Keepers - Quantity or Quality??

[NCAARules]

Hello All…

I’m new to the forums, but have frequented the café for baseball insight since about this time last year.

My league is an auction based ($260) 12-team, NL-only 4x4, with the following categories: HR, RBI, OBP and Net Steals … and K-BB, ERA, W+QS and Net Saves. Each team will leave the auction with 30 players – 23 active (14/9) and seven minor leaguers (can be an undrafted major leaguer). No reserves.

Trying to get the right mindset for this year – can keep unlimited players for a $5 bump (or smaller bumps for 08 minor leaguers).
I’ve listed my ENTIRE roster at the end of the season. * indicates my presumptive keepers. Curious for your input on everyone, but especially those preceded with the ?.

Trying to fight my own "finders' keepers" bias, and concerned that keeping too many will close doors at auction.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!

Pos. Name 2009 Cost
C Ryan Hanigan, CIN 6
C *Chris Iannetta, COL 10
1B *Ryan Howard, PHI 22
2B Emilio Bonifacio, FLA 8
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff, SD 18
SS Cristian Guzman, WAS 8
MI Emmanuel Burriss, SF 7
CI ? Daniel Murphy, NYM 7
OF ? Andre Ethier, LAD 12
OF ? Nick Evans, NYM 6
OF *Nate McLouth, PIT 12
OF Willy Taveras, COL 25
OF Eugenio Velez, SF 7
U *Pablo Sandoval, SF 6
Michael Barrett 7
? Ryan Spilborghs, COL 8

P Cha Seung Baek, SD 6
P * Ubaldo Jimenez, COL 11
P * Max Scherzer, ARI 9
P Chad Gaudin, CHC 6
P Hong-Chih Kuo, LAD 9
P * Heath Bell, SD 11
P * Jonathon Broxton, LAD 9
P * Joel Hanrahan, WAS 10
P * Matt Lindstrom, FLA 6
Manny Acosta, ATL 8
Chris Carpenter, STL 18
Phil Dumatrait, PIT 7
John Smoltz, ATL 34
* Adam Wainwright, STL 18

MINORS 2009 Minor $$-2009 Major $$
C Lou Marson, PHI 3 - 6
3B Matt Dominguez, FLA 5 - 3
OF Juan Duran, CIN 4 - 2
P ? Collin Balester, WAS 5 - 3
P * Josh Johnson, FLA 5 - 3
P Jarrod Parker, ARI 7 - 5
P Joe Savery, PHI 3 - 6

[jeffmerk]

Ethier should be kept.

[ayebatter]

1st welcome to the Cafe, and this looks like one tough league. You choose the keepers, I'll give 'em some numbers next to yours.

Pos. Name 2009 Cost
C Ryan Hanigan, CIN 6..........0
C *Chris Iannetta, COL 10.......13
1B *Ryan Howard, PHI 22........27
2B Emilio Bonifacio, FLA 8 ......0
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff, SD 18.....15
SS Cristian Guzman, WAS 8......12
MI Emmanuel Burriss, SF 7......0
CI ? Daniel Murphy, NYM 7......0
OF ? Andre Ethier, LAD 12........14
OF ? Nick Evans, NYM 6.......0
OF *Nate McLouth, PIT 12........22
OF Willy Taveras, COL 25........15
OF Eugenio Velez, SF 7...........2
U *Pablo Sandoval, SF 6..........11
Michael Barrett 7................0
? Ryan Spilborghs, COL 8.........3

P Cha Seung Baek, SD 6 .........12
P * Ubaldo Jimenez, COL 11.......10
P * Max Scherzer, ARI 9.........15
P Chad Gaudin, CHC 6...........0
P Hong-Chih Kuo, LAD 9..........2
P * Heath Bell, SD 11..............6
P * Jonathon Broxton, LAD 9......6
P * Joel Hanrahan, WAS 10.........2
P * Matt Lindstrom, FLA 6..........4
Manny Acosta, ATL 8..............0
Chris Carpenter, STL 18..........15
Phil Dumatrait, PIT 7..............0
John Smoltz, ATL 34...............0
* Adam Wainwright, STL 18........18

Just my opinion [ Good Luck with the draft ]

I don't like to do minors

[GiantsFan14]

i'm not really familiar with auction prices in NL-only leagues, so take this with a grain of salt as i'm just going by feel.

i suck and misread the OP, i think the keepers you chose are fine, and i'd add ethier. i think wainwright and hanrahan are close, i would think you could get them back for less in the draft, but i'm not sure of the NL-only effect.

[fast dogs]

I never wanted quantity in an auction, just give me the guys that I'm pretty sure would go for more if I threw them back in. Personally I like Wainwright & would keep him @ $18, Sandoval too.Spil looks to get more PT in Colorado, he's borderline but I could see holding him. Ethier I'd wrestle with, the rest no.