Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted March 21, 2003 Byung-Hyun Kim will start the season in Arizona's rotation as a starter. Their closer is supposed to be Matt Mantei, but I doubt that will last long.. Alfonseca is out for a month according to the blurb on the bottom of the league page. As far as my team: C Geronimo Gil 1B Mike Sweeney 2B Jose Vidro 3B Tony Batista SS Cristian Guzman OF Barry Bonds OF Bobby Abreu OF Andruw Jones IF Adam Dunn Util Jay Gibbons Solid at every spot but Catcher and SS, although I expect Guzman to put up better stats than last year, especially in the SB and OBP categories. SP Javier Vazquez SP Rodrigo Lopez RP Jorge Julio RP Esteban Yan P Russ Ortiz P Damian Moss P Steve Trachsel I neglected my pitching big time. Glad I got Julio and Lopez, but the rest looks like its going to be shaky..Yan is as good as gone as soon as I can figure out who to replace him with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted March 21, 2003 Will Kenny Loftan have a good season? Was he worth dropping Roberto Alomar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 21, 2003 Byung-Hyun Kim will start the season in Arizona's rotation as a starter. Their closer is supposed to be Matt Mantei, but I doubt that will last long.. Alfonseca is out for a month according to the blurb on the bottom of the league page. Matt Mantei? Who hasn't shown he's returned to form before elbow surgery. Why not just stick with Kim and have Mantei setup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 22, 2003 Because a good reliever is easier to find than a good starter. And Razateca, you're confusing this with my unofficial league. And no, you shouldn't have dropped Alomar for Lofton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted March 22, 2003 I have no idea why the DBacks would want Mantei as the closer and Kim in the rotation, but thats what I was reading when I was looking for a closer I could trade or pick up. Also, I just decided that if anyone wants Mike Sweeney, he's available if someone wants a trade. I can move Dunn over to 1B and Gibbons up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 22, 2003 I'll trade you Charles Johnson or Mike Lieberthal for Sweeney. That'll help you upgrade your catching. Or Contreras is available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kingpk Report post Posted March 22, 2003 Might as well show you my team: C LaRue, Jason (C-Cin) 1B Klesko, Ryan (1B, RF-SD) 2B Kent, Jeff (2B-Hou) 3B Bell, David (3B-Phi) SS Eckstein, David (SS-Ana) OF Hunter, Torii (CF-Min) OF Ramirez, Manny (LF, DH-Bos) OF Jones, Jacque (LF-Min) IF Castillo, Luis (2B-Fla) Util Lawton, Matt (RF, LF-Cle) Bench: Walker, Todd (2B-Bos) Higginson, Bobby (LF-Det) Mientkiewicz, Doug (1B-Min) Young, Kevin (1B-Pit) Pitching: Mussina, Mike (SP-NYY) Clement, Matt (SP-ChC) Nunez, Vladimir (RP-Fla) Stewart, Scott (RP-Mon) Williams, Woody (SP-StL) Lawrence, Brian (SP-SD) Wells, Kip (SP-Pit) Bench: Hernandez, Orlando (SP-Mon) Romero, J.C. (RP-Min) Dempster, Ryan (SP-Cin) Again, I'm looking for some better pitching, since I have a pretty stacked offense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted March 22, 2003 I only ask for advise from the smarts here because this thread is easier to find and the fact that it is at the top of the forum. I thought Lofton was better than Alomar just on last years stats, so I made the FA pick up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted March 22, 2003 Lofton and Alomar are both on the decline, but I'd still take Roberto over Kenny anyday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 22, 2003 I agree with Tom. Alomar is better than Lofton. Lofton's a better reserve outfielder. I don't like my outfield. If someone wants to propose a trade for one of my pitchers I'll listen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted March 22, 2003 Well I was just going keep Kenny on the bench and rotate him into the Outfield when there was an empty spot, I only picked him up for the steals stat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 22, 2003 I thought it odd to dump Alomar, cause 2B is thin, but you do have Biggio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 22, 2003 Biggio is an outfielder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 22, 2003 Yeah, but he played 2B last year, so he's eligible at 2B this year. After 15 games, he'll be OF eligible as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted March 22, 2003 my whole team is thin outside maybe 2 players Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 23, 2003 Yeah, but he played 2B last year, so he's eligible at 2B this year. After 15 games, he'll be OF eligible as well. Why are you allowed to play somebody at a postition they don't even play anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 23, 2003 It's a standard eligibility rule. Most leagues let you play a player at any position he played 15-20 games at last year. I don't have a problem with it because Biggio could play 2B in real baseball without a problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted March 23, 2003 Vern, most leagues require 20 games the previous season for a player to be eligible at that position on draft day. In some cases, a player who hasn't played 20 games at any position is eligible at whichever one he played most, stricter leagues confine those players to DH. During the season, playing one game at a position qualifies a player there. That's how our money league does things, and AFAIK, we follow the official Roto rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted March 23, 2003 Will Lofton start the season for the Pirates 1st in the batting line up or be in the Minors? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted March 23, 2003 Everything I've read (and I admittedly don't follow the NL as closely, since the money league is AL-only) indicates he'll be the leadoff hitter on Opening Day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 23, 2003 I would doubt Lofton would play in Pittsburgh if he had to spend any time in the minor leagues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted March 25, 2003 I lucked out to get Brandon Villafuerte, who will be the closer for San Diego this season. Im going to propose some trades now and whatnot and see what I can get trade wise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted March 27, 2003 I just made a great trade in the money league (AL-only, 4x4 keeper). I gave up Mariano Rivera (entering option year at $45) and Joe Kennedy (entering option year at $11) to get Joel Pineiro (entering option year at $6) and Carl Crawford (entering 2nd year at $10). Basically, I traded two guys I wasn't going to keep for two guys I'm definitely keeping. The trade worked out for both teams, though, since the other owner badly needed saves, in a league where closers will be at a super premium at the draft. The quest to defend the title is now officially underway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 27, 2003 I'm a huge Carl Crawford fan. He showed signs last season and I see a bright future for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 28, 2003 Crawford's a little young, but he'll work out in a keeper league. He'll get you some steals at the very least. I really like Pineiro as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted March 28, 2003 I've always liked Pineiro. I was given my choice of Pineiro ($6) or Buerhle ($3, both entering optionm years), and I chose Pineiro. Buerhle has pitched an awful lot of innings on his young left arm the last two years, and while he might not throw especially hard, I just think he's an arm blowout waiting to happen. And I'd rather someone else owns him when that occurs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 28, 2003 Pineiro pitches at Safeco Field as well, so that helps a ton. I was surprised to find that Pineiro's actually older than Buehrle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 28, 2003 Who got Mark Prior? That's someone I'm really high on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 28, 2003 The Perfect Team. By the way, if you go to "available players", you can type in a player's name and it'll tell you if he's on a team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted March 31, 2003 Stat Tracker is free until July in Yahoo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
