Fantasy Baseball Discussion

Celeval · 03-13-2005, 10:50 AM

In a standard (very serious) Yahoo league.

Khalil Greene just became available on waivers (by a team scraping for closers). I'm #2 in the waiver order, so have a good change of being able to grab him, but I'm not sure who in my roster would be droppable, value-wise. Any thoughts?

C Brandon Inge (also quals at 3B, OF)
1B Adam Dunn (also OF)
2B Luis Castillo
3B Adrian Beltre
SS Jimmy Rollins
OF Barry Bonds
OF Corey Patterson
OF Kevin Mench
UT Erubiel Durazo
BN Jack Buck (C)
BN Coco Crisp (OF)
BN Cristian Guzman (SS)

SP Pedro Martinez
SP Jake Peavy
RP Latroy Hawkins
RP Mike Adams
P Javier Vazquez
P Chris Carpenter
P Brad Radke
BN Kevin Millwood
BN Zack Greinke

Haven't set my starting lineup, so haven't decided between Crisp and Mench; and the various starting pitchers. The obvious choice is Jack Buck, but with Inge at C, I want a second option and think Buck has a good chance of breaking out after his solid second half (.263/6/17 in August, .274/5/12 in September). Any thoughts?

Additional: LaRoche is also available on waivers, and I'm considering packaging Mench/Crisp and a pitcher a SP upgrade, moving Dunn to the OF, and picking up LaRoche (another solid candidate for a good season). Any thoughts on whether that might be worthwhile?

Logan · 03-13-2005, 12:25 PM

Why not just drop Guzman for Greene? Do you really need 3 shortstops on the roster?

ntndeacon · 03-13-2005, 03:10 PM

I second the idea of dumping Guzman for greene.

Celeval · 03-13-2005, 03:34 PM

I guess the question is, is Greene > Guzman? I'm thinking yes, unless Guzman ends up stealing 30 bases.

mtaystl03 · 03-13-2005, 07:34 PM

Greene and Guzman are very similar players stat wise. Greene will hit for a little more pop, say 15 HR to Guzmans 5-7 and 66 RBI to around 45-50. Don't expect Guzman to steal 30 bases. More like 10-15. If you look t his stolen base production from the past he has gone way downhill and swiped just 10 last year.

Personally, I dont think John Buck is going to break out yet. Maybe next year. But if you need some pop from your backup catcher, hold on to him.

Get Greene for either Guzman or Buck.

As for LaRoche, he should have a break-out year and if you can get him, go for it. Look for .280-20-70 from him.

03-13-2005, 07:34 PM	#5
mtaystl03 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO	Greene and Guzman are very similar players stat wise. Greene will hit for a little more pop, say 15 HR to Guzmans 5-7 and 66 RBI to around 45-50. Don't expect Guzman to steal 30 bases. More like 10-15. If you look t his stolen base production from the past he has gone way downhill and swiped just 10 last year. Personally, I dont think John Buck is going to break out yet. Maybe next year. But if you need some pop from your backup catcher, hold on to him. Get Greene for either Guzman or Buck. As for LaRoche, he should have a break-out year and if you can get him, go for it. Look for .280-20-70 from him. __________________ Go STL Sports! Last edited by mtaystl03 : 03-13-2005 at 07:36 PM.

03-13-2005, 12:25 PM	#2
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Why not just drop Guzman for Greene? Do you really need 3 shortstops on the roster?

03-13-2005, 03:10 PM	#3
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	I second the idea of dumping Guzman for greene.

03-13-2005, 03:34 PM	#4
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	I guess the question is, is Greene > Guzman? I'm thinking yes, unless Guzman ends up stealing 30 bases.

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