Just drafted Please review-- WHIR

[zoolander12]

Yahoo, Roto, 12 team, standard 5 pitching category, hitting categories are: Runs, RBI, SB, OBP, SLG

My team:

1B: Ryan Howard
2B: Blake DeWitt
SS: Alexei Ramirez
3B: Aramis Ramirez
OF: Carlos Lee, Ellsbury, Adam Jones
Util(2): Derrek Lee, Joey Votto
Bench: Chase Headley, Fred Lewis

SP: James Shields, Liriano, Cain
RP: Qualls, Hanrahan
P: Wainwright, Harang, Josh Johnson
Bench: Scherzer, Ziegler, Guthrie

Here is the order I drafted:

1. (7) Ryan Howard
2. (18) Carlos Lee
3. (31) Aramis Ramírez
4. (42) Alexei Ramírez
5. (55) Jacoby Ellsbury
6. (66) Francisco Liriano
7. (79) Joey Votto
8. (90) James Shields
9. (103) Derrek Lee
10. (114) Matt Cain
11. (127) Adam Wainwright
12. (138) Chad Qualls
13. (151) Aaron Harang
14. (162) Josh Johnson
15. (175) Max Scherzer
16. (186) Joel Hanrahan
17. (199) Brad Ziegler
18. (210) Adam Jones
19. (223) Chase Headley
20. (234) Fred Lewis
21. (247) Blake DeWitt
22. (258) Kelly Shoppach
23. (271) Jeremy Guthrie


What do you all think? Thanks.

[dave knight]

You've got a glaring hole in 2nd especially since DeWitt won't find much playing time. Check the wire for some other options. Maybe Mark Ellis or Mike Fontenot are available, or even someone better. The other position players are good, though D-Lee is very overrated at this point.

You have a bunch of good pitchers, but no great ones. You paid a premium for Liriano, which I don't like because there's too much uncertainty there. No great closers, but that's usually how I play it as well.

Overall if all the pitching falls in place it could be a solid team.

[smoovethug]

2B is definitely a hole. Assuming Alexei is 2b/ss eligible I'd try to trade from your depth of pitching for a MI. Wainwright, Harang, Johnson, Scherzer can all be dangled to see what you can get in return.

[zoolander12]

These are the 2B left: Casilla, Barmes. Any of them worth owning, or do i need to trade (overpay) for someone already on a team?

[plapre3]

I'd say that Casilla is worth owning. Well, at least he's better than DeWitt. I'd make the swap immediately, but still look to bolster the position via trade. I like the idea of dealing pitching... find the guy in you league that is in love with upside/ youngsters and offer him Scherzer; hope for someone like DeRosa or Cano in return.

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[quimmy]

just curious, was miggy and braun already gone when u grabbed howard at #7?

[zechs]

Like the consensus has said, you need a better fill-in than DeWitt. Alexi Casilla is an option, but if guys like Asudrubal Cabrera is available, I would consider him as well since he plays both 2B and SS and makes for a fine flyer pickup -- if not, then just plug in Alexei Ramirez on either spot.

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