I am in a 12 team league. It is a head to head league.\n\nMy team is\nC A. Pierzynski \n(CWS - C) \n1B R. Sexson \n(Sea - 1B) \n2B B. Roberts \n(Bal - 2B) \n3B Mi. Cabrera \n(Fla - 3B,OF) \nSS M. Young \n(Tex - SS) \nOF W. Taveras \n(Hou - OF) \nOF T. Hunter \n(Min - OF) \nOF R. Freel \n(Cin - 2B,3B,OF) \nUtil A. Ramírez \n(ChC - 3B) \nBN J. Drew \n(LAD - OF) \nBN S. Casey \n(Pit - 1B) \n\n\nSP B. Colón \n(LAA - SP) \nSP B. Zito \n(Oak - SP) \nRP Fr. Rodríguez \n(LAA - RP)\nJ. Valverde \n(Ari - RP) \nP A. Burnett \n(Tor - SP) \nP J. Garland \n(CWS - SP) \nP J. Vázquez \n(CWS - SP) \nBN T. Wakefield \n(Bos - SP) \nBN V. Padilla \n(Tex - SP) \nBN B. Penny \n(LAD - SP)
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brian roberts: is he going to be able to go for the first part of the season?  you could shift freel to 2nd and grab another outfielder (one with power... are raul ibanez or geoff jenkins available?)  cabrera is a great hitter, so is his teammate jeremy hermida.  but the marlins will struggle to score... LOVE mike young and aramis ramirez.  sean casey could surprise!\n\ni like your pitching staff, rodriguez is going to be the best in the game very soon. valverde... hmm, we'll see. i do think vazquez and zito will bounce back... in fact the whole A's team feels good to me.  take a look at dan haren if he's available.\n\nhope they work out for you... 1 more day!
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Players to drop: Ausmus, Rodriguez (look for a 5era when all is said and done, last night for example), Tomko, why do people love this guy he is pathetic. You have hardly any speed, and one closer. That's 20% of all stats you are throwing out, so you start each week unless someone goes off 0-2. I like most of your pitchers, I would pick up at least 2 more SP, you have way too many roster spots for offense. 5 guys on bench, I could see 2 maybe 3, but I would much rather have 3 more starter/closers. I hope you are not playing Phillips over Kent right now.You need speed plug Roberts in for Dye, Dye rests as much as Bonds now. Trade too much good talent wasting away on bench, trade Tracy, Hawpe for some pitching, they are not doing you any good on the pine.
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Good Question:\n\nNL (starters):\nC: Johnny Estrada: 6HR, 45RBI, .315AVG\n1B: Pujols: no need for numbers\n2B: Chase Utley\nSS: Jose Reyes: tablesetter; he scares me.\n3B: D. Wright: his catch early season was sick...and he can hit.\nOF #1: Berkman\nOF#2: Beltran\nOF#3: Carlos Lee\nNL (2nd teamers)\nC: David Ross: 100 less AB's to McCann better numbers in everything except AVG.\n1B: Nomar\n2B: Dan Uggla\nSS: Freddy Sanchez\n3B: Miguel Cabrera: big numbers, small amount of protection in that lineup.\nOF#1: Andruw Jones\nOF#2: Soriano\nOF#3: Dunn: This is only because I really wanted to see him in the homerun derby. Holliday deserves it.\n\nSP: Brandon Webb\n\nAL starters: \n\nC: Mauer\n1B: Ortiz (Playing in NL park)\n2B: Least deserving all star postion on both leagues. I'll take Jose Lopez.\nSS: Tejada\n3B: A-Rod\nOF#1: Dye\nOF#2: Wells\nOF#3: Ramirez\n\nSP: Liriano: He has 1/2 the amount of starts as other pitcher and all of his numbers are top 10 or better. Plus if you're on the AL team and you have a shot at World Series Home field advantage do you really want Rogers 3.65+ ERA on the mound? Most of the NL has hit off of him several times. Liriano hasn't faced but a few of the NL hitters and most of them have seen him less than 5 times.\nAL Second stringers\nC: Ramon Hernandez: 15HR 61RBI--how many catchers have ever put up these numbers before all-star break?\n1B: Haffner or Thome? Gotta go Thome because of teams overall record.\n2B: Brian Roberts: if it was up to me Lopez would be my only true 2B.\nSS: Jeter: Glue that has held that team together after all of their injuries\n3B: Crede: I would take similiar RBI's and better defense compared to Glaus.\nOF#1: Crawford: I love extremely fast guys who hit for power and high average\nOF#2: Rios\nOF#3: Vlad: His defense puts him over Mags\n\n*****If the fans (including myself) continue to vote Paul laaaaaduca into the all-star game I say fans should wave their right to decide the starters. Secondly; one rep from each team should be abolished.
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lol don't cut hamels....he's pitching TODAY.  your pitching is top notch....i don't see anywhere you can improve there.\n\nif you had to improve somewhere, it would be your hitting...howard, dunn, ortiz for power...suzuki, lopez for speed....looks solid to me.  if anything, i'd say you need another SB threat.  corey patterson is someone that might be available who has stolen a ton of bases.\n\nbut dam...the guy in 1st must have one hell of a team if you are in second...
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Hell yeah dude!!!! I noe u're thinkin that givin up Hafner and Damon is a little too much, but u get ALBERT PUJOLS!!! AND B. HALL!!!!!! DUDE, U R SOOOOO LUCKY!!! U EVEN ASKING????U'LL PUT N. SWISSER(OAK-1B,OF) IN THE OF AND PUT PUJOLS AT 1B AND PUT P. FIELDER AS THE UTIL CUZ HE TEARIN IT UP RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!\nim suprised he gave u a. pujols AND b. hall.\nbtw, dont listen to jondogg cuz he a big fatass lier, no1 would offer hafner, crede(the best 3rd baseman in the AL), and R. Sexson just for A. Otsuka.and even if some1 did, he's even stupider not 2 exept that trade. now tell me, woudl u listen to a stupid person???\nI greatly appreciate for picking me best answer several times. Don't drop B. Hall unless u have a good closer or OF on the market. Put B. Hall, K. Youkilis, and E. Santana on the trading block. Probably no1 will bite but, it wont hurt u.Maybe put W. Rodriguez on the block 2. And put C. Schilling in there immediatly!!! and also put E. Santana on there for V. Padilla and M. Mussina in there for D. Cabrera. Actually drop him.\nPick up C. Granderson(Det-OF) if he isn't taken already.\nHere are guys u want to drop:\nD. Cabrera(Bal-SP)\nV. Padilla(Tex-SP)\nD. Bush(Mil-SP)\nW. Rodriguez(Hou-SP)\nGuys that you can trade:\nT. Hunter(Min-OF)\nA. Kearns(Cin-OF)\nE. Santana(LAA-SP)\nK. Youkilis(Bos-1B,3B)\n\nYour needs:\nAtleast 1 more closer, a productive OF\nPossible trades:\nT. Hunter and E. Santana for J. Dye(CWS-OF)\nA. Kearns and K. Youkilis for A. Otsuka(Tex-RP)\nLook out for closers on the waivers. I had closer problems on both of my fantasy baseball teams.\nOn 1 team I only had B. Wagner and then I picked up A. Otsuka(Tex-RP) and M. Gonzalez(Pit-RP).On my other team I only had D. Turnbow(Mil-RP), then someone dropped B. Wickman(Cle-RP). And after that I picked up J. Borowski(Flo-RP). Good luck pal. \n\nps i think your team will do fine, a team can't be absolutely 100% perfect.Atleast u have B. Wagner.
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pitchers:  matt cain of the giants if he wins a starting job.  doug davis of the brewers is having an excellent spring. scott baker of the twins is compared favorably to brad radke.  and of course everyone knows about felix hernandez (mariners) and francisco liriano (twins)... but have you heard of jon papelbon (red sox)?  for some surprise relief help, look to neal cotts (white sox), JJ putz (mariners), or jesse crain (twins).\n\nbatters:  catchers: kenji johjima (mariners) or javier valentin (reds).  1st base: casey kotchman (angels) or conor jackson (diamondbacks).  2nd base: dan uggla (marlins) or ian kinsler (rangers). shortstop:  not a real sleeper, but JJ hardy (brewers).  3rd base: ryan zimmerman (nationals) or edwin encarnacion (reds).   outfield:  jeremy hermida (marlins), jason kubel (twins), and delmon young (devil rays).\n\nhave fun and good luck!
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Javy Lopez, Khalil Greene, Koronka need to be dropped asap. Beyond that I don't see how your team is in last. Is this a 12 team league? You are getting killed offensively. hardly any speed, don't score many runs. Pitching you can't go wrong with Santana, Cap, and Halladay. Your closers are off to slow starts. Westbrook I would drop, hold onto Haren even though he is off to a sluggish start. Hamels COULD be a stud, we will see. You really don't have any trade bate other than your pitchers and I would get rid of the top 3, better luck next year!!!!!
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you didn't ask a question.  i looked at your fantasy roster that you posted.  one suggestion i have is this: trade beltre for a stud OF.  move cantu to 3b and play loretta at 2b ... he will have a great year for the bosox.
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There guys are talking like verlander is still around in the league........there is noway he isn't picked up. As for starting pitching. Pick up Bonser from Minnesota right away. He is a young guy just brought up with a good arm. I would also get Cole Hamels who is hurt for a bit but looked good in his two starts. Don't worry about Lugo, he is good and recovering. I might try and make a trade for McDougal or Colon, they are both close to returning to the lineup from the dl, and you can probably get them cheap. You have no reason to keep Maddux, Young, Benson, Tomko, Chacon, or Wright...you can get better pitching than any of them in the free agency (I know Tomko is hot right now). I would try trading one of your good OF and try to pick up an Ace and pick up a Raul Ibanez or Casey Blake or Corey Patterson if available. Good outfielders are a lot easier to find that good pitching. You are in serious need of some pitching. Your hitting is stacked though. \n\nNote: You could try and trade Giambi for some pitching too. Maybe pick up a closer while you are at it.
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So it would basically be Reyes & Wells for Soriano & Dye? Personally I'd say no to that, Soriano gives you the power, speed and average #'s that fantasy leagues eat up, plus he's still eligible at 2B (presumably). If you're looking for a replacement for Dye, play it week to week and pick up a streaking player who may be facing some weaker competition then drop him when the hot streak wears off.
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First order of business is the bullpen.  They have blown so many situations for the starters.  Until you get bullpen help whether it be via trade or farm system there isn't much hope.  I think the it is the achilles heel of the team.  You have two solid startes in Smoltz and Hudson, while Ramirez has been flashing signs of goodness.  Starters are not their weakness and neither is the lineup, it is the pen!!!
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It really depends on the categories your league counts and what some of your other players are. Figgins is one of the top guys speed wise in Fantasy, so if you have nobody else with speed than he may very well be the most important guy in the trade for your team. Young and wells are 2 solid top guys. With Toronto's lineup this year, I would expect wells to do very well. \n\nLowry and weaver are 2 medicore pitchers that don't really matter and Cantu and Peralta are 2 guys with upside potential that could both do well. Cantu slight edge because of position.\n\nTo me Team B gets the better guys, but that's assuming he can make up the speed somewhere else. Given that it's the beginning of the season that really shouldn't be much of an issue.
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The statistics which are most important are the ones which the league require. You need to look these up on your league page as it should say which statistics they are counting on. The best way to draft ur players is to get a good mix of everything... Here are the common stats people measure:\n\nBatters:\nRBI: Runs batted in... the higher the better. Good RBIers have 100 during a season. \nBest of 2005:\nDavid Ortiz (1B): 148\nMark Texiera (1B): 144\nManny Ramierz (OF): 144\nAlex Rodriguez (3B): 130\nAndrew Jones (OF): 128\nGary sheffield (OF): 123\n\n\nBatting Average: The higher the better. Make sure you don't choose players which have a high average but have only played a few games (if you are looking at 2005 stats). Choose those that have played on a consisten basis and have had at least 300 at bats. A decent batting average would be around .280... anything above .300 is very good.\nDerrek Lee (1B): .335\nMichael Young (SS): .331\nPlaci Polaco (2B/3B): .331\nALbert Pujols (1B): .330\nMiguel Cabrera (3B/OF): .323\nMouise Alou (OF): .321\nAlex Rodriguez (3B): .321\nTodd Helton (1B): .320\n\nRuns: The higher the better. Good runners get 100+ per year. \nThe best runners in the league last year were:\nAlbert Pujols (1B): 129\nAlex Rodriguez (3B): 124\nDerek Jeter (SS): 122\nDerek Lee (1B): 120\nDavid Ortiz (1B): 120\nJohnny Damon (OF): 117\n\nHomerun: The higher the better. Good homerun batters hit 30+ a year\nAndrew Jones (OF): 51 \nAlex Rodriguez (3B): 48\nDavid Ortiz (1B): 47\nDerek Lee (1B): 46\nManny Ramirez (OF): 45\nMark Texiera (1B): 43\nAlbert Pujols (1B): 41\n\nStolen Bases: The Higher the better.. There are very few crazy stealers out there... Most of the top ones get 30+ but  soemone getting 15-20 isn't bad either. Just makes sure u have one top stelaer and a couple stealers that are in the 15-20 zone. \nChone Figgins (2B/3B/OF): 62\nJose Reyes (SS): 60\nScott Podsednik (OF):59\nJuan Pierre (OF): 57\nCarl Crawford (OF): 46\nRafael Furcal (SS): 46\nJimmy Rollins (SS): 41\nJulio Lugo (SS): 39\n\n\nPitching:\nWins: The higher the number of wins the better\nDontre Willis: 22\nBartolo Colon: 21\nChris Carpenter: 21\nRoy Owswalt: 20\nChris Capuano: 18\nCliff Lee: 18\nJon Garland: 18\n\nStrikeouts: the higher the better\nJohan Santana: 238\nJake Peavy: 216\nChris Carpenter: 213\nRandy Johnson: 211\nPedro Martiez: 208\nBret Myers: 208\nDoug Davis: 208\nCarlos Zambrano: 202\n\nERA: The lower the better. Make sure for Starting pitchers they have pitched at least 150 innings. Relief pitchers should have pitched around 60+\n\nRelief Pitchers: Mariano Rivera (1.38), Billy Wagner (1.51), Hudson Street (1.72), Derek Turnbow (1.74), Chad Cordero (1.82)\n\nStarting pitchers: Roger Clemens (1.82 but he may not play this season), Andy Pettite (2.39), Roy Halladay (2.41), Rich Harden (2.53), Pedro Martinez (2.82), Chris Carpenter (2.83)\n\nWHIP: the lower the better. Same rule as ERA for no of innings played\nRelief: Billy wagner (0.84), Mariano Rivera (0.87), Bob Howry (0.89), Cliff polite (0.94), J. sperir (0.95)\n\nStarting pitchers: Pedro Martinez (0.95), Roy Halladay (0.96), Johan Sanata (0.97), Roger Clemens (1.01), Andy Pettite (1.03), Jake Peavy (1.04)\n\nSaves: The higher the better. You get these off of relief pitchers...\nChad Cordero 47\nFransisco Rodriguez 45\nBob wickman: 45\nTrevor Hoffman: 43\nJoe Nathan: 43\nMariano Rivera: 43\nBrad Lidge: 42\n\nHope this helps!... This is for the typical 5x5 league. Others which people might add in are: \nPitching:\nk/9 innings: no of stikeouts per nine innings (The higher the better) \nLosses (the lower the better) \nIP: innings pitched, the higher hte better\n\nHitters: \nStrikeouts: the lower the better\nWalks: The higher the better\nSlugging percentage: The higher the better\nOBPS: the higher the better (Onbase plus slugging percetnage)\non base percentage: higher the better
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C-Pudge\n1B-Pujols\n2B-Soriano\nSS-Jeter\n3B-Rodriguez\nOF-Ichiro\nOF-Vlad\nOF-Manny\nDH-Cabrera/Tejeda\n\nSP-Schilling\nSP-Pedro\nSP-Santana\nSP-Carpenter\nSP-Kazmir\n\nRP-Rivera\nRP-Papelbon\n\nALL-TIME LINEUP\nC-Yogi\n1B-Gehirg\n2B-Jackie Robinson \n3B-Brooks Robinson\nSS-Ernie Banks/Honus Wagner \nOF-Williams\nOF-Mays\nOF-Ruth\nDH-Mantle\n\nP-Koufax\nP-Ford\nP-Bob Gibson\nP-Steve Carlton\nP-Walter Johnson\n\nRP-Goose Goosege
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I am looking at your team. I looked it up on yahoo and this is what I would do. I would drop B. Hall and pick up T. Wiggington. He has 5 dingers and Hall is not that much help at all. I would drop Foulke for the next best closer you can get. Foulke will not get the job back from Papelbon. Maybe you should pick up Putz, he is in free agency. I think you can just let Gagne go. He might be done for his career. I would pick up another pitcher for him. \n\nOver all I think you have a good team. Especially when Chipper comes back.
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I agree that your pitching is solid, but your offense may need some tweaking. That is a huge starting lineup though and depending on the number of teams in your league, it might not be too bad. \n\nIf you have 8 teams or less in your league, your offense needs an upgrade at most positions.
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Very good team, good enough to clinch top 3 seeds in playoff.\n\nYour team kind of lacks speed and runs.  You might want to trade Kevin Mench.  I know how good he is, but he is batting sixth.  Get someone batting first or second to get you some SBs and Rs.