Rookies vs. Sluggers?
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The best sluggers in the game would beat a team of all rookies, because the best sluggers were often times the best rookies. If you are limiting to people who are just rookies this year look at the Marlins. There team is mostly rookies and they are not very good. \n\nNow if you want to do Under-30 vs over-30 then you would get interesting my under-30 team\n\nC-Victor Martinez (27)\n1B-Albert Pujols (26)\n2B-Chase Utley (27)\nSS-Jose Reyes (23)\n3B-David Wright (23)\nLF-Miguel Cabrera (23)\nCF-Carl Crawford (24)\nRF-Johnny Gomes (25)\nDH-Travis Hafner (29)\nSP-Scott Kazmir (22)\nSP-Johan Santana (27)\nCP-John Papelbon (25)\n\nOver-30\n\nC-Ivan Rodriguez (34)\n1B-Jim Thome (35)\n2B-Alfonso Soriano (30)\nSS-Miguel Tejada (30)\n3B-Alex Rodriguez (30)\nLF-Manny Ramirez (34)\nCF-Johnny Damon (32)\nRF-Vladimir Guerrero (30)\nDH-David Ortiz (30)\nSP-Pedro Martinez (34)\nSP-Chris Carpenter (31)\nCP-Mariano Rivera (36)\n\nPersonally if that was the situation I would take the under-30 team
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Just depends on what you need more, wins or saves, cause both players don't carry much weight in k's, era, or whip. The Indians are gonna be tough this year and CC might break out(or he may continue to regress), so just keep that in mind.
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its VERY rare that a team calls up a player from A ball to the majors, although from time to time players in AA get the call....dontrelle willis from the marlins is a great example of a player who went from AA to the majors with great success.\n\nGenerally, yes, the talent level at AAA is greater than at other levels, although sometimes AAA rosters are filled with several players who are "career" minor leaguers...ones that just dont have the "stuff" to play in the majors.   Often times AA has players with more sheer "talent", but those players just dont yet have enough experience to be able to succeed at the major league level.\n\nteams assign players to the different levels of the minor league system first by experience.  nearly every player starts out in a rookie league or low level A team.  the very best players however will quickly advance thru levels, opften times being promoted twice or more in their first couple of seasons.  promotions after that are based on the players production and talent and the immediate needs of the major league club.\n\nin addtion to teams using the minor leagues to eventually fill their own mlb roster, minor leaguers are very often used in trades.  if you check out the mlb transactions, you will see that a large percentage of teams when trading players will include minor leaguers.  teams often will trade high level mlb talent for another teams "top" minor league prospects.  its always a guessing game as to which team got the better deal...sometimes it takes years to actually and accurately gauge it.\n\nalmost all teams have "good" affialtes.  there are literally hundreds of minor league teams......chances are you are within 30-60 miles of one(not a guarantee, but a good chance)......check it out and go see a game soon......even if you dont like or root for the "parent" team, its fun to watch guys who play the game for next to no money and most oten are more available to the fan base for autographs and such, as compared to their mlb counterparts.....and just think how cool it would be to have watched a youngster in the minors perhaps become a well known major leaguer after a few years.\n\ni hope this cleared up some of your questions.
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They have an advantage in being a very young team. They have strength in the key areas like pitching and hitting. So really maybe just add a bat and they will have that taste of the big show, and want to return and win it next time.
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I am afraid they will struggle around .500 this season, falling between 3rd and 4th place unless some major roster moves are done before Feb. They are very weak at 3rd base and with their pitchers, especially starters.  No one is a true Ace, and they could very easily have two rookies in the rotation on opening day.  Meanwhile the Mets have spent like crazy and the Braves are the Braves.
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As stated before: Walk + Hits / Innings Pitched. You want to see something 1.5 or less. Anything over 2.0 (meaning they walk or give up a hit to two batters per inning) and you know their ERA is going to rise as well.
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Each player is different. They should have a workout set up just for them, and be supervised by thier pitching coach.
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It is hard to say. These are two of the weakest teams in baseball right now. The outcome would depend on who the starting pitchers are, who has home field advantage, etc. Records mean nothing. Last teams place teams beat first place all the time in major league baseball. Thanks.
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Center Fielders are better fielders than left or right, plus, JR was awesome on the field. Barry has more Gold Gloves, but i´m gonna say griffey is better and was better...\n\nBefore, just barley... now, by far!
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There are no other rule differences between the American League and National League aside from the DH. The only notable difference between the two is that the AL is a more offense-oriented league while the NL is more about strategy.
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A rivalry is a rivalry. On any given day, if they are playing each other, anything can happen. \n\nAs far as MLB as a whole is concerned, I say the Yankees are better.
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higher batting average is better\nlower era is better
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Minor league players are as good if not in some cases better than major league players. The problem is pressure. Many guys stay in the minors because everytime they are brought up, they freek out, can't handle it and do poorly. So when they are ready is the best answer. To be determined.
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I agree with you, but as far as baseball goes, they didn't "catch on" (which isn't a good thing) until the early-mid 80's. I know myself, no joking of a few players who used steroids to get ripped, as in muscle tone and bat speed, and running speed as well as to prolong thier careers. It is a much different "cycle" than those looking to be huge and monsterous. I'll give you a clue on one of them, he played for the Reds and Tigers and his name rhymes with Derek Shavis. People think ball players tak it for one reason: to hit homers. But the effects are much more potent and better when you try to use it for endurance and to get "chisled". How do I know this, I have studied baseball for 10 of my 20 years on this planet, and I have met and talked to a lot of ball players. It doesn't however make it better to not use it to bulk up, but look at why runners use it and marathoners. Imagine trying to run 26.2 miles and having it feel like 5 miles. Imagine the extra step when you are trying to steal a base? Imagine a few more mph on an outfield throw to get runners out? Or maybe even the extra step to run out a long fly ball. Those are the people MOST don't know about. When a player takes it to bulk, they have one thing on their mind: home runs. So my point is they are both cheaters and punks.
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Ichiro because he is more of contact and not power. The Giants would need people on base if they want to score runs.
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Ramon Hernedez, i was looking at this last night.  Hernedez has 200 some AB's and Ross has 85.  Go with the player that has been more steady not streaky.  Ross is stil 3rd string on the Red's depth chart so until they change that he prolly won't be a every day starter
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No, this is actually a losing strategy.  Speedsters aren't necessarily good for  average.  Closers aren't necessarily good for ERA or WHIP.  Especially in the case of closers, to get the good ones, you have to use your high draft picks.  You are better off picking better position players, (infield, especially SS, 2b), since there isn't a lot of depth, compared to others (OF, 3B, CL)