Please Rate This Team (WHIR)

[Chadwick0211]

It's an ESPN Rot. 10 team league.

C Bengie Molina, SF C 155/530 46 16 95 0 .292 -- 0.0 +0
1B Prince Fielder, Mil 1B 162/588 86 34 102 3 .276 -- 0.0 +0
2B Dustin Pedroia, Bos 2B 213/653 118 17 83 20 .326 -- 0.0 +0
3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY 3B 154/510 104 35 103 18 .302 -- 0.0 +0
SS J.J. Hardy, Mil SS 161/569 78 24 74 2 .283 -- 0.0 +0
2B/SS Mark DeRosa, Cle 2B, 3B, OF 144/505 103 21 87 6 .285 -- 0.0 +0
1B/3B Jason Giambi, Oak 1B, DH 113/458 68 32 96 2 .247 -- 0.0 +0
OF Bobby Abreu, LAA OF 180/609 100 20 100 22 .296 -- 0.0 +0
OF Shane Victorino, Phi OF Atl 8:00 PM 167/570 102 14 58 36 .293 -- 0.0 +0
OF Hunter Pence, Hou OF 160/595 78 25 83 11 .269 -- 0.0 +0
OF Hideki Matsui, NYY OF, DH 99/337 43 9 45 0 .294 -- 0.0 +0
OF Mike Cameron, Mil OF 108/444 69 25 70 17 .243 -- 0.0 +0
UTIL Mike Lowell, Bos 3B DTD 115/419 58 17 73 2 .274 -- 0.0 +0
Bench Kelly Johnson, Atl 2B @Phi 8:00 PM 157/547 86 12 69 11 .287 -- 0.0 +0
Bench Edgar Renteria, SF SS 136/503 69 10 55 6 .270 -- 0.0 +0
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PITCHERS Apr 5 2008 SEASON Pitching RESEARCH
SLOT PLAYER, TEAM POS ACTION OPP STATUS ET IP H ER BB K W SV ERA WHIP PR15 %OWN +/-
P Cliff Lee, Cle SP 223.1 214 63 34 170 22 0 2.54 1.11 -- 0.0 +0
P Francisco Rodriguez, NYM RP 68.1 54 17 34 77 2 62 2.24 1.29 -- 0.0 +0
P Daisuke Matsuzaka, Bos SP 168.2 128 54 94 154 18 0 2.90 1.32 -- 0.0 +0
P Joe Nathan, Min RP 68.2 43 10 18 74 1 39 1.33 0.90 -- 0.0 +0
P Ryan Dempster, ChC SP 207.2 174 68 76 187 17 0 2.96 1.21 -- 0.0 +0
P Randy Johnson, SF SP 184.0 184 80 44 173 11 0 3.91 1.24 -- 0.0 +0
P Jeremy Bonderman, Det SP DTD 71.1 75 34 36 44 3 0 4.29 1.56 -- 0.0 +0
P Ubaldo Jimenez, Col SP 199.2 182 88 103 172 12 0 3.99 1.43 -- 0.0 +0
P Fausto Carmona, Cle SP 121.2 126 73 70 58 8 0 5.44 1.62 -- 0.0 +0
Bench Ian Snell, Pit SP 164.1 201 99 89 135 7 0 5.42 1.76 -- 0.0 +0

[BlueBoy]

You've got some solid pieces so you can still win the league if you follow throughout the season and pickup the guys. I think you could have done better in a 10 team draft.

Some of the guys you have are on the downside of their careers (Giambi, R Johnson, Lowell, Matusi - I like Abreu as a later pickup) and other guys are coming off career years that will be difficult to duplicate (C. Lee, Dempster, DeRosa).

On the good, I don't think you'll have to worry about adding more speed and you have a couple of dependable power bats to work with (ARod, Fielder). Hunter Pence was a good guy to take a chance on.

I would have liked to have seen more guys with upside being picked up later in your draft (Nolasco, Kershaw, Scherzer, Greinke). Good closers. Consider adding a 3rd closer.

[Chadwick0211]

You've got some solid pieces so you can still win the league if you follow throughout the season and pickup the guys. I think you could have done better in a 10 team draft.

Some of the guys you have are on the downside of their careers (Giambi, R Johnson, Lowell, Matusi - I like Abreu as a later pickup) and other guys are coming off career years that will be difficult to duplicate (C. Lee, Dempster, DeRosa).

On the good, I don't think you'll have to worry about adding more speed and you have a couple of dependable power bats to work with (ARod, Fielder). Hunter Pence was a good guy to take a chance on.

I would have liked to have seen more guys with upside being picked up later in your draft (Nolasco, Kershaw, Scherzer, Greinke). Good closers. Consider adding a 3rd closer.

Thanks. I thought about doing the same, (adding another closer). Any leads on an unkown or known but rarely drafted RP FA I should concider grabbing and taking a chance on? And who would you drop to add that closer?

[jonboy418]

I like your infield alot. Only question mark on it is oyur CI with Jason Giambi. Good for power, but considering the depth at 1B, I'm sure there was good value in the later rounds with more upside.

I can tell you used to early picks on your RP. It shows because you could have stacked up on middle tier pitchers and take late flyers on closers. Players like Carmona, Ubaldo, Bonderman, and Snell are scraping the bottom of the barrell in a 10 team league. I'm sure there's better pitchers on the wire as we speak.

You've got premium closers, adding one more might help. I'm targeting three in particular later in my own draft. See if they're still available:
Frank Fransisco
Mike Gonzalez
Chad Qualls

All have the ability and maybe the oppurtunity to get 30 saves. If not, drop them and pick up their replacements.

Could you help in return, again?

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Thanks