well i joined a public yahoo league. Heres the team I ended up with in a 12 team league.
Blue Devils
1. (3) Jo. Santana
2. (22) G. Sheffield
3. (27) J. Damon
4. (46) M. Giles
5. (51) B. Crosby
6. (70) M. Buehrle
7. (75) H. Street
8. (94) S. Hillenbrand
9. (99) J. Smoltz
10. (118) B. Jenks
11. (123) B. Giles
12. (142) J. Garland
13. (147) J. Kendall
14. (166) T. Jones
15. (171) G. Atkins
16. (190) R. Ibañez
17. (195) S. Casey
18. (214) Mi. Sweeney
19. (219) S. Shields
20. (238) K. Lofton
21. (243) B. Chen
I had never done fantasy baseball before, I think I may have drafted a pretty solid team for real life, but I dont know about stats wise. Ill have to see how it works out, I think I need to try to aquire another big hitter.
You'll definitely need to find more power. It is something that is essential in fantasy since it helps you in three categories (HR,R,RBI) and there are a number of players who have good power who can also hit for average and a few who can steal bases on top of that. You have to grab those guys early, but they are worth it. I always go with big bats in the first two rounds with one of those picks being a combination power hitter-base stealer and I won't even bother with pitchers until the third round at the earliest. Sometimes I won't even draft a pitcher until the seventh round and this strategy works well if you make smart picks. I succeed with this stategy almost every time I use it. I think you did good for someone without much experience. I've seen a lot of first timers (and some experienced players) do a lot worse. Bobby Crosby in the fifth round was a little early and Shea Hillenbrand in the eighth was as well, but don't sweat it. Keep up with your team and have fun.
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You did good. Good power-speed combination with A-Rod and Sizemore. You also have good speed with Rollins and good power with Bonds and Konerko. Waiting until the seventh to draft Bonds was the right thing to do. You still got good pitching to go along with your offense. Chris Carpenter and Felix Hernandez are a great one-two punch and I'm guessing that you didn't have to use a first or second pick to get them. You did do better.
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I hate Jim Thome. He has to get injured for us, and then when he acutally plays strike out for us. Now we finally get rid of him and he starts doing good again. That Philadelphia's luck for ya. Oh well though Ryan Howard is WAY better and we get Aaron Rowand. THome will still strike out a whole lot for the Chi Sox anyway.
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um i believe A-rod struck out twice with runners in scoring position, and both times he had a very favorable count. I think 3-1 the first time and then 3-0 the second and he went down both.
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