Sunday, August 3, 2014

Fantasy Baseball 2014 - My Recent Moves

  Been sitting in 1st place for the last week or so, and have been firing on all cylinders. My offense now leads the league in batting average & RBIs, and has been producing on every front. And my pitching has been dominant over the last couple months. During Week 9, my ERA/WHIP stood at 3.79/1.28. As of today -- Week 18 -- it now sits at 3.42/1.20. So, my pitching staff has really bridged the gap, and then some. It's still too close to call, and I'm only up by a few points overall, but I feel pretty good about my chances at this point. 

  The recent trade deadline created a few opportunities for me -- mostly in the OF, which is a position of need for me -- as the departure of Austin Jackson from Detroit will open up more playing time for Rajai Davis, and the deal that sent Allen Craig to Boston opens up a spot in St. Louis' OF for Oscar Taveras. Both players had been riding my bench, but should be mainstays in my lineup from here on out. Davis, for one, has been playing at a very high level all season long, hitting for a high average and showing some decent power as well, in addition to the usual speed he provides. And everyone knows Taveras' potential is sky-high. So, I'm hoping both will pay dividends. 


My current roster: 

C - Devin Mesoraco, CIN 
C - Dioner Navarro, TOR 
1B - Anthony Rizzo, CHC 
2B - Robinson Cano, SEA 
3B - Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE 
SS - Ian Desmond, WSH 
CI - Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 
MI - Anthony Rendon, WSH 
OF - Ben Zobrist, TB 
OF - Torii Hunter, DET 
OF - Gregory Polanco, PIT 
OF - Oscar Taveras, STL 
OF - Rajai Davis, DET 
UT - Mark Teixeira, NYY 
P - Felix Hernandez, SEA 
P - Yu Darvish, TEX 
P - Chris Sale, CWS 
P - Jordan Zimmerman, WSH 
P - Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD 
P - Alex Wood, ATL 
P - Tanner Roark, WSH 
P - Dallas Keuchel, HOU 
P - Francisco Rodriguez, MIL
Bench - Jesse Hahn, SD 
Bench - Danny Salazar, CLE 
Bench - Santiago Casilla, SF 
Bench - Coco Crisp, OAK 
Bench - Jedd Gyorko, SD 
Bench - Jhonny Peralta*, STL 


*Chase Utley was recently placed on waivers, and I'm hoping to land him in exchange for Peralta. I doubt I'll get him, but crazier things have happened. 


My recent transactions: 

-Added Oscar Taveras (OF - STL); dropped Jonathon Niese (SP - NYM) 

-Added Jedd Gyorko (2B - SD); Joaquin Benoit (RP - SD)

-Added Jhonny Peralta (SS - STL); dropped Emilio Bonifacio (2B - ATL)

-Added Dallas Keuchel (SP - HOU); dropped Kolten Wong (2B - STL) 

-Claimed Lonnie Chisenhall (3B - CLE) off waivers; dropped Chris Tillman (SP - BAL) 



League transactions (excluding my own): 

-Added
Emilio Bonifacio, 2B - ATL 
Scooter Gennett, 2B - MIL 
Shelby Miller, SP - STL 
Chris Carter, 1B - HOU 
Kolten Wong, 2B - STL 
Justin Masterson, SP - STL 
Yordano Ventura, SP - KC 
Will Middlebrooks, 3B - BOS 
Hiroki Kuroda, SP - NYY 
Dustin Ackley, 2B - SEA 
Allen Craig, 1B - BOS 
JP Arencibia, C - TEX 
Josh Rutledge, 2B - COL 
Neftali Feliz, RP - TEX 
Wade Miley, SP - ARI 
John Jaso, C - OAK 
Brandon McCarthy, SP - NYY 
Bartolo Colon, SP - NYM 
Angel Pagan, OF - SF 
Josh Harrison, 2B - PIT 
Drew Stubbs, OF - COL 
Aaron Hill, 2B - ARI 
Joaquin Benoit, RP - SD 
Jonathon Niese, SP - NYM 
Chase Headley, 3B - NYY 
Alex Cobb, SP - TB 
Marlon Byrd, OF - PHI 



-Dropped 
Chris Young, SP - SEA 
Chase Utley, 2B - PHI 
James Jones, OF - SEA 
Kendrys Morales, 1B - SEA 
Jean Segura, SS - MIL 
Matt Cain, SP - SF 
Henderson Alvarez, SP - MIA 
Josh Willingham, OF - MIN 
Drew Smyly, SP - TB 
Michael Pineda, SP - NYY 
Dillon Gee, SP - NYM 
Joakim Soria, RP - DET 
Shane Greene, SP - NYY 
Collin McHugh, SP - HOU 
Jorge De La Rosa, SP - COL 
Joe Smith, RP - LAA 
David Phelps, SP - NYY 
Odrisamer Despaigne, SP - SD 
Mike Zunino, C - SEA 
Steve Pearce, 1B - BAL 
Jarrod Dyson, OF - KC 
Yangervis Solarte, 3B - SD 
Jake Peavy, SP - STL 
Jimmy Nelson, SP - MIL 
Edinson Volquez, SP - PIT 
Tyler Skaggs, SP - LAA 
Jeff Locke, SP - PIT 
Ryan Vogelsong, SP - SF 
Michael Wacha, SP - STL 



My watch list (based on available free agents in my league): 

-C
Mike Zunino, SEA 
Jason Castro, HOU 
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, MIA 
Tyler Flowers, CWS 
Carlos Ruiz, PHI 
Yasmani Grandal, SD 
Josmil Pinto, MIN 
Christian Vazquez, BOS 
Christian Bethancourt, ATL 
Francisco Cervelli, NYY 
Geovany Soto, TEX 
Jesus Montero, SEA 
Hank Conger, LAA 
Gary Sanchez, NYY 
Austin Hedges, SD 
Blake Swihart, BOS 



-1B 
Kendrys Morales, SEA 
Steve Pearce, BAL 
CJ Cron, LAA 
Adam Lind, TOR 
Justin Smoak, SEA 
Chris Colabello, MIN 
Nick Swisher, CLE 
Logan Morrison, SEA 
Corey Hart, SEA 
Mike Olt, CHC 
Mark Reynolds, MIL
Juan Francisco, TOR 
Adam Dunn, CWS 
Tommy Medica, SD 
Scott Van Slyke, LAD 
Ike Davis, PIT 
Eric Campbell, NYM 
Kennys Vargas, MIN 
Ben Paulsen, COL 
Dominic Smith, NYM 



-2B 
Chase Utley, PHI 
Brandon Phillips, CIN 
DJ LeMahieu, COL 
Omar Infante, KC 
Gordon Beckham, CWS 
Rougned Odor, TEX 
Tommy La Stella, ATL 
Marcus Semien, CWS 
Robert Refsnyder, NYY 
Alex Guerrero, LAD 
Nick Franklin, TB 



-3B 
Yangervis Solarte, SD 
Nick Castellanos, DET 
Conor Gillaspie, CWS 
Chris Johnson, ATL 
Matt Dominguez, HOU 
Trevor Plouffe, MIN 
Kris Bryant, CHC 
Mike Moustakas, KC 
Joey Gallo, TEX 
Ryan Zimmerman, WSH 
Colin Moran, HOU 
Maikel Franco, PHI 
Matt Davidson, CWS 
Garin Cecchini, BOS 



-SS
Jean Segura, MIL
Chris Owings, ARI 
Brandon Crawford, SF 
Derek Jeter, NYY 
Jonathan Villar, HOU 
Jordy Mercer, PIT 
Brad Miller, SEA 
Adeiny Hechavarria, MIA 
Zack Cozart, CIN 
Javier Baez, CHC 
Addison Russell, OAK 
Francisco Lindor, CLE 
Jose Peraza, ATL 
Stephen Drew, NYY 
Yunel Escobar, TB 
Carlos Correa, HOU 
Corey Seager, LAD 
Alen Hanson, PIT 
JP Crawford, PHI 



-OF 
James Jones, SEA 
Josh Willingham, MIN 
Dexter Fowler, HOU 
Josh Reddick, OAK 
Michael Cuddyer, COL 
Seth Smith, SD 
Colby Rasmus, TOR 
Dayan Viciedo, CWS 
Wil Myers, TB 
Kevin Kiermaier, TB 
David Murphy, CLE 
Michael Saunders, SEA 
Carl Crawford, LAD 
Juan Lagares, NYM 
Norichika Aoki, KC 
Alejandro De Aza, CWS 
Jarrod Dyson, KC 
Mookie Betts, BOS 
Grady Sizemore, PHI 
Jorge Soler, CHC 
Michael Choice, TEX 
Craig Gentry, OAK 
Justin Ruggiano, CHC 
Will Venable, SD 
Clint Frazier, CLE 
Joc Pederson, LAD 
Stephen Piscotty, STL 
Kyle Parker, COL 
Albert Almora, CHC 
Gerardo Parra, MIL 
Matt Joyce, TB 
AJ Pollock, ARI 
David Peralta, ARI 
Jon Jay, STL 
Chris Young, NYM 
Ryan Ludwick, CIN 
Travis Snider, PIT 
Jonny Gomes, OAK 
Oswaldo Arcia, MIN 
Anthony Gose, TOR 
Daniel Nava, BOS 
Josh Bell, PIT 
Chris Dickerson, CLE 
Carlos Quentin, SD 
Billy Burns, OAK 
Jake Marisnick, HOU 
Domingo Santana, HOU 
Rymer Liriano, SD 
Byron Buxton, MIN 
David Dahl, COL 
Austin Meadows, PIT 
Jesse Winker, CIN 
Sam Fuld, OAK 
Courtney Hawkins, CWS 
Hunter Renfroe, SD 
Mason Williams, NYY 
Lewis Brinson, TEX 
Brandon Nimmo, NYM 



-SP 
Chris Young, SEA 
Michael Pineda, NYY
Henderson Alvarez, MIA 
Chris Tillman, BAL 
Drew Smyly, TB 
Dillon Gee, NYM 
Shane Greene, NYY 
Collin McHugh, HOU 
Jorge De La Rosa, COL 
Odrisamer Despaigne, SD 
David Phelps, NYY 
Matt Shoemaker, LAA 
Jake Peavy, STL 
Jimmy Nelson, MIL
Anthony Renaudo, BOS 
Tyler Skaggs, LAA 
Edinson Volquez, PIT 
Ryan Vogelsong, SF 
Andrew Heaney, MIA 
Jeff Locke, PIT 
Wei-Yin Chen, BAL 
Brett Anderson, COL 
Drew Hutchison, TOR 
Tom Koehler, MIA 
Josh Tomlin, CLE 
Kyle Gibson, MIN 
Carlos Martinez, STL 
Dan Haren, LAD 
Brad Hand, MIA 
Aaron Harang, ATL 
Marco Estrada, MIL
Roenis Elias, SEA 
Jarred Cosart, MIA 
Archie Bradley, ARI 
Noah Syndergaard, NYM 
Rubby De La Rosa, BOS 
Chase Anderson, ARI 
Ubaldo Jimenez, BAL 
Tony Cingrani, CIN 
Bud Norris, BAL 
John Danks, CWS 
Derek Holland, TEX 
Drew Pomeranz, OAK 
Jeremy Hellickson, TB 
Dylan Bundy, BAL 
Tyler Glasnow, PIT 
Jon Gray, COL 
Dan Straily, CHC 
Alex Meyer, MIN 
Joe Kelly, BOS 
Robert Stephenson, CIN 
Kyle Zimmer, KC 
Eddie Butler, COL 
Zach McAllister, CLE 
Lucas Giolito, WSH 
Aaron Sanchez, TOR
Henry Owens, BOS  
Tyler Matzek, COL 
Kyle Hendricks, CHC 
Brandon Workman, BOS 
TJ House, CLE 
Tommy Milone, MIN 
Julio Urias, LAD 



-RP 
Joakim Soria, DET 
Joe Smith, LAA 
Hector Rondon, CHC 
Grant Balfour, TB 
Brad Ziegler, ARI 
Wade Davis, KC 
Pat Neshek, STL 
Rex Brothers, COL 
Jonathan Broxton, CIN 
Tommy Hunter, BAL 
Darren O'Day, BAL 
Jim Johnson, OAK 
Dan Otero, OAK 
Brad Boxberger, TB 
Tyler Clippard, WSH 
Jordan Walden, ATL 
Dan Carpenter, ATL 
Zach Duke, MIL
Jean Machi, SF 
Tony Watson, PIT 
Shae Simmons, ATL 
Pedro Strop, CHC 
Ken Giles, PHI 
Jake Petricka, CWS 
Matt Davidson, CWS 
Zach Putnam, CWS 
Bryan Morris, MIA 
Andrew Miller, BAL 
Luke Gregerson, OAK 
Casey Fien, MIN 
Dale Thayer, SD 
Bryan Shaw, CLE 
Jason Grilli, LAA 
Ernesto Frieri, PIT 


+MLB 

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