2010 Fantasy Baseball Team with Babes Love Baseball

This year I was excited to be invited to play in one of Babes Loves Baseball‘s fantasy baseball leagues. While I could not make the live draft, here is a look at the results and starting lineup.

As with my two other leagues, I will try to keep track of player transactions via comments below. Your thoughts and opinions are always appreciated!

Yahoo Autodraft Results

  • Round 1: Evan Longoria
  • Round 2: Miguel Cabrera
  • Round 3: Jimmy Rollins
  • Round 4: Ryan Zimmerman
  • Round 5: Aaron Hill
  • Round 6: Bobby Abreu
  • Round 7: Andre Ethier
  • Round 8: Andrew Bailey
  • Round 9: Matt Cain
  • Round 10: Chris Coghlan
  • Round 11: Carlos Marmol
  • Round 12: Jose Valverde
  • Round 13: Neftali Feliz
  • Round 14: Miguel Montero
  • Round 15: Vladimir Guerrero
  • Round 16: Rafael Furcal
  • Round 17: Chad Qualls
  • Round 18: Aaron Harang
  • Round 19: Drew Stubbs
  • Round 20: Nick Johnson
 Projected Lineup & Roster:

  • Catcher: Miguel Montero
  • First Base: Miguel Cabrera
  • Second Base: Aaron Hill
  • Shortstop: Jimmy Rollins
  • Third Base: Evan Longoria
  • Outfield 1: Bobby Abreu
  • Outfield 2: Andre Ethier
  • Outfield 3: Chris Coghlan
  • Utility Player: Ryan Zimmerman
  • Pitcher 1: Matt Cain
  • Pitcher 2: Andrew Bailey
  • Pitcher 3: Carlos Marmol
  • Pitcher 4: Jose Valverde
  • Pitcher 5: Chad Qualls
  • Bench: Neftali Feliz
  • Bench: Vladimir Guerrero
  • Bench: Rafael Furcal
  • Bench: Aaron Harang
  • Bench: Drew Stubbs
  • Bench: Nick Johnson

Draft Analysis and Projections
All in all I was pretty pleased with this auto-draft. My primary worries were drafting starting pitching too early and not getting quality relievers. I know this is not the norm but my reasoning has to do with this particular leagues scoring settings for pitching.

I drafted five quality relievers, Matt Cain should provide quality starts, and I’m hoping Neftali Feliz settles back into a late inning relief role (where he should be dominant).

On the hitting side, I have a strong infield and hopefully a solid outfield. The one weakness I foresee will be with stolen bases, so hopefully Chris Coghlan’s spot at the top of the Marlins’ lineup will help. Getting Ryan Zimmerman as the utility player was a bonus and I personally am bullish on Guerrero as the DH in Texas.

Finally, (in my opinion) I was lucky to make one critical trade ahead of the season. See comments below for an update.

In conclusion, I really like this team. Here is to hoping the team will be competitive throughout the fantasy baseball season!

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