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[LoCoELF]

I picked up the Yankee's in a new keeper league, where we keep 6 vets and 5 prospects from your organization. I'm pretty much new to fantasy baseball and not a huge Yankees fan so any help would be much appericated. 6x6 roto scoring h2h league.

These are the players I had in mind, but I can't decide on the rest.

Vets -

Arod

Hughes

Cano

?

?

?

Prospects -

Joba Chamberlain

Ian Kennedy

Austin Jackson

Jose Tabata

?

TIA

 

[NY/NJMFDIVER]

I picked up the Yankee's in a new keeper league, where we keep 6 vets and 5 prospects from your organization. I'm pretty much new to fantasy baseball and not a huge Yankees fan so any help would be much appericated. 6x6 roto scoring h2h league.These are the players I had in mind, but I can't decide on the rest.Vets -ArodHughesCano???Prospects -Joba ChamberlainIan KennedyAustin JacksonJose Tabata?TIA

Jeter for sure.I don't know what the year to year keeper status is, but Posada should still be a key fantasy guy based on positional scarcity and I guess I'd go with Abreu for his contributions in a few categories. Damon and Matsui are your other considerations. Final prospect wise, I think the safe money would be on Alan Horne and he is probably the most likely to contribute in short order, but two longer range, higher risk and higher reward guys who should be on your radar are Jesus Montero, who's probably a year or two away but a catcher who's been raking. Rumors are out there he might change positions, but TBD. Another guy who's coming off surgery but if he gets going right could be quite tough is Andrew Brackman. Had the TJ earlier this year, so you're looking at 2010 at the earliest for an MLB contribution, but he could be dominanting, he's a 6'10 righty who throws gas. You might give some thought to Juan Miranda too, who's not really on many prospect lists, but he's a big lefty who should be playing 1b in the bronx sometime this year. A cuban exile who could suprise I think.

 

[PatriotJohn]

I picked up the Yankee's in a new keeper league, where we keep 6 vets and 5 prospects from your organization. I'm pretty much new to fantasy baseball and not a huge Yankees fan so any help would be much appericated. 6x6 roto scoring h2h league.These are the players I had in mind, but I can't decide on the rest.Vets -ArodHughesCano???Prospects -Joba ChamberlainIan KennedyAustin JacksonJose Tabata?TIA

Jeter for sure.I don't know what the year to year keeper status is, but Posada should still be a key fantasy guy based on positional scarcity and I guess I'd go with Abreu for his contributions in a few categories. Damon and Matsui are your other considerations. Final prospect wise, I think the safe money would be on Alan Horne and he is probably the most likely to contribute in short order, but two longer range, higher risk and higher reward guys who should be on your radar are Jesus Montero, who's probably a year or two away but a catcher who's been raking. Rumors are out there he might change positions, but TBD. Another guy who's coming off surgery but if he gets going right could be quite tough is Andrew Brackman. Had the TJ earlier this year, so you're looking at 2010 at the earliest for an MLB contribution, but he could be dominanting, he's a 6'10 righty who throws gas. You might give some thought to Juan Miranda too, who's not really on many prospect lists, but he's a big lefty who should be playing 1b in the bronx sometime this year. A cuban exile who could suprise I think.

As for another vet, I would consider Melky Cabrera since he is Young.

 

[NY/NJMFDIVER]

I picked up the Yankee's in a new keeper league, where we keep 6 vets and 5 prospects from your organization. I'm pretty much new to fantasy baseball and not a huge Yankees fan so any help would be much appericated. 6x6 roto scoring h2h league.These are the players I had in mind, but I can't decide on the rest.Vets -ArodHughesCano???Prospects -Joba ChamberlainIan KennedyAustin JacksonJose Tabata?TIA

Jeter for sure.I don't know what the year to year keeper status is, but Posada should still be a key fantasy guy based on positional scarcity and I guess I'd go with Abreu for his contributions in a few categories. Damon and Matsui are your other considerations. Final prospect wise, I think the safe money would be on Alan Horne and he is probably the most likely to contribute in short order, but two longer range, higher risk and higher reward guys who should be on your radar are Jesus Montero, who's probably a year or two away but a catcher who's been raking. Rumors are out there he might change positions, but TBD. Another guy who's coming off surgery but if he gets going right could be quite tough is Andrew Brackman. Had the TJ earlier this year, so you're looking at 2010 at the earliest for an MLB contribution, but he could be dominanting, he's a 6'10 righty who throws gas. You might give some thought to Juan Miranda too, who's not really on many prospect lists, but he's a big lefty who should be playing 1b in the bronx sometime this year. A cuban exile who could suprise I think.

As for another vet, I would consider Melky Cabrera since he is Young.

I don't know what kind of overall fantasy player Melky will be. He doesn't necessarily light the lights in any 5x5 or 6x6 categories. He's not a burner, and he'd be lucky to be a 25 home run man, but the youth is appealing and the guy is only 23 next year.

 

[Michael Brown]

What about Dellin Betances? I know he had hurt his elbow at some point last year but I haven't heard any updates on him. That's probably the biggest upside guy on the farm, though at 19 and coming off an injury-shortened season, you're looking at several years before he'd make any contributions.

 

[LoCoELF]

I was looking at either Horne, Betances and Montero to fill my last prospect spot. Does Horne project to do pretty well in the majors? We pay 1 mil per prospect, but I can stash Betances or Montero on my single or double a team and not pay the 1 mil if either will have a bigger impact in a year or two and save myself the 1 mil.

As far as the vets go, the contracts break down as so. 2 players each can get 4 year, 3 year, 2 year and 1 year deals. We then have a 2 round draft of players consisting of the 6 teams that weren't used to finish off our keepers (24 team league). So I was looking at something like this:

ARod - 4 years

????? -

Hughes - 3 years

Cano - 3 years

Jeter - 2 years

????? - 2 years

Posada - 1 year?

Abreu/Wang/Rivera - 1 year?

I have the 20th pick in the first round, and 5th pick in the 2nd round. The teams that will be picking from Boston, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Houston and Arizona have good pitching options so I should be able to get myself a good pitcher.(Haren, Francis, Gorzalanny, Snell, Buchholz, Lester, Owings etc) I'd leave myself open to sign one of those picks to 4 years and then my second round pick to 2 years or lockup Hughes for 4 years and whoever I pick to 3 or whatever. My main concern now is who to keep for my two 1 year contracts, I'm going to be weak at pitching so should I lockup Wang/Rivera or should I go for offense and get Posada/Abreu/Damon/Matsui or a combonation of both? This is where I can't decide.

TIA

 

[LoCoELF]

I could also decide to only keep 3 or 4 yankee prospects and keep 7 or 8 yankee vets instead, but then I'd have to draft prospects in the 2 round draft. For example I could keep Chamberlain, Kennedy, Jackson, Tabata and instead of adding a 5th yankee prospect, I could lockup another yankee vet. Then I could take a vet in the first round, but then I'd have to take a prospect in the 2nd. I think this might be the best way to go.

 

[bialczabub]

I would take A-Rod, Jeter, Posada, Rivera, Cano, and probably Abreu...some reservations about his age.

Hughes is still largely unproven, and starting pitching is always deep in fantasy. Wang's low K rate rules him out, too.

Nomaas.org's Top 20 Yankee Prospects

1) Joba Chamberlain, RHP, 22

The legend has grown to absurdity in the press, but he's still got incredible stuff combined with good control.

2) Jose Tabata, RHB, RF, 19

Healthy after having his hamate bone removed, 2008 should give us a glimpse at how good he can be.

3) Austin Jackson, RHB, CF, 21

Went off like a rocket after seemingly undeserved promotion to Tampa. The pedigree and projectability have always been there, hopefully the performance continues.

4) Alan Horne, RHP, 25

Great pedigree, great build, great stuff, and has shown major improvements in command. Stuff is ready to make an impact in the ML bullpen in 2008, and has a higher ceiling as a starter than Kennedy.

5) Ian Kennedy, RHP, 23

Ranking here is no slight on Ian, as we love his ability to log innings at league average or better for years to come.

6) Jesus Montero, RHB, C, 18

Monster power bat that shows great plate discipline for someone so young. Even if he doesn't stick behind the plate his offensive upside is still immense.

7) Mark Melancon, RHP, 23

Top college closer in 2006 with mid nineties fastball and hammer curve. Has outstanding work ethic and off-the-charts makeup, so the grueling rehab from Tommy John Surgery should only make him better.

8) Humberto Sanchez, RHP, 24

Powerfully built Bronx HS product with a nasty, moving fastball. Dominated in AA before surgery, is currently around 8 months into his rehab. Could be an ace starter or reliever depending on how his rehab goes.

9) Andrew Brackman, RHP, 22

Critique this selection all you want, but as Lane Meyer discussed in an article last fall, Brackman has almost no legitimate comps from a historical basis. He is that unique as a prospect. A freaky combination of size, velocity, and athleticism, we hope to see him throwing rehab in the fall.

10) Jeff Marquez, RHP, 23

Great sinking fastball, yet low K/9. Could rise on this list if he continues to log innings and improves his ability to miss bats by working on his changeup. His durability is certainly a plus.

11) Francisco Cervelli, RHB, C, 22

Showed an interesting mix of gap power and plate discipline in 2007. Has shown exceptional defensive skills behind the plate, but tired greatly at the end of 2007.

12) Dellin Betances, RHP, 20

Great raw stuff and an aptitude to learn, Betances is still filling out and learning how to pitch. Concerns over the elbow pain he was having last year abound. Ranks this low due to future injury concerns and only throwing 48 innings in his two years in the organzation. Could catapult up this list if healthy in 2008.

13) Brett Gardner, LHB, CF, 23

Solid 4th OF type with blazing speed and good plate discipline. No pop in his bat, but plays good defense and could be a bench cog on a championship team.

14) Kevin Whelan, RHP, 24

Improving his control was essential, and he may have done so in Trenton after a short period of starting in Tampa. A reliever who could potentially contribute in the Bronx this year.

15) Ross Ohlendorf, RHP, 25

A live arm has gotten him this far, and seeing him hit mid to upper 90s in relief stints is encouraging, but we aren't as high on Ross as other outlets. He certianly has the potential to be solid in middle relief, but we dont see him ever being spectacular.

16) Daniel McCutchen, RHP, 25

NoMaas' sleeper prospect. He may be 25, but he throws hard, has a good breaking ball and a solid changeup. We see McCutchen opening eyes in 2008.

17) Jairo Heredia, RHP, 18

The 17 year old who came stateside sooner than expected and wowed the organization with impressive stuff and command. Heredia could be a top 5 guy by the time next offseason rolls around.

18) George Kontos, RHP, 22

Fastball/slider guy posted great numbers in Hawaii. Solid back of the rotation starter or middle reliever with the ability to miss bats at the ML level. He just needs to stay healthy and out of trouble. We actually like him a bit better than Ollie, but Ross has already made the Majors.

19) Juan Miranda, LHB, 1B/DH, 25 (on a good day)

All hit. Despite not being a good glove, he may see time in the Bronx soon due to his ability to rake.

20) Jose Pirela, SHB, SS, 18

Switch-hitting SS who played last season at age 17 in the DSL. Solidly built, stout 5-tool guy that showed excellent plate discipline for such a young age (34 BB to 36 K in 238 AB).