Hit By the Injury Bug

[jzfran]

So I'm in first by 5 gaes in a 5x5 8 team h2h league. However, we go by winning percentage for the season to determine the champ. I woke up this morning to find that my top offensive player (Ibanez) has joined my ace (peavy), along with Volquez and now Downs, on the DL. Fantastic. Anyways, last week I got beat mostly because I was down 2 arms. Now I'm down 3. I can plug Werth into Ibanez spot and still get some bat, but my pitching has me very worried. What should I do? Who should I pick up/drop or should I gut it out and pray?

EDIT: ONLY ONE DL SPOT

Thoughts: Drop Volquez and/or Downs for SP help???

Available SP: Liriano, Saunders, Outman, Blanton, Wandy, Porcello, Kuroda

Also, some closers are available if I drop Downs (Sherrill, Lindstrom, Rodney)

5X5-(AVG, R, RBI, HR, SB, ERA, WHIP, K, SV, W), 8 team keeper league

C-Posada
1B-Morneau
2B-Derosa
SS-Zobrist
3B-MCab
OF-Braun, C Lee, BJ Upton
Util-Werth, Reynolds
DL-Ibanez

SP-Hamels, J Johnson, Harden, Greinke, Carpenter, E Santana
RP-Jenks, F Cordero, H Bell
DL-Downs, Peavy, Volquez
DL-Scherzer

[cubbieball10]

Thanks for the help on mine. My first inclination is to grab Wandy. You shouldn't expect his early season excellence, but I you'll get better numbers than his recent starts would indicate.

[cashkid]

I'd drop Volquez for Saunders. Wandy is trash right now no one is going to pick him up. Saunders at least can get you a win and last more than 4 innings.

Who knows when Volquez will throw off the mound again...elbow injuries are terrible (look at ervin santana) and even when he does come back he'll be on a pitch count.

[cubbieball10]

Thanks for the help on mine. My first inclination is to grab Wandy. You shouldn't expect his early season excellence, but I you'll get better numbers than his recent starts would indicate.