ok this is what i have so far
c paul lo duca
1st albert pujols
2nd howie kendrik
3rd scot rolen
ss miguel tejada
of jd drew
of jim edmons
of shawn green
util troy glaus
bn joe crede
bn barry bonds
bn ken griffey jr
sp chris carpenter
sp josh beckett
rp jason isringhausen
rp brad lidge
p bronson arroyo
p andy pettitte
p ben sheets
bn armando benitez
bn cliff lee
if it goes thru than ken griffey jr. is gone for scott kazmir
2007-02-23 11:56:07 · 7 answers · asked by bulldogsrules_04 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Overall a very good draft for you. The pitching is pretty good (might look to deal benitez if you can find a taker). Starting pitching looks very good to excellent, if the kazmir deal works for you then without a doubt you have great starting pitching. Your infield is also very strong, great numbers up and down.Great pickup with kendrick, he looks like a big time 2nd baseman. Now for the bad news, your outfield is brutal. If Drew stays healthy (big if) he will be pretty good especially in that lineup but Edmonds and Green are well past thier primes and barely fringe fantasy producers (to be honest i wouldnt carry either on my bench, never mind as starters). Try to deal Crede (you have 2 excellent 3rd base eligible guys already and Crede has back issues) and/or Benitez for some outfield help. Also scan the free agent list and see who might be available ( Johnny Gomes is worth watching, he played with a badly injured shoulder last season and is a far better hitter than his numbers last season). You look to have enough pieces to contend, fix your outfield and you have a really strong team. Good luck!
2007-02-23 12:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by viphockey4 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get Kazmir you can get rid of Cliff Lee and get an outfielder. Shawn Green is not that good and never hit very well at Shea to begin with, he can't hit LH pitching so look for Chavez and Millidge to get some time. Couple that with JD Drew as a risk, that is worth taking, you have potentially a disaster waiting to happen in the outfield. Bonds takes self appointed days off, Edmonds runs into stuff and gets hurt. Of the bunch Griffey is probably your most consistent (but still injury prone) and you are trading him.
Look deep and see if there are any future or potential contributors like Victorino, Jose Guillen, Andre Ethier, Emil Brown or even Juan Rivera who is chasing off fantasy owners because of his injury (but once the season starts you can pop on the DL and pick up another "hot player of the moment")
A lot of potential but also a lot of points of failure. Minimize risk as much as possible.
2007-02-23 20:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by EnormusJ69 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How in the world Kazmir would still be there tells me that you are dealing with amateurs anyway. Although, why would you have Lee over Kazmir??
Your team could be the worst potential IR disaster that I have ever seen. Rolen has a bum shoulder. JD Drew can't play a full season. Edmonds is a regular on the IR and broken down. Glaus lbeing healthy last year was the exception to his career-gimpy knees. Bonds is 80 years old and without roids (I assume) helping him recover. Ken Griffey-already on the injury list-as usual. Beckett-blisters. Isringhausen-coming off injury. Lidge-mental injury. Sheets-always hurt. Benitez-injuries.
Crappy bullpen. Other than Carpenter, crappy pitching and other than Pujols- Tejada-crappy line-up. This is a losing squad, don't waste your time. I am not trying to be funny. You need to research better and check out some mock drafts/big boards and stuff.
2007-02-23 20:14:01 · answer #3 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a great trade for Kazmir, but I'd be opposed if it were my league.
The pitching staff is shakier than the O. You're probably looking at dead last in SB, but your power, average, and runs look good. I'd switch up Bonds for Shawn Green all day.
On the pitching side, you'll need to watch the ERA's and WHIP's
Izzy and Lidge get blown up once in a while and it hurts big, pray that Sheets and Pettite are healthy and watch the wire for dudes grabbing closer jobs. Finally, be careful with your innings - you've got a lot of starters, don't be tempted to start everyone for every start - you might miss some big games, but if Pettite or Lee is getting beat up, sit on those innings for Carpenter at the end of the season. You might pick up Zumaya too, he could be the closer by who knows when, not to mention great WHIP, low innings, K's, and an occasional W.
2007-02-23 22:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jdog64_98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your team isn't bad. I am assuming this is a 10- or 12-team Yahoo or other Roto league.Your good in HRs, ribbies and OK in runs. Pitching in solid. Carpenter, Arroyo, Sheets and Pettite are a solid rotation (and if Beckett does well, it's a bonus.) Izzy and Lidge may be real strong or be awful. Keep an eye on other relievers who may be worth picking up.
My concern about your team is the OF and bench. Dump Bonds. He won't play every day, and when he does he'll swing for the fences to catch Aaron.
I'd look to trade Edmonds or Green and/or maybe Rolen for someone to steal bases. You need someone to steal at least 30 to help you in that category.
See if Glaus has SS eligibility in your league. If so, you may be able to trade him or Tejada for a decent speedster and still have a stud at SS.
In other words, look at the areas where you are strongest (power and 3B) and work out a deal for speed, likely an OF who can sub for Edmonds, Drew or Green.
2007-02-23 20:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by HH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C.F Alfonso Soriano
2007-02-23 19:59:30 · answer #6 · answered by luker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Job well done. You will need to address getting more steals.
2007-02-24 15:59:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋