How early is too early for Heyward in my deep keeper draft

[AnddWon]

The draft is in two weeks and we have 8 keepers (that hold round value) and 2 rookie keepers that are our last picks.

I'm saying with the possibility I could keep Heyward as a last round pick next year if he finishes with less than 200 ABs and the fact that he is the LeBron James of baseball....


How early is too early for me to pick Heyward in the draft?

[AnddWon]

I feel like a lot of people are thinking about this and not saying anything.




I will take him in round 9, say I won't!

[Grounded Polo]

Heyward in Round 9 is really soon. I'd think Round 12-13 in a keeper draft would qualify as getting him early.

[Johnny Tuttle]

Polo's right. As good as he will be, he will be 21 only during the season, and there's always the chance he bounces up and down for a year or two. Even happened to Upton.

Only if you don't face any escalation in the round it costs to keep him would you take him as early as you've said. Otherwise, you're just letting him raise to a 1st round cost while he's just getting going.

[Grounded Polo]

Polo's right. As good as he will be, he will be 21 only during the season, and there's always the chance he bounces up and down for a year or two. Even happened to Upton.

Only if you don't face any escalation in the round it costs to keep him would you take him as early as you've said. Otherwise, you're just letting him raise to a 1st round cost while he's just getting going.

Agree with this also.

You should want your first pick in the supplemental draft to be a guy with keeper upside but Heyward is too soon, gotta be other guys out there to take instead who are safer bets for 2010, not 2011.

[AnddWon]

Draft is coming up soon and I have decided I will take him at pick 98 if he is there.