-- My idea about how to handle the 162 game max for starting pitchers.
I vote "Yes"
-- Assigning a negative value to GIDPs.
I vote "Yes". If a regular out counts as a "0", then a GIDP, where a guy makes two outs for the price of one, should be a -1.
-- Assignng a negative value to batter's strikeouts
I vote "No", even though I think it will give me personally an advantage because I know I will do the necessay research to adjust last year's ESPN scores (I'm not gonna bother adjusting for GIDPs and CS, since the effect of those is very minimal)
But I don't care. I'll abastain from the voting and do it the way everyone else wants to
-- Assigning a value of -6 for a starting pitcher charged with a loss.
I vote "Yes". It seems to make sense.
-- Assigning a value of +1 to Sacrifice Flys, Sac Bunts, and Hit-by-Pitch.
I vote "Yes". Altho all three will have minimal impact, they should be counted.
-- Charging a pitcher -1 for each total base allowed, rather than -1 for each hit.
I vote "Yes". Also seems to make sense, and will further devalue pitching.
-- Charging a pitcher -1 for a HBP, Wild Pitch, and Balk
I vote "Yes". All will have minimal impact, but all should be counted.
--Assigning a positive value for a pitcher's Shutout or Complete Game
I vote "yes". They are relatively rare occurances, so the impact will be minimal, but they should be rewarded. I'm thinking +2 or possibly +3 for each.
-- Here's a new one: They don't give you the option of deducting points for a "Blown Save", but you can assign a value to "Save Opportunities".
If a guy has 20 opportunites and makes 15 saves while blowing 5, he should wind up with a net of +30 (15 saves minus 5 blown saves = 10 "successes, times 3 pts for each success).
So if we assign each "Save Opportunity" a negative value of -3, and each successful save a value of +6, then we'll get a net value of +3 for Saves minus Blown Saves.
Which would be more desirable than simply awarding +3 for each save.
