# of Batters vs. # of Pitchers?

[Pythagoras]

I'm in a 10 team league that allows us to have 21 players. I currently have 12 hitters and 9 pitchers(5 sp & 4 rp). What does everyone think about what is the best break down?

C I. Rodriguez (Det - C)
1B J. Gibbons (Bal - 1B,OF)
2B M. Giles (Atl - 2B)
3B Á. Rodríguez (NYY - 3B)
SS B. Crosby (Oak - SS)
OF B. Abreu (Phi - OF)
OF G. Sheffield (NYY - OF)
OF M. Ordóñez (Det - OF)
BN A. Kearns (Cin - OF)
BN G. Atkins (Col - 3B)
BN T. Helton (Col - 1B)
BN G. Anderson (LAA - OF)
DL A. Huff (TB - 1B,OF)
Pitching
DL R. Harden (Oak - SP)
SP C. Zambrano (ChC - SP)
SP J. Lackey (LAA - SP)
SP J. Bonderman (Det - SP)
SP B. Webb (Ari - SP)
SP D. Davis (Mil - SP)
RP T. Hoffman (SD - RP)
RP J. Valverde (Ari - RP)
RP C. Ray (Bal - RP)
RP A. Benitez (SF - RP)

10 team HTH non-keeper
Scoring
AB, R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, TB, E, AVG, IP, W, SV, H, ER, BB, K, ERA, WHIP

[AKhomebrewer]

I don't like extra offensive players cluttering up my bench, though at this point in the season I've got a few while waiting to see who will break out and whose slumps extends deep into the summer.

Usually I'm down to one bench bat after the break, preferably a multi-position and/or multi-cat performer to plug for days off or short-term (non-DL) injury.

By the time playoffs are approaching, all or most of my bench is devoted to pitching ... and don't overlook middle relievers with strong ratios and/or nice K rates.

Just one guy's approach, but there you have it.