the year, finishing in the 76-80 win range. As to the answer to your question, the NL Central will be a very tight race, and I could see any of 5 teams finishing above .500 (sorry Astro’s, but you suck). I see it coming down between Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cincinnati. I love Cincinnati’s team, but see them falling into second to the Brewers fueled by a Prince Fielder MVP season. St. Louis comes in a distant third, finishing about 6 games back.

Part two. Do you think Adrian could beat a leopard in a 15 mile race? yeah they are fast, but they fatigue. That's why they don't always catch their prey. Adrian, on the other hand, always catches his prey.
-Reynolds B. Parker, Internet

Hmm that’s a tough one. Adrian is one hell of a predator, and his endurance is top notch. Leopards, on the other hand, aren’t built for endurance. So, on the surface, it appears Adrian by a landslide. However, if the two are on the same course, there is little doubt in my mind that Adrian is getting his ass mauled. Therefore the Leopard could leisurely take his time to the finish, and get a nice meal out of it too, earning two times the victory.

What is the story behind (no pun intended) our league name?
-Anonymous, Internet

Ahhh, sweet memory lane. Well kids, the name actually originated in my mind back in 7th grade, when I was playing ESPN fantasy baseball. I was involved in an NL only league, which was supposed to be a keeper league. I had Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling and Barry Bonds, yet somehow barely finished in second. However, early in the season I realized that I was fuckin’ stacked and built for the future. Yet I needed a team name to match its greatness. I came up with the Diamond Dynasty. However, the league quickly disbanded, forging me into the disgruntled asshole I am today. Little did I know that one year later I would be in position to found a league. The name Diamond Dynasty always rang true in my heart, and I figured that it would be perfect for the league I dreamed up. And honestly, I couldn’t have been more right.

Sir Alex G.,
I have a question for you! As you related in your latest blog about Ritchie soon overhauling his whole team, I was wondering when one should begin panicking? I ask this because as well as Ritchie's team, my team has been extremely frustrating to date, however I feel like they will turn it around and begin performing like they should but I also feel like they will continue to frustrate me and hit below .250 all year (Dan Uggla, Delmon Young, Adam Lind, Carl Crawford and Andrew McCutchen all fall in this category - not what I expected from 2 out of 3 of my hitting keepers).
-Colin, Diamond Dynasty Manager

I begin to panic as soon as distance in the leader board between me and the final playoff spot begins to grow. Generally, If I’m about 6 or more games out by mid-May, and my players still haven’t turned around, I’m worried. I’d start to get nervous, but would also not hesitate to be proactive. Send trade offers out, and let it be known that you’re not content and looking to make deals. Several of those players have some good trade value, especially to people looking to buy low. I’d also continue to scour box scores and the free agency pool looking for hot hitters to ride out until your guys come around. Also, never forget that it is a long season, and players usually regress back to near their career averages.

And now for an extra bonus session…My recommended fantasy pick-up of the week! As seen in the draft, I have no problem recommending players I perceive that could have a major impact so long as I can’t/don’t have room to pick them up. If you’re in other leagues, Mitchell Boggs would be a great fantasy pick-up, though I just nabbed him a few days ago. Looking around in our league, there are a few players I’d definitely recommend. Mark Trumbo has some serious power potential and is beginning to show signs of coming around. For pitchers, Chris Narveson has fallen to earth a little bit in his last two starts, yet still is very effective and producing a lot of strike-outs. I’d suspect he remains a solid fantasy option throughout the year. Brendan McCarthy (the pitcher, not the border patrol agent) and Josh Tomlin are also having great beginnings to their season and available if a fantasy owner wanted to continue to ride their wave until they cool off. Finally, my sleeper pick to look into would be Phil Coke. He’s starting, and I could definitely see him having an impact similar to CJ Wilson from last year, or Scott Feldman from the year before. Look into him, people, and snatch him up before I do.

Week 2 Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Power

Overall Week 2 BCS Standi..uh, Power Rankings

1. Kurt (29)

2. James (26)

2. Drew (26)

4. Ben (18)

4. TJ (18)

6. Colin (14)

7. Adrian (13)

8. Jarrett (11)

9. Alex (7)

10. Richie (3)

Kurt eked out a 5-4 victory, getting a save in Sunday Night Baseball to avoid the 5-5 tie over Colin.  This propelled him into the top spot in our standings.  Although his composite stats may shade in comparison to Drew's, a pitching heavy week 1 gives Drew the edge on paper.    

James is beginning to pick up right where he left off at the end of last season.  He once again outslugged his opponent, tallied those wins using a "rotating pitching staff," and brought the thunder with a great team name referencing the Norton Lancers.  Of all the Tri-Valley League teams I expected to see in James' team name, this would not be my first guess.  (Hopkinton Hillers looks a lot like... Nevermind.)

Drew moves down to a tie in the two hole with a soft performance against a streaky TJ led team.  Drew's pitching dominance from week 1 fails to explain his 4.34 ERA and nearly 20 K deficit.  Which Drew will we see this week?  Stay tuned...

Ben and TJ also found themselves in a tie in our power rankings after having polar opposite starts to the season.  Ben, lucky in week 1 winning with relatively low numbers, lost in a not-so-hardfought effort against the aforementioned Ashland Clockers, err Norton Lance Berkman.  TJ came off a rough opening week to beat the previously top ranked Drew.  

Colin's team has been putting up great numbers against even better competition.  With an easy week 3 against a team that only Richie would envy, Colin is definitely poised to move up in the standings.  (As I write this Colin is losing 9-1 to Alex.)

Jarrett came off a 22 HR performance to open the season to hit only 4 in week 2.  He finished the week with his second consecutive 5-5 tie.  No analysis there, he's pretty much the most mediocre team right now.  With a 5-5 tie this week against Drew he will... um.. he will have made it three consecutive 5-5 ties!

Alex only beat Richie 6-4, putting him in second to last.  Although by now I am sure it does not need to be stated, Richie rounds out the rankings with 3 (the lowest possible score) points.

The overall Power Rankings are compiled using an algorithm taking into account the following standings:

Chase for the G-Spot

1. Kurt

2. James

3. Drew

4. TJ

5. Adrian

6. Ben

7. Jarrett

8. Alex

9. Colin

10. Richie

Commissioner's Rankings

1. Kurt

2. James

3. Drew

4. Ben

5. TJ

6. Colin

7. Adrian

8. Jarrett

9. Alex

10. Richie

Computer Rankings

1. Drew (77.5)

2. Kurt (73)

3. James (69)

4. Colin (61)

5. Ben (52.5)

6. TJ (49.5)

7. Jarrett (48.5)

8. Adrian (48)

9. Alex (41)

10. Richie (30)

The moment you've all been waiting for...

Alright everyone, and for all you Keenan and Kel fans, Aw here it goes. Its time for the one, the only, the most important moment in all of your weeks, maybe even you're lives. It's time I update you on the heavily coveted, heavily argued chase for the G spot. Without further adieu, or more of a ramble, here are you're updated standings.

1. Kurt
2. James
3. Drew
4. TJ
5. Adrian
6. Ben
7. Alex
8. Jarrett
9. Colin
10. Richie

Kurt had a strong week, eeking out a close victory against Colin's lowly team. However, he's on a winning streak, and his aggregate stats are second only to Drew (who once again proves that even a blind squirrel can and will find the occasional nut).

James, fresh off of winning my manager of the week award, comes in second with a strong week over previously 8-2 Ben. His team, powered by the Norse God Tulowitzki, seems poised to build off of last years strong post season. James, who is looking for his league record third championship, has a strong foundation and should be a force to be reckoned with this season.

Drew, despite having the highest aggregate total statistics, falls this week to the third spot following a close loss to TJ. Drew is attempting to be the Oscar Pistorius
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius) of the league, competing admirably against as a disabled* man against a league full of highly functioning adults.

TJ had a solid week, earning a victory over Drew. This led to his 4 spot. Adrian came in the 5 spot with his victory over Jarrett. He also has continued to post outstanding team names this year, earning said praise by yours truly.

Ben, a week after coming off of a soft 8-2 win, lost to James in a close matchup. He had a very solid week, and should hopefully continue to build off of that momentum.

Alex barely beat a pathetic Richie team, but a win's a win, so he moved up in the rankings. Jarrett earned a tie against Adrian, and is idling in the wings, waiting to pounce like a puma on whomever shows the first sign of weakness. Colin is still looking to put it all together, but his team is showing signs of life, putting in a very solid pitching line vs. Kurt this past week.

Richies team just sucks right now. Flat out. I mean, shit, I beat him. But if I know Richie, which I do, I'd expect him to start wheeling and dealing in an attempt to make moves to better his team.

Good luck to everyone in week three. Facebook message me questions for my mail bag, god damnit. Just do it. C'mon. Please?

Drew was born with a severe mental handicap. However, through hard work, and a superb moustache, he soon proved himself to be a worthy competitor in chase for the challace. Drew won the championship in 2009, overcoming all adversity. Golf clap everybody. Yay!

First 10-year award!!!

Hey everyone, remember before the season started when I was talking about having an award every week in celebration of out 10th anniversary? Well apparently I was too busy making hilarious team names and making great pickups because I haven't created any yet but it's finally time for some fun!

The first week's award is for worst team of all time!!!

Here are the nominees:

The Devil Rays (TJ) 2003- 10th place/10 (87-114-19)

Besides being a nominee for worst team of all time, this is arguably the most hilarious compilation of MLB players ever created. If I owned a player tee for every one of these players, I'd have way too many Damian Rolls player tees.

Bobby Abreu	99	20	101	22	.300
Marlon Anderson	59	6	67	19	.270
Carl Crawford	80	5	54	55	.281
Toby Hall	50	12	47	0	.253
Aubrey Huff	91	34	107	2	.311
Travis Lee	75	19	70	6	.275
Julio Lugo	64	15	55	12	.271
Al Martin	19	3	26	2	.252
Antonio Perez	19	2	12	4	.248
Adam Piatt	11	6	18	1	.227
Damian Rolls	43	7	46	11	.255
Jared Sandberg	15	6	23	0	.213

Rob Bell	5	0	44	5.52	1.41
Lance Carter	7	26	47	4.33	1.15
Jesús Colome	3	2	69	4.50	1.55
Geremi Gonzalez	6	0	97	3.91	1.28
Travis Harper	4	1	64	3.77	1.26
Joe Kennedy	3	1	77	6.13	1.60
Jorge Sosa	5	0	72	4.62	1.53
Doug Waechter	3	0	29	3.31	1.25
Victor Zambrano	12	0	132	4.21	1.44

PFree (Paul) 2004- 10th place/12 (76-131-13)

The reason why this manager is no longer in our league.

Jeff Bagwell	104	27	89	6	.266
Michael Barrett	55	16	65	1	.287
David Bell	67	18	77	1	.291
David Dellucci	59	17	61	9	.242
Juan Encarnacion	63	16	62	5	.236
Cristian Guzmán	84	8	46	10	.274
Scott Hatteberg	87	15	82	0	.284
Carlos Lee	103	31	99	11	.305
Gary Sheffield	117	36	121	5	.290
Shannon Stewart	46	11	47	6	.304
Jose Valentin	73	30	70	8	.216
Todd Walker	60	15	50	0	.274

Carlos Almanzar	7	0	44	3.72	1.17
Matt Clement	9	0	190	3.68	1.28
Shawn Estes	15	0	117	5.84	1.62
Eric Gagne	7	45	114	2.19	0.91
LaTroy Hawkins	5	25	69	2.63	1.05
Esteban Loaiza	10	0	117	5.70	1.57
Dámaso Marte	6	6	68	3.42	1.22
Jamie Moyer	7	0	125	5.21	1.39
Scot Shields	8	4	109	3.33	1.30
Jeff Suppan	16	0	110	4.16	1.37
Ugueth Urbina	4	21	56	4.50	1.30

Carl Everett (Drew) 2007- 7th place/10 (76-124-20)

One pitcher with an ERA under three and Dice-K as the first overall pick after keepers.

Vladimir Guerrero	186/574	89	27	125	2	.324
Ramón Hernández	94/364	40	9	62	1	.258
Matt Holliday	216/636	120	36	137	11	.340
Raúl Ibañez	167/573	80	21	105	0	.291
Aki Iwamura	140/491	82	7	34	12	.285
Mike Lowell	191/589	79	21	120	3	.324
Gary Sheffield	131/494	107	25	75	22	.265
Ryan Theriot	143/537	80	3	45	28	.266
Frank Thomas	147/531	63	26	95	0	.277
Dan Uggla	155/632	113	31	88	2	.245
Ty Wigginton	152/547	71	22	67	3	.278
Ryan Zimmerman	174/653	99	24	91	4	.266

Bronson Arroyo	210.2	9	0	156	4.23	1.40
Paul Byrd	192.1	15	0	88	4.59	1.39
Chris Capuano	150.0	5	0	132	5.10	1.49
Aaron Harang	231.2	16	0	218	3.73	1.14
Liván Hernández	204.1	11	0	90	4.93	1.60
Greg Maddux	198.0	14	0	104	4.14	1.24
Daisuke Matsuzaka	204.2	15	0	201	4.40	1.32
Chris Ray	42.2	5	16	44	4.43	1.24
Kenny Rogers	63.0	3	0	36	4.43	1.43
Scot Shields	77.0	4	2	77	3.86	1.23
Huston Street	50.0	5	16	63	2.88	0.94

Eat Slugs Malfoy (Alex) 2007- 8th place/10 (82-128-10)

Two pitchers with over 10 wins and Brian Bannister. Hitters are pretty solid but still 46 games under .500.

Rick Ankiel	49/172	31	11	39	1	.285
Garrett Atkins	182/605	83	25	111	3	.301
Orlando Cabrera	192/638	101	8	86	20	.301
Jermaine Dye	129/508	68	28	78	2	.254
Jason Giambi	60/254	31	14	39	1	.236
Jorge Posada	171/506	91	20	90	2	.338
Aaron Rowand	189/612	105	27	89	6	.309
Mark Teixeira	151/494	86	30	105	0	.306
Troy Tulowitzki	177/609	104	24	99	7	.291
Chase Utley	176/530	104	22	103	9	.332
David Wright	196/604	113	30	107	34	.325
Kevin Youkilis	152/528	85	16	83	4	.288
Delmon Young	186/645	65	13	93	10	.288

Brian Bannister	165.0	12	0	77	3.87	1.21
Yovani Gallardo	110.1	9	0	101	3.67	1.27
Félix Hernández	190.1	14	0	165	3.92	1.38
Shawn Hill	97.1	4	0	65	3.42	1.14
Phil Hughes	72.2	5	0	58	4.46	1.28
Brad Lidge	67.0	5	19	88	3.36	1.25
Jonathan Papelbon	58.1	1	37	84	1.85	0.77
Billy Wagner	68.1	2	34	80	2.63	1.13
Chris Young	173.0	9	0	167	3.12	1.10
Joel Zumaya	33.2	2	1	27	4.28	1.19

Wade Boggs (Drew) 2008- 8th place/10 (82-124-14)

One guy with 100 RBI and Dice-K anchoring your staff as a keeper...ouch. Plus, Jorge Campillo. Formula for failure.

Joe Crede	83/335	41	17	55	0	.248
J.D. Drew	103/368	79	19	64	4	.280
Stephen Drew	178/611	91	21	67	3	.291
Eric Hinske	94/381	59	20	60	10	.247
Matt Holliday	173/539	107	25	88	28	.321
Casey Kotchman	143/525	65	14	74	2	.272
Ryan Ludwick	161/538	104	37	113	4	.299
José López	191/644	80	17	89	6	.297
Geovany Soto	141/494	66	23	86	0	.285
Ichiro Suzuki	213/686	103	6	42	43	.310
Dan Uggla	138/531	97	32	92	5	.260
Ryan Zimmerman	121/428	51	14	51	1	.283

Jorge Campillo	158.2	8	0	107	3.91	1.24
Matt Capps	53.2	2	21	39	3.02	0.97
Joba Chamberlain	100.1	4	0	118	2.60	1.26
José Contreras	121.0	7	0	70	4.54	1.36
Armando Galarraga	178.2	13	0	126	3.73	1.19
Jair Jurrjens	188.1	13	0	139	3.68	1.37
Hong-Chih Kuo	80.0	5	1	96	2.14	1.01
Justin Masterson	88.1	6	0	68	3.16	1.22
Daisuke Matsuzaka	167.2	18	0	154	2.90	1.32
Jon Rauch	71.2	4	18	66	4.14	1.19
Ryan Rowland-Smith	118.1	5	2	77	3.42	1.37
Kevin Slowey	160.1	12	0	123	3.99	1.15
Carlos Zambrano	188.2	14	0	130	3.91	1.29
Brad Ziegler	59.2	3	11	30	1.06	1.16

Paging Dr. Pettyjohn (Richie) 2009- 10th place/10 (89-118-13)

Decent hitting but the only pitchers with an ERA under four are Papelbon and Buehrle.

Mark DeRosa	129/515	78	23	78	3	.250
Carlos Delgado	28/94	15	4	23	0	.298
Jermaine Dye	126/503	78	27	81	0	.250
Prince Fielder	177/591	103	46	141	2	.299
Torii Hunter	135/451	74	22	90	18	.299
Raúl Ibañez	136/500	93	34	93	4	.272
Adam Kennedy	153/529	65	11	63	20	.289
Joe Mauer	191/523	94	28	96	4	.365
Nyjer Morgan	144/469	74	3	39	42	.307
Dustin Pedroia	185/626	115	15	72	20	.296
Hanley Ramírez	197/576	101	24	106	27	.342
Scott Rolen	145/475	76	11	67	5	.305
Alfonso Soriano	115/477	64	20	55	9	.241
Ryan Theriot	171/602	81	7	54	21	.284

Nick Blackburn	205.2	11	0	98	4.03	1.37
Clay Buchholz	92.0	7	0	68	4.21	1.38
Mark Buehrle	213.1	13	0	105	3.84	1.25
Matt Capps	54.1	4	27	46	5.80	1.66
Joba Chamberlain	157.1	9	0	133	4.75	1.54
Rich Harden	141.0	9	0	171	4.09	1.34
Jason Marquis	216.0	15	0	115	4.04	1.38
Jonathan Papelbon	68.0	1	38	76	1.85	1.15
Fernando Rodney	75.2	2	37	61	4.40	1.47
Ervin Santana	139.2	8	0	107	5.03	1.47
John Smoltz	78.0	3	0	73	6.35	1.45
Chris Young	76.0	4	0	50	5.21	1.45

Order of the Phoenix (Adrian) 2009- 9th place/10 (95-112-13)

One guy with 30 homers and J.D. Martin and Sergio Mitre on your staff? This would've been a last place team any other year but came in second to last thanks to Dr. Pettyjohn.

Bobby Abreu	165/563	96	15	103	30	.293
Carlos Beltrán	100/308	50	10	48	11	.325
Chone Figgins	183/615	114	5	54	42	.298
Vladimir Guerrero	113/383	59	15	50	2	.295
Derek Jeter	212/634	107	18	66	30	.334
Chipper Jones	129/488	80	18	71	4	.264
Matt Kemp	180/606	97	26	101	34	.297
Howie Kendrick	109/374	61	10	61	11	.291
Derrek Lee	163/532	91	35	111	1	.306
Miguel Montero	125/425	61	16	59	1	.294
José Reyes	41/147	18	2	15	11	.279
B.J. Upton	135/560	79	11	55	42	.241
Kevin Youkilis	150/491	99	27	94	7	.305

Wade Davis	36.1	2	0	36	3.72	1.27
Doug Fister	61.0	3	0	36	4.13	1.28
Ryan Franklin	61.0	4	38	44	1.92	1.20
Jeremy Guthrie	200.0	10	0	110	5.04	1.42
Hiroki Kuroda	117.1	8	0	87	3.76	1.14
Brad Lidge	58.2	0	31	61	7.21	1.81
J.D. Martin	77.0	5	0	37	4.44	1.42
Sergio Mitre	51.2	3	0	32	6.79	1.63
Johan Santana	166.2	13	0	146	3.13	1.21
Anibal Sánchez	86.0	4	0	71	3.87	1.51
Jonathan Sánchez	163.1	8	0	177	4.24	1.37
Tim Wakefield	129.2	11	0	72	4.58	1.44
Jered Weaver	211.0	16	0	174	3.75	1.24

Coach Adrian (Adrian) 2010- 8th place/10 (73-134-13)

OK, get ready for arguably the worst hitting team of all time. No one with 30 homers or 100 RBI and Adrian finished 58 games back, ouch.

Lance Berkman	100/404	48	14	58	3	.248
Derek Jeter	179/663	111	10	67	18	.270
Adam Jones	165/581	76	19	69	7	.284
Matt Kemp	150/602	82	28	89	19	.249
Carlos Lee	149/605	67	24	89	3	.246
Felipe López	91/391	52	8	37	8	.233
Dustin Pedroia	87/302	53	12	41	9	.288
Jorge Posada	95/383	49	18	57	3	.248
Aramis Ramírez	112/465	61	25	83	0	.241
Miguel Tejada	171/636	71	15	71	2	.269
Shane Victorino	152/587	84	18	69	34	.259
Kevin Youkilis	111/362	77	19	62	4	.307

Bronson Arroyo	215.2	17	0	121	3.88	1.15
Jonathan Broxton	62.1	5	22	73	4.04	1.48
Clay Buchholz	173.2	17	0	120	2.33	1.20
Wade Davis	168.0	12	0	113	4.07	1.35
Tim Hudson	228.2	17	0	139	2.83	1.15
Hiroki Kuroda	196.1	11	0	159	3.39	1.16
John Lackey	215.0	14	0	156	4.40	1.42
Vicente Padilla	95.0	6	0	84	4.07	1.08
Jake Peavy	107.0	7	0	93	4.63	1.23
Johan Santana	199.0	11	0	144	2.98	1.18
Alfredo Simon	49.1	4	17	37	4.93	1.54
Javier Vázquez	157.1	10	0	121	5.32	1.40
Kerry Wood	46.0	3	8	49	3.13	1.39

OK, here are your top eight worst DD teams of all time!

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