We at Razzball realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere. To help make amends, we are reaching out to leading team blogs and featuring their locally blogged answers to pressing 2012 fantasy baseball questions regarding their team. We feel this approach will be fresher, more sustainable, and require less energy consumption (for us anyway). The 2012 Pirates Fantasy Baseball Preview comes courtesy of Where Have You Gone Andy Van Slyke?
1) So 2011 wasn’t the best year for Pedro Alvarez. Okay, might’ve been the worst. Can he fix his insane strikeouts and get his career back on track? Is he even the starter?
Honestly? I have no idea if he can fix himself. I think that a lot of his problem is mental; he really bears down hard on himself when he gets into a slump and overthinks things in the box and that gets him behind in the count and when that happens he’s totally screwed. Clint Hurdle has a pretty good track record as a hitting coach and he’s shown a willingness to work with Pedro in the past, so I’m hopeful that they can do something to get him back on track. At this point, I’m hoping he can turn into a Carlos Pena/Ryan Howard masher who puts up huge homer totals to offset huge strikeout totals and a low average. I’m not at all sure if he’s capable of that, but I haven’t totally given up hope. As for whether or not he’s the starter … I think we can say that it’s his job to lose for now, but that he definitely could lose it out of spring training. The Pirates can petition to get him an extra option year because he moved through the system so quickly (I think), and assuming that’s granted they do still have some leeway with him for now.
2) Last year Casey McGehee looked to me like a Baha Man. That proved to be accurate. So what are the Pirates going to do with him? Does he play 1st? 3rd? Bat off the bench?
Remember all those at-bats that the Pirates threw away on Josh Harrison and Chase d’Arnaud last year? Actually, you probably don’t if you’re not a Pirate fan. Josh Harrison and Chase d’Arnaud are allegedly big league baseball players, though, and they were awful last year as utility men in the absence of Alvarez. McGehee’s role depends mostly on Alvarez, but for right now I’d assume that his job is going to be to play against left-handed pitching on one of the corners. Garrett Jones definitely needs a platoon partner at first base and Alvarez might need one at third, so there should be plenty of at-bats for McGehee in a platoon role. Most of McGehee’s struggles last year were against lefties (.413 OPS), which doesn’t match his career numbers at all, so he should bounce back at least a little bit.
3) I ranked The Dread Pirate as high as humanly possible. My projections for him are 95/25/100/.275/30. Care to make a case that I’m actually being conservative and he’s going to steal 40 bags and hit 30 homers?
Not really, no. If I had to guess, I’d say that 30 homers is more likely out of him than 40 steals but I think that’s probably a stretch, too. PNC Park is really rough on right-handed power and I’m just not sure McCutchen has the brute strength required for 30 homers in the park, but I could be wrong. He does have a pretty short, sweet swing that generates a lot of power and he tailed off quite a bit late in the year last year, so he might be capable of something in the 25-30 range. The reason I kind of doubt that he’ll get to 40 steals is just that he’s not the leadoff guy anymore, but that does depend on the other guys. If he bats in the three-hole with Walker and Alvarez behind him and those two guys hold their own at the plate, he probably won’t steal a ton of bases to maximize their chances at the plate. If he’s batting fourth and Alvarez is a disaster again, they might let him run wild. Still, I’ll stick with 25-30 being the range he ends up in in this category, too.
4) I’m going in on Jose Tabata again this year. I also love Alex Presley. Please tell me McLousy isn’t going to screw up all of this outfield love.
I sincerely doubt it. The Pirates have been awfully good at getting the right guys playing time and Presley and Tabata definitely enter the year as the starters in left and right. McLouth’s just a depth guy and one that I think the Pirates are hoping will benefit from a return to left-friendly PNC. That said, I’m much less sold on Presley and I’m torn on Tabata. Tabata, I think, could make a solid leadoff guy if he can stay healthy for 140-150 games, so your guess of 30 steals/7ish homers might be a good one. He wasn’t great last year, but he did draw a ton of walks and went on a couple absolute tears, so there’s definitely potential there. The health is a problem though; he’s been hurt pretty much every year he’s been in the Pirates’ system. Presley just strikes me as the kind of guy that looks great in the minors because he can hit .330, but suddenly he’s a starting left fielder with a .270/.320/.400 line and you’re talking yourself into him having defensive value to justify his presence in the lineup everyday while for some reason Clint Hurdle insists on batting him second and just sucking the life out of ever Tabata leadoff walk. That said, if Tabata gets hurt or Presley falters, there’s a pretty good chance that Starling Marte is the one that will replace him in the lineup everyday. Marte’s an interesting prospect; he absolutely tore up Double-A last year and even though his strikeout/walk total is out of whack he’s very, very raw (he didn’t come to America until 2009, when he was already 20). He seems to be getting better every year. He’s supposed to be even faster than the Dread Pirate (to the point that it looks like he’ll play center and McCutchen will play left once he gets called up) and he’s definitely a guy to keep an eye on in Triple-A. If he can get his strikeout total down a bit and still produce in Triple-A, he’ll be in Pittsburgh at some point in 2012.
5) When I hear Charlie Morton, I think of salt. When I hear Rod Barajas, I think of Charo’s breasts. When you hear Erik Bedard, what do you think of?
French-Canadian wheelchair assassins.
Neil Walker will be useful for those who punted second base – he’s somehow entrenched in either the 3 or 4 spot in the order so will end up in the leaders in RBI among second basemen. I’m thinking he’ll hit .270/70/12/95/7, and I’m not even expecting a good season – just a function of playing time.
I think Clint Hurdle wants more stolen bases this year – I look for everyone to run a little more than in 2011. Tabata, McCutchen, and Presley are the three guys with a perpetual green light.
Also watch for Pirates pitchers – this is a good pitchers’ park, so Bedard especially should be useful against certain opponents. And I would use any Pirates starter against the Astros, none of them are that bad.
@Brian, RBIs are fickle, 12/7/.270 is pretty terrible… Lawrie did that already and the season is still 2 weeks away…
DFW reference, NICE!
@Amigo Miguel, Les Assassins des Fauteuils Roulants! Only at Razzball…
@peter, yesssss! first pop culture IJ reference I’ve seen since I began reading the book. I am 500 pgs through and very proud of myself and proud i noticed it. cool cool cool.
@Amigo Miguel, YES! I’m happy that a few people knew what I was talking about. I feel like such a lonely dork when I drop references like that and it flies over people’s heads.
French Canadians prefer to be called Acadians because they were trying to make their own country but didn’t want Americans to know they were French. I think they also have a flag that looks like a french flag with a Canadian leaf on it.
Why aren’t you concerned about the Dread Pirate suffering from CTP and only getting more like 85/60 in runs and RBIs? Your projections would be career highs in everything but SB and AVG.
@Bourne, It’s a concern, but he has 25 homer, 35 steal potential and that makes a lot of concerns go away…
Wow. I didn’t realize how much I like the Pirates OF. Now all they need is an INF and some pitching and some Charo!
@Wake Up, Ha!
Charo II (The Mammaries Never Go Away)…
http://youtu.be/PdzNFNdeokY
@Wake Up, She is wonderful…
@Wake Up, Good heavens.
Hey Grey
In my 10 team std 5×5 roto we get to pick where we want sit come draft day (tomorrow). Pitching is usually overvalued by the other managers, so I want to take advantage.
After looking at your top 30 and pairing suggestions, I am having a hard time deciding where at the table would be the best area to draft from (beginning, middle or end). I really want to establish a good hitting foundation with those first 3 picks. Where would you prefer to sit given an open table to choose from?
Jones’in for the next podcast!
@Buge Hoobs, I like the turn the best, so I guess that’s the end, yah?
14 Team League (H2H)
Currently in the middle of the draft.
My Pitching staff is currently: Cliff Lee, Matt Cain, Tommy Hanson, JJ Putz, and Jason Motte.
Is trading Hanson and Putz too much for Garza?
Yup…
grey just posted a tulo deal in the forums, i appreciate any help, im pretty torn…
Looking now…
I have a guy wanting to bail out of the Wright train, given the injury. It’s a keeper, and he wants Moustakas. How should I approach this?
You cracked me up on the podcast. Seemed like you had a little bit of fun.
@bazzrall, Thanks! Moose can outperform Wright as soon as this year, so tell the guy you want something else…
@Grey, Wow, that’s quite the bold statement. You really think Moose Tacos can put up healthy-Wright numbers, or is that taking into consideration him missing a sizable chunk of the season?
@bazzrall, Wright was terrible last year, and he’s already hurt to the point where the Mets don’t know when he’s returning.
@Grey, Makes sense. Guy thinks I’m crazy for not even wanting to do it straight-up.
@Grey, who do you like more as a long-term keeper: Vance Worley, Mike Leake, or Daniel Bard? I held onto Bard at the end of last year hoping he’d be Boston’s closer… think he ends up back in the pen this year?
@Curse of the Breambino, re: Bard being a reliever — Maybe… He has the highest upside. Worley is the safest to have a solid season.
Draft day is here at last. Hooray.
@Steve, Yeehaw!
@Grey, I have two today, back-to-back. There’s a chance the RCL Original Recipe draft could start before my H2H one has finished…
@Steve, Can’t you find another rental??
@vinko, Ha! I’d like to be able to draft at least one team myself this season (emoticon).
In truth, the H2H draft should only run a couple of hours at most – 12 teams but shallow rosters.
@Steve, Is this H2H one the original you came to Razzball playing with your old friends?
@Grey, Yup – the very same. It’s our 10th year.
Nice, those old school leagues are always fun…
@Grey, Indeed. Thoughts on 3B v OF for Bautista as per the above? Sorry to hassle but the draft starts in 30.
@Steve,
just got a message from espn .
for our rcl draft , they will be pulling from our queues
in inverse order .
you might want to make adjustments to your queue .
@chata, Weird. Never saw that one. Must check my inbox.
@Steve,
it’s only for our draft .
they must have figured that since you reside in an up-side down world (where winter is summer , and day is night) that sending you
the notice was unnecessary .
@Grey, I know you’ve been over this somewhere, but if you draft Bautista are you looking at him primarily as a 3B or OF (assuming dual eligibility)?
@Steve, Looking at him as a 3rd baseman, definitely…
@Grey, Probably won’t be an issue – I have the 10th pick.
@Steve, Longo + Prince – pleeeeeeeaaasssse.
@Steve, That would be sweet…
@Grey, Longoria and Car-Go so far.
@Steve, Now Bruuuuuce and Konerko
@Steve, Youk and Mad-Bum…
@Steve, Kendrick and Mauer
@Steve,
keep up the good work .
p.s. was lying about that “inverse order ” thing .
don’t freak .
@Steve, D Hudson and Bonifacio.
@chata – damn, just got done re-ordering my queue…
@Steve, Team sounds pretty solid…
@Grey, Yeah – think it went OK. Posted the full team in the forums.
We just finished the Original Recipe draft too.
@Steve, I looked at the team (H2H one), looked good…
@Grey, Thanks. Yeah, I got a lot of guys I wanted and think it can compete, but we’ll see…
@Steve, None of those leaguemates read Razzball, right?
@Grey, Not as far as I know.
@Grey, Wow – it’s getting narrow in here. I asked this in the forums too, so wherever you come across it first… In the ol’ H2H – where we count Holds, I have Pestano, G. Holland and Melancon, but really only one spot (two at a push) to deploy them in to. Would you lose one of these guys for Peavy?
I may have some WHIP issues with this staff (Filthy Sanchez/Cahill/Chacin) and may be a starter short anyway and the Peave has some nice projections…
@Steve, And I should drop one of them for Crain anyway, right? Which one?
@Steve, One of my Holds guys I mean. Sorry for all these comments. Jesus – what a shambles.
Melancon…
@Grey: My daily h2h money league is a bit weird. Here are the scoring stats:
Hitters: AB, R, H, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, BB, K, Total Bases, AVG
Pitchers: IP, W, L, CG, SHO, SV, ER, HR, BB, K, ERA, WIN %, BSV
The positions are setup as C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, UTIL
SP, SP, RP, RP, P, BN, BN, BN, DL
In the past i have punted saves and rostered nothing but SP’s, about 5 or 6 of them along with a bench bat. I have used your approach of stacking up on bats early and grabbing the value arms. Am i using the right approach here? I won it all 2 years ago. It is a 16 team league with 60 max pickups. Thanks!
Yup, says like the right approach with your scoring categories…
@Grey, Great, thanks for the confirmation. Hope you are staying dry, i hate rainy Saturdays.
@Grey, How do i get one of those picture thingys for my comments?
@ThE sHiT, Go to gravatar.com, sign up and upload an image…
I have a question. My keeper league is now only keeping 3 instead of 5. I was gonna keep:
M. Cabrera
Kinsler
Hamilton
Granderson
Elvis Andrus
Now I realize Elvis is the most expendable I think, but who should I keep between Granderson (one year wonder?) or Hamilton (Free Agent Season)? Who would your 3 be?
Thanks
@Matt, Miggy, Kinsler, Hamilton…
Grey I can keep two of these three with my ninth and tenth picks. H2h one catcher. Napoli, hamels or Lawrie. Leaning toward ham and Lawrie.. Would love yr take drafts tomo
@Vinnie, Hamels, Napoli…
I’m in a 12 team keeper league where we keep 7 players. In the draft round 1 is our 8th player and so on. I was offered Matt Cain and a 4th rounder for Cliff Lee and my 13th rounder. My team is built for winning this year, but I do not have a 4th or 5th round pick in this years draft. Would you recomend I take this deal? If I dont, I feel I might miss out on most of the closers that typically go in rounds 4-5 in our league year in year out so would feel the need to take 2 in my first 3 picks instead of focusing on hitting.
To give just a little more info, my keepers are Votto, Utley, H. Ramirez, Braun, McCutchen, Grienke and Lee….
@Danno, Sure, sounds fair…
Surprise!! Quentin to undergo knee surgery, out 4-6 weeks.
Hello, Kyle Blanks.
@vinko, Shocking…
Your thoughts on my draft? (keeping 7 this year, 15 team roto)
keepers: Kemp/Pujols/Choo/Rollins/Aram
drafted bats: Bruce/Bonifacio/JD Martinez/Trout/Espinosa/K Suzuki/
V Mart
drafted starters: Latos/D Hudson/Morrow/Cahill/J Sanchez/Danks
drafted closers: Betancourt/F Francisco/J Johnson
Need to add someone with V Mart on the DL. Pomeranz worth a look?
(others Presley/Altuve/Gamel/Bedard/Floyd/Zambrano/Niemann/Niese/Dickey/Nolasco
@nightpandas, Pretty impossible to tell what your team is the way you listed it… Sure, grab Pomeranz if you need an arm…
@Grey, this better?
15 team , 5 keeper rotisserie (7 at end of season)
R,H,HR,RBI,SB,K,OPS
IP,W,L,SV,K,ERA,WHIP,K/9
Innings Cap (Min and Max)
C- K.Suzuki
1B- A.Pujols
2B- D.Espinosa
3B- A.Ramirez
SS- J.Rollins
LF- E.Bonifacio
CF- M.Kemp
RF- S.Choo
Util-J.Bruce
BN- JD Martinez
BN- M.Trout
BN-
DL- V.Martinez
SP- M.Latos
SP- D.Hudson
RP- R.Betancourt
RP- F.Franscisco
P- Jim Johnson
P- B.Morrow
BN- T.Cahill
BN- J.Sanchez
BN- J.Danks
@nightpandas, Yeah, much better… You have a solid team for 15 teams, the end of your staff might give you problems, not a huge fan of Danks and Morrow with Sanchez could be a WHIP nightmare. Your hitting is solid though, which is good.
@ Grey :
posted my rcl team in the forums .
would appreciate your opinion .
thanks .
@chata, Looking now…
auction draft – the relief pitchers are not that cheap Grey
taking that in account whcih 5 closers would you be interested in drafting without breaking the bank
@Mr Baseball, Really any that are getting saves, but Hanarahananan, Street, League, Motte, Soria…
@Grey, thanks – I can’t afford to spend $15 or more for a closer in a fake fantasy league when I can spend my money on a back up catcher instead – not serious here razz readers
Ha!
So C.J. Wilson just tweeted Mike Napoli’s phone number:
http://tinypic.com/?ref=2e16hs6
I want his mom’s number!
Ah crap, that link isn’t working. Try this one:
http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/cj_wilson_just_tweeted_mike_napolis_phone_number/10339621
(Antonio Bastardo) or ( Chad Qualls) get the 8th inning job ?
Bastardo…
Hey Grey. I’m struggling with an RP eligible question. In one of my leagues we have to have 5 starters and 5 relief pitchers. How much more valuable does this make dual-eligible pitchers (Moore, Luebke, Feliz) going into the draft? Yes, Moore is listed at RP. I am not a huge fan of the format but whatever. Would you move these pitchers up a tier or two?
I’d move them up a round or two, sure…
Help! I just got B.Posey in a trade, but I already have C.Santana and J.Montero. I’m not big on Posey for this year, and he’s on the last year of his contract in our league. My buddy offered me Lawrie for Posey/Hosmer. I have others worth keeping after doing a two-for-one, but should I make this trade? I’ve got a gut feeling that Hosmer is going to be awesome, but how does he compare to Lawrie in the long run? Thoughts?
Must keep 5-10:
C- C.Santana @ $5
C- B.Posey @ $5
1B- E.Hosmer @ $5
3B-
CI-
2B-
SS- S.Castro @ $10
MI-
OF- G.Stanton @ $5
OF- D.Jennings @ $5
OF- J.Heyward @ $5
OF-
OF-
UT-
UT-
P- S.Strasburg @ $8
P- U.Jimenez @ $5
P- J.Zimmerman @ $11
P x 7 more
FARM- B.Harper
FARM- J.Montero
FARM- J.Profar
I also have M.Scherzer ($5), M.Young ($16), P.Goldschmidt ($5). Plus, I have an offer of Gio Gonzalez for Posey on the table. I like Gonzalez a lot. What should I do? Thanks for any insight that you can give.
@Aaron, You’re not big on Posey, you have two other catchers, so why did you trade for him? Hosmer and Lawrie straight up is fair, Hosmer and Posey is you helping the other team… Posey for Gio is fair…
@Grey, I gave up a couple players that I wasn’t planning on keeping for Posey, since his value seems to be pretty high in all the magazines, etc. I figured I could get something worthwhile for him. Looks like I may go with the Gio route. Thanks!
THE MARGARET WHITE TRADE
Mama, I was so scared. I thought I was dying . And the fantasy players, they all laughed at me and threw things at me, Mama when I accepted that trade
Making a Margaret White trade – when the rest of the league laughs at you
Carrie: Trades, Mama. They’re called Trades, and every fantasy teams
Margaret White: They’re all gonna laugh at you.
TRADE WENT THROUGH
Mar 18 3:47am Carlos Gonzalez (Col – OF)
FOR
Dayan Viciedo (CWS – OF)
Tommy Hanson (Atl – SP)
every fantasy team makes them
@Mr Baseball, That’s hilarious…
@Grey Who do you think has a better chance for saves, Crain or Fuentes?
@Howard, Crain
Joining a new league, its really unique.. its a 10 team homerun pool. The only two stats that count are homeruns (4 points each) and rbi’s (1 point each). There are obviously no pitchers, the positions are as follows:
C, C
1B
2B
SS
3B
5 OF
3 UTL
MI
CI
No bench, lineups set weekly, 260$ auction with 100$ FAAB
How much of a factor should positional scarcity play? On a 260$ budget, how much would you pay for a top catcher like Napoli? Since you can technically have 5 Firstbaseman starting for you, im confused as to whether i should go all big bats (1B) or should i grab two guys like Cano and Napoli for positional scarcity? In this format how much does scarcity play a factor is what im trying to get at.
Also, any really late 1$ sleepers that would work well in this format?
@UMFan, Go for the best available power guys at all times… Wouldn’t worry about positional scarcity that much… The league isn’t that deep.
@ Grey: What do you think of my team? This is a 12 team mixed auction league with a $550 cap.
C) Napoli
1B) Kendrys Morales
2B) Kelly Johnson
SS) Cozart
3B) Evan Longaria
INF) Howie Kendrick
OF) CarGo
OF) McCutcheon
OF) Jayson Werth
OF) Colby Rasmus
UT) Moustakas
SP) Bumgarner
SP) Latos
SP) Gallardo
SP) Luebke
SP) Dempster
CP) Motte
CP) Betancourt
B) Jesus Montero
B) Altuve
B) Rios
B) Trout
B) Brandon Belt
B) Bud Norris
B) Mike Minor
B) Brad Peacock
@vottomatic, Team looks solid. Your pitching is slightly better than your hitting, which isn’t always great, but your hitting looks fine, obviously Morales will have a lot to do with your success.
Soria experienced elbow discomfort and had to the leave game today.
Drafting in a regular 12-team league tomorrow. Stay away from him? Still draft him? Worth spending a 23-round pick on Greg Holland?
@Eddy, Damn… Worth grabbing Holland. I’d still draft Soria.
just did my main draft yesterday. i like my team. j bautista went number 8 to a guy that didn’t even want him. i know he doesnt like him he just took him because he slipped. i think i can trade b lawrie and g beckham for him. beckham is on my bench behind n walker. do u think i should offer it out?? this guy loves beckham…..
@anarchy burger, Sure, go for it…
@anarchy burger, ps its a 12 team 5×5 with a ten man bench. g beckham has a round of 25 on him and the other guys would all go back in the draft next year. i kinda lke beckham this year though. hmmmmmm
@anarchy burger, somebody should coach Mr. Beckham that loyalty to his son should not get into the way of how he manages his fantasy baseball team
To the surprise of probably no one, Bryce Harper has been sent down.
@Steve, who would you rather take as a keeper type of pick???? harper or ryan howard??
@anarchy burger, Assuming you’re covered at 1B, it has to be Harper doesn’t it?
@Steve, my draft yesterday a guy took howard in the 9th. i took harper 14. i have votto, lawrie, lind as my corners.
@anarchy burger, whats the over/ under on bryce harper eta???? june 1?? later ????
@anarchy burger, Midseason
@anarchy burger, Harper
Grey, Holland or Broxton? Who is the guy that gets the ball in the 9th if Soria goes down?
Hard to say… Could be either… Holland has better stuff… Broxton has experience…
@Grey, 12-team mixed league. Roto 6×6 with OPB and TB instead of AVG. Holds are the 6th category in pitching.
Round Pick Player
1 8 Ryan Braun
2 17 Evan Longoria
3 32 Cliff Lee
4 41 Jay Bruce
5 56 Kevin Youkilis
6 65 Lance Berkman
7 80 Brian McCann
8 89 Brett Gardner
9 104 Gio Gonzalez
10 113 Brian Wilson
11 128 Andre Ethier
12 137 Jordan Zimmermann
13 152 Carlos Marmol
14 161 Anibal Sanchez
15 176 Jesus Montero
16 185 Danny Espinosa
17 200 Neftali Feliz
18 209 Frank Francisco
19 224 Zack Cozart
20 233 Vinnie Pestano
21 248 Jhoulys Chacin
22 257 Alcides Escobar
23 272 Nolan Reimold
24 281 Scott Downs
25 296 Danny Valencia
26 305 Koji Uehara
27 320 Gordon Beckham
28 329 Trevor Cahill
What do you think?
I like the team, but because you went with Lee I think it hurt your middle infield a bit… I like Cozart but teamed with Alcides is a bit risky… Those are the spots to punt though so it’s not terrible…
@Grey, I actually agree with you completely. It is the first time I’ve taken a pitcher in the first 3 rounds in years, but there was no MI at any decent value practically at any time, so just made the decision to punt.
Despite the gambles, I like where I got all of them in the draft. I got Beckham as a backup 2B and have two SS.
@Grey: In my 16 team h2h money league, should i target Heyward as my 2nd or 3rd OF out of 3 OF?
Sure, it could work…
Sorry, meant 2nd OF could work… 3rd is great but you may not get him there…
Apropos of absolutely nothing, but the guy who had one of the most important hits in all of last season – Dan Johnson – is rated 925th (that’s second-last) in Yahoo 12-team Point Shares.
Who’s last? This guy…
http://www.uncoached.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/drunk_baseball_players_11.jpg
Ha, nice…
Im wondering if you know of an excel spreadsheet, program, or website that i can use to help me draft…like it takes so many k, w, h, rbi, etc. to win the category and i can plug in my players as i draft so i kind of know what i need to target round by round to give me the best team. I hope that made sense.
@aj,
http://razzball.com/2012-fantasy-baseball-war-room/
Thanks!
@Steve, Grey thanks
Isn’t that the war room we have?
@Grey, Yup.
Grey, Looking for another critique on my recent draft. 12-team, H2H, 5×5, 2 Utility. Thanks again for all your help. BnY!!!!!
1. (2) Albert Pujols
(LAA – 1B)
2. (23) Jose Reyes
(Mia – SS)
3. (26) Giancarlo Stanton
(Mia – OF)
4. (47) Hunter Pence
(Phi – OF)
5. (50) Alex Rodriguez
(NYY – 3B)
6. (71) Chase Utley
(Phi – 2B)
7. (74) Yovani Gallardo
(Mil – SP)
8. (95) Madison Bumgarner
(SF – SP)
9. (98) Chris Young
(Ari – OF)
10. (119) Joe Mauer
(Min – C,1B)
11. (122) Brian Wilson
(SF – RP)
12. (143) Anibal Sanchez
(Mia – SP)
13. (146) Logan Morrison
(Mia – OF)
14. (167) Kenley Jansen
(LAD – RP)
15. (170) Max Scherzer
(Det – SP)
16. (191) Peter Bourjos
(LAA – OF)
17. (194) Brandon Morrow
(Tor – SP)
18. (215) Colby Lewis
(Tex – SP)
19. (218) Roy Oswalt
(Phi – SP)
20. (239) Tim Stauffer
(SD – SP)
21. (242) Ryan Vogelsong
(SF – SP)
22. (263) Carlos Quentin
(SD – OF)
23. (266) Mike Leake
(Cin – SP)
BnY! Team looks real solid, think Bourjos wasn’t totally necessary with your Reyes and balance of power an speed, but it’s a good team… That was a small complaint…
grey, can you give me a line of what youre expecting from aviles now that the starting SS gig is his?
thanks dude
He has very little power and some speed… Maybe 10/15/.275…
I like your rankings a lot better than ESPN’s. So I was hoping you could give me your opinion on my fantasy team. I play in a 10-team roto league on ESPN.com. (If you’re wondering how I managed 3 top-10 players, it’s because i traded for Cano and Pujols)
C – G. Soto
1B – A. Pujols
2B – R. Cano
3B – K. Youkilis
SS – S. Castro
1B/3B – A. Gonzalez
2B/SS – D. Jeter
OF – H. Pence
OF – M. Stanton
OF – J. Bruce
OF – B. Upton
OF – J. Heyward
UTIL – N. Walker
SP – C. Sabathia
SP – D. Haren
SP – R. Romero
SP – M. Bumgarner
SP – J. Johnson
RP – H. Bell
RP – J. Putz
RP – B. League
RP – G. Balfour
Personally I think my team is pretty loaded. Some fool in my league traded Pujols to me straight up for Prince Fielder. And I was able to get Cano and Heyward in exchange for Brandon Phillips and Drew Stubbs.
But I was still hoping you could give me your personal opinion? Anyone you especially like/dislike? Any significant improvements i need to make?
I appreciate any input you can give me.
A. Gonzalez stands for Adrian Gonzalez, not Alex Gonzalez.
@Larkin Cunningham, Yeah, this team is stacked. You don’t have just 3 top ten players but like an entire team of players ranked 100 and under. Gotta wonder about your competition when they’re trading you Pujols for Fielder. I don’t love Jeter but at MI it’s fine and there’s nothing else really negative to say…Well played.
@Grey, Good to know. My strategy has always been to single out the managers who seem to utterly despise their teams
It worked great for me this year because one kid had Jacoby and couldn’t get rid of him fast enough so he traded him to me for Jared Weaver. Then I was able to find a manager who was high on Jacoby so I traded him and Markakis for Stanton and Bruce!!! So essentially I gave up Weaver and Markakis for Stanton and Bruce.
Works for me
Hey grey, my OF is pretty terrible besides braun: brantley, da aza, hunter, boesch, viciedo
14 team keeper lge, do you like carp over any of those dooshes?