by hechojazz » Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:01 pm
Some observations...
First, you've got a helluva lot invested in your pen! You won't need all three of those relief studs, either Rivera or Guardado would be fine! Keep Gordon too and you've got yourself mostly covered. Downgrade one of those closers to an R2 or R3 in the 1.50-2.00mil range and you'll be fine. As between those two closers, the righty-friendly homer rating of Dodger Stadium would recommend you keep Rivera over Guardado.
Second, you need to upgrade at your DH/OF position. You've got 8 decent hitters, but need a ninth. It isn't clear from looking at your team what you envision your lineup to be, although I imagine you'll have Klesko at 1B? That leaves an outfield of Ford, Beltran and Clark, and the question of who your DH is going to be. If you downgrade Guardado, use the freed up $$ to upgrade Vizcaino or Krynzel.
NOW - be aware that at this point your lineup is almost exclusively populated by righthanded bats - a good thing in Dodger Stadium, but too much of a good thing can cause your opponents to throw nasty ass unbalanced pitching at you. When you upgrade your DH or one of your corner outfielders, make him a lefty! You might also want to swap one of your existing righties for another lefty. I'm playing in another righthanded batting haven (Wrigley), and found it helpful to field a lineup with three lefties in it, just to keep the opponents honest...plus, if you have any lefty-friendly parks in your division, you'll want to have at least some pop from that side of the plate when on the road...
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hechojazz on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.