Keeper League Team, Just Drafted

[sportsjerk]

It's a 12 team H2H keeper league with 6x6 scoring (5x5 with holds and OBP). I had the 4th pick. Tell me what you think of my draft. The round I drafted them in is in parentheses after the player.

Here's my keeper league team, 1st year:

C- K. Johjima (13)
1B- P. Konerko (4)
2B- L. Castillo (18)
3B- A. Ramirez (3)
SS- J. Peralta (6)
OF- V. Guerrero (1)
OF- C. Lee (5)
OF- W. Taveras (9)
Util- B. Bonds (11)
Util- J. Guillen (20)
Bench- J. Hermida (15), B. Molina (21), C. Duffy (23)

SP- J. Peavy (2)
SP- B. Myers (8)
SP- D. Davis (10)
RP- J. Nathan (7)
RP- C. Ray (14)
P- S. Sheilds (16)
P- D. Wheeler (22)
Bench- M. Mulder (12), G. Maddux (19), D. Cabrera (17)

[nmeurer80]

Wow...overall a very well-rounded team. The only real spot I see you lacking is in the speed category. Maybe send out some feeler offers and see if someone will bite and give up some speed for either Maddux or Cabrera.

[nmeurer80]

Also...if Chris Ray doesn't hold onto the Closer role in Baltimore...your gonna need another closer...keep an eye on that situation!

[sportsjerk]

I'm kind of expecting a big year from Taveras and a bounce back year from Castillo. Maybe I'm expecting too much? I don't know.

[sportsjerk]

Any other opinions? I'm trying to trade for Hafner and VMart, don't know if I have the ammo to get them though.

[redsoxfan4life64]

yea i think you are expecting to much, if anything taveras will underachieve, maybe hit a sophomore slump, should be good for 25-30 steals tho, but other than that you dont have another base stealer on your roster, that should be addressed using either some of the massive power that you have or some of those pitchers resting on the pine, Mulder might bait someone to give up a speedster. Carlos lee may have gone a little early to me, might have been able to get a nasty closer at that point, mariano for example, not sure tho...

[sportsjerk]

Ok, well, not gonna get VMart. Still holding out hope for Hafner though.

[waffleiron]

I think the Tavarez pick was solid...he runs everything out and gets a lot infield hits....won't have that speed forever, but he still has it now. If he can keep the infield hits and start belting some more drives, he'll improve and if he gets on base more....more SB's.

I think it's a good team, but what do you think about your RP's?

[sportsjerk]

I like Nathan, and that's my approach, I normally go for 1 stud RP and then fill in with later round guys. I like my holds, I think I can win that category every week.

[dhomer]

Looks solid, I would try to replace castillo though. As a twins fan, I don't see him running much this year, maybe 10sb along with 80 runs and 290 AVG.