Best Hypothetical Team w/ Current Players

[TheNamelessPoet]

C Mccann
1B Pujols
2B Utley
3B A-Roid
SS Hanley
LF Manny
CF Beltran
RF Ichiro

SP Halliday
SP Lincy
SP Grenke
SP Webb

[Jeffy25]

It's confusion - how has he not been playing up to his potential?

Any word on Howard?

I defended Howard, based on what he puts up...I don't necessarily think he is the best first basemen, or the second best, as I didn't use him there. but i think he is a top 5 and saying he is number three isn't ridiculous, at least to me.

I wasn't sure what your confusion meant.

[rockiesfan4ever]

C- Matt Wieters
1B- Matt Wieters
2B- Matt Wieters
3B- Matt Wieters
SS- Matt Wieters
LF- Matt Wieters
CF- Matt Wieters
RF- Matt Wieters
BN- Matt Wieters
BN- Matt Wieters
BN- Matt Wieters
SP- Matt Wieters
SP- Matt Wieters
SP- Matt Wieters
RP- Matt Wieters
RP- Matt Wieters
RP- Matt Wieters

[DarthJaker]

Steven Strausburg
Colby Rasmus
I win!!!

[HoustonGM]

Confusion regarding your Manny Ramirez comment about him playing up to his potential.

I'd take Pujols, Berkman, Teixeira, Cabrera, Carlos Pena, and soon enough, Joey Votto, over Howard.

[Jeffy25]

I'd take Pujols, Berkman, Teixeira, Cabrera, Carlos Pena, and soon enough, Joey Votto, over Howard.

doesn't mean that me taking him third makes my choice out of line though....

[HoustonGM]

doesn't mean that me taking him third makes my choice out of line though....

I never said it did.

[Jeffy25]

I never said it did.

but you were challenging the move...and then listed him as a top 6 first basemen, or simply said a few other players that you would have made a different choice with...that's fine, but I chose Howard based on raw numbers...not necessarily if he is a better player or not, but I would rather have him over Tex and Cabby for right now....Berkman was a brainfart.

[HoustonGM]

but you were challenging the move...and then listed him as a top 6 first basemen, or simply said a few other players that you would have made a different choice with...that's fine, but I chose Howard based on raw numbers...not necessarily if he is a better player or not, but I would rather have him over Tex and Cabby for right now....Berkman was a brainfart.

I was just asking for your reasoning behind it. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just discussing. I don't see the problem in "challenging" someone's views. Isn't that what discussing sports is all about?

The "raw numbers", at least the ones that take into account multiple facets of the game, don't have Howard so good. If you're looking at HR/RBI, then, yes, but, to me, that's a silly thing to do. I don't see how Howard is anything more than roughly equal as a hitter to Tex/Cabrera/Pena, and aside from Cabrera, all the other guys I'm mentioning are (very) slick defenders.

[Arctic Blast]

...does everyone here need a time out? Geez.

[RickD]

Insert Yankees Lineup here.