Pick 5

[JOBA]

In a keeper league, we keep 5 players from last season.

I bolded the4 I really like and will probably keep. Who would you suggest as a 5th? Would you pick differently than me?

12 team, H2H.


Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL
Batters Stat Categories: Runs (R), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Batting Average (AVG), On-base Percentage (OBP), Slugging Percentage (SLG)
Pitchers Stat Categories: Wins (W), Saves (SV), Strikeouts (K), Total Bases Allowed (TB), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP), Strikeouts per Nine Innings (K/9)

Julio Borbón (Tex - OF) 49/157 30 4 20 19 .312 .376 .414
Robinson Canó (NYY - 2B) 204/637 103 25 85 5 .320 .352 .520
Chris Coghlan (Fla - 2B,OF) 162/504 84 9 47 8 .321 .390 .460
Chris Davis (Tex - 1B,3B) 93/391 48 21 59 0 .238 .284 .442
Jody Gerut (Mil - OF) 63/274 40 9 35 6 .230 .279 .376
Josh Hamilton (Tex - OF) 90/336 43 10 54 8 .268 .315 .426
Ryan Howard (Phi - 1B) 172/616 105 45 141 8 .279 .360 .571
Matt Kemp (LAD - OF) 180/606 97 26 101 34 .297 .352 .490
Adam LaRoche (Ari - 1B) 154/555 78 25 83 2 .277 .355 .488
James Loney (LAD - 1B) 162/576 73 13 90 7 .281 .357 .399
Hideki Matsui (LAA - OF) 125/456 62 28 90 0 .274 .367 .509
Nate McLouth (Atl - OF) 130/507 86 20 70 19 .256 .352 .436
Miguel Olivo (Col - C) 97/390 51 23 65 5 .249 .292 .490
Alexei Ramírez (CWS - 2B,SS,OF) 150/542 71 15 68 14 .277 .333 .389



Clay Buchholz (Bos - SP) 92.0 7 0 68 144 4.21 1.38 6.65
Ryan Franklin (StL - RP) 61.0 4 38 44 66 1.92 1.20 6.49
Derek Holland (Tex - SP,RP) 138.1 8 0 107 283 6.12 1.50 6.96
Ubaldo Jiménez (Col - SP) 218.0 15 0 198 260 3.47 1.23 8.17
Jon Lester (Bos - SP) 203.1 15 0 225 281 3.41 1.23 9.96
Tim Lincecum (SF - SP) 225.1 15 0 261 236 2.48 1.05 10.42
Carlos Mármol (ChC - RP) 74.0 2 15 93 63 3.41 1.46 11.31
Jonathan Sánchez (SF - SP) 163.1 8 0 177 235 4.24 1.37 9.75
Justin Verlander (Det - SP) 240.0 19 0 269 333 3.45 1.18 10.09

[raiders_umpire]

Josh Hamilton (Tex - OF) 90/336 43 10 54 8 .268 .315 .426
Ryan Howard (Phi - 1B) 172/616 105 45 141 8 .279 .360 .571
Matt Kemp (LAD - OF) 180/606 97 26 101 34 .297 .352 .490
Tim Lincecum (SF - SP) 225.1 15 0 261 236 2.48 1.05 10.42
Justin Verlander (Det - SP) 240.0 19 0 269 333 3.45 1.18 10.09

[HOOTIE]

Verlander/Lester over Cano

[GreenMtn!]

Kemp, Howard and Lincecum are no-brainers. I'm not entirely sold on Cano, but he's not a bad choice at second.

If you really wanted to lock up pitching you could take Verlander + Lester over Cano. If not, go with Verlander

[chadam189]

Screw starting pitching, load up on relievers. Look how many stats favor relievers in this setup:

WHIP, ERA, K/9, TB, SV for relievers, W and K for starters. If you can make trades, give up your arms for some bats. This league was made to punt starting pitching! Is there an innings minimum each week?

[The Artful Dodger]

Robinson Canó (NYY - 2B) 204/637 103 25 85 5 .320 .352 .520
Ryan Howard (Phi - 1B) 172/616 105 45 141 8 .279 .360 .571
Matt Kemp (LAD - OF) 180/606 97 26 101 34 .297 .352 .490
Tim Lincecum (SF - SP) 225.1 15 0 261 236 2.48 1.05 10.42
Justin Verlander (Det - SP) 240.0 19 0 269 333 3.45 1.18 10.09

Howard and Kemp are easy pickings. Same for Lincecum and in my book, Verlander too. With K/9 as a category, they hold extra value. I'm not crazy about Cano myself, but I think you're getting solid production out of him at 2B, as opposed to Hamilton who has an inability to stay healthy (apart from 2008) and there's a good chance he winds up with Cano-like stats, at best.

[Fielder's Buffet]

What do other owners in your league tend to keep? If top pitchers are usually held then I'd lean towards the Verlander / Lester combo over Cano also... but if pitching will be plentiful then I'd consider keeping Verlander and Cano.

[hstlives]

Hmmm. I would add Lester to that list, and actually keep Coghlan instead of Cano. Coghlan is capable of putting up similar is not better BA. Close in R and RBI, plus has a speed upside that Cano doesn't have.

[Skimo77]

That's tricky, but i'd say Lester over Verlander.. Verlander threw a TON of innings last year (240.0) thats almost 40 innings more than ever before.. That's his only scary part, but this is who i would keep:

Kemp
Lincecum
Howard
Cano (cuz he plays on a stacked team and in a bandbox)
Lester, unless you trust Josh Hamilton enough to think he'll last a whole year.. which i don't.

[boredguy]

I'd go with the 4 you have plus Verlander.