First Draft of the Season... Need help

[kaiser]

I will respond to EVERY PERSON who responds to this. Baseball Cafe honor.

5X5 roto 12-team non-keeper. I had the 12th (and 13th) pick to start.

How did I do? I'm not too sure. I waited too long on SP and SS.


C Brian McCann
(Atl - C)
1B Justin Morneau
(Min - 1B)
2B Brian Roberts
(Bal - 2B)
3B David Wright
(NYM - 3B)
SS Bobby Crosby
(Oak - SS)
OF Carl Crawford
(TB - OF)
OF Adam Dunn
(Cin - OF)
OF Torii Hunter
(Min - OF)
Util Chad Tracy
(Ari - 3B)
BN Moisés Alou
(NYM - OF)
BN Marcus Giles
(SD - 2B)
BN Shea Hillenbrand
(LAA - 1B,3B)
BN --empty-- - - - - - -
DL --empty-- - - - - - -

Pitching

SP Dontrelle Willis
(Fla - SP)
SP Bronson Arroyo
(Cin - SP)
RP Tom Gordon
(Phi - RP)
RP Brad Lidge
(Hou - RP)
P Jason Isringhausen
(StL - RP)
P Joe Borowski
(Cle - RP)
P Chien-Ming Wang
(NYY - SP)
BN Joe Blanton
(Oak - SP)
BN Scott Linebrink
(SD - RP)
BN Jeff Francis
(Col - SP)

[Super Manny]

Ahhhhh, yes, the Gloucester Fisherman...

I really liked most of your drafting. Your positional players are top-notch for the most part, but as you're aware, Crosby's a big question mark at SS. The talent and ability is there for a big season, but it seems like we've all been saying that for the past several years..and what do we have to show for it? With this said, he's in a loaded lineup and if he can stay healthy, he should be able to produce at LEAST respectable numbers.

I'd definitely say that pitching will be your Achilles heel. I wouldn't be too confident with Willis and Arroyo heading my pitching staff, as both are better suited as #2 or #3 fantasy starters, at best. Blanton's ERA and Wang's lack of strikeouts also worry me a bit. You have great potential at closer, but some more question marks...Lidge's mental state, Isringhausen's health and healing, and Borowski's reliability.

Overall, you definitely have the ability to compete, though. Nice draft.

HELP me out with mine:
http://www.fantasybaseballcafe.com/foru ... p?t=252118

[jtrain19]

id try for a new ss.. hillenbrand and giles are not needed... but you have a good team.. you should be competative.. imo, willis and arroyo will be fine, btw..

[jtrain19]

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