Drop Blalock, pick up ?????? WHIR

[Geek]

12 team roto keeper, with OPS instead of BA (sorry, Ichiro). We kept three, so the first three rounds are keeper picks.

C: Victor Martinez (6th Round)
1b: Derrek Lee (8th Round)
2b: Dan Uggla (7th Round)
3b: A-Rod (1st round)
SS: Jimmy Rollins (2nd round)
OF: Matt Kemp (4th round)
OF: Jayson Werth (12th round)
OF: Milton Bradley (13th round)
Util: Coco Crisp (19th round)
BN: Alex Gordon (16th round)
BN: Adam Jones (18th round)
BN: Hank Blalock (20th round)

SP: Brandon Webb (3rd round)
SP: Cole Hamels (5th round)
SP: A.J. Burnett (10th round)
SP: Erik Bedard (14th round)
RP: Joakim Soria (9th round)
RP: Brian Fuentes (11th round)
RP: Frank Francisco (15th round)
RP: Manny Corpas (17th round)
RP: Jason Motte (waiver wire pickup)
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I would add either an OF/BN hitter:

Elijah Dukes-- 2008 OPS: .864
Carlos Gómez-- 2008 OPS: .656
Jack Cust 2008-- OPS: .851
Felipe López --2008 OPS: .73

OR a SP:

Jonathan Sánchez
Manny Parra
Oliver Pérez
Mike Pelfrey
Joe Saunders
Wandy Rodríguez
Anthony Reyes
Paul Maholm
Ian Snell
Kenshin Kawakami
Aaron Cook
Jeremy Guthrie
Mark Buehrle
Kelvim Escobar

I will get to add an additional player on opening day when A-Rod goes on the DL.

[sigriffey]

My vote is for Kelvim Escobar, but if u want a hitter, take a chance on Carlos Gomez.

[Geek]

That's my inclination as well--I have a deep OF already, and the other SP's kinda put me to sleep.

[Xezus]

Malhom has had a fantastic spring and while he might not give you tons of wins or K's, his Era and Whip should help you in at least those 2 cats.
I think his spring ERA right now is like .46 or something insane, i know that doesnt say much cause some people dont think springs are that important, but i would keep an eye on him this year if u dont pick him up now

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[jwinter228]

I like Dukes myself - we all know he has the talent and showed some light last year. But- average is a slight question mark along with his other issues. If you were to go with a pitcher I'm really not sure - I'd keep an eye on Escobar, Wandy, Parra, Snell, Saunders. Hard to recommend one over the other really but Escobar has been very solid in the past.

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[Geek]

We don't count AVG in our league--only OPS. Does that make Dukes even more attractive, or do you think the .864 OPS is unreliable?

I like Dukes myself - we all know he has the talent and showed some light last year. But- average is a slight question mark along with his other issues. If you were to go with a pitcher I'm really not sure - I'd keep an eye on Escobar, Wandy, Parra, Snell, Saunders. Hard to recommend one over the other really but Escobar has been very solid in the past.

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[Zhangman1]

id get kelvim, stash him on the DL when the season starts...then go get either Sanchez or Parra or Dukes depending who's left

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