I'm in a keeper league with no limits or restrictions on keepers. No time limits on how long we can keep them, and we don't have to give the pick in the round we originally drafted them.
I'm looking to spend a few picks this year on some young high-upside guys that I think will be available in the draft, with the aim of keeping them for pretty much ever, making them the cornerstones of my team.
How would you rank the following guys with only that goal in mind?
(listed in no particular order) Mark Wieters David Price Jay Bruce Chris Davis Stephen Drew Kevin Slowey Justin Upton Clayton Kershaw Joey Votto Ryan Zimmerman Lastings Milledge
And if there's anyone you think I've neglected, feel free to include them.
Sometimes it takes a crazy person to see the truth. If so, I'm a freaking lunatic.
ThatDude wrote:I'm in a keeper league with no limits or restrictions on keepers. No time limits on how long we can keep them, and we don't have to give the pick in the round we originally drafted them.
I'm looking to spend a few picks this year on some young high-upside guys that I think will be available in the draft, with the aim of keeping them for pretty much ever, making them the cornerstones of my team.
How would you rank the following guys with only that goal in mind?
(listed in no particular order) 2 Mark Wieters 5 David Price 3 Jay Bruce 7 Chris Davis 8 Stephen Drew 11 Kevin Slowey 1 Justin Upton 6 Clayton Kershaw 4 Joey Votto 10 Ryan Zimmerman 9 Lastings Milledge
And if there's anyone you think I've neglected, feel free to include them.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
HOOTIE
Hall of Fame Hero
Posts: 14815
(Past Year: 551)
Joined: 12 Jan 2003
Bases this season: 4,236
Home Cafe: Baseball
Location: Pearl Jam country, right next door to Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains.
2 Mark Wieters 6 David Price 3 Jay Bruce 7 Chris Davis 8 Stephen Drew 11 Kevin Slowey 1 Justin Upton 5 Clayton Kershaw 4 Joey Votto 9 Ryan Zimmerman 10 Lastings Milledge
ThatDude wrote:I'm in a keeper league with no limits or restrictions on keepers. No time limits on how long we can keep them, and we don't have to give the pick in the round we originally drafted them.
I'm looking to spend a few picks this year on some young high-upside guys that I think will be available in the draft, with the aim of keeping them for pretty much ever, making them the cornerstones of my team.
How would you rank the following guys with only that goal in mind?
(listed in no particular order) Mark Wieters -1 David Price -4 Jay Bruce -6 Chris Davis -3 Stephen Drew -8 Kevin Slowey -10 Justin Upton -2 Clayton Kershaw -7 Joey Votto -5 Ryan Zimmerman -11 Lastings Milledge -9
And if there's anyone you think I've neglected, feel free to include them.
I'm basing this off of a few things - position scarcity for one, overall talent and probability that potential is reached, etc. IMO, Weiters is as "can't miss" as they come, and as a C, gets the top nod. However, I normally like to steer towards players with experience
Again, you need to look at position scarcity down the road...Davis at 1B/3B moves him up a bit over Bruce. It's not there is no love for Bruce, but...
Bruce will be 20/20 with a .290 average. Davis will be 30/10 with a .285 average. All else equal, i think there's plenty of 20/20 OF's...same with Votto. 25-30 HRs with a .300 average.
Price may have been a little high in my ranking, but I think he's got the stuff to be an ace for a lot of years.
rails80 wrote:Again, you need to look at position scarcity down the road...Davis at 1B/3B moves him up a bit over Bruce. It's not there is no love for Bruce, but...
Bruce will be 20/20 with a .290 average. Davis will be 30/10 with a .285 average. All else equal, i think there's plenty of 20/20 OF's...same with Votto. 25-30 HRs with a .300 average.
Price may have been a little high in my ranking, but I think he's got the stuff to be an ace for a lot of years.
I probably should have mentioned this before.....but on the topic of position scarcity, this league doesn't use 3 OF's. We use LF/CF/RF, so scarcity very much comes into play in there just like everywhere else.
Sometimes it takes a crazy person to see the truth. If so, I'm a freaking lunatic.
Cafe Home
Fantasy Football
Fantasy Basketball
Fantasy Hockey
by ThatDude » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:58 pm 
/charlie1.gif)
