2K13 Free Agent League

[swampdragon]

thoughts on Nunez as a SS - over Yunel Escobar?

[virgonomic]

I think I'm much more impressed with 2010 than 2012. Being able to pick up an MVP and a Cy Young tend to increase the odds of success.

How did you manage it in 2010?

Here is my final roster:

Pedro Alvarez
Mike Aviles
Ike Davis
Dexter Fowler
Rafael Furcal
Carlos Gonzalez
Omar Infante
Kila Ka'aihue
Paul Konerko
Buster Posey
Travis Snider
Jose Tabata
Jim Thome

John Axford
Daniel Hudson
Ian Kennedy
Hiroki Kuroda
Shaun Marcum
Brett Myers
Joe Saunders
Max Scherzer
Billy Wagner
Carlos Zambrano

I snagged Konerko early, either he wasn't drafted or someone dropped him. I think Wagner started the year hurt and Axford emerged. Grabbing Posey in time for his call-up helped. Kuroda was my ace that year and CarGo was my 2010 version of Mike Trout. So apparently, if you can pick up the best fantasy OF in the game off waivers, you will win an AFA title.

[virgonomic]

thoughts on Nunez as a SS - over Yunel Escobar?

Is Segura available? If not, I like Escobar over Nunez - he is on a good TB team and should have a better year with a change of scenery. If Nunez is finding ABs in the first week or two you can grab him...or wait until Youk gets hurt.

[BuckyBuckner]

AFA? I'm guessing that doesn't stand for Air Force Academy...

All Free Agents

[Lucky]

Here is my final roster:

Pedro Alvarez
Mike Aviles
Ike Davis
Dexter Fowler
Rafael Furcal
Carlos Gonzalez
Omar Infante
Kila Ka'aihue
Paul Konerko
Buster Posey
Travis Snider
Jose Tabata
Jim Thome

John Axford
Daniel Hudson
Ian Kennedy
Hiroki Kuroda
Shaun Marcum
Brett Myers
Joe Saunders
Max Scherzer
Billy Wagner
Carlos Zambrano

I snagged Konerko early, either he wasn't drafted or someone dropped him. I think Wagner started the year hurt and Axford emerged. Grabbing Posey in time for his call-up helped. Kuroda was my ace that year and CarGo was my 2010 version of Mike Trout. So apparently, if you can pick up the best fantasy OF in the game off waivers, you will win an AFA title.

I got Jon Jay. Think that will do it?

[bryanbutler]

OK, so my waiver claims all finally came through (well, all but one). here's where i'm at:

C Jarrod Saltalamacchia
1B Brandon Moss
2B Kelly Johnson
3B Manny Machado
SS Josh Rutledge
OF Ryan Ludwick
OF Justin Ruggiano
OF Andy Dirks
UT Norichika Aoki
UT Lorenzo Cain
BN Alex Avila
BN Alex Rodriguez
BN Corey Hart

SP Hisashi Iwakuma
SP Josh Beckett
RP Tyler Clippard
RP Luke Gregerson
P Clayton Richard
P Drew Storen
P Tommy Milone
P Ervin Santana
BN James McDonald

and i still have Roy Oswalt from my original team, that i'll put in a claim for a replacement for in a bit...

ETA: somebody dropped Lester today, so i put in a claim for him to replace Oswalt. keeping my fingers crossed...

[Lucky]

Picked up Lance Berkman last night. Had to get up at 2:45 a.m. to make sure I could FA him once waivers ran.

I'm going to burn a waiver pick tonight on Ben Revere.

It seems like the consensus is that we should concentrate heavily at this point on acquiring home run hitters whenever possible. Is that a fair assessment?

I'm still stockpiling closers and almost-closers. Frieri/Madson...Marmol/Fujikawa...Parnell...Ryan Cook...David Robertson. I still think my infield sucks, with Gyorko and Segura and Infante. I like Alonso better than most, I guess.

Any tips on how to get the other owners active, so they'll pick up some free agents and waive some people worth grabbing? I've sent a couple of league-wide emails hoping to stir them up. Only one guy made a waiver claim last night.

BTW, would anybody toss one of the above relief pitchers in return for Oscar Taveras? He may start the year in the minors, but he can certainly hit.

[virgonomic]

BTW, would anybody toss one of the above relief pitchers in return for Oscar Taveras? He may start the year in the minors, but he can certainly hit.

I would toss one or two closers for anything useful. Last year I had 5 closers going at one point. I was cycling in starters and filling the other spots with closers. I was up by 30 saves when I traded 2 closers for a bat. I ended up dropping a closer with 2 or 3 weeks to go (noone could catch me and the team chasing me couldn't get more points) and Soriano in the final week. I needed Ks and wins.

[Lucky]

There have been 11 players dropped in my league, not counting players dropped by me. I have 37 moves so far.

There is a place for a team name and a team motto. My motto is "One Move at a Time".

[Lucky]

I would toss one or two closers for anything useful. Last year I had 5 closers going at one point. I was cycling in starters and filling the other spots with closers. I was up by 30 saves when I traded 2 closers for a bat. I ended up dropping a closer with 2 or 3 weeks to go (noone could catch me and the team chasing me couldn't get more points) and Soriano in the final week. I needed Ks and wins.

Would you chunk one of these guys for Adam Eaton? He was recently waived and just hit FA status.

[BuckyBuckner]

BTW, would anybody toss one of the above relief pitchers in return for Oscar Taveras? He may start the year in the minors, but he can certainly hit.

I wouldn't carry anyone not in the majors unless there is a specific call up date and it's less than a week away.

[swampdragon]

I wouldn't carry anyone not in the majors unless there is a specific call up date and it's less than a week away.

hmm - I have Billy Hamilton and Will Myers on my roster

Also Uggla is now waived - did anything happen to him that I need to know?

Coco Crisp too?

[BuckyBuckner]

hmm - I have Billy Hamilton and Will Myers on my roster

Also Uggla is now waived - did anything happen to him that I need to know?

Coco Crisp too?

I wouldn't bother with those guys right now. Especially Hamilton, he's a cup of coffee guy. Tampa is not going to start the clock on Myers just yet. They'll wait till May or June. I'd pick up Uggla and Crisp. They are streaky guys and if they get off to a hot start look to flip them for someone better that is struggling.

[joncarlos]

Revere cleared waivers in my league. Rutledge too. Already having tough choices about who to cut.

[virgonomic]

My team now:

IF: Ruiz Hosmer Rutledge Reynolds Segura
OF: Pierre Crisp Moss Bonifacio GJones
B: Ruggiano, Hart
P: Griffin Buehrle Frieri Rondon Parnell Romero Ogando Marmol
B: Santos Hanson, Milone