Keeper Draft.... Who to keep

[fauthsie]

I am taking over a team for a player who dropped out of a keeper league. We keep 10 players and I don't know all that much about Baseball. The team finished 13 of 16 last year so I draft 4th and I have extra 2nd and 3rd round picks... So the question is who do I keep

Thanks...


Runs, Hits, HR, RBI, SB, Avg
Mike Cameron (Bos - CF) 136/544 78 136 24 70 7 .250
Mark DeRosa (SF - 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF) 129/515 78 129 23 78 3 .250
Ryan Doumit (Pit - C) 70/280 31 70 10 38 4 .250
Carlos Guillén (Det - 1B,3B,LF) 67/277 36 67 11 41 1 .242
Franklin Gutiérrez (Sea - LF,CF,RF) 160/565 85 160 18 70 16 .283
Raúl Ibañez (Phi - LF) 136/500 93 136 34 93 4 .272
Felipe López (Mil - 2B,3B,SS,LF) 187/604 88 187 9 57 6 .310
Magglio Ordóñez (Det - RF) 144/465 54 144 9 50 3 .310
Plácido Polanco (Phi - 2B) 176/618 82 176 10 72 7 .285
Willy Taveras (Oak - CF) 97/404 56 97 1 15 25 .240
Kevin Youkilis (Bos - 1B,3B) 150/491 99 150 27 94 7 .305
Michael Young (Tex - 3B,SS) 174/541 76 174 22 68 8 .322

Pitching
W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP
David Aardsma (Sea - RP) 71.1 3 38 80 6 2.52 1.16
Chad Billingsley (LAD - SP) 196.1 12 0 179 0 4.03 1.32
Scott Downs (Tor - RP) 46.2 1 9 43 10 3.09 1.26
Ryan Franklin (StL - RP) 61.0 4 38 44 1 1.92 1.20
J.A. Happ (Phi - SP,RP) 166.0 12 0 119 0 2.93 1.23
Kyle Lohse (StL - SP) 117.2 6 0 77 0 4.74 1.37
Jason Marquis (Was - SP) 216.0 15 0 115 0 4.04 1.38
Joe Nathan (Min - RP) 68.2 2 47 89 0 2.10 0.93
Scott Richmond (Tor - SP) 138.2 8 0 117 0 5.52 1.49
Joe Saunders (LAA - SP) 186.0 16 0 101 0 4.60 1.43
David Weathers (Mil - RP) 62.0 4 1 37 21 3.92 1.31

[fast dogs]

give the team back and start a fresh league; you won't learn anything or enjoy the experience taking over a team that has no chance to finish in the top 12 again

[HOOTIE]

I am taking over a team for a player who dropped out of a keeper league. We keep 10 players and I don't know all that much about Baseball. The team finished 13 of 16 last year so I draft 4th and I have extra 2nd and 3rd round picks... So the question is who do I keep

Thanks...


Runs, Hits, HR, RBI, SB, Avg
Mike Cameron (Bos - CF) 136/544 78 136 24 70 7 .250
Mark DeRosa (SF - 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF) 129/515 78 129 23 78 3 .250
Ryan Doumit (Pit - C) 70/280 31 70 10 38 4 .250
Carlos Guillén (Det - 1B,3B,LF) 67/277 36 67 11 41 1 .242
Franklin Gutiérrez (Sea - LF,CF,RF) 160/565 85 160 18 70 16 .283
Raúl Ibañez (Phi - LF) 136/500 93 136 34 93 4 .272
Felipe López (Mil - 2B,3B,SS,LF) 187/604 88 187 9 57 6 .310
Magglio Ordóñez (Det - RF) 144/465 54 144 9 50 3 .310
Plácido Polanco (Phi - 2B) 176/618 82 176 10 72 7 .285
Willy Taveras (Oak - CF) 97/404 56 97 1 15 25 .240
Kevin Youkilis (Bos - 1B,3B) 150/491 99 150 27 94 7 .305
Michael Young (Tex - 3B,SS) 174/541 76 174 22 68 8 .322

Pitching
W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP
David Aardsma (Sea - RP) 71.1 3 38 80 6 2.52 1.16
Chad Billingsley (LAD - SP) 196.1 12 0 179 0 4.03 1.32
Scott Downs (Tor - RP) 46.2 1 9 43 10 3.09 1.26
Ryan Franklin (StL - RP) 61.0 4 38 44 1 1.92 1.20
J.A. Happ (Phi - SP,RP) 166.0 12 0 119 0 2.93 1.23
Kyle Lohse (StL - SP) 117.2 6 0 77 0 4.74 1.37
Jason Marquis (Was - SP) 216.0 15 0 115 0 4.04 1.38
Joe Nathan (Min - RP) 68.2 2 47 89 0 2.10 0.93
Scott Richmond (Tor - SP) 138.2 8 0 117 0 5.52 1.49
Joe Saunders (LAA - SP) 186.0 16 0 101 0 4.60 1.43
David Weathers (Mil - RP) 62.0 4 1 37 21 3.92 1.31

[Grounded Polo]

Ryan Doumit (Pit - C) 70/280 31 70 10 38 4 .250
Raúl Ibañez (Phi - LF) 136/500 93 136 34 93 4 .272
Franklin Gutiérrez (Sea - LF,CF,RF) 160/565 85 160 18 70 16 .283
Kevin Youkilis (Bos - 1B,3B) 150/491 99 150 27 94 7 .305
Michael Young (Tex - 3B,SS) 174/541 76 174 22 68 8 .322

David Aardsma (Sea - RP) 71.1 3 38 80 6 2.52 1.16
Chad Billingsley (LAD - SP) 196.1 12 0 179 0 4.03 1.32
Ryan Franklin (StL - RP) 61.0 4 38 44 1 1.92 1.20
J.A. Happ (Phi - SP,RP) 166.0 12 0 119 0 2.93 1.23
Joe Nathan (Min - RP) 68.2 2 47 89 0 2.10 0.93

That's my 10. It's pretty bad overall. I'd rank your players in this order:

1. Youk
2. Bay
3. Billingsley
4. Nathan
5. Ibanez
6. Young
7. Gutierrez
8. Happ
9. Aardsma
10. Franklin

Your top 6 guys are legitimate keepers in a keep 10, the bottom 4 are awful choices from a thin roster. Youk is about the 35th best fantasy player so you have no 1st or 2nd rounders.

My advice here is to immediately trade Joe Nathan. Shop for a high upside guy like Andrew McCutchen, Jay Bruce, and any young hitter. Closers are worthless on a bad team that needs to start from scratch. If you can deal Franklin and Aardsma for hitting also, I'd get rid of them as well but doubt most teams would view them as keepers.

[dave knight]

I am taking over a team for a player who dropped out of a keeper league. We keep 10 players and I don't know all that much about Baseball. The team finished 13 of 16 last year so I draft 4th and I have extra 2nd and 3rd round picks... So the question is who do I keep

Thanks...


Runs, Hits, HR, RBI, SB, Avg
Mike Cameron (Bos - CF) 136/544 78 136 24 70 7 .250
Mark DeRosa (SF - 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF) 129/515 78 129 23 78 3 .250
Ryan Doumit (Pit - C) 70/280 31 70 10 38 4 .250
Carlos Guillén (Det - 1B,3B,LF) 67/277 36 67 11 41 1 .242
Franklin Gutiérrez (Sea - LF,CF,RF) 160/565 85 160 18 70 16 .283
Raúl Ibañez (Phi - LF) 136/500 93 136 34 93 4 .272
Felipe López (Mil - 2B,3B,SS,LF) 187/604 88 187 9 57 6 .310
Magglio Ordóñez (Det - RF) 144/465 54 144 9 50 3 .310
Plácido Polanco (Phi - 2B) 176/618 82 176 10 72 7 .285
Willy Taveras (Oak - CF) 97/404 56 97 1 15 25 .240
Kevin Youkilis (Bos - 1B,3B) 150/491 99 150 27 94 7 .305
Michael Young (Tex - 3B,SS) 174/541 76 174 22 68 8 .322

Pitching
W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP
David Aardsma (Sea - RP) 71.1 3 38 80 6 2.52 1.16
Chad Billingsley (LAD - SP) 196.1 12 0 179 0 4.03 1.32
Scott Downs (Tor - RP) 46.2 1 9 43 10 3.09 1.26
Ryan Franklin (StL - RP) 61.0 4 38 44 1 1.92 1.20
J.A. Happ (Phi - SP,RP) 166.0 12 0 119 0 2.93 1.23
Kyle Lohse (StL - SP) 117.2 6 0 77 0 4.74 1.37
Jason Marquis (Was - SP) 216.0 15 0 115 0 4.04 1.38
Joe Nathan (Min - RP) 68.2 2 47 89 0 2.10 0.93
Scott Richmond (Tor - SP) 138.2 8 0 117 0 5.52 1.49
Joe Saunders (LAA - SP) 186.0 16 0 101 0 4.60 1.43
David Weathers (Mil - RP) 62.0 4 1 37 21 3.92 1.31

Good luck with this roster.

[fauthsie]

Thanks for the help guys... so what should i be looking for in early rounds???