2015 Team Analysis and Comparisons
OG Bobby is projected to finish in the top three and very well could win it all this year. It wouldn’t be surprising if he finished first in every hitting category besides steals. His team is full of players with immense upside and the question isn’t which one will become elite, but instead how many will make the jump. Anchored by Mike Trout, Jose Abreu and Anthony Rendon his hitting should carry his team because of the potential upside of the rest of his players. Speaking of upside OG Bobby is relying on breakouts in essentially all of his pitchers to compete this year in pitching. He addressed the issue in the draft by obtaining Zack Greinke as his ace who will hopefully motivate the young pitchers to improve. If his pitchers step up, OG Bobby will easily finish in the top three. Worst case scenario for OG Bobby players like Duda, Odor, Boagerts, Belt, Carrasco, Fiers, Shoemaker and Hughes all regress and he finishes in bottom of the league. OG Bobby’s team is like the Bully from 4th grade that took your lunch money just because he was bigger and stronger than you. His team has potential to break the record for most homeruns in a year.
MLB Team Comparison- Detroit Tigers
Team Strength- Homeruns and Slugging
Team Weakness- Stolen Bases and Saves
The Newby is attempting to take a bottom of the barrel team and turn them into an instant contender. The Newby’s pitching should easily contend this year with Kershaw as his ace, who can single handedly lower the ERA of his whole team. Combined with Samardzija and a bunch of pitchers with upside the Newby is ready to contend across the board in pitching stats. Can Pineda (not the thing we hit to get candy) and Quintana improve on their breakout seasons from last year? Can Smyly stay healthy and be a Cy Young Candidate? Hitting is where the Newby needs the most help. Having Jose Bautista, Hanley Ramirez and Adrian Gonzalez as his core is a great start, but his season may come down to whether Chris Davis and Brandon Moss can reach their potential without crazy low OBP (It could happen, really maybe possibly!). If those two can hit 35 plus homeruns, the Newby will easily be compete in Homeruns and Slugging. Projected to finish between 4-7 places, the Newby is a couple breakouts away from winning it all this year.
MLB Team Comparison- San Francisco Giants
Team Strength- ERA and WHIP
Team Weakness- Stolen Bases and Runs
Huntdawg had one of the best pitching teams last year but that could end up being one of his weakness this year if Sonny Gray or Julio Teheran don’t breakout out this year. Having King Felix will enable Huntdawg to easily compete in ERA this year, but counting stats like Wins, K’s, and QS could be an issue. Hitting looks like the strength for Huntdawg this year especially with the massive addition in the draft of Miguel Cabrera. If Miggy can rebound to his old self, Huntdawg’s team could be scary to compete against. Also, Jorge Soler and Corey Dickerson may have the most upside of any two outfielders on anyone’s team this year, and when Hunter Pence returns from injury his team should be able to compete across all 6 categories in hitting especially in steals with the addition of Andrus, Pompey, and Martin. Projected to finish in the middle of the standings this year, can his players improve drastically to vault him into contention? Will Sandoval play well in Boston? Can Ryan Zimmerman actually throw? Will we ever know how someone named their kid SONNY? The world may never know, but Huntdawgs team doesn’t need to Panik, because there is hope for competing this year!
MLB Team Comparison- Cleveland Indians
Team Strength- Runs and RBI
Team Weakness- Pitching depth
Wren Sanity is projected to finish in the top three this year and should easily compete all year for the top spot.(so don’t screw it up) Consistency is the primary strength of Wren Sanity as he is projected to finish in the top 3 in nearly every category this year. Built around an incredible pitching staff with players like Ross, Arietta, Wood, Richards all with Ace potential, Wren Sanity almost has too much good pitching, but no true reliable ace (Sorry Cueto, stay healthy bud). The team will rely on three hitters who have all had successful seasons but may not have even reached their true potential. If Rizzo, Donaldson, and Puig all have the seasons they are capable of, the rest of the league may be playing for next year by All-star break. That’s not even including a bounce back from Ryan Braun, Jason Kipnis, and Jean Segura who could make this team unreachable in the standings. Who will be able to compete with this mega team, we will have to wait and see? Or all his players get hurt and finish last place like the Atlanta braves are destined for this year
MLB Team Comparison-Washington Nationals
Team Strengths- Consistency
Team Weakness- Inexperienced Pitching
Last year Texas Taquitos was consistently in the top three of standings until fading away after All-star break, can his team put it all together for an entire season? Texas Taquitos seems to have taken a different strategy then the other managers, instead of making risky picks on young breakout players who could either make or break your season, Taquitos has found reliable veterans who are safe. You won’t find Albert Pujols, Ian Kinlser, Matt Holiday, Jimmy Rollins, Justin Morneau, Victor Martinez and Molina on the top young players to draft list, but they consistently bring their stats year to year. Despite having Giancarlo “all I do is hit Homeruns” Stanton Taquitos is projected to finish last in Homeruns. His pitching is projected to finish well in the ratio stats like ERA and WHIP and having three closers already gives him an edge in the saves race! But his pitching may depend on Wacha Wacha Wacha to be the ace we all know he can be. Only the season will show where Taquitos ultimately ends up. Currently projected to finish between 4-7, but could fluctuate anywhere from first to last by the end of the season, depending if his players all retire throughout the season!
MLB Team Comparison- St. Louis Cardinals
Team Strengths- Saves and Runs
Team Weaknesses- Power- Homeruns and SLG
The Legacy may be the most top heavy team in the whole league. After his top three pitchers and top four hitters the rest of his team looks like Shawn Marion’s jump shot. Legacy seems to be banking on one of the following becoming something special: Rusney Castillo, (who may be in minors), Yasmany Tomas, (may be in minors), Souza (who has only hit in Minors), and Calhoun (who hasn’t lived up to hype). A lot of risk seems to be built into Legacy’s entire team but Royal Flushes do happen in poker, and Legacy’s team could vault in a miraculous way into top three if everything breaks perfectly. Projected to finish in the bottom four of the league, the Legacy will have to wheel and deal with trades to improve his team throughout the season. Luckily for the Legacy, he almost broke the trading machine over the last two years with his 200 trades, so trading is not a problem for him. Surprisingly, the Legacy is very consistent across all 12 categories but projected to finish in 6th place in most categories.
MLB Team Comparison- Kansas City Royals
Team Strengths- ERA
Team Weakness- Depth
Finger Choppers came into the draft with the most money and definitely came out with the most talent at the hitting position, snagging Tulo, Beltre and Posey who will raise his teams OBP significantly. Tulowitzi is the Xfactor of his team, If he say’s healthy he is arguably the most valuable player in fantasy.(sorry trout) The rest of his hitters who all have 20-20 potential include Dozier, Seager, Yelich, Harrison, and Blackmon. If they all reach this plateau Finger Choppers could be a dark horse to compete in all hitting categories. He also has three hitters with 35 homer potential with Trumbo, Arcia, and Baez who could give his team a boost. Pitching is where Finger Choppers took his ultimate risk, throwing back Hamels and Greinke before the draft to bolster his hitting, leaving him with a bunch of pitchers that need to have breakouts.(besides Kluber) Can Trevor Bauer live up to the hype? Can Verlander become VERLANDER again? Can Fister figure out how to strikeout people to go with his insane WHIP and ERA? If these happen Choppers may be able to compete in wins and strikeouts. Projected to finish in the bottom 4 of the league, but hard to trust the projections because of the upside of his young pitchers that projections usually give no love to. Predicted to make the biggest jump in the standings this year.
MLB Team Comparison- Toronto Blue Jays
Team Strengths- Power and OBP
Team Weakness- Pitching
YeahSports spent most of last year cashing in on everyone else’s prospects and keepers. He most likely has the youngest overall team which means a lot of risk with potential for huge reward. Projected to finish in the bottom four because so many of his players haven’t proved their potential yet. A team that should be a Dynasty with a potential for multiple championships in the future, but that future most likely is not now, unless literally everything goes right! JOC Pederson, Kris Bryant, and Mookie Betts could all have breakout seasons to ridonkoulus proportions and give him a chance this year to compete. Also, we forget that Bryce Harper was projected for a 40-20 season coming into the majors and is still to reach his prime. This team will be one to fear as soon as next year. YeahSports was able to assemble a potential top pitching staff by drafting Hamels and Shields in the draft, but his pitching will come down to two young Mets aces in Harvey and deGrom. Harvey was on pace with Kershaw before he went down with Tommy Johns and if he becomes that again then YeahSports should be able to hang in pitching. If Robinson Cano can guide these young players in the club house they may be hope for this year
MLB Team Comparison- Houston Astros
Team Strengths- Youth
Team Weakness- Youth (we call that irony)
Turkish almost won every single hitting category last year but his team seems to be missing some of his typical studs. Losing Miggy, Tulo, and Posey this year will definitely make it harder for him to compete this year in hitting, but still is projected to finish near the top in most hitting categories. His team instead this year will be reliant upon Nolan Arenado and Michael Brantley to have similar or better season than last year. Also, if George Springer rattles of a potential 30-30 season and Billy Hamilton steals a Billion bases, Turkish’s life will be a lot easier. It is clear that Turkish paid a special attention to his pitching this year. David Price, Jon Lester, and Jordan Zimmerman could all throw 200 plus innings with sub 3.00 ERA that could help him sweep ERA and WHIP. And If Tanaka’s arm doesn’t explode into two pieces this year, Turkish may go from winning all hitting categories to wining all the pitching. Also, it seems that Turkish put an emphasize on closers, don’t know if you noticed but he has five of them!! But the glaring weakness on Turkish team is the player he has at shortstop, I call him MR Blank! Turkish however is projected to finish in the top three and will be a force to compete with again this year.
MLB Team Comparison- Seattle Mariners
Team Strength- Pitching Depth and saves
Team Weakness- Shortstop and Elite Hitters
The two time defending champion has some work to do if he wants to three-peat. Currently projected to finish in the bottom four he will need a lot of help to make it happen. Veterans Paul Goldsmith and Carlos Gomez are the only remaining hitters who have played on both championship teams and they will need to instill that championship mindset with the rest of the team. Mywifehatesfantasy is depending on newly acquired Justin Upton and Carlos Gonzalez to help carry the team because the rest of the team is made up of young players who haven’t really proved anything yet. Also, for some reason this manager drafted a plethora of Middle Infielders who haven’t accomplished much in the majors. Hitting projections have him finishing in bottom in nearly every category except steals which he is currently project to win! Pitching looks very positive at first, and Mywifehatesfantasy may have the best one-two punch with Scherzer and Sale. But with Sale injured because he can’t step out of a truck, and Cobb dealing with arm tightness (please not Tommy John) and Jose Fernandez not coming back till All-star Break, the pitching may fall too far behind. The season depends on breakouts from Odorizzi, Gausman, Polanco, and Machado, all with immense upside that could surface this year.
MLB Team Comparison- Miami Marlins
Team Strengths- Steals and Strikeout Rate
Team Weakness- Saves and Hitting Depth
The Replacement spend a lot of the offseason making trades in order to improve his chances to move up in the standings this year. Obtaining Jose Altuve to pair with Adam Jones and Freeman is a strong trio that cover all 6 categories of hitting. The early favorite to win OBP because of Votto and Choo, if these two stay healthy the Replacement should compete in hitting with the rest of the league. Also the Replacement arguably got the steal of the draft by getting Votto for 19! (What were the rest of us thinking). The glaring weakness for the Replacement is the starting pitching. He will easily compete in saves again this year, but his starters look like all the kids that no one wanted to pick in dodgeball in middle school. The Replacement’s pitching is like a pet PEAVy, because its no MINOR thing, and he will definitely need MOORE, because they probably will DOO LITTLE, like an ARCHER who misses the target or someone who can’t REED! But in the past pitchers have come out of nowhere to put up top seasons, if this happens, the Replacement will quickly move up the standings.
MLB Team Comparison- Pittsburg Pirates
Team Strengths- OBP and Saves
Team Weakness- Starting Pitching
OG Bobby is projected to finish in the top three and very well could win it all this year. It wouldn’t be surprising if he finished first in every hitting category besides steals. His team is full of players with immense upside and the question isn’t which one will become elite, but instead how many will make the jump. Anchored by Mike Trout, Jose Abreu and Anthony Rendon his hitting should carry his team because of the potential upside of the rest of his players. Speaking of upside OG Bobby is relying on breakouts in essentially all of his pitchers to compete this year in pitching. He addressed the issue in the draft by obtaining Zack Greinke as his ace who will hopefully motivate the young pitchers to improve. If his pitchers step up, OG Bobby will easily finish in the top three. Worst case scenario for OG Bobby players like Duda, Odor, Boagerts, Belt, Carrasco, Fiers, Shoemaker and Hughes all regress and he finishes in bottom of the league. OG Bobby’s team is like the Bully from 4th grade that took your lunch money just because he was bigger and stronger than you. His team has potential to break the record for most homeruns in a year.
MLB Team Comparison- Detroit Tigers
Team Strength- Homeruns and Slugging
Team Weakness- Stolen Bases and Saves
The Newby is attempting to take a bottom of the barrel team and turn them into an instant contender. The Newby’s pitching should easily contend this year with Kershaw as his ace, who can single handedly lower the ERA of his whole team. Combined with Samardzija and a bunch of pitchers with upside the Newby is ready to contend across the board in pitching stats. Can Pineda (not the thing we hit to get candy) and Quintana improve on their breakout seasons from last year? Can Smyly stay healthy and be a Cy Young Candidate? Hitting is where the Newby needs the most help. Having Jose Bautista, Hanley Ramirez and Adrian Gonzalez as his core is a great start, but his season may come down to whether Chris Davis and Brandon Moss can reach their potential without crazy low OBP (It could happen, really maybe possibly!). If those two can hit 35 plus homeruns, the Newby will easily be compete in Homeruns and Slugging. Projected to finish between 4-7 places, the Newby is a couple breakouts away from winning it all this year.
MLB Team Comparison- San Francisco Giants
Team Strength- ERA and WHIP
Team Weakness- Stolen Bases and Runs
Huntdawg had one of the best pitching teams last year but that could end up being one of his weakness this year if Sonny Gray or Julio Teheran don’t breakout out this year. Having King Felix will enable Huntdawg to easily compete in ERA this year, but counting stats like Wins, K’s, and QS could be an issue. Hitting looks like the strength for Huntdawg this year especially with the massive addition in the draft of Miguel Cabrera. If Miggy can rebound to his old self, Huntdawg’s team could be scary to compete against. Also, Jorge Soler and Corey Dickerson may have the most upside of any two outfielders on anyone’s team this year, and when Hunter Pence returns from injury his team should be able to compete across all 6 categories in hitting especially in steals with the addition of Andrus, Pompey, and Martin. Projected to finish in the middle of the standings this year, can his players improve drastically to vault him into contention? Will Sandoval play well in Boston? Can Ryan Zimmerman actually throw? Will we ever know how someone named their kid SONNY? The world may never know, but Huntdawgs team doesn’t need to Panik, because there is hope for competing this year!
MLB Team Comparison- Cleveland Indians
Team Strength- Runs and RBI
Team Weakness- Pitching depth
Wren Sanity is projected to finish in the top three this year and should easily compete all year for the top spot.(so don’t screw it up) Consistency is the primary strength of Wren Sanity as he is projected to finish in the top 3 in nearly every category this year. Built around an incredible pitching staff with players like Ross, Arietta, Wood, Richards all with Ace potential, Wren Sanity almost has too much good pitching, but no true reliable ace (Sorry Cueto, stay healthy bud). The team will rely on three hitters who have all had successful seasons but may not have even reached their true potential. If Rizzo, Donaldson, and Puig all have the seasons they are capable of, the rest of the league may be playing for next year by All-star break. That’s not even including a bounce back from Ryan Braun, Jason Kipnis, and Jean Segura who could make this team unreachable in the standings. Who will be able to compete with this mega team, we will have to wait and see? Or all his players get hurt and finish last place like the Atlanta braves are destined for this year
MLB Team Comparison-Washington Nationals
Team Strengths- Consistency
Team Weakness- Inexperienced Pitching
Last year Texas Taquitos was consistently in the top three of standings until fading away after All-star break, can his team put it all together for an entire season? Texas Taquitos seems to have taken a different strategy then the other managers, instead of making risky picks on young breakout players who could either make or break your season, Taquitos has found reliable veterans who are safe. You won’t find Albert Pujols, Ian Kinlser, Matt Holiday, Jimmy Rollins, Justin Morneau, Victor Martinez and Molina on the top young players to draft list, but they consistently bring their stats year to year. Despite having Giancarlo “all I do is hit Homeruns” Stanton Taquitos is projected to finish last in Homeruns. His pitching is projected to finish well in the ratio stats like ERA and WHIP and having three closers already gives him an edge in the saves race! But his pitching may depend on Wacha Wacha Wacha to be the ace we all know he can be. Only the season will show where Taquitos ultimately ends up. Currently projected to finish between 4-7, but could fluctuate anywhere from first to last by the end of the season, depending if his players all retire throughout the season!
MLB Team Comparison- St. Louis Cardinals
Team Strengths- Saves and Runs
Team Weaknesses- Power- Homeruns and SLG
The Legacy may be the most top heavy team in the whole league. After his top three pitchers and top four hitters the rest of his team looks like Shawn Marion’s jump shot. Legacy seems to be banking on one of the following becoming something special: Rusney Castillo, (who may be in minors), Yasmany Tomas, (may be in minors), Souza (who has only hit in Minors), and Calhoun (who hasn’t lived up to hype). A lot of risk seems to be built into Legacy’s entire team but Royal Flushes do happen in poker, and Legacy’s team could vault in a miraculous way into top three if everything breaks perfectly. Projected to finish in the bottom four of the league, the Legacy will have to wheel and deal with trades to improve his team throughout the season. Luckily for the Legacy, he almost broke the trading machine over the last two years with his 200 trades, so trading is not a problem for him. Surprisingly, the Legacy is very consistent across all 12 categories but projected to finish in 6th place in most categories.
MLB Team Comparison- Kansas City Royals
Team Strengths- ERA
Team Weakness- Depth
Finger Choppers came into the draft with the most money and definitely came out with the most talent at the hitting position, snagging Tulo, Beltre and Posey who will raise his teams OBP significantly. Tulowitzi is the Xfactor of his team, If he say’s healthy he is arguably the most valuable player in fantasy.(sorry trout) The rest of his hitters who all have 20-20 potential include Dozier, Seager, Yelich, Harrison, and Blackmon. If they all reach this plateau Finger Choppers could be a dark horse to compete in all hitting categories. He also has three hitters with 35 homer potential with Trumbo, Arcia, and Baez who could give his team a boost. Pitching is where Finger Choppers took his ultimate risk, throwing back Hamels and Greinke before the draft to bolster his hitting, leaving him with a bunch of pitchers that need to have breakouts.(besides Kluber) Can Trevor Bauer live up to the hype? Can Verlander become VERLANDER again? Can Fister figure out how to strikeout people to go with his insane WHIP and ERA? If these happen Choppers may be able to compete in wins and strikeouts. Projected to finish in the bottom 4 of the league, but hard to trust the projections because of the upside of his young pitchers that projections usually give no love to. Predicted to make the biggest jump in the standings this year.
MLB Team Comparison- Toronto Blue Jays
Team Strengths- Power and OBP
Team Weakness- Pitching
YeahSports spent most of last year cashing in on everyone else’s prospects and keepers. He most likely has the youngest overall team which means a lot of risk with potential for huge reward. Projected to finish in the bottom four because so many of his players haven’t proved their potential yet. A team that should be a Dynasty with a potential for multiple championships in the future, but that future most likely is not now, unless literally everything goes right! JOC Pederson, Kris Bryant, and Mookie Betts could all have breakout seasons to ridonkoulus proportions and give him a chance this year to compete. Also, we forget that Bryce Harper was projected for a 40-20 season coming into the majors and is still to reach his prime. This team will be one to fear as soon as next year. YeahSports was able to assemble a potential top pitching staff by drafting Hamels and Shields in the draft, but his pitching will come down to two young Mets aces in Harvey and deGrom. Harvey was on pace with Kershaw before he went down with Tommy Johns and if he becomes that again then YeahSports should be able to hang in pitching. If Robinson Cano can guide these young players in the club house they may be hope for this year
MLB Team Comparison- Houston Astros
Team Strengths- Youth
Team Weakness- Youth (we call that irony)
Turkish almost won every single hitting category last year but his team seems to be missing some of his typical studs. Losing Miggy, Tulo, and Posey this year will definitely make it harder for him to compete this year in hitting, but still is projected to finish near the top in most hitting categories. His team instead this year will be reliant upon Nolan Arenado and Michael Brantley to have similar or better season than last year. Also, if George Springer rattles of a potential 30-30 season and Billy Hamilton steals a Billion bases, Turkish’s life will be a lot easier. It is clear that Turkish paid a special attention to his pitching this year. David Price, Jon Lester, and Jordan Zimmerman could all throw 200 plus innings with sub 3.00 ERA that could help him sweep ERA and WHIP. And If Tanaka’s arm doesn’t explode into two pieces this year, Turkish may go from winning all hitting categories to wining all the pitching. Also, it seems that Turkish put an emphasize on closers, don’t know if you noticed but he has five of them!! But the glaring weakness on Turkish team is the player he has at shortstop, I call him MR Blank! Turkish however is projected to finish in the top three and will be a force to compete with again this year.
MLB Team Comparison- Seattle Mariners
Team Strength- Pitching Depth and saves
Team Weakness- Shortstop and Elite Hitters
The two time defending champion has some work to do if he wants to three-peat. Currently projected to finish in the bottom four he will need a lot of help to make it happen. Veterans Paul Goldsmith and Carlos Gomez are the only remaining hitters who have played on both championship teams and they will need to instill that championship mindset with the rest of the team. Mywifehatesfantasy is depending on newly acquired Justin Upton and Carlos Gonzalez to help carry the team because the rest of the team is made up of young players who haven’t really proved anything yet. Also, for some reason this manager drafted a plethora of Middle Infielders who haven’t accomplished much in the majors. Hitting projections have him finishing in bottom in nearly every category except steals which he is currently project to win! Pitching looks very positive at first, and Mywifehatesfantasy may have the best one-two punch with Scherzer and Sale. But with Sale injured because he can’t step out of a truck, and Cobb dealing with arm tightness (please not Tommy John) and Jose Fernandez not coming back till All-star Break, the pitching may fall too far behind. The season depends on breakouts from Odorizzi, Gausman, Polanco, and Machado, all with immense upside that could surface this year.
MLB Team Comparison- Miami Marlins
Team Strengths- Steals and Strikeout Rate
Team Weakness- Saves and Hitting Depth
The Replacement spend a lot of the offseason making trades in order to improve his chances to move up in the standings this year. Obtaining Jose Altuve to pair with Adam Jones and Freeman is a strong trio that cover all 6 categories of hitting. The early favorite to win OBP because of Votto and Choo, if these two stay healthy the Replacement should compete in hitting with the rest of the league. Also the Replacement arguably got the steal of the draft by getting Votto for 19! (What were the rest of us thinking). The glaring weakness for the Replacement is the starting pitching. He will easily compete in saves again this year, but his starters look like all the kids that no one wanted to pick in dodgeball in middle school. The Replacement’s pitching is like a pet PEAVy, because its no MINOR thing, and he will definitely need MOORE, because they probably will DOO LITTLE, like an ARCHER who misses the target or someone who can’t REED! But in the past pitchers have come out of nowhere to put up top seasons, if this happens, the Replacement will quickly move up the standings.
MLB Team Comparison- Pittsburg Pirates
Team Strengths- OBP and Saves
Team Weakness- Starting Pitching