Adlerithmetic :: All-Time Single Season Teams : Chicago

By Steve Adler

As baseball season approaches I thought it may be informative to look at the best single season performances at each position for each of our eight franchises.

Methodology: I decided to use total point for the FANTASY FRANCHISE. The players may have put up more points during our playoffs, but not for this purpose. I also opted not to use points per game as I didn't think it would truly provide the best representation of each team. I decided to allow players to have multiple years for a team, mainly because I want to see if anyone besides A-Rod and Pujols ends up on Woosta’s roster. I used the positions as they would occur in ECB, not the way the MLB organization does it.  The rosters were compiled using the stats from the almanac. Unfortunately these stats only went back to 2005 so the years 2001-2004 will not be reflected. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.

CHICAGO TIGER ARMY
POS	NAME	YEAR	POINTS
C	Russell Martin	2007	415
1B	Joey Votto	2010	550
2B	Marcus Giles	2005	415
3B	Michael Young	2010	365
SS	Troy Tulowitzki	2009	465
CI	Mark Teixeira	2005	547
MI	Brandon Phillips	2007	407
OF	Lance Berkman	2008	551
OF	Manny Ramirez	2006	528
OF	Manny Ramirez	2005	509
OF	Carlos Beltran	2008	508
UTIL	Ryan Howard	2009	543
UTIL	Mark Teixeira	2008	513
P	Joe Nathan	2005	534.66
P	Johan Santana	2005	533.31
P	Billy Wagner	2006	528.67
P	Bobby Jenks	2006	479.18
P	Fr. Cordero	2007	471.68
P	Jake Peavy	2005	460.99

What I Learned:

1. I have never been able to trade for David Wright. I have tried with many owners and many various trade arrangements. Nothing ever happened and that is why Michael Young had the best season at 3B with a mere 365 points in 2010. Other years have had me trying to find a solution at 3B with poor results.
2. The 2-start starter strategy may have skewed the pitcher totals. This is going to involve looking at other teams, but Zack Greinke didn't make my list and he won the Cy Young award in 2009. I'll update this theory later.
3. My success is due to good 1B and OF. My roster reflects not only the tinkering at 3B, but also appears to indicate a lack of success in finding 2B, SS, and C via the draft or early in free agency. This is likely due to the limitations of our numbers as Mike Piazza, A-Rod, NOMAH, and Bret Boone would likely have produced better numbers.

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