rank this newly drafted keeper league team

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:41 am

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get

Josh Becket
Prince Fielder

He gets

Jose Reyes

Value-wise you win, but it hurts your team in the SS area. There's a chance he's more worried about Beckett than he nees to be, so see if you can get him without dealing your ss.

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I get Brandon Webb and Jason Bay

He gets Vlad.

This is pretty good. I have Webb as a top 10 starter, more valuable than Vlad. What he will give your staff more than makes up for what you'd lose in BA.

Also, there's a decent chance Vlad slips. He's 32, but he hobbles around like a guy who's 38, and his elbow is still bothering him. Bay had a knee problem that should be behind him.

I'd snap up that trade and still inquire about Beckett.

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who should be the better 3Bmen this year...Chipper Jones or Ryan Zimmerman ?

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I would say Jones, but i'd still rather have Zimmerman. He's going to be a monster very soon, especially in that new park.

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The_K_Man wrote:

Along with the loss of 30 or more rbi's, your team batt. avg. takes a nose dive by dealing a lock for .320-.330 in Vlad. Hard to pass up the trade but I personally wouldn't do it. I find it much easier to fill in pitching gaps off the wire in addition to making trades. I honestly don't think your staff is THAT bad where you need to deal Vladdy.

How many teams are there? Is this a deep league? I will assume it is a deep league with some of those players you have rostered. If it's a 12 team league or lesss, I'd be willing to bet I'd find much more useful players, particularly pitchers, on the wire over those bums on your bench who will never see the light of day in your active lineup. Counting on a rebound from Bay is risky. Don't be in such a rush to deal a .325 25-30 125 90 player so quickly.

probblem, the SP market is very thin, here is the WW FA's on the market:

Curt Schilling*, Bos SP DL60 WA (Sat) [ Claim ] @Oak 151.0 165 65 23 101 0 1 1 0 0 9 8 0 0 0 296 -- 30.9 -1
Hiroki Kuroda, LAD SP FA [ Add ] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 -- 13.2 -0.2
Tim Wakefield, Bos SP FA [ Add ] @Oak 189.0 191 100 64 110 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 0 0 0 332 -- 10.9 +0
Miguel Batista, Sea SP FA [ Add ] 193.0 209 92 85 133 2 0 0 0 0 16 11 0 0 0 335 -- 10.4 -0.2
Ryan Dempster, ChC SP FA [ Add ] 66.2 59 35 30 55 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 28 3 0 397 -- 9.2 -0.2
Mark Prior, SD SP DTD FA [ Add ] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 -- 7.8 -0.2
Tom Glavine, Atl SP FA [ Add ] 200.1 219 99 64 89 0 1 1 0 0 13 8 0 0 0 309 -- 6.1 +0
Paul Byrd, Cle SP FA [ Add ] 192.1 239 98 28 88 0 2 2 0 0 15 8 0 0 0 332 -- 5.0 +0
Kyle Kendrick, Phi SP FA [ Add ] 121.0 129 52 25 49 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 234 -- 4.3 -0.1
Brian Bannister, KC SP FA [ Add ] 165.0 156 71 44 77 0 1 0 0 0 12 9 0 0 0 310 -- 4.2 -0.1
Doug Davis, Ari SP FA [ Add ] 192.2 211 91 95 144 1 0 0 0 0 13 12 0 0 0 302 -- 3.9 +0
Orlando Hernandez, NYM SP DTD FA [ Add ] 147.2 109 61 64 128 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 0 0 341 -- 3.1 +0
Kenny Rogers, Det SP FA [ Add ] 63.0 65 31 25 36 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 83 -- 3.0 +0
Mike Mussina, NYY SP FA [ Add ] 152.0 188 87 35 91 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 0 0 210 -- 2.9 +0.1
Jason Schmidt, LAD SP DTD FA [ Add ] 25.2 32 18 14 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 -- 2.9 -0.2
Mike Hampton, Atl SP DTD FA [ Add ] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 -- 2.8 +0
Andrew Miller, Fla SP FA [ Add ] 64.0 73 40 39 56 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 79 -- 2.7 +0
Noah Lowry, SF SP DTD FA [ Add ] 156.0 155 68 87 87 0 1 0 0 0 14 8 0 0 0 282 -- 1.9 +0
John Patterson, Was SP DTD FA [ Add ] 31.1 39 26 22 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 -19 -- 1.7 +0
Johnny Cueto, Cin SP FA [ Add ] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 -- 1.7 +0.3
Chuck James, Atl SP DTD FA [ Add ] 161.1 164 76 58 116 1 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 0 0 284 -- 1.6 +0
Bartolo Colon, FA SP FA [ Add ] 99.1 132 70 29 76 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 0 1 98 -- 1.5 +0
Shawn Hill, Was SP DTD FA [ Add ] 97.1 86 37 25 65 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 187 -- 1.5 +0
Carlos Silva, Sea SP FA [ Add ] 202.0 229 94 36 89 1 2 1 0 0 13 14 0 0 0 315 -- 1.4 +0
Shawn Estes, SD SP FA [ Add ] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 -- 1.2 +0
Clayton Kershaw, LAD SP FA [ Add ] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 -- 1.2 +0
Nate Robertson, Det SP FA [ Add ] 177.2 199 94 63 119 1 0 0 0 0 9 13 0 0 0 225 -- 1.2 +0
Franklin Morales, Col SP FA [ Add ] 39.1 34 15 14 26 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 86 -- 1.2 +0
Jamie Moyer, Phi SP FA [ Add ] 199.1 222 111 66 133 0 1 0 0 0 14 12 0 0 0 306 -- 0.9 +0
Randy Wolf, SD SP FA [ Add ] 102.2 110 54 39 94 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0 0 0 205 -- 0.9 +0

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From RotoWorld:

Dontrelle Willis followed up three scoreless innings by giving up five runs while recording just one out in the fourth Friday against the Jays.

All of the runs came in one inning, but Willis was in trouble all day. He allowed seven hits, walked four and hit a batter while facing a lineup that included 1 1/2 regulars. Just stay away.

There's no question Willis best days are well behind him. Good luck to those who are hoping for a rebound pitching in the American League. He will likely do your team more harm than good.

I'd rather send out Nate Robertson or Kuroda than Willis.

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Drop Chavez and pick up Cueto, especially in a keeper league, id halfway think about droppin someone for Kershaw too

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From Roto Times:/23: Dontrelle Willis could be secretly hurt, according to blessyouboys.com. Two scouts who watched Willis' last outing believed he might have been battling some discomfort, as he was shaking his arm and turning his shoulder as if he were having some trouble getting loose. This is speculation but could be true as Willis is suffering through a tough spring with a 6.59 ERA over 13.2 innings of work, with 11 walks.

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More D-Train news....

From Rotoworld:
Dontrelle Willis was lit up by the Pirates on Wednesday, allowing seven runs -- six earned -- in three innings.

He gave up eight hits, walked four and hit a batter. The speculation that he has a sore arm is only going to increase after this one. He has an 8.64 ERA and a 12/15 K/BB ratio in 16 2/3 innings. Even AL-only leaguers will probably want him benched at the start of the year.
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