Rate my fantasy baseball please?

Question

how good is this. standard 12 man- public league. a letter grade w/ analysis would be nice...

C-Joe Mauer
1B - Lance Berkman
2B - Chase Utley
3B - Ryan Zimmerman
SS - Carlos Guillen
OF - Jermaine Dye
OF - JD Drew
OF - Ken Griffey Jr.
Util: Jason Giambi

SP - Chris Capuano
SP - Javier Vazquez
RP - Trevor Hoffman
RP - Eric Gagne
P - Ryan Dempster
P - Brad Penny
P - John Garland
BN - Livan Hernandez
BN - Greg Maddux
BN - Chuck James
BN - Jose Contreras
BN - Miguel Batista (though i have a waiver pending to acquire kenny rogers and dump batista)

standart 12 man public league.

C- Joe Mauer
1B - Lance Berkman
2B - Chase Utley
3B - Ryan Zimmerman
SS - Carlos Guillen
OF - Jermaine Dye
OF - J.D. Drew
OF - Ken Griffey Jr.
Util - Giambi

SP - Chris Capuano
SP - Javier Vazquez
RP - Trevor Hoffman
RP - Eric Gagne
P - Ryan Dempster
P - Brad Penny
P - John Garland
BN - Greg Maddux
BN - Livan Hernandez
BN - Jose Contreras
BN - Chuck James
BN - Miguel Batista (though i have waiver pending to acquire kenny rogers and dump batista)

well, basically, i think my offesne is solid, but i could be wrong. mauer, berkman, utley are all awesome. guillen is underrated (batted .320, 85 rbi, 100 runs, 19 HR, 20 stolen bases). outfield is my concern on offense. jd drew and griffey, but i think theyre due for healthy seasons.

my pitching appears to be shaky but its not really that terrible. i have solid closers. dempster may not be good, but he has good starting pitchign and a good offense.

well, this is all my bias talking anyway.

what do you think

Answer 1

I give your team an A-. Your hitters are top notch. You can't ask for a better catcher than Mauer, and Berkman will definitely produce this year. Utley and Zimmerman are strong, but I think Guillen might be your weakest link. I don't know how well he will do this year, compared to last year. Your OF is stellar, and Giambi is a great pick for the utility slot. He should put up good numbers again this year.

I like your pitching. Gagne is risky, but you have Hoffman as insurance. I always like taking risks in fantasy leagues because if they pay off, you look like a genius. If not, you pay in the standings. Gagne, if he produces, will be a solid player for you.

I think you have a solid fantasy league team that can win a league, as long as injuries stay away.

Answer 2

I give you a solid B...your pitching is your weak spot with no ACE pitcher or closer...Hoffman was great but is getting old, Gagne needs to try and stay healthy...your bench lacks offensive players...you will have to go to the waiver wire if any one of your offensive players get hurt...it would do you good to trade a pitcher and one of your outfielders for someone like Carl Crawford so you can get some more steals as well. All in all...good draft!

Answer 3

Your offense is good and could be better if Dye can repeat what he did last year. It will be interesting to see if that was just a one hit wonder for him. Knowing Griffey and Drew they will both get hurt. I cant remember the last time they had a full season without being hurt. Capuano is a beast and by far your ace. Maybe Vazques can return to his Montreal form of being dominant again.

Answer 4

You need to cover Drew Griffey and Giambi, none will be around the whole season. 12 pitchers? and no reserve hitters is a sure fire way to end up giving a lot to cover an injury which you will have at least 3 of. Good luck, you'll need it without any reserve hitters.

Answer 5

looks very solid. i look for mauer and zimmerman to have big years. don't expect utley, dye, giambi, or rogers to produce as big as last year. in the standard 12 man scoring system i think your weaknesses will be saves, ERA, steals. you have a chance to win your league if your players perform and you keep up with it. i would give the team a B+ (remember this is before the year begins and is based solely on the draft... could be worse due to low performance or bad management on your half. also could be better....)

Answer 6

Not bad, your ERA and K's & steals are going to be hurting alot this year though you have absolutely no speed on your team. If I were you, and again this is just my opinion I would drop a starter or two at some point and grab a couple extra closers, I hate going into a season with just two.

Answer 7

Your infield is amazing. Outfield is questionable, but overall there's no worrying about offense.

You lack a true Ace, and you need to pick up one more closer. (2 if Gagne isn't healthy). You'll do fine. Good luck!

Answer 8

you need another reliever, as Dempster lost his closer spot to Kerry Wood, and your starting pitching is ok at best. ken griffey jr is also injured and is injured alot so you should consider getting a good backup outfielder

Answer 9

C plus yer piching is terrible but yer bats r young and good.

Answer 10

let's see, you went for offense first.

your offense is great.

pitching needs work. goodness.
cap, good. vazquez, ok. hoff, great. gagne, work in progress. dumpster, good luck. penny, good luck. garland, will get better. levon, hope for offense. maddux, hope for offense. chuck james, he looks good. contreras, coin flip. rogers, solid.