What do you think? WHIR....

[drouss48]

ESPN League
H2H
10 Teams
Normal scoring categories.

I really like this team, but i'm always looking for ways to improve. Any thoughts?

C- Victor Martinez
1B- Ryan Howard
2B- Brandon Phillips
3B- Ryan Zimmerman
SS- Troy Tulowitzki
2B/SS- Rickie Weeks
1B/3B- Edwin Encarnacion
OF- Brad Hawpe
OF- Raul Ibanez
OF- Jason Bay
OF- Shane Victorino
OF- Delmon Young
UTIL- Michael Bourn
BN- Jay Bruce
BN- Ty Wiggington

P- Aaron Harang
P- Daisuke Matsuzaka
P- John Lackey
P- James Shields
P- Chad BIllingsley
P- Tim Wakefield
P- Brett Myers
RP- Takashi Saito
RP- Manny Corpas
BN- Jeremy Guthrie

[goalyboy13]

Great Team!!!
Closer concerns though. Since this is an H2H league, it's my opinion that you can't afford to only have two closers, when other guys are throwing three or four at you. In a roto league you might be able to get by with only two.
I don't think I would make any changes just yet, because you can't possibly dig yourself into a big hole, with the bats you've got. I would wait and see how things go after a couple weeks, because I don't know that you have a need for Wakefield, Myers and Guthrie, none of those guys are players that can't be replaced on waivers.

Just for kicks what pick did you have and did you go in this order?
Howard, Phillips, Martinez, Harang

[sublime8414]

I think you need to either have Delmon young or bruce breakout in order for you OF to really be the caliber it should be in 10 teams. Good mix of speed and power overall, and I love weeks, and edwin enc as breakout candidates this year...great job on those. I agree the last power that wake and guthrie are probably worth dropping, but you should keep myers. I would pick up some bullpenn arms that have a shot at saves with those two roster spots.

[drouss48]

Sorry it took so long to get back...

I had the 10th pick, so I went...

Phillips
Howard
Martinez
Tulowitzki
Harang

My strategy this year and last (when I won my Yahoo league) is to draft a 2B with my first pick (either Utley or Phillips this year). I do this because I think 2B is the most shallow posistion out there. In my opinion there is a huge drop from Phillips to BJ Upton, and Robinson Cano (who I would rank 3, 4). I don't see a drop like that is the top 3 of and other posistion.

Does this make sense to anyone else?