What to do with this team? WHIR

[seniorpaul]

Coming into the season, i thought this team was looking pretty stacked, but for most of the year, i've hoovered around 5-7th place. I've got a lot of players who have either been injuried or underperformed thus far. I guess i would like some unbiased opinions on this team, and where i should try to improve. Thanks...

10 team - 5x5 roto - 5 keepers, 2 util spots
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C - P.Lo Duca
1B - T.Hafner
2B - B.J.Upton
3B - M.Cabrera
SS - A.Hill
OF - A.Soriano, G.Sheffield, N.Markakis
UTIL - B.Phillips, M.Teixeira
BN - Del.Young, C.Pena

SP - J.Verlander, R.Halladay, D.Matsuzaka, J.Francis, A.Miller, D.Bush, B.Bonser, H.Bailey
RP - F.Cordero, M.Capps, E.Gagne, B.Myers
DL - B.Fuentes, P.Hughes

[baseballstud]

Wow dude, you must have some really sick teams in your league if you're hovering just around 5-7th place. I think your team looks pretty stacked to be honest. Is there any better options at C in only a 10 team league then Lo Duca out there? Maybe a better SS then Hill is available too. Even your staff looks very solid, although you could try something like Francis and Miller(unless you really want to keep him, not a big fan myself) for a stronger starter if you really wanted to. There's not much I have to say about this except that luck just isn't going your way so far. If you can get into the playoffs I think you should be able to make some noise, especially if Hafner heats up anytime soon. Good luck.


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[schmidty]

Agreed, you look quite solid to me. Weaknesses are SS (are guys like Tulo or Harris FAs? ... though Tulo is doubtful in a keeper I guess) and the back 5 of the SP rotation. Does Bailey project to be one of your keepers? I'd have a hard time keeping him over the likes of Miggy, Verlander, Upton, Young, Phillips, Teix, Hafner. If you don't think you'd keep him, trade him to a team that wants a SP keeper. Same with Miller.

What are your tough categories and which FAs are still on board?

Help with mine please: viewtopic.php?t=310093

[seniorpaul]

My bad catagories are RBI's, ERA, and WHIP. I don't know how a team with Tex, Hafner, Shef, and Miggy can be in third to last in RBI's, but it is. I JUST traded for Verlander ( i gave up Pierre) so i'm hoping he'll help some in the pitching catagories.

Since we only have 5 keepers, guys like Bailey and Miller don't have a lot of value as keepers in a 10 team league, and since they've been mediocre at best, they're trade value is pretty low right now.

The top FA's at my weak positions are

C: Napoli, Estrade, B.Molina, Buck, Pierzynski - not a lot of help there
SS: Theriot, S.Drew, B.Harris, and K.Greene - none of whom are much if any of an upgrade over Hill.