Author Topic: MLB-Watching (Offseasons 2009-10) (Read 13467 times)

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #225 on:** March 20, 2010, 10:33:44 am »

Quote from: imref on March 19, 2010, 10:34:12 pm

I got Putz, Madson and Rauch pretty late and just added Franklin Morales as Street will miss the start of the season. The only front-line closers I took were Aardsma (9th rd) who I loved last year, and Francisco Cordero (11th rd). I'm going to kick myself for taking closers that high, but they seemed look good values after the top-tier guys were gone.

Excellent moves. How deep is your league? 12 team mixed head to head? You need the multiple closers then.

I'm in a 12 team AL roto 4 x 4 format, so having 2 closers guarantees you a pretty high finish in the category. 3 closers means trade. I may release Jenks before my auction if he loses his job ($26). Extreme, but with Valverde, Gonzalez, and Soriano coming over from the NL, Rodney and Putz being available in the draft, and the Toronto situation, there may be a chance I could snag another closer and have Thornton graduate.

imref · « **Reply #226 on:** March 20, 2010, 11:22:14 am »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 20, 2010, 10:33:44 am

Excellent moves. How deep is your league? 12 team mixed head to head? You need the multiple closers then.

I'm in a 12 team AL roto 4 x 4 format, so having 2 closers guarantees you a pretty high finish in the category. 3 closers means trade. I may release Jenks before my auction if he loses his job ($26). Extreme, but with Valverde, Gonzalez, and Soriano coming over from the NL, Rodney and Putz being available in the draft, and the Toronto situation, there may be a chance I could snag another closer and have Thornton graduate.

5x5 10 team, we've been doing it for about 12 years now, it's pretty highly competitive. The one year I finished first in saves I think I only drafted one closer and picked up Joe Borowski and a few other fill-ins off the waiver wire.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #227 on:** March 30, 2010, 08:35:13 pm »

Ryan Garko and Jason Repko both waived today. Guess you can say both were KO'd today

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #228 on:** March 30, 2010, 09:01:09 pm »

Quote from: hammondsnats on March 30, 2010, 08:35:13 pm

Ryan Garko and Jason Repko both waived today. Guess you can say both were KO'd today

Kinda surprising about Garko. I was expecting a platoon of him and Kotchmann to be fairly productive.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #229 on:** March 31, 2010, 12:17:21 am »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on March 30, 2010, 09:01:09 pm

Kinda surprising about Garko. I was expecting a platoon of him and Kotchmann to be fairly productive.

me too. Repko was a former 1st rounder, wild how he hasn't panned out like most thought he would.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #230 on:** March 31, 2010, 11:45:03 am »

Speaking of former first round picks, Indians released former 6th overall pick Jeremy Sowers.

He went 6-11 with a 5.25 ERA last year and in his four-year career Sowers is 18-30, 5.18 ERA, 174 K/132 BB. He is 26-years old.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #231 on:** March 31, 2010, 12:21:58 pm »

He'd be a great depth/AAA signing for the Nats.

He's similar to Jamie Moyer... he's not going to overpower you... but he knows how to pitch.

I think his game profiles much better to the weaker hitting NL than it did with the AL.

UMDNats · « **Reply #232 on:** March 31, 2010, 12:49:50 pm »

I'd be OK with Sowers as a AAA signing/emergency guy.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #233 on:** April 02, 2010, 09:02:46 pm »

Mike Leake to start for the Reds. Take that, Strasberg!

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #234 on:** April 04, 2010, 08:30:23 pm »

Love the MLB Tonight advertisement on ESPN.

ronnynat · « **Reply #235 on:** April 04, 2010, 08:32:00 pm »

Hey, a homer for my fantasy team!

ronnynat · « **Reply #236 on:** April 04, 2010, 08:34:05 pm »

Quote from: ronnynat on April 04, 2010, 08:32:00 pm

Hey, a homer for my fantasy team!

Make that TWO homers for my fantasy team.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #237 on:** April 04, 2010, 08:37:30 pm »

One for mine! I've got three teams so I'm constantly checking to see if the hitters on my teams are hurting my pitchers on other teams!

PANatsFan · « **Reply #238 on:** April 04, 2010, 08:48:21 pm »

Just caught up, bbqing took half an hour longer than I though. Love that Orel is going to slowly replace Morgan. Morgan spewing gibberish already. Josh Beckett will be terrible now that he's got the extension. Suck on that, Sox.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #239 on:** April 04, 2010, 08:57:55 pm »

Nick Johnson is a such a smart hitter, miss him on the team.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #240 on:** April 04, 2010, 09:28:00 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on April 04, 2010, 08:57:55 pm

Nick Johnson is a such a smart hitter, miss him on the team.

Its weird, I really don't like the yankees, but I also want NJ to have a shot at winning

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #241 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:00:55 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on April 04, 2010, 08:48:21 pm

Just caught up, bbqing took half an hour longer than I though. Love that Orel is going to slowly replace Morgan. Morgan spewing gibberish already. Josh Beckett will be terrible now that he's got the extension. Suck on that, Sox.

Joe Morgan makes me want to hurt myself.

He's lost it. Please take him out of the box.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #242 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:01:16 pm »

How long has Hershiser been in the Sunday night booth?

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #243 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:05:21 pm »

I think tonight is the first night.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #244 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:14:10 pm »

That's what I was thinking. He is really good. He's actually helped Morgan be insightful. I didn't think that was possible.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #245 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:19:36 pm »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on April 04, 2010, 10:14:10 pm

That's what I was thinking. He is really good. He's actually helped Morgan be insightful. I didn't think that was possible.

I commented last season that he is a total pro. A real thinking man. Good for him on the promotion.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #246 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:27:44 pm »

Wow, ugly route by Swisher there.

ronnynat · « **Reply #247 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:52:52 pm »

Steven Tyler is awesome.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #248 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:55:14 pm »

Quote from: ronnynat on April 04, 2010, 10:52:52 pm

Steven Tyler is awesome.

Huh, I had about the exact opposite reaction.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #249 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:55:17 pm »

Quote from: ronnynat on April 04, 2010, 10:52:52 pm

Steven Tyler is awesome.

I though it was ear-shatteringly horrible. And why not bring his hot daughter?