[InyerfaceUmp]

Ok this is my first Dynasty League. Ive won the far majority of my redrafts for years. Part of my draft stradegy has been always pick the best player available in the earlier rds. Do not worry overly about positions such as C, RP(Holds) & 2B(Ofcourse if a CUtley is the best player available at my pick Im taking him early). If u have to trade for these pos's or fill them in with vets later.

Now Im in a dynasty and yes the draft has been a learning experiance. I feel Ive drafted a solid club with very good upside(but maybe a tad young). I need to continue with the next pick. Is it time to start filling in the glaring needs? Or still get the best player out there. Ive bolded in black the ones that I feel I like the best & bolded in Red the players at the pos of need Id like to draft now or later.

Maybe give me a Top Five?

All suggestions are greatly appreciated. Be assured i will help u the best I can with your thread too.

Cats: R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OPS, W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP


Team so far drafted:

C -
1B - Prince Fielder
2B -
3B - Miguel Cabrera
SS - Khalil Greene
LF -
CF - Curtis Granderson
RF - Jeremy Hermida
Util - Derek Lee
Util - Edwin Encarnación

SP - Justin Verlander
SP - Cole Hamels
RP - Brian Fuentes
RP - Salomon Torres
P - Rich Harden
P -
P -
P -

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Glaring Needs - Best of the Rest

C - Thinking here of possibly grabbing a young guy now & adding a vet later.

Miguel Montero
Jason Varitek
Dave Ross
Miguel Olivo
Brad Ausmus
Jason LaRue (John Buck)
Mike Napoli
Paul LoDuca
Jason Kendall
Ronny Paulino
Dioner Navarro

2B - 2 ways to go. Trade for one or grab a vet later(maybe grab a kid & vet

Orlando Hudson
Dusitn Pedroia
Mark DeRosa
Placido Polanco
Craig Biggio (Mark Loretta)
Mark Grudzielanek
Adam Kennedy
Ray Durham
Aaron Hill

LF - May have to trade for not sure.
Eric Byrnes
Matt Diaz
Jay Payton
Cliff Floyd
David Dellucci
Craig Monroe
Emil Brown
Garret Anderson
Luis Gonzalez
Corey Hart
Rondell White (Lew Ford)
Moises Alou
Termel Sledge (Jose Cruz Jr.)
Brad Wilkerson
Reed Johnson
Ryan Church

RP - Mainly looking at these cats Holds, era, ks, thou a potential future closer would be nice too. Please note EGagne was taken but Akinori Otsuka was not. What gives?

There r so many available so I'll leave u with whats taken so far:

Mike Gonzalez
Scot Shields
Jonathan Broxton
Scott Linebrink
RSoriano


Or do I go with the best available player Left?

Aubrey Huff (OF eligibility to?)
Dan Johnson (Erubiel Durazo)
Melvin Mora
Mike Lowell
Andy Marte (Good Upside)
Brandon Inge
J.J. Hardy
Jacque Jones
Ken Griffey Jr
Chris Burke
Mark Kotsay
Aaron Rowand
Dave Roberts (LF eligibility?)
Lastings Milledge
Shawn Green
Jose Guillen
Brian Giles
Jonny Gomes
Jay Gibbons

Doug Davis
Ted Lilly
Jose Contreras
Jon Garland
Cliff Lee
Jason Jennings
Bartolo Colon
Brad Penny
Pedro Martinez (might be a gem for later?)
Tom Glavine
Orlando Hernandez
John Maine
Joe Blanton
Zach Duke
Ian Snell
Greg Maddux(sold #s in a pitchers park)
Noah Lowry(loads of upside. Can I afford to wait?)
James Shields
Kevin Millwood
Vicente Padilla
Brandon McCarthy


Thanks for all your help!!!!!

[EmpireWF]

I'll give you some info as far as the Met players go...

-Stay away from Milledge and Shawn Green. At this point, it's uncertain exactly what the situation will be as far as Milledge/Endy Chavez and such. Green didn't have a great time in the second half as a Met.

-Alou seems like a solid choice. He'll start and he'll have plenty of opportunities to drive in some runs with hte Mets line-up.

-Tom Glavine is a solid pick. He's a 1 or 2 and he has a good bullpen and offense. He should have double digit wins easily.

[MJHMarc]

You cannot compare me to a fantasy baseball analyst, but I may know a thing or two.

Mike Lowell-I'm not expecting a stellar performance this year.
Greg Maddux-It's a risky choice, but one of my personal favorites.
Bartolo Colon-I'm not sold on him. He was just horrible last season (5-5 record).
Brian Giles-It depends if you consider 15 homeruns a solid season.
Ken Griffey Jr-I've always liked him, but unfortunately learned to stay away due to injuries.
Dave Roberts-He's registered a CF, but I he could easily play anywhere in the outfield.

[Hot Wheels]

i will try and see if i can answer some of this.
Catcherif avaiable)
Russell Martin: the youngster should easily replicate his 06' numbers

Ronny Paulino:Because he is a pitt pirate he will go under looked in most drafts and wont happen again after he shows his bat is for real.

2Bif avaiable)
Ian Kinsler:An impressive young hitter

Howie Kendrick:This guy will explode in 07'

sorry running out of time
did any of this help you/