Help, suggestions....Manny for Feliz?

[TTB]

Ok, I have Frankie Francisco and now that Feliz is the closer I really want to go after him.........I play in a 12 team H2H league and am debating on offering up an outfielder for Feliz

I have Manny, Quentin, Cruz, Maggs, and Chris Young and am kicking around offering Manny for Feliz........What do you guys think? Smart? Not so smart? Should I just roll with the closers I have and if I lose the save catagorey so be it? I still have Madson/Lidge and Nunez but if I plug in Feliz/Francisco I have a great shot a locking down saves most weeks but is giving up Manny too much for Feliz?

[TheHippieRipper]

I'd say HELL no to Manny for Feliz if I had Manny.

Feliz is getting a chance doesn't mean he'll be any better at the role than his predecessor.

Sure saves are nice but it's just one category. Drop Francisco and pick up a strong middle reliever (moylan, guerrier, affeldt) and help boost your ERA/Whip and don't worry so much about saves.

I went 9-1 in my 5x5 h2h league the first week and I lost saves but won everything else. I've got 1 closer and 2 middle relievers.
I;d rather have an abundance of quality innings than bad innings that result in saves.

[TTB]

great suggestion bro.......the mid relief stuff is so underrated in H2H.......thanks

[westcoastO]

agree with basically everything hippieripper said.

[TTB]

thanks WC......

i really like my offense and can afford to give up the bat but you guys are probably right......i should probably just get whatever i can out of saves with the guys i have and not give up too much for feliz

[TheHippieRipper]

also forgot to mention the fact that strong middle relievers usually pick up between 6-10 wins along the way. huge pick me up for you if your starters happen to get low run support or get bombed. nothing like stealing away the win category from someone who has 2 aces (lincecum, halladay) when peter moylan gets a win and casey janssen gets 2.