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Last keepers: Alexei, Adrian, Granderson, Hart, etc.

Postby duckbillgates » Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:05 pm

12-team 6x5 roto
AVG, HR, RBI, R, SB, batter strikeouts, W-L, K, ERA, WHIP, SV

Keep six. Here's where I start:

1B/3B Miguel Cabrera
2B Chase Utley
OF Carlos Lee
SP Johan Santana

Candidates for last two slots (in order of preference):
SS/2B Alexei Ramirez
1B Adrian Gonzalez
OF Curtis Granderson
OF Corey Hart
OF Andre Ethier
OF Jacoby Ellsbury
SP Clayton Kershaw
SP Matt Cain
RP Brad Lidge
SS Troy Tulowitzki

Some thoughts:
• Alexei's low K total last year (61 in 480 at-bats) makes him my frontrunner, and the 2B/SS eligibility will help if Utley isn't ready to go at the start of the season.
• A. Gonzalez has the best numbers of those left, but he has a high K total, and I would have a logjam at 1B when M-Cab loses his 3B eligibility in a year. However, we don't have a utility slot, so that slot can be filled later in the draft (that's how I got Gonzalez in the first place).
• I have those four OF ranked fairly closely. Should be able to redraft one of 'em.
• League also pays out to winners of each category, so it pays to punt a category to try to dominate. For example, I punted steals (Ellsbury was a late pickup for keeper potential) and won HR and RBI.

Any help is great! Leave links for me if you want.
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Re: Last keepers: Alexei, Adrian, Granderson, Hart, etc.

Postby RunReyesRun » Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:42 pm

I like Granderson - he's the most versatile player of the bunch, and still young enough

Alexei intrigues me, but hasn't yet shown enough to warrant a keeper vs. the others.
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Postby San D » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:04 pm

I like Alexei and Gonzalez.
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Postby C2ThaLo88 » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:19 pm

I don't know how roto works and if there is more to think about, but I absolutely love Granderson. He'll get you everything.
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Re: Last keepers: Alexei, Adrian, Granderson, Hart, etc.

Postby speedy27 » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:47 pm

I like Alexei and Granderson best myself...offer more for the categories you'll need.

please help with mine:
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Re: Last keepers: Alexei, Adrian, Granderson, Hart, etc.

Postby MaudDib » Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:51 pm

Granderson and Adrian are your best bets. Alexei just hasn't shown enough. He could easily go either way this year. The other guy I like is Ellsbury.
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Postby HOOTIE » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:12 pm

MaudDib wrote:Granderson and Adrian are your best bets.

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Postby Grounded Polo » Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:46 am

Gonzalez is automatic to me. After that, I'd take Granderson. I would have thought about rolling the dice if you needed a solid MI but no point when you have Utley.
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Re: Last keepers: Alexei, Adrian, Granderson, Hart, etc.

Postby ayebatter » Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:55 am

Inspite of the high K rate you have to keep Adrian G. and I prefer Hart over Granderson.
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Re: Last keepers: Alexei, Adrian, Granderson, Hart, etc.

Postby DGeezie9 » Sun Dec 07, 2008 4:47 am

i agree with your top 4. if you are planning on givin up on speed ditch ellsbury and granderson, love them both though. back to back 20-20 for hart is hard to pass up but i think you should go with gonzo to add to your power and run production guys. if you plan on goin for saves at all i would go with lidge. if not go with ramirez and you have great power up the middle.
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