Fantasy Baseball Week 1 | In the Eyes of The Optiongirl

Did you know that The 2012 Major League Baseball season has started? Opening Day occurred with the Mariners and Athletics splitting a two-game series in the Tokyo Dome. Baseball season Opening Night is April 4, with the Cardinals and Miami Marlins to play  Florida’s new ballpark,  Six more teams having their opening day April 5th.

The fun and challenge of fantasy baseball Is about to begin. Fantasy teams have been drafting daily. I took some gambles taking some prospects that will start in the minors and also looked for flexibility. I have a very strong pitching staff and will look to trade as the season moves along. (See my team below).

There are teams with injuries and strategic moves are being made daily.  It’s very important early in the season to keep calm, be patient, and don’t cut your players on your fantasy team too soon. This is one of the most common mistakes of the game.  Some players start off slow and others come out on fire.

How are you feeling about your team that you drafted?  Have you noticed that your team’s batting average is not as high as you expected and you can use more home run power? It’s never too early to make a plan and start planting some seeds with your other league owners.  If you drafted players that normally hit 290- 300 and are hitting 220 or 230, believe, have confidence they will come around.  Maybe you find yourself with not enough stolen bases or enough flexibility and you are strong at a position or have drafted too many centerfielders like I did.  It’s ok to propose a trade to an owner who might need one. I do not recommend trading one player for one player. I normally like to give three players for 2 so I will have room to use my expertise and pick up a player from the  waiver wire (A pool of players that go undrafted and are not on any team in your league)  Remember when you offer a trade you must give to get.  If you do not meet the needs of your opponent there is no reason for your opponent to even think about the trade offered let alone accept the trade. 

1.         (7)        Joey Votto            1B

2.         (18)      Clayton Kershaw  SP

3.         (31)      Felix Hernandez   SP

4.         (42)      Brandon Phillips   2B

5.         (55)      Mike Napoli          C,1B

6.         (66)      Michael Cuddyer  1B,2B,RF

7.         (79)      Dee Gordon         SS

8.         (90)      Daniel Hudson     SP

9.         (103)    Brandon Beachy  SP

10.       (114)    David Freese       3B

11.       (127)    Mike Trout            LF,CF,RF

12.       (138)    Brennan Boesch   LF,RF

13.       (151)    Allen Craig           2B,LF,CF,RF

14.       (162)    Yoenis Cespedes CF

15.       (175)    Jason Motte         RP

16.       (186)    Sergio Santos      RP

17.       (199)    Austin Jackson     CF

18.       (210)    Jason Bay            LF

19.       (223)    Tim Stauffer         SP

20.       (234)    Chad Billingsley   SP

21.       (247)    Bryce Harper       RF

22.       (258)    Tyler Clippard      RP

23.       (271)    Mike Moustakas  3B

24.       (282)    Brett Myers         SP

25.       (295)    Aaron Harang     SP

During this 2012 season I will be discussing events of the week (tidbits), injury news, waiver wire possibilities, prospects to watch. I will be sharing various articles that I am reading that will help you and I during the season to achieve our goal of getting into the playoffs and being the Fantasy Baseball champion of our leagues  Chime in, post your comments and feel free to e-mail me any time at Bonniegortler@gmail.com. 

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