For any NL-rule APBA leagues out there, yum! If you can avoid those five 24s on this card, he’s got quite a tasty card.
It’s not a fluke either. Zambrano won the NL Silver Slugger award for a reason. He led all ML pitchers in pretty much every offensive stat in ’08.
And for leagues that allow it, Zambrano can pinch hit, too. He had a few actual pinch hit at-bats in 2008.
The owner of Zambrano in our league also has Livian Hernandez and Jason Marquis so for the past few years it’s pretty much like having a 9th hitter in the lineup. Not a small matter, when you consider that pinch hitting is not an issue for him.
Now, the question is, Will MikeB of the Illowa APBA League be able to leave Big Z in long enough to take advantage of his hitting card?
MIke may decide not to propose the DH in the league meeting this year.
haha yeah,
but Big Z is different. He’s got a monster card but it’s not like he doesn’t deserve it. All other things equal, I wouldn’t hesitate leaving him to hit in lieu of a weak hitting ph.
i’m sure Lou Piniella did the same a few times.
/just be careful stretching those doubles into triples, Carlos
My team in TBL has Carlos, and I have used him in the batting order to fulfill David Ortiz’s slack, especially against lefties (he’s got a +5 lefty shift). Alas, he has way underperformed, going only 6-34 with 1 double and no HRs in the first half. What’s worse, he’s 2-8 with a 5.46 ERA.
I have been batting him in the position his card deserves, usually 4th or 5th.