Do i not keep Pujols this year?! (1 Viewer)

[numberSE7EN]

12 team league, keep 3 offensive, 2 pitching (4th year)

My full roster is below....

I was planning on keeping Pujols, Wright, and Fielder, Oswalt and Rivera, but now I think I may keep V Mart over Pujols. My question to you guys is this:

If i feel confident I can get V Mart with my first round pick, should I just keep Pujols because his long term value is so high? Or since he will probably miss over half a season in the next two seasons, and he does not have a great lineup around him, should i let go the #1 pick for the past 3-4years?!!!

2007 Roster:

Jack Cust (Oak - OF) 101/395 61 101 18 26 82 0 105 .256

Prince Fielder (Mil - 1B) 165/573 109 165 35 50 119 2 90 .288

Jeff Francoeur (Atl - OF) 188/642 84 188 40 19 105 5 42 .293

Kelly Johnson (Atl - 2B,OF) 144/521 91 144 26 16 68 9 79 .276

Howie Kendrick (LAA - 1B,2B) 109/338 55 109 24 5 39 5 9 .322

Jeff Keppinger (Cin - 3B,SS) 80/241 39 80 16 5 32 2 24 .332

Víctor Martínez (Cle - C,1B) 169/562 78 169 40 25 114 0 62 .301

Nate McLouth (Pit - OF) 85/329 62 85 21 13 38 22 39 .258

Juan Pierre (LAD - OF) 196/668 96 196 24 0 41 64 33 .293

Plácido Polanco (Det - 2B) 200/587 105 200 36 9 67 7 37 .341

Albert Pujols (StL - 1B) 185/565 99 185 38 32 103 2 99 .327

Willy Taveras (Col - OF) 119/372 64 119 13 2 24 33 21 .320

David Wright (NYM - 3B) 196/604 113 196 42 30 107 34 94 .325

Pitching

Heath Bell (SD - RP) 93.2 6 4 2 102 2.02 0.96 3.40

Tom Glavine (Atl - SP) 200.1 13 8 0 89 4.45 1.41 1.39

Jeremy Guthrie (Bal - SP,RP) 175.1 7 5 0 123 3.70 1.21 2.62

Tim Hudson (Atl - SP) 224.1 16 10 0 132 3.33 1.22 2.49

Todd Jones (Det - RP) 61.1 1 4 38 33 4.26 1.42 1.43

Roy Oswalt (Hou - SP) 212.0 14 7 0 154 3.18 1.33 2.57

Mariano Rivera (NYY - RP) 71.1 3 4 30 74 3.15 1.12 6.17

Huston Street (Oak - RP) 50.0 5 2 16 63 2.88 0.94 5.25

Jered Weaver (LAA - SP) 161.0 13 7 0 115 3.91 1.39 2.56

Jake Westbrook (Cle - SP) 152.0 6 9 0 93 4.32 1.41 1.69

Joel Zumaya (Det - RP)

 

[Finless]

Drop Rivera...he's old as dirt.

 

[Finless]

I don't even think Oswalt is worth keeping really. He's borderline. Thinking of dropping Pujols when you can keep 5 is pure madness. He's still young. Even if he tails off in a couple years Mo and Oswalt have already begun. Rivera is almost 50.

 

[numberSE7EN]

I don't even think Oswalt is worth keeping really. He's borderline. Thinking of dropping Pujols when you can keep 5 is pure madness. He's still young. Even if he tails off in a couple years Mo and Oswalt have already begun. Rivera is almost 50.

Umm... thanks for the input, but i said i had to keep at least two pitchers....If i could keep any 5, of course i would keep pujols.My pitching staff was really weak, and Oswalt Rivera and Hudson were the people i was debating from that I had to pick 2 of.With that in mind how do you feel....

 

[Your Mother]

Your pitching hurts. I'd keep Street and Weaver I guess.

As for Pujols, probably best to just bite the bullet and keep him.

 

[numberSE7EN]

Your pitching hurts. I'd keep Street and Weaver I guess.As for Pujols, probably best to just bite the bullet and keep him.

Thanks for the suggestion. You think Weaver is in for a good year?? From what I have heard the A's suck, Rivera may be old but he is on the Yanks and as long as he is healthy he will be closing. Thanks-

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

Your pitching hurts. I'd keep Street and Weaver I guess.As for Pujols, probably best to just bite the bullet and keep him.

Thanks for the suggestion. You think Weaver is in for a good year?? From what I have heard the A's suck, Rivera may be old but he is on the Yanks and as long as he is healthy he will be closing. Thanks-

Street is far better long term than Rivera. No brainer. Roll the dice between Oswalt and Weaver.Why not trade Pujols for a stud pitcher prior to draft if you are so hot to get rid of him?

 

[Your Mother]

Your pitching hurts. I'd keep Street and Weaver I guess.As for Pujols, probably best to just bite the bullet and keep him.

Thanks for the suggestion. You think Weaver is in for a good year?? From what I have heard the A's suck, Rivera may be old but he is on the Yanks and as long as he is healthy he will be closing. Thanks-

Street is far better long term than Rivera. No brainer. Roll the dice between Oswalt and Weaver.Why not trade Pujols for a stud pitcher prior to draft if you are so hot to get rid of him?

Eh, you'll get .50 on the dollar trading Pujols now. Just cross your fingers that whenever he's shut down, it only ruins one season instead of two. Unless you can find someone to trade him to for a comparable hitter.Street is doubtful to end the year in an A's uniform. I imagine he'll be closing somewhere else come September.

 

[numberSE7EN]

No trading allowed in the offseason. If there was i would have packaged V Mart and Pujols for a uberstud keeper.

I am a braves Fan and have been following Joey Devine, if i pick him up late in the draft/FA and keep Street over Rivera, you think thats smart.

I will have to look into Weavers situation more. Thanks for the input.

 

[Your Mother]

No trading allowed in the offseason. If there was i would have packaged V Mart and Pujols for a uberstud keeper. I am a braves Fan and have been following Joey Devine, if i pick him up late in the draft/FA and keep Street over Rivera, you think thats smart. I will have to look into Weavers situation more. Thanks for the input.

Yeah, I think Devine will be the guy for the A's eventually. Might be next year until he really produces though. Even if you whiff on him though, I think Street over Rivera's the sound move.

 

[numberSE7EN]

No trading allowed in the offseason. If there was i would have packaged V Mart and Pujols for a uberstud keeper. I am a braves Fan and have been following Joey Devine, if i pick him up late in the draft/FA and keep Street over Rivera, you think thats smart. I will have to look into Weavers situation more. Thanks for the input.

Yeah, I think Devine will be the guy for the A's eventually. Might be next year until he really produces though. Even if you whiff on him though, I think Street over Rivera's the sound move.

To start off, i know my pitching sucks, so given what I have to work with...From the ADP's that i have seen it looks like Rivera is going well before Street. Why not keep Rivera, and then just draft Street.

 

[brewer]

Any chance of trading Wright or Fielder for a pitcher? Seems like someone should be in the opposite position(being pitching strong and needing a bat).

 

[Bobcat10]

No trading allowed in the offseason. If there was i would have packaged V Mart and Pujols for a uberstud keeper. I am a braves Fan and have been following Joey Devine, if i pick him up late in the draft/FA and keep Street over Rivera, you think thats smart. I will have to look into Weavers situation more. Thanks for the input.

Yeah, I think Devine will be the guy for the A's eventually. Might be next year until he really produces though. Even if you whiff on him though, I think Street over Rivera's the sound move.

To start off, i know my pitching sucks, so given what I have to work with...From the ADP's that i have seen it looks like Rivera is going well before Street. Why not keep Rivera, and then just draft Street.

Why not Oswalt and Weaver and just get some closers in the draft?I agree with Pujols, Wright and Fielder.

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

I've had some time to think about this and I actually would consider keeping VMart due to position scarcity.

Wright is a no-brainer. The problem is if you keep VMart, then you have to choose between Fielder and Pujols.

Faced with that choice you probably have to keep Fielder.

I am glad I am not in your shoes, because -

a. throwing back the #1 catcher would be tough and

b. ever getting rid of Pujols would be extremely difficult.

My new advice -

Wright

Fielder

Martinez

Weaver

Oswalt

fish for closers

 

[numberSE7EN]

Any chance of trading Wright or Fielder for a pitcher? Seems like someone should be in the opposite position(being pitching strong and needing a bat).

I would be doing that, but no trading before the draft, we have until the day of the draft to announce our keepers, but have to go into the draft with the people on our roster.*Im still torn between V Mart and Pujols, and the draft is this saturday. I will consider Oswalt and Weaver, but it seems like Rivera is going higher than Weaver, so why not just pick him up late...I am going to contact a few owners and see if there is intest in Pujols. Basically make a trade but dont announce it until just after the draft. I am high on Texiera this year, but Pujols straight up for Tex is not quite enough in my eyes, but factoring in the high chance of injury, id rather go with 80% of Pujols then 100% of pujols 50% of the year.

 

[Bobcat10]

Any chance of trading Wright or Fielder for a pitcher? Seems like someone should be in the opposite position(being pitching strong and needing a bat).

I would be doing that, but no trading before the draft, we have until the day of the draft to announce our keepers, but have to go into the draft with the people on our roster.*Im still torn between V Mart and Pujols, and the draft is this saturday. I will consider Oswalt and Weaver, but it seems like Rivera is going higher than Weaver, so why not just pick him up late...

I am going to contact a few owners and see if there is intest in Pujols. Basically make a trade but dont announce it until just after the draft.

I am high on Texiera this year, but Pujols straight up for Tex is not quite enough in my eyes, but factoring in the high chance of injury, id rather go with 80% of Pujols then 100% of pujols 50% of the year.

How would that change your keepers? You'd still have to put VMart back in to the pool to trade Pujols after the draft.

 

[numberSE7EN]

Any chance of trading Wright or Fielder for a pitcher? Seems like someone should be in the opposite position(being pitching strong and needing a bat).

I would be doing that, but no trading before the draft, we have until the day of the draft to announce our keepers, but have to go into the draft with the people on our roster.*Im still torn between V Mart and Pujols, and the draft is this saturday. I will consider Oswalt and Weaver, but it seems like Rivera is going higher than Weaver, so why not just pick him up late...

I am going to contact a few owners and see if there is intest in Pujols. Basically make a trade but dont announce it until just after the draft.

I am high on Texiera this year, but Pujols straight up for Tex is not quite enough in my eyes, but factoring in the high chance of injury, id rather go with 80% of Pujols then 100% of pujols 50% of the year.

How would that change your keepers? You'd still have to put VMart back in to the pool to trade Pujols after the draft.

Would not change keepers...But if i think i can get more value post-draft with Pujols than V-Mart then I should keep Pujols, trade him, andlet some one else worry take on his injury risk. So I have to figure out who would command the higher value post draft:

Pujols or V Mart.

 

[curta269]

Do not get rid of Pujols. Even if you only have him for 4 or 5 months, he is still going to have great numbers. Just have a plan B on your bench.

I would get rid of Rivera, but thats JMO.