Which of these 2 teams is Better in 2008?

[Andy1234]

its a 5x5, 11 team, keeper league, but I'm interested on who you think will finish better in the 2008 season

.......Team A....................................................Team B

C Jarrod Saltalamacchia..................................C Geovany Soto
1B Ryan Howard...........................................1B Justin Morneau
2B Chase Utley.............................................2B Ian Kinsler
3B Alex Gordon............................................3B Mike Lowell
SS Édgar Rentería ........................................SS José Reyes
OF Alfonso Soriano.......................................OF Magglio Ordóñez
OF Gary Sheffield.........................................OF Bobby Abreu
OF Johnny Damon ........................................OF Josh Hamilton
Util Albert Pujols.........................................Util Andruw Jones
BN Raúl Ibañez ............................................BN Rick Ankiel
BN Steve Pearce ..........................................BN Carlos Delgado
...............................................................BN Jhonny Peralta
...............................................................BN Eric Chávez
...............................................................BN Ryan Theriot
...............................................................BN Barry Bonds

P Josh Beckett.............................................P Johan Santana
P Francisco Liriano........................................P Pedro Martínez
P James Shields............................................P Yovani Gallardo
P A.J. Burnett..............................................P Francisco Cordero
P Brett Myers...............................................P Joba Chamberlain
P Eric Gagne................................................P Joe Borowski
P Barry Zito.................................................P Kelvim Escobar
BN Troy Percival...........................................BN Tim Hudson
BN Brian Wilson........................................... BN Micah Owings
BN Gil Meche.............................................. BN Mark Prior
BN Tom Gordon
BN Edison Vólquez
BN Ian Kennedy
BN Manny Parra

[Russell James]

It depends

If Pujols stays healthy I think that puts Team A over the top. If he doesn't then I like Team B.

[livinginarizona]

I go with Soto over Salty this year, Salty may start the year in the minors (reminds when the Phillies traded Johnny Estrada to the Braves for Millwood, they sent Estrada down to the minors the first year).
Salty is the better long term prospect, but he won't surpass Soto this year, just due to sheer batting opportunities.

Pujols is a question mark, I like that he is there at UTIL spot and not as the 1b. I'd personally put Ibanez in the 3rd OF spot over Damon, I think he's a wasted roster spot.

I think team A has the better offense and team B the better pitching staff.
Team B also has a wasted roster spot in Bonds and some bad picks (having Josh Hamilton and AJones? avg will take a dive)

I could go through the list position by position, but when comparing the two teams, each side has their strengths and weaknesses that I'd call this a draw.

help with mine? viewtopic.php?t=326199

[AussieDodger]

Team A crushes Team B in hitting.
Team B crushes Team A in pitching.
I'd give A a slight edge.

[dubstar]

i like team A due to the hitting, pitching isnt terrible for team A. so overall i give the edge to team A.

[Fantasy630]

100% team A is the far better hitting team and is wire to wire in terms of pitching so deffinintly team A is FAR better

[smith1051]

I like Team A as it has better hitting and honestly is pretty even on the pitching. If Liriano stays healthy I'd almost take Team A's pitching as well.


Suggestions/comments on my draft?
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[usclerkguy]

Team A. Better hitting and close on pitching.