I inherited a deadbeat team that didn't win any H2H matchups all year. Not much to work with in this 8 team league, but just wanted some quick advice who I should keep for next year. I can keep 5. (This will be my second fantasy baseball attempt, first on ESPN).
I have one distinct advantage of being the worst team, I get first pick and I get to see who is available after the other teams pick their keepers.
Top players avail: Crawford, J. Upton, Tulowitzki, Ellsbury, Gonzalez Top pitchers avail: (all closers), Santana, Carpenter, Gallardo, Beckett
Russell Martin - C Luke Scott - OF/DH Akinori Iwamura - 2B Mark DeRosa - 3B Derek Jeter - SS Matt Holliday - OF Ichiro - OF Ryan Ludwick - OF Ben Zobrist - 2B/OF Paul Konerko - 1B Derek Lee - 1B Magglio Ordonez - OF/DH Aramis Ramirez - 3B Brandon Phillips - 2B Matt Wieters - C Grady Sizemore - OF Carlos Pena - 1B
Mariano Rivera Chad Billingsley Bobby Jenks Ted Lilly Davide Price Brandon Morrow Carlos Zambrano Jarrod Washburn Vincente Padilla Brandon Webb
I don't know if I'm going to keep any pitchers and I'm looking to keep two of my OF (Holliday/Sizemore), Jeter (although Tulo is available with first pick), Weiters and Phillips and take Upton with my first pick and take best pitcher available.
I would keep Holliday, Sizemore, and Weiters for sure. Then I would keep one of your 2B (Phillips or Zobrist). To round out your keepers, I think Mo Rivera is a solid option. Letting Jeter go and drafting Tulo is a good idea.
by footballisbetter.com » Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:40 pm
DigitalFool wrote:Top players avail: Crawford, J. Upton, Tulowitzki, Ellsbury, Gonzalez Top pitchers avail: (all closers), Santana, Carpenter, Gallardo, Beckett
My current team:
Russell Martin - C Luke Scott - OF/DH Akinori Iwamura - 2B Mark DeRosa - 3B Derek Jeter - SS Matt Holliday - OF Ichiro - OF Ryan Ludwick - OF Ben Zobrist - 2B/OF Paul Konerko - 1B Derek Lee - 1B Magglio Ordonez - OF/DH Aramis Ramirez - 3B Brandon Phillips - 2B Matt Wieters - C Grady Sizemore - OF Carlos Pena - 1B
Mariano Rivera Chad Billingsley Bobby Jenks Ted Lilly Davide Price Brandon Morrow Carlos Zambrano Jarrod Washburn Vincente Padilla Brandon Webb
Thanks in advance!
Then I would take Tulo with the 1st pick. Its a tough call though. Would you rather have J Upton and Jeter...or either Sizemore/Ichiro and Tulo? I'd like the 2nd option personally.
I'd draft J Upton personally. If nobody else kept a closer, I see no reason why you should keep Mo.
Agreed, all closers available and with only 8 teams (and 9 pitching slots) - I'm not overly concerned at that position.
Problem with keeping Holliday, Sizemore AND Ichiro is that then all three OF positions are taken. Then I would be forced to play Upton as UTIL. It's not a bad thing, I just was hoping not to fill OF so early when there is some later talent that could be had later?
footballisbetter.com wrote: Then I would take Tulo with the 1st pick. Its a tough call though. Would you rather have J Upton and Jeter...or either Sizemore/Ichiro and Tulo? I'd like the 2nd option personally.
That's my dilemma...
In a keeper league (new to me), it seems it would make sense to lock up a talent like Upton for years to come. I'm lukewarm on keeping Jeter/Ichiro just because of diminishing returns; they won't take me very far in the coming years.
Judging by current rosters, I don't think either Ichiro or Jeter would make back to me in round 2/3.
KenDawg19 wrote:I would keep Holliday, Sizemore, and Weiters for sure. Then I would keep one of your 2B (Phillips or Zobrist). To round out your keepers, I think Mo Rivera is a solid option. Letting Jeter go and drafting Tulo is a good idea.
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by DigitalFool » Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:24 pm 
