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9 KEEPERS PER TEAM, 15 teams. Tell me, are any of them 4 players going to be in the top ...

9 KEEPERS PER TEAM, 15 teams. Tell me, are any of them 4 players going to be in the top 135 in the next 3 years? Maybe they arent keepers for a league with 4 keepers each, but a deep league, they are. Maybe I should have kept Francour instead? NOT....

Again, 2013 is the goal. I lost my desire in catchers after last season, so Jesus is hard for me to swallow, though tempting.

call it what you will, but going into last season, my keepers were horrible. Michael Youn...

call it what you will, but going into last season, my keepers were horrible. Michael Young, and Brandon Phillips were my "Studs", so I decided to build for 2013. I made 8 trades during the season to to get what I have. Gotta start somewhere, and it is easiest to begin with Pitching, while waiting for young bats to develop. At least with my pitching staff, I will be in top 1/2 of the league. No chance of winning now, because the #1 team has Stanton and McCutchen as their #8 and #9 sucky keepers. All his players rank in top 30, and that is in a 15 team, 9 keeper league.

I plan on trading heavily again this year, to build a team for next season. I basically started from scratch last year, and I think I am looking good, for coming from so far behind. I dont like keeping pitchers, but for this league, right now, it is my only way to compete. 2013-2014, look out.

I had no "studs" on my team. I did trade away Castro last season. I traded ARo...

I had no "studs" on my team. I did trade away Castro last season. I traded ARod, but he lead to my obtaining Verlander. Other than my trade of Papelbon for Morales, I did pretty well.

2nd place is first loser. Knowing that I have no chance for a title, I am building for the future. I know Harper is not starting the year in the Majors. I know there is no room on the Angels for Trout. I know Ackley will likely never be in the class of Pedroia or Cano. I know Pitching is more volatile than hitting. From where I was just a year ago, I have gone from a team that would struggle to a 13th place finish at best (finished last), to a team I believe can finish as high as 6th this season, I think I am progressing. If a player like Bubba Starling wasnt so far away from the majors, I would add him to my list early in this draft.

I will start drafting my hitting with the 2nd round most likely, and draft young players that should develop in next couple years.

It is the 1st pick I am concerned about here. I will let the rest of the draft fall into ...

It is the 1st pick I am concerned about here. I will let the rest of the draft fall into place.