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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 25, 2023 23:35:12 GMT
 I signed up for Fantasy Pros and they give you power rankings based on your leagues settings. The Top-10 are listed below. 1 San Diego Padres 2 New York Yankees 3 New York Mets 4 Oakland Athletics 5 Chicago Cubs 6 Kansas City Royals 7 San Francisco Giants 8 Chicago White Sox 9 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Seattle Mariners It has San Diego Padres winning the NL West, NY Mets winning the NL East, Oaland Athletics winning the AL West, and NY Yankees winning the AL East. I fully intend on doing a deep dive but I just wanted to put out the power Rankings now that I saw them Attachments:
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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 25, 2023 23:58:29 GMT
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Jan 15, 2023 11:17:44 GMT -4 New York Yankees said:
I started looking over this leagues stats and rosters. I intend on breaking down the divisions, Highlighting frontrunners. I'm going to try to pick the entire playoff picture as well.
As of this moment though I have San Diego Padres Vs New York Yankees in the World Series.
I might be a little biased because I am the New York Yankees but there is some actual stats that help back this up. BABIB and K/PA in Sabermetrics... and Total Bases. Each teams respective line up of hitters are amazing in these stats... It means they are putting the ball into play at very high rates and not striking out as often. The total Bases is a category we score and it seems to be a good way to determine the end-of-year production of the overall player.
That was all before I had the Fantasy Pros data
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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 26, 2023 0:33:18 GMT
Here is a little bit of a deep dive...
The San Diego Padres have acquired some great talent with good Contacts.
Anchoring him down as his core...
Yordan Alvarez through 2028
Manny Machado through 2028
3B and LF are really limited for high-scoring players and he has 2 of the best. This allowed him to get a really good value on the contracts throughout his batting Lineup.
Bo Bichette and his 3-year deal is a very affordable contract for an SS of his caliber.
Juan Soto is still a hell of a player even though his ASP dropped. Padres has control through 2024
Picking up Adolis Garcia in the Trea Turner trade really supported the Padres lineup well. MLB minimum this year and under control through 2026
Signing Salvador Perez and Christian Yelich in the offseason showed to be smart choices as well. controlled through 2025 with 2026 options.
that's 7 of the 10 starting batters and 6 of the 7 are signed through 2025. That means this lineup is going to be a problem for a while.
However, The San Diego Padres' pitching can become the team's Achilles heel. Clayton Kershaw and Chris Sale have big question marks over their heads. The San Diego Padres can not afford to lose them for extended periods of time. With their track record, you can expect an IL stint at least once during the season. The San Diego team has to rely heavily on the Hitting advantage to win it all and avoid injuries at any pitching position.
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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 26, 2023 1:13:44 GMT
I am going to do this in Power Ranking format and give myself a little bit of a deep dive
Anchoring me down at my core...
Trea Turner through 2030
Austin Riley through 2030
Like I said earlier 3B is a hard position to get a lot of points out of in Fantasy... In terms of Salary Fantasy... Austin Riley is #2 to Manny Machado in terms of the length of the contract and the level of production they put out.
I'm pretty sure Trea Turner has established himself as the #1 overall SS in all-around fantasy. Concentrating on securing the left side of the infield is always a good strategy when building a team... from little league all the way up to the MLB.
Steven Kwan and Gabriel Moreno are two young players that are being relied on to fill their roles long-term by the NYY team. A Carson Kelly fractured wrist will actually give Moreno everyday playing time. Steven Kwan had a stellar rookie campaign that was only outshined by Julio Rodriguez and Michael Harris IMO. As long as he maintains his Avg and OBP Kwan will be a valuable part of the NYY franchise
Nate Lowe has the same contract as Moreno and Kwan just 1 year less and only runs through 2025.
Picking up Cj Cron and Starling Marte in the off-season really helped to fill in some gaps.
Teoscar Hernandez and Dj Lamieu are on their final guaranteed year with NYY but help pad the lineup. There are some concerns about the lineup but overall I think it should be a consistent group of scorers.
The NYY Pitching really developed into a monster just before the opening day... This is mostly due to unfortunate injuries scattered through rosters.
Joe Musgrove and Christian Javier are signed through 2027 which gives me a good foundation to build around for the coming years.
Corbin Burnes is projected to be a Cy-Young contender and I only got him for the year, but those points are coming in this direction in 2023.
Pablo Lopez was named as the opening-day starter for the Twins and Merrill Kelly has been looking stellar.
Injuries have caused my bullpen to become stronger. 6 of my RP will be used in save situations this season... 7 if the Angels call up Ben Joyce.
These were the 2 teams I predicted to be in the WS and now the power rankings help support this.
The advantage still goes to the San Diego Padres based on hitting... but NYY Pitching has a chance to sweep all of the pitching categories which would only need the NYY to win 1 hitting Cat to win. NYY is ranked #1 overall in Avg and has a slight advantage at SBN when compared to San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics and NY Mets.
This is also as long as both teams avoid injuries. It is a very long season... but where we stand right now... this is still my prediction for our leagues World Series
My prediction is the NYY sweeping Pitching and winning Avg and SBN to win my first League Championship against the San Diego Padres in the 2023 championship game.
I will deep dive the remaining teams after I find something to eat.
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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 26, 2023 1:36:48 GMT
Feb 12, 2023 at 2:48pm QuoteEditlikePost OptionsPost by New York Yankees on Feb 12, 2023 at 2:48pm
There are a lot of teams that are good but some stand out above the rest... this is looking at those teams with no divisions in mind... just great rosters.
I don't have the time to deep dive all of them but here is a short list.
Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox
1 San Diego Padres
2 New York Yankees
3 New York Mets
4 Oakland Athletics
5 Chicago Cubs
6 Kansas City Royals
7 San Francisco Giants
8 Chicago White Sox
The San Fran Giants were the only team I did not predict to be in the top 8 and that is only because I only listed 7 lol
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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 26, 2023 2:42:30 GMT
#3 in the Power Rankings is the New York Mets team.
I truly wonder what these power rankings would have looked like if Edwin Diaz did not get hurt. The Mets have Diaz under contract through 2028. That is a lot of missed-out production and very unfortunate for the NY Mets.
Sean Murphy and Ronald Acuna Jr. have pretty lengthy contracts and seem to be a core part of the Mets team.
The rest of the New York Mets Talents come from guys with 3+ contracts... whether that be real-life contracts or auction contracts.
Robbie Ray, Kenley Jansen, Marcus Semien 3+
Tim Anderson, Joc Pederson, Anthony Santander, and Kevin Gausman have 1+ deals.
He has some really good young talent as well. Most noticeable is Daulton Varsho and Zac Gallen along with Christian Walker have Arbitration contracts.
He also has Aaron Nola and Matt Chapman for the year.
He also has a bunch of other decent pieces but these are most of the names that stand out.
New York Mets actually lead the power rankings in statistics produced across all categories. This does not include the schedule or matchmaking like the Power Ranking I displayed above... These are the Power Rankings based on most production not factoring scheduled matchups.
1 New York Mets 100.0%
2 San Diego Padres 97.5%
3 New York Yankees 94.3%
4 Chicago Cubs 85.9%
5 Kansas City Royals 81.2%
6 San Francisco Giants 78.8%
7 Oakland Athletics 73.9%
8 St. Louis Cardinals 69.9%
9 Chicago White Sox 60.6%
10 Colorado Rockies 56.8%
I have the feeling the Edwin Diaz Injury was quite severe to the way the algorithm determines these calculations for New York Mets. I still think he has a chance to win it all despite the injuries. anyone with 70% ratings usually has a chance at making the playoffs and everything is determined there... at that point, your team looks completely different and it's the end of the marathon...
The New York Mets team and the New York Yankees are pretty evenly valued across the board when you look at the Power Rankings. NYY Hitting ranked 3rd NY Mets Hitting ranked 4th / NYY Pitching ranked 1st NY Mets Pitching ranked 2nd...
In no way shape or form does my prediction actually equal what the world series matchup will be... the New York Mets team really has a chance to win it all this year, even with the injury to Edwin Diaz.
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Post by San Diego Padres on Mar 26, 2023 2:44:07 GMT
Enjoying these write ups! Keep it up.
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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 26, 2023 2:52:54 GMT
Enjoying these write ups! Keep it up. Of course you would as being the leader in the rankings lol... I'm going to take a little bit of a break and return at some point later after some video games. Oakland Athletics is on deck for my next deep dive. |
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Post by New York Mets on Mar 26, 2023 3:26:03 GMT
Great write ups! Makes me even more upset to lose Diaz for the year, but hopefully I see some increase SV production from guys like Jason Adam and Jorge Lopez to help make up for the loss. Also saw Lance Lynn saying the Sox hoping to get Liam Hendriks back by June, which would be absolutely fantastic for a number of reasons.
I’m also very excited to watch some of my young SP start to make an impact at the MLB level. Could provide really useful depth in a long season
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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 26, 2023 3:39:01 GMT
Great write ups! Makes me even more upset to lose Diaz for the year, but hopefully I see some increase SV production from guys like Jason Adam and Jorge Lopez to help make up for the loss. Also saw Lance Lynn saying the Sox hoping to get Liam Hendriks back by June, which would be absolutely fantastic for a number of reasons. I’m also very excited to watch some of my young SP start to make an impact at the MLB level. Could provide really useful depth in a long season I could only imagine... I really did struggle with trading him because I too thought so highly of him. I never saw the injury coming... there were points I was kicking myself... most notably when Soto got traded and I wasn't sure how I was going to look in the Saves department. and the prospects arn't just for depth... they are the future of your team. That's how I feel about Nate Lowe, Gabriel Moreno and Steven Kwan. |
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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 27, 2023 18:28:39 GMT
Let me get back to this and Deep Dive the Athletics.
I have only been in the league for a short time, but The Oakland Athletics have been a playoff contender for many years, and just like the 3 teams listed in front, The Oakland Athletics has a chance of winning it all as well.
Rafael Devers through 2030 is his longest contract. 9 of his 10 batting positions are in the top 150 of ADP. His pitching is spectacular.
He had both Cy Young pitchers last season in Sandy Alcantara and Justin Verlander. He has some other consistent pitchers as well. Reid Detmers threw a no-no last year, and Jordan Montgomery is going to be really good for STL, I have concerns about the rest of his SP though. Ryan Pressly and Jose Leclerc I'm pretty sure have the closer job secured. Raisel Iglesias does as well but will start the season later. The rest of his guys will have a few times in the year to get saves but I think will be used in other high-leverage situations that will earn them more holds then saves.
Tim Anderson, Xander Bogarts, Kyle Tucker, Corbin Carroll, Josh Bell, and Jeff McNeil are the names that pop out in his batting order.
He has had some minor setbacks already though. Ian Anderson was optioned to AAA, Luis Severino doesn't have an expected return to throwing, He doesn't have any pitching prospects expected to break through either... so he might run slim on pitching some weeks for the matchups.
I don't want to go into a deep dive into the contracts here because they are all scattered around of different values and lengths and pretty complex to describe without paragraphs. I also kind of have the feeling because of that, It's easier for Athletics to make some trades of these guys if need be. I really think having Kyle Tucker in Arbitration and Sandy Alcantara's real life contract is is his greatest advantage. When you put all of this together he has a lot of freedom in the way he can manage his team.
The way his cap is set up, I have the feeling that the Oakland team will have pieces coming and going at the end of the year, or even possibly before the trade deadline.
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Post by New York Yankees on Mar 27, 2023 19:06:44 GMT
Before I deep dive into the next team I want to take this moment to point out that these are the expected Division Winners. So Let's take a glimpse at the divisions
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Miami Marlins
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
(From our Constitution)
b. Playoffs: There will be 8 playoff teams. The playoffs will be the top 8 overall teams. Seeding will be based by Yahoo with 3 rounds. The All tie breaking standards are as per Yahoo league site.
This is why I was trying to narrow it down to 8 teams earlier on.
1 San Diego Padres
2 New York Yankees
3 New York Mets
4 Oakland Athletics
5 Chicago Cubs
6 Kansas City Royals
7 San Francisco Giants
8 Chicago White Sox
As you can see, 4 NL, and 4 AL.
It has San Diego Padres winning the NL West, NY Mets winning the NL East, Oakland Athletics winning the AL West, and NY Yankees winning the AL East.
That means it has Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, San Fransisco Giants, and the Chicago White Sox winning the Wildcards, based on record.
The St. Louis Cardinals are my bubble team.
I feel pretty comfortable saying the Cubs and Royals should be in the playoff picture. I have the feeling the Giants, White Sox,and St. Louis Cardinals are going to be the contenders for 2 remaining playoff spots.
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Post by Chicago White Sox on Mar 27, 2023 19:26:19 GMT
Glad on paper to be in the running finally lol.
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Post by New York Yankees on Apr 14, 2023 18:03:42 GMT
Alrighty guys! I am back... I would have liked to get this all completed before the start of the season, and that is why I put it off for so long... I got busy. However it is time to Deep dive into the Commish and the Cubs.
Shohei Ohtani... we are all aware of his 3+ contract signed during the offseason ... Just go take a peek at his current stat line 3 weeks into the season...
Batting- .300 BA .979 OPS 23 TB 3HR 8 RBI 7 R
Pitching- .047 ERA (OMG) 19 IP 24K 5 QS+W
50 Mil a year is a lot of money to pay a single player, but you get 2 players for the price of 1. I think the way Fantrax scores the players is weird... it Has Gerrit Cole being the highest scorer or something... it's a lie... Shohei is definitely the #1 player in the league. The debate will always be if 50 mil is too much.
Cubs is currently at the top with the Royals and Dodgers with the most points scored against their opposing team. The second week ends after this weekend and the Cubs is currently leading and will most likely improve to 2-0
I haven't even named any of his other players yet... that is how big of an impact Ohtani is making.
Luis Araez has a .500 AVG through 3 weeks... 32 TB and 1.253 OPS...
Nolen Arenado is batting .325 and putting out above avg production...
Myles Straw has 6 steal and is batting .308 through 3 weeks... WOW
James Taillion is the only guy on his team that he is spending money on that he isn't getting the production out of...
He has a lot of young talented guys with cheap contracts that are stepping up and doing more than I expected...
Vinnie Pasquantino and Oswaldo Cabrera are definitely stepping up and producing for cheap.
He has a handful of guys on the IL and the majority of them are good pitchers. He will get back Tristan Mckenzie but even without him, Cubs is winning games.
Injuries are starting to pile up and the new rule changes have definitely swayed the values... Faster guys are getting tons of SB and with the way the shift was changed. I don't think it's affected Cubs as much as other teams. But IMO Straw is being relied on for SB too heavily. but with 6 SB who is complaining...
Cubs will likely start 2-0 and like it has been said many times before... It is a long season
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Post by New York Yankees on Apr 25, 2023 18:33:25 GMT
in 20 days we will be through the first 1/4 of the MLB season... I'll probably do my next set of write-ups around there.
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I signed up for Fantasy Pros and they give you power rankings based on your leagues settings. The Top-10 are listed below. 
