Resim Power Alley - #6, San Diego Puff

#6 – San Dieg Puff
Owner: Brad P

The first round upset winner over the Lusitania Death Speakers, this 6th rating only works to further prove that the Puff victory was in fact an upset. Not to say this wasn’t a very good team, it certainly was. They had winning seasons in 18 of the 20 resims, featured a balanced attack on both offense and pitching, and was our our first team to never fall below 80 wins.

Their lineup was marked with 9 above average players, none of whom fell below a .700 OPS. One can’t help but wonder how good the offense could have been with a thumper. Brad’s first 5 picks were all batters, but picking 19th, all the great batters were long off the draft board.

The leader of the pitching staff as 29th rounder Scott Stratton, and he was sorely needed. The rest of the rotation averaged a 4.72 ERA leaving a lot of work for the bullpen. The relievers were up to the task however, and aside from the two greats listed below, four others had ERA’s uner 3.65.

800 OPS Batters
Rd2 – Josh Gibson: .294 / .339 / .497, 27 HR, 93 RBI
Rd5 – Sam Thompson: .314 / .417 / .479, 27 2B, 26 3B, 10 HR, 93 R, 95 RBI
Rd1 – Ty Cobb: .328 / .379 / .435, 38 2B, 118 R, 87 SB

Sub 4.00 ERA Starters
Rd27 – Scott Stratton: 12-10, 3.86 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 181 IP, 168 K

Sub 3.25 ERA Relievers
Rd6 – Dennis Eckersley: 2.40 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 39 Sv, 81 IP
Rd7 – Rob Murphy: 9-4, 3.10 ERA, 1,44 WHIP, 123 IP

Bust Draft Pick
Rd14 – Cliff Melton. Maybe stretch, andy 14th rounder has risks, but I am sure Brad wanted more than a 4.87 ERA out of his pre-season #1 starter.

Value Draft Pick
Rd27 – Scott Stratton (best value pick of the draft?)