ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

this seemed to be a successful enough distraction last year, so i'll bring it back for an encore.

an example of what to ask:

- grade my draft
- should i make this trade?
- what do you think of player x?
- which of these guys should i keep?
- what do you think of fantasy website/projections/book x?

bring it.

Re: ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

Both are standard 5x5 leagues for scoring:

League A (keep 5 players)

Beltran
Bay
Peavy
K-Rod
Lopez/Sheffield/Verlander (currently leaning lopez)

League B

Victorino and Melky Cabrera have exemptions for my team. 8 keepers besides those 2.

Pujols, Figgins, Damon, Carpenter, Nathan and some combination of Kenji Johjima, Adam LaRoche, Eric Chavez, Josh Beckett, Greg Maddux, and Cliff Lee is what I'm thinking.

Re: ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

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Both are standard 5x5 leagues for scoring:

League A (keep 5 players)

Beltran
Bay
Peavy
K-Rod
Lopez/Sheffield/Verlander (currently leaning lopez)

League B

Victorino and Melky Cabrera have exemptions for my team. 8 keepers besides those 2.

Pujols, Figgins, Damon, Carpenter, Nathan and some combination of Kenji Johjima, Adam LaRoche, Eric Chavez, Josh Beckett, Greg Maddux, and Cliff Lee is what I'm thinking.

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A. keep lopez. i think you could do better trading one of your keepers for two.

B. i'd take johjima, laroche, beckett. chavez is an acceptable alternative.

future posters: try to include league size and any non-standard starting positions, roster limits, etc. for best answers.

Re: ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

6x6 (oba, slg instead of average, holds for relievers), 12 teams

Freddy Sanchez at $10 for Jason Isringhausen at $17.

Your thoughts on Chris Young (OF AZ), Curtis Granderson, and Brad Wilkerson? These are all PECOTA peculiarities, IMO.

What about the young second basemen Weeks vs Cano vs Kinsler vs Kendrick.

Re: ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

14 team league, standard rules, keep 5 :

Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano, Matt Holliday, Paul Konerko, Hideki Matsui, Frank Thomas, Juan Pierra, Scott Rolen Scott Kazmir, Erik Bedard, Brad Lidge.


I'm thinking Abreu, Cano, Holliday, Konerko and Kazmir, thoughts?

Should I be looking at making an Abreu for 2 type deal?

Re: ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

16-team 5x5 league with minors...salary cap instead of keepers, but i have no cap worries

i've been offered Russell Martin and Jeff Niemann (sp?) for Nick Swisher...overall my offense is weak and i have VTek at C. i have more OF than i need...I've got the league's best pitching staff, so even if Neimann breaks through this year, i likely wouldn't play him until 08

Re: ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

Bobby Abreu (NYY - OF)
Josh Barfield (Cle - 2B)
Jason Bay (Pit - OF)
Carl Crawford (TB - OF)
Chone Figgins (LAA - 2B,3B,OF)
Adrián González (SD - 1B)
Víctor Martínez (Cle - C,1B)
David Ortiz (Bos - 1B)
Édgar Rentería (Atl - SS)
José Reyes (NYM - SS)
Mark Teixeira (Tex - 1B)
Chad Tracy (Ari - 1B,3B,OF)
Rickie Weeks (Mil - 2B)
David Wright (NYM - 3B)

Pitching

Boof Bonser (Min - SP)
Zach Duke (Pit - SP)
Roy Halladay (Tor - SP)
Scott Olsen (Fla - SP)
Roy Oswalt (Hou - SP)
Chris Ray (Bal - RP)
B.J. Ryan (Tor - RP)
Takashi Saito (LAD - RP)
Ben Sheets (Mil - SP)
José Valverde (Ari - RP)
Chris Young (SD - SP)

Keep 12. Who should i be keeping? 10 or so are obvious, the rest are not.

Re: ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

10 team 10 keeper. Standard 5x5
I'll be keeping:
Morneau
Utley
Weeks
Wright
Beltran
Zito
Kazmir
Bonderman
Zumaya
Jenks

Been offered Peavy + Reyes for Beltran + Utley. I am demanding for more on his side but how much more realistically can I get?

Re: ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

Beltran would be a first round pick and Utley 2nd most liely. Reyes is top 5 material and Peavy is like round 4-6 material if hes healthy.

Re: ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007
 

I would like more general advice on how to prepare each year since my main league is so specialized.

I am in an AL only, 4x4 10 team auction league fwiw. We have the ability to keep some players for one additional year.

I guess I have a ton of questions, but for something that would be useful to the board as a whole can you explain how to spend your time in the offseason to prepare.