It's Evolution, Baby!

[Rob]

I just thought it might be fun if we all looked at our original teams, and compared them to what we have now, to see if we're better.

 

12 team h2h, standard categories + OBP and IP

 

Original team:

 

C - Mike Piazza

1B - Albert Pujols

2B - Howie Kendrick

SS - Carlos Guillen

3B - Alex Gordon

LF - Adam Dunn

CF - Chris B. Young

RF - Gary Sheffield

UTIL - Travis Hafner

 

SP - Jake Peavy

SP - Ben Sheets

SP - Felix Hernandez

P - Brett Myers

P - Rich Hill

RP - J.J. Putz

 

Bench - Anthony Reyes

Bench - Roger Clemens

 

 

 

New Team:

 

C - AJ Pierzynski

1B - Albert Pujols

2B - BJ Upton

SS - Jhonny Peralta

3B - Alex Rodriguez

LF - Adam Dunn

CF - Nick Swisher

RF - Vladmir Guerrero

UTIL - Travis Hafner

 

SP - Felix Hernandez

SP - Rich Hill

SP - Cole Hamels

P - Tim Lincecum

P - Matt Cain

RP - J.J. Putz

 

Bench - Chien-Ming Wang

Bench - Chuck James

 

 

 

So what do you think? Better? Worse?

 

Post your own!

[Lockes Eye Scar]

10 team league roto, standard categories + holds

 

Draft Day:

 

C Michael Barrett

1b Albert Pujols

2b Freddy Sanchez

3b Aramis Ramirez

ss Derek Jeter

mi Carlos Guillen

of Johnny Damon

of Hideki Matsui

of Barry Bonds

util Mike Piazza

util Frank Thomas

bench Matt Murton

bench Paul Bako (lol)

 

sp Chris Carpenter

sp John Smoltz

rp Fransico Cordero

rp Brian Fuentes

p Ryan Dempster

p Kerry Wood

p Jason Schmidt

bench Brady Penny

bench Roger Clemens

bench Adam Wainwright

 

Now:

 

C Benji Molina

1b Albert Pujols

2b Kelly Johnson

3b Ryan Braun

ss Derek Jeter

mi Carlos Guillen

of Kevin Youkilis

of Gary Matthews Jr.

of Barry Bonds

util Hideki Matsui

util Felix Pie

DL Aramis Ramirez

 

sp John Smoltz

sp Oliver Perez

rp Fransico Cordero

rp Brian Fuentes

p Ryan Dempster

p Heath Bell

p Rafael Betancourt

bench Homer Bailey

bench Roger Clemens

bench Tim Lincecum

bench Sean Marshall

bench Brady Penny

[SouthSideRyan]

9 team keeper: 5x5 + BB, K, TB, OPS, BB, K/9, HLD, L

 

C Victor Martinez

1B Prince Fielder

2B Rickie Weeks

SS Stephen Drew

3B Ryan Zimmerman

OF Lance Berkman

OF Barry Bonds

OF Ryan Freel

UTIL Rocco Baldelli

BN Josh Willingham

BN Mike Cameron

BN Mark Teahen

BN Troy Tulowitzki

BN Jorge Cantu

DL Jeremy Hermida

 

SP Justin Verlander

SP Brandon Webb

SP Carlos Zambrano

SP Felix Hernandez

RP Chad Cordero

RP Huston Street

RP Mike Gonzalez

RP Kiko Calero

P Jorge Julio

BN Jason Schmidt

BN Ervin Santana

BN Boof Bonser

DL Randy Johnson

 

 

 

Became:

 

 

C Victor Martinez

1B Prince Fielder

2B Kelly Johnson

SS JJ Hardy

3B Scott Rolen

OF Lance Berkman

OF Hunter Pence

OF Barry Bonds

UTIL Shane Victorino

BN Ryan Zimmerman

BN Josh Willingham

DL Rickie Weeks

 

SP Justin Verlander

SP Randy Johnson

SP Rich Hill

SP Boof Bonser

RP Ryan Dempster

RP Kevin Gregg

RP Akinori Otuska

RP Rafael Betancourt

P Jamie Walker

BN Brandon Webb

BN Ervin Santana

BN Randy Wolf

BN Felix Hernandez

BN Jason Schmidt

DL Huston Street

 

Pence called up from my prospect list, Hill acquired for Zambrano, the rest all picked up off FA.

[SouthSideRyan]

Rob's team is better and Locke's is worse, mostly because of injuries.

[Tracer Bullet]

12 team 5x5 roto, had 1st overall pick (autopick):

 

C - McCann

1B - Pujols

2B - Kendrick

SS - HRam

3B - Ensberg

OF - Markakis, Burke, Alou

Util - DLee

 

B - Gomes, O Hudson, Inge, Shealy, Murton

 

SP - Webb, Bondy, Sheets, Haren, Scott Olsen

RP - Jenks, Howry

 

(In my defense, I only ranked about 150 players and my last 6 picks were all dropped almost immediately)

 

But became:

 

C- McCann

1B - Fielder

2B - Kendrick

SS - HRam

3B - M Cabrera (acquired for Pujols)

OF - Swisher, Upton, Markakis

Util - DLee

 

B - Willits, Nady, Pie, Guillen, Delmon Young

 

SP - Webb, Haren, Sheets, Bondy, Hamels

RP - Jenks, Paps (also acquired for Pujols)

DL - Myers

[CubColtPacer]

10 team 5x5 league, 120 start limit

 

Original team (autopick draft)

C-Brian McCann

1B-Nick Johnson

2B-Luis Castillo

SS-Bill Hall

3B-Mark Teahan

OF-Vladimir Guerrero

OF-Carlos Lee

OF-Carlos Beltran

Util-Johnny Damon

Bench-Michael Barrett

Bench-Michael Cuddyer

Bench-Rocco Baldelli

Bench-Edgar Renteria

Bench-Nick Markakis

 

 

P-Roy Halladay

P-Rich Hill

P-Daisuke Matsuzaka

RP-Fransisco Rodriguez

RP-Bobby Jenks

RP-Todd Jones

 

Now

C-Brian McCann

1B-Adrian Gonzalez

2B-Brian Roberts

SS-Miguel Tejada

3B-David Wright

OF-Vladimir Guerrero

OF-Carl Crawford

OF-Bill Hall

Util-Todd Helton

Bench-Michael Cuddyer

Bench-Dan Uggla

Bench-Mark Teahan

 

P-Roy Halladay

P-Rich Hill

P-Daisuke Matsuzaka

P-Cole Hamels

P-Ben Sheets

RP-Todd Jones

RP-Bob Wickman

Open Roster spot (about to pick up a reliever to be in this slot)

[tkenm356]

10-team H2H...

 

Drafted:

 

C Victor Martinez

1B Prince Fielder

2B Ian Kinsler

2B Aramis Ramirez

SS Michael Young

OF Vladimir Guerrero

OF Magglio Ordonez

OF Pat Burrell

UTIL Mark Teahen

BN Adam Laroche

BN Russell Martin

BN Howie Kendrick

BN Ryan Freel

BN Troy Tulowitzki

BN Alex Gordon

 

SP Johan Santana

SP Felix Hernandez

RP Mariano Rivera

RP Brad Lidge

P Chris Young

P Kelvim Escobar

 

Apparently I only took 6 pitchers. Weird. After a trade or two and some drops and adds, my team now looks like:

 

C Russell Martin

1B Victor Martinez

2B Ian Kinsler

3B BJ Upton

SS Michael Young

OF Vladimir Guerrero

OF Reggie Willits

OF Shane Victorino

UTIL Prince Fielder

BN Adrian Gonzalez

BN Michael Cuddyer

BN Johnny Peralta

BN Aramis Ramirez (DL)

 

SP Johan Santana

SP Felix Hernandez

RP Al Reyes

RP Mariano Rivera

P Rich Hill

P Jeremy Accardo

P Ian Snell

BN Chris Young

BN Oliver Perez

DL Huston Street

DL Rich Harden

 

My pitching was ubeatable the first couple of weeks, then some injuries started happening to them, but then my offense became the best in the league, so it's worked out. In first place. Oh, and I traded Ordonez and Escobar for Huston Street before the season started :x