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Hi I am a rookie, this is my 1st team, just wanted some help or advise, my team is leading the league in most of the batting catigories, piching is mid level w/all other teams, I know i am lacking in D and speed, so i was thinking, of dropping Carpenter, Zito and Penny, to try and tighten the piching a bit to help w/ D and get one more stud picher for my #2 spot and a better picher four my # 4 spot then just roll the dice on my 5 spot w/a .50m pichehttp://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2007/team/team_other.html?user_id=1764r. Help anyone?? Thanks!

My team is two games over 500.

here is my team. http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2007/team/team_other.html?user_id=1764

Drop Sele. He is of no use to you. If you didn't have Nevin (a 3rd catcher rated player) then your top 2 catchers wouldn't both be injured right now. Drop Nevin as soon as one of your other catchers gets healthy and pick up some other player that is not rated for catcher. HAL will not let all of your catcher rated players be injured at the same time.

You have a winning record so you don't want to monkey around too much. You wouldn't have to take a salary cap hit to change players in the preseason. You also don't need two closers. Drop Street as I haven't seen him do good on any team yet. With the money saved from Sele & Street get the best RP you can. He should be an R2 or better and you don't need a big closer rating if any at all.

HMM thats a different approach, intresting, I thought Street would be a good set up man for Nathen he has been decent but does have 2 blown saves, I was trying to get someone better then Zito or Penny as they have been below avg, as my 4th and 5th starter and was thinking of dumping Carpenter since he has stunk it up for me but your idea may be better.