ask me about fantasy baseball v.2007

[chalk7]

5 x 5 AL only keeper league. start 14 hitters (std + ci, mi, 2 extra of and 1 extra c), 9 pitchers. $260 salary cap.

i get 11 keepers. does doug mientkiewicz have any value at $1? his poor spring has me worried. if you get stuck without an active player at any position, not to mention 1b or ci, you are in serious trouble.

also, what about:

overbay $19
papi $37
todd jones $18
nathan $36
vazquez $12
meche $15


deadline is tonight. thanks.

[duk]

Anyone have thoughts on my draft? Especially noticeable areas I should trade someone for? It's a 12 team yahoo standard roto, 2nd pick overall.

Round Pick Player Position
1. (2) Álex Rodríguez 3B
2. (23) Miguel Tejada SS
3. (26) Joe Mauer C
4. (47) Carlos Delgado 1B
5. (50) Chone Figgins 2B,3B,OF
6. (71) Trevor Hoffman RP
7. (74) Johnny Damon OF
8. (95) Rocco Baldelli OF
9. (98) Torii Hunter OF
10. (119) Mike Mussina SP
11. (122) Ervin Santana SP
12. (143) Édgar Rentería SS
13. (146) Jorge Posada C
14. (167) Dave Bush SP
15. (170) John Patterson SP
16. (191) Nomar Garciaparra 1B
17. (194) Kei Igawa SP
18. (215) Seth McClung SP,RP
19. (218) Bobby Crosby SS
20. (239) Jeremy Sowers SP
21. (242) Taylor Tankersley RP

Thanks for whatever you have to say.

[Kneel B4 Zod]

ok, first auction draft complete. as I mentioned before, 15 team 7x5 league. I'm an expansion team, and this is a transition year from snake to auction. Every existing team kept 3 guys at an average salary of 25. I took my 3 favorite "left-overs" from everyone else, then we proceeded to do an auction draft. Next year I can keep any of my guys except "my keepers" of Dunn, Fielder, and Carpenter. Yearly inflation cost of $3.

phew.

how did I do?
Name Paid Position
Name Paid Position

Dunn, Adam (not eligible to be kept) … 30 … LF
Peavy, Jake … 28 … SP
Fielder, Prince (not eligible to be kept) … 25 … 1B
Carpenter, Chris (not eligible to be kept) … 20 … SP
Glaus, Troy … 19 … 3B
Thomas, Frank … 17 … DH
Hall, Bill … 17 … SS
Young, Chris … 16 … CF
Hamels, Cole … 16 … SP
Giles, Brian … 15 … RF
Teahen, Mark … 11 … 3b
Gagne, Eric … 11 … RP
Victorino, Shane … 7 … OF
Varitek, Jason … 6 … C
Kemp, Matthew … 6 … CF
Broxton, Jonathan … 6 … RP
Tracy, Chad … 5 … 3b
Duke, Zach … 5 … SP
Neshek, Patrick … 4 …
Maddux, Greg … 3 … SP
Johnson, Daniel … 3 …
Farnsworth, Kyle … 2 … RP
Burke, Chris … 1 … 2B/OF
Gorzelanny, Tom … 1 … SP
Johnson, Kelly … 1 … UT

[crockpot]

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Anyone have thoughts on my draft? Especially noticeable areas I should trade someone for? It's a 12 team yahoo standard roto, 2nd pick overall.

Round Pick Player Position
1. (2) Álex Rodríguez 3B
2. (23) Miguel Tejada SS
3. (26) Joe Mauer C
4. (47) Carlos Delgado 1B
5. (50) Chone Figgins 2B,3B,OF
6. (71) Trevor Hoffman RP
7. (74) Johnny Damon OF
8. (95) Rocco Baldelli OF
9. (98) Torii Hunter OF
10. (119) Mike Mussina SP
11. (122) Ervin Santana SP
12. (143) Édgar Rentería SS
13. (146) Jorge Posada C
14. (167) Dave Bush SP
15. (170) John Patterson SP
16. (191) Nomar Garciaparra 1B
17. (194) Kei Igawa SP
18. (215) Seth McClung SP,RP
19. (218) Bobby Crosby SS
20. (239) Jeremy Sowers SP
21. (242) Taylor Tankersley RP

Thanks for whatever you have to say.

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muck.

your team basically consists of mauer, a few decent SP picks, and my standard exclude list from a live draft. grade: D.

[crockpot]

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5 x 5 AL only keeper league. start 14 hitters (std + ci, mi, 2 extra of and 1 extra c), 9 pitchers. $260 salary cap.

i get 11 keepers. does doug mientkiewicz have any value at $1? his poor spring has me worried. if you get stuck without an active player at any position, not to mention 1b or ci, you are in serious trouble.

also, what about:

overbay $19
papi $37
todd jones $18
nathan $36
vazquez $12
meche $15


deadline is tonight. thanks.

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oops, sorry about that.

unanswerable without number of teams, etc. i'm guessing meche should be dropped. minky should be kept if he wins the job, which isn't looking likely.

[crockpot]

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Keeper league, I am keeping 12.

Been offered Vernon and V.Mart for Utley. I am weak in the OF with only Beltran as my keeper, and I have Weeks behind Utley. Should I take the deal?

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unanswerable without number of teams and who else you're replacing on your keeper list with these new guys. i'm guessing the percentage play is to reject, but then i hate wells and vmart.

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okay so i got all ready to draft a kickass team and i overslept the draft this is what yahoo picked for me.
9 team league 6x6 added stats are L and OBP.

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generally you can't look at private leagues without being a member.

it's worth a look to check the availability of this year's rookies (c. young, hart, gordon, bailey) who are buried in yahoo's rankings.

i would target thomas or gonzalez, if you have a place to play one. pitching-wise, i'd target lilly, maddux, penny, or hudson, but igawa might have the most upside of them all. it depends on your risk tolerance.

[crockpot]

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Anyone want to grade this drafted team? 10 team league, 6x6 roto style, start 6 pitchers, all spots + CI, MI, DH. 4th pick overall.
1. A-Rod, 3B
2. G. Sizemore, OF1
3. V. Martinez, C
4. A. Jones, OF2
5. J. Peavy, SP
6. B. Roberts, 2B
7. F. Hernandez, SP
8. D. Willis, SP
9. D. Young, OF3
10. C. Cordero, RP
11. T. Helton, 1B
12. C. Ray, RP
13. J. Peralta, SS
14. J. Francoeur, OF/DH
15. B. Arroyo, SP
16. C. Tracy, CI/3B
17. B. Crosby, MI/SS
18. A. Huff, Bench/1B
19. C. Crisp, Bench/OF
20. M. Prior, Bench/SP

I am looking at 3-4 free agents to replace Prior assuming he flops again. I also could add E. Byrnes or M. Ensberg to replace C. Crisp.

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proper analysis requires knowing what the additional categories are. also it's significant whether transactions are weekly or daily because pitching spots are limited.

vmart is a huge reach with the 24th pick, and i don't like willis or peralta. peavy is a good pick, francoeur is likely to be hurt by your sixth category. ray should regress but is a reasonable value in round 12. C+ overall.

[crockpot]

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ok, first auction draft complete. as I mentioned before, 15 team 7x5 league. I'm an expansion team, and this is a transition year from snake to auction. Every existing team kept 3 guys at an average salary of 25. I took my 3 favorite "left-overs" from everyone else, then we proceeded to do an auction draft. Next year I can keep any of my guys except "my keepers" of Dunn, Fielder, and Carpenter. Yearly inflation cost of $3.

phew.

how did I do?
Name Paid Position
Name Paid Position

Dunn, Adam (not eligible to be kept) … 30 … LF
Peavy, Jake … 28 … SP
Fielder, Prince (not eligible to be kept) … 25 … 1B
Carpenter, Chris (not eligible to be kept) … 20 … SP
Glaus, Troy … 19 … 3B
Thomas, Frank … 17 … DH
Hall, Bill … 17 … SS
Young, Chris … 16 … CF
Hamels, Cole … 16 … SP
Giles, Brian … 15 … RF
Teahen, Mark … 11 … 3b
Gagne, Eric … 11 … RP
Victorino, Shane … 7 … OF
Varitek, Jason … 6 … C
Kemp, Matthew … 6 … CF
Broxton, Jonathan … 6 … RP
Tracy, Chad … 5 … 3b
Duke, Zach … 5 … SP
Neshek, Patrick … 4 …
Maddux, Greg … 3 … SP
Johnson, Daniel … 3 …
Farnsworth, Kyle … 2 … RP
Burke, Chris … 1 … 2B/OF
Gorzelanny, Tom … 1 … SP
Johnson, Kelly … 1 … UT


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looks pretty good overall. i like the bargain second basemen. thomas seems a bit expensive but is probably helped by the TB+BB+HBP category. a second closer could easily be worth 5-6 points in saves, so i'd pursue one.

[Shadowrun]

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okay so i got all ready to draft a kickass team and i overslept the draft this is what yahoo picked for me.
9 team league 6x6 added stats are L and OBP.

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generally you can't look at private leagues without being a member.

it's worth a look to check the availability of this year's rookies (c. young, hart, gordon, bailey) who are buried in yahoo's rankings.

i would target thomas or gonzalez, if you have a place to play one. pitching-wise, i'd target lilly, maddux, penny, or hudson, but igawa might have the most upside of them all. it depends on your risk tolerance.

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We agreed on a couple things

Waiver 2: --empty-- for Brad Penny pending until Mar 27
Waiver 3: Francisco Liriano for Kei Igawa pending until Mar 27

For some reason Yahoo drafted me 3 catchers.

I guess you find these 2 plays to be average/bad
Waiver 1: Josh Willingham for Gary Matthews Jr. pending until Mar 27
Waiver 4: A.J. Pierzynski for Jacque Jones pending until Mar 27

also doing a trade
Brian McCann & Chris Capuano for Tadahito Iguchi & Billy Wagner

I like the trade because i dont need 2 stud catchers and i am not a fan of Capuano. I also felt i needed another closer and this fills that void. Iguchi is an upgrade to the 2b i have now and will allow me to cut Brandon Phillips and get someone else.

p.s. those rookies you mentioned are taken