The B/R Fantasy Baseball League Presents: Team Pothead Penguins

That concluded my draft and when Devine went on the DL I picked up Scott Downs from Toronto to fill his place. With BJ Ryan's struggles and Downs' lights-out pitching he could be closing soon and he doesn't hurt the ERA.

To recap, my draft strategy is to take a balanced team with multiple position eligibility where I can so no injuries will ruin my team. I keep Felipe Lopez at the utility spot on our team to take over any and all injuries.

Without overpaying for saves (too much) and a catcher I created a solid core of players with a high ceiling.

Here is my offense for you to scoff at or admire, whatever you do understand it will lead me to a championship.

C- AJ Pierzynski (CWS-C)

1B- Garrett Atkins (COL-1B,3B)

2B- Chase Utley (PHI-2B)

3B- Chone Figgins (LAA-2B,3B)

SS- Rafael Furcal (LAD-SS)

CI- Edwin Encarncion (CIN-3B)

MI- Miguel Tejada (HOU-SS)

OF- Carl Crawford (TB-OF)

OF- Jacobey Ellsbury (BOS-OF)

OF- Bobby Abreu (LAA-OF)

OF- Coco Crisp (KC-OF)

Util- Felipe Lopez (ARI-2B,3B,SS,OF)

If you notice I don't have any bench players and I like that, it keeps me from guessing which match ups I should avoid or take and it allows me to concentrate on pitching and keeping an extra starter or two since I carry five closers. If one player goes down Felipe will fill in unless its AJ, which I can waiver add someone whom I am comfortable with.

Pitching wise, I am happy. With the one-two punch of Tim Lincecum and Javier Vasquez and my slew of closers will be solid all year. The pitching staff originally looks like this with some becoming streaming pitchers in the future if they can't perform.

The league doesn't specify which pitcher is needed to fill the spot all slots are straight P. Nine slots without distinction of SP or RP so I could actually fill an entire roster with RP, punt K's, and hope for saves, ERA, WHIP, and sometimes wins. But I am greedy and look to take all five pitching categories.

Here is my staff.

SP

Tim Lincecum (SF)

Javier Vasquez (ATL)

Erik Bedard (SEA)

Josh Johnson (FLA)

Manny Parra (MIL)

Chris Volstad (FLA)

RP

Joakim Soria (KC)

Brian Fuentes (LAA)

Joel Hanrahan (WAS)

Kevin Gregg (CHC)

Joey Devine (OAK) Currently on DL

Scott Downs (TOR) until Devine returns

This staff is solid across the board and I will probably drop Volstad and/or Parra in lieu for streamers and other spot starts.

This staff can be dominant but it still has issues with youth in the SP and could unravel. Hopefully Vasquez and Lincecum keep the ERA down and the K's up to counter any failures.

This concludes my look at the future champions—Pothead Penguins.

Take a look at the link at top to see the other managers from the league and their take on their teams and draft. Thanks and keep coming back for more fantasy advice here in the coming weeks and updates on the league.

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