Strategy - Punt Holds? Opinions Needed.

[jarobert]

My 10 Team roto league counts holds.

All of the "elite" setup men are rostered.

I'm thinking of using my 5 RP spots to hold 3 closers and two starters that have RP eligibility.

Right now that would be Phil Hughes and CJ WIlson. Both get Ks and are on good enough teams to get some Ws.

Basically I'd have no one getting holds but holds seem kind of elusive anyway.

Is punting holds bad strategy.

[misterf]

I think punting any category is a bad idea....at least at this point in the season. The middle reliever position is very volitile. Several of those elite "hold" guys are going to be promoted to closer, injured, or end up stinking.....giving many new guys opportunities to get saves. With just a little effort you sould be able to find a few diomonds in the rough off waivers that can net you help you earn at least a few points in the holds category, and you may even do well in the cetegory.

Especially when you best options are Hughes (who wont get many starts, at least early in the season) and Wilson. Both are unproven and, though they may help with a few extra k's, they might also kill your ERA and WHIP. They are guys I would want to wait-and-see with, or possibly spot start. They aren't guys I would just plug into my starting rosters.

If you told me you had a 4th or 5th closer and could dominate the Saves category by punting, that might have been worth considering....but, since your best option is to start two marginal SP's, I'd start hunting the waiver wire for middle relievers.

There are only two situations where punting makes any sense (in my opinion). 1) It's ok to punt if you have it as your strategy BEFORE the draft (so you can aggressively overload in other categories while the rest of the league focuses on filling whichever cat. you punted); or 2) If in late May or June you realize you are doomed in a category.....and you can't manage to make any reasonable trades to address the problem.....then go ahead and punt the cetagory as a last-chance hail mary.

help with mine?
http://www.fantasybaseballcafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=407113

[Green Bastard]

I think holds in a 10 team league is a bad idea, but I also agree with misterf. Holds are easy to find. There is no need to ever trade for them. Jeremy Affeldt is one of my favorite holds guys and should be owned. I also liked a healthy Zumaya this year who everyone in my deeper leagues ignored allowing me to grab him in the final rounds. I also like Nick Masset and David Robertson who no one other than me seemed interested in.

[rails80]

Punting a category in ROTO is a bad idea. You can always find someone on the wire who will get a few saves. Don't forget that it doesn't necessarily have to be an 8th inning set-up guy.

[jarobert]

I think hold in a 10 team league is a bad idea, but I also agree with misterf. Hold are easy to find. There is no need to ever trade for them. Jeremy Affeldt is one of my favorite holds guys and should be owned. I also liked a healthy Zumaya this year who everyone in my deeper leagues ignored allowing me to grab him in the final rounds. I also like Nick Masset and David Robertson who no one other than me seemed interested in.

Thanks to all.

Zumaya and Jim Johnson are two guys that are available and that I've considered grabbing. Either one a better option than the other?

[rails80]

I'd go with Johnson. You may have to deal with injuries, but I just don't trust Zumaya.

[jarobert]

I'd go with Johnson. You may have to deal with injuries, but I just don't trust Zumaya.

Thanks.

Only other viable options I see right now are laTroy Hawkins and Sean Marshall? Any interest here?

[rails80]

I do like Sean Marshall this year, quite a bit. But I'd still go with Johnson for now.

Post your roster real quick