I thought I had a power house team but...WHIR

[Prooks25]

My team is in the bottom half of the league right now and isn't showing any signs of breaking out of this slump. What should I do?

12 team 5x5 Roto 1250 IP Limit - Keeper League

C – Brian McCann
1B – Albert Pujols
2B – Placido Polanco
3B – Mark Reynolds
SS – Ryan Theriot
OF – Denard Span
OF – Carlos Lee
OF – Adam Lind
UTL – Ryan Howard
BN – Miguel Tejada
BN – Denard Span
BN – Jose Lopez
BN - Alcides Escobar
DL - Rafeal Furcal
DL - Jacoby Ellsbury


SP – CC Sabathia
SP – Dan Haren
SP – Zach Grienke
SP – Rich Harden
SP – Dallas Braden
SP – Mike Pelfry
SP - Colby Lewis
RP - Jose Contreras
RP – Jonathan Papelbon
RP – Trevor Hoffman
RP – Ryan Franklin

[Prooks25]

Any opinions?

[JaysFan]

Honestly, your team looks very strong and well balanced (I know you're probably tired of hearing that, I'm in the same boat). However, like my team, I think the one thing you lack is speed. You have Span and Furcal and Ellsbury are on the DL but that's it. I don't know, I really think Lind is a beast and a true great hitter so PLEASE be patient with him. Maybe try and upgrade at SS by packaging a closer plus Tejada?

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[Prooks25]

I'm definitely high on Lind and I will wait out his struggles. Middle infield has been my issue for 2 years now. I have no idea who to even target to fix it. Any ideas? I'll hop over and help you out now.

[Prooks25]

Im desperate here...my team has actually dropped to last.

[LMack]

Being weak at middle infield won't be the death of a team, and you didn't prioritize them at your draft so you have 2 options.
Trade to improve at 2B/SS. You do have enough aces to potentially move Haren for a solid 2B or SS. I wouldn't sell yourself short, but if you can get a decent return, your pitching can probably survive.
The second option is to continue to play late round fliers/WW adds with upside and hope they pan out. Remain very flexible at 2B/SS, be ready to add and play the hot hand, and hope someone produces good enough to stay on your team for real.