My team sucks, I need help (1 Viewer)

[shadyridr]

Sitting at 0-2 in a 12 team H2H pts league thats heavily weighted towards pitching. Any ideas on some trade offers I can make? WW is pretty barren. I like my lineup. I was thinking about offering BJ Upton around for a SP or RP. My closers suck but Im hoping someone emerges soon so I dont have to trade for one. Ive been offered KRod for Reynolds but have no backup to fill in.

C- McCann

1B- Cabrera

2B- Hill

3B- ARod

SS- Castro

IF- Reynolds

OF- Ethier

OF- Cruz

OF- BJUpton

UT- Gordon

Bench- Vlad

SP- Kershaw

SP- Scherzer

SP- De La Rosa

SP- Drabek

SP- Pineda

SP- Lackey

RP- Hanrahan

RP- Storen

Bench- McCarthy, Thornton, Sale, Rauch, Ogando

Inj- Grienke, Francisco

 

[pollardsvision]

I've never played in a H2H league. Are you punting steals? If so, then trading Upton would be a great idea. You'll be really hurting in steals without him, I think.

I think you'll be fine with saves and I wouldn't trade for them.

I don't think your Starters are bad either, but I guess I don't know what you mean by "heavily weighted towards pitching".

Unless there's something about your league structure that essentially mandates you upgrade at SP, I'd try to find a way to use Upton to get a nice upgrade at 2B. I'm not confident that Hill is turning it around.

Reynolds is obviously a concern, but I think his hot streak is coming. I also think you've got the the type of lineup that can cover for the damage he'll do to the average. Looks like you've got a ton of strong AVG guys. Nobody ever wants Reynolds, so you'd certainly have to wait until he goes on a tear to get any value for him, if you want to trade him (which would be a fine idea at that time).

On the whole though, it looks to me like you've got a pretty good team that'll turn it around.

 

[shadyridr]

I've never played in a H2H league. Are you punting steals? If so, then trading Upton would be a great idea. You'll be really hurting in steals without him, I think. I think you'll be fine with saves and I wouldn't trade for them.I don't think your Starters are bad either, but I guess I don't know what you mean by "heavily weighted towards pitching". Unless there's something about your league structure that essentially mandates you upgrade at SP, I'd try to find a way to use Upton to get a nice upgrade at 2B. I'm not confident that Hill is turning it around.Reynolds is obviously a concern, but I think his hot streak is coming. I also think you've got the the type of lineup that can cover for the damage he'll do to the average. Looks like you've got a ton of strong AVG guys. Nobody ever wants Reynolds, so you'd certainly have to wait until he goes on a tear to get any value for him, if you want to trade him (which would be a fine idea at that time). On the whole though, it looks to me like you've got a pretty good team that'll turn it around.

its a pts league (I dont necessarily like this format but it is what it is) so we dont have to fill categories. You dont need steals or saves, you just gotta score the most pts. Reynolds has been below average but nobody else in the league has a good IF slot. Here's the scoring system:1B = 1, 2B = 2, 3B = 3, HR = 4, RBI = 1, R = 1, SB = 2, BB = 1W = 12, L = -5, QS = 5, S = 10, BS = -5, IP = 1, K = 1, ER = -1Thornton has killed me two weeks in a row scoring -22 pts total. Thank God hes out of my lineup now.

 

[shadyridr]

Im about to be 0-3. Am I crazy in thinking my team is good? Ive gotten a ton of unlucky breaks but Im also in the bottom half in the league in scoring. Before the season is completely ruined anybody have some ideas on areas to improve?

 

[Dr. Awesome]

I generally stick to H2H leagues. Mine is a 12 man 22 man roster. I stream most of my pitchers, having traded away my only regular starter in Lester.

Is it a daily league or weekly lineup?

 

[shadyridr]

I generally stick to H2H leagues. Mine is a 12 man 22 man roster. I stream most of my pitchers, having traded away my only regular starter in Lester. Is it a daily league or weekly lineup?

weekly. i hate it

 

[nutzo]

Last four words of your first sentence... First glance i love your team. Scoring system screams sp weakness. Need to move vlad. Hitter with his name has no spot n lineup and plenty of recoginition value.

 

[SuperAwesomeDude]

You're fine, greinke will help when he's back. If you can somehow trade Reynolds and upton for a better bat, do it. I've never seen a successful FB team have one of those guys, let alone both

 

[nutzo]

You're fine, greinke will help when he's back. If you can somehow trade Reynolds and upton for a better bat, do it. I've never seen a successful FB team have one of those guys, let alone both

Good advice for a roto league. Not here. Love upton here. Cant start lackey n two rooks and compete in a pitcher heavy league.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Last four words of your first sentence... First glance i love your team. Scoring system screams sp weakness. Need to move vlad. Hitter with his name has no spot n lineup and plenty of recoginition value.

You're fine, greinke will help when he's back. If you can somehow trade Reynolds and upton for a better bat, do it. I've never seen a successful FB team have one of those guys, let alone both

I like Upton. He kills your average but he's not terrible elsewhere. If you can get value for him, move him. You're probably stuck with him. There are worse players to be stuck with.I agree with the rest. H2H leagues can change quickly.

 

[shadyridr]

You're fine, greinke will help when he's back. If you can somehow trade Reynolds and upton for a better bat, do it. I've never seen a successful FB team have one of those guys, let alone both

been tryin brother, been tryingOffered upton & ogando or drabek for Latos. Guy didnt seem thrilled. Is Upton & De La Rosa for Latos too much? Im thinking yeah.BTW my SP has been LIGHTS OUT this week. 7 starts, 7 QS

 

[shadyridr]

You're fine, greinke will help when he's back. If you can somehow trade Reynolds and upton for a better bat, do it. I've never seen a successful FB team have one of those guys, let alone both

Good advice for a roto league. Not here. Love upton here. Cant start lackey n two rooks and compete in a pitcher heavy league.

My plan was to start Kershaw, Scherzer, Grienke and stream the rest between double starts and good matchups but Pineda & Ogando have been lights out and JDLR has been very good as well. Im trying to get Latos to add to the mix.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

C- McCann - Love it. He'll be one of the best. 1B- Cabrera - Nothing wrong here.2B- Hill - he's going to finish the season with 20 or more homeruns. That's huge from this position. Also pick up Ryan Rayburn if he's available on the ww.3B- ARod - studSS- Castro - Love this kid. I might see what it would take to get Hanley at this point. Castro plus might work.IF- Reynolds - Ick. There has to be something else on the ww or available via trade.OF- Ethier - pile of overrated. Shop him around. His actual production isn't as good as his name. Not bad if you can't move him.OF- Cruz - ugly slump right now and going to get hurt. But a stud.OF- BJUpton - eh, whatever. Good source of steals.UT- Gordon - Meh.Bench- Vlad - I'm not a believer.SP- Kershaw - studSP- Scherzer - should be good. Shop him around. Shop all your starters around.SP- De La RosaSP- DrabekSP- PinedaSP- LackeyRP- HanrahanRP- StorenBench- McCarthy, Thornton, Sale, Rauch, OgandoInj- Grienke, Francisco

I really don't believe in most starters being worthy of keeping. Kershaw and Greinke are studs...aside from that the rest of your guys imo are essentially worthless. That's not to say they're not good, just their trade value is probably higher than it should be.There's probably always going to be a starter or two you can stream from the ww. I'd shop the rest as 'throw ins' on upgrades elsewhere.In that scoring system the Yankees #3 pitcher is going to be pretty good. Hell, DiceK is going to be okay. Wins are given seriously unbalanced scoring. To hell with a Latos - not worth it. I'd be all over Bartolo Colon. Innings eater on a team that's going to win a bunch of games? Yes please. You'll take the ugly era and you'll like it.

 

[shadyridr]

C- McCann - Love it. He'll be one of the best. 1B- Cabrera - Nothing wrong here.2B- Hill - he's going to finish the season with 20 or more homeruns. That's huge from this position. Also pick up Ryan Rayburn if he's available on the ww.3B- ARod - studSS- Castro - Love this kid. I might see what it would take to get Hanley at this point. Castro plus might work.IF- Reynolds - Ick. There has to be something else on the ww or available via trade.OF- Ethier - pile of overrated. Shop him around. His actual production isn't as good as his name. Not bad if you can't move him.OF- Cruz - ugly slump right now and going to get hurt. But a stud.OF- BJUpton - eh, whatever. Good source of steals.UT- Gordon - Meh.Bench- Vlad - I'm not a believer.SP- Kershaw - studSP- Scherzer - should be good. Shop him around. Shop all your starters around.SP- De La RosaSP- DrabekSP- PinedaSP- LackeyRP- HanrahanRP- StorenBench- McCarthy, Thornton, Sale, Rauch, OgandoInj- Grienke, Francisco

I really don't believe in most starters being worthy of keeping. Kershaw and Greinke are studs...aside from that the rest of your guys imo are essentially worthless. That's not to say they're not good, just their trade value is probably higher than it should be.There's probably always going to be a starter or two you can stream from the ww. I'd shop the rest as 'throw ins' on upgrades elsewhere.In that scoring system the Yankees #3 pitcher is going to be pretty good. Hell, DiceK is going to be okay. Wins are given seriously unbalanced scoring. To hell with a Latos - not worth it. I'd be all over Bartolo Colon. Innings eater on a team that's going to win a bunch of games? Yes please. You'll take the ugly era and you'll like it.

I dropped DiceK last week

 

[shadyridr]

C- McCann - Love it. He'll be one of the best. 1B- Cabrera - Nothing wrong here.2B- Hill - he's going to finish the season with 20 or more homeruns. That's huge from this position. Also pick up Ryan Rayburn if he's available on the ww.3B- ARod - studSS- Castro - Love this kid. I might see what it would take to get Hanley at this point. Castro plus might work.IF- Reynolds - Ick. There has to be something else on the ww or available via trade.OF- Ethier - pile of overrated. Shop him around. His actual production isn't as good as his name. Not bad if you can't move him.OF- Cruz - ugly slump right now and going to get hurt. But a stud.OF- BJUpton - eh, whatever. Good source of steals.UT- Gordon - Meh.Bench- Vlad - I'm not a believer.SP- Kershaw - studSP- Scherzer - should be good. Shop him around. Shop all your starters around.SP- De La RosaSP- DrabekSP- PinedaSP- LackeyRP- HanrahanRP- StorenBench- McCarthy, Thornton, Sale, Rauch, OgandoInj- Grienke, Francisco

I really don't believe in most starters being worthy of keeping. Kershaw and Greinke are studs...aside from that the rest of your guys imo are essentially worthless. That's not to say they're not good, just their trade value is probably higher than it should be.There's probably always going to be a starter or two you can stream from the ww. I'd shop the rest as 'throw ins' on upgrades elsewhere.In that scoring system the Yankees #3 pitcher is going to be pretty good. Hell, DiceK is going to be okay. Wins are given seriously unbalanced scoring. To hell with a Latos - not worth it. I'd be all over Bartolo Colon. Innings eater on a team that's going to win a bunch of games? Yes please. You'll take the ugly era and you'll like it.

Nothing at all available on the WW. Not many pitchers to stream. I just picked up Oliver and swapped him for LaPorta. Yeah I know not a blockbuster but I can bench Reynolds for now, no?

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Okay, even if they're not available on the ww you can take 'downgrades' at pitcher while upgrading elsewhere in trades. I'd much rather take a pitcher with a crap era on the Yankees than a good era on the Padres.

LaPorta is probably less crappy than Reynolds.