I love XMAS, evaluate my draft please, WHIR

[tribefan08]

hey just finally drafted my team this morning! 9am on a sunday because everyone and their brother had an excuse on draft times! I appreciate any and all comments on my team, strengths, weaknesses, things i could look to do.... THANKS

Yahoo 12 team H2H league
$100 buyin
daily transactions
10 hitting cats 10 pitching cats
26 round draft as you can see
Keepers: David Wright and Matt Holliday

Here's the draft:

1. (10) David Wright
2. (15) Matt Holliday
3. (34) Nick Markakis
4. (39) Matt Kemp
5. (58) Joey Votto
6. (63) Troy Tulowitzki
7. (82) Josh Beckett
8. (87) James Shields
9. (106) Adam Wainwright
10. (111) Jay Bruce
11. (130) Andre Ethier
12. (135) Nelson Cruz
13. (154) Pablo Sandoval
14. (159) Robinson Canó
15. (178) Chad Qualls
16. (183) Brandon Lyon
17. (202) Joel Hanrahan
18. (207) Shin-Soo Choo
19. (226) Chris Carpenter
20. (231) Chien-Ming Wang
21. (250) Colby Rasmus
22. (255) Jeff Francoeur
23. (274) Ryan Spilborghs
24. (279) Kelly Shoppach
25. (298) Mat Gamel
26. (303) Jair Jurrjens


Again you help me out, i'll help you have a good sunday!

[METS 24]

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[mailman32_us]

Think you did very well. Your starting pitching should be solid and really like your OF. The only area I would be concerned would be saves. You have a couple of questions marks as closers, but the good thing is saves can usually be found on the waiver wire during the season.

Love your Choo and Francouer picks based on value and where you drafted them.

How about mine?
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=371912

[tribefan08]

thanks so far guys, i think i did well, you seem to agree.... i know i am short on saves, each time i was like "i'm gonna take this closer now" BOOM he went about 4 picks before me! it happened repeatedly, then the next guy wasn't valuable enough on my list and guys like Jay bruce were sitting there in the 10th round of a 12 team draft, I couldn't pass!

I am pretty sure i can take one of my offensive players and move him for some saves later on? I should have multiple break out guys from some of my picks?

Francouer, choo, eithier, bruce, cruz, rasmus, sandoval, spillboroughs, gamel..... I mean something has to come of that! LOL

plus the RP's i do have i really like, QUALLS is going to be underrated and get 30+ and the same with Lyons.... hannanarahahahn isn't as pretty either but saves are saves.... I am sure i can deal one of the guys i just listed for something later.... or hit the waiver wire like a hawk, half of closers don't hold their jobs anyways!

[Fish Tacos]

nice draft, as already mentioned your closer situation is tenuous. you did well with late picks Wang, jair, choo.

[tribefan08]

nice draft, as already mentioned your closer situation is tenuous. you did well with late picks Wang, jair, choo.

what do you think of Miggy/Fuentes for Holliday/Wainwright?

32 inning min in our league, so SP isn't as valuable and i have beckett and shields, plus some good late round SPs and there's always the waiver wire... I think the HR/RBI would be trememndous for my team, plus adding the saves would be solid? I hate losing Hollidays SB's but thats if you believe he'll steal that much again? If i'm only losing 10-15 thats not so bad, 25 ish sucks....

ideas? You can see my draft above, i think i have PLENTY of OF fill ins and Miggy is 3b eligible in our league! I'd have wright and miggy in a 12 team H2h league? I think i could about command whatever i want for one of them, or sit and hoard!!!

please help... post here or here.... viewtopic.php?t=372100

[bradowatson]

Thanks for helping with mine. Your lineup looks good, but I think you could upgrade your staff a bit. I'd be concerned that you don't have a bonafied ace unless Beckett bounces back. I'd try to shop a bat for an ace unless your league is heavily weighted toward hitting.

[tribefan08]

Thanks for helping with mine. Your lineup looks good, but I think you could upgrade your staff a bit. I'd be concerned that you don't have a bonafied ace unless Beckett bounces back. I'd try to shop a bat for an ace unless your league is heavily weighted toward hitting.

yeah i didn't give you guys all the info, 10 hitting cats, 10 pitching cats, H2H and it is weighted towards hitting with there being a 32 inning min each week... once you get your innings in if your stats are solid, ERA and WHIP low, you bench.... lock up half the pitching, stack up on hitting, dominate that, game over.....

y ou think someone else in the league besides about 4 of us would figure this out.... someones gotta take lince and johan tho, right??? LOL

[rippz]

Is having 9 OF going to help you in any way at all?

[tribefan08]

Is having 9 OF going to help you in any way at all?

the answer, YES AND NO.... we have 3 OF spots and 3 UTL spots, so 6 of them could fit in right there! deep bench!

But mainly i take more offense/OF'ers due to we have a 32 inning min pitch limit, alot of guys once they hit 32 innings bench their players and take alot of the pitching cats, if their pitchers keep those stats low, so having tons of SP isn't a top priority.... I'd rather stack on offense then if gamel doesn't come up, spillboroughs doesn't play, cruz strikes out 100 times in the first month, i still have back ups.... pretty much i pick alot of upside/sleeper type talent and hope something pans out huge....