Redszone League #1; 14 Team Head to Head Competition

[Larkin Fan]

Commissioner: Larkin Fan
League #28948
Set-up: 14 Team Head to Head Competition with 25 man rosters

Note: Draft was pretty challenging and fun at the same time. You really had to dig deep to put together a quality team with 14 teams drafting.

Teams:

Bleacher Bums- ???
The Drill- Team Boone
Redsfan in NYC- redsfaninnyc
Bearcats- Neo
Redsfaithful- Redsfaithful
Brutus Barn Burners- Brutus_the_Red
MWM Domination- MWM
Larkin Fans Reds- Larkin Fan
Mexico City Mudrats- savafan
Mr Reds Bashers- Mr. Red
The Sabo Sluggers- SaboFan
Bretts Toppers- bigredmachine1976
RedLeaders Dirt Dogs- RedLeader
Drunk Irish- haassolo

Everyone feel free to post your roster so people can pick a favorite. I'll keep this thread updated with weekly standings and happenings.

[Larkin Fan]

C- Paul Lo Duca
1B- Brad Wilkerson (looking to upgrade here...)
2B- Marcus Giles
3B- Eric Chavez
SS- Nomar Garciaparra
LF- Luis Gonzalez
CF- Terrence Long
RF- J.D. Drew
OF- Shannon Stewart
OF- Ben Broussard
IF- Barry Larkin
Utility- Joe Borchard
Utility- Javy Lopez
Utility- Gabe Kapler
SP- Roy Oswalt
SP- Mark Buehrle
SP- Wade Miller
SP- Eric Milton
RP- Ugueth Urbina
RP- Mike Remlinger
RP- LaTroy Hawkins
RP- Gabe White
P- Matt Clement
P- Tony Armas Jr.
P- Joe Mays

Comments? Criticisms?

[Red Leader]

C: Mike Piazza
1B: Ryan Klesko
2B: Jeff Kent
SS: Jimmy Rollins
3B: Eric Hinske
LF: Chipper Jones
CF: Vernon Wells
RF: Gary Sheffield
OF: Matt Lawton
OF: Danny Bautista
IF: Aramis Ramirez
UTIL: Frank Thomas
UTIL: Travis Hafner
UTIL: Joe Thurston

SP: Curt Schilling
SP: Jason Schmidt
SP: John Lackey
SP: John Patterson
RP: Keith Foulke
RP: Mike Williams
RP: Jorge Julio
RP: Alan Embree
P: Brandon Duckworth
P: Adam Eaton
P: Arthur Rhodes


Think my offense can hang with most. Hoping Schilling and Schmidt can carry my pitching. Foulke, Williams, Julio, and Embree should keep me in the hunt for saves. Lackey, Eaton and Patterson need to be strong and Duckworth needs to improve. 10 wins out of Rhodes this season would be nice but not banking on it. He's there to offset Duckworth's ERA and WHiP.


So far, I've traded Adrian Beltre, Rich Aurillia, and Kevin Millar to MWM Domination for Aramis Ramirez, Jimmy Rollins, and Robert Fick.

I then turned around and traded Fick to mexico city mudrats for Danny Bautista.

[Redsfaithful]

Catcher Michael Barrett
1B Jim Thome
UTIL Fred McGriff
2B Frank Catalanatto
3B Shea Hillenbrand
SS Melvin Mora
LF Barry Bonds
CF Johnny Damon
RF Shawn Green
OF Steve Finley
OF Mike Cameron
IF Derrek Lee
UTIL Bobby Kielty

SP Hideo Nomo
SP Russ Ortiz
SP Ramon Ortiz
SP David Wells
RP Troy Percival
RP Robb Nen
RP Buddy Groom
RP Ramiro Mendoza
P Rodrigo Lopez
P Woody Williams
P Tomo Ohka
Bench John Burkett

I think I have okay hitting, but my pitching is going to have trouble standing up. No front line starters, lots of guys that had good years last year, but you know some of them will be one year wonders.

Moves I've made so far:

Picked up Frank Catalanatto off of waivers to play second

Traded Rafael Palmeiro for Robb Nen

[Brutus_the_Red]

My Team:

C: Benito Santiago
1B: Jeff Bagwell
2B: Bret Boone
3B: Scott Rolen
SS: Jose Hernandez
LF: Cliff Floyd
CF: Randy Winn
RF: Vladimir Guerrero
OF: Corey Patterson
OF: Brandon Larson
IF: Mo Vaughn
Util: Carl Everett
Util: Russell Branyan
Util: Ramon Hernandez

SP: AJ Burnett
SP: Joel Pineiro
SP: CC Sabathia
SP: Jason Jennings
RP: Scott Williamson
RP: Kyle Farnsworth
RP: Mike Stanton
RP: Tom Gordon
P: Jose Contreras
P: Cory Lidle
P: Elmer Dessens

[Redsfaithful]

And Larkin Fan I have a glut of first baseman even after dealing Rafael Palmeiro, feel free to send me a deal.

[Larkin Fan]

Redsfaithful, who do you have available? Let me know and I'll put together some kind of offer.

[Larkin Fan]

Originally posted by Larkin Fan
Redsfaithful, who do you have available? Let me know and I'll put together some kind of offer.

Forgive me. I'm too stupid to look above at your roster. LOL

[TeamBoone]

The Drill (TeamBoone)

C Lieberthal, Mike (Phi)
1B Sexson, Richie (Mil)
2B Walker, Todd (Bos)
3B Alfonzo, Edgardo (SF)
SS Vizquel, Omar (Cle)
LF Dunn, Adam (Cin)
CF Williams, Bernie (NYY)
RF Nixon, Trot (Bos)
OF Jones, Andruw (Atl)
OF Grissom, Marquis (SF)
IF Cirillo, Jeff (Sea)
LF Higginson, Bobby (Det)
1B Giambi, Jeremy (Bos)
2B Gutierrez, Ricky (Cle)
C LaRue, Jason (Cin)
LF Hollandsworth, Todd (Fla)

SP Johnson, Randy (Ari)
SP Maddux, Greg (Atl)
SP Pettitte, Andy (NYY)
SP Weaver, Jeff (NYY)
RP Karsay, Steve (NYY)
RP Worrell, Tim (SF)
RP Weber, Ben (Ana)
RP Sullivan, Scott (Cin)
P Appier, Kevin (Ana)
P --empty--
P --empty--

I need to get rid of two position players and replace them with 1 SP and 1 RP. I just haven't decided who to get rid of.

[Redsfaithful]

I'd be interested in Jeremy Giambi Team Boone, see if you see anything on my team that interests you.

[Sabo Fan]

C Marrero, Eli
1B Helton, Todd
2B Hudson, Orlando
3B Nevin, Phil
SS Cabrera, Orlando
LF Burrell, Pat
CF Payton, Jay
RF Salmon, Tim
OF Jordan, Brian
OF Jenkins, Geoff
IF Konerko, Paul
Util Phelps, Josh
Util Huff, Aubrey
Util Tatis, Fernando

SP Hudson, Tim
SP Lowe, Derek
SP Perez, Odalis
SP Washburn, Jarrod
RP Santana, Johan
RP Fossum, Casey
RP Lilly, Ted
RP Pavano, Carl
P Beckett, Josh
P Padilla, Vicente
P Perez, Oliver

I like my team overall. Undoubtedly, my biggesst weakness is the outfield. Burrell is a 40+ homer guy, but the rest of them have questions. I think Payton can put up numbers similar to what Jeffery Hammonds did when he was in Coors. Salmon and Jordan are pretty solid, and Jordan showed up to Dodgers camp in good shape and sounded like he was ready to play. Like I said when I drafted him, Jenkins is my pick for NL Comeback Player of the Year. I really like Phelps, and if you project his numbers from his 265 at-bats with the Jays last year, he's a 30+ homer, 120 RBI guy. My pitching is this team's biggest strength. I like that because you can never have enough pitching. Plus I have some depth that I can use to make some deals to improve my offense. All around I think this is a very good team.

[TeamBoone]

Redsfaithful, I think I'm going to stand pat through the first month of the season to see how these guys shake out. Then, if necessary, I'll see what kinds of deals I can work out.

For the most part, I'm satisfied with my team. Though I'm sure some tweaking is going to be required.

[Redsfaithful]

No problem TB.

[Red Leader]

Hey, LF. Unfortunately, I only have 1 1B that qualified for the position last year. After 20 games Hafner will qualify, and Thomas should also qualify when he gets 20 (he's supposed to play more 1B this year). Even Jeff Kent might qualify if something happens to Bagwell. When those guys do qualify, I will be looking to upgrade my SP's and I see that you have some good depth there....Buehrle, Miller, Clement. I like Miller the most, and then Clement. Let me know if you'd be interested in something down the line....

[bigredmachine1976]

Bretts Toppers