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by **skatingtripods** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:41 pm

10 team h2h league.

Categories: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, K, TB, FPCT, AVG; IP, W, SV, HR, BB, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP, QS

C: Victor Martinez
1B: Adrian Gonzalez
2B: Chone Figgins
SS: Jhonny Peralta
3B: Casey Blake (23rd round)
IF: Jose Lopez
LF: Shin-Soo Choo
CF: Grady Sizemore
RF: Nick Markakis
OF: Carlos Gomez
UTIL: Travis Hafner
BN: David DeJesus
BN: David Murphy
BN: Kelly Shoppach
BN: Yunel Escobar

SP: Roy Halladay
SP: Brandon Webb
SP: James Shields
RP: Joakim Soria
RP: Kerry Wood
RP: Rafael Perez
P: John Danks
P: Scott Baker
P: Matt Capps
P: Hideki Okajima
P: Brad Ziegler
BN: Matt Thornton
BN: Mark Buehrle
BN: Tony Pena
BN: Jeremy Guthrie

I had the 6th overall pick. Got Grady there and took Halladay with my 2nd rounder.

by **CarolinaTribe** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:26 pm

Pitching staff should be elite. The offense will produce as the Indians do, but I'm guessing that's what you were looking for here.

by **skatingtripods** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:26 pm

CarolinaTribe wrote:Pitching staff should be elite. The offense will produce as the Indians do, but I'm guessing that's what you were looking for here.

Just kind of worked out that way. Grady was my first round pick, no bias there. I expect Choo to have a monster year. Peralta was the best SS there. I waited a while on Victor. Hafner was an accidental pick, as he was queued up and my draft froze. I was taking him anyway, but much later.

by **rebelwithoutaclue** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:24 pm

2 teams so far, both ESPN, 1 draft, 1 auction

Draft
Victor
Pujols
Kinsler
Chris Davis
Stephen Drew
Theriot
Berkman
Markakis
BJ Upton
Adam Jones
Adam Lind
Choo
Billy Butler
Matt Wieters
Shoppach

James Shields
F. Liriano
Billingsley
Lester
Jenks
Capps
Matt Cain
Jason Motte
David Price
Fausto

Auction
Shoppach
Youkilis
Utley
Alexei Ramirez
D. Wright
JJ Hardy
Conor Jackson
Bay
McClouth
Dunn
Milledge
Choo
Aviles
Hafner
Lind

Halladay
Wainwright
Billingsley
Lester
F. Cordero
Brian Wilson
Qualls
Verlander
Brandon Morrow
Kershaw

by **jack_tors** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:47 pm

Skating Tripods wrote:10 team h2h league.

Categories: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, K, TB, FPCT, AVG; IP, W, SV, HR, BB, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP, QS

C: Victor Martinez
1B: Adrian Gonzalez
2B: Chone Figgins
SS: Jhonny Peralta
3B: Casey Blake (23rd round)
IF: Jose Lopez
LF: Shin-Soo Choo
CF: Grady Sizemore
RF: Nick Markakis
OF: Carlos Gomez
UTIL: Travis Hafner
BN: David DeJesus
BN: David Murphy
BN: Kelly Shoppach
BN: Yunel Escobar

SP: Roy Halladay
SP: Brandon Webb
SP: James Shields
RP: Joakim Soria
RP: Kerry Wood
RP: Rafael Perez
P: John Danks
P: Scott Baker
P: Matt Capps
P: Hideki Okajima
P: Brad Ziegler
BN: Matt Thornton
BN: Mark Buehrle
BN: Tony Pena
BN: Jeremy Guthrie

I had the 6th overall pick. Got Grady there and took Halladay with my 2nd rounder.

I really like your pitching staff. 2 nice front end starters (and Shields is no slouch either), 2 solid closers for saves, 2 solid middle relievers for holds, and Banks, Baker, Gutherie, and Buehrle are nice additions.

You got a nice mix of speed and power for offense too. If Hafner makes it back and Choo has the campaign we all hope he has, you will be sitting pretty.

by **skatingtripods** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:44 pm

I've gotten three more teams since, all Yahoo leagues.

20 team H2H league. No bench. 19th pick in a snake format.

R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, K, E, AVG, OBP, SLG, XBH/IP, W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP, K/BB, K/9, OBPA, H/9, BB/9

C: B. Molina
1B: Blake
2B: J. Lopez
SS: Y. Escobar
3B: Beltre
OF: Werth
OF: Cust
OF: Choo
UTIL: Hafner
UTIL: Kubel

SP: Hamels
SP: Halladay
SP: Lee
SP: Blackburn
RP: Soria
RP: Hoffman
RP: Perez
P: Brocail
P: Guerrier
P: Delcarmen
P: D. Bush

All the hitters went in such a hurry, I had no choice but to go after pitching. I did wind up with probably six 20-HR guys, but I'm going to need some help in AVG, H, and R. Should be good for OBP and SLG.

I made this league myself after I saw somebody else with the idea. I thought it was cool, so I went more in depth with it.

14 team points league. SP, RP, RP, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL, DL, DL

W 5; CG 10; SHO 20; SV 3; ER -1; BB -.5; K 1; HLD 3; NH 50; PG 100; QS 2; BSV -3

SP: Sabathia
RP: Broxton
RP: Balfour
BN: Lester
BN: Nolasco
BN: R. Johnson
BN: Saunders
BN: Perez
BN: Galarraga
BN: Blackburn
BN: Owings
BN: Litsch
BN: Dotel

Have to get a minimum of 40 points per week or you are out and your players get released to FA.

8 team H2H league. R, HR, RBI, SB, TB, AVG, OPS, XBH, OFA/W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP, K/9, IRA, QS

C: Martinez
1B: Votto
2B: Utley
3B: Wright
SS: Escobar (Drew taken one pick before me)
OF: Markakis
OF: Choo
OF: Ellsbury
UTIL: A. Gonzalez
BN: Barmes
BN: Nady

SP: Halladay
SP: Beckett
RP: Lidge
RP: Wood
P: Perez
P: Hoffman
P: Balfour
BN: Lester
BN: Danks
BN: R. Johnson

by **pup** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:50 pm

I love fantasy baseball. But anything that requires more stats than a standard 5x5 would make my head explode.

by **skatingtripods** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:54 pm

Pup wrote:I love fantasy baseball. But anything that requires more stats than a standard 5x5 would make my head explode.

In Yahoo, if you sort the players section by the rank column, it shouldn't make your head explode. It ranks them depending on the unique settings for that league. You can also sort remaining players by each stat column in the live draft. That's why I only do live drafts. Pre-ranking is a nightmare.

by **pup** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:02 pm

Skating Tripods wrote:
Pup wrote:I love fantasy baseball. But anything that requires more stats than a standard 5x5 would make my head explode.

In Yahoo, if you sort the players section by the rank column, it shouldn't make your head explode. It ranks them depending on the unique settings for that league. You can also sort remaining players by each stat column in the live draft. That's why I only do live drafts. Pre-ranking is a nightmare.

Trust me. Sort them anyway possible. My head is exploding.

Feel free to carry on with this thread. It is making me jones for my auction on the 29th.

by **jjgmyers** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:21 am

It is making me jones for my auction on the 29th.

With those keepers you got, you're gonna be jonesing for football by April 29th

by **pup** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:15 pm

jjgmyers wrote:
It is making me jones for my auction on the 29th.

With those keepers you got, you're gonna be jonesing for football by April 29th

I am the first to admit. When you win this leauge two years running, it is tough to still have good keepers. Thank your lucky stars that Fuentes went AL. Might have been the biggest FA move all winter as far as this league is concerned.

Good thing I am the best in the business at the auction though. Over/under on how many guys I get and a week later the rest of you humps are wondering how that happened is 5.

Since the only thing that matters for starters is strikeouts, I will take my chances sarting my rotation with Wainwright, Sanchez and Scherzer for $8. Gives me plenty of $$$$ to center my offense around Manny.

by **jack_tors** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:33 pm

Here is my team in a 10 man league, included are the stat categories. I welcome any feedback. Thanks!

R, HR, RBI, SB, K, AVG, XBH, W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, QS

C Chris Iannetta
1B Lance Berkman
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Evan Longoria
SS Hanley Ramírez
OF Jason Bay
OF Carl Crawford
OF Corey Hart
Util Rick Ankiel
Util Paul Konerko
SP Chad Billingsley
SP Jon Lester
RP Jonathan Broxton
RP B.J. Ryan
P Grant Balfour
P Brad Ziegler
P Troy Percival
BN
Félix Hernández
Edinson Vólquez
Zack Greinke
Max Scherzer
Johnny Cueto

by **skatingtripods** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:40 pm

jack_tors wrote:Here is my team in a 10 man league, included are the stat categories. I welcome any feedback. Thanks!

R, HR, RBI, SB, K, AVG, XBH, W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, QS

C Chris Iannetta
1B Lance Berkman
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Evan Longoria
SS Hanley Ramírez
OF Jason Bay
OF Carl Crawford
OF Corey Hart
Util Rick Ankiel
Util Paul Konerko
SP Chad Billingsley
SP Jon Lester
RP Jonathan Broxton
RP B.J. Ryan
P Grant Balfour
P Brad Ziegler
P Troy Percival
BN
Félix Hernández
Edinson Vólquez
Zack Greinke
Max Scherzer
Johnny Cueto

You're going to be lacking in wins from the starting position, no doubt. No bench for hitters? You have no backups at 2B, SS, or 3B. You should be good in quality starts, that's for sure. You're going to rack up the XBH. Are there any free agent closers available?

by **jack_tors** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:45 pm

Skating Tripods wrote:
jack_tors wrote:Here is my team in a 10 man league, included are the stat categories. I welcome any feedback. Thanks!

R, HR, RBI, SB, K, AVG, XBH, W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, QS

C Chris Iannetta
1B Lance Berkman
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Evan Longoria
SS Hanley Ramírez
OF Jason Bay
OF Carl Crawford
OF Corey Hart
Util Rick Ankiel
Util Paul Konerko
SP Chad Billingsley
SP Jon Lester
RP Jonathan Broxton
RP B.J. Ryan
P Grant Balfour
P Brad Ziegler
P Troy Percival
BN
Félix Hernández
Edinson Vólquez
Zack Greinke
Max Scherzer
Johnny Cueto

You're going to be lacking in wins from the starting position, no doubt. No bench for hitters? You have no backups at 2B, SS, or 3B. You should be good in quality starts, that's for sure. You're going to rack up the XBH. Are there any free agent closers available?

The bench spots are free to whatever and I went with all pitching based on the fact I didnt have a clear cut # 1 starter. Not much available on the closer front but will keep an eye open. With the top tier starters gone quick and low ranked guys off the board early I kept taking hitters (Bay in the 7th, Crawford in the 9th).

by **skatingtripods** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:48 pm

jack_tors wrote:The bench spots are free to whatever and I went with all pitching based on the fact I didnt have a clear cut # 1 starter. Not much available on the closer front but will keep an eye open. With the top tier starters gone quick and low ranked guys off the board early I kept taking hitters (Bay in the 7th, Crawford in the 9th).

I'd make a decision on Cueto or Volquez and pick up someone like Clint Barmes, 2B/3B/SS.

by **gotribe31** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:04 pm

Skating Tripods wrote:
jack_tors wrote:The bench spots are free to whatever and I went with all pitching based on the fact I didnt have a clear cut # 1 starter. Not much available on the closer front but will keep an eye open. With the top tier starters gone quick and low ranked guys off the board early I kept taking hitters (Bay in the 7th, Crawford in the 9th).

I'd make a decision on Cueto or Volquez and pick up someone like Clint Barmes, 2B/3B/SS.

You would consider dropping Volquez for Clint Barmes???

by **skatingtripods** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:21 pm

Gotribe31 wrote:You would consider dropping Volquez for Clint Barmes???

Unless you can make a trade for a better player with 2B/3B or 2B/SS eligibility, then yes. You're already stacked at the SP position, but are going to lose at least two or three days on those offensive positions because you have no bench.

I guess I'd cut Scherzer first since it probably isn't a keeper. But still, Volquez/Cueto are only good for 10-12 wins, a 4.30-4.50 ERA, a 1.4-1.5 WHIP. They are worth more in leagues with periphery stats like K/9 and K/BB. Bad ballpark for pitchers, a mediocre team, and some control issues.

Not to mention, only two SP spots. You'll probably have days where Lester, Hernandez, Cueto/Volquez, and Billingsley all pitch on the same day. Yeah, you have the P slots, but a starter getting rocked can severely blow your ERA and WHIP.

by **pup** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:23 pm

10 Team, 5x5

Starters

C- Ianetta (11)
1B - Delgado (10)
2B - Uggla (6)
SS - Reyes (1)
3B - Youkalis (4)
MI - Jose Lopez (13)
CI - Chone Figgins (8)
OF - Manny (3)
OF- Elsbury (5)
OF - Dye (9)
OF - Ibanez (12)
Util - Thome (15)

Rotation

Lincecum (2)
Josh Johnson (14)
Ted Lilly (18)
Chris Carpenter (19)
Clayton Kershaw (17)
Ubaldo Jimenez (20)
Manny Parra (22)
Oliver Perez (23)

Bullpen
Joe Nathan (7)
Mike Gonazales (16)

Bench

Felipe Lopez (elig. everywhere but catcher) (24)
Melvin Mora (25)
Rick Ankiel (21)

by **skatingtripods** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:29 pm

Pup wrote:10 Team, 5x5

Starters

C- Ianetta (11)
1B - Delgado (10)
2B - Uggla (6)
SS - Reyes (1)
3B - Youkalis (4)
MI - Jose Lopez (13)
CI - Chone Figgins (8)
OF - Manny (3)
OF- Elsbury (5)
OF - Dye (9)
OF - Ibanez (12)
Util - Thome (15)

Love the sticks. You have plenty of power, speed, and average. I don't see any weaknesses at all.

Rotation

Lincecum (2)
Josh Johnson (14)
Ted Lilly (18)
Chris Carpenter (19)
Clayton Kershaw (17)
Ubaldo Jimenez (20)
Manny Parra (22)
Oliver Perez (23)

Very serviceable. I think Kershaw's going to have a monster year. Carpenter's a good crapshoot pick. Not sure about Oliver Perez. What are the 5 P categories again in a default league?

Bullpen
Joe Nathan (7)
Mike Gonazales (16)

I don't expect Gonzalez to stay healthy. It's possible that you might want to find somebody with another dominant SP that might need a closer and sacrifice saves altogether. If you can add 1.5 W and 10-15K each week by getting another solid starter, it'll be well worth losing the point for saves each week.

Bench

Felipe Lopez (elig. everywhere but catcher) (24)
Melvin Mora (25)
Rick Ankiel (21)

Solid. You've got everything covered.

by **pup** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:45 pm

Very serviceable. I think Kershaw's going to have a monster year. Carpenter's a good crapshoot pick. Not sure about Oliver Perez. What are the 5 P categories again in a default league?

W, S, K, ERA, WHIP.

Not sure about him either. Think someone took my guy right before this and I was bitter, taking the next guy on the list. Dump. Include him in a trade if he gets off to a 3-0.

I don't expect Gonzalez to stay healthy. It's possible that you might want to find somebody with another dominant SP that might need a closer and sacrifice saves altogether. If you can add 1.5 W and 10-15K each week by getting another solid starter, it'll be well worth losing the point for saves each week.

Come on. He stayed healthy once, I think. Gotta feel this league out. Couple of guys loaded up with like 4 closers. Not sure if they are looking for trade chips, or just want to dominate. It is a daily lineup, and you can start up to 6 guys on any day. Not sure how it will play out, but punting saves is a possibility.

by **gotribe31** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:24 pm

Pup wrote:
Very serviceable. I think Kershaw's going to have a monster year. Carpenter's a good crapshoot pick. Not sure about Oliver Perez. What are the 5 P categories again in a default league?

W, S, K, ERA, WHIP.

Not sure about him either. Think someone took my guy right before this and I was bitter, taking the next guy on the list. Dump. Include him in a trade if he gets off to a 3-0.

I don't expect Gonzalez to stay healthy. It's possible that you might want to find somebody with another dominant SP that might need a closer and sacrifice saves altogether. If you can add 1.5 W and 10-15K each week by getting another solid starter, it'll be well worth losing the point for saves each week.

Come on. He stayed healthy once, I think. Gotta feel this league out. Couple of guys loaded up with like 4 closers. Not sure if they are looking for trade chips, or just want to dominate. It is a daily lineup, and you can start up to 6 guys on any day. Not sure how it will play out, but punting saves is a possibility.

Love the Jose Lopez pick, especially considering where you got him

by **swerb** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:19 pm

16 team 5 x 5 roto ... start 4 OF, CI, MI, DH as well ... and 5 SP and 4 RP

Active Batters

Iannetta, Chris C COL
Huff, Aubrey 1B BAL
Roberts, Brian 2B BAL
Zimmerman, Ryan 3B WAS
Guzman, Cristian SS WAS
Fontenot, Mike 2B CHC
Fields, Josh D. 3B CHW
Choo, Shin-Soo RF CLE
Cruz, Nelson R. RF TEX
McLouth, Nate CF PIT
Rios, Alex RF TOR
Span, Denard RF MIN

Active Pitchers

Baker, Scott SP MIN
Garland, Jon SP ARI
Lincecum, Tim SP SF
Santana, Johan SP NYM
Verlander, Justin SP DET

Heilman, Aaron RP CHC
Perez, Rafael RP CLE
Soria, Joakim RP KC
Valverde, Jose RP HOU

Reserve Batters

Murphy, Daniel LF NYM
Willingham, Josh LF WAS

Reserve Pitchers

Adenhart, Nick SP ANA
Cahill, Trevor SP OAK
Olsen, Scott SP WAS
Zimmermann, Jordan SP WAS
Zumaya, Joel RP DET

by **skatingtripods** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:00 pm

The only thing I really see, Rich, is that I'd try to get someone else with 1B eligibility. I don't know if Huff can repeat his 2008. Keep an eye on Jeff Baker if he gets traded to a team where he'll get some at bats. If your hitters hit to their potential, you've got 7 or so 20 HR guys.

Love the top 5 SP. I think Verlander will bounce back. The depth 4, not so much. Adenhart's solid, so is Zimmermann. Olsen and Cahill, idk. But, with a 16 team league, there can't be a whole lot left out there.

by **gotribe31** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:49 pm

Swerb wrote:16 team 5 x 5 roto ... start 4 OF, CI, MI, DH as well ... and 5 SP and 4 RP

Active Batters

Iannetta, Chris C COL
Huff, Aubrey 1B BAL
Roberts, Brian 2B BAL
Zimmerman, Ryan 3B WAS
Guzman, Cristian SS WAS
Fontenot, Mike 2B CHC
Fields, Josh D. 3B CHW
Choo, Shin-Soo RF CLE
Cruz, Nelson R. RF TEX
McLouth, Nate CF PIT
Rios, Alex RF TOR
Span, Denard RF MIN

Active Pitchers

Baker, Scott SP MIN
Garland, Jon SP ARI
Lincecum, Tim SP SF
Santana, Johan SP NYM
Verlander, Justin SP DET

Heilman, Aaron RP CHC
Perez, Rafael RP CLE
Soria, Joakim RP KC
Valverde, Jose RP HOU

Reserve Batters

Murphy, Daniel LF NYM
Willingham, Josh LF WAS

Reserve Pitchers

Adenhart, Nick SP ANA
Cahill, Trevor SP OAK
Olsen, Scott SP WAS
Zimmermann, Jordan SP WAS
Zumaya, Joel RP DET

Man, you really do love those Nats, dont ya? :yessss:

by **swerb** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:28 pm

Gotribe31 wrote:
Man, you really do love those Nats, dont ya?

Who? Me?

by **jack_tors** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:44 pm

Skating Tripods wrote:
Gotribe31 wrote:You would consider dropping Volquez for Clint Barmes???

Unless you can make a trade for a better player with 2B/3B or 2B/SS eligibility, then yes. You're already stacked at the SP position, but are going to lose at least two or three days on those offensive positions because you have no bench.

I guess I'd cut Scherzer first since it probably isn't a keeper. But still, Volquez/Cueto are only good for 10-12 wins, a 4.30-4.50 ERA, a 1.4-1.5 WHIP. They are worth more in leagues with periphery stats like K/9 and K/BB. Bad ballpark for pitchers, a mediocre team, and some control issues.

Not to mention, only two SP spots. You'll probably have days where Lester, Hernandez, Cueto/Volquez, and Billingsley all pitch on the same day. Yeah, you have the P slots, but a starter getting rocked can severely blow your ERA and WHIP.

Thanks for all the info, I will keep Scherzer on a short lease because of his shoulder and inexperience. I am looking at a couple guys, including Barnes, for future pick ups. The league I am in is short in experience so I only have to worry about 1 or 2 other teams who would snag players from me.

by **jack_tors** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:45 pm

Skating Tripods wrote: I think Verlander will bounce back. The depth 4, not so much. Adenhart's solid, so is Zimmermann. Olsen and Cahill, idk. But, with a 16 team league, there can't be a whole lot left out there.

I dont know about Verlander, he is had a tremendously bad spring and his velocity is down. Something along the lines of 14 walks to 6 K's or something like that.

Zimmermann is a solid pick though as he put up decent numbers last year while battling injury.

by **gotribe31** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:45 am

12 team, head-to-head league. Only start 1 RP per week. Had the 6th overall pick, took Miggy Cabrera:

C: Posada, Saltalamachia, Wieters
1B: Miguel Cabrera
2B: Jose Lopez
3B: Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Reynolds
SS: Stephen Drew
OF: Adam Dunn, Jason Bay, Nick Markakis, Jay Bruce, Travis Snider
SP: CC, Edison Volquez, Joba, Garza, Bedard, Buchholz, Ubaldo Jiminez
RP: Matt Lindstrom

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