DME's Fantasy Baseball Teams For 2010

This year, I've limited myself to five leagues. I really only plan on paying attention to three of them, my money leagues. These are my rosters as they stand before the season opener Sunday:

David MVP Eckstein -- Fantasyland 2 -- 12 man, 23 player, 5x5 std. roto auction:
C - Ryan Doumit ($1)
1B - Joey Votto ($28)
2B - Gordon Beckham ($15)
SS - Hanley Ramirez ($51)
3B - David Wright ($38)
OF - Grady Sizemore ($18)
OF - Alex Rios ($7)
OF - Franklin Gutierrez ($1)
DH - Chris Davis ($1)
SP - Josh Beckett ($18)
SP - Matt Cain ($19)
SP - Cole Hamels ($16)
RP - Heath Bell ($9)
RP - Jose Valverde ($7)
P - Colby Lewis ($1)
P - Phil Hughes ($1)
P - Bobby Jenks ($7)
P - Ricky Nolasco ($17)
BN - Nolan Reimold ($1)
BN - Martin Prado ($1)
BN - Franklin Morales ($1)
BN - Ryan Madson ($1)
BN - Justin Masterson ($1)

Comments: If you couldn't tell from the roster, I am attempting Stars & Scrubs this year. I definitely overspent too early on Hanley ($51), Wright ($38) and Votto ($28). I sent my entire budget in 13 players and watched depressingly as guys like Jay Bruce went for $3 in the final few picks. Next year, I'll save a few bucks for the end of the draft. My team is a little light on BA/SB's, but I think my team turned out quite well, all considered. If Nolan Reimold stays healthy, I think he is primed for a big season. I thought I was getting a great deal on elite closers for under $10 early on, but for some reason all of the closers went for around $5 in the league. Strange. I think this team's strong point is the pitching staff, though I will concede SexyRexy's is stronger thanks to his patient approach and aggressive bid war for King Felix.

David MVP Eckstein -- Mangolicious -- 12 man, 23 player, 5x5 std. draft league
C - Ryan Doumit
1B - Ryan Howard
2B - Chase Utley
SS - Derek Jeter
3B - David Wright
OF - Nelson Cruz
OF - Jay Bruce
OF - Carlos Gonzalez
DH - Carlos Quentin
SP - Felix Hernandez
SP - Cole Hamels
SP - Ricky Nolasco
RP - Billy Wagner
RP - Jose Valverde
P - John Lackey
P - Jason Frasor
P - Stephen Strausberg
P - Colby Lewis
BN - Chris Davis
BN - Brandon Lyon
BN - Brandon Webb
BN - Derek Lowe
BN - Drew Stubbs

Comments: You might notice a lot of overlap between this team and my auction team. I am expecting big things from my outfield this year, such as a .282/30/20 season from Nelson Cruz and a .278/35/10 season from Jay Bruce, but there is definitely some risk there. I by far have the best infield in the league, thanks to what used to be strong pitching depth. In a period of 24 hours, my entire roster changed. I traded away brand name studs like Jon Lester for "riskier" players like Nolasco, while upgrading other positions, while trading away seven closers to upgrade three. My team is a little light on strikeouts and steals at the moment, but I should be golden everywhere else. My big regret on the draft is taking Brandon Webb over Brett Anderson. At the time, my team had much more depth and I felt I could take a risk with Webb as the 120th overall pick. In hindsight, I could use another reliable starter, as Strausberg probably won't pitch in the majors till June. All in all, I love this team.

Jizz In My Pence -- Alcoholics '10 -- 10 man, 24 player, 5x5 std. draft league
C - Kurt Suzuki
1B - Adam Dunn
2B - Robinson Cano
SS - Hanley Ramirez
3B - Gordon Beckham
MI - Troy Tulowitzky
CI - Chris Davis
OF - Nick Markakis
OF - Jay Bruce
OF - Carlos Gonzalez
DH - Nyger Morgan
SP - Felix Hernandez
SP - Dan Haren
SP - Tommy Hanson
RP - Mike Gonzalez
RP - Billy Wagner
P - Josh Johnson
P - Ricky Nolasco
P - Max Scherzer
P - Bobby Jenks
BN - Franklin Moralez
BN - Alfonso Soriano
BN - Geovany Soto
BN - Martin Prado

Comments: I had the #2 pick overall in the league; there was no reason, even in a ten team league, that I should have been able to get both Hanley and Tulo. I have a gut feeling that the majority of the players in this league (I joined a random public league) are "amateurs" (not that I consider myself an expert). As strong as I think my offense is, it is my pitching staff that truly shines. I could use a little more batting average on my team, but if Soriano or Soto pans out with a strong comeback season, I'll have a valuable trade chip on my hands. I expect to dominate the league with this team, which is almost criminally amazing -- even for a 10-team league.