I have no idea who to be

[Rs31632]

not that anyone really cares lol


Every year I do an offline franchise-fantasy draft team....
Sure ill do other online leagues etc, but the offline one I start around opening day is my main one that ill keep and play everday almost all year... its the "big boy" franchise if you will... usually i dont have THIS much trouble picking teams... but I cant seem to fully "feel" one if you will..... I dont want to start one and then 10 games in say ehhhh not felling it.
Uusally I have a good idea who to be but this yeat forget it, im back and forth.... list of teams im considering is below.

-maybe im missing something on these teams and people can chime in and provide insight...............help me pick lol

fyi-its gotten so bad I even had my GF cycle thru and pick a team based on unis she liked, which was cleveland.

-I also tend to go east coast/midwest... but im open to west coast

Teams:
Cleveland (not having francona is somewhat preventing this, and I feel like progressive field is just boring)... do they bang drums? But they have alot of cool uni combos
Baltimore
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
Minnesota
L.A. Dodgers
Oakland
Colorado
Kansas City
Chicago Cubs
St.Louis

[TomahawkChop]

If you're doing fantasy draft, then the Dodgers, Royals and Orioles have the best uniform/stadium combos out of the teams you listed. I would also suggest the Pirates or Mariners

[Babrook]

There is drumming at Progressive Field but it isn't accurate to what John Adams does.

[Babrook]

Anyway, the Indians are fun to play (why can't I edit my posts?). From my experience of playing about 40 games into a franchise:

- Bourn, Stubbs, Kipnis, Brantley are all 75+ speed who can easily steal 35+ in a season. Bourn has 14 through the first series in May in my franchise with the Steal Ability slider ticked down to 4.

- While the Indians don't have one batter that is a killer stud, Swisher, Reynolds, Kipnis, Santana all have ~30 HR power, Stubbs can kill lefties. I have a ton of success with Giambi off the bench somehow, as well, and he became my starting DH.

- A lot of ease and versatility for days off because of Mike Aviles, Nick Swisher.

- Starting pitching is awful, so you're challenged in that department :P

[MasonTK]

Clearly you didn't watch too many Reds games. If by "Stubbs can kill lefties" you mean "by striking out on garbage and losing his bat in the direction of the mound," then yes, Stubbs can kill lefties.

[Babrook]

Quote: Originally Posted by MasonTK

Clearly you didn't watch too many Reds games. If by "Stubbs can kill lefties" you mean "by striking out on garbage and losing his bat in the direction of the mound," then yes, Stubbs can kill lefties.

Drew Stubbs has a career .821 OPS against lefties. Maybe not 'kill', but certainly hits lefties well.

Against right handed pitching is where he becomes a migraine.

[shadow2201]

Minnesota or Colorado would be fun franchises to take over and possibly rebuild! The pitching in Minnesota is sub par at best same with Colorado! I personally love taking over a franchise and rebuilding from the minors or trading a stud like Tulo/Cargo or Morneau(kinda a stud)/Mauer, for youth and working your way back to the top! The Indians I have never played with, but I have against, and I've always dominated them with a good pitcher, but could be fun to play with with all their speed, etc.

[dingleberryfinn]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rs31632

Cleveland Baltimore Atlanta Tampa Bay Minnesota L.A. Dodgers Oakland Colorado Kansas City Chicago Cubs St.Louis

for common decency & the love of all that's good in the world, NO stinkin' A.L. teams, unless maybe you play with DH off

So, I vote Dodgers, yer gonna have a ton o' money to play with.