Definitely not as bad as you thin, but I would for sure be looking into getting a speedy outfielder.
I was stuck at the restaurant yesterday evening when a buddy of mine texted me that our draft was to be begin in 5 mins. I was under the impression that it was to be conducted later (10:30pm ET), giving me ample time to get back home, crunch some numbers and draft comfortably on my laptop.
Problem is that the commish set it for 10:30pm GMT (AKA 6:30pm) since he's in that timezone...
I quickly went on my iPhone, pulled open the page and made the best of a sticky situation (drafted every player myself, but needed to go back and fort to read info on certain players all while looking up every now and then and talk with the people I was out with)
Anyways, my question to you guys and gals is, How Did I Do? Standard Yahoo H2H league with 12 teams:
C- E. Gattis
1B- T. Frazier
2B- B. Dozier
3B- N. Arenado (was a keeper for me)
SS- C. Seager (was a keeper for me)
LF- A. Duvall
CF- J. Upton
RF- J. Bautista
U- J. Donaldson (was a keeper for me)
U- C. Gomez
B- K. Calhoun, Y. Tomas, B. McCann, J. Pederson
SP- C Kluber (was a keeper for me)
SP- S. Strasburg
SP- R. Porcello
RP- R. Osuna
RP- C. Kimbrel
P- A. Sanchez
P- D. Price
P- M. Estrada
B- Z. Wheeler
I know I'm K heavy on offense (bad) and that my batting avgs may not be the best. I also see that I may lack some speed (SB) and some Saves with my 2 closers (but I plan on picking up whoever gets the first call up as I do every year). I won last year so I feel the need to deliver. Hopefully my team is not as bad as I think it is
Keeper league 14 teams (H2H, 20 active players keep 16 NHLers, 16 minors)
Scoring Cats: G-A-PTS-PPG-PPA-(+/-)-HITS-BLK-SHP-SOG-FOW-GWG / W-L-SVS-SV%-GAA-SO
C- Crosby, Barzal, Bennett, Schmaltz, Novak
W- Forsberg, Batherson, Nichuskin, Tuch, Konecny, Maccelli, Sharangovich, Bertuzzi, Kaliyev, Neighbours, Reichel
D- Carlson, Rielly, Klingberg
G- Hellebuyck, Demko, Merzlikins, Vejmelka
Minors:
F: Fantilli, Cooley, Bourgault, Perreault, Cowan, Ohgren, N. Foote, Goyette, Iskhakov, Denisenko, Tracey
D: Simashev, Willander, Lambos
G: Schmidt, Rodrigue, DiPietro, Gaudreau, McKay
Definitely not as bad as you thin, but I would for sure be looking into getting a speedy outfielder.
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It’s all about inseason adjustments, but having 2 catchers is unneeded. Get rid of one for someone early. You have a ton of pop in your lineup, so trading or replacing a guy like Pederson could be an option. Wheeler is coming out of the pen I think isn’t he?
Osuna could have some early season struggles. Guy has barely pitched this pre-season and can’t keep the ball in the yard. They have leaned on him a lot in his career, and could be finally cracking. God I hope not, but I can see him having some early season struggles.
I think you’ll be fine.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Thanks for the feedback guys! Will definitely look for some speed from the waivers. As for 2 catchers, I think McCann is the only player I did not draft as I don't remember selecting him (I know he was on my queue, but I had already drafted Gattis). Saves tend to drive me nuts on a yearly basis. Every time I draft multiple closers (like more than 3, I always end up wasting a pick because half of them get replaced early on).
Anyways, I truly appreciate the input. Not many eyes in the baseball forums but I'm glad that those that do chime in are very knowledgable! Quality over quantity
Keeper league 14 teams (H2H, 20 active players keep 16 NHLers, 16 minors)
Scoring Cats: G-A-PTS-PPG-PPA-(+/-)-HITS-BLK-SHP-SOG-FOW-GWG / W-L-SVS-SV%-GAA-SO
C- Crosby, Barzal, Bennett, Schmaltz, Novak
W- Forsberg, Batherson, Nichuskin, Tuch, Konecny, Maccelli, Sharangovich, Bertuzzi, Kaliyev, Neighbours, Reichel
D- Carlson, Rielly, Klingberg
G- Hellebuyck, Demko, Merzlikins, Vejmelka
Minors:
F: Fantilli, Cooley, Bourgault, Perreault, Cowan, Ohgren, N. Foote, Goyette, Iskhakov, Denisenko, Tracey
D: Simashev, Willander, Lambos
G: Schmidt, Rodrigue, DiPietro, Gaudreau, McKay
Assuming Saves is a category, I would also drop Wheeler for an extra closer if any are available. Unless it's a weekly lineup league, then I understand.
No weekly lineups, but no clear-cut closer left either. 2-3 mangers out of the 12 usually go heavy on closers and end up dropping them when they get replaced by the next in line (due to injuries, cold streaks, ...) I tend to be one of those and I am just tired of getting burned.
Hopefully i will be able to swopp up a few of them (the newly emerging ones) in the early weeks/months and carry them all-year long.
As for Wheeler, he was my last overall selection. I kept him in my queue until the end. I have a funny feeling that he will come back strong... very strong actually. Fingers crossed!
Keeper league 14 teams (H2H, 20 active players keep 16 NHLers, 16 minors)
Scoring Cats: G-A-PTS-PPG-PPA-(+/-)-HITS-BLK-SHP-SOG-FOW-GWG / W-L-SVS-SV%-GAA-SO
C- Crosby, Barzal, Bennett, Schmaltz, Novak
W- Forsberg, Batherson, Nichuskin, Tuch, Konecny, Maccelli, Sharangovich, Bertuzzi, Kaliyev, Neighbours, Reichel
D- Carlson, Rielly, Klingberg
G- Hellebuyck, Demko, Merzlikins, Vejmelka
Minors:
F: Fantilli, Cooley, Bourgault, Perreault, Cowan, Ohgren, N. Foote, Goyette, Iskhakov, Denisenko, Tracey
D: Simashev, Willander, Lambos
G: Schmidt, Rodrigue, DiPietro, Gaudreau, McKay
Just came out yesterday that Blake Treinen will be closing for the Nationals. Could be a good add for you if still available in your league
12 Team H2H Keep 6
Scoring Cats - Players: G, A, P, +/-, PPG, SHG, GWG
Goalies: W, GAA, SV%, SHO
Start 2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1G (locked in for the week)
C: Malkin, Kuznetsov, Larkin, Couture
LW: Hall, DeBrincat, Fiala
RW: Kucherov, J.T. Miller
D: Theodore, Gustafsson, Pulock
G: Hellebuyck, Shesterkin
Keep an eye on this site for closer news:
http://closermonkey.com/
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Keeper league 14 teams (H2H, 20 active players keep 16 NHLers, 16 minors)
Scoring Cats: G-A-PTS-PPG-PPA-(+/-)-HITS-BLK-SHP-SOG-FOW-GWG / W-L-SVS-SV%-GAA-SO
C- Crosby, Barzal, Bennett, Schmaltz, Novak
W- Forsberg, Batherson, Nichuskin, Tuch, Konecny, Maccelli, Sharangovich, Bertuzzi, Kaliyev, Neighbours, Reichel
D- Carlson, Rielly, Klingberg
G- Hellebuyck, Demko, Merzlikins, Vejmelka
Minors:
F: Fantilli, Cooley, Bourgault, Perreault, Cowan, Ohgren, N. Foote, Goyette, Iskhakov, Denisenko, Tracey
D: Simashev, Willander, Lambos
G: Schmidt, Rodrigue, DiPietro, Gaudreau, McKay