1st year player, hows my team?

[Trot Nixon]

First year player so take it easy on me, 14 team league picked 13th, Keeper 5x5.... how'd I do?

Lieberthal, Mike C PHI
Sexson, Richie 1B ARI
Boone, Bret 2B SEA
Mueller, Bill 3B BOS
Reyes, Jose SS NYM
Kearns, Austin RF CIN
Ordonez, Magglio RF CHW
Stewart, Shannon LF MIN
Guillen, Jose RF ANA
Sanchez, Alex CF DET

Brown, Kevin K. SP NYY
Buehrle, Mark SP CHW
Hawkins, LaTroy RP CHC
Hoffman, Trevor RP SD
Miller, Wade SP HOU
Redman, Mark SP OAK
Schmidt, Jason SP SF

Santiago, Benito C KC
Choi, Hee Seop 1B FLA
Weeks, Rickie 2B MIL
Alfonzo, Edgardo 3B SF
Bigbie, Larry LF BAL
Carter, Lance RP TB
May, Darrell SP KC
Ortiz, Ramon SP ANA

Think my only weakness is at RP but the teams in my league are either loaded with closers or have 1 or 2 closer.

[Trot Nixon]

Could someone please help me out? thanks

[Ant'Dog]

I wish I had half the bench space you do...how many keepers out of curiosity?

Your RPs do need work, but there's probably not much you could do right now to get actual closers besides overpay badly. You're proabably better off rolling the dice with the likes of Aquilino Lopez (TOR), Damaso Matre (CWS), Graves/Ryan Wagner (CIN) - in other words, guess on a closer where nothing's settled. If you're right, great! If not, nothing lost.

Hopefully Buehrle regains his form for you.

[SoxRock]

I'm fairly new as well, but I don't know about Hawkins. As a set-up guy in a league that doesn't count holds, he'll really only contribute significantly in ERA and WHIP, maybe some Ks. But Ks can be made up, and you might be able to find a bargain closer who'll add saves as well as help (or at least not hurt terribly) ERA and WHIP. Looper, Kolb, Wickman (Riske if Wick doesn't do it, I like Riske), guys like that come to mind. Good luck!

[Trot Nixon]

Closers went INSANELY early in our draft, most of the 2 tier pitchers were taken before the 6th round and there was no way I was going to take Izzy in the 5th round. But I ended up getting Hawkins in the 18th round so there weren't too many good pitchers left. He'll help out my ERA and WHIP but hopefully he'll get a couple saves here and there, maybe take over the closer role if Borowski collaspes.

We get to keep 7 players for next year, hoping Weeks pans out and Reyes plays a few times at SS and have Weeks and Reyes for next year