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Let's Talk About Keepers 2015 (1 Viewer)

pantagrapher

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Looks like it's about time to start thinking about who we're going to keep this season.

I can keep 6. Any player drafted fourth round or later is keeper eligible. Players can be kept a maximum of 4 times (freshman, sophomore, etc.)

League is a standard 5x5 roto. Here are the guys on my list:

Dee Gordon (freshman)

Starling Marte (sophomore)

Corey Dickerson (F)

J. D. Martinez (F)

Matt Carpenter (S)

Masahiro Tanaka (F)

Corey Kluber (F)

Jose Fernandez (S)

Jake Arrieta (F)

Carlos Carrasco (F)

Kenley Jansen (J)

K-Rod (F)

Right now I'm leaning toward:

Corey Dickerson—Not much to think about here.

Starling Marte—Pretty much lived up to expectations in 2014. But again, missed a fair amount of games due to injuries. I think if he can get 600+ ABs, he'll put up gaudy numbers. If you're going to stick your entire upper torso out over the plate, wear some body armor, dude.

Corey Kluber—I don't expect a repeat of 2014, but he'll be very good.

Kenley Jansen—If you have one, you pretty much have to keep a reliable, frontline closer in my league, so he's coming back. I've tried to push for SV/H category for years now, because we're all sick of burning keeper spots on closers who end up hurt one month into the season, but it still hasn't happened.

J. D. Martinez—It's him or Gordon. I really don't want to keep both (though I might). I like him if he's still 2B/SS eligible, but I think Gordon is in for a big drop-off. Of course, Martinez could be too. But I'd much rather gamble on power than speed with so few boppers out there in the draft.

So one more spot, and it's between Arrietta, Carrasco & Tanaka. Tanaka's injury from last year worries me enough to drop him off my list. Arrieta and Carrasco both put up great numbers in limited innings last season, and I expect both will continue pitching great this season. As a Cubs fan, I want to keep Arrieta. And he's my front0-runner for the final spot, so I probably will. But I also love Carrasco. Hate to put him back out there for the vultures to pick at, but you can't keep 'em all.

 
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I think Gordon is a definite keeper here. 2B/SS is even more teh suck this year than normal. He should steal 50+ again which is very valuable at 2B and the Marlins have the potential have a good offense which will help his R output. I'd definitely keep him over Martinez and those last 3 pitchers.

 
I think Gordon is a definite keeper here. 2B/SS is even more teh suck this year than normal. He should steal 50+ again which is very valuable at 2B and the Marlins have the potential have a good offense which will help his R output. I'd definitely keep him over Martinez and those last 3 pitchers.
Totally agree about Gordon, two of six keepers being used on pitchers are a lot to be used on arms let alone thinking about a third (and fourth?) too. Between JD, Carp, Arrieta, Carrasco, and Tanaka as much as I don't want to recommend an arm I think I'm going to. JD is a likely regression candidate and there is some ugly potential. OF is deep, again, so you'll easily be able to replace him. Carp's just too mediocre. I'd probably keep Carp because I can't fathom keeping three of six arms, but wouldn't feel good about it, so I'll give a vote to Arrieta. That breakout was legit. Like you, I don't trust Tanaka's injury and while I think the late season Carrasco breakout is legit there is not nearly the sample that Arrieta has. He's kinda had between the ears issues his entire career, so that could always creep up again too.

All that said, if you can trade Kluber for a bat then keep Arrieta + Kenley I think that's the best route.

 
Any chance he thinks about keeping Jose Fernandez? Yea, you only get 1/2 season this year, but if he gets back to 85% of what he was, that is worth losing 1/2 year for being able to keep him for 2 more years.

 
Any chance he thinks about keeping Jose Fernandez? Yea, you only get 1/2 season this year, but if he gets back to 85% of what he was, that is worth losing 1/2 year for being able to keep him for 2 more years.
Nah, 6 keepers isn't deep enough to have an eye towards 2016 over 2015 with two very good, and possibly great, alternatives.

If he really wants him and he falls far enough in the draft then pick him up and he has 4 years of options again instead of just 2.

 
If Dee is only 2B eligible, I'm tempted to drop him. I confess that his poor second half spooked me. I'm afraid that he's basically Alcides Escobar.

The consensus seems to be JD was smoke & mirrors, but I'm not completely convinced. Fangraphs somewhat called his breakout last season and they seem to think he's in for a soft reversion. Outfield doesn't seem that deep to me, if we're talking about 25 HR guys in big offenses who can hit better than .275.

I'd love to trade some arms for a bat, but our league does not allow pre-draft trades. I hate keeping pitchers, but I think I could get decent return in trade after the draft with Kluber or Arrieta (lots of Cubs homers in my league).

Very tempted to keep Fernandez or Tanaka, but there's just no room and I'm risk averse when it comes to pitchers already.

ETA: Power is going to be tough to come by in this draft, which is why I might seem singularly obsessed with it. Abreu, Goldschmidt, Trout, Cruz, Upton, Gomez, Carter, Rizzo are all going to be keepers. And there's probably a couple I'm missing.

 
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OF is deeper than every other offensive position no matter what, but how deep really depends on the league format. i.e. if you can swing Carl Crawford in and out of the lineup daily then he is very valuable, if you cannot then he is arguably a liability. There is going to be someone(s) higher on JD than I in each of my drafts, I'm sure, but I also think there are going to be more screaming bust. I don't think either of them are right, but because there's going to be those 1 or 2 that think last year was a breakout I won't end up with him anywhere.

Anyway, if you choose to keep him over Arrieta I don't think you're making a big mistake. JD's floor is low. Maybe even canyon-like low. That K:BB is awful. There's plenty what if he slumps then presses risk, but power is becoming more and more sparse as you said and when JD makes contact the ball goes a long way very quickly...so mixing a risk like him on a team without many others would not be a bad move. If he carries his 2014 forward, big profit. I wouldn't do it, but I wouldn't call you crazy for doing it.

As far as Dee, there is absolutely risk his 2014 was a fluke, since he doesn't take walks all it may take to drop him in the lineup or platoon him is a 240-250 average. That said, I think there's less of a chance of that happening in Miami given what they paid to get him and the lack of in-house alternatives, he's going to get a lot of rope. As long as he's at the top of the order he's going to run, a lot. Sure, he wasn't as strong in the second half, but he still hit 284 and if he's doing that then he's still playing every day at the top fo the order and running like crazy. I'm probably not going after him in redrafts, but in a keeper? I think the risk is justified, especially when reviewing the landscape of infielder's available. If you don't keep Dee then you have needs across the diamond and you won't be able to fill all (most?) of them without reaching early.

 
Gordon is not Escobar because the Marlins dont have 5 other guys on the team that can replace him in the lineup. The Marlins brought him in to add speed and excitement at the top of the lineup. His leash will be as long as its ever been.

Id go...

Gordon

Marte

Dickerson

Id probably take Kluber as the 4th, but it sounds like you want a frontline closer, so nothing wrong with Jansen.

 
I think Gordon is a definite keeper here. 2B/SS is even more teh suck this year than normal. He should steal 50+ again which is very valuable at 2B and the Marlins have the potential have a good offense which will help his R output. I'd definitely keep him over Martinez and those last 3 pitchers.
Me too. If he's only keeping six I can see keeping an ace (Kluber) and an elite closer, but I'm not sure I'd keep any guys that aren't aces or that have injury concerns.

 
Alex wood

or

Alex Cobb

both have subpar offenses, but i always lean NL when deciding between guys. agree?

 
So, I guess I'll throw this here... I have a loaded team and won last year by a pretty significant margin.

12 teams, keep 12 regardless of where they're picked, 6x6 scoring (OBP and Holds)

For sure:

Mike Trout

Giancarlo Stanton

Justin Upton

Ian Desmond

Jose Altuve

George Springer

David Price

Matt Harvey

Evan Longoria

Kris Bryant

Need to pick 2 from here:

Prince Fielder

Chris Davis

Gregory Polanco

Alex Cobb

Yordano Ventura

Yan Gomes

Right now I'm leaning towards both Fielder and Davis and hoping to pick up Polanco again in round 1 of the draft. The other thing I'm trying to do is package Fieder/Cobb/Polanco for someone like EE or Anthony Rizzo -- do that and then keep him and Davis. Thoughts on trade ideas? I actually think I could get EE for Fielder/Polanco/Ventura as that owner has shown interest in those three... maybe do that and then keep EE and Cobb? I'd be loaded with hitters and a pretty stout top 3 SP?

 
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LOCO said:
Alex wood

or

Alex Cobb

both have subpar offenses, but i always lean NL when deciding between guys. agree?
Even with the manager change, I think I'd still go Cobb. Closer than it would have been, though, if things had stood pat in TB.

 
bigmarc27 said:
So, I guess I'll throw this here... I have a loaded team and won last year by a pretty significant margin.

12 teams, keep 12 regardless of where they're picked, 6x6 scoring (OBP and Holds)

For sure:

Mike Trout

Giancarlo Stanton

Justin Upton

Ian Desmond

Jose Altuve

George Springer

David Price

Matt Harvey

Evan Longoria

Kris Bryant

Need to pick 2 from here:

Prince Fielder

Chris Davis

Gregory Polanco

Alex Cobb

Yordano Ventura

Yan Gomes

Right now I'm leaning towards both Fielder and Davis and hoping to pick up Polanco again in round 1 of the draft. The other thing I'm trying to do is package Fieder/Cobb/Polanco for someone like EE or Anthony Rizzo -- do that and then keep him and Davis. Thoughts on trade ideas? I actually think I could get EE for Fielder/Polanco/Ventura as that owner has shown interest in those three... maybe do that and then keep EE and Cobb? I'd be loaded with hitters and a pretty stout top 3 SP?
If you can do either of those trades for Rizzo or EE, I do them. I thing keep Cobb along with the acquired player. STACKED team!

 
bigmarc27 said:
So, I guess I'll throw this here... I have a loaded team and won last year by a pretty significant margin.

12 teams, keep 12 regardless of where they're picked, 6x6 scoring (OBP and Holds)

For sure:

Mike Trout

Giancarlo Stanton

Justin Upton

Ian Desmond

Jose Altuve

George Springer

David Price

Matt Harvey

Evan Longoria

Kris Bryant

Need to pick 2 from here:

Prince Fielder

Chris Davis

Gregory Polanco

Alex Cobb

Yordano Ventura

Yan Gomes

Right now I'm leaning towards both Fielder and Davis and hoping to pick up Polanco again in round 1 of the draft. The other thing I'm trying to do is package Fieder/Cobb/Polanco for someone like EE or Anthony Rizzo -- do that and then keep him and Davis. Thoughts on trade ideas? I actually think I could get EE for Fielder/Polanco/Ventura as that owner has shown interest in those three... maybe do that and then keep EE and Cobb? I'd be loaded with hitters and a pretty stout top 3 SP?
starting lineup?
 
bigmarc27 said:
So, I guess I'll throw this here... I have a loaded team and won last year by a pretty significant margin.

12 teams, keep 12 regardless of where they're picked, 6x6 scoring (OBP and Holds)

For sure:

Mike Trout

Giancarlo Stanton

Justin Upton

Ian Desmond

Jose Altuve

George Springer

David Price

Matt Harvey

Evan Longoria

Kris Bryant

Need to pick 2 from here:

Prince Fielder

Chris Davis

Gregory Polanco

Alex Cobb

Yordano Ventura

Yan Gomes

Right now I'm leaning towards both Fielder and Davis and hoping to pick up Polanco again in round 1 of the draft. The other thing I'm trying to do is package Fieder/Cobb/Polanco for someone like EE or Anthony Rizzo -- do that and then keep him and Davis. Thoughts on trade ideas? I actually think I could get EE for Fielder/Polanco/Ventura as that owner has shown interest in those three... maybe do that and then keep EE and Cobb? I'd be loaded with hitters and a pretty stout top 3 SP?
starting lineup?
It's C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OFx3, Util - SPx2, RPx2, Px3

No CI, MI slots

 
bigmarc27 said:
So, I guess I'll throw this here... I have a loaded team and won last year by a pretty significant margin.

12 teams, keep 12 regardless of where they're picked, 6x6 scoring (OBP and Holds)

For sure:

Mike Trout

Giancarlo Stanton

Justin Upton

Ian Desmond

Jose Altuve

George Springer

David Price

Matt Harvey

Evan Longoria

Kris Bryant

Need to pick 2 from here:

Prince Fielder

Chris Davis

Gregory Polanco

Alex Cobb

Yordano Ventura

Yan Gomes

Right now I'm leaning towards both Fielder and Davis and hoping to pick up Polanco again in round 1 of the draft. The other thing I'm trying to do is package Fieder/Cobb/Polanco for someone like EE or Anthony Rizzo -- do that and then keep him and Davis. Thoughts on trade ideas? I actually think I could get EE for Fielder/Polanco/Ventura as that owner has shown interest in those three... maybe do that and then keep EE and Cobb? I'd be loaded with hitters and a pretty stout top 3 SP?
starting lineup?
It's C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OFx3, Util - SPx2, RPx2, Px3

No CI, MI slots
Gotcha, wanted to confirm Yan wasn't a slam dunk and it being only one catcher he isn't.

My one immediate concern about keeping Davis is the impact it could have on your AVG/OBP given the rest of your squad. Obviously Springer is an issue, Desmond could be, Stanton, Longo, and Upton can be a bit of an avg drain, and assuming Altuve's avg regresses his obp won't be impressive either. I like both trades anyway, but if you are able to cut a deal and you're deciding between Davis and Cobb/Ventura I'd lean pitcher...or just try to move Davis too/instead.

If you don't cut a deal I'd just keep Fielder and Polanco.

 
bigmarc27 said:
So, I guess I'll throw this here... I have a loaded team and won last year by a pretty significant margin.

12 teams, keep 12 regardless of where they're picked, 6x6 scoring (OBP and Holds)

For sure:

Mike Trout

Giancarlo Stanton

Justin Upton

Ian Desmond

Jose Altuve

George Springer

David Price

Matt Harvey

Evan Longoria

Kris Bryant

Need to pick 2 from here:

Prince Fielder

Chris Davis

Gregory Polanco

Alex Cobb

Yordano Ventura

Yan Gomes

Right now I'm leaning towards both Fielder and Davis and hoping to pick up Polanco again in round 1 of the draft. The other thing I'm trying to do is package Fieder/Cobb/Polanco for someone like EE or Anthony Rizzo -- do that and then keep him and Davis. Thoughts on trade ideas? I actually think I could get EE for Fielder/Polanco/Ventura as that owner has shown interest in those three... maybe do that and then keep EE and Cobb? I'd be loaded with hitters and a pretty stout top 3 SP?
starting lineup?
It's C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OFx3, Util - SPx2, RPx2, Px3

No CI, MI slots
Gotcha, wanted to confirm Yan wasn't a slam dunk and it being only one catcher he isn't.My one immediate concern about keeping Davis is the impact it could have on your AVG/OBP given the rest of your squad. Obviously Springer is an issue, Desmond could be, Stanton, Longo, and Upton can be a bit of an avg drain, and assuming Altuve's avg regresses his obp won't be impressive either. I like both trades anyway, but if you are able to cut a deal and you're deciding between Davis and Cobb/Ventura I'd lean pitcher...or just try to move Davis too/instead.

If you don't cut a deal I'd just keep Fielder and Polanco.
Yeah if I won OBP at all last year it was because of Altuve. There were a couple of times where I got so far ahead in runs/RBIs/homers/steals that I would bench my entire offense for the weekend to try and steal OBP.

 
We get $18 of keepers where the value is determined by draft roun and increases by $2 every year they are kept. Help me decide the best way to spend this $18

Here's a screencap of the full team http://m.imgur.com/fYVAkE5

Here are what I think are keepable.

5x5 OBP

McCutchen $11

Harper $6

Frazier $2

Baez $2

Rusney Castillo $1

Kershaw $10

Grienke $6

Hamels $3

Pineada $3

S Casilla $1

Fiers $1

K-Rod $1

Storen $1

 
We get $18 of keepers where the value is determined by draft roun and increases by $2 every year they are kept. Help me decide the best way to spend this $18

Here's a screencap of the full team http://m.imgur.com/fYVAkE5

Here are what I think are keepable.

5x5 OBP

McCutchen $11

Harper $6

Frazier $2

Baez $2

Rusney Castillo $1

Kershaw $10

Grienke $6

Hamels $3

Pineada $3

S Casilla $1

Fiers $1

K-Rod $1

Storen $1
I realize it's a homer pick but I don't like Baez, especially in an OBP league.

Hamels is still a quality pitcher, regardless of how bad the Phillies are. Ws are the most unpredictable of the four SP categories anyway. I wouldn't downgrade Hamels too much because of his situation.

 
We get $18 of keepers where the value is determined by draft roun and increases by $2 every year they are kept. Help me decide the best way to spend this $18

Here's a screencap of the full team http://m.imgur.com/fYVAkE5

Here are what I think are keepable.

5x5 OBP

McCutchen $11

Harper $6

Frazier $2

Baez $2

Rusney Castillo $1

Kershaw $10

Grienke $6

Hamels $3

Pineada $3

S Casilla $1

Fiers $1

K-Rod $1

Storen $1
Storen, Fiers, Hamels, Frazier, McCutch
 
I can keep 5 for only 3 yrs. No round or $$ value.

My options are:

Cutch

Brantley

Freeman

Dickerson

Gordon

Arrieta

Cobb

 
AL only division, H2H points, 4SP, 4OF, utility, keep nine. First seven names are set, need to pick 2 more from the rest:

Abreu

Kipnis

Seager

Adam Jones

Brantley

Kluber

Darvish

Samardzija

Bautista

Boegarts

Longoria

Carter

Jennings

Leaning Samzija (Ks) and one more go with Joey Bats since it's a points league. I'm trying to move a couple but no takers so far. I already moved Santana and Gray for Yu. Really like Xander but not sure I can keep him over Bats yet, or is Bats' time done? Thoughts?

 
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I can keep 5 for only 3 yrs. No round or $$ value.

My options are:

Cutch

Brantley

Freeman

Dickerson

Gordon

Arrieta

Cobb
First four plus Arrieta.
2nd thought, I'm more torn on Arrieta and Cobb than I thought I'd be. Cobb draws a lot of weak contact, Arrieta more K's but in a much smaller sample (stuff looks legit though). I still lean Arrieta because of the stuff and the K's (feel more comfortable with NL pitchers too), but they're back-to-back in my rankings. If it were redraft I'd say let Cobb go early then target Arrieta or Ross, but obviously this isn't.

 
Can keep 5; standard $260 budget. Top 5 are who I'm thinking. Probably too shallow for the MiLBs, but I do get an "NA" spot.

Abreu $18

Harper $12

Gattis $3

Sale $9

Wainwight $6

Kazmir $1

Bogaerts $7

R.Castillo $5

Morneau $5

Wong $5

Sano $5

Gallo $5

Correa $5

 
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Can keep 5; standard $260 budget. Top 5 are who I'm thinking. Probably too shallow for the MiLBs, but I do get an "NA" spot.

Abreu $18

Harper $12

Gattis $3

Sale $9

Wainwight $6

Kazmir $1

Bogaerts $7

R.Castillo $5

Morneau $5

Wong $5

Sano $5

Gallo $5

Correa $5
I'd keep Wong over Waino.

If it's daily I'd consider Morneau instead of Wong.

Nice values...

 
Can keep 5; standard $260 budget. Top 5 are who I'm thinking. Probably too shallow for the MiLBs, but I do get an "NA" spot.

Abreu $18

Harper $12

Gattis $3

Sale $9

Wainwight $6

Kazmir $1

Bogaerts $7

R.Castillo $5

Morneau $5

Wong $5

Sano $5

Gallo $5

Correa $5
I'd keep Wong over Waino.

If it's daily I'd consider Morneau instead of Wong.

Nice values...
Wong over Gattis for me

 
OK, I've been reading up since my initial post. It seems my desire to drop Dee Gordon was misguided. I also have soured on the prospect of keeping more than one SP. So I'm picking from:

Dee Gordon

Starling Marte

Corey Dickerson

Corey Kluber

Kenley Jansen

J. D. Martinez

Matt Carpenter

And then a guy I didn't even mention in my initial post because I was certain I wasn't going to keep him: Brandon Moss. But here's my thinking now, and it's leading me to want to keep Moss as my 6th keeper. I don't want to keep 3 OF, if only to allow myself more flexibility with my early picks. JD Martinez is clearly the odd man out there. That leaves Matt Carpenter and Brandon Moss.

Now, I happen to be very high on Matt Carpenter this season, mostly because I think he can be drafted pretty late. Moss? I don't know, but if he's healthy for a full season, his floor seems to be 25 HR/80 RBIs. And in a power-starved league right now, I can see one of my league mates reaching for him much more than I can see anyone reaching for Carpenter. So now I think I'm keeping Moss. Of course, this is still subject to change.

 
Can keep 5; standard $260 budget. Top 5 are who I'm thinking. Probably too shallow for the MiLBs, but I do get an "NA" spot.

Abreu $18

Harper $12

Gattis $3

Sale $9

Wainwight $6

Kazmir $1

Bogaerts $7

R.Castillo $5

Morneau $5

Wong $5

Sano $5

Gallo $5

Correa $5
I'd keep Wong over Waino.

If it's daily I'd consider Morneau instead of Wong.

Nice values...
Wong over Gattis for me
Thanks both. It is a daily league.

 
OK, I've been reading up since my initial post. It seems my desire to drop Dee Gordon was misguided. I also have soured on the prospect of keeping more than one SP. So I'm picking from:

Dee Gordon

Starling Marte

Corey Dickerson

Corey Kluber

Kenley Jansen

J. D. Martinez

Matt Carpenter

And then a guy I didn't even mention in my initial post because I was certain I wasn't going to keep him: Brandon Moss. But here's my thinking now, and it's leading me to want to keep Moss as my 6th keeper. I don't want to keep 3 OF, if only to allow myself more flexibility with my early picks. JD Martinez is clearly the odd man out there. That leaves Matt Carpenter and Brandon Moss.

Now, I happen to be very high on Matt Carpenter this season, mostly because I think he can be drafted pretty late. Moss? I don't know, but if he's healthy for a full season, his floor seems to be 25 HR/80 RBIs. And in a power-starved league right now, I can see one of my league mates reaching for him much more than I can see anyone reaching for Carpenter. So now I think I'm keeping Moss. Of course, this is still subject to change.
I'd definitely keep Moss over Carp, positional flexibility too.

 
I can keep 4. We have 2 Util spots. 10 teams.

Trout (obviously)

Sale (probably), Tulo, Desmond, Donaldson, Darvish

I also don't like the idea of keeping 2 pitchers, and Yu is probably the furthest down on my list anyway. I've been thinking a lot about keeping Sale, Tulo & Desmond and just plugging Desmond into a Util spot. Good move or no? I like Donaldson a lot but not really sold on him as a keeper.

 
I think Carpenter is a lot more trustworthy than Moss.

Had Moss last year and frustrated the hell out of me with his inconsistency.

 
Can keep 5; standard $260 budget. Top 5 are who I'm thinking. Probably too shallow for the MiLBs, but I do get an "NA" spot.

Abreu $18

Harper $12

Gattis $3

Sale $9

Wainwight $6

Kazmir $1

Bogaerts $7

R.Castillo $5

Morneau $5

Wong $5

Sano $5

Gallo $5

Correa $5
I'd keep Wong over Waino.

If it's daily I'd consider Morneau instead of Wong.

Nice values...
Wong over Gattis for me
Thanks both. It is a daily league.
Agree with Wong over Gattis. Your other top 4 are what I'd keep.

 
BlueDredSo said:
I can keep 4. We have 2 Util spots. 10 teams.

Trout (obviously)

Sale (probably), Tulo, Desmond, Donaldson, Darvish

I also don't like the idea of keeping 2 pitchers, and Yu is probably the furthest down on my list anyway. I've been thinking a lot about keeping Sale, Tulo & Desmond and just plugging Desmond into a Util spot. Good move or no? I like Donaldson a lot but not really sold on him as a keeper.
CI? MI? How many OF?

Knee jerk says Trout, Tulo, Donaldson, and Sale though.

 
BlueDredSo said:
I can keep 4. We have 2 Util spots. 10 teams.

Trout (obviously)

Sale (probably), Tulo, Desmond, Donaldson, Darvish

I also don't like the idea of keeping 2 pitchers, and Yu is probably the furthest down on my list anyway. I've been thinking a lot about keeping Sale, Tulo & Desmond and just plugging Desmond into a Util spot. Good move or no? I like Donaldson a lot but not really sold on him as a keeper.
CI? MI? How many OF?

Knee jerk says Trout, Tulo, Donaldson, and Sale though.
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P (can be either SP or RP)

Interesting, that's the same mix my co-worker just gave me. So it's basically between Desmond and Donaldson. I love Desmond's across the board stats (besides Avg), but keeping a Util player is probably not the best move. Hmmm...

 
BlueDredSo said:
I can keep 4. We have 2 Util spots. 10 teams.

Trout (obviously)

Sale (probably), Tulo, Desmond, Donaldson, Darvish

I also don't like the idea of keeping 2 pitchers, and Yu is probably the furthest down on my list anyway. I've been thinking a lot about keeping Sale, Tulo & Desmond and just plugging Desmond into a Util spot. Good move or no? I like Donaldson a lot but not really sold on him as a keeper.
CI? MI? How many OF?

Knee jerk says Trout, Tulo, Donaldson, and Sale though.
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P (can be either SP or RP)

Interesting, that's the same mix my co-worker just gave me. So it's basically between Desmond and Donaldson. I love Desmond's across the board stats (besides Avg), but keeping a Util player is probably not the best move. Hmmm...
I hate to fill my UTIL early, minimizes flexibility later. If Desmond were clearly a superior option it'd be one thing, but I don't think he is so I'd go with the 3B.

 
Right. Thanks for the input. I'm going with Donaldson. Hoping I can swing a trade for Desmond and/or Yu. Maybe get some prospects.

 
Need help picking out my keepers this year, I have no clue with the final two or three guys. Was thinking keeping 3 OF and 3 pitchers unless you see something I'm missing. This is a standard H2H league.

Initial thought

Jose Bautista OF

Edwin Encarnacion 1B, DH

Yoenis Cespedes OF, DH

Gio Gonzalez

Doug Fister

Adam Wainwright

Others

Elvin Andrus SS

Matt Holliday OF

Pablo Sandavol 3B

Garrett Richard SP

Homer Bailer SP

Yovanni Gallardo SP

 
BlueDredSo said:
I can keep 4. We have 2 Util spots. 10 teams.

Trout (obviously)

Sale (probably), Tulo, Desmond, Donaldson, Darvish

I also don't like the idea of keeping 2 pitchers, and Yu is probably the furthest down on my list anyway. I've been thinking a lot about keeping Sale, Tulo & Desmond and just plugging Desmond into a Util spot. Good move or no? I like Donaldson a lot but not really sold on him as a keeper.
CI? MI? How many OF?Knee jerk says Trout, Tulo, Donaldson, and Sale though.
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P (can be either SP or RP)Interesting, that's the same mix my co-worker just gave me. So it's basically between Desmond and Donaldson. I love Desmond's across the board stats (besides Avg), but keeping a Util player is probably not the best move. Hmmm...
With so few pitching spots, I'd likely go Trout, Donaldson, Desmond, Tulo.

 
Need help picking out my keepers this year, I have no clue with the final two or three guys. Was thinking keeping 3 OF and 3 pitchers unless you see something I'm missing. This is a standard H2H league.

Initial thought

Jose Bautista OF

Edwin Encarnacion 1B, DH

Yoenis Cespedes OF, DH

Gio Gonzalez

Doug Fister

Adam Wainwright

Others

Elvin Andrus SS

Matt Holliday OF

Pablo Sandavol 3B

Garrett Richard SP

Homer Bailer SP

Yovanni Gallardo SP
Lineup requirements? Points? Categories?

 

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