Drop Mauer?

[taw856]

One of my three teams this year has zero bench flexibility because of injuries, and I'm actually considering dropping Joe Mauer because of it. Other possible drop options are Johnny Cueto (though he pitches twice this week against mediocre opponents and has started well this season) or Ervin Santana (on the DL, same as Mauer).

Basically, I'm looking at two things:
1. Other teams have dropped Brian McCann and Ryan Doumit because of their injuries, giving me a shot at a high-end catcher returning from injury later in the season even if I miss out on reclaiming Mauer.
2. My pitching staff could really use another reliever. Looking at Scott Downs while he fills in as the closer in Toronto or even Octavio Dotel just to improve ERA, WHIP and get some Ks on the side.

MY ROSTER (It's a 5x5 categories H2H league.)
c C. Ianetta
1b J. Morneau
2b I. Kinsler
3b E. Longoria
ss J. Reyes
2b/ss R. Cano
1b/3b A. Beltre
of M. Ordonez
of C. Quentin
of B. Upton
of J. Damon
of S. Victorino
util S-S. Choo
bn J. Mauer

p R. Harden
p A. Burnett
p A. Wainwright
p C. Kershaw
p J. Jurrjens
p W. Rodriguez
p B. Ziegler
p R. Franklin
p M. Corpas
bn J. Cueto
bn E. Santana
dl B. Webb

Would you guys drop anyone on my team for Downs or Dotel?

[kidsilk]

I wouldn't drop anyone on your team for those guys. Stay put.

please help

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[DaShiz23]

I wouldn't drop anyone on your team for those guys. Stay put.

please help

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Agreed. You have no need to make a move at this point.

[Old_Style]

I'd have a hard time dropping Mauer right now. It sounds like his rehab assignments are going pretty well.

This might not be popular, but if you really need another closer, I'd consider dropping Iannetta for Downs and putting Mauer in as your catcher.

From Rotoworld:

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire hinted Saturday that Joe Mauer (back) may return before his May 1 target date.
Mauer could jump back into the lineup Tuesday if everything goes swimmingly this weekend. "As a manager, my job is to make sure he's ready," Gardenhire said. "But the old saying is, 'Throw him a little something to make him focus and get after it.' I'm throwing him something -- the possibility that he could join us even before Thursday. We're throwing that to him. But there are no guarantees on that."

[rjwock07]

Keep Mauer...
All of the injuries at catcher this year make your situation much more managable. Be pateint and reap the rewards of keeping Mauer later.