All the cool kids are doing it... rate my team?

[tkenm356]

Even though I like to consider myself seasoned in the fantasy baseball department, I still love to hear constructive criticism or hell, even evil hate-mongering criticism (it makes me laugh on the inside)...

 

C Ramon Hernandez

1B David Ortiz

2B Chase Utley

SS Bill Hall

OF Delmon Young

OF Ryan Freel

OF Ken Griffey, Jr.

UTIL Todd Helton

BN Mark Teahen, Jorge Posada, Troy Tulowitzki, B.J. Upton, Andre Ethier

 

SP Roy Oswalt

SP Matt Cain

RP Francisco Rodriguez

RP Huston Street

P Justin Verlander

P Chris Capuano

P Bob Wickman

BN Ian Snell

 

NOTES:

 

- This is listed as how Yahoo put them, and is not a reflection of how I will have them as a starting lineup

 

- Yahoo doesn't have Bill Hall penciled in as an OF'er, which is the position for which I drafted him

 

Stuff I like about it:

 

- Jorge Posada and Ramon Hernandez were practically the same guy last year. It's eerie. And I got Posada in the later rounds.

 

- I like my closers (still iffy on Wickman though, I think he'll lose the job to Gonzalez eventually for some reason)

 

- I like the upside of all the young players, although the downside could be a lot worse.

 

Stuff I don't like

 

- I don't like having one spare pitcher. I should've drafted at least another in exchange for one of my bench offensive guys

 

- I don't like that Yahoo left Bill Hall as a SS. It kind of screwed up my drafting by telling me I had enough SS, even though I had no SS, because I drafted Hall for the OF. I eventually had to get Tulowitzki, who I was goingt odraft anyways, but he will probably be my starting SS.

 

- I don't like having a lack of speed outside of Freel. God knows if Upton will last in the majors, and even if he does, will I want to replace Atkins or the UTIL spot with him?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Teahen at 3B? Or Upton?

 

I'm far from a fantasy guru, but your OF looks weak to me. How many teams in the league?

[tkenm356]

10 teams. It's the beginners league for NSBB that's being talked about a lot here.

 

I did stack up on 3B inadvertantly, partially due to the SS/OF Bill Hall confusion.

 

I drafted Atkins to be my starter at 3B, and had the intention on using rotation of Teahen/Upton/Helton at the UTIL spot depending on how they were performing.

 

Then again I just realized that Upton is a backup to their new Japanese 3B, and he's also the backup SS to Zobrist who is a AVG and OBP stud. I may need to drop Upton, as he's not an opening starter on their depth chart right now. Idiot me.

 

And yeah, my OF really is weak. If Griffey is healthy and Delmon Young hits like he should it could be a solid power OF, but not the best. Then again, remember I got Bill Hall in the OF once they switch his position status. So it'd likely be Hall/Young/Griffey, which is kinda potent.