Please Evaluate My Lineup - Roster Due This Week!

by Dewey Finn on Mar 13, 2026 7:50 PM EDT

Alright folks, with my keeper roster being due this week, I could use some feedback before I finalize things.

League Info: 12 Teams, Standard 5x5 Roto on Yahoo

Here is my roster at the moment (we protect 20 - starting roster)...

C-Brian McCann

1B-Ryan Howard

2B-Robinson Cano

SS-Alexei Ramirez

3B-Pedro Alvarez

CI-Mark Teixeira

MI-Kelly Johnson

OF-Andrew McCutchen

OF-Andre Either

OF-Shane Victorino

OF-Carlos Quentin

UT-Travis Snider

SP-Josh Johnson

SP-Max Scherzer

SP-Chad Billingsley

SP-Daniel Hudson

SP-Josh Beckett

SP-Ian Kennedy

RP-Brian Wilson

RP-Brad Lidge

Notable guys I'm cutting: Logan Morrison, James Shields, AJ Burnett, Jorge De La Rosa

Should I submit my starting roster as listed above or make a change based on my cut guys?

Furthermore, do you believe this is a competitive team? If not, where should I improve?

My self-assessment is that I could use help in speed and avg. Strength is HR and Ks.

Your help is greatly appreciated because you guys are a knowledgeable group.

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Hmmm on Beckett

I am still not sold on Beckett. His 2010 numbers make me extremely leery of protecting him, and I am kind of in the camp that the more injuries a player has over time, the lower his ceiling becomes going forward. That would be the only one that kind of jumps out at me, but I would definitely agree with you that speed is your biggest need. Average could be a bit of a wild card, as I think Teix hits a lot better than he showed last year, and the 30-40 pt. jump I see in ’11 for him, along with Cano can be something that would park you in the middle of the pack. Hope this helps.

by thomasps3 on Mar 15, 2026 10:52 AM EDT reply actions

He is a great pitcher

2nd starter for the Sox thats a great start

by TheonlyJagsfaninSD on Mar 15, 2026 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Burnett

i like Burnett. He has a weird every other year thing which makes me hope this is the good year. Yankee lineup should allow him to have 4+ ERA and 1.4+ Whip and still get Ws. I am confident Ks will be fine. Can’t have too much SPs. Quentin is who I would drop. Yes, you need speed. As Ray has said, Venable is a good late round choice. Rajai Davis usually lasts to rd 10 or so. gl