Need to improve in SB! Help!

nidy2b15  7/11/2014 4:19 PM

I'm currently sitting in 4/10 in my roto league.  I'd be sitting around 2nd but I am dead last in steals.   I am sitting on 51 steals but the guy who is 6th in steals only has 56 so I see this as an area where I can definitely gain a lot of ground.  As you can see, the offense overall is pretty solid and my points in my league reflect that (1st in runs, 2nd in HR and RBI and 3rd in average.  I'm pretty much average across the board in all pitching categories.  Gaining any ground in saves is pretty much impossible at this point, so I ask, what should I do?!  

12 Teams | 13 Hitters Per Team [5 Active = HR RBI SB R BA] | 9 Pitchers Per Team [5 Active = W SV ERA WHIP SO]

Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	BA	HR	SB	HRV	RBIV	SBV	RV	BAV
1	7	1.40	Jones, Adam		BAL	OF	69		275	40	82	47	10	55	0.296	14	6	1.89	2.37	0.09	1.48	1.16
2	20	0.73	Puig, Yasiel		LAD	OF	60		229	37	68	35	25	51	0.299	11	6	0.84	0.68	0.04	0.97	1.11
2	24	0.63	Lucroy, Jonathan		MIL	C	59		225	35	71	37	22	28	0.318	8	3	-0.04	0.92	-0.40	0.65	2.02
3	28	0.55	Rizzo, Anthony		CHC	1B	67		246	37	68	36	32	51	0.276	13	1	1.56	0.81	-0.67	1.10	-0.03
4	47	0.17	Cabrera, Melky		TOR	OF	62		253	37	73	30	18	31	0.287	6	4	-0.59	0.05	-0.26	1.06	0.57
6	61	0.04	Ramirez, Aramis		MIL	3B	55		209	27	59	35	12	31	0.284	9	1	0.50	0.67	-0.76	-0.53	0.33
6	65	0.02	Dozier, Brian		MIN	2B	64		247	33	61	26	30	50	0.245	9	14	0.36	-0.54	1.48	0.48	-1.70
6	67	-0.03	Davis, Chris		BAL	1B	67		233	33	55	31	25	79	0.235	14	2	1.93	0.20	-0.62	0.44	-2.11
7	73	-0.07	Calhoun, Kole		LAA	OF	48		189	31	55	25	18	39	0.290	8	3	0.07	-0.67	-0.44	0.14	0.55
7	74	-0.08	Pearce, Steve		BAL	1B/DH/OF	60		205	29	56	28	22	44	0.275	9	4	0.24	-0.15	-0.28	-0.15	-0.07
7	77	-0.10	Donaldson, Josh		OAK	3B	65		230	31	61	31	27	49	0.263	10	2	0.58	0.12	-0.53	0.02	-0.68
7	84	-0.14	Ramirez, Alexei		CHW	SS	68		248	26	70	28	11	30	0.284	4	10	-0.99	-0.21	0.85	-0.75	0.40
10	114	-0.42	Aybar, Erick		LAA	SS	63		234	23	65	28	10	24	0.278	4	7	-1.08	-0.20	0.32	-1.17	0.04
Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	BA	HR	SB	HRV	RBIV	SBV	RV	BAV
		2.70	Avg Stats/Total Values				807		3,023	419	844	415	262	564	0.279	119	63	5.28	4.05	-1.16	3.75	1.58
		2.47	Avg Stats/Total Values (active)				547		2,094	296	588	293	170	389	0.281	83	45	3.88	3.47	-0.53	3.53	1.97

Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	IP	H	RA	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	W	SV	WHIP	WV	SVV	ERAV	WHIPV	SOV
1	5	0.87	Bumgarner, Madison		SF	SP	14		89.8	77	30	28	25	92	7	2.79	7	0	1.14	1.38	-0.61	1.43	0.65	1.49
1	7	0.76	Strasburg, Stephen		WAS	SP	14		85.9	78	28	26	25	97	7	2.72	7	0	1.20	1.33	-0.61	1.56	-0.21	1.72
2	19	0.40	Doolittle, Sean		OAK	RP	30		29.8	21	8	7	5	33	2	2.16	2	13	0.85	-1.32	1.70	1.12	1.62	-1.11
2	23	0.35	Kluber, Corey		CLE	SP	13		74.7	73	25	23	18	78	6	2.81	6	0	1.22	0.80	-0.61	1.13	-0.43	0.87
3	27	0.22	Melancon, Mark		PIT	RP	30		30.0	23	8	8	6	28	1	2.32	2	13	0.97	-1.29	1.68	0.97	1.06	-1.32
3	28	0.17	Wacha, Michael		STL	SP	11		63.0	52	23	21	18	59	5	3.06	5	0	1.11	0.22	-0.61	0.41	0.76	0.06
3	32	0.11	Latos, Mat		CIN	SP	13		85.9	77	35	32	24	74	8	3.37	6	0	1.18	0.78	-0.61	-0.38	0.07	0.72
4	41	-0.02	Roark, Tanner		WAS	SP/RP	12		70.1	64	28	26	17	51	6	3.32	6	0	1.15	0.61	-0.61	-0.19	0.36	-0.29
4	43	-0.04	Ross, Tyson		SD	SP/RP	12		69.6	58	27	25	26	67	6	3.24	5	0	1.20	0.21	-0.61	0.00	-0.22	0.41
4	47	-0.08	Keuchel, Dallas		HOU	SP/RP	13		91.2	90	36	33	24	75	7	3.25	5	0	1.26	0.57	-0.61	-0.03	-1.08	0.75
6	64	-0.20	Nathan, Joe		DET	RP	32		30.6	27	13	12	11	32	3	3.59	2	16	1.26	-1.30	2.18	-0.37	-0.39	-1.15
7	79	-0.28	Simon, Alfredo		CIN	RP	16		70.5	57	33	30	19	47	7	3.87	4	0	1.08	-0.01	-0.61	-1.53	1.23	-0.46
Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	IP	H	RA	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	W	SV	WHIP	WV	SVV	ERAV	WHIPV	SOV
		2.25	Avg Stats/Total Values				208		791.3	698	296	272	218	735	66	3.09	56	43	1.16	1.97	0.05	4.11	3.42	1.72
		2.19	Avg Stats/Total Values (active)				173		566.9	492	208	192	159	549	48	3.04	40	43	1.15	0.58	1.89	3.92	3.39	1.19

ken_admin  7/11/2014 10:03 PM

It looks like one trade for SB would make you better than average in that category going forward. It's nice you have a buffer in HR and RBI since the SB guys tend to kill those cats. Have you made any offers?

gehrenberg   7/12/2014 2:36 AM

You should try to offer Donaldson around for a good value SB player. Donaldson is a solid player to sell high on.

nidy2b15  7/12/2014 5:30 PM

I've been trying to offer Donaldson and Ramirez around but I guess I'm asking too much.  I'm just having a hard time making a deal fit.  I am sitting solid in the OF and at 1B, so I figured any additional piece would come from there.  The problem I'm fighting is that a lot of the people in my league are hung up on name recognition and wouldn't accept a deal for someone like Pearce.  Although, I'd like to keep Pearce because he is playable at 3 positions.  Would it be wrong to try to move Rizzo?  I know that is a broad question, but he is probably the most valuable piece that I could afford to part with. I do have the advantage of a lot people in my league not understanding projections, and would probably bite hard on Simon if I bundled him in there.  Although, I am reluctant to let him go because he continues to prove people wrong and get me valuable wins.