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Postby pokerplaya » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:52 am

12 Team - H2H - 6x6 - ops/holds - 10 keepers

Here's what I have:

1. Pujols
2. Wright
3. Reyes
4. Utley
5. Holliday
6. Santana
7. Sabathia
8. Beltran
9. Berkman

To me those are pretty solid locks. Billingsley was to be my 10th and final choice, but with his accident, I'm not sure if I will go that way with my last keeper spot.

Some other choices, in no particular order:

10a - Chris Davis
10b - Shane Victorino
10c - Francisco Liriano
10d - Brad Lidge
10e - Matt Cain

Stick with Billingsley?
An up and coming masher in Davis?
A 20-40 candidate in Victorino?
Take Liriano - probably the guy with the highest ceiling that could be a stud ace again in 09?
Go into the draft with Lidge, a top closer, already locked in?
Take the 24 year old Cain who has tons of talent but hasn't put it together yet?

Not sure where to go with this. My team is clearly stacked, and I finally won my first title after five 2nd or 3rd place finishes to start the league. I can afford to take a risk here and stick with Billingsley, but I feel like I have some interesting options in those 5 as well.

Thoughts/comments/suggestions? Thanks. Leave a link.
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Re: Which 10?

Postby San D » Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:03 pm

The safe choice is Billingsley. Everything I've read has his injury easily healing by spring. However, if you want to take a risk (and you can easily afford to with your keepers), I'd go with Davis. He "could" keep you power strong for years to come.
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Re: Which 10?

Postby MaudDib » Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:48 pm

I would stick with Billingsley. After that I would go Liriano or Cain. I am not a fan of Davis and I just don't see him doing what he did last year. I don't see him as full time 1B.
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Re: Which 10?

Postby jeffmerk » Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:50 pm

Victorino is the best choice for '09 but Billingsley and Davis might have more upside.
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Re: Which 10?

Postby abrage22 » Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:28 pm

I'd go with Billingsly, with C Davis close behind. thats a dang good team :-L
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Re: Which 10?

Postby rookies and cream » Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:38 pm

I'd still go with Bills. But does it matter? You could keep Juan Pierre and still run away with this league. :-B
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Re: Which 10?

Postby GiantsFan14 » Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:29 pm

another vote for bills
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Re: Which 10?

Postby The Artful Dodger » Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:35 pm

I'd go with Bills.
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