10 team league-Head to Head. I tried to foucus on all around players.... C- Joe Mauer (on the DL for a while) 1B- Mark Teixeira 2B- Dan Uggla SS- Michael Young 3B- Adrian Beltre OF- Alfonso Soriano OF- Ichiro Suzuki OF- Tori Hunter UTIL- Jim Thome Bench- Edward Encanarcion Bench- Adam Jones (no not pac man) Bench- Travis Hafner Bench- Mark Reynolds SP- Cole Hamels SP- Felix Hernandez SP- Carlos Zambrano SP- Randy Johnson RP- Kerry Wood RP- Troy Percival P- Brandon Morrow P- Oliver Perez Bench- JJ Putz Bench- Phil Hughes ...I know I took some flyers on a few guys late who may return to their old form (Hafner)
I did the same with Hafner. I have full confidence in him. I would look to deal Thome with encarnacion or Beltre for a 3B upgrade. I hate both options at 3B and Reynolds is a BA killer but might be the best of the 3. Pitching looks solid though id get rid of Ollie as hes a whip killer. Packaging him in that same deal is addition by subtraction. Last year he was as mediocre as they come; 17 quality starts in 34 outings, 3x he didnt make it out of the 3rd inning.Hes a guy you start only vs the Phillies and Braves as he seems to pitch his best then.
You can probably get a decent filler option like Pablo Sandoval, Ramon Hernandez, , or Jarrod Saltalamacchia until Mauer gets healthy. Salty, like everyone should hit well in texas. Sandoval or Hernandez should be available as well in a shallow league.
