ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007

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7 X 5 league with bb's and k's for hitters. 10 man league with the 5th pick. I drafted:

utley
ichiro (swapped 2nd and 3rd round picks to get aramis early in 3rd)
aramis ramirez
a. jones
carlos lee (keeper from last year)
myers
giambi
schmidt
cain
bedard
thome
randy johnson
todd jones
jorge julio
kei igawa
teahan
laroche
bill hall
freddy garcia
burrell
dan wheeler
michael barrett

Looks like my pitching is suspect. Opinions?

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Maybe you haven't heard "Pitching wins Championships"
I won't bash your team too much since you must be a rookie, but here is some advice!! Do some reasearch before you get in a fantasy league. You overvalued these players: Ichiro, Jones, Giambi, Schmidt. Randy Johnson may get 10 starts this year. Good luck, but it looks like you will become the joke of the league. Better luck next year rookie
(I do like the Kei draft pick)

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"Pitching wins championships" does not pertain to fantasy baseball. It refers to the opinion that good pitching can defeat good hitting. In a 7x5 fantasy league, the hitting categories are more important, since 58% of the categories are hitting categories. Yes he reached for a few players, but overall, he did ok. A rotation of Myers, Cain, Schmidt, and Bedard is good enough to win the league. His closers are weak, but with a good lineup, it can be overcome. And Carlos Lee does not appear to be a reach in round 5 (and as a keeper, he probably had no choice what round to draft him). Andrew Jones in a contract year isnt that bad for a 4th round pick. Barrett was a great last pick, and Teahan could pay off in a big way. I don't think Freddy Garcia will have much value to you, and I would scan the waiver wire for a starter with upside. I also would consider trading Thome for a top closer (you already have a few high K hitters).