I Pick Football Games, Week 11 2014

Last week was here.

39-56
Wake +16.5 NC St. loss 
WKU -10 Army win 
Neb +6.5 Wisc loss 
Tenn -8.5 UK win
Geo Tech +3.5 Clem win
Nev +2 AForce loss 
Utah +7.5 Stan win
LSU +2 Ark loss
Aub +2.5 Geo loss
FIU +5 Mid Ten win
Missouri +4.5 A&M win 

ULMonroe +6.5 ULL loss 

Ariz St -9.5 Ore St. loss

6-7
45-63

27-30
Tenn +6 Pitt win
Wash -7.5 TB loss
Carol -2 Atl loss
Det +2.5 Ariz loss
Niners -3.5 NYG win

2-3
29-32

A Tiered MLB Hall of 200

Here's this project.

I'm going to take the top 18 players at each position and tier them.  3 to the inner circle; 6 to the middle; 9 to the outer.

That's for position players, DH's will be funneled into the position with which they're best associated.

54 starting pitchers.  9 inner circle, 18 middle, 27 outer circle.

6 relievers.  1 in the inner, 2 in the middle, 3 in the outer.

That's 204 players.  I may have too many relievers.  If one day you check and I'm down to 3, I've reconsidered. 

The WAR number is a combination of baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; to my eyes its the best number for historical comparison.  I'll also be using OPS+ and ERA+.  Simple.  After 2016, I added a WAR/PA %.

Additionally, I'll reference the player just outside the outer circle and the active player closest to breaking into the outer tier. The team will be the one best associated with the player (if I have to pick a cap, it's the one he's wearing; I'm not splitting caps)

Got it?

I'll start with catchers first.

Forever Giants: 1893 New York Giants (Year 11)

1892 is here.

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season.  The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.

1893 88-74

C  Jack Doyle 1.85

1B Roger Connor 5.1

2B Monte Ward 2.95

SS Shorty Fuller .8

3B George Davis 5.65

LF Eddie Burke 2.05

CF General Stafford -.3

RF Mike Tiernan 3.25 

OF Harry Lyons -.15

C Jocko Milligan .25

C Parke Wilson -.15

P Amos Rusie MVPQ 9.6

P Mark Baldwin 2.3
P Les Germain 1.5

-Rusie's got the second best Giants season in the now 11 year existence of the organization, we get the debut of George Davis.

Forever Giants: 1892 New York Giants(Year 10)

1891 is here.

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season. The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.

1892 79-83

C Jack Boyle -2.2

1B Buck Ewing 4.15 (40.8) LAST SEASON

2B Eddie Burke 1.35

SS Shorty Fuller .5

3B Denny Lyons 2.55

LF Jim O’Rourke 1.05 

CF Harry Lyons -.55

RF Mike Tiernan 3.5

Uti Jack Doyle 1.05

Uti Hardy Richardson .2

OF George Gore 1.95 

1B Jack McMahon -.1

2B Charley Bassett -.1

P Amos Rusie 7.3 

P Silver King 4

P Ed Crane 0

P Mickey Welch -.15 (40.85) LAST SEASON

-The tenth anniversary team. We lost Keefe the year before, Connor and Ward will both eventually come back but they're currently gone - and 1892 ends the Giants careers of Ewing and Welch, the latter had been on every Giants club in history to that date.  Through 2016, they both remain in the top 20 for all time franchise WAR.

Forever Giants: 1891 New York Giants(Year 9)

1890 is here.

My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season. The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.

1891 86-76

C Dick Buckley .6 

1B Roger Connor 6.75 

2B Danny Richardson 4.05 

SS Jack Glasscock .95 

3B Charley Bassett 2 

LF George Gore 3 

CF Jim O’Rourke 1.8 

RF Mike Tiernan 5.05

Uti Lew Whistler -.4

C Artie Clarke -1.25

P Amos Rusie 7.65 

P John Ewing 4.7

P Mickey Welch -1.5 

P Tim Keefe -.95 (28.3) LAST SEASON

-That ends the Giants career of Tim Keefe; he's headed for the Hall of Fame and finishes his Giants career with 28.3 WAR.