Newbie..ID Weak Spots? WHIR

[BaseballintheD]

Hi! I just completed my first draft, complete newbie, Below is my roster, if you could check it out, let me know where I need to improve I would appreciate it, WHIR the best I can! Thanks.

[BaseballintheD]

Sorry! It didn't post in my sig

Current Roster:

C: Russell Martin
1B:Kevin Youkilis
2B: Dustin Pedoria
3B:Ryan Braun
SS: Michael Young
UTIL: Ryan Theriot
OF: Ichiro
OF: Michael Bourn
OF: Adam Dunn
BN: Jhonny Peralta
BN:Iwamura
BN: Chris Young

SP: Contreas, Guthrie, Mussina,Wellemeyer, Blanton
RP:Sherrill, Marmol
BN: Wilson (SF), Blackburn

[jackie hayes]

What is the league size? Format?

[BaseballintheD]

Oh I'm sorry, I am in a 5x5 Roto League with 12 teams.

[shoelessjoetara]

Your offense is outstanding. It is very well balanced. Dunn will hurt in AVG but everyone else makes up for it. The only place I could see wanting to improve is your pitching staff a little. to also pick up another closer. All together I like your team. Please help me please

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[jackie hayes]

Def look to improve your pitching first. Mussina's droppable, your other starters are doing okay, but every one is a question mark. Look for some young starters and the next time a closer goes down, grab his replacement. (But don't drop Marmol -- even without saves, the guy is valuable.)

On offense, I don't understand why you're benching Chris Young. He'll hurt your average, but I think he'd contribute more overall than Theriot. If you're not going to play him, you could think about trading him to help your pitching. Similarly, I like Peralta enough that I'd think about trading Michael Young to boost your pitching (if you can get a good offer). Iwamura is an okay player, but he seems droppable.