Is Shin-Soo Choo worth picking up from waivers?

[bobnerns]

Shin-Soo Choo was dropped in my 10-man H2H league yesterday by my biggest competition. Currently I sit in a comfortable first place. Unfortunately, most people in my league don't pay that much attention. I would like a bit more competition, but it is what it is. Anyways, the person who dropped Choo is more than likely the person I will face in the championship (4 teams make playoffs).

Aside from that information, I am currently 5th in waiver order, but only 1 person ahead of me pays any attention (meaning I'm essentially 2nd). The person who dropped Choo is last and has made several waiver claims recently. Also, I have several players on the DL: Chase Utley, Manny Ramirez, Victor Martinez, Yovani Gallardo, and Josh Beckett.

Right now, I'm not worried at all about my injuries. I am planning for the playoffs since I have nearly guaranteed myself a spot already. So should I use my waiver spot on Shin-Soo Choo? He would be a great addition to my OF if he returns from his thumb injury the same player he was before the DL stint.

My only hesitation is that there have been a few really dumb drops already this season. Very early on, Adam Jones, Brian Roberts, Carlos Lee, and Matt Wieters were all dropped and claimed off waivers. Roberts ended up being a smart drop, but it was before he went on the DL and was still considered a top 5 2B. The most recent and maybe most shocking was Zack Greinke was dropped outright after his 1-8 start (and right before his small winning streak). So my worry about getting Choo is that later on in the season someone much better will be dropped and I will miss out when I could have gotten him.

So any thoughts, ideas, recommendations?

[petert]

yes, the dude is going to be better then anything else that hits the wire...
do it....your team will be that much better in 4 August.

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[chowder]

I would claim him...he's recovering nicely and should be back maybe by end of the month. I claimed sizemore (d'oh) the day before he went on DL15, so I feel the pain of bonehead claims. However, Choo should be back and he's a top 5-10 OF when healthy this year.

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[fast dogs]

get Choo, don't worry about dumber drops
find better leagues to play in next year if the guy who dropped Choo is your biggest competition

[baegames]

Grab him now. If it was Rotisserie, I may say no, but HTH in preparation for the playoffs (especially if you have no chance to miss the playoffs).

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[bobnerns]

get Choo, don't worry about dumber drops
find better leagues to play in next year if the guy who dropped Choo is your biggest competition

I am going to look for a better league next season. The reason Choo was dropped was because his owner thought at the time he would be out 6-8 weeks like initally predicted, instead of potentially coming back by the end of July. And Choo was dropped for a spot starter on the last day of our matchup week so that he could win.