View Full Version : MLB: Fantasy Baseball '09: Year of the Markakis
Draven X 23
02-06-2009, 06:25 PM
Fantasy baseball is starting up soon so lets get some discussions going. I will not be commishing my keeper leagues this year. So consider them dead. Most of the people have disappeared anyway.
I was checking out MLB.coms rankings and I have an issue. Look at these 5x5 'projected' stats.
Player 1 - .300 102 R 22 HR 95 RBI 24 SB
Player 2 - .317 108 R 25 HR 106 RBI 17 SB
Both are OF. But player 1 is ranted 33rd overall while player 2 is at 37th. Sure its close but is 7 SB worth more then 17 points in average, 6 R, 3 HR and 11 RBI?
So who would you take higher Rios or Markakis?
Swurgen
02-06-2009, 07:11 PM
SB always overrated in FB. Probably internally gave guys rankings points for over 15 and over 20 and so on so it looked more pronounced.
Snatch
02-06-2009, 10:25 PM
Must be a normal season.
Jay Bruce will put up numbers close to those.
Draven X 23
02-07-2009, 11:16 AM
Jay Bruce will put up numbers close to those.
They predict him at: .270 87 R 27 HR 91 RBI 8 SB
I bet he gets 15 sbs and hits around .285.
nuclearjew
02-07-2009, 11:23 AM
More like Gay Bruce.
Draven X 23
02-07-2009, 11:27 AM
Well he also going a lot lower in the draft then Rios and Markakis.
More like Gay Bruce.
ADD? Is that you?
Well he also going a lot lower in the draft then Rios and Markakis.
I'm not a Rios fan
zaphrodesiac
02-07-2009, 11:33 AM
Rios obviously has more SB potential. Realizing his power has always been the issue. Do you want 30-15 or 20-40? If they were both in the 3, I'm guessing rbi/runs wouldn't be far apart.
It's the FFB master..........
I think Harang going to bounce back and gonna eat batters.
zaphrodesiac
02-07-2009, 11:43 AM
He got dustied last year. You can forget it!
http://i42.tinypic.com/11uw4ch.jpg
Snatch
02-07-2009, 10:14 PM
This only applies to 5x5 leagues of course. If your league cares about OPS, walks, or OBP, the choice is clear.
Harang is one ackward looking dude. He better bounce back. I hate that goddamn Dusty Baker.
Draven X 23
02-09-2009, 08:50 PM
I will not be commishing my keeper leagues this year. So consider them dead. Most of the people have disappeared anyway.
For those of you that do not know I was XXIII. And I forgot all the leagues I was running. Also deleted a few of my yahoo accounts.
zaphrodesiac
02-09-2009, 10:46 PM
lol @ 2009 projections
http://i44.tinypic.com/2s1kg9y.png
Man, I'd totally take 60 innings at roughly the league average out of a zombie. Talk about a selling point!
nuclearjew
02-09-2009, 10:51 PM
How's Darryl Kile lining up?
Lone Wolf
02-10-2009, 09:03 PM
Is the GMF Hardcore league dead?
Draven X 23
02-10-2009, 11:03 PM
I don't think so. People didn't want to discuss it until after pitchers and catchers reported... but...
I'd just like to mention that Fantasy Baseball has open at Yahoo.
Pollo
02-11-2009, 05:12 AM
I started up the GMF_H2H, Hardcore, and Mafia leagues. if you didn't get invites, let me know. the info is given below (DON'T SIGN UP UNLESS YOU WERE IN ONE OR MORE LEAGUES LAST YEAR).
GMF_H2H
#36143
pass: steroids
Hardcore
#36205
pass: hardcore
Mafia
#36255
pass: mafia
I wasn't in any of them, which makes you all lucky. I'd have Balco'd that bitch.
Pollo
02-13-2009, 03:55 AM
anyone NOT get invites to all three leagues I mentioned below? if you were in one or more last year and didn't get an invite, let me know.
for my first time looking at the Yahoo! rankings, I'm surprised Sizemore is a top 10 player over the likes of Cabrera, Hamilton, Howard, and so forth. Victorino in the top 50? at least closers aren't ranked as high, which is always a good thing since it seems one top closer always seems to screw people (Putz being a prime example from last year's rankings).
Lone Wolf
02-13-2009, 04:52 PM
Cabrera was a big fat bomb for me last year. I'd take Sizemore over him this year although both are more second rounders to me.
Are we going to run all the leagues through this one thread?
I'd love some comments/notes on things to look for on my recently drafted fantasy team. LOTS of lineup spots, notably 2 C spots, a CI and MI spot, and 2 Util. 14-team, 7x7 league with the following stats:
Hitters: R, RBI, AVG, SB, HR, OPS, XBH
Pitchers: W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, K/BB, QS
C: Joe Mauer
C: Matt Wieters
1B: Lance Berkman
2B: Mark DeRosa
3B: Chipper Jones
SS: Jimmy Rollins
CI: Adam LaRoche
MI: Mike Fontenot
OF: Manny Ramirez (fell to the 4th round, took a flier)
OF: Magglio Ordonez
OF: Choo Shin-Soo
OF: JD Drew
OF: Mike Cameron
Util: Jim Thome
Util: Marco Scutaro
SP: James Shields
SP: Joba Chamberlain
SP: Ryan Dempster
SP: Justin Duchscherer
SP: Joe Saunders
RP: Matt Capps
RP: Chad Qualls
RP: Hong-Chih Kuo
RP: Cory Wade
BN: Aaron Cook
BN: Jorge Campillo
BN: Taylor Buchholz
BN: Joel Zumaya
BN: Ryan Spilborghs
BN: Ben Zobrist
I took several fliers (Manny, Wieters, Shin-Soo to a lesser degree) and have a pretty terrible relief core, but I feel pretty good about that team. Whaddya think?
Snatch
02-14-2009, 07:35 PM
I'd love some comments/notes on things to look for on my recently drafted fantasy team. LOTS of lineup spots, notably 2 C spots, a CI and MI spot, and 2 Util. 14-team, 7x7 league with the following stats:
Hitters: R, RBI, AVG, SB, HR, OPS, XBH
Pitchers: W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, K/BB, QS
C: Joe Mauer
C: Matt Wieters
1B: Lance Berkman
2B: Mark DeRosa
3B: Chipper Jones
SS: Jimmy Rollins
CI: Adam LaRoche
MI: Mike Fontenot
OF: Manny Ramirez (fell to the 4th round, took a flier)
OF: Magglio Ordonez
OF: Choo Shin-Soo
OF: JD Drew
OF: Mike Cameron
Util: Jim Thome
Util: Marco Scutaro
SP: James Shields
SP: Joba Chamberlain
SP: Ryan Dempster
SP: Justin Duchscherer
SP: Joe Saunders
RP: Matt Capps
RP: Chad Qualls
RP: Hong-Chih Kuo
RP: Cory Wade
BN: Aaron Cook
BN: Jorge Campillo
BN: Taylor Buchholz
BN: Joel Zumaya
BN: Ryan Spilborghs
BN: Ben Zobrist
I took several fliers (Manny, Wieters, Shin-Soo to a lesser degree) and have a pretty terrible relief core, but I feel pretty good about that team. Whaddya think?
Wieters + Mauer = Overkill.
Swurgen
02-14-2009, 07:55 PM
Wieters + Mauer = Overkill.
Not when the league requires two catchers.
Draven X 23
02-14-2009, 09:02 PM
Not a fan of Drew. And I am not behind the hype of Joba. Also Scutaro is not exactly a great use of Util. But it looks like it was a butt load of draft picks. So seems solid. Can't really tell though vs how other teams drafted.
Penguin Rick
02-16-2009, 11:56 AM
Does anyone want to start a GMF league? That isn't the hardcore one.
Pollo
02-18-2009, 02:51 AM
Cabrera was a big fat bomb for me last year. I'd take Sizemore over him this year although both are more second rounders to me.
Are we going to run all the leagues through this one thread?
I say overall, you're right ... Cabrera was just a headache to own last year. however, if you consider his post 2008 All-Star stats, you might think otherwise: .302 AVG, .601 SLG, .951 OPS, 21 HRs, 70 RBIs. his struggles in the first half killed him: .284 AVG, .489 SLG, .837 OPS, 16 HRs, 57 RBIs.
I figured to make things simple and keep all the registration info for all three leagues in one thread. eventually, we'll make a thread for each league very soon so we don't confuse keepers/rules for which league and what not.
I know I've received some issues (chances are if you have a new email) with getting invites if you're a previous manager in one of the three leagues. anyone else having issues? the Mafia league only has two people signed up so far: me and Pats.
Lone Wolf
02-18-2009, 03:10 PM
I didn't know Pats was even still alive
Pollo
02-19-2009, 03:56 AM
amazingly he was the first to register for all 3 leagues after I sent out invites.
he didn't renew for football and basketball, though. :(
In a league other than the one I mentioned earlier. Proposed trade from someone else...
GIVE:
Carlos Quentin
Hong-Chih Kuo
GET:
Dustin Pedroia
Joey Devine
I currently have...
2B: Brian Roberts
and 3 UTIL spots
Genius
02-21-2009, 08:46 PM
If we have spots open in any leagues, PM me, I'll play. I pay attention religiously all year and usually finish second or third, but don't win. So basically I'm the perfect person to have in a league.
CrazyCarl
02-22-2009, 09:48 AM
I have too many keepers in the Mafia league
Pollo
02-23-2009, 04:19 AM
made me feel good the Mafia league crown was all but wrapped up in June.
anyone NOT get invites to all three leagues I mentioned below? if you were in one or more last year and didn't get an invite, let me know.
for my first time looking at the Yahoo! rankings, I'm surprised Sizemore is a top 10 player over the likes of Cabrera, Hamilton, Howard, and so forth. Victorino in the top 50? at least closers aren't ranked as high, which is always a good thing since it seems one top closer always seems to screw people (Putz being a prime example from last year's rankings).
Where's my invite?
ninja33
02-25-2009, 02:04 PM
I have too many keepers in the Mafia league
your team was disgusting.
How many keepers for each league? 4 for the hardcore, 5 for mafia, 5 for H2H?
Bungle
03-01-2009, 10:31 AM
I'm a big MLB fan but have never done any of the fantasy sports. I've been tempted too but I'm worried I'd start paying too much attention to everyone's stats. My brain is cluttered with enough useless trivia; and I don't have many baseball friends. I know some guys that will watch it, but they do so very casually.
Is it hard for you guys not to just snag everyone on your favorite team?
Where's my invite?
I'll just make this short and sweet -
I am hereby retiring from active Fantasy Sports Competition effective immediately.
It's been a pleasure to play among such quality fantasy players in all sports - be it Baseball, Basketball, Football, and even Golf for one season.
Good luck to you all and for the person taking over my squads, you better win it all.
Lone Wolf
03-03-2009, 04:45 PM
I'm looking to fill a Yahoo 20 team league if anyone is interested. Don't bother if you are one of those flakey fags that disappears in May
Draven X 23
03-03-2009, 05:03 PM
I'll play.
Penguin Rick
03-04-2009, 12:14 PM
I'll take a spot too.
Pollo
03-08-2009, 07:27 AM
your team was disgusting.
How many keepers for each league? 4 for the hardcore, 5 for mafia, 5 for H2H?
I was thinking 4 for all 3 leagues personally. anyone have a particular preference for # of keepers for any of the leagues?
managers yet to signup for the 3 leagues:
H2H - mcawesome, NJ (one spot open by Smitty)
Hardcore - Bones, FoD, TT, RC (one spot open by BSM)
Mafia - Bones, FoD, Jericho, Spoonman, TT, SiG
Lone Wolf
03-08-2009, 11:25 AM
Where does ARod now fall in most fantasy drafts?
Genius
03-08-2009, 11:30 AM
Good question. I'm of the opinion that just letting someone else take him might be the best choice, unless he drops down into the fourth or fifth round. Hips can be ugly, ask Bo Jackson.
Lone Wolf
03-08-2009, 11:44 AM
If he fell to me at the end of the second begining of the third I would probably take him
Lone Wolf
03-08-2009, 11:46 AM
Has anyone tried the ESPN auction draft? I think that would be a great way to do an aL only league, which I think I might want to try this year.
Revolution
03-09-2009, 11:04 PM
Yahoo official rankings are shit, they have A-Rod above Pujols even though Pujols had more homers, rbi's, a better BA, and isn't coming into the new season with a shitty hip. I don't get it.
Draven X 23
03-10-2009, 12:08 AM
Well Yahoo's ratings were made back in Feb before A-Rods injury. But overall thet usually like A-Rod over Pujols because 3B is pretty weak compared to 1B and A-Rod can hit .300+, 100+ R, 40+ HR, 100+ RBI and steal 20+.
Besides A-Rod only David Wright and Miguel Cabrera are close at 3B. Longoria might be close but most everyone else have only had one great season (Youk) or are on their way down (Chipper). 1B is still pretty stacked after Pujols. And next year M.Cabrera will no longer qualify at 3B.
Pollo
03-10-2009, 04:10 AM
Yahoo official rankings are shit, they have A-Rod above Pujols even though Pujols had more homers, rbi's, a better BA, and isn't coming into the new season with a shitty hip. I don't get it.
Yahoo highly ranks scarce position players first, i.e. 2nd baseman, 3rd baseman, shortstops, so on. however, the talent in those infield positions after the first 2-3 rounds isn't that good. you can always snatch a good 1B, so that's why you figure Yahoo would have A-Rod over Pujols initially before his hip injury. they usually take 1-2 weeks to adjust the pre-rankings of fantasy players, so expect A-Rod to fall to mid/late 2nd round.
Draven X 23
03-10-2009, 12:53 PM
As you can see from below 3B is pretty damn thin these days.
12 - 1B hit 29+ HR
4 - 3B hit 29+ HR
5 - 1B hit .300+
3 - 3B hit .300+
5 - 1B Scored 100+ R
3 - 3B Scored 100+ R
11 - 1B with 100+ RBI
5 - 3B with 100+ RBI
1 - 1B with 15+ SB
3 - 3B with 15+ SB
Miguel Cabrera qualifies at both so is counted in both.
With A-Rod out right now I'd take David Wright over Pujols. Unlike Pujols Wright is a 5 tool fantasy guy.
zaphrodesiac
03-14-2009, 02:28 PM
Draft dates plox
Lone Wolf
03-14-2009, 06:10 PM
I'm all about Manny Ramirez in fantasy this year. This is going to be the year to own him, plus you can nab him in the late second round.
I'm all about Manny Ramirez in fantasy this year. This is going to be the year to own him, plus you can nab him in the late second round.
I got him in the 4th round when it was 'uncertain' if he would sign.
Lone Wolf
03-18-2009, 04:55 PM
I'm still looking to fill a larger league that drafts this sunday if anyone is interested
Lone Wolf
03-22-2009, 12:40 PM
If anyone is bored around 300pm est here's a roto yahoo league that is starting up today, only join if you are going to check up on your team.
league id# 28121
password - crz
ShitBreak
03-22-2009, 01:53 PM
Just finished my draft for the year. Very pleased with the team I got. What do you guys think?
(10-man, normal 5x5 stats H2H)
C Mike Napoli
1B Joey Votto
2B Ian Kinsler
SS Miquel Tejada
3B Chris Davis
1B/3B Mark Reynolds
2B/SS Alexei Ramirez
OF Ryan Braun
OF B.J. Upton
OF Jay Bruce
OF Jayson Werth
OF Nelson Cruz
UTIL Carlos Guillen
Bench Khalil Greene
P Cole Hamels
P Derek Lowe
P Joba Chamberlin
P Justin Duchscherer
P Mariano Rivera
P Jonathan Broxton
P Chris Ray
P Joey Devine
P Hudson Street
Bench Chris Carpenter
Bench Kevin Slowey
CrazyCarl
03-22-2009, 04:35 PM
My team from Lone Wolf's draft. 17 Teams
1. (12) Mark Teixeira (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6788)
2. (23) Nick Markakis (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7707)
3. (46) Jake Peavy (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6872)
4. (57) Geovany Soto (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7662)
5. (80) Matt Wieters (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8395)
6. (91) Félix Hernández (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7487)
7. (114) Chris Young (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7738)
8. (125) Mike Aviles (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8260)
9. (148) Carlos Guillén (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6105)
10. (159) Ryan Theriot (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7670)
11. (182) Huston Street (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7468)
12. (193) Heath Bell (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7418)
13. (216) Matt Lindstrom (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7958)
14. (227) Jeremy Hermida (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7492)
15. (250) Travis Hafner (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6980)
16. (261) Jeremy Guthrie (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7040)
17. (284) Matt LaPorta (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8396)
18. (295) Kelvim Escobar (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5841)
19. (318) Tim Hudson (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6245)
20. (329) Jordan Zimmermann (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8400)
21. (352) Rick Porcello (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8419)
Genius
03-24-2009, 10:36 PM
Two drafts down. I love one team, I don't love the other, and I always seem to be leaning toward the same players. Somehow, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Aviles, Ryan Ludwick, Willy Taveras, Scott Baker, and Joey Devine will end up on all of my teams this year.
And seriously, how do I get Ludwick in the 7th or 8th Round? Dude has better or the same numbers across the board as Ryan Braun, but goes 6-7 Rounds later. Is it the extra 10 stolen bases?
ShitBreak
03-24-2009, 10:44 PM
Its the fact that no one remotely thinks Luddy can do it again. And yes, the SBs Braun get really help.
Genius
03-24-2009, 10:48 PM
It's just hard for me to see .299/37/114 as a fluke. With 104 runs. If I can get that as my utility, I'm taking it every time. Hell, if I get .280/27/95 I'll take it.
ShitBreak
03-24-2009, 11:04 PM
it's can be a fluke when he had as many at bats last year as he had the rest of his whole career.
Celtickliq
04-03-2009, 09:05 AM
So I have my first money league draft tonight. This is the first time I am putting serious money for a league and will want to do it right.
So to prepare, I have my Yahoo rankings list, ESPN rankings, ESPN projections list, 2008 injury list and 2010 free agent list. Anyone know of other lists I should be needing?
Draven X 23
04-03-2009, 03:15 PM
We need to get our drafts in soon. The Season starts Sunday.
Celt the best one I have seen is the top 100 list on MLB.com.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/index.jsp
Also check on injuries. A-Rod, Mauer, Glaus, Ichiro and such all have injury problems that should drop them in the draft.
Penguin Rick
04-06-2009, 10:14 AM
I just have a noobie question for fantasy baseball, and my league is playing rotisserie style. It's my first year playing. But do you keep the same starters on the roster for the whole week, starting Sunday? Like, you don't switch players around on a day-to-day basis just because some play and others don't on that day, correct? And does the same thing apply to pitchers (meaning you should start those pitchers who make two starts in a given week)?
Draven X 23
04-06-2009, 10:16 AM
Depends on the league you have picked.
Some have you only able to set your line up once a week. Others do not. Some have a innings/games played limit. Others do not.
Check out the rules for your league.
CrazyCarl
04-12-2009, 03:13 PM
Why is Yahoo gay? They have a huge player pool prior to the season starts, so you can draft players like Wieters and LaPorta and Jordan Zimmerman, yet once the season starts and those players go to the minors, they take them out of the pool and you can't draft them anymore.
So you can draft them in one league and then they're missing from any that draft after the season starts.
Angry Ass Messican Dude
04-13-2009, 03:36 PM
I need to figure out a way to get some power.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/evilguinness/Picture1-2.png
rthie4344
04-13-2009, 06:33 PM
hows this for a team?
C-Victor Martinez
1B-Ryan Howard
2B-Brian Roberts
3B-Marco Scutaro/Mark Reynolds (switch around a lot)
SS-Troy Tulowitzki
OF-Jason Bay
OF-Jacoby Ellsbury
OF-Shane Victorino
Util-Torii Hunter
BN-Nick Swisher
BN-Delmon Young
BN-Ryan Theriot
P-Johan Santana
P-James Shields
P-Ubaldo Jimenez
P-Bobby Jenks
P-Chad Qualls
P-Kerry Wood
P-Scott Baker
P- Joel Hanrahan
I know i have too many fielders but thats how i am, hitting over pitching.
Draven X 23
04-15-2009, 02:16 PM
I hate baseball sometimes. I dropped Swisher in like 6 of my leagues when he got like 3 ABs the first few days. Now it looks like Nady is out for the season and Swish is just raking.
Draven X 23
04-21-2009, 05:10 PM
Where is Pollo? I need him to ok this trade in GMFH2H.
Genius
04-21-2009, 07:59 PM
More like Ryan Doh!mit.
Genius
04-21-2009, 08:08 PM
You want hardcore? I give you hardcore. I just picked up both ends of the Florida catching platoon.
Angry Ass Messican Dude
04-21-2009, 09:05 PM
This thread title is stupid. Nick Markakis is an average player on a mediocre team.
Genius
04-21-2009, 09:23 PM
Nick Markakis is on pace to have 37,000 triples this year. He also is the leading candidate to win rookie of the year, in his fourth full season.
Angry Ass Messican Dude
04-21-2009, 09:24 PM
pfff more like 37 thousand million.
Pollo
04-22-2009, 02:00 AM
Where is Pollo? I need him to ok this trade in GMFH2H.
completely slipped my mind ... DONE.
Draven X 23
04-22-2009, 04:11 PM
Thanks!
Trade Question. This one really I'm not sure about.
GIVE:
Jacoby Ellsbury
James Shields
GET:
Dustin Pedroia
Matt Cain
My OFers beyond Ellsbury (often the odd man out):
Grady
Manny
Granderson
Cust
Dunn (1B/OF)
And I have Placido Polanco as my only 2B. Whaddya think?
Draven X 23
04-29-2009, 08:41 PM
Sounds fair. Pedroia will warm up when the weather does. Also you need a better 2B.
I took it already, yeah. I just couldn't stand Polanco anymore. At least he doubled for me today, one of his last days in the lineup.
Draven X 23
04-29-2009, 08:49 PM
Sorry. I just saw it.
Angry Ass Messican Dude
04-29-2009, 08:54 PM
I never seem to play the right OF combination.
I have
Swish
Carl Crawford
Ichiro
Magglio
Andre Either
and Hunter Pence
No matter what I do I play the wrong guys.
Kinda alleviated by playing Swish at first but not by much.
Draven X 23
05-05-2009, 02:56 PM
I never seem to play the right OF combination.
I have
Swish
Carl Crawford
Ichiro
Magglio
Andre Either
and Hunter Pence
No matter what I do I play the wrong guys.
Kinda alleviated by playing Swish at first but not by much.
You have a pretty nice OF. Look around the league and find a guy with 1 stud OF and 2 so-so guys. Try to trade 3 for 1. That way you aren't wasting stats away on the bench. Who do you have at 1B beside Swisher?
ShitBreak
05-05-2009, 03:07 PM
Ok. I need help with my team. I need help in the Ks department, but don't know if I should wait on my DL guys to come back, or if I should make a trade.
Here's my team:
C - Mike Napoli LAA
1B - Joey Votto CIN
2B - Alexei Ramirez CWS
3B - Chris Davis TEX
SS - Asdrubal Cabrera CLE
2B/SS - Ian Kinsler TEX
1B/3B - Brandon Inge DET
OF - Ryan Braun MIL
OF - Jay Bruce CIN
OF - Jayson Werth PHI
OF - Nelson Cruz TEX
OF - Adam Lind TOR
UTIL - Mark Reynolds ARI
Bench - BJ Upton TB
Bench - Miquel Tejada HOU
P - Cole Hamels PHI
P - Joba Chamberlain NYY
P - Derek Lowe ATL
P - Kyle Lohse STL
P - Paul Maholm PIT
P - Mariano Rivera NYY
P - Jonathan Broxton LAD
P - Brad Ziegler OAK
P - Mariano Rivera NYY
P - George Sherrill BAL
Bench - Kevin Slowey MIN
DL - Justin Duchscherer OAK
DL - Chris Carpenter STL
Draven X 23
05-05-2009, 03:22 PM
I made a deal in my huge keeper league. A few years ago it was 20 people. now we sit at 16. But its still a lot of people. Last year I came in 2nd place in both overall and playoffs.
This year I currently sit tied for 2nd place. A lot of which is thanks to my last pick (23rd round) 2B Aaron Hill.
Today I made a deal with the last place team.
I get:
3B David Wright
He gets:
OF Nick Markakis
SP Scott Kazmir
3B Ryan Zimmerman
I usually give up a lot to get what I want. Here I gave up 2 of my keepers (Kazmir, Markakis) and a very hot hitter in Zimmerman.
But here is what my keeper list looks like now:
SP T.Lincecum (traded for last year)
1B M.Teixeira (traded for 2 years ago)
SS J.Reyes (traded for 2 years ago)
3B D.Wright (Just got)
OF C.Crawford (Drafted this year)
I hated giving up Markakis. Especially since he is the only guys I drafted my first season and still had. Also I think he is a future batting champ.
Draven X 23
05-05-2009, 03:37 PM
Ok. I need help with my team. I need help in the Ks department, but don't know if I should wait on my DL guys to come back, or if I should make a trade.
Here's my team:
C - Mike Napoli LAA
1B - Joey Votto CIN
2B - Alexei Ramirez CWS
3B - Chris Davis TEX
SS - Asdrubal Cabrera CLE
2B/SS - Ian Kinsler TEX
1B/3B - Brandon Inge DET
OF - Ryan Braun MIL
OF - Jay Bruce CIN
OF - Jayson Werth PHI
OF - Nelson Cruz TEX
OF - Adam Lind TOR
UTIL - Mark Reynolds ARI
Bench - BJ Upton TB
Bench - Miquel Tejada HOU
P - Cole Hamels PHI
P - Joba Chamberlain NYY
P - Derek Lowe ATL
P - Kyle Lohse STL
P - Paul Maholm PIT
P - Mariano Rivera NYY
P - Jonathan Broxton LAD
P - Brad Ziegler OAK
P - Mariano Rivera NYY
P - George Sherrill BAL
Bench - Kevin Slowey MIN
DL - Justin Duchscherer OAK
DL - Chris Carpenter STL
Depends on the time table for those guys. Normally I just throw in high strikeout RPs. But thats in daily leagues.
ShitBreak
05-05-2009, 03:59 PM
It's a H2H daily update league, FWIW.
Time table: Carp is expected back at the end of this month. J-Douche is expected back early June
Draven X 23
05-05-2009, 06:26 PM
I'd ditch a couple mediocre starters and add some good RPs. Also it looks like Sherrill is losing his hold on the closers role. He hasn't been good since the end of June of last year.
ShitBreak
05-05-2009, 11:06 PM
Well...there aren't any good RPs on the FA list, well...any that would get me some saves.
I could probably trade Paul Maholm and Kyle Lohse to get another RP tho...one guy has Frank Francisco, Jose Valverde, and BJ Ryan on the trade block.
Draven X 23
05-05-2009, 11:17 PM
You want Ks. Go pick up a couple non-save RPs. Go look at a guy like Andrew Bailey.
17 InnP 20 Ks 1.53 ERA and .73 WHIP. Also possible to pick up a few saves here and there. Maybe more depending on Oaklands 'pen.
ShitBreak
05-05-2009, 11:20 PM
Who should I drop?
ShitBreak
05-05-2009, 11:27 PM
Should I drop Sherrill, or a starter like Maholm/Lohse?
Draven X 23
05-05-2009, 11:34 PM
Whichever guy is doing the worst. I'd say Tejada. He has no power this year.
Inge not qualify as a C in your league? If he did I'd put him at C move Reynolds to 3B and find a DH with decent numbers. Napoli is doing fine for a part time catcher.
ShitBreak
05-05-2009, 11:38 PM
No...Inge qualifies, but he and Napoli are fucking both swinging huge bats right now.
I hate to fucking let Tejada go when he's owned by 90% of leagues. Is Az-Cab really going to be someone I can trust at 2B/SS in the long run?
Draven X 23
05-05-2009, 11:54 PM
No...Inge qualifies, but he and Napoli are fucking both swinging huge bats right now.
I hate to fucking let Tejada go when he's owned by 90% of leagues. Is Az-Cab really going to be someone I can trust at 2B/SS in the long run?
Well you can try to trade Tejada and Napoli together and see if you can pick up a solid starter. Someone like Mark Buerhle or Randy Wolf. Then use the free spot on an RP.
Personally I like Javier Vazquez. ERA is a little over 4 but he has 50 Ks in 38 Innings. Maybe do a deal for him.
ShitBreak
05-06-2009, 12:02 AM
Randy Wolf is a free agent. It's only a 10 person league.
Draven X 23
05-06-2009, 12:11 AM
Really? Wow Cool. Under 4 ERA. Solid K numbers. Whip below 1.10.
If its only 10 people you should be ok with dropping Tejada. No one needs a .280 hitting SS with 5 RBIs.
ShitBreak
05-06-2009, 10:20 AM
I ended up dropping Tejada to get Randy Wolf, and then I dropped Kyle Lohse to get Andrew Bailey.
It was down to either Lohse or Maholm...and I just think Maholm has a better chance to be a breakout star this year. Dude's got great stuff. There are plenty of people on the FA list like Lohse though. Fausto Carmona is on the damn FA list for fuck's sake.
What should I do about Sherrill? Is he worth keeping at this point?
Goddamn fucking Yahoo. Left Matt Cain AND Josh Johnson on the bench in one league despite my SPECIFICALLY SETTING PITCHERS last night to ensure everyone was ready (because I've been screwed a lot lately). 2 CG Ws that would've won 2 categories (IP, CG) for me.