Should i drop barry and roger clemens or should i keep them in fantasy baseball?and should i pick up gagne?!!!
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Barry Bonds - Keep (he's coming back,no point throwing away value)\n\nRoger Clemens - Hold - he may come back. drop him only if you have a DL filled or a good starting pitching lineup\n\nGagne - Dont pick up. Injured and looks like Baez has his closing job.
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Michael Barrett is the one.  I even got him from FA at a 10-team league.  He is batting .385 with 3 HR, 13 RBI now.  And he is a catcher!\n\nI also get Chris Reitsma from FA at another league.  He will be fine, no sign of changing his closer job yet.  Orlando Cabrera is hitting well now, but it's almost guaranteed he will back to "normal" later this season.  I don't think he is a sleeper anyaway.
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yeah of course that would work. But i don't understand what you are trying to do; are you just trying to dump your player or something? Willis and Cabrera are great players, while the other two are no names. Unless you want to lose your fantasy league on purpose.
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Not knowing your exact team makeup, ie number of  SP number of Closers or whether the league is Head to Head or rotissiere, I can't be certain.  However of those listed Saito is the best choice strictly on ability.  A good closer who should have the job for awhile makes him a worthwhile add.  If by some chance your league counts holds as well as saves, Zumaya would be the top choice.  If you need a SP more, I'm not particularly impressed with those you listed.  Shields might be OK, but is Scott Olsen of the Marlins available?  I imagine Josh Johnson also of Florida is gone, but I'd rank Olsen ahead of any of the guys you named, and fellow Marlin Ricky Nolasco might also be as good or better choice than Shields.  Another option is Cole Hamels.  He's been shaky last couple of starts, but I think he'll turn it around and be a very good fantasy SP.  In fact I'd add Olsen, Saito, and Hamels if all were available.  Do you have any bench hitters you can drop?  The bench isn't very important in most fantasy leagues.  I'm in first or contending in some leagues with no extra hitters.
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Honestly, I feel that you have too much starting pitching. You will probably top the Wins catorgory in your league but your ERA  and WHIP will be high and your Saves and K will be low. RPs almost always do better in those catogories.  Consider trading one of your starters for a closer with a high K/IP and a low WHIP and ERA. A high K/IP guy that might be available on the FA market is J J Putz. \nAlso, maybe you could trade some of that SP for some speed like Brian Roberts or Pods. Willy Travaras and Dave Roberts are often availible as a base stealers via FA.\nAnyway, good luck and have fun!
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Is it a playoff league? If it is, you'll want him when he comes back. If it's a roto league, you might hold on to him for another week or so. I imagine he'll be back before too long.\n\nEDIT: It looks like he's back now. I hope you didn't drop him.
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(1) You have way too many guys injured on your team. Lopez, Alou, Lee, Griffey, Street. \n\nADVICE: cut most of them off your team in search of healthier and better guys. Only guy you might want to keep is lee, but he isnt due back anytime soon. Cut Street as i doubt he will keep his role as closer.\n\n(2) "Iffy" Players: Rios, Jenkins, Clemens, Rodriguez, etc.\n\nADVICE: i think you are trying to bank on too many players having breakout seasons. Rios is a decent player but is not an everyday player. Clemens is just Clemens. This is your true weak spot of the team.\n\n***In all, you could use some trades. Ask around for trade offers and see what happens. Also, how your team is doing also depends on how many other teams are in the league and style of play.
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yes..you need a bat.  Any time you can get Tejada reasonably, I'd go for it. I feel it's a waste to use an early pick on a C. Pick 'em up and drop 'em. My current Cs are McCann, Willingham, Estrada, Varitek. They get injured quite often. Right now Napoli and Martin are hot. \nFurcal is only hitting .240 ..Martinez, last I checked was around.200..for a cleanup hitter like Miguel Tejada is a sweet deal.\nNow go and get the SBs you need. Maybe figgins is available!
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First of all if Figgins somehow clears waivers get him back.  That wasn't a good move.  Castillo is pretty much worthless at 2B.  If you don't get Figgins back,  Polanco, Durham or even Hudson would be improvements.  Bench Mench until he gets hot, Move Huff to OF and I guess use Overbay at UTil.  Cut Sele and Sanchez from your pitching staff.  Burgos of KC or  Sosa of the Braves are actually closing and are available.  As for SP Sele could best be replaced by Nolasco or Lilly.  As you have just one closer maybe dropping both Sanchez and Sele for closers would work just as well as grabbing a SP and a closer.  Mike Cameron would be an upgrade from Shawn Green so I'd make that move as well.  You're allowed unlimited moves, so I'd drop Martin for Napoli of the Angels.  You could always get Martin back later if needed.
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Middle Reliever suck in Fantasy Baseball.\n\nOnly the top 1 or 2 should MR should even be considered adding to a team.  They are way too inconsistant and seem to go on incalculated streaks.\n\nBasically, fine a SP, closer,  or a batter to replace them.
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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.
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hey there sweetheart. i think what you gotta do is drop javier lopez because not only is he injury plagued but also he has little to no trade value. You should look on your waivers for Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves or Russell Martin, Dodgers. McCann is very consistent but if the Dodgers stick with Martin even after Navarro comes back, he is gold. \n\nYou should try and trade Willis only if you get another star pitcher in return, if you cannot do this, then keep him on your bench until he shows signs of success. Willis will be traded away to another team so this will only boost his value soon. Bonds is just not a great fantasy player unless you count walks. he also has low trade value so youre gonna have to replace him with someone on waivers. As for colon, trade him already, for anything that is decent. I thought i told you to get rid of him. the angels suck.\nIts also time to stop the marshall project. I dropped him after todays terrible performance. Once Wood, Prior and Wade Miller are back hes not going to stay unless he pitches good from now on.
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Of course you keep him!  He's just going through some minor injuries right now.  This is not a situation like Dodgers where you have a clear closer situation.  Street will be fine just be patient.  He's back and is just being babied right now.  He'll be fine.  Having said that though, if you can get an established closer who might be struggling a little bit now, I would trade for him.  Think Lidge or Todd Jones.
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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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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
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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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I disagree if anything you can afford to trade speed.  Weeks, Granderson and Sizemore are all SB threats.  You could move one for some power, or drop Wilson for a more productive OF. Maybe trade Howard for a more experienced bat as well. I love your pitching.  Don't think I'd drop anybody when Liriano finally moves into rotation.