Week one rant

[Grinch]

So I decide to go heavy for hitting in my AL only league, figuring my staff was OK to begin with and I can grab go pitching in season via trade or being aggressive with FA's.

My lineup:
C Conger $1 (kept)
C McCann $28
1B Abreu $30
3B Beltre $30 (kept)
CI Machado $11 (kept) replaced with Barton
2B Sizemore $1 (kept) still looking for a replacement
SS Andrus $28
MI Profar $6 (kept) replaced with Izturis
OF A. Garcia $1 (kept)
OF Myers $6 (kept)
OF Gordon $26
OF Viciedo $12 (kept)
OF Guyer $1
DH Butler $24

P Darvish $16 (kept)
P Lackey $3 (kept)
P Lewis $1 (kept)
P Soria $6 (kept)
P McGee $2 (kept)
P Odorizzi $6 (kept)
P Masterson $17
P Pomerantz $1
P Workman $1

So as we come in to the last day of week one I am sitting on a goose egg for HR's----zero, zip, nada, zilch! Go figure. My pitching is 4-0 however with 2 of my starters yet to throw a pitch (Darvish, Lewis) I hope by the end of next week to have more HR's than wins......

[Hornsby]

I get a feeling that we're not going to see machado until the All-Star break or so...even then it's less than a year from tearing that knee up. I suspect that it's pretty much going to be a lost year for owners of the kid...

You do have a few other holes as well, Viciedo isn't playing much, Sizemore isn't playing at all, and Conger isn't playing enough either. I got screwed by Tank and Saunders in my AL only league...seriously, Abraham Almonte????

On a positive note, your pitching should be really good.

[Grinch]

I hope you're wrong with Machado, I would settle for Mid-May. Between him and Profar I am hoping to stay in the hunt until the break and then move a bat for an arm....

[The Dane]

In the RJEL, I sank $88 into Fielder and Beltre to be the core of my power on my team and they have ZERO between them.

But, wait, I'm first in HRs without them, and first overall. Perhaps, I should be patient.

[Grinch]

Got my first long ball--thank you Elvis Andrus. It led to a W for Yu and a S for Soria! Always love the domino effect when it goes in the right direction.

[Grinch]

I'm going to post here daily until two things right themselves: 1) there are no AL players with more HR's than my team and 2) I have more HR than Wins

4/7/13
Got another W, no HR's

YTD: 6 wins, 1 HR
# of AL players with more HR than my team: 15

[dslaw]

6 Wins? Quit complaining. My whole team has 5 and 4 of those were on my bench. I should have sat Verlander and started Cody Allen. I do have my HRs all the up to 5 which is tied with Trumbo. Trout with one on opening day and I sat at 1 until last weekend.

[Erik]

Uehara and Frieri have combined for 1 save for me.

[Grinch]

Finally a good night, albeit in Colorado for my AL boys from the south side. 2 HR's each from Abreu and Garcia. No wins, but Workman pitched well and was sent to AAA to stretch out. It's rare that a player who is performing well and gets sent down may be a good thing for your fantasy team, but in this case it just might be. With Doubront's struggles if Workman can grab the 5th starter position he may be a nice addition (or trade chip @ $1) down the road.

YTD: 6 wins, 5 HR
# of AL players with more HR than my team:0

Things are looking better!

[DMT]

Finally a good night, albeit in Colorado for my AL boys from the south side. 2 HR's each from Abreu and Garcia. No wins, but Workman pitched well and was sent to AAA to stretch out. It's rare that a player who is performing well and gets sent down may be a good thing for your fantasy team, but in this case it just might be. With Doubront's struggles if Workman can grab the 5th starter position he may be a nice addition (or trade chip @ $1) down the road.

YTD: 6 wins, 5 HR
# of AL players with more HR than my team:0

Things are looking better!

Last night was also the first really good night from my team; I climbed from 53.5 points (11th) to 70 (4th)!

[joncarlos]

I looked at Edwin Jackson, saw @PIT and vs STL and said... no thanks, better bench him.

Yeah, didn't actually bench him.

*headdesk*

[dslaw]

Archer 7 shutout innings but no win. I know people have had a 'punt saves' strategy but can you punt wins and still win the league? I am 2nd in both ERA & WHIP so if my hitters pick it up I may be able to offset my 1 point in wins.

[ThatRogue]

I looked at Edwin Jackson, saw @PIT and vs STL and said... no thanks, better bench him.

Yeah, didn't actually bench him.

*headdesk*

I saw the schedule and thought, "he might be fine, this early in the season". So I didn't bench him either. #haven'tIlearnedanything?

[Mithrandir]

Come on Miggy..the season started..

I know i know..he will put up the numbers, just was hoping for a really hot start.

[Grinch]

Rant over, up to 8 HR, still at 6 Wins, unfortunately lost Garcia, but at least I know Viciedo should get regular time now....