Throwdowns > Closed

Marlins Fan said 01/28, 01:36 AM
Make a team of MLB players, but only use players whose last names start with vowels. Try to make a team that could compete right now, if possible. Follow my format as far as how many pitchers and whatnot. Keep players at the positions they mainly play; guys that play multiple positions can obviously be moved wherever you like. No DH's, unless they also play a position.

Oh, and go ahead and use "Y" if you want. I guess this TD is one of those "sometimes". (I bet only a handful of people get that...)


C- Alex Avila
1B- David Ortiz
2B- Dan Uggla
3B- Michael Young
SS- Elvis Andrus
LF- Yonder Alonso
CF- Jacoby Ellsbury
RF- Justin Upton

UT/IF- Omar Infante
UT/OF- Andre Ethier

SP- Roy Oswalt
SP- Alexi Ogando
SP- Jake Arrieta

RP- Alfredo Aceves
RP- Eric O'Flaherty
RP- Darren Oliver

CP- John Axford



There aren't enough baseball TDs on FanNation. I aim to change that. I don't know why you fools don't like MLB more, but that's your loss, I guess. I'm still going to TD about this ****.

For anyone who wants to complain about baseball TDs; deal with it. Better yet, get on board. Aren't you itching to get off the short bus, anyway?

Marlins Fan said 01/29, 01:46 AM
Infante over Aybar

At first glance this comparison is almost a wash. Both guys can hit a little bit, both guys sort of suck at getting on base, as evidenced by their career stats:

Infante: .275 BA, .318 OBP
Aybar: .276 BA, .319 OBP

Both guys can play multiple positions, too, but the big difference is that Aybar is a middle infielder and Infante is a true utility players, as evidenced by their career games-played by position:

Infante: 2B, 486 games
SS, 225 games
3B, 101 games
OF, 101 games

Aybar: SS, 548 games
2B, 48 games
OF, 8 games

So although both guys can play more than one position, Infante is the only one his coaches trusted enough to give significant playing time at more than one position.

Infante gets the nod for versatility.


Oliver over Uehara

Did you see Uehara in the postseason last year? No? Yeah, that's because he was God-awful.

The main reason I picked Oliver is because he's a proven left handed reliever, and those guys are good as gold. You just can't throw Uehara out there against a lefty. The bullpen needs versatility.

Marlins Fan said 01/31, 01:26 AM
Infante over Aybar

You say you're building the team for right now but then you use last year's stats, so in my opinion it's safe to say that we're both building a team for right now based off recent history and what we can safely expect from those particular players.

That said, Infante and Aybar are dead even at the plate, but Infante can field way more positions which increases his value as a utility player.

Oh, and neither one has a lot of power, but Infante once bashed 16 homers in a season while Aybar's career high is 10, so Infante gets a smidgen of extra credit for having home run capabilities.


Oliver over Uehara

Darren Oliver has proven himself to be one of MLB's most reliable left handed specialists over the last twenty years or however long he's been playing. Thing about Oliver is he just never shows his age. Actually, Oliver's been getting better as his gray hair count increases. Last 5 years:

2007: 3.78 ERA, 2.22 SO/BB
2008: 2.88 ERA, 3.00 SO/BB
2009: 2.71 ERA, 2.95 SO/BB
2010: 2.48 ERA, 4.33 SO/BB
2011: 2.29 ERA, 4.00 SO/BB


Uehara's more unknown than Oliver, and I'd rather know exactly what I can expect.


Good luck.