rate team? suggestions?

Question

C- Joe Mauer
1b- Ryan Howard
2b- Robinson Cano
3b- Shea Hillenbrand
ss- Derek Jeter
OF- Torii Hunter
OF- Michael Cuddyer
OF- Coco Crisp
Util- Nomar Garciaparra

SP- Chien-Ming Wang
SP- Jered Weaver
RP- Francisco Rodriguez
RP- Takashi Saito
P- Jason Schmidt
P- Scot Shields
P- Brad Penny
BN- Jeff Suppan

My bench for the lineup, I left it to auto-pick. Any suggestions on who I should replace them with?

BN- Juan Rivera(injured)
BN- Eric Byrnes
BN- Chad Tracy
BN- Jorge Cantu

Answer 1

I'm going to assume that you are in a standard rotisserie Yahoo league with twelve teams in your league. The advice I will give will be based on who is available on the waiver wires. With that in mind, I'll get right to it.

C - You're set. Best in League

1B - Not sold on Howard as he's relatively unproven, but wouldn't complain if he was on MY roster.

2B - Top 3 2B - Not going to do much better.

3B - That name should NOT be on there. Advice: Mark Teahen - KC - might play on the worst team in the MLB, but he will be good. His numbers are based on 2/3's of a season and will get better.
Also: Edwin Encarnacion, Alex Gordon*
*Also with the worst team in MLB, but UBER-talented. Could grab both and when Teahen becomes eligible (moving to OF) could replace your 3rd-4th OF. (Addressed later)

SS - It's freaking Jeter, nuff said!

OF - Cuddyer is decent, but this is where your line-up is weakest. Hunter does not impress me with a .250 avg and average numbers otherwise. Might have to look into some sleeper picks to bolster this. Coco is coming off injuries and no mention as to if he's running well (his primary asset).
Advice: Alex Rios might (doubt it, but might) be available, if he slipped, GRAB HIM NOW! Jeremy Hermida - FL, Chris B. Young - Ari, Carlos Quentin - Ari, and Jonny Gomes - TB. Keep your ear to the ground on Sosa making a comeback in TX as well. Most people have forgotten about him.

SP - I can NOT stress this enough, TRADE WANG!!! Find a rookie or a Yankee lover to trade him to. He will not come close to winning 19 games like last year. His K's are evidence enough of that. Get yourself a package trade working for a decent closer and a serviceable OF. Think Chris Ray for RP.
Penny should be sent to the waiver wire or included in the trade. Stay away from him.

RP - F-Rod, Saito, and Shields are excellent choices. You need to have another full time closer though. Borowski in Cleveland might be available. High ERA, but your starters will be able to compensate for that. Avoid Dotel - KC won't have many save opportunities.

Your bench players are all kind of expendable, outside of Rivera. Look into sleeper values with what's on the waiver wire in your league. Hope this helps you a bit. Good luck.

Answer 2

Nice power on offense and you collected great C and 2B. Also, drop Rivera. The All-Star break is a realistic timetable for his return. If you are going safe, pick up the best available OF, or a solid player that can play multiple positions, because Coco Crisp might be a bust. If you are going to be risky, pick up Royals' 3B Alex Gordon. He is a super sleeper this year and he could be money.

Answer 3

i would say you need more power. i dont think jeter will produce the same numbers. howard is your only huge power threat. cuddyer and hunter are alright, but they wont hit 30+ HRs. get rid of hillenbrand and you need an upgrade over coco unless you have him for stls. pitching is very iffy. wang doesnt get Ks, he just gets wins. in my opinion you need better SP, more power guys who get a lot of Ks. you have 2 great closers, but another one wouldnt hurt and it would really help you win saves cats.

Answer 4

Looks good to me. A little more power couldn't hurt but you have plenty of speed

Answer 5

GOOD TEAM GET RID OF PENNY (NOT TOO HOT IN SPRING TRAINING) AND HILLENBRAND