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heres my teamhttp://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2005/team/team_other.html?user_id=48882

you have to take the "team" text out of the first part of your link--I pasted it manually and deleted the first part and it worked--but your hyperlink is bad.

Well any team with RJ has a fihing chance...I guess you're figuring on FRod and Benitez not being needed when RJ pitches.
I think I'd trade either FRod or Benitez--basically each one of those guys should probably be used and setup and close both ways--I don't think you'll get your money's worth out of both--you'll find eldred and sparky boy coming in more than you'd like I bet. If you want that money in the pen, you could spend that second 6 mil better by getting two solid 3 mil guys and replacing the scrubs, or get a solid 3-4 mil guy and a couple slight upgrades to the 50 cent garbage. If it were me, I'd keep Benitez as set up and close, pick up a guy like Shields or Mahay, and then a guy like Cordero or Percival something (maybe oo many HRs there)--another C-rated guy for those games when Benitez reaches POW in the 9th.

Don't think your hitting will be mean enough to RHPs...wow I like Casey for your park but pairing him up with Hunter and ARamirez means lots of DPs...lots! To the tune of 70? against RHPs on the hitter cards I think ...what's that about 20% of the results being DPs? Likely need one more lefty bat who hits RHPs instead of one of those righty bats...

Having trouble getting back to your team link. Anyway if I can get back to it will offer some more specific ideas.

i tried to get a lefty bat, thru trades...and havent been able to yet....
and not much left in FA....but im still tweaking..

yes i do need another power bat and there is not much out there in FA, so i have been trying to get someone thru a trade...
but you know how people DONT TRADE!!!!!!

even when the deal wil help there team , they fall in love with a guy

i think ill stay with Aram at 3b ..his rating shouldnt hurt too badly at 3b...

I'd drop Cash for Ben Molina (R1R) or Javier Valentin (S8R) - both at 1.17M, in an effort to get a little more pop into your lineup, and to get a righty balanced alternative to Matheny. Matheny's also got a pretty high injury rating, and you don't want to have to start Cash for extended periods of time. As an alternative, you could drop the slightly higher priced Matheny and keep the .50 scrub Cash, and go for Barajas, Paul or Pierzynski...problem is, there's elevated injury ratings all around in that $$ range for catchers, and you'd still have the spectre of Cash in your lineup for extended periods...a common issue with RJ teams is the lack of sufficient $$ to go around elsewhere, and your catching situation is surely a weakness...

im more concerned with def than off from catching and matheny and cash give me that..........


my problem is i CANT acquire a LH power hitter

Well, you've got excellent D in the middle infield and in CF, and decent D elsewhere. You are going to need to produce some runs from someone, even with RJ...he won't be pitching every day. Having seven guys in the lineup batting under .250 with meager slugging will wear on your nerves as the season drags on...just my opinion!

:lol:

AND WHAT 7 GUYS DO YOU SEE UNDER .250???

I SEE 2
BOONE , WHO MAY BE OVER 25 AND WILL PLAY EXCELLENT D AND HIT 20-30 HRS

AND MATHENY.. WHO WILL GIVE ME EXCELELNT D

EVERYONE ELSE IS A DECENT HITTER

i just dumped matheny and picked up castillo