IS MY TEAM GOOD???

by The Chair of Knowledge on Mar 30, 2011 9:33 PM EDT

Im currently in a 13 team league, and there is alot of trash talking in this league so I wanted to know if you guys think my team is any good. Are there any needs i need to address? if so, what? its 5x5 roto scoring. C- Miguel Montero. 1B- Kendry Morales. 2B- Gordon Beckham. SS- Jimmy Rollins. 3B- Michael Young. SS/2B- Yunel Escobar. 1B/3B- David Freese. OF- Andre Ethier. OF- Chris Young. OF- Rajai Davis. OF- Curtis Granderson. Util.- Adam Lind. BN- Brandon Belt. BN- Ian Stewart. BN- Tyler Colvin. OF- Jose Bautista. P- Jered Weaver. P- Matt Cain. P- Ted Lilly. P- Daniel Hudson. P- Ricky Romero. P- Jake Peavy. P- John Lackey. P- Brandon League. P- Brian Fuentas. P- Joakim Soria. Keep in mind that this is a 13 team league.

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If Colvin and Ian Stweart end up having 30 HR years and Fuentes winds up with 30+ saves you might have a shot at finishing in the top half of your league, maybe higher, depending how pieces fall into place. Did you draft this team? If so, what pick did you get and who were your first few selections?

by acr on Mar 30, 2011 10:05 PM EDT reply actions

i feel like i have one of the top teams, plus this is a really deep league

by The Chair of Knowledge on Mar 30, 2011 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

i think i had the 6th pick, and i took robinson cano. then i traded him for rollins, utley, and jose lopez.

which really screwed me over with utley injuries. so then some guy was willing to take a chance on him so i traded chase utley for gordon beckham. i got utley before his injury. thats why i did the trade

by The Chair of Knowledge on Mar 30, 2011 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

round 1- cano. traded.
round 2- Fielder. traded him too.
round 3- victor martinez. traded him too.
round 4- jose bautista. him hoping he can repeat.
round 5- josh johnson. i traded him in the prince fielder deal.
as u can see. im extremely active with my team.

by The Chair of Knowledge on Mar 30, 2011 10:31 PM EDT reply actions

what do you get back?

I ask because I don’t believe in trading away the the best player in a deal, and dont see the depth one would expect from dealing elite players.

by ADLC on Mar 30, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions

my victor martinez deal was pretty good.

it was v mart for chris young, ian stewart, and miguel montero. and my other trade was cano for rollins utley and jose lopez. i kinda regret that trade. even if utley didnt get injured. the season hasnt even started yet and ive already done 10 trades. lol

by The Chair of Knowledge on Mar 31, 2011 12:05 AM EDT reply actions

i also traded michael bourn for andre ethier. that was a really good trade for me

by The Chair of Knowledge on Mar 31, 2011 12:06 AM EDT reply actions

OH! i forgot to put jose bautista in my OF! i have him too!

by The Chair of Knowledge on Mar 31, 2011 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

Some nice upside

I think several of your guys are poised to have solid season/bounceback years. I’m pretty high on Andre Ethier and Adam Lind this year. Lind’s BABIP last year was ridiculously low, so even if just that bounces back, he should stand to have a much better season. If Freese can perform well and stay in the lineup, I think he could have a very nice ~20 HR year. If Colvin and Belt can get/maintain playing time, I think they have some nice upside as well.

by Brian Spieles on Mar 31, 2011 10:21 AM EDT reply actions

yea, i go after alot of guys who are considered sleepers.

by The Chair of Knowledge on Mar 31, 2011 10:26 AM EDT reply actions

not great

but it’s not a bad team. Without knowing the other teams in your league, I’m guessing you’ll end up in the middle of the pack, slightly closer to the bottom than the top. I just don’t think that trading away your early round selections got you anything in return. Your best player right now is Bautista, and he’s not a first rounder. Essentially, it looks like you traded quality for quantity – not usually a good thing to do in fantasy sports, IMO.

by rmarx on Mar 31, 2011 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

Who did you trade Fielder for?

by rmarx on Mar 31, 2011 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

i forget my fielder trade. but this is my first year of fantasy baseball, so its just something im gonna learn from.

the other teams arent very good tho. its a deep league

by The Chair of Knowledge on Mar 31, 2011 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

Just a heads up

Sounds like you drafted a much, much better team than you currently have… Its better to have elite players and pair them with waiver wire pickups than it is to have a bunch of middle of the road guys. You got screwed on every trade you listed. And hinging your entire roster on sleepers is fantasy suicide.

by BFFL on Apr 1, 2011 2:43 AM EDT reply actions

yea ive realized. im not gonna do that next time. but atleast i have a very deep team.

by The Chair of Knowledge on Apr 1, 2011 9:01 AM EDT reply actions

the rule of thumb

Is never trade away the best player in a deal unless you are improving two positions significantly. There are always, as you know “sleepers” or breakout players on the waiver wire, so the goal in trades is to stockpile as many “studs” as possible, and then just fill the holes with guys who break out during the season.

by ADLC on Apr 2, 2011 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions