I need help in my fantasy baseball team espiecally in the saves category?

C


B. Molina


(Tor - C)





1B


P. Konerko


(CWS - 1B)





2B


R. Freel


(Cin - 2B,3B,OF)





3B


G. Atkins


(Col - 3B)





SS


M. Tejada


(Bal - SS)





OF


J. Dye


(CWS - OF)





OF


A. Dunn


(Cin - 1B,OF)





OF


M. Thames


(Det - OF)





Util


T. Hunter


(Min - OF)





BN


M. Loretta


(Bos - 2B)





BN


C. Floyd


(NYM - OF)





BN


J. Edmonds


(StL - OF)


PITCHING


SP Pedro martinez


(NYM-SP)





SP Josh Beckett


(BOS-SP)





RP Derrick Turnbow


(MIL-CP)





RP (EMPTY)





P Eran Santana


(LAA-SP)





P Tom Glavine


(NYM-SP)





P Tony Armas


(NATS-SP)





BN Jake Westbrook


(CLE-SP)





BN/DL Tyler Walker


(TB-CP)





BN/DL Mike Macdougal


(KC-CP)





my team is in a 12 team roto league and im in 8th with 57 points does anyone have any tips on good relievers that can become closers very soon also someoen in my league dropped brad hawpe which i hope to get by dropping thames for him

I need help in my fantasy baseball team espiecally in the saves category?
I'd trade T. Hunter and C. Floyd for a premier colser. Maybe J. Isringhausen, B. Jenks, or M. Rivera or maybe even J. Papelbon or F. Rodriguez.


Don't take the trade. C. Floyd is very good trade bait. While R. Cano isn't that good of trade bait. Look for J. Borowski(Flo-RP), S. Camp(TB-RP) he's goin to take over the closing job in TB cuz T. Walker is on the DL. I'd would alos look into trading J. WEstbrook or T. Armas for T. Hoffman or M. Gonzalez, closers that don't get that much oppurtunities but will give u a save here and there.


And that Japenese guy for the Dodgers. He's good.
Reply:it's good that you have turnbow.......u must trade floyd and edmonds in order to get a saves guy. i would always recommend rivera, but if he's too tough to get, as i would imagine, go for trevor hoffman, bob wickman, or ryan dempster.
Reply:Hmmmm...I would recommend acquiring this guy


www.mlb.com/index/player_i/~294381894
Reply:get cano Drop Floyd.get rid of Shawn Camp %26amp; get Matt KempLAD


get Scott ShieldsLAA or Fernando Rodney DET
Reply:Keep your eve on Zumaya and Rodney from the Tigers. Todd Jones isn't having a good year and one of them could be the closer before the season is done.





Both are probably Free Agents.
Reply:Takashi Saito (RP - LAD)


Akinori Otsuka (RP - Tex)





Either of those would get you some good saves, Otsuka will also get you a bunch of Ks for a reliever.
Reply:sure
Reply:In a roto league, if you are proficiently bad in one category with little hope of recovery, you may want to consider trading Turnbow and beefing up your other categories. If you worry too much about compensating for the lack of saves, you'll wind up blowing the other categories.
Reply:First of all, do not trade Floyd for Cano. Floyd is just off to a slow start. He's notorious for second half play.





If you're really desperate for a closer I would suggest Elmer Dessens of the Royals, he won't see many opportunities however. But he can play the SP position, it's use for for me because I have six closers.





And if you have a DL spot open, pick up (KC) Mike MacDougal. He should return in two weeks, and will have no trouble regaining the closer position.





Shawn Camp is the newest closer for the Devil Rays after the Tyler Walker injury.





DET's Rodney is an excellent pick up, if available. Todd Jones is 38 and has contract problems. I doubt he will end the season as closer.





CIN's Todd Coffey has become their new closer, however Weathers may return to that role so keep an eye on him.





Also keep an eye on Valverde, he's cold right now, but Melvin expected him to return to the closer role.





Ray, Putz, Borowski are likely taken, but if not definitely pick them up.
Reply:take cano for floyd, much more value at 2B, especially as trade baitto another team for a closer.
Reply:coffey,
Reply:Jorge Julio for the D-backs will get the majority of saves for them from here on out. Try to get Ray from Atlanta, Saito from Dodgers as they have had problems with previous closers and will be the #1 until otherwise noted.


I doubt he is still available, but Coffey from Cinci just started getting saves a week ago or two.