The ATB 17 (!) season is quickly approaching and I have been racking my brain trying to find a way back into the swing of things with an article or two. I originally hoped to focus on offensive prowess by identifying the the best infield and outfields in our history, but this quickly became an insurmountable task due to the way DMB stores data.
Fielding data is not readily reportable and as a result, most of the time I can only report on real-life positions. If someone decides to play Ducky Medwick at 1st base instead of left field, I am generally blind to it. To pick the best outfield, I would have to comb through every team throughout our history and manually identify the most common lineups. Maybe one day, but not today.
Instead I thought I would focus on the best 1-2, or 1-2-3 combinations that owners have been able to field. To save time, I chose ATB Value Runs as the primary indicator of success. As a result, this study turned out to be more about well rounded players than solely offensive success.
And hence the title, "My Kind of Lineup". You see, ATB Value Runs is really just a made up stat. Sure, there are legit calculations behind it - Weighted On Base, Defensive Studies, and park factors are the three most critical - but ultimately it comes down to judgement on how to bring each individual metric into one tidy number.
That judgement of course, was solely mine. Looking at ATB Value, I am really looking at how I personally value players and nothing more.
Which team has been the most "My Kind of Team" through the years on offense? It turns out there is really no contest. The ATB 10 DC Chips owned by Steve C have the single best ATB Value Runs scored of all time, plus the best two ATB Value Runs Scored, plus the best 3, all the way down to all nine slots in the lineup.
I love looking at these guys:
Fielding data is not readily reportable and as a result, most of the time I can only report on real-life positions. If someone decides to play Ducky Medwick at 1st base instead of left field, I am generally blind to it. To pick the best outfield, I would have to comb through every team throughout our history and manually identify the most common lineups. Maybe one day, but not today.
Instead I thought I would focus on the best 1-2, or 1-2-3 combinations that owners have been able to field. To save time, I chose ATB Value Runs as the primary indicator of success. As a result, this study turned out to be more about well rounded players than solely offensive success.
And hence the title, "My Kind of Lineup". You see, ATB Value Runs is really just a made up stat. Sure, there are legit calculations behind it - Weighted On Base, Defensive Studies, and park factors are the three most critical - but ultimately it comes down to judgement on how to bring each individual metric into one tidy number.
That judgement of course, was solely mine. Looking at ATB Value, I am really looking at how I personally value players and nothing more.
Which team has been the most "My Kind of Team" through the years on offense? It turns out there is really no contest. The ATB 10 DC Chips owned by Steve C have the single best ATB Value Runs scored of all time, plus the best two ATB Value Runs Scored, plus the best 3, all the way down to all nine slots in the lineup.
I love looking at these guys:
This team had everything.
- Power? Three guys with 30+ home runs led by Barry Bonds. This, in a park where the HR factor for the team was 53 and the division was 67
- Speed? How does 7 regulars that averaged 30 SB's between them sound.
- Defense? 5 Ex rating defenders, a team error rate of 66, 2 Ex Armed Outfielders, and an Ex armed catcher.
- On Base? Bonds had the highest OBP ever recorded and the team averaged .362.
Steve's DC Chips of ATB 10 hold the record for the most wins and are one of only three teams to lead a league in Runs Scored and Runs Against. Most telling of all I think, is what round these players are drafted in our current environment:
Rd 1 - Barry Bonds
Rd 1 - Larry Walker
Rd 1 - Oscar Charleston (though, this is the old OC)
Rd 2 - Eddie Collins
Rd 5 - Jesse Burkett
Rd 5 - Pop Lloyd
Rd 9 - Roy Campanella
Rd 9 - Todd Helton
Rd 10 - Howard Johnson
Nice job Steve.
Where is Jimmie Foxx?? There are calls to bring him back to the Brews this year!!
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