My pitching staff is young, but I couldn't pass on the offense that was being left on the draft board. Please tell me what you think.
10 Team, 5 X 5 Head-to-Head
1B) David Ortiz
1B) Paul Konerko
1B,3B,OF) Aubrey Huff
2B) Bret Boone
2B,SS) Jose Reyes
2B,3B,SS) Juan Uribe
OF) Vlad Guerrero
OF) Miguel Cabrera
OF) Carlos Lee
C) Ivan Rodriguez
SP) Roy Oswalt
SP) AJ Burnett
SP) CC Sabathia
SP) Jeff Weaver
SP) Bobby Madritsch
SP) Zack Greinke
SP) Randy Wolfe
MR) Mike Gonzalez
CR) Brad Lidge
CR) BJ Ryan
CR) Danny Graves
That sounds about right for a 10 team league. Your offense is good and your pitching isn't bad, but it depends on guys like Sabathia and Wolf having good seasons. Your closers leave some to be desired, but you have 3 guys who should be closers, so you should be ok.
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That team looks pretty good. Your pitching could go either way with those young guys, but you've taken good risks. I like Madritsch, and think he's a bit underrated. I'm not a big fan of Wolf, but you can always dump him if he doesn't do anything.
In a ten team league I like to have 4 closers, so keep an eye open for guys moving into closer roles. I would imagine there are guys on waivers in your league right now who will end up being closers at season's end. Be ready to jump.
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sportsjerk wrote:That sounds about right for a 10 team league. Your offense is good and your pitching isn't bad, but it depends on guys like Sabathia and Wolf having good seasons. Your closers leave some to be desired, but you have 3 guys who should be closers, so you should be ok.
That's funny....almost same comments I got last year....then finished 20 games ahead of everyone else. I didn't want to overspend for closers....I think I got some good gambles....and maxed my offense. Thanks for the feedback.
If your SP's pan out, you should be very good. Plus I like having players with multiple position eligibility. GIves you a lot of flexibility and lots of trade options.