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I feel like Upton's trade value is at a peak right now, don't think he will sustain this torrid pace much longer. I offered Upton for Beltran and the owner countered with Upton + Brad Penny for Beltran + Jamie Moyer. I also kinda think Penny has been overperforming but Jamie Moyer? Can I expect a decent year from a 44-year old slider pitcher? I could definitely use the OF help but it would leave me with Mora as my everyday 3B.

The rest of my team is:

V Martinez - C

D Lee - 1B

Ray Durham - 2B

Melvin Mora - 3B

Jose Reyes - SS

C Granderson - OF

D Young - OF

S Victorino - OF

M Alou - OF

Michael Barrett - BN

J Lugo - BN

D Matsuzaka - SP

R Halladay - SP

N Robertson - SP

D Willis - SP

B Penny - SP

O Perez - SP

T Lincecum - SP

B Wagner - RP

T Jones - RP

C Carpenter - SP(DL)

Any advice about that traqde or any other comments about my team are appreciated - I have been in first place all season so far but just slipped to 2nd last night when Halliday got rocked.

Normally I'd jump at this offer of a top flight starter for a top flight closer but my pitching is pretty awesome, especially if Carpenter comes back healthy. My Staff:

Chris Carpenter

Daisuke

Dontrelle Willis

Brad Penny

Nate Robertson

Papelbon

Billy Wagner

Todd Jones

So seeing as I have 2 other closers in Wagner and Jones should I take this offer of Halliday for Papelbon? Or will I need all 3 to guarantee a lock on SV. K and WHIP?

I have never played Rotisserie Baseball before. Here's (http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/275435/... the team in 12-man league I just drafted. I am flush with solid pitching and have decent SBs and average. The one area in which I am reeking should be obvious.

So my question is, is dominating in the piching and holding my own in a couple offensive categories enough to win in fantasy baseball? Or do I need to worry about trading to at least be somewhat competitive in every category?

I am playing in a 12-team rotisserie league. As an experiment I just drafted a team in a mixed league with a studly pitching staff including:

Chris Carpenter

Daisuke Matsuzaka

Dontrelle Willis

Billy Wagner

Jonathan Papelbon

Todd Jones

Brad Penny

Nate Robertson

Pretty deep, eh? Of course I did this at the expense of other areas, most notably OF which consists of the (I am almost embarrased to say):

Delmon Young

Coco Crisp

Moises Alou

Milton Bradley

Brian Giles

The guy that drafted Vladimir Guerrero needs pitching. What do you think of Daisuke? He is an unknown with HUGE upside but Vlad is a sure thing yes?

Is it true in Fantasy baseball, as it is in the MLB, that good pitching beats good hitting? Opinions welcome! Thanks!

I played pretty well about ten-fifteen years ago and stopped playing but I really want to get back into it now. Looking for an acoustic guitar, steel string probably dreadnought that sounds good and not too hard to play, about $400 - $600. Specifics would be appreciated. Thanks for your answers.

What do you see as biggest weaknesses/glaring needs? Thanks for your opinion!

Victor Martinez C

Derrek Lee 1B

Tadahito Iguchi 2B

Chone Figgins 3B/OF

Carlos Guillen SS

Placido Polanco IF

Adrian Beltre IF

Carlos Beltran OF

JD Drew OF

Shawn Green OF

Moises Alou OF

Mike Cameron OF

Chris Carpenter SP

Curt Schilling SP

John Garland SP

Nate Robertson SP

Brad Penny SP

Orlando Hernandez SP

Huston Street RP

Francisco Cordero RP

Amiorix Burgos RP

Pedro Feliciano RP

I have El Duque on my team, he was my last draft pick - I figure he'll be good for 11 or 12 Ws and a decent amount of Ks. But Oliver Perez is a FA out there - should I drop El Duque for him? He is looking good this spring but it is a risk.