You are so right, Ray. The big name players often crap out and injuries can have a devastating effect on your lineup. I always like to have a strong stable of starting pitchers, because they are the most likely to miss significant time because of injuries. As Ray has said, sometimes relative unknowns (think Corey Kluber and Anthony Rendon last year) have great seasons and sure thing players like Bryce Harper do very little for your team. Be wary of players with a history of being brittle, like Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez, Matt Kemp, Ryan Braun and the aforementioned Mr. Harper.
So far, we have Phil, me, Sammy, Laurie, Carl, and Wyld Card as definites, Ray as a possible and Kevin a definite, we'll see.
I'm still waiting to hear from Ron and Carole. If necessary, I can play more than one team. In order to prevent fantasy fatigue, I'll set up a points league if we have an odd number of players and a head-to-head league if we have an even number of players.
I can't wait to see what Sammy's team name is going to be this year.