#1 waiver priority

[notoriusbug]

I have the number 1 waiver priority in a 14 team, 25 man roster, 8 keeper league.

My question is this.

I keep reading about the phenom that is Stephen Strasburg. Is there any chance he'll play this year after the June draft (or at least be in the Yahoo system this year?) Should I keep my #1 waiver priority in tact in case he's available this year? Is he that good to think this far ahead?

[MaudDib]

He is not worth holding out for. It is unlikely that he pitches and if he does he won't have that much value. I would worry about winning this year which should mean you grab that best players available on the WW and not worry about a college pitcher who might not pitch in the majors until 2011.

[notoriusbug]

I'm definitely trying to win this year - I'm currently in first but it's close and it's early.
With 350-man rosters (+DL spots), there really isn't anything even remotely close to valuable going on the waiver wire.

What about keeping the waiver priority to get Strasburg and then trading him to an owner who might really want this overhyped prospect?

[MadDog36]

Who knows when he'll pitch. It might be a huge difference to see where he ends up. He could possibly pitch this year if he goes to a team liek San Diego Milwaukee or Washington that need the pitching help.

Keep the #1 priority it might come in handy for a stupid drop or something. I wouldn't burn it on anything cheapy.

[MaudDib]

I def would wait for something good to come along but if and when it does I would grab that player and not worry about trying to get Strasburg. There is just to many questions out there right now like where will go (should be the Nats), does he sign in time, how does he do in the minors once he gets there and how many innings will he have pitched by the time Sept come around. On top of that he probably won't be starting until 2011 so he really shouldn't be a keeper in any league until then no matter how deep your league is (unless of course you are in a Dynasty).