Help for Minors
by Jason Hunt on Jan 16, 2010 4:34 PM EST
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PrintI'm debating on what I could use help with in my minor league system. Talked a little bit about my system here, and was wondering where the biggest hole I should be working on.
Major League Roster:
C: Geovany Soto
1B: Derrek Lee, Todd Helton, Jake Fox
2B: Ian Desmond (SS), Eric Young Jr.
3B: Chipper Jones, Brandon Wood
SS: Ryan Theriot
OF(3): Nate McLouth, Julio Borbon, Michael Brantley, Nyjer Morgan, Adam Lind
SP: Rich Harden, Mat Latos, Luke Hochevar, Ricky Romero, Wandy Rodriguez, Vin Mazzaro, Marc Rzepcynski
RP: Daniel Bard, Chad Qualls, Jeff Samardzija
Minors:
C: Buster Posey, Carlos Santana
1B: Justin Smoak
3B: Josh Vitters, Neil Walker
SS: Carlos Triunfel, Grant Green
P: Tim Alderson, Martin Perez
Clearly, I've been rebuilding, but I am wondering if there's any position I should be targeting, or honestly just looking for who I think the best player available is. I'm probably at least another season away from competing in this league, but always looking for suggestions. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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I think it's obvious,
that you could use a potential impact OF prospect. Borbon and Brantley are solid, but they won’t really help carry your roster.
Also, you have a handful of solid SP’s, but pretty much all of them have question marks: Harden/Latos/Mazzaro with injury risks, Hochevar/Romero with inconsistency, Alderson/Rzep with limited upsides. I love Wandy and I love Martin Perez, but other than that, there are some serious question marks there.
I don’t think Alderson or Walker are worth owning. There must be some more upside you can get somewhere.
They're honestly both just holding spots
Kind of stuck. There’s no penalty for holding them, and if I dropped them I can’t add someone else instead.
I don’t have to really make a decision on either of them until they hit 175 AB/75 IP in the majors, so I probably have a little time on Alderson.
Alderson...
is worth holding on to,b ut Walker should be gone. If I were you, I would trade Chipper, Derek Lee, Soto, and Morgan. None of these guys will help you in your goal to compete because they are either getting old or overrated. Two area you should traget are middle infield and pitching. I think you could use another good SS prospect because I see Grant green as being pretty risky. Also, other than Latos and rodriguez, your pitching is terrible. Perez is still too far away to impact your pitching anytime soon, but make sure you hold on to him.
Soto
It would be a retarded time to trade Soto. He had a very unlucky year in ‘09, and should be expected to perform significantly better in ’10, even without development. Even if you did find a taker for him in trade, they’d be looking for a discount.
Agreed on Soto
His value is most likely as low as it will ever be right now and he has a lot of upside still. I would not give up on him based on a bad year plagued with injury and some poor judgement.
Plus this came out 2 days ago…sounds like he is taking it much more serious this year.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-16-cubs-geovany-soto-chicago-jan16,0,124387.story
Geovany Soto showed up at the Cubs Convention in better shape than he has been at any time in his career.
After a sophomore slump that many blamed on his weight, Soto says he lost 40 pounds.
Sounds like usual offseason drivel to me
Player A has a new workout routine, he’s gonna be great this year!
Player B broke up with his wife, who was always nagging him, he’s gonna be great this year!
Player C has a new batting stance, he’s gonna be great this year!
Just by looking at it.
The league doesn’t seem way too deep. Walker is barely even a top 300 prospect, so he can be dropped. Easily. Alderson’s probably a top 150 guy, but I barely see that. Triunfel is another possibility if you can find someone better.
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3 rounds a year for Minors
ML Rosters are here
Only about 60 players on the minor league rosters right now. See the post right above this one about why I’m still holding Walker. 14 team league.
Only way we add players is through the draft, which I still have 5 more picks in: #4, #16, #25, #30, #32.
Jennings went #1, and I took Perez at #2.
It has been interesting to see how things change so quickly. Took Walker in the draft between 2007-2008 season, and before the Pirates took Alvarez. BA had him at #2 in the PIT system then.
Best prospects available
Looking at John’s Grading:
A- : Chris Carter, Aroldis Chapman
B+: Mike Montgomery, Derek Norris, Mike Trout, Zack Britton, Donavan Tate, Ryan Westmoreland, Casey Kelly, Domonic Brown, Kyle Drabek, Michael Taylor, Christian Friedrich, Tyler Matzek, Jordan Lyles, Lonnie Chisenhall, Brett Lawrie, Casey Crosby, Jacob Turner, Devaris Gordon, Simon Castro, Matt Moore, and a lot more of the B+
There’s a link above to see the ML rosters.
From the Community Prospect List
- - Domonic Brown
- - Chris Carter
- - Michael Taylor
- - Christian Friedrich
- - Ryan Westmoreland
- - Aroldis Chapman
- - Kyle Drabek
- - Lonnie Chisenhall
Also Bryce Harper and anyone else from the 2010 and future drafts.
and you say there isn't any impact talent??
are you kidding me?
I would take any pitcher you listed over Alderson, Mazzaro, and Hochevar easily.
I would also take any hitter you listed over Walker, Helton, and Fox.
I'm not saying there isn't any impact talent
I’m saying that I can’t just go add them. Rules of our league are that players can only be added during the draft or through pickups during the season.
Trust me. If I could go pick up ANYONE to replace Walker, I would. But since there’s no penalty for having him on the roster, there’s no reason really to drop him.
Targets...
I agree in going for starting pitching, but you’re going to need help at 1b, 2b, OF, SP and RP.
Rp’s will fall into your lap throughout the season, so you just have to be weary and pay attention to your FA wire.
I’d start by targeting Chris Carter as your 1b’s are old and aren’t as productive as you’d like for fantasy. Next I would go either Chapman or Friedrich. 3rd for me is Lawrie (who I think will be special). Then, 4th, I would take either Taylor, Brown, or Westmoreland. If Carter is unavailable, the I would go best talent available then go from there.
"When Justin Upton faces Lincecum, I think Christ might appear in the heavens, and the world will end." -JakeFree
Oh Sure
Because Derrek Lee’s 4th best OPS and 6th best WAR for all ML 1Bs is god awful.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Jan 18, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
if you're in a true rebuilding mode I would
get rid of: Helton, Lee, Chipper, Soto, Harden. Harden can’t stay healthy, but he should fetch a decent return. I’d attempt to get an “impact young hitter (someone like Upton, for instance)” and a potential stud pitcher in return for those deals or a potential sleeper OF prospect etc.
you really need saves, if you value those in your league.
your minors look fine, and you’re clearly looking to win in SBs and BA.
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
The other hitch with this league...
We each represent a team from the Majors, and are required to have 6 players on the roster from that team on our Major League Roster (as of the end of the World Series) – Had my 6 Cubs (Lee, Soto, Theriot, Harden, Samardzija, Fox) then. Thankfully I don’t have to have my 6 Cubs (or some other team I can switch to potentially) again until next Sept. 30th.
Been trying to move Helton, Lee, and pretty much anyone that’s not in it for the long-term, but not really been getting anything other than rejections. Still working on it though.
What is a good site to run a league from?
I want to create a dynasty league, which site is best?
"Sports don't build character, they reveal it." -John Wooden
Not sure
We play on Yahoo, keep track during the offseason on a proboards page.
I’ve heard both Yahoo and ESPN have some good advantages and disadvantages. Not really helpful, but you can definitely make it work with either one.
Dynasty League
I use CBS….works fine for me
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