I took over a keeper league team... (1 Viewer)

[canuckchieffan]

It's a 12 team, 25 man roster, H2H, points based league

Here are the best players from last year:

Hanley Ramirez SS FLA

David Wright 3B NYM

Dan Haren SP ARI

Those three are locks to be kept, so I need three more keepers from the following list:

Kevin Youkilis 1B/3B BOS

Ichiro Suzuki OF SEA

Matt Wieters C BAL

Joakim Soria RP KC

Alexei Ramirez 2B/SS CWS

Nelson Cruz OF TEX

Who should I go with?

(It's also worth noting that I have the 1st pick in the draft)

 

[Spartans Rule]

What's your points system?

The value of Youkilis and Ichiro could vary quite a bit based on scoring.

 

[canuckchieffan]

Scoring for Batting Categories

1B - Singles 2 points

2B - Doubles 3 points

3B - Triples 4 points

AB - At Bats -0.5 points

BB - Walks (Batters) 1 point

CS - Caught Stealing -1 point

E - Errors -1 point

GSHR - Grand Slam Home Runs 4 points

HP - Hit by Pitch 1 point

HR - Home Runs 5 points

KO - Strikeouts (Batter) -0.5 points

R - Runs 1 point

RBI - Runs Batted In 1 point

SB - Stolen Bases 2 points

Scoring for Pitching Categories

B - Balks -1 point

BBI - Walks Issued (Pitchers) -0.5 points

BS - Blown Saves -2 points

CG - Complete Games 5 points

ER - Earned Runs -2 points

HA - Hits Allowed -0.5 points

HB - Hit Batsmen -1 point

INN - Innings 2 points

K - Strikeouts (Pitcher) 0.5 points

L - Losses -1 point

NH - No-Hitters 10 points

QS - Quality Starts 6 points

S - Saves 6 points

SO - Shutouts 5 points

W - Wins 6 points

WP - Wild Pitches -1 point

 

[pantagrapher]

I'd go Youkilis, Ichiro and Wieters.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

I'd go Youkilis, Ichiro and Wieters.

Youk and Wieters (Wieters because it's a keeper) for sure, then I'd strongly consider Cruz in that scoring system. How many 2 pt bases is Ichiro going to need to steal to catch up with the 5 points for each of the 30+ HR's that Cruz will hit? And Cruz could steal 20 himself.Do you have restrictions on how long you can keep players?

 

[canuckchieffan]

No restrictions on keepers.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

No restrictions on keepers.

Then Wieters is a must.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Cruz, Wieters, and Ichiro.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

Cruz, Wieters, and Ichiro.

I'd be interested to hear why you wouldn't choose Youkilis as one of the 3.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Cruz, Wieters, and Ichiro.

I'd be interested to hear why you wouldn't choose Youkilis as one of the 3.

No real reason other than I don't like him. He's probably better than Ichiro in this format. I don't really play H2H or points leagues.

 

[PIK95]

Cruz, Wieters, and Youk.

 

[Spartans Rule]

System gives very little love to closers and the Cuban Missile is looking a little shaky these days, so they're out.

Cruz and Wieters seem like safe choices.

Hard to process that system as it gives points for a lot of things but I like Youk over Ichiro.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Cruz, Wieters, Youk.

You want good starters and high OPS guys in that system. Saves and steals aren't worth as much as they are in most leagues.

 

[canuckchieffan]

So it seems like it is coming down to Cruz or Suzuki.

I have the first pick in the draft so it's possible that I could take Wieters, Youkilis, Suzuki, AND Cruz. But I'm thinking I'm going to need to take the best starting pitcher available with that #1 pick.

I've actually been trying to trade Suzuki and Soria (or Alexei Ramirez) in exchange for a good starter, but no one seems interested.

 

[Bobcat10]

So it seems like it is coming down to Cruz or Suzuki. I have the first pick in the draft so it's possible that I could take Wieters, Youkilis, Suzuki, AND Cruz. But I'm thinking I'm going to need to take the best starting pitcher available with that #1 pick. I've actually been trying to trade Suzuki and Soria (or Alexei Ramirez) in exchange for a good starter, but no one seems interested.

Are there any teams that might value Cruz/Suzuki/Youk as a keeper in that they'd give you a draft pick (doesn't even have to be a great one) instead of a good starter that they probably also want to keep? That's what I always try to do with my extra keeper type players. With the 1st pick, I'm sure there will be a handful of other choices similar to the one you don't keep (or trade away in this scenario). Anyways, if I had to choose it would be Youk/Cruz/Wieters.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Cruz over Ichiro is a no brainer.