C Ivan Rodriguez
1B Brad Wilkerson
2B Brett Boone
3B Hank Blalock
SS Michael young
OF Carlos Beltran
OF Carl Crawford
OF Miguel Cabrera
OF Garret Anderson
OF J.D. Drew
2B/SS Jimmy Rollins
1B/3B Mike Sweeney
Util Richard Hidalgo
Bench Phil Nevin
Bench Milton Bradley
Bench Pat Burrell
P Ben Sheets
P Francisco Rodriguez
P Barry Zito
P A.J. Burnett
P Eddie Guardado
P Bartolo Colon
P Kelvim Escobar
P Bob Wickman
P Bronson Arroyo
What do I need to improve on, who could I trade, and what should be my official line up for opening day?
Thanks in advance for taking the time to give me your opinions
Looks pretty good, but I can't help feeling like it's not enough for an eight-teamer. Awesome outfield, but your infield strikes me as a bit weak for eight teams. Ditto with your pitching. Always trade from your strengths, which in this case would be your outfield. Get some upgrades for your pitching, then your infield if you can manage it.
Pedantic wrote:Looks pretty good, but I can't help feeling like it's not enough for an eight-teamer. Awesome outfield, but your infield strikes me as a bit weak for eight teams. Ditto with your pitching. Always trade from your strengths, which in this case would be your outfield. Get some upgrades for your pitching, then your infield if you can manage it.
Wickman, I don't think he is going to amount to much this year and Everyday Eddie is also a question mark, I would try to get some of the younger closers maybe even Arizona's young closer, or one of the lesser none guys as backup. I agree your outfield is awesome, but 1b looks a little weak, maybe you can somehow get a trade to address the closer and 1b needs.
If this was a 12 team league, you would be looking great...
IMO, Nevin should be starting over Sweeney. And you can debate Wilkerson vs Sweeney, though I know many seem to think Wilkerson is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Still, the avg kills.
Your SP is a bit weak for an 8 team league. Zito, Colon, Arroyo are all dubious picks at best.