Feedback on this team please

[jfreeman]

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Really betwixt and between and not sure what to do. Was planning on some solid platoons with Glanville/Barfield in CF, Stargell (LF)/Colavito (RF) against RHP and Colavito (LF)/Valentine (RF) against LHP. Also plan on upgrading pen a bit. Any advice is welcome.

thanks,

Jon

[visick]

Those are some expensive platoons.

And a bit too many for my liking.

I like platoons, but only maybe 1 per team, unless it's some them league where you have no choice.

I'd also agree your pen needs a better closer and another decent arm.

I would also like to see some more OB at the top of the lineup.

My 2 pennies...

visick

[PotKettleBlack]

Agree with Visick. I kind of like the Stargell/Valentine via Colavito platoon, but two at that cost is a touch high. I'd dump one of them for a solid regular and a benchie, preferably someone with high OB for the top of the lineup, maybe Lu Blue at First, then upgrade pen.

[andycummings65]

That is a lot of platoon action..........
One guy that I think may give you some bang for your buck in you rpark is Roy Sievers, he could play 1b..........

[jfreeman]

Unfortunately for me, Sievers is already drafted. I've decided to eliminate my CF platoon and go with one solid everyday player while keeping the corner platoons. This will free up some $$ and still allow me to have some pop. Keep reviewing OBP for 1B and Yaz is not a bad card (especially when there are two extreme pitchers parks in division). Could lead him off against LHP?

[jfreeman]

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League starts tomorrow. I grabbed Lu Blue at 1B and will probably use him as leadoff. Also dumped platoons for solid regulars and upgraded pen. Have a couple more upgrades to make in the pen. Any thoughts as to whether this team will finish above .500?

[The Last Druid]

Platoons are fine. I use them all the time, especially at C, 1b and 2b.

I don't like your personnel at all. Too many guys who are simply not good values.

You will be facing over 40 percent lefthanders in your own division. Blue, Speaker ugh. Not in your park and not in your division with a Polo, Forbes and Griffith.

Utilize your parks strengths and get guys with value.

For example a Shano Collins, Garvey platoon at 1b could be quite effective and very cost efficient, assuming you pick the right years for Collins and Garvey. When you platoon in your park you use cheap lefty killers and quality righties who hit righties. It's really quite simple.

Chesbro is an OK pitcher for the price, but no more. You need to compute the % of lefty hitters you will be facing in your division and tailor your staff accordingly, never forgetting that your park emasculates lefty hitters. Thus you generally want pitchers who handcuff rigthies, unless your opponents are throwing 6+ lefties against you.

Mazeroski and Sciosia have to go. No offense there.

I'd keep Colavito, Bowa and maybe Rice. Although Guerrero in lf is probably a better option. Just not at 3b. Bpwa might be my only switch hitter vs righties, the rest would all hit righthanded. You could start the cheap Fox or Whitaker at 2b if you are worried about Garcia and the other hard righties and get Beckert to platoon with him.

If you can't find a Mays, Dimaggio or Willard Brown to play CF then you could use a cheap singles hitter who fields and hits righties 4R or better and platoon him with a cheap righty with power. You'll figure it out.

[jfreeman]

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Platoons at 1B, LF and RF. Have a real weakness with Guerrero's glove at 3B but not sure I can improve upon this. One or two moves left to make.

Again, thanks for everyone's feedback. Please feel free to comment on this team.