“We planned this, Willie and me. Not everyone knows that we’ve been pushing each other for years to reach this goal. Our goal.” –Jordan Ledezma
2020 Best Baseball League
Willie Barrios and the Search for the Greatest Season Ever by a Starting Pitcher
Willie’s 2020 season got me thinking – how many times in history has a starting pitcher thrown at least 200 innings, and had a WHIP of 1.00 or below? And, given what Fangraphs has to say about WHIP, how do each of those pitcher’s OBP-against compare across those seasons?
Will Steve “Pinball” Kirby Become the Greatest (Fake) Baseball Player of All-Time?
Described, frankly, as a complete a-hole, Kirby might be the best hitter on the planet.
Scouting Misses & Holes in The Lineup
By no means did I draft a perfect team.
My Favorite Player: Ashley “Blinkard” McKechnie
What do you do with an extremely popular, extremely thick-headed slugger? Hope he hits bombs without setting any off inside the clubhouse.
If the 2020 Laval Flying Tigers Were Filled With MLB Players, It’d Look Like…
Drafting a team that lead the league in runs scored, on-base percentage, OPS & wOBA is no small feat (IMO). What do you think?
Father Time Has Nothing on Jose Soreni, Luis Padilla and Corey Wisdom
I was already questioning my decisions to draft two 30+ year old players so early, but quality every day players were starting to disappear.
Raul Diaz Has The Best Rookie Season Since 1934
According to Baseball Reference’s Play Index, not since 1934 has a rookie produced a season like Diaz’s. In 615 at bats, Raul hit .333 with 205 hits, 44 doubles, 5 triples, 15 home runs and scored 111 runs. That resulted in 5.6 WAR.
Joe Greeno Lives Up to His First-Round Selection
As the excellent make-believe-general-manager that I am, I was determined to win now and build for the future. So, with my first pick, I was looking for a young-enough impact player, controllable for multiple years.
The 2020 Best Baseball League
Could I build a winning team if I didn’t know anything about the players besides what could be gained from their scouting reports?
THE MORNING BISCUIT 