Take your pick: FA SP's - Fantasy Baseball Cafe 2013 Fantasy Baseball Cafe


Return to Draft, Trade, Keeper and Waivers Questions

Take your pick: FA SP's

Moderator: Baseball Moderators

Take your pick: FA SP's

Postby Fantasy GM » Fri May 15, 2009 11:52 am

In a H2H pts league I'm in, I have an open spot on my pitching staff. The following players are currently free agents. Which pitcher do you feel will fare best over the rest of the 2009 season?

-Jorge De La Rosa - nice K potential and has improved, but he plays at Coors.
-Scott Richmond - April's AL Rookie of the Month was lit up by the Yankees earlier this week
-Eric Stults - Pitches well, but normal IP's and Kuroda's eventual return raise question marks
-Nick Blackburn - Is either really good or really bad.
-Rick Porcello - Bright future, but Willis/Bonderman returns and reduced pitch count will hurt.
-Matt Harrison - Back-to-back CG's for the Rangers, but is he for real?
-Matt Palmer - Pitching very well for the Angels, but probably won't stick in the rotation much longer.
-Mike Pelfrey/John Lannan/Kyle Davies/Sean Marshall - Had some pre-season sleeper hype, mixed success so far.
EDIT: Brett Cecil may be an option soon too. The guy with him right now spot starts a lot of his pitchers, so seeing him in FA would not be shocking.

I could also attempt some spot-starting with a few of these pitchers (De La Rosa @ Pitt for today), though a few other teams in my league do the same thing and I don't fully trust the system.
Last edited by Fantasy GM on Fri May 15, 2009 8:14 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Fantasy GM
Minor League Mentor
Minor League Mentor


Posts: 501
(Past Year: 60)
Joined: 3 May 2009
Bases this season: 287
Home Cafe: Baseball

Re: Take your pick: FA SP's

Postby jack777 » Fri May 15, 2009 1:22 pm

Thanks for the reply with mine. I like Marshall. I think as long as they keep him in the rotation (with Zambrano coming back), he will get stronger as the season progresses.
jack777
T-Ball Trainer


Posts: 3
Joined: 15 May 2009
Bases this season: 0
Home Cafe: Baseball

Re: Take your pick: FA SP's

Postby smoovethug » Fri May 15, 2009 2:12 pm

De La Rosa intrigues me the most. He finished last year strong and has the best K potential of this group. Sure he pitches at Coors but he keeps the ball on the ground enough to get the job done.
Image

Hal·la·day, n. 1. every fifth day in Philadelphia. 2. a day of rest for the bullpen. 3. innings eater. 4. doc. 5. ace.
smoovethug
Hall of Fame Hero
Hall of Fame Hero

User avatar
EditorCafeholicFantasy ExpertCafe WriterCafe RankerGraphics ExpertGolden Eagle EyeWeb SupporterLucky Ladders ChampionPick 3 Weekly WinnerTrivia Time Trial Monthly Winner
Posts: 8932
(Past Year: 155)
Joined: 6 Nov 2005
Bases this season: 1,047
Home Cafe: Baseball
Location: Halladay Season

Re: Take your pick: FA SP's

Postby Turbostasis25 » Fri May 15, 2009 3:57 pm

Oof those are some ugly choices, I'd probably go with porcello, with my dark horse being scott richmond, those guys will probably be available on the wire for a while if you wanted to spot start the good matchups/ hot hand as well
Turbostasis25
Softball Supervisor
Softball Supervisor


Posts: 58
Joined: 20 Mar 2009
Bases this season: 0
Home Cafe: Baseball

Re: Take your pick: FA SP's

Postby Fantasy GM » Fri May 15, 2009 5:53 pm

Thanks guys. The rest of my staff is pretty solid, but I'd like one more SP which is why I ask about these WW guys. We can have up to 12 starts a week, so getting 1 or 2 starts from these guys will help (as long as they don't tank). A lot of it is going to be playing matchups, but if I can acquire one guy here who I can hold onto for awhile, that would be nice.

I owned Richmond for a few weeks, now De La Rosa is on the roster (nice K potential and stats suggest he should do a decent job tonight). If De La Rosa tanks, I'll probably end up grabbing one of the other guys you suggested.
Fantasy GM
Minor League Mentor
Minor League Mentor


Posts: 501
(Past Year: 60)
Joined: 3 May 2009
Bases this season: 287
Home Cafe: Baseball

Re: Take your pick: FA SP's

Postby AshesOfEmpires » Fri May 15, 2009 8:14 pm

I like Porcello or Marshall.
AshesOfEmpires
Minor League Mentor
Minor League Mentor

User avatar

Posts: 409
(Past Year: 6)
Joined: 4 Jan 2007
Bases this season: 12
Home Cafe: Baseball
Location: Sedalia MO

Re: Take your pick: FA SP's

Postby HOOTIE » Fri May 15, 2009 9:31 pm

Porcello or De La Rosa
Smells Like Teen Spirit
HOOTIE
Hall of Fame Hero
Hall of Fame Hero

User avatar
CafeholicResponse TeamFantasy ExpertCafe Ranker
Posts: 14815
(Past Year: 551)
Joined: 12 Jan 2003
Bases this season: 4,236
Home Cafe: Baseball
Location: Pearl Jam country, right next door to Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains.


Return to Draft, Trade, Keeper and Waivers Questions

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Anelson1030, erjohnson1, evansz2, exm, GoJaysGo, heyitsdave, Jomini, khoene and 21 guests

Forums Articles & Tips Sleepers Rankings Leagues


Today's Games
Saturday, May. 25
(All times are EST, weather icons show forecast for game time)

Baltimore at Toronto
(1:07 pm)
Cleveland at Boston
(1:35 pm)
LA Angels at Kansas City
(2:10 pm)
Colorado at San Francisco
(4:05 pm)
Minnesota at Detroit
(4:08 pm)
NY Yankees at Tampa Bay
(4:10 pm)
indoors
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee
(4:10 pm)
Chi Cubs at Cincinnati
(4:10 pm)
Miami at Chi White Sox
(7:15 pm)
Oakland at Houston
(7:15 pm)
St. Louis at LA Dodgers
(7:15 pm)
Atlanta at NY Mets
(7:15 pm)
Philadelphia at Washington
(7:15 pm)
San Diego at Arizona
(10:10 pm)
Texas at Seattle
(10:10 pm)

  • Fantasy Baseball
  • Article Submissions
  • Privacy Statement
  • Site Survey 
  • Contact