I am in a 16 team keeper league and had a post last week about my keepers (viewtopic.php?t=437822). We keep 6 players each year and draft order is determined by previous years finish. Positions are C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, OF x 5, Util, SP x 2, RP x 2, P x 3, BN x 3. When would you target the following players? I don't think I can compete this year, but I feel that I can next year, so I am drafting accordingly. I get the first pick in the draft this year.
Jeremy Hellickson Matt Moore Dee Gordon Brett Lawrie Bryce Harper Desmond Jennings Mike Trout
Here are the draft rounds with # of players taken since the start of the draft (the first 6 rounds are the keeper rounds, so no real drafting occurs):
Matt Moore Brett Lawrie Bryce Harper Mike Trout Desmond Jennings Jeremy Hellickson Dee Gordon
This is how i would rank them (Trout and Jennings are pretty close IMO so they could be swapped). A lot of when i would target these players depends on who else is available. I am a big fan of taking a chance on prospects but not in front of guys that have already proven it at the MLB level. You say you can't compete this year so I might look at Harper ahead of all these guys. I think he will be playing full-time next year and will be a top 10 player shortly after that. Assuming there is no restrictions on keepers, I could see myself taking Harper and Moore with my first two picks, as i believe both of those guys are going to be really, really good.
Saying that, it would help if we knew how else would be available as there are some pretty good players that might not be kept.
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MaudDib wrote:Matt Moore Brett Lawrie Bryce Harper Mike Trout Desmond Jennings Jeremy Hellickson Dee Gordon
This is how i would rank them (Trout and Jennings are pretty close IMO so they could be swapped). A lot of when i would target these players depends on who else is available. I am a big fan of taking a chance on prospects but not in front of guys that have already proven it at the MLB level. You say you can't compete this year so I might look at Harper ahead of all these guys. I think he will be playing full-time next year and will be a top 10 player shortly after that. Assuming there is no restrictions on keepers, I could see myself taking Harper and Moore with my first two picks, as i believe both of those guys are going to be really, really good.
Saying that, it would help if we knew how else would be available as there are some pretty good players that might not be kept.
This is pretty much spot on IMO. The only thing I would like to add is that Harper could move up to the #1 position over Moore if he starts the year with a full time gig and plays out to his potential. Right now, Moore and Harper are the best pitcher/hitter prospects in baseball. Moore has some experience, which certainly helps his case. But Harper could end up being just as valuable as a hitter.
I definitely appreciate the advice. I realize that it's hard to give a particular round without knowing other players in the draft pool, but I was just trying to get a feel for when I would be reaching or waiting too long on a player. It's all speculation at this point, but that's the fun part of fantasy baseball really. I currently have Trout on my roster and was thinking of using him as a keeper, but I'm not sure. As was discussed in the other thread I posted, there is some debate about whether or not to do this. I figured he was a better prospect than Harper, but it sounds like Harper is by far the better prospect. Is this the case?
segerfan83 wrote:I definitely appreciate the advice. I realize that it's hard to give a particular round without knowing other players in the draft pool, but I was just trying to get a feel for when I would be reaching or waiting too long on a player. It's all speculation at this point, but that's the fun part of fantasy baseball really. I currently have Trout on my roster and was thinking of using him as a keeper, but I'm not sure. As was discussed in the other thread I posted, there is some debate about whether or not to do this. I figured he was a better prospect than Harper, but it sounds like Harper is by far the better prospect. Is this the case?
Trout certainly has the makings of an elite player, but everything I have read about Harper projects him in the Pujols/Miggy category. He has more upside IMO, but is still quite young and will most likely not get significant playing time this year.
If you can't compete this year, keeping Trout makes a lot of sense. Given what the Angels did this winter, Trout's playing time situation is going to be up in the air; he could end up spending a big chunk of the year in AAA. Or not. One of the 36 old, injury-risk Angels OF might go down in mid-April and Trout could take over full time. My point is that he'll be frustrating to own this year.
But if you're not worried about contending, he's a must-keep. Harper is probably the superior fantasy prospect by a hair, as his power potential is just off the charts. However the question with Harper is just how well-rounded a player he's going to be. Does he retain his speed with age? Does he hit .300? Trout, on the other hand, is a much more complete player. Grady Sizemore circa 2006-2008, plus 10-20% is what we're talking about in terms of ceiling, which should be enough to get your blood pumping.
lane_anasazi2 wrote:If you can't compete this year, keeping Trout makes a lot of sense. Given what the Angels did this winter, Trout's playing time situation is going to be up in the air; he could end up spending a big chunk of the year in AAA. Or not. One of the 36 old, injury-risk Angels OF might go down in mid-April and Trout could take over full time. My point is that he'll be frustrating to own this year.
But if you're not worried about contending, he's a must-keep. Harper is probably the superior fantasy prospect by a hair, as his power potential is just off the charts. However the question with Harper is just how well-rounded a player he's going to be. Does he retain his speed with age? Does he hit .300? Trout, on the other hand, is a much more complete player. Grady Sizemore circa 2006-2008, plus 10-20% is what we're talking about in terms of ceiling, which should be enough to get your blood pumping.
Pick my 6 keepers if you don't mind: Jason Heyward Adrian Gonzalez Dan Uggla Shin Soo-Choo Mike Trout Mat Latos Stephen Strasburg Madison Bumgarner
Remember,I get the first pick in the draft as well.
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by segerfan83 » Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:25 am 
