How's my team?

Question

C Kenji Johjima (Sea - C)
1B Prince Fielder (Mil - 1B)
2B Rickie Weeks (Mil - 2B)
3B Álex Rodríguez (NYY - 3B)
SS Derek Jeter (NYY - SS)
OF Vernon Wells (Tor - OF)
OF Magglio Ordóñez (Det - OF)
OF Eric Byrnes (Ari - OF)
Util Dave Roberts (SF - OF)
Util Frank Thomas (Tor - Util)
BN Tadahito Iguchi (CWS - 2B)
BN Akinori Iwamura (TB - 3B)
BN Jacque Jones (ChC - OF)

SP Aaron Harang (Cin - SP)
SP Chien-Ming Wang (NYY - SP)
RP Francisco Rodríguez (LAA - RP)
RP Akinori Otsuka (Tex - RP)
P Justin Verlander (Det - SP)
P Ervin Santana (LAA - SP)
P Salomón Torres (Pit - RP)
BN Chuck James (Atl - SP)
BN- Nate Robertson (Det - SP)

Who would you drop, trade, etc.

roto, 12 man league

Answer 1

first id like to point out to f4fan that errors are irrelevant in fantasy baseball.

that said

infield:
Very good. Jeter is so much more valuable than people say he is. Everyone says he is overrated. HE IS NOT. He will help your team in every category. Should have been MVP last year. I can gaurentee most people dont realize he stole 36 bases last year, nor can they tell you that he nearly drove in 100 runs (92 I believe). Enough about him. Also Arod is infinately valueable for fantasy for the same reasons. Weeks will have a solid year all around and will help with steals and Fielder is poised for a 30/100 season. Johjima I believe hit 18 bombs last year, look for that to go up this year and he also hits nearly 300.

Rest of Hitting:
Wells is overrated. But a good player all the same. Ordonez is key for your team. HE could bounce back to 30/100 again this year. Byrnes should not be starting, but he will not hurt your team badly in any category. Who knows what Dave Roberts will do this year, but if he plays he will get you your steals. Thomas isnt great obviously but come on, what do you expect for your last roster spot. Actually, consider starting iguchi instead of Roberts or Byrnes. Hes a pretty solid fantasy player all around.

Pitchers:
Harang will be decent, not as good as last year, but his numbers will be servicable. Be careful, well, mindful of Wang. He had one of the poorest fly ball to ground ball ratios in history last year. DO NOT expect 19 (I think it was 19) wins from him again this year. But on the Yankees, he should be good enough to merit a starting spot. You overspent for K-rod, but he is a great closer. Otsuka is not closing, but if Gagne gets hurt, he will be very valuable. He will also help your ERA a bit but keep in mind relievers generally pitch about 1/3 as much as starters meaning they affect your era proportionally. Verlander was a steal whereever you got him. Torres you should hope gets his chance to save games.

Your league drafts a lot of players, but you could stand to get a few more saves. Consider trading for some cheap saves (Joe Borowski, Ryan Dempster, Armando Benitez, Jose Valverde and so on ). David Weathers and Seth McClung may even be FA's still and he will close for the Reds and D-Rays respectively.

Overall, you did a much better job drafting than most.

Answer 2

Johijima, Fielder, Weeks aren't proven yet and I don't trust them for a good year just yet. Jeter and A-rod are very good though. Wells is good. Ordonez is injury prone, Byrnes is a 30-20 guy with a decent BA. With the thin depth of OFs this year, he OK. Thomas and Roberts are the ultimate sleepers this year. Nice picks! Drop Iwamura for now. I dought he'll have a good start. Plus try to avoid too many single position hitting bench players.
SP need help. Harang and Verlander are pretty good, but Wang is injured, Santana has a ERa over 4, Robertson is a good bench pitcher. Jame should a have a good year. But you have problems with closers. K-Rod is great. Otsuka doesn't closer anymore. Even though I believe Gagne will mess up or get injured and Otsuka will closer again, but he's not closing in the present day, so he's no use. Torres is good. I like that. But he's a Pirate, they don't get much wins. So expect no more than 28 SVs. So get some closers, and you'll have a 3rd-5th place team in your hands.
Good luck!

Answer 3

its decent. I dont know what the stats you need for this league since its not a public league. I would drop Akinori iwamura and Chuck James. Akinori Otsuka might not be a closer because of Gagne so that might be to good. Also Wang is starting the year on the DL. I see your team off to a sluggish start but will come around at the end of the season where it matters most. Fielder will have more experience. Rickie Weeks will probably not get injured again. Also i don't see Kenji johjima doing that well in Seattle. I see his stats actually dropping. If i was going for a catcher i would try to get Barrett. Hes a pretty good hitting catcher where he got 16 HRs just in 375 at bats. If he stays healthy for the year i see him hitting 30 HRs. I would also trade for Barry Bonds who hit 26 HRs in just 367 at bats. I see him going for 40 HRs and 110 RBIs. Hope this helps Good Luck!

Answer 4

The players who i think will have good years are Johjima, AROD, Jeter, Wells, Ordonez, Thomas, Wang, Rodriguez, Otsuka, Verlander, and maybe Robertson.

It's a good team. Your SPs need to improve. I like the offense. You should contend for the title.

Answer 5

Nice team-

not a big fan of Prince Fielder (YET)-would be a great dh though

and A-rod=too many errors without the needed production from 3rd base

Answer 6

GOOD TEAM. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WANG IS INJURED BUT YOU HAVE GREAT YOUNG TALENT, AND SOME SPEED. A-ROD IS GOOD, AND VERNON WELLS IS GOOD IN MANY CATEGORIES. FRANK THOMAS IS OLD BUT HAD A LOT OF HOMERS LAST YEAR AND IN TORONTO HE SHOULD FAIR WELL. K-ROD IS AN AMAZING CLOSER. PRINCE FIELDER IS THE BEST FAT GUY IN AMEICA- LOL AND JETER WILL GET YOUR AVERAGE, RUNS, AND RBIS UP. GOOD TEAM

Answer 7

Drop Justin Verlander
Find better SP.
Find better 2B.
Find more saves.

Answer 8

trade k-rod man, hes worth a lot but he sucks

Answer 9

Great team. I think you will do good with that team!

Answer 10

i think its actually kinda week. but it depends on how big ur league is.