RJEL roster

[DMT]

18 team mixed 5x5 with OB instead of BA. Just made my last reserve pick, interested to hear any feedback. Inflation was about 50% and there were hardly any bargains to be had. Keepers bolded

C Santana 5
1B Barton 1
2B Phillips 33
3B Encarnacion 7
SS Uribe 5
CI Napoli 16
MI Nishioka 17
OF Holliday 48
OF Ichiro 29
OF Damon 9
OF Willingham 5
OF Borbon 3
UT J Rivera 3
UT J Fox 1 (I have Arencibia in my minors)

P Price 6
P D Hudson 5
P Jurrjens 1
P Kuroda 21
P Pineda 6 (fingers crossed, lose him if he's sent down)
P Dice-K 1
P Bell 27
P Nunez 5
P Strasberg 6

Res P S Burnett
Res OF Spilborghs
Res P Garland
Res P Contreras
Res P Cashner

[axman]

I think you had a nice auction. Some teams (definitely not me) has some extremely strong keeper lists. I like pretty much like all of your buys. If Pineda sticks you have a nice staff. Good reserve picks also.

[The Dane]

I also like your team. It's strength is its depth; you really have no weaknesses. You may need more power as the season rolls on and good HR teams that are contending pick up more HRs. You should hang in there until then. That Bell/Nunez/Burnett trioka should generate enough saves to keep you in the top third, easy. You had some great reserve picks.

[chancellor]

Spilborghs in the reserves? Nice. Same for Contreras and Garland. Given my total lack of faith in Dice-K, I'd not be surprised to see Garland on your staff much of the year.

Good, solid team.

[Gregg]

I agree with what the others have said. Nice deep solid team.

Now let me throw something out and see what you and others think. Hey, it's just talking baseball, kinda kickin the can down the street... I am not that big a believer in your $17 Nishioka. And $6 dollars for Strasberg is a great keeper price for someone else. You do not need him for this year to contend. What would happen if you packaged these two up for a stud MI?

[The Dane]

Now let me throw something out and see what you and others think. Hey, it's just talking baseball, kinda kickin the can down the street... I am not that big a believer in your $17 Nishioka. And $6 dollars for Strasberg is a great keeper price for someone else. You do not need him for this year to contend. What would happen if you packaged these two up for a stud MI?

Trouble with trading Nishioka is that he's an unknown commodity. Hard to give up a stud now for a $17 unknown player and pitcher still in stitches from his Tommy John, especially now at the start of the season and most everyone thinks they are in it. He is still young, but if he's Kaz Matsui.2, he's untradeable.

[Gregg]

Trouble with trading Nishioka is that he's an unknown commodity. Hard to give up a stud now for a $17 unknown player and pitcher still in stitches from his Tommy John, especially now at the start of the season and most everyone thinks they are in it. He is still young, but if he's Kaz Matsui.2, he's untradeable.

Yep, that is why I packaged him with a low cost highly sought after player. Someone bid $16, maybe that is where he starts?

Or maybe someone is extra strong at MI? I am suggesting he tests the waters before Nishioka proves what I fear. Maybe it won't work in his league, then again you never know if you do not ask.

[The Dane]

Or maybe someone is extra strong at MI? I am suggesting he tests the waters before Nishioka proves what I fear. Maybe it won't work in his league, then again you never know if you do not ask.

You may be right. Other notable MIs went for: Rollins $28, Utley $25, Kendrick $20, Escobar $17, Weeks $37, Cabrera $14, Hill $21, Desmond $21, Peralta $17, Prado $27, Kinsler $31, so Nishioka isn't exactly expensive all things considered, although he's likely not a keeper at that salary. I suppose someone may covet Strasburg to the degree that they would take on Nishioka over another MI.