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[crazy_heat2003]

I'm in 12 team Yahoo league. My current ranking is 29.50 (first place=87.50) and i am in last place. Should I be worried, or is this just early season bad luck.

Here is my team:

C Marrero, Eli
1B Klesko, Ryan
2B Kent, Jeff
3B Beltre, Adrian
SS Renteria, Edgar
OF Guerrero, Vladimir
OF Floyd, Cliff
OF Encarnacion, Juan
Util Martinez, Tino
Bench Womack, Tony
Bench Drew, J.D.

SP Oswalt, Roy
SP Miller, Wade
RP Koch, Billy (
RP Jimenez, Jose
P Beckett, Josh
P Vizcaino, Luis
P Moss, Damian
Bench Sheets, Ben
Bench Appier, Kevin
Bench Tomko, Brett
DL Burnett, A.J.DL

[Siege1386]

A little of both. You don't look like a last place team, but you need to improve in order to compete for first.

[Justise]

Considering that your top guy Vlad didn't play 2 days, and klesko hasn't been playing much this week either its understandable your having a down week.

You seem to have a few people on your pitching that I personaly wouldn't choose. You should post a few people available in FA so we can look at them and make some suggestions.

[jdh]

You're offense looks strong across the whole lineup. However, I would be very worried about your pitching. You may want to scour the waiver wires and/or consider pulling some trades to bolster your pitching. For example, you could trade Womack or Renteria for a solid starting pitcher since you don't need both of them.

[crazy_heat2003]

thanks for the replies. Who would I look for in a trade with Tony Womak?
Here are some free agents:

Nixon, Trot
Vizquel, Omar
Lee, Carlos
Vaughn, Mo
Ventura, Robin
Cedeno, Roger
Guzman, Cristian
Spiezio, Scott
Mora, Melvin
Tucker, Michael
Zeile, Todd
Simon, Randall
Singleton, Chris

Daal, Omar
Lidle, Cory
Ohka, Tomo
Remlinger, Mike
Groom, Buddy
Trachsel, Steve
Astacio, PedroDL
Karsay, SteveDL
Helling, Rick
Weber, Ben
Valdes, Ismael
Stanton, Mike

[jdh]

I don't really like any of the available pitching options on the free agent wire. What you should do is look at the rosters of the other teams, and find the ones that have lousier shortstops than Womack. Then propose a trade with them. You should be able to get a quality starting pitcher for him, definitely not in the RJ/Schilling/Pedro/Zito calibre but probably a top 20 to 30 pitcher.

[drunkenmonkey]

I waited after Runelvys Hernandez got his first impressive win for KC, but I grabbed him in all three of my leagues today after he won his second. I dropped Lackey in two leagues and Elmer Dessens in one. Two games, 2 wins, .60 ERA. He should be available, and is probably worth a look.

[crazy_heat2003]

Based on my lineup what would be a good trade for Kerry Wood. Or should I look for a different pitcher?

Other team's lineup:
C Pierzynski, A.J.
1B Sweeney, Mike
2B Kennedy, Adam
3B Batista, Tony
SS Cabrera, Orlando
OF Sosa, Sammy
OF Damon, Johnny
OF Giles, Brian
Util Helton, Todd
Bench Giambi, Jeremy
Bench Mondesi, Raul
Bench Burks, Ellis

SP Ortiz, Ramon
SP Buehrle, Mark
RP Wagner, Billy
RP Escobar, Kelvim
P Moyer, Jamie
P Williamson, Scott
P Sabathia, C.C.
Bench Wood, Kerry
Bench Lackey, John