my keeper league team

[Skippyoz]

Here is my keeper league team (*denotes kept from last year)...

Any ideas or suggestions? Who should I try to trade and what do you think I could get for them? 9 Team league, very competitive, 5 by 5 stats.

Thank you very much for any time you put into this...

C: Jorge Posada*
1B: Mike Sweeney*
2B: Bret Boone*
3B: Eric Chavez*
SS: Alex Rodriguez*
LF: Shannon Stewart
CF: Jim Edmonds
RF: Bob Abreu*
OF: Dave Roberts
OF: Austin Kearns
IF: Rafael Palmeiro
IF: Aramis Ramirez
Util: Ellis Burks

SP: Mike Mussina*
SP: Roy Oswalt*
SP: Wade Miller
SP: Joel Pineiro
SP: Vincente Padilla
RP: Armando Benitez
P: Keith Foulke

Bench: Ryan Dempster, Brad Penny, Corey Patterson

[Drvngcrzy]

Who are some of the available players on waivers?

[Drvngcrzy]

Also, looks like you may need another closer for the bench.

[Skippyoz]

The top hitters available (according to yahoo) are below. I'll look into the closers, but they are really slim pickings... last year as it is most people had only 1 closer anyway...

Mondesi, Raul (RF-NYY)
Lofton, Kenny (CF-Pit)
Womack, Tony (SS-Ari)
Kotsay, Mark (CF-SD)
Fullmer, Brad (DH, 1B-Ana)
Bellhorn, Mark (2B, 3B, 1B-ChC)
Spiezio, Scott (1B, 3B-Ana)
Kennedy, Adam (2B-Ana)
Perry, Herbert (3B-Tex)
Payton, Jay (CF, LF-Col)
Bell, David (3B-Phi)
Tucker, Michael (RF, LF, DH-KC)
Simon, Randall (DH, 1B-Pit)
Gibbons, Jay (RF, 1B-Bal)
Zeile, Todd (3B-NYY
Martinez, Tino (1B-StL
Hollandsworth,Todd (LF, RF, CF-Fla
Singleton, Chris (CF-Oak
Young, Eric (2B-Mil)
Santiago, Benito (C-SF
Randa, Joe (3B, DH-KC
Grieve, Ben (RF, DH-TB
Vina, Fernando (2B-StL
Fox, Andy (SS-Fla
Ortiz, David (DH, 1B-Bos

[Drvngcrzy]

Have you considered any rookies that may have big years. There are a few worth getting now for their future us-sides. I like both rookies from Cleveland, Brandon Phillips and Travis Hafner. How about Lane or Cudyer? I dont like Dempster, is Dessens on your waiver wire? I have heard some good things from Chicagos rookie pitcher Zambrano. Hope this helps.

[Skippyoz]

Funny you should mention it, but I dropped Dempster for Zambrano last night.

[rotisseriking]

You've got a well balanced lineup but you might be lacking in steals just looking at it quickly. Off the waiver wire I really like Kotsay and Kennedy. Neither will get you a lot of steals but will add pop and average. Only problem is who do you get rid of? Patterson? I dunno.

I like your pitchers too. Not a big fan of Zambrano. Guys I like that might be available are Lackey, Santana, Lidle. I'd think about dropping Penny for a RP on your bench maybe Looper, Felix Rodriguez, Rhodes (middle guys that can add wins and an occasional save).

[Skippyoz]

I like Adam Kennedy a lot as well, but I wouldn't know who to drop for him. Today I dropped Burks and picked up Edgar. If Edgar doesn't pan out well in the first month or so I'll pick up Kennedy.

Jose Mesa is still available, but I don't know if I want to drop Penny for him.

Thanks a lot for your help.