Either way, it will be David vs. Goliath
You got the number 1 seed in Scoobies vs either 8th seeded NWO or 9th seed Strike Force. Scoobies hold the league’s best offense and best defense. Lets get into the mathcups.
Outfield Matchups
Scoobies OF is comprised of Kunal (OPS-1.439), Travis (1.474), Harvey (1.450) and Saiful (1.338). NWO outfield is Moiz (2.073), Adeel (1.155), Faud (1.296), Ali (0.940) and Isiah (1.564). Strike Force outfield has Arshad (0.995), Ammar (1.106), Azhar (1.209) and Albert (1.306).
Just by the offensive numbers NWO with Moiz and Isiah might be able to Pick up the slack of others. Defensively they don’t come close to Scoobies OF. Strike Force does not have anyone that can match Scoobies offense. They do have a decent defense, better than NWO but still not good enough to match Scoobies.
Advantage: Scoobies Force
Infield Matchups
Scoobies Infield is Akil (1.27), Prince (1.395), Gotham (1.346), Mike (1.458) and Frank (1.964). NWO will likely run out Ahmad (1.231), Zeshan (1.064), Shawn (0.965), Michael (0.980), and Junaid (0.709). And Strike Force has Arlo (1.227), Yasar (0.867), Syed (1.260) and Andres (1.304).
Scoobies hold the offense here as well. Mainly because Frank and Mike are far better than anyone NWO or Strike Force have. Andres from Strike Force may be next best and puts Strike Forces offense slightly better than NWO but still no where close to Scoobies. Defensively NWO probably has a slight edge over Strike Force but both are beat at every position against Scoobies.
Advantage Scoobies Force
Catcher
Scoobies catcher will be Burhan (1.627) or Shazim (1.369). Doesn’t matter who NWO and Strike Force put there. It’s not close.
Advantage Scoobies Force
Pitching
Scoobies is Scooby (1.382), NWO runs with Ayaz (1.003) and Strike Force has Adnan (1.111). Scooby is a better pitcher, better hitter and better defensively than both Ayaz and Adnan.
Advantage Scoobies Force
Scoobies run differential at 201 is more than the runs scored by either team. Their 10 best hitters are all hitting above .500. Only 5 combined from both NWO and Strike Force are hitting above .500. Other than Moiz and Isiah from NWO the next best offensively doesn’t even match Scoobies bench. Strike Forces best in Andres and Albert have an OPS less than all 13 members of Scoobies.
Scoobies run 13 deep, any of which could be a top 5 player for either team they are going to face. NWO has some bright spots in Moiz and Isiah but after that there’s a big drop off. Strike Force has a handful of guys playing decent. Outside of 1 or 2 the rest wouldn’t make Scoobies starting lineup. Scoobies depth is unmatched in the division. The biggest trouble they are going to have this weekend is trying to figure out which 10 to start. That’s a good problem to have since the weather will play a big role this Sunday. They can easily substitute players in and out without losing a step, and by doing so should keep their guys fresh going into the next round.
You can combine NWO and Strike Force and take their 10 best and they still would lose out to Scoobies talent.
Prediction: Scoobies Force in 2 with 2 mercy wins in the 5th inning (doesn’t matter which team they face)
