my hitters are joe mauer, delgado, brian roberts, jose reyes, jimmy rollins, david wright, grady sizemore, carlos beltran, bobby abreu, scott rolen, jason bay and melvin mora\nmy pitchers are pedro martinez, chris carpenter, carlos zambrano, roy halladay, chris capuano, bronson arroyo, bobby jenks, derrick turnbow, and bj ryan.    i also have roger clemens on my bench for if he comes back, and i have eric gagne on the DL
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its a good team. Get one more pitcher
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i'd go with pedro, due to the run support that the mets have, he's a pretty solid option from start to finish...there's a slight risk for injury unfortunately, but i think it's worth it.  if you have something against martinez or the mets, then i suggest going with chris carpenter.
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first of all c cordero is the closer for the nats, try and trade hallady and h lune for a good 2b like soriano, also trade shelton and atkins for a good 3b and put nomar at 1st once you trade chelton dont drop nomar
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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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You have too many bench batters.  Most of the time, you will have 3-5 bench batters that contribute nothing for you.  The general advice is to get more pitchers for Wins and Ks.  If youcan get some good middle relivers, they can even lower your ERA and WHIP.
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C-      J. POSADA                              \n     M. LIEBRATHAL\n1-       J. GIAMBI                                  \n     R. HOWARD\n2-       R.CANO                                   \n      C. UTLEY\nSS-    D. JETER                                 \n     J. ROLLINS\n3-       A-ROD                                     \n      S. ROLEN\nOF-    J- DAMON                                 \n      P. BURRELL\nOF-    G. SHEFFIELD                          \n      B. ABREAU\nOF-    J. MICHAELS                             \n      A. ROWAND\nP-       M. MUSSINA\n      T. GORDAN (CLOSER)
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I had a closing problem on my team because I only had B. Wagner as my closer, then I picked up Akiniri Otsuka. He's the replacement for Frankie Cordero and Buck Showwalter wants him there and think he'll be there for a long time because Cordero is just not ready yet. Of course there is the most popular replacement closer, J.J. Putz, he's probably taken, but if not, u get him. A. Burgos was on but he's in a bad slump now and since the Royals suck, he doesn't have much opportunities and anyway, i think he lost the job to Elmer Dessens and anyway, Mike MacDougal is coming bak from his injury soon and as soon as he comes bak, he's the closer. Another closer that is a sleeper in most leagues, is Tyler Walker, after being dessignated for assingment by the Giants, the Devil Rays pick him up and he's doin pretty well for them right now. And there is the Marlins closer J. Borowski, but since the Marlins don't win a lot of games, he doesn't have a whole lot of oppurtunitys. Another one is Todd Coffey, he's probably goin to take over the job in Cinnci. I also know a lot of people dropped Armando Benitez, the injuried Giants closer. Same with Eric Gagne. Brandon Looper is a possibility but don't get him now, get him only if Izzy is hurt.\nAlso try to buy T. Hoffman or J. Valverde low via trade. Maybe give a guy like J. Westbrook or a little bit more.\nOh, and one more...Roberto Hernandez, the set-up man for the Pirates might get like 12 saves during thr year because Jim Tracy sometimes uses Mike Gonzalez to face leftys, then Hernandez gets the closing role for that day. \nHope I helped
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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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Don't use Utley, the best 2B in MLB right now, and Tracy to get Edmonds because Utley is better than Edmonds and wat's the point of giving a power hitter for a power hitter??I'd trade C. Crawford and J. Nathan for a guy like Bobby Abreu.Then put Guillen on the BN. Don't use Schilling, Utley, or Konerko as trade bait because Schilling is the base of your pitching staff, and Utley and Konerko are your power hitters. I take advantage of having 4 very good closers and Derek Lowe. Lowe is hot right now and I don't think he'll keep it up for long. And try to get a OF power hitter cause your OF is kinda weakish.\nBut fully be aware of that usually it's pitching that gets u high in the standings. And drop Linebrink and Hernandez because Linebrink is a nonclosing reliever, which r pretty much pointless in fantasy baseball and Hernandez is only good for SOs. Maybe drop Nady for something alittle better. Yeah, that's pretty much it, good luck!!! :)
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Pretty good.  I say 8 out of 10.  I don't know what's your league settings but you guys seems ot play a lot of players.\n\nYou might want to get a better SS if you have someone to trade out.\n\nYour SPs could be a problem, basically, they don't draw wins.  Seattle and Nationals are bad.  Liriano is not starting and Twins are bad this year too.  I can see that you are focusing on SV, ERA and WHIP, but there is always a good chance the ERA and WHIP will burst with few pitching innings.  Just be careful.
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Alex Rios (Tor - OF)\nCasey Blake (Cle - 3B, OF)\nJoe Crede (CWS - 3B)\nCraig Wilson (Pit - 1B, OF)\n\n\nThose guys are doing pretty well this season, especially Rios and Blake. If either of those are available then pick them up and expect them to take a permament spot in your roster, as for Crede and Wilson they've cooled off after a pretty decent start. Don't expect them to stay on your team very long.
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Honestly .... I would:\n\n1) Drop Matsui - He is done for the year - cut your losses\n\n2) Try to trade Derek Lee for someone of equal value because he is on DL and of no use to you right now\n\n3) Find a 2B that is getting more playing time than Josh Barfield - granted he had a short hot streak - but nothing big is expected of him - get Michael Cuddyer if available - he is going to have a big year\n\n4) Drop Xavier Nady - Try and pick up someone with more potential - he is a prospect that hasn't quite blossomed yet\n\n5) Get Wandy Rodriguez off your bench and into a starting role - he is on a HOT HOT streak being 5-0 dont let it go to waste\n\n6) Get Scott Rolen off the bench and start him - that's a no brainer\n\n7) Use your two P slots for SP instead of RP as in such a big league starters are bound to give you more usable stats - such as IP, W, K, ERA, WHIP\n\nThe rest is up to you! Good Luck!
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Well I'm also currently playing yahoo fantasy baseball and I'm loving it. But about your team, I'd give it a C- for a few reasons. The main reason is you've taken on some major headache players. What I mean by that is most of your team is made up of players that have been plagued with injuries their whole career and could easily all go down this year at least once. You also have a few problems with your pitching staff. Oswalt and Smoltz are solid and are wonderful players to have on your team. but wakefield bonderman and mussina are really no good. Mussina is alright but should not be a #3 starter. Cordero is a great reliever that will get alot of saves, but cordero wont get you many points if your other relievers are farnsworth and wakefield. I suggest you either trade for another reliver or get one that is probably in the free agent market, like Jonathon Papelbon. If Armando Benitex goes down again pick up Tim Worrel. And now to your hitters. AJ Pierzinski in my opinion is waaaaay over rated. He's is no a good hitter who will lower your average alot. Carlos Delgado is a great first baseman, but with Konerko as a backup, I suggest you trade Delgado for a good outfielder which you should be able to get seeing as Delgado is just slightly over rated. Roberts is a great player who should not be traded unless you are offered a spectacular deal, which is likely not to happen because roberts is very under rated. Jones is a great third baseman that you shouldn't have traded, espcially because you can't you Thome because you already have two good first baseman, You should have kept Jones. But now that you have Thome, you should trade him while he's hot and his stock is up. Brad Wilkerson is an OK player that will produce OK numbers, but don't expect anything more out of him. Edmonds is good but his greatest asset, his fielding, doesn't even matter in fantasy baseball. Garret Anderson is OK and sure produce some okay numbers. I'd also say that you're bench is good, except for Preston wilson who is only good for homers which is the one thing you don't need. You should try to trade him for some speed. Try to get a player like Rickie Weeks for him. Hope I could halp, Michael.
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I personally would take Team A over Team B.  \n\nDo the trade of Colon for Roberts/Izzy.  You will get SB's and good average PLUS saves for a pitcher having a bad year and of no fantasy value.  If that trade doesn't happen, then good luck with all that.  Hate to drop a Cy Young-er, but.....  \n\nDrop Alou, he is not playing right now and when he does play, he only plays every other day.  He's good when he is in, but you can surely find a player on the waivers/free agents list that will do you well every day rather than every other day.  My suggestions are Thames, Granderson, J. Encarnacion.  One of those 3 should be available in that order.........OR, you know what to hell with all of that, drop him and pick up another starter on the waiver wire.  The outfielders you have suit you just fine as is.    \n\nGood Luck.
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hamels, billingsley need to go...there are better options.  reyes (cardinals) has been pitching well.  josh johnson (marlins) has been really good too.\n\ncatcher position typically doesn't produce much offense.  so if you're going to go cheap there, try damian ross, olivo or johjima  for a little more money.\n\nyou got tons of money geared towards hitting....soriano is very streaky and right now he is ice cold.  ibanez is a solid cheaper option for OF.  if you want some MIs, you can take a look at iguchi, sanchez (pirates), and ramirez( marlins) who's starting to hit again.  if you can save some money here but still have solid hitters, you can upgrade your rookie pitchers.
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The counter offer, Ortiz for Halladay is good. However, try Thome for Pedro. If either one of those trades don't work, then DO NOT accept the current trade: Ortiz and Thome for Halladay and Pedro.\nThen again, why am I saying that. I have both Halladay and Santana on my team.
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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!!!!!