Fantasy Baseball 2009

gdennis59 wrote:

Im not!

Who you gonna pick?

Todd Jones?

I am no expert on fantasy baseball


But I don't think you can pick retired players

gs78 wrote:

gdennis59 wrote:

Im not!

Who you gonna pick?

Todd Jones?

I am no expert on fantasy baseball


But I don't think you can pick retired players

You can pick retired players. Barry Bonds was picked last year.

Just so you know, in order to earn points, the player has to at least see action in a game. Active players are more likely to see action then retired players.

bobrob2004 wrote:

gs78 wrote:

gdennis59 wrote:

Im not!

Who you gonna pick?

Todd Jones?

I am no expert on fantasy baseball


But I don't think you can pick retired players

You can pick retired players. Barry Bonds was picked last year.

Just so you know, in order to earn points, the player has to at least see action in a game. Active players are more likely to see action then retired players.

I might pick Todd Jones

Maybe he will comeback

Fuck Rodney

He sucks

Ha. Ive had a few closers in mind. Not Rodney, and not Jonesy. And definitely NOT K-Rod! But I do have a few that should help me.

gdennis59 wrote:

Ha. Ive had a few closers in mind. Not Rodney, and not Jonesy. And definitely NOT K-Rod! But I do have a few that should help me.

K-Rod Sucks

Fa Show!

We need at least 2 more people. If we don't get them by the time ST starts, then I'm going to have to cancel this.

Come on guys! Lets go!

when does this start

So I drafted my team for my league yesterday! Woot!

Here it is:

C: Brian McCann
1B: Ryan Howard
2B: Dan Uggla
3B: Aramis Ramirez
SS: JJ Hardy
OF: Carlos Lee
OF: Xavier Nady
OF: Jhonny Damon
Util: Carlos Delgado

SP: Josh Beckett
SP: Roy Halladay
RP: Jose Arredondo
RP: Chad Durbin
P: Justin Duscherer
P: Armando Galaragga
P: Jeff Samardzija

BN: JD Drew
BN: Troy Gluas
BN: Matt Joyce
BN: Jair Jurrjens
BN: Dan Wheeler

Whatcha think?

I need more pitching so I offered:
Troy Glaus, JJ, and Dan Wheeler for Matt Capps and Joey Devine.
Good or no?

gdennis59 wrote:

I need more pitching so I offered:
Troy Glaus, JJ, and Dan Wheeler for Matt Capps and Joey Devine.
Good or no?

That might not be a good idea. Usually, you can pick up cheap saves on the waiver wire. JJ will give you innings, wins and K's (not to mention ERA). Devine might not even be the closer, Brad Ziegler could very well get the job. Devine won't help you if he's not the closer regardless of how good his ERA will be.

Gotcha, thanks brob!

What about JJ, Troy Glaus, and JD Drew for Zambrano and Joe Nathan?

gdennis59 wrote:

What about JJ, Troy Glaus, and JD Drew for Zambrano and Joe Nathan?

I could see that one working in your favor.

Yeah, I really need alot more pitching.

gdennis59 wrote:

Yeah, I really need alot more pitching.

I wouldn't worry too much about it. There is always going to be someone not drafted that will get 10-12 wins and an ERA of under 4.00. Galarraga, Dempster and Lee weren't drafted mostly last year. You really have to pay attention in April though and grab those guys in a hurry.

One key strategy is always to trade a mediocre pitcher for a hitter. A hitter can help you everyday while a pitcher can only help you every 5 days. And pitchers are much more easier to replace than hitters. Also, a pitcher is more streaky than a hitter, so if you trade them at their peak, you can make out like a bandit. Imagine trading Dempster for a guy like Beltran last year.

Yeah, I see your point.

Is Ryan Howard for Zambrano, Joe Nathan, and Prince Fielder a good deal?

gdennis59 wrote:

Is Ryan Howard for Zambrano, Joe Nathan, and Prince Fielder a good deal?

Definitely.

Thought so, but if I did that, the guy Im trading would have Pujols and Fielder as 1B and Utility, compared to my Prince Fielder and Carlos Delgado.

gdennis59 wrote:

Thought so, but if I did that, the guy Im trading would have Pujols and Fielder as 1B and Utility, compared to my Prince Fielder and Carlos Delgado.

It doesn't matter, you'd be making out with the pitching. Maybe you can flip Zambrano and Delgado for someone better, like Justin Morneau or Adrian Gonzalez? Or if you get really lucky, Lance Berkman, Mark Teixeira or Miguel Cabrera? Maybe you can substitute JJ in for Zambrano if you want to keep him.

Also, look out for Chris Davis. If you can get him without giving up so much, do it. His eligibility at 3B and 1B is a plus. Maybe you can trade Delgado in a package for him?

Well I'm drafting my second team now, Its looking pretty good. Will tell you when I'm done.

I think Im gonna grab Jacobs in a later round to trade him off for something better.

Here's my other team:

C: Mike Napoli
1B: Lance Berkman
2B: Dustin Pedroia
3B: Aubrey Huff
SS: JJ Hardy
OF: Johnny Damon, Jason Bay, Ryan Ludwick
Utility: Adrian Gonzolez

SPs: Dice-K, Carlos Zambrano
RPs: Joe Nathan and Kerry Wood
Ps: Justin Duchscherer, Ted Lilly, Chris Volstad

Bench: Xavier Nady, Jum Thome, Jose Guillen, Joe Saunders, and Jose Arredondo

I like this team better I think, seems more balanced.

I have 1 more pick to go, but here's my fantasy team this year...

C Russell Martin
1B Adam Dunn
2B Alexei Ramirez
SS Rafael Furcal
3B Adrian Beltre
OF Ryan Braun
OF Bobby Abreu
OF Jayson Werth
UTL Jim Thome
UTL Paul Konerko
UTL Carlos Gomez

SP Tim Lincecum
P A.J. Burnett
P Matt Garza
P Mark Buehrle
P Joe Saunders
RP Joakim Soria
RP Trever Hoffman
RP Joel Hanrahan

BN Juan Pierre
BN Hideki Matsui
BN Troy Percival
BN Felipe Lopez
BN Jeremy Bonderman
BN

How do you pick players?

gs78 wrote:

How do you pick players?

That was from a different league. It doesn't look like we're doing one here with the lack of interest.

Which suckz