My Very First Fischer Price Fantasy Baseball Team

[Killericon]

Well, I finally took the plunge, and joined a 10-team league on ESPN, and I figured I'd get your guys' take on it. I just wrapped up my draft...Take a peek.

C - Geovany Soto, ChC
1B - Justin Morneau, Min
2B - Placido Polanco, Det
3B - Miguel Cabrera, Det
SS - Troy Tulowitzki, Col
2B/SS - Aaron Hill, Tor
1B/3B - Conor Jackson, Ari
OF - Ichiro Suzuki, Sea
OF - Jason Bay, Pit
OF - Andruw Jones, LAD
OF - Michael Bourn, Hou
OF - Rick Ankiel, StL
UTIL - Evan Longoria, TB
Bench - Richie Sexson, Sea

P - Josh Beckett, Bos
P - Roy Halladay, Tor
P - Felix Hernandez, Sea
P - Huston Street, Oak
P - Chien-Ming Wang, NYY
P - Jeff Francis, Col
P - Brad Penny, LAD
P - Dontrelle Willis, Det
P - Shaun Marcum, Tor
Bench - Barry Zito, SF
Bench - B.J. Ryan, Tor

How did I do?

[TheChamp24]

Originally Posted by killericon

Well, I finally took the plunge, and joined a 10-team league on ESPN, and I figured I'd get your guys' take on it. I just wrapped up my draft...Take a peek.

C - Geovany Soto, ChC
1B - Justin Morneau, Min
2B - Placido Polanco, Det
3B - Miguel Cabrera, Det
SS - Troy Tulowitzki, Col
2B/SS - Aaron Hill, Tor
1B/3B - Conor Jackson, Ari
OF - Ichiro Suzuki, Sea
OF - Jason Bay, Pit
OF - Andruw Jones, LAD
OF - Michael Bourn, Hou
OF - Rick Ankiel, StL
UTIL - Evan Longoria, TB
Bench - Richie Sexson, Sea

P - Josh Beckett, Bos
P - Roy Halladay, Tor
P - Felix Hernandez, Sea
P - Huston Street, Oak
P - Chien-Ming Wang, NYY
P - Jeff Francis, Col
P - Brad Penny, LAD
P - Dontrelle Willis, Det
P - Shaun Marcum, Tor
Bench - Barry Zito, SF
Bench - B.J. Ryan, Tor

How did I do?

Hitting is okay, I don't like your OF's aside from Ichiro and maybe Bay. Eww on Sexson
Your pitching, way too many starters and only 1 closer. Heck, try to package some starting pitching to get a good closer and maybe a better OF bat.

[MechanicalBull]

Originally Posted by jth1331

Hitting is okay, I don't like your OF's aside from Ichiro and maybe Bay. Eww on Sexson
Your pitching, way too many starters and only 1 closer. Heck, try to package some starting pitching to get a good closer and maybe a better OF bat.

He has two closers in Street and BJ Ryan. I agree that the outfied is hit or miss except for Ichiro. Starting pitching is real good and should rack up a lot of wins but I'd possibly look into trading one or two of those guys for a Bat. I don't know much about the catcher Soto on the Cubs but I heard Peter Gammons the other night and he was saying that Chicago is in love him with so I guess that is a good sign.

[TheChamp24]

Originally Posted by MechanicalBull

He has two closers in Street and BJ Ryan. I agree that the outfied is hit or miss except for Ichiro. Starting pitching is real good and should rack up a lot of wins but I'd possibly look into trading one or two of those guys for a Bat. I don't know much about the catcher Soto on the Cubs but I heard Peter Gammons the other night and he was saying that Chicago is in love him with so I guess that is a good sign.

Soto should put up solid numbers.
As for closers, he really should try to get another. BJ Ryan is coming off a season ending injury, so thats a huge question mark. I think try to trade Wang and Andruw Jones for Matt Capps, Manny Corpas, or Bobby Jenks and an OF like Hunter Pence, Alex Rios, or Corey Hart. Maybe you can pull a trade like that off by offering well known guys for guys who aren't very well known.

[Bronco LB 59]

Don't trade for a closer. There is so much turnover at the closer role during the year you can usually pick 4-5 off the scrap heap. I do it all the time.

I think the offense can do the job. I like your infield. You have some balance there with batting average guys (Ichrio, Polanco, Cabrera) and Bourn is a threat to steal 45-50 this year. I like the Tulowitzki, Longoria and Aaron Hill picks especially.

As for the starters, the depth is solid, I wish you had a few more NL starters at the top for ERA and WHIP purposes.

If I were you, I would trade a starter and one of your second tier hitters for a top five-to-six round, OF/1B/3B bat. Forget about closer. You will be fine with saves if you do your homework all season.