Help me with any changes I should make to my 2nd place team!

[ob187]

I'm currently 2nd in a 10 team 5x5 league.

Should I try and make any moves? Trade SP for a big bat? I can always find a quality SP on the Waiver Wire

Batting (BA-3rd, HR-8th, OBP-5th, RBI-5th, SB-2nd)

LeCroy, Matt C MIN
Varitek, Jason C BOS
Helton, Todd 1B COL
Kent, Jeff 2B ARI
Texeria, Mark 3B TEX
Mora, Melvin SS BAL
Abreu, Bobby OF PHI
Damon, Johnny OF BOS
Finley, Steve OF ARI
Beltran, Carlos OF KC
Wells, Vernon CF TOR
Martinez, Edgar DH SEA
Burnitz, Jeromy U NYM

Pitching: (ERA-1st, K-5th, S-2nd, W-7th, WHIP-1st)

Zito, Barry SP OAK
Mulder, Mark SP OAK
Lackey, John SP ANH
Colon, Bartolo SP CHW
Buerlhe, Mark SP CHW
Webb, Brandon SP ARI
Cordero RP TEX
Beck, Rod RP SD
Baez, Danys RP CLE

Reserves
Burrel, Pat OF PHI
Urbina, U RP FLA

Injured
Piazza, Mike C NYM
Sasaki, Kazuhiro RP SEA

[ob187]

Any suggestions out there?

[biglfty]

yea, you got to get somebody in the outfield w/ some power. try to trade colon for an outfielder. hes not real great this year, but chances are somebody will pay for him. if you want to beef up your starting pitching after losing him, i would suggest runelvys hernandez of the royals. we pitched real nice early in the year, got hurt, came back and made one start before the break. looked pretty good in that outing, and i think he'll be back for a nice 2nd half, and should help you w/ your wins, since thats about the only place you need help w/ in your pitching stats. you have a nice looking team though.

[ob187]

Any other suggestions?

[lyons595]

Definately get some power in your lineup. Wells and Beltran are good, but see if you can pry Sheffield away, or Chipper. They should both have good finishes.

[ob187]

Should I do this trade?

I give: Baez, Danys RP CLE
Webb, Brandon SP ARI
Wells, Vernon CF TOR

I get: ·Hasegawa, Shigetoshi RP SEA
·Nomo, Hideo SP LA
·Ordonez, Magglio RF CHW

or would it better better to trade:

I give: Wells, Zito, Beck

I get: Ordonez, Mussina, Hasegawa

I'm currently 2nd in a 10 team 5x5 league.

Batting (BA-3rd, HR-8th, OBP-5th, RBI-5th, SB-2nd)

LeCroy, Matt C MIN
Varitek, Jason C BOS
Helton, Todd 1B COL
Kent, Jeff 2B ARI
Texeria, Mark 3B TOR
Mora, Melvin SS BAL
Abreu, Bobby OF PHI
Damon, Johnny OF BOS
Finley, Steve OF ARI
Beltran, Carlos OF KC
Wells, Vernon CF TOR
Martinez, Edgar DH SEA
Burnitz, Jeromy U NYM

Pitching: (ERA-1st, K-5th, S-2nd, W-7th, WHIP-1st)

Zito, Barry SP OAK
Mulder, Mark SP OAK
Hernandez SP KC
Colon, Bartolo SP CHW
Buerlhe, Mark SP CHW
Webb, Brandon SP ARI
Cordero RP TEX
Beck, Rod RP SD
Baez, Danys RP CLE

Reserves
Burrel, Pat OF PHI
Urbina, U RP FLA

Injured
Piazza, Mike C NYM
Sasaki, Kazuhiro RP SEA

Here's his team:

Lopez, Javy C ATL
Phillips, Jason L. 1B NYM
Ortiz, David 1B BOS
Walker, Todd 2B BOS
Blalock, Hank 3B TEX
Cintron, Alex SS ARI
Green, Shawn RF LA
Guillen, Jose RF CIN
Klesko, Ryan 1B SD
Ordonez, Magglio RF CHW
Sosa, Sammy RF CHC
Boone, Aaron 3B CIN
DaVanon, Jeff RF ANA

Biddle, Rocky RP MON
Hasegawa, Shigetoshi RP SEA
Hudson, Tim SP OAK
Lincoln, Mike RP PIT
Maddux, Greg SP ATL
Mussina, Mike SP NYY
Nomo, Hideo SP LA
Williams, Jerome SP SF
Byrnes, Eric CF OAK
Carter, Lance RP TB
Hernandez, Livan SP MON
Lima, Jose SP KC
Weaver, Jeff SP NYY
Kearns, Austin RF CIN

[#9RIP]

Im a big Sox fan, but get rid of Johnny Damon for like anything you can get. He has been really aweful for the past 2 seasons, except for his all star half season in 2002. And his stats are still declining. You never know, people who arent avid baseball followers might recognize his name and help you out.