I dropped him for Crosby and I have Theriot for a backup who is also eligible at 2B

I got decent enough power everywhere else (Berkman, Burrell, Wright) to make up for these guys so it's all good

4/25/2008 11:53:17 AM

yeah the best thing about khalil greene is his ugly mullet

he's ok to play if your other SS options have an off day, but he shouldnt be a starter, except maybe in a 10+ team NL only league

4/25/2008 1:09:52 PM

so what are all you zimmerman owners thinking?

4/25/2008 1:29:32 PM

if you can, hop on erick aybar from laa, 2b & ss eligilbility who hits for avg & has speed (runs & sbs), solid bench guy who can fill in nicely at middle infield, still flying under the radar

4/25/2008 3:12:31 PM

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=852

Only pitcher since 1956 to make 3 straight starts of at least 8 IP, 8+ K's, < 1 BB, & < 3 hits is Cliff Lee.

Needless to say, if you can trade him as an ace, go ahead & jump on it. He's faced some of the weakest AL lineups thus far (A's twice, Twins & Royals), which could set him up for problems when facing a NYY, Bos or Det lineup.

4/25/2008 4:30:08 PM

Law of Averages says he's about to experience some 3IP, 8ER, 5BB, 2K type games.

I would sell high while I could.

4/25/2008 7:22:36 PM

Pick up Jon Sanchez... kid is lights out. I picked him in both my leagues a week and a half ago... he won't be a secret for long after tonight...

Quote :

"Kippinger"

Jeff Keppinger?

V what wave is milledge riding? the "i got benched for being late to the last game wave"

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 12:40 AM. Reason : i didnt see what he did tonight but his avg has been in freefall b4 today...]

4/26/2008 12:35:21 AM

i added sanchez tonight.

i just proposed cliff lee and lastings milledge for webb and peavy. the guy will probably decline, but i'm in first place with an 8 game lead already and hopefully the wave lee and milledge are riding will push him to rush into a trade.

4/26/2008 12:38:55 AM

What kind of faggot proposal is that?

Why dont you see if he'll throw in a handjob while he's at it



I got Sanchez but I'll probly spot start him for now...next game should be at home vs Colorado so thats probably a go

4/26/2008 12:55:09 AM

in my league cliff lee is the #3 ranked player in baseball and his stats are ridiculous. it's a stretch, but i've seen crazier trades accepted.

4/26/2008 1:00:44 AM

Someone dropped Jason Bay this week....I have Carlos Lee in LF and Ryan Braun can play 3rd or LF and I have Garrett Atkins at third now....would you drop any of those 3 to get Bay?

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 1:50 AM. Reason : Damn Hunter Pence is available too....]

4/26/2008 1:48:46 AM

dunno but Russell Martin, who is 4/4 tonight with a walk, is now playing 3rd Base (for the rest of this game probably)

this Rockies Dodgers game is good...7-7 going into the bottom of the 9th

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 2:01 AM. Reason : .]

4/26/2008 1:55:34 AM

Cano is killing me at 2nd base and Kendrick is still on DL.. who should I pick up this week so I can put Cano back on bench... Jose Lopez or Erik Aybar.. in my league Lopez has more points but Aybar has the better batting average.. don't really need steals but they wouldnt hurt

4/26/2008 10:20:09 AM

Quick, who leads the league in RBIs at this moment? hint: it's not Pujols or Ortiz or Ramirez or Howard or Utley or Wright or [insert big name superstar]

It's Josh Hamilton, who is still one of the better stories in baseball. Who said doing drugs was a bad thing? He missed the whole Steroid Era because of it

4/27/2008 6:36:06 PM

i won my matchup this week 10-0 to extend my lead on first place.

i'm trying to add another stud pitcher though. two trades are awaiting review...one for santana and one for webb and peavy.

^^^^i'd swap atkins for bay...once bay gets going, he's great, but atkins always seems to have major ups and downs when i've ever had him on my teams.

[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 6:51 PM. Reason : /]

4/27/2008 6:50:32 PM

Quote :

"i'd swap atkins for bay"

one of the dumbest comments in this thread

atkins is a guaranteed 25+ HRs, 110+ RBIs, and .300 avg guy

Bay was terrible last year and mediocre this year

Bay has a .247 avg, 5 HRs and 8 RBis compared to a .330 avg., 6 HRs and 20 RBIs from Atkins this year

Speaking of Atkins, I have another offer on the table. I want to ask for another player if I accept it. Keep in mind I disparately need SBs.

I trade:
Utley
Atkins
Votto

for

AROD
BJ Upton
Josh Hamilton

Quote :

"I have Carlos Lee in LF and Ryan Braun can play 3rd or LF and I have Garrett Atkins at third now....would you drop any of those 3 to get Bay?"

Absolutely not. As I said, Bay looked terrible last year (compared to his previous 2 years) and it's not looking that much better this year.




[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 8:17 PM. Reason : yo]

4/27/2008 8:14:28 PM

Quote :

"I trade: Utley Atkins Votto for AROD BJ Upton Josh Hamilton"

If that trade gets accepted, quit your league... immediately. I get that Utley is valuable given his position but Upton and Hamilton are both better than the other two you are giving up. Plus A-Rod will finish with better #s than Utley when it's all said and done.

[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 8:23 PM. Reason : x]

4/27/2008 8:22:37 PM

I'll probably accept it then

i have a mancrush on Utley so it is hard to let him go

that offer is what he proposed me but I'm trying to take atkins out of the deal and add in Dunn and Lyons

Quote :

"If that trade gets accepted, quit your league... immediately."

I'm the one getting AROD, Hamilton and Upton.

[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 8:31 PM. Reason : yo]

4/27/2008 8:26:13 PM

I'd do it. I probably overstated it a bit, as Atkins is really good but I don't think he will continue this pace and historically (not this year) he is worse away from COL.

Votto will be very inconsistent this year and probably won't be a 150 game type guy..

I know...

I think you'll get:

A-Rod - a minimum of 40, 120
Upton - a minimum of 20, 95
Hamilton - a minimum of 25, 100

You'd give up:

Utley - 30, 115
Atkins - 30, 110
Votto - 15, 75

[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 8:34 PM. Reason : just my opinion]

4/27/2008 8:32:20 PM

atkins has always underwhelmed me on my fantasy teams, hence my slight bias there...

4/27/2008 8:48:16 PM

i just love days when i set my lineups, leave for the day, then find out half my fucking starters didn't even play

4/27/2008 8:57:58 PM

If Upton is unable to go this week who would be the best replacement? I can pick up a DH (I have Vlad there so he can go RF)......

Jayson Werth 6: SD (3), SF (3)
Skip Schumaker 6: Cin (3), ChC (3)
Carlos Quentin 6: Bal (1), @Min (2), @Tor (3)
Milton Bradley 6: KC (3), @Oak (3)

[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 9:59 PM. Reason : forgot Bradley is available at DH]

4/27/2008 9:58:45 PM

schumacker or werth, but it really depends on what you need

4/27/2008 10:21:21 PM

werth has been on a tear lately...i'd pick him up and be prepared to bail if the streak ends

4/27/2008 10:52:43 PM

Brandon Phillips with 2 homers today

good to see!

4/27/2008 11:13:45 PM

are u guys serious? go with quentin dude

4/28/2008 1:22:32 AM

If you can handle the .240 avg, then yeh take him

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 2:12 AM. Reason : 4]

4/28/2008 2:12:36 AM

I was just looking at my draft results and comparing them to numbers now just to see how well I did at this point in this season

I got Pat Burrell in the 20th round... anybody else have any huge pickups really late in the draft?

4/28/2008 11:03:58 AM

I picked Josh Hamilton (undrafted) off of waivers and now he leads the league in RBIs (along with your boy Burrell)

thats about it for this year, but last year I had some good picks...I got Magglio in the 11th round last year, and he finished the season as the 4th best fantasy player out there

4/28/2008 11:07:20 AM

some of my better moves (i had the middle pick in the draft):

isringhausen in the 13th round
escobar in the 18th round
milledge in the 19th round

from free agency:

cliff lee
brian burres
jonathan sánchez
brian bannister
edinson vólquez

so far this year i'm 33-5-2 and in first place by four games

4/28/2008 11:22:41 AM

holy crap. That's a hell of a record.

4/28/2008 11:30:34 AM

in my league, i am 29-18-1 and 1 game out of first place to BJCaudill21.

C- martin
1B- swisher
2B- upton
SS- hanley
3B- zimmerman
OF- hunter
OF- crawford
OF- ibanez
UTL- hamilton
UTL- tejada
UTL-pedroia
BN- encarnacion

SP- haren
SP- sabathia
RP- putz
RP- lyon
P- percival (rp)
P- fuentes (rp)
P- cordero (rp)
P- owings (sp)
BN- cueto (sp)
DL- kazmir

"ftw"


how is everyone else doing so far

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 11:40 AM. Reason : 1]

4/28/2008 11:40:13 AM

28-17-3
half game out of 1st

i'm going a little bit pitcher-heavy

C Russell Martin
1B Carlos Guillén
2B Brandon Phillips
3B Álex Rodríguez
SS Miguel Tejada
OF Josh Hamilton
OF Eric Byrnes
OF Michael Bourn
Util Adrián González
BN Corey Hart

SP Jake Peavy
SP Edinson Vólquez
SP Javier Vázquez
RP Francisco Cordero
RP Kevin Gregg
RP Brian Fuentes
P B.J. Ryan
P Johnny Cueto
P Derek Lowe
BN Josh Beckett
BN Oliver Pérez
BN Chris Young
DL Rafael Soriano

4/28/2008 11:44:23 AM

33-5-2 and 10-0 last week

c joe mauer
1b adrian gonzalez
2b chase utley
3b chone figgins
ss derek jeter
of ichiro suzuki
of jeff francoeur
of jason bay
ut lastings milledge
bn bengie molina
bn yunel escobar

sp cliff lee
sp edinson volquez
rp billy wagner
rp jason isringhausen
p shawn marcum
p salomon torres
p daisuke matsuzaka
bn brian bannister
bn jonathan sanchez
bn brian burres
dl rafael soriano

4/28/2008 11:44:27 AM

I'm 23-31-2... Although I'm on an upswing. I started 6-20-2 in the first 2 weeks.

C Ryan Doumit
1B Albert Pujols
2B Mark DeRosa
3B Miguel Cabrera
SS Carlos Guillén
OF Raúl Ibañez
OF Xavier Nady
OF Carlos Lee
UTIL Curtis Granderson
UTIL Josh Willingham
BN Jermaine Dye
BN J.D. Drew
BN Rick Ankiel

SP Ervin Santana
SP John Danks
SP John Smoltz
SP Tom Glavine
RP Huston Street
RP B.J. Ryan
SP,RP Brett Myers
P Todd Wellemeyer
P John Maine
P Armando Galarraga
BN Aaron Harang
DL Mike Hampton
DL Rafael Soriano
DL Chris Carpenter


I had a Detroit heavy offense and they sucked to begin the season plus Granderson, Soriano, Hampton, Glavine, Carpenter, all have been on the DL at least once. *Note about Carpenter/Hampton. They were both undrafted and I only picked them up to put on the DL... just in case they were alright.


[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 11:54 AM. Reason : .]

4/28/2008 11:47:26 AM

I'm 24-28-4 right now... I've had some bad luck going against some guys with lineups that were really hot -- lucky for me, our league is pretty even so I'm only 8 games out of first

C Russell Martin
1B Lance Berkman
2B Rickie Weeks
3B David Wright
SS Ryan Theriot
OF Bobby Abreu
OF Ken Griffey Jr.
OF Pat Burrell
UTIL Casey Kotchman
UTIL Bobby Crosby
BN Jermaine Dye
BN Joe Crede
BN Mike Jacobs

SP Cole Hamels
SP Cliff Lee
SP Greg Maddux
SP Erik Bedard
RP Jonathan Papelbon
RP J.J. Putz
SP A.J. Burnett
SP Rich Hill
SP Phil Hughes
BN Brian Fuentes
DL Wandy Rodriguez

4/28/2008 12:01:49 PM

Should I drop Dye for Quentin?

4/28/2008 1:30:35 PM

^I already dropped Jacobs in both of my leagues. He's on a pretty terrible streak lately (2-23). Picked up Votto in one and Quentin in the other. Dye isn't doin too hot recently either but it's better than Jacobs, and for the season Dye has a much higher BA but won't hit for the power of Jacob.

TreeTwista10 why do you still have bourn? if either Taveras or Carlos Gomez are available you should look into them... may not steal quite as many bases, but with how Bourn's hitting he may not be a starter for very much longer.

4/28/2008 1:44:33 PM

I'm holding onto Dye for some reason. He's out again today...

He's just not the type of player you drop. Put him on your bench for better days.

4/28/2008 2:03:06 PM

^^i just picked up Bourn for today since its a short day...I normally play Hamilton, Hart and Byrnes as my 3 OFers but last week I lost steals 8-7 so I figured I'd add somebody speedy...Gomez has his own issues getting on base just like Bourn...Taveras is available in my league as well but I dunno...Bourn has missed multiple games with injury, and still has a few more SBs than anybody else in the league...plus he has a couple homers which is always a plus...I might go with Kaz Matsui as he stole plenty of bases last year, and also has a little power...thats basically my stream position though...I've had Mark Reynolds, Edwin Encarnacion, Mark Derosa, etc

4/28/2008 3:08:13 PM

^^^

Quote :

"ndmetcal All American 1446 Posts user info edit post ^i see it as jacobs being due for a cold streak, possibly a big one 4/24/2008 10:59:14 PM"

4/28/2008 5:09:24 PM

is stattracker kind of fucked up right now? says the white sox orioles game is 1-1 in the 7th, but says Vasquez and Cabrera have pitched 4.0 and 5.0 innings respectively

4/28/2008 5:50:05 PM

btw, for all the Kaz Matsui fans out there

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_fissure

4/28/2008 7:25:22 PM

damn jenks blew a win and possible cg for vazquez...

im glad i drafted vazquez though, with the exception of games against the yanks, he is dirty this year

4/28/2008 7:31:57 PM

8.0 IP
1.12 ERA
0.63 WHIP
7 K

good day for Vasquez even without the W

4/28/2008 7:57:07 PM

someone just added paul bako in my league

i never thought id see the day

4/28/2008 11:58:13 PM

Just picked up Max Scherzer in both my leagues, hes apparently one of the hottest prospects out there, pick him up!

4/29/2008 6:52:12 AM

hes only there to give bullpen help/depth

4/29/2008 8:28:46 AM

From what I've heard about him I figure hes good enough to hold onto my spot that I normally use for spot starters until they figure out what they are doing with him.

4/29/2008 8:51:18 AM

yeah Scherzer had a crazy good K:9 innings ratio in AAA but he's not going to start for Arizona yet

4/29/2008 9:20:56 AM