First year Keeper, Help.

[bcbhockey68]

The first question is, this is my first keeper league and I have too many people that should and on any other team would be kept. What do I do about this, should be looking to package some keepers for better keepers (like a stud pitcher) or should I just leave my team the way it is with the exception of doing small trades for better pitching?

Second question is which catcher do I pick up?

Kurt Suzuki
Iván Rodríguez
Ramón Hernández
Kelly Shoppach

14 team H2H keep 5 per year

My Team:
C John Buck
1B Mark Teixeira (NYY - 1B)
2B Dustin Pedroia (Bos - 2B)
3B Ryan Zimmerman (Was - 3B)
SS Jimmy Rollins (Phi-SS)
OF Ryan Braun (Mil - OF)
OF Curtis Granderson (Det - OF)
OF Carlos Lee (Hou-OF)
Util Justin Upton (Ari - OF)
BN Brad Hawpe (Col-OF)
BN Adrian Beltre (Sea-3B)
BN Felipe Lopez (Ari-2B,3B,SS,OF)

SP Javier Vazquez (Atl - SP)
SP Chris Volstad (Fla - SP)
RP Rafeal Soriano (Atl-RP)
RP Brian Wilson (SF - RP)
P Jose Arrendondo(LAA-RP)
P Jason Marquis (Col - SP)
P Edwin Jackson (Det - SP)
BN Roy Oswalt (Hou - SP)
BN Sean Marshall (Chc-SP, RP)
BN Kyle Loshe (Stl-SP)
BN Paul Maholm (Pit - SP)
DL Rich Hill (Bal - SP)DL

[bcbhockey68]

bump

[gocards]

I like Suzuki, I drafted him because I had Mauer and he has done very well so far. Hernandez is probably a very close second for me. Ivan's age scares me.

Who do you see as your 5 keepers?

I see Tex, Pedroia, Rollins, and Braun for sure.

[bcbhockey68]

and then probably Lee or Granderson, you think or if Upton tears it up the rest of the season (2HR tonight) then I would think about keeping him.

[Geek]

Keepers:
1. Teixeira
2. Braun
3. Pedroia
4. Zimmermann
5. Upton/Lee (Lee is better now and may be better later, but Upton has bigger upside)

I can see an outside argument for Granderson or even Rollins, but I don't think they're in the same class as the others.

[bcbhockey68]

Would you trade a couple of those Lee/Rollins/Granderson for better pitching/or a quality keeper pitcher?

[ForumJP]

yeah, definitely would try to make for a stud pitcher with your studs.

i see the keepers tex, pedroia, braun, lee, upton/rollins

maybe package zimmerman as he is a great sell high candidate right now.

[bcbhockey68]

Like Zimmy and Grandy for CC?