10 team AL only Keeper league - KEEPER QUESTIONS - WHIR

[keezy]

I'm in a standard 5x5 10 team AL only roto keeper league. We keep 5 players. I'm currently keeping Teixeira/Quentin/Halladay/Ellsbury. I was planning on keeping Santana before he sprained his MCL. I was wondering if I should still keep him, or keep Cano (or even Vernon Wells) instead? I should mention that I have the #1 pick in the draft and will be taking Sabathia unless ARod is not kept (highly unlikely).

[Tenacious D-Store]

I don't think anyone on this forum has higher praise for Ervin than I do. Elbow injuries are scary though and even Mike Scioscia seems to be rather concerned It just reeks of Tommy John Surgery. I don't know what to think of Vernon Wells, he has hinted he doesn't want to be a Jay at times. I know he's had some injury concerns but I think a lot of his problems go beyond that. So much potential, lately we've just gotten disappointment. Maybe Cito can turn him around, but I don't think I want wells as a keeper and I definitely don't want Cano. It's quite the pickle you got there, I think I would keep him and draft CC, it's a big gamble but higher upside than the alternatives.

[soxfan25]

I might keep Cano if you are not keeping Santana.


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[keezy]

I don't think anyone on this forum has higher praise for Ervin than I do. Elbow injuries are scary though and even Mike Scioscia seems to be rather concerned It just reeks of Tommy John Surgery. I don't know what to think of Vernon Wells, he has hinted he doesn't want to be a Jay at times. I know he's had some injury concerns but I think a lot of his problems go beyond that. So much potential, lately we've just gotten disappointment. Maybe Cito can turn him around, but I don't think I want wells as a keeper and I definitely don't want Cano. It's quite the pickle you got there, I think I would keep him and draft CC, it's a big gamble but higher upside than the alternatives.

The thing is, as disappointing Cano was last year, I believe he'll rebound and 2b is hardly a deep position (especially in an AL only keeper league). Santana's mechanics were never too great (he's always had the inverted W), so this injury scares me quite a bit. The Angels are also really cautious with pitching injuries, so he may not come back until mid-May. I'm hesitant with Wells because, frankly, it's hard as hell to know what his production's going to be like.

I'm honestly leaning towards keeping Cano right now.

[Elsy]

Not b/c I am a Jays fan and hate the Yanks. I would keep Wells, he is going to rebound back to his contract year. Not just that he is more relied on in the Jays offense as Cano isn't and shows disinterest sometimes. VW was a better in the 2nd half after Cito took over, he (VW) and Gibbons didn't get along all that well.

[smoovethug]

I'm still keeping Ervin.

[etex211]

Thanks for helping on mine.....

I'd would also be very wary of Santana. Anytime that I've got that big of a question mark about keeping a pitcher, and I've also got a viable alternative keeper hitter, then I go with the hitter. I've been burned on big investments in pitchers too many times.

I'd probably keep Cano (weak position) and then get CC in the first round.