12 Team Yahoo 5x5 H2H keeper league...I need to keep 3, who I should be considering keeping for next season? Leave your links! (I like Mcab, Grienke, Kinsler, Bay, Ellsbury and Upton) Tough to choose. Thanks for the help in advance.
My Team: Montero Konerko Berkman Laroche Kinsler Velez Tulowitzki MCab Ellsbury Bay Hawpe JUpton
Billingsley Burehle Greinke Price Scherzer Nolasco Peavy Papelbon Franklin
Last edited by CubsFan4Life23 on Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
You have 2 no-brainers: M. Cabrera and I. Kinsler.
Cabrera is a top-5 player overall, and Kinsler is a stud playing at a scarce position. I have seen them both ranked as top-10 keepers.
For your 3rd guy, I think you have only 2 options: Justin Upton and Greinke.
You really couldn't go wrong either way. Pitchers are always riskier than hitters (think Webb, Peavy, Santana, Bedard), so i would lean toward Upton. His age and his power/speed combo make him an ideal keeper. I think it will be easier for you to find a top pitcher in the early rounds of your draft than it will be to find a hitter like upton. On the other hand, having a legit Ace is a big bonus, especially in a 23-team league.
But if you keep MCab, Kinsler and either JUpton or Greinke you are going to have one of the top keeper lists in your league.
CubsFan4Life23 wrote:12 Team Yahoo 5x5 H2H keeper league...I need to keep 3, who I should be considering keeping for next season? Leave your links! (I like Mcab, Grienke, Kinsler, Bay, Ellsbury and Upton) Tough to choose. Thanks for the help in advance.
My Team: Montero Konerko Berkman Laroche Kinsler Velez Tulowitzki MCab Ellsbury Bay Hawpe JUpton
Billingsley Burehle Greinke Price Scherzer Nolasco Peavy Papelbon Franklin
CubsFan4Life23 wrote:12 Team Yahoo 5x5 H2H keeper league...I need to keep 3, who I should be considering keeping for next season? Leave your links! (I like Mcab, Grienke, Kinsler, Bay, Ellsbury and Upton) Tough to choose. Thanks for the help in advance.
My Team: Montero Konerko Berkman Laroche Kinsler Velez Tulowitzki MCab Ellsbury Bay Hawpe JUpton
Billingsley Burehle Greinke Price Scherzer Nolasco Peavy Papelbon Franklin
Throw the pitchers back in and draft wisely.
My thoughts exactly. Grienke was a middle rounder this year. I'm almost 100% sure you can find a gem like him again next year (it always happens) and with the 3 you have, you can always target pitchers earlier.
Just kidding. It's pretty obvious who your keepers are. They only ? is J Upton, Grienke and Ellsbury (110+ runs, .300 avg and 50+ steals cant be overlooked), but I agree with everyone else and would take M Cab, Kinsler and Upton...
I know Justin Upton is a very good player and has amazing potential, but there aren't that many premier aces. If you keep Greinke, you'll know going into 210 you have a go-to SP. There are more very solid OF's than there are very solid SP's.
I know Justin Upton is a very good player and has amazing potential, but there aren't that many premier aces. If you keep Greinke, you'll know going into 210 you have a go-to SP. There are more very solid OF's than there are very solid SP's.
I have to disagree here. Pitchers are the least reliable source of fantasy points year in and year out. Greinke has shown he is a stud, no doubt, but when you're only keeping three, I think you have to protect your team and go offense heavy and look for pitching in your draft. If you were keeping five or six, then yes, go ahead and lock in Greinke, but not when you're only keeping three.
I know Justin Upton is a very good player and has amazing potential, but there aren't that many premier aces. If you keep Greinke, you'll know going into 210 you have a go-to SP. There are more very solid OF's than there are very solid SP's.
I have to disagree here. Pitchers are the least reliable source of fantasy points year in and year out. Greinke has shown he is a stud, no doubt, but when you're only keeping three, I think you have to protect your team and go offense heavy and look for pitching in your draft. If you were keeping five or six, then yes, go ahead and lock in Greinke, but not when you're only keeping three.
Though I hate agreeing with Red Sox fans.
Imagine if you would have kept Webb last year. Or even Johan, since he's out for the season as well. I'd go all bats with only 3 keepers.
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by CubsFan4Life23 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:40 pm 
