I have two of those infields (hanley and berkman) but no one else on the list. I'm not sure I want to buy into some of these guys fast starts, namely Lee, Volquez, and Santana. I'm still in first place though so it's all good

Hamilton (late in the draft) and McLouth (FA in the first week) in my outfield make me look great, even with some of my other players underperforming

just traded soto for bj Ryan....hmm, atleast i have VMart

I drafted Soto in every league in the 13-15th round. I had a feeling about him. I'm loaded at catcher in all my leagues as a result. In 2 leagues I have Mauer backing up Soto. I think it's time to make a trade...

Seriously, does the HR yesterday mean the Robinson Cano slump is over? Or do I keep starting Clint Barmes??

Andy-
I recently dropped Brad Hawpe for Matt Kemp in a competitive 10 manager league. This was about a week after I passed up the opportunity to claim Carlos Quentin on waivers which of course I regret. What do you think of the Kemp for Hawpe acquisition?
In the same league, I recently dropped Mark Reynolds for Evan Longoria. This was a couple of days after I passed up the opportunity to claim Edwin Encarnacion on waivers. Out of those 3 third basemen, who do you believe has the highest ceiling in 2008?
I am getting real fed up with some up of my struggling stars in these Head to Head competitive leagues. I have been very patient with Cano to this point. Would you drop him for Polanco at this point in the season?
I have Soriano set to come off the DL. I am thinking about dropping either Carlos Pena or Travis Hafner. Who do you recommend I drop or do you believe both will bounce back to have good seasons and that I should drop a less established player who is red hot right now?
Finally, my patience was beginning to wear thin with Troy Tulowitzki. Fortunately, I can now place him on the DL. I was thinking about either adding a hitting prospect in his absence or a starter or set-up man (holds) in his absence. What hitting prospect recently called up by the Mariners would you believe would be the most sure thing at this point? Clement or Balentin?
Thanks for convincing me to drop Cueto for Mad Max! Just wish I originally had picked up Edison Volquez instead from the start. What are your thoughts on Jurrjens of the Braves as to what he can accomplish in 2008?
I greatly appreciate all your advice and learn a great deal from your daily columns!

Hey Andy I just had to ask - Did you enjoy "BOOF DAY" Tuesday night?!?!?
There are way too many good people available in your league Jeffrey. I wouldn't be celebrating about dropping Cueto either...

drafted Josh Hamilton, picked up McLouth and Volquez, and traded Rickie Weeks for Ervin Santana ... tried to get Soto, but he was drafted a little earlier than usual in our league. at least i have VMart and Clement

How about this:
In a highly competitive 14 team roto league, I'm sporting Soto at catcher. My infield looks like this:
C- Soto
1B- Pujols
2B- BJ Upton
SS- Tejada
3B- Miguel Cabrera
Also have Sizemore, Carlos Gomez, Francouer, Glaus rounding out a first place team. Sick Nasty.

I dropped Arod for Encarnacion, trashed Ryan Howard for Conor Jackson, dumped Reyes for Reynolds, and ejected Russell Martin for Soto. Those scrubs were not performing to the level of fantasy dollars I am paying them. My team now bats 400. Ted Williams who?
Hopefully my Max Scherzer waiver claim goes through so I can get rid of that overrated bum Johan Santana. I did not draft you in the second round for you to balloon my team ERA with a 3.12.
By adding Cliff Lee, Armando Gallaraga, and Volquez and tossing Bedard, Beckett, and CC Sabathia, I will be able to ride my sub 1.50 ERA and .55 WHIP straight to the championship.

I hear you. I'm dropping that Verlander stiff and picking up John Lannan. Verlander's killing my ratios and he never wins.

I hear ya, spit
7,
shallow league much??
seriously, edwin or longoria (whose stats have been overlooked, since he has almost HALF the at-bats of a regular) are both viable options one should pursue.
KEEEEP cano, at all cost (unless you get a really solid deal). dropping him at this point would be your biggest mistake (circa. may 01, 08). listen, he's off to a rough start but as an owner myself of cano, realize he's a career .310 hitter. the fact that it's a h-2-h means absolutely he's a keeper. you can ride him until he gets hot (unlike roto where he'll drain your stats).
I would personally try & move hafner/pena first (I personally have inquired about pena in multiple leagues of mine). i hate the fact that people make drops IN APRIL that don't reflect the draftees' values, clearly. or, the fact that they don't try to move them first, at the very least. push comes to shove, drop hafner (wonky - haha, his nickname is pronk..it rhymes - shoulder, i believe).
i avoided tully in all my drafts. unproven...well, look into casilla if he's available. i don't know how many holds he has, but he's a solid addition to any roto team for sure. the mariners are my team..that withstanding, both prospects should flourish (Balentin more power, Clement for average).
It's refreshing to see a Yahoo! writer actually contributing articles on a regular basis (that's not a shot at the others...okay, well maybe it is a little). Good job, Behrens! and not only because we share the first same name

I drafted Soto late, and he's been great. My league starts two catchers everyday and I have McCann and Soto. I also drafted Hamitlon as well. My starting outfield is Hamilton, Eric Byrnes, Justin Upton, Jason Bay, and Rick Ankiel, which nice.
Volsquez has been my best pickup pitching wise, and I picked Casey Kotchmann off waivers. Cueto is benched until further notice, but I won't drop him yet.
Now I'm just looking for steals and a better plan than put in J. Pierre whenever he starts.

David - trade for Orlando Cabrerra. Not sure who your SS is, but you can get him dirt cheap and he's quietly collecting some nice steals. His average will certainly go up and he scores runs in that lineup.

spit, #13 i wish i was in your league. By the end of the year you will be in last place. u dropped some of the best players in the league for who?! conor jackson. have fun when howard and arod hit 50 hr each and reyes steals 70 bases. i mean, and how do u even get those players. are u in a three team league

jake i #18, I'm pretty sure spit #13 was just kidding and probably eluding to the fact that these hot streaks dont last.

jake #18, spit was being sarcastic, besides it isn't even possible to have all those good players on one team. I included soto in a trade that involved getting posada in the beginning of year and am kicking myself now.

can't believe he took a shot at jim belushi, the greatest man of all time

can't believe he took a shot at jim belushi, the greatest man of all time

Burrell and Saunders here with a waiver claim in for Scherzer. Shame my opponent this week's got Soto, though I can't complain about having VMart.

Jason, I have Jeter at SS, who is underperforming but I doubt I should trade him. I have Keppinger as backup, but he's in at 3B now because A-Rod is hurt. (I do love backups that cover multiple positions). I also picked up Aybar (2B, SS) about two weeks ago and put him at MI spot for some good average and hopefully a medium level of steals. Unfortunately, Cabrera is owned by the team currently last in SB (10 team rotossiere) and, similarly to my team, co-leading in R's, HR's, and RBI's so he might be hard to pry away. (Otherwise, I'd try to rid myself of Dan Uggla).
The other team is low in average, so maybe I can Cabrera for Keppinger, albeit then I'll need a temporary 3B until A-Rod is off the DL. Maybe I could trade Aybar, but he's hitting for higher average than Cabrera and also has SB potential. I'm hesitant to trade another high average player because they also do well in the other categories.
Here's the Full Team:
C Brian McCann (Atl - C)
C Geovany Soto (ChC - C)
1B Derrek Lee (ChC - 1B)
2B Dan Uggla (Fla - 2B)
3B Jeff Keppinger (Cin - 3B,SS)
SS Derek Jeter (NYY - SS)
CI Casey Kotchman (LAA - 1B)
MI Erick Aybar (LAA - 2B,SS)
OF Eric Byrnes (Ari - OF)
OF Josh Hamilton (Tex - OF)
OF Jason Bay (Pit - OF)
OF Justin Upton (Ari - OF)
OF Rick Ankiel (StL - OF)
Util Ryan Garko (Cle - 1B)
BN Juan Pierre (LAD - OF) - (I switch him in when he starts).
BN Álex Rodríguez (NYY - 3B) DL
DL Howie Kendrick (LAA - 2B) DL
SP Jake Peavy (SD - SP)
SP Josh Beckett (Bos - SP)
SP Edinson Vólquez (Cin - SP)
RP Francisco Cordero (Cin - RP)
RP Trevor Hoffman (SD - RP)
RP B.J. Ryan (Tor - RP)
P Heath Bell (SD - RP)
P Manny Acosta (Atl - RP)
P Jon Rauch (Was - RP)
P Jair Jurrjens (Atl - SP)
BN Tom Glavine (Atl - SP)
BN Ben Sheets (Mil - SP)
BN Johnny Cueto (Cin - SP)

Someone offered me Joba for Longoria, should I take it?
Roster:
C Towles
1B Fielder
2B Barmes
3B M. Cabrera
SS O. Cabrera
OF Abreu
OF Hart
OF M. Ramirez
UTIL A. Ramirez
UTIL Longoria
BN Soriano
BN Clement
SP Hamels
SP Shields
RP Wagner
RP Lyon
P Valverde
P Scherzer
P Vasquez
BN Maine
BN R. Johnson
BN Carmona
BN Gallardo