C V. Martínez
(Cle - C,1B)
1B A. González
(SD - 1B)
2B C. Utley
(Phi - 1B,2B)
3B S. Rolen
(StL - 3B)
SS D. Jeter
(NYY - SS)
OF J. Bay
(Pit - OF)
OF M. Holliday
(Col - OF)
OF C. Crawford
(TB - OF)
Util T. Hafner
(Cle - Util)
Util J. Edmonds
(StL - OF)
BN N. Swisher
(Oak - 1B,OF)
DL H. Matsui
(NYY - OF) DL
Pitching
SP Jer. Weaver
(LAA - SP)
SP F. Hernández
(Sea - SP)
SP B. Myers
(Phi - SP)
SP S. Olsen
(Fla - SP)
RP J. Papelbon
(Bos - SP,RP)
RP B. Ryan
(Tor - RP)
P T. Gordon
(Phi - RP)
P M. Cain
(SF - SP)
BN D. Haren
(Oak - SP)
DL R. Harden
(Oak - SP) DL
Categories:
Hitting: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS
Pitching: IP, W, L, SV, R, HR, BB, K, ERA, K/9
First question: Do you think my pitching is strong enough going forward? I'm currently in 3rd place, but am beating the 1st place down this week so I'm likely to end up real close to 1st place at the end of the week. My offense is good, I think. Swisher has been slumping a lot lately and I'd consider replacing him with someone on the waiver wire, but no one on the waiver wire interests me right now. Same thing with Matt Cain.
Should I try and trade one of my big bats for pitching help? A guy in my league has told me he'd trade me Pedro for Bay, Utley, Hafner, or Crawford straight up. Another guy told me he'd consider trading Bedard for Holliday. Should I go this route, or should I try and trade off lesser bats / pitchers and try for a slight upgrade at SP? Dealing more quantity for a slight upgrade in quality?
I like my top 4 pitchers (Weaver, Hernandez, Myers, and Olsen). I think they'll all pitch well in the 2nd half. I like all 3 of my closers although Gordon has been slumping as of late. Cain and Haren are the wild cards. They either toss gems or get lit up every other start. I have faith that Haren can get things turned around and be consistent going forward. Not sure I have the same feelings for Cain. He truly is on and off. Either a great game or one that kills me for the week. Drives me insane.
So that's it, what do you guys think? Stand pat, or make a move. If you think I should make a move, what kind of move would you look to make?