In case you missed it, our most ambitious league yet had its draft and a full 30 team league of 25 man rosters made of players from the past 30 years is ready to roll.... and it has begun rolling!! The teams are going to each play a full 162 game schedules and it's being fully simulated by the great Savard the Goat, who's used the simulator he's created for some truly special simulations on this blog before!
The season is being simulated in five parts, and each time I'll be providing updates on the standings and stats here:
- 30 game mark
- 62 game mark
- 92 game mark
- 122 game mark
- 162 game mark
So here we are after 30 games and there are a couple players making a huge impact for their teams:
BIG MAC is leading the way for hitters at a .351/.492 with 14 HR
Now let's get to the standings:
STANDINGS
AL East
1) Boston Red Sox 17-13 --
2) New York Yankees 14-16 3.0 gb
3) Tampa Bay Rays 12-18 5.0 gb
4) Baltimore Orioles 11-19 6.0 gb
4) Toronto Blue Jays 11-19. 6.0 gb
AL Central
1) Cleveland Guardians 17-13 --
2) Chicago White Sox 14-16 3.0 gb
2) Kansas City Royals 14-16 3.0 gb
4) Minnesota Twins 13-17 4.0 gb
5) Detroit Tigers 10-20 7.0 gb
AL West
1) Oakland A's 18-12 --
2) Houston Astros 16-14 2.0 gb
2) Los Angels Angels 16-14 2.0 gb
4) Texas Rangers 12-18 6.0 gb
5) Seattle Mariners 11-19 7.0 gb
NL East
1) Miami Marlins 24-6 --
2) Atlanta Braves 17-13 7.0 gb
3) New York Mets 15-15 9.0 gb
3) Philadelphia Phillies 15-15 9.0 gb
5) Washington Expos 14-16 10.0 gb
NL Central
1) Milwaukee Brewers 21-9 --
2) Chicago Cubs 17-13 4.0 gb
3) St. Louis Cardinals 16-14 5.0 gb
4) Cincinnati Reds 15-15 6.0 gb
5) Pittsburgh Pirates 13-17 8.0 gb
NL West
1) Arizona Diamondbacks 20-10 --
2) Los Angeles Dodgers 17-13 3.0 gb
3) San Francisco Giants 15-15 5.0 gb
4) San Diego Padres 13-17 7.0 gb
5) Colorado Rockies 12-18 8.0 gb
NARRATIVES: Right off the bat, the fast starts by the teams at the top of their divisions in the National League jump off the page, particularly the 24-6 Miami Marlins! Overall, the NL East stands out with a great overall winning percentage, beating up on the AL East in the first section of the season. Even with three other teams .500 or better, the Marlins have opened up the largest lead in the MLB after only 30 games. It'll be interesting to see how sustainable that success is moving forward, particularly with some really respected squads (Philly, Washington in particular) waiting in the wings. Milwaukee and Arizona winning 20+ games through 30 shows strong starts throughout the NL, with both teams riding strong rotations early. The dangerous (and my picks for division winner) Cubs and Dodgers lurk in striking distance in both divisions at 17 wins.
It was a surprise that the Marlins went with 1997 Sheffield rather than the superstar 1996 version, but this leadoff man is hitting .343/.474/.435 through 30 games -- definitely better than 360 pts of value!
In the American League, everyone is more tightly bunched. The A's are in the #1 seed with 18 wins, but that's behind the incredibly hot start of Mark McGwire. I do not think it's sustainable, as he's slugging an insane 0.845 through 30 games (14 dingers). No one has a division lead greater than 3 games. The biggest surprise in a bad way has to be Detroit, the most popular pick for World Series champs, starting off with the worst record in baseball... you'd think that has to change, but they've dug themselves a hole right off the bat!
Big issue in Detroit: this OB 11 card has a .187/.275/.220 slashline
Individual performances of note:
- Vlad Guerrero hit for the cycle, going 5-5 with a single, double, two triples and a homer! He scored 4 runs and drove in 2
- There were three other five hits games --
- Hanley Ramirez 5/5 with 4 doubles, 2 RBI and 2 R
- Juan Soto 5/6 with a double, an RBI and 2 R
- Joe Randa 5/5 with a double and a run
- Pedro Martinez has two complete game shut outs in the first 30 games
- Chris Carpenter and Charles Nagy also have two complete game shut outs
- Greg Maddux has a single complete game shut out
- Carlos Pena (4 RBI) and Chris Hoiles (6 RBI) both have a 3 HR game
Besides the cycle, Vlad is hitting .366/.422/.602 with 12 HR and 21 RBI.
Truly, Vlad's making his team glad!
Now let's look at who the league's statistical leaders are through 30 games. It's very early, but there's some fun guys so far!
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Hitting
Batting Average (min 90 AB)
(1) Victor Martinez DET .440
(2) Jeff Kent SF .397
(3) Bobby Bonilla BALT .394
(4) David Justice CLE .373
(5) Hanley Ramirez MIA .371
(6) Vladimir Guerrero WSH .366
(7) Robinson Cano NYY .364
(8) Mark Texeira LAA .360
(9) Joey Votto CIN .355
(9) Edgar Renteria STL .355
Victor Martinez is at the top of a lot of hitting categories
On-Base Percentage (min 100 PA)
(1) Victor Martinez DET .509
(2) Mark McGwire OAK .492
(3) Gary Sheffield MIA .474
(4) Mark Teixeira LAA .461
(5) Joey Votto CIN .444
(6) Jeff Kent SF .441
(7) Hanley Ramirez MIA .438
(8) John Valentin BOS .432
(8) Freddie Freeman ATL .432
(10) Derrek Lee CHC .429
One of the few OB 12 hitters in the league, Votto has not disappointed with his .444 OBP
Home Runs
(1) Mark McGwire OAK 14
(2) Shohei Ohtani LAA 10
(3) Manny Ramirez CLE 9
(4) Ryan Howard PHI 8
(4) David Justice CLE 8
(4) Buster Posey SF 8
(4) Ellis Burks COL 8
(4) Rafael Palmeiro TEX 8
(4) Jeff Bagwell HOU 8
(4) Sammy Sosa CHC 8
(4) Carlos Pena TBR 8
Fresh off his MVP Season, Ohtani is making a push for MVP in the 30 for 30 league with
10 dingers in the first 30 games!
OPS (min 100 PA)
(1) Mark McGwire OAK 1.337
(2) Victor Martinez DET 1.199
(3) Ryan Howard PHI 1.093
(4) Derrek Lee CHC 1.091
(5) David Justice CLE 1.089
(6) Manny Ramirez CLE 1.066
(7) Jeff Kent SF 1.062
(8) Hanley Ramirez MIA 1.059
(9) Albert Pujols STL 1.056
(10) David Ortiz BOS 1.054
Ryan Howard is absolutely smashing the ball for the Phillies with an OPS over 1.000
(1) Hanley Ramirez MIA 28
(1) Troy Glaus LAA 28
(1) Shohei Ohtani LAA 28
(4) Carlos Delgado MIA 26
(4) Mark McGwire OAK 26
(6) Jeff Kent SF 25
(7) Albert Pujols STL 24
(8) Chipper Jones ATL 22
(8) Buster Posey SF 22
(8) Carlos Beltran NYM 22
(8) Ellis Burks COL 22
(8) Victor Martinez DET 22
(8) Miguel Sano MIN 22
(8) Aaron Judge NYY 22
MVP Jeff Kent is in almost all of these top 10 lists,
and his high AVG/OBP is leading to plenty of RBIs
SB
(1) Mike Trout LAA 13
(2) Curtis Granderson NYY 11
(2) Jacoby Ellsbury BOS 11
(4) John Valentin BOS 10
Mike Trout appears to be making the most of his 1B+ roll and A speed,
running wild in the first 30 games
Pitching
ERA (min 30 IP)
(1) Mike Hampton HOU 1.21
(2) Jose Fernandez MIA 1.42
(3) Randy Johnson ARI 1.43
(4) Jose Rijo CIN 1.59
(5) Chris Sale CWS 1.62
Mike Hampton's 1999 card is out-performing expectations,
but really supporting my longstanding argument that the original set did him dirty as a Tier 4
WHIP (min 30 IP)
(1) Shane Bieber CLE 0.84
(2) Chris Carpenter STL 0.87
(3) Randy Johnson ARI 0.93
(4) Aaron Nola PHI 0.95
(5) Derek Lowe BOS 0.98
One of the Tier 1 aces leading the way for the Guardians, Bieber is keeping opponents off the bases
Wins
(1) Shane Bieber CLE 5
(1) Mike Hampton HOU 5
(1) Walker Buehler LAD 5
(1) Josh Beckett BOS 5
(1) Bartolo Colon OAK 5
(1) Mike Soroka ATL 5
Wins may be an outdated stat, but Walker is still grabbing a bunch of them up early in the season!
Saves
(1) Armando Benitez FLA 14
(1) Brad Ziegler ARI 14
(3) Josh Hader MIL 13
(4) Craig Kimbrel ATL 12
(5) Sergio Romo SF 9
If the Brewers are going to hold onto the NL Central, they're going to need Hader
to continue being near the top of the save charts
IP
(1) Charles Nagy CLE 50
(2) Greg Maddux CHC 48
(3) Pedro Martinez WSH 47.33
(4) Roger Clemens TOR 46
(5) Chris Carpenter STL 45
(5) Bret Saberhagen NYM 45
(7) Mike Hampton HOU 44.67
(8) Cliff Lee TEX 44.33
(9) Randy Johnson ARI 44
(9) Corey Kluber CLE 44
The Cubs are going to have to keep riding Maddux's arm if they're going to catch Milwaukee
K
(1) Corey Kluber CLE 67
(2) Ben Sheets MIL 64
(3) Shane Bieber CLE 61
(4) Randy Johnson ARI 57
(4) David Price TB 57
(6) Curt Schilling ARI 56
(7) Matt Harvey NYM 55
(8) Robbie Ray TOR 55
(9) Trevor Bauer CIN 53
(10) Corbin Burnes MIL 52
Randy Johnson -- first round pick, first rate strikeout machine
UPDATE -- I did in fact make stat pages in my free time! Anyone can view them HERE HERE HERE
From these stats, here's the best teams in a couple key categories:
RUNS SCORED
(1) LA Angels 136
(2) Miami 132
(2) Cleveland 132
(4) Oakland 130
(5) Boston 129
RUNS ALLOWED
(1) Arizona 82
(2) Tampa Bay 85
(3) Philadelphia 88
(4) Miami 89
(4) Milwaukee 89
RUN DIFFERENTIAL
(1) LA Angels 44
(2) Miami 43
(3) Arizona 25
(3) St. Louis 25
(5) Cleveland 23
What do you think so far? Any predictions for what's coming next? Let me know, and keep your eye out for the forthcoming parts of this season!
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