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Any thoughts on this team? This was also my first attempt at the 2009 set. Honesty is appreciated, fire away!

This was a theme league (two round draft). 12 players picked in the 1st Round, then the draft order snakes back and 13 players (and your ballpark) picked in the 2nd Round. I had the #6 overall pick.

$80m cap, picks shown below are not in any particular order.

[u:9aef664303]1st Round[/u:9aef664303]

SP - Verlander
SP - R. Tejada
SP - Kershaw
RP - J.P. Howell
RP - Wheeler
CP - B. Wilson

C - Blanco
1B - Teixeira
2B - Iwamura
3B - Zimmerman
SS - Andrus
CF - Bourn

[u:9aef664303]2nd Round[/u:9aef664303]

SP - Hamels
SP - Shields
SP/RP - R. Johnson
RP - Calero
RP - Kuo

C - J. Molina
LF - M. Ramirez
RF - N. Cruz
OF - Melky Cabrera
INF - Bonifacio
INF - Fontenot
INF - B. Harris
OF - T. Crowe

Ballpark - Turner Field

You are going to LOVE Tejeda and Kershaw. Keep Shields in pitcher parks and it's the best $750 you have ever spent on a SP*. Zimmerman has been a disapointment in the leagues I have seen him. Ramirez has been steady for me but nothing big. If he is playing the OF I would look for a better defensive player as his offense isn't worth the bad defense. All this of course is IMHO. That is a nice league, I checked it out but I have 4 teams going right now. That is more than enough for me. Mike GOOD LUCK

Thanks for the feedback!

Anyone else have any comments on the players or choice of ballpark?