Minor League System Wager

by Buzz Bissinger on May 11, 2008 3:24 PM EDT

My buddy and I have $150 riding on this bet... so no stuffing the ballot here, but which minor league system do you like better of the following fantasy squads. Team A or Team B.

Team A
1. Tanner Scheppers
2. Shooter Hunt
3. Michael Saunders
4. Angel Villalona
5. Mike Moustakas
6. Jarrod Parker
7. Justin Smoak
8. Aaron Crow
9. Cole Rohrbough
10. Julio Teheran
11. Dellin Betances
12. Chris Withrow
13. Daniel Cortes
14. Trevor Cahill
15. Norichika Aoki

Team B
1. Kasey Kiker
2. Chris Volstad
3. Isaac Galloway
4. Billy Rowell
5. David Price
6. Josh Vitters
7. Juan Duran
8. Ross Detwiler
9. Chorye Spoone
10. Nick Noonan
11. Jeremy Jeffress
12. Christian Friedrich
13. Cale Iorg
14. Adrian Cardenas
15. Ethan Martin

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Team A

And it’s not really that close.

by supermets on May 11, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply actions

+1

by David Tokarz on May 11, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

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by bobbymcnally on May 11, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

Is this a serious question?

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift

by King Billy Royal on May 11, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions

by Wheelhouse on May 11, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

by Fett42 on May 11, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

I heard Tim Lincecum will win 1 Cy Young & 11 Tim Lincecums. Question is, how many Cole Hamels will he win?

by the pinstripes on May 12, 2008 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Team B

Team A may have th flashier names, but the majority of them haven’t even played a pro game yet. Team A has no one who is going to be a major league contributer in the next two years. Fantasy Leagues are fickle and tend to favor those going for it at the major league level instead of building some dynasty to brag about.

I will take Team B and Price and Detwiler who will be in the majors by the end of the year.

by NMUWildcat027 on May 11, 2008 6:19 PM EDT reply actions

Team B’s farm will contribute sooner, but I think Team A’s potential outweighs it.

by supermets on May 11, 2008 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Team A

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by doublestix on May 11, 2008 6:38 PM EDT reply actions

Team A...

...by a lot.

by laughlin on May 11, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions

uneverknow

Team A could crap the bed.

B could easily outclass it.

I’ll bet on B then to win just to be different.

by elricsi on May 11, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply actions

A, but...

seriously, this is what two actual people bet an actual $150 on?? Y’all are nuts. (Especially who bet on Team B)

by journeymen on May 11, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

Team A

laps team B.

by alskor on May 11, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions

standard

What’s your standard for deciding whose is “better”?

Team A’s upside is huge, but I’m kind of surprised at all the hate at B. Seems a little safer and also packs a lot of punch with Price, Vitters, and Rowell, among others.

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by rswanzey on May 12, 2008 5:24 AM EDT reply actions

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Looks really close to me. There’s a few nice players on list A but also a lot of young, high-risk guys (not that list B is much different in that respect).

About the worst that can be said for list B is that much of its higher-end talent is concentrated in the pitchers, which makes them even higher risk.

by mrkupe on May 12, 2008 12:34 PM EDT reply actions