I really like liriano and Brett Anderson. Personally I would grab Hughes over Morrow. Hughes has made pretty big strides each year, and I expect it to keep going. Marrow is a solid pitcher too, but I'd go Hughes and wait to get some value in the later rounds. I always focus my fantasy teams on pitching. Pitching is way more consistent than hitting, so it's real important to grab several quality starters in those early-mid rounds and maybe get a young guy late no one knows about. Brian Matusz, CJ Wilson (had him last year, helped me win my league), and Jair Jurrjens I think may could possibly be a real late stale in a draft or in FA.
Just read C. Lee already has an issu with a side muscle. I know it's way early in spring training but still.
He has any sort of nagging injury and he'll sit for a while. The Phillies won't really need Lee in order to make the playoffs. The Cardinals, on the other hand, need Wainwright to pitch well and often in the regular season. That's how I see it, at least. It's another reason to take Wainwright over Lee.
Like I said before, I NEED an ace pitcher. You don't think Lee will meet expectations on the mound, or is the side injury more serious than I'm aware of? For what it's worth, he just threw 38 pitches to live hitters without any problems. I'm not going to assume they start skipping his starts early in the season until I hear confirmation that he's seriously hurt.
If you need one, then keep him. I just have this feeling he'll spend some time on the DL this year. Any type of little injury such as this side injury thingy would likely result in Philadelphia putting him on the DL. They won't really need him to win in the regular season. They need him ready for the postseason.
Yes. Drafted Thursday. Should I accept this trade offer? Nick Swisher and Carlos Zambrano for Carlos Beltran and Alroidis Chapman?
I would make that trade. Beltran is not healthy and I could see Chapman spending some time in the minors this year.
Mine's done. 10 team league, here is Team BALCO: SP Cliff Lee SP Josh Johnson SP Josh Beckett SP Ricky Romero RP Mariano Rivera C Vic Martinez 1B Albert Pujols 2B Ricky Weeks SS Derek Jeter 3B Alex Rodriguez OF Jayson Werth OF Ichiro Suzuki OF Nick Swisher UTIL Vernon Wells Bench: Torii Hunter Manny Ramirez Michael Bourne Carlos Quentin Alfonso Soriano Jaime Garcia Bouneback seasons from Jeter and Beckett are critical to my success. Will still be rooting against Beckett every step of the way.
14 team 7-keeper league drafted tonight. Standard 5x5. 322 total roster spots makes for a very deep league. Code: 1. (3) Buster Posey C,1B 2. (26) Miguel Cabrera 1B 3. (31) Billy Butler 1B 4. (54) Dustin Pedroia 2B 5. (59) José Bautista 3B,RF 6. (82) Matt Kemp CF 7. (87) Hanley Ramírez SS ---Above players were keepers--- 8. (110) Matt Cain SP 9. (115) Brett Anderson SP 10. (138) Wandy Rodríguez SP 11. (143) Ted Lilly SP 12. (166) Brad Lidge RP 13. (171) Craig Kimbrel RP 14. (194) Chone Figgins 2B 15. (199) Carlos Beltrán CF 16. (222) Carlos Zambrano SP,RP 17. (227) Julio Borbón CF 18. (250) Anibal Sánchez SP 19. (255) Jonny Venters RP 20. (278) Erik Bedard SP 21. (283) Chris Coghlan LF 22. (306) Scott Rolen 3B 23. (311) Cameron Maybin CF
10 Team Deep League: My team after Swisher Deal: C-Joe Mauer 1B-Albert Pujols 2B-Ian Kinsler 3B-Ian Stewart SS-Derek Jeter 2B/SS-Omar Infante 1B/3B-Carlos Pena OF-Matt Holliday OF-Tori Hunter OF-Brett Gardner OF-Nick Swisher OF-Manny Ramirez UTL-Hideki Matsui Bench:Brian Roberts Bench: Alfonso Soriano Bench Magglio Ordonez P-CC Sabathia P-Zach Greinke P-Matt Garza P-Jake Peavy P-Ted Lilly P-AJ Burnett P-Anibal Sanchez p-Carlos Zambrano RP-Ryan Franklin RP-Mariano Rivera
I have a money draft tomorrow night. You guys have any suggestions for websites with up-to-date stats/analysis/injury reports that are reliable? thanks in advance.
The league champ, the only guy that managed to beat me. He kept: 1. (1) David Wright 2. (28) Andrew McCutchen 3. (29) Jimmy Rollins 4. (56) Víctor Martínez 5. (57) CC Sabathia 6. (84) Justin Verlander 7. (85) Carlos Mármol
I drafted in my money league last night. 10 team league (I had 1st pick). Team: My Nutz Ichiro C - Matt Wieters 1B - Albert Pujols 2B - Rickie Weeks 3B - A-Rod SS - Stephen Drew LF - Nelson Cruz CF - Austin Jackson RF - Magglio Ordonez Util - Aubrey Huff Util - Nick Swisher SP - CC Sabathia SP - Jered Weaver RP - Carlos Marmol RP - Francisco Cordero P - Josh Beckett P - Matt Thornton P - Jeff Niemann P - Brandon Lyon BN - Travis Snider BN - John Rauch BN - Adam LaRoche BN - Juan Uribe BN - Chipper Jones BN - Dice-K
This week I have had no desire to play fantasy baseball. I have played fantasy baseball since 2000, but I sat out the 2007 season. I might sit out this year too. I'm sick of trying to find people for my league (TGG member Oasis let me down by leaving today). I have all three of my drafts scheduled for Sunday (noon, 8pm and 10pm) and have not done any prep work. I joined a 3rd year keeper league this past Sunday. I had to keep 17 of the players that were on the previous manager's roster. The draft will run only about an hour. Tomorrow I may tell the commissioner I lost the desire.
