***THE OFFICIAL*** rate/"tell me what to do with" my fantasy team thread!

[Madtown22]

Carlos Santana A keeper option? 16 team 5 keepers per squad. It's between him and Kendry Morales

[RaJAxTWa]

need help on this trade
i give up
hanley
i recieve
austin jackson
morales
erick aybar

pleaseee help its a 16 team league so its a deep league thats why this trade makes sense i just want to know if im getting ripped off and morales and aybar get hurt a lot so idk if i should make the deal help? its head to head points so categories dont matter

[BroadStBullies]

I have the 3rd pick. So who are your top 3 guys in fantasy baseball this year?

[Eagles4Lyfe]

Hamram first because a ss of his calibre is harder to replace whereas pujols a 1B you can get enough solid options..
So hanram, pujols and adrian gonzales..I have him highly rated thsi year especially at fenway..

[Eagles4Lyfe]

I also have a question, what do you guys think about just ditching the saves part category and filling out in other categories, because while people are taking closers solid players are always left but are often passed because once the first person takes a closer the rest follow suit..

[BroadStBullies]

Hamram first because a ss of his calibre is harder to replace whereas pujols a 1B you can get enough solid options..
So hanram, pujols and adrian gonzales..I have him highly rated thsi year especially at fenway..

Yeah I actually want Hanley. But, he's probably going to get picked before me. Looks like Pujols and Hanley are locks for numbers 1 and 2.

I'm actually thinking about Crawford, Tulo, or Longoria with the 3rd pick. Most likely Longoria. What do you think?

[Eagles4Lyfe]

Ya that wouldn't be bad i would take tulo or longoria maybe tulo more because once again he's a SS, you can pick up a 3b later in can't do the same with SS but thats just me..
Then on your way back you can get a 1b, 3b or OF very easily...

[BroadStBullies]

Should I trade the pick to move down to #7? I'll still be able to get Tulo with that pick cause no one likes him in the top 10. The trade would be me giving up my first (3), second (14), fifth and sixth for his first (7), second (10), fourth (26), and fifth.

So essentially, I'll be getting two fourths and he'll be getting two sixths.

[ShockerArt]

Should I trade the pick to move down to #7? I'll still be able to get Tulo with that pick cause no one likes him in the top 10. The trade would be me giving up my first (3), second (14), fifth and sixth for his first (7), second (10), fourth (26), and fifth.

So essentially, I'll be getting two fourths and he'll be getting two sixths.

I would do that if you really want Tulo and you think he'll be there at 7. You get the guy you want + you move up 4 spots in the 2nd and get another 4th rounder.

[ShockerArt]

I also have a question, what do you guys think about just ditching the saves part category and filling out in other categories, because while people are taking closers solid players are always left but are often passed because once the first person takes a closer the rest follow suit..

H2H or roto? In H2H I usually draft hitters and SPs while people are taking the top closers. Then, I grab 2 of the last solid closers left at the end of the run, followed by 1 or 2 upside closer-types at the end of the draft. I follow the closers closely all season and grab waiver guys early. My plan is to be competitive in saves with cheap draft picks and a little extra homework during the season. If it doesn't work out, it's just one category out of 10 (or more) and no big investment. I think that works well for people in roto also.

So, basically, no I wouldn't totally punt the category. It's an easy one to chase on waivers as long as you have a couple of decent guys already.

[Eagles4Lyfe]

H2H or roto? In H2H I usually draft hitters and SPs while people are taking the top closers. Then, I grab 2 of the last solid closers left at the end of the run, followed by 1 or 2 upside closer-types at the end of the draft. I follow the closers closely all season and grab waiver guys early. My plan is to be competitive in saves with cheap draft picks and a little extra homework during the season. If it doesn't work out, it's just one category out of 10 (or more) and no big investment. I think that works well for people in roto also.

So, basically, no I wouldn't totally punt the category. It's an easy one to chase on waivers as long as you have a couple of decent guys already.

H2H and its a waste to you can pick up a few guys who have flew under the radar with those picks.. It also depends on the leagues to IMO if its competitive then it'll be hard getting a closer on waivers because they'll already be gone through the draft

[ShockerArt]

H2H and its a waste to you can pick up a few guys who have flew under the radar with those picks.. It also depends on the leagues to IMO if its competitive then it'll be hard getting a closer on waivers because they'll already be gone through the draft

Yeah the chasing method depends on how many die-hard owners are in your league and are doing the same strategy. Like I said, I don't like to totally punt the category, but it's fine to punt a category in H2H if that's your preference. If I do punt a category on a regular basis in H2H, it tends to be stolen bases since a lot of the elite steals guys tend to suck at just about everything else.

[Eagles4Lyfe]

Depends if you get a guy like hanram then mccutchen who im high on and your 2b or 3b are bound to get steals to you'll be fine.. Sometimes 3 or 4 can win you in a week, saves however are messed up

[knicks_champ]

Just had my draft rate my team please.

C: Buster Posey
1B: Morneau
2B: Cano
3B: Infante
SS: Andrus
OF: Suzuki
OF: Delmon Young
OF: Carlos Lee
DH: Vlad Guerrero
DH: Ike Davis

SP: Lincecum
SP: Josh Johnson
SP: Tim Hudson
SP: Phil Hughes
SP: C.J. Wilson
RP: Neftali Feliz

Bench

BN: Ty Wigginton
BN: Miguel Tejada
BN: Jorge Posada
BN: Jason Kubel
BN: Carlos Zambrano
BN: Johan Santana
BN: Jair Jurrjens
BN: Drew Storen

[Trey]

I just drafted this team. 10 team league, auction. Number next to the guy is what I paid for them.

Team Warlock
C Joe Mauer 20
1B Prince Fielder 21
2B Ty Wigginton 1
3B Ryan Zimmerman 24
SS Hanley Ramirez 34
2B/SS Ryan Theriot 1
1B/3B Adrian Beltre 17
OF Carl Crawford 34
OF Andrew McCutchen 20
OF Matt Kemp 22
OF Jason Heyward 17
OF Austin Jackson 2
UTIL Franklin Gutierrez 2
P Gio Gonzalez 3
P Tommy Hanson 16
P Max Scherzer 11
P Wade Davis 1
P James Shields 1
P Jaime Garcia 3
P Fausto Carmona 2
P Jair Jurrjens 1
P Ryan Franklin 1
BE Edwin Encarnacion 3
BE Vladimir Guerrero 2
BE Mitch Moreland 1

I basically loaded up on hitters and I'm hoping Garcia stays solid along with decent years by Davis/Shields/Gio/Jair. It's my first roto and first auction league so I might have done something completely stupid, but I think my team overall has a good amount of talent on it.