I have been down with a
jacked up knee for 5 weeks now. It has cost me time with my kids and wife,
ability to work effectively and time away from Fantasy Baseball. Nothing is
worse than being injured. So what I need is a vacation so I am heading to Northern
Michigan over All-Star weekend.
I thought this would be
a good time to give updates on my Fantasy teams. With the injury, it has kept
me from being as engaged as I would have liked on an everyday basis. I had
missed out on some great call-ups, line-up changes and waiver claims. Anyway,
overall I am having a decent baseball season but it could be better. Here are
links to my leagues.
Money where I am
currently in 1st place, 12 team 5X5 Roto. Even with Kemp and Reyes going down for
extended time I have been able to maintain a great standing. My pitching has been
very dominating in this competitive league led by Scherzer, Bumgarner and a
trade of Samardzija. Best pick up was getting Josh Donaldson for Ryu in early
May. Currently next to last in Average so if I can pick that up could sail to a
victory.
4th year
Dynasty League where I have finished 1st, 1st and 2nd
since its inception. Currently 3rd after dropping from 2nd
last week. Daily 6x6 H2H league with OPS and Saves. This is one league that has
suffered due to my injury. Just haven’t been as engaged in streaming players on
short scheduled days and moved Puig before his call-up for Hamels and Nick
Franklin. 12 team league where two managers have bailed. Will have openings if
interested…let me know.
Auction Public Yahoo
League. Currently 2nd place and 5 point behind. I have bounced in
and out of 1st most of the year. 6 of 10 counting stats are in
double digits with worst being Wins which I sit at 5.5 points. Best auction
draft was Machado for $1…he will be at $30 next year.
Roto Authority Invite
5X5 Roto Money League. Highly competitive league and currently I am in 8th
place and 38 points behind. In early May I was actually in 2nd place
but have free fallen since. I actually think I only posted 10 HR in the last 3
weeks of May. Braun, Utley, Morneau,
Howard and Aramis have hurt me as much as my knee hurts. Injuries are just part
of Fantasy as in life….but they still hurt. Another problem with this team is I
had no multi-position players so line-up flexibility was nonexistent. I will
never do that again.
Razzball Commenter
League. Currently 4th and 21 points behind. The 3 teams ahead of me
are all at 90 points and I am at 69. Probably not going to compete for a
championship but will try and hold on to my position. Personally I do not like
the ESPN format but I play 1 of Razzball’s 40+ leagues every year. The format of this league relies too heavily
on staying healthy; only 1 DL spot and 3 bench spots. Biggest hurts have been
Price and Braun. If those two were healthy or I had more DL room I could have
gained another 5 points or so. I currently lead league in Ks but am next to
last in HRs. The rest of my counting stats are 7,8s and 9s.
The most unconventional
league I am participating in this year. Nearly everyone is a writer of fantasy
sports and the counting categories are as follows: Hitting OPB, SLG, PA, RP(runs produced), SB-CS.
Pitching BB/9, HR/9 K-W/PA, K/9, RA(Runs allowed). Was in 1st for a
month, then 2nd for 6 weeks and now currently 4th. This
league has huge roster with contracts and minor leaguers. Just recently I had
12 on DL…yeah I know. Biggest hurts were Tolu, Reyes, Peavy, Burnett, Halladay,
Youk. Still think I can finish 3rd or even 2nd when I get
healthy. That would put me in the money.
Hope to have many more consistent
postings and analysis after All-Star break. Sorry for such limited content
during my injury and rehab. I appreciate all the readers that have contacted me
and wished me well.
