Help this team?

Question

My team is in last place of a 12-team H2H. Typical Yahoo categories: R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP. Any suggestions for trade attempts or who I should look for? I just dropped Otsuka and added Embree... Thanks.

C Joe Mauer
1B Adrian Gonzalez
2B Chase Utley
3B Akinori Iwamura
SS JJ Hardy
OF Michael Cuddyer
OF Vladimir Guerrero
OF Josh Willingham
Util Kenny Lofton

SP Claudio Vargas
SP Tim Wakefield
SP Andy Pettite
SP Oliver Perez
SP John Maine
SP Jeremy Bonderman
SP Jason Marquis
RP Chad Cordero
RP Alan Embree

BN Hunter Pence
BN Ray Durham
BN Xavier Nady

DL Scott Podsednik

Answer 1

Wow. JJ Hardy is past his best, that doesn't help.

Pence should be starting on your side.
Your relief ranks are not that good, I would give up on relief pitching, you will not win much as year goes by, Embree will lose his saves chances, Cordero won't get many.
Trade these guys to someone who wants closers (you lose some saves in 1 category you can't win week to week. Something like Vargas and Cordero for a Schilling type starter may be worthwhile, you get 1less save (won't win you saves, but get a better SP, more K's etc etc..

Wakefield is ok to own, but look at this stats and look to avoid certain starts, against Yankees is a prime example, they have beat up on him, Toronto haven't touched him. Marquis hasn't won in ages you might want to upgrade your SP from waivers or trading.

Answer 2

Try picking up Josh Hamilton fresh off free agency. You might not even need a waiver for him. He puts up real good numbers and could give you a lot of help in the outfield where you need it. You have great pitching, use that and trade for some better position players.

Answer 3

You need to find a better 3B, Utility and outfielder. Your relievers are mediocre at best. I would trade either Hardy or Guerrero to get BOTH a decent reliever and third baseman. If you could swing a decent utlity hitter in that trade, it would be worth giving up Guerrero.