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Thursday, June 11, 2009Add Jenks, Dotel to the listYesterday, I mentioned how a number of closers may be on the trading block over the next few weeks. Today, it looks like White Sox closer Bobby Jenks and reliever Octavio Dotel may be on the block as well (h/t Rotoworld). Matt Thorton is pitching incredibly so far this year, and he'd likely replace Jenks if he were to be traded. He's worth owning in the interim for his skills, and the added chance for saves increases his value further. Posted by Derek Carty at 1:08pm (0) Comments Roster Doctor - 6/11/09Welcome to THT Fantasy's Roster Doctor. If you'd like your team to be analyzed by one of our fantasy baseball experts, please send your full roster to this address. Also be sure to include your league's player pool (mixed, AL-only, NL-only), number of teams, scoring format (roto, head-to-head, points, etc.), categories, whether or not it's a keeper league, and any other pertinent information. If your roster is selected it will be analyzed in a future Roster Doctor column. Player Pool: Mixed No. of Teams: 12 Categories: Traditional 5x5 Scoring Type: Roto Other Notes: Daily updates Roster: C - Matt Wieters 1B - Mark Teixeira 2B - Ian Kinsler 3B - Alex Rodriguez SS - J.J. Hardy OF - B.J. Upton OF - Curtis Granderson OF - Adam Jones Util - Hank Blalock BN - Ben Francisco Bn - Elvis Andrus BN - Nick Swisher BN - Jarrod Saltalamacchia DL - Grady Sizemore P - Dan Haren P - Josh Johnson P - Chris Carpenter P - Ryan Franklin P - Andrew Bailey P - J.P. Howell P - C.J. Wilson B - Derek Lowe B - Ricky Nolasco DL - Justin Duchscherer It is a shame this is not a keeper league because otherwise your catching tandem of Salty and Wieters would be incredible. Instead, both are mediocre catchers for this season but who knows how good Wieters will be when he settles into the majors. Your infield is flawless besides Hardy but as I've said to previous Hardy owners in this column, you are better off holding onto him than expecting to get anytihng back in a trade. I do still expect him to have a significantly better second 3/5ths of the season than his first 2/5ths. And Andrus is a worthy replacement if I am wrong about Hardy. As it should be in a three-OF league, your outfield is very good and will only get better when Sizemore returns, which is looking like it will happen sooner rather than later. Swisher is a great backup who should be plugged in during his periodic hot streaks. Considering the depth of your outfield, Francisco should be cut because I do not see him fulfilling any role or purpose for your team. He does provide some steals but your team is solid enough with steals with Kinsler, Upton, Granderson, Sizemore (when he returns), and Andrus (who I would consider starting over Hardy while he continues to slump). This certainly is a top half stolen base team—you would have to trade for another speedster to rise to the elite level—but I feel you will place well enough in steals that it is unnecessary to make a trade that would possibly sacrifice your other hitting categories for the sake of gaining two or three points in stolen bases. Moving to your pitching, it is clearly dominant. You lucked out so far with Carpenter and Johnson but in general I would say it is not the best of ideas to select pitchers coming off Tommy John surgery (advice for next year). Lowe is also solid and Nolasco is worth holding onto for his potential. With the roster spot freed up from cutting Francisco, I would take an early stab at one of the potential closers Derek mentioned in this Buy on the Rumor post. Therefore if one of them pans out, you can continue your process of trading closers to bolster your team elsewhere. A strategy that requires some dedication; I think it beneficial for the other readers to see how you put it: I am always chasing saves because I constantly trade away my closers in packaged deals to acquire other players. It has helped me put together trades that have netted most of the big names on my roster. Being first to jump on newly anointed closers has its place in fantasy baseball. For all of you too proud owners (a category I fall into sometimes) there is no shame in joining the digging through the rummage of free agency to find the next closer, especially when it leads to you winning hardware in September. Posted by Paul Singman at 2:45am Top 50 Fantasy Prospects in the 2009 MLB Draft with CommentsHere's my big board, fellas. Now that we know where the top players were drafted, we get an idea about the seriousness of each player's signing bonus demands, which is the biggest x-factor in the draft. I will be using this sacred artifact to conduct all of my fantasy drafts. Never draft for need, stick to your board, and enjoy long-term success. Enjoy, and feel free to share your big board in the comments section. Send any minor league questions to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). 1. SP Steven Strasburg - Washington would not draft him at No. 1 if they didn't plan on breaking signing bonus records in the process. They are serious about signing the best college pitching prospect ever. He is that good, but there are of course no guarantees. The human mind can be the worst enemy to a pitcher, which has been proving by countless phenoms fading away into obscurity. If you have the top pick in your league's draft, don't think twice. Strasburg is as good as they come. 2. OF Donovan Tate - San Diego took him No. 3 overall, and they will have to offer a signing bonus beyond what they paid former No. 1 overall pick Matt Bush. It will come down to the wire, but everything is pointing toward the Padres getting a deal done with the top position player in the draft. 3. SP Zack Wheeler - Recently, San Francisco has proven that they know their stuff when it comes to scouting pitching talent. While Wheeler is only my third favorite high school pitcher in the draft, his draft position and organizational situation have me excited. 4. SP Tyler Matzek - Having Matzek, my favorite high school pitching prospect, fall to Colorado breaks my heart. No pitcher has ever been able to consistently put up elite numbers playing half their games at Coors Field. His slide has me thinking that his commitment to Oregon is very strong. I'm cautiously optimistic that the Rockies will make sure he turns pro. 5. SP Matthew Purke - While it's not Coors Field, the Ballpark at Arlington is almost just as bad. Plus he will have to face designated hitters. Matzek fell into a disappointing situation, and now my second favorite high school pitcher is facing a similar calamity. At least Texas has a superb recent history of producing strong pitching prospects. 6. SP Aaron Crow - I can not see Crow failing to sign for a second year in a row. Kansas City believes in investing through the draft. They will get a deal done with the potential ace. 7. SP Jacob Turner - Another top flight high school arm. Detroit knows what they like in a high school arm, and Turner has it. 8. SP Shelby Miller - St. Louis had Miller high on their board, and he fell right into their lap. I have no concerns about the Cardinals not getting a deal done with Miller. 9. SS Jiovanni Mier - I have been critical of Houston's drafting habits, but I like their selection of Mier. In my opinion he is the best pure shortstop in the draft. 10. SP Matt Hobgood - Baltimore surprised many with their early selection of Hobgood, but Baltimore has had a great recent history with pitching prospects. Hobgood fits the mold. 11. OF Dustin Ackley 12. SP Alex White 13. SP Chad James 14. OF Slade Heathcott 15. SP Mike Leake 16. SP Kyle Gibson 17. 3B Bobby Borchering 18. SP Chad Jenkins 19. OF Michael Trout 20. SP Eric Arnett 21. SS Nick Franklin 22. SS Grant Green 23. SP Rex Brothers 24. SP Tanner Scheppers 25. C Wil Myers 26. SP James Paxton 27. C Max Stassi 28. 1B Rich Poythress 29. OF Everett Williams 30. SP Garrett Gould 31. 3B Matt Davidson 32. SP Andy Oliver 33. SP Tyler Skaggs 34. 3B David Renfroe 35. C Tommy Joseph 36. SS Mychal Givens 37. SP Sam Dyson 38. C Tony Sanchez 39. OF Kentrail Davis 40. RP Joe Kelly 41. SP Aaron Miller 42. SP Madison Younginer 43. SP Brody Colvin 44. OF Brett Jackson 45. OF Randal Grichuk 46. SP Kendal Volz 47. SP Kyle Heckathorn 48. SP Mike Minor 49. OF A.J. Pollock 50. 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