I am not too happy with this pitching roster. I don't think I can compete against the better teams in my league to make it in playoffs or win the ROS. My starters are killing me and the ERs I am last in the league.

Gallardo was crushed again. Latos has sucked, etc. I have a bad feeling these players on my roster are probably getting tired?

I may have drafted the wrong players and not think about which teams in the MLB will be fighting for playoff spot at end of season.

So, which players on the FA should I consider for ROS? And anyone on my roster to consider dropping?

Thanks!

H2H mixed, weekly matchups, 12 team, daily, W-L-T
W, K, ER, ERA, WHIP, K/BB, CG, SHO, NH, PG, SV, HLD

ROSTER
SP Mat Latos (Cin - SP)
SP Madison Bumgarner (SF - SP)
SP Yovani Gallardo (Mil - SP)
RP Vinnie Pestano (Cle - RP)
RP Ernesto Frieri (LAA - RP)
RP Casey Janssen (Tor - RP)
P Tom Wilhelmsen (Sea - RP)
BN Matt Cain (SF - SP)
BN Wandy Rodriguez (Pit - SP)

FA
Paul Maholm (ChC - SP)
Homer Bailey (Cin - SP)
Hiroki Kuroda (NYY - SP)
Barry Zito (SF - SP)
Carlos Villanueva (Tor - SP,RP)
Kevin Correia (Pit - SP)
Ross Detwiler (Was - SP,RP)
Jason Marquis (SD - SP)
Joe Blanton (Phi - SP)
Roy Oswalt (Tex - SP)
Clay Buchholz (Bos - SP)
Zach McAllister (Cle - SP)
Wei-Yin Chen (Bal - SP)
Tommy Milone (Oak - SP)
Ross Ohlendorf (SD - SP)
Mike Minor (Atl - SP)
Joe Saunders (Ari - SP)
Mike Fiers (Mil - SP,RP)
Jonathon Niese (NYM - SP)
Jake Westbrook (StL - SP)
Derek Holland (Tex - SP)
Josh Collmenter (Ari - SP,RP)
Phil Hughes (NYY - SP)
Randy Wolf (Mil - SP)
Jason Vargas (Sea - SP)
Gavin Floyd (CWS - SP)

Dive into the stream.

http://razzball.com/streaming-pitchers- ... edictable/

Niese, Bailey, Rodriguez is my ranking order. So, if I were in your shoes, I would drop Wandy Rodriguez and add Niese.

Thanks for the response. Great stuff there although...

I don’t think it works anywhere near as well in H2H (pay – per – transaction) leagues, especially those with weekly limits to moves (3). The key in H2H is numbers – the more starters you can use, the better. You want to compile large numbers of K’s and Wins. You might actually take ERA and WHIP, but even if you don’t, you have pretty much assured at least a split. Fred’s system works in a format with start limits, such as Razzball RCL’s.

Thanks for the response. And you would not consider any other drops?

Also, what about owning Hiroki Kuroda? The guy has had 1 CG, 1 SHO, 10 W, 48 ER, 104 Ks, 3.34 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 3.03 K/BB for the season. I am surprised no one even mentions him.

Lose Wandy to Niese is a bit of a toss up on matchups... If it's a pay per transaction league, it's not a definite move... Kuroda's not really the answer, but Latos has been so iffy... I'd go with Niese over Latos...

Interesting. Exactly where do you see a flaw this year with Kuroda? He's on a great power team. He's getting wins and great overall stats - for the season. I'm just curious what I am missing.

I wish there was a way to copy and paste the stats as I see it in my league Yahoo.

I can't even use the link because is a private league.

Well, if he tires and goes against the AL East it's gonna be a mess, but you're right his previous stats look fine...

What about Maholm, Bailey, Collmenter?

After digging some more, I found this guy on FA. Hidden gem? Yes, one game.

Matt Harvey (NYM - SP)
xERA = 1.89
K/9 = 18.6
GB% = 33
H% = 43 (Hit Rate)
S% = 100 (Strike %)

Thoughts about these players?

Bailey