My #1 Waiver claim for Joba

[gchiefs85]

Hey guys i am in a 20 team H2H league basic scoring on Yahoo...this is a keeper league and we are allowed to keep 10 guys for the 2010 Season, i was offered Joba Chamberlain for my #1 Waiver claim for the 2009 season. As it stands right now this is my team.

C-Mike Napoli
1B-Miguel Cabrera * Keeper *
2B-Ian Stewart * Keeper *
3B-Aramis Ramirez *Keeper*
SS-Jose Reyes *Keeper*
OF-Nick Markakis *Keeper*
OF-Adam Jones *Keeper*
OF-Adam Lind *Keeper*
Util-Shin-Shoo Choo *Keeper*


SP- Derek Holland *Keeper*
SP-Hiroki Kuroda
SP-Kyle Lohse
SP-Jorge De La Rosa
SP-Sean West
SP-Carl Pavano
SP-Garrett Mock
SP-Gio Gonzalez
SP-Shaun Marcum
RP-Francisco Cordero *Keeper*
RP-Scott Downs
RP-CJ Wilson


as you can tell my pitching staff is horrible...that is mainly because i stream pitchers..however next year the league has implemented a 4 moves per week limit, so i should start looking at getting a good pitching staff, so would you keep the #1 waiver and hope a young stud comes up or trade it for Joba Chamberlain

[taw856]

Especially in a 20-team league, I'd take Joba for the #1 waiver. Sure you might miss out on the next big prospect by not having the #1 waiver spot, but there are also plenty of "next big thing" guys who reach the majors and then do nothing. You're just as likely to waste your waiver that way. If you can get someone like Joba who you know will post respectable, if unspectacular numbers, and have a lot of support behind him to get Ws, I think that's as sure a thing as you're going to get for a waiver claim -- and it bears repeating again here that you're in a 20-team league, so his value has to be increased by how stretched out talent likely is in your league.

Mine: viewtopic.php?t=395664

[Seanyfever]

Makes a great deal of sense. Do it.

I'm on the clock. Lend me your voice/opinion
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=395751

[briane]

If you have a chance this year, yes. If not, prospects may come up that you'd want the #1 waiver claim on.

But not enough so that, if you a chance this year, you don't go for it.
Help with mine, as I don't have a chance for this year:

viewtopic.php?t=395705