What do you think of my fantasy baseball team? I know I need OF?

Question

Catcher Joe Mauer. 1B Paul Konerko 2B Ray Durham SS Jose Reyes 3B Chipper Jones. OF's Jermaine Dye, JD Drew, Moises Alou. Bench Barry Bonds, Nomar Garciaparra, Dave Roberts.

Pitchers : Roy Halladay, Justin Verlander, Jonathon Papelbon, Jason Schmidt, Huston Street, Tom Gordon, Andy Pettitte, Mark Mulder, Scot Shields, Nate Robertson.

Let me know what you think, I know I have a lot of pitchers, and any suggestions for some hitters to try and trade for or look for as FA's.

Answer 1

Unless your league scores Holds, Shields is expendable. For those who don't know, Dave Roberts has value for SB's - keep him. He is playing for the same manager in SF that let him go wild on the bases in SD. I don't like JD Drew, never did - but any self respecting Cards fan will tell you that. Wait and see how he responds to Fenway - that porch in right is short and could up his HR's to 25 but he has never played a full season, sucks against LHP so will have to platoon with Wily Mo Pena (I need to pick him up, every red-neck fantasy team needs a guy named Wily Mo. But then I would have to play Joe Buck at catcher)
I say sit tight until the season starts, if your team all plays to their stats you have a very good team. Now for Scot - if you don't need the holds (or seven starters) you may want to check on 3B. Chipper is a notorious slow starter and usually starts his HR binge in late June/July (HR's in just over every 11 AB's against right handed pitching). See if you can get someone to bite on Blalock for Robertson, I have him picked for a come back year and even if he starts to fade you'll want Chipper in the lineup starting mid year.

Answer 2

Your infield is a couple of Hamstrings away from destruction! Your OF is the least of your concerns...other than Alou going to spend too much time on the DL...try to find a few younger guys that do not get hurt very often...Durham and C. Jones love the DL.

Or you could go the other way and pick up Prior and Wood and have the all DL team!

Answer 3

try to trade w/ somebody for David Ortiz and Greg Maddoux and consider Randy Johnson, but keep Petitte and Papelbon, and defintely keep Konerko and Jones and Reyes and Dye and Alou and Bonds, and Garciparra. trade Drew and Roberts and Durham and Mauer, for the catcher, get Jose or Yadier Molina

Answer 4

OF and 2B are both concerns. You may want to try and get a rookie or two and hope they can produce. A good sleeper at 2B is Matsui in Colorado. Also Traveras in the OF. Colorado seems to bring good out of average players, sometimes. Luke Scott is interesting too. These guys may be available at a cheep price and provide so help for you.

Answer 5

You need 2nd base help. Durham is getting old see if you cant get a better second basemen. there are a ciouple of players who are going to play second base this year because of trades. Mulder ?? he will probaly pitch in 2 months he had (rotar cuff) surgery. Sepending how his sholder rehabs he might make the 2nd half of the season. How will he be?

Answer 6

if your elegant, you will take your place city and %. a acceptance (final year i became the Marion Crusaders, by means of fact i'm from Marion, Indiana, and that i had the previous-college Trident emblem from the Seattle Mariners). How concerning the fabric Monsters? that's relaxing and nonsensical.

Answer 7

even though ur current 2b is solid and consistent, c if u can get players like uggla, iguchi, or even cantu (but hes a risk). for OF get raul ibanez who is great

Answer 8

I think that is one hell of a team, problem: Not outfield, but second base.

Answer 9

Yeah, you need OF. Badly.