What do you think of this fantasy team?

Question

C Ivan Rodriguez
1B Paul Konerko
2B Jeff Kent
3B Ryan Zimmerman
SS Jose Reyes
OF Carl Crawford
OF Raul Ibanez
OF Mike Cuddyer
UTIL Travis Haffner
BENCH PLAYERS: Lyle Overbay, Dave Roberts, Frank Thomas

SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, Curt Schilling, Derek Lowe, Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia, Adam Wainright,

RP Joe Nathan, Francisco Rodriguez, Armando Benitez.

Let me know what you think, and if you have any ideas of playres to go after and what I need. Kent scares me, with his injury proneness

I just made a trade for dan uggla and jon papelbon. I lost derek lowe and frank thomas.

Answer 1

Probably decent in power. Good on speed without Roberts who only has one purpose in fantasy. RBI's should be decent, Zimmerman may improve and has a big upside since he may have a lead off man with a better OBP than Soriano in front of him.
Pudge and Konerko fine, you can almost leave them in and forget about them. Overbay is a good back up, solid avg and he has increased his power every year.
I don't know if you ever want to bench Hafner so that means you could probably get a lot for Thomas and you may get a 2B upgrade for Roberts if you find a team without speed. But use one of them to get a starting pitcher - Colon just threw off a mound for the first time this week and will probably start on the DL. I don't care for Cuddyer's BA even though he had a lot of RBI's he also killed a lot of innings last year. Morneau might have had 30 more RBI's if it had not been for Cuddyer ending innings.
2 players that have been missed in some leagues that can help you at 2B, OF and your power numbers are Chris Burke, he can hit a few HR's, contribute to SB's and qualifies for 2B/OFand Chris Duncan, hit 22 HR's in 90 games playing part time, as a full time LF he could put up close to 40 this year but he will only play in games against RHP - he qualifies at 1B/OF.
Pitching - Wainwright is looking solid so far and could be a big surprise. Dice is looking good and Schilling should bounce back. Garcia gives up a lot of fly balls and is now pitching in a homer park so you might want to keep a short leash on his home games. Lowe has been solid and very under rated for a couple of years, Chavez Ravine has been good to him.
Colon and Garcia are your weak points for starters, if Colon starts on the DL you can change his position and pick up a replacement without losing a player - wait until rosters are posted. You can find Chuck James in the forgotten zone on occasion, he should be slightly better than Harang, who probably went in the 5th round of your draft, this year.
Closers are solid even without Benitez who may be a slight disability to your ERA and WHIP right now. He is coming back from two knee problems and he may never be worth more as trade value than he is right now.

I would float Roberts, Thomas and Cuddyer and see what upgrades you can get. And if chris burke is taken, only Cano, F Lopez, Kendrick and Lugo are better if you can swing a deal.
The only outfielder I have seen who is better than Ibanez that gets overlooked is Rocco Baldelli, playing half a year last year his numbers don't put him in view for the average person only looking at Yahoo stats.

Answer 2

Kent and IROD are getting older so beware. You could use more power in the outfield. Having two strictly Utility players will kill you. Your going to get enough steals out of Reyes and Crawford so you might want to think about trading Roberts in a combo deal for a younger 2nd baseman. I am not liking your starting rotation. 3 older guys that are starting to break down. It should be fine though just watch out. Your relievers are absolutely outstanding! You'll do pretty good though.

Answer 3

this is great. However, i would put dave roberts up and put raul ibanez down to ur bench. Raul Ibanez had one good year, but he probably can't keep it up. Roberts is on the rise, and has the ability to snag 60 bases! Also, although Kent should scare u, he shouldn't be the scariest 1 on the team. Bartolo Colon is a huge risk. He says he's getting better, but he's not ready and not even on the line-up yet. I would probably drop him since its not so safe to gamble such a thing.

Answer 4

You made a lot of good picks but Zimmerman, Kent, and Colon might have been stretches. Look for an alternative second baseman like ray durham or giles both could be free agents. Your pitching is solid but like I said Colon may have been a stretch. He is frequently injured and Schilling is getting old. Look for a guy like Jose Contreras or Mike Maroth. Also try to trade Konerko now. His stock may never be higher.

Answer 5

Nope not at all. I think Petr Cech in goal, Defenders: Carles Puyol, Rio Ferdinand, Steve Finnan, Nemanja Vidic. Midfield: Aaron Lennon, Frank Lampard, Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo. Forwards: Thierry Henry, Lionel Messi.

Subs: Edwin Van der sar, Carvalho, Carragher, Gerrard, Rooney.

Answer 6

I'd be more scared of the OF. Maybe work in a trade for another OF for Thomas or Overbay and one of your existing OF.

Answer 7

Try to trade Hafner or Thomas for back-up ss/2nd or 3rd. You will get more for Hafner than Thomas. rest is good

Answer 8

Pretty good team. Outfield is kind of week. Most of your starting pitchers are guys who were good two years ago but no the best anymore.

Answer 9

This is an ok team but try to get some better starting pitchers.

Answer 10

ibanez is not proven completey yet and also injury prone andid be careful with the injuries when it comes with colon and benitez