by Rant » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:55 am
Hey, you're the $80M version of the Phillies! It could be fun to see how those stud starters fare. There certainly are some * pitchers who could put up similar numbers in Petco who are still out there if you want to spend a bit more on your bats: Jurrjens, Wainwright, Beckett, W. Rodriguez.
I'd pick up Marmol as your closer -- or possibly a duo of Choate/Wheeler -- and maybe upgrade one of your pen to an under $2M reliever. I actually like Meek, he continually has put up good numbers for me. O'Flaherty's done well for me. Smith and Lowe have been good cheap options too.
I think you'll have some trouble scoring runs. Not a whole lot of pop, and you'll need to spend that $5M to upgrade. You could go whole hog after a small ball lineup, but that's tough road.
I'd say Kubel might fit as an upgrade, but you have a lot of lefty starters in your division. Carlos Lee may be a cheap option to free up cash elsewhere, but you'll sacrifice defense by putting him or Borbon out in the field. I'd be willing to take an injury risk or a fielding risk to bump up your production.