Need to keep 8 from this lot

[mringsell]

Have struggled the last 3 years with this team (no doubt you will all see why!!) Just after some advice on what 8 to keep. Its a 6x6 standard roto league.

008 Roster

C - Mike Napoli
1B - Derrek Lee
2B - Ian Kinsler
SS - Stephen Drew
3B - Alex Gordon
OF - Adam Dunn
OF - Jeff Francoeur
OF - Gary Sheffield
U - Brad Hawpe
U - Felipe Lopez

BN - Edwin Encarnacion
BN - Adam LaRoche
BN - Felix Pie

SP - Josh Beckett
SP - Dan Haren
SP - Francisco Liriano
RP - Jose Valverde
RP - Huston Street
P - John Maine
P - Oliver Perez
P - Carlos Marmol

BN - Aaron Heilman
BN - Chuck James
BN - Jair Jurrjens

[Big Cat Court]

I like the pitching, but the bats are rough! I would keep the following:

Beckett
Haren
Liriano
Marmol
Valverde
Drew
Lee
Kinsler

This way you should not have to worry about drafting any pitchers at all for the first ten rounds or so and can concentrate on getting young, high upside hitters who may break out and become viable keepers. With eight keepers I imagine the pickings will be slim in terms of studs, so take chances on guys like Billy Butler, Travis Snider, Chris Davis, Lastings Milledge, and hope some of them break out. I would try and re-draft guys like Alex Gordon and Edwin Encarnacion as well.

Help me out, please.

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[Curtis Pride]

Kinsler
Haren
Beckett
Drew
Liriano
Lee
Dunn (especially if OPS is a category)
Hawpe
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Yes, I'd keep Hawpe over either of the closers. It's just way too easy to find closers throughout the year. And Hawpe is a great fantasy commodity.

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[ayebatter]

C - Mike Napoli
1B - Derrek Lee
2B - Ian Kinsler
SS - Stephen Drew
3B - Alex Gordon
OF - Adam Dunn
OF - Jeff Francoeur
OF - Gary Sheffield
U - Brad Hawpe
U - Felipe Lopez

BN - Edwin Encarnacion
BN - Adam LaRoche
BN - Felix Pie

SP - Josh Beckett
SP - Dan Haren
SP - Francisco Liriano
RP - Jose Valverde
RP - Huston Street
P - John Maine
P - Oliver Perez
P - Carlos Marmol

BN - Aaron Heilman
BN - Chuck James
BN - Jair Jurrjens

[GiantsFan14]

Have struggled the last 3 years with this team (no doubt you will all see why!!) Just after some advice on what 8 to keep. Its a 6x6 standard roto league.

008 Roster

C - Mike Napoli
1B - Derrek Lee
2B - Ian Kinsler
SS - Stephen Drew
3B - Alex Gordon
OF - Adam Dunn
OF - Jeff Francoeur
OF - Gary Sheffield
U - Brad Hawpe
U - Felipe Lopez

BN - Edwin Encarnacion
BN - Adam LaRoche
BN - Felix Pie

SP - Josh Beckett
SP - Dan Haren
SP - Francisco Liriano
RP - Jose Valverde
RP - Huston Street
P - John Maine
P - Oliver Perez
P - Carlos Marmol

BN - Aaron Heilman
BN - Chuck James
BN - Jair Jurrjens

[NY Knights]

1B - Derrek Lee
2B - Ian Kinsler
SS - Stephen Drew
OF - Adam Dunn
U - Brad Hawpe

SP - Josh Beckett
SP - Dan Haren
SP - Francisco Liriano

Yep.