Best Start: Johnson

[RonCo]

Whose start is best?

Mario Guerrer (1B - RCK) .397/.444/.744, 7 HR, 18 RBI
Adrian Salazar (1B - ATC) .323/.421/.769, 8 HR, 18 RBI
Scotty Pendleton (SP - MEX) 4-0, 0.67, 29K
Aki Kondo (SP - SA) 3-0, 1.78, 32K, 1.94 FIP
Arthur Dempster (SP - RCK) 0-1, 1.70 FIP, 2.28 ERA

[ae37jr]

José Carlos Gallegos (DH - BRK) .479/.481/.875, 6 HR, 14 RBI

[Ted]

José Carlos Gallegos (DH - BRK) .479/.481/.875, 6 HR, 14 RBI

I vote Gallegos. Before this last sim, he'd pulled of the "Batting average higher than on base percentage" which I feel happens a lot more often with complete turds that never walk and sacrifice a lot. Gallegos did it while slashing .480/.464/.840, with one BB even.

[RonCo]

Gallegos doesn't show up on the "qualified players" list. I would probably pick Pendleton anyway, though. Early numbers are fun.

[agrudez]

DHs and 1Bs, blah blah. How about a catcher with a .302/.4/.628?

Gotta go with Kondo, though. He's averaging 7IP/start with a 1.1 FIP. Currently on pace for 15.6 WAR if he keeps it up (which he won't - that's best season ever even above Nebraska status - but that's the point of these early projections, right?).

[Ted]

DHs and 1Bs, blah blah. How about a catcher with a .302/.4/.628?

Gotta go with Kondo, though. He's averaging 7IP/start with a 1.1 FIP. Currently on pace for 15.6 WAR if he keeps it up (which he won't - that's best season ever even above Nebraska status - but that's the point of these early projections, right?).

Methinks you forgot how ridiculous Nebraska was. He had 6 seasons of 15.6 WAR or better. Steve Nebraska basically was an absurd early season projection that held up for the whole year.

[Lane]

DHs and 1Bs, blah blah. How about a catcher with a .302/.4/.628?

Gotta go with Kondo, though. He's averaging 7IP/start with a 1.1 FIP. Currently on pace for 15.6 WAR if he keeps it up (which he won't - that's best season ever even above Nebraska status - but that's the point of these early projections, right?).

Methinks you forgot how ridiculous Nebraska was. He had 6 seasons of 15.6 WAR or better. Steve Nebraska basically was an absurd early season projection that held up for the whole year.

Ted's not exaggerating.