So I just joined a keeper league that was abandoned by a previous owner. Yahoo, H2H, 7 keepers, 10teams, 5x5. I decided to keep: Jason Heyward, A-Rod, Dan Uggla, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Lincecum, and Jered Weaver.
I have the 5th pick in the draft and am thinking these are the best draft options... who should I target? Max Scherzer Jose Batista Jimmy Rollins Ricky Weeks Ichiro Brian McCann Billy Butler Mike Stanton Jacoby Elsbury Mat Latos Drew Stubbs Dan HarenTommy Hanson David Price Tommy Hanson Alexai Ramirez
(In no order) Brian McCann - May as well make the list. A very good and productive catcher. Billy Butler - You need a 1B. Hits for very good avg. Dan Haren - More or less consistent and will produce good results Tommy Hanson - Young, good, tremendous upside David Price - Young, good, tremendous upside
To me Haren and Butler are at the bottom of my list. Haren has little upside over the other young pitchers on your list and Butler does hit for average, but gets little else. He will have a great average, but only 20ish HRs and about 80 RBIs. You could wait and get a guy like Logan Morrison later in your draft getting similar results.
I would probably go either with Batista or Price as my top two options. Price is a potential keeper for next season and Batista is a lock 30/100 this season.