Arlo and others...I still need help, I am on the clock!

[mktgteach]

It is my 2nd round pick. I am in a 16 team keeper league. I selected Mark Prior with my first pick.

Here are the ones I am looking at:

Jason Giambi -
Brian Giles
Luis Gonzalez
Jim Thome
Sammy Sosa


I am leaning towards Giambi, but our league scores -1 for strikeouts.

These have been taking.

The players that have been selected already are:

ARod
Pujols
Helton
Soriano
Bonds
Vlad
Sheff
Beltran
Manny
Magglio
Delgado
Nomar
Berkman
Tejada
Jeter
Bret Boone
Vernon Wells
Rolen

[Arlo]

No pitchers drafted yet? If so, I'd be tempted to go with Pedro even with Prior already on board.

Of those hitters, I like Thome.

[Guest]

ORDONEZ

[mktgteach]

Yes pitchers have been drafted. But I don't want to draft two pitchers with my 1st 2 picks. That is why I only listed the hitters.

Has Giambi dropped that far down? I was thinking that he was a no brainer?

Since it is a keeper I have dropped Sosa off my list.

The K's worry me in terms of Thome

[mktgteach]

Mags is gone

[Clevelander]

big fan of carlos lee

[Guest]

I think Giles is probably the most valuable guy o that list, especially with the -1 for strikeouts but he'll still be there with your next pick most likely. I'd probably take Thome and then Giles on the turn.

[red]

Bingo to the last point. If hitters lose -1 for Ks, Giles is your guy.

[Clevelander]

giles is the right call for the k's situation...but there is better, reason i say lee is for average,slg, power and speed, that and abreu...lee will do more though...a 1Bman you can get a little later that will stil give 30+ but not the speed as you will start to see making a turn in the draft to get...

[Guest]

Renteria deserves some consideration as well with Nomar,Tejada and Jeter off the board already. The dropoff after Renteria is pretty steep.