So now it's looking like their going to put a 4 year max on keepers. I'm not gonna lie, Halladay is really making me nervous
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2013 KEEPER HELP (1 Viewer)
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E-Z Glider
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pollardsvision
Footballguy
What do you guys think of Middlebrooks vs. Frazier? Leaning towards Frazier.
This is for the keeper slot opened up by bidding good riddance to Andrus. Maybe a mistake, but I'd rather go mining the waiver wire for a SS to get me one stolen base each week than use a keeper slot on him again.
Roster req.s with likely other keepers filled in (11 keepers, 5x5 OBP).
C:
1B: Rizzo
2B: Kinsler
3B: Miggy
SS:
CI: Trumbo (I could be talked out of him)
MI: Kipnis
IF: Machado (prob. mistake, but I really don't want to let him go)
5 OF: Stanton, Ellsbury, Choo
UTIL:
8 SP: Gio (obviously hate keeping pitchers)
3 RP:
This is for the keeper slot opened up by bidding good riddance to Andrus. Maybe a mistake, but I'd rather go mining the waiver wire for a SS to get me one stolen base each week than use a keeper slot on him again.
Roster req.s with likely other keepers filled in (11 keepers, 5x5 OBP).
C:
1B: Rizzo
2B: Kinsler
3B: Miggy
SS:
CI: Trumbo (I could be talked out of him)
MI: Kipnis
IF: Machado (prob. mistake, but I really don't want to let him go)
5 OF: Stanton, Ellsbury, Choo
UTIL:
8 SP: Gio (obviously hate keeping pitchers)
3 RP:
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leaning Gio
i like Frazier
shadyridr
Footballguy
Id keep both and drop Butler but if you must Id keep Gio
Felix in both
shadyridr
Footballguy
OK what about Felix or Bautista if its a pts league and my only pitcher currently is Sale?
toss up IMO, i would just keep whoever is projected for more points in your league. I usually prefer to keep offense though.
shadyridr
Footballguy
Bautista 565, Felix 667. Yeah pitchers get a ton of points in this league. Thanks
rodg12
Footballguy
Having trouble deciding what to do with my final 2 keeper spots. 12 team mixed league. OBP, R, RBI, HR, SB for hitters. W,Hld+SV,ERA,WHIP,K/BB for Pitchers. Start 2 of every infield position (C,1B,2B,3B,SS), 6 OF, 1 U, 10 Pitchers. Here's what I'm keeping so far...
$1 - Pedro Alvarez
$4 - Max Scherzer
$4 - Alejandro De Aza
$7 - Jesus Montero
$7 - Manny Machado
$0 - Andrelton Simmons (kept on bench for nothing)
My options for my last 2 spots
Cameron Maybin ($10), Jon Jay ($10), Michael Cuddyer ($16), Shelby Miller ($0), Wily Peralta ($0)
Who should I keep?
ETA: I misspoke. I have 2 keep spots for those options, not just 1.
$1 - Pedro Alvarez
$4 - Max Scherzer
$4 - Alejandro De Aza
$7 - Jesus Montero
$7 - Manny Machado
$0 - Andrelton Simmons (kept on bench for nothing)
My options for my last 2 spots
Cameron Maybin ($10), Jon Jay ($10), Michael Cuddyer ($16), Shelby Miller ($0), Wily Peralta ($0)
Who should I keep?
ETA: I misspoke. I have 2 keep spots for those options, not just 1.
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Grahamburn
Footballguy
I was pretty set on keeping Greinke, but his injury has me scared, so I'm choosing from Adrian Gonzalez, Jay Bruce, Alex Gordon, or Edwin Encarnacion for my last spot in a keep 5 league.
Head to head points, and wins are valuable.
Already keeping McCutchen, Weaver, Gio, and Strasburg. Leaning Bruce.
Head to head points, and wins are valuable.
Already keeping McCutchen, Weaver, Gio, and Strasburg. Leaning Bruce.
Grahamburn
Footballguy
Maybin.
rodg12
Footballguy
Prefer Andrus to either, but I go Frazier in that scenario.
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rodg12
Footballguy
What's the points structure like?
Grahamburn
Footballguy
Pretty standard for the bats. -1 for a K. Gonzalez seems to have been regressing, especially with his power, and I just don't quite trust Encarnacion to repeat last year. Bruce's numbers have increased every year he's spent in the bigs, and he's 5 years younger than both of them.ETA: Just read about the two no doubters Gonzalez hit yesterday. Ugh. Draft is tonight.Wins are worth 10, and each K is a point, so Greinke was a no brainer until the injury.
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MAC_32
Footballguy
I'd keep Bruce and A Gonz and send back Weaver.
Grahamburn
Footballguy
Wins are valuable and pitching dominates in this format, but I get what you're saying. He's been thrashed this spring.
With that lineup in LA it's tough to project Weaver for anything less than 17 W's even with the negative trends in most of his statistics.
With that lineup in LA it's tough to project Weaver for anything less than 17 W's even with the negative trends in most of his statistics.
MAC_32
Footballguy
I just think it's a lot easier to build a quality pitching staff cheaply, scoring format does not change my approach. Weaver showed signs of regression last year too, so it's not like you're debating between ace pitchers.
rodg12
Footballguy
Thoughts from anyone?I'm thinking Maybin and Miller.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Nice crew. I like Cain. Wouldn't touch Dunn in a shallow keeper.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Agree.
rodg12
Footballguy
I'm going to agree with Mac here. Prefer the hitters over Weaver.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Definitely Shelby. If Cuddy is INF eligible I'd rather pony up the extra few bucks and keep him than Maybin. Just be sure to stash Eric Young for a $1 on your bench, if Cuddy misses any time he is probably the beneficiary.
Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
More of a general question ...
One of my leagues uses a slotting system for keepers ... i.e. he is protected in the draft in the same round where he was drafted the year before.
So obviously, for example, a player with 10th-round value protected in the 20th round would be great keeper value. But how would you adequately assess the keeper value of a first-round player? How would you compare protecting a top-10 player and losing a first-round pick, with protecting a low-end top-100 player with a late-round pick?
One of my leagues uses a slotting system for keepers ... i.e. he is protected in the draft in the same round where he was drafted the year before.
So obviously, for example, a player with 10th-round value protected in the 20th round would be great keeper value. But how would you adequately assess the keeper value of a first-round player? How would you compare protecting a top-10 player and losing a first-round pick, with protecting a low-end top-100 player with a late-round pick?
Big 'N Tasty
Footballguy
Thanks...any more opinions? Have it narrowed down now between Desmond, Craig, and Kipnis but having a hard time coming to a consensus. Thinking now Kipnis and Desmond may be better because they play such shallow positions.
rodg12
Footballguy
I'd go Craig and Desmond.
rodg12
Footballguy
Really tough decision. I think Harper's going to be a monster, top 5 pick kinda guy. Maybe as soon as this season. Personally, I keep Harper because I always feel like I can draft pitching. I wouldn't fault you for keeping King Felix, though.
Notorious T.R.E.
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This and I'm a frzrlvr.
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Yes.
Notorious T.R.E.
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Agree, but this is the best you've got? Nothing else?
rodg12
Footballguy
Yeah, sadly, these are my best options. Only other one that's mildly interesting that I didn't throw out there is Yunel Escobar at $10.I kinda went stars and scrubs last year at the draft (didn't turn out well...finished out of the money for only the second time in the 7 years I've been in the league). I've got Votto for $50, Tulo for $51 and Kershaw for $35, but they're not keepers at those prices. I kept Latos and Kuroda for good prices last year, but they've extinguished their keeper eligibility. The format of the keepers limits my options a bit too. You can only keep one guy for $1-3, 2 guys for $4-6, 2 guys for $7-9. I've got guys like Street at $4 and Brantley at $1 that would be interesting, but I don't see them as being worth $10 or forcing me to bump somebody else to $10.
Skipdog77
Footballguy
12 team H2H, typical 5x5. Got back into Fantasy Baseball a couple of seasons ago after about a decade away. This is the first year we've done keepers. Draft if Thursday evening, keepers lock an hour before the draft.
24 man rosters, 21 starters
Need to keep 3 out of:
Albert Pujols
Andrew McCutchen
Edwin Encarnacion
Clayton Kershaw
Stephen Strasburg
Current thinking has me keeping Kershaw, Strasburg, and McCutchen.
Or should I be re-thinking Albert over McCutchen? Or over one of the two pitchers? I like the idea of the two pitchers, but fear I may hamstring myself on offense.
24 man rosters, 21 starters
Need to keep 3 out of:
Albert Pujols
Andrew McCutchen
Edwin Encarnacion
Clayton Kershaw
Stephen Strasburg
Current thinking has me keeping Kershaw, Strasburg, and McCutchen.
Or should I be re-thinking Albert over McCutchen? Or over one of the two pitchers? I like the idea of the two pitchers, but fear I may hamstring myself on offense.
Doctor Detroit
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The simple answer seems to be ADP as compared to your draft position. Get about three different ADP rankings and compare them to your leagues slotting and try to evaluate value that way. Obviously having your own projections (say you have a guy ranked 53rd and his ADP is 90) helps.
shadyridr
Footballguy
Id keep pujols, cutch, and kershaw and if you want a pitcher that badly a stud will be aailable in the 1st rd
rodg12
Footballguy
I think Cutch and Kershaw are no doubters. Like shady, I lean Pujols over Strasburg for the last spot.
dparker713
Footballguy
Pujols is a no brainer. He's the only first round pick there. I'd keep McCutchen too. And while consensus is probably Kershaw, I'd probably go Stras - not too much separating them and I just like watching him pitch.
rodg12
Footballguy
What leagues are you playing in that Cutch isn't a first round pick?
MAC_32
Footballguy
Don't keep two pitchers, over kill. Pick one of Kershaw or Stras, I prefer Stras. McCutch and Pujols are clearly the two best hitters, they'd be my other two. You will not need to draft your 2nd pitcher until round 10 or so by keeping just one of these guys too. Good pitching staff's can be built cheaply, same cannot be said for offense.
dparker713
Footballguy
Guess I just think of McCutchen as more of a late first/early second guy, whereas I think Pujols is solidly in the first round. I think his downward trend in stolen bases will continue, especially if he doesn't improve his stolen base percentage.What leagues are you playing in that Cutch isn't a first round pick?
Doctor Detroit
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pantagrapher
Footballguy
Just revisiting these deliberations. Good times. Did end up keeping Minor over Seager. So far "taking my medicine" has me in second place.
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