Adlerithmetic :: All-Time Single Season Teams : Baltimore

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.

BALTIMORE DEVIL JAYS
POS	NAME	YEAR	POINTS
C	Joe Mauer	2009	454
1B	Prince Fielder	2009	570
2B	Dan Uggla	2010	482
3B	Michael Young	2009	443
SS	Michael Young	2005	484
CI	Prince Fielder	2007	543
MI	Michael Young	2006	474
OF	Grady Sizemore	2008	553
OF	Grady Sizemore	2006	538
OF	Grady Sizemore	2007	524
OF	Adam Dunn	2007	522
UTIL	Adam Dunn	2009	516
UTIL	Adam Dunn	2006	510
P	Chris Carpenter	2005	551.66
P	Johan Santana	2007	508.5
P	Felix Hernandez	2010	505.66
P	F. Rodriguez	2007	493.84
P	Chris Carpenter	2006	448.67
P	Brad Lidge	2008	416.84

What I Learned:

1. Dunn and Dunn. What were the rest of us thinking? Every year Grashow throws Dunn back in the redraft pool, and every year we all pass on him, looking for sexier picks. Until Watts took him this year. Well played Watterson.
   
2. A Man Named Grady. Almost forgot how great that guy was. Pretty incredible to see the production that Baltimore received from Grady and Dunn. Too bad for Cleveland, Baltimore, and baseball fans in general that he has been beset by injuries the last couple years.
   
3. Obvious. This team more than any that I have done so far I felt like I would have been able to fill in without even looking at the almanac, even more than Woosta. Michael Young falls in the same group as Dunn who Baltimore has redrafted frequently. Carpenter was a mainstay for many years and the new Baltimore generation of King Felix, Prince, and Joe Mauer have started to leave their mark.