C: Jason Kendall ($1)
1B: Mark Teixeira ($27)
2B: Jeff Kent ($12)
SS: Rafael Furcal ($8)
3B: Alex Rodriguez ($41)
LF: Randy Winn ($5)
CF: Andrew Jones ($1)
RF: JD Drew ($3)
Utility: Troy Glaus ($7)
SP: Roy Oswalt ($31)
SP: Carlos zambrano ($28)
RP: Eric Gagne ($25)
RP: Joe Nathan ($30)
P: Noah Lowry ($1)
P: Doug Davis ($7)
P: David Weathers ($1)
BN: Jim Thome ($9)
BN: Ryan Freel ($9)
BN: Freddy Garcia ($3)
BN: Brad Wilkerson ($3)
BN: Roger Clemens ($5)
BN: Ian Kinsler ($1)
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That infield is CRAZY good. Kendellisn't going to do much and Jones is a lock for 35 to 40 homers not 50. Your other 2 outfielders are weak but you should be fine because of that infield. Your starters are good. two studs and some other guys. My biggest problem was that you SERIOUSLY overpaid for Gagne. The man is not worth $25 bucks and if he doesn't return to form or gets injured you have just spent 25 dollars for nothing AND you don't have a backup. This team should compete but you need to be praying Gange has a good year....
Im pretty content with my Outfield. Even if Drew goes down i have wilkerson (who might explode, also got freel for some SB, and both can backup Winn.) Im trying to get a third closer, i know two closers in a 10 teamer wont cut it.
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wow..that is a SERIOUS offense, IMO. Other than Kendall, you are solid across the board. As long as Drew stays healthy, you will put up some serious numbers. I think you have good balance. Not a lot to improve upon...except getting rid of Kendall (he is seriously overrated). I would rather have a young catcher with serious upside (Willingham, Doumit) over Kendall. In a 10-team league, there has to be better options available (Lo Duca? Barajas?).
I also believe in Gagne. They guy got hurt...it's not like he lost his skills! He still K'd 22 in 13.1 innings last year with ratios of 2.70 and .98 respectively...just because he was injured last year doesn't mean he won't be healthy this year. I bet he rewards those who draft him (I have him in two leagues).
It looks like Clemens will be coming back IMO, so $5 is great there...good staff. Great team. Nice work.
offense is pretty damn good. yes, kendall isnt solid, esp in OPS, HR, RBI but at $1, he is not over valued. yes you need another RP but so do half the teams out there. good team
To the original poster: Wow. Great team you assembled there. Keep in mind that Kendall will probably score more runs than all but 2 or 3 catchers in the game and that he provides a good average, unlike some of the second-tier catchers like Posada. Remembering that, there really isn't a single weakness I can find. The offense is balanced, the pitching is potent, and your bench has guys on it that are the centerpieces to some teams.