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[Transmogrified Tiger]

12 Teams, 5x5, H2H

 

C: Soto

1B: Loney

2B: Stewart or Hudson

SS: Reyes

3B: Youkilis

OF: Beltran

OF: Bruce

OF: Milledge

UT: V. Martinez

 

BN: Burrell, Stewart/Hudson, Hermida

 

SP: Sabathia

SP: Billingsley

P: Cain

P: Cueto

P: Danks

RP: Broxton

RP: Capps

 

BN: Lyon, Marshall

 

My initial impression is that as long as Bruce, Milledge, and Hermida don't all tank, my offense should be good. Pitching may be more sketchy with Cain, Cueto and Danks, but there's always more surprise starters that get picked up.

[ChiCubsFan]

Not a bad team. How bout this one I made in an ESPN auction draft:

 

C-Soto

1B-Lee

2B-Alexei Ramirez

SS-Theriot

3B-Aramis Ramirez

2B/SS-Fontenot

1B/3B-Konerko

OF-Soriano

OF-Quentin

OF-Bradley

OF-Dye

OF-Fukudome

Util-Thome

 

P-Harden

P-Zambrano

P-Lilly

P-Dempster

P-Danks

P-Floyd

P-Marmol

P-Jenks

P-Gregg

P-Marshall

 

Bench-Fields

Bench-Owens

[17 Seconds]

Why is Burrell on the bench?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Because I like Milledge better than him at the moment. I got him because he's a real safe pick to couple with the performance gamble of Bruce and Lastings.

[jyoung55]

With what could be a need for HR and RBI, I'd start Burrell over VMart.

[Tracer Bullet]

I assume this is a league where you can change starters daily, so it doesn't much matter where you have them now. But I imagine Burrell will end up in your lineup more often than not, either for one of your OF or at Util. Or you'll be able to swap him for something useful, like a 2B if both of yours end up sucking.

 

Solid team.

[The Logan]

Not a bad team. How bout this one I made in an ESPN auction draft:

 

Never play fantasy sports with your heart. Drafting half of your favorite team is bound to cause you troubles in fantasy sports

 

EDIt: Now that I look at it, it appears you drafted the entire offense and 5-man rotation. Unless the Cubs are immortals this season, you will lose. And lose bad

 

EDIT: I'm looking ati t again, did you draft only Chicago players? I'm starting to think it's a joke. If not, you're done for

Edited March 18, 2009 by The Logan

[NCCubFan]

Never play fantasy sports with your heart. Drafting half of your favorite team is bound to cause you troubles in fantasy sports

I agree with you if you're playing for money. If you're just playing for fun I'm not as sure. For me, having my fantasy team's success somewhat tied to the success of my favorite team adds to the enjoyment.

[TruffleShuffle]

if victor martinez gets good again he'll be a nice trading chip, as i'm sure someone will need a catcher who can provide offense. i don't know what to think about him though.

[ChiCubsFan]

It was pretty much a joke. I just wanted to see how an all Chicago team would do. Compared to some of the teams that were drafted it may actually not do too bad. I'm predicted a 5th/6th place finish.

 

I saw someone draft an all Yankee team and it gave me the idea, but an all Cubs team would suck since ESPN has 2B/SS, 3B/1B and 5 OF spots, so I made it all Chicago. They actually match up pretty well as the Sox have Quentin and Dye to boost up the OF and Alexei to help with 2B/SS. Jenks and Danks are decent for the pitching. Thornton might be a good middle reliever to help with ERA, WHIP, and Ks.

[kujay]

10-team, standard 5x5 roto keeper league:

 

C: Ianetta

1B: Teixeira (keeper)

2B: Phillips (keeper)

3B: Longoria (keeper)

SS: M. Young

OF: Dye

OF: Taveras

OF: Hawpe

UTIL: Cantu

BENCH: David Murphy

BENCH: LaPorta

 

SP: Hamels (keeper)

SP: Peavy

SP: Billingsley

SP: Zambrano

SP: Harang

RP: K-Rod

RP: Broxton

RP: Marmol

RP: Sherrill

 

Clearly, I went pitching heavy and left my OF a little vulnerable. I'm a Wily Taveras injury away from finishing last in steals. I think that pitching staff is the best or second best in the league. So I'll just need to trade from strength over the season to help the offense if needed. A bounceback year from Michael Young would be fantastic.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

12 Teams, 5x5, H2H

 

C: Soto

1B: Loney

2B: Stewart or Hudson

SS: Reyes

3B: Youkilis

OF: Beltran

OF: Bruce

OF: Milledge

UT: V. Martinez

 

BN: Burrell, Stewart/Hudson, Hermida

 

SP: Sabathia

SP: Billingsley

P: Cain

P: Cueto

P: Danks

RP: Broxton

RP: Capps

 

BN: Lyon, Marshall

 

Bumping this to ask for some trade input. Someone offered Ervin Santana and Ramon Hernandez for Soto. With Martinez already on my team, and being a big fan of Hernandez as a sleeper, I'm intrigued by what I could get for Soto. Any thoughts on what I should target? For potential guys, the other team has Hernandez, Morneau, Cano(on the bench), BJ Upton, Lackey, Ervin, Z, J Sanchez, and Jurrjens. I'm thinking about counter offering Soto and Loney for Morneau, Cano, and Hernandez.

[sneakypower]

absolutely- you upgrade tremendously at 1B & 2B, and lose only depth

 

at the first sign of Vmart productivity, i'd get rid of Ramon Hernandez for someone with discernible upside

[Tracer Bullet]

I wouldn't give up Soto to take a flyer on a pitcher with elbow problems. But I like the scenario you suggest. I'd definitely shop Soto to improve at 1B and/or 2B.

[weis21]

10 team, H2H - R, HR, RBI, SB, TB, AVG, W, SV, CG (odd), K, ERA, WHIP

 

Really Deep League (which I love)

 

C: Saltalamacchia

1B: A. Gonzalez

2B: A. Ramirez

3B: Gordon

SS: Reyes

CI: Swisher

MI: Cabrera

LF: Soriano

CF: McLouth

RF: Markakis

OF: M. Ramirez

OF: D. Young

Util: B. Butler

Util: Hermida

 

B: Cust

B: Weiters

B: Fontenot

B: F. Lopez

DL: Glaus

 

SP: Harden

SP: Liriano

RP: Broxton

RP: Gregg

P: Fuentes

P: Valverde

P: Bell

 

B: F. Hernandez

 

Hopefully Weiters gets called up before May. Does Salty have enough upside to warrant starts right now or should I go with Molina who's a FA? I'm not sure what strategy I'm going with concerning pitchers. Most of the legit starters went earlier than I thought they should have so I just grabbed a bunch of closer who were for the most part ignored. I may pawn a few closers off soon for an upgrade elsewhere.

 

Any thoughts? I'm trying to stay really dedicated to fantasy baseball this year.

[Tracer Bullet]

First, that's not a terribly deep league. 26 roster spots and 10 teams is only 260 players. Most ESPN leagues are 25 spots and 10 teams (250). Y! leagues tend to be 21 spots and somewhere between 10 and 14 teams (210-300).

 

Given that, your team looks weak. 2 of your 3 starters missed a significant portion of the last 2 years with injuries. And you're relying on a lot of shaky players on offense. I like some of them as sleepers, but your team is full of those guys.

 

Is this actually a 20 team league and your post has a typo?

[weis21]

First, that's not a terribly deep league. 26 roster spots and 10 teams is only 260 players. Most ESPN leagues are 25 spots and 10 teams (250). Y! leagues tend to be 21 spots and somewhere between 10 and 14 teams (210-300).

 

Given that, your team looks weak. 2 of your 3 starters missed a significant portion of the last 2 years with injuries. And you're relying on a lot of shaky players on offense. I like some of them as sleepers, but your team is full of those guys.

 

Is this actually a 20 team league and your post has a typo?

No, I wish. I guess I just suck at fantasy baseball.

 

After looking at a few other teams, I think I'm screwed, especially offensively. I'm not sure how it happened either. I felt like the draft went alright. Hopefully monster years out of Manny, Reyes, Soriano, and Markakis will keep me afloat. I guess I'm higher than most on Gordon and Butler and hopefully Weiters eventual production will come close to his projections.

 

Either way, I'm fully aware of my shortcomings in regards to fantasy baseball (i.e. I always rely too heavily on the young guys and sleepers) and I wouldn't dream of actually putting any money on these leagues.

 

Fantasy Football on the other hand is a platform in which I'm not a complete imbecile.

[Tracer Bullet]

You have some good players, no doubt. But your starting pitching is bad and you have a few duds on offense. The good thing about a 10-team league is there is certain to be help in FA somewhere. I'd immediately drop Swisher, Butler, and Cust. Even if Butler ends up breaking out, you can pick him up. I'd probably drop Hermida in a 10-team league too, until he shows signs of breaking out.

 

I'd look for a 1B to start as a CI (doubt there's a 3B out there - shallow year), an OF to back up or play over Young, and the best 1-2 other guys available. Reports seem to say the Rangers are high on Salty again, so he might be fine at C. But there should be some worthwhile guys out there. I'd try to target an OF or 2 that will get you some steals. You might want to add a SP, but you're not likely to win the W and K categories, so maybe you should just stick with a shallow pitching staff and shoot for SV, ERA, and WHIP (CG are going to be a 0-0 tie most weeks, I'd guess).

 

In a 10-team league, guys like Crisp (who's probably leading off for KC), Adam Jones, and Rickie Weeks might be worth a look. Helton seems to be a popular sleeper. Someone like LaRoche could be a good pickup. Connor Jackson, if for some reason he wasn't drafted. Some people think Konerko could bounce back.

[TruffleShuffle]

You have some good players, no doubt. But your starting pitching is bad and you have a few duds on offense. The good thing about a 10-team league is there is certain to be help in FA somewhere. I'd immediately drop Swisher, Butler, and Cust. Even if Butler ends up breaking out, you can pick him up. I'd probably drop Hermida in a 10-team league too, until he shows signs of breaking out.

 

I'd look for a 1B to start as a CI (doubt there's a 3B out there - shallow year), an OF to back up or play over Young, and the best 1-2 other guys available. Reports seem to say the Rangers are high on Salty again, so he might be fine at C. But there should be some worthwhile guys out there. I'd try to target an OF or 2 that will get you some steals. You might want to add a SP, but you're not likely to win the W and K categories, so maybe you should just stick with a shallow pitching staff and shoot for SV, ERA, and WHIP (CG are going to be a 0-0 tie most weeks, I'd guess).

 

In a 10-team league, guys like Crisp (who's probably leading off for KC), Adam Jones, and Rickie Weeks might be worth a look. Helton seems to be a popular sleeper. Someone like LaRoche could be a good pickup. Connor Jackson, if for some reason he wasn't drafted. Some people think Konerko could bounce back.

 

ideally you could just pick up laroche in mid-may and enjoy his offense the rest of the season. more likely, you have him on your bench the first month or two. you absolutely cannot play him in the first month, his career ops in april is .600. then the second half of the season he turns into mark teixeira. it's the weirdest thing but he's pretty predictable.