Adlerithmetic :: All-Time Single Season Teams : Mile High

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.

MILE HIGH MACKEREL
POS	NAME	YEAR	POINTS
C	R. Hernandez	2005	182
1B	Derrek Lee	2005	602
2B	Robinson Cano	2009	453
3B	R. Zimmerman	2009	497
SS	Jimmy Rollins	2007	565
CI	Mark Teixeira	2009	526
MI	Hanley Ramirez	2007	553
OF	V. Guerrero	2007	519
OF	Bobby Abreu	2005	518
OF	Nick Markakis	2008	516
OF	V. Guerrero	2006	512
UTIL	Hanley Ramirez	2008	535
UTIL	Hanley Ramirez	2009	526
P	Roy Halladay	2008	628.99
P	Tim Lincecum	2009	609.17
P	Bobby Jenks	2007	499.83
P	Tim Lincecum	2008	479.67
P	Mariano Rivera	2006	457.83
P	Mariano Rivera	2008	443.34

What I Learned:

1. There Is More Than One Way To Win. Woosta and Chicago were heavy on OF and 1B types, but Mile High has made 8 playoff appearances in 10 years as well and they have done it with tremendous strength up the middle with the likes of Hanley Ramirez, Jimmy Rollins, and Robinson Cano to the extent they filled his UTIL spots as well.
2. DRAFT A CATCHER! Ramon Hernandez ranks as the lowest all time player thus far. It looks like GM Bielecki was at least subliminally aware of this as he drafted both Buster Posey and Victor Martinez this year.
3. Keepers. The one that first comes to mind is Adrian Gonzalez after the 2007 season, but it seems guys like Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, and Adrian Gonzalez (again) took great offense to being thrown back into the non keeper pool (Get it? MACKEREL!).