Bang for your Buck Rotation

With the new Free Agent system in place with unlimited presigns and new cost system for each presign, there are bound to be some players that are over priced, and others that are bargains. We (Steve and Nick) got to researching some of each, and came up with a little fun game to play called "Bang for your Buck," which compaires some of these players. This season, for example, starting pitcher Roger Clemens is struggling, to say the least. A poor W/L, balooning ERA, and very few quality starts, at a time when it seems that pitchers are all doing great. You can blame the W/L on the offense he has backing him, but not the rest. In addition, Roger costs a steep $23 to presign. We got to thinking what kind of rotation you could put together for just the cost of 'ol Roger's contract. Below are Roger's stats, followed by the 5 man rotation we built with the same $23 and their stats.


"Roger Dodger"

Roger Clemens $23 KC 3-11 W/L 4.51 ERA 125.2 IP 117 K .251 OAVG 21/9 S/QS

Bargain Bin Rotation:

Francisco Barrios $4 NYA 14-4 W/L 1.37 ERA 151.2 IP 84 K .216 OAVG 22/19 S/QS

Ken Brubaker $4 PGH 10-2 W/L 1.22 ERA 118.1 IP 98 K .206 OAVG 19/15 S/QS

Dave Wickersham $6 MTL 11-1 W/L 1.84 ERA 126.1 IP 69 K .193 OAVG 19/14 S/QS

Danny McDevitt $4 PGH 10-4 W/L 1.28 ERA 133.2 IP 72 K .185 OAVG 20/18 S/QS

Andy Van Hekken $5 FLA 7-4 W/L 2.47 ERA 127.2 IP 78 K .208 OAVG 18/12 S/QS

Best Seasons Ever by a Hitter

Lou Gehrig is having the season of his life this year. As long as he doesn't get hurt (knock on wood), he looks to shatter the RBI record for a single season, set personal bests in almost every offensive category, and win the Triple Crown. This got me thinking about other great peformances by hitters over the years. I have done a little research, and here's what I've found (italics = retired):

2016 Dave Parker LA .362 AVG 162 R 225 H 75 HR 174 RBI 1.246 OPS 24 SB

2018 Micky Mantle ANA .377 AVG 80 HR 210 RBI .832 SLG (Incomplete info)

2018 Jimmie Foxx PHI .342 AVG 72 HR 176 RBI .744 SLG (Incomplete info)

2019 Babe Ruth PIT .412 AVG 178 R 261 H 95 HR 201 RBI 1.406 OPS 18 SB

2020 Willie Mays KC .346 AVG 60 HR 162 RBI (Incomplete info)

2026 Joe Jackson ANA .365 AVG 133 R 236 H 41 HR 111 RBI 1.078 OPS 49 SB

2026 Hank Aaron PIT .370 AVG 131 R 253 H 58 HR 159 RBI 1.070 OPS 7 SB

2027 Lou Gehrig BAL .369 AVG 144 R 222 H 64 HR 147 RBI 1.187 OPS 19 SB

2028 Mel Ott PHI .336 AVG 147 R 221 H 30 HR 70 RBI .954 OPS 61 SB

There are certainly more that are not on here, like Ted Williams, Chane Winther, and the other seasons by Jackson, Mays, and Mantle. But, this does give a snapshot of some of the best over the years.

So here is the question...What is the best offensive season a player on your team has put up? Does it belong on this list of some of the best ever?