Mark Mulder (me) for Paul Konerko:

just picked up Casey Kotchman from the Angels... batting .441 this spring... shhhhh...

Possible Trade-

I receive: Manny Ramirez, M. Tejada, J. Morneau and a 1st round Pick (Keeper Pool)

I Give up: D. Wright & J. Reyes


Any one not do this deal?

We have 10 players in our pool, each roster is 25 players and our categories are R, AVG, HR, RBI, 2B, TB, SB, OPS we also have W, SV,K,ERA, WHIP,CG, HLD.

I love wright and Reyes...speed, youth, power...but damn, how can you turn down that offer?

you'd need to give up almost a whole team to trade reyes and wright.
seeing as he is doing that, you'll have to consider that trade. how old are manny and tejada? what kind of guys are you likely to be able to get with a 1st round pick?
but since SB is only one cat. and you've got TB, OPS, etc, Reyes is less valuable than in a regular 5x5.

I just picked up AJ Burnett off waivers in the FCP pool

Isn't AJ already having arm problems or something like that!?!? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.

yeah he came out of a game, but it's nothing serious... so far
:suspenceful face:

I would accept...

alright, i'm drafting a league in a few hours with these settings:

Roster Positions: C, C, 1B, 1B, 2B, 2B, 3B, 3B, SS, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, BN, BN, BN, DL

Stat Categories: GS, R, H, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, HBP, K, E, AVG, OBP, SLG, GS, IP, W, L, CG, SHO, SV, ER, HR, HBP, K, ERA, WHIP, K/BB, K/9

looks like we'll have 12 teams.

seems like its rather obvious to draft position players first, and that speed is relatively meaningless (too bad Chone Figgins!) but i'm not certain about that. also there are a few negative categories for pitchers.

should my strategy just be to pick position player after position player, then just mop up OF and Pitchers unless someone with amazing value comes available, or should i try to grab a pitching stud or two in the early rounds? i never know what to do when there are negative stats.

suggestions appreciated.

danny...14 hitters...5 pitchers??

with 12 owners, that's 36sp and 24 rp.

I wouldn't draft a pitcher til my last five rounds...hitter after hitter...and because it's so deep, get one of the scarce position guys if you can..V-mart at catcher or utley/soriano at 2B...there will be a TON of OF/P available late.

These are the leagues I try to avoid as they seem to reward managers based on luck rather than skill. Hit by pitch? Can that really be a category you do research on? Errors? Personally, I try to stick to leagues that are 6x6 at the most, but fantasy sports are all about fun, so if you prefer that type of league, no way I can knock that.

Need more paramaters to offer sound advice, like is it a roto league, or a head to head league? Are there maximum innings pitched for pitchers and games played for hitters? I would hope not since games started and innings pitched are categories and that would totally wipe out the need for those 2 cats.

If it's roto, then the correct strategy is to overload on hitters in the early rounds. Starting pitching is really deep this year, and you can afford to let it slide until the mid rounds. In the first 10 rounds you should have at least 7 bats, possibly 2 closers, and 1 starter.

In a head to head league, it's a little different as it's a better strategy to have decent pitchers on your squad, as you can pick and choose who you want to start week in and week out based on matchups that week.

Good luck in your draft, and enjoy it.


Need more info to properly analyze the trade but Konerko is a better pick than Mulder.

drafting a 12-team roto with these right now

C, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, IF, LF, CF, RF, OF, OF, Util, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL, DL, DL

Stat Categories: AB, R, H, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, BB, TB, AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS, IP, W, L, CG, SHO, SV, R, ER, HR, K, GIDP, ERA, WHIP, K/BB

get this - 25 innings max for pitchers.
so far i have 6 first basemen and no pitchers. i have no speed guys either, but there's no max on innings, so i'll try and trade for one. since i'll have 3 bench outfielders better than most guys' #2, i should be fine.

just deciding on willingham, mccann or piazza for my third catcher.

i do prefer deep roster, 5x5 leagues, but sometimes i like to do weird public ones also.

Casey Kotchman... good pick up or no...

tough call...I'd wait and see if they stick Erstad in the DH slot before picking up Kotchman

I'm pretty sure erstad will be in center if not traded... and with kotch batting 400+ and leading the team in rbi's during the spring, they'll find some way to get him in the line up...

I'm in a 16 team league where you get to keep 7 players from year to year. Here's my team now:

C - Kenji Johjima
1B - Casey Kotchman
2B - Jeff Kent
3B - Aramis Ramirez
SS - Jhonny Peralta
OF - Barry Bonds, Jim Edmonds, David DeJesus
Bench - Joey Gathright, Joe Crede, Trot Nixon, Jeremy Reed, Luis Castillo (MN)

SP - Johan Santana, Randy Johnson, Cliff Lee, Paul Byrd, Jae Seo, Jason Vargas
RP - Jose Valverde, Trevor Hoffman, Dan Wheeler


Questions: what can I do to improve my team? can I trade starting pitching for some more offense? just roll with this team for a while and see how it looks?

try to trade johjima.
no reason to think he'll be good, but he'll have to perform quite well to match his current value. yahoo projects him as the 5th catcher or so? i'd trade him now and try to cash in.
waiting even a week or two could be a big (but good) gamble also.

He just hit a home run...

The problem is that with a 16-team league, nobody wants to part with any good hitting catchers.

I turned down Matt Clement for Jim Thome (Thome is currently on my team).

Does anyone actually think this is close?

Nope. I think Clement will have a slightly better year this year than last, but tons of pitchers could give you that. Thome could do some serious damage this year.

No way, Thome is on my team too. You could probably pick up a better pitcher than Clement off waivers. Not close.