Dynasty League Roster:

General Manager Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 336

ok, i'm doing a dynasty league, right now were in round 16 and my team looks like this, its a 12 team league.

C: Russell Martin
1B: Adri�n Gonz�lez
2B: Dan Uggla
SS: Michael Young
3B: Chipper Jones
OF: Matt Holliday
OF: Nate McLouth
OF: Magglio Ord��ez
MI: Kevin Kouzmanoff
CI: James Loney
UTL:Blake DeWitt
BN: Bengie Molina
BN: Hideki Matsui
BN: Mark Ellis

SP: Jake Peavy
SP: James Shields
SP: Jair Jurrjens
SP: Adam Wainwright
SP: Brad Penny
P: John Smoltz
SU: Trevor Hoffman
SU: Scot Shields
SU: Brian Fuentes
SU: Carlos Marmol
CL: Billy Wagner

my minors:

SP: Jess Todd
SP: Jaime Garcia
SP: Ethan Martin
SP: Kevin Pucetas
SP: Clayton Richard
SP: Ryan Perry
SP: Andrew Cashner
SP: Nick Additon
CL: Luis Valdez
CL: Anthony Slama
CL: Jonathan Ortiz
CL: Francisco Samuel
C: Austin Romine
C: Jake Jefferies
C: Derek Norris
1B: Kyle Blanks
1B: Jamie D'Antona
1B: Ernesto Mejia
2B: Johnny Giavotella
2B: L.J. Hoes
SS: Pete Kozma
SS: Ryan Flaherty
SS: Jason Donald
3B: Michael Almanzar
3B: Brett Wallace
OF: Andrew McCutchen
OF: Desmond Jennings
OF: Luis Sumoza
OF: Jon Jay

what do you think?

General Manager Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 453

I would grab a 3b next then another closer.

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:16 pm

badmutha wrote:

I would grab a 3b next then another closer.

Definitely a young 3B - but you can always get great middle relief prospects who could turn into closers later on.

Get as much hitting as you can - then grab a bunch of pitchers with high upside.

General Manager Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 453

I say get a sure thing closer, especially in a keeper league, because then its something you dont have to worry about anymore. While everybody else is scrapping for saves on the wire, you'll have nothing to worry about. You can just as easily find SP, even easier actually, as a closer. And usually closers you find on the wire end up back on the wire. Get a sure thing, and sit back and watch everybody else scrap.

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:29 pm

Closers are overrated and even the average closer only helps in the save category.

Gagne turned into Torres
Saito turned into Broxton
Isringhausen and Franklin turned into Perez
Wood (when hurt) can turn into Marmol
Street is going to turn into Zieglar
Putz turned into Morrow for part of the season
CJ Wilson turned into Guardado
Percival's spot is being filled by Balfour

Soon
Rivera will turn into Melancon
Nathan will turn into Neshak
K-Rod will turn to Arredondo or Shields
Hoffman will turn into Bell
Lyon will turn into Rauch

It's such a volatile position that I will always stock up on hitting - then take the solid middle relievers who will turn into closers

General Manager Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 453

Did i say to pick any of those you named. There are more secure options out there.

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:29 am

badmutha wrote:

Did i say to pick any of those you named. There are more secure options out there.

Really?

I see five secure options: Papelbon, K-Rod, Mariano, Nathan, and Soria

Then two secure options if they didn't have injury history: Jenks and Wood

That's not a lot of options out there - I think the rest of the closers are interchangeable - lots of saves, but lots of ERA and WHIPs higher than you want in a 12 team league.

General Manager Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 453

So if you could get one of those 5, why wouldnt you? Then you dont have to worry about taking wild stabs at who will be a closer.

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:47 pm

badmutha wrote:

So if you could get one of those 5, why wouldnt you? Then you dont have to worry about taking wild stabs at who will be a closer.

I don't think its wild stabs - it's educated guesses as to who the top relief prospects are.

Additionally, they are 16 rounds into a 12 team dynasty league draft - why would any of those five guys be there if he took a 37 year old guy with arm problems?

Stock up on the best hitters available

General Manager Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 336

I've updated my roster, what do you think of my team with only afew more rounds to go? I can have 35 on my minor league roster, and 25 on my MLB roster

General Manager Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 453

a 35 man minor system is ridiculous.