I had travis hafner but traded him for jim thome.\n\nwas it a mistake?
198767
not awful, but not great.  I prefer Hafner, but Thome is good as well.  Thome is an injury risk and much older.  Hafner is still maturing as a hitter and probably has a higher upside.  Only time will tell if it was a mistake or not.
38989
well, Gordon and Suzuki are no where close to Lackey and Cordero, and since you said you have 4 outfielders, I guess you are set. You are gonna hurt a lil in AVG and Hits, but if Ichiro has another off year lik '05, you'll end up looking like a very smart man. Gordon is nothin but a set-up man. If your league counts Holds as a category then he's fine, but other than that K/9 and ERA is about it.... You come off on top.
561676
Not bad, but, you can't play Howard, Delgado, and Hafner all at the same time.  I would trade one of them and either Ramirez or Chavez (both 3Bers) for better middle infielders.
433543
hope you went with McGahee...cause I sure didn't.  I was talking to a friend and asked him about either McGahee or Dillon and he was like go with Dillon cause McGahee was coming off the rib injury.  I had McGahee in my lineup and changed them.
357372
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.
600563
I'm from Philly. And here is what I think... I am kinda startled at this trade, until I seen that u got a lot of things done in this deal...\n\nA. Bye Bye Raef LaFrentz u piece of trash, and take your overpaid *** to Portland (NYKnicks of the West)\nB. Theo Ratliff, a good defensive presence in the middle (provided he stays healthy)\nC. Potential. TELFAIR could pan out to be a 15 ppg, 8 APG (key stat here), 5 rpg, 3 spg Point Guard (provided he plays consistent and stays healthy too!!!)\n\nSo technically speaking, this was a good deal..........Maybe...............\n\nP.S.: U got Rajon Rondo and Leon Powe in the draft, so I really would not complain there.
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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.
140406
First I'd check for a C upgrade. Lopez isn't bad, but I picked up Ramon Hernandez today and Willingham recently on another team. It never hurts to look. While Mueller is hot now, he's not a long term answer. You really should be getting some SBs out of this position. Check out Josh Barfield of SD or Castillo of Pittsburgh. Your team is vitually bereft of speed. SPs are weak. I'd drop Weaver and look at Bannister of the Mets.Trade Clement now before he reverts to his normal form. Andruw Jones supplies great HR?RBIs, but he's a drain on team batting average. I would be inclined to offer Thome or Jones for an SP. Keep your eyes on the free agents in your league. Use your DL slot. Always good to keep one guy on the DL, so if another goes on the DL, you can just switch them. I think your team is mid-pack talent wise. You need a couple front of the order guys for runs and SBs. Maybe Granderson or Stewart are available. Maybe package Thome or Jones plus Clement. Get an SP with era/whip and a .300+ hitter who'll replace some of the HRs you traded.
564145
Can you make trades?  You need to replace Ross at C.  You also need more OF power.  Maybe trade some of those 2b/3b?
247851
Honestly, and I don't say this much about Pujols, but yes. Does the team who offered that to you have Matt Holliday? If he/she does, then take it. Holliday will drive in 120 runs and hit 35 homers, and you know what the other guys will do. That is as very fair trade, because it is upgrading your entire team. having a poor OF sucks, and can cause lost points.However, if they can't accept a trade which would bring YOU 3 players, and they get ONLY Pujols, don't do it.
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I'd trade T. Hunter and C. Floyd for a premier colser. Maybe J. Isringhausen, B. Jenks, or M. Rivera or maybe even J. Papelbon or F. Rodriguez.\nDon't take the trade. C. Floyd is very good trade bait. While R. Cano isn't that good of trade bait. Look for J. Borowski(Flo-RP), S. Camp(TB-RP) he's goin to take over the closing job in TB cuz T. Walker is on the DL. I'd would alos look into trading J. WEstbrook or T. Armas for T. Hoffman or M. Gonzalez, closers that don't get that much oppurtunities but will give u a save here and there.\nAnd that Japenese guy for the Dodgers. He's good.
226341
very good team but i would drop prior and pickup peavy, young, kasmir, or oswalt.\n edmonds shoulder is going to need surgery at the end of the year so his numbers will be down so i would try to get hawpe(of) or sullivan for colorado or willingham (of/c) for florida.\ndrop castillo for lopez(2nd/ss) for the reds\ndrop c. guillen for young(ss) of the rangers
318776
Yes a few. First thing you do, put david Wright in for Glaus, don't know why you haven't already. Next, put bay in for Gomes or Ichiro, you're call. Next, you want to trade away Glaus Swisher and Gomes or Ichiro For some pitching and a hitter in return. You're hitting is great but you're pitching needs work, so you should trade right now. You're elivers are getting you no where so get someone good. But the team looks good really
296692
i like your team, but when roberts comes off the dl put him in, i personally dont like cabrera maybe you can get wright for him. radke and rincon gotta leave put in sabathia and millwood in there place, your outfield is top notch and hafner is really good
548383
Tough call. From a value stand point it seems fair. But who is he left with at RB? With you being the Commissioner it does put you in a tough position however. I'd send out a league wide e-mail saying I going to accept the trade on Nov. 15th (if your trade deadline is the 17th like mine). All owners have until that time to make a better offer to get LJ.
396308
No Deal you already have a well balanced team from what it looks like here.  Plus let me very honest with you, the season is way early and only if you need serious help should you be considering a trade. Let the players you have go for about 2 maybe 3 weeks then see where you are in each of your offensive and defensive categories. Then go from there. Your team is well balanced with offense and defense, and if it was a head to head league you're in then I imagine you're doing prettu good thus far, if it's a roto league the only place i see you struggling is in FG% and Steals. Stick with your team for a few weeks then come back to a trade tha better suits you for the long haul if possible
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Hawpe was supposed to be the Granderson of a couple years ago. He plays in Coors, which automatically helps. Plus he's a little more experienced than Granderson. I think I'd take Hawpe at this point, unless you REALLY need Granderson's steals.