Kazmir for Atkins? WHIR!!

[thejusman1]

10 Team H2H Daily Lineup League
Hitting Categories: R, RBI, SB, HR, CS, K, AVG, OBP, SLG
Pitching Categories: W, L, SV, BSV, K, K/9, ERA, WHIP, IP

Roster:
C - Chris Iannetta
1B - Prince Fielder
2B - Ian Kinsler
3B - David Wright
SS - Yunel Escobar
OF - B.J. Upton
OF - Andre Ethier
OF - Adam Jones
Util - Jayson Werth
BN - Matt LaPorta
DL - Josh Hamilton
DL - Stephen Drew

SP - Chad Billingsley, Cole Hamels, Aaron Harang, Scott Kazmir, Armando Galarraga,
Edwin Jackson, Mark Buehrle
RP - Heath Bell, Ryan Franklin, Brian Fuentes, Huston Street
DL - John Lackey, Ervin Santana, B.J. Ryan

Ok, so Hamilton's coming off the DL on Tuesday, so Matt LaPorta is my drop there. Albeit a very small sample size, Ethier has been slumping with Manny out of the lineup, and he wasn't particularly great last year without Manny's protection. I know Atkins is struggling, but I feel like there's no where to go but up for him. My final OF-Util spots would look like: Hamilton, B.J. Upton, Adam Jones, and Garret Atkins, with bench spots for Werth/Ethier. Furthermore, it would allow me to drop Ethier if he were to struggle for Lackey/Erv's activations. I'm planning on dropping Ethier/Armando there, giving me a lineup of Bills, Hamels, Lackey, Erv, Harang, Buehrle, Edwin Jackson. Thoughts on that?

WHIR!!

[bcbhockey68]

Sounds to me like you know what your doing, the only thing I could think of is could you get a little more for Kaz or am I ahead of myself? Thanks for the help.

[angels7777]

try to upgrade at SS for a couple of these bench players

[thejusman1]

try to upgrade at SS for a couple of these bench players

I've got Stephen Drew coming back hopefully this Wednesday, and I drafted him fairly high so I think I'll wait to see how he does. Acquiring a better SS is moving to Alexei/Furcal/Tulo, who have all been mediocre so far. Getting Hanley/Reyes/Rollins might be impossible without moving Wright (all first-rounders)

[thejusman1]

Any other thoughts on this? What do you all think about what Atkins will finish this year at after his slow start?

[coleman1027]

I do think Atkins will pick it up......can't go much lower.......

I think Kazmir might be too much though......That and I don't think you need him

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[MadDog36]

I've always been a fan of Garrett. I think that he'll rebound. This trade would really work in your favor if you can then flip him around.

[pre1322]

I might try to take advantage of name value and get a little more. If you don't get any bites though, do this one. Kazmir seems to me like abomb waiting to explode, and leave his debris all over your team. Atkins will get better, playing in Coors. I agree with your analysis. Ethier and Werth have been servicable at least, so until Atkins heats up you have a stop gap, and your rotation will be fine without Kaz.

Thanks for your help