League Review: Lincoln League

Yahoo! 5 X 5, 9-Team League

2^nd Place in league with 63.5 out of a possible 90 points

Final Roster

Hitters

C Russell Martin

1B Prince Fielder

2B Blake DeWitt

3B Jorge Cantu

SS Cristian Guzman

OF Shane Victorino

OF Andre Ethier

OF Conor Jackson

Util Ryan Church

BN Cameron Maybin

BN Rickie Weeks

BN Pablo Sandoval

BN Chris Dickerson

BN Edwin Encarnacion

Pitchers

SP Roy Oswalt

SP Mike Pelfrey

RP Jonathan Broxton

RP Jose Valverde

P Chris Volstad

P Yovani Gallardo

P Matt Capps

BN J.A. Happ

BN Jonathan Niese

BN Chris Perez

Total Stats/Rank in League/Points

Runs 712/5^th/5

Homeruns 174/6^th/4

RBIs 712/4^th/6

Steals 102/3^rd tie/6.5

Avg. .276/5^th/5

Wins 74/2^nd/8

Saves 80/1^st/9

Strikeouts 906/4^th/6

ERA 3.52/3^rd/7

WHIP 1.26/3^rd/7

This is an auction league with a cap of $260 for 25 spots. I had one of the worst drafts ever, keeping Eric Byrnes, Brad Hawpe, and Yovani Gallardo. Over spending for Mark Reynolds, Ty Wigginton, and Miguel Tejada. Luckily I drafted Johnny Cueto and Edinson Volquez and stayed very active on the waiver wire and in the trade market. Near the trading deadline I acquired Russell Martin, Prince Fielder, Andre Ethier, Roy Oswalt, and Jose Valverde. I was able to dump many players that barely contributed anything down the stretch; Todd Helton, Carlos Lee, John Maine, Adam Wainwright, Manny Parra, Edinson Volquez, and Johnny Cueto.

I came in second by 1.5 points with the third place team putting up 2.5 points the last day of the season. We were all in awe of the first place team who beat me by 5.5 points and led most of the season, sometimes by as much as 14 points.

In the future, I will be posting analysis of this league, my keepers, and how our general league rules have developed over time. This league is probably the most competitive and the most fun.