You might want to take a look at this library announcement (CloCoP): I 
think it may be just what you need:

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/clojure/krPr6xb5rGQ/discussion

On Friday, 13 September 2013 22:52:04 UTC+8, Mark Watson wrote:
>
> Hi, newish user here.
>
> I want to make an app that finds a simple, optimized, fantasy baseball 
> lineup.
>
> Each player has a cost associated with them, as well as the average points 
> per game they score, and position. For example: Mike Napoli, 4600, 2.9, 1B
>
> You have to choose one of each position: catcher, pitcher, 1st base, 2nd 
> base, 3rd base, and shortstop. You also have to pick three outfielders. It 
> would be easy to just pick the players with the highest points per game, 
> but you also need to stay under a specified total cost.
>
> Currently, I iterate through every possibility, and swap an atom with a 
> new lineup if the total average points is higher, while staying under the 
> total cost limit.
>
> My issues are:
>
> 1) This seems like an inelegant solution (brute force)
> 2) I don't know how to best handle the fact that I need to select three 
> outfielders from a single list, and cannot select one player more than once
>
> Any advice, suggestions would be great. Thanks!
>

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