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Continuing the Dance

NOTE: League Note from Wednesday, April 25th 2012

So I was tortured by the sights of miraculous sunrises and the peaceful sounds of waves for the last week. After spending the weekend recuperating, things are back to normal. And expect me to be as chatty as ever…

The second week of matchups for the season saw things become more normalized. The Red Sox game starting at 11am on Monday through some of us for a loop, but all things considered it was a lot less hectic than the marathon match-up in the opening weeks.

Philip Humber tossed a Perfect Game, and was barely celebrated. He wasn’t even the highest fantasy scorer of the week; James Shields pitched 16.1 innings in 2 games, allowing only 1 run while earning 2 Wins for a total of 55 points.

In other news, All-Stars started looking like All-Stars. Josh Hamilton, Evan Longoria, and Curtis Granderson all big weeks.

We only have 4 teams who remain undefeated: Adam Pearson, Matt Dean, Paul Morrison, and Brett Shaw. The youngest and oldest members of the league. How sweet.

Steven Pugh and Adam Moreland are easily the 2 highest scoring teams thus far.

To those who are new to fantasy, do not be discouraged early. Things usually don’t become clear until the first week of June. We are still weeks away from that.

The remaining schedules will be finalized this week. I will let you know when its done (They are complete for the first 5 matchups already).

Oh yeah, almost forgot….we now have a few Weekly Trophies. You can access these from the “League” page screen, under the top menu.

Screenshot from League Settings Page

March 26th – Draft Recap 2012

 

What a draft…

The first hour was insane. At least a dozen players were being purchased in the $50-65 range. It took serious cojones to stick it out to get your guy…or serious impatience.

Again, being the inaugural year of this “Dynasty League”, one of the most crucial things to accomplish is engaging interest.

To accomplish this, I will try to maintain regular news and updates – On the league’s ESPN page, the league website, and on Facebook.

How about we start with a Draft Recap? I will briefly look at each team’s strengths and weakness, and possible areas of need. This will be unbiased, and I won’t rank the squads.

Here we go…

 

TIM TALLIS

  • Strengths: OFFENSE – 3 solid 1B; well rounded all-around offense that is POWER-heavy; RP
  • Weaknesses: Outfield; SP – has 2 legit upper-level starters, questionable after that

ADAM PEARSON

  • Strengths: PITCHING – Starters and Relievers, loaded; SPEED; Catcher
  • Weaknesses: POWER; Infield depth; Bench depth

CHASE COWELL

  • Strengths: OF – loaded with All-Stars; Closers; Young, strong SP
  • Weaknesses: Infield Depth (1B, 2B, 3B)

JEFF DEASON

  • Strengths: SP – young, power arms, lots of potential; Offensive prospects
  • Weaknesses: Infield depth; Injury-Risk players; AAA players

JOHN WEAVER

  • Strengths: Top-Level Hitters (Napoli, Kinsler, Pedroia, Pence) with two ELITE 2B; Power
  • Weaknesses: Pitching depth (SP and RP); bench depth

JOHN HAMER

  • Strengths: SEAN MARSHALL (lol); Balanced offensive, lots of mid-level talent; SP and RP depth; Bench depth
  • Weaknesses: 1B and 3B; lack of offensive superstar

TED ERTL

  • Strengths: 2B, 3B, SS Stars; Young Offense; SP depth
  • Weaknesses: NO Speed; overall pitching depth; bench depth

SCOTT BENDIGO

  • Strengths: OF Speed; Top-Level SP Depth; SP depth; Hitting prospects
  • Weaknesses: Overall Power; Injury-risk players

MATT DEAN

  • Strengths: Overall Offensive Balance; SP and RP depth; Youth
  • Weaknesses: Speed; OF depth

BJ WILLIAMS

  • Strengths: Top-Level SP; Infield depth
  • Weaknesses: Speed; OF depth; RP and SP depth

GREG LILES

  • Strengths: Lots of Power AND Speed; IF depth; RP depth
  • Weaknesses: OF depth; Top-Level SP

TROY CREDLE

  • Strengths: IF Depth; Power; SP and RP depth
  • Weaknesses: Speed; 1B durability; OF depth

BRETT SHAW

  • Strengths: Speed; Top-Level SP; Relievers
  • Weaknesses: Offensive Depth (IF and OF); Second-level SP depth

BRIAN KERZEL

  • Strengths: TOP two 1B; IF depth
  • Weaknesses: Injury Risks; OF depth; MLB active players; Saves; RP depth

ADAM MORELAND

  • Strengths: OF depth; Speed; RP depth
  • Weaknesses: IF depth; power; Starting Pitchers

TIM ROHRER

  • Strengths: OF depth; Speed; Top-level SP
  • Weaknesses: RP depth; IF Depth (C, 1B, 3B)

STEVEN PUGH

  • Strengths: OF Depth (Kemp & Braun); Power AND Speed; C depth
  • Weaknesses: PITCHING (SP and RP); 2B, 3B, SS depth

PAUL MORRISON

  • Strengths: Offensive depth (IF and OF); Power and Speed; SP depth; Youth
  • Weaknesses: Bench depth; RP depth; Youth

So there you have it. This list should be an easy reference for those looking to make trades this week. It is being copied to the Facebook site, and the league website.