22 games back...8 team H2H...it's ugly

[fragglerock]

OK it's a mess but I'm trying to put it back together. Here are the details:

8 team Head 2 Head. 22 man roster. Lineups can be changed daily.

Scoring Categories (each category at end of week is a W or L):
Hitting: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, TB, AVG, OBP
Pitching: IP, W, L, SV, ER, K, ERA, WHIP, QS

Starters:
C - Mauer (MIN)
1B - A. LaRoche (WAS)
2B - I. Kinsler (TEX)
3B - A. Rodriguez (NYY)
SS - T. Tulowitzki (COL)
OF - D. Viciedo (CWS)
OF - C. Gonzalez (COL)
OF - A. Ethier (LAD)
Util - M. Prado (ATL)
Bench:
OF - S. Victorino (PHI)
SS - E. Andrus (TEX)
OF - C. Young (ARI)
DL - E. Bonifacio (MIA)

Pitchers:
SP - C. Hamels (PHI)
SP - T. Lincecum (SF)
SP - M. Latos (CIN)
SP - R. Dickey (NYM)
SP - W. Rodriguez (HOU)
SP - B. Beachy (ATL)
SP - C. Capuano (LAD)
RP - C. Kimbrel (ATL)
RP - J. Hanrahan (PIT)
RP - A. Chapman (CIN)

I recently picked up Dickey (dropped U Jimenez), Vicideo (dropped Heyward) and LaRoche (dropped Hosmer.) Obviously being an 8 teamer there are options in FA. I'm just trying to thin out the weaknesses and add some production so I can crawl back into the race. Any questions feel free to fire away. Thanks in advance for any help.

[yolksfolks]

Personally I'd reverse the LaRoche for Hosmer move. There is plenty of time left this season and Hosmer is starting to show signs of life. It may hurt you slightly in the short term, but for ROS I'd much rather Hosmer.

[yolksfolks]

Also, I'd slide Prado into 3B, bench Arod, and put Victorino at UTIL. You could use the SBs while Boni is out. And Andrus is pretty much blocked on this team and playing well. SS depth is thin so see if you can trade him for a mid-level pitcher.

[fragglerock]

Thanks yolks for the quick feedback. Hosmer was a tough pill for me to swallow when I dropped him but he was painful to watch. I'll think about picking him back up.

As for ARod I had him in there to help with power (my HR and RBI totals are near the bottom of the league) but now that I picked up Viciedo I feel a little bit better there. Prado and Victorino both rotate in fairly often but I'll consider sticking them in the starting lineup.

Thanks for the help!