Keepers - Pick 8 - WHIR

[tuckerman85]

Keeper league 5x5: 12 teams (keep 8 at end of season)

C- Montero
1B - C. Guillen
2B - Cano
3B - Wright***
SS - Drew
CI - Beckham
MI - Sanchez
LF - Braun ***
CF - Rios
RF - Kemp ***
OF - Markakis ***
UTIL - Hart
BN - Rajai Davis, Teahan

SP - S Kazmir
SP - Burnett
SP - Wandy
Sp - Ubaldo
SP - Vazquez
RP - Fuentes
RP - Wood
RP - Aardsma
RP - Soria
RP - Calero

BN - Baker, Latos, E. Santana, Bannister, Bud Noris

Which 8 do you keep? I know the first 4 without question. It gets sticky when trying to chose between pitchers and the last few hitters (I generally prefer to keep hitters).

[briane]

Beckham and 3 pitchers among:

Vazquez, Kazmir, Rodriguez, Jimenez

It depends on whether you believe Kazmir will bounce back (I do) and what you believe about Wandy and Ubaldo.

Thanks for the help with mine.

[rupertoooo]

In your case I would go with Wright, Braun, Kemp, Markakis, Cano, Beckham and Soria. I hate keeping closers but in your case I dont believe you have another automatic option. The last player is fairly difficult, but I would go with the safest bet and keep Vazquez. With Vazquez you will keep a workhorse who will give you a ton of K's and a very good whip. If you want a little more high risk/high I would go with Jimenez, but I believe you need to have an anchor for your staff and believe the steady Vazquez to be the best fit of the bunch.

Thanks for the help with mine.

[bazzy_51]

Keeper league 5x5: 12 teams (keep 8 at end of season)

C- Montero
1B - C. Guillen
2B - Cano
3B - Wright***
SS - Drew
CI - Beckham
MI - Sanchez
LF - Braun ***
CF - Rios
RF - Kemp ***
OF - Markakis ***
UTIL - Hart
BN - Rajai Davis, Teahan

SP - S Kazmir
SP - Burnett
SP - Wandy
Sp - Ubaldo
SP - Vazquez
RP - Fuentes
RP - Wood
RP - Aardsma
RP - Soria
RP - Calero

BN - Baker, Latos, E. Santana, Bannister, Bud Noris

Which 8 do you keep? I know the first 4 without question. It gets sticky when trying to chose between pitchers and the last few hitters (I generally prefer to keep hitters).

thanks for the help one mine first off... now obviously the for sures are Wright, Braun, Markakis and Kemp. after those 4 i don't think its actually too, too hard, Cano has had a nice bounce back from last year, plays on a powerful offense and plays at a thin positions. so thats #5. Beckham has turned out to be a sweet addition to most teams and i think will do nothing but get better going into next year. thats #6. then #7 and #8, one of which i think is a no brainer for me to be kept this year and for years to come and thats Vazquez, hes a K machine and since joined up with Atlanta (move back from the AL to the NL) hes kept his ratios looking pretty sweet. and #8 you can't pass on Ubaldo Jimenez and take a closer over him. no one talks about him because he pitches in the best hitters park in the league, BUT for that same reason hes way overlooked. Jimenez is as solid of a #2 as you can add to your rotation and in some cases could be considered a low end #1. just for a little backup support here is a great topic in the 'baseball leftovers forum' that talks alot about Jimenez, check it out just to solidify your decision on Ubaldo as your #8 Keeper... viewtopic.php?t=396339

Good luck!!