My pitching, however, has been another story. Although it looks good on paper, with power arms like Yu Darvish and Felix Hernandez headlining the bill, the rest have yet to figure it out. It seems like they're always unable to string together a solid week. Darvish & King Felix will deliver, like usual, but then someone (like Mike Minor the other day) will give up 8 runs in an inning and blow up my stats. My closers, other than K-Rod, have been particularly awful over the last few weeks. I gave Grant Balfour the hook long before his manager did. And Joe Nathan, who has been abysmal as of late, will be riding the pine for the foreseeable future.
In an effort to turn it around I decided to deal my surplus offense for some pitching help. Even though I was already loaded at 1B, I was able to add Jon Singleton off waivers before he joined the Astros, and I had been stashing Pirates' prospect Gregory Polanco for quite some time, so their recent additions allowed me to move Edwin Encarnacion, who has been smoking hot as of late. Originally, I tried, and failed, to land Clayton Kershaw. But I did get a bite on my second choice -- Chris Sale, who is just about as good & reliable as any pitcher in the game right now.
So, this is how my roster stacks up:
C - Yadier Molina, STL
C - Devin Mesoraco, CIN
1B - Adrian Gonzalez, LAD
2B - Robinson Cano, SEA
3B - Anthony Rendon, WSH
SS - Ian Desmond, WSH
MI - Anthony Rizzo, CHC
CI - Brandon Phillips, CIN
OF - Ryan Zimmerman, WSH
OF - Gregory Polanco, PIT
OF - Coco Crisp, OAK
OF - Rajai Davis, DET
OF - Oswaldo Arcia, MIN
UT - Jon Singleton, HOU
P - Yu Darvish, TEX
P - Felix Hernandez, SEA
P - Chris Sale, CWS
P - Jordan Zimmerman, WSH
P - Mike Minor, ATL
P - Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD
P - Shelby Miller, STL
P - Francisco Rodriguez, MIL
P - Hector Rondon, CHC
Bench - Drew Pomeranz, OAK
Bench - Tanner Roark, WSH
Bench - Joe Nathan, DET
Bench - Alex Wood, ATL
Bench - Andrew Heaney, MIA
Bench - Jake McGee, TB
My Recent Transactions:
-Traded Edwin Encarnacion (1B - TOR) for Chris Sale (SP - CWS)
-Added Jon Singleton (1B - HOU); dropped Drew Hutchison (SP - TOR)
-Claimed Hector Rondon (RP - CHC) off waivers; dropped Joba Chamberlain (RP - DET)
-Added Tanner Roark (SP - WSH); dropped Rubby De La Rosa (SP - BOS)
-Added Alex Wood (SP - ATL); dropped Michael Cuddyer (OF - COL)
-Added Andrew Heaney (SP - MIA); dropped Grant Balfour (RP - TB)
-Added Gregory Polanco (OF - PIT); dropped Wil Myers (OF - TB)
-Added Oswaldo Arcia (OF - MIN); dropped Michael Pineda (SP - NYY)
-Claimed Anthony Rendon (2B - WSH) off waivers; dropped Mark Melancon (RP - PIT)
League Transactions (excluding my own):
--Added
John Danks, SP - CWS
Jake Odorizzi, SP - TB
Javier Baez, SS - CHC
Tommy Milone, SP - OAK
Josh Tomlin, SP - CLE
Roenis Elias, SP - SEA
Gerardo Parra, OF - ARI
Michael Bourn, OF - CLE
Alcides Escobar, SS - KC
Shane Victorino, OF - BOS
Charlie Morton, SP - PIT
Marlon Byrd, OF - PHI
Marcus Stroman, SP - TOR
Danny Santana, SS - MIN
Josh Harrison, OF - PIT
Drew Stubbs, OF - COL
Denard Span, OF - WSH
Marcell Ozuna, OF - MIA
Corey Dickerson, OF - COL
Erick Aybar, SS - LAA
Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B - CLE
Josh Willingham, OF - MIN
Brock Holt, 3B - BOS
Derek Norris, C - OAK
Mark Melancon, RP - PIT
Chris Young, SP - SEA
Carlos Beltran, OF - NYY
Yangervis Solarte, 3B - NYY
Maikel Franco, 3B - PHI
Cody Allen, RP - CLE
Kevin Gausman, SP - BAL
Ronald Belisario, RP - CWS
Kolten Wong, 2B - STL
Hiroki Kuroda, SP - NYY
Rick Porcello, SP - DET
Manny Machado, 3B - BAL
Dayan Viciedo, OF - CWS
Brandon Crawford, SS - SF
Mark Reynolds, 1B - MIL
Kendrys Morales, 1B - MIN
Phil Hughes, SP - MIN
Collin McHugh, SP - HOU
Oscar Taveras, OF - STL
Jonathon Niese, SP - NYM
Zach Britton, RP - BAL
Aramis Ramirez, 3B - MIL
Mike Leake, SP - CIN
Chad Qualls, RP - HOU
Justin Masterson, SP - CLE
John Jaso, C - OAK
Dallas Keuchel, SP - HOU
Sean Doolittle, RP - OAK
--Dropped
Torii Hunter, OF - DET
Matt Wieters, C - BAL
Dioner Navarro, C - TOR
Ryan Vogelsong, SP - SF
Tyler Skaggs, SP - LAA
Tony Cingrani, SP - CIN
Mitch Moreland, 1B - TEX
Yonder Alonso, 1B - SD
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C - MIA
Jedd Gyorko, 2B - SD
CJ Cron, 1B - LAA
Jorge De La Rosa, SP - COL
Bartolo Colon, SP - NYM
Jake Arrieta, SP - CHC
Eric Young Jr., OF - NYM
Trevor Plouffe, 3B - MIN
BJ Upton, OF - ATL
Eddie Butler, SP - COL
Travis d'Arnaud, C - NYM
Michael Saunders, OF - SEA
Chris Tillman, SP - BAL
Jacob deGrom, SP - NYM
James Paxton, SP - SEA
Ubaldo Jimenez, SP - BAL
Carlos Quentin, OF - SD
Lucas Duda, 1B - NYM
Carlos Ruiz, C - PHI
Kurt Suzuki, C - MIN
Drew Smyly, SP - DET
Jason Motte, RP - STL
Matt Dominguez, 3B - HOU
AJ Pollock, OF - ARI
Jonathan Villar, SS - HOU
Garrett Jones, 1B - MIA
Andre Ethier, OF - LAD
Wei-Yin Chen, SP - BAL
Junior Lake, OF - CHC
Justin Smoak, 1B - SEA
Brandon McCarthy, SP - ARI
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS - CLE
Derek Jeter, SS - NYY
LaTroy Hawkins, RP - COL
Derek Norris, C - OAK
Nick Castellanos, 3B - DET
Tom Koehler, SP - MIA
Prince Fielder, 1B - TEX
Grant Green, 2B - LAA
Josh Reddick, OF - OAK
Jason Vargas, SP - KC
Colby Rasmus, OF - TOR
Mike Aviles, 3B - CLE
John Axford, RP - CLE
Corey Hart, 1B - SEA
Darren O'Day, RP - BAL
Matt Lindstrom, RP - CWS
CC Sabathia, SP - NYY
Jordan Lyles, SP - COL
Danny Espinosa, 2B - WSH
Chris Colabello, 1B - MIN
Josmil Pinto, C - MIN
Tim Lincecum, SP - SF
Jim Johnson, RP - OAK
Tommy Hunter, RP - BAL
Tyler Lyons, SP - STL
Yasmani Grandal, C - SD
Dillon Gee, SP - NYM
Danny Salazar, SP - CLE
Jose Fernandez, SP - MIA
My Watch List (based on current free agents in my league):
C
1. Matt Wieters, BAL
2. Josmil Pinto, MIN
3. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, MIA
4. Russell Martin, PIT
5. Yasmani Grandal, SD
6. Dioner Navarro, CHC
7. Jacob Realmuto, MIA
8. Robinson Chirinos, TEX
9. Austin Hedges, SD
10. Hank Conger, LAA
11. Gary Sanchez, NYY
12. Blake Swihart, BOS
1B
1. Adam Lind, TOR
2. Garrett Jones, MIA
3. Chris Carter, HOU
4. Justin Smoak, SEA
5. CJ Cron, LAA
6. Nick Swisher, CLE
7. Ike Davis, PIT
8. Kyle Blanks, OAK
9. Tommy Medica, SD
10. Mitch Moreland, TEX
11. Mike Olt, CHC
12. Corey Hart, SEA
13. Justin Bour, MIA
14. Yonder Alonso, SD
2B
1. Tommy La Stella, ATL
2. Kolten Wong, STL
3. Mookie Betts, BOS
4. DJ LeMahieu, COL
5. Alexander Guerrero, LAD
6. Scooter Gennett, MIL
7. Rougned Odor, TEX
8. Jedd Gyorko, SD
9. Omar Infante, KC
10. Gordon Beckham, CWS
11. Brandon Hicks, SF
12. Jemile Weeks, BAL
13. Nick Franklin, SEA
14. Marcus Semien, CWS
15. Josh Rutledge, COL
16. Delino DeShields, HOU
3B
1. Nolan Arenado, COL
2. Nick Castellanos, DET
3. Trevor Plouffe, MIN
4. Will Middlebrooks, BOS
5. Chris Johnson, ATL
6. Joey Gallo, TEX
7. Matt Dominguez, HOU
8. Miguel Sano, MIN
9. Garin Cecchini, BOS
10. Kaleb Cowart, LAA
11. Wilmer Flores, NYM
12. Colin Moran, MIA
13. Jake Lamb, ARI
SS
1. Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE
2. Jonathan Villar, HOU
3. Chris Owings, ARI
4. Stephen Drew, BOS
5. Eugenio Suarez, DET
6. Carlos Correa, HOU
7. Derek Jeter, NYY
8. Francisco Lindor, CLE
9. Addison Russell, OAK
10. Yunel Escobar, TB
11. Brad Miller, SEA
OF
1. Torii Hunter, DET
2. Wil Myers, TB
3. Eric Young Jr., NYM
4. Lorenzo Cain, KC
5. David Murphy, CLE
6. Colby Rasmus, TOR
7. Junior Lake, CHC
8. Joc Pederson, LAD
9. Norichika Aoki, KC
10. Dayan Viciedo, CWS
11. Byron Buxton, MIN
12. Matt Joyce, TB
SP
1. Tony Cingrani, CIN
2. James Paxton, SEA
3. Michael Pineda, NYY
4. Drew Hutchison, TOR
5. Dillon Gee, NYM
6. Chris Tillman, BAL
7. Drew Smyly, DET
8. Archie Bradley, ARI
9. Jason Vargas, KC
10. Danny Salazar, CLE
11. Rubby De La Rosa, BOS
12. Eddie Butler, COL
13. Ubaldo Jimenez, BAL
14. Henderson Alvarez, MIA
15. CC Sabathia, NYY
16. Jeremy Hellickson, TB
17. Derek Holland, TEX
18. Chase Anderson, ARI
19. Bartolo Colon, NYM
20. Dylan Bundy, BAL
21. Danny Duffy, KC
22. Chase Whitley, NYY
23. Noah Syndergaard, NYM
24. Robbie Erlin, SD
25. Jon Gray, COL
26. Kyle Zimmer, KC
27. Clay Buchholz, BOS
28. Mark Appel, HOU
29. Travis Wood, CHC
30. Tyler Skaggs, LAA
31. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL
32. Bronson Arroyo, ARI
RP
1. Juan Carlos Oviedo, TB
2. Matt Lindstrom, CWS
3. Tommy Hunter, BAL
4. John Axford, CLE
5. Grant Balfour, TB
6. Joba Chamberlain, DET
7. Joel Peralta, TB
8. Tyler Clippard, WSH
9. Jason Motte, STL
10. Rex Brothers, COL
11. Bryan Shaw, CLE
12. Tony Watson, PIT
13. Joe Smith, LAA
14. Jean Machi, SF
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