Keepers help? WHIR

[ninremix]

I can keep 8 players for next season in a 5x5 keeper league with 12 owners.

Bold are Keepers

1B Pujols
C McCaan
SS Rollins
3B Atkins
OF Either
OF Markakis

SP Bedard
SP Dempster
SP Wainwright
SP Zambrano
RP Lidge
RP Wood



Also been offered Dice-K for Lidge ... should i take it?

[GiantsFan14]

I can keep 8 players for next season in a 5x5 keeper league with 12 owners.

Bold are Keepers

1B Pujols
C McCann
SS Rollins
3B Atkins
OF Either
OF Markakis

SP Bedard
SP Dempster
SP Wainwright
SP Zambrano
RP Lidge
RP Wood



Also been offered Dice-K for Lidge ... should i take it?

[NY Knights]

Agree with GiantsFan on the picks, although I have my concerns about Atkins.

And no, I don't think I'd trade Lidge for Dice-K. I usually try to avoid keeping a closer, but Lidge had outrageous numbers, and there is always SP available later in the draft.

[B-Chad]

Pujols, McCann, Rollins, Markakis no brainers. The last 4 are a bit murky but here's who I'd keep.

1-Lidge- Not usually a fan of keeping closers, but he's been dominant in the past, and had a fantastic year last year. Ratios should be solid, saves should be good, and his K's a very good from a reliever.

2- Wainwright- I think he's vastly underrated, and though he'll only mildly contribute in K's for a starter, his ratios should be top notch. Think prime Mark Buerhle.

3- Bedard- I'm expecting a rebound. Shoulder surgery didn't reveal any major damage. His K-rate was pretty decent in a small sample last year, and the two years prior to that were quite good. I'd certainly rather take the risk on Bedard then Dempster having a solid follow up to a very improbable year. Also very curious to see how he does after moving from closer back to the starting rotation and seeing a 140 pitch innings spike. Too many red flags around Dempster for me, lean toward Bedard.

4- Wood- I really hate keeping closers, but this is choosing the least of all evils I believe. As I stated, I'm staying away from Dempster, and think he's going to post a monumentally disasterous follow up season to '08. I also am very down on Zambrano. He's been an innings horse and it's starting to catch up to him. His K-rate was bad last year, and his walks have always been high. At best he contributes wins and ERA, and wins are volatile. At worst he contributes nothing. Atkins got some consideration, but he looked like a very mediocre 3B last year, and I'm very worried about him getting dealt out of Colorado. Wood obviously carries monster injury risks, but he pitched very well out of the pen last year. His K-rate was very good for a closer and his ratios were very solid. Most importantly, in a year that looks like it could be extra topsy turvy for closers, he just signed a fat contract with the Indians and will have quite a bit of job security.

I hope that was of some assistance, if you don't mind, I'd greatly appreciate some help with mine.

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[fast dogs]

I can keep 8 players for next season in a 5x5 keeper league with 12 owners.

Bold are Keepers

1B Pujols
C McCaan
SS Rollins
3B Atkins
OF Either
OF Markakis

SP Bedard
SP Dempster
SP Wainwright
SP Zambrano
RP Lidge
RP Wood



Also been offered Dice-K for Lidge ... should i take it?

You most certainly don't want Dice.I'm going to go against the grain & say this year good closers are going to be valueable keepers.There is going to be a great deal of uncertainty with about 1/2 of the teams closer positions this year & an aweful lot of good SP to choose from. Thats before injuries. Unless you are living online & able to scoop up the closer of the week alot, I wouldn't mind having Wood as your 2nd closer & 7th keeper. Not real happy about any of your final choices, but these are the 7 I'd run with

[Pogotheostrich]

1B Pujols
C McCaan
SS Rollins
3B Atkins
OF Markakis
SP Wainwright
SP Zambrano
RP Lidge

I'd say no to the trade.

[raiders_umpire]

1B Pujols
C McCann
SS Rollins
OF Markakis

SP Wainwright
SP Zambrano
RP Lidge
RP Wood


Pass on the trade.

[oakscorps]

1B Pujols
C McCaan
SS Rollins
OF Either
OF Markakis
SP Wainwright
SP Zambrano
RP Lidge

No to the trade and the only one worth discussing is Atkins but I just think you can get a better B in the 1st round or 2nd round, if you really feel you need to keep Atkins then drop Either for him