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Thunder Crabs 2064 Preview
I haven't done one of these in ages but nothing happening here so decided to do a write up:
Rotation:
#1 Jason Guzman
#2 Chris Orozco
The ANCHORS of the Crab rotation... because they never get hurt. Guzman is legit and has a Cy Young. Orozco is a fine back-end guy who's largest claim to fame is he is 'iron man' status.
Medical Ward:
#3 Angelo Caballero- fuck this guy. The highest overall rating of any SP in the game. 12 starts in the last 3 years and somehow only 'fragile'.
#4 Ryan Baker- midseason pickup, is cheap and good enough. Also 'fragile'.
#5 Mike Lee- wrecked, but the good kind of wrecked. Will compete with McGuire for who walks the fewest batters this season. OLD AF.
Up and Coming:
Tony Sanchez- gets his shot at the bigs whenever someone in the Medical Ward gets hurt... Expect to see him around May.
Bullpen and the rest:
Anthony Womack- Crab legend. A successful season would be him not having to start a game.
Lineup:
C Jorge Vega- 1.6 WAR last season and will probably be there again, great defensive catcher who is fine with the bat.
1B Sam Jenkins- 5.5 WAR and solid power hitter.
2B Michael Collazo- 4.0 WAR and will try and trade him all season, likely failing. Elite defense and walks a ton with 23 HRs.
3B Yodo Kichida- 4.1 WAR underrated 3B who hit .300.
SS Soshu Sumita- 5.6 WAR and basically all of it is from defense. The greatest defensive SS in league history. Hits well above his rate with a 44 contact.
RF Dave Barber- 1.1 WAR and was a disappointment, needs to perform to keep his spot in the lineup.
CF Bob Fulford-1.5 WAR last season while his ratings tanked. Will be a bench player by seasons end. Shel hosed me.
LF Pete Olsen- 3.2 WAR in his final arb here. bats .300 and has pretty much every season in the majors. Also on the trade block.
DH Lee Robinson- 5.9 WAR and 'does it all', except play defense with his 99 speeds and 2 range. Scout says he loves to 'learn about the game', yet can't figure out how to shag a flyball.
Up and Coming:
Leonardo Moran will make his debut this season. Will add a lot of pop to the Crab lineup when he comes up.
Last year: Lost in the NLDS to Seattle
Prediction (if rotation is intact for playoffs): WS or bust.
Prediction (when Cab blows out his shoulder again): Early NL playoff exit to Corey's delight.
Rotation:
#1 Jason Guzman
#2 Chris Orozco
The ANCHORS of the Crab rotation... because they never get hurt. Guzman is legit and has a Cy Young. Orozco is a fine back-end guy who's largest claim to fame is he is 'iron man' status.
Medical Ward:
#3 Angelo Caballero- fuck this guy. The highest overall rating of any SP in the game. 12 starts in the last 3 years and somehow only 'fragile'.
#4 Ryan Baker- midseason pickup, is cheap and good enough. Also 'fragile'.
#5 Mike Lee- wrecked, but the good kind of wrecked. Will compete with McGuire for who walks the fewest batters this season. OLD AF.
Up and Coming:
Tony Sanchez- gets his shot at the bigs whenever someone in the Medical Ward gets hurt... Expect to see him around May.
Bullpen and the rest:
Anthony Womack- Crab legend. A successful season would be him not having to start a game.
Lineup:
C Jorge Vega- 1.6 WAR last season and will probably be there again, great defensive catcher who is fine with the bat.
1B Sam Jenkins- 5.5 WAR and solid power hitter.
2B Michael Collazo- 4.0 WAR and will try and trade him all season, likely failing. Elite defense and walks a ton with 23 HRs.
3B Yodo Kichida- 4.1 WAR underrated 3B who hit .300.
SS Soshu Sumita- 5.6 WAR and basically all of it is from defense. The greatest defensive SS in league history. Hits well above his rate with a 44 contact.
RF Dave Barber- 1.1 WAR and was a disappointment, needs to perform to keep his spot in the lineup.
CF Bob Fulford-1.5 WAR last season while his ratings tanked. Will be a bench player by seasons end. Shel hosed me.
LF Pete Olsen- 3.2 WAR in his final arb here. bats .300 and has pretty much every season in the majors. Also on the trade block.
DH Lee Robinson- 5.9 WAR and 'does it all', except play defense with his 99 speeds and 2 range. Scout says he loves to 'learn about the game', yet can't figure out how to shag a flyball.
Up and Coming:
Leonardo Moran will make his debut this season. Will add a lot of pop to the Crab lineup when he comes up.
Last year: Lost in the NLDS to Seattle
Prediction (if rotation is intact for playoffs): WS or bust.
Prediction (when Cab blows out his shoulder again): Early NL playoff exit to Corey's delight.
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Yes please!!Uuaww wrote: Prediction (when Cab blows out his shoulder again): Early NL playoff exit to Corey's delight.
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love that defense in the middle.
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YES!!!Uuaww wrote:CF Bob Fulford-1.5 WAR last season while his ratings tanked. Will be a bench player by seasons end. Shel hosed me.
But yea, I wasn't a fan of having to give him up, ratings wise he looked like a monster. But those ratings did tank, and I'm not sure he's starter level good going forward.
So glad you decided not to trade him, I would have done something stupid.Uuaww wrote:#3 Angelo Caballero- fuck this guy.
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Revenge for the Davies subsequent ratings explosion.shel311 wrote:YES!!!Uuaww wrote:CF Bob Fulford-1.5 WAR last season while his ratings tanked. Will be a bench player by seasons end. Shel hosed me.
But yea, I wasn't a fan of having to give him up, ratings wise he looked like a monster. But those ratings did tank, and I'm not sure he's starter level good going forward.
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It all hinges and Cab and that’s not a good thing for Washington. Really excited to see what Moran does when he gets the call.
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4 old seattle guys. Good luck ted.
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He has the ratings to be the best IFA we have seen since Marino imo.wdoupis wrote:Really excited to see what Moran does when he gets the call.
I hate so much that he is in Washington but I feel good knowing he will blow out his knee or something with how bad their medical staff is.
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Team doctor retired last year. And I only seem to have problems with pitchers lolCnasty wrote:He has the ratings to be the best IFA we have seen since Marino imo.wdoupis wrote:Really excited to see what Moran does when he gets the call.
I hate so much that he is in Washington but I feel good knowing he will blow out his knee or something with how bad their medical staff is.
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Thanks for the reminder!!!Cnasty wrote:Revenge for the Davies subsequent ratings explosion.shel311 wrote:YES!!!Uuaww wrote:CF Bob Fulford-1.5 WAR last season while his ratings tanked. Will be a bench player by seasons end. Shel hosed me.
But yea, I wasn't a fan of having to give him up, ratings wise he looked like a monster. But those ratings did tank, and I'm not sure he's starter level good going forward.
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All pitchers love defense. LoLDRiccio21 wrote:love that defense in the middle.
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best IFA since Marino
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oh snap!!!nick wrote:best IFA since Marino
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near 8 WAR Cuevas laughs in your general direction. Youd have to be a Moran to think Teds IFA will be better.
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I honestly forgot about him as you havent popped his collar in a while.
My bad
My bad
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Moran should be a meatier bat but Cuevas plays a premium defensive position with a very good bat. Getting 8 WAR from just batting is Fujihara level.
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Counting the number of times Ted has turned me down when trying to acquire Cab after the injury