LIMA plan progress.....Long but I'll help you. Leave a link!

[mhuard]

Hello.

I’m relatively new the LIMA plan and wanted input on my current progress for next season. I just joined the league this year and it was by expanding the league. They went from 14 to 16 teams. The 2 new teams had to draft a full roster while the other 14 teams had approx 8-12 keepers from the previous year. So, us 2 rookies started at a disadvantage and are planning for next year.

Okay, here was my draft

16 Team Keeper League
24 players (14/10) / Team
$260 Auction
Can’t pick from KC, Pit, Cin, Balt, Wash, Tamp, or Milw

Y. Molina 5 C
Y. Torrelba 3 C
JT Snow 9 1b
O. Hudson 9 2b
J. Bartlett 15 SS
A. Boone 11 3b
O. Cabrera 16 MI
S. Spiezo 3 CI
V. Guerrero 41 OF
W. Taveras 8 OF
J. Rivera 1 OF
J. Werth 5 OF
j. Hairston 9 OF
R. Gload 1 DH

P. Martinez 24
D. Harren 12
AJ Burnett 17
D. Lowe 11
J. Isringhausen 24
K. Millwood 5
S. Shields 4
J. Duchscherer 2
K. Escobar 11
J. Blanton 1

Total Salary – $245 ~SIGH~…I left $15 on the table….

Anyway, after the draft I started getting educated by HQ and decided to go LIMA. I have made a few opportunistic trades and pickups.

I dropped Spiezio and picked up L. Niekro.

TRADE 1
I gave Pedro 24, Cabrera 16, and Molina 5
For
J. Marquis 2, Belliard 1, and J. Phillips 5

TRADE 2
I gave Vlad 41
For
Adrian Beltre 11

So, my roster now looks like this:

Y. Torrelabla 3 C
J. Phillips 5 C
JT Snow 9 1b
O. Hudson 9 2b
J. Bartlett 15 SS
A. Boone 11 3b
R. Belliard 1 MI
L. Niekro 6 CI
R. Gload 1 OF
W. Taveras 8 OF
J. Rivera 1 OF
J. Werth 5 OF
j. Hairston 9 OF
A. Beltre 11 DH

J. Marquis 2
D. Harren 12
AJ Burnett 17
D. Lowe 11
J. Isringhausen 24
K. Millwood 5
S. Shields 4
J. Duchscherer 2
K. Escobar 11
J. Blanton 1

Total New Salary = $185

After all this, HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

1) What in the world should I do with this pitching staff? AJ seems to be a good value so far but is too expensive for LIMA. Escobar?? Keep Isringhausen as my high dollar closer for next year?
2) Where should I focus my efforts on the offensive side?

I appreciate the help…..LEAVE A LINK.

-Mike