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[Evilgrin 72]

10 team mixed, so lots of options out there. Any areas I desperately need to improve? H2H league, start C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, IF, OF, OF, OF, Util (any pos.) 5 starters, 2 relievers. 5 bench and 2 DL slots.

Offensive categories : Runs ®, Hits (H), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Strikeouts (K), Total Bases (TB), Batting Average (AVG), On-base + Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Pitching categories : Innings Pitched (IP), Wins (W), Complete Games (CG), Shutouts (SHO), Saves (SV), Earned Runs (ER), Walks (BB), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP)

My squad :

C - Brian McCann

1B- Prince Fielder

2B - Jose Lopez (also 1B eligible)

SS - Jimmy Rollins

3B - David Wright

IF - Gordon Beckham

OF - Carlos Lee

OF - Andre Ethier

OF - Carlos Beltran

Util - Michael Bourn

Bench - Chris Coghlan, Garrett Jones, Maicer Izturis

SP - Dan Haren

SP - Chris Carpenter

SP - Tommy Hanson

SP - Brandon Webb

SP - Matt Cain

RP - Francisco Cordero

RP - Huston Street

Bench - Max Scherzer, Steven Strasburg (minors)

To me, it looks like my starting pitching is lethal if Webb is healthy. My outfield needs some help. Relief pitching seems OK if Street is healthy. Good news is if he starts on the DL, I can reserve him and pick up someone off waivers (I think only 22 RPs were drafted.) Infield looks pretty good. I do notice something of a dearth of power and batting average. I'm wondering if Wright, Rollins, and Beltran (if healthy) will do enough for me steals-wise that I should try to package Bourn and one of my starters for a power-hitting OF and move Scherzer into the rotation.

What do you guys think?

 

[shadyridr]

Like WHOA

Thats a pretty stacked team. OF seems a little weak with the Beltran injury

 

[guru_007]

Tough for me to evaluate, as 10 team leagues are very shallow, so just about every team looks good on paper before the season.

Yes, your pitching staff is strong. With only one relief pitching category showing up, I'd probably have been tempted to pickup some high k/ip relievers and blow off saves altogether, but either way, you should be fine.

On offense, your batting average isn't looking that good. I'm not a big Jose Lopez fan either - but when Beckham qualifies at 2B, you should be good enough I suppose.

Beltran needs to be dl'd - he isn't playing until May at least. That's going to leave you even thinner on offense. Your only bopper is Fielder, and you don't have too many OPS studs up there, I think you're going to need to make a move or two. Bourn is an OPS black hole - you better pray he steals 3-4 bases per week otherwise he is nearly unrosterable imho. Astros are going to be bad. You have a lot of guys on offense I don't like (Bourn, Lee, Lopez, Beltran, hell, just about everyone short of Fielder and McCann).

Send out feelers for Carpenter - I think he is a good sell high candidate - and try to strengthen up your offense.

g'luck

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Tough for me to evaluate, as 10 team leagues are very shallow, so just about every team looks good on paper before the season.Yes, your pitching staff is strong. With only one relief pitching category showing up, I'd probably have been tempted to pickup some high k/ip relievers and blow off saves altogether, but either way, you should be fine.On offense, your batting average isn't looking that good. I'm not a big Jose Lopez fan either - but when Beckham qualifies at 2B, you should be good enough I suppose.Beltran needs to be dl'd - he isn't playing until May at least. That's going to leave you even thinner on offense. Your only bopper is Fielder, and you don't have too many OPS studs up there, I think you're going to need to make a move or two. Bourn is an OPS black hole - you better pray he steals 3-4 bases per week otherwise he is nearly unrosterable imho. Astros are going to be bad. You have a lot of guys on offense I don't like (Bourn, Lee, Lopez, Beltran, hell, just about everyone short of Fielder and McCann).Send out feelers for Carpenter - I think he is a good sell high candidate - and try to strengthen up your offense.g'luck

The guy who has Holliday is looking for pitching, maybe I can offer a Holliday-for-Carpenter straight up. I can DL Beltran and pick up a guy to fill in as a utility guy (Ian Stewart is out there, so there's power there, but low BA #s)

 

[rodg12]

H2H Roto or Points?

ETA: Weekly or daily moves?

 

[Evilgrin 72]

H2H Roto or Points?ETA: Weekly or daily moves?

You score a point for each category in which you defeat your opponent in the given week. Daily moves.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

10 team mixed, so lots of options out there. Any areas I desperately need to improve? H2H league, start C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, IF, OF, OF, OF, Util (any pos.) 5 starters, 2 relievers. 5 bench and 2 DL slots.Offensive categories : Runs ®, Hits (H), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Strikeouts (K), Total Bases (TB), Batting Average (AVG), On-base + Slugging Percentage (OPS)Pitching categories : Innings Pitched (IP), Wins (W), Complete Games (CG), Shutouts (SHO), Saves (SV), Earned Runs (ER), Walks (BB), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP)My squad :C - Brian McCann1B- Prince Fielder2B - Jose Lopez (also 1B eligible)SS - Jimmy Rollins3B - David WrightIF - Gordon BeckhamOF - Carlos LeeOF - Andre EthierOF - Carlos BeltranUtil - Michael BournBench - Chris Coghlan, Garrett Jones, Maicer IzturisSP - Dan HarenSP - Chris CarpenterSP - Tommy HansonSP - Brandon WebbSP - Matt CainRP - Francisco CorderoRP - Huston StreetBench - Max Scherzer, Steven Strasburg (minors)To me, it looks like my starting pitching is lethal if Webb is healthy. My outfield needs some help. Relief pitching seems OK if Street is healthy. Good news is if he starts on the DL, I can reserve him and pick up someone off waivers (I think only 22 RPs were drafted.) Infield looks pretty good. I do notice something of a dearth of power and batting average. I'm wondering if Wright, Rollins, and Beltran (if healthy) will do enough for me steals-wise that I should try to package Bourn and one of my starters for a power-hitting OF and move Scherzer into the rotation.What do you guys think?

That's a hell of a lot of categories to score on.....wow.-I like Beckham as your 2b as soon as he's eligible. Lopez will be 3b eligible soon too.....but Lopez is just kind of meh.-Not a huge fan of Carlos Lee......old and peaked years ago.-I'd lower any expectations for Beltran.-I'd try and boost SB's in your regular starting lineup instead of using Bourne as your Utility to boost one category.-Why roster Izturis in a 10 team league?-Pitching is good on paper but would make me nervous. Carpentar, Hanson, Webb all strike me as potential trouble. Carpentar is rarely healthy, Webb's out for who knows how long, and Hanson got an innings boost last year.....could get a tired arm this year.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

10 team mixed, so lots of options out there. Any areas I desperately need to improve? H2H league, start C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, IF, OF, OF, OF, Util (any pos.) 5 starters, 2 relievers. 5 bench and 2 DL slots.Offensive categories : Runs ®, Hits (H), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Strikeouts (K), Total Bases (TB), Batting Average (AVG), On-base + Slugging Percentage (OPS)Pitching categories : Innings Pitched (IP), Wins (W), Complete Games (CG), Shutouts (SHO), Saves (SV), Earned Runs (ER), Walks (BB), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP)My squad :C - Brian McCann1B- Prince Fielder2B - Jose Lopez (also 1B eligible)SS - Jimmy Rollins3B - David WrightIF - Gordon BeckhamOF - Carlos LeeOF - Andre EthierOF - Carlos BeltranUtil - Michael BournBench - Chris Coghlan, Garrett Jones, Maicer IzturisSP - Dan HarenSP - Chris CarpenterSP - Tommy HansonSP - Brandon WebbSP - Matt CainRP - Francisco CorderoRP - Huston StreetBench - Max Scherzer, Steven Strasburg (minors)To me, it looks like my starting pitching is lethal if Webb is healthy. My outfield needs some help. Relief pitching seems OK if Street is healthy. Good news is if he starts on the DL, I can reserve him and pick up someone off waivers (I think only 22 RPs were drafted.) Infield looks pretty good. I do notice something of a dearth of power and batting average. I'm wondering if Wright, Rollins, and Beltran (if healthy) will do enough for me steals-wise that I should try to package Bourn and one of my starters for a power-hitting OF and move Scherzer into the rotation.What do you guys think?

That's a hell of a lot of categories to score on.....wow.-I like Beckham as your 2b as soon as he's eligible. Lopez will be 3b eligible soon too.....but Lopez is just kind of meh.-Not a huge fan of Carlos Lee......old and peaked years ago.-I'd lower any expectations for Beltran.-I'd try and boost SB's in your regular starting lineup instead of using Bourne as your Utility to boost one category.-Why roster Izturis in a 10 team league?-Pitching is good on paper but would make me nervous. Carpentar, Hanson, Webb all strike me as potential trouble. Carpentar is rarely healthy, Webb's out for who knows how long, and Hanson got an innings boost last year.....could get a tired arm this year.

Lopez was a 13th round pick, I didn't have anyone 2B eligible at the time and there wasn't much left. I got Beckham in the 17th, which solved that problem, so Lopex can be dumped for someone else once Beckham gets 2B eligibility.Lee was a 7th rounder, I hadn't taken any OFs yet and started to get nervous as a run began. I'm not a huge fan either -I had targeted Markakis there, but he went 1 pick before I was up.. options other than Lee at that point were trim (Abreu, Dunn, Torii Hunter, Josh Hamilton) Ethier was far enough down the default draft list that I took a chance on waiting a round on him and got him in the 8th.Beltran I got in round 15, figuring I could find someone to fill his spot for a month or so. I don't have big expectations for him, but that late, if he's 70% of what he was last year before the injury, he's value, IMO.Bourn and Coghlan were drafted for me when my connection went down, so I don't care about them. Either can be dumped if need be.Izturis was a 22nd rounder I drafted because he had eligibility at positions I was thin in, in case of injury. Also, I have very few .300 BA guys, so I figured I could throw him in in a pinch for hits if needed. He'll likely be dumped to the wire sooner rather than later.Webb was a calculated risk - I took him in round 18 with the plan of taking Hudson in the 19th to have two guys that could vie for the 5th starter spot. I thought he represented huge upside that late. Someone took Huddy before he got back to me, which sucked. Carpenter does make me nervous, but I may try to trade him for Holliday. The others, I felt I got value on - Haren in the 5th (8th SP taken) - Hanson in the 9th, and Cain in the 10th.Fielder, Wright, McCann, and Hollins were my first 4 picks. Fielder had the best value when I chose 1st (8th pick) and the others I took mainly because of runs/position scarcity.Again, I have no clue what I'm doing, though, so these may have been crappy plans.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

If I can get Holliday and Jorge de le Rosa for Carpenter and Bourn, would you suggest doing that?

 

[scrumptrulescent]

If I can get Holliday and Jorge de le Rosa for Carpenter and Bourn, would you suggest doing that?

Yes, I would.

 

[guru_007]

If I can get Holliday and Jorge de le Rosa for Carpenter and Bourn, would you suggest doing that?

Sure I would. Losing Bourn is addition by subtraction, imho.You can spot start De la Rosa who I actually have on one of my teams this year and think he is severly underrated. Sure, he throws in a clunker every now and then, but the Coors effect severely undervalues their pitchers, imho. I'm not all that high on Holliday, but he's better than what you've got out there now.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

If I can get Holliday and Jorge de le Rosa for Carpenter and Bourn, would you suggest doing that?

Sure I would. Losing Bourn is addition by subtraction, imho.You can spot start De la Rosa who I actually have on one of my teams this year and think he is severly underrated. Sure, he throws in a clunker every now and then, but the Coors effect severely undervalues their pitchers, imho. I'm not all that high on Holliday, but he's better than what you've got out there now.

I'm going to see if he'll bite.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I also dropped Izturis for Liriano, who went undrafted. Might as well go all-in on the inujry players.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

I also dropped Izturis for Liriano, who went undrafted. Might as well go all-in on the inujry players.

There was mention by Gardenhire (sp?) that Liriano has the potential to become the closer. It's probably just talk but it's interesting.I think Liriano is a solid low cost, high ceiling option.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I also dropped Izturis for Liriano, who went undrafted. Might as well go all-in on the inujry players.

There was mention by Gardenhire (sp?) that Liriano has the potential to become the closer. It's probably just talk but it's interesting.I think Liriano is a solid low cost, high ceiling option.

The sweet thing is, since he's SP/RP eligible, if he does become the closer, I can put him in as a 5th starter and have 3 closers going every night, then just rotate my 6 starters through the other 4 SP slots.

 

[rodg12]

If I can get Holliday and Jorge de le Rosa for Carpenter and Bourn, would you suggest doing that?

Big fan of this move if you can get it done.

 

[rodg12]

H2H Roto or Points?ETA: Weekly or daily moves?

You score a point for each category in which you defeat your opponent in the given week. Daily moves.

In a 10 team league with daily moves like this, you can stream pitchers pretty effectively if you don't have some sort of either yearly or weekly moves limit. High K/IP middle relievers can be very valuable in this type of league mixed in with your starters. You should be able to find some good ones that qualify as SP as well as RP. You can leave them started all week and rotate in your starters on the days they pitch. As such, I'd dangle Carpenter and Hanson for upgrades to your 2B and OF (I'm actually not as down on your OF as some here. I think Lee is being undervalued this year and I like Ethier as well as Coghlan and Jones who you have on your bench). Your staff will still be anchored by Cain and Haren even if Carpenter and Hanson get dealt.ETA: Which site is the league through??

 

[scrumptrulescent]

I also dropped Izturis for Liriano, who went undrafted. Might as well go all-in on the inujry players.

There was mention by Gardenhire (sp?) that Liriano has the potential to become the closer. It's probably just talk but it's interesting.

I think Liriano is a solid low cost, high ceiling option.

The sweet thing is, since he's SP/RP eligible, if he does become the closer, I can put him in as a 5th starter and have 3 closers going every night, then just rotate my 6 starters through the other 4 SP slots.

Exactly. I did the same at the beginning of the year in 2009 with Morrow from Seattle. And Franklin Morales covered at closer for awhile in Colorado last year with SP/RP eligibility as well. If you can find them, they're gold.Now with the Yankees naming Hughes their 5th starter, Joba may get a chance to close once in awhile for the old man.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

H2H Roto or Points?ETA: Weekly or daily moves?

You score a point for each category in which you defeat your opponent in the given week. Daily moves.

In a 10 team league with daily moves like this, you can stream pitchers pretty effectively if you don't have some sort of either yearly or weekly moves limit. High K/IP middle relievers can be very valuable in this type of league mixed in with your starters. You should be able to find some good ones that qualify as SP as well as RP. You can leave them started all week and rotate in your starters on the days they pitch. As such, I'd dangle Carpenter and Hanson for upgrades to your 2B and OF (I'm actually not as down on your OF as some here. I think Lee is being undervalued this year and I like Ethier as well as Coghlan and Jones who you have on your bench). Your staff will still be anchored by Cain and Haren even if Carpenter and Hanson get dealt.ETA: Which site is the league through??

Yahoo! No moves limits, so I could definitely do what you're suggesting, but we only have 5 bench spots, so if I load up on middle relievers, it leaves me perilously thin in the field in case of an injury... would you still suggest this strategy?

 

[scrumptrulescent]

H2H Roto or Points?ETA: Weekly or daily moves?

You score a point for each category in which you defeat your opponent in the given week. Daily moves.

In a 10 team league with daily moves like this, you can stream pitchers pretty effectively if you don't have some sort of either yearly or weekly moves limit. High K/IP middle relievers can be very valuable in this type of league mixed in with your starters. You should be able to find some good ones that qualify as SP as well as RP. You can leave them started all week and rotate in your starters on the days they pitch. As such, I'd dangle Carpenter and Hanson for upgrades to your 2B and OF (I'm actually not as down on your OF as some here. I think Lee is being undervalued this year and I like Ethier as well as Coghlan and Jones who you have on your bench). Your staff will still be anchored by Cain and Haren even if Carpenter and Hanson get dealt.ETA: Which site is the league through??

Yahoo! No moves limits, so I could definitely do what you're suggesting, but we only have 5 bench spots, so if I load up on middle relievers, it leaves me perilously thin in the field in case of an injury... would you still suggest this strategy?

I wouldn't fill the bench with relievers, I'd fill it with SP's. You have an Innings Pitched category? That plus wins plus K's can be assured by guys pitching a lot. You'll probably need to do some pitcher streaming with those rules to keep up with the others. You can't control what your offense is doing too much but apparently there are a few pitching categories you can directly control. Better make sure you have plenty of pitching. I'm not sure Strasburg's dead weight on the bench is a great idea.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

H2H Roto or Points?ETA: Weekly or daily moves?

You score a point for each category in which you defeat your opponent in the given week. Daily moves.

In a 10 team league with daily moves like this, you can stream pitchers pretty effectively if you don't have some sort of either yearly or weekly moves limit. High K/IP middle relievers can be very valuable in this type of league mixed in with your starters. You should be able to find some good ones that qualify as SP as well as RP. You can leave them started all week and rotate in your starters on the days they pitch. As such, I'd dangle Carpenter and Hanson for upgrades to your 2B and OF (I'm actually not as down on your OF as some here. I think Lee is being undervalued this year and I like Ethier as well as Coghlan and Jones who you have on your bench). Your staff will still be anchored by Cain and Haren even if Carpenter and Hanson get dealt.ETA: Which site is the league through??

Yahoo! No moves limits, so I could definitely do what you're suggesting, but we only have 5 bench spots, so if I load up on middle relievers, it leaves me perilously thin in the field in case of an injury... would you still suggest this strategy?

I wouldn't fill the bench with relievers, I'd fill it with SP's. You have an Innings Pitched category? That plus wins plus K's can be assured by guys pitching a lot. You'll probably need to do some pitcher streaming with those rules to keep up with the others. You can't control what your offense is doing too much but apparently there are a few pitching categories you can directly control. Better make sure you have plenty of pitching. I'm not sure Strasburg's dead weight on the bench is a great idea.

I'll probably dump Strasburg at some point.. I drafted him hoping I could still win most P categories and then hope he gets called up not long into the season and dominates.I was rebuffed on the Carpenter/Bourn for De la rosa/Holliday offer.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I picked up Neftali Feliz on someone's advice above as a middle reliever, and he became a closer. So now I have 3 closers and only 2 spots.

I think I might be able to get Jason Bay for Carlos Lee and either Feliz or Francisco Cordero. Good deal, and which closer would you rather part with?

 

[Eephus]

I picked up Neftali Feliz on someone's advice above as a middle reliever, and he became a closer. So now I have 3 closers and only 2 spots.I think I might be able to get Jason Bay for Carlos Lee and either Feliz or Francisco Cordero. Good deal, and which closer would you rather part with?

I don't like that deal. I'm not even sure I'd go Bay-Lee in a straight up trade right now. Bay is banged up and Citi Field will decrease his power.

 

[pollardsvision]

I wouldn't give up Lee for Bay in a yearly league. I think they'll give you similar numbers, except Lee should hit for a much better AVG (20 pts higher?) and get you few less SBs (5-10). Otherwise, they are the same guy. 25 HRs, 85-90 RBI, horrible lineup. Bay feels alot more risky too.

Oh, and I wouldn't be so quick to trade away a closer yet, unless it's the key to pulling off a great trade (which this is not). It's early in the season. You may think you have 3 closers right now, but one of them is named Huston Street. He's on the DL now and will probably be returning shortly after getting off of it. You still need to be looking for closers on the wire. Not trading them away.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I wouldn't give up Lee for Bay in a yearly league. I think they'll give you similar numbers, except Lee should hit for a much better AVG (20 pts higher?) and get you few less SBs (5-10). Otherwise, they are the same guy. 25 HRs, 85-90 RBI, horrible lineup. Bay feels alot more risky toh, and I wouldn't be so quick to trade away a closer yet, unless it's the key to pulling off a great trade (which this is not). It's early in the season. You may think you have 3 closers right now, but one of them is named Huston Street. He's on the DL now and will probably be returning shortly after getting off of it. You still need to be looking for closers on the wire. Not trading them away.

I have 4 and one of them is Huston Street, I forgot to mention I also added Rauch just before opening day. I only have 2 spots to use them in. Why would I look for more closers?

 

[pollardsvision]

I wouldn't give up Lee for Bay in a yearly league. I think they'll give you similar numbers, except Lee should hit for a much better AVG (20 pts higher?) and get you few less SBs (5-10). Otherwise, they are the same guy. 25 HRs, 85-90 RBI, horrible lineup. Bay feels alot more risky toh, and I wouldn't be so quick to trade away a closer yet, unless it's the key to pulling off a great trade (which this is not). It's early in the season. You may think you have 3 closers right now, but one of them is named Huston Street. He's on the DL now and will probably be returning shortly after getting off of it. You still need to be looking for closers on the wire. Not trading them away.

I have 4 and one of them is Huston Street, I forgot to mention I also added Rauch just before opening day. I only have 2 spots to use them in. Why would I look for more closers?

Rauch would change things. Trading a closer wouldn't be a bid deal knowing that.In general, though, I like to have more closers than the starting lineups allow. I assume each closer I have is about get hurt or lose his job (I never have good closers). I wouldn't consider Street or Feliz to be a rock solid closer. Very few are. Street is always an injury risk. Feliz is young and probably suits Texas better in another relief role. If you have 2 RP spots, I'd always make sure to have 3 closers.