The Stretch Run

[BassballJG]

The last 33 games, 2 games out, looking for one more bat. Without tipping my hand too much to my esteemed competitors, opinions, please, about players under $5m at those positions.

My team:

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/atg2/team/team_other.html?user_id=107118

Parks in division include Crosley, Fenway 67 and Griffith.

[egvrich]

Uh, if we don't know what position, we can't give you ideas ...... :shock:

[BassballJG]

Shows what happens when you hurry and don't fully retype edited sentences.

Catcher, RF, DH.

Thank you.

[sschu]

There are some terrific DH candidates out there, Cepeda, Avila, Doyle, Money, Combs to name a few. It really comes down to what you need to do to win.

An option would be Freehan for May and Walling for a LH killer. It appears that your team is doing worse vs LHs, but I would look at the division foes SPs and make sure this is the correct course.

Another approach sometimes used sucessfully is to determine the type of SP that gives the team you need to beat problems and acquire one of these. If the "leader" has had trouble beating LHs, pickup a Key type guy.

Late season changes are always a big gamble, however.

FWIIW, sschu

[gkhd11a]

I see no reason to change your team, it seems good to me

[BassballJG]

The concern is that having traded for Mantle using two of my starting lineup leading to the M. Alou/Buster Adams platoon in right, and Freehan underperforming relative to my past experience with him, There are too many holes in the lineup.

It is a good team, but is it a champion? This competitive this late, may as well have one's eye on the prize.

Changes this late are indeed a risk. Mantle should be worth it, but I still feel a bat short.

[BassballJG]

Just today traded for Foxx. If that doesn't add offense, I don't know what will.

[egvrich]

I know you don't wanna hear it, but I'm not sure your team is any better off. One or two guys cannot carry a team and with Foxx and Mantle, you've kind of put all your eggs in those two guys baskets.

Hopefully it will work out for you, keep us posted.