Hey all,
Sorry for the “all quiet” around here the past while, but I’ve been quite busy at work these days. Figured I’d throw a post up here for people to discuss the first half, both in MLB and BLB, since we are at or near the halfway point now.
If the playoffs started today, here’s how the matchups would look:
SHI (1) vs BRI (4)
EDM (2) vs FAR (3)
GUAD (1) vs NAP (4)
WOO (2) vs OTT (3)
So, some interesting stuff in the playoff races. The wildcard in the Ale continues to be a mess, as there are essentially 4 teams battling for the last spot behind Fargo. Bridgeport holds a slim 0.5 game lead over Allegheny, with Payette (1.5) and Newcastle (4) right there as well.
Even more interesting, the Lager League could feature a division winner at or below .500 as Woodbury currently has a half game lead (at 41-40) over Naptown for the Pilsner Division. That would result in the interesting scenario of Ottawa not having home field advantage in the first round despite a much higher record. The Wildcard race is similar in the Lager League, as you have one team (Ottawa) running away with the top spot then several teams (Naptown, Sudbury, Dakota, Granite City and even Toronto) within spitting distance of the 2nd slot.
So to open some discussion up, I’ll ask a few questions:
1) Who on your BLB team has most overperformed this DLB online season, relative to expecations? Who’s underperformed?
2) Who on your BLB team has most overperformed in MLB (ie looking surprisingly good for next season)? Underperformed?
For me, in DLB online RA DIckey has been the biggest pleasant surprise (though he has regressed of late) as he’s got a 2.47 ERA. Biggest bust for me in DLB relative to expectations was Strasburg, but now that he’s gone I’ll highlight the back of my rotation disaster performance of Keuchel (6.71 ERA). Brett Gardner (.675 OPS) and Jason Heyward (.637 OPS) have also disappointed.
For MLB performances, most pleasant surprise out of the players I have control on next year has to be Albert Pujols’ resurgence. Gardner’s been hot of late too and looks to have a nice card for next year. Biggest disappointments include Rollins, Lucroy (hurt, but back and playing better of late), Tulo to some degree (possible buyout?) and Dickey.
BEER LEAGUE BASEBALL 
Biggest surprise Josh Reddick 320AB’s.328/.386/.588 14 hr 25 2b staying healthy he just hit the DL for the 1st time (10 days) running into Andrus.
my team being #9 in HR.. .250 BA .320 OBA i knew would be low with blackholes like Andrus, Barney, Gose, Myers, Forsythe
Biggest underperformer Wainright 7-12 .250/1.46/3.78 era followed by Darvish 7-7 .279/1.46/4.50
Reddick, Dozier, Blackmon, Donaldson, Forsythe (finally healthy in MLB) and Gose nice speed/power combo next yr (obviously not Gose with 1 HR lol)
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The biggest overperformer for Newcastle so far this BLB season has gotta be ERICK AYBAR. He had a .700 OPS season in MLB to produce this card and it’s only ,745 in the BLB, but I did not expect to him to be a regular on the AVG leaderboard. He’s been struggling of late, but he’s still at .302 and has been an unexpected offensive contributor. His biggest highlight was going 12-15 in a road sweep vs. Naptown.
Underperformer could be a few different guys, as I hoped I’d be scoring more runs than I have been scoring thus far. Overall I have to go with BUSTER POSEY and his .269/.321/.358 slash line.
I’ve been lucky so far in that most of my big name guys who I spent money on have had a solid MLB first half. Posey, A-Gon, Carpenter, Cespedes, Adam Jones all hitting. deGrom, Arrieta, Gallardo pitching well. Underperformance wise, it’s not looking good for me picking up Chris Tillman’s option. Collin McHugh has been up and down, but I was a believer when I drafted him and I believe he can finish strong.
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