Rate this first-year money keeper team...WHIR

[jmlevy]

12 team, 7x7 (H, OPS, HLD, K/9 added), 10 keepers, (round in parentheses)

C Brian McCann (5)
1B Albert Pujols (1)
2B Josh Barfield (8)
SS Felipe Lopez (7)
3B Adrian Beltre (11)
OF Jason Bay (3)
OF Austin Kearns (13)
OF Brad Hawpe (17)
UTIL Jim Thome (9)
UTIL Mark Teahen(will start in OF when eligible) (19)
BN Ryan Shealy(will start at UTIL once Teahen is eligible) (14)
BN Chad Tracy (21)
BN Rich Aurilia (23)
BN Nook Logan (24)

SP Chris Carpenter (2)
SP John Smoltz (6)
RP Joe Nathan (4)
RP Todd Jones (12)
P Barry Zito (10)
P Scot Shields (16)
P Cla Meredith (20)
BN Kelvim Escobar (15)
BN A.J. Burnett (18)
BN Kevin Millwood (22)

How is my team's balance? Depth? Overall value?

See anyone I can drop Tracy or Millwood for?

Notable FAs:
Kent
Mora
Hillenbrand
Rivera
Matthews Jr
Bradley
Rowand
Murton
Winn
Lofton
Blake
DeJesus

Igawa
Maddux
Mulder
Westbrook
Francis
Padilla
Rodney
Capps
D Reyes
Feliciano
MacDougal
Weathers
Villareal
Lawrence
Suppan
Meche
Hampton
Pavano
W Miller
Loaiza

[pierreuconn]

bro very nice team man. deep in all positions, loving your pitching got solid starters and closers...

beltre i think is gonna continue on his tear from last yr second half......infield is yound and barfield i feel will be a solid keeper and will prove it this year

[pierreuconn]

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[ChiTownEBOW]

Keep Tracy, he'll be your solid UTIL#2. I have a lot of faith in him having a breakout year.

I'd look into getting some young pitching studs. As a keeper league I don't see your franchise pitcher. Carpenter is good (but a ten year old pitcher), Smoltz and Millwood are well into their twighlight. The next best thing you have is Zito, who is not a solid #2.

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[NikkiSixx]

I like Tracy, keep him. I would drop Millwood and pickup Maddux though, thats just my personal preference. I would also upgrade at closer over Jones, I think he will lose his job soon.


Your hitting isnt that great, but you do have standouts like Pujols and Bay to carry your team. I like McCann but I dont expect a repeat from last year and Thome is another year older.


The team is good and I am high on yoru 1-2-3 punch with Carpenter, Smoltz, and Zito for your rotation. Your team could do good things but I would keep my eye out for better hitting.

[sublime8414]

I would drop millwood for either maddux or Rodney. I think you might be a little short on saves, so watch the waiver wire (is julio available?). I would consider trading kearns or hawpe for a closer or a speed guy. I don't see you breaking 80 steals, and in roto I think that will hurt. I hate beltre, but that's good value on him.