Fantasy Baseball: Week One Thoughts

I'd like to say I've been inundated with requests for new postings now that the season has begun. Not so much.

But there are all sorts of "first week of the season" posts at various sites. And they all say basically the same thing:

• Stop panicking.
• No, don't drop Barry Zito (or Andy Pettitte, or John Lackey, or [insert SP who was rocked this week]).
• No, don't drop Prince Fielder (though be wary).
• Yes, you should pick up Josh Willingham (oddly, I said that last month - see, I know what I'm doing here, Mom).

So seriously, stop panicking. Stop screwing around with your roster and making poor choices. You drafted that team, now stick with them. Pick up any newly-assigned closers while dropping the guys you labelled as expendible at the end of the draft (that 5th or 5th OF, that 3rd 1B, that 7th SP - you know who I'm talking about). DON'T drop what you think is an underperformer based on 3 games. If you're worried about someone, check their splits from last year - maybe they are a slow starter and you weren't aware of that when you drafted. In that case, try to trade them, or just be careful where you start them. But don't drop 'em - you drafted them for a reason.